AN: Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! I decided this story wouldn't be complete without Anakin's reaction to the kiss and a little gift giving between our lovebirds. Thus I've decided to write a part 2. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: We've been over this a hundred different times and ways but here we go again: I do not own Star Wars.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?"

Those five words almost brought the entirety of the 501st's Torrent Co. to A grinding halt. The only sounds were hisses and complaints from those quietly exchanging bets in the background. Ahsoka and Rex still stood together in the middle of the room although the they had separated from their kiss. Rex had one arm protectively around Ahsoka's shoulders and she had hers around his waist. The crowded parted and back up even farther so everyone was now facing the irate intruder and amused companion.

Anakin Skywalker was known throughout the 501st as being extremely overprotective; especially of his Padawan. Even the newest shinnies quickly learned by silently watching the young Commander storming into the mess or training rooms after an argument or refusal to join a mission. Hence, when the captain and commander's relationship started to bud and blossom, their closest brothers took it upon themselves to watch their backs and cover for them during the brief interludes between missions in the mess or halls. With the end of the war, Operation Captain and Commander First Date was born in an attempt to give the 501st's covert lovers a chance at a real, normal date. Now they had gently prodded their Captain with enough confidence to ask a very important question about their relationship. And once again, Anakin Skywalker's famed overprotectiveness had appeared on occasion.

Obi-Wan Kenobi found it quite amusing to watch his former padawan twitch with sense of fury and protectiveness and little of why-didn't-I-know-about-this?. Perhaps it was more amusing to him because he had sense the growing bond between the Captain and Commander, a bond deeper than friendship and comradery, and to watch the fruition in this way, well, it made him glad the Jedi Order had changed the code.

Anakin slowly advanced upon the girlfriend and boyfriend. A few troopers closest to them back away, Fives and Hardcase had mysteriously disappeared, but Rex and Ahsoka held their ground.

"Do I need to repeat myself? What. The. Hell. Is. This?" Anakin growled

"This, is Rex asking me to be his girlfriend, and me saying yes." Ahsoka replied, tilting her head up defiantly.

"Is this true Rex?" Anakin turned on his captain.

"Yes Sir it is."

"I do not approve."

Ahsoka scoffs "Of course you don't."

"I do not approve. Why I wasn't told of this? Who said this could happen?"

"We did." Fives had mysteriously reappeared on scene. Echo, Hardcase, Jesse, Kix, Coric, Tub, Dogma, and a bunch of the others stepped forward.

"With all due respect Sir, it's unfair to try and keep these two lovebirds apart. We've known this for two years."

"Ahsoka is my Padawan and I say…" Anakin started

"Master! I am my own person! I am 17, soon to be 18, I think I can make my own decisions about my personal life! Don't you trust me?" Ahsoka took a step forward

"Ahsoka you know I do but…"

"Do you trust Rex?" Ahsoka countered

"Yes, but still…." Anakin was losing ground

"Then trust the two of us in a responsible relationship and not try and forbid us to be boyfriend and girlfriend." Ahsoka finished strongly

"I agree with Ahsoka, Sir. We are both being responsible about this and taking it very seriously. You should trust us to make responsible decisions." Rex stepped up alongside his girlfriend.

Obi-Wan had stood back and watched the confrontation with a sense of amusement towards his former apprentice, and a sense of pride and admiration towards the lovers and those defending them. He felt he should probably intervene at this point.

"They do have a point Anakin. They are their own persons and if you really do trust them then there shouldn't be any issues."

Anakin gave his former master an annoyed looked "Not you too master."

After the debacle with Anakin and the party, Rex walked Ahsoka back to the apartment where she was spending the holidays with her recently reunited family. At the door, they paused for a moment. Rex cleared his throat awkwardly and handed his girlfriend a clumsily wrapped package. Ahsoka's eyes softened at the gesture. She carefully removed the paper to reveal a new pair of fingerless gloves.

"I, ah, noticed your old ones were starting to wear." Rex gave as an explanation.

"They're beautiful." She whispered and quickly removed her old gloves and slipped her hands into the new pair and extended her arms to admire them. "I love them. Thank you!" She leaned up and gently kissed him

"Now wait here for a second." Ahsoka disappeared into the apartment and few moments later returned with a nicely wrapped package of her own.

She presented it shyly to her boyfriend who opened it and whose eyes widened in shock.

"Do you like it? It's a concealed carry holster. So when you're not in armor but still need to carry a weapon covertly."

Rex smiled. "It's the best gift anyone has ever given me. Thank you." He kissed her and she kissed him back.

"It's a good thing Anakin isn't here to see this." Ahsoka whispered as she kissed Rex once more before sliding into the apartment.

AN: And part 2 is finished. We all know it really would take Ahsoka, Rex, all the brothers, and Obi-Wan to calm Anakin down and get him to agree to this. And I couldn't resist a little bit of mush at the end. Hope you all enjoyed it and please R&R!