AN: Hello dear readers, I'm back again! For this chapter I figured that Ahsoka and Rex would probably have to opportunity to slip away during downtimes on different planets and how those would go down.
Disclaimer for the last two chapters (because honestly, who remembers these things?): I do not and never will own Star Wars or any of its characters.
The 501st and 212th was stationed off world for 6 weeks, providing aid and rebuilding, and the troops had some down time. Not a terribly popular vacation spot, but still a nice location, the planet had plenty of nice boardwalks and restaurants, all within a short speeder ride of the battalion's barracks.
"...You really should Rex. It's not everyday we land such a sweet location for so long."
Rex sighed "Cody… We're suppose to be here on mission."
"I know that Rex. But we're also off the clock for now. Go take your girl out for a little while; goodness knows you both have been working too hard lately."
"I don't Cody. What if the generals needs us?" Rex argued half-heartedly
Cody snorted indignantly. "Rex. We're not even fighting. The battalion won't fall apart in one evening." Cody grinned "And IF, IF the generals need anything, I will cover for you."
Fives laughed. Hardcase giggled. Jesse punched the latter, Kix smacked the former upside the head.
"Kuur. You two have to stop giggling if we're going to pull this off. Now stay here, Echo and Coric have the mess hall covered; we've got the halls covered, and Waxer and Boil have the hanger." Jesse urgently whispered
"Udesii vode. We know the plan. Keep Ahsoka away from the gym because we all hope our fellow battalion's commander can knock some sense into our beloved captain's thick skull." Fives gently patted the cheek of his brother.
"SCRAM!" Waxer came jogging around the corner, grabbing at Jesse and Kix's arms.
The three quickly retreated quietly down the hall and around the corner.
Ahsoka came around the corner a few seconds later and found the two brothers standing outside the closed gym door, the two seemed to be in the middle of a petty argument.
"Hey boys. What's up?" Ahsoka greeted
"Oh hey commander." Fives nodded in greeting. "What are you doing here?"
"Going to the gym?" Ahsoka tilted her head in slight confusion
"Gym's closed." Hardcase replied
Ahsoka's eyes narrowed "Closed? Why?"
"Got busted up in a fight between some of our boys and some of the boys of 212th. Commander Cody says we can't use it until the boys get it put back together." Fives offered
Ahsoka started at them for a couple of beats
"Okay then. Guess I'm not going to the gym." She shrugged and walked off
"Hey commander!" Jesse greeted enthusiastically
"Hey Jesse. Kix. Where are you two headed?" Ahsoka smiled
"I'm headed to the mess to eat with Coric and Echo." Jesse answered
Kix shrugged "Back to the med bay to check on some of my more problematic patients. What about you commander? What are you doing with your downtime?"
"I don't know. Gym's closed. I guess head back to my quarters." Ahsoka shrugged
"You could always come eat with us." Jesse offered
"I might take you up on that offer." the young woman accepted
"See you later Kix." Ahsoka waved as the two entered the mess
"Hey Kix. Have you seen Ahsoka?" Rex stopped his medic as he passed him in the hall
"Yes Captain, she and Jesse just went to eat with Coric and Echo." Kix affirmed
"Thanks Kix." Rex nodded
"Glad to help Sir."
Rex entered the mess to see three of his brothers and his girlfriend sitting at one of the empty tables, not unusual for the tight knit group of comrades.
"Hey Rex. Come eat with us!" Ahsoka waved him over.
Rex walked over
"Actually I was going to ask you if you wanted to go out. With me."
"Oh. Oh, okay. Sure. I'd love to." Ahsoka seemed momentarily stunned then slid out from the table's bench.
The two left together.
"They're on the move out of here." Jesse muttered into his comm.
"Copy that vod." Boil muttered
"Waxer. Boil. Are these speeders unlocked?" Rex asked the brothers, one of which was under one of the speeders in question.
"Actually Sir, they're not. We have to repair all of these." Boil shrugged apologetically
"If you're looking for a speeder, there's a speeder pool a block and a half away Sir." Waxer slid out from underneath speeder.
"Thanks boys." the two nodded at the young commander
Outside the young lovers were unawares to the three identical men lying flat on the roof with a pair of binoculars.
"What do you see Echo?" Coric whispered
"Kuur. They're talking." Echo muttered
"Let me see." Jesse grabbed the binoculars away from the previous holder then choked on his laughter.
"What?!" Fives whispered urgently as he and Hardcase threw themselves flat on the roof next to the other three figures.
Jesse was shaking so much he couldn't answer. Fives grabbed the binoculars and took a look.
"Ha! HA!"
"WHAT?!" The others hissed
"He's holding her hand."
"WHAT?!"
"Yeah! Rex took her hand she's going along with it. They're holding hands!" Fives cheered in a whisper.
"Awe! Our babies are growing up so fast." Hardcase cooed, Kix nudged him with his shoulder.
Rex's larger, calloused hand held Ahsoka's slimmer, calloused hand as the two of them laughed and talked their way down to the speeder pool and to their off-world date.
AN: And that's a wrap! I figured the jedi and the clones would still be active after the war, rebuilding and such and there would still be the opportunity for them to be off world for longer periods of time. Also since the boys of the 501st were the first to match our favorite lovebirds, I figured they should reappear in another one of their famous schemes.
Thank you to everyone for their continued support of this story, it means so much to me as a writer! I hope to be posting again soon since I have a long weekend at my disposal.