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You are the Reason

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Prompt - “You are the reason.” & "Don't give up on me."

Notes - I am so sorry this is a week late, I completely got the date of the exchange wrong! Hope you enjoy it!

It was the worst kind of battle, the one where your men lay motionless, scattered all across the battlefield. The battle happening in the air and on the ground meant it was very easy to get overwhelmed and you hadn’t been Anakin’s Padawan for too long before you were suddenly thrust into the centre of the war. 

Anakin kept you close between him and Rex as he focused on the droids coming at you from all directions, knowing how important it was to get to the main base in time to meet Obi-Wan and his own men. 

The air was heavy as you finally caught a moment's break, hiding out in the cave you had come across. The men were exhausted, as were you and Anakin, the break was needed and you sat down heavily next to Rex, letting your head fall onto his shoulder and feeling how the tension in them drain slightly. 

Before anyone could speak the sound of a ship landing not too far outside had you all tensing, Clones made a grab for their weapons as Anakin held a hand up. Seconds later somebody, a Jedi Master, walked into the cave. 

“Skywalker.” He called into the cave, Anakin already moving to the opening with a confused look. 

“Is that Master Kalen?” Rex muttered from above you and you nodded, not moving your head from his shoulder but straining to listen to what was being said. 

“Master Kalen, what are you doing here?” Anakin asked and the Jedi Master gave him a look of distaste. 

“I have come to lead your battalion, you have been requested back in Coruscant, orders from the Chancellor himself.” 

That had you sitting up, turning to look at Rex with furrowed eyebrows and Rex looked equally as confused. Rex stood up first, holding a hand out to help you up before the two of you made your way over to Anakin and Kalen. 

“I can’t just leave my men! I’m in the middle of a mission!” Anakin protested, taking a step towards Kalen who rolled his eyes at the outburst. 

“You’re more than welcome to take it up with the Chancellor, Skywalker. I am here to relieve you, this mission will be completed.” Kalen told him, his tone cold and almost robotic- actually scrap that you were sure you’d heard more emotion from C3-PO than you had Kalen. 

“Fine,” Anakin relented, turning to see you and Rex behind him. “Master Kalen, this is Rex, he’s my first in command, you won’t find a better Captain.” Anakin said and you watched a small smile twitch at Rex’s lips before he pushed it away and nodded towards Kalen. 

“Come on, Y/N.” Anakin said, gesturing for you to follow him and as glad as you were for the chance to leave the planet, another part of you didn’t want to leave Rex behind.

“Only your presence was requested back in Coruscant, Skywalker. The Padawan can stay with me.” Your eyes widened as Anakin turned to look at you, clearly ready to protest but Kalen cut him off. “The Padawan stays, you should leave.” 

Kalen walked further into the cave leaving you, Rex and Anakin alone with no room to protest. 

“Please don’t leave us with him, Master.” You pleaded and Anakin gave you an amused smile though his eyes flickered over to Kalen wearily. 

“He seems like a real piece of work, I’ll give you that.” Anakin murmured, soft enough not to travel through the cave, before he turned to Rex. “Just stick to the plan, ok? It won’t be easy but you have to get to Obi-Wan.”

“Don’t worry, Sir, we’ve got this.” Rex nodded and you smiled reassuringly at him. 

“I know you do.” Anakin said softly before reaching over and resting his hand on your shoulder giving it a gentle squeeze. “Stay with Rex, alright?”

“That won’t be a problem.” You grinned at him causing Anakin to roll his eyes but there was no heat behind it. He knew you and Rex had something going on, he didn’t know the full extent and quite frankly he didn’t want to know exactly what his Padawan and Captain were getting up to but who was he to put a stop to it? It would be hypocritical of the secretly married Jedi. 

“I’m sure it won’t.” He replied dryly, watching as Rex averted his glance and your grin widened. “I’ll see you soon, stay safe.”

With that Anakin left the cave and you heard the sound of the ship leaving.

“Get ready to move out.” Master Kalen’s voice rang out through the cave and you frowned, turning to Rex who looked at you questioningly. Through the Force you could feel the general confusion from the men as you looked over at the Jedi Master.

“Sir, the men need to rest.” Rex said as he took a step over to Kalen, the Jedi towering over him as he puffed his chest out and gave Rex the same look you would give something you’d trod in.

“I don’t believe I asked for your opinion, CT-7567.” He told Rex and you stared openly at Kalen, watching as Rex’s shoulders tensed up.

You stepped closer to the Jedi Master, mouth already open but Rex put a subtle hand on your back, out of view of Kalen and shook his head. Rumours of Kalen had spread quickly amongst the men since the war had started, it was no secret he was a harsh man and his treatment towards clones was nothing short of cruel, going through his own at a suspicious rate. Rex knew that no amount of arguing was getting through to this man, not from a clone or a padawan.

You glared at the Jedi’s back as the tired men left the safety of the cave and headed back out into the dangerous terrain, the darkness having fully settled causing everyone to struggle to see ahead. The men tried their hardest to stay alert but the exhaustion had gotten to everyone, everyone except Kalen who marched ahead at the front of the group, leaving you and Rex walking behind everyone, shoulders brushing with each step.

“He shouldn’t speak to you like that.” You muttered angrily, missing the way Rex’s lips pulled into a smile despite how much he agreed, it was nice having somebody feel angry for him, it was nice that it was you that was angry for him.

For months you and Rex had gravitated towards each other, both letting yourselves fall into something that could never truly be defined, both knowing that your feelings weren’t allowed and yet both letting it happen anyway. 

Neither of you had spoken about it, whether it was because you were scared speaking about it would shatter everything or just because whatever this was didn’t need speaking about, maybe it was a mixture of both but the two of you were happy, the war had been long and taxing, draining everyone of everything and to find a bright spot in all that darkness, who were either of you to deny yourselves of it?

“Don’t smile.” You glared at Rex when you looked over at him, no real heat in the action as you nudged your shoulder into his drawing a chuckle from the man. 

“He’ll be gone soon,” Rex promised, taking your hand in his and brushing his thumb against your skin in an attempt to soothe you, watching as the motion caused some of the tension to slip away from your body. “It’s just one mission, what could go wrong?”

He regretted the question as soon as he asked it and he regretted it two days later as he led his exhausted battalion into battle, mind completely foggy and his whole body drained, his men in the same state. 

He could see all of them were sloppy, none of them were as alert as they should have been as they went up against a battalion more than triple their size of battle droids. Rex felt his stomach churn as he looked around at the injured and dead men he was entrusted to lead, felt fury within himself as he looked at Kalen who was more than happy to sit back and watch as the clones fought the battle.

Rex was struggling to keep his attention on the battle but he struggled even more to keep track of you. Usually the two of you never strayed far from each other, oftentimes finding yourselves fighting back to back with each other but today the men were stretched too thin so whilst Rex covered one side you were too far away for comfort fighting the other side of the opening where the Separatists had ambushed you.

The battle lasted for hours, those who had managed to come out alive were bloody and beaten, hours before they had thought it was impossible to be more drained than they were but this battle had left them completely devoid of any strength they had left.

Rex let his blaster fall to the floor, leaning against a tree and let his eyes fall shut, his body feeling too heavy to do anything more than just stand there. It had been a long time since they’d had a battle this bad, not since their early days fresh off Kamino. He couldn’t stand the thought of having to go through all of his men, knowing too many had been lost.

The only thing he wanted right now was you. 

Just as he was about to force his tired body to move he heard somebody running against the leaves on the ground, wondering which of his men had managed to find the energy for anything but slumping down in silence.

“Captain!” Echo called, stopping to catch his breath as Rex opened his eyes and saw the man completely pale and his hands shook but it was his eyes that had Rex on alert, they were wide and scared in a way Rex hadn’t seen from Echo.

“Rex,” The man breathed out softly and that was enough for Rex to stand to attention, “it’s Y/N.”

Rex didn’t need to hear anything else, Echo’s tone along with his expression told Rex enough and he felt his heart shatter and speed up at the same time, letting Echo lead the way as he raced to your side, stopping in his tracks when he saw the amount of blood pouring from a wound near your ribs.

“No.” He breathed out, his body moving on autopilot as he lowered himself down next to you.

You forced your eyes to open, smiling tiredly up at Rex as he sat with you, gently pulling you against his chest, his head against yours and his arms wrapping around you as he watched Kix apply more pressure to the wound.

“I’m okay.” You whispered, listening to his watery laugh as all the evidence before him told him that was an obvious lie. 

“Don’t do this to me.” He pleaded softly, silent tears already trailing down his cheeks. “Don’t give up on me.”

“Never giving up on you, Rex.” You murmured, a smile on your face as you leaned your head back to look at him, watching as he forced a shaky smile onto his face. 

“You’ll be okay.” Rex told you, the words meant more for himself than you and he tried desperately to convince himself that this could be fixed, it had to be, Rex couldn’t do this without you.

“You’ll be okay, too.” You whispered back to him, Rex’s face crumbling as he lost composure at your words. “Knowing you, loving you has been the best experience of my life.”

Rex bit back a sob of desperation at your choked out words, watching as you struggled to force them out but you knew if Kix’s couldn’t get the bleeding under control, if Obi-Wan didn’t get here in time, you knew Rex needed something to hold onto after you were gone.

“You are the reason, you are the reason I can find good in the galaxy, you are the good in this galaxy. Don’t lose that.” You coughed and Rex choked on a sob as a small stream of blood trickled down your chin. “You are the reason I know how to love and know how it feels to be loved and I have loved you every day, Rex, I have loved you every day I have known you.”

Rex nodded, tears streaming down his face mirroring yours and he kissed your forehead, letting his lips linger there as he whispered his own words back to you.

“I love you. I love you so much, please don’t do this, Y/N, don’t do this to me.” He begged and pleaded but he knew there was nothing that could be done, he watched out of the corner of his eye as Kix glared down at your wound in defeat, he saw the faces of his men watching with heartbroken expressions as their Captain lost the love of his life, he watched as your eyes drifted closed and didn’t open again.

Rex let his own eyes fall closed, cries of true loss and heartbreak filled the quiet scene and Rex was unable to focus on anything but you in his arms, completely blocking out his surroundings.

He missed as the men around him parted, he missed as Obi-Wan crouched down next to the two of you, gently nudging Kix out of the way as he placed his hand on your wound. He had never been particularly good at Force healing but he called upon the Force and silently begged and pleaded with it to save his Padawan, in title you might have been Anakin’s but everyone knew you were both of theirs, they both trained you, both offered you a shoulder to lean on, both needed you as you needed them.

Rex gasped when he felt a hand on his cheek, eyes flying open to stare at you, colour coming back to your face as you sat up with a wince to face him. His gaze strayed behind you for a moment, watching as Obi-Wan knelt back against his heels and smiled softly at the scene in front of him.

“Cyar’ika,” He breathed out, resting his forehead on yours and watching as you smiled at him with so much love in your eyes. “Thank the stars.”

You laughed softly and cupped his cheek, closing the distance between the two of you and finally kissed him. The kiss was soft and slow but Rex felt more alive than he had ever felt as he pulled you closer, kissing you until the need to breathe was too much.

“Never do that to me again.” Rex ordered and you couldn’t help but laugh again as you kissed him again.

“Yes Captain.” You grinned, watching as Rex fondly rolled his eyes and pulled you against him, mindful of your aching body but needing to hold you, needing to know you were going to be okay and he still had an entire lifetime with you, that you hadn’t been snatched away from him before he even had a chance to tell you that you were his reason too.

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I know I already sent in a match up, so I hope I don’t seem greedy, but how does a number oneshot sound? Maybe 3,4, 21 with some clone troopers? Either Rex or maybe one of the Batcher’s? If this is too many requests I totally get it! 😅 hope you’re doing well!

Gonna do this before anymore match ups since it's gonna be a few Characters in this. And becuase I need something.

Warnings: mentions of Drugging, getting drugged. Swearing, fighting being looked after after getting drugged.

3- "Can you repeat that, I was to busy staring into your eyes"

4- "I got spiked by something"

21- "You're starting to make a nasty habit of being in trouble"

79's is in full swing tonight, filled to the brink with both People and The many clone soldiers now on shore leave or just fianlyl back from mission. You sit by yourself drinking enjoy the high life of the party.

You had been invited to by a few of the cloens that you work with and at the moment they are at the bar ordering new drinks. Your eyes linger on the crowd on the dance floor as a new drink is placed infornt of you by one of the lady who looks like a bartender.

"I was told to deliver this to you" she says with a smile before waving and walking off again. You take a light sip of the drink and eyes go wide at the sweet flavor or the alcohol. As you do a man makes his way over to sit with you.

You give him a raised eyebrow as he makes himself comftable. "Hi!, I saw you sitting by your self so I thought I'd be you a drink" he says with a smile. He holds his hand out and tell you his name waiting for you to shake it. "Y/n And I'm not alone, just the boys im with are mass ordering Drinks" you say while taking another sip from your drink.

"I just wanted to say that you look like one go the msot interesting people in here" he tries to flirt. You smile into your drink a light buzz starting to take over.

"Well it is a Clone Bar, your going to get quite a few similar faces, but once you can tell them apart it's easier. Shinies are the hardest to tell apart" you joke lightly as you down the rest of your drink.

Captain Rex

You can feel yourself getting dizzy from the drink. So you go to stand only to fall back into your chair. " Sorry I've got to go find my friends, it was lovely chatting with you" yoy say with a. smile once again going stand only for the man to reach his hand our to grab your arm.

"We could always ditch this joint" he says with a smirk trying to get you to follow with him. "No thank you, I have to find my friends" you really again only for his grip on your arm to tighten.

Your eyes look around in panic and land on a familiar blue armor walking towards you from another table. A sigh of relief almost leave you as the captain of the 501st makes his way over to you.

"Sir I'm going to have to ask you to leave, your making Y/n uncomftable." The captain says as he takes a stance standing beside you. You can feel eyes from the other members of the 501st plus other squads watching.

"Y/n And I were just about to leave Weren't we?" He says trying to get you to play along only for you to continue To stare at the Blonde captain.

The captain's eyes now focus on you as he ask you something you don't hear. "Sorry captain Can you repeat that, I was to busy staring into your eyes" with that Rex moves to stand between you and the man.

"Listen here Civilian, if you so much as lay another hand on them your not just going to have me after you. So I'm telling you now, leave" the captain says, a few of the other clones stand ready to move in if The situation escalates. The man ends up grumbling and letting go of you. He is quick to make an exit.

"Y/n are you alright" Rex ask worry in his voice as some of your group begin to quickly make their way over.

"I... I think I got spiked by something Rex, everything feel funny" you say trying to stand straight only for Red to support you and walk you over towards the table with the rest of the 501st.

"Kix can you take a look at them, Fives can you please ego get some water. They are bought to be staying with use for the rest of the night" Rex says taking a seat beside you.

Fives is quick to disappear from the table and Kix makes his  over to check you eyes and do a quick once over.

Five sis back quickly with a cup of water which he is handing you. "Y/n, you have been roofied ok, we are going to look after you for the rest of the night understood" you nod lightly very smiley as you take a mouthful go the water.

"You're starting to make a nasty habit of being in trouble aren't you Y/n" Rex replys as he slowly draws circles on your back to calm you.

"Thank you Rex don't know what would ahev happened if you didn't come over" you mumble lightly as you press your head to the table

Hunter

You smile as your eyes look around the bar for your boys only to not see them. You frown lightly but continue looking.

Your eyes drift from the different groups and you only get pulled back to the present when you hear a gruff voice sit down right beside you.

Your eyes turn to see Hunter. It been a little while since you had seen him and Honestly he didn't strike you as a drinking type or to be one to hang around 'Regs'. "Oh hey Hunter!" You say cheerfully to the rugged man.

His eyes narrow in on the man sitting across from you who seems to want to say something about him interrupting the conversation he was having with you.

"Ok Clone can't you see in talking with them, without you" he grumbles only for Hunter to arck up a little. You truly your head lightly.

"Is that what you call drugging people?. Did you know I can smell everything on you. The different drugs, the fear seeping thought your skin, how intoxicated you are" Hunter states, staring the man down as he now starts to sweat. Your eyes go wide as you turn to Hunter.

"I got Spiked by something?" You ask in a panic. Hunters eyes move to you as he nods. His face softens as he looks at you "I'm sorry I didn't realise sooner" he apologise before grabbing the front of the man's shirt pulling him over the table.

"You have five seconds to get out of here" Hunter growls before spamming the man's head on the table. You can feel the panic set in as Hunter holds a hand out for you. Eyes from other clones and patrons watch the whole event as the man falls unconscious agaisnt the table.

"Who did you come here with Y/n, he ask lightly. Looking around the bar for your small group only to not be able to see them. Hunter begins walking you towards the area where the bad batch is set up in. You tell him your group as he sits you down.

"Your going to start feeling very delirious soon, we are going to keep an Eye on you, if it get to much let me know. And I'll take you back to the Barracks to get treated" Hunter says only for you to stare up at him with your eyes wide.

"Y/n, did you hear what I said" he ask softly. "Can you repeat that, I was to busy staring into your eyes" You giggle looking up the the handsome clone. Hunter sighs as he takes a seat beside you. "You're starting to make a nasty habit of being in trouble" he mumbles to you which makes you laugh.

"As long as I have you to come to my rescue trouble can come as much as it wants" you laugh only for Hunter to catch you as you go to fall front the chair.

The other roof the boys laugh lightly ad Tech places a cup of water on the table. Hunter pulls you up to sit in his lap as he becomes your pillow and chair.

He sighs lightly bring the cup to water up for you. "Take a drink a nd let me know who you feel" he says pulling you closer so that no-one else got an idea to try something.

Commander wolffe

Wolffe eyes are on you, you can feel them from the other side of the bar and as you turn you can see him staring you down.

"Who you looking at?" The man across from you ask as he raises an eyebrow when you turn back to him.

"Commander Wolffe, I worked with him for quite a bit and well since then he always keeps an eye out for me. Meanest son of a bitch in the GAR, you don't fuxk with him"  You say with a smile laughing lightly. The man across from you scoffs.

"He doesn't look like he can do much damage." The man huff only for you to laugh. "Sir if there is one thing that everyone knows it's not to Fuck with commander Wolffe" you say only to have the man across from you look little shocked as said Clone at and behind you.

" Cyar'ika... come with me" he says holding a hand out for you to take. You take his gloves hand and he pulls you up only for the man Cass to try and protest.

Wolffe shoots him a glare making him quite down rather quickly.

"Cyar'ika, are you alright?" He ask as you both make your way to a more secluded table away from his brothers and the noise.

" yea... I think I got spiked by something that asshole had put in my drink" you mumble into his shoudler as he pulls you to sit on his lap.

You close your eyes taking in his scent as you grip his shoulders to keep your balance.

Wolffe grumbles as he looks thought the bar to see if he can see the man who roofied you. "Do you want me to get the pack on him or have some of the others hold him until the coruscant guard find him?" He ask lightly only for you to mumble an answer. "What was that Cyare?" He chuckles lightly at your state.

"Can you repeat that, I was to busy staring into your eyes when you were talking" you shoot back jokingly.

"You're starting to make a nasty habit of being in trouble" he says with a sigh. You giggle "am I more touble then your worth?" You ask on my for him to shake his head.

"Never to much trouble,  but I do think it's about time to get you somewhere safer so you can sleep" he says beginning to stand. His arms grip onto your waist as he lifts you with him.

"Wollllffe I can walk" you whine only for him to shake his head at you. "Not a chance you will fall over and I'll have to catch you and carry you one way or another." He says as he begins to walk thought the large bar with you in his arms.

"Wolffe..." You mumble once outside into a more quite atmosphere. "Yes Y/n?" He ask lightly his mismatched eyes looking down to you.

"Thank you for saving me" you reply leaning up to press a soft kiss yo his cheek.  "Always Cyare"

Crosshair

I'd keep your hands off them if I was you. A voice says over your shoulder.  Your eyes shoot up to see Crosshair of all people standing behind you.

His eyes are locked on the man sitting infornt of you. "Scram now" he says only for the other man to arck up. "Who the fuck are you?" He grumbles only for Crosshair to flick his toothpick at the man.

"Someone who isn't dealing with you, now get away from my Riduur, before I remove you" he growls only for the man to finally realise the situation.

One the man finally retreats Crosshair takes a seat near you. You smile lightly shaking your head at him. "So... is this drink from you or him?" You ask leaning on the table to look at your handsome sniper.

"From me, but I do believe I saw him sprinkle something in it when you placed it now" he states while staring at you. "Cross... If I got Spiked by something while you were watching I'm gonna be a little dissipated" you say with your arms crossed making him smirk.

"I can't say he is going to live thought the night, You're starting to make a nasty habit of being in trouble and I always have to clean up after you" he states only for you to grumble at him.

"You can be such an asshole sometimes you know." You say only for him to lean over the table and pull you in for a heated kiss.

"Can you repeat that, I was to busy staring into your eyes" He mumbles against your lips only for you to huff a light laugh.

"Your a menace you know that" you say moving closer to sit across his lap as he finally let's a true smile graces his lips. "And your my little double trouble, sweet one" he says while pressing a light kiss to your forehead.

"Your being cute" you say only for him to scoff. "Call an cute again and I'll leave you here for another person to try and drug you." He says, you know it's a joke he wouldn't do that. But won't stop him to say little things like that to get under your skin.

"Love you too asshole"

"Adore you too little one"

Commander Fox

When the man tried to lore you outside away from your Group you ended up resorting to punching him square in the nose before stumberling to the nearest group to Clones when a fight broke our between the Man and two of the clones trying to help you.

Commander Fox is the one who gets called in over the fight along with a few other of his men. He lets out a sigh as he stands infornt of you.

Helmet under his arm as he looks down to where you are sat, a bruise on your arm can be seen slowly coming thought along with the blood drinking down the side of your face from a split lip.

"You're starting to make a nasty habit of being in trouble, how many times am I going to get a holo that your involved in something" he sighs while taking a seat beside you to look over you injury. You hiss as he begins to apply something to your lips you can't see "Hold still, I'm trying to help" he grumbles before looking at your eyes seeing how dieilated they are.

"Have you been doing drugs" he ask almost furious, your eyes focus on him as he waits for a reply. His left foot taps on the ground as his patients runs thin. "Can you repeat that, I was to busy staring into your eyes" you reply wirh a lopsided smile which makes him frown even more.

You can feel your stomach cherch as you move quickly to vomit in the gutter rather then on Fox. Once you finally catch your breath and eyes stop watering you turn when you feel a hand on your back rubbing small circles to try and help calm you.

"Have some of this wash your mouth out them drink the rest" let's get you back to base. He says moving around quickly to try and clear off unwanted people hanging around.

You follow his instruction washing your mouth out and then did king the rest of the water.

Fox is back at your side once your done helping you up and into one to the vehicles. Once you start moving it's quite as Fox navigates his way back to base

"I got spiked by something" you mumble lightly only for him to shoot you a look. "Was it the man who you ended up in a fist fight with?" He ask back waiting for your anwser.

"Yes..." "good, now get some rest, your not out of the thick yet"  He replys as his eyes focus back on the sky. "Fox... thank you"