Clone Trooper One Shots

Dance with Me~Echo

"Good morning cyar'ika" Echo called out while walking into the mess. His helmet was tucked underneath his arm and he had a broad smile on his face.

You rolled your eyes at his nickname for you. You didn't know what it meant but you were positive it was an insult as every time he called you that, Fives would look between the two of you and smirk.

"Good morning Echo" you called back sounding just slightly annoyed.

After grabbing his food, Echo sat next to Fives who was seated across from you at the table.

Although you were both a Jedi Knight and Anakin's little sister and should probably be spending your time among other Jedi, you preferred to be with the troopers.

Specifically the 501st troopers.

They were a rowdy bunch but you loved being around them. You considered each of them a brother of sorts. Except for one of them. One of them you saw as much more.

***

You had known Echo for a long time. Before he was even an ARC trooper.

The moment he had joined the 501st he was on your radar.

Although relationships were allowed for both clones and Jedi, you just never thought it was the right time to tell Echo how you felt.

You were positive he saw you as a sibling, nothing more.

***

Echo fell in love the moment he laid eyes on you.

When he first saw you arrive to greet the shinies of the 501st with Anakin, he knew he was done for.

You were so kind and gave each of the shinies a chance to befriend you.

He learned soon after that you were just like them, willing to fight hard, get your hands dirty a bit. But you also played along with Hardcase's or Fives' pranks. Told jokes on your own.

You made it way obvious you would rather be in the company of troopers than Jedi.

Echo, after knowing you for about a month, quickly noticed your preference and asked why you would rather hang out with them.

"So why exactly do you hang out with us clones more? Wouldn't you rather be with the Jedi?" Echo had asked, leaning up against a work table in the 501st hangar.

You were in there messing with your starfighter with some other clone pilots and mechanics.

You chuckled and shook your head slightly before leaning into the cockpit of your ship to fix something on the dash.

"Compared to the Jedi, you guys actually live life. When I'm around the other Jedi masters, it's always war this and war that." You took a breath and looked down at Echo from the ladder you were on.

"When I'm with you guys, everything feels normal. You fight when you need to but you all remember to live life a little and I like that." Climbing down the ladder, you walked over to Echo, standing inches from him.

"I feel more alive when I'm with you" He sat up straighter when he realized how close you were to him.

You had glanced between his eyes and his lips.

The tension was thick. You couldn't hear anything else around you.

Breaking your focus by blinking a couple of times and shaking your head, you awkwardly laughed as you walked away from him, back to your fighter.

"I let my older brother deal with all the Jedi politics. And if there is anything important I should know, he'll tell me" you threw Echo a smile before climbing back up the ladder.