Captain Rex x Reader

8. Chapter

Y/N POV:

Fives contacted the others via comlink, saying that he found me, that I'm doing good and reporting the news that Rex had survived. Everyone was especially happy hearing from Rex, which let me conclude that he didn't go to them. So where is he? Maybe he went to the cafeteria, I can only imagine how hungry one is after something like this. Or he went to meet up with his brothers. But why didn't he tell us that he wanted to go somewhere else? He probably just didn't want to interrupt our reunion. 

"Y/N!!!!" I promptly turned around, ready to fight whatever threat was nearby. Getting into battle stance and grabbing my lightsaber, before I remembered that I left my lightsaber in my room when I went to visit Rex. For a split second I was frightened that I didn't have my weapon to defend myself, but I quickly remembered everything I learned about self defense and fighting without any weapons, so I got into battle stance again and looked around to make out from where the enemie came to attack us. 

I suddenly heard someone boastfully laughing and looked around again being irritated as to why someone would laugh in such a situation. As I was looking around my face became as red as a tomato, because everyone in the hallway looked at me weirdly, except Fives who needed to support himself on the wall as to not fall on the ground out of laughter. It then hit me what actually happened, the shout was not intended to warn me that there was someone attacking us and that I needed to get ready to fight, it was just Fives who probably asked me something but I was too distracted from my thoughts to recognize that he talked to me, and now I embarrassed myself in front of so many people. Great, can this day get any worse? 

In this moment Ahsoka, Obi-Wan and Anakin appeared in the hallway and looked at Fives and me in confusion. I just hoped that we wouldn't have to explain what was going on here just now, but knowing Fives he'd do that gladly, even if they don't ask for an explanation. 

To my surprise all three of them ingulfed me into a hug before saying anything. When they let go of me the first thing they asked was why Fives was crying to which he responded that he shouted my name to get my attention since I was extremely distracted, I assumed that someone was attacking us so I got ready to fight whatever the threat would be. Anakin started to laugh as well, Ahsoka just looked at me amused and Obi-Wan chuckled a bit. If my face wasn't the accurate image of a tomato, by now it definetely was. 

After that they wanted to hear the story behind me landing in a cell, which Fives happily told them. At this point I just wanted to vanish into thin air. They all gave me very amused looks and Anakin then asked me why I didn't just use my lightsaber to light up the hallway. Up until that point I didn't think about that and felt even more stupid than before. Anakin eyed me up and down and gave me a very disapproving look, crossing his arms in front of his chest. 

"Where is your lightsaber, young padawan?" He furrowed his brow and looked at me impatiently. "I forgot it in my room master." I admitted quietly, knowing that he was very stern when it came to lightsabers, ever since Obi-Wan and Anakin ran after a bounty hunter who wanted to kill Padme. I still wonder what happened, that changed his opinion on lightsabers so much. 

"Don't forget it again. A wise man once told me that this weapon is my life, as it is yours, and you shall treat it as such." I looked between him and Obi-Wan who gave Anakin a smug look, and nodded towards me supporting what Anakin just told me. "Yes master, I will not forget it ever again." I had the feeling that I was missing out on something but I wasn't up to an argument with Ani at the moment so I just complied. 

My tummy growled all of a sudden telling me that I needed to eat something. The others heard it too and were hungry as well. Together we made our way to the cafeteria, chatting about everything and nothing. As soon as we had our food we sat down on the table of Rex and Cody who had been eating already. I locked eyes with Rex for a moment, gazing into his honey brown eyes, before he shook his head, excused himself and went on his way to wherever he was going. 

 I looked after him for a moment, asking myself if I had done something wrong, because it seemed like he was ignoring me but soon decided against it. There was no reason for him to ignore me, and he did help Fives search for me after all. Rex is probably just busy because of his wound and has to go to the medical station again for some inspections. 

I turned back around to the others and began eating as well, which my stomach was very grateful for. We talked about some upcoming missions and the next one would be in a few days. Anakin asked me to stay on the ship and not come with them for the next mission, because he apperently worried over Rex for some reason, but I know that he doesn't think I'm ready to fight just yet because of everything that's happened over the last week. I couldn't blame him for that but I was still frustrated. "I don't want to be the babysitter of this jerk! He can handle himself, and if you say no now, that would prove your distrust in him, in which case he shouldn't be the Captain of the 501st, or you should work on your trust issues." I was aware that I overstepped several boundaries with that, and in this moment he wasn't my best friend but instead my short tempered master who was not open for any discussions. 

"I do trust him, but I still worry over him because he's my friend, and that's what friends do. You can't do anything about that, I make the rules and I don't exactly care if you like him or not." He said it with calmness that I knew was false, and he glared at me. I shivered and shrinked under his glare. "Okay, I'll stay." I complied, not really having any other option. His features relaxed again, and I knew that my best friend was back. 

"It's settled then."