Captain Rex x Reader

The End

Y/N POV:

I finally admitted my feelings towards Rex to myself and couldn't waste another moment holding that back. Rex was running in my direction from the other end of the battlefield, calling out my name and I decided to start running as well to make his way shorter. We met in the middle and the moment I was in reachable distance, he slung his arms around me, holding me tight to his chest and resting his head on top of mine. I smiled into his chest plate and embraced him just as well, completely forgetting about the battle that's going on around us and happy that no one seemed to pay attention to us. 

After a long moment we let go of each other and just looked into each others eyes. His honey gold eyes shimmered in the sunlight making my heart skip a few beats. I could see pure admiration in his face and he seemed so see the same on my face given the fact that he started smiling like he's never done before. I wanted to tell him about my feelings but he began speaking before I could even open my mouth. 

„I can't hold it in anymore and I can't ignore the feelings I have for you any longer, the rules don't matter to me anymore for the only thing I need to survive is your love, the idea of holding you in my arms after a long day and seeing you first thing in the morning took over my mind. You deserve the world and I'll do everything I can and more to make you happy, that's what matters the most to me, it's my priority and if you think you'll be happier with someone else I won't stand in your way, I wouldn't care about my shattered heart and instead put your happiness above everything else. But here I stand in front of you, the love of my live, and ask you to spend your live with me, to allow me to treat you like a goddess and do everything to see you smile. I love you and that's why I'm asking you to be my girlfriend."

My smile grew with every word he said and I felt a tear roll over my cheek. I studied his features for a moment, his cheeks were a little red and his eyes nervously moved from my eyes to my mouth and back. I looked down for a moment and gathered my thoughts before my eyes found their way back to his and I opened my mouth to finally answer him.

"I got to admit that I fell in love with you over these last months and I can't imagine living without you, you're the most important person in my live and the only one that really matters, if Anakin asks I never said that though, he'd cause the scene of the century. I tried to push my feelings down and it drained me to the point where I am now, I don't care about the rules either anymore, the only thing that I care about is you and I can't and won't deny it any longer. I love you and it would make me the happiest I've ever been to be your girlfriend." 

His muscles relaxed and he looked at me as if I would be the most beautiful thing he's ever seen. His hand came up to my face and caressed my cheek before he pushed my chin up with his index finger and leaned down, his lips only an inch away from mine, his eyes never leaving mine. His other hand rested on the small of my back and pushed me closer to himself. I slung my arms around his waist and slowly closed my eyes in sync with him as our foreheads rested against each other. The world around us slowed down and I could almost feel his lips on mine.

Out of nowhere, I felt an immense disturbance in the force and before I could even open my eyes, Rex was pushed forward. I opened my eyes and immediately noticed the hole in his chest, directly where his heart is, blood covered his armor and my arms and for a moment the both of us just looked at his wound in shock before he fell into my arms. I caught him before he hit the ground and held him to me. He looked at my eyes as if he was searching for something and mouthed something inaudible, directly after, he closed his eyes going numb in my arms. I shook my head rapidly, tears clouding my vision. „No, no, NO! Rex, stay with me Rex! Please don't leave me now!" I sobbed into his shoulder shaking violently. Everything went numb and I had no capacity to pay attention to anything, let alone wrap my head around the scene in front of me. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion, the gun shots and screaming around us blurred out by a loud ringing in my head as I stared at the lifeless body in my arms. Of the many stages of grief, I hadn't even gotten to the first one, not in any way even grasping what happened just now. Or, how long even was it? It could've been seconds, minutes, maybe it was even an hour. 

A moment later I felt a strong pressure in my stomach which made me drop to the ground immediately with no chance to react and catch myself. I breathed heavily, placing my hand on my stomach which caused my body to flinch and cough up a pained gasp. It... hurt. What hurt? What even happened? The pain became sharper with each time my eyes closed so I moved my hand back, only to see it was tinged in a dark red liquid. Oh, blood. I was bleeding. Which should've been a major concern, was now only a revelation at the side of my mind, as all I could still think about was Rex and I ever so slowly seemed to understand what happened to him. 

 With the rest of my energy I tense my muscles, forcing them to roll my body over to face Rex, not registering the extra pain that caused or the blood leaking everywhere over my lightsaber, the ground and his armour. His hand was covered in blood too, though it wasn't mine, it was his. Without developing another thought, I took hold of his hand and grasped it tightly, or at least as tightly as my ever weakening muscles allowed, like my live depended on it. Our blood mixed together as I pressed our joined hands against my chest, right over my dying heart. 

A moment passed, a moment in which I didn't know what to do. I felt helpless, trying to call for help and scream in pain. The attempt to reach a comlink failed miserably as well, the only good plan I could think of and it failed before I could even try. Suddenly a weird feeling developed in my lungs, as if they drank water. Not good, not good at all. It didn't take long before I coughed up blood. Most of it got smeared on the ground, but some still made it onto his face, covering his right cheek and part of his nose and mouth, almost like freckles. Freckles of death. 

On any other day, I would've deemed the sight of him with red dots on his face cute. But not today. If only it was just paint. 

My conscience slowly slipped away into a dark abyss, and for some reason there is no fear in my heart. The only physical thing I could still feel was his hand in mine, above my heart. It was comforting and filled me with love and hope strong enough to even blend out the pain. Or perhaps my body has already shut down most of itself and this is the last thread connecting me to life. It could be both. 

My eyes closed slowly, it must've looked peaceful to anyone watching. Before everything turned black,  the last few months flashed before my eyes again, with every important detail and conversation. Every memory, from our first encounter to now, it all plays out behind my eyelids. The way the light reflected in his eyes, the vibration of his voice, the way his laughter could always send me into a daze and how every touch of his is burned into my skin forever, like an invisible mark that claims me as his and ruins me for everyone else.

It feels like an eternity has passed before it truly dies down. 

A last tear escapes my eye, rolling down my cheeks. This and Rex's hand in mine is the last thing I feel before the light is snuffed out of my body mind and soul and everything turns black for good.

Time slips through our fingers like sand, fragile and fleeting. We spend it carelessly, as if it were infinite, yet in the end, it dances away before we even realize. In the blink of an eye, everything can change, everything can end. The moments we thought we had stretch out like echoes, reminding us that time is not ours to own, only to cherish.