Tbb Hunter: one shot story's

Confessions

Warnings: Hurt/Angst/Comfort/Fluff/Love Confessions

You have no idea that the mission, from which Hunter and the others returned to Pabuu, has claimed more victims. You don't know that you've lost another small cell of clone brothers to the Empire, another hideout blown.

You look at tired faces as the boys get off the shuttle, but that's not unusual. Hunter, who is the focus of your attention, remains calm and even smiles a little as a group of children buzz around the men, asking curious questions.

You think now is as good a time as any to open up to him, to confess your feelings for him. You wait until the kids have left, until you're both more or less alone, and you approach him.

"Hunter? Can I talk to you for a moment? I'd like to tell you something. Something personal."

But when Hunter turns around, you look into a weary face that looks anything but relaxed.

You hear him sigh softly and say, "Sure. What's on your mind?"

A little nervous about the sudden change in his mood, you hesitate for a moment, whereupon he raises his eyebrows questioningly.

Actually, you had already planned your words in your head, but now, you suddenly say completely different things than you had planned.

"So, I was wondering how you would feel about me being romantically involved with someone on the team"

Hunter frowns, tilting his head to the side. You don't know what he's thinking right now, but he seems critical, very critical, and you feel your heart slowly sink.

"That probably wouldn't be a good idea," he finally says seriously, "Could lead to tension in the team sooner or later. We have to function as a team, a love affair would complicate that"

You swallow and a quiet, "Oh," escapes your lips.

"Surely you're asking me this because you want my opinion as sergeant of this team, right?" he asks, almost a little sternly.

You shove your hands in your pockets, unsure of what to do with them.

"Uh, yeah, sure," you finally say.

"Well, now you know it," he says curtly and turns away to help the others unload the shuttle.

Helplessly, you look after him, a thick lump in your throat, a leaden heaviness in your chest. You were expecting anything, but not this.

You say bitterly to yourself, "That went really well. Ouch."

Crosshair looks up as he hears Hunter's footsteps and asks, "What were you two talking about, you look like someone pissed in your caf"

Hunter makes a gruff gesture and grumbles, "Nothing"

Echo, opening one of the boxes that had just been unloaded, says, "Didn't look like nothing, and your face speaks volumes. Did you get a rejection?"

Hunter shrugs and says, lurking, "She asked me what I'd think if she was romantically involved with one of you"

He looks around as if he expects one of them to confess to having a fling with you at any moment. He seems to be waiting for it.

Echo and Crosshair look at each other, surprised, a little confused at first. Wrecker comes out of the shuttle and sits down on the ramp.

"What are you talking about?"

Echo puts him in the picture and, curious, Wrecker asks, "And which one of you is the lucky one? Because it's not me"

Echo suddenly laughs quietly and says, "None of us. I think someone just wanted to know what Hunter thought about a romantic relationship in our ranks and maybe if he was still available"

Crosshair laughs and says, "Hunter, she wanted your opinion because she's interested in you"

Hunter looks a little confused from one to the other, finally, a quiet, "Oh dear", crossing his lips.

Echo asks with a sigh, "What did you answer her? The way you just looked, it couldn't have been good"

Hunter bites his tongue and lets out a curse.

"Excuse me," he grumbles and hurries back, just seeing you walk down from the terraces towards the beach.

You don't hear his footsteps in the sand, they are drowned out by the sound of the waves crashing on the shore. His voice behind you startles you a little. As you look around, Hunter's expression is very different from before. You wonder what has happened.

He looks at you, smiling. His eyes hold your gaze for a moment, and your heart starts to race.

"I think we had a little misunderstanding earlier," he says softly.

"Oh yeah?" you ask in surprise, trying to calm your pulse by sheer force of will, but you don't succeed.

Hunter laughs softly and admits, a little embarrassed, "I thought you were involved with one of my brothers and um, to be honest, I was jealous. That's why my reaction was a bit harsh. Unfortunately, it took me a while to figure out why you asked me that question"

Your heart is completely out of control, you know Hunter will realize this sooner or later, if not already. You wonder if his words really mean what you think they mean.

"Jealous?" you ask quietly, barely loud enough to drown out the waves rolling onto the beach, but you know Hunter hears you.

Hunter nods, his eyes still locked on yours. Suddenly you feel his palm on your sternum, very gently. He smiles.

"You have a wild little heart," he says, his smile turning into a smirk, "Now that I know it's doing these wild dances because of me, I can't get enough of it."
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