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*Warnings: Maybe some language, talk of sex, slight fluff at the end
The men standing outside the office could hear Rex talking. "I'm not angry," he sighed, "Just disappointed. I thought you two were smarter than this."
"What's going on?" Kix questioned, walking up to Echo, Hardcase, and Fives. All three troopers promptly shushed the man, attention swinging back to the shut office door.
Pointing to the door with a giddy smile on his face, Fives quietly begins to explain the situation. "Apparently someone got a 'noise complaint' called on them" he elbows Kix in the side, "If you catch my drift. From what I heard, it sounded like one of our vode* were killing the other person, they were so loud."
Turning their attention back to the door they heard Rex saying, "I expected this di'kutla* osik* from Fives, but not from you."
"Hey!"
"He's not wrong, vod*, " muttered Echo.
"I know, but still!" Whispered Fives, indignantly.
"What if someone else had caught you?" the captain continued, "You know the consequences you both would've faced!"
That statement gave Kix pause 'Both?' "Wait, who's in there?"
"No idea," Hardcase whispered, "Door was closed when we got here. But since we know it isn't Fives, my money's on Jesse."
"Why is everyone assuming it'd be me??" Fives spit out.
Echo shot him a look, "Because we all know you've snuck people in?"
"Yeah," chimed in Hardcase, "Remember, I had to help you sneak the last guy out?"
"I've never been caught, though," he huffed in response.
Kix tuned the bickering out, trying to focus on the voices coming from behind the door as he tried to piece together who the culprits could be.
"Captain, we didn't think-"
"No, you didn't, trooper. You know you're not supposed to sneak dates in here, and even if you did, you could have at least been quiet about it! I could hear you both while I was coming down the hall! And you ! I know you're aware of the implications if someone found you sneaking out of here at this hour."
Fives let out a low whistle at that comment. "Whoever it is, at least they're good at what they were doing."
"Really? That's your concern?" Kix questioned.
"It'd just be even more embarrassing if he was caught and bad at sex!"
"You're not even the slightest concerned with who he was caught with to make Rex this upset?"
"Nah, he's just giving Vaughn a hard time in front of his special friend. "
"I thought you didn't know who was in there?" Kix questioned
"We don't, but that's who I'm betting on!" Fives replied confidently.
"I don't know, it could be Dogma," Echo deadpanned and Fives snorted at the thought.
Rex's voice rang out again, "You, out of my office. No, you stay; I need a word with you."
"Looks like we're about to find out," Hardcase muttered.
As the door opened, all four troopers' eyebrows immediately rose in utter shock and a goofy grin spread across Fives' face.
"Tup??"
Tup stared at the men with an embarrassed look on his face, rubbing the back of his neck. "How long have you guys been out here?"
"Long enough, vod* ," Fives replied, proudly clapping him on the back.
Tup shot a worried look at the once again shut door, "I'm just going to wait here, I guess."
" Vod'ika* ," Rex started, "I have no place to reprimand you, we both know that... but you're ner* vod'ika , and I care about you."
"I know, vod* ," a softer voice replied, "I know."
"Tup is a good man, a good soldier, a good vod , but you both need to be careful if you're going to continue."
"I know, we will," the voice said with a solemn tone. After a beat, the voice, much closer to the door now, replied in a cheeky tone; "Besides, with you covering for us, how much trouble could there be?"
As the door swung open this time, all the troopers', aside from Tup's, eyes widened comically. Hardcase was the first to find his voice, "General Quinn?"
"Hello, gentlemen...I trust the conversation you 'overheard' will stay between us?" They asked with a smirk.
They all nodded at once.
With a relieved sigh, Quinn looked around, seeing no one else in the vicinity, they leaned up and placed a sweet kiss on Tup's cheek as he smiled. "I guess I should go."
"I'll see you later, cyar'ika* ," Tup replied, kissing their hand.
After they had left, Fives turned to Tup, grabbing his shoulder, "Wolffe is going to kill you."
"General Plo might kill you," stated Kix as he walked away.
*Notes:
- I just really love Tup, ok?
- I know, canonically, Echo and Hardcase weren't in the 501st at the same time, but Echo wasn't blown up in this one.
- I'm super rusty at writing, so I'm not even sure if it's any good but here we are.
- General Quinn is an OC, they were Plo Koon's padawan and works closely with the 104th, not to mention having a close-knit friendship with the Wolfpack. Also like a sibling to Rex.
*Vod/Vode - brother/sibling
*Di'kutla - idiotic
*Osik - shit
*Vod'ika - term of endearment for sibling
*Ner - my
*Cyar'ika - darling/sweetheart