We continued to get ready and decided to have early drinks for some fun. This could've been a great party just the two of us until we realised we were half an hour late and needed to get a move on. Padmè grabbed our purses and I grabbed the jackets before running to the elevator. The running was quite a task given I've only ever ran in boots before but I made it in one piece. We pressed the G button for ground floor which had both mine and Padmè's speeders waiting. We quickly flew off to the Jedi Temple and raced up the steps to find the Ball.
The Jedi Hall was full with all the Legions, Jedi Master's and Padawans aswell as several senators. There were bright lights shining down on the people aswell as balloons and ribbons to make the Hall more fitting. In the Corner stood Captain Rex being the DJ. Padmé's lover Anakin was currently trying to bust moves on the dance floor in a competition against Hardcase and Ahsoka whilst the rest of the 501st boys were at the bar drinking and cheering them on. Me and Padmè said our goodbyes and I made way to the bar as the poor senator did the walk of shame to her husband.
"Y/n! Fashionably late I see" Jesse Winked noticing me walking towards them. All the boys turned their heads and jaws dropped. Well all the boys besides Fives? Where was Fives?
"Thank you Jesse you don't look too bad yourself" I chuckled before sitting on a stool inbetween Echo and Ahsoka who were both sipping Parma Violet gin. Echo didn't strike me as the type for Gin but hey atleast we have something to bond over.
"Hey chick you look great" I placed a hand on Ahsoka's shoulder and squeezed gently before waving the bar tender to order a pink gin for myself.
"Thank you General! I thought Fives would've came with you!" Ahsoka shouted over the music trying to win but apparently it's either go big or go home with volume. All the brothers turned their heads towards me after Ahsoka shouted. Uh?
"No why would he have came with me? Where even is he?"
"We don't know and because you two are like two peas in a pod we thought you two were gonna come together LATE" Kix answered wiggling his eyebrows awaiting a response.
"I haven't seen him since this morning when we argued" I answer, sadness creeping around in my gut .
***Earlier this morning***
"What do you think you're doing?" I don't bother turning around, instead keeping my voice level as I respond.
"Playing Sabaac what does it look like I'm doing?"
"You know that's not what I meant" Fives has a sharpness to his tone, an anger that almost makes me nervous to hear. It's enough to make me realise this isn't a conversation I can blow off. I look across the table towards Dogma, clearly uncomfortable with the energy created in the room and give him a sympathetic smile as I set down my cards and tell him "I'll be right back".
Standing up, I grab Fives by the arm and pull him with me into the other room for some semblance of privacy. Coming to a stop, I turn and face him.
"What is your problem?"
"What's MY problem? Are you serious?" I try not to visibly roll my eyes at him, but the anger I see grow on his face tells me I failed.
"I was playing Sabaac with Dogma. I genuinely don't understand why you are so mad?"
"It's not the stupid cards it's the fact you have nearly every kriffing member of the 501st thinking you want to sleep with them!"
I can't help the shock that crosses my face, quickly replaced by a growing seed of anger in my gut.
"Excuse me? Since when was playing Sabaac with someone an invitation to sleep with them?"
The patronising look on his face almost makes me want to punch him as he speaks again.
"Maybe you just don't understand, Darling, but you've definitely been leading on more than a few brothers" The look is quickly replaced by anger again as he says "it's unprofessional and unacceptable"
"Nothing about making friends and playing Sabaac is unprofessional. Nobody is reading into this as far as you fives!"
Fives :p
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