First installment of 'Clones and Their Commander', this has been a plot bunny that's been running through my head for quite some time now. Honestly, Tup has so much potential and like any of the clones I just like seeing him in happy safe times.

Each chapter is gonna be a one shot/drabble that focusses on a moment, interaction, or occurrence between one of the clones of the 501st(And maybe a few not in the 501st, because if a muse calls I follow) and everyone's favorite Jedi Commander, Ahsoka Tano. Some will fit in fine with the Episodes of the Clone Wars, some will be slight AU, and some won't fit in the timeline at all(aka Kate goes intense canon divergence AU), but they'll be darn fun. I plan for most of these to be lighthearted and fun, but some might be...less happy. We'll see, if you have nay suggestions I'm always open for ideas!

I hope you enjoy this, because I've had a good time working on it!

I don't own Star Wars. Surprise there.

It was rare for the Resolute to be a quiet place, but as Ahsoka walked through the empty halls she realized this would go under that category of rare times. The 501st, minus Coric and the three men who were injured on their latest campaign, had gotten the opportunity to go planet side since they were in a Republic controlled, clone friendly system. Of course, that meant Anakin couldn't pass up the chance, and since there had to be a commanding officer on board at all times and it would be, 'Rude to deprive Rex of bonding with his brothers' that left Ahsoka(the fact that she was too young to drink in most systems also may have had something to do with this, but no one would outright say that to her…..except for Fives.)

Being left behind wasn't too bad; She'd stopped in and meant to pester Admiral Yuleranfor a while, only for him to declare it was time for him to retire. Must be an older person thing she mused with a shrug. This had sent her to the mess hall, which she decided was far less interesting without the laughter and lively conversations of the men. These things out of the way, that left her with one real option left; actually doing the work Rex and Anakin had assigned her like she was supposed to, and so she did.

Ahsoka decided Rex and her master would be quite pleased when they returned, or at least, once they sobered up, she'd made it through the small list of tasks she had to do as a Commander, and now only had to go through and do Bunk Checks, which would be 200 times easier with all the men gone or in the med bay. She held in a grin as she made her way to the barracks, this would be done soon enough and then she could go see if Coric would finish teaching her Sabacc, since last time he tried they had to quit since Hardcase kept cheating and ruining the lesson.

Entering into the barracks she began the very technical, very strict inspection of the bunks of each of the men. This equated to her peaking her head in, making sure there were no live fires or dead animals…or live animals and dead fires, and then marking off the man's bunk as 10/10 'Neat, Organized, and Professional' on her datapad. That way, it looked like she'd done her job, and the 501st appeared to be the most put together company in existence.

"Hey, Commander, you looking for anything particular or are you just taking a look around?" Tup had poked his head out from where he was propped in his own bunk, looking out to grin at the young Togruta.

She returned his grin, holding up the datapad. "I'm snooping on official business actually, Rex decided Bunk Checks were my job."

"So, how badly are we gonna get reprimanded in the morning, because I know for a fact Rex and Dogma's bunks are the only ones anywhere near regulation anymore. Unless of course posters and dirty sheets are the new regulation, then we'd be set." Tup had been one of the three injured in the last battle, a blaster shot to the shoulder which had also fracture his collarbone. His arm was in a sling and he had a brace on, but he would be fine…though he was still barred from going with the rest of the company to go bar hopping or whatever else they did planet side.

"As far as the GAR databases know, everyone in the 501st meets all regulation standards and expectations…." she grinned slightly as she made her way to a certain bunk. "Except for Fives, Fives seems to have completely failed the bunk inspection and he'll have to do inventory for the rest of the week to make up for giving our company such a bad mark." She came to lean against the bunk across from his.

He laughed, throwing his hair back out of his face with a toss of his head, they must have taken it down and never put it back up since it was loose and out of it's usual bun. "What did he do to deserve that? His bunk has to be better than Hardcase or even Jesse…"

"Aside from every inch of his space being plastered in pinups, his isn't too bad…" her smirk grew and she looked very proud of herself. "Fives was the only one to rub it in that I don't get to go Planet-Side, so I figure this is the best way to teach him a lesson."

"You're brutal, remind me not to make fun of you next time I get to go with the rest of 'em…" he laughed again, leaning back against his stack of pillows. "I'd hate to work more inventory hours than I absolutely have to."

She laughed at this. "Don't worry, I don't think I could mark you down if I wanted to. Aside from the clone messing up the blankets, it appears your bunk is ship-shape." she looked down at her datapad, putting that information in. She continued typing for a bit. "And everyone else is too, which means when we get to Coruscant the GAR won't insist on doing some extra thorough regulation barracks check, which we would never pass. Anyway, you should probably be resting so you can get healed and back into shape as soon as possible, so I'll head out unless you need anything."

Tup nodded, then blushed, turning a bright shade of pink. "Actually Commander, could you..uh, do me a favor?"

"Sure, what'd'ya need?"

He cleared his throat, avoiding her gaze. "Well uh, they took my hair down after I got all cleaned up in the med bay, and I can't really put it up with just one arm…and it's kind of just been in the way the whole time…do you think- I mean if it's not too much of a hassle…" He sheepishly met her gaze. "Could you put my hair up for me, maybe?"

Ahsoka couldn't help but laugh. "Yup, you successfully asked the only person on this entire vessel without any experience with hair, to help you put your hair up." She sat down on the edge of his bunk. "But, if you talk me through it, I'll give it a try."

His face lit up in a smile, though it was still tinged with pink. "Much obliged Commander…um, it might work best if I sit on the floor and you sit on the bunk behind me..we can go from there." He got up, settling himself on the ground in front of her. He handed her the elastic band he used to hold his hair back and then turned so he was facing away from her. "You can start by gathering all the hair towards the top of my head, you just kind of-"

"I've seen you do that much before," said Ahsoka gently. "I can do that much."

Tup sighed in relief, since he wasn't really sure how he was going to explain gathering the hair to her anyway. He sat still, letting her run her fingers through his hair, slowly gathering and smoothing it back into one bunch. "You've got some cold hands.."

"Sorry, Togrutan thing" It was her turn to sound sheepish. "…if it's too bad I can go get some gloves and start again-"

"No-" he interrupted her. "No, it's not bad, it feels nice actually…I was just…noticing…" He chuckled softly as he trailed off.

She nodded, biting her lip as she returned her focus to the task at hand, it was hard not to get distracted by the feeling of his hair. She of course, didn't have any of her own, and aside from brushing against her Master of some of the men occasionally, she didn't get much contact with it. Plus, none of them had anything on Tup's long hair that had a silky quality that was just fascinating.

"You ready to move on Commander, or are you just gonna play with it some more, not that I'm complaining." teased Tup lightly.

The stripes of her Lekku darkening slightly in embarrassment, Ahsoka nodded. "Sorry, I'm ready, it's all gathered at the top, what's next?"

"Now you just sort of twist it all one way until it looks like a rope, sort of…then keep twisting and it'll roll down into the bun, then you just wrap the elastic around it a few times and you're done." He turned slightly, shooting her a smile. "It's alright if you don't get it on the first time it can be a bit difficult to do at first."

She was all concentration as she began following through on his instructions, twisting the hair- and soon it looked sort of like a rope…maybe, it could have, or it would have it it didn't all slip out from between her fingers. "Sorry, I can get it-"

He just nodded, leaning back against her knees as she once again began combing her fingers through his hair and gathering it up, this time when she twisted it she was careful to keep a grasp on it and soon she had it in a nice twisty bun that only looked slightly juvenile compared to his usual neat work. "Now just wrap the elastic, twist it and wrap it again."

"Alright- and done!" Ashoka clapped her hands together and grinned, standing and holding out her hand towards Tup's free arm, he accepted and she helped pull him to his feet. "it's a little off center, and not quite as neat as you usually have but it'll stay out of your way!"

The look of pride on her face was enough to make him grin. "Much obliged Commander, thank you very much."

She laughed. "Anytime you need help just give me a call, maybe after a few times it'll be decent enough for your brothers to not make fun of you."

"What can they expect, I'd say it's pretty good for being done by a kid with no hair of her own." He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and pulled her in for a brief side hug. "Thanks again Sir, I'm gonna go see Coric, have fun with the bunks-"

"Who are you calling kid- I'm technically older than you!" her indignant cry was only met with laughter as Tup left her alone in the room. And she couldn't help but laugh as well, if these were the encounters that happened with her men during the quiet times on the ship, maybe she'd have to stay back more often.

Ah yes, cute Tup chapter done! Please leave a Review and let me know if you have any ideas or who you want to see next! Thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoy it!

~GettingTraught