Chapter 1 – Moving In

(Ages:
Trump - 69
Phasma - 19
Hux - 18
Ben - 18
Finn - 17
Poe - 17
Rey - 16)

"Ben stop putting your feet up on the back of my seat, they smell," Han complained. Ben groaned as he adjusted his seating position. He peered out of the car window as they passed another bunch of houses. The weather was bright and the sunshine irritated his eyes so he looked over to his mother instead who was trying to sleep.

"Would you two quit complaining," She whined and closed her eyes once more. The dysfunctional family were on their way to their new house in the neighbourhood of Coruscant. From what Ben had seen online, it seemed like a nice area but there was no way it could beat his old town – he never wanted to leave.

"I don't see why we had to come here," Ben muttered and Leia shot him a look. "What?" He exclaimed. "It's a genuine question not a complaint,"

Leia returned to gazing out of the window. Han saw this as a sign that he was supposed to reply.

"We need to be closer to your uncle. He wanted to train you and it seemed pointless driving miles every day to get to his house when we could just move here," Han explained with a firm grip on the steering wheel. Tension was rising like the temperature outside.

"Why couldn't he just move near us?" Ben retorted and Leia took the opportunity to dive in.

"Because your grandparents miss you and I feel horrible for going so long without even visiting them. Besides, it's a nice area and there were several houses available," Leia finished as she sat up to get a better look of their surroundings.

"Our old town was a nice area," Ben mumbled under his breath. Usually Leia would've attempted to discipline him for talking back but he was eighteen now and there just seemed no point.

They passed a sign with big red letters on it spelling 'Coruscant' and nerves began to grow in Leia's stomach. What if her new neighbours didn't like them? She decided she needed for her family to appear bright and cheerful even if they weren't. Hopefully their neighbours wouldn't see through their façade.

"We're almost there," She spoke in an unusually happy tone. Her positivity didn't seem to change Ben's though. He rested his chin and his hand and watched through the window. He would have to get used to the trees and neat houses. This would be his view for the next few years.

Ben stopped watching as they slowed round the street corner. An old man with a face full of wrinkles and scars stared back at him from across the street. He was heaped on the floor next to a box and held a cardboard sign. 'The Sith will rise again' was written on it in what appeared to be black marker. He was yelling something at Ben but he couldn't hear him through the glass.

"Do we know that guy?" Ben asked. Leia glanced over Han at the man then looked away.

"Don't think so. Seems like every neighbourhood has that one crazy guy… I think we just met this one's," She replied and the car continued on down the street. It slowed again as they reached their new drive and Han pulled in. Ben stepped out eager to be free from the car's stale air. They'd been driving for hours. The first thing he noticed was that the house looked bigger in person.

A single tree stood in front of the house and a path led up to the front door. The walls were painted white and windows were dotted against its two storeys. He would've kept studying it if it weren't for his mother who nudged him on the shoulder.

"There are two people about your age over there. Why don't you say hello?" She suggested and he spun around. Across the street a brown haired girl and a dark skinned boy (both around his age) were kicking a football outside what he assumed to be their house.

"I'm not a sociable person," He responded coldly to his mother but she had already gone inside. He went to follow her but he was stopped by the shouts coming from the people. 'Too late,' he thought to himself. The girl ran over to him and the boy followed.

"Hey neighbour!" She smiled at Ben. "We were told you were coming by Anakin and Padme. They practically told the whole street," She laughed.

"Uh… hi," He tried to sound friendly but her confidence made him feel nervous, or perhaps it was her smile?

"I'm Rey," She spoke quickly. "And this is Finn - he's my brother... well, sort of,"

"Hey," said Finn. Ben waved his hand awkwardly.

"Kylo," He responded. "My real name's Ben but everyone calls me Kylo,"

"No they don't, Ben," Han came out from the house and slapped him on the shoulder jokingly. "People don't appreciate your 'emo' names," He continued as he grabbed another box from the car and went back into the house. Ben shot him a death glare as he walked past him.

"Ooh daddy issues," Rey smirked playfully. "We'll call you Kylo… If you want,"

"Thanks," Kylo nodded.

"Incoming grandparents," Finn called out causing Ben to look up. Sure enough, his grandparents were hobbling over to him. His grandmother with outstretched arms and a beaming smile and his grandfather looking solemn yet content.

"Ben!" Padme rushed over and hugged him. His arms hung awkwardly at his sides unfamiliar with this sort of affection.

"Hello nan," He felt like he should reply in some form to her embrace. She let go as she saw Leia emerge from the house.

"Mother," she smiled and they came together for a hug. "Father," She nodded to Anakin. Han came out too at that point and he greeted his family also.

"We'll leave you to say hello," Rey spoke quietly as she slipped away but Padme's voice caught her.

"No no dear you're all invited to our house for a little celebration. Snoke's already there and Hux and his sister should be there too," Padme explained and Leia looked surprised.

"A party for us?" she seemed unsure.

"Yes! The whole street is invited; we wanted you to feel welcome. Come along now I made brownies," Padme began to lead the group to her house which was only across the street. Rey and Finn followed Ben as they walked along the road. Padme took Anakin's hand and led the group into their house then into their kitchen area which was quite spacious. Ben barely remembered their house – it had been so many years since their last visit.

A tall, aged man stood by a counter laden with various foods. No hair rested against his large forehead and he was munching on a brownie. He smiled at the crowd when they entered but his gaze spent a long time on Ben.

"Snoke," Padme beckoned Leia and Han over. "Meet my daughter Leia and her husband Han," They exchanged glances.

"Pleased to meet you Snoke," Han greeted him and shook his hand. He grabbed Ben's shoulder and pushed him by him. "This is my son, Ben," Ben glared at his father, not happy with his forced introduction.

"Ben," Snoke gave him an overly friendly smile. "It's great to meet you," This man gave Ben the creeps. He nodded and looked over to his mother who continued with the conversation forcing Snoke's attention off him. He saw his opportunity and snuck away. He thought he was safe until he bumped into an abnormally tall girl.

"Sorry," He said, embarrassed. She laughed and shrugged her shoulders.

"No problem," She spoke and she pulled a shorter boy out from behind her. He looked flustered and obviously wasn't expecting her to do that.

"Hey!" He yelled at her and then saw Ben. "Oh… Hi," He was slightly shorter than Ben but was still quite tall.

"This is Hux, my brother," said the girl. "And I'm Phasma; I think we're neighbours now,"

"I'm Ben… It's good to meet you," He noticed however, that Hux didn't seem pleased to meet him. Their meeting was interrupted when another man joined their party. His yellow hair was the first thing Ben noticed, along with his obvious orange spray tan. Despite the weather he wore a dark blue suit and tie combo. He didn't seem to be here for the party though as he marched straight over to Snoke.

"You," He jabbed a finger in Snoke's direction. "You stop throwing your rubbish in my garden," He seemed angry and his orange face, like a sunset, faded to red. Snoke who's once cheerful demeanour turned to one of ferocity glared back at Trump.

"Well you stop blasting loud music in the middle of the night when I'm trying to sleep," Snoke yelled back. Padme intercepted their fight.

"Trump, so glad you could make it… Brownie?" She held a plate of brownies towards him.

"You invited him?" Snoke hissed at her. Anakin stood beside her and raised his chin up to meet Snoke's eyes.

"They'll be no fighting in my house; I suggest you take this brawl elsewhere," The crowd fell silent as he spoke. Snoke glared at Trump and pushed past him as he exited the house. After a few seconds Trump followed him out and the party went back as it was.

"That'll be Trump then," Phasma laughed. "They're neighbours but have been fighting for a few months now. Ever since Trump moved in they've been making each other's lives difficult," She explained and sipped on some juice. Hux pulled her down to his level and whispered something in her ear. "We best be going," She placed her cup on the counter. "Our parents need us now, it was nice meeting you though," Phasma proceeded out with Hux and left him stood alone. He was going to go back to his parents until Rey caught him on the arm.

"I hope Trump and Snoke didn't scare you," She remarked. "They do that a lot actually. To be honest I think that's why the last people moved out of your house…" She added.

"They don't scare me," Ben replied slightly offended that she thought they would've done.

"That's good," she smiled. "I don't want you to leave," Ben felt himself blush; he had to get out of there.

"I need to go unpack," He spoke quickly and turned away as he felt himself go hot.

"Do you need any help?" She followed him.

"No I'm fine," He finished but felt kind of bad for leaving her. He needed to get the keys from his parents to start unpacking.

(Here's my new strump and reylo fanfic! Here is the layout of the street and everyone's ages in this AU: image/142085398127)