Day 1 of Finn/Rey week

A/N: Yay! JediStorm week is finally here! That's the ship name, right? Anyways, this chapter is in present tense most of the time. It's my first time writing in that style, so it may be a bit weird. I mean, why not challenge yourself? But if you see me accidentally go into past tense(other than the first two paragraphs), tell me! Also, feel free to answer the question in the reviews! *Hint, hint* Now, to the story!

Question - What is your favorite Rey/Finn moment?

The minute after they escape from Jakku, right before the ship breaks, where they are telling each other their names.

Prompt – Trust

Rey had just returned to the Resistance base. They were now located on a planet known as Katern, in the Middle Rim. It was a desert planet, not much different from home. The only difference was that it was uninhabited.

Rey wasn't even sure why she had decided to crash the little party some of the workers were having. She thought it might be the fact that she hadn't even seen Finn yet. So, she appeared, magically! Not really though. She had just showed up.

That brings us to the point we are currently at. Rey is sitting in a corner, playing with a piece of hair. Has Finn even noticed her yet? She isn't sure.

Now one of the women speak up. She is Lieutenant Connix, Rey thinks. "Let's play trust fall!" She says excitedly. Some of the other nod.

"That's not a bad idea!"

"Sure, why not."

"Yes!"

"You go first!" A man pushes Poe to the front. He laughs and nods. "Okay. Finn?"

Rey's (Possibly former) best friend comes up. It appears they have played this before, Rey notices.

Poe stands on a chair.

They go over the rules, and everyone listens closely, no matter how many time they might have heard them before.

"Three, Two, One, now!" Connix says.

He falls backwards, landing neatly in Finn's arms. Finn grunts when he catches him and they both start to laugh. "I'll go next," Finn says. He looks around, waiting for someone to volunteer. Poe looks like he is about to say something, and Rey decides to make her move.

"I'll catch." She stands up, and Finn widens his eyes.

"Oh, um, Rey! Good to see you again!" He says, the pair awkward.

Rey nods and sits down cross-legged, a few feet from where she should be standing. Finn, now on the chair looks back at her and says, "Uh, Rey?"

She looks up with a glint in her eyes. "Trust me."

He nods worriedly. "I should probably be afraid."

The lieutenant counts down and Finn begins to fall. He keeps falling. No one moves. Rey smiles, her eyes closed, and with one hand reaches out. Her friend stops, mere centimeters between him and the floor.

Finn opens an eye softly, and looks towards the floor. "But-But-But?"

"The force." Rey smiles. "You didn't actually think I was going to drop you, did you?" She lowers him to the ground. "I thought this game was about trust."

Everyone is silent for a minute, then they start laughing and cheering. Next thing Rey knows she is being begged by multiple people to do that for them too. She obliges.

Ten minutes later, she waves them off tiredly. "Go ask someone else. I'm tired." She sits down next to Finn. "May I?" He nods. "Sure."

They sit in silence for a minute. Rey bites her lips. "Well, um, I'm tired. I should be going." She stands up. "You don't mind, do you?"

Finn shakes his head. "No, uh, see you tomorrow."

Rey nods. "Bye Finn."

"Bye."

She walks away, making her way through the now-quiet base. The padawan sighs. It just… Was so awkward seeing her friend after all this time. Footsteps jerk her out of her thoughts.

"Hey, wait up!" Rey slows down to let Finn catch up. She looks at him and says, "Why'd you leave?"

He shrugs. "Well, I haven't seen my best friend or even talked to her for a year, why not?"

Rey felt her heart flutter slightly at this. "Best friend?" Even after all this time?

Finn looks at her like she's crazy. "Why wouldn't you be?"

She looks away, unwilling to admit she actually didn't really know how friendship works. "I don't know."

He stops and looks to her. "Wait a minute…"

"What?"

"You never played trust fall!" His eyes gleam at this, and he pats a table. "Come stand on this."

She stares. "Why?"

The former Stormtrooper chuckles. "We're going to play it."

She opens her mouth to respond but her friend cuts her off. "No. You may have caught us, but it's a different experience actually being the one who falls."

Rey nods worriedly. "Alright." She clambers onto the table and turns her back to face Finn. "Now what?"

"Now, on three, you fall backwards. Ready?"

She nods slowly. "Ready."

"One, two, THREE!" Finns voice rises at the last word.

Rey falls backward, air rushing in her ears. Each moment drags out and she lets out a yelp of fear. She starts to flail, but stops as she lands softly in Finn's arm. She lets out a sigh and sinks into his warm embrace.

He leans down. Rey feels his cheek brush past her ear as he whispers. "Didn't you trust me?"

A/N: Wasn't that so nice. Well, what do you think. R&R please! Also, I won't be posting frequently on Dark Ripples, due to 1. I only have enough material for one more (longer) chapter and 2. I am focusing my writing efforts on this for now. Bye!

~OO