"You ready?" Lando called up the stairs.

"Yes!" Finn shouted back, despite being on the verge of a mental breakdown. It was the first time that he'd been to school in years. There hadn't really been much time for school work when he was trying to stay alive on the streets so he didn't know what to expect and to say that he was nervous would be an understatement. He quickly unpacked and packed his backpack for what must have been the tenth time that morning, still unsure if he had everything he needed. Realising that this was just an excuse to put off not going he reluctantly threw his bag on his shoulders and ran down the stairs.

His newly re-acquainted father was waiting at the door for him. Things were still pretty awkward between them since up until about a week ago both thought the other was dead or as good as. Finn could tell that behind the man's charming and happy facade that he wanted to break down and keep him held tightly in his arms so that he never let him out of his sight again.

"Are you mentally prepared to listen to a whole load of garbage from a group of people who would rather be at home watching daytime tv?" Lando said with a smile.

"Yeah." Finn replied with a shaky voice. The pair headed for the car (moving death trap) since Finn didn't know the way to the school yet and his father wanted to spend as much time with him as possible. The car was an old, beat up truck that Lando had apparently owned since the eighties that was apparently home to some 'crazy nights' with his best friend Han, something the pair seem to talk about constantly even to this day.

The ride wasn't very long but it still caused the tension building up in Finn's body to multiply with every second. The last time he'd been to school was in middle school when he still lived with his foster family. He could remember watching a few movies when he was younger that were set in high school but they didn't exactly make it out to be a place of wonder and joy so much as a place of torture and pain, especially for new comers like him.

Eventually they made it to the school and Finn was surprised at how big it was. The large stone building looked even more intimidating than in the pictures Lando had shown him and an overwhelming amount of hormone feuded kids seemed to be appearing from all directions. Sensing his nervous Lando turned to him.

"You don't have to start today you know. They'll understand." He offered kindly but Finn just shook his head. He was going to have to go back to school at some point so he might as well get it over with.

"I'll be fine." He answered. His father gave him an unconvinced look but let it go. He reached his arm out towards him, at first appearing like he was just going to pat him on the shoulder when instead he pulled him into a hug.

"I love you son." He breathed into his hair, trying to hold onto as much as him as possible so that he could survive until home time when he could be sure that this wasn't all some crazy dream.

"I love you to...Dad." The word still felt foreign on Finn's tongue but he knew that it made Lando happy to call him that and he hoped that over time the word would become more natural. A group of kids laughed as the walked past at the sight of a parent and their child showing affection causing the pair to break apart even more awkwardly than it would have been anyways.

"Bye!" Finn said as he hastily got out of the car.

"I'll be waiting here at half three!" Lando called as he started to drive away. The sight reminded Finn of his loneliness and wished that he could jump back into the car so a that he could hide in his room for rest of his life, but instead of doing that he waved at the retreating vehicle until it was out if sight.

Afterwards he was soon swallowed up in the heard of students headed for the entrance and quickly lost his bearings until he heard someone say his name.

"Finn!" He turned around to see the other reason that he decided to go to school today.

"Rey!" He shouted back when he saw the brown haired girl that was now running towards him from where she had been waiting against the school wall. The pair were as close any two people could get having both lived on the streets together for years. Finn had ran away from his abusive foster home and was on the verge of starving when he met Rey. She'd been on the streets for as long as she could remember and taught him all the best stops to scavenge for food as the pair tried to accomplish the simple act of surviving. That was until they started stealing food from the bin behind the karate studio downtown. They always seemed to find such good food from there as well as discarded clothes that must have once belonged to some of the kids that went there and even some blankets and an old mattress. When it turned out that the owner of the building who lived an apartment above the studio had been leaving the stuff there on purpose for them which should have been more obvious. One day they came there to find a table with a freshly cooked bowls of ramen waiting for them outside. Torn between the dangers of trusting others and a chance to eat, they eventually gave in to their hunger and quickly ate it up, feeling full for the first time in a long while. When it turned out that he wasn't poisoned they came here the next day to find the food waiting for them again, this time with the man they would get to know as Luke Skywalker waiting for them. He didn't ask them any questions at first, he would just tell them about his day and demonstrate some self defence moves that would often come in handy since the streets weren't exactly the safest place to live. Despite growing attached to the man it was still a surprise when he asked if he could adopt them. It was even more of a surprise that when they agreed and he introduced them to his family that one of them would turn out to be Finn's long lost father who hadn't seen him since he was kidnapped as a toddler. It had been a hectic few weeks to say the least.

Rey barrelled into him with her usual energy and gave him a long hug causing the kids around them to wolf whistle. They ignored them.

"Are you scared?" she whispered in his ear.

"A little bit." He confessed.

"Don't worry I'll protect you." He didn't doubt that she would.

They broke apart as the warning bell rang to signal that the day was about to start and kids elbowed them out their way in their haste to not get a detention.

"Come on." She told him. They walked through the entrance and although it seemed mad outside that was nothing compared to the madness in display here. It was like they'd entered a wildlife documentary with the screeches of teenage girls and howls of teenage boys. Finn took her hand as they made their way to their homeroom and for once she didn't argue with him. They eventually made it to their homeroom which was packed with unfamiliar faces that paid no attention to them as they tried to find a place to sit. After spotting a free desk near the back the pair sat down and starting counting the seconds until the end of the day.The bell rang again and everyone clambered into their seats as they waited for their homeroom teacher to arrive.

"Stay calm. Stay calm. Stay calm." Finn repeated in his head as he tried to slow down his racing heart. He looked across at Rey who was staring determinedly at the front of the classroom, but Finn knew that inside she was as nervous as him and possibly more. Unlike him she'd been lving on the streets all her life and couldn't remember ever even going to school, although she must have been at some point since she could read and write and had an amazing way with numbers. He could remember when they had spare time they would play pretend school with a few workbooks that they'd found (stolen).

"I am here, don't get to excited." A monotone voice said as a man who was so tall that he had to duck to enter the classroom. It wasn't until he went and sat down beind the desk at the front of the room that Finn relaised that this was their teacher. He started the register with the same monotone when the door burst open as two students rushed inside.

"Sorry we're late!" One of them, a pretty Asian girl with long straight hair tied in a low pony tail spoke slightly out of breathe. But Finn wasn't paying attention to her. His eyes were focused on the familiar latino boy by her side with wavy dark hair and blinding smile. Suddenly Finn felt himself lost in memery lane.

A/N I'm not sure if Rey's going to end up with Jess or Rose or stay single. If you have any preferences please tell me in the comments. Xxxxxxxx