AN:(updated).

Chapter 2: Potential Friend?

Rey awoke to the sound of Finn knocking on her door. "Rey! Wake up, we're here!" She rolled herself out of bed; grabbed fresh clothes, pulled on her boots and took off running out the door and towards the main room.

They had landed; the surrounding landscape was a jungle climate, it was just as lush and humid as the planet below. They had landed in front of a small collection of abandoned buildings that was once a military lookout post for the New Republic.

Everybody immediately de-boarded the ship wishing to stretch and began investigating what condition the wiring and plumbing were in. Poe asked Rey if she would come with him and two other people, on a mission to clear out some varmint-type critters out of the dining quarters.

They quickly set traps for the critters, releasing them as they were caught and begun to give everything a good cleaning. They split up into two groups; one to clean the kitchen and the other the dining room. Poe and Rey decided on cleaning the dining room. There was a thick layer of dust on the benches and floor, so they were using wet cloths to remove that before wiping it down with cleaner.

"Sorry for asking you to do something as menial as dispersing pests and scrubbing floors." Poe chuckled at the end of his sentence. His features lit up and the sound was blissful.

"Oh don't be, it's fine. I'm happy I can be of help." She smiled at him, she was glad to have another potential friend like how Finn was at first.

"So… Finn tells me that you have a really good knowledge of machines and mechanical parts?"

"Yeah, I spent most of my childhood scavenging crashed ships and machines in the desert on Jakku." She couldn't meet his eyes as she said this. Everyone she ever told had all reacted the same; looked at her with pity and sadness. She couldn't stand it sometimes.

"…Was that because it was your hobby? Or…?" He didn't try to comfort her in any way. He simply made heart of the difficult subject matter, as she guessed was his usual way.

She chuckled lightly and play hit him on the arm, smiling. "Yes Poe…I spent all my time in blistering hot metal things all day because I had nothing else better to do." She laughed again feeling that joking about it helped her heal the pain that it has caused her.

He also laughed heartily at her response and his ears turned red slightly at the sight of her smile. Rey recognized that this was strange and took note of it. Rey noticed how striking his features were. He had light brown, curly hair and warmth in his eyes and smile.

Once the cleaning was done they reported back to General Organa. She de-briefed the group about the progress they had made and what remained to be done. When she was finished, she dismissed them all for the day.

Rey was looking around for Finn, she was curious about how Rose was doing. "If you're looking for Finn, he's already gone back to Rose." Poe had come up from behind, he was quick to find her after the meeting had been dismissed.

"Oh…I see. I just wanted to know how she was doing. I guess I'll just ask him tomorrow." She was about to walk away when he caught her attention by asking…

"Mind if I walk you to your new quarters?" Poe was looking a touch bit nervous; why was he giving her so much attention? Did he want something?

"Uhh, sure." They set off down the hallway at a leisurely pace, in awkward silence. Rey had the impression that his behavior wasn't exactly normal, even if she didn't really know this man at all yet.

They made idle chitchat the short distance to the women's sleeping quarters. They arrived at her room and she wondered what he really wanted to talk to her about. She stopped walking and turned to look at him. "Well, this one's mine."

"…Rey… I know we don't really know each other very well but… I'd like to. I think you're incredible and…I really like you." He was close to her face and his expression was soft and sincere.

Rey froze in shock. He liked her, and not just liked… really liked. She was completely lost on how to handle this situation. It was so different from how she handled things between her and Finn. He had been her friend before he expressed his romantic feelings, which she expressed gently that she didn't reciprocate.

Before she could really say anything time slowed as; he closed his eyes, leaned forward and kissed her lips tenderly. As soon as she felt soft lips on her own, she felt a warm sensation throughout her. She was curious and kissed him back for a second. This was her first kiss and she wanted to see what it was like.

She pulled away blushing. Opening the door, she slipped though it quickly as she said, "I gotta go, see you tomorrow!" and closed the door. She immediately put her back to the door. Once the sounds of his footsteps were gone, she let out a huge sigh and sank to the floor in relief.

Great, just great, what am I going to do about this? She was pacing around and thinking to herself about how to deal with Poe going forward. She knew that she was already an emotional mess due to her and Ben's unique situation. She wasn't going to lie to herself though; Poe was attractive, and the thought that he was attracted to her… excited her. She never had been wanted like that before. She believed that Ben was also attracted to her in this way, but the closest they had been to physically expressing it was when they touched hands.

She realized how much she wanted to be physically close to Ben. She decided to do the only thing one can do when stressed and pent up in more ways than one…and that's take a bath. She ran the water and got in. The warm water washed over her naked body causing her to sigh in relaxation. She started to daydream while touching herself sensually.

She imagined Ben shirtless again and sitting on his bed. She wasn't wearing much and he was thrilled about it. She stalked him like her prey, eyes filled with hunger, or was it lust? As she approached him, she straddled his lap and kissed his full lips. Her fingers pumped into herself. She imagined how it would feel to have his tongue collide with hers as she pictured them kissing passionately. She heard things she desired to hear him say…I love you… "Bb-een-nuh!" She rode out her release while saying his name, loudly.

A second later, the familiar feeling and lack of sound that indicated the Force bond began. She only had a half second to stand up and wrap a towel around her, before the image of Ben appeared in front of her.