"Last name?"

"Niima"

"My system tells me your room is in the Resistance," said the woman at the check-in desk robotically. "Coruscant building, room 364. Your roommate has already checked in. Here are your room and mailbox keys. Don't lose either one of them. Oh, and here's your rape whistle. When you exit this building, you need to first make a left and walk down the..."

"I'm sorry, my what?" Rey asked confused.

"Your rape whistle. It's regulation", said the woman emotionlessly.

"Why would I...?"

But before she could finish the sentence, she was interrupted by another student who had just walked up to the desk.

"Are you Rey?", he asked.

"The one and only"

"I'm Poe, Poe Dameron. I'm part of the Resistance's student council. Here, let me help you with your bags", he said, flashing her a smile that made her knees weak. "I'm parked right outside the building. The Resistance isn't too far away, but I wouldn't want you to have to carry your bag all the way there." Again that smile. Rey couldn't help but blush.

"Thank you. My friend Finn is also going to be living in the Resistance, would you mind if we wait for him?"

"No problem, love. The more the merrier. Plus, the sooner you get settled in, the sooner you can come to join us for orientation."

Soon after, both Rey and Finn were sitting in the back seat of Poe's car and driving towards their new home. The campus was so green and clean and perfect. The neat brick buildings surrounded by the all this nature made Rey feel reassured.

Poe pulled up in front of a large building with the inscription "Coruscant" displayed above the main entrance. There were three other buildings next to it, but Rey couldn't make out their names.

"Welcome to the Resistance! You guys are going to have so much fun here! Okay, quick tour, the Resistance has four buildings, Coruscant is the main one, so we all just usually gather here after classes are over. Dorms are co-ed, and around 300 of us live here. I live in Crait, that's the one right next to Coruscant. Don't worry, you'll figure all of this out eventually. Do you know your room numbers?"

"Hoth 165", Finn said.

"Cool! That's right by the Dean's house. You see that little house over there? That's Alderaan, the dean and her husband live there. Very nice people, every now and then they throw parties and invite the residents over" Poe said brightly. "How about you, love?"

Rey felt her cheeks redden again. "Coruscant 364"

"Great, let me just show Finn which way to go and I'll help you carry your bags upstairs!"

As Finn and Poe started walking towards Hoth, Rey pulled out her card and tried to open the main entrance door. She struggled for a couple of seconds, but eventually pushed the door so hard it flew wide open and into someone's face.

"What the fucking fuck!" yelled the boy, who was now holding his hand over his nose. Rey could see some blood beginning to stain his shirt. He was tall and dark-haired, and everything about the way he looked and the way he was dressed gave Rey the impression that he was not someone you wanted to mess with. He just stared at her with a look of pure hatred in his eyes.

"I am so sorry! The door was stuck... I am sorry, oh my God you're bleeding, do you know where the bathroom is? I can go get some paper towels to help you get cleaned up..."

"Just get the hell out of my way!" he yelled angrily. "Stupid first years", he said to himself as he started walking towards Crait.

"I really am sorry!" Rey yelled after him. Well, at I least I offered to help, she thought to herself.

A voice behind startled her. Poe was back and giving her an odd look. "I see you've met Solo, our resident asshole. What did you do to him anyway?"

"I think I might have broken his nose", Rey said shyly.

"Damn! I wish I had been here to see that. Long time coming. He's a fourth year, so you probably won't see him around much", he said trying to reassure her.

"Oh! I am actually a fourth year too. What is he majoring in?"

"Politics, how about you?"

Rey's heart sank. Of course, he had to be in the same program as her. "Same. Fuck"

"Fuck indeed", Poe replied, giving her a quick pat on the back. "Come on, let's bring your stuff upstairs. Do you know if your roommate is here already?"

"Yes, her name is Rose Tico I think?"

"Ah, Rose! Lucky you! She's a wonderful human being. I hope she's there right now, I haven't seen her since the end of last year. You'll like her."

Rey smiled as came into the hallway leading to her room. Everything looked so welcoming and clean. And her roommate had a reputation of being nice!

This is going to be a good year, she said to herself. Yet she couldn't stop thinking about the boy, Solo, and the way he'd looked at her. A feeling of uneasiness washed through her body. No, she said firmly, this year will be perfect.