Rey quickly realized that Ben Solo was very fast. Maybe his long legs contributed to his speed, but he certainly was in great shape nonetheless. Rey jumped off the cushions to follow him toward house. She had no clue who Hux was, or Phasma for that matter. Rey couldn't help but notice the way Phasma looked at Ben and she selfishly worried if she would have to compete with that tall blonde beauty.
However, now was not the time for her to worry about that. Rey was right behind Ben and Phasma as they approached the scene of the fight, and Rey quickly realized why Phasma was so distraught.
A tall wiry redhead was throwing sloppy punches left and right, and Rey had to do a double take at his opponents. Two identical boys were on either side of him. The one clenched a bloody nose and the other frequently dabbed at the blood oozing from his lip. The redhead, who Rey believed to be Hux, was clearly enraged at the twins. Ben looked over at Rey.
"Stay here." He commanded before walking towards Hux.
Rey watched in horror as the intoxicated Hux threw a low punch towards Ben's abdomen. Ben easily blocked it, and moved to hold down Hux's arms before he could strike again.
"Who are those two boys?" Rey asked Phasma.
"The Klone brothers? Are you kidding? Haven't you ever been to a football game? Those two carry the whole damn team."
Rey admired the irony of the identical boys having the last name of 'Klone'. She however was not interested in explaining to Phasma that she was new to the school, so she simply shrugged in response and watched as Ben led Hux out of the room.
"Rey! There you are!" Finn shouted, moving to stand in front of Rey. "Poe I found her!"
Poe quickly appeared on the other side of Finn. "Where were you? We looked everywhere."
"I was, uh, off with Ben Solo." The two boys exchanged a look of concern between them. "Just talking." Rey added casually.
"Well you missed one hell of a fight!" Poe exclaimed, his eyes widening with excitement as he dived into telling the story. "The one twin, I'm not sure which, was all whispers and side-glances with the other. Then the lanky redhead joined the conversation and started screaming at those two dudes, and BAM!" Poe gestured a punch with his hands.
Finn laughed along with Poe, but Rey was too busy wondering where Ben went. She excused herself from the boys, who told her they were headed outside, and went over to Phasma.
"Would you happen to know where Ben went off to?" Rey asked lightly, trying not to seem too interested in his affairs.
It didn't fool Phasma. "Look you seem like a decent girl. Here's my word of advice, don't get involved with Ben Solo."
Rey was taken aback. "I thought you were friends with him."
"I am," Phasma hissed. "But that doesn't mean I agree with everything he does. Rey was it?" Rey nodded. "Listen Rey, Ben may seem all mysterious and charming, but he is completely fucked up."
Rey almost thought she was kidding. But Phasma's blue eyes were stone cold and Rey knew this was no laughing matter. "I-I'm not sure what to say."
"I am." Phasma snapped. "You need to get out of his life. You don't have the slightest clue who he is, and quite frankly I don't think you'd like him if did."
"Then tell me," Rey pleaded. She didn't want Phasma's words to cloud her judgment of Ben Solo.
The blonde girl chuckled. "I'm not your guardian angel. I gave you my words of warning, and now I don't give a damn. I helped. I no longer have to feel bad when this goes south." And with that she strutted away into the kitchen.
Rey stared after her. Every ounce of her body wanted Phasma's words to be untrue, that Ben Solo was actually the exact opposite, but Rey couldn't be stupid. She had sensed that something was off about Ben, even if she didn't have proof. However, Rey also considered the fact that Phasma could be messing with her. Rey knew less about Phasma then she knew about Ben, which wasn't a lot. Why should she trust her over him?
Rey stood contemplating her next move as the party continued to go on around her. Adolescents were stumbling about drunk, or silently humping in corners of the massive house. The music had taken a slower turn, and the make-shift dance floor was crowded with couples slowly bobbing to acoustic pieces instead of the previous dubstep. Rey checked her phone. Luke had texted her once, asking how it was going and what time she'd be home at. Rey quickly responded, saying she was having a blast (lie) and that'd she be home before her curfew of midnight.
Tucking her phone away, Rey weaved her way through the crowd on pursuit of the backyard. She stepped onto the patio and looked for Finn and Poe. She spotted them with their legs in the water, lightly splashing each other.
"Hey!" Rey called, moving to sit next to them on the poolside.
"Where's your boyfriend?" Finn asked Rey, making kissy faces at her.
"Shut up he's not my boyfriend! And I'm not sure." She replied, yawning lightly and resting her cheek on Finn's shoulder.
"Are you seriously tired?" Poe questioned, jabbing his finger at Rey's side. She giggled, shoving him away.
"It is pretty late," Finn replied for Rey, wrapping his free arm around her. "And the poor peanut is shivering!"
"Peanut?" Rey asked as all three of them erupted with laughter.
"Hey, it's a Friday night! And we are at an extremely cool party. Why are we acting like this isn't epic?" Poe asked, his voice sounded as if he was giving a locker-room pep talk.
"You're absolutely right!" Finn shouted in agreement. "Come on trio, let's go hit the dancefloor."
They stood up and jogged inside, fully prepared to shred up the dancefloor. Finn led the way, with Poe following and Rey bringing up the rear. As she stepped into the threshold, someone grabbed her wrist and jerked her to the sit. She yelped out in pain as she lost her footing and stumbled to the floor. The hands yanked her up and pushed her to the side as she locked eyes with her assaulter.
Hux.
"What the hell-," Rey began, but was cut off when Hux threw the weight of his body at her.
Rey stumbled backwards and into Poe, who had turned around when Rey had fallen.
"Dude what's your problem?" He asked Hux, who was rolling up his shirt sleeves.
"That bitch is the problem." Hux growled in response, advancing towards Poe and Rey while cracking his knuckles.
"Oh shit," Poe mumbled, moving Rey so that she was out of the way. "I'm warning you, if you want to fight me you'll end up on your ass."
A sizable group had gathered around the three of them by now, and shouts of excitement could be heard among the crowd. Phrases like 'kill 'em poe' and 'second of the night' were heard among the noise of the music in the other room. Rey looked frantically from Poe to Hux, as they slowly began to circle each other in the middle of the room. Finn broke through the inner layer of the crowd, and sprinted up to Rey.
"What the hell is going on?"
"Uh. Well Hux tried to fight me, and then Poe stepped in." Rey quickly told him, turning her attention back to Poe and Hux.
"Shit," Finn gulped, and moved to stand with Poe against Hux.
"Two against one? Finally, a challenge." Hux snorted, rolling his neck.
"Hey asshole, if it makes you feel any better you're definitely a shoo-in for being the biggest idiot at this party." Finn jested, smiling confidently at Hux.
Hux lunged forward, punching Finn directly in the nose. Finn's head snapped back on impact, and blood slowly started to drip out of the wounded area. Poe moved to send a forceful punch into Hux's stomach, which caused Hux to double forward and onto his knees. Thinking it was over, Poe turned and started walking away. Hux jumped to his feet and spun Poe around, cracking him right in the eye. Rey screamed from the side and moved forward to catch Poe as his knees weakened underneath him. Hux laughed triumphantly and Rey lost it. She turned on her heels and wailed Hux across the face with her fist. He completely collapsed to the ground. All around her people were cheering.
She swallowed and looked down at her fist, which was bright red and pounding. When she looked back up she saw that Ben had just come through the crowd-and he was staring right at her.
(Author's Note: Thank you all so so so much for reading! I'll probably be updating this every 1-3 days depending on how busy I am! Feel free to message me if you have an questions or concerns! I hope everyone is enjoying this little Reylo high school AU! (Don't worry it'll get super romantic soon ;) Thanks again for reading!)
