A/N I'm sorry for putting Hanna in danger. Here's some fluff to make up for it.
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Three months later…
"Is all this really necessary?" Rey asks as she cranes her neck to look at the back of the long, elaborate dress she has been shoved into.
Leia smiles from across her room, upstairs in Maz's castle on Takodana as Rose marvels over the collection of dresses Leia has managed to find on such short notice.
Hanna gurgles at Maz from where they sit, playing on the floor of the room, and Rey turns back to the mirror in front of her. The dress is made up of yards of luxurious, flowing material in an ombre of pale yellow, pink and purple. It's held together at her neck by an intricate-looking collar and flowed down to attach to cuffs around her biceps.
"This dress looks like it was made for a queen." Rey mumbles and Leia smiles sadly as she steps up to tuck a delicate silver tiara into Rey's hair.
"It was." She says simply and Rey stares at the General in the mirror with a quizzical expression.
Leia smiles proudly at Rey.
"These were my Mother's clothes. I had them sent from Naboo."
Rey is stunned into silence and looks down at the dress in a new light.
"She was Queen Padme Amidala of Naboo before she became Senator Amidala of the Galactic Senate."
Leia says as she fusses over the layers of fabric.
Rey looks around at Rose, who's eyes have rounded in light of this new information and the to Maz, who is smiling her sneaky, knowing smile.
Leia stands back to admire Rey in the dress and smirks.
"You don't have to wear this dress, Rey. It's just my favourite. You have my permission to wear any of these dresses to marry my son. Find one that suits you." She says casually and Rey carefully turns around to look around the room all the elaborate dresses.
Her smile falters as she realizes she will be part of a family.
This family.
Rey thinks back to the scavenger on Jakku who had nothing and no one. In her dizziest daydreams, that girl never could have imagined what she has now and it all suddenly overwhelms Rey as tears spring to her eyes.
"Thank you." She says to Leia as the older woman opens her arms and Rey falls into them for a tight hug.
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Ben is sitting at a back table with Kato having a drink when an annoyed-looking Poe walks up with Finn and four fresh drinks and wordlessly take the two empty chairs at the table. Poe slides the drinks across to Ben and Kato before taking a long draw from his own glass.
"So, I am undoubtedly the wrong choice for this particular job, but Leia gets what Leia wants."
Poe mutters as he stares at Ben with a sour look. Finn, wearing a matching expression, huffs in irritation. Ben suppresses the urge to roll his eyes, but Kato has no such self-restraint.
"And what does my mother want?"
Ben asks with a sigh as he finishes his drink and pulls the fresh one towards him.
"There is a consultant getting set up in my room, upstairs, who needs to talk to you."
Ben stares blankly at the two men in front of him before darting a glance at Kato. Getting the same clueless look back from Kato, Ben returns his gaze to Poe.
"What?"
"Yeah, this is not our first choice of assignment."
Poe interjects with an annoyed tone before he chugs the rest of his drink, slams his glass onto the table and hops up to his feet again. Finn takes a big gulp of his drink and does the same to stare down at the two former Knights.
Ben's gaze goes back and forth between the two men in front of him for about a minute.
Poe grins suddenly at Ben's displeasure and walks around the table to grab his arm, yanking him to his feet, to turn and pull him towards the stairs.
"C'mon Darkside, let's go and have some fun with this at least."
Kato gets up to follow the trio out of boredom.
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Rose walks with Rey down the hallways of Maz's castle, towards their rooms after leaving a napping Hanna in Maz and Leia's care.
"Speaking of Ben, do you know where he got off to?"
Rose shakes her head with a giggle.
"I don't know any of the details, except that Poe and Finn were instructed to take him to one of the other rooms."
Rey laughs at the door to her room and waves at Rose as she continues down the hallway.
Back inside her room, Rey flops down on the bed and leans her head back to close her eyes and find Ben's mind.
Suddenly laughing out loud at his present thoughts, Rey reaches out until she can see him fully.
Ben is standing awkwardly on a kind of podium, dressed in a dark suit and flowing cape with a man walking around him with pins in his mouth. The look of anger simmering on Ben's face drops slightly as he sees Rey's form materialize in front of him.
Looking good, Solo. Almost… edible.
His dark brow goes up at her appreciative comment and a dimple shows on his cheek as he smirks a bit. Ben straightens his stance a bit and gives Rey a dark look that makes her flush slightly.
Poe lets out a big breath and grins at Rey's presence, from where he's leaning against a far wall, next to Finn, seated in a chair and looking bored. Rey glances over to see an overly amused Kato grinning at Ben's annoyance.
"Perfect timing, darlin. The Rebels and I were just starting to worry about the suit-maker's safety."
Rey laughs heartily.
"I see Ben is getting much the same treatment that I had today. But it looks like he gets a few more than I did."
Kato's grin widens as he pulls a flask from inside his jacket and offers it to Finn, who shakes his head emphatically. Poe shrugs and takes a swig before Kato takes one himself and slips the flask back inside his jacket with a wink at Rey.
"I brought my own."
Rey chuckles and her eyes return to Ben to rake down his body.
You're going to make me blush, Rey.
Ben thinks with an intense stare.
"So, Hanna is having a nap in your Mother's room… When will you be done over there?" She asks without taking her eyes off Ben and distractedly biting her bottom lip.
Ben darts a glance at the other men in the room who have started ignoring Rey and Ben's flirting and then to the tailor.
"I think we are pretty much done here. I can be back to you in a few minutes."
Rey smirks seductively at him.
Hopefully I can wait that long. And Ben?
She adds, and he raises an eyebrow at her in question.
This suit may not have that nifty mask of yours to match it… but bring it in anyway.
Rey fades from his mind, leaving Ben with a sexy grin on his face as he turns towards the bathroom to change.
"Pants are a bit tight…" He mumbles to himself and then he yells over his shoulder to Poe.
"Dameron, we're done here. Finn, I need something from you."