Advice
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After eating, Rey and Poe went for a walk through the city. It was so beautiful that Rey didn't want to go back but when she had realized how much time had passed she knew she had to get back to training.
"How soon do you have to be back?" Poe asked lacing his fingers with hers. He looked at the venders around them. They had wandered in the market district and children were running around nearly knocking over stands, causing some of the venders to yell at them to slow down.
Rey chewed on her bottom lip. "I have to be back to train with Leia but we don't have to rush as long as we don't make any stops." She hugged his arm, looking at the children laughing and playing around. There was one little girl who looking for her doll and started to cry when she couldn't find it. Poe spotted the small doll with red yarn for hair and walked them over to pick it up.
"Here you go little one." He said handing her the doll. Her face turned red and her tears stopped. She gave him a quick thank you and ran back to where her friends were.
The couple smiled at each other and continued their walk back to the palace grounds in silence. When they reached their destination Rey hesitantly let go of Poe's arm and took a step back. "I should go meet up with the general now. I don't know how long it will take so I might not see you until tonight at dinner."
Poe reached grabbed her hand and pulled it to his lips, kissing her fingers with a smile. She let out a giggle and pulled her hand back only to grab his face and give him a slow peck on the lips. "I will see you then, I should go make sure that Finn got out of that closet any way." He laughed and pulled apart. With one last glance at each other they both went their separate ways.
"Take a deep breath and release all the negative energy. You need to clear your mind Rey, that's when you will be able to make your connection with the force for solid." Leia was sitting on large rock while Rey was levitating into the air, raising herself higher the deeper into the meditation she got.
Rey had only been ten minutes late meeting the older woman back at the training grounds she was at earlier. Leia wasn't to upset but did give her a mild lecture on how important it is to be mindful of her other obligations. Once she was done she had instructed her pupil to start on her meditation exercise, now three hours later Rey had felt like she was finally getting somewhere when she suddenly felt a dark shroud fall over her.
Breaking her concentration her falls down, landing on her butt. "Ugh! Why can't I get this? Every time I feel like I am close I suddenly feel like a cloud of darkness wraps around me." Rey stood up and walked over to her teacher. Sitting down next to Leia, Rey leans down to rest her elbows on her thighs and puts her head between her hands.
"It will take some time my dear. You just have to keep up with it and it will eventually pay off." Leia patted the younger woman's back and looked across the lake.
"Yeah but eventually may not be soon enough. What if we are caught before then? What if Kylo Ren finds us and everything you have worked for is gone because I can't connect with the past Jedi and properly with the force?" Rey struggles to keep her frustrations in check. She noticed how her master winced at the mention of his name and silently reprimanded herself for carelessly saying it.
"I believe in you Rey, no matter what happens I know you will be able to overcome what is coming and even what we do not see. Why don't we give it a break for today, we can pick this up again tomorrow."
Rey didn't have a chance to respond, Leia was already walking away and turned back, offering her a reassuring smile and motioning her to follow.
As they started to walk closer to the palace gardens Rey spotted the balcony from the other night and started to think about Poe and their kiss, well their multiple kisses. She could feel a blush creep across her cheeks. This did not go unnoticed by her walking companion.
"I know that look. You're smitten, aren't you?" Rey's eyes bugged out of her head. "Oh don't be surprised child. I have seen both of you ogling each other for months and from what I had seen last night I figured you two had finally gotten to talk about it."
Of course she would know, she knows everything that happens around here. Rey thought.
Rey nodded and paused to face Leia. "He told me that he loves me, and I told him that I love him too. I don't know what the future will hold for us but right now in this moment I love him with my whole heart. There is something I have wanted to ask you for a while now though." Leia raised a thin eyebrow, silently urging her to continue. "I was going through the Jedi books and scrips and one of the rules that I came across where about being forbidden to have a family. It said that we cannot love someone for it could make us turn to the dark side."
"Ah, well there are somethings that needed to change and that was one of them. The whole point of the rule was to keep us from doing something for the people we love and abandon our pledge to the Jedi temple. There were a plenty of Jedi who were able to have families and not lose themselves to the dark. When Luke combed through the texts, he came to the realization that loving was not a bad thing. It makes you stronger, but you do need to use your better judgment when deciding when to use your heart or your head. Don't let that get between you and Poe. After all you two have endured in your lives, you deserve each other."
Rey smiled and gave her a hug. "Thank you, that was weighing on me a little bit."
"You and I both know that you wouldn't have followed that rule anyway." Leia said with and laugh and returned that hug.
"No I would not have, but having someone else saying that it is okay not to makes me feel less guilty for doing so." She said truthfully. The two separated and continued on their walk.
Rey had just changed into different clothes and slipped on some black flats from the closet. One of the hand maidens started to do her hair. She had pinned one side back, leaving the rest to fall just below her shoulders, using an emerald green jewel that matched her assemble. The outfit in whole was very simple. She wore a form fitting green top with long sleeves that fanned out at the wrists, the front hem line showed just enough cleavage that she didn't feel like she was exposed but made her feel pretty. It was paired with black pants that showed off her curves. She had also chosen to wear a small dark blue pendant that Leia had given to her around her neck.
She knew that Leia was enjoying giving her the dresses and jewels and so on, but she couldn't help but feel guilty about it. As much as she had wished she was her daughter, that she could have been a part of a family who wanted her and loved her as much as she felt around Leia and had once around Han the reality was that she wasn't.
Leia has a child, a child that should be with her right now. Ben. Rey should have been able to get through to him but she didn't. She failed and now she felt like Leia was rewarding her for something she couldn't do. Every time she brought him up Leia would instantly falter. Rey didn't blame her, she blamed herself. And now he was after them, hunting them down trying to eliminate the threat to his rule.
Rey was so lost in thought that she didn't hear a knocking on the door. One of the maids opened it slightly.
"Hello, can I speak to Rey?"
"Hold on just a moment please sir." The maid closed the door and walked over to Rey, informing her that a gentleman was at the door waiting to be let in.
"We are done here anyway, let him in on your way out please." Rey said with a smile. The maiden nodded and made her way to the door. Rey stood as Finn walked. "I see you made it out of the closet after all." She laughed.
"Yes and no thanks to you or Poe. You know I thought we were friends and yet it was BB-8 who had to save me." He pouted. Finn stopped a second to look at his friend. "You know I have never seen you in so much color before. Looks like this trip has been really good for you."
It was true, she had never really worn different colors before. It wasn't practical on Jakku and it certainly wasn't like she had much of a choice. Being here made her realize how much she loved wearing different colors and types of clothing. She might not be too keen on dresses but she would wear them again just to see the look on Poe's face when he saw her.
"Thank you and I am sorry about the closet thing but why you put yourself in there in the first place I won't understand." She looked at him with a smirk. His face reddens in embarrassment.
"Ah, it's in the past, I am over it now anyway. Let's go to dinner, Poe and Chewy are waiting for us in the dining hall and I am sure the general is down there by now too." The walked out of the room, closing the door behind them and started down the hall way.
"So I have a question for you." Finn said shoving his hands in his pockets.
Rey tilted her head slightly. "Hmm?"
"So there is this girl I like and she has made it pretty clear that she likes me too. The only problem is that I don't really know how to express that I like her. I can't talk to her without me being awkward and stumbling over my words." He looked away avoiding the look her knew he was going to get from the woman next to him.
"Finn, I am really not the person to be asking about this. You probably have more experience than I do. What did Poe say?" She looked at him like he had grown two head in a matter of seconds.
"I haven't asked him. If I did he will make fun of me and besides when it comes to what girls want I thought I should just ask a girl instead of a guy." He sighed. "Never mind I'm sorry, you're right I should have gone to Poe-"
"No I get it. Finn, how did she tell you she likes you?" She asked in a reassuring tone.
"She kissed me." He said in a small voice.
"Wow, okay so just kiss her back." Rey laughed. It might not be sound advice but she was pretty sure that it would work. Especially if that person was who she thinks it is.
"I can't just kiss Ros-"Finn gawked part because of what Rey had suggested and the other part because he just let slip who he likes.
So I was right, it is Rose. Boy is she going to be happy to know that he likes her back.
"Just trust me, well pick a good time to do it. Take her for a walk or ask her out for dinner or something." She bumped his shoulder with hers.
"Okay yeah, yeah I can do this, but what if it back fires?" He questions looking over to her.
Rey furrowed her brow. "Maybe you should just ask Poe." They both laugh and he bumps her shoulder this time.
"How much longer are we going to be here for?" Poe asked general Organa. As much as he liked it on Naboo he was starting to get antsy about being here. The First Order could show up at any minute and he wanted to be out of there before they did.
"The day after tomorrow at the latest. I am still trying to recruit some new bodies for the resistance and even though we have gotten a hand full I know that there are more out there." She said before placing a small fork full of food in her mouth.
Rey was sitting next to Poe, silently eating the food on her plate as she listened to their conversation. Chewy and Finn were carrying on about a rematch of holochess and Leia and Poe where discussing their departure schedule. Rey and Leia were the only ones still eating and she could feel Leia's annoyance with Poe about wanting to discuss plans while she ate.
Finishing her food, she looks over at them resting a hand on Poe's thigh. "I am going to get some fresh air and retire for the night." She could tell that Poe had no intention on ending the one sided conversation. "Poe would join me for a walk?"
"Oh what a fine idea! You know how Rey is with directions. Please make sure she safely makes it back to her quarters?" Leia not so subtly states.
Poe takes the hint and says good night to everyone before walking Rey out of the room. Rey turns around to see Leia mouth a 'Thank you' to her. She smiles in return, sending her a nod of understanding.
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