A Secret to Keep
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Rey felt the warm sun on her face. Fluttering her eyes open she noticed that Poe was no longer beside her. She felt around where he had been laying and felt disappointment. He probably wanted to leave before anyone saw him in here. Rey thought.
Just as she laid back down she heard a soft noise on the balcony. Wrapping one of the sheets around her body and she walked cautiously toward the open door, watching the slight wind blowing the curtains gently. When she poked her head out she saw him standing there, bare feet and no shirt, only wearing his pants that he must have found on the floor from last night.
"What are you doing out here?" Rey asked as she walked up next to him. He jumped a little bit and turned to meet her with a smile.
"I was just thinking that I could get use to waking up like this every day." He wrapped an arm around her waist and lightly pressed a kiss to her lips. "You are so beautiful in the morning."
"Well you don't look to bad yourself." She laughed with a blush creeping across her face. She could get use to this too. This was something new and intimate, and she liked it. Rey never thought she would be one of those people to do all the hugging and holding. She never liked being touched but with Poe it was different. He never hurt her, never made her feel uncomfortable.
"I didn't wake you up, did I? You looked so peaceful; I tried to let you get some more rest." Poe said into the shell of her ear. She was now leaning against the rail and he stood behind her, his chest pressed to her back. Poe's hands on her shoulders, thumbs making circular patterns.
She looked out at the mountains, trees and fields; the sun was still rising and had made everything glow. The scene was gorgeous that she could look at it all day. "No, you didn't. I usually wake up early. What were you doing up? If I remember correctly you once told me that you like to sleep in as long as you could." She turned around, holding the sheet to her chest with one hand and put the other around his neck.
Poe gave her a devilish grin. "I do, but how could I with a beautiful naked woman sleeping right next to me. Not to mention the snoring." He received a smack on the arm and she laughed only for him to look at her seriously.
"I have a bad feeling. I wish we could stay longer but I feel like The First Order is on their way. I have tried talking to the general about it but she thinks we have a little more time." His face is pulled down looking at the vines on the rail. General Organa was never one to brush off these matters but she was prolonging leaving Naboo. Rey could understand why and maybe when everything was done and over they could all come back.
"Maybe I could talk to her when we are at the training field today. But until then try to enjoy yourself. It's not often we are able to take time to relax." She gave him a smile and when he looked up at her face she pulled him in for a kiss. When they parted, he shook his head with a chuckle.
"I guess I can do that but only if I am able to get some alone time with my girlfriend first." He started to walk backwards toward the bed and pulled her with him. Rey smiled and drew the sheet with her; dropping is when they reached the bed
"It is still pretty early and since we are not expected to be anywhere until noon, I think we can make that work." She pushed him down on the bed and climbed on him just like the night before.
"I think I am starting to become a morning person." Poe said grabbing her waist and started to leave a trail of kisses under her jaw.
As the day went by Rey found her mind wondering to Leia. She had Rey do some reading in the temple instead of training. It was filled with books about Naboo's history, its queens and its struggle for its people. Leia had told her to read about the politics and find what she could about when the Jedi had come to help them in their time of need. The older woman wanted her to learn of the ways that Jedi had helped reclaim this beautiful world for its people and how they lost one of their own for the cause. "When you understand that everything comes with a price you will be able to acknowledge that not everything is black and white. Sometimes to do the right thing you could lose everything. You need to think things through and weigh what you are willing to sacrifice for your cause."
It's not that Rey had a problem with it, quite the opposite really. She found the history of Naboo interesting as well as the two Jedi who had come to the aid of the queen and her people. She remembered one of the names from when Luke started training her. Obi-won Kenobi.
It had been a few hours when Leia had suddenly stood up and walked by Rey. The young woman looked up with a raised eyebrow but her master returned it with a waving hand. "Continue your reading my dear. I will be back shortly, I just have something I have to do and then we can finish up with your meditation outside." With that she slipped past the doors and disappeared from Rey's sight.
Rey watched as the wide double doors shut. The librarian made a huffing sound as she furrowed her brows, just as she did every time the doors opened or closed. Rey brought her attention back to the pages in front of her. Straining her eyes as she reached toward the lamp, turning the up the light to see the script better. The sun was setting and the light in the room was becoming scarce.
Deciding that the light was now sufficient, she refocused her train of thought. The trade federation cut off all routes to Naboo and two Jedi Knights where sent to help. Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi. Through a series of events, a few different planets, and some running Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan had wound up in an epic battle with a sith apprentice named Darth Mal. In the end Qui-Gon was killed and Darth Mal was thought to have perished.
Leia's mother was queen at the time and she had worked together with the two Jedi to save her people. According to Leia this was also when Padme met Anakin, her future husband and Leia and Luke's father. Most of their relationship was kept a secret, only through some of Padme's dearest friends, servants and a little droid did Luke and Leia piece together the entirety of the affair and what transpired between the two.
Rey was not sure why Leia told her about her parents. Maybe it was because she thought Rey was more like a daughter and felt comfortable telling her. Or maybe it was because Leia felt that the story needed to be told to someone before the events themselves became a fairytale. Either way, Leia took a chance in telling Rey about it and she intended to keep the secret to herself.
Hours pasted and Rey was almost done with the stack of books Leia had set in front of her earlier that day. The doors opened and Rey's head snapped up. The person coming her way was not the older woman she expected but instead it was Finn he was walking rather fast and when he saw Rey he started to run toward her.
"Rey we got to go, the General is waiting for us in the dining hall. There has been some important transmission." Finn took no time pulling Rey to her feet, only stopping for a moment to help her put the books that had gotten knocked over in the rush back on the table. They were soon walking fast into the dining hall where everyone was discussing something important.
Rey walked up next to her master and waited to be caught up to speed while Finn walked to the other side of the table next to Chewy and Poe. When Leia noticed her student's presence she turned to her and placed a hand on Rey's arm.
"I am so sorry Rey. I was on my way back to you a few hours ago when I received an important transmission and I had forgotten to send someone to collect you." Leia said.
"No worries, I was able to finish most of my studies anyway. What's going on?" Rey asked Leia but her eyes met Poe's. He looked frustrated and tired. She hadn't seen him since this morning and from the looks of it he was having a rough day.
General Organa took a deep breath and looked at the younger woman. "The First Order found us and they are on their way."
Hey guys! Sorry it's been a while. It's been a rough couple of months due to well everything, I have also just moved and have had a really close family member in the hospital. And on top of it all I have had a really bad case of writer's block so thank you guys for being patient and understanding. As usual if you enjoyed the chapter or the story so far, please leave a comment and let me know how I am doing. It is always appreciated and I love to hear from you. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy and that you all have a nice day/night. :)
