Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Characters created by Lucusfilm, however I do own the plot. However I do own Drew, Zoe, Lucas and Anna Lise.
Note: My Best friend just saw The Rise of Skywalker and she cried when Ben died. Cute.
Drew didn't really know Rey all to well. He knew her well enough to know she was the most beautiful woman in the galaxy, strong in the mysterious force everyone thought was so cool and that she was independent. He admired her for that, she could take care of herself. He didn't love her, he liked her a lot and maybe lusted a bit, but he was confused on how he felt for her. One thing was for certain, he hated that man she was always with. The one she said that she loved... Ben Solo... Kylo Ren. The man that sent out those troops that killed his brother. Drew looked up for the night sky, wishing you could start up his X-Wing and fly up there forgetting everything for minute at least.
" what you doing out here" A woman asked for behind him, he does voice well. It's Zoe one of the other X-Wing pilots. Drew huffs, shrugging his shoulders.
" nothing much, Just contemplating on why she likes him at all." Drew says waving one hand about.
"Let me guess, that girl who flies the falcon with Han Solo, the girl who knows the force and the girl who Drew thinks is absolutely perfect for him even though she's taken" Zoe says scoffing. She thinks her friend is funny, falling for a girl who he knew nothing about, just because she was pretty.
" I don't think she's absolutely perfect for me" Drew states shaking his head. Zoe huffs this time not understanding where he's coming from.
" well if you didn't think she was absolutely perfect for you why would you be chasing her" she asks her strait blonde hair glinting in the moonlight.
" i'm not chasing her either… I just like her… And I'm not about to" He starts soon stopping what he said. Zoe looks him inquisitively. She knows about the fight he had with Ben, Rey's boyfriend.
" not about to go stepping in and breaking up a relationship with Ben... sorry sweetheart you're already did that" Zoe says sarcastically flipping her Long blonde hair behind her shoulders.
" they broke up?" Through asks hopefully a glint appearing in his eyes.
" oh dumbass they didn't… What I meant that you already tried to step in and break things up" Zoe state looking at him. He know she's right. He didn't step in and say directly that Rey shouldn't be with him. Didn't say that at all, he just accused the man of doing something terrible to his brother. And Ben admitted to it, said he was sorry. Drew didn't forgive him though, how he?
" you could step in… Not telling her straight to her face she shouldn't be with him... instead... set him up... make him angry… Make him do something to you, so she sees he's actually dangerous" Zoe suggest raising her eyebrows her fellow pilot. Drew thinks on this for moment, finally deciding that the plan is genius. He nods raising both his eyebrows at her.
" let's do it" he says mischievous smile appearing on his face.
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Breakfast call the next day was uneventful. The group sitting together an end table near the entrance into the command room. With the war won, people have started to settle down, making little villages. The villages based on ethnicity, language and creature we're not planned, they just simply happened. The little bubbles that resistance fighters had been assigned slowly emptied and at this point There was only around 20 people left using the rooms provided for resistance fighters. Ben, Rey, Poe, Finn and Rose being among them. The talk of moving to one of the tiny little villages was the subject at the moment, why wouldn't it be.
The builders, the ones that built the base were slowly deconstructing building and making small huts out of the material. Of course some people weren't staying, they went home to finally see their families or friends.
"Half my X-wing pilots are leaving and going home" Poe states spearing a piece of egg on his fork. Ben looks up surprised, then hopeful.
"Do any of those people include... what's his name... Grew" Ben asks stumbling on the name of the man who beat him up.
"Drew" Finn corrects raising an eyebrow inquisitively, it's obvious to the reason that Ben wants to know whether he's gone or not. Even Finn would prefer him gone, Drew and the rest of those hotshot pilots can be really annoying, and stuck up. Poe however was different he wasn't as annoying as the rest of them, but… he too could be stuck up.
" no… Drew stayed he doesn't have any of the family anywhere else, friends either" Poe announces his tousled black hair sticking straight up it's obvious he hasn't combed it that morning. Ben momentarily felt bad for the man who had caused him to be hospitalized for a night. It was sad he had no family, it hurt Ben to think that he was the cause of that.
" maybe I should go talk to him… try and... make things right," Ben suggests looking at Rey, she narrows her eyebrows clearly disagreeing with the idea.
" I don't think that's a good idea, last time you guys... talked… You ended up in the medical bay unconscious" she states looking at him nervously. He just wants to smooth things over… He doesn't want this feud with this man to continue, he's had enough war to last him a lifetime.
" I just wanna… Maybe, never mind I won't bother him" Ben says running a hand through his hair and rubbing his eyes. He takes a sip of his Caff trying to wake up. He hasn't slept so good in a long time, being in Rey's arms definitely helped. He might've slept better if it wasn't for the Porgs trying to nest in his hair and the blankets while they slept. He'd have to bring that up with Rey.
"I understand you just wanna help, make things better between the people that won't forgive you" Rey says, every last one of those words is correct. He feels guilty for what he's done, even if he isn't Kylo Ren anymore. Never mind that, if he still were that monster he wouldn't feel guilty, and that's a bad thing.
After breakfast the group dissipate, each to their own separate managing the X-Wing pilot that now including Finn. Rose working on loose fuses and broken droids. The only two people who didn't have something to do were Ben and Rey but that was soon corrected.
Leia tracked them down in the halls and asked to speak with Rey. The older general pull the young girl aside with a business proposition A job for both of them.
" I know of three force sensitive people just in the resistance, I think it would be a good idea for you and Ben to teach them the ways of the force. Like Luke tried to do" Leia suggests her brown eyes serious. Rey nods she'll do this for Leia but is worried for what may happen. Leia feels Rey's nervous tremor run through the force. She puts a hand on the girls shoulder.
" it's going to be fine, you have thousands of years of Jedi to help you" The older woman says a reassuring expression on her face. Rey nods
" of course general" Rey saying giving a respectful nod. Leia sighs.
" Rey please don't call me general, we're basically family, at some point we may be" Leia says with a hint of a smile appearing on her worn face. However what the old general just said didn't bother the young Jedi. It wasn't embarrassing, it felt more the truth.
" yes, Leia" Rey says.
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Drew waited around the corner for the right moment to but in on the couples conversation. It was around nine o'clock, the sky was getting dark and he didn't know what he would say exactly, he just knew he'd try to make that evil man look bad in Rey's eyes. Truly it wasn't a great plan. The small female with a three buns sighs leaning her head on the Ben's shoulder.
" so when are we going to clean out that Porg infestation we have going on our refresher" Ben asks draping his arm around her. Rey smiles at the dark haired mans joke.
"I was just going to leave them if that is alright with you" She says rubbing her face into his chest. He looks at her as if she's insane. He raises a eyebrow.
"But what if I need to use the refresher" Ben asks The Solo smirk appearing on his face.
" well I still use it, you just push them aside and ignore them." She states, suggesting that he do it as well. He gives a curt laugh.
" oh, that'll be something I look forward to every day, seeing around 20 big eyed little birds staring at me while I take a shower… How pleasant, and you know how they like to stare, they make you feel bad for unknown reasons" Ben says. Rey can't say that he's wrong, when they look at you you start to feel bad for things you didn't even know you did. That's the one thing she doesn't like about them.
" oh never mind that… we'll do all that in the morning" Rey says looking into his eyes.
"What did my mom say to you today, when she talked to you alone" Ben asks questioning her on the chat she had earlier with his mom. Rey sighs she knows that Ben wont be submissive to the idea, she knows he would be worried that someone would fall down the same hole he did.
"She wants us to build a new Jedi Order, teach them the ways of the force, says she knows of three people on the base already who are force sensitive" Rey states plainly, and as she suspected Ben doesn't like the idea.
"If there is any... I repeat any darkness out there still it'll prey on the weak minds of fleeing force users, like it did to me" Ben says, its not that he doesn't want to teach these people. He's worried of what may happen if he does teach them.
"You don't want to do what Luke did" Rey asks him, he nods answering her. Rey can't confirm that he wont, after all it wasn't the darknesses fault that Ben turned from the light. It was his uncle's.
"You... I..." She starts soon cut of by Ben, she looks up at him while he speaks.
"You don't know weather of not I'll be able to teach them and keep them from it" Ben states finishing her sentence. Rey flush's scared that she's offended him.
"I don't know if I'll be able to do it" She defends, he snorts.
"I don't know about this Rey" He worries grasping her hand. He sighs his deep brown eyes growing tears.
"My uncle tried to kill me, what if I... if I tried to do...that...to someone" Ben says little bubbles of tears forming in his eyes. Rey comforts him pulling his head into her chest and hugging him. He doesn't cry, just closes him eyes tiredly.
This gives Drew a new outlook on the man, he feels bad for him, truly does. 'Maybe he had changed' He lets himself think for a minute though his brain quickly rebuffs the thought. 'No, he hasn't he's still a monster' he says correcting himself. He lets himself look again. A bright light appears soon forming into a shape of a bearded man in cream colored Robes.
"Luke Skywalker" Drew whispers to himself.