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The next morning Rey got up and got dressed in her cheer uniform and put her hair in a high ponytail with a white bow with glittery silver trim onto of her head she left her makeup for later as she slowly opened the door to her room. There were voices coming from that level of the house, she didn't expect any of the boys to be up and certainly not getting ready for the day in Poe or Finn's rooms yet. Peaking into the hall Rey was startled but stayed silent, there was a man with cropped blue hair standing at Poe's bedroom door talking quietly with her father. Rey froze when the man glanced over to her through her partly open door and waved, "Hi."
"Rey, this is Ezra Bridger, Kanan's son," her father introduced in a hushed tone, "This is my daughter Rey, why don't you guys go start on breakfast since you both know how to make the special shaped pancakes?"
"Okay dad," Rey whispered.
"We'll have to be quiet, Ben is a really light sleeper, but he's not grumpy about it which is good," Ezra crept down the stairs not noticing Rey and Obi exchanging a humored look.
Rey silently got the utensils for the pancakes out and Ezra started mixing the batter, she peaked over at her sleeping team mates, "Do you miss fencing?"
"Of course but I think I miss them more," Ezra whispered softly, "Today is the meet before State qualifications, it's always the one that builds or tears down confidence, I'm glad I can support you guys today, can I say guys while referring to you?"
"That's fine, obviously I'm a girl," Rey gestured to her cheer uniform, the race back top was green with silver trim with white on the outermost edge with the school insignia in white with silver edge on the front and stopped just above the pleated green skirt with silver pleats and a white band at the bottom, on the band above her left knee was Rey stitched in silver, "Not that being a cheerleader means I'm a girl, Matt is filling in for one of the cheer girls today, he's a freshman."
"Ben mentioned him in the last letter he wrote me, he mentioned you too," Ezra tried to respond casually.
"And what did he say about me?" Rey questioned.
"Just how he called you pretty," Ezra laughed.
"Make fun of him for that please," Rey giggled as her dad into the kitchen.
"I'm going to let the horses out, Ezra care to join me?" Obi asked.
"Absolutely, how is Chopper doing?" Ezra asked as he followed Obi out side.
Rey set up the grittle and put the batter into squeeze bottles before going into the living room and sitting crosslegged beside Ben and began tapping his cheek, "Babe."
"I'm awake," he mumbled wrapping his arms around her waist and resting his head on her leg.
"Yeah of course you are," Rey rolled her eyes and grabbed his phone and took a selfie of them and put it on his Instagram captioned '#hacked good luck at competition to day, Babe!'
"Ah!" Finn yelped sitting up.
"What?" Ben asked sitting up, Finn had also woken Poe and Felix.
"My phone went off in my pocket," Finn explained sitting up.
"I hate that," Poe laughed.
"You shouldn't sleep with your phone in your pocket it lowers your sperm count," Felix looked to Rey, "I probably shouldn't have said that in front of you."
"I've heard worse," Rey waved him off.
"She's said worse," Finn smirked as he got up and went upstairs.
"What did you say?" Ben asked as Rey jumped up and went back to the kitchen ignoring him.
Ben looked at Poe, "All I'll say is she could make a Queen's Guard blush."
"Hey, that was my joke!" Rey whispered from the kitchen trying not to wake the rest of the team.
"I'm sure it was much better when you told it, sweetheart," Ben followed her to the kitchen and kissed her forehead, "You look cute."
"Thanks, you look sleepy," she reached up and fluffed his hair. The garage door opened and she stepped away from him pretending to look busy as Ezra poked Ben on either side of his waist.
"Woah, Ezra!" Ben screamed then turned around and all but tackled his friend.
"Are you taller?" Ezra asked as he pulled away.
"Every adult always asks me that, you're officially an adult," Ben laughed.
"Okay, but I haven't seen you in a month and suddenly I'm looking up at you," Ezra smirked, "But just for that I'm going to say you need a hair cut."
"Rey, do I need a hair cut?" Rey looked from Ben to Ezra.
"I'm just here to make pancakes," Rey turned back to the grittle and began fliping pancakes.
"It is a bit long," Felix shrugged as he walked over and shook hands with Ezra, "Are you going to watch us compete today?"
"This coming from the boy who hates being watched," Ezra smiled. Ben and Rey finished up making pancakes while Ezra and the rest of the fencing team talked at the dinning table.
Rey leaned over to whisper to Ben, "When was the last time you talked to Ezra?"
"I sent him a letter a few days before we went camping, why are we whispering?" Ben asked.
"He thinks that I don't know you like me and I'm going to mess with him," Rey smiled.
"Let's do it," Ben offered his fist and Rey bumped hers against his, "Just try and act like you don't like me."
"Because you're completely irresistible," Rey rolled her eyes.
"I'm just going to pretend you are a very good actress," Ben dramatically huffed making her giggle.
Jyn knocked on the door of the Kenobi household as Cassian held a heavy tub, "Why couldn't you just bring one uniform?"
"Because I don't know which will fit best," Jyn explained Rey answered the door, "There's my Rebel Scum."
"Hi Coach!" Rey hugged Jyn, "Is that Matt's uniform?"
"Hopefully," Cassian set the tub down, "We had to go through about 20 tubs at school to find these and I would appreciate not doing it again, maybe I'll make the fencing guys help me."
"I'm sure they'll love that," Rey laughed.
Jyn looked into Rey's closet, "This looks like it belongs to a Kardashian."
"Thanks," Rey laughed as Matt walked out of her bathroom, "Ooooo, look at you!"
"Stand next to him Rey, I want to sent a picture to the cheer group chat," Jyn said taking out her phone. Rey and Matt crossed their arms with their backs together, "I wish we had a permanent spot for you on the team, you look great."
"Thanks, I'll try out next year," Matt promised.
"You're already in," Jyn announced.
Obi opened the front door for Kanan, "Are the boys up yet?"
"They're all eating and very happy to see Ezra," Obi answered.
"He missed them more then he's letting on," Kanan admitted, "Poe and Finn were like younger siblings to him."
Jyn walked down the stairs followed by Rey and Matt, Matt smiled nervously, the top of his uniform was all white with the schools logo in silver and black pants with a white and silver stripe down the side. The fencing boys let out cheers and whistles to Matt, "Thanks."
Matt and Rey stood at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the cheer studio, "Rey
I really can't do this, what if they judge me?"
"I'm going to tell you the same thing Ben told me, the worst thing that can happen is Chloe makes fun of you and if she does we beat up her boyfriend," Rey assured settined her pompommed hand on his shoulder, "Plus Chloe isn't even here and everyone in the group chat is excited you're joining us today, even if you mess up you learned this routine in a 4th the time we did, everything is fine."
"Okay," Matt took a deepbreath, "Let's go."
The fencing team, parents, and Ezra and Kanan sat in Luke's class room who walked out of his office, "We may have a small problem."
"Please don't tell me," Leia sighed.
"Ewok's tank is open," Luke announced.
"I'm going to go check on Rey, Carrie, Mother would you like to join me?" Leia got up and left the room with her and Matt's moms.
"Okay let's divide the school into sections, who can pic Ewok up?" Ben asked taking out a pen and paper and drawing map of the school, everyone looked away and shuffled their feet, "Okay if you find him call Luke or me, I'm going to turn up the air conditioning in the hopes that will draw him out of the ceiling if he's in there."
"It's like you planned for this," Obi commented.
"It's not the first time," Luke explained.
"Took us three hours to find Ewok last time, how long do we have till the first school is supposed to arrive?" Ben asked checking his watch.
"I think 8," Matt's father Harrison answered.
"That's in 28 minutes," Ben sighed, "We better work fast."
Suddenly there was screaming in the hallway, Anakin looked out the door, "The cheer girls found him."
"Oh no, I hope none of them try and step on him," Luke said as he and Ben hurried out of the room.
"REY LYNN KENOBI PUT THAT DOWN!" Leia scolded.
"He only hisses because everyone keeps speaking so loudly," the rest of the cheer girls, Jyn, and Matt had made a wide circle around Rey who had Ewok the tarantula sitting across both her hands, she looked at Luke, "He was just crawling on the floor, good thing I noticed him, you need to keep that book on top of his tank."
"It was," Luke answered causing her to look at the spider suspiciously.
"Okay maybe you'll need something heavier but while he's out does anyone want to hold him?" as Rey turned around everyone backed away from her, "Nevermind."
"I'll figure out how to keep him in his tank," Ben promised letting Ewok crawl into his hand as the cheer girls screamed and ran outside.
"Creepy relationship goals," Poe laughed.
"Ewok and Ben are both not creepy," Rey scolded as Matt looked over her shoulder at the tarantula.
"Thanks, sweetheart" Ben smiled.
"We get it, you're cute, come on Rebel Scum," Matt rolled his eyes and handed Rey her pompoms.
"Let's go outside and fight Bottle Blond," Rey laughed nudging him as they followed their team mates outside.
Each tower was assigned different schools to show to their home rooms. Since Matt was filling in for Chloe he was with Jessica, Bridgette, Dianne, Dash, and Jackie while Rey was with her bases Rose, Page, Marinette, and Alya. [Kaylie this leaves Rosie, Juleka, Rarity, Twilight, and Fluttershy.] Jyn had given the most responsible in each group their list of schools, Page turned to Rey, "Hey isn't your fencing friend from this school?"
"Yeah, unfortunately that's the school Hux went to," Rey rolled her eyes.
"From what you've said he seems like such a creep," Rose wrinkled her nose.
"He is," Rey sighed, "He snapped me this morning saying he couldn't wait to see me."
"What did you say back?" Marinette asked.
"I could," Rey smirked.
"That's my girl," Alya offered her a high five.
A bus drove up and the cheerleaders tussled their pom pom's and cheered, faking smiles as Snoke lead his team towards the school. Page turned to her group making a gagging face before greeting Snoke, "Welcome to Sith High, we'll show you to your home room."
"By any chance is it my old class room?" Snoke barked a laugh and Armitage laughed too but no one else.
"Cassian has a sense of humor so actually it is," Page had never liked Snoke as a teacher but he was never particularly mean to her so she could easily fake politeness.
Snoke's team followed Page and the other cheer girls followed behind, Rey fell into step with Isabella giving her a side hug, "I'm so happy to see you, are you wearing the new foundation you were telling me about?"
"Yeah, it's great and I don't think I'm going to sweat it off, you look amazing in your uniform by the way," Isabella added.
"Thanks," Rey smiled back, the girls continued talking but she kept an eye on Armitage who had yet to look at her.
Ben, Poe, Finn, Luka, Felix, and Adrien sat in a circle on the floor of playing Bologna. Ezra sat beside Ben cradling Ahsoka who was looking at the boys. Cassian looked at the clock, "Felix, are you ready?"
"Yep, Ezra are you coming?" Felix asked as he put his mask on and grabbed his foil.
"You hate when people watch you," Ezra passed Ahsoka to Ben and got up.
"You're an exception," Felix shrugged as he and Cassian started down the hall followed by Ezra.
"When will my husband return from war?" Ben sighed dramatically.
"I'm right here," Rey said from the door way.
Matt turned to her, "Arguing with Rose about how worms reproduce isn't war."
"We weren't arguing," Rey rolled her eyes.
"Twilight sat them down and started drawing diagrams about worms hooking up," Matt said to the fencing guys as he sat down with them picking up Felix cards, "What are we playing?"
"Bolagna," Luka and Poe answered in unison.
"Never heard of it," Rey said as she sat down picking up Ezra's cards, "How do we play?"
"I'll show you how so we don't have to explain it again," Ben took the cards from Rey and passes Ahsoka to her as she settled into his lap. They played like that Ben whispering instruction in her ear as she got to put the cards down and call it.
"Oh by the way we're going to mess with Ezra because he doesn't know we're dating," Rey announced.
"You're doing a really good job hiding it," Finn deadpanned and Rey stuck her tongue out at him.
"I'm going to get my mom in on it for dinner tonight," Luka took out his phone.
"What are we having for dinner?" Adrien asked.
"Hot wings, but not very hot because the cheer girls are going to sleep over so they're all going to be there too," Luka explained.
"Your sister said we aren't allowed to start a prank war with you, so can you and I prank them?" Rey asked.
"We'll think of a plan when they go to sleep," Luka agreed holding out his fist to her which she returned.
"Do we get to watch Ben be really stalkery, because that sounds like quality entertainment," Finn laughed.
"It's not stalking if you have permisson, Rey can I obsess over you till Ezra leaves?" Ben asked turning his head to look at her.
"You already do," Rey smirked as Ben rested his chin on her shoulder and pouted.
"Tea," Matt called.
The cheerleaders sat in three rows of the bleachers. As the judges and refs conversed Ben, Poe, and Finn did The Knights to Leia who sat a ways away in the bleachers with the other parents. Alya leaned over to Rey, "What are they doing?"
"It's called The Knights, they swear an oath to fight for Leia's honor," Rey explained.
"Should we do that for our round?" Matt asked on her other side.
"Lit, we totally should," Rey agreed, "Ew there's Armitage."
"That's such a stupid name," Matt whispered back at the Refs stood to start the match.
"First Hux and Solo."
"I dare you to yell kick his arse babe," Rey laughed.
"That is unsportsmanlike!" Matt fake gasped.
"That's why I told you to do it," Rey smirked.
As Ben and Armitage go into their places a group of men on the bleachers close to the far side of the gym cheered obnoxiously loud and one yelled, "Benji if you get a perfect 10 we'll give you a full set of keys!"
"Can I get that in writing?" Ben called back through his mask before quickly facing Hux as the ref glared at him, "Sorry."
"Those are the other janitors," Finn whispered as he sat behind Rey and Matt, "Hux looks nervous."
"Benji has motivation to destroy him, of course he's nervous," Matt laughed as Finn and Rey giggled behind their hands.
"Stop going easy on me," Ben whispered after his 7th tag on Armitage.
"Getting a full set on janitor keys will make you happy," Armitage countered.
"You can't just let me win, it's not fair to your team," Ben scolded as he got his 8th hit.
"It's not like this competition qualifies us for state, it's basically practice," Armitage responded sidestepping a second to late for Ben's 9th hit.
"Not in team ranking, it reflects on your school and your team mates, this isn't about us," Ben shot back.
"Always about honor and hard work aren't you Solo?" Armitage laughed.
"Without it what would I have?" Ben questioned.
"Your looks," Armitage answered stepping away from Ben's foil that had tagged him for the 10th time. Ben glared as he watched him walk away.
After the Superior round the cheerleaders performed. Lining up into three rows of 5 and the girls had been moved around so Matt was behind Rey who was in the front row.
Take a seat right over there, sat on the stairs
Stay or leave, the cabinets are bare and I'm unaware
Of just how we got into this mess, got so aggressive
I know we meant all good intentions
The cheerleaders were still for the entire opening of the song facing the back of the room farther away from the bleachers and audience. As soon as the beat dropped they all turned and did a round off back handspring back tuck.
So pull me closer
Why don't you pull me close?
Why don't you come on over?
I can't just let you go
For the chorus the routine had complicated arm movements with simple foot positions.
Oh baby, why don't you just meet me in the middle?
I'm losing my mind just a little
So why don't you just meet me in the middle?
In the middle
Baby, why don't you just meet me in the middle?
I'm losing my mind just a little
So why don't you just meet me in the middle?
In the middle, oh
Take a step back for a minute, into the kitchen
Floors are wet and taps are still running, dishes are broken
How did we get into this mess? Got so aggressive
I know we meant all good intentions
So pull me closer
Why don't you pull me close?
Why don't you come on over?
I can't just let you go, oh
Baby, why don't you just meet me in the middle?
I'm losing my mind just a little
So why don't you just meet me in the middle?
In the middle
Looking at you, I can't lie
Just pouring out admission
Regardless of my objection, oh
And it's not about my pride
I need you on my skin
Just come over, pull me in, just
Oh, baby, why don't you just meet me in the middle?
I'm losing my mind just a little
So why don't you just meet me in the middle?
In the middle, no no
Baby, why don't you just meet me in the middle? Oh Yeah
I'm losing my mind just a little
So why don't you just meet me in the middle? Oh
In the middle
Baby, why don't you just meet me in the middle, baby?
I'm losing my mind just a little
So why don't you just meet me in the middle, middle?
In the middle, middle
The end of the routine had a few leftover counts where Jyn let the girls get into whatever end pose they wanted and Matt and Rey took like last 8 counts to make a Star Wars reference. On the third count Matt snapped his fingers over Rey's shoulder and she dropped limp for him to scoop her up and their fencing team screamed as the rest of the audience thundered in applause. Matt set Rey down and they ran out of the room while the rest of the cheerleaders sat back in their seats. When they got out of the gym they slowed to a jogging pace Rey jumped over a bench unnecessarily, "That was great, you were great."
"Thanks, you should have seen how Ben looked at us, it was like he was jealous and nervous but he was still happy and excited," Matt laughed.
"Yeah we've been working on that," Rey held the door open to Luke's classroom.
"If that's like personal relationship stuff you don't have to tell me but if you need to talk about it I'm here," Matt responded seriously as he took his fencing bag to one corner of the room.
"There's not much to tell," Rey shrugged as she locked the door and took her fencing bag to the other corner of the room.
"Okay," Matt shrugged as he started changing with his back to her.
"I mean it's like," Rey sighed, "I don't know."
"We can talk about it while we're not changing," Matt spoke making Rey laugh.
"I'll tell you later at the Couffaine's."
Matt and Rey ran back into the gym and sat with the rest of the fencing team right as the intermediate round was about to begin. Rey leaned over to Ben, "See, we did a stunt and I didn't fall."
"That doesn't count," Ben smiled, "But you both were awesome."
"Thanks, bae," Matt winked at Ben making him smile and roll his eyes.
Rey stood on the mat facing Ferb, two minutes into their match they both thrust at each other and missed ending in Rey hitting her mask against Ferb's so hard she and him tumbled to the floor. They both scrambled to their feet apologizing in a babble of British accents. The ref's got together and one announce, "Would you both like to start again because this seems like an accident."
"Yes sir," Rey and Ferb spoke in unison before glancing at each other.
After the novice round everyone ate lunch which the cheerleaders were in charge of serving, everyone had a job and Matt and Rey's was music. Rey plugged in an Ipod to the pa system in the office, Matt raised and eyebrow, "Why do you have such an old Ipod?"
"It's Ben's," Rey shrugged.
"He gave you his Ipod?" Matt questioned.
"No, I found it and his mom gave me the password, I'm going to give it back but I'm just using it for this," Rey answered.
"Are you playing one of his playlists?" Matt questioned.
"Yeah it's called, 'Don't Make Fun of Me, Please' and it's full of love songs," Rey answered making Matt laugh, "He also has a whole play list of songs that have like one curse word or are edgy and it's called 'Mom This Isn't a Phase' and Leia knows almost every word to all of those."
"If Ben used to listen to all the songs in order do you think he'll notice?" Matt asked.
"Maybe he will, I wish we could watch him," as Rey spoke the TV on the wall above them turned on.
"Let me know when you find him and I'll zoom in," Maz instructed. The monitor had four different angles of the cafeteria.
Ben was sitting talking to Ezra when Poe sat down next to him, "This is such and old song."
You're over my head
I'm out of my mind
Thinking I was born in the wrong time
One of a kind, living in a world gone plastic
Baby you're so classic
"You used to be obsessed with this song," Ben said to Finn as he sat beside Ezra.
"That's because it's a great song," Finn shrugged.
Rey and Matt had climbed onto the high counter of Maz desk to watch Ben on the monitor. Jyn walked in, "What are you doing, besides being awesome cheerleaders?"
"It turns out the Ipod Rey is using was Ben's and we're playing one of his playlists to see if he notices, this is the third song so I expect him to get a little weirded out soon," Matt explained.
"I'll bring you guys some food," Jyn promised.
"Thanks," they called in unison.
I was riding shotgun
With my hair undone
In the front seat of his car
I grabbed a pen
And an old napkin
And I wrote down our song
Ben turned to Poe, "This is the story of a girl."
"What?" Poe turned his head to the side as Ben pointed to the ceiling.
This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looked so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her, when she smiles
"How did you know that?" Ezra questioned.
"The last 9 songs have been in the same order as they were on my Ipod," Ben explained getting up.
Rey and Matt watched Ben walk off screen 4 different ways, Rey laughed, "We're caught."
Ben walked in, "Where did you find that?"
"Behind the couch," Rey shrugged.
"It was their idea," Jyn said as she walked into the office and set a box of pizza on the counter.
"I thought you loved me," Rey gasped.
"I do love you, I just don't want any part of this," Jyn smiled, "But if he yells at you I'm going to tell his mother."
"I'm not going to yell at Rey," Ben rolled his eyes as he picked up his Ipod.
"What are you doing?" Matt asked.
"Deleting middle school Ben's cringy selfies," Ben answered.
"You mean the ones I backed up on my laptop?" Rey smiled.
Ben sighed and walked over to kiss Rey on the cheek, "I'll see you later sweetheart."
After judging Rey hugged Isabella goodbye and the people from the other schools left leaving the cheerleaders to clean up the kitchen and cafeteria, the fencing team cleaned the gym, and the janitors the rest of the school. After the cheerleaders were done they went to Juleka's house leaving just the fencing team and the janitors. The parents of the fencing team also went to the Couffain's house save for Leia, Han, and Luke who went to see Anakin, Padme, and Ahsoka off to the airport. Ben, Poe, Finn, and Ezra were moping the gym floor. Poe turned to Ben, "You wanna street race to Luka's house?"
"We have to take Matt and Rey, we can't street race with Rey in the car," Ben answered.
"Why? She would love it?" Finn shrugged.
"It's not safe," Ben explained.
"Of course it's not safe, it's illegal," Ezra snorted.
"Well, dad would definitely be mad if we took her," Poe thought, "I'll ask Luka to take Rey and Matt."
"And we still get to street race?" Ezra asked.
"Aren't you in police training?" Finn questioned.
"Yeah, if we were caught I wouldn't be let in and he would be kicked out," Ben shrugged.
"But your problem was Rey's safety?" Poe asked.
"That's if we get caught," Ben smirked.
Felix, Adrien, and Luka were vacuuming the class rooms and halls as Matt and Rey wiped down the windows via Rey on Matt's shoulders as he held the paper towels and spray bottle. The rest of the fencing team was done and joined the guys vacuuming, Poe snuck up behind Luka and grabbed his waist making him jump, "That scared me."
"Will you take Rey and Matt to your house?" Poe asked.
"Sure," Luka shrugged, "It's more fun then driving alone, that stretch of highway is boring."
"We're going to race it," Finn smiled.
"You know they just added a place for cops to hide and catch speeders right?" Ezra questioned.
"Yes I've seen it, but that means I know how to avoid him," Poe smirked.
"Or her," Adrien added.
"Right," Poe agreed, "But we can't tell them because they'll want in."
"Can't tell who what?" Rey asked as she on top of Matt were standing at the end of an open corridor.
"We can't tell your father that you're on Matt's shoulders in the middle of the hall, you could fall and hit your head," Ben scolded.
"We were just cleaning the windows, dad," Rey rolled her eyes as Matt went down on one knee for her to climb off him.
"Don't call me dad," Ben cringed.
"How about daddy?" Matt teased.
Ben opened his mouth in shock and horror as everyone else laughed.
Matt and Rey followed Luka to his car, Ben, Ezra, Poe, and Finn said they had another cleaning task to do and for them to go on ahead so they did. Luka started the car and smooth classical music started blasting though the speakers so loud Matt and Rey covered their ears as he scrambled to turn it down, "Sorry, forgot about that, Adrien and I were listening to that on the way over."
"It was nice if it hadn't traumatized me," Rey joked, "Is that what you usually listen to?"
"I prefer instrumental mostly, I can listen to anything though," Luka shrugged turning in his seat, "And now I have to back up which I am trash at."
"Is that why you parked half way across the parking lot?" Matt asked.
"I've only been driving for a few months but I try to be as safe as possible," Luka explained, "But I have backed over a mail box and hit a parked car."
"I've only been riding in cars for the past month so I'm not going to judge," Rey shrugged.
"Really, so what's it like having to drive everywhere?" Matt turned slightly in is seat to look at her, "Do you feel uncomfortable?"
"Poe is a little reckless as dad says and he's really cautious, but Leia is fairly in the middle," Rey shrugged.
"I've heard Ben is a good driver, and Felix too, I know Adrien is a little clumsy but he's just starting same as me, has Finn started driving any?" Luka asked.
"No, should he be?" Rey asked.
"I mean he passed drivers ed with us but I've never actually heard anyone talk about it, I guess since Poe has been driving it doesn't really matter," Luka suggested.
"My parents say they're sad for me to learn to drive because they'll see me less," Matt shrugged, "Maybe it's like that for Finn."
"Finn is very private about how he feels, it took Rose asking him out to get them dating," Rey laughed.
"Not all of us have a close family friend that falls in love at first sight," Matt rolled his eyes.
"Ben isn't in love with me, we've been together a week," Rey sighed.
"It's your one week anniversary?" Matt questioned taking out his phone and texting Ben.
Ben sat at his desk while Poe was laying on the couch and Finn and Ezra sat in desk chairs near him. Poe covered his face in his hands, "I don't understand girls, Jessica just goes on with life as if us not talking doesn't even effect her."
"That's because it doesn't," Ezra deadpanned.
"So you're saying I should just move on?" Poe asked.
"Yes," Finn answered.
"But I really like her and we've been friends for forever," Poe sighed.
"Maybe you can still be friends but just know that she's not a great fit for you," Ezra pat him on the shoulder, "You're a catch and you have a sister to get to know, you can focus on your family and friends because you don't need a girl."
"Thank's Ezra," Poe sat up and hugged the older boy, "Ben what's up?"
Ben passed his phone to Finn, "Matt said, 'When are you going to take my girl Rey on a date?' I mean it has been a busy week with your grandparents and Ahsoka but he does have a point, you guys should go on a date."
"She's said she wants to see a movie in a theater, you should take her there," Poe suggested.
"There's a few Marvel movies in theaters at the moment and she did love the Captain America and Thor movies when we watched them the other day," Finn passed Ben his phone back, "Maybe Black Panther, since Matt already told her everything that happens in it."
"Matt spoiled Black Panther for her?" Ezra snorted.
"He started talking about it to her and she just listened and he finally asked her what her favorite character was and she said she hadn't seen it, he apologized for two days," Ben laughed.
"I haven't seen in either, maybe I should ask Matt about it," Ezra laughed.
The parents had gathered on the deck of the Couffaine's boat that they lived in on the same lake that the Solo's lived on. Ben, Poe, Finn, and Ezra arrived with their hair tousled from driving with the windows down. Ezra sat down with the adults next to Cassian who said, "The team is eating in Luka's bunk."
"Make sure they don't make a mess," Leia added.
"How big a mess could they make, they're teenagers," Finn whispered as he lead the way to Luka's cabin.
"Oh that kind of mess," Poe was the first through the door.
Matt, Rey, Adrien, Felix, and Luka sat on the floor eating chicken wings and all had barbeque sauce smeared on their mouths and finger tips. Rey smiled up at them, "This is really good."
"I see that sweetheart, how much actually made it's way into your mouth?" Ben asked sitting beside her wiping her face clean with a napkin before kissing her cheek.
"Where are the other girls," Finn asked.
"In Juleka's room, they're playing never have I ever and said the boys could join later after they got through all the personal questions," Adrien explained.
"Personal?" Poe questioned.
"About the guys they like and kissing and stuff," Rey shrugged.
"Do you tell them about us kissing and stuff?" Ben asked.
"Funny story," Rey said making Ben watch her out of the corner of his eye, "I was having lunch with Leia and Padme."
"Back that train up," Luka held out an arm, "You call his mom and grandma by their first names?"
"I spent a week with them, formality would have caused tention," Rey shrugged.
"I can't tell if you use vocabulary like that because you're English or if you're directly quoting Leia," Felix replied.
"Felix, you can't stereotype like that, that's rude," Adrien gasped.
"That's not rude, it would be rude if I made her feel stupid because of cultural differences," Felix turned to Rey, "What floor of your house do you sleep on."
"The first floor," Rey answered.
"Our rooms are on the second floor," Finn tilted his head to the side.
"Our house doesn't have a second floor," Rey replied.
Everyone stared at her for a second before Ben spoke, "Rey, what level is the kitchen on?"
"The ground level," Rey answered.
"So in Europe it's ground level then level one and they aren't the same thing?" Ben clarified and Rey nodded, "In America they are the same thing."
"That's weird," Rey admitted.
"Move's back to London just for that reason," Poe laughed.
"We are not letting Rey go back to London," Matt decided, "It was terrible."
"It was not-" Matt looked at her, "Okay fine it was terrible, I'm going to Julka's room."
"But you didn't finish your story," Ben said as she stood up.
"I'll tell you later," She patted him on the head before leaving.
"You two have the weirdest relationship," Poe shook his head.
"I think the word you're searching for is goals," Ben corrected.
Rey knocked on Juleka's door and heard all the girls shh each other before Rainbow called, "Who is it?"
"Just Rey," Rey called back and the door opened, "The boys are still eating."
"We were waiting for them to start truth or dare," Rose explained.
"We can start without them and I'll text them and tell them to come when they're done," Rey sat next to Rose, "Just a fair warning they have the weirdest truth or dares."
"Weird how?" Jessica asked.
"If you say dare they'll ask you to demonstrate something they could have just asked you and if you say truth they'll ask what it would take you to do a dare," Rey answered, "It's a really weird mind game they like to play."'
"But nothing gross right?" Rarity questioned.
"Eventually everyone will get asked if they pick their nose or can burp on command but nothing worse then that," Rey shrugged as the door opened behind her.
Bridgette looked up, "Ben truth or dare?"
"Um dare," Ben asked as he was one of the last boys in the room.
"Have Rey sit on your lap the whole game, we don't have enough space otherwise," Bridgette explained as the boys found places to , "Now it's your turn, we decided to alternate boys and girls."
"Okay," Ben rested his chin on Rey's shoulder thinking, "Twilight, what's the best book the Juniors read for English?"
"Nerd," Matt called from beside him.
"I think The Scarlet Letter, because it's very descriptive and the characters are complex and there's only a few major characters that you get to know about how they think in depth," Twilight answered, "Matt truth or dare."
"Dare," Matt sat up straighter.
"Show us a magic trick," Twilight smiled.
"One second," Matt got up and ran out of the room, then ran back in and sat down again with a piece of paper and a pencil which he handed to Twilight and a vape, "Write a number one through ten on this then fold it up as many times as you can."
"Are you actually going to hit that?" Ben questioned.
"The fact that you know the term is hit that," Poe laughed.
"It doesn't have any nicotine and I only have it for magic tricks dad," Matt took the folded paper from Twilight and sat down, "Rey tried it anyway."
"Rey Lynn, any form of vapor you breath in damages your lungs," Ben scolded.
"Dad would literally kill you," Finn added.
"I'm here for a good time, not a long time," Rey responded making several girls laugh, "Matt let's see the rest of your trick."
Matt put the folded up paper in his mouth, took a hit of the vape, and then took the paper out of his mouth and unfolded it showing that it was blank, "Was the number 3?"
"It was," Twilight smiled.
"Fluttershy, truth or dare?" Matt asked.
"Oh um truth," Fluttershy answered.
"If you were a guy for a day what would you do?" Matt asked.
"Go for an early morning run without fear," Fluttershy whispered, everyone stared at her slightly uncomfortable, "Sorry, Felix, truth or dare."
"Truth," Felix responded.
"Who is the prettiest girl in the room?" Fluttershy asked.
"Bridgette, she is my girlfriend," Felix shrugged, "Alya, truth or dare?"
"Dare," Alya smirked.
"Prank call my father," Felix smirked back.
"And people say you aren't cool," Alya laughed as she took out her phone and dialed the number on Felix phone and held it up to her ear, "Hello Mr Agreste, how are you this evening?"
"I am fine, what do you want?"
"My name is Amilia and I work for Gucci, I'm just calling to tell you that we now put a patent on red pants and at of 8 am tomorrow it will be illegal for anyone to wear red pants that are not from the Gucci brand," Alya's phone voice sounded much older than the actually was and everyone was on some level of containing laughter.
"WHAT! That is impossible, you can't do that!"
"I'm just the messenger sir, sorry to cause you such distress," Alya's fake concern was fairly convincing.
"This is an outrage! You will be hearing from my lawyers!"
"That's what everyone in the industry has been saying but we'll see," Alya hung up, "Finn truth or dare?"
"Truth," Finn smiled nervously.
"What is one thing you hope your dad never finds out about?" everyone turned to Finn.
"Definetly when we clogged the garbage disposal," Finn stared at the floor.
"We? No you and Poe, I fixed it," Rey crossed her arms.
"You dumped a half a bottle of dish soap into it ran hot water and turned it on," Poe clarified.
"And it's fine now, so that means I fixed it," Rey smirked.
"Good job sweetheart," Ben kissed her cheek making several people roll their eyes.
"Okay, Marinette truth or dare," Finn asked.
"Dare," Marinette shrugged.
"Seven minutes in heaven with Adrien," several people gasped and Adrien and Marinette blushed.
Felix took out his phone, "Actually Adrien and I have to leave and 7 more minutes here will make us late for our curfew."
"Maybe another time," Adrien said politely making some of the girls giggle as Marinette buried her head in her hands and didn't move till Felix and Adrien left.
"Look at Finn being a match maker," Page laughed.
"I'm sorry Marinette, I was only trying to help," Finn admitted.
"It's fine, I don't even expect him to accept my homecoming invitation," Marinette shrugged.
"You're already planning for homecoming?" Rose asked surprised, Finn and Matt exchanged looks then looked at Ben who purposely didn't look at either of them.
"She's a little detail oriented," Alya explained.
"Rainbow, truth or dare?" Finn asked.
"Truth, I don't think I trust you at the moment," Rainbow laughed.
"What is the cheerleaders first coarse of action when football season starts?" Finn asked.
Several people oooo-ed and other girls shared knowing looks as Rainbow smiled, "This years Cheer and Football prank war will be started by the cheerleaders because we won last year, and that's all you need to know."
"We'll get it out of Rey," Poe promised.
"Can't I took a blood oath," Rey held up her finger.
"Prank war?" Matt questioned.
"The cheer leaders and the football team have a prank war from the first game to the second to last and at the homecoming game everyone votes for who won," Rose explained.
"Last year the cheerleaders won by a land slide, and the year before too," Dianne smiled.
"But this year we're taking some different approaches," Bridgette smiled.
"I wish I was a permanent cheerleader you guys are so much cooler then the upperclassmen football players," Matt sighed.
"Thanks," Poe deadpanned.
"I mean our best prank last year was putting one of our spare helmets on top of the flag pole," Finn shrugged.
"That was up there all week," Twilight commented.
"Because I bribed the other janitors to leave it up," Ben smirked.
"How'd you do that?" Rey questioned.
"Made them all a pan of lasagna," Ben shrugged.
"Wait what time is it?" Bridgette jumped up.
"Eleven forty," Juleka looked at her desk clock.
"We're not going to make curfew," Marinette ran from the room with her sister, "See you Monday!"
"Twelve is our curfew too," Rose and Page left along with all the other girls leaving Rey, Rosie, Juleka, Poe, Finn, Ben, Matt, and Luka.
"When your parents are here so you don't have a curfew," Rosie laughed.
Luka gasped, "Too the kitchen."
"We're supposed to follow you aren't we?" Juleka sighed.
"Yes, come along," Luka lead them out of the room. Luka walked into the kitchen and got out a stack of solo cups, a tub of ice cream, and a two liter of root beer, "The sunshine child has never had soda, so we're going to give her a root beer float."
"Dad says soda offers no nutritional value and gives you cavities," Rey took the cup Luka offered her and stirred it with a spoon.
"So does ice cream, which you love, and that has ice cream," Ben answered.
"Fair enough,"Rey shrugged.
They sat in chairs, and on stools and counters talking and laughing till Leia walked in and stood behind Ben smoothing out the back of his hair, "Your father, Luke and I are going to go, call me when you're on your way home?"
"Of course Mom," Ben smiled as Leia kisses his cheek, then Poe and Finn's and hugging Rey.
The next morning Leia woke up with no missed call from Ben, "That boy, he forgot to call me."
"That's unlike him," Han mumbled sleepily, "He's such a good kid, let him off the hook for it."
"Of course I will but I do have to scold him," Leia laughed as she got up and made her way down the hall to Ben's room, the door was open and she could see inside that his bed was made. Turning towards the staircase she didn't have to go down a step to see no glow of light into the living room, Leia paused and listened for any sound and the silence echoed as she realized Ben wasn't downstairs, Ben wasn't in his room, and she hadn't heard from him since the night before. It was like he disappeared.
I'm kinda looing interest in this story but I have alot of chapters back logged so I'm still going to post those and try to write so we'll see how I feel when we cross that bridge. Also I didn't edit this at all so, idk fam.