"What are they fighting about now?" Finn asked half-heartedly, gesturing towards Ben and Rey who were bickering. Again.
Poe shrugged. "Force knows what. They've been at it for a while now." He glanced over his shoulder, stealing a quick glance at the two. "Long enough for it to possibly be a new record."
"Right," Finn said, clapping a hand on Poe's back.
Rose, on Poe's other side, nodded, a grin plastered on her face. Out of the three, she had been the first to offer friendship to Ben, mainly because she knew he needed it. He needed stability, and she thought a friend that would be there for him was a perfect option.
"You're wrong!" Rey shouted from behind them. "And the sooner you realize that, the better off we'll all be!"
And though Ben seemed to be happier than when he first arrived, that didn't mean that Rose had not sometimes regretted her decision.
Ben smirked at Rey. "I'm the one that's wrong? I think it's more along the lines of me underestimating your mental capacity. If you can't even-"
"Why you arrogant-"
"-It's not arrogance if I'm only stating fact-"
"-Nerfherder!" Rey's jaw clenched "I know I'm right!"
"In your dreams, Sweetheart," he sneered, causing Rey to roll her eyes.
"Hey," Finn called out, "do any of you guys want something to drink?"
"Water will be fine," Rey said, smiling.
Ben only grunted.
Her head whipped back towards him. "Do you always have to be so rude?"
Ben's eyes narrowed. "As if you don't give me any reason to be."
"Right, I forgot. Everything I do is just a means to torture you."
Before Ben could answer, Rose giggled. "Man, with the amount of fighting you two do, it's almost of if you guys are dating."
"What?" Rey glanced towards Ben who stared back at her. They had never even considered that before. Ben's expression suddenly changed into something more thoughtful, seeming to consider what Rose had said. Poe and Finn just gaped at them, eyes shifting back and forth between the three. "Well, I've never really thought about it before," Rey said, slowly turning to address Ben. "But we argue. All the time."
Ben raised an eyebrow. "I'm willing to consider it foreplay."
Rey grinned at him.
Rose just smiled at the two, while Poe and Finn shared horrified expressions.