Here's a little sequel to 'Future'
Stars
"See that one, right there?" Poe asked as he pointed upward. "About three degrees from Astrides?"
He and Rey were lying on their backs looking up at the night sky. It was Tinieblas, what locals called the few nights every month when complete darkness settled over this particular area of Yavin IV. It was the best time to view the stars, most of which weren't visible the rest of the month thanks to the gas giant Yavin lighting up the night sky.
"Yeah," Rey whispered, responding to his question.
"That's Mandalore."
"Is there anything there anymore?" Rey asked, a bit breathless. She had heard many legends regarding Mandalorians.
"Not much, from what I understand," Poe answered. "But I think there are some Mandos out there that want to bring it back."
He pointed again. "Now look just to the left of Mandalore's star. The larger of the three there. That's Kashyyyk."
"Really?" Rey smiled. Chewie was there right now, going to take some time with his family after dropping both Poe and Rey off at Poe's father's farm. They had been spending the last six months looking for old Jedi temples. Or the remains of, in most cases. The Emperor had scoured the galaxy and destroyed as many as he could access years ago.
"Oh!" Poe said suddenly, looking at the star chart on his datapad. "I had to look this one up, and you can barely see it, but…" He held up the chart for Rey to see, and together they used it to find a faint star off to the right, just above the treeline. "You see it?"
"Yeah," Rey answered. "What is it?"
"Jakku."
Rey looked at Poe, her eyes wide.
Poe shrugged. "I know neither of us have fond memories of the place, but it is where you found BB8 and Finn." He gave her a long look. "And they brought you to me."
Rey gave him a soft smile, then looked back toward the star in question. "I used to stare up at the stars often at night back on Jakku. The moons are both small and there were many nights the sky was so full of stars you could never look at the exact same cluster from night to night." She paused. "I wonder if I ever looked at Yavin without knowing it?"
"Maybe," Poe answered quietly.
"Maybe the Force pointed it out to me unconsciously," Rey said. "I often wonder what the Force was responsible for during my life on Jakku," she continued. "Or was it dormant until I left?"
"Did you ever have any strange dreams or premonitions growing up?" Poe asked.
"Nothing like I have now when I meditate," Rey told him. "Dreams are dreams. How do you know if they mean anything or not?"
"True," Poe conceded. "I've had some really weird dreams before. And some pretty scary ones, too."
Rey turned to lay on her side facing him, resting her elbow on the ground and holding her head in her hand. "Did you ever dream of me?" she asked with a playful smile. "I mean, before we…" She gave him a little half-shrug.
Poe laughed. "You mean did I ever fantasize about making love to the cute Jedi Leia was training? I would never!"
Rey snorted. "I had a vision about making love to you, once."
Poe's eyes widened. "Really?"
She nodded. "I didn't have any idea if it would come true or not," she continued. "But I wanted it to," she added softly.
"I'm so glad it did," Poe told her, patting his chest in invitation.
Rey accepted, laying down next to him with her head on his shoulder. "Me, too."
