"I felt it." Raina said. It was there.

"Oh, did you?" was all the General said, a smile hiding behind that mouth of hers. "I see Finn is making a fast recovery. It's only been three days, and he has the appetite of a Rancor."

"I know! Isn't it amazing? If he keeps this up, I can take him and train him in no time." Raina was positively glowing with excitement; to actually train someone again? The last time she trained someone was 100 years ago when the Jedi Order was still intact, and she was a senator on the council. Those were busy, busy days compared to the ones she had now.

She missed them.

"Good! I'm glad he's force sensitive. I couldn't feel it, but I didn't cultivate and train like my brother." She looked at Raina seriously. "What did it feel like, Raina? Did he feel powerful?"

Raina shook her head gently. "No. Not quite. It was dormant. Extremely so. But what I don't understand is that why didn't the First Order catch it. I mean, I'm sure Kylo Ren isn't the only force wielder on the dark side." It just didn't make any sense to Raina. Wouldn't they want to have someone alongside Ren? If not, the same level as Kylo.

At the mention of her son, Leia grimaced, but gave off a joyous appearance. "I'm happy you found something to devote your time into. I know you've missed the battlefield."

"You just can't let me go, Leia. You're going to have to let me on the battlefield one day. Maybe Finn and I could be a duo." Leia looked at her, shock on her face.

"Raina, don't go chasing something from the past." Leia remembered a late, late night long ago. Wanting to let off some steam, her and Raina had a couple drinks. Raina, someone who never had a drink in all of her long life, couldn't hold herself and told Leia something about her past.

Something Raina would never do.

The Lieutenant looked at the woman in front of her and her once beaming expression was wiped off of her face.

"Trust me, I won't. This is for the Resistance."

Raina looked on with Poe as Finn ate rapidly, his eyes never coming off of his steaming food. The Lieutenant and the Pilot grinned, seeing Finn getting his strength back.

"Finn, do you want to slow down?" Raina laughed. "I think you're going to go back to sleep once you finish."

Poe laughed as Finn slowed down and looked at the two people biting their lips, trying not to laugh at him.

"Oh, I, uh…was I really eating that fast?" A drop of the food dripped back into the bowl.

"Just a little there, buddy." Poe nudged Finn in the arm, causing the him to giggle.

As Raina looked at the two men, she thought there was no time to waste when she had to ask Finn the question.

The Jedi awkwardly fidgeted where she was. In all of the time that Poe had known the mysterious, tall, and gentle woman, he had never seen her act with a weird uncertainty.

It was bizarre as hell.

Finn couldn't say anything for the matter. He didn't know the Lieutenant from anywhere. The ex-Stormtrooper was happy to be among friends and friendly strangers.

"So…," Raina started. Her shimmery, golden eyes looked into Finn's and he felt entranced. "I don't know if you've noticed, but I am a Jedi…"

Finn's eyes widened. He searched her face to see if she was lying or joking. He looked down to her hip, and saw her sabre-like hilt.

"And, I was thinking if I could-oh?" Raina followed Finn's eyes down to where her lightsaber was held. She smiled.

"W-would you like to hold it?" She gingerly took her lightsaber, and put it in Finn's gentle hands.

Her hilt was in a class of its own.

"You're a Jedi?" Finn questioned her. "But, I thought every Jedi was killed off once Order 66 was put in place."

"You'd be surprised what an old woman like me has up her sleeves." Raina couldn't help but chuckle at herself.

"Old lady? Lieutenant, aren't only thirty-five or something?" Poe interjected. He never knew Raina's real age, but she couldn't be that old.

"No. I'm much, much older, Dameron."

Poe scoffed and sat back in his chair stunned. Finn was too preoccupied with Raina's lightsaber to actually pay attention to the conversation.

"So, Finn, back to what I was saying. I want you to train with me. I want you to become my padawan so you can become a jedi."

Finn looked up at her and laughed. "Me? Me a Jedi? Am I even force sensitive?"

"Yes. Actually, you are."

"I am?" Finn whispered, shocked and in total disbelief. Raina took his arm and slowly cascaded her hand on his smooth brown skin. Finn was glad that she couldn't see him because he would blush even more.

Raina, on the other hand, hummed as she felt the Force coursing through him. It's been awhile since she's felt the Force of someone else.

"Would you like train with me, Finn? The First Order is getting stronger by the minute and the Resistance needs help from more than one jedi." Raina was on the borderline of pleading. She didn't know how much Finn hoped he would force sensitive.

Finn looked at Poe, then back at Raina. "I-I…yes. Yes! I want to train with you…Raina." Saying the Lieutenant's name for the first time was strange. He felt like he should've saluted her. All the woman did was smile, however, when her name came off of Finn's lips.

Poe reached for Finn's shoulder and squeezed, his smile reaching his deep mocha eyes. But, there was somehow still some sadness in them. He didn't want his friend to leave him.

"So, my friend is gonna become a full-fledged jedi?"

Finn's smile turned into full grin as he thought of his future as a jedi. "Yes! Yeah I am!" He looked to the Lieutenant. "When do we leave?"

"Tomorrow."

Finn's smile deteriorated. "Tomorrow?" He nervously asked.

"Tomorrow." Raina responded with. "So, rest up and I'll come and get you in the morning with a ship ready to go."

"It's your time to shine, Finn. Be the best damn Jedi out there." Poe hugged his friend as he went out to head to a meeting. That just left Finn and Raina alone together.

Finn awkwardly looked at the woman.

"How many people have you trained in your life, Lieutenant?"

Putting her lightsaber back in its holder, she chuckled. "Hundreds, Finn." She put her dainty hand on his shoulder. "I'll tell you about everything once you start your training."

A/N: Whoo hoo! Next stop, Finn starts his training. I'm excited and I hope you guys are too! Don't forget to put me in your alerts and favorite this story.