002: Love

Genre: Romance & Friendship

Rating: K

Characters: Finn & Poe Dameron

Poe had been curious about a mysterious thing called 'love' for a while now.

He had asked his parents, an aunt, an uncle, and various other people. He had gotten all sorts of different answers which only served to make him more confused than he had been in the first place.

Through it all he thinks he likes the definition his mama gave him the best; loving someone or something is about caring a lot about them and wanting them to be happy and safe.

It was easy and simple to understand and led Poe to one conclusion. He loves his friend Finn. He loved him a whole lot.

It left the young boy with a warm and fuzzy feeling in his stomach. Something like having butterflies, but he didn't want to throw up.

Poe knew that he had to tell him.

That night he decided to make something for the special event. He stayed in his room all afternoon, cutting and gluing pieces of construction paper together. His loyal pup, Bibi the Eight, stayed by feet, yipping in approval every now and then. Once completed he placed it in his homework folder so that he wouldn't forget it in the morning.

That night it was hard for him to fall asleep since he was so excited.

The next day, during recess, Poe stood by the big double doors. Butterflies had suddenly taken up residence in his stomach. Poe shook his head and took a deep breath. It was now or never.

Poe walked over to Finn, who was seated on one of the benches of too the side of the schoolyard.

"Finn, buddy!"

"Yeah...?"

Poe paused and sat his folder down on the bench. "Why are you sitting over here?"

Finn just shrugged. "I just wanna sit right now."

"Oh...do you wanna sit by yourself?"

"No, you can sit with me."

Poe grinned and moved to sit next to him. "So...um, I have a present for you."

"It's not my birthday though."

Poe laughed. "I know that but, uh." He felt his cheeks burn and he opened his folder. "Well, I love you and I wanted to make you a present to show you."

"You love me?"

He nodded and handed Finn the present he had made. "Here." It was a cut-out picture of him and Finn holding hands with hearts, rainbows, and a bright sun all made out of all of the different construction paper he had. "My mama said that when you love somebody you care about them lots and lots. I care about you...so, I love you."

Finn took the picture, his brown eyes wide as he looked at the picture. "Wow...this is really nice Poe. But I didn't get you anything."

Poe just shrugged. "That's okay. I didn't make so you can give me something."

Finn smiled and moved to slip the picture back into Poe's folder. "Hold this so it doesn't get messed up. Don't forget to give it back to me, okay?"

Poe nodded and rubbed the back of his neck, grinning broadly.

"Poe?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you too."