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Chapter 3: One Wish, Other Wish, Over It

Poe showed up with Finn, Cassian, Rose, Zorii, and Jyn in tow. How I managed to fit everyone in my apartment, I had no idea. I wasn't usually the one that entertained guests. We usually went over to Poe's or Jyn's if we gathered at someone's house. So this was a first for me. It wasn't bad, but it felt crowded a little. Jyn, Cassian and Zorii settled on the couch. Finn and Rose sat in the loveseat. Me and Ben sat at the bar and Poe stood at the center of it all with his trademark grin plastered across his stupid face. Here comes the bragging...

"Right. Since Rey was out cold last night, let me recap. Jyn and Cassian won with most money spent. Finn and Rose won with most stuffed animals accumulated. And Zorii and I won with most rides ridden. So that means Rey and Ben owe each of us a wish a piece."

I looked up at Ben, feeling small. I mouthed a sorry to him and he shrugged, shaking his head. He kept his arms crossed over his chest as he braced for impact, one hand holding the coffee cup carefully. "With that being said, here's the rules for the wishes. You can't designate your wish to someone else. So, if I use my wish, Zorii can't give me hers. It's up to the losers to keep track of whose wishes they've fulfilled. The wishes can come at any time and the losers have to do it. Think of it like a truth or dare game, but dares are mandatory." I groaned at that, cradling my head in my hands. This was a nightmare. "As the wishers, we can't ask you guys to..." Poe hesitated.

"Be intimate with each other," Jyn interjected, flashing a glare over at Poe. She looked at me then. "We can't ask you to do anything that would put you in a morally complicated situation. Sex is strictly off limits-"

"But kissing is fair game!" Rose giggled, earning a look from Finn and Cassian. "What? That's the rules. A kiss is innocent enough."

I love Rose so much, but I wanted to strangle her right now. "Fine. Anything else?" I gritted out.

Poe grinned. "When we wish something, we also have to give you a timeline it's expected to happen in. For instance, say I want Ben to make me a cup of coffee. I have to then tell him I want the coffee within five minutes." Me and Ben looked at each other and I saw the irritation in his dark eyes, just as I know he saw the fear in mine. We both turned back to Poe and I nodded my understanding. "And remember... we're all friends here. So no hard feelings. Questions?"

"If we're asked to do something that we find... inappropriate, what then?" Ben asked.

Poe shrugged. "You can bring it up to us and we'll discuss it as a group of wishers. We'll then get back with you on the verdict."

"Does that person lose their wish if the group shuts it down?" I asked hopefully.

"No, but if there's another inappropriate wish made, the wish is thrown out then," Jyn said with a small apologetic smile my way. I knew she had something to do with that wish, knowing that Poe or Rose could get out of hand. I nodded my understanding.

"Keep in mind these wishes can come at any time. But we all need to use our wishes up by the next fair," Poe concluded.

"When is the next fair?" Ben asked, quirking a brow. I knew he was trying to get a sense of how long he'd have to be on edge for these shenanigans.

Finn grinned over at him. "Two months."

Ben shot a glare over at Poe then. Two freaking months?! We'd have to be on guard for two freaking months!? I ran a hand over my face exasperatedly. "This is a nightmare," I breathed.

"No kidding," Ben agreed with a huff.

"Ben, how was your stay over at Rey's last night?" Finn asked with a smirk.

Ben shot him a glare. "Fine."

"Good to hear, man. Because you're going to be staying with Rey until the next fair, either at her place or yours." My jaw dropped. What the he-

"Fine," Ben said as he sipped his coffee without kicking a fuss. I whipped my head up at him, my mouth still open. Did he just willingly agree to that?! Wasn't that illegal!?

"This isn't against the rules or anything?" I asked desperately, turning my head back to the others. Jyn regrettably shook her head. I looked back up at Ben again. "Ben-"

"Finn used his wish for the both of us. One down, five to go..." He made a good point, but still! Didn't he have a life he needed to get back to? "Timeframe?" Ben asked, flicking his sight back to Finn.

Finn shrugged. "Effective immediately. Wherever you choose to stay, you need to be under the same roof until the next fair."

"So we don't have to spend every waking moment with each other then," Ben clarified. Finn shook his head. "So when you said we needed to be staying together, what does that mean?" Ben asking the hard questions. I admired how thorough he was.

"It means, my friend, that whenever you're not at work, you're with her. And when she's not at work, she's with you. You sleep under the same roof. You wake under the same roof. Wherever one goes, unless it's work, the other does, too. Is that clear enough?" Finn asked.

Ben curtly nodded and met my eyes. He gave me a brief wink, hidden by his hair to everyone else. He'd done that on purpose. I did notice that Finn hadn't specified that we spend the night together in the same bed, so that was a win. Maybe Ben had meant to distract him from that. Either way, I was grateful. Living together for two months couldn't be all that bad, right? I gave him a small smile, but this didn't go unnoticed by everyone else, unfortunately. I heard Rose giving the kiss sound behind me and I groaned and rolled my eyes in response. "Stuff it, Rose."

Rose only giggled in response. "I have a wish for Ben." Ben and I both glared at her. She giggled again with an innocent shrug. "During these next two months, up until the next fair, Ben needs to give Rey kisses every day either on the cheek, on the hand, or on the forehead, but by the end of the two months, he has to give her at least one on the lips." My face burned at my friend's ridiculous request. Didn't that constitute as disobeying the rules!? I thought back quickly and no one had fought her when she said that kissing wasn't off limits. I risked a glance up at Ben and saw the muscles in his jaw grow taut then release over and over again, like he was gritting his teeth and letting go. "Think you can do that, Ben?"

"Not like I have a choice, Rose," he bit back.

I nervously bit my lip as my cheeks burned. I kept my sight off of everyone, fidgeting with the pocket on the hoody. I ultimately slipped my hands inside the pocket as I wrung my fingers uncomfortably. So, Ben had to kiss me every day in one of those places, ultimately giving me at least one kiss on the lips before the end of this. Two months was a long time to want to kiss me on the lips, I think. Who knew? Maybe he'd do it on the very last day because he had to. I wouldn't really mind that. I think. "Oh, and you can't kiss her the same place twice in a row. So if you kiss her cheek Monday, you have to do somewhere else Tuesday."

The rule made sense. Otherwise, he'd play it safe and kiss my hand every day. I'd prefer that, but I knew Rose had an ulterior motive. She was trying to get us together. "Fine," Ben hissed, taking another sip to keep himself under control.

"Rey?" Rose said sweetly. I flinched, but looked at her anyway, I'm sure, like a deer in headlights. She gave me a loving smile. The kind of smile that always told me that she was about to do something or say something she thought was good for me. She had good intentions, but I didn't agree with how she was going about this. "My wish for you... is to kiss Ben once every day until the end of this, and give him a hug every day. The kiss needs to be on the cheek, or the lips if you're feeling adventurous," she said with a wink. If I had something to throw at her, I would. "Effective immediately, for both of you."

I glanced over at Jyn, pleading for help. She solemnly shook her head, telling me in silence that it was all legal. I flicked my eyes over to Poe and glared. "You're the biggest idiot I've ever known," I told him. I stood from the seat, and stormed off to my room. I needed a minute. Alone. I barely made out the ruckus behind me as I shut my door and flopped on my stomach on my bed. I felt the angry tears prickling the sides of my eyes as I glared at nothing in particular. This was a joke. I was probably being a big baby, but I'd never kissed a guy before. Not even on the cheek. I wasn't sure how many of our friends knew that, thinking about it. I hadn't really talked about it with anyone. I'm sure if Rose knew, she probably wouldn't have made it so hard, like it was nothing to kiss a man every day, like some kind of married couple.

I heard a knock at the door, but I couldn't bring myself to be nice to whoever was on the other side. "Go away!" I hissed. I was probably acting like a little diva, but at the moment, I didn't care. This whole situation was uncomfortable. Everyone else was in a relationship. I think that's what made it worse! Ben and I had only just started getting to know each other at the fair. And even then, we hadn't really talked. So I still knew little to nothing about him. But now, I was expected to kiss him and hug him like I'd been with him for years? It was too much...

I barely heard the door open and close, alerting me that someone was in my room. "Rey," came a soft voice. Jyn... She was such a good person. But I wondered what her wish for me would be. She sat next to me on the bed, her hand gently rubbing my back as Ben had at the fair. "It's all right. I know why you're angry." I flicked my eyes over at her then. "I know that you haven't crossed that line with a guy yet."

"How-"

Jyn only laughed and rolled her eyes. "Please... it's written all over you. You're so innocent, it's painful."

I pouted at that. "Gee, thanks, mom..."

Jyn laughed again and hugged me tight. "It'll be ok. It won't be as bad as you think it will be." I shot my eyes over at her again. What made her think that!? Ben and I didn't even know each other! How could she say that? Did she know something I didn't!? "Ben's a good man, Rey. Cassian's known for picking out good people, and he says he's one of the good ones. He's just... grey."

"Grey?" I repeated, genuinely unsure of her meaning.

Jyn pressed her lips together for a moment. "When I came in here... Ben had Poe by the collar in your living room."

"What!" I asked as I shot up to a sitting position. "I have to stop-"

She grabbed my wrist and shook her head. "He didn't hit him. He was defending you."

My body froze at that. He was defending me? "What did he say?"

She gave him a small smile with a nonchalant shrug. "Nothing Cassian wouldn't, I assure you." I blushed at that. Cassian would say anything if it meant defending Jyn. Cassian wasn't violent, but when it came to Jyn... everyone knew she was off limits in every way. "Ben just told everyone that if these consequences were going to continue, everyone needed to watch what they wished for. He pretty much promised that if anyone crossed a line, someone would need a doctor."

The breath left my body then. He said that? Tears came to my eyes as I mulled that over. He'd been going along with all of this so easily because he was trying to control himself. But when he saw how upset I was... he'd finally lost it and said what he'd been holding back. He was such a good person...

"But, Rey... Poe upped the consequences." I narrowed my eyes at her. She sighed. "If you guys don't do what everyone wants... you need to pay a thousand dollars for each wish you don't do. So, there's a way out, but... it's expensive."

"What's stopping us from just not doing anything and not paying?" I asked indignantly.

Jyn shrugged. "Essentially, nothing. Nothing is stopping you, and no one is forcing you to comply. But... we all agreed to the terms, knowing everyone's maturity level when we agreed. If you don't have your word, then what do you have?"

I thought about that for a moment. She was right. I gave my word. I didn't like it, but I gave my word. And it wasn't really hurting me to kiss or hug Ben. It wasn't really hurting Ben to kiss me either. It wasn't hurting us to live with each other for two months. It was like a staycation. It wasn't like they were asking us to bump uglies or something. And they'd specifically said that it was off limits to ask that. I suppose I was getting a little too emotional. And my emotions clearly influenced Ben's. I had to stay calm. Not only for myself, but for him. I was glad though that Ben drew the line for everyone else. It seemed that with Finn starting it off like that, and Rose jumping on board, it had the potential to spiral out of control very easily.

"Rey?" Jyn asked, moving the hair from my face.

I blinked back to the present and gave her a small smile. "I'm ok. I over reacted a little, huh?" I asked shyly.

Jyn gave me a motherly smile. "You reacted just enough for Ben to fix things. Don't worry about it."

I gave her a hug and she held me in return. "Thanks, Jyn."

"Anytime, Rey. But... while we're alone... I want to tell you my wish for you." I pulled away to look at her and she gave me a warm smile. "During these two months... I want you to be completely honest about your feelings. I want you to talk things out with Ben, to take full advantage, however that translates, in this opportunity. If you start to develop feelings for him, tell him without fear. If anything happens to make you feel uncomfortable, tell him immediately. And if you get the feeling that he's withholding information from you, talk to him kindly. Effective immediately."

Tears came to my eyes as I smiled wide at her and gave her a tight hug. Her wish was the kindest one so far. She truly just wanted me to be happy and not do anything I wasn't all right with. She wanted for me to be honest if anything did come out of this and run with it without fear. "I'm pretty sure that was more than one wish rolled into one," I teased with a soft laugh.

Jyn playfully put her finger to her lips. "No one has to know."

A few minutes later, after I had composed myself and stopped crying, we walked out to the rest of the crowd. Rose and Finn had left. Zorii had left. Cassian was sitting calmly on the couch. Poe was sitting in the corner like a child that had been scolded for several hours. Ben was in the kitchen, fixing another cup of coffee for himself. I could tell by the movements, he was still irritated. The atmosphere was tense, for lack of a better word. If it were tangible, I could reach out and grab it as it hung in the air. Something big had happened. I think Jyn may have played it down. I glanced over at Poe, quickly searching for any busted lips or bruises. I found none. Cassian was cool as a cucumber, like it was just another day in the neighborhood. I didn't get anything off of these guys.

"Querida, everything all right?" Cassian asked from the couch. Ben turned to face us, setting his coffee cup down and walking over to us. Before he made it to us, Jyn had ducked out of the way and walked over to Cassian, speaking low enough in her level tone.

In a moment, I was wrapped into Ben's arms, being held tightly as he sighed softly and whispered an apology into my hair. I wrapped my arms around him warmly. Maybe hugging him wouldn't be so bad. I could easily get used to this. "Sorry for making you worry," I whispered back to him. I barely made out the buzz of voices as the other three talked amongst themselves. "Jyn told me what happened. Thanks for sticking up for me, Ben."

"Anytime, Rey," he said as he went to pull away.

I snuck a kiss onto his cheek, out of the view of others, making him look down at me incredulously. I only smiled in return. "Effective immediately," I reminded him with a small smile. I may have been acting cool on the surface, but butterflies flew violently in my stomach and my chest squeezed so hard I thought my heart would explode. I heard the thumping of my blood pressure in my ears as I tried to not think about having kissed my first boy on the cheek because of a stupid game. I only focused on the look that was plastered on Ben's face. I tried to read it, committing it to memory so I wouldn't stare right now. I couldn't quite place his expression. Was he uncomfortable? Taken by surprise? Elated? Disgusted? Did he even know what he was? It would be the mystery that I focused on solving today, I decided. Then I wouldn't have to think about having just kissed someone for the first time in my life.

I watched his face change back to the normal stoic expression as, I assume, he pieced everything together. I'd just fulfilled my end of the bargain in one go. In essence, I'd gotten it over with. I wondered when he would fulfill his side, but I didn't have time to think about it for long. "Rey? Poe has something he'd like to say to you," Cassian said in his thick Spanish accent.

I hesitantly looked over at Poe. He shifted uncomfortably. "I'm sorry, Rey. I should have been more considerate." I just stared at him. Cassian had clearly put him up to this. I nodded quietly, not really wanting to speak to him at the moment. i saw his eyes flick over to Ben and then back at me. "Because of the circumstances... I want to give you my wish. You can use it on me."

"But you said you couldn't transfer your wish to anyone..." I said carefully.

Poe shook his head. "I made the rules; I can break them if I want. Besides, the only ones that will know are the ones standing in this room."

I thought about it for a moment, wondering what his game was. What would I use my wish on? I risked a glance up at Ben, who still had his arms around me, loosely, but they were still there. He only shrugged a shoulder at me. I thought for a moment then sighed and looked at Poe again. "Fine. Effective immediately, for anymore of your games, we all come up with the rules and stipulations together or it isn't happening. And this lasts indefinitely."

Poe was about to fight it, but decided against it. I suppose he realized he owed me that much. He nodded and gave me a classic Poe smirk. "Deal."

"Good," I said as I glanced over at Jyn in time to see her nodding her head to Ben, indicating that she wanted a word with him. He released me then, I guess finally realizing he was still holding me, and followed Jyn out the front door. When they were gone, I looked back at the boys. I was uncomfortable. "Well, since Poe can't use a wish on me, Finn and Rose have used theirs, Jyn's used hers on me... The only ones left with wishes are you and Zorii," I said to Cassian.

"Si... but I'm not ready to make it just yet. You've already been bombarded with wishes for today, mi hija." Cassian gave me a kind smile, which I returned on instinct. "Besides... I'm sure querida has already told you what I wanted to tell you," he chuckled.

I smiled at him and rolled my eyes. "Guess you'll have to ask her and get back with me."

"Claro que si," he snickered.

We sat in a comfortable silence for a while until Jyn and Ben came back in the room. Jyn called for Cassian and he stood and stretched quietly. "We should go," she said with a smile. Cassian nodded, glancing over at me for a moment. He winked at me with a lopsided smirk and Jyn offered me one last hug as I went to walk them out. "You're in good hands, Rey," she assured me. I didn't know what she meant by that, but I trusted her either way. She looked past me and narrowed her eyes. "Come on, trouble maker. Let's get you home since Zorii left you here to apologize."

Poe sighed and hoisted himself off the couch. He walked up to me and I gave him a hug, despite my nagging want to deck him. "Despite your mischief that gets out of hand sometimes, I do still love you," I told him. We'd always had a brother-sister relationship since we first became friends. He was always the annoying brother and I was the rational one.

He hugged me back, almost gingerly. "I know, kid. Love you, too. Sorry for all the trouble."

He pulled away and I punched his arm with a grin. He held the spot and grinned back at me. "Don't do it again, jerk. Next one will rearrange your face." He chuckled and shook his head at me. He nodded at Ben and followed Jyn and Cassian out of the apartment. I crossed my arms over my chest, sighing softly. "Jyn tell you her wish?"

"Yep. Looks like I'm still at the mercy of Zorii and Cassian, too."

I raised a brow at him. "What was Poe's wish?"

He looked at me flatly for a moment, as if it were obvious. "To not rearrange his face and throw him out the window."