Clear Skies ♕Stormpilot AU♕

[13]

[Finn]

As soon as I got outside there was an old car waiting for me. It was really old. Like so old I was surprised it could even run. I'm not sure if this was the car that was supposed to be waiting for me, but I didn't see anyone else. I opened the door carefully, afraid I might break it off its hinges if I pulled too hard. I let out a loud gasp when I saw the person in the driver's seat. If he even was a person.

For one he was extremely tall. He had his head tilted down a little so that he could fit. He was also extremely burly. He had big muscly arms and large hairy hands. He had long brown hair streaked with gray and a long bristly beard. His arm was covered in so many tattoos I didn't know where to look. His arm looked like a mural. The man stared down at me.

"You Finn?" He asked, his voice deep and gravely, like he had bits of rock in his throat.

I gulped. "Y-yes s-sir." I stammered.

The man gave me a big toothy grin and stuck out his hands. "Bacca. Rey has told me much about you. Any friend of Rey is a friend of mine."

I hesitantly shook his hand. His fingers closed around mine. I expected him to squeeze the life out of my hand, but his grip was actually quite gentle, like he was holding a butterfly. Bacca's eyes averted to the rear view mirror.

"Not much time. Let's get you the airport yeah?" He said.

I only nodded. Before I could do anything else he sped off. I didn't even have on my seat belt so I cling to the sides of the seat for dear life. For such an old car this thing could really drive.

"M-Mr. Bacca s-sir c-could you s-slow d-down p-please?!" I yelled over the wind.

"Not if you want to catch that plane in time!" He said, letting out a whoop of exhilaration.

Bacca swerved between cars and trucks and all other street vehicles. I was surprised not to hear any sirens behind us. Bacca was going extremely fast and I wasn't planning on getting arrested today. I wasn't planning on anything that was happening today. I wasn't planning on leaving Poe. I wasn't planning on Commander Ren to come looking for me. And I wasn't planning on speeding through the streets of England with a man twice my size.

But Bacca's driving paid off. We made it to the airport an hour before my flight left. I rushed through procedures, but since I didn't have any luggage, everything was cut a little short. As I waited for my plane to board I watched as families reunited with soldiers from the Resistance. None from The First Order. As a First Order soldier your family is The First Order.

I focused on one particular family. A gay family. A man and a man and their daughter. They all looked so happy. The little girl jumped up to meet her semi injured father. He had a robotic arm I could tell. I watched them all walk out happily hand in hand. I sighed.

I missed Poe. Even though he could be annoying and a nuisance at some times he was a good person and...and I really did like him. He was good to be around and he always strived to please me. No one had ever done that. Not even Coy. Coy tried to raise me to hard and obedient and look out for myself, even if he couldn't follow some of those rules himself.

Poe always knew what I needed. He stood up for me, and he gave me a taste of life that I never imagined experiencing.

Ever.

Which drove me to the one fact that I'd been avoiding ever since last night.

I love him.

I love Poe Dameron.

[Poe]

The non-presence of Finn was very dominant. BeBeAte was even affected by it. He was quiet and he wouldn't move from where Finn usually slept in bed. The left side. His stuff was still here as well. A Batman comic book is got him when we went out together once was still on his bed side table. The last page he was on was still doggy eared.

I remembered when he first doggy eared the page I freaked out. It triggered my OCD. I hated when people doggy eared the page. Then it stays like that forever. Just a small bent triangle on the page and you can never get rid of it, no matter how many times you pressed down on the book. Finn simply laughed at me and made fun of me.

Rey was still here as well, laying down on my side of the bed, petting BeBeAte and he didn't do what he usually did. Usually when people pet him over ten times he gets freaked out and moves to another space. But no. He stayed and let Rey pet him.

I did nothing but lay on the floor. Finn usually brought the activities and fun to things. Now it was just dull and boring. I wondered what he was doing now. Is he thinking about me? About Rey or BeBeAte? Or maybe he's thinking about he regretted leaving The First Order and not have gotten himself into this mess. That sounds like something he'd think about.

"God, it's so quiet." Rey said, sitting up and startling BeBeAte.

I sighed. "That's just what I was thinking about." I said. "Rey?"

"Hm?"

"Will I ever see him again?" I asked her.

"I don't know Poe. He's in New York now. Or he's going to be. Nothing can change that. He's going to be gone for awhile and you'll have to get used to the fact and maybe accept that no, you may never see him again." She said.

"Sheesh." I said, putting my forehead against my knee.

"I know. I had almost accepted the fact that I'd never see Ben again." She laughed to herself. "Boy was I wrong. And when I saw him up close for the first time I-I...thought I saw a spark. Maybe a glint in his eye and then...then he acts like he doesn't even know who I am. Like I don't even exist. It just furthers the fact that have lost everything I ever cared about." She said, her voice choking up. "A-and when I saw Finn again, I thought that maybe...maybe I'll get to keep this one thing. T-this one friend. Maybe he'll stick around and see through my craziness and maybe someone will accept me for once instead of looking at my ratty hair and thinking 'Ew, stay away from that crazy girl'." By now Rey was crying.

Her tears streaming down her cheeks at steady, yet fast pace. Her brown eyes were now murky and had a watery sheen. Her face was red and her hair stood on end. BeBeAte being the sweet little kitten he was curled up in her lap and purred.

She smiled and looked down. "I can't say I lost everything, but I did lose a lot. The love of my life, my best friend, my home, my money, my parents, and my sanity. So what do I do now?" She looked at me, expectantly.

"Rey...I don't have all the answers, but I guess I know what you're going through and all I have to say is that...it'll be over soon. Your sadness won't last long I promise you that. When I was fourteen I lost my parents. They were the only friends and family I had. I didn't get around much, so my social life was pretty limited, but I loved my parents and they were all I had. Then the The First Order, known back then as The Empire killed them in battle. I thought I lost everything, but then I met Jess. After that, everything changed. Today I lost my boyfriend. And you know what Rey, I never told him I loved him when I did. I always had and I always will...but like you said before. I'll have to face the fact that I may not ever see him again." I told her.

Rey wiped away a tear. "You loved him?"

"With all my heart and soul. More than anything."

She smiled. "We're gonna get him back." She said.

"We are?" I asked.

"Yeah. We are."