Break Free

I Can Handle Myself

Rey's POV
I step out of Poe's Dodge Charger with Finn grabbing my hand and helping me out.

"Thanks."

"No problem peanut." He smiles.

I roll my eyes at our little nickname for each other, I'm pretty sure I started it, but he says he did.

"Now remember kids, we are now upper class, so don't take any bullshit." Poe reminds us that we are now juniors.

"Yeah, so Rey you take names and we'll kick ass." Finn swings an arm around Poe, as we walk through the parking lot.

"I think I can handle myself." I shift my empty backpack that will be full by the end of the day with textbooks.

"You and what army?" Gwen Phasma smirks from her rustic silver old beat up piece of junk.

"Want to handle this with our cars again?" Poe smirks reminding her that he smoked her last time she tried shit talking about any of us.

She slams the door shut and walks off. We pass by and a motorcycle zooms in front of us and nearly runs us over.

"Asshole!" I shout at the person.

"Suck it up buttercup." They remove their helmet and shake out their jet black helmet hair.

"Man people are just aiming for you already." Finn whispers.

"I'll show them they can't mess with me." I open up the doors to see the crowded hallway.

"Remember." Finn says.

"Kicking ass and taking names." Poe smirks.

"I don't need your help." I walk off to find my locker.

"Text me!" Finn shouts over the crowd. I roll my eyes in reply.

I look at the numbers on the locker doors.

I finally come to my locker, 66. I dial in my code and remove the couple contents for my locker out of my bag.

I place my magnetic mirror on the inside of the door, then reach inside for my picture of Finn and Poe.

A sudden bump into my shoulder and the picture flutters to the ground and in slow motion a black leather boot steps on it.

"Watch where you're going jackass." I say to the ass with his foot on my picture.

He smirks. "What is it a picture of mommy?" He mocks me and I recognize him from the parking lot as the motorcycle guy.

I shove him off of it and reach down snatching it up. "No, now quit stalking me."

"Why would I follow a freshmen around?"

"I'm a junior." I turn back to my locker and brush off the back of the photo.

"Still lower than me." He replies casually.

I shut my locker and see him three lockers down. "Just because you're a senior doesn't make you some sort of God."

"No, but wouldn't you like to find out what kind of God I am." He smirks and the bell rings.

I roll my eyes. "Whatever laser brain."

I take my schedule out of my pocket and check who I have for Homeroom.

I take the short walk and enter to see Finn and Poe both in the back of the class.

Poe waves at me and I walk over and take the seat in front of him.

"So Kenobi also has Clovis for homeroom?" Poe smiles at me.

"It appears so. Wasn't he the new guy last year?" I ask.

"Yeah, I think Jessika had him. Said he is very emotional." Finn responses.

Clovis walks in and sets his coffee traveler mug down and sniffles.

"Oh no, we have a crier." Poe whispers to me.

"Great." Finn groans.

"He'll just be easy to take control over." I whisper back.

"You can take control of me." Poe whispers in my ear seductively.

I look over my shoulder and see his cocky smile. "In your dreams."

"Okay class, welcome back. If my schedule is correct you are all juniors this year, so I expect you to be mature." Clovis starts. I slide my hand under my desk and knock. "Wow, we already got a visitor." He walks over to the door. He opens it. "Hello, how can I-" He freezes at the empty sight, then proceeds to stick his head out and look around. "Weird." He comes back in. "Now as I was saying-"

Another knock happens, but not from me. He goes over and opens the door again. No one is there and I smirk.

This is going to be a great semester.

Mr. Clovis groans and walks back over to the front.

"Anyone do anything fun this summer?" He asks.

"Off track already." Finn says.

"Yup, so what's our after school plan?" I ask.

"Swim at my place? Parents are still out of town." Poe offers.

"When are they not?" Finn points out.

"We did that yesterday, let's do something else."

"Like what Kenobi?" Poe asks.

"Let's get hot chocolate." I smile.

"It's like 90 degrees outside." Poe counters.

"But hot chocolate is always good." I counter back.

"No matter the weather." Finn takes my side.

"You weirdos." Poe rolls his eyes.

"Shall we take a vote?" I smile.

"I think so." Finn smiles at me.

"Fine." Poe groans in defeat.

The bell rings and we all stand and file out.

"Where are you heading?" Poe asks.

"Windu, English." I say glancing at my schedule.

"Isn't he senior english?" Finn asks with raised eyebrows.

"Yeah, I tested pass Junior."

"So I can't copy your notes anymore?" Finn says deflatedly.

"No, you still can." I offer.

"How?" Poe raises an eyebrow.

"Just like how he did last year."

"But they won't be the same as in class." Finn points out.

"I didn't say they would be." I grin and begin walking away.

"Smartass." Finn says.

"You like it." I call back.

My class is a little ways from homeroom and I walk in a minute before the bell rings. "You've got to be kidding me." I say to myself as I look for a seat and see my few choices.

A/N: So I think every chapter title will be a quote from that chapter.

Also, I have been working on this book since August and just realized how close we are to the release of The Last Jedi, so I needed to get this out. So SURPRISE!

Special thanks to johannaistrash for getting me into writing and actually publishing my books. MAKE SURE YOU GO READ HERS!

Reylo_is_My_Halo for unknowningly helping me with parts of this book 😅 Hope you enjoy it!

korvescence_9 for always commenting on my chapters and encouraging me to write. It means a lot to me!