The New Resistance

Suspicion

Hello there! Thank you for reading, I apologise for the delay of the updates but here is another chapter <3
A side note, the planets and characters that I will mention are from a book that belonged to the EU, I know they aren't canon anymore but it was a great book so...screw it :P
Don't worry, you don't need to have read it to understand, I'll explain what's necessary and if you ever want to check it out I recommend it: The Truce At Bakura

Chewie had landed incognito about an hour ago but according to Poe they could not leave the Falcon until they received some kind of signal, which she thought it was hopeless since there was no signal of anyone around, they were hiding in a forest and it had started raining. Meanwhile they waited in the cockpit.

"What's the name of the planet again?" She asked

"Bakura" Poe answered "it used to belong to the Alliance but since the Republic was destroyed they have kept a low profile"

"I've never heard of it" she told him

Chewie explained it wasn't so famous since most of their commerce was local.

"Apparently it's safe enough" Poe added "the General says she has a friend there that will provide us a safe hiding place, we still need to be in cover"

Chewie suddenly roared making them turn their attention to him, through the cockpit's visor they could see up ahead what seemed to be a small group of people holding lights to them.

Both Rey and Poe took their respective belongings and prepared to leave the ship.

"Here" he told her after handing her a black cape with a hood to keep her from getting soaked in the rain.

Rey took it and put it on, it was way too big for her but it was also what they needed to not be seen, she turned to Poe to see him also wearing one and almost laughed.

"What?" He asked

"I can't even see your face"

"I think that's the point" he joked

The wookie announced he would open the hatch and they turned to wave their goodbyes.

As soon as they left the Falcon Rey noticed that even though the weather was humid as it was in the base it was also less warm.
They made their way towards the group that waited for them.
Once they were a few feet away Poe stopped, she reached underneath her cloak for her light saber and waited.

One member of the group stepped forward, Poe took off his hood to reveal his identity and so did the other.

Rey was surprised to see a woman about Ben's age, she was gracefully beautiful but wore a stern look that made her look older than she probably was.

"I'm Malinaza Thanas" The girl introduced herself "I've been sent by the Bakuran Resistance sympathizers to escort you to a safe place"

The next one to speak was Poe, his tone was gentler but firm enough.
"I've been sent by General Leia Organa to represent the Resistance best interests in this new alliance, I'm Commander Poe Dameron"

The girl nodded and suddenly turned to Rey expecting an introduction as well.

By instinct she looked over at Poe and he nodded.

"My name is Rey" she began "former apprentice of Luke Skywalker, Jedi master"

As if she had said the correct answer for a riddle the girl's face lit up hearing that name, she asked them both to follow her and the rest of the group.

Once they were far enough she heard the Falcon beginning to take off, it was now up to her and Poe to ensure the Alliance and somehow survive if need be.

The forest came to an abrupt end revealing the city which looked like it had once been a glorious one, Malinaza lead them from alley to alley until they stopped at a house that was protected by tall walls, the girl pressed her hand to the surveillance system and the door opened.
From inside the house seemed to have been a luxurious place in its time, now some windows had turned a bit yellow on the corners and the construction materials were beginning to deteriorate.
Malinaza lead them inside, she took off her cloak and offered to take theirs.

Poe smiled kindly and gave her his, Rey wasn't used to this kind of hospitality but she also gave her the cloak, she wasn't exactly sure if the girl was to be trusted but for now she would do what Poe did, after all he knew how to deal with diplomacy.

"We received the message that the meeting would take place as soon as we arrived to Bakura" Poe began saying "will it be here?"

Another member of the group, this one an older man with a serious look shook his head
"We had to make last minute arrangements, the sympathizers will arrive tomorrow"

Her friend nodded but she could tell he was upset.

Malinaza spoke again "Meanwhile you should get some rest, if you'll follow me I'll take you to your dormitory"

Rey and Poe followed her up the caracol stairs and towards a long hallway until they finally stopped at a door, she opened it to show what seemed to be some sort of living room, she waited for them to enter to do so as well then she walked towards a table and picked up a commuter
"The bedroom is in the back of the room, if you need anything don't hesitate to call me"
She then left the room closing the door behind her.

Almost immediately Poe sank into one of the couches and covered his face.
"I have a feeling the negotiations will take longer than we anticipated"

Rey gave the room a look, it was luxurious enough for what she was used to but something felt off, artificial.
"Do you trust her?" she found herself asking

He crossed his arms "I don't trust anyone apart from the members of the Resistance, but I'll give them my trust for now, let's just hope I'm not wrong"

She nodded and decided to take a closer look at the rest of the room. Aside from the couches in the living room there was a small hallway that lead to a bedroom while on the opposite side it lead to the bathroom, she was a bit hesitant to enter the bedroom since she doubted there would be a second bed and she knew Poe would take the couch no matter how tired he was, so instead she walked to one of the windows and looked through it, somehow she could see a small patio at the interior of the house, she looked closely and realized that from there the entrance and the main living room was also visible, the group that had brought them was still in there alongside Malinaza, they seemed to be in an important conversation because ever listened to her.

"What do you see?" Poe asked

He had moved to the window as well, right next to her, and since the window was small they were practically pressed together.

Malinaza suddenly stopped speaking and one by one the guests began to leave.

Rey stepped away from the window and took a deep breath, after she had sent Luke away from her it had become harder to focus on the force so she couldn't exactly feel what Malinaza or the rest of the group planned to do, she felt useless.

Poe gently touched her arm "We should get some sleep while we can"

She nodded dismissively and walked to the bedroom, like she had thought there was only one bed.

"They probably had some hope Leia would come herself" he told her pointing at the bedroom "they figured there was no point on fixing another bed for some messengers like us"

She laughed almost sadly "We could take turns, you sleep on the bed tonight and I'll take tomorrow"

He was a gentleman, he had always been but she could tell he was tired and there was no way he could lie about that, not even to himself but he lingered to answer.

"Poe" she called his name and met his gaze "it's alright, I promise I'm not tired"

He finally gave in "Fine, but you take it tomorrow, no discussions"

Rey wanted to laugh "Deal"