Dyad: The force of a new beginning.

together

"You're lucky he didn't bit your arm off" Rey said later at night when she and Ben were walking to their rooms.

"I would've accepted it if that was enough for him to forgive me" Ben said, half jocking half not.

"I know, don't rool your eyes at me" he said playfully  pushing Rey  with his arm.

None of them were actually comfortable when the other made jokes of dying or getting hurt, but sometimes Ben just couldn't help it. His mind was constantly looking for ideas on how people would forgive him.

"You're back" a robotic voice surprised Rey.

"Hello D-O" Rey stopped walking and crouched to talk to the droid.

"Wel-w-welcome, Rey" the droid said.

Rey extender her hand like she was going to pet him or something but she got surprised when the droid went to hide behind Ben's legs.

"No thank you" the droid said. He still got nervous sometimes.

"So now you're friends?" Rey asked Ben.

"Master Solo is good company" the droid hurried to explain, making Rey happy.

Of course he is. She tought.

They kept walking until they reached Rey's room. She didn't really want to sleep yet and didn't want to say goodbye to him either.

"I have a plan... to relax. Do you wanna come?" Ben proposed.

"Okay"

"But grab a jacket" today the base was colder for some reason and Ben was planning on going outside so he better tell her.

Rey went into her room and then walked out carrying a big blanket with her.

"Whatever you planned we can both cover with this" she explained.

"Then let's go. D-O wait for us here" Ben said to the droid and it beeped in agreement.

"Are you taking me outside again?" Rey bugged him.

"I know you like it" he shrugged, and she stayed quiet. Because he was right.

They got to the same pile of rocks they usually went to after they trained and the place that he'd took her when she felt anxious.

Somehow beeing here at night was different, more intimate.

"I want to look at the stars" Rey said once they were both sitting. He nodded and lied down, with her next to him and the blanket over them.

Rey took a moment to admire the millions of stars around her, she should've feel lost with so much space. It extended everywhere and laid down it was the only thing you could see, it swallowed everything... and Rey loved it. Like for a moment she was just part of it and if she reached out she could touch it with her hand.

She tried it and Ben laughed a little before extending his own hand.

" This is just a small part of the galaxy... and yet it seems so big" she played with her fingers, waving them around the sky.

Ben took her hand and she intertwined her fingers with his. They were together... in the sea of stars.

She turned her head to look at him.

"They may not trust you... not all, but I know that the only way I'll rule the galaxy, is with you. And-" she queezed his hand to stop him from talking.

"I know you have the best intentions" he meditated her words.

"When I offered you my hand, and told you to forget about everything else... the jedi, the sith... I still think that maybe we should rule in a whole new way" he said as his hand travelled down her arm and then he let her go.