Damerey: The Atropos Rule

I. - Did we really win?

"Rey, you comin'?" asked Poe and slowly approached leg-crossed sitting Rey by the Lars housing as she was looking at the binary sunset.

"Yeah, I'm sorry-" Rey apologized and propped her arm against the ground to stand up, but Poe placed his hand on Rey's shoulder and stopped her movement.

"No, no, it's alright. Sit. Chewie fell asleep anyway," uttered Poe and sat right next to her.

"Beep-beep?" BB-8 sounded very curious. He rolled towards Poe and leaned on him just between Rey and Poe. Rey watched them with a bright grin on her face.

"No, he's fine, just a bit tired," answered Poe and put his arm around BB-8.

"No wonder, it's been a long couple of days," said Rey and looked up at the Tatooine sunset.

"Yeah, agree. Little rest sometimes comes in handy," Poe nodded.

That moment felt absolutely amazing. Everything was calm. No wars. They could just sit and think about themselves. It was so different. They both felt, like they've just stepped into another world, another life.

Both suns were barely shining, their rays seemed weaker by every minute. The air was hot, but not too much. The light Tatooine breeze that played with their hair, Rey's tunic, Poe's scarf, was refreshing.

It was very similar to that evening on Ajan Kloss, they both sitting in the sand, watching two stars in the sky.

Rey perceived Poe's presence and it made her feel assured and serene. She was glad that he went on Tatooine with her. She would have felt lonely and loneliness was certainly the last thing she wanted to feel.

Despite she wasn't sure if she actually wasn't feeling lonely at all. Something bothered her. She knew that she's on that on her own. She probably shouldn't tell to anyone. But will it work? She thought that it wasn't the right pathway.

Rey fought with her own mind. Her own thoughts declared war on themselves.

"Beep-boo-beep-beep," chirped BB-8 and caught Poe's eyes.

"Aight, buddy. Then, you can go too," Poe stroked BB-8's head and let go of him. Rey smiled as Poe patted him as a goodbye gesture.

"Beep-boo-boo-beep!" BB-8 jokingly beeped on his way towards Millennium Falcon and both of the Resistance fighters, Poe and Rey, turned to see him.

"You won't miss anything, don't worry, Beebee-Ate," Rey called back at the orange droid.

"Yeah," shouted Poe and let out quick laughter. Maybe not the best time to leave the two of them alone, he thought, but he really needs to charge his battery.

Poe and Rey turned to see the beautiful binary sunset again. Tatooine was actually a very pretty planet, but the thing that made it such a terrible place to live was its location. Outer Rim is very hard to reach and that's why crime and slavery have grown so much in here. You couldn't trust anybody around here. Everyone's first thought was just about money and way how could he make use of your need.

Despite its beautiful landscapes, Rey didn't like it here. It reminded her of Jakku. Those bad memories she couldn't get rid of. Her parents, her home, her grandfather. All those things she had to let go, to be free, but she just simply couldn't. Something inside her forbid it.

Poe looked at Rey and slightly smiled as he saw, how pensive she was. But then, at once his face went serious. It was the end. No more fights or wars. No more dead warriors fighting for what they believe. No more fear of the kriffing First Order. Because they won. They finally won. After a long, demanding battle, what costed everything they had and now it was over. But what they are going to do? He was only good at fighting. He couldn't effectively lead, work, or speak. Suddenly, he was lost. And their ways are going to split too. He probably won't see Finn, Rey, Kaydel, Rose, or Snap ever again. But that was unfair! He barely knew Rey and Finn and had to part again.