I Am No One - Rey's Story (Star Wars - Episode VII)

Chapter 9 - Journey to Ahch-To

I reach Finn's room faster than I did yesterday. Once you get to see these places more often, you get used to the maze of underground corridors. At least I did. And for some time I won't see these corridors again. I'll miss them, I'm not going to lie, one can get past other people quite easily without being noticed.

BB-8 insisted on joining me to Finn's room, even though he isn't coming with me. BB-8 told me early in the morning that he is needed here and I completely understand why, then he mentioned that he wants to spend as much time as he can with me before I leave D'Qar to find Luke. He's adorable, really, just the kind of friend you always need.

For now this is goodbye to Finn. I don't know when I'll see him again, but when I do, I hope he won't be changed much from how he was when I first met him. I'm relieved that at least the doctor confirmed that he will wake up and he's fine. I couldn't leave him if I didn't know about his condition. Let's hope that Luke won't keep me long on the planet he's on. I want to see Finn as fast as I can and that won't happen if we're on different planets.

I'm thankful that I had the will to sleep at night. After my talk with Chewie in the Falcon, I came to the realization of how tired I actually was. I went to bed early right after taking a shower, which surely starts becoming my favorite thing to do. Because I went to bed when the sun wasn't even down, I woke up early in the morning before dawn. I dressed up in the clothes that to my surprising fit me so well and to be honest, they even seem like my style. Maybe they don't have the two loose ends that came over my chest and fell to my feet, but they are comfortable enough for moving and running and doing almost anything. I also found my staff thrown on the Falcon's floor when we were in a rush. I took it with me, knowing that even though I now have the lightsaber, I'm handier with the quarterstaff.

I look down to find Finn sleeping peacefully. The staff changed his clothes overnight, and now he's wearing white medical clothes. The machine he's hooked to beeps constantly, indicating his stable heart rate. I sit down in the chair next to him and I don't say a word, I just endlessly stare at, too many unspoken words between us. I'm not good at goodbyes, never was, but I have to try, for Finn's sake. And for my own. Maybe I'll never come back and I'll never see him again, or maybe he'll go back to his plan of going to the Outer Rim before I return from my journey. I choose to shake that thought away. You know Finn better than that. He won't leave you.

"We'll see each other again." I mutter, hoping that my voice at least sounds convincing. "I believe that." I add whispering, more to myself than a promise to him. At least I can hope I'll see him again. I rise from my seat to place a small kiss on his forehead before I sit down again, only to whisper a few more words to him. "Thank you, my friend."

I'm not good with words either, but if he were awake, he would understand those words better than anyone on this planet. I've been so mean to him when we first met, I even hit him in the face with my stick, as he calls it, and he's only been sweet to me. He even came to rescue me from the hands of his worst enemy. He deserves to be called a good friend.

I leave the room with BB-8 by my side, chirping something that I'm not completely understanding since I'm not paying attention. This is it, now that I did everything I had on my to-do list, it's time for me to head to the Falcon. I'm not ready for this, the truth is I don't think I'll ever be, but this is what I'm destined to do.

The medical building is almost empty, since everybody wanted to see me departure. Leia made a call yesterday somewhere around noon, inviting everybody to see me leave in the search of Skywalker. That feels like extra pressure, but I decided to keep my mouth shut and let the Resistance see what they've worked for so hard accomplished. They do deserve it after all, so I put aside my personal discomfort for the sake of all these people's happiness.