Dyad: The force of a new beginning.

expectations

"What are you doing?" Ben asked when he got to the room and found Rey  pinning things on a map.

"Well... I'm searching for places that could be a good home" she answered not looking back.

Ben walked to stand next to her and take a good look at the map.

"You want to live near the outher rim?" he teased.

"This are just options" she shrugged.

"I thought you said you didn't want to live on a house on a hill and grow old..." Ben said rubbing her back.

"I didn't say that... I said that I didn't know what I was suppossed to do, of course you have a say in this. Do you want to stay here?" Rey said finally looking at him.

He was very handsome, even when he put his wild hair on that messy bun.

"Not necessarily if I must admit... but I thought you might" he said.

Rey sighed.

"I still don't know, but maybe it would be a good idea to move somewhere else..." she traced the edge of the table with her hand.

Ben could feel her confusion, so he traced the table too, until he wrapped his finger around hers making her smile.

"I'm good with what you decide... we could go away and still talk to them. They could come visit and we would have a chance to start clean" he shrugged.

"That sounds good" she smiled.

"Don't be naked please!" They heard Kaydel scream before she barged into their room.

"Kaydel!" Rey reprimanded her.

"Glad to see you're dressed my friends" she said uncovering her eyes.

As always Ben laughed.

"Is everything okay?" Rey asked.

"Yes, yes. We... wanted to throw you a party for your engagement and also because you're one month away from being free Rey, if I must admit... I also wanted an excuse to get a little drunk" Kaydel said.

"And... is this happening right now?" Ben asked.

"Oh yeah, they sent me to tell you so... come on, join me on this beautiful day" Kaydel said and gestured towards the door.

Rey didn't know how the people had been so careful not to spoil anything all day.

They walked to the new dinning area to find balloons and hollograms of fireworks everywhere.

"Surprise!" Everyone shouted when they saw them.

"Thank you" Rey said.

"Thanks" Ben said.

The tables were placed closer than they normally were so that everyone felt included, even the kids were there.

For the past months there had been many changes in Hakuji's "base/camp" and it looked more like a big house now, people had settled in and incorporated to new tasks now  that war wasn't any  close.

"Rey, Ben! I'm so glad we were able to make it here for the party" Jannah said getting close.

"Jannah! What a nice surprise" Rey said and she and Ben hugged her.

"How's everything going with the search?" Ben asked.

"Very good! I have a lot to tell, but we can leave that for tomorrow. Today we celebrate you two"

A lot of people came to talk to them exclusively, then they served dinner.

Some of the kids had made little drawings or cards congratulating them and were on a pile next to a big box that Kaydel said Queen Zorya had sent.