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There was nothing more soothing than the sound of morning rain pattering against a glass window, echoing throughout the four walls as the gloomy sky gave the early hours an evening vibe. It wasn't enough that the rain made things relaxing, but the fact that the early fall weather made the air feel much more cooler--enough to bundle ones self up--you couldn't help but fall deeper into your sleep.
That is until you heard a frightening clap of thunder which startled your unconscious soul awake. Flinching in your spot as your eyes flung open, your heart throbbed rather harshly against your chest as the sight of your clock was the first thing in your line of vision. "7:30?!" You shrieked, shoving your sheets off of yourself. "Why do I have you for if you don't work?!"
Taking in a deep breath, you rushed around your room, gathering your school uniform and backpack, brushing your teeth as you shoved your books into the bag. It was a bad habit of yours, sneaking off to watch the bike races go down in the forest where your parents had strictly advised you not go to (especially after being caught twice with your best friend, Poe).
"Y/n, honey! Your breakfast is getting cold!" Your mother shouted as you rolled your eyes. You were around thirteen going on fourteen year old who could batch up your own breakfast, but your mother constantly insisted she'd do it herself.
"Yeah, yeah!" You spoke with a mouth half full of your toothpastes sudd, rushing back into the bathroom and rinsing it off, swiftly peeling off your clothing and taking an almost three-minute shower, refusing to be the slightest of dirty.
Hopping on one foot as you pulled on your crew socks, you simultaneously brushed your hair--it was a pain to keep your hair decent. "Honey, come on, it's 7:40!" Feeling your heart pound against your chest, you swiftly slid your feet into the loafers, pulling on your school jacket before tossing your backpack on.
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Rushing down the stairs, you nearly triped over your cat who had been comfortably lying on the step. "Aw, come on, Jupiter!" You exclaimed before darting to the kitchen.
"Woke up late?" Your mother arched an eyebrow as you took in deep breaths.
"H-how can you tell?" You smiled, standing there with one hand on the strap of your bag as the other held onto the the toast you bit into that you took from the plate on the table.
"Your shirt is buttoned all wrong and your jacket is inside out," She chuckled as you looked down, toast hanging from your mouth as your hands hovered in the air.
"Oh man..." You muttered, removing your bag and dropping it as you took off your jacket and flipped it back to normal, tugging it back on as you fixed the buttons on the polo. "Good?" You placed your thumbs up as your mom nodded with a smile.
"Good." Picking up your bag, you pulled it over your shoulder and quickly scarfed down the breakfast. "Don't eat it so fast, you'll get a stomach ache-"
"Mom, I have fifteen minutes to get to school, I gotta." Hearing a ruckus of footsteps, you rolled your eyes. "Anyways, I outta go-"
"Look who's gonna be late again!" Having your path being blocked by a pair of boys standing with their arms crossed, you rolled your eyes at your twin brothers. The two looked identical to one another, hair styled in the same form and color, with the same eye color--except one was slightly taller than the other and one had slight freckles.
"Y/n, dearest...you start high school next year, you should be getting used to waking up on time." The other spoke as he crossed his arms, nodding his head.
Sighing, you pushed past them through the middle. "Good morning to you, too, dirtbags."
Hearing the two snicker, your mother shook her head. "Ty...Jay, leave your sister be." She sternly spoke as her sons sighed, taking a seat on the stools.
"We do it out of love," Ty spoke up.
"We mean no harm..." Jay bowed his head as your mother rolled her eyes.
"Eat."
Aiming for the front door, you waved a hand in the air before rushing off. "See you later!"
"Have a good day!" The three chimed before Ty stole some of Jay's food, Jay smacking the back of his twin brothers head.
Rushing down the front yard and over to the sidewalk, you cursed the early morning sprinkle as you held tightly onto your umbrella. As much as you wished you could take the bus to school or maybe even have your brothers drop you off, the school was only a good ten minutes away. "Alright, eleven minutes till the bell rings...you can do this!"
Running down the sidewalk as you began to get pelted with droplets of rainwater, you took in deep breaths as you ran, seeing the school building come into sight. Five minutes left. Darting as fast as you could, you rushed up to the building entrance, letting out a sigh as you finally made it on time. Three minutes, sweet.
Closing the umbrella, you aimed for your class, jogging down the halls. Two minutes, I have two- "Whoa!" Colliding into something--rather, someone--you fell back, straight on your behind as you let out a moan of pain, the noise being echoed in front of you. "I'm sorry!" You shrieked, getting on your knees and looking at the boy who lied there, rubbing his face. "I-I didn't break your face or anything, right?" You frantically asked, watching as he slowly sat up.
Shaking his head, he removed his face from his palms, only to freeze. There you sat on your knees, hands out as if you had been shaking them while your eyes were wide with fear. Looking at your slightly soaked school attire, his eyes trailed up to your own, seeing the pair stare back at him. "I-"
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" You apologized again, moving closer as the young boys eyes widened, getting an even more up close look at your eyes, unable to look away as he had been mesmerized.
"Miss y/n?" A voice called out, causing you to shoot your head in its direction as you gulped.
"Uh, y-yes Mr. Tarkin?" You nervously chuckled as the young boy in front of you still gazed.
"Please, come with me." Blinking, you nodded.
Looking back down at the dark haired boy, you gave him a small smile. "I'm sorry, again..." You lightly spoke, quickly standing up and rushing off as the boys eyes followed you, seeing you run off into the distance, long hair flowing with every step you took. He couldn't help but stare, you were breath taking in his young eyes; forcing himself to snap out of it as he slowly stood up and walked on, he knew he had no chance.
"I'm sure you know that we have our annual fall school festival happening this weekend," The man stated as you nodded, "And I'm sure you are aware that it is important you attend this event so you can accumulate extra credit points to make up for those days you were late." Swallowing the lump in your throat, your shoulders slumped.
"Yes, of course..." You muttered, eyes trailing to the ground as you held onto the straps of your backpack.
"I assure you will be attending, correct?" Taking in a deep breath, you nodded. "Perfect, I'm sure you will not be busy Saturday evening."
"No..." Thinking about the upcoming bike race that would be held that same evening, you sighed, "I have nothing planned."
"Perfect! I guess I will be seeing you then." He grinned before walking off, you giving a fake smile as you then rolled your eyes.
"Cruel, cruel, old man..." Walking back down your path, you let out a puff of air--that man was always on your tail.
Nearly forgetting about the lack of time, you instantly darted, stepping foot into the classroom the second the bell had rung. "Oh, look who made it..." Your current teacher, Ms. Ventress, spoke up as you dropped your head--now wasn't the time to feel shame after running into Mr. Tarkin. "The lovely y/n." Bowing your head, you gave her a grin.
Y/n? Looking over to the girl who had entered the room, the dark haired boy instantly sunk in his seat as he felt his cheeks heat up, he didn't expect the two of you to be in the same class room or grade level.
"Y/n!" The curly haired boy next to him whispered, a sudden wave of disappointment hitting him as if he knew that was your boyfriend.
Looking over to Poe, you smiled, walking over only to notice the boy sitting next to him--the one you had ran into not too long ago--he was in your class? How come you've never noticed him before? "Hey, Poe!" You sat in front of him, placing your bag down and grabbing your things.
"Hey!" He smirked. "Are you going to the race again Saturday night?"
Frowning, you shook your head. "Sadly, no..."
Growing wide eyed, Poe slightly gasped. "What? Why not?! Jess, Karé, L'ulo, Oddy, and Temmin are going!" He loudly whispered as you rubbed your face.
"I know, I know, but I have to attend that stupid fall festival fair thing on Saturday night in order to get extra credit since I've been late over five times..." You whispered back.
"Well, you need a new alarm...maybe even five." Poe snickered.
"No duh." You narrowed your eyes. "Anyway, you guys have fun, let me know who wins...my bet is on Mandrell!" You winked.
"Mandrell? Nah, my bets on Tyerell, he seems like he'd be fit to win." Poe nodded as you shook your head.
"Hmm...we'll see about that." About to turn back around in your seat, your eyes suddenly came into contact with those of the boy you had ran into earlier, giving him a small smile before quickly turning around. You hadn't noticed until now how cute he had actually been--nor how insanely dark his 'flippy' hair was.
"Good morning, class." Ms. Ventress spoke up. "First things first, I'd like to introduce you to two new students, Rey...Ben, please stand up." The teacher reached out her hand, your eyes trailing over to the brunette who sat in the very front, giving everyone a wide grin and a small wave--Rey. Then your eyes shifted over to where the other new student had been standing, awkwardly looking around as he had a slight hunch in his back, head hanging low as if he were shy--Ben. "Please make them feel welcomed, they will be your new classmates!"
Hearing a wave of hellos, Rey smiled even more as Ben gave the smallest smile before sitting back down. "Rey seems like a very cheery person, maybe we should invite her to lunch!" Poe whispered over to you as you nodded.
"Yeah, totally! I love her hair, I wonder how she does it..." Eyeing the three knots that lined up on the back of her head, you turned back to face Poe, "Makes my hair look lame..." Frowning, you pressed your hand against the bangs covering your forehead as Poe chuckled.
"Your hair looks great the way it is, don't worry." He swatted a hand before leaning back, you smiling over at him as Ben had found himself tuning in to your conversation. But her hair looks perfect...
"Hey, so you're Ben?" Snapping out of it, Ben slowly turned around to face the short haired blonde who leaned her chin into the palm of her hand, chewing on gum. "The name's Phasma," She winked as Ben raised his eyebrows. "You seem quiet, why?"
"U-Uh..." Stuttering, he simply blinked. "I'm just...shy," He lowered his head as Phasma chuckled, patting his head.
"Don't worry, buddy, the people in this school aren't all that bad..." She nodded before leaning back in her chair as the dark haired boy swallowed, giving her a small smile before turning back around. "By the way, her name is y/n Kenobi, she's pretty and all...but she's always late." Feeling his cheeks blush, he quickly shifted his eyes from you--was he that obvious? "Don't think about crushing on her, she's already crushing on somebody else." Slumping his shoulders, Ben sunk into his seat. It isn't like I do...
. . .
"Rey? Right?" You spoke up as you and Poe stood in front of her desk, the brunette slowly looking up and nodding with a smile. "I'm y/n and he's Poe, we were wondering if you'd like to have lunch with us?" Giving her a wide grin, Rey looked over her shoulder to see Ben sitting there, the blonde behind him leaning over and mumbling on about something. He's doing just fine on his own.
Looking back up at them, Rey nodded, then stood up as she grabbed her lunch bag. "Yeah, that would be great!"
"Perfect! We should go now to get good seats!" Grabbing onto Poe's hand as Poe grabbed onto Rey's, the three of you rushed over to the door rather quickly.
"Good seats?" Rey questioned as Poe then looked over at her.
"She just wants to see her boyfriend-"
"He's not my boyfriend," You called out, "He's just a...friend."
Standing up from her seat and crossing her arms, Phasma looked down at Ben, "I told you she's taken."
"Why are you telling me this?" Ben spoke as he looked up at her.
"Just saving your butt so you don't fall head over heels for her, you know, being a good friend." Walking away with her lunch in her hand, Ben sat there and sighed. "Are you coming or what?" She looked over her shoulder as Ben slowly sat up.
"I guess..."
Rushing down the halls, turning corners and finally approaching the cafeteria, you let go of Poe's hand as Poe let go of Rey's. "There he is!" You pointed out as you noticed the red head. "I'll be right back, Jess and the gang are over there," You nudged your head as Poe looked over. "Hey, do you wanna meet Armitage?" Looking at Rey, she simply shrugged.
"AKA, y/n's boy-" Pinching Poe, he shrieked, "I'll go to the table..." Smiling at him, you waved.
"C'mon." Nudging your head for Rey to follow, she did so as the two of you walked over to the partially filled table.
"Oh, look, it's Hux's girlfriend!" One of the boys sitting with him shoved his arm with their elbow, causing Hux to roll his eyes.
"Shut up, she's not..." Looking up, you came to a stop as Hux's eyes trailed over to Rey. "Hello!"
"Hey, Arm." You chuckled. "I thought I'd introduce you to Rey!" You presented as Rey chuckled, "Rey, Armitage...Armitage, Rey." You smiled as you presented the two to one another as Hux smiled while Rey did the same back. "She's new and I thought it would be nice to show her a few people."
"Hello!" The boy to Hux's left spoke up. "I'm Finn..." Sticking his hand out as he stood up, Rey smiled.
"Rey..." She shook his hand as you smirked, walking over to Hux and giving him a hug.
"Are we still up for study hall?" Hux asked as you nodded. "Perfect, I'll see you then!"
Walking back over to Rey, you grabbed her hand, "Come on, you must be hungry!" Waving goodbye to Hux and Finn, amongst the few others that sat there, one of the boys--Dopheld--snickered.
"Are you two going to have a date?" He wiggled his eyebrows as Hux rolled his eyes.
"Shut up, Mitaka."
Pulling Rey along, over to the table Poe had now sat with his usual gang, you spoke up, "So, you like Finn?"
Nearly choking on her spit, Rey grew wide eyed as she instantly shook her head. "No?!"
"No? Aw, I thought you'd want to be his friend..." You pouted as the two of you approached the table.
"Oh, oh you mean as a friend!" She laughed as you had let go of her hand, turning around to face Rey as she nodded her head. "Of course, he seems nice...same for Armitage! Are you sure you two are not dating?" She arched an eyebrow as you shrugged.
"No...not yet-"
"Not yet? Is he going to ask you out?" Rey quickly asked as you laughed.
"I'm not so sure..." You tapped your chin. "Although it would be nice."
"I see, I see, well I hope so, too!" Smiling at Rey, the two of you took a seat, Poe introducing Rey to the group.
Entering the cafeteria, Ben's eyes widened at the crowd now in his view, slowly backing up only to feel Phasma push him in. "Don't freak out, they won't pay you any mind." She swatted a hand, wrapping an arm around Ben's shoulder. "You're pretty short, you know that? How tall are you?"
"Uh...five-five..." Nodding her head, Phasma hummed.
"I'm five-seven," She winked, "And still growing! So I'm sure you are, too. I'm the tallest girl in our class and it feels great!" She took in a deep breath as she held her head high. For a person who seemed to be lonely, Phasma must've been doing just fine. "If you ask me, I think you'll hit six foot two...you seem like the kind."
Lightly blushing, Ben nodded as the two walked along, "Th-thank you?"
"No problem, bud-" Coming to a stop as Hux and Finn had waved at her, Phasma waved back. "And that ginger over there...is the boy of y/n's dreams..." Shifting his eyes over, Ben felt his fists clench the slightest as the paper bag in his hold crumbled up; for some reason he had felt...envious? "His name is Armitage-" Snorting, Phasma's eyes widened as she snapped a look over to Ben. "You laugh?"
"Sorry...I've never heard such...name before." Ben fought a grin as the two continued walking on, Phasma patting his back.
"Neither have I, but hey, both my first and last name are pretty strange." Looking back ahead, Ben turned to look at Phasma as his eyebrows narrowed the slightest. Was Phasma her first or last name? "And there you have the it group-" Phasma pointed a finger over to where Rey and the rest of the gang had been, "-Poe and his gang are in the flag football team, but on the downtime, they're always on their dirt bikes racing in the forrest for whatever reason...y/n loves watching them, I've seen her a few times there. Maybe we should go one day?" Phasma nodded as Ben had found himself gazing at you. "And as for Rey...she's new, so I guess we will find how she fits in one day."
Nodding his head, he took in a deep breath. "On Saturday, that festival, are you going?" Ben curiously asked.
"How do you know about it?" Phasma asked as the two of them took a seat.
"I saw the posters..." He blushed, looking down at his food. "I thought it would be...nice to go?"
"Hmm...well, I have to go, I'm kind of one of the sponsors who helped put it together," She nodded as Ben looked up. "So if you go, maybe I'll run into you!" Phasma smiled as Ben nodded back.
"Hey, isn't that Ben?" Poe asked as everyones heads turned in his direction, including yours, "The new kid?"
"Yeah, that's him," You nodded. "Do you know him?" You looked at Rey as she raised her eyebrows, turning to face you.
"Uh, yeah...we're kind of siblings," She chuckled, scratching the back of her head as Poe's and your eyes widened.
"Really? Are you two twins?" Poe asked.
"No, he's the older one, I just skipped a grade..." Hearing a round of gasps, Rey blushed, "It's...it's really no big deal-"
"You skipped a grade?" You gawked, "Wow, you must be really smart! Here I am, being late to school almost every day and you skipped a grade..." You snickered.
"It's, it's nothing...really," Rey nodded. "I'm sure you're not that bad-"
"Y/n is the laziest person I've ever met-" Kicking his shin, Poe grunted.
"I am not! I just...go to bed too late..." You muttered as Rey chuckled, enjoying the banter between you and Poe--although she had only known you for a little under five hours, Rey couldn't help but admire you, you seemed so...lively.
. . .
"I think I'm done for the day," You sighed, lying your forehead against the history text book, Hux chuckling as Rey and Poe, along with Finn and Mitaka had sat at another table, leaving you two be. "My brain has had enough, I need sleep..."
Smiling, Hux shook his head as he poked your cheek. "Come on, we're almost done, just a few more questions."
"But, I can do them later..." You whined as Hux sighed, "Fine...I'll finish them now, I think I was gonna walk Rey home and I'm not sure how far away she lives."
"Oh, that's very kind of you," Hux nodded. "You two have hit it off pretty well."
"Yeah, she's really cool, she skipped a grade level! She may just be as smart as you, Arm." You winked as Hux chuckled. "But, don't worry, she won't be my tutor..." You nudged his arm as he smiled.
"So, what's up with those two?" Rey curiously asked as she had been watching you and Hux. "Are they or are they not a thing?"
"Hux and y/n?" Poe spoke up, "They like each other, yeah, but they haven't done much about it."
"Since when?" She whispered, turning to look at Poe.
"Hmm...since the beginning of the school year? They've known each other for a while but I guess the feelings grew..." He shrugged, flipping through his math text book.
"Aw, that's cute." Rey smiled, looking back over to the two as Finn looked up and over at her.
"Yeah, right? I've been bugging him to ask her out but he's waiting till we start high school." Finn rolled his eyes as Rey slowly turned her head to face him.
"Why's that?"
"Oh, I don't know, honestly...he's weird like that," Finn chuckled. "I mean, if I were in the same situation, I'd ask the girl out already."
Shrugging as Finn turned his attention to the book in his hold, Rey smiled, "Yeah..."
Looking up at the clock that was on the wall across from you, you shut the text book. "I think I'm gonna head out now, thanks for the help!" Standing up and packing your stuff, you tossed your bag over your shoulder before hugging Hux, "I'll see you tomorrow." With a smile, you walked over to the table Poe and the rest had been at, only to see all their heads snap down.
"You don't think she noticed?" Mitaka whispered as Poe kicked him.
"Shut up."
"Hey, guys!" You smiled as they all looked up. "Rey, you ready to go?" Nodding her head, she slowly stood up and grabbed her things, placing them in her bag as she waved at the other three.
"Thanks for letting me sit with you all!" Seeing everyone wave back, you and Rey walked on.
"Is your brother going to be walking with us?" You sweetly asked with a smile as Rey shook her head.
"I told him earlier I wouldn't be taking the bus with him as I was gonna walk home with a friend, I guess he took that as a 'I have to take the bus alone' because I haven't seen him around." Nodding your head, you turned your attention ahead. "He probably made it back home already." Rey stated with a nod.
. . .
"How was school, Ben?" Leia spoke up as Ben walked in, dragging his bag along the floor as he aimed for the staircase. "Ben?"
"It was fine." He nodded, not even bothering to look back.
"Where's your sister?" Walking over to the staircase as she watched her son climb them without a care, she felt her smile drop.
"She said she was going to walk home with a friend-"
"A friend?" She questioned.
"Yeah, I don't know who...she made a good amount of friends today..." Ben trailed on as Leia slowly nodded.
"And what about you? Did you make friends?" Looking down at his mom, Leia let out a breath. "I see..."
"It doesn't matter, it's the last year of middle school...I'll make them when I start high school, I guess..." Swatting a hand, Ben walked on, over to his room and locking himself up. It was always a mission to make friends, the total opposite of his sister, and Leia knew this very well.
Walking along the sidewalk as you two got lost in a conversation, laughs echoing as you grew to know one another better, Rey came to a stop. "This is my place!" She nodded as you looked up.
"Oh, nice, it's big!" You smiled, gazing at it.
"Yeah, mom and dad are business people...speaking of which, dad should be coming back home today." Rey looked down at her watch. "We switched schools because this one was much more convenient than our last...our old school was connected to our elementary so we were there for a while, mom didn't want us to suffer from the change of middle to high so she decided to put us in a real middle school." Rey explained as you nodded.
"Oh, wow, you must feel sad?" You lightly frowned.
"No way, I mean, I made a lot of friends...but it's always nice having a fresh start!" She nodded, "That is, for my brother...I can't say the same."
"Is he...is he that shy?" You curiously asked.
"Yeah, very anti-social as well, barely had friends. But he's a nice boy, he's very sweet, he's just too shy." Rey shrugged.
"Oh, I see...well, I hope he adjusts well!" You smiled as Rey nodded.
"Any-who, you wanna come in? We can hang out for a bit and maybe my mom can drive you back home? She has the day off anyways..."
"Uh, yeah, sure!" You nodded with a small laugh.
Walking up the steps and into the home, Rey called out, "I'm home!"
Peeping her head from around the corner, Leia smiled, "Hi, honey! Ben told me you walked home with a friend? Is this her?" She looked over to you with a smile as Rey nodded.
"Yup, mom, this is y/n...y/n, this is mom." Rey pointed as you smiled, Leia giving you a wide grin before walking over and pulling you into a hug.
"Oh, it's nice to meet you! I'm glad to hear Rey made a friend on her first day! Actually, she always makes friends...she's a social butterfly." Leia tapped Rey's nose.
"Yeah, yeah, but you're the first one I've ever brought home on the first day, so you're special." Rey winked as you laughed.
"You two can head up, I'll get you some snacks." Shooing you two, Rey lead the way.
"And this is my room!" Opening the door that was covered with a poster, you were presented to even more posters along the walls. "Sorry that it's a bit messy...didn't have a chance to clean up last night, I snuck out to this race that was happening in the woods-"
"You went?!" You exclaimed as Rey nodded. "No way! So did I!"
"Really?!" Rey grinned. "Oh, we should go to Saturday's together!"
Feeling your smile drop, you shook your head. "I can't...I have to go to this festival in order to get extra credit for being late."
"I'll go with you!" Rey nodded as your eyes widened. "Finn and Poe told me about it."
Narrowing your eyes, you pointed a finger, "Is it because Finns going?"
"N-no! No...I wanna go with you, and maybe Ben can tag along!" Feeling your heart skip a beat, you nodded.
"Y-yeah, you should invite Ben! It'll be so much fun!" You eagerly nodded with a smile.
Grabbing your hand, Rey agreed. "Let's go ask him right now." Dragging you out of the room, Rey knocked on Ben's door before barging in.
"Do you not wait for me to say come in?" Ben spoke over his shoulder as he sat at his desk, doing his homework.
"Appreciate that I knocked, okay?" Hearing Ben sigh, he turned around looking annoyed, only for his eyes to widen as they landed on you. "I was wondering if you wanted to do something Saturday?"
Gulping as he kept his eyes on you while you did the same to him, Ben stuttered. "W-what...?"
"Well, y/n has to go to the school festival for extra credit and I said I'd go with her and wondered if you wanted to-"
"Yes!" Ben exclaimed as he suddenly turned his attention to Rey, only to feel his cheeks burn from embarrassment at the sudden outburst. "I-I mean...sure..."
Feeling your wide eyes fall back to normal, you gave Ben a small smile as he looked back at you. "That's perfect, the more the merrier." You nodded as Ben felt his heart flutter at the sound of your voice--it was like music to his ears.
"Great! Saturday it is!" Rey nodded. "You can get back to work, nerd."
"I'm not a nerd..." Ben mumbled as Rey completely ignored him as she walked you and herself out of his room.
Waving goodbye to Ben before Rey had shut the door behind you two, Ben shyly waved back at nothing, as if you were able to see the gesture.
Sighing, he turned back around to finish his homework--oh how this was going to be a long school year for him.