42: A Poe Dameron Love Story

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Me, Poe, Finn, and Chewy were cuffed and brought to our feet at blaster point. Then, we were escorted down the long, hexagon-shaped halls of Ren's ship, illuminated by an eerie blue light.

Another man, ginger sporting a dark suit and displeased look brought up the rear of the party.

"That's General Hugs," Poe whispered over to me.

"No talking!" a stormtrooper ordered.

The troopers brought us to a dark room and made us face away from them. We were to be executed.

I could hear the charge of the blasters as the stormtroopers took aim.

"Actually," began a voice. It was Hugs. "I'd like to do this myself."

Poe leaned over to Finn and said, "What were you going to tell Rey before?"

"You still on that?" Finn responded.

"I'm sorry is this a bad time?" Poe retorted.

"Oh, it sorta is a bad time—"

"Kai," Poe began quietly, shushing Finn. "If we're about to die, I gotta tell you . . . I love you."

I could feel my face growing red. I wished it were covered by my helmet. I wanted to take his hand but we were handcuffed.

Before I could even think to respond, I realized Poe's lips were on mine. I could only lean in further, wishing to feel his arms around me. Poe smelled like machine grease and cologne.

Blaster shots sounded behind us.

We involuntarily flinched and ducked, but nothing had hit us.

As we turned around, the stormtroopers about to execute us lay on the ground, armor smoking.

Hugs held a blaster. "I'm the spy," he stated firmly.

"What!" Poe exclaimed.

"You?" Finn added.

I still had no idea who this guy was but apparently he was on our side.

"We don't have much time," said Hugs.

"I knew it," Poe said excitedly.

"No, you did not," I said.

Hugs pulled off our handcuffs hurriedly.

I took this opportunity to pull Poe into another kiss.

The moment was sweet bliss. I wished it could've lasted longer

Thinking he was out of my view, Finn rolled his eyes.

"C'mon!" yelled Hugs, taking us back through the hallways.

As we rounded a corner, we ran into BB-8 and C3-PO. The droid began handing out our confiscated weapons. My favorite rifle was back over my shoulder.

Hugs began punching a code into the wall. "I've shut down the impeders. We've got seconds!"

As the door to the ship bay opened, Poe and the droids ran through to the Falcon.

"Wait, wait," Hugs stopped me and Finn. "Blast me in the arm, quick."

"What?" Finn asked.

"Gimme that," I said, pulling the blaster from Finn's hand. I shot Hugs in the leg. "Why are you helping us?" I began, blaster still trained on him.

"I don't care if you win," said Hugs from the ground. "I need Kylo Ren to lose."

"Sounds like a personal problem," I said, throwing Finn's blaster back to him. We ran out to meet Poe on the Falcon.

"I cannot believe you did that!" Finn exclaimed.

"I like blasters," I mumbled, smiling.

"Not you," Finn began. "Poe! You just . . . kissed her!"

Poe shrugged sheepishly, powering up the ship. "We were about to die, man. I had to."

Chewy took his place as copilot and the Falcon took flight.

"It's about to get hairy!" Poe yelled. "Hold it tight!"

As we rose up to the ship bay above us, stormtroopers began firing on the ship.

"Finn, move fast!" I said.

Finn had gone down to the entrance ramp open in space. "Rey!" he called. "C'mon!"

I watched from the window as Rey made a running jump from the launch bay onto the ramp of the Falcon.

"We're good to go!" I called into the cockpit.

And with that, we were off.

A/n: Art not mine but what I based Kai off of. I don't know who it's by but whomever this couple is, the guy looks like Poe so I just ran with it.