*(y/n)'s POV*

I sat on my bed, with tears falling down my eyes, after what just happened not too long ago. "I wish I never have met them so I wouldn't have to deal with them fighting." I muttered to myself. But, then, I heard BB-8 beeping next to me. I looked down and saw BB-8 lowering his head and beeped, sadly. "Then, again, I wouldn't have met you in the first place, BB-8." I said, as I, gently, patted his dome head and he looked up at me.

Then, I heard a knock at the door and it opened. I looked up and saw Rey, Kylo, Finn, Poe, and General Hux standing there, still covered in food from the food fight. "What do you want?" I questioned, as calm as I could. They all walked into my bedroom and stopped in front of me before Rey was the first to speak. "(y/n), we want to apologize for our actions." She said. "We were completely out of control with our hatred towards our enemies." Finn added. "You've done so much for us, even to stop us from fighting, and all we did was cause chaos and not think about your generosity for us and hurting you." Poe said. Everyone looked at General Hux as if they were waiting for him to say something. "It was...wrong for us to do that to you." He said, somewhat stiffly.

I gave them all a small smile and wiped the tears off my cheeks before I said, "I appreciate your apology and I accept it, you guys." "We've also discussed something else without any conflict. To make it up to you for our actions and appreciating your generosity and hospitality towards us, we decided to stay with you for a little longer until after your graduation." Kylo stated.

I couldn't believe what Kylo had told me. They were really going to stay with me a little longer until after my graduation? "You guys didn't have to do that." I began to decline their offer, but, then, Kylo interrupted me. "Of course we want to do it. It's the least we could do to make it up to you after what we've been acting since we've got here and we want to be there for you since you mentioned earlier about your father not being there for you." He said, kindly. I smiled at him after he mentioned about being there for me since my father won't be here at my graduation.

"But don't you all have to get back to your respective Bases?" I questioned. "I'm sure General Leia will completely understand our important priority." Poe answered. "Plus, you've helped us and now we want to return the favor." Finn added. "We're gonna put aside our rivalry and we won't fight or argue towards each other until we go our separate ways." Rey said.

I couldn't help but admire for what both groups have decided on; putting their rivalry aside and being there for me. It really warms my heart to hear that since no one other than my mother has ever done that for me. I even felt tears running down my cheeks again. "Are you okay, (y/n)?" Kylo asked, sounding concerned. I chuckled and answered, "Of course I'm okay, Kylo. I'm not crying because I'm sad. These are tears of joy. I'm just so happy that you all are doing this for me."

Then, I got up from my bed and gestured everyone towards me to form a group hug, but they all stood there. "What? Have any of you ever done a group hug before?" I asked, sounding confused. "Of course we know what a group hug is." Finn answered. "I'm sure most of us have been in a group hug before." Poe added, while glancing at General Hux. "It's just...we're still covered in food." Rey explained, while glancing down at her outfit. "And we don't want you to get messy with all of us hugging you." Kylo added. "I don't think that won't be a problem, you guys. One of you threw a meatball at my face." I told them, and we all laughed. Kylo, Rey, Finn, and Poe, then, walked over and wrapped their arms around me to form the group hug, even if they were still covered in food. BB-8 leaned against my leg so that he wasn't left out.

But, then, I noticed someone was missing. I turned and saw General Hux standing there by himself. "Come on, General Hux. You're missing all the fun." I convinced him. "I don't really participate in these so-called 'group hugs'." General Hux said. "Don't be left out, General Hux. We need to show our kindness to (y/n)." Kylo said. "Yeah. Come on over here or I'll keep calling you 'General Hugs'." Poe told him, jokingly. General Hux sighed before he said, "Fine. I'll join if it keeps you all from calling me that name." Then, he stepped in and joined the group hug, even if he was tense about it. I looked at everyone and said, "Thank you all so much for doing this for me." "You're welcome, (y/n)." They all said back, in unison.

Moments later, we all pulled away from the group hug. "Well, I better get the mess cleaned up before it hardens on the carpet." I said. "Wait! You don't need to do that, (y/n). We're the ones that caused it and we should be responsible for cleaning up the mess. Plus, I noticed that you barely touched your food, so you should eat while we clean up." Kylo said. "Kylo's right, (y/n). You take care of yourself and we'll help clean." Rey responded.

"Okay, then. If any of you need any help, let me know. Also, since your clothes are a mess, I can stop by the laundry room and look in the donation box for any spare clothes for you guys. Is that okay?" I asked. Kylo, Rey, Finn, and Poe nodded in agreement. "Are they clean?" General Hux questioned. "Yes, General Hux. All the clothes in the donation box are clean. Ma cleans them all the time because it gives her something to do, so don't worry about filthy clothes to wear." I answered. "Alright, then. Show us where the cleaning supplies are and we'll get right on it." Finn said. Then, I walked out of my bedroom, with both groups following me.

***

Once I gave Kylo, Rey, Finn, Poe, and General Hux my cleaning supplies and how to use them, they immediately got started on cleaning, while I was eating my dinner after I had it warmed up in the microwave. At first, they were a little confused on some of the products; probably because they use different materials from their world, but they didn't complain about it. Well, except for General Hux, who was secretly annoyed of having to clean since he's probably used to being pampered. I even noticed Kylo and Rey were using their Force while doing the cleaning, which I thought it was pretty cool; it makes things get done faster.

After I was finished with my dinner, I told them that I was gonna head down to the laundry room to get the clothes in the donation box. As I was walking down the stairs and heading towards the laundry room, I stopped in my tracks when I heard a voice out of nowhere call for me. "Hi, (y/n)!" I turned and saw Ma sitting on her chair with her shotgun next to her, smoking a cigarette. "Hi, Ma." I said back. "Having a good night?" She asked. "Absolutely." I answered.

"I was wondering. I thought I heard some commotion from up above as if there was a fight happening. Do you know anything about it?" Ma asked. "Why, no. I didn't hear a sound, Ma. Must've been from the other neighbors." I lied. "Those doggone people. No one has any respect nowadays. I oughta blast them with my shotgun so I can get some peace and quiet around here." Ma complained. "I completely understand that, Ma, but no need to blast them." I told her. "Maybe you're right. I'll just go and get some shut eye early and hopefully I won't hear any noise for the rest of the day." "You go do that, Ma. Get some early rest." I convinced her, which she did after she put out her cigarette and went inside her home along with her shotgun.

Once she left, I went inside the laundry room and grabbed the big donation box with a ton of clothes inside and headed back to my apartment. It was perfect timing because everyone finished cleaning the mess. They all took turns to look through the box for any clothes that might fit them without any conflict, which was good because it showed that every single person had kept their word about putting their rivalry aside. Luckily, everyone found what they wanted to wear and it would fit them perfectly.

After that, I suggested to them that they should probably take a shower if they didn't want to sleep overnight in their clothes with food still on them. I decided to draw names and let each person take a quick five minute shower. Rey was the first to go, followed by General Hux, Poe, Finn, and Kylo, who for some reason volunteered to shower last.

***

Later on at night, it was time for everyone to go to bed and they all went where they had previously slept before, with BB-8 deciding to stay with Poe this time. I was in my room getting ready to go to bed when I heard a knock at my door. I opened it and saw Kylo standing there. "Hey, Kylo. Did you need something?" I asked. "Oh. No. I don't need anything. I was just coming here to...say 'goodnight' to you." Kylo answered, as he scratched the back of his neck. "Oh. Well, that's very thoughtful of you, Kylo." I said.

"Wait a second. I think I see something red on your left cheek. Must've been from that red sauce." Kylo mentioned. "What? Oh, my gosh. I thought I got it off earlier. I must've missed a spot." I exclaimed, feeling embarrassed, as I was frantically rubbing my left cheek.

Kylo chuckled and said, "Here. Let me help you." He, then, leaned forward until he was close to my face and caressed my cheek with his hand and started stroking it, gently, with his thumb while he looked at my (e/c) eyes. Feeling him stroking my cheek with his thumb was making me blush like crazy and I somehow found it very relaxing. All I could do was stare at his mesmerizing dark brown eyes the whole time while he continued stroking my cheek. 'Gosh, he's so gorgeous.' I thought to myself.

"There. I think I got it." He whispered, and he took his hand off my cheek, which disappointed me, and stood up straight. I instantly snapped back into reality and, then, I cleared my throat before I said, "Um, thank you, Kylo. I'll—uh, I'll see you in the morning. Goodnight." He chuckled, softly, and responded back, "Goodnight, (y/n)." He, then, walked away and headed to the living room.

Afterwards, I closed my door and went over to my bed, got under my covers, turned off the lamp, and snuggled in. I couldn't stop thinking about what happened to me just now. In all honesty, it felt wonderful and Kylo was so gentle and I really hope he didn't see me blushing. It kind of made me wonder if he was really was getting a spot of marinara sauce off my cheek or if he had other intentions. Moments later, I finally closed my eyes and fell asleep, thinking about Kylo and his touch against my cheek.