Author Disclaimer: This is an AU Rey/General Hux with Reylo undertones. I had this idea from one of the different fan theories I have read, that is why this is AU and maybe a tad OOC from what we recognize in the movies. This story has mature themes, so you have been warned. Please provide feedback and thank you for reading.

Chapter One: Monsters

Rey's head felt clouded, heavy as she awoke. She had to blink several times to clear her vision and to take in her surroundings. The room was dark, but also familiar to her. It took her a moment to realize she was in a First Order interrogation room identical to the one the Resistance had destroyed over a year before. This was not the place she had fallen asleep, was she dreaming, was her mind playing tricks on her? Rey looked down and noticed she was not wearing the tattered scraps of clothing from Jakku but the gray outfit General Organa had given her before leaving for Ahch-to. This was not a dream, she really was strapped in a metal chair in a dimly lit room. Bumps developed on her skin, her heart began to beat faster, she could practically hear it in her ears. She was on edge for more than just being strapped into the chair in this room, she had realized she was not alone in this room.

"We meet again Rey," a distorted voice spoke to her.

Rey snapped her head to the direction the voice came from, a masked Kylo Ren stood next to her, closer than she had realized, his face mere inches from hers.

"Take off the mask, I already know you're a monster underneath," she ordered.

"I assure you Rey, you do not want me to remove my helmet. You will not like what you see," he replied calmly.

"I already don't like what I see so do it," she spat.

Kylo Ren tilted his head to the side and nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders before lifting his gloved to his head to remove his helmet.

Nothing could have prepared her for what she saw when he pulled off his mask and revealed his face to her. She involuntarily gasped at the sight of the vicious scar running down his face and neck.

"Are you really this surprised, Rey? You were the one who did this to me," he chuckled.

It was true, she had swung Luke's lightsaber and hit him in the face during their fight. She had left him bleeding in the snow as the ground was collapsing beneath them. She had known he had not died there, in a way she had felt him, his presence for the last year. It had been a distraction for her during her training with Master Luke, the unwanted connection she had with him.

She recoiled from him as he ran his gloved fingertips along her cheek, she felt a slight anger radiate off him from her action. His voice was calm as he continued to speak to her, even surprisingly gentle in a way.

"Don't worry Rey, I forgive you for what you did. You do not understand what is right, where you belong. I can see your confusion has only increased by training with Luke Skywalker. You have a real teacher now Rey, I am going to show you the ways of the force. You will know power, greater than you can ever imagine," he explained.

"I'm not like you, I'm not a monster. I do not seek the power you go on and on about."

Kylo Ren's emotions began to seep into the tone of his voice, "You are exactly like me! You will see it, I will make you see it!"

She felt her mind being invaded, just the fringe the very edge, but it was creeping in, against her will. She pushed back, but it was a struggle, he wasn't backing down even though she was trying to force him.

"Get out!" Rey screamed, loud and savagely enough for her throat to sting afterward. She was losing control, she was allowing her emotions to take over despite everything she had learned. She felt the smug satisfaction radiate from Kylo Ren at her outburst, he was causing her to lose control and he was pleased with himself. She wanted to hit him and if her hands had been free she would have. Instead, she spat in his face, his only reaction was to use the back of his hand to wipe it away, this made her angrier.

The sound of the door opening broke their intense stare off, Rey turned to the opening to see a man with red hair and dressed all in black enter the room.

"You do not have permission to enter this room, General Hux," Kylo Ren seethed. The man remained blasé to Kylo Ren's outburst.

"Supreme Leader Snoke demands your presence," General Hux informed him.

Rey saw Kylo Ren's shoulders slump ever so slightly, then he straightened his back and his faced hardened.

"I am currently engaged at the moment."

"Yes, I can see you are quite busy, failing to obtain information yet again. Supreme Leader Snoke is displeased with you, Ren. You managed to locate the planet Luke Skywalker had hidden on and yet you prioritized the girl over your mission, yet again," General Hux explained coolly.

Rey could see Kylo Ren's jaw clench, he was grinding his teeth together.

"Don't worry Ren, I will keep an eye on your….guest as you refer to her as," General Hux replied, the slightest smirk apparent on his lips.

Kylo Ren scoffed, "You watch her? You are not qualified to General."

General Hux shrugged, "You have no choice Ren, now go and see Supreme Lord Snoke now."

Kylo Ren's face distorted, he almost looked childlike in the way his face twisted up in anger at being ordered to do something he did not want to. He did not continue to argue, he placed his helmet back on his head and left the room, but not before kicking the wall on his way out.

Rey thought she saw General Hux slightly roll his eyes at the scene before them, but she could not be sure. She watched as he walked in quick brisk steps to stand before her, staring into her eyes.

She did not break eye contact, even though it unnerved her. In some way, General Hux frightened her even more than Kylo Ren. His face was all sharp angles and his eyes were an unsettling, striking blue color. He remained in control of his emotions unlike Kylo Ren, she could not read him. His face was stern, somewhere between stoic and angry. He looked dangerous in a completely different way than Kylo Ren, but a monster all the same.

Kylo Ren had told General Hux that he was not qualified to watch her, which could only mean that he had no faith in him to keep her from escaping.

Rey tapped into her training and pushed into his mind, she tried to use the force but was stunned to find she could not push her way in. If he knew what she was attempting to do he did nothing to show it to her. He just continued to passively stare into her eyes, not even a twitch. Was she really this weak? How could it be that, even after training with Master Luke, she could not push her way into this man's mind?

The swish of the door opening stole her attention away, a storm trooper entered the room and spoke to General Hux.

"General, Supreme Leader Snoke requests your presence."

General Hux gave a curt nod to the storm trooper before leaving the room. Rey 's body relaxed slightly, relieved that he was gone and no longer staring her down with his steely gaze.