Right, so for now I'm kind of not that interested in Vampire Diaries (mainly due to the fandom—it's so negative I had to leave it) so basically all my stories are on hiatus (I'm really sorry about that). I hope to one day return to them.
For now, Star Wars has (once again) consumed my life, and I've been bursting with plot bunnies dealing with The Force Awakens. This is the product of one, brought on by my love for villain x heroine pairings, interest in Kylo and Rey scenes in the recent trailers, and desire to get this pairing out of my system before they are canonically related.
If they do end up being cousins (which I suspect they might be) this is AU- all of my Reylo (Kylo/Rey) stories will be AU.
Oh, and something else: I'm a big supporter of Rey Skywalker, so basically all of my stories will deal with her being Luke's daughter in some way. Until canonically proven otherwise, I'll stubbornly continue to refer to her as a 'Skywalker'.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, just playing around in the massive sandbox The Force Awakens has given us fanfic writers even though it hasn't even been released yet.
Chapter 1:
The holding cell Rey was in was surprisingly not as cramped as she'd been expecting. She'd heard horror stories of holding cells (mainly from the old Empire days), how they were very cramped—enough to make anyone feel claustrophobic—specially designed to make a prisoner crack sooner.
This one, however, wasn't like what the stories said. Sure, it was small, but she at least had room to move around—enough to pace the length of it multiple times as her mind raced.
She had no idea what she was doing here. The Knights of Ren knew where the lightsaber was—they had found them, after all—and as a result, would most likely be willing to kill anyone who stood in their way of the weapon. She most definitely was in the way of that goal, and yet she was still alive.
Plus, she had tried to kill Kylo Ren—obviously unsuccessfully, as he was the one who'd brought her here, to the mysterious base known as Starkiller. Then again, she really should have remembered from the stories that lightsabers could deflect blaster shots.
On her umpteenth time pacing the length of the cell, the door suddenly opened with a whoosh. In stepped Kylo Ren, flanked by a couple of stormtroopers.
"Leave us," he commanded the two soldiers, and they immediately turned and walked out, the door shutting behind them. Leaving the two of them alone.
For what seemed like hours, the masked man in front of her seemed to do nothing but stare at her, making her shift uncomfortably. She was determined not to say sithspit to him, yet her desire to know why she was here burned like fire through her veins.
"Is it true you're just a scavenger?" Kylo Ren asked, breaking the silence in the room. For some reason, his tone conveyed disappointment.
"What?" Rey found herself replying, unable to stop herself. The question was so ridiculous; of course that's all she was!
"You don't know," Kylo muttered, only making the former scavenger more confused.
"Know…what?" She echoed. What the hell was he going on about? She was simply an orphan girl who'd spent her life scavenging the world of Jakku, waiting to see if whomever her parents were would come back for her. She wouldn't even know anything about the Resistance, or the Force existing, or any of that if she hadn't met BB-8 and Finn.
"You're parents," the Knight of Ren clarified, making her freeze. Could this be part of the reason she was here? Could the Knights of Ren be interested in whoever her parents were for some reason? But why? She asked herself.
Something must have shown on her face, because Kylo added, "I'm right, aren't I?"
"What is it to you?" She asked, defenses going up even as she felt hope that she may finally know her identity course through her.
"A matter of extreme interest," Kylo told her.
Though Rey couldn't see it, Kylo Ren was smiling quite widely under his mask. He'd always suspected, but to know that the only known child of Luke Skywalker—therefor grandchild of Darth Vader—had no idea of her identity, much less power…it was one of the best things to happen to him yet today.
He could sense her utter confusion through the Force, as well as her desire to learn the truth. He figured it was about time someone told her—after all, she had been with General Han Solo, husband of Resistance leader Leia Organa-Solo, who was Luke Skywalker's sister.
Figuring it may take awhile, Kylo walked over to the uncomfortable cot and sat on it, deciding it would be more comfortable than standing the entire time. Rey watched him warily, her posture indicating she was ready for anything he might try.
"I'm not going to hurt you, you know," he told her.
Rey let out a laugh—a harsh one. "Really? So the forest was nothing, was it?" She asked, taking a few steps towards him. "Funny, you did threaten me with your lightsaber. I think that constitutes as a reason not to trust your word."
"You were the one who attacked first, if I recall," he said. "But I'm only here to talk." To prove he wasn't going to hurt her—not unless she gave him a valid reason to—he did something he hardly ever did in the presence of people, much less practical strangers. He took his mask off, letting Rey see him, truly see him, for the first time.
He could feel her shock through the Force—it radiated off of her so strongly, he had a feeling even those who weren't Force sensitive could sense it. And deeper, he felt something else coming from her…
Quickly, he pulled back, keeping the Force solely around himself. He could wonder later, when he was in the privacy of his quarters.
"Why are my parents so interesting to you?" He heard Rey finally ask.
"Let's just say they're…interesting people. At least, your father is. I don't know much about your mother—no one really does," Kylo began. Before she could say anything else, he added, "Yes, I know who your parents are."
"Who?"
He studied her closely, wondering what her reaction would be to what he was about to drop on her. "Your mother was a Rebel pilot known as Vala Fure—also rumored to be the one who stole the Death Star's plans. And your father…is Luke Skywalker."