I took a little journey to the unknown
And I come back changed, I can feel it in my bones
I fucked with the forces that our eyes can't see
Now the darkness got a hold on me
Holy darkness got a hold on me

You're not alone.

The words perforated into her dreams at night, the deepness of his voice cracking with emotion. They swam around the darkest recesses of her mind and out of that darkness she could feel his words shape and expand into something else. She could feel his presence there. He was standing in the shadows, but he would not come into the light. She wouldn't let him.

She hated him.

On this night, it relentlessly called to her. The darkness. His rufescent energy creeped out of the dark like an incubus and enveloped her, caressed her, danced with her in the black expanse of her mind. She couldn't help but let herself seek him out in his obscurity. So she reached out, as if turning a corner, hoping he was on the other side. She searched and searched and suddenly in front of her out of the darkness came a steady, pale hand, tenacious in its demeanor. Her eyes squinted into the black, but were unable to see anything or anyone.

And to her surprise, as she peered down, she realized she had taken his offering. She could feel the rough breadth of his palm, his fingers lithely folding over hers, and pulling her closer. His energy achingly called to her, pulling her slowly, slowly, and then became more earnest in its intentions. Forceful even. His hand closed tighter around hers, slowly squeezing her fingers like a snake. The crimson ghost shifted, folding around her body crushingly. It squeezed and squeezed until her breath left her and it turned black, so black there was nothing to see. To her surprise it let go, letting her tumble into nothing, and she plunged helplessly into the starless night.

You're not alone.

Rey awoke suddenly, red in the backs of her eyelids and his voice on the precipice of her consciousness. Her bright hazel eyes darted to the ceiling of the shit bunk she slept in on this shit, backwater planet the rebels called home these days. Her body shook with terror, her breath coming in short, loud bursts. The covers smelled of must and were soaked in her sweat. She sat up with a heavy sigh and rubbed her hand gently, staring at it. She couldn't understand how she could feel it. The pain. Wasn't it just a dream?

As she started to peel the dripping night clothes from her body something made her pause. A shift in the surroundings made her glance up and there he was. Kylo. Peering at her from what presumably was his bed, his hair wet with perspiration, his chest rising and falling as he took in big gulps of air, the same as hers.

Her words caught frustratingly in her throat. She thought of her blaster. It was a shame it was so useless in this situation.

"You were there. I could feel your hand on mine." Was all he offered.

"Go away." She huffed with disdain and she sat back on the bed, irritated she was unable to use the refresher now. It was night still and a long while until first light. Longingly, she looked at her pillow realizing she would not get any more sleep tonight. She could feel his eyes on her even as she refused to look at him.

He was still there.

After an extended silence she sighed again and her eyes floated up to meet his. They were the same eyes, dark and wounded, but inviting none the less. She glared at him.

"What was that?" She asked accusingly. " It's been vacant around you for so long, so what the hell was that?"

He breathed out heavily and stood up in one sweeping motion. He was barefoot, wearing only dark sleep pants. The most exposed she had ever seen him. Her gaze was distracted by the violent scar that slashed his eye and crossed his jaw to wrap around his neck. It concluded at the vast expanse of his collarbone. She followed the lines, lower, to his side. A giant, angry sunburst spread across his hip undoubtedly from the blaster wound Chewie gave him. Lower still, the well built muscles of his abdomen contracted with each breath. Her gaze stopped at the sharp contrast of the black pants against his ashen skin.

"It was a dream. I wasn't controlling anything. And you?"

He asked curiously, his eyes roaming the same as hers. There was nothing predatory about them; only inquisitive and wishful. They lingered at her bust, and down the feminine curve of her hip. It made her skin crawl and ignite with excitement at the same time. She knew he could feel it too, and her cheeks burned at the realization.

"What about me?" She asked vehemently and crossed her arms over her chest feeling suddenly naked.

His body gave a small jolt at the realization that his eyes had loitered too long and he cleared his throat and looked away. After a brief moment, he collected himself, and his gaze returned to hers, steadfast and energetic.
"You enveloped me, this sapphire… apparition." He tripped over the word. He seemed disappointed, like he couldn't find the right description of what he felt.
"I couldn't breathe." He continued. "And then I felt you let go. I tripped and fell backwards. I grabbed your hand so hard, but I couldn't see you…." He stepped forward at this in his excitement.

"You were suffocating me!" She interrupted passionately. "It was you who pulled me down! I felt the darkness pulling me towards you."

"No." He said quietly. "It was you. You called to me from the light. It was blinding. It felt like an invitation after so much silence." He stepped closer to her again, and she could feel his essence calling to her just as she was to him. He stood, in all his vulnerability, unmasked and scarred. His brown eyes gazing at her expectantly. He reached out his hand wanting to touch her the same as in the stone hut on Ahch-To.

She could feel her body's deeply ingrained need to move towards him, and she fought it with all the strength she could muster. She held back the tears that wanted to escape, but the emotion in the back of her throat fractured as she spat out,

"Liar."

When Rey was finally brave enough to look up at him she realized the only thing staring back at her was the miserable duracrete wall and silence.

Dreaded silence.

I have seen what the darkness does
Say goodbye to who I was
I ain't never been away so long
Don't look back, them days are gone
Follow me into the endless night
I can bring your fears to life
Show me yours and I'll show you mine
Meet me in the woods tonight

note: this may turn into a 3 shot! i have some ideas to continue it. :D lyrics by Lord Huron.