Kylo stared outside the speeder window, the bright lights from the city lighting up his pale face as they sped through the city, and tried to calm his thoughts. The informant that had called the Knights of Ren late last night was one a couple of the other Knights had worked with before and who had been proven to be reliable. He had told them he had information that might prove useful to the capture of Snoke.
Kylo was unable to repress the shudder that went through him at the name. He still remembered the first time he had seen the mobsters work in person, the old memory still made him nauseous and he had to fight the anger that flared within him, taking steadying breaths until he was calm. He had just joined the Knights of Ren when they had been called to a murder scene. A family of five had been brutally murdered during the night, their body parts spread throughout the property. Kylo was the one who stumbled upon the head and torso of a baby girl, no older than two years, her mouth wide open in a mockery of her last scream before death.
Kylo was certain that he threw up his entire stomach at the sight, but once he finished emptying the contents of his stomach, he was filled with a rage that rivaled nothing he had ever felt before. He knew in that moment that he would make Snoke pay for what he had done, that he, Kylo Ren, would find Snoke and end him.
It was a couple days later that they discovered the reason behind the grisly murder. Apparently the mother had been distributing some of Snokes "product" -anything from heroin to aphrodisiacs, nothing was off limits to Snoke- and had been skimming some of it for herself. Naturally, Snoke had chosen to make an example of her by killing her and her family in a way that was so brutal no one else would be brave enough to try and steal from the mobster.
That had been two years ago, and still Kylo and the other Knights of Ren had failed to capture Snoke, the mobster had proven to be evasive time and time again. Just as the Knights seemed to be close on his tail, he would vanish without a trace, making it quickly obvious that he was a very powerful force user, strong enough and close enough to the dark side that he was capable to escaping the infamous Knights. Kylo hoped that tonight that would finally change, that they would finally get the break they so desperately needed and be able to capture that monster once and for all.
As the speeder pulled up to the brightly lit club, Kylo absentmindedly reached for the lightsaber he had concealed in his robes, feeling a familiar kind of comfort at the feeling of the weapon against his hand. With a nod at Sam and Michael -the other Knights joining Kylo on this trip- Kylo exited the speeder and walked up to the club, the obnoxiously loud music already getting on his nerves as he made his way up the steps. With a wave of his hand the bouncer let him and the other two Knights into the club without asking for ID.
Kylo did his best to hide his disdain as he stepped inside the club, that was crudely named Cocksuckers no less, and let his senses drift out in search of their informant. It didn't take long before Kylo was heading towards the back of the establishment, getting a sense that their informant was in that general area.
Kylo, the sound of Sam's voice in his head stopped him. We need to wait for him in this room, he'll find us when he is able.
Kylo looked over at Sam and the other Knight, both standing at a private booth that was blocked off with curtains and a velvet rope, and couldn't help but arch an eyebrow at the setting. Still, he said nothing but simply sent back an affirmative and that he would be their momentarily, that he just wanted to check the back exits. The other two Knights accepted this with ease and went back to sit in their private booth, leaving Kylo to his own devices. He made quick work of checking the back exits, pleased to see they would make suitable emergency exits before heading back to the other Knights. As it turns out, Kylo could have taken his time, because for the next half hour the three Knights were stuck sipping alcohol and waiting in their booth.
"What the fuck is taking so long?" Kylo groaned, irritation bleeding from him as they waited.
"Calm down Ben, this is normal for him." Sam said with a smirk. He always enjoyed using Kylo's cover name, knowing how much the other Knight hated it.
"Yep." Michael agreed with a nod, taking another sip of his drink, eyes bright from the liquor. "He's very popular." Kylo simply rolled his eyes and slouched further into the couch.
Finally after another ten minutes of extreme boredom, the curtain opened and the most gorgeous creature Kylo had ever seen stepped through the curtain with a curse. "Sorry, my Master is a real cocksucking bastard." He said, irritation clear on his beautiful face as he took a seat next to Sam, and looked expectantly at the Knight.
Kylo stared in awe at the creature before him. The man was only a couple years older than Kylo himself, and perhaps only an inch or two shorter. His was nearly naked, only a thin maroon cloth covering his genitals, the rest of his pale body was draped beautifully in gold chains that glimmered in the clubs lighting. His vibrant red hair just reached his ears, falling across his forehead in a messy but extremely sexy way. Kylo found himself suddenly jealous of Sam for having the full attention of those piercing green eyes. Unfortunately he was jolted out of his thoughts when Sam sighed and pulled out a vial of white powder from his robes and passed it to the other man.
"Thanks." Said the redhead, quickly taking the vial.
"What the fuck!" Kylo shouted, jumping up from his spot on the couch and striding the couple steps up to the redhead, glaring at both him and Sam. "Since when do we trade fucking drugs for information?" He hissed, eyes flashing.
"When that's all they want, Ben." Sam said, sounding exhausted.
"Absolutely not." Kylo said harshly, reaching for the vial, surprised when the redhead stood fluidly and shoved him so hard he actually stumbled back a couple steps.
"You do not get to fucking decide this for me." The redhead snarled, eyes flashing.
Anger flared in Kylo's chest and he crowded the other man's space. "I am not so desperate for information that I'm willing to give some junky his fix. I'm sure you make enough money stripping to get all the drugs you can handle." He snapped, letting his eyes rove the other man's nearly naked body.
Instead of getting angry like he expected, the redhead started to laugh, as if Kylo said the most ridiculous statement he'd ever heard. "Are you fucking serious? Do you not know where you are?" When Kylo just looked at him at a loss, the redhead rolled his eyes. "I don't get shit for what I do, you fucking child."
"What are you talk-" Kylo began, feeling unsettled.
"I'm a sex slave, you moron." He hissed, eyes blazing. "So excuse the fuck out of me for finding drugs where I can. You see, when you have to suck off and get fucked by strangers all day, you tend to look for an out." Once he was certain that he had shocked Kylo into silence, he returned to his seat next to Sam, who was trying his best to not make eye contact with anyone, and opened the vial, pouring the contents in a line on the back of his hand before quickly snorting it.
"I'm sorry." Kylo was perhaps more surprised than anyone when the words escaped him, but the redhead just rolled his eyes. Apologizes meant nothing to him, actions did. Not that it mattered anyway. He was just a slave, something to be bought and sold, feelings didn't do shit for him in this world.
He let a moment pass, enjoying the buzz the drug already had coursing through his system, before he stood gracefully and sauntered up to Kylo. He stood before the other man and studied him, enjoying himself when Kylo fidgeted uneasily. He was handsome, in an unusual way. His face looked young, jaw sharp and nose looking like it might have been broken once, lips full and begging to be kissed. His long dark hair framed his face in gorgeous curls, softening the other sharper features. The rest of his body was covered in a black tunic and leggings, but even so, the redhead knew the would be well muscled underneath all that clothing. Without warning he sat on the Knight's lap and wrapped his arms around Kylo's neck.
"Get off me!" Kylo snapped, pushing at the redhead who refused to budge.
"Would you calm down?" The redhead snapped back. "If my Master comes in here and sees me just sitting and talking to you guys, he'll suspect something." That seemed to get through to Kylo, because he stopped trying to shove himself free, and instead sat still. With a grin the redhead leaned down, his full lips a soft brush against Kylo's ear. "So, here's what I know." He spoke quickly, telling Kylo how an ambassador had bragged about private meeting with Snoke on an outer rim planet three days from now. He was able to give them the name of the Hotel the ambassador would be staying at, as well as the time the event would be most likely to take place.
Just as he finished speaking, the redhead seemed to freeze for a moment before a sudden airy laugh left him and he began to grind on Kylo's lap. "You are so bad!" He moaned, his voice throaty, before leaning down and catching Kylo's lips with his own, his tongue teasing the other man's lips as he continued to grind down and moan between kisses. Kylo was horrified to feel himself harden in his pants, and he found himself moving his hands to the redheads hips to forcibly moved him from his lap before he embarrassed himself, but before he could a voice ripped through the air.
"Hux!" A voice snapped, causing the redhead to turn towards the curtain that was now pulled back to show an angry looking man who was wearing a dingy suit. "Room three has been waiting for you!"
"Of course, Master." He said, his voice submissive and soft, eyes downcast. "I've just finished here."
With a grunt of acknowledgment, the redhead- Hux's- Master left, the curtain falling back behind him. Hux groaned, "like I said, a real cocksucking bastard." He rose from Kylo's lap and winked at him, "thanks for the cover." He said, before walking up to Sam once more. Kylo watched in distress as the other Knight passed over a needle and with the ease of practice, Hux shot the drugs up his arm, a sigh escaping as the drug worked through his system.
Kylo couldn't help the sharp words the left him. "The coke wasn't enough?"
Hux just looked at him in amusement. "Of course not, but coke with an aphrodisiac will be plenty." He seemed to think for a moment before adding, "well, for a couple hours at least. Seeing Kylo's shocked expression he laughed lightly. "Well, I'm off to room three, If I hear anything else, I'll give you guys a call."
"Thanks, Hux." Sam said, eyes sad. If Hux noticed, he didn't say anything, just took a deep breath and then sauntered across the club to a private room that had a large number three on it. The curtain was still open when Hux walked in, so Kylo could see the overweight man that sat inside it, his dick already out of his pants, eyes greedy as he looked Hux over. When the redhead was close enough, the man grabbed him roughly by his hair and shoved him to his knees, closing the curtain before Kylo could see anything else.
It took everything he had not to storm across the way and rip the man to shreds, to scream at him to leave Hux alone. As if sensing his thoughts, the other two Knights stood on either side of him and bodily pushed him towards the door and out into the cool air. Just in time too, because the second they were outside, Kylo was vomiting up everything he had eaten that day. Michael and Sam looked at him sadly.
"We should've warned you." Michael said, face full of guilt.
"We can't leave him." Kylo said desperately, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.
"We have to." Sam said, voice soft but firm. "He's the best informant we've got."
"So that makes it okay to let him be abused like that?" Kylo snarled, feeling his rage building.
"No, it does not make it okay, Kylo." Sam snapped back. "But he's been in slavery all his life, he doesn't know anything else. And right now, he is the only one giving us decent leads to Snoke. We can't put one life above all the others Snoke will end if we don't stop him."
"It's not fair." Kylo said flatly, looking at the ground.
"I know." Sam admitted. "But I promise you, the moment we have Snoke, we can come back and free Hux, okay?"
Kylo was quiet for several moments, thinking over Sam's words. "Then we better hurry." He finally said, striding towards the speeder, determined that this time they would finally catch Snoke.
To be continued...