**Hi everyone! This is my first fan fiction story. Ever since I saw the movie I have been obsessed with the thought of these two together. I hope you like it. I post fast updates. There will be some mature content in further chapters. Thank you! -SSL **

Beauty & The Mask

Chapter 1: The Awakening

The sky is still dark when I finally get myself to open my eyes again. I quickly remember I'm not back on Jakku. I sit up and rub my eyes, telling myself that at least I'm still breathing. It's only been a few days since the Starkiller was destroyed. Luke hasn't even asked me about what happened with... that man... And I can't bring myself to even want to talk about it. I'm still so confused why someone would kill their own father. If I had a father, If I had a parent, or anyone... I would never let them go. But then again, they let me go.

I shake my head and my legs over the side of the bed and look for my boots, I can hear the crackle of a fire nearby so I leave the hut and walk in that direction. The island is beautiful in its own way. Somewhat bare but so beautiful. The ocean stretching farther than the sands back home. I love looking at it and feeling the light breeze on my face. But there was something different about tonight, I felt it. I still had a hard time explaining to myself how I was different now. I didn't want to be though, my life back home was fine. I was fine. Before Finn ever showed up or before any of this. But I knew that now maybe I wouldn't have to feel so alone.

I finally locate the sound and see Luke standing with his back towards me, his cloak resting on a nearby tree branch. "Couldn't sleep", he said, but I couldn't tell if it was a question or answer.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you. I just can't seem to stay asleep. Iv never been a good sleeper." I whisper. He turned his head to the side and I swore I saw a smile.

"Nothing startles me Rey. I was a Jedi. I hear the wind before it blows," he looks up,"I feel the light though there is no sun." I think he's referring to the Light, not physical light. "Take a seat."

I walked around the other side of the fire and take a seat on a log. I didn't even question how this massive log got here. Seems to big for a person to move by themselves. "Why do you say you were a Jedi? Everyone seems to think you still are. I think you are. I actually believed this..." I gesture my arms to the world around me "... This was all a myth. But I found you. Here, on this island." He walks around the fire, never breaking eye contact and sits down next to me.

"What did you feel when you left Jakku?" He asks. Simply, ignoring my question all together. I break away from his gaze and look up at the stars wondering about home. Was it even home anymore. I knew I could never go back. Looking back at Luke I was overwhelmed with feelings and I could feel my eyes watering.

"I felt I had to help BB-8 get to the resistance, and then I needed to get back home. My family could show up looking for me at any moment. What if I wasn't there? They would leave again and I would never see them. But now I feel like they were never coming back. Until a few days ago, I always thought they would come back for me." Tears roll down my face.

Luke takes my hand and puts it in his and let's out a sigh. Closing his eyes he says, "I can see a young girl. Staring at the stars night after night, loosing sleep because she didn't want to miss the chance her family was coming back to look for her. Wondering what she did wrong, I see her asking herself who she was..." He sighs again, almost sad sounding. "Don't hold on anymore. Only then you can fully open your heart to the Light". He opens his eyes and stares at me. Like he is looking into my soul. Like the masked man. "You found your destiny, your home. Whatever the reason, whatever the circumstances were. It lead you to me for a reason. You are right were you are suppose to be. Go get some sleep. Tomorrow I'll start by showing you to relax your mind." He gets up and starts to walk away but turns back to me, "You are truly a special Light, only once you realize that can you really be at peace with your past." And then he's gone.

I start my walk back to my stone hut. He's right, the last few days iv spent trying to just understand everything and tell myself it's all true, it's the reason he hasn't tried to train me. He wanted me to be ready, fully ready to commit to my new life as a Jedi. I walk back to my hut. It wasn't big but it was cozy. Much cozier than home. With a cot to lay on and a window looking over the ocean. A stone shelf on the wall held a few shells I found down at the beach one day. From the one wall a small tube like rock sticks out and it always has fresh flowing water that falls into a small sink and out through the bottom of the floor. Must be a Jedi trick because I still don't know how it works. I'm content with my life here. Luke is right. It's time to move forward. I'm not a scavenger anymore, I have a purpose. Whatever that might be. I close my eyes and finally fall asleep.