A/N I want to clarify, that I will keep switching between the usage of Ben and Kylo Ren. I will explain in this chapter from their perspective, but I wanted to point it out!
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Chapter 2
Rey looks in the mirror at newly made over version of herself. She is dressed in clothes similar to what she has always worn, but in dark. Her hair is braided delicately up into a bun that empowers her new status of leadership in the First Order. She is provided with dark red jewels resting around her neck.
Will they ever be able to rise above this? She used to only see him as a monster, but now he's means so much more. She is willing to risk her soul to save his. She sees a heartbroken man trying to prove something. I want to believe there is still good in him. Rey is struggling with this.
Interrupting her thoughts, Kylo Ren enters her new chambers, summoning Rey's handmaidens to leave the room. "You look beautiful." He smiles, entering her mirror space. He rests his hand on the small of her back. She curls up to his touch.
"I feel powerful." Rey admits. She has never been interested in power, but these are the sacrifices she must make to stand with Ben. In Rey's mind, there is still hope. She doesn't love his power, but what makes him human and vulnerable. So she calls continues to call him Ben.
"Let's make you a new lightsaber to match your newfound power. Then, we will begin your training." Kylo Ren states.
"While I'm ready to learn my new powers, I just want to be with you. Let's just take a step back and breathe."
Kylo Ren feels a flash of anger. "You don't want to learn the true nature of the Dark Side?"
"No, that's not what I'm saying. Don't take words out of my mouth that aren't there." She snaps at him. She pulls away and walks towards her bed. As a Jedi, which she feels she still deserves to call herself, even if he doesn't know that, she is taught to always be in control of her emotions. For her to snap and to let her anger out, feels dangerously good.
He sighs. "I'm sorry. You're right."
"Thank you."
"I do apologize for my abrupt behavior. I just want to share everything with you. The power, the benefits, everything." Kylo Ren sits down next to Rey on the bed.
"I turned to the Dark." She somewhat lies. "But not everything is going to change for me right away. I've grown up believing one thing, so it's going to take time." She rests her head on his shoulder, looking for comfort.
"For me, it did. The moment Luke betrayed me, everything changed. For the first time in my life, I didn't feel so powerless." He admits. "My father was never around. My mother cared more for the resistance than me. Luke thought he could mold me and pressured me to continue his legacy, so long it didn't overshadow him. When I gave in to the Dark, I finally got the power I longed for." After a few moments of doubt, Kylo Ren stands up. Is this all an act? He wants to believe that she really did chose him. He always had trust issues, so maybe he was unwise to trust her too quickly. "Did you really give yourself to the dark?"
Rey takes a deep breath. "Yes."
"Prove it."
She stares at him blankly. She isn't sure how to prove that she gave herself over. Is this what it will always be like? Constantly proving her worth. How is that power? "The Resistance is moving to the mineral planet, Crait. Their numbers are dwindling. Let's finish this."
Shocked, Kylo Ren is impressed with this new information. "Excellent. I will notify General Hux. Meet me in the throne room in one hour. We need to begin your training."
What have I done? Rey thinks to herself. She decides she must warn Leia.
On the planet, Crait, Leia feels a shift in the force. There is darkness that has risen. She has no idea what is going on with her brother, Luke, or Rey. She hasn't been able to establish a strong enough connection. The crew has sent out a distress signal to all their allies, but no one is coming. Leia wants to believe that there can still be hope, but sometimes it is difficult to re-spark a flame when there isn't much to work with.
Leia is left alone in her office, trying to figure out an escape plan. It can't be long until the First Order finds them. Suddenly, there's a faint buzzing noise. Rey appears before her. "Rey! What is going on? Are you okay?"
"Leia, listen to me. You all need to leave. They are coming for you." Rey explains. Leia notices the change in her appearance, questioning what happened to her. Before she can ask.
Rey is by herself in her chambers. She is impressed that she had enough power to contact Leia over such distance. She would hate to think the only reason is due to her new dark powers. She couldn't form the force bond long, only long enough to warn Leia. When the force connection disappears, she collapses in exhaustion.
Kylo Ren is feeling so passionate following the events that has led him to be with his girl and continue to feel his power, now without being bound to a Supreme Leader who would simply just use him. Now, they need to find a balance. Snoke warned him that his equal counterpart in the light would rise as he grew stronger. Does this make us unbalanced?
Waiting in the throne room, for what seems to be forever, he is disappointed that Rey has not shown up for her first lesson. For her to truly become dark, she must partake in these lessons that help her control her powers. He reaches out through the force bond and feels nothing. Feeling panicked, he races off to find her. In her chambers, he finds her unconscious laying on the floor.
Unable to wake her, he picks her up and lays her in her bed. I wonder if she tried to test out her powers without me. He has had experience himself collapsing after taking advantage of the Force. She wakes up abruptly with her head laying in Ben's lap. In between "Ben, how do I stop this pain? How do I control this without it consuming me?"
"That's the cost of having too much power. With darkness, comes a price. Don't worry, I will teach you control, my love." Kylo smiles mischievously. He leans down to kiss her. She wonders just how much of this will come at a price.
