A/N: This is going to be a slow burn, btw. And kind of on the angst-y side. ...as per usual!

TWO

Kylo sat on the oversized chair in his room, a hand raised to his temple. Planning to extinguish a rebellion and try to hold on to his new title as the Supreme Leader was harder than he thought. He knew what Snoke's end goal had been, but now that he was in the control seat, he wasn't so sure he wanted that. He believed in the Order and a unification of the galaxy, but now was the time to go about it the way he truly wanted.

That thought brought anger to mind as he thought of Rey and her refusal of his offer. He saw a chance to remake the galaxy in a way unlike anything else before and she refused him.

It didn't help that he could feel her in their Force bond. She was always there, a beacon of Light calling to him every so often in the back of his mind. When he was in control of himself he was able to bury the sensation, but it was times like these that he wanted nothing more than to reach out.

He smirked into the darkness of his room. He remembered in the elevator leading up to Snoke that she had said she'd seen the future. In her version he had renounced the Dark and gone with the Light.

What he never got a chance to tell her was that he had had the opposite vision from their first contact. He had seen a future where she had turned to the Dark.

Whatever the outcome, one of them would be right.

His hand gripped the arm of the chair as he thought Luke's final words about him not being the last Jedi. He recalled Rey's face as she slammed the bay door of the Falcon on his face during their last encounter.

After all that had transpired, she deserted him. Just like everyone else in his life.

A rap on his door pulled him out of his thoughts and the few items he had in his room came crashing to the floor. He got to his feet and slammed on the pad with more force than necessary. "What?" he bit out.

"General Hux-" the stormtrooper began.

"I am aware that we have a meeting. You may tell the General that I will be there in a moment."

The stormtrooper stood there a moment. "Yes, sir," he replied and walked away.

Kylo surveyed the chaos of his room, took a moment to ready himself for the day, and then began to head towards the meeting room.

The General was laughing with a few other officers when Kylo entered. A sound that ended the moment he was noticed. "So happy you could join us, Supreme Leader," Hux said with a mocking tone.

As Kylo approached his seat at the head of the table, he reached out with the Force to fling Hux out of the room where he landed with a thud. Kylo closed the door and surveyed the officers before him. "What news do you have for me today?"

"General-"

"Can stand to be silent for a moment. If no one else would like to share, then I guess I'll be needing new officers." He glanced around at each of them and fought the urge to sigh. It was exhausting trying to determine who of them were loyal and who would seek to usurp has he had. "Any news on the rebels or their whereabouts?"

"No, sir," the lone woman at the table answered. "We finished the analyzation of Crait and came up empty. I did the final analysis myself. They put out several distress signals, but no one returned their cry for help."

Kylo inclined his head to her. "See?" he asked the rest of the men seated. "Was that so hard?"

"Their numbers are smaller now, sir. They are harder to track," Hux interjected as he walked back into the room, limping a little.

"I am well aware of their numbers."

"They couldn't have gotten far then," someone chimed in as Hux took his seat far away from Kylo.

Kylo did sigh at this. It had been more than a few weeks since Crait and he was sick of bringing up the rebels. "I believe the opposite, in fact. Their many ships and high numbers were easy to spot, but with so little of them, they are easier to hide. The Falcon is a ship made just for that." He waved his hand in dismissal. "As it were, our attention is better spent on original goal; the galaxy."

"Sir, the rebels-" Hux exclaimed from his seat.

"Will always be there. We will continue our search for them and eventually they will stomped out, but if we put all of our efforts in that, we will have made no progress with the rest of the galaxy."

"I agree with that plan, sir, but may I suggest something?" the woman asked. He motioned for her to continue. "We may not have found where they went, but we were able to see all the planets they hoped would pick up their message. A vast majority of them were on the outer rim of the galaxy and even more were planets not on our radar."

Kylo's brow raised at that. "Go on."

"It would take some time, but with this list, we could wipe out their safe zones. With success, they would be forced to hide in the open and would make easier targets. I can do this on the side with a team while you focus on unification."

"I would like weekly reports. You are dismissed to begin."

"Thank you, Sir," she said as she rose to her feet and hurried out of the room.

"There," he said to the room, but aimed more at Hux. "Now, any more brilliant suggestions or do I have to plan everything myself?"

Kylo slumped back into his chair as the officers began tossing out ideas, hoping that theirs would be as well received as the last.

Kylo stood on the bridge of The Supremacy pondering what he should do about the rumors. He knew from the moment General Hux had seen Snoke's crumbling body that he was planning a way to keep Kylo from fulling becoming their leader. He knew there was a part of Hux that didn't believe the Jedi could have killed the Sith lord. It didn't help that he hadn't put any effort into making sure he had allies within the ranks. He had only ever had to report to Snoke.

"Sir?"

Kylo's eyes moved to the trooper before him and motioned for him to continue.

"We have reports of Rebel sighting on Draxxen."

"From?"

"Head Chancellor of Draxxen. He sent a brief message via holopad to General Hux."

"Where is Hux?"

"In the Conference room. He sent me to find you, Sir."

Kylo nodded and followed the trooper. When he stepped into the room, the speaker of the holopad was just signing off. Hux stood there with a smug smile on his face. "The Jedi has been spotted in Draxxen."

"Just the Jedi?"

"And the pilot Dameron."

Kylo narrowed his eyes. "Was the Falcon spotted?"

"No. Just these two. They have been there a day. Not sure how long they will be there. We should-"

"We are not going."

Hux's eyes widened. "Why?"

"We are not going, General, but I will assign someone to monitor the situation in Draxxen. I want a tracker on their ship."

"If we can take out the Jedi-"

"She will sense me coming, but no one goes after the Jedi girl unless I instruct them. Do I make myself clear?"

Hux swallowed in distaste, but inclined his head. "As you say, Supreme Leader." The sneer was loud and clear in his voice.

"Any news on Lanaura?" he asked to change the subject. He wanted all talk of Rey to be over.

"They seem strong in remaining neutral. They are not associated with the rebels, but they hold tight to their ideals of being allies without submission."

"Then I suggest we take your army and remind them that we only ally with those that recognize the First Order as the only way. Take them down."

Hux licked his lips and his eyes shone with the lust for blood that Kylo knew he harnessed. "Right away, Sir."

Kylo let them tend to the upcoming sack of Lanaura in order to make his rounds as leader. As he rounded a corner, the hallway of the ship disappeared and was replaced entirely with a lush forest. The Force thrummed at him and he turned around slowly.

Sitting in a small pile of leaves was a child. The leaves were suspended around her and she was staring wide eyed in childish wonder. She was turned in his direction, but either she was so enthralled with the leaves that she didn't see him or...

Light overwhelmed in the Force as Rey walked into the picture, staring at the child with the same wonder. Kylo froze. If she saw him, she didn't give any indication of it. She was too focused on the child. However, that focus was short lived and the moment their eyes met, he felt a shove so forceful he staggered into the wall of the corridor he was in.

He immediately tapped into the connection they shared and found her walls to be stronger than ever. He knew her concentration wouldn't last forever, but for the time being, he was blocked out.

More importantly, that child could wield the Force and Rey had found her first.