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It took her three days before she responded to Ben's challenge. Yes, she had been a little obnoxious in her efforts to get a response from him, but he didn't need to take it to the level that he did. Not really sure of his intentions, she decided to play it safe.
Kylo was walking down a deserted hallway on pins and needles. He had sensed her around him almost from the moment he woke up. It was not just her Force signature that gave her away. It was also her scent. Desert flowers and sunshine. The scent of the Light. He had spent almost the whole day surrounded by it, driving him to distraction. It was when he was enjoying a rare moment of quiet when he felt it. A brush against his hip. A whispered "Tag."
Kylo smirked in the darkness. "Game on, little girl."
Rey closed the door on their connection firmly. She was feeling pretty good about herself. After making sure she wouldn't be disturbed for the whole day, she had opened the bond and slipped through it. Then it had been a matter of cloaking herself to make sure he didn't know he was being followed. After that, she had just followed him around waiting for an opportunity. She found it as he turned down an empty corridor. She had bumped his hip with hers and said it. "Tag."
Standing, Rey dusted off her clothes. There was no way she was letting him catch her alone. Not after everything she had gone through just to tag him. Rey left her room on the Falcon, and headed out in search of her friends. She found Poe first.
The pilot was under his black painted X-wing, tinkering with the engine as BB-8 chirped encouragement.
"Engine problems?"
The handsome man ducked his head and smiled and at her. "Yeah. A hose came loose and the space is too tight for my hands to fit." He pressed his palm to hers. "Yours, however, are tiny." Poe poked his lip out in a playful pout.
"You want me to try?"
"Please."
Rey laughed. "Alright, move you big baby." The pair switched places. "Why don't you let a technician do it?"
His dark eyes met hers. "Nobody touches my baby but me."
She looked away from him back to the engine. The way he had said that made her feel as though his words had a double meaning. What exactly it was, she had no idea.
"Well good news. My hands fit. Yay. I just need a hydro spanner to fix it." Rey worked one hand free, and reached blindly for the tool. He pressed it into her hand. The metal felt cold and heavy. That wasn't the only thing she felt. His thumb brushed across the tender skin of her inner wrist. "Poe!" She yelped.
"What?" The man in question called from the opposite side of her. Rey dropped her head and gasped at what she saw. Ben was kneeling down, his thumb caressing her pulse point. He held a finger to his lips and winked.
"Nothing." She squeaked, her mouth suddenly dry.
Ben pressed a gentle kiss to the palm of her hand. "Tag." He whispered against her skin.