Kylo Ren
There she is he thought. The fighter that was on the Finalizer. He always heard about women and their emotions. All his life and all the women he knew were strong. He didn't know all that many, but when he would think of a woman only one would come to his mind, his mother.
He remembered growing up he would sometimes hear his mother cry in the other room, he always knew it was because of his father. It was always the same, his father would come home for a couple of days, they would fight, and he would leave again for months at a time. Those were the only time he had seen any weakness. When she would speak in front of an audience she demanded attention by her presence, her words were powerful, and people were in in awe when she spoke. She was… is, an energy not to be messed with.
"Do you always wear the ridiculous thing?" He heard her ask. He knew she was talking about his mask.
"Yes."
"Why?"
He heard the curiosity in her voice. He didn't mind, it would be a good thing for the future while he trained her.
"There are many reasons, but the main reason is so my enemies can't read me." His answer was truthful, but he also wore it because his face wasn't at all intimidating. He wanted to be feared, with the mask he was. Not many had seen him without it. He didn't want them to start not taking him seriously. He was nothing but a teenager when the Supreme Leader started to train him. It was his master's idea, telling him that nobody would listen to what they believed to be only a child.
"Well it looks stupid." She said.
Behind the mask he lifted his eyebrow at her remark and smirked. He slightly nodded his head towards her to acknowledge her statement.
She definitely had her courage back. He liked it. Her returned courage gave him a bit more now before their meeting.
"It's time we land." He said turning away towards the cockpit. He listened behind him to make sure she wouldn't start another fit. He was thankful when she didn't.
Rey
She felt the ship land, it was gentler than she thought it would be, if she didn't know better she would have still thought they were still hovering over the planet. She was almost disappointed. He was a good pilot, his landings were so much better than her own. She could fly, and well, or she wouldn't have gotten away from the tie fighters on Jakku.
He was by her side soon after.
"I'm taking you out of the restraints. I do want to warn you that there is no escape. If you run, you will die. If you fight you will die. If you…"
"I know, I know! I die!" She snapped.
Her eyes went wide at what she had just said, if her hands were free she would have slapped them over her mouth. She wasn't sure where that had come from. She was ready for this to all be over. Though still nervous of the upcoming meeting she was ready to stand up, use her muscles and get those damned restraints off her.
He said nothing, just reached over and released her hands. She sat up and stared to rub her wrists, oh stars it felt good. She would do anything to never have those things on her again. She then felt the pressure off of her ankles, her knees jerked to her chest.
Her eyes darted around the ship looking for an exit. She realized there was no way she could escape now. She had no plan how to, no way to leave the planet. She knew that if she lived through this she would find a way.
She swung her feet off the table and noticed he had put out his hand to help her down.
She looked at his hand, then turned her head up to his hidden face with her brow raised. There was no way she would take it. She didn't want to touch him. He was still a monster, she knew he would still devour her if given the chance. That and she didn't want to feel the electricity or whatever it was when he would get to close.
She went to gently get off the table. She didn't want her legs to give out on her and need his assistance. She put her hands on the table to help her push herself off. As soon as she did pain shot through her collar, shoulder and chest. Before she could stop it she fell to her knees and her eyes started to water. Her hand going to where the pain came from. She tried to control it, to make it stop.
Before she knew it he was kneeling beside her. His arm behind her back, his hand on her shoulder. She felt his chest on her other arm. It was an awkward embrace of sorts. With him so close it was hard to breathe. She closed her eyes and tried to calm herself.
His other hand went under her chin lifting it up so she had to look at him. She wiped the tears from her eyes. The electricity seemed to be calming her, it helped her forget the pain. She figured it was that or that in the first time in her life someone was trying to take care of her. Of course she wasn't too pleased that it was this monster, but it was nice all the same.
She tried to see his eyes through his visor but it was just too dark. She wondered what she would see in his eyes, in his face.
"Your mask is still stupid."
All of a sudden she heard him laugh, she could feel his laughter reverberate from his chest down her arm. It sounded awkward behind the mask, though she wasn't sure if it would have sounded any less odd without it. He didn't seem to be the type of man that laughed often.