A/N - Welcome back! So our favourite force-users are on their way to train! And training opens up plenty of opportunities for romance...

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Kylo led her down a maze of hallways and corridors, until he finally stopped in front of a plain, unmarked, black door. He pushed it open and stood back. Rey peered inside, but could make out no details of the room. It was completely dark.

"What is it?" Rey asked nervously.

"It's a meditation room." Kylo replied. His voice was distorted by the mask. "Nothing to be afraid of." He told her, sounding bemused. Rey shot him a glare, and she strolled into the dark room without another thought. She felt Kylo follow her, and the door closed. Once again, they were in total darkness together.

Except this time Rey's eyes never adjusted. The room remained pitch black. She was unable to see Kylo, the door, or anything about the room. No walls, no furniture, nothing.

"Are you ready for your first task?" Came Kylo's voice. Rey was surprised to hear that it was his normal voice. He must have taken his mask off. Rey spun around, trying to pinpoint him in the darkness.

"Where are you?" She asked. "I can't see a thing."

"That's the point," Kylo replied from somewhere off to her left. "You're not supposed to use your eyes, but focus on the Force. And so for your first task, you must find me."

"Find you?" Rey asked startled. "How?" No reply. Alright, the Force it is.

Rey reached out with her mind, searching for Kylo's familiar energy. After a minute, she found him. Now she just needed to get to him physically. He seemed to be somewhere to her right? Rey wasn't sure. She opened her eyes and walked to the right, until she came in contact with a wall. Rey huffed in frustration, but resolved to try again.

Finding Kylo's mind again was easy. This time she didn't bother to open her eyes, but let the Force guide her feet. She didn't know where she was going, and she prayed that she wouldn't run face first into a wall. But something have her the feeling she wouldn't. She could feel herself getting closer and closer and then-

"Hey!" Rey complained. "You're moving! I can feel it!" She heard Kylo chuckle, but he didn't speak. She was tempted to turn in the direction of his voice, but instinct stopped her. That wasn't right. Once again she allowed the Force to guide her. She could feel Kylo moving around, but she continued to pursue him. She could feel herself getting close again, and before Kylo could avoid her again she sprinted forward with the intention of grabbing his arm, but she overshot and crashed into him, sending them both tumbling to the ground.

Rey hit the ground first, and Kylo came down on top of her, knocking the breath out of her. Looking up she could make out his facial features. Kylo stared into her eyes. Neither of them moved. Rey could feel Kylo's body laid lightly on top of hers, their legs intertwined. It wasn't uncomfortable, however, but the opposite.

Slowly, Kylo brought a hand up to her face, and Rey inhaled sharply as he brushed it across her face, pushing a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

"Are you alright?" He asked her softly. She could feel his warm breath on her face. Rey could only nod slightly. If she had been herself she might have made a comment about how she would be fine as soon as he got off of her, but currently she was hypnotized by Kylo's intense gaze. Her heart was beating faster and faster, and she prayed that Kylo couldn't feel it. She wasn't sure what she wanted to happen here.

Finally, Kylo pulled himself off of her. Rey felt the immediate loss of his warmth. She felt… disappointed. Kylo offered her a hand up, and she took it.

"Well, I'd say that went well." Kylo said lightly. "It didn't take you very long to begin to trust the Force to guide you. That's good." Rey tried to be pleased with herself, but she couldn't.

"What next?" She asked him. Kylo considered for a moment. The longer they were in the darkness, the more her eyes adjusted, and it became easier and easier to see Kylo.

"I don't know." He admitted. "I thought it would take longer, but you picked that up very easily. I'd like to stick to my lesson plan," Rey had to keep herself from laughing at 'lesson plan'. "So I don't want to do anything more today." He finished. Rey nodded in understanding.

"Okay. Back to the room I guess?" She asked him, trying to hide her distaste for the idea. Kylo regarded her with a smirk.

"Somehow I get the feeling that idea doesn't appeal to you." He said. Rey shrugged, not bothering to hide it any more.

"It gets boring in there." She admitted. "There's not much to do, honestly." Kylo looked confused.

"There are some books in there." He told her.

"Books on the history of the First Order, the Galactic Empire, and the Dark Side." Rey pointed out. Kylo just smiled with a shrug.

"What kind of things do you like to read?" He asked her. Rey shrugged.

"I don't read all that much." She replied. "Not much to read on Jakku." Where you put me, she thought. Even though she didn't say it, Kylo seemed to sense her unspoken thoughts, and he tensed slightly.

"I was hoping that perhaps today we might experience a flashback." He said. "Maybe to training together, or something like that."

"I had my hopes about that too." Rey admitted. They were both quiet for a moment.

"We'd better get you back to the room." Kylo said finally. Rey nodded, and she followed him out the door.

When they got back to the room, Rey thought that Kylo was probably going to leave as soon as she was inside. She was surprised when he followed her inside, placing his helmet on the bedside table. He caught her startled look.

"No other rooms have opened up yet," He explained. "So I will be staying here again tonight, and possibly many nights afterward. Is that alright?" He asked her. Rey shrugged.

"It's your room." She replied, as she had before.

"Yes, but if it makes you uncomfortable, then I would like to know." Kylo said. Rey snorted.

"You don't make me uncomfortable." She told him. Kylo smirked.

"Really? Because earlier it seemed as if you were getting just a tad uncomfortable." He teased her. Ah, yes. Rey remembered how in the closet he had intentionally gotten as close as he could to make her uncomfortable.

"I wasn't uncomfortable at all." She lied. She had been extremely uncomfortable. But not because of him. Because of the fact that she had been enjoying it. Kylo grinned.

"So you're saying that if I resumed those activities you would be fine?" He asked her innocently. Rey rolled her eyes.

"For a Sith and a First Order officer, you are extremely immature." She told him. She thought he might scowl at this, but he just chuckled and went into the bathroom, closing the door behind him. After a minute she could hear the shower running.

Rey walked over to the bookshelf. She pulled out a book at random, and started flipping through it. Sure enough, it was on the First Order. She replaced it and continued searching through the bookshelf for something interesting. Finally, something caught her eye. There was a book on the bottom shelf that looked out place. It was untitled, and the cover was a simple grey colour. Curious, she pulled it out. What happened next, she hadn't expected.

As soon as she pulled the book out, the bookshelf swung open to reveal a dark staircase leading down. Rey stared at it. A hidden staircase behind a bookshelf? How more cliche can you get? Rey thought, but she was curious. With one last glance towards the bathroom door, she began her descent down the stairs.

The stairs were dark and winding, and as she continued down Rey became increasingly nervous. She didn't know what was at the bottom, but it must be important for Kylo to hide it behind a bookshelf. Suddenly Rey recalled that Kylo was, in fact, in the shower upstairs. At that she quickened her pace. She wanted to get back before he got out.

When she reached the bottom of the stairs and rounded the corner, Rey found herself in a small, dark room. She groped at the walls and found a light switch. When the lights came on, what Rey saw made her gasp.

Sitting on a pedestal was a deformed skull. But not just any skull. Even Rey, who had spent her entire life on Jakku, was easily able to recognize the helmet of the famous Darth Vader. How in the galaxy had Kylo managed to get his hands on this?

"It was rather easy, actually." Rey spun around to see Kylo standing only a few feet away. His hair was still wet from his shower. She was so startled that she didn't question the fact that he had read her thoughts. He nodded at the skull. "He was my grandfather, after all." Rey gaped at him audibly.

"You're… you're joking." She stuttered. "Darth Vader isn't… he couldn't be…" Kylo raised an eyebrow.

"You really didn't know?" He asked, sounding surprised. Rey shook her head.

"But that would mean… is Luke Skywalker your… father?" She asked, stunned. At this Kylo laughed.

"Oh no, he's my Uncle. Leia Skywalker is my connection to Darth Vader." He explained. Rey was surprised at how conversational he was being about it. She had been worried that he would be mad at her for finding his secret room. Then a realization hit her.

"Wait, that means Han Solo is your father?" Rey asked in disbelief. Kylo cast his gaze towards the ground.

"He is the man who helped provide me with life, yes." He replied, voice slightly bitter.

"You said he would have disappointed me." Rey recalled. "When you were interrogating me." Kylo just shrugged, not meeting her gaze. Clearly his father was a touchy subject.

Rey turned back to look at the skull. She couldn't believe it. She had heard the legends about Vader, and here Kylo just casually had his skull laying around. No, not casually. It was carefully placed on the pedestal. Almost as if it were something to be worshipped.

"Why do you have this?" Rey asked, curious.

"I come down here to help remind myself of who I am. The power of the dark side." He said by way of answering. Rey had to keep herself from jumping. His voice was much closer; he was just over her shoulder.

"The dark side isn't who you are." Rey told Kylo, not looking back at him.

"You're wrong." Came his voice. She could feel his breath in her ear. She just shook her head.

"Besides, why would you use the skull of Vader to remind you of the power of the dark side?" She asked.

"Darth Vader was the greatest and most powerful Sith Lord that ever lived." Kylo replied matter-of-factly.

"But he turned good in the end." Rey pointed out. "He saved his son, he killed the Emperor." She could feel Kylo stiffen.

"He made a mistake. It was a fatal one." Kylo replied, voice devoid of emotion. She was tempted to turn to see his expression, but he was already so close to her, and that would bring her even closer to him, and Rey wasn't sure she could handle that.

"He made a mistake in saving someone he loved?" Rey asked skeptically. Kylo didn't reply, and she smiled. Gotcha.

"I think perhaps it's time for us to go back upstairs." Kylo said finally. She felt him back away, and she was finally able to turn around. He gestured for her to start up the stairs first. She complied silently, starting up the stairwell without a word. She felt Kylo follow. They were about halfway up the stairs when Rey slipped on a step. Time slowed down as she felt herself falling backwards, feet leaving the steps. And then suddenly her fall stopped. She looked up to see that Kylo had caught her, and was holding her bridal-style, just as he had before. His eyes met hers and she saw him smirk.

"You certainly are clumsy today, aren't you?" He teased her, no doubt referring to their crash during training. Rey just laughed, blushing slightly.

"Thanks." She said, and he smiled. "You can put me down now." She told him. Kylo pretended to consiser.

"I don't know... I mean what with all of your accidents today it might be best if I carry you the rest of the way." He remarked. Rey hit her fists on his chest playfully.

"Kylo Ren, you put me down right now, or I'll... I'll..." She trailed off as he raised an eyebrow at her.

"You'll what? Fall on me? Maybe tackle me off a bridge this time?" He teased. Not having a response, Rey just huffed, and allowed him to carry her the rest of the way up the stairs.

When they made it to the top of the stairs, Kylo gently set her down and she stepped aside, and Kylo brushed past her, closing the book shelf door and replacing the book that had activated it.

"You know, you really should've chosen a different book to activate your hidden door." Rey said. Kylo looked back at her, eyebrow raised.

"Is that so?" He replied.

"If you had used, say, "A Brief History of the First Order", no one would have touched it. Instead, you used the only book that actually looked like it might've been interesting." She told him. Kylo chuckled at this.

"Ah yes, my bad. I'll make sure to keep that in mind next time I build a secret passageway." He replied sarcastically. Rey laughed. She was often surprised by moments like this. Kylo, it seemed, was secretly funny.

"I have to go," Kylo told her. "But I'll be back later this evening. Can you survive until then, or will you die of boredom?" He asked her with a smile.

"I dunno," Rey replied with a shrug. "It's entirely possible, I suppose." Kylo just chuckled.

"I'll see you later, Rey." He said, before walking out the door, closing it behind him.

The rest of the day passed in routine boredom. While she didn't die, she would have given anything for something fun to do. Eventually, she ended up reading a book on the First Order as she reclined on the bed. But the book was boring and slow, and Rey's eyes began to close until she was fast asleep.

A/N - So that's where Kylo keeps Darth Vader's skull! But seriously, what a cliche secret passageway. Behind a bookshelf? So overdone. But what about their little moment in training? So close to a kiss! Will there be any other moments like that? What will happen next in training? You tell me!

Aloha for now!

~ Sadie