The Bond
Rated T (…)
Obviously, don't read this if you haven't seen TFA; you don't want to spoil this one. I don't own Star Wars, you would know if I did.
TFA spoilerish. ReyxKyloRen.
Kylo Ren's intrusion unto Rey's mind to divulge the map has led to an unforeseen consequence; the pair seemed to have performed an extremely rare Force bond, and everything is open upon the table.
A/N: I realized while rereading the story that I mentioned they were on the weapon-planet and then later that they were on the mothership. Let's go with they've been on the ship the whole time, so we can avoid messily imploding celestial bodies.
Chapter 7: Secrets
The girl never left his side. She was always there, morning, noon, and night, although those times were just relative out in space. She ate with him at meals, trained with him for hours on end, and followed at his heel even during inspection duties. Hux understood that she was his apprentice, but was the girl allowed no free will? Not that Hux particularly cared, he just thought it rather odd. There was something off about her, he decided. One day she was a captive prisoner, withholding precious information, and the next, she had turned to the Dark Side and was studying under Kylo Ren. Hux did not know what had happened to make the girl turn so quickly after Ren had barged into the headquarters that fateful day, cursing him for having let the girl nearly escape. He hadn't pressed, uninterested in the ways of the brooding sith lord. He had kept an eye on her, though, always watching when she was nearby. Kylo Ren seemed especially fond of her; who wouldn't want an obedient little shadow puppet.
One day he had questioned the girl about her loyalty to the First Order. He didn't trust anyone who switched sides so easily and quickly. She had responded firmly and without hesitation.
"First of all, my name is Rey. Stop calling me 'girl' and 'the shadow.' Secondly, I may have come from a simple background, but that doesn't make me stupid. I know a lost cause when I see it. If joining the ranks of the First Order means that I live to see another day, so be it. The strongest always prevail."
Hux had been fairly satisfied with her answer. She was in it to survive; many in her position would have done the same to save their own neck. Still, he was ever watchful of her.
Several days later Hux discovered something that set him even more on edge with the sith lord and his apprentice. He had been walking to a meeting on the lower levels when he noticed Ren and the girl on a pathway below and on the opposite side as him. He was about to carry on walking towards his destination when he caught a flicker of motion at the edge of his vision. He glanced back over at the Dynamic Duo only to pause, and then cease walking entirely. Ren had pushed the girl up against the rail and stood over her menacingly. Had she done something bad? Was he going to punish her? Hux crouched and peered over the rail in front of him, eager to see what Ren would do. The sith raised both hands up towards the sides of his head. Ah, he was going to strike her, or perhaps use his Force on her.
Kylo Ren's hands continued toward his mask, and, much to Hux's surprise, he took the helm off with practiced ease, as if he did this regularly. Hux had only seen Ren once without his mask, at the sith's inauguration to the First Order, where he had first donned his infamous mask and had never been seen from under it again. It had been a couple of years since then, and Hux had almost completely forgotten what the man had looked like. Or should he say boy, as he stared from his hiding place at the youthful complexion of the stern Dark leader. Ren was certainly younger than him, with thick, wavy black hair, pale skin, and dark eyes. The thing that really caught Hux's attention though was the fact that he was smiling at the girl.
Kylo Ren placed his helm on the ground by their feet, never breaking contact with his apprentice. The ginger-haired spy watched with more surprise as the young man gathered the slender woman into his arms, and then with open-mouthed shock as Ren dipped his head and kissed her full on the mouth. Hux's eyes widened at the scene unfolding below him. This was not the first time the pair had done this, not with the way the shadow's arms wrapped around his neck and the way his body pressed against hers. They broke apart for a moment to whisper to each other, before resuming their sickening display of affection.
Hux turned away from the show, mildly repulsed with what he had seen. It did explain the joined-at-the-hip behavior the pair had, and why neither was bothered by the other's constant presence. They were lovers, he concluded, deciding that this was what had made him feel uneasy about the girl before. Hux was torn between confronting Ren about his relationship with the girl and approaching Snoke with the information that his sith had a lover. Hux thought bringing the news to Snoke would bring him more favor with the Supreme Leader, not to mention the humor it would bring to listen to Snoke rant about his student.
"My Lord, it had come to my attention that there has been a development with Kylo Ren and his new pupil, the girl," Hux said, eyes fixed on the floor by the massive throne.
"Go on," the giant holographic image urged, leaning forward slightly.
Hux swallowed down and smile and forced himself to be serious. "I recently discovered that the two are lovers."
Snoke immediately snapped back at him. "Why does this concern you?" the giant being glared.
"I…was worried that their relationship might distract Kylo Ren from the mission at hand," Hux fabricated. "You don't seem surprised by this information," he added, after glancing up at the projection.
"It appears Kylo has not told you. That is understandable. To answer your question, no, I was already aware of the situation long before you. Do not meddle in their affairs; this is something the two Force wielders must journey on alone. And leave them be, for I do not expect you to understand the trials they currently face," Snoke replied, sounding rather defensive. He gave Hux a warning look before disappearing off of the throne. Hux turned to leave, disgruntled with the whole affair and left wondering what Kylo Ren was hiding from him.
