White flurries nestled in Rey's hair, startling her from the brief moments of peace she had experienced. She glanced around, her heartrate picking up as she found herself on an ice planet, not a tundra like the brutal Hoth, but peaceful, snow grazing the ground as it fell softly from the sky. She gave herself a moment to secure her surroundings, startling herself when she noticed the grass that was beneath her feet, and only her feet. Everywhere else she looked, there was snow and ice, but under her figure were emerald stalks and yellow daisies, coaxing a smile from her lips.
"Rey," A voice startled her, causing her to glance up sharply at the figure just a few feet away. She recognized the broad shoulders and tall stature, the black hair falling in such a familiar way.
"Kylo Ren," She whispered. She frowned, it seemed that even when she was in sleep's cooling and calming arms, she was not alone, ever haunted by the evil and tormented soul that stood before her.
"No," He shook his head, taking a step towards her as she took one back. His hands held no weapon but his touch, and his eyes cast themselves downwards to stare at the ever melting snow underneath her feet. Everywhere she moved, the patch of greenery followed.
"What is your name?" Rey asked, shifting away from him once more. He followed her movements, taking one step forward as she took one step back.
"Here, I have no name," He answered, "But once, long ago in a different land that was green and pleasant, they called me Ben Solo."
Rey tilted her head, narrowing her eyes as she searched for the lie in his words. Surely a mind trick must be at play. Such words would never escape the cruel and unforgiving lips of Kylo Ren.
"Kylo Ren does not exist in this place," The strange copy of the Sith Apprentice said, startling Rey from her mind. "This is the place where his innocence lives, the Light and happiness reigns while he is unconscious and asleep."
Rey took a cautious step towards Ben Solo, her fingers itching to touch the young and smooth face. He knelt down and plucked a flower from the grass surrounding her figure. Placing it into her hair and smiling as a wreath of flowers began to encircle her head. He took her hand and cupped it in both of his, bringing them to lie against his chest, touching the skin to feel the beating of his heart.
"I'm supposed to bring you back," She murmured, looking away from the tender scene that threatened to ensnare her heart. She snatched her hand away, cupping it against her breast as she forced her emotions down and away, the Jedi code still thundering in the back of her mind.
"I know," Ben Solo whispered, his eyes closing, his dark eyelashes fluttering against his cheek bones. Rey took a flower from the wreath in her hair and placed in on top of Ben's head, watching as the flower blossomed and formed a crown before crystallizing.
"I am stagnant here," He confessed, his voice shaky and low as tears slid down his cheeks and froze before falling off of his visage. "Neither the Light nor the Dark can penetrate me. I am both, and I am neither. It is maddening."
"I'll find a way out of this," Rey promised, her heart aching as the tall figure slid to the ground, sobs raking his form. She climbed onto his lap, cradling his head to her chest as her fingers ran through his hair, rocking him back and forth as a mother would to her child.
"I promise," She whispered, tears coming to her own eyes as the shame and embarrassment disappeared as love and acceptance took their places.
Kylo Ren sat up with a gasp, his breath ragged as the feeling of the frozen ground still encompassed him. His hands clutched at the bed sheets, bringing him back to reality as the dream came crashing down around him. Love, peace, happiness. The emotions he hadn't felt in years surrounded him all at once, overwhelming him as he tried to gain control of the situation.
Rey, the beautiful scavenger, had looked ravishing and lovely in the blue dress and flowers of spring, bringing forth light unto the ice surrounding Ben Solo. Kylo Ren grasped his face in his hands, forcing back the tempting thoughts that were too pure and innocent to be anything other than the Light. A new thought, insidious and heinous, began to form in his mind; an evil smile creeping its way across his mouth as images of success began to bleed into his view.
The way to get the young girl to submit herself fully, to accomplish the goal that the Supreme Leader had laden upon him, was to pretend to be Ben Solo, feign an act of purity and Light, to mask the Darkness that permeated every fiber of Kylo Ren's being. Every moment that Rey would be with "Ben Solo" would be a moment where her weaknesses were shown. Finally, Kylo Ren would squash every miniscule bit of seductive light out of the scavenger, succeeding in bringing her to his realm and proving once and for all that Kylo Ren was immune to the Light.
