Author's Note: Here's Chapter 10! Kind of the end of the second story arc of this fic. I'm back from Japan, so I should have a bit more time to write more often. I gave Finn a last name in this, using John Boyega's actual middle(?) name, Adedayo. Some language per usual, but nothing too too bad in this chapter (I don't think). Enjoy!

"Promise me, Poe, promise me you won't leave the room," Ben told Poe seriously.

"Baby…" Poe sighed.

"Poe, you said you would stay here while I got the kids," Ben reminded him.

"If I stay here, then we'll never get the kids!" Poe snapped. Ben looked down at the floor and went towards the door, pulling on his boots and sitting down to tie them. "Where are you going? We have to wait for a text!"

"No, I'm going now, I'm not playing this game with him," Ben argued.

"You don't even know the address to the building," Poe pointed out, walking over and kneeling down in front of him and taking his hands gently. "Ben, I think you just need to relax, getting all angry isn't going to make any of this better."

"Why are you so relaxed?" he growled, bringing Poe's hands up to his lips and kissing them. "How can you be okay with all of this? These are your kids, he took everything and you're acting like it's no big deal-"

"These are our kids, Ben. I'm dying on the inside, believe me," Poe said, his voice shaking. "You have no idea how scared I am. But if I react to something too much it usually ends up making more of a mess than fixing the situation."

"Finn doesn't give a damn either! He was pointing stupid things out all the way here. 'Hey guys, look at that ferris wheel!' or 'what do you guys think that means? Japanese is such a weird language, huh?'," Ben said, imitating Finn.

"He cares, Ben, he's worried to," Poe told him. "He's afraid to see Rey knowing he probably won't be able to take her home with us."

"It doesn't sound like he cares, man," Ben growled.

Finn opened the bathroom door. "Guys, the toilets here are so weird! Check it out, there's an actual sink behind the toilet! When you flush it turns the sink on!" he told them excitedly. Ben looked at Poe and raised an eyebrow, pointing at Finn.

"He cares," Poe said again, touching Ben's face.

"What do I care about?" Finn asked, walking over to the bed and grabbing Poe's jacket. "Can I borrow this? I spilled juice on mine earlier."

"Sure, bud," Poe sighed. He watched Finn put on his jacket, laying his head down on Ben's lap. "Looks good on you…"

"Thanks," Finn chuckled, straightening it out, and looking at the brown and red leather jacket through the mirror. "So, yeah, what do I care about?"

"It's what you don't care about, actually," Ben corrected the both of them. "You're acting like nothing's happening, while all of our kids are in the hands of that monster!"

"Hey, I care, man, I do," Finn told him, turning to look at him. "But listen, when we get there, you're getting your whole family back. You're going to have your husband, and your kids and you're going to be happy and together, but when I go there? I get my son- who I've never even met before -and he's going to be scared and confused, and he's going to want his Mom. And she can't come with us... I have to leave the love of my life behind! I'm probably never going to get Rey back, but I try not to think like that!" Finn took a deep breath and touched his head. "Rey always told me to have hope even when things look bad, so that's what I'm doing. I'm keeping up hope that I can take her back today. You're welcome to be all negative, but I'd like to think that at least my kid will be safer today, even while I'm not sure how this is gonna turn out." He sat down on the bed. "Let's just hope to God he hasn't hurt them, and focus on how nice it will feel to have them back."

"But-" Ben stopped, and looked down at Poe. He looked over at Finn and nodded slightly. "Yeah… that's fair, Finn…"

"I still can't believe I have a kid…" Finn sighed, sitting on the bed and leaning back. "His name's Michael… I like that… Michael Adedayo… I hope. You don't think he made my kid's last name Hux, do you? No, no, Michael's my flesh and blood, he'd never accept him as his own... You don't think he'd hurt my kid, do you?"

Poe frowned and looked down. "Rey called me… the other day…" he admitted.

"What?!" Ben and Finn both cried. Poe sat up.

"W-Well, Hux called me, but then I got to talk to Rey for a minute. She wanted you to get Mikey," he told Finn. Finn sat up and stood. "She told me that Hux had… um… burned him…"

"You're just telling me this now?! What the hell, man, is he ok?!" Finn asked frantically.

"I'm sorry, man, things kinda happened and I never got the chance to bring it up… I didn't get around to seeing you or anything. I guess Rey was having a hard time convincing Hux to bring the baby to the hospital, but I'm sure he got treated, she wouldn't let him go untreated."

"How do you know, though?!" Ben snapped. "And you think our kids are safe with him?!"

"Of course. I'm almost positive they're safe," Poe said.

"Why?" his husband growled. "How can you possibly-?"

"Because if he hurt them, he'd have you to deal with, and that wouldn't be fun. He's said before that even he's a little hesitant to get on the wrong side of an angry Ben," Poe told him, sighing and standing up. He went over to the window and looked out at the city. "It's really nice here…"

Ben was about to snap at him again, but took a moment to just watch him and see what he was doing. He watched the way his husband leaned against the window ledge, his forehead pressed against the glass as he looked outside. His usual cocky, happy grin, his bright eyes, his glowing tan face, they were all gone right now. Ben hadn't noticed that a moment ago, when he had been losing control because of the rage he felt toward Hux. But now he could see it. The way Poe's jaw was set, his lips pursed, his eyes a bit glazed over and his gaze distant, like he wasn't looking at anything at all, and his skin was paler, almost a bluish tint to it. He was afraid. Ben stood up and walked over to Poe. He hesitated and touched his shoulder and smiled a bit.

"I'm not going to let anything happen to them," he told him softly, trying to be gentle. Poe turned his head towards Ben, his expression not changing. Ben's small smile fell.

"They'll be ok," Poe told him for what felt like the thousandth time. "He won't hurt them."

Ben frowned and touched Poe's face gently. "You aren't afraid for them…?" he realized.

"It's like he's, like, numbed himself… he's trying not to feel anything... " Finn spoke up. Ben looked over at him, then back at Poe

"Why are you so scared, Poe?" Ben tried.

Ben and Finn both jumped when Poe's phone went off on the table. Poe just looked over at it and picked it up and unlocked it to pick up the phone. "Yes?" he asked.

"I trust you've made it to Tokyo alright? Hux said, smugness in his voice.

"Yes. We're in our hotel room," Poe told him, leaning against the window sill.

"Good, good," Hux mumbled. He didn't say anything for a minute, but Poe could hear noise in the background. He sat on the window sill while he waited. "Your kids are fine. Haven't left a scratch on em. Is Ben freaking out?"

"He is. I know you won't hurt them," he responded calmly. Ben frowned and stepped closer to him.

"I know you do," Hux chuckled. "I'm going to text you the address now. You're going to tell Ben and Finn the address, and you're going to stay behind, as Ben wants. They will walk to our apartment, it's about a ten minute walk. After ten minutes, I'll send you another text with another address. You will leave the hotel as well and go to that address. Take your time, feel free to look around, maybe pick up some cigarettes if you wouldn't mind, I ran out this morning."

"Which ones?" Poe asked, trying not to panic at the light feeling of the conversation.

"The blue ones, they start with an M I think, I don't remember," Hux told him. "There's a ¥1000 bill in the top drawer of the dresser. You can get a drink or something if you'd like."

"Why?" Poe questioned quietly.

"You're going to be with me for a while, you might as well get something while you're free," he explained.

Poe looked down. "No I know that, but why are you doing all this?" he clarified even more quietly. Ben knelt down in front of Poe and took his hands.

"You're Ben's anchor, the only thing that keeps him sane and functional. Rey looks at Ben like he's an older brother. I called your kids her niece and nephew and she didn't even notice. She thinks of herself as their Aunt, but she's really just a cousin. She also thinks of Ben as someone she needs to protect. I have almost total control of Ben's life, so if I hold his life by a string, I have control of the both Ben, and Rey. If I have you, I have control of all three of you," Hux explained.

"What about Finn?" Poe asked, glancing quickly at his friend. Finn walked closer.

"Finn's an idiot who got in the way," he laughed. "I'll see you soon, then?"

"Sure…" Poe mumbled. The phone was hung up and he set it in his lap, turning to look out the window again. He felt Ben put his hands on his face and turned his head to look at the man in front of him.

"What did he say? You're crying?" he whispered, wiping his tears from his cheeks. Poe touched his hands and tried to smile.

"H-He's gonna send me the address, and you guys are gonna walk there, it's about ten minutes. And you're gonna get the kids," he told him. His phone buzzed as he got the text and he reached over to the table, writing the address on a piece of paper.

"That's it?" Finn asked suspiciously. "That's all he said?"

"Yep. That's all he said," Poe lied.

"Really?" Ben tried. "Poe you can tell me."

"The kids are fine, just like I said," he told him.

"Why are you crying?" Ben asked him quietly. Poe shook his head. "Poe please-"

"C-Can you just hold me for a minute?" Poe whimpered. Ben looked surprised, but nodded. He got up and sat on the window sill with Poe, hugging him. Poe buried his head in Ben's chest and put his arms around his shoulders.

"Poe. I promise on my grave that I won't let him-"

"Just hold me, Ben," Poe cut him off. Ben sighed and kissed Poe's head as they sat with each other.

After a while, Finn cleared his throat. "Hey, guys, I'm sorry but-" he started.

Poe pulled away from Ben. "Y-Yeah, you guys have to get going," Poe said, touching Ben's cheek and kissing him deeply. "Go get the kids. I'll see you soon."

"Yeah?" Ben asked worriedly.

"Yeah," Poe smiled sadly.

"You promise?" Ben continued.

Poe leaned up and kissed him again. Ben closed his eyes, frowning and pulling away. "I love you, Ben," Poe told him.

Ben tensed up, but nodded. "I love you, too, Poe," he told him. He stood up, still holding his hands. Poe followed him. Finn got up and went to the door with them.

"We'll be back soon with the kids," he told Poe. Poe smiled a bit and nodded.

Ben was watching him, still holding his hands. Poe leaned up and kissed him again, afraid that it might be the last time he would get to. He pulled away and slowly let go of Ben's hand as Ben went out the door.

Finn grabbed the room key and hugged Poe quickly before going out the door. He stopped. "Oh, do you want your jacket back?" he asked, remembering that he had it on. He started taking it off.

"No no no," Poe said quickly. "Keep it, it suits you…"

Hux was watching Rey slowly wake up. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, seeing him sitting across the room. "O-Oh… when did you bring me in here? What time is it?" she asked, getting up and grabbing her nightgown.

"About 10am," he told her, glancing down at his watch. "You fell asleep in the living room around six last night. You must have been exhausted. Did you sleep well, at least?" Rey hesitated. "I'm really asking."

"Y-Yes, I did… thank you for asking," she said. She grabbed her brush off her night stand and quickly brushed through her hair. "Where are the kids?"

"They're playing in the living room, I believe," he told her. "There's plenty of boxes for them to climb on."

Rey quickly put her hair into a bun. "That's not safe, they could fall and-" she started. Then she frowned. "Boxes? Why are there boxes in the living room?"

"I had to pack up our things. Ben and Finn know where we live now," he explained. "We'll be going to a hotel for the night and leave tomorrow morning. It's supposed to be stormy tonight, it won't be safe to fly."

"O-Oh, where are we going?" she asked nervously.

"My house," he said, standing up. "Get dressed, Ben and Finn should be here any minute now to get the kids." Rey looked shocked and quickly went to the dresser to find something to wear. "I fed the kids and stuff, and there's food and stuff in the oven."

"Thanks…" she said, watching him. She held her clothes to her chest and waited for him to leave. Instead of going to the door, he walked over to her and started pulling her nightgown off her shoulders. "Hey, stop it!"

"Are you going to be sad without your baby?" he asked quietly, kissing her shoulder and neck

"Of course I am, get off," she snapped, slapping his hand away as it ran up her side. She backed away from him and pulled her nightgown back on. She set her clothes down on the bed and felt him grab her arms. "Colin!"

"You're going to have to give me what I want eventually," he chuckled, turning her around and pulling her close to him. "You can't fight me forever."

She grimaced and leaned her head back, trying to avoid kissing him. "I haven't fought you at all," she growled. "I haven't fought you once since I decided to go with you. If you thought that was fighting, you have something coming to you…" There was a knock on the front door and he let go of her.

"I'll get the door. Get dressed," he said coldly, leaving the room and going to the front door. "Well good morning, gentlemen."

"Where're my kids?" Ben snapped. Finn stood slightly behind him, looking anxious yet angry. Hux chuckled.

"Relax, they're inside," he told them. "You're welcome to step inside. Or stay out there, it doesn't matter to me." He opened the door all the way and walked inside, turning a corner into the living room.

Finn glanced at Ben and stepped inside, leaning against the door to keep it open. He stood up straight when Rey came around the other corner. She was wearing a simple pair a capris, and a plain beige tee-shirt, her hair in a messy bun, but all Finn could think was how she looked so perfect in that moment. "Rey…" he breathed. She hesitated, glancing into the living room, then hurried over to him and hugged him. He stumbled a bit by how fast she ran into him, but he quickly recovered and held her. "Rey, I-I was afraid I would never see you again."

Rey buried her face in his shoulder, then leaned up and kissed him deeply. "I love you," she said quickly. "I-I have to get the baby, I'll just be a minute." She started to move, but he held her hand.

"We're gonna get you out of here," he whispered. "Can you be ready to run?"

Rey's face lit up and she nodded, quickly slipping on her shoes and hurrying to the living room to get Michael. She stopped and raised an eyebrow, seeing Hux carefully picking up Ben's kids. He smirked at her and glanced at Mikey. "What are you doing?" she asked suspiciously.

"Oh nothing. Just getting the kids…" he chuckled.

She frowned, quickly picking Mikey up, from where he had been trying to stand up. She gasped. "Oh my god, what happened, baby?!" She touched his face, one of his eyes swollen shut and that whole side of his face bruised. She immediately looked at Hux, who was just standing there with Noah and Christina. "What did you do to him?!"

"He… fell. Off of a box," he smirked. "It was much earlier this morning, before you woke up." She backed away from him a little, holding Mikey to her and kissing his head. Hux walked out to the front door with Ben's kids. "Here we are. It's going to be stormy tonight, so you can all stay in the hotel for the night and I'll have you picked up to leave in the morning."

Ben grabbed Noah from Hux and held him. He reached out his hand for Christina and Hux glared at him, handing her to him carefully. "I swear to God, if you ever hurt any of my family again-"

"I haven't hurt your family, Ben, they're completely fine," Hux told him. "Two must be quite a handful. Be sure to tell Poe not to break the condom next time."

"Why don't you shut your mouth, and mind your own damn business," Ben growled. Hux put up his hands defensively and backed away. He glanced behind him as Rey hurried over with the baby.

"F-Finn, I don't know what happened…" she started, her voice cracking. "I-I mean, I know who, but I don't know when o-or how…"

"Let me see," Finn said gently. Rey sniffed, and she handed Mikey to Finn. Mikey whined nervously but looked up at Finn, who gasped. "What happened to his face?!" Rey whimpered and shook her head, quickly taking Mikey back as Finn lunged at Hux and grabbed his collar. "What did you do to my boy?!"

"He fell," Hux lied, chuckling. "Hard. A few times, I lost count."

"You think this is funny?!" Finn snapped, throwing a punch and hitting him in the face. "Let's see how you like it! How does that feel?" He kept hitting him in the face. Rey backed out the door, wanting to be able to leave quickly.

Hux finally pushed him back. "Keep hitting me, go on, hurt me, kill me, let her see her hero like the stupid brute you truly are!" he taunted. Rey looked at him, then at Finn.

"F-Finn, stop, come on," she said quickly.

Finn shoved Hux to the floor, then ran out the door, shutting it and grabbing Rey's wrist. They ran to the elevator, Ben close behind them,and he pressed the button, looking down the hall nervously. Mikey started crying and Rey desperately tried to calm him down, although she was crying, herself. "Rey…" She looked up as Finn spoke. "You don't have to be afraid. I have you now, I'll protect you. Both of you." He hugged her protectively, quickly hurrying her in as the elevator arrived. He knew Rey was perfectly capable of protecting herself. He had seen her take down fully grown men before, with nothing but a few bruises on her afterwards. But what was she supposed to do when she was pregnant? And even after she had Mikey, she had to be very careful not to put him in harm's way. He could tell by the way she was holding him that his safety was a priority over her own, and Finn wouldn't have expected anything else from her.

The elevator reached the bottom floor and the door opened. They quickly made their way through the lobby and out to the street. "Finn, slow down," Rey told him quietly, trying to keep up with him. He looked back at her. "If he hasn't come after us yet, he isn't going to." She stood still, making him stop, and she looked up and around, at the buildings. He watched her and waited, glancing at the hotel every so often. She looked at him and pulled him closer, hugging him and kissing him. "I love you…"

"I love you too," he told her.

"Thank you for saving me… I-I felt so helpless, I-I couldn't fight him," she whimpered. "I-I'm sorry I let him hurt Mikey, he would always do it the moment he was out of my reach…"

"I know this isn't your fault… he's disgusting," Finn told her. She nodded.

"Your cousin's here too, you know." Rey turned towards Ben and smiled a bit. She handed Mikey to Finn and went to Ben, hugging him.

"Hi, Ben," she chuckled. "How are you?"

"Great," he smirked. "Glad to get that asshole out of the way for now. What did he do with them?" Rey glanced at the kids.

"He was quite fond of them, actually… he's interested in Christina in particular," she told him. Ben frowned. "I don't know, he just kept saying that he could see something in her eyes…"

"Well, if he lays a hand on em ever again, the last thing he'll ever see if my fist in his face," he chuckled, kissing Chrissy's head. "Let's head back."

They walked towards the hotel, and Finn watched Rey as she looked around at the city. He looked down at his son in his arms and noticed that he seemed to be hiding and shaking. "Hey, did you guys go outside much?" he asked. Rey looked over at him and shook her head. She looked at Mikey and pouted a little, touching his head gently. There was a rumble of thunder and rain was starting to fall, and Mikey held onto Finn tighter. "Hey, buddy, it's ok, it's just a little thunder."

Rey looked up again. "You don't realize how lovely something like rain is until you haven't felt it for a year…" she breathed. Finn looked over at her and frowned sadly.

When they got to the hotel, the rain was starting to pour, and Christina and Noah were starting to cry. "Hey, I'm going to stay out here for a minute, Ben you can head on up," Rey said happily. He nodded and went upstairs with the kids. Finn smiled a little and walk over to a covered area outside the hotel. Rey walked with him and held out her arms for Mikey. He smiled a bit and kissed her, handing the baby to her. She walked with Mikey out into the rain again, smiling brightly. At first, Mikey was fussy, but after Rey held out her hand, guiding his to do the same, he started laughing, happy to feel something new.

"Hey, Rey, come on back inside," Finn called. "Poe's gonna wanna see you." Rey hurried over to him, wringing out her t-shirt a little and looking suddenly nervous.

"Poe's here?" she asked.

Finn raised an eyebrow, bringing her inside to the elevator. "Yeah, he said he had to come. Why?" he told her. Rey got on the elevator with him and frowned, not saying anything for a minute. "Rey-?"

"Ben shouldn't have let him come," she finally said. "And he definitely shouldn't have left him in the hotel room."

Finn lead her towards their room and knocked, since Ben had the key. "Wait, why?" he asked.

The door opened violently. "It's about fucking time!" Ben snapped. "Watch the fucking kids!"

"Oh God, no…" Rey breathed.

"What, why? What's happening?" Finn tried.

"Poe's not in the fucking room!" Ben growled. He looked at Rey. "You knew?!" Her eyes widened and she shook her head. He covered his face and tried to breath. "I shouldn't have let him come… fuck! I knew I shouldn't have left him here, he was so scared…"

"Hux is obsessed with him," Rey told him. "He would bring him up any chance he got…." Ben looked at her, terrified. "We'll watch the kids, Ben, go!" Ben ran out of the room and to the stairs, going down two at a time. He ran through the lobby and down the street, narrowly missing oncoming cars when he crossed the street and shoving people out of the way without thinking. The rain made it hard to see, but his thoughts were rushing around so quickly in his head, that even on a perfectly clear day, he wouldn't know what was just in front of him. He was just glad he had memorized every turn and street he needed to take to get to the building.

He ran through the parking lot and to the stairs. He tried desperately to remember the house number. Was it 504 or 405… or 540 or 450? Damn his dyscalculia! He reached desperately into his pockets, trying to find the paper Poe had given him with the address. It was sopping wet, the letters faded, but he could make out a five and a zero and a four. He had to say it out loud to remember, but he repeated it over and over again as he ran up the stairs until he saw the 5 on the door. He opened it and looked from door to door, panicking. Five, zero, eight. Five zero six. Five zero three… what was the number again?

He swore at himself, probably out loud, which would explain why the two cleaning ladies coming out of one of the apartments were so startled. That or the fact that a six and a half foot tall, soaking wet man was stalking up and down the hall in a rage. He grabbed at the paper again, growling as it deteriorated in his hand. He threw it aside and looked at the doors. Some of them had names on them, some of them didn't. He took a deep breath and looked at the two cleaning women, who were speaking rapid Japanese to each other. "Do you speak English?!" he asked, too loudly. He winced. They looked at one another. "Uh- uh, English? I need a number?" He put his hands over his face. He didn't have time for this, Poe could be in all sorts of horrible situations. He looked around. He pointed at one of the names on one of the doors. "Name?!"

"Ah, na?" one of them said.

"Sure yeah!" he agreed quickly. "Si or whatever. Um na Hux?" They looked at each other again, then pointed at the door next to the one they had just come out of. He looked, and sure enough, there was those three letters, H-U-X under a big 5-0-4. "Yes, thank you! Um, Ari- something!" They hurried to the elevator, obviously scared. He went to the door and pulled on it, finding it unlocked. He hesitated. That wasn't right…

He opened it and looked in, seeing that all the lights were off. He went in, moving cautiously towards the living room. "Poe?!" he hissed. He looked into the living room and saw that it was completely empty. The couches and side tables were still there, but the bookshelf was empty, there were no rugs, nothing was plugged in, no TV on the TV-stand. "No… no no no…" He quickly looked in any drawer he could find. It was all empty. He went around the house, he opened every door to every cupboard and room, looked in every possible place and found everything gone. No clothes. No towels. No silverware. No food in the fridge or pantry. There were still dishes, but when he looked, they all had the name of the building on the bottom, so they didn't belong to Hux.

He trembled slightly. Where was Poe? Where had Hux taken him?! He pulled his phone out of him pocket, shaking water off of it. Thank his mother for making him get that waterproof case… He clicked Poe's number anxiously. He heard a buzzing sound from one of the other rooms and froze. He hurried towards it, following it to the bedroom. He looked around, trying to locate the source of the sound. It stopped when his phone went to voicemail and he swore, calling again. The buzzing started again, and this time he saw something light up near the door. Everything around him stopped, and he put his phone down by his side as he walked just outside the door, seeing the phone lit up as it lay ringing on the hallway floor. He leaned down and picked it up with trembling hands, seeing his own face on the call screen under his name with a heart next to it. The call ended again and it showed Poe's lock screen for a minute. It was a picture of him, and Ben and their kids…

Lightening lit up the house for a moment and thunder rattled the windows. Ben found himself leaned against the doorway, almost unable to breathe. Hux had Poe… Hux had his everything, and Ben hadn't gotten there in time to save him...

He shouldn't have left Poe in that damn hotel room by himself.

He put Poe's phone in his pocket carefully, then his own. He looked in the vanity mirror over the empty wardrobe and saw his hair was soaked, stuck to his face, all around his eyes was puffy and red. He hadn't even known he was crying…

He growled and punched the mirror with a cry of rage, shattering it, along with his pathetic reflection. "You idiot!" he screamed. "You weak, useless, stupid idiot!" He grabbed one of the drawers out of the dresser and threw it across the room, watching it splinter as it hit the opposite wall. He had been too weak to protect Poe. He had gone soft, had weakened to believe that nothing bad could happen if he and Poe just loved each other enough. He pulled out another drawer, and another, then another. They all went across the room and covered the floor and bed with splintered wood, a lamp falling along with them. When all the drawers were out, he grabbed the back of the dresser and pulled it to the ground with a roar. He was seeing red, he was so angry, every flash of lightning igniting more and more rage within him.

Before he knew what was happening, the bedding was off the bed, somehow thrown out a broken window, and the mattress was torn open, shredded and thrown aside near the fallen dresser. Pieces of the side tables were scattered across the room, some on the floor, some stuck in the mattress, some in the wall- although they were indistinguishable from pieces of wood from the dresser at this point. He had, at some point, stormed into the living room and had torn it apart in a similar fashion, leaving nothing but a pile of splintered wood, the cushion material from couches and chairs, and broken glass from cups and bowls he had grabbed from the kitchen, a cold, uneaten plate of breakfast was thrown in as well.

He felt a sudden sharp pain in this left hand as he punched through one of the bedroom walls, determined to break it down. He had no control. He couldn't stop hitting the wall, even as he felt bones breaking and saw blood staining every piece of wall that broke with his hand. He backed up and lifted his leg to kick the door frame down, since there was no wall left to protect it-

He raised his head slowly, feeling pieces of broken glass fall out of his hair onto the floor. "Oh my…" he heard that horrible voice tsk. He looked around, seeing the destroyed house in the morning sunlight. He was curled up in the corner of the bedroom, his knees hugged to his chest with his good arm. He didn't know how much time had passed, or why he was in the corner, but he was in control again, he was aware of his surroundings. "Look what you've done. You monster."

Ben looked up carefully, watching Hux step carefully over his mess. "Where's Poe…?" he croaked, his voice almost completely gone.

Hux crouched down next to him and started picking glass out of his hair. "You know, some of the neighbors complained. Some called the police. I had to deal with it, you troublesome boy. You can't go anywhere without causing problems can you. You're a walking jinx," he taunted him, smirking wickedly. Ben hit his hand away, but he was weak, exhausted, and Hux just kept picking glass out of his hair and throwing it without any problem.

"Poe...?" Ben wheezed, then coughed as his words caught in his throat. Hux touched Ben's cheek bone with his pale thumb, pressing on the contrasting near black bruise that Ben probably had no idea was covering his face, caused by a almost certainly broken nose. He wondered if this pathetic bastard knew what a mess he was, inside and out. He smirked and chuckled, standing up.

"Rey called me too, said you didn't answer your phone the ten or so times she called. I told that you were probably here, and I'd come get you in the morning once you were dead tired," Hux continued, kicking some of the debris aside. "You can't walk back to the hotel like that, you'll get arrested. Seriously. So I got a car to bring you to the hospital. Rey's in the car, I figured you'd need someone. She'll come up once I go-"

"Where's…. POE!?" Ben demanded, breaking down into sobs. Hux stared down at him, his face smug with sick amusement. He towered over him and reached into his pockets, smirking some more.

Hux pulled one hand out of his pocket and dropped something in front of Ben. It landed on the hardwood floor with a ping and bounced a bit until it fell still. "Poe Dameron isn't your concern anymore," he told him sweetly, a cold, arrogant twinge to the voice. Without another word, he turned and walked out of the apartment.

Ben stared down at Poe's wedding ring, watching it come back into view every so often when the sun would hit it, and when his eyes would stay open long enough. This little object was all he had of Poe now. In an attempt to make himself look like even more of a psycho, Hux had taken it from Poe, and given it back to Ben. He had gone out of his way to show that he was in possession of what was no longer Ben's, and had given him this as proof, confirmation that he had nothing but his memories.

Author's Note: Poor Ben. Poor Poe. Why do I do this? Anyway, in terms of story arcs, this ends this kind of short one. Chapter 11 to come soon! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, feel free to leave comments to let me know what you think! Thanks