Kylo had bound her again for the sake of appearance when he had brought her back to her cell. They walked in silence, Nara's skin burning where he had his fingers wrapped around her arm. She wondered what he was going to tell Hux. If he didn't give him something worthwhile she would be back in that room in only a matter of time, and this time Kylo wouldn't be able to stop him.

Nara couldn't deny the tension between them as he opened cell for her, pushing her in before undoing her restraints.

He remained standing in the doorway as if he was hesitating to speak. His words went through Nara's mind until she had grown numb. It was hard to believe he had asked her to join him, yet on the other hand she wasn't surprised. Snoke had brainwashed him into believing the dark side was the best way to live. He had probably also told Kylo he needed to convert as many people as he could. Who was a better place to start than Nara?

Finally he took a step back and closed the cell door, leaving Nara in the darkness as it took a few seconds for the lights to switch on. Nara turned around and wrapped her arms around herself. It had grown cold in the time she had been absent. She shuffled to her bed and put on her jacket that had sufficed as a pillow. If it remained like this she had to do without it tonight.

Now she was alone with her thoughts she was finally free to be able to think what she wanted to. Last night she had definitely seen Ben Solo again, but what Kylo asked her today was something Ben would never ask of her. Even though Nara knew what he desired of her was never going to happen, she felt torn.

Nara suddenly realized what Kylo had meant earlier. He would keep her here as long as was necessary to convince her to join him. She would stay until she would switch sides. There was nothing more she wanted than having Ben back. If what she saw last night would become a regular occurrence whenever she was alone with him, switching sides might not be so bad…

"NO," Nara told herself angrily.

This wasn't even a choice between light and dark. This was a choice between having Ben back in some shape or form and losing him. If she were to stay with him she would betray everyone she knew. What would Poe think of her? Leia? All the other fighters? They have fought this war together and she was going to end it with the Resistance.

Joining Kylo would not only make her a traitor, it would make her as worse as he is. She would turn her back on everyone she loved. The First Order had killed many innocent people, how could she justify that?

Nara was left alone for the remainder of the day except for two times when they had brought her food. It wasn't much more than a few pieces of stale flatbread, but it was more than enough to satisfy her hunger.

When her body had grown tired Nara turned to her bed. She kept on her jacket for shelter against the cold, but without a pillow her neck soon felt soar. There was still no way to figure out the time, which was taking a harder toll on her than she had expected. Whenever she closed her eyes for five minutes it felt like she had been asleep for hours. It became harder and harder to guess how long exactly she had been here.

Nara woke up abruptly when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Her body shocked as she opened her eyes and pushed herself backwards against the wall. She let out a sigh when she saw it was only Kylo.

"I thought they were going to interrogate me again," she spoke, rubbing the sleep from her eyes before wiping her hair out of her face.

"I took care of that," Kylo spoke calmly.

It wasn't until her eyes met with his she realized he wasn't wearing his mask. He had his hair tucked behind his ears and his freckles were faintly noticeable in the light of her cell. Nara couldn't help but see how tired he looked.

"It is the middle of the night," she said, even though she had no idea if that was true at all. "What are you doing here?"

Kylo was sitting on her bed. He kept his hands in his lap but whenever his fingers flexed Nara felt like he was resisting the urge to touch her.

"When you returned," he began. The uneasy tone to his voice could clearly be heard. His brows ruffled as he continued.

"I felt something inside of me. Like I was whole again. I hadn't seen you in so long I forgot how much I had missed you."

His eyes locked on hers, making the butterflies in her stomach flutter as her heart seemed to leap out of her chest. Under different circumstances this was exactly what she wanted to hear. But considering Nara was Kylo's prisoner she didn't entirely know what to make of it.

"Is that Kylo speaking, or Ben?" Nara asked.

He grabbed her hands. She looked down to see how his fingers perfectly intertwined with hers before she let her gaze meet with his again.

It was obvious her words had confused him. Kylo looked into her eyes as if he was trying to find the answer within.

"With you here. I'm being torn apart now more than ever. The Supreme Leader told me I should resist all the urges you are giving me, but how can I?"

Nara smiled apologetically. She had no idea how he had to be feeling right now, but she could imagine it was extremely hard on him. While she was pulling him in one direction, Snoke was pulling him towards the other. Kylo had to choose between her and whatever Snoke had convinced him. Love or destiny.

"You do not have to choose," she spoke. "Come with me. Come home. You do not belong here."

Her other hand cupped his cheek. Kylo closed his eyes as her fingers touched his skin.

"We'll run away. Go somewhere where they can't find us. Put down your lightsaber and come back."

"I can't," Kylo whispered. "I have done too much to return. It's too late."

"No," Nara said, lowering her voice to a point where her words were barely audible.

The moment she had said goodbye to Ben to train with Luke was the moment she had felt something was wrong. The way he had been so torn up about them having to say farewell had surprised her. Nara had promised him she would come to visit, even though it was against the rules. It was as if he had said goodbye knowing what he was going to do while training with Luke. He had purposely said farewell, knowing that was the last time they would ever see each other in the same light again.

She leaned forward, her forehead resting against his as she tried to control her breathing. Nara felt so drawn to him, so ready to help him return home with her. The fact that he obviously cared deeply about her made it al even harder. She knew he had different intentions than she had, yet for a moment it didn't matter. All she wanted was to have Ben back and right in this moment this was the closest she was going to get.

The lighting around them seemed to dim as Kylo moved closer. Nara could feel his breath on her skin. She had a feeling about what was going to happen, but she didn't have the strength in her to stop it. Denying she also wanted this would be like lying. She wanted this as much as Kylo wanted it.

His lips met with hers. Tingles shot through her body as she felt her heartbeat increase. He tasted exactly like she had remembered and for a moment she was transported back in time.

Both of her hands cupped his cheeks as the kiss intensified. Kylo rested his body on one hand while his other found the back of her neck. His fingers moved up through her hair.

Nara pulled her head back as she tried to catch her breath. She had waited so long for him she could hardly control herself.

Without thinking she wrapped her arms around his neck as she let her lips crash against his again. If anyone were to see them in this moment she was doomed, but there was nothing else she could think about than having Ben back again.

It was Kylo who broke off the kiss, a small smile playing on his lips. He remained his head close to hers, his hand still resting on the back of her neck.

"I want to show you something."

Nara nodded and took Kylo's hand as he helped her off the bed. He then opened the door of her cell, leading her out.

She stopped in her tracks, looking down to her hands. This was the first time she would leave her cell without restraints and suddenly she began to wonder if this would be the time to escape.

Without saying anything about not being bound Nara followed him through his shuttle. They went up a couple of decks, surprisingly not passing any stormtroopers on the way. She figured Kylo told them all to stay away so he could take her anywhere he wanted without getting strange looks.

They turned a corner into a corridor. Nara tried her best to remember everything she was seeing, in case it might turn out handy when she would need to get out of here. She was still holding onto the idea the Resistance might come back for her, and for the other girl.

Nara didn't dare to ask about her. The way Kylo's mood seemed to worsen every time she brought it up made her avoid it. There was no denying she was still very interested as to who exactly she was, and more importantly, as to what she knew about BB-8 and the map.

All the corridors and hallways looked so alike it was hard to keep track. Kylo navigated the shuttle like the back of hand and was walking with purpose. He was bringing her somewhere specific.

They stopped in front of a door that looked as generic as the rest. Kylo swiped his hand in front of the door and it opened without hesitation. He let go of Nara's hand entered the room first, looking back over his shoulder to await her response.

Nara took slow steps inside, unsure what she might find within. The room was circular yet had the same structured walls her own cell had. The lighting cast a red glow over everything that stood inside. In the back she spotted his lightsaber resting on what looked like a metal block. She knew he would be able to call it by just putting out his hand.

Her eyes scanned the room. Apart from a chair in the middle it seemed to be empty. She circled around it, her fingers feeling the fabric of it. When she laid her gaze on what stood in front of the chair her body froze and her heartbeat seemed to stop.

It was Darth Vader's mask, burned and melted by fire. It was placed upon what looked like a austere altar.

"What is that," Nara said, furrowing her brows as she took a slow step back. She knew perfectly well what is was, but she wanted hear Kylo say it.

"It is my grandfather's mask."

He came to stand behind her so that his chest touched her back. Nara wrapped her arms in front of her. This was not what she wanted to see. She did not want to know he had this in his possession. Everything that she was led to believe earlier had been an obvious lie. She hadn't been kissing Ben, it had been Kylo through and through.

"What is it doing here?"

She felt his hands on her shoulders. Nara couldn't keep her eyes off the mask. The way he had displayed it here obviously was for a purpose. It was as this room was the room he could come to when he needed to talk to his grandfather. Darth Vader.

"Supreme Leader Snoke retrieved it and gave it to me. I need to finish what he started, I hope you can understand that, Nara."

She spun on her heel so she could face him.

"No, I don't. You don't have to finish anything. Whatever Darth Vader has done is in the past. Snoke is only using your ties to him as a way to lure you over to the dark side."

Kylo closed his eyes. Nara didn't know whether he was taking in her words, considering their meaning, or rejecting them.

The reason for bringing her had become obvious the moment she het set eyes on the mask. It was another attempt to seduce her in staying here. Nara began to doubt their kiss had meant anything. It was probably just another method of trying to win her over, and he almost had done it.

A/N: Thank you so much for all your birthday wishes! I had a lovely day, but I couldn't wait to get writing again. As you can imagine I had a lot of fun with this chapter. Hopefully you all enjoyed it just as much. I will try to do my best to upload as often as possible but I have a lot of work commitments this week so I can't promise I'll update daily (I'll do my best, though!).

I have had several comments asking me to put my story on wattpad. I am unfamiliar with this website but if this is what more people want to see I will definitely consider it. I have no idea if I can also put stories on there which are still in progress like they are on this website. Please let me know if this is something you want.

Finally I have another request for you guys. I'm struggling with trying to think of continuing plot lines for this story that make sense, mainly after the final battle between Rey and Kylo where they get separated in the end. How would you guys like to see me resolve this? All suggestions are welcome and will be taken into consideration! I am writing this story not only for myself, but also for you guys so I want to make it as enjoyable as possible.

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