He goes to her. Every single night.

And wakes her.

So he could have her.

He stays with her, interlocked hands and all until the sun creeps. That's when he leaves.

It feels natural. Even though they're at it like animals, it makes them feel complete. Whole. Like they're human. Still breathing.

He holds her and strokes her hair every time they finish. Holds her close. Holds her tight. Grips her fingers and squeezes them for safety. She's staring at him with large wide eyes that warms his soul. "It's still hard to believe that this is real," he murmured.

"As in?"

"You're here," he half smiles. "And we're here - like this - one piece."

Rey blushed and rubbed her cheek against his. "I assure you this is very real," she said as she stroked his length. He was still coated in her come and she was full of his, dripping it in ribbons along her thighs.

He kisses her, kisses her gently. "I have to go," he tells her, groaning as he pulls away from her mouth.

"It's alright, we'll see each other soon." In two hours or so, she wanted to add but she doesn't. He wants to sleep with her in the same bed - to share a bed - to wake up to her every morning. But they both knew that was out of the question.

The morning goes like clockwork. Mediation. Warm ups. Breakfa-

"We need to talk," Master Skywalker ordered. He eyed Rey to go to the eating quarters.

Kylo exhaled, using all his strength to remain calm but his blood was boiling. "Yes? Is there anything that concerns you?"

"Your night visits have to stop. It's affecting Rey from learning."

"My night visits?"

"Don't play naïve," Luke's voice was hard. "She's not focusing like she used to -

"She's in love," Kylo quipped. "In love with me," he emphasizes, using the words as venom. "There is nothing wrong with her. She is alert as ever, faster. Stronger."

Luke frowned but Kylo isn't intimidated.

"Certainly you must of expected for this to happen. You did give her a birth control injection," he adds, drawing more fuel into the fire.

"A man gets shot and gets stitched up, doesn't mean he's allowed to roam freely."

"She and I are bonded. This was bound to happen. You of all people should have known otherwise."

Silence.

Kylo's heart began to beat.

His uncle was the most frightening when he was silent.

Master Skywalker cleared his throat. "I knew this day would come but it seemed such like a long time for it to happen. But you have to understand, that you are not the person you used to be."

"I'm aware. But I will find my way back to the boy I used to be."

"I'm a like a father to her," Luke explained. "You have to understand how I'm concerned for her well being. Yes, you two are meant to be. There is no doubt about that."

"But?"

"You don't deserve to be with her."

Something in him snaps. Something possessive. "You of all people have no right to say that," Kylo growled. "I care for her, I care for her very much."

"You are not the man you're supposed to be," Luke says unwavering. "Not yet, anyways. You have to redeem yourself before you can ever truly deserve her."

"You can't control us, not anymore."

"The more you let this continue the more you're going to damage her. That's the last thing she needs."

"Where were you when she needed you? You speak of her as if you're a mourning father but you're not. She's still here, still alive. She was here along but where were you?"

Master Skywalker frowned. "I wasn't the one who left her on that planet."

Kylo's jaw twitched as his body trembled from anger. "I had to separate her for her protection. Temporary. I expected you to come back for her - I left a note with her exact location. You never did. And you - the great and powerful Luke Skywalker knew where she was all along but you never came back. You were like a father to her - you raised her - and she loved you but you left her on her own. You left her to pity and sulk. Don't blame me for what happened to her. Don't blame me for what I had to do to protect her. I was just a boy and you - you're her father. She was your responsibility but you abandoned her."

"After what you've done - killing all the Jedi and destroying the temple - all the hope and faith I had in you and humanity was gone. What was I supposed to do? You took away all the hope I had in humanity. Your betrayal is my greatest failure. Your actions brought everyone including me pain. I was in no condition to raise her. I knew she was better off without me -

"So what - so she wouldn't turn out like me?"

"Look at her, Ben. She's amazing. She grew up to be everything I ever hoped and more. Having her take care of herself was for the best."

"You and her were supposed to go in hiding together!" Kylo shouted. "And you're wrong. Your greatest failure was letting her down."