Erinn had not bothered to move from the window since Kylo Ren had left her alone. The darkness was slowly engulfing the room as the sun set and snow fell heavily outside. Erinn remained where she was, her hands pulling at her hair and straightening out, allowing it to fall flat on her chest as she waited with patience. Patience had never particularly been her strong point, but she knew that there was nothing she could do now.

She was trapped. She had no chance to escape. She was where they wanted her.

Yet Andrew had surprised her. She had heard that her brother had turned into a harsh man and she could see that by the way he acted, but Erinn suspected that there was something more inside of him. She suspected that he was not the man he was pretending to be. She knew that there was some of the old Andrew left inside of him. She hoped there was because she was relying on him more than she had thought possible.

He had tried to protect her. He had done his best to protect her earlier from Kylo and Erinn had been shocked.

"Erinn."

Looking up, Erinn glanced to her brother as he entered the room. He was dressed in his usual black attired and a small frown was on his face as Erinn looked up to him. He looked down to his sister and frowned, wondering what she was doing as she remained on the ground, her dress barely covering her modesty as she looked at him as though she was in a world of her own.

"What?"

She didn't even sound angry or upset with her brother. She was just emotionless. She was quiet and still and Andrew wondered if he should be concerned. He had seen Erinn angry and upset. He had seen her cry and yell. He had never seen her look like this.

"The Supreme Leader is not amused with your antics," Andrew declared and he sat down on the arm of the sofa, his hands on his knees and his upper body turned towards her. "He wants to know where Lanette is."

"I do not know," Erinn repeated and her brow furrowed, remembering the name which he had said all those years ago. "Snoke."

Andrew's brows rose on his forehead and knitted together. "How do you know that is called Snoke?"

Erinn shrugged. "Ben mentioned him. He is the one who persuaded him and took him…made him Kylo Ren…"

"I find that hard to believe," Andrew scoffed. "Have you met Kylo Ren, Erinn? I doubt he took a lot of persuading. I cannot imagine this man you speak of. How did you ever love a man like him?"

"I did not," Erinn mumbled. "I fell in love with Ben Solo, not Kylo Ren."

"There is only Kylo Ren now, Erinn," Andrew whispered to his sister, "and he is determined to get your daughter here. Did he look into your mind or hurt you?"

Erinn shook her head and tilted her head to the side, studying Andrew as he shifted under his sister's gaze. She looked intrigued by what she was hearing from him. Andrew continued to watch his sister, wondering what was going through her mind. They were not the traditional siblings. There were very different and Andrew had vowed never to feel anything when he saw Erinn again. He blamed her for the death of their mother. Then again, he had claimed that he would not feel anything for their mother.

"Why do you care, Andrew?" Erinn dared to ask from him. "You hate me."

"No," Andrew shook his head. "I thought that I did, Erinn. I want to hate you…I should hate you…you are a traitor and a fool…but you are still my sister. You are still the girl I was raised with."

Sighing, Andrew stood up and moved to pick his coat up, draping it over his arm along with his cap. He turned his back to Erinn and moved to the door. He only turned his head over his shoulder and looked to Erinn with wonder.

"Stay in here and I shall deal with Kylo Ren," Andrew told her. "Keeping your daughter away from him will be difficult. He is powerful, much more powerful than many give him credit for, but he is also blinded."

"By what?" Erinn whispered and Andrew chuckled.

He had seen it during the time Kylo had interrogated the pilot. He had also seen it when he had informed him that he had captured his sister. He had seen a change in his stance and a change in the way he stood and looked. He was a different person as soon as Erinn was mentioned.

"You and Lanette," Andrew declared.

….

Poe looked around Takodana with intrigue as he took hold of Lanette by the hand and helped her down the ramp of the ship he had been navigating. He had landed away from Maz Kanata's watering hole, preferring to keep Lanette out of danger. Leia had said that they could trust Maz, but Poe preferred not to trust anyone. He knew that her cantina was full of thieves and smugglers and Poe was aware that there would be a price on Lanette's head by now.

"Lanette," Poe whispered her name. "What do you say about staying here for a little while before we move?"

Leia had told him that it would be wise for the pair of them to keep moving around to stay out of danger. Poe had been unsure if that was a good idea, knowing how dangerous airspace could be if people were looking for them, but he did not disagree with her.

"Here?" Lanette wondered, looking around at the surrounding trees and rocks. There was a lake in the distance and Poe could just about make out Maz's place from beyond the water but he ignored it.

"Well," Poe shrugged, "we have the ship to sleep on and we have enough food…and it's nice here, isn't it? It is quite warm…and look at that lake? You like the water, right? We always used to go down to the lake."

Lanette nodded, not entirely sure if she should believe Poe or not. She kept silent though and moved to take hold of Poe again by the hand. The pilot glanced down to her and she looked up to him, wondering if she was still worrying. He knew that she would be. Lanette was cleverer than Poe gave her credit for. She was young, but she was highly intelligent. She must take after her mother.

"Who is the man in my dreams?" she asked him again as he led her from the ship and the pair of them moved down to the lake and he picked her up by the waist as they came to a high tree trunk which had fallen down.

"The man knows mother," Lanette declared. "Why would he know mother and want to make her cry, Poe? Why would anyone want to make her cry?"

Poe shook his head at hearing that. He did not entirely know why anyone would want to see Erinn upset, but he could only imagine one man making her upset and that one man happened to be Lanette's father. Shaking his head back and forth, Poe knew that the truth would come out to Lanette sooner or later, but it should come from Erinn, not him.

"Is he my father?"

The question completely threw Poe and he stood on the sand by the lake, placing Lanette down and watching her black curls flow around her body as she straightened the simple black dress she wore on her body. Poe inhaled and looked away as Lanette nodded once. She understood.

"He is," Lanette whispered. "I look like him."

"Your father…" Poe trailed off and Lanette looked at him with those wide and innocent eyes.

Sitting on the sand, Poe watched as Lanette kneeled next to him and he moved a hand to brush her hair behind her ear, his thumb moving over her cheekbone as he did so.

"He is your father," Poe admitted to her, knowing that he would struggle to hide the truth for any longer. "Your mother loved him very much and he loved her."

"Why did he leave?" Lanette wondered back. "And why is he making mother cry?"

Poe ran a hand over his nose and down to his chin, preparing to tell Lanette a diluted story of the facts.

"Your mother was young when she had you, but your father never knew that you were born…you see…your mother and father have different thoughts on different things…you know about the First Order, right?"

Lanette nodded.

"Well, your father joined them and left your mother before you were born," Poe declared. "He changed…he…I do not know what really happened, Lanette, but your father change from a nice man…to a…well…not so nice man."

Poe hated Kylo Ren. He hated him more than anyone else, but he did not have it in him to tell Lanette that he was a monster. She already looked scared. She was terrified about what she was hearing.

"Did he not love mother?" Lanette wondered. "Why did he go?"

"He loved your mother a lot," Poe promised. "I remember the way he looked at her, Lanette. Your mother was happy with him. I promise. But people change when they grow older. People make decisions which others do not always agree with…just because your father is not a nice person does not mean he does not love you or your mother."

Lanette shook her head. "But he made mother cry in my dreams. Why would he make her cry if he loved her?"

"Sometimes we make the people we love cry," Poe shrugged. "Have you never cried?"

"Yes," Lanette declared. "But…I'm scared, Poe."

"Hey," Poe nudged her softly and then proceeded to wrap his arm around her shoulders as she burrowed closer to his side and he looked down to the little girl, doing his best not to make her feel any sadder than she felt. "You have nothing to be scared about. I told you that we can go home as soon as everything is safe. Your mother and grandmother will be there and everything will be fine."

"But not my father," Lanette whispered and Poe shook his head.

"No, sweetheart," he said and Lanette looked up to him once more, her eyes wide and her eyes seemingly red as she moved a hand to rub her eyes.

"I wish you were my father," she declared and Poe felt his stomach churn and his chest warm slightly.

He moved to wrap both his arms around the little girl and almost agreed with her. He wished that he could be her father too, but that was not his place. All he could do was be there for Lanette and that was all. He felt Lanette wrap her small arms around his neck and Poe remained content to run his hand down her hair and glance to the sky. He only wondered if Ben realised what he was missing.

…

Standing in his own chamber, he looked to the damage he had done at the wall across from him. His lightsaber was draped by his side, the faint humming noise coming from it as he closed his eyes and felt sweat drop from his forehead. All he could do was allow the anger to take hold of him.

He had removed his helmet and dropped it onto his bed before attacking the wall across from him. He had done his best not to lash out, but he had failed. He had attacked the wall with brute force, yelling loudly and cursing. Only when there was no wall left did he stop and dangle the lightsaber by his side.

Closing his eyes, he sunk down to the bed he had and allowed himself to put his lightsaber away. He closed his eyes and all he could think about was Erinn. He could do nothing but think about the way she had knelt before him, her hands on his face and her words pleading. She had called him Ben. No one called him Ben.

The warmth of her body was constant against him and her eyes were always staring to him. She had been there. She had been back with him…back where she belonged. Back where she had always wanted him. But he was not him and she was not her. She had changed and he could see that. She was not the Erinn he had grown up with. Then again, he was not the Ben she had grown up with. Ben did not exist.

He was a distant part of Kylo's memory. Only when he closed his eyes did he remember.

"Ren."

The barking voice came from outside of his room and he almost groaned as he heard Hux's voice. He was getting tired of Andrew Hux constantly being there. Everywhere he went it seemed that Andrew Hux was only ten minutes behind.

"Ren, come out here now!"

Rolling his eyes and leaving his helmet on his bed, he moved to the door and stepped into the corridor. Andrew was shocked that he had come out without his mask. He was accustomed to seeing Ren with his helmet, but it was odd to see him like this. It proved that he was nothing more than a man. He may have the Force, but he was human after all. He was exposed and vulnerable.

"What is it you want, General Hux?" Ren demanded and Hux rocked back and forth on his heels with his hands behind his back.

"My sister," he hissed. "I want to know what you did to her."

"What I did to her?" Ren wondered back. "I did nothing to your sister. Your sister is nothing but a distant memory of mine. She is a traitor and a member of the Resistance. Do you forget that, General Hux? Do you forget what she is?"

"The mother of your child?" Hux counteracted. "Do you forget that, Ren?"

Glowering, Kylo did his best not to lash out as Hux, but he moved closer. He stood opposite him, less than five inches away as they glowered to each other and Ren wondered what Hux was thinking. The man was not one for emotion, but Ren could see something inside of him.

"She is the mother of my child," Ren declared, "and her purpose has been served."

"So what next?" Hux declared. "I know what the Supreme Leader intends to do."

"Do you?" Ren wondered. "Do you know that he wants her to die by my own hand? I am to prove myself to the Supreme Leader. He thinks that she is my weakness. I assured him she is nothing to me, but now I wonder, General Hux…is she your weakness?"

Andrew didn't know what he intended to gain by speaking with Ren. The man was impossible to understand and impossible to listen to.

"She is my sister," Andrew said, deferring the answer which Ren wanted from him. "Erinn is a Hux. Her daughter is a Hux. Do you understand the power that comes with the Hux name? It is respected. It is feared. Erinn may be a traitor and she may be part of the Resistance, but she is a Hux."

Ren searched the General's face, noting a red tint on his cheeks as his lips arched slightly.

"You still care for her," Ren declared and Hux didn't bother to contradict him. "Perhaps she is more your weakness than mine?"

"Oh, I doubt it," Hux spoke. "You see, I wondered, Ren. I wondered what was behind that mask. You never take it off, but here you are and I can see everything. I know about Ben Solo…she told me…"

It was then when Kylo allowed his lightsaber to be ignited again, pointing it at Hux as the General jumped back and felt the right light near his throat as he fumbled in his jacket for his blaster. He held it by his side, challenging Ren to continue with this assault.

"Ben Solo is dead," Kylo seethed. "Erinn is nothing to me. She made her choice nine years ago when I asked her to join me. She said no. She made her choice and she should accept it."

"You asked her to join you?" Hux declared.

"It does not matter," Kylo declared. "None of it matters. Erinn Hux has served her purpose."

"I don't believe you," Hux said. "I can see it in your eyes. I am not blind. Erinn has gotten to you even after nine years."

"Enough," Kylo snarled. "Do not make me wipe your head clean from you shoulders."

"Do not make me shoot you in the stomach," Hux decreed.

Both the men lowered their weapons and Hux smirked and shook his head. "She is your weakness and I know that you will not hurt her. She means too much to you."

"Do not test me," Ren seethed and Hux shrugged his shoulders before moving away from Ren.

"I am not the one testing you…the one testing you is the one who knows everything about you."

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A/N: Thanks to everyone reading and do let me know what you think!