- Chapter 21✨

It took almost a week to reach the Yavin system.

Fortunately, by that time, everyone on board had come to accept that they were defecting. For Finn it felt like he could finally breath.

Rey sat with Kylo in the cockpit, watching as the pilot landed the ship.

I've never seen so much green! She thought looking out at the vast expanse of Jungle beneath.

"What do you think?" Kylo whispered as he leaned towards her, and pressed a light kiss to her cheek.

She turned to face him and smiled. "It's beautiful!" She whispered back.

They landed in a large clearing near an unusually small ruined temple. It would, Kylo decided, suit their purposes quite well.

The structure had a large inner courtyard, which would be ideal for weapons training. The sooner she's trained, the better. He thought.

After thoroughly searching the ruin, Kylo returned to the ship.

Rey was beyond excited, she had seen very little but sand in her life, and she hated sand.

She spent the first few hours on Yavin 4 looking through the viewport in their cabin. It was so different from anything she'd ever seen. She loved that.

While she waited for him to return, she mused over everything that had happened in the last few months.

It was strange to think that just four months ago, she'd been living on Jakku, surviving, doing well, but alone. That had certainly changed.

When she'd first met Kylo, she'd been terrified of him. He'd been so much darker, colder, more volatile. He was still dark, but in a way that was comforting, not frightening.

When he returned, she immediately felt his presence. She smiled, keeping her back turned towards the door, her eyes still on the viewport.

She looked so beautiful standing there. The moment the door closed, he went to her, sliding his arms around her from behind and pressing a soft kiss to the slender column of her neck.

She leaned back into his arms, humming low in her throat and closing her eyes.

"Well hello to you too." She said, teasing.

He smirked, Turing her around and catching her lips in a sweet, tender kiss.

"Tomorrow, I want to start training you." He said looking her in the eyes. "You know some of the basics, but it's not enough."

She nodded. "I'd like that, but- I don't want-" She took a deep breath. "The Dark Side frightens me." She admitted quietly.