Chapter 1

After days of waiting, Rey had somehow convinced the legendary Luke Skywalker to train her in the ways of the Force. Granted, these lessons were going to be about why the Jedi should not exist anymore. But Rey was still determined to soak up as much information as she could about the Jedi, the Force and, hopefully, her place in all of this. The twin suns started to rise up into the sky on Ahch-To and Rey could tell it was going to be a beautiful day. Not a cloud in the sky - perfect weather for training. She sat on the edge of the grassy cliff and crossed her legs. Rey closed her eyes and reached out with her feelings, letting the island and everything around her take hold. She felt the wind brush across her face and smiled as the smell of the salty waters below danced about her nose. But as she sat, she felt a stirring in the Force. The same stirring that occurred back in her hut just a day ago. Keeping her eyes closed, she tried to ignore his presence. It was a challenge, however, since his presence was always one that brought about mixed feelings about him.
Kylo Ren had been standing on the bridge of Supreme Leader Snoke's ship when he felt the pull of the Force bond he shared with Rey. He closed his eyes as he felt her by him and opened them to seeing her sitting with her legs crossed. Kylo was still only able to see just her and not her surroundings, but it thrilled him to be in her space once again. Something about their connection ignited a fire within him that he thought was long gone after his whole family had abandoned him. She brought out a light in him that both scared and delighted him at the same time. He moved so he stood by her and waited until she acknowledged him. Realizing that she was not noticing he was there with her, he decided to speak first.
"Aren't you the least bit curious about this connection we seem to share?" he asked sincerely. When Rey continued to ignore him, he slowly made his way to sit beside her. He was careful to give her the space she needed, although he fought against his will to be shoulder to shoulder with her so he might just be able to drape his arm around her shoulders.
"Shouldn't you be attending to your duties?" Rey asked in response, hoping she could ignore him enough that she wouldn't have to battle the emotions churning within her any longer.
"I'm as at a loss as you are. I knew there was something connecting us from when I captured you and held you on Starkiller Base. But the fact that we are able to communicate and see each other from across the galaxy? Come on, you have to be wondering about this as well," he replied.
"I think you're imagining things," she responded, feeling her emotions slowly starting to get out of check. Kylo noticed this through their bond and pressed further.
"No. I see into your mind. You and I are connected and there's no getting around it. We're meant to be," he spoke in barely a whisper as he slid closer to Rey. She shuddered at his words and felt herself slipping into the trace she always found herself in whenever he was around her. He slid closer until their shoulders almost touched and she could feel his eyes boring into her, even though she hadn't opened her eyes at all. "Let me in, Rey. Let us figure this out, together," Kylo whispered, his breath on Rey's ear. Without warning, Kylo found himself lying on his back with Rey straddling him. She had pinned his hand over his head and was looking into his eyes. Nothing was spoken aloud but a flurry of emotions flooded back between Rey and Kylo. They stared into each other's eyes and felt the tension growing between them. Where Rey had straddled Kylo, she could feel his hips move slightly underneath her as he was trying to adjust himself. It excited her more than she was willing to admit. Kylo felt her excitement through their bond and acted on it swiftly.
He started to move his hips against her in a rhythmic pattern that made both of them groan in pleasure. They started rubbing against each other in unison and Kylo took his chance and flipped Rey over onto the grass and climbed on top of her to continue their thrusts. He pressed her hands above her head and brought his lips to her neck, kissing her gently from her collarbones to her cheek. Hearing Rey sigh sped him forward and let his lips land on hers. Kylo was pleased that he was meant with an urgency from Rey as their lips pressed together. He was pleasantly surprised when he felt her tongue press into his mouth and they each deepened their kiss as the thrusts continued. Through their bond, their feelings for each other were finally realized. Rey saw that Kylo loved her ever since they first met. Kylo saw that Rey loved Ben Solo, which he so desperately had tried to hide but couldn't whenever he was with her. They gave into each other and only broke apart when they each felt a shift in the Force. Pulled out of the throws of passion, the two stared at each other and then looked around to see what was going on. "Luke," Rey breathed as she turned back to look at the man laying on top of her. She leaned up and kissed him gently before he helped her stand back up. But as she stood up, Kylo pulled her close to him and looked down into her face, noticing how full her lips had become from their kisses. He brushed a strand of hair out of her face and let his hand rest on her cheek. A small smile pulled at the corners of his mouth and Rey felt herself swoon at the sight of it. She never thought she would have lived to see the day where Kylo Ren would smile. But she supposed this was really Ben Solo standing before her now and it made her smile back.
"This isn't over. We will finish what we started," he spoke softly, pressing his lips to Rey's gently before their Force bond ended all too soon. Rey stood looking at where he had been standing and ached for him to be back in her arms. She touched her fingers to her lips and it still felt as if his lips were against hers. Sighing to herself, she was brought back to reality when she heard Luke walk up behind her. He waved at her to follow and she went along with him down the cliff to begin her first lesson.
Across the galaxy, Kylo stared at where he had finally held the love of his life in his arms and made a decision that would change everything he had known for the last few years under the thumb of Supreme Leader Snoke. Even though he had pledged himself to the Sith, he had not transitioned completely over to the Dark Side. He had always felt a pull to the Light and now he realized that the pull he felt all these years was Rey. Kylo was willing to do anything for this woman and he swore at this moment to renounce the First Order and stand by her side on the Light Side.