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(If each of you review with either an idea [which I might not use] or some helpful criticism I will post the next chapter tomorrow.)

I do not own Star Wars or any of it's characters. (I do own Carlee).

Warning, there is talk of alcohol if that makes a difference to you.

Anyway I wondered how Rey would react if the Bond opened while her friends were around. Thank goodness they're drunk (maybe?)

Author's note, the italics are two sides of Rey arguing with each other.

~Rey~

I left my glass to my lips letting the pale liquor slide down my throat. Finn elbows me. "What?"

"Look who's coming this way."

I follow his gaze and spy Poe with a pretty blonde at his side, making his way towards us. I smile broadly.

Poe's still 20 feet away when Finn shouts out for the busy bartender to ready two more glasses. I take another gulp of the dull drink and wonder why anyone likes it. I prefer Alica's ale. It is dark and rich and it feels like fire going down your throat.

"Rey, Finn, I want you to meet Carlee! She's my..." He trails off cocking his head as though trying to remember something.

"Cousin. On his mom's side." The blonde, Carlee, interjects with a chuckle.

Poe nods.

"Nice to meet the two of you. I've heard quite a bit about your exploits." She jerks a thumb at Poe as she settles herself on a stool next to me. "I'm here to see the truth for myself."

I answer her questions as best I can but soon she is to engrossed with her drink to listen much.

I laugh at a joke Poe makes and smile quietly to myself, our mission is complete and we are enjoying ourselves for a little while before we return to reality. The smile dies on my lips.

He is here. Behind me. Without turning I speak. My voice is to low to be heard by anyone other than him. "I really don't want to do this right now."

"Neither do I." He answers.

I turn. I had half expected to see him shirtless like the last he said those words but instead he's sitting in a high backed chair.

"I'm busy please go away." He growls at me.

"And I'm having fun for once!" I retort. "Do you really think I would stay if I could leave?"

He presses his hand to his face. "I was hoping this was controlled by thoughts or emotions."

"Well I wasn't thinking about..." I trail off because I realize I had been dreading leaving the casino because it meant returning to reality. Which meant Kylo.

"So where are you? He asks.

"I'm not going to tell you the answer to that question."

"There are only a few habitable planets or moons on which edelweiss trees grow."

"Edelweiss?" I ask confused. I pick up my drink and stare at it. Is this all a dream induced by the alcohol? I didn't think it was that strong.

"So you're at a casino. Your friends are with you I presume?"

"No!" I say immediately. Immediately is to quickly though.

"I'll take that as a yes."

I glare at him and my hand gropes for my staff. He leans back infuriatingly calm. "You're not going to hurt me."

"What makes you so certain?" I stand and bring my staff up on offensive position.

"You had your chance a month ago." He smirks smugly. I leap towards him but he's faded.

"Rey?" Finn asks worriedly. "Is something wrong? You've been talking to thin air."

I turn back to my seat. "Yeah I'm fine it must be the drink." I push the glass away from me.

But Poe isn't convinced, "I've seen you down more shots of that Jaku stuff than that girl, and its ten times as strong as this." he points to Carlee, "And yet you're still saner than Finn and I when we're sober."

"That just proves that the two of you are insane." I stand, "I'll be on the Falcon."

~Kylo~

She fades an instant before the staff would have connected with my head. I look around at my officers, they are staring at me with unuttered questions and concerns. It is Hux who voices them aloud. "Supreme Leader, if I may ask, who were you speaking to?"

"You may not ask!"

"Your Excellency, excuse me, but if there has been an attempt to harm you, shouldn't we be aware of it?"

I raise my hand using the Force to choke him. Hux scrabbles at his throat. "Am I not alive and well, General?" He nods furiously. "As for the would-be assassin, he has no chance against the First Order."

I drop him and stride towards the door lest I kill the necessary nuisance. I pause, "Continue with the recruiting, Officers."

I enter my quarters intending to again touch the dried white petals. But I am met with a blow to the throat, and the suddenness of the attack throws me to the ground. I close my eyes, there's only one person in the galaxy capable of such a feet. "Rey."

"Kylo."

I open my eyes and sigh. "It really is unfair that it's impossible to use the Force..." I trail off when I see her smirk. That's when I realize that her staff is no longer at my throat. I try to sit up but I find that my muscles will not obey my commands. I frown up at her. "I can't read your mind but you can immobilize me?"

She steps away.

"Are you going to kill me or not?" I ask abruptly changing the subject.

She fiddles with her fingers. "Maybe, I haven't decided. Tell me why shouldn't I pull you with me when this connection closes?" She begins to fade and I see the look of consternation as she lunges for my arm. But she's gone.

Even so I answer her last question. "Because you're not touching me."

~Rey~

"I never should have let go!!!" I bang my head against the wall before me. Next time, and there will be a next time,

I want... it to be like last time.

Traitor!

"Gaaaaahhhh!!!"

(So I read over this again found some typos and corrected them.) So I hope you liked this one. I apologize for any more typos. Constructive criticism is welcome. I have one more written and a second is started. This is a two shot/one shot collection.

Bare with me.

thereisaredeemer.