Monster
"Still can't reach the Resistance?" Rey asked Chewie. He growled in frustration and shook his head. Rey nodded empathetically. "Keep at it. If you get through can you check their status?" She started to leave but then paused and added, "And ask about Finn?" Chewie grunted that he would and Rey left the cockpit passing a couple of Porgs nestled in the Falcon's shelves. She smiled tenderly at the heartwarming sight. Walking down the rampway, Rey could hear the crash of the ocean against the rocks below. It was raining and all Rey could do for a moment was stare in awe. She tentatively reached her hand out from underneath the Falcon's underbelly to have drops of water splatter her hand. She smiled in wonderment, still awed by the seemingly endless abundance of water. On Jakku, water was a treasured scarcity but here, it seemed to be never-ending. She smiled as she felt the ocean spray on her face, but then wrinkled her nose in confusion. She became aware of another sound… machinery?
Kylo Ren stared solemnly through the glass pane and watched the orange sparks fly from the machines. The faint whirring of the drills was rhythmic as he pondered and tried to make sense of his earlier connection to the scavenger. It was strange, and he didn't know what was causing it. He didn't like to be out of control, but what surprised him was that he wasn't angry about this connection. He was definitely curious and intrigued, but oddly, he wasn't upset. Returning his gaze to the glass, he froze and listened to the sound of ocean water hitting rocks. He turned around and lifted his gaze as the world around him suddenly silenced. He stared straight into Rey's hazel eyes. Shock and surprise registered onto her face before turning it into a look of contempt. When he broke the silence, his voice echoed slightly coming before and after at the same time.
"Why is the Force connecting us?" He asked. "You and I?"
"Murderous snake!" Rey seethed, cutting him off. He didn't react in the slightest to her outburst which only made her angrier. "You're too late," she glared at him. "You lost. I found Skywalker!"
He regarded her for a moment with almost a slight look of amusement before asking, "Did he tell you what happened?" Rey looked taken aback for a moment, confused. "The night I destroyed his temple, did he tell you what happened?" Kylo persisted.
Rey cut him off again, her voice full of anger, contempt, and disgust as she said, "I know everything I need to know about you."
"You do?" Kylo asked. Then his tone took on a sarcastic edge. "Ah, you do." She stared at him hard but was finding it difficult not to stare at the angry red scar going down his face. Kylo paused for a moment, staring so intently into her eyes that it made her feel exposed and vulnerable like he could tell what she was thinking. What she was feeling. His voice barely above a whisper, he murmured half to himself, "You have that look in your eyes. From the forest." His voice lowered even more. "When you called me a monster."
"You are a monster!" Rey spat at him. He took a few steps forward and she tensed slightly even though she knew, in reality, he wasn't actually there with her. As she glared at him, she was surprised to see that his eyes were softer and deeper than she had expected. She was surprised to see so much pain and conflict in his gaze.
He looked at Rey for a moment before responding, "Yes, I am," his voice breaking slightly on the last syllable. Rey and Kylo held each other's gaze, both surprised at his sudden display of vulnerability. Then Kylo disappeared from Rey's sight as the sound of the ocean spray returned to her. She stood there numbly, barely even feeling the water spraying her face.
Kylo now stood facing the black-paneled wall, staring at where Rey had been. He felt something strange and he brought his gloved hand up to wipe his face. He looked down in confusion as he realized that there were drops of water on his glove even though he was nowhere near water at that moment. He took a sharp inhale, shuddering slightly as he clenched his fist tightly. Even though he knew what Rey said was true, that he was a monster, and had even agreed with her, it stung him deeper than he'd like to admit. But why did he, the mighty Kylo Ren, care about what one scavenger girl from nowhere thought? He quickly pushed the question out of his mind and tried to rid the image of Rey's contempt-filled glare from his mind.