Ch 50
Rey
When I woke up it was very warm and sticky.
I could feel the sweat pouring down my neck. This was definitely a place where I might have to sleep naked consistently, any form of fabric was too much.
Some light was coming in through the windows that I was facing, but I still felt exhausted, so I turned around and was shocked to see that Ben's face was only an inch away from mine. I hadn't felt him come in at all, you'd figure I would have at least felt the bed move as he climbed in.
I loved seeing him like this, his raven hair so curly and how it fell across his face.
His long, thick lashes framing his eyes and his lips… I wanted to kiss them so badly.
He stirred slightly in his sleep and I hoped he wouldn't wake up, I didn't want this moment to end.
I did notice he wasn't wearing a sleeping shirt… my curiosity peaked so I lifted the sheet slightly and sure enough…
He was only wearing underwear, no doubt too hot for him too. I sat up slowly and removed my sleeping shirt, leaving my undies on too. I snuggled up closer to him, trying to get as close as possible without waking him.
He stirred again and suddenly one of his arms draped over me, it was hot, but I didn't mind it. I felt safe.
I closed my eyes and allowed myself to relax again, the feeling didn't last long.
Soon I began to feel anxious, uneasy.
Something was coming.
The air around us began to feel heavy, tense, it was buzzing with energy.
So much for trying to get more sleep, I wanted to get up, but Ben's arm was still on top of me.
I carefully tried to focus the Force on moving his arm and it began to lift slowly and off me. I carefully rolled out from under it and lowered it back down onto the bed as I rolled off the bed and got up.
I couldn't get this anxiety off me, and I began to tug at my hair as I paced.
I tried to close my eyes, to focus the Force so it could tell me what was coming but I kept getting clouded visions. If you could even call them that, trying to even move through the cloud was giving me a headache so I gave up on it.
Rey from nowhere can't find what she's looking for… she doesn't even know what it is…
I became frustrated, so I decided to go put clothes on, I needed something to distract me.
I knew the clothes we bought in town wouldn't work for this weather, it was much too hot, and the fabrics were extremely thick.
I grabbed my sleeping shirt and threw it on and then decided to make my way to the ship, there had to be something in that old closet that would fit me. Even if it didn't it couldn't be worse than wearing thick fabric in this heat.
The closer I got to the ship the more off I felt, like I shouldn't be leaving Ben alone. I looked back at the building and expanded my senses towards the massive forest around us. I could sense the dirt, the roots, the trees growing. The birds chirping, animals hunting and being hunted, life and death, a balance.
But there wasn't anything that felt like a serious threat.
I took that as a sign to just keep going, I would only be gone a few minutes, but to be safe I decided to run to the ship.
Once I got to the room I quickly opened the small closet door and pulled out what looked like a brownish red silky fabric. It was all rouged up and looked like some form of tunic or dress. I threw it on, but it had a few slits and holes that seemed at odd places, so I walked into the 'fresher to try and check in the mirror that I at least had it on right.
Good thing I checked, because it was definitely on wrong. It ended up being a dress that had a kind of twisted halter top. It remined me of a scarf that wrapped around my neck and twisted, and then it tucked into the chest area which just went in a straight line across my chest. There was a ribbon that tied into a small bow at the front and the skirt in the front was at my knees and the back hit the floor. The fabric was very light and airy, it was perfect for this weather and rather comfortable. I didn't mind not having any shoes on, but I minded the hair, so I grabbed some pins I left there from the wedding day and I pinned my hair into a lose bun.
I walked back towards the bunker and the anxiety grew, something was close. I stood on the ramp and called out to Ben.
Are you awake? Something's coming, can you fe-
Yes, I feel it. I don't know what it is, but I think we have to leave.
I agreed and ran down the ramp towards him, he met me right at the door of the bunker.
"I can't tell what it is, but I don't like the feeling" I told him.
"Me either, go grab the supplies from the room and meet me back on the ship, I'll start the lift off sequence, so we can go" I nodded and ran towards the room.
It wasn't long before I heard it, the sounds were unmistakable.
Blasters, the next feeling was one I would never forget.
The feeling that Ben was shot and unconscious, the feeling that he was gone.