Chapter 30: Rematch
We are standing in the middle of the training room, Kylo in full gear. I am still so pissed at him, I think maybe he's afraid I'll do something to him. I actually find it funny, but he's right. Ill punch him in the face when given the chance. How dare he probe my mind like that and threaten to puppet handle me. I feel used.
He clears his throat. "Channel your anger into movements. But I want to try things a little different today." From behind his back he brings into view an unusual looking electroblade. He holds it out for me to take. Within seconds I understand what it is.
"A duel electroblade?" I take it and weigh it in my hands. It's so balanced. I look at his mask, I wish I could see his face now. I know he's smiling, and I love to see his smile.
"Try it" he says, and steps back away from me. I ignite it and twirl it around in my hands a few times. When I look up Kylo is standing against the wall, just watching me.
"Its amazing. What are you doing over there? Come fight me." I twirl the blade around a few more times. "Isn't that why we are here? You get me mad and then test out my powers so I'll join the dark side?"
He laughs, "No, but your powers are great when your angry. It actually makes this easier." He ignited his electroblade and walks towards me. I take fighting position. "Truth be told, I don't like seeing you angry."
"Your a monster." I say through my teeth.
"And you are still just a scavenger." He snaps back.
I charge at him, I can move with such ease as I can make contact movements twice as fast and within seconds I land a shot to Kylos arm. He freezes, swears under his breath and steps back. Rolling his shoulder to get feeling back.
"Do you regret giving this to me now?" I say to him. I walk to the center of the room and take position again waiting for him to attack but he disengages his electroblade and walks over to the entrance and knocks on door and steps back. In walks Cornelius, the knight from the round table who couldn't stop staring at me. He thinks I'm not to be trusted.
"It seems here Cornelius says he deserves a rematch. He's pretty bent on the fact you one upped him last time. Since I usually have my knights fight out their problems. I found it suitable for you to fight out yours. I can't have two of my Knights in a quarrel." Kylo states and he walks in circles around me.
You can't be serious. No way. Last time was sheer luck.
'There is no such thing as luck'
The Knights eyes burn into me. I shutter. He's a large man, bigger than Kylo even.
I feel very unmatched.
'I think you can take him'
The knight ignites a electroblade from his side and walks towards me. I take a step back but Kylos hand finds my back and pushes me forward.
'Focus on his movements along with yours. He's stronger than you. But your faster and have the force.'
"The first one of you to land 3 hits wins. Proceed." Kylo removes his hand from my back and steps back to the wall, hands behind his back. Just observing. Now I know why he is in full gear, I dont think any of his Knights have seen him without his Mask. I take my stance and then Cornelius charges at me, he raises his blade in the air but meets my blade down on impact inches above my head. He's strong, pushing his blade down on mine. I use the force to push out from under me and he stumbles back a few feet allowing me to swing my blade around and catch his thigh. But he's strong, he doesn't go down. He absorbs the pain and somehow comes swinging back. Catching me off guard.
Does that count?
'Yes'
He swings trying to come for my side and I meet him with the electroblade and he pulls back to swing again from up above. His movements are heavy but slow. I duck from under him and his blade meets the floor. He turns around and charges at me. I meet his blade several times before he shifts his movement and lands a kick to my chest sending me across the floor, breaking a two or more. I moan out in pain and roll onto my back. The knight takes no time and starts charging for me. I roll over to my side and force push him so he goes flying across the room, giving me some time to get up.
"Ahhh." This sucks. My one hand gives out trying to get up but I mange to steady myself and get up and my hand shoots strait to my throbbing side. Anger gathers around me, I look at my electroblade on the floor across the room and open my hand. It comes flying to my hand I ignite it. My eyes narrow on the shoulder of the knight where the sword went through. It must still be tender. I let go of my rib and focus on freezing the knight. To my surprise he freezes and I run over and take a swing at the front of his shoulder at the impact point. And then unfreezing him sending him to his knees in pain. I grab my side again and twirl my electroblade around in my hand and land on his to the back of his shoulder where the sword went through. He tumbles to the ground.
Kylo emerges behind me. "I think we are done for today. Understand Cornelius." He takes the electroblade from my hand. He spreads his hand out on the small of my back and proceeds to lead me back to my room.
Once back in the room he motions for me to sit on the edge of the bed. My side throbbing in severe pain. He removes his helmet and brings a chair to sit across from me. "I'm impressed." He says as he starts taking his gloves off. He runs his fingers along my shirt, down my ribs, I pull away once he reaches the spot where I know at least two ribs are broken. He takes his other hand and puts it on my other side to hold me still. His thumb skimming the side of my breast. He bites his bottom lip and shakes his head.
He spreads his hand across my broken ribs and closes his eyes. The cooling feeling spreads through my ribs and side. Like a cooling breeze seeping into my bones. I close my eyes and enjoy the feeling. And just as quick as its there it's gone. He removes his hands. I open my eyes and he's just looking at me, he reaches up and touches my neck but quickly retreats and puts his gloves back on. The pain in my side completely gone.
I love when you do that.
He turns and half smiles at me. I think he enjoys doing it.
"Are your Knights done trying to kill me?" I ask. I am still so mad at him, I can't stop thinking and Finn. General Finn. I shake the thought out of my head. I don't need Kylo catching me thinking about him.
"Don't worry about them. You made you point fair and square. I'm sure Cornelius will deliver the message to the others."
"What made you think to give me a duel electroblade?" I'm curious of where it came from and why he would give me one before the match with Cornelius. I shutter at that name.
"I wanted it to be a fair fight. And I know your weapon of choice was a staff. It made sense. Did it not?" He looks disappointed that I asked.
He grabs his helmet off the table and turns towards the door.
"Why can't you stay, I hate it here." I ask. I lower my head. I'm so lonely here, even more lonely than on Jakku. Here I still feel like a prisoner. I see his feet from under my eyelashes, he sets his helmet back down and walks over to infront of where I'm sitting on the bed. He crouches down and he looks at me.
"It's not safe." His eyes are sad. He stands up, instinctively I stand up waiting for him to move out the way so I can get away from him.
Nothing about being here is safe for me
He wraps his arm around me and drops me to the bed. Balancing his weight on his one elbow and placing his knee between my legs and the other on the side he balances his weight on. He's biting his bottom lip, his eyes looking over my face, neck, and chest... "It's not safe here. Don't question me. I in fact find you very intoxicating to be around, but I can't be distracted from my work here." He flexes his fingers behind my back, sending chills throw my body and a heat ignites between my things. "We will be leaving right after I get the reports from Arsland. I promise."
"Your not going to fight the resistance?" I'm so confused.
"I am, but we are not attacking right away, the troops won't be ready yet." He says, he plants a soft kiss down the side of my neck, my hands on his chest trying to push him away.
Don't start something you can't finish. I don't need him teasing me. He runs his nose along my jaw. closing his eyes.
"The general thinks I'm a distraction to you already." I say. I regret bringing it up as soon as I do. His eyes shoot to mine and his fingers dig into my back.
"What?" He's mad.
"I shouldn't of said anything. I'm sorry." I look back at him, trying to burry myself deeper in the bed but he pulls me closer to him and lowers himself a little. He's so warm.
"When did he say this?" He growls.
"When I was running back to the room and you caught us in the hallway. Right before you showed up he grabbed my arm and warned me to basically stay in my room, it's his ship." I leave out the part of disposing me. But I feel Kylo pulling it from me anyways.
"Interesting." Kylo cocks his head to the side after seeing it. He looks down at my arm between us and back at me. "Does it hurt?"
"No offense, but you grabbed me there too. So it's your fault too." He pulls back and looks at me shocked, and then he remembers. He rolls his eyes and pulls me to a sitting position and starts unwrapping my armwrap. He stops as soon as he starts seeing the purple blue of the large bruise. He shakes his head and continues unwrapping down to my elbow. Along my tricep and bicep is a serious of purple, blue, and black marksings that wrap around my whole arm. He presses his lips together. I don't know if he's mad at himself or the General.
"This is why I tell you to stay with me at all times when your outside this room."
"Oh so your the only one allowed to fuck me up? Huh?" His eyes shoot to mine and he half smiles.
"Something like that." He says. He removes his gloves and lightly touches my arm and looks at the damage done. His thumb tracing my bicep. He encloses his hands around my bicep and the coolness starts. His eyes close. Concentrating. I roll my head to the side and just enjoy the feeling. My arm has been bothering me all day but I didn't want to say nothing. He opens his eyes and let's go, he rubs my arm lightly and stands up. "I have to go. I'll be back tomorrow. I want to show you around." He then proceeds to put his helmet on and walks out the rooms with the wave of his hand. I lay down facing the window of stars and drift to sleep.