Chapter 43: Skyline
"I was not expecting you General. Did Supreme Leader send you?" Kylo asks. His posture strait, hands behind his back. The wind up here howls and makes me shiver. Kylo looks over to me and back at the General. "Lets continue this inside."
"Yes, I agree." The General turns on his heal into the door to the elevator. Kylo turns back to me.
Why is he here? What are you really doing here? I should of never came. I can turn back now.
I point to his ship with my thumb and give him the "please dont make me do this" look.
'To late now. I suggest you sit down and remain seated.'
He turns and motions for me to get into the elevator. I sqeaze into a corner and bow my head. Not wanting to look up and meet the gaze of the General by chance. The door opens to a very large living room, with a wall of windows directly ahead that had glass door leading out to the balcony.
There are 4 stormtroopers accompanying General Green, each one stands attentive and follows him as he leaves the elevator and stands next to a long steel table. I follow Kylo out and look more around the room, on each wall is 2 large slider doors. The living room has 2 crescent shape couches facing each other on a floor thats 2 steps down. The long table surrounded by eight tall chairs next to General Green. Everything is grey and red, hints of silver everywhere. Kylo always has such nice places.
"Lets get started." The General says as he points to the table. I go to sit in one of the dining room chairs but suddenly Kylos hand is on my back, startling me. He pushes me to sit in the chair next to his at the head of the table. His touch always sends electricity through my spine. I sit down and pull my cloak tight around me, making sure not even my chubby stomach shows. My heart speeds up alittle. Kylo looks towards me and can feel my anxiety increasing. I look up at his mask, he is slightly turned to me.
"Cant this wait till later General?" Kylo turns his attention to the other end of the table.
"No, it certainly can not." The General blurts out. "To continue Master Ren, I would like to start by congratulating you on overthrowing the base on Anaxes. Well done. Im sure you will be just as successful with your task here." The General states. His words make my skin crawl. I dont ask Kylo what he is doing with the Knights. "The Clone army is finished. I made my way here to show you first hand their potential."
"I know their potential General. I am the one who pushed for the matter." Kylo says. He leans over the table on his elbows. "You did not come all this way to talk about my advances against the Resistance. What do you want General Green?" His voice dark.
"Supreme Leader has ordered me to take your apprentice back to the Destroyer." The General States.
I look up to Kylo and he is standing now,"General. I have no intention of handing my apprentice over to you. You understand?" Kylos voice venomous. The General nods his head.
"I thought you might say that. But you must understand my position in the First Order and I, unlike you, follow Supreme Leaders requests. Here, see for yourself." The General reaches into his pocket and pulls out a small holodisc. He sets it on the table and Kylos hand opens as the disc flies into it. He clicks it on and its a small hologram of a black figure sitting on a throne, I instantly recognize it as Snoke, no wonder I had an eerie feeling when I saw the General.
"General Green, I am assigning you to go retrieve Kylo Rens apprentice from Courscant when he arrives in 3 days to secure the threat. I wish to speak to Rey alone. Make sure Master Ren knows his place and completes his task at hand first before returning to the Destroyer." The holodisc shuts off. Kylo crumples it in his hand and looks down at me.
I have to go. You cant stop him without putting yourself at risk. Us at risk.
I stand up from the table and my hood falls down over my shoulders as I look to Kylo. He grabs my wrist lightly just before im about to walk over to the General.
"No." His mechanical voice says to me.
Kylo looks back to the General. "I will not allow such a thing. Tell the Supreme Leader I will bring her myself after I am done here."
"I dont think you understand Master Ren. You dont have an option." The generals eyes narrow at Kylo and then he looks over to me. His eyes fall apon Kylos hand around my small wrist, he archs his eyebrow at me.
"She isnt going anywhere." Kylo says, I can tell his mouth is clenched tight. From inside I feel a little kick, just tapping my uterus with her tiny feet. I let out a small involuntary giggle. Everyone in the room looks at me.
"Sorry." I say and put my head down, embarrassed. Looks like she wants to join the conversation. She kicks me again lightly. This is the most I have felt her thus far and I wish I wasnt in this situation so I could touch my stomach, I place my hand on the table to brace myself. The little sensation sends tingles through my body. Kylo lets go of my other wrist and I sit back down in the chair. I dont know how to get out of this situation without using the force, and I havent used it since Kylo told me to stop and I still dont have my saber.
"General, you will rethink your actions before what your about to do. It would be up to your best interest to allow me to take her back. We will leave now." Kylo says.
"That is not how this is going to work Ren. Supreme Leader requests you stay here. So do I. ." The General hisses.
I go to look at Kylo but suddenly I cant see. Waves of white wash over my eyes and then a blinding light. I shut my eyes tight as a warm feeling washes over me. I open my eyes to see the meadow, in the distance Kylo is playing with a small child. Her hair as black as night and waves down her back. She turns to me and puts her arms out. Her face is a small mirror of my own, and ears like her father. She is giggling and laughing. Maybe two or three years old. And the vision stops and my eyes shoot open to back in the apartment on Courscant.
Whoa. What was that?
'What was what?' Kylo looks down at me, totally oblivious that I had a vision of him and our daughter playing in the meadow. She kicks me again. Did she do that?
Nothing. Without warning Kylo pulls it from my mind while the General rants about something. Kylo sits down and pushes his chair out to put his foot over his knee and look at me. I wish I could see his face. This is something that is suppose to bring joy. I want to experience with him and I cant. I stand up and look at the General.
"I will go with you willingly, under one condition." The General straitens up at my words. He is obviously confused about whats going on here. "We leave in 1 hour."
The Generals face contorts, he doesnt know how to react to my demand. "Very well." He nods at one trooper in the corner and they all start to the elevator, followed by the General. He turns before getting in.
"Dont try anything funny. I have the whole building surrounded." He says, his eyes burn into mine. His face as cold as stone. Kylo gets up from his chair and walks in front of me and when the elevator doors shut he punches the door. Startling me, I jump.
"Im suppose to just let you leave with him in an hour?!" Kylo yells at me.
"Dont you understand what I saw? Our daughter telling me everything is going to be okay! Just do what you have to do and before you know it we will be together again." I say as calmly as I can, afraid what using the force might do it a situation like this. He steps forwards and closes the cap between us easily and grabs my elbow with his one hand and puts his other inside my cloak. His fingers wrap around my side but his thumb skims my slightly rounded stomach.
"A few months ago, I wouldnt of cared what Supreme Leader made me do. He is going to take one look at you and know. One touch and he will know. Without me there, I cant stop what he might do and that..." He releases my elbow and caresses my cheek and I close my eyes leaning into his touch. "That terrifies me." I open my eyes to look at his sad face. "Wait here." He says.
"Oh cause I have somewhere to go." I roll my eyes as he walks away. He goes into the elevator and he is back in less than 5 mins. My lightsaber in his hand.
"Take this, use it if you need to. On anyone. Refrain from using the force though. We still dont know what it will do to you if you do. And please stay covered up."
"Thats not a problem, its freezing up there." I smile at him and take my saber, clipping it to my side. Trying to make light of the situation.
She kicks again.
"Omg, I felt her again." This time I grab my lil bump and smile up at him. "She kicked me."
"You cant leave. I cant protect you when your not with me." His words strike a raw nerve in me.
"Where have you been the past three months! I have been pretty much alone except for briefly seeing you every few days. I can handle myself, okay? Geesh. Nothing will happen. I feel it. Okay? I just feel it."
"You want me to go off your "feelings" Rey?" He rolls his eyes and stomps away to stand in front of the window overlooking the skyline. I walk over to him, touching his back lightly and he turns his head to look down to me. "You were perfectly safe on Bespin. Its not just you I worry about anymore. As much as you think I am still a monster, I am, but I love you and nothing will ever change that. I love her too. Her vision made that even more clear. You two are the only thing I have that are mine to love. How do you expect me to put that aside and let you put yourself in harms way. Everyother time I was there. You dont know what hes capable of. You think im powerful." He huffs. "He can put me to shame." He looks back over out the window. Tears fall from my eyes and I grab his arm, wrapping my arms around it and hugging it tight. I feel his nose in my hair and his other hand comes around to my back.
"Im fine, and Ill have you there with me to talk me through it. Just hurry up here. Doing whatever that is."
"Im here because we have located Poe Dameron. The resistance pilot. We believe he knows the whereabouts of General Finn and General Organa. The are holding a secret meeting here. But I have my sources." His words chill me. I step away from him.
"Are you going to kill him?" I ask. horrified.
"I am bringing him to the Supreme Leader." He says. "I should be no longer than a day. I promise."
"What is he going to do to him?" Im just gaping at him.
"None of my concern. You are my concern. I will be there before you meet with him. I promise." He says. He holds out his arms and I walk into his hug. I dont want to leave this man but I have no choice. To protect him and me I must face Snoke alone. He pulls back alittle and brings his one hand to hold my chin and kisses me slow and deep. I close my eyes and sqeaze him tighter. His hand flexs against my back, tingling me. I miss his touch, I crave more. He lets go of me and opens his hand to his side and without breaking my case his mask flies to his hand. Quickly and puts his helmet on. The far doors shoot open and the General walks in.
"Times up." He says, loudly and deep. I lower my head, bring up my hood and walk over to him. Kylo grabs my arm and looks down to me, his face hidden from me.
'I love you.'
And I love you Kylo Ren. I walk into the elevator and turn around to see Kylo standing in the middle of the room, hands behind his back. I watch him until the doors shut and I lower my eyes to look at the ground.