*Author's Note*

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Chapter 5

Rey awoke the next morning with a feeling of uneasiness. Today, she was going to start her training. She didn't know what it would entail, but she figured she was going to have to put a lot of time and hard work into it. She thought about the way that Kylo looked, physically fit and perfectly sculpted. She didn't even have to see him without his robes on to know how perfect his body was. Wait, what?

She got out of bed and went straight for the shower. She knew how to work it better the second time around. After scrubbing her hair and body, she stepped out and wrapped a towel around her. That's when she realized she left her new clothes where the droid had left them, on the desk. She wrapped the towel a bit tighter around her slim body and walked out of the bathroom. Little droplets of water were still dripping down her legs, so she quickly pranced across the carpet to grab her clothes. She was about halfway back to the bathroom when she heard the familiar hiss of the doors and the sound of boots abruptly stopping. She froze.

She couldn't turn around. She didn't want to turn around. But against her will, her body turned around and that's when she locked eyes with the familiar helmet. He was frozen in place, unable to turn away. There she was, wrapped in only a towel, with wet hair and drops of water slowly making their way across her skin. He was beyond grateful that his helmet was on, for she would see his eyes bulging out of his head and his face turning bright red. Should I talk first? I mean, I was the one that walked in on her naked. Once again, he was grateful for his attire since he could feel his pants tightening.

"Um... I, uh, came to get you for your training. It's, uh, 9." Kylo said, cursing himself for being nervous. He could feel his palms sweating in his gloves.

"Oh, my shower must've taken longer that expected. I'll just change and then I'll be ready," Rey rambled, walking back into the bathroom and shutting the door. She had done many embarrassing things in her life back on Jakku, but she was certain this moment was the worst.

Slowly, she put on the clothes that the droid had given her, taking her sweet time for she didn't want to leave the safety of the bathroom and face him again. She pulled on pants similar to the ones she wore the day before. Today, though, she had a black tank top instead of a t-shirt. She slowly pulled on the black shoes that accompanied her outfit. She combed her hair and pulled it back into her signature three-bun hairstyle. She redid it twice, just to was a bit more time.

When she had nothing else to do, she left the bathroom. Kylo was sitting on the edge of the bed, flipping through the book about meditation that she had read the day before. He had his helmet off. He looked up as she came out of the bathroom and they locked eyes. A blush formed on both their cheeks, until Kylo realized his helmet was not hiding his face this time, so he shoved it back on.

"Are you ready?" Kylo asked. Rey only nodded in response. She hadn't heard his real voice yet today, and she missed it. Well, let's hope I won't have to kill anyone on my first day, Rey sarcastically thought.

Not knowing that Kylo could read her thoughts, he smiled. There's a lot more to this than just killing people, little Rey. You will learn soon enough.

Kylo brought Rey to a large training room, but more specifically, his training room. No one else was allowed to use it but him. Rey was amazed when she walked in. Black mats that squished under Rey's feet lined almost all of the floor, except in one corner. There were punching bags aligned on one of the walls. In one corner, there was a cart that was filled with practice sabers, punching gloves, and other equipment. In another corner, there were many rock-like structures, and Rey didn't really understand their significance.

Once they were in the middle of the room, Kylo stopped and turned to her. "We will start with meditation. I noticed that you read up about it, so you should know a lot of the information already." Kylo said, as he walked to a corner of the room and sat down on the floor, crossing his legs. He motioned for Rey to sit in front of him, so she did and crossed her legs the same way.

"Before we start, I have a couple rules. In this room, you will call me master. No exceptions. Also, you do everything I say. If not, you will be punished. Understand?"

"Yes"

"Yes, what?"

"Yes master"

Kylo nodded his head. "Good, now I want you to close your eyes and feel. Feel every single emotion swimming in your body. Do you feel them?" Rey nodded. "Now pick out one specific emotion and focus on just that one. Are you focusing on one?" Kylo asked. "Yes master".

"Good, now let it go"

"How do I-"

"Let. It. Go." He slowly, but intensely said.

Rey did what she was told, she let it go. Rey felt herself instantly relax. She did this with each of the emotions she was feeling until she was empty. Something filled that emptiness. She reveled in the feel of it. It made her feel powerful, but calm at the same time. Her entire body was so warm.

When her eyes opened, Kylo was no longer sitting in front of her. He was standing by the doorway talking with a fairly short, red haired man. He had his mask off and he looked, angry? Annoyed? He glanced towards Rey and saw her staring at him. He quickly dismissed the man and walked over to her.

"That was very good. Tell me what you felt."

Rey stood up so he wasn't looking too far down at her. "I felt... warmth." Kylo nodded his head. "Good. I'll take you back to your room now."

Rey's eyebrows furrowed. "That's all we're doing?"

"Rey, you meditated for over two hours," Kylo said with an amused look on his face. It made Rey want to slap it off. She just looked down at the ground and nodded slightly.

"Come" was all he said as he led her back to her room.

Once there, he left quickly, telling her that the rest of the day was hers and he would come back at the same time tomorrow. She spent the rest of her day showering and reading some more books about the history of the Force. She read about Darth Vader, whom she remembered from when she went into Kylo Ren's mind. She also read about a man named Obi Wan Kenobi and a little green creature named Yoda.

She tried meditating again, and succeeded. It was one of her new favorite things to do. It pushed her into a state of relaxation that she'd never felt before. If this was the only thing that the Dark Side did, she liked it. But she knew that was unrealistic, for there was much more she still hadn't learned. When she was finished, she prepared herself for her training session tomorrow, and went into a deep sleep.

One week had passed since they began Rey's training, and Kylo was very impressed. She was doing exceptionally well, and she was very powerful. They did more meditation, dueled with practice sabers, and physically made Rey more powerful by using the punching bags and making her run long distances. He also taught her how to lift heavy objects, including those boulders that sat in the corner of the training room. Kylo was teaching her the ways of the Force, that's for sure, but what he didn't tell her, or anyone for that matter, was that he had been neglecting teaching her the ways of the Dark Side yet. He could feel her power, but it was definitely light, no doubt about it. He didn't really understand why he wasn't teaching her and training her to become a Sith. His feelings toward her had definitely grown, but wouldn't he want her to be on his side? They could rule the galaxy together. But he knew Rey wouldn't be happy if that were the case. He knew she didn't want to be Dark. She didn't want to be like him. Snoke would take the girl from him and quite possibly kill him for defying him, but he was willing to risk it all. He was willing to risk everything for the little scavenger girl from Jakku.

For Rey, she was enjoying her time training. Every single day that she stepped foot into that training room made her feel strong and powerful. She enjoyed sparring with Kylo, even though he hadn't let her use an actually light saber yet. She felt so accomplished whenever she was able to lift a heavy object, and she felt so relaxed when she meditated. She wasn't sure what aspect of her training was considered "Dark" but so far, she didn't feel bad. She was happy. As for Kylo, she could sense a change in him. He treated her like an actual human being. Sometimes, she would get a glimpse into his mind, not sure if it was willingly or not, on his end. She could feel his feelings for her, but chose to ignore them. She thought she was just mistaken. She had to focus on her training. And, he was the big and bad Kylo Ren after all. There's no way he could feel that way about her.

On the seventh day of Rey's training, Kylo and her were dueling. He had a wooden saber while she had a wooden staff, in which he rarely let her use. Since she always had a staff with her on Jakku, she liked using them better. Rey had her usual outfit on, tight black pants and a black tank top while Kylo had on black pants and a black tank top as well, showing off his muscles.

They had been dueling for about 30 minutes, since they were both a pretty even match. Rey went for his right leg, which he easily blocked, and then he attacked her left arm, hitting his target. She hissed in pain and fired back at his face. Blocking it easily, Kylo swung his saber and swept her legs out from under her. She fell hard on her back on the mat. Kylo climbed on top of her, straddling her hips, and pressing his fake saber to her throat.

"I win. Again." He said cockily. Rey dried to get up but failed, for his weight was holding her down. She groaned in frustration, making him chuckle. She stared up at him then, while he stared down at her. His eyes flickered to her lips and then back up to her eyes. Is he going to kiss me? Rey thought.

I'm going to kiss you, thought Kylo.

He bent down enough so their noses were touching. Just when he was about to press his lips to hers, they heard the door open and he jumped off of her, offering her a hand. She grabbed it and stood up. Kylo wanted to bash whoever interrupted their kiss's face in. Of course. It was Hux. Kylo walked over to him, whispering quietly so Rey couldn't hear. Rey awkwardly stood there until they were finished. She recognized the man from the other day.

"I need to take you back to your room now. There's someplace I need to be" said Kylo.

"Oh, no need. I'll take her back myself." Said Hux with a devilish grin on his face. Rey could sense Kylo's discomfort and anger at the man, and she knew not to trust him. She looked at Kylo then, and he shrugged, while giving her a reassuring nod. Hux grabbed her by the arm as if she was a prisoner and escorted her to her room. Am I still considered a prisoner?

Kylo hated that he had to leave Rey with Hux. He didn't trust that man one bit. As he walked through the hallways, he couldn't help but think of what Hux could be doing with her. His stomach turned at the thought.

He walked into the dark room and to the end of the platform. He was nervous, very nervous. This could be it. The end of training Rey and the end of his life.

The hologram appeared and looked down on him. "How's the training with the scavenger?"

Shit. Kylo tried to put up a wall in his mind as best as he could. "Easier than I had presumed. She's very powerful and will make an excellent Sith," he lied. He was praying that Snoke couldn't sense his dishonesty.

"Good. I have a mission that I need to send you on. You will travel to the base on Naboo where you will seek out a number of individuals and interrogate them for information about the Resistance. I've given the list of names and locations to General Hux." Kylo had been on many missions like this before. He finds the person, interrogates them on either his ship or the base, and then he either kills them or takes them prisoner. It's quite a simple task, but it might take long, depending on how many people he had to seek. "Take the girl with you, so you can continue her training." Snoke said. Kylo was grateful that Snoke didn't sense anything. He was even more grateful that he got to take Rey on this mission. Actually finding the individuals could take time, and he didn't want to be away from Rey.

"Yes, master" said Kylo as he turned to walk away.

"Oh, and General Hux will be accompanying you, to make sure you stay on task." And with that, the hologram disappeared. Well that dampened his mood.

On his way to his chambers, Kylo thought about how interesting this little trip will be. He could train Rey in the forests of Naboo instead of just in the training room. She would love to be outside.

As he stripped himself of his clothing and laid on the bed, his mind would not rid itself of thoughts of Rey. He drifted off to sleep thinking about the way her nose felt against his and their almost kiss.

*Author's Note*

Well, training has begun and we almost had a kiss! Next chapter will be out tomorrow. Please leave a review!