Connection
Rey woke to the sun shining on her face through the small window in the stone hut. It was warm and comforting and she smiled as she opened her eyes. She sat up and stretched her arms out as she swung her legs over the edge. Sweeping a hand across her eyes, she blinked and focused on the wall in front of her, when she noticed a strange tug on her conscious and a sudden silencing of the world…
Kylo Ren sat in the medical chair as a droid stitched his healing scar back together. He flinched slightly as the droid worked and as he remembered how he got it in the first place. The scavenger, the girl who had bested him. He was puzzled by her and intrigued. Why did he feel this strange connection to her? Then Kylo froze. He waved the droid away as he felt a shift in the force along with a pull on his mind. As he focused on the wall in front of him, his world suddenly went silent save for his own breathing, and of the girl sitting before him.
Rey drew a sharp intake of breath as she all of a sudden saw Kylo Ren sitting in front of her where the stone wall had been. They locked eyes in confusion and wonder. The only sound Rey could hear was their breathing. She looked into his dark eyes and saw surprise and vulnerability? His usually guarded expression was down and she saw the pain in them. Her own chest tightened at the memory of his crackling red lightsaber piercing Han Solo;'s heart, and sudden anger rose up in her. She grabbed her blaster sitting next to her, aimed and shot.
Kylo flinched violently but stopped short when nothing hit him. Rey was no longer in his sight. Rey stared in shock at the gaping hole in the stone hut. Kylo abruptly stood up and walked out into the hallway. Rey quickly exited the hut and then both turned around to find themselves face to face again. They stared at each other for a long moment before Kylo suddenly reached out his hand.
"You'll bring Luke Skywalker to me," he said, his words echoing slightly. Rey didn't respond and Kylo slowly withdrew his hand. "You're not doing this, the effort would kill you." he mused. He looked over his shoulder and asked, "Can you see my surroundings?"
"You're going to pay for what you did!" Rey spat, cutting him off and glaring at him.
Kylo continued as if he hadn't heard her. "I can't see yours." He paused and looked into her eyes head-on. "Just you." Rey continued to meet his stare. "No," Kylo paused and softly murmured. "This is something else…."
A loud clang startled Rey and she glanced backward as Luke emerged saying, "What's that about?" the words only ringing faintly in her ears.
Kylo noticed her reaction and asked with a somewhat mocking tone, "Luke?"
Rey turned to offer a retort but was only met with small gray creatures grumbling angrily and gesturing at the hole in the stone. She turned around in confusion but only saw Luke with a questioning look on his face. Rey glanced down and quickly answered, "I was cleaning my blaster, it went off."
Luke looked at her for a moment before nodding and said, "Let's get started." as he began to climb the stairs.
"Who were those things?" Rey asked, following him..
"Caretakers," Luke answered. "Island natives. They've kept up the Jedi structures since they were built."
Rey glanced back before continuing and said, "I don't think they like me."
"Can't imagine why," Luke said sarcastically. Rey climbed after him but was still shaken by the strange encounter between her and Kylo Ren…
Kylo immediately felt her absence as sounds came back to the world around him. His gaze was only met by the shiny black panels of the hallway as he turned away with Rey's face embedded in his mind…