AN: Hey guys, hope you've been having a good day. Let's just get into it.
I'd like to thank Christopher Perkins for adding this to your story alerts, thanks so much!
SaintsFan1- Yeah she's starting to get the hang of it and it's definitely a good sign for her future Dark Side training. I can't wait to write Coruscant, I love writing action scenes almost as much as I love watching them. We don't know for sure, guess we'll just have to wait and see if the rumors are true. Yeah Kylo and Hux can be civil when they want to be, although for some reason I just imagine it being awkward if they're both sitting at the same table eating and not talking about the Order. You'll see her train in the next chapter, so you won't have to wait long. Thanks again for reviewing!
C.Z.B.- Yeah, stormtroopers need something to do when they're on that ship. I don't want Poe to die either I like him, but I have to see how it plays out when I write it. I don't even know what's going to happen yet. Haha same, I'm starting to get hungry now because of that. :D She'll definitely catch on quick, as I said above she's finishing up her lightsaber training in the next chapter. The last thing we want is to see her get harmed because she isn't completely trained with a double blade during the battle. Don't worry the fight scene will be epic, I'm going to make it as fun and awesome to read about as possible. (I'm one of those girls who watches action movies like 24/7 :D) We'll just have to wait and see if they are what they say they are. Thanks again for reviewing!
Owl eyes 1327- I'm glad you liked it! I like Rey being a Sith too, I don't know why, I'm just weird like that. (Then again I root for the villains in almost everything. So yeah.) Glad to her that you like her lightsaber, I'm fond of it as well. I want Rey to have a double bladed saber in the movies too, I think that it suits her more than Luke's. Not that there's anything wrong with his, but if she isn't a Skywalker (which is most likely what's going to happen) then it doesn't make any sense to have her use it. Good to hear from you after awhile. Thanks again for reviewing!
But enough of that, let's get back into it.
Chapter 34
When Kylo had left her room earlier she didn't really do much. She tried watching the holonet while lying down. But it was uncomfortable and it just made her headache hurt even more. So she turned it off and just layed towards the direction of her large window.
She looked at all of the stars around her. They were so beautiful and there were literally thousands of them. So she just layed and looked at them for the majority of the time. She eventually felt her eyes begin to become heavy and she closed them. Enveloping her in total darkness.
As she slept she had the same dream that she's been having for years. It was always of what her life would be like with her family. In the past it was always just what she imagined them to be. But because she had an idea of what they looked like she didn't have to guess anymore. Well she did with her parents, but it didn't really matter to her at this point.
She was on a planet that was unknown to her. It looked like Irotis but not exactly. She wasn't that familiar with many planets because she never left Jakku.
They were in what looked to be a house and they were all around a table with food. Besides her parents, her grandfather was there along with her zabrak grandfather and her great uncle. They didn't seem so old as she saw them as ghosts, but then again it was her dream and she could make them however old she wanted. She listened in on their conversation, apparently she wasn't present in the dream.
Obi-wan, Maul, and her other grandfather were having a pretty rousing discussion about the old days. Back during the Clone Wars during a time before the Empire. Maul and her grandfather were saying how the Republic was destined to fall and how the Jedi were eventually going to die out and the Sith would rise again. With or without Order 66 occurring. Obi-wan of course disagreed. "There is no way that the Jedi would ever let the Sith rise again. Even if Order 66 didn't happen we would've been able to prevent it."
"Oh really? I seem to recall that you didn't even know that the Supreme Chancellor was the Sith Lord and my old master."
"How were we supposed to know? We can't sense things like that."
"That's not the only reason. The Sith were gradually growing in numbers. Dooku went through two apprentices. One of them being my brother Savage." Maul pointed to her other grandfather with the yellow and black skin. She finally knew his name.
"So? Savage and Ventress left Dooku." Savage answered after being silent.
"Technically Ventress was ordered to be killed by Dooku, who was ordered to do it by his master. I only came into this because of Ventress. I only played along until I felt I was ready to find my brother. And when I did he was training me. The Sith were beginning to grow in numbers."
"To be fair I thought that Maul was dead, and you acted a lot like a raging animal in combat."
"So? We can't all be extremely well disciplined Kenobi." Obi-wan was going to say something when her mother chimed in.
"Boys can't we just get through one dinner without arguing about which side of the force is better? We don't do this often and I'd appreciate it if you'd stop arguing for 10 minutes. I know you're rivals but can't you put that aside for one night." The three men looked at each other and nodded.
Her mother looked pretty upset about something, she was trying desperately to hide it. Something bad must have happened. She spoke again. "I can't believe that we had to send her away." Her father tried to calm her down, he saw that she was beginning to get angry.
"We had no choice. She's too powerful in the force and we aren't force sensitives. We wouldn't be able to help her. And besides Obi-wan isn't going to last forever." The two zabraks looked very unhappy with his words. They made a move to speak but Maul beat Savage to it.
"You do realize that we're sitting right here. We're your blood family and are force sensitives as well. We can train her."
"Yeah but you're on the Dark Side and we don't want that to happen to Rey, besides you're probably going to die as well."
"Gee thanks, gotta love that family support. Eh brother?" Savage nodded his head in agreement, clearly disappointed at his son's choice of words. Her mother spoke again when she was able to calm herself.
"At least she'll be safe. She won't have to get involved with the world around her. If anyone on the Dark Side gets ahold of her they'll bend her to their will and she'll use her power for evil. On Jakku she'll be left alone and nobody will know who she is."
"Yes, but because of that isolation she will feel abandoned and she'll probably start to feel angry. Hence beginning to turn her to the Dark Side."
"How do you know that for sure Maul?"
"I just do okay. You guys basically did what Kenobi did with Anakin Skywalker's children."
"No. They went when they were babies, Rey can learn to survive on her own. And besides they were given to loving families. Not that I don't want that for Rey, but if she's given her own identity she could draw unwanted parties to her."
"That doesn't even make any sense. She'll be given a last name and people who actually care for her. That sounds a lot better than just leaving her with nothing and making her survive on her own."
"It wasn't your decision to make Maul. And besides my father seems to find it okay." Maul rolled his eyes, nobody ever listened to the Sith, even when they were right.
"Of course Kenobi would be fine with it, this is his second time doing it."
"Well he knows what he's doing. And nothing bad happened last time."
"*cough* Luke Skywalker *cough*."
"Whatever, she's safe and that's all that matters."
"For now." Her mother gave him a death glare and the conversation ended. Rey was beginning to wake up and she saw their images begin to disappear.
As she opened her eyes she thought about what she saw. She doubted that Obi-wan and Maul were alive when she was put on Jakku. But it was a dream, not a vision, and timelines weren't all that important during dreams, you could manipulate them however you wanted.
She tried to sit up and surprisingly she didn't feel that dizzy anymore. She still felt it, but it wasn't as if she was going to fall over because of it. Her headache wasn't as bad either, but she could still feel it's pounding.
She just sat in bed for a little while and relaxed. She didn't turn on the holonet again for fear of making her headache worse. She grabbed her lightsaber on her nightstand and just played with the hilt in her hands.
She didn't really do much. She just twirled it and carefully threw it back and forth into her hands. After a few minutes her door opened and she saw the masked figure that was Kylo Ren. As he walked inside she put the lightsaber back on her nightstand and watched him take his helmet off. She loved watching that ever since he'd first done it. It was always so breathtaking to see the face reveal.
He put his helmet on the other nightstand and sat next to her on the bed. "How do you feel?"
"Better. But I'm still a little dizzy and have a headache."
"You should be fine tomorrow. Did you get some rest?"
"Yeah. I don't know how long I was out for."
"Doesn't matter."
"So what did Snoke have to say?"
"Well when I finish teaching you how to use that lightsaber correctly we are going to Coruscant."
"Why? Did the situation get worse?"
"Not really. But Snoke wants to get rid of that group before it tries anything."
"Why? They're just civilians, they can't do any real damage."
"I know, but that's not what he's most concerned about."
"Oh the Jedi claim."
"Yes. We're going down with more troops to bring an end to it. We've been ordered to go just in case the rumor isn't a rumor. Besides it'd be good exposure for you."
"Okay then. So when do I start my saber training?"
"Snoke wants us down there as soon as possible. So we're going to start tomorrow. It should only take a day."
"And if it doesn't?"
"I just inform Snoke when you are done. He can be lenient when he wants to be."
"Is this going to be my test of loyalty?" Kylo suddenly became interested in the bedding and avoided looking her in the eyes.
"Uh."
"Kylo?"
"No, it's not. But it could be a small test leading up to it. You know, to see if your willing to kill in the name of the First Order."
"Oh, okay. Can you tell me what my test is?"
"Uh no."
"Why not?"
"Because Snoke told me not to."
"He didn't tell you did he."
"Yes he did, he just said not to tell you. He wants you to make the decision in the moment."
"Whatever. As long as it doesn't kill me I think I'll be fine. It won't kill me right?"
"Haha, no. If anything you should be worried about the small group of supporters that are actually trying to kill you."
"Oh please. They're practically insects. I can handle them no problem."
"I'm sure you can. Just don't go in with a big ego."
"I do not have a big ego! If anything you do!"
"Oh really? How do I have a large ego exactly?"
"Well. You. Uh. You're constantly comparing yourself to Darth Vader."
"He is my grandfather, and my idol. I think it's expected for me to follow in his footsteps. Besides I'm not comparing myself to him, I just want to become as powerful as him and finish what he started. What else you got?"
"Uh. You. Uh. You walk around thinking you're better everyone."
"Because I am."
"Yeah sure."
"Besides you and Snoke I'm the only force sensitive in the Order. I'm more powerful and 10 times as deadly as anyone here. I'm pretty sure I am better than everyone. Plus, I'm the most handsome." He gave her a smirk and she rolled her eyes. She playfully pushed him away from her.
"Yeah cause good looks are everything."
"Isn't that one of the reasons why you're attracted to me?" She felt herself begin to blush.
"Oh shut up." She watched him laugh at making her uncomfortable. "So mature Ren."
"I could say the same for you."
"Excuse me?"
"I seem to recall you doing some name calling whenever you were aggravated."
"When did I do that?"
"During one of our training sessions, whenever Hux is bothering you, and that time where you-"
"Okay okay I get it. I get immature when I'm annoyed. But you always attack the wall whenever you're mad."
"You did that too."
"Damn it." He started to laugh again. "Yeah, this is soo funny."
"Oh come on. You're cute when you try to defend yourself." She felt herself beginning to blush again. He called her cute.
"Thanks, I think." When Kylo calmed down he put his arm around her and brought her closer to him. "Don't you have anything else to do today?"
"No. There's not much you can really do around here if there's nothing going on."
"What time is it?"
"I don't know, I don't have a watch."
"Then grab me my tablet would you."
"Nah." She punched him in the arm. "Ow."
"I'm being serious give me my tablet."
"Fine. Just don't hit me again."
"Getting soft are you?"
"I'll pretend I didn't hear that." She smirked as he gave her what she wanted. She looked at the time and saw that it was the middle of the afternoon. She put the tablet on her nightstand and she heard Kylo scoff. "That's all you wanted it for?"
"Yeah. There's nothing else to do on it." Kylo rolled his eyes at her response.
"Whatever. I'm turning on the holonet."
"No your not. It's going to make my headache worse." She grabbed the remote before he could and quickly got out of bed so he couldn't reach it.
"Oh come on Rey. I'm sure you'll be fine. I'm bored and I want to watch a movie. So give me the remote."
"Come and get it."
"Really? I'm quite comfortable here."
"Then I guess you're not watching a movie. So I'll just keep this." Kylo groaned and ran his hand through his hair.
"You're so stubborn."
"I told you already. I don't want to get a bigger headache. So the only way you're gonna get it is if you take it from me."
"Fine." He reached out his hand and started calling the remote to him.
"No fair."
"You didn't say anything about the force." Rey tried to keep her hold on the remote but she could feel it starting to leave her hand. When it did she outstretched her hand as well and tried calling it back to her.
The remote stayed in mid-air as both were trying to get it into their hands. "Let go Kylo."
"No." She could feel her hold loosening and she put all of her power on the remote. With one final pull she put in everything that she got and it was too much for Kylo. He let go and the remote went flying into her hand.
"Ha! I got it! Take that Ren!"
"Oh very well." But he had a smirk on his face.
"What are you up to?" He outstretched his hand again and she could feel herself beginning to move towards him. "Oh come on. I didn't know you could do that."
"There's a lot you don't know about me." She tried to grab onto something to stop her from moving. But there was nothing sturdy enough to hold her down. So she tried to resist by moving in the opposite direction, but it wasn't working. He was a lot stronger than her.
"Kylo let me go."
"Nope." She suddenly flew onto the bed and landed on her stomach into his lap. "Thank you." He took the remote from her and turned on the holonet.
"Perfect." She got off his lap and sat next to him. He put his arm around her and pulled her closer.
"Oh come on Rey don't be like that." She turned her head away from him in response. "Alright suit yourself. But it is on and I don't hear you complaining about your head." She cursed under her breath. He was right, all of that effort was for nothing. But she wasn't about to let him win. So she gave him the silent treatment.
He sighed and rolled his eyes as he spoke to himself. "Girls." After about 15 minutes Rey decided to give him a break. She put her head on his shoulder and her hand in his. He seemed to forget what happened as he produced a small smile.
She felt his head lean onto hers and she felt his breathing begin to slow. All of that effort to watch a movie and he fell asleep 15 minutes into it. She carefully laid his head down on the pillow and turned off the holonet. She laid down as well and moved some of his hair away from his face. He looked so peaceful. She gently kissed his forehead and she felt his arm wrap around her and pull her in closer.
She smiled as she leaned up against his sleeping figure and began to relax as well. She slowly drifted off to sleep tangled in his arms.
AN: What did you guys think? I'm cutting it pretty close with the update time. But I think I'll be able to make it before 12.
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As always I'll see you guys in the next chapter, later!
