Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Characters created by Lucusfilm, however I do own the plot.
Note: I don't understand why people say that us Reylo fans only care about the romance aspect of Star Wars but… We care The plot of the story just as much as we care about our ship. We just think the plot would be better if they included our ship. Or at least that's my take on it.
When Ben woke he was laying on a bed in the medical bay. Rey was sat beside him holding his hand. She was asleep, her hair in a jumbled mess.
'It must be early' Ben thought. He rubbed his forehead trying to relive the foggy sensation one gets after a deep sleep. As a result of this gesture pain shot through his head the minute he touched the bandages. Then he remembered, The fight, him not fighting back. Now that he looks back on it he could've at least held his attacker away with the force. Not hurting the man, just stopping the man from hurting him. Ben sighed looking down at the petite female with the three buns. Her mouth moved slightly as if she was saying something.
'She talks in her sleep' He realizes a hint of a smile appearing on his face, and sure enough she begins to talk, softly.
"No... don't hurt him... I love him" she said, Her words were only loud enough to barely hear. But he heard them, and smiled. He already knew that she loved him but every time it was amazing hearing her say it again. She mumbles again apparently waking, lifting her head off the side of his cot she turns up to look at him. Upon noticing that he is awake she smiles a worried smile.
"Are you all right" she asks eyebrows narrowing in concern.
"I'm fine" he says. It's nice to know someone's thinking about him. Rey returns the smile her hazel eyes gleaming with happiness. He thinks about telling her what he heard was she was sleeping, but he doesn't instead just looking into her eyes.
"Your beautiful, you know that right" Ben says a caring smile set on his face. Rey blushs the red flush on her cheeks only just visible in darkness. She returned his smile the blush still set up on her face.
" i'm not… I'm just a Jakku scavenger... i'm no one" she says brushing a stray hair behind her ear.
"Not to me... your everything" he says. Ben scoots over in his cot making room for her. She smiles and climbs into the bed with him snuggling up against his side enjoying the warmth. He drapes his arm around her protectively, she likes the sense of closeness. The kind she never had on Jakku. Had to be around four in the morning. Outside the window you could see a moon surrounded by millions of stars.
Each and everyone of the stars reminded him of Rey. Their brightness, beauty and how following them they could lead you back home. And that is exactly what she had done for him. Her faith in the light side of the force had led him home. If she had been weak in that aspect it would've been very possible for their positions to be switched. Instead of finding refuge in the light set of the force like they were now, they might've been in the dark. Ben was happy to admit that she was stronger than him mentally. If she wasn't… Then… neither of them would be here right now. Happy, together.
" I love you" He says taking in her beauty that is only enhanced by the moonlight. She looks at him long enough for him to count every last freckle on her face.
" I love you too" she says, pushing a stray deep black curl behind his ear. She sighs and snuggles back down in his chest.
" we should get some sleep" Ben says wrapping his arms tighter around her. He feels her nodd into his chest, agreeing with the suggestion.
" Night" she says, he responds with the same phrase slowly closing his eyes. This is the first time he's felt safe in a long time.
By the time Rey wakes up in the morning Leia and Han are there watching them. Rey shifts and uncomfortably under the strange notion that old General and resistance Hero had been watching them the whole time. Not that that was embarrassing, cuddling. But still.
" she finally wakes" Han says the signature Solo smirk appearing on his face. Rey noticed that Ben had that same smirk, obviously inherited from his father.
The nurse walks through the door just around eight, she begins to remove the white headband just Ben wrapped around his forehead. Ben winces as the white bandages are removed.
" Please tell me if this hurts Mr. Solo" The nurse says. Rey knows that it hurts him bit. But she also knows that Ben is it going to speak up about it. He doesn't want to cause any more trouble than he already has.
They let him out of the hospital as soon as they reapply the healing appointment to the back of his head, and give him a tube of the ointment himself.
" now check back in in a week, we'd like to see how you're healing by then" The nurse whom they learned is named Arianna says. The couple nods and exits the medical bay followed shortly by Leia and Han. This time when they walk along the corridors of the base on Dantooine they don't get as many funny looks as they did last time. Once they reach the door that leads to all the rooms with bunks in them they stop confused.
" which one is ours… We haven't been assigned a room yet… This is the first time I've been at the new base" Rey states holding onto Ben's hand tightly. Han and Leia looked at them inquisitively as if the answer was obvious.
" we waited because we didn't know if you were going to stay together or separate rooms" Han says raising a eyebrow. Ben knows what is father is implying. He looks over at Rey you see her face portraying a strange concoction of emotion. She doesn't look disgusted, instead embarrassed and sheepish. She looks at him face still as red as a beat.
Thankfully they don't have to make the decision, Han knows what they would pick if they hadn't been put on the spotlight.
" We'll give you the same room" Han says, Leia glares at him and then smiles.
" what princess, if we were still there age what would you picked" Han states answering his wife smirk. Leia scoffs
" still there age, what are we too old" She asks him, he nods as if saying 'point proven' Ben and Rey blush embarrassed at Ben's parents resent revelation. Han looks at them and starts laughing.
"I love making them uncomfortable" He says still laughing, Leia sends a angry glare at her husband. That shuts him up, Han knows when Leia is angry... no one wants to be involved.
"We'll go before Han starts poking fun again" Leia states, Han knows he's in trouble. Rey and Ben nodd, Han sighs and looks at the both of them with a look that says 'here we go again'
And sure enough right after Leia drags him out of the building and into their quarters the yelling begins.
"OUR SON JUST RETURNED AND NOW EVERY CHANCE YOU GET... YOU'RE... YOU'RE MAKING HIM UNCOMFORTABLE... " She yells her face turning a faded form of red. Han looks at her surprised. It isn't like her to get all worked up about something as minor as teasing. Han knows that something is amiss.
"Leia what's wrong?" He asks concern painting his face at his wife's distress. She just stands there for a minute stony faced. Then slowly but surly tears begin to pour from her eyes running down her flushed cheeks. Soon she's fully sobbing.
"I just don't want to lose him again" She says looking down. Her concern is completely understandable. She sent her son away to train, she feels as if she gave up on him...ignored him. She doesn't want him to feel as if there blocking him out again. Han knows what's wrong and wraps his arms around her allowing her to sob into his shoulder.
"We're not going to lose him" He says, but Han Solo, known for being the confident one isn't so sure.
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Ben Solo sits on the bed staring at his old lightsaber. Not his, Kylo Ren's, This wasn't his light saber. Hesitantly he presses the black button and ignites it. Expecting it to be red, he's surprised by the pure ice blue that jets out of it. The new color of the blade confuses him because as far as he knows lightsabers kyber crystals cant change colors.
"Rey... can lightsabers change colors" He asks deciding to consult the small female lying on the bed next to him a little bird in her lap.
"I don't think so" she says softly smiling as the little brown, black and white bird with the big eyes it cheeps, flapping its wings. Ben nods and then does a double take.
"What the hell is that thing" he asks narrowing his eyes at the little creature. The bird glares at him growling. Ben narrows his eyebrows and growls back at it amusing Rey. She giggles and Ben looks at her like she's insane.
"What" she laughs turning to face him putting the tiny bird down in her lap.
"Ive never heard you giggle before" He states still looking at that silly little bird.
"It's a Porg... native creatures of Ahch-To... about 10 of them were stowaways on the Falcon after I found Luke... Chewie really hates them so he entrusted them to me" Rey informs the tall man sitting next to her on the blue lightsaber in hand. Ben's mouth drops.
"There's more of those little monsters?!" He asks, Rey nods pointing to the door to the refresher. Ben cocks his head and leans over to look through the tiny crack left open in the door. What seems like a stampede of tiny little flightless birds run past his view. He sits strait up looking at Rey with a funny expression of confusion.
"They've taken over the refresher" He says his wild expression having yet to deteriorate. Rey laughs at his antics.
"Ohh calm down, its not like its a alien invasion" she states a cute flush growing in her cheeks. It's obvious to him that she thinks it all funny.
"Oh but it is" Ben says brushing a stray hair behind her ear.