Disclaimers: All right reserved of the originals "Star Wars" Characters, Names, Places, etc., to George Lucas / Disney. I pledge to return all characters after the story is complete.

Warning: Major Spoilers of TRoS.

Note: This is a Reylo FanFiction (slow-burn)

Be Aware: Concepts contained in this chapter include nudity...

Author's Note:

Allow me to add a few light and silly moments; chapter 34 & 35 were written to offer a small break from all the heavy scenes and the angst. The story continues in Chapter 36, crucial, weighty, and severe. ^_^ However, from time to time, there will be a silly chapter added here and there. I hope you enjoyed it!

「Act 35: Cushy and comfy disasters」

「Naked Fiasco」

Ajan Kloss, 36 ABY

The water poured down; it dripped by Ben's side as his mind faded into dullness and everything was a foggy illusion. He decided not to give in; he tried to keep the calm feeling Rey helped him reach. 'A bit longer,' he thought and reached for the soap. The sensation of the steamy water calmed him; it took his mind off things. All the things he honestly cared about. His mind swirled, and it was like he was standing under an everlasting waterfall. Ever so beautiful, but he knew it wouldn't last for long.

Rey grabbed a clean towel, her outfit, and a clean pair of underwear and dushed out of the room. She was still irritated by the fact that Ben told her she was smelly. She sniffed herself again, but there was no odor. At least nothing unpleasant as Ben had told her. She passed through the corridors and into the bath halls. Each shower was located inside a private area, and when occupied, the user could turn the switch on, and it would show a red light notifying that it was busy.

In her confusing state, she managed to find the shower area and busted herself inside the first shower she found available, locking the door behind her. Next, she made sure to enable the light; the last thing she wanted was to have someone step into the shower while cleaning up. She brushed her teeth first in the sink that was available in the right corner; the shower was located a few steps away. Steam was still filling the room, and it looked as if someone else had used it earlier.

Ben closed his eyes to the water as the heat soaked into his skin; he leaned against the cool tiles listening to the sound of the water. He had missed the luxury he had as Kylo Ren, having his own chambers with an amazing shower and bathtub. When he was living in Jakku, having a shower once a month was comfort hard to find. At least the Resistance Base had running warm water to shower and keep the basic hygiene going.

Rey placed her belongings at the small counter next to the sink; she noted a pair of clothes in the corner and thought that the previous user forgot them. But it seemed he or she had even forgotten the water running. She stripped down, grabbed her towel, and step slowly, walking over to the shower. Then she reached out to open the shower door to take her shower and get rid of the smell.

Ben turned off the running water, drop after drop fell against the ceramic floor of the shower. He extended his arms to grasp his towel, and only then did he noticed he forgot to take one with him. He shook his head in disbelieve of his action and took a step forward, opening the entry and stepping out of the shower. His mind was spacing out, enjoying the relaxed feeling he hadn't felt for years.

Rey never managed to pull the door open as the door suddenly opened on its own, and there she found a very naked Ben stepping out of the shower. Rey stood there frozen as she watched in awe at his expression. Her mind was trying to process what had just happened. Why did the running water stop? Why did the door open on its own? She thought and jolted her head at her stupid questions. That was not the point; why was there a very naked Ben Solo standing in front of her?

His legs refused to move, too shocked, too embarrassed at his reaction after he noted that the nude girl in front of him was Rey, and it was not in his imagination. Blushing would have been no problem, but what he did was his face all turned red, and he couldn't cope with what was happening. He wanted the earth to open up and swallow him whole. Why was she even there? Why was she naked?

Suddenly both of them faced each other speechless for a second. They stood there, staring at their naked bodies without taking any actions. Then they both upset tried to find something to cover themselves. Ben had not a towel with him, and Rey had dropped hers from the shock. There's that moment between action and consequence, eternal and fleeting. But that moment was their topmost embarrassing moment, their personal hall of shame.

"Get out!" Rey screamed a moment later when she managed to find her voice. She struggled to grab the towel that had fallen on the ground. "You pervert, what are you doing here?" she flipped as she was trying to wrap the towel around her body.

Ben was also in a very alarming state, his hair was dripping down, and he was not sure how to react in this situation. "There is no room for error; the shower was empty when I walked in," Ben shouted.

"I don't know! Were you?" said Rey with a louder tone and took a step towards him. "You didn't lock the door or even turned on the switch, You freaking pervert!"

Ben tilted his head, processing what she was telling him. "Are you stupid or what? Even if the door was unlocked, you didn't hear the water running!?" he cried out, narrowing the distance between them.

Rey paused for a moment and gazed at the door and then back at him. "Are you kidding me? Do you enter the shower without making sure it's locked!"

Ben gathered his fingers into a fist; his eyes were deadly pinned against Rey. He never felt so embarrassed and irritated in his life. They both have forgotten they were naked quarreling inside the shower. "It's not my problem. It would be best if you even were not here!" he uttered in a deeper tone.

She tightened her grip around the towel and got closer boldly. "Take your pervert self out of here now!" she strongly answered him.

"We'll see." he threatened her openly and poked her against the shoulder, pushing her.

Rey pressed forward to stand her ground and suddenly slipped. Ben tried to catch her. She pulled back and lost her balance. As she noted she would fall on her back, she reached out and grabbed against Ben. Ben lost his balance as well and dropped forward, crashing against her. She closed her eyes in her defense, not knowing how to avoid the fall.

She opened her eyes again in shock when she figured out that she was falling. Her perception of time distorted; everything slowed down until there was nothing, only her and him, the shower room that seemed to swallow them whole. Her hand reached out, grasping from anything she could find. Everything was a blur, a blur that swirled out of existence. Suspended in the air, she closed her eyes and surrendered herself into the fall.

The world rushed by in a blur, and Ben knew the fall was coming. It went by fast, yet slow, almost suspended. Then impact. He felt his bones move, his skin reached the cold ground, but most of his body felt like he fell on something soft. Without looking, he knew the outcome would be messy because he ended up crashing against Rey.

Her body twirled and jerked as she fell. The wind in her face made it impossible to breathe; she felt like she was suffocated. She was trapped under something heavy. But at least she knew she was no longer falling, and she wasn't hurt.

She opened her eyes; brown eyes met dark ones, their faces red and confused. Rey had fallen on her back against the ground; the towel dropped next to them. Ben was above her; his body smashed against her. She felt his soaked skin, from the shower he had taken, touching against hers. There was a moment of silence. Both had the look of mild shock on their faces and by their cheeks that flushed pink after that chaos was unleashed.

"Get off me," Rey started yelling and trying to push him off her and struggled to escape under him.

"Rey wait," pleaded as he was trying to balance and pull away from her. But the floor was slippery, and Ben couldn't pull away by contrary his fit slipping, and he would only end up smashing his frame against Rey.

Rey's tension grew in her face and limbs, her mind replaying the fall and naked Ben, who was on top of her. Her breathing became more rapid, more shallow. "Don't," she said through gritted teeth. "Get off me!" Her cries came louder now, echoing all over the showers.

Ben was trying to calm her down, he didn't want to remain above her, but he couldn't get up as she kept struggling under him and made him lose his balance a few times. He had had to reach and place his hand and muff her mouth to get her attention. "Stop," he uttered, gazing at her. "If you keep struggling like that, I cannot get up." He was about to tell her that she was too loud and would only gather more people. But he was too late.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Poe and Finn stormed inside, finding a very naked Ben above Rey holding her mouth and an equally naked Rey under him. Finn freaked out, thinking the worse, and tried to run to save Rey. Thankfully, Poe seemed more logical and pulled Finn back and asked them: "What happened?" as he tried to look away.

Rey was mumbling something under Ben's hand, and Ben sighed at the unbelieving scene that was happening "Rey accidentally, entered in the shower, that I forgot to lock, and we both were startled and ended up like that. Please get us a towel and help me get up." Ben managed to explain more calmly.

Immediately Finn went and got them clean and dry towers; Poe aided Ben to get up and then Rey. Finn returned with the towels, and both grabbed one and wrapped it around their bodies. It took a moment for everyone to calm down. Finn and Poe were also only wearing their towels as they were also showering. They were dumbfounded when they heard Rey screaming and ran to her rescue.

Poe took a deep breathed "You gave us a heart attack," he said as he looked at the pair that seemed angry and ashamed at the same time. "How did you both manage this?" he added, trying not to laugh.

Ben didn't know how to explain how something so silly could happen to him. He never made mistakes, and now, there he was, forgetting to lock the door. Ben was speechless; he could not even give a valid explanation to Poe and Finn. He walked over and gathered his clean clothes. He decided to find another room to change.

"I didn't want this," Rey said as her own actions still dazed her, "I thought the shower was empty... " She cast a glance towards Ben. "The pervert was here..."

Ben stepped back, ready to retreat but delayed; her words only annoyed him because he never thought something like that would happen. "It's not like I wanted this," he added in a mocking tone. "And don't flatter yourself. Your body isn't worthy of getting all this trouble to see it!"

Rey put her hands on her waist, staring at him. "You...wait.. what?" she took a deep breath and looked at her body in shock. "What's wrong with my body!" she said, admiring her figure. Her hands grabbed her breasts without her overthinking it and started mumbling to herself.

An odd warmth touched Ben's cheeks, and he stepped back. "Whatever!" he murmured and walked outside the shower leaving the half-naked girl to get dressed. Finn and Poe shook their head and stepped away as well. They weren't sure how to explain what they had just seen. But they agree to erase the memory.

Ben walked to the next available room and closed the door behind him as he was trying to calm down. Today's morning was the oddest he ever had in his life. His mind would go in the gutter from time to time, and he would remember Rey's naked figure. Yet he would shake the thought out of his mind and hit his head for having such thoughts. He even wished to have his painful memories back, to escape from today's fiasco.

Rey was also in shock. She acted bravely and didn't lose her coolness as long as she was fighting with Ben. But deep down, she was troubled. How could she be so naive and stepped into a busy shower? Her mind froze as an image of a very naked Ben crossed her mind. 'Whose the pervert now?' her inner voice asked, making her blush. She breathed in and out, ignoring her thoughts and vivid memory.

Ben had finally changed into the clean clothes that his father had gifted him. He was so upset from the incident he didn't even pay attention to how much he looked like Han Solo at that moment. But he noted how comfortable his attire was. He gathered his belongings and walked back to his room. And Rey did the same after she was done with her shower.

「 Upcoming Chapter: Act Thirty - Six」

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