Rey pulled up outside Hill House and sighed. This house was her Everest. Six months and not one nibble despite the impressive square footage and exquisite original features. There was just one thing putting buyers off and it wasn't something Rey could fix because it wasn't the house that was the problem. Rey groaned and got out of the car. No use delaying the inevitable. She had to go in there.

She teetered across the gravel path in her stiletto heels and pushed open the gigantic wooden door with her upper arm, falling into the grand entryway.

'You will leave this house!' Roared a sinister voice. The lights flickered on and off and all the doors in the property opened and closed repeatedly in a violent manner.

Rey rolled her eyes. 'You can drop the ghostly theatrics. It's just me.'

Kylo Ren appeared before her in his usual attire, a black shirt open at the neck and black trousers. Rey didn't bat an eyelid. She was so used to him popping up like a slice of toast every five minutes it barely even registered with her that it was odd for people to appear like that. He looked annoyed.

'It took me three hours to perfect that sequence. Where are the Millers? Weren't they supposed to be invading my personal space today?' he boomed.

'The Millers have cancelled. Word is getting around about you.'

Kylo smiled. 'Excellent.'

Rey scowled. 'No it's not excellent, I have to sell this place or I'm going to lose my job. Why can't you just bugger off this mortal coil and go wherever it is you people go?'

Kylo sighed and rolled his eyes. 'I've told you many times, Rey, I am unable to cross over.'

'And I think you just made that up. You don't want to leave, you like scaring the shit out of people.'

Kylo looked appalled. 'That is disgusting.'

'Oh calm down it's just a figure of speech. I didn't mean literally.'

'Why are you here if not to show the house to anyone?' Kylo asked cocking his head to the side.

'I came to talk to you.'

Kylo smirked and leaned against the banister. 'Did you miss me? Rey, I'm touched.'

'No, you moron, I came to reason with you. What will it take to get you to leave this house?'

Kylo let out a sharp 'Ha' that echoed through the sizable house. 'There is nothing you could offer me.'

Rey came towards him. 'There must be something.'

Kylo leaned towards her. 'It may have escaped your notice, but I'm dead, Rey.'

Rey let out an impatient sigh. 'Thank you for that brand new information. Come on, really think. There must be something?'

Kylo looked thoughtful. 'There is one thing.'

'Name it.'

'I died before I had the chance to experience what it was like to share my life with another.'

Rey's eyes widened. 'What do you mean?'

Kylo towered over her. 'My proposal is this. You move in with me for one week and let me experience that which I missed out on. Then I will agree to move on from this place.'

'No way,' Rey said spinning on her heels and heading for the door.

She heard Kylo chuckle behind her. 'Then I wish you luck, Rey. But know that I have a lot more tricks up my sleeve to frighten away perspective buyers. I've been practising making the walls bleed, at the moment it still looks a lot like a plumbing malfunction but I'm sure I will perfect it soon enough.'

Rey left and closed her eyes. 'What the fuck am I going to do?'

Back at the agency, Rey shifted from foot to foot nervously.

'Come in,' drawled James Snoke.

Rey straightened her blouse and walked into her bosses office.

'Mr Snoke, I just wanted to…'

'Unless the next words out of your mouth are going to be 'tell you that I sold Hill House' I don't want to fucking hear it.'

Rey sighed. What could she say? Snoke would never believe that the house was haunted. Even if he did believe in spirits he would probably count it as a fucking attribute and make her add it to the amenities list.

'It's just going to take me a little longer…'

'May I make a suggestion, Rey?' Snoke fixed her with an intense glare and steepled his fingers on the desk in front of him. Rey felt a lump form in her throat as her heart hitched in her chest.

'Yes, Mr Snoke?'

'I think you need to get to know this house better. You need to be able to connect with this building on a personal level in order to sell it.'

Rey felt the hairs stand up on the back of her neck.

'What are you suggesting?' she asked carefully.

'I want you to move into the property and learn about its… unique charm.'

'And if I refuse?'

'Of course you can decline. But I will assume that means you aren't serious about your career and that might make me rethink your position with us here at Snoke Selling Agents.'

Rey nodded. 'I understand.'

Snoke smiled. 'Good. That'll be all.'

Rey left and let out a long breath. 'I can't believe I have to fucking do this,' she muttered as she returned to her desk.

'What's up?' Finn asked looking up from his computer.

'Snoke wants me to go live in Hill House in order to experience its charm.'

'What? That house has about as much charm as a fucking serial killer. Just thinking about that place gives me the creeps!'

Rey shrugged. 'My hands are tied, If I don't do it, I'm fired.'

'Do you want me to stay there with you?' Finn asked with a worried expression.

Rey smiled at him. 'I appreciate the offer, Finn, but you don't have to do that.'

He looked immensely relieved.

She could only imagine what Finn would think of Kylo… and vice versa. At least if she did this she could get Kylo out of the house. But what would he expect her to do whilst she played along with his little game? She chewed on her thumb. How bad could it be? He couldn't touch her… could he? All she knew for sure was that he had never tried. She knew he would never hurt her. She didn't know how she knew that... it was just an innate sense.

Rey thought back to the day she first met Kylo. The day that Snoke had finally promoted her from office help to fully fledged agent. She was so excited, then Snoke plonked Hill House on her as her first assignment. It has been daunting. She knew others had tried and failed to sell the infamous property, but she had been determined to succeed. How hard could it be? It was a huge house with so much appeal, sure it was a fixer upper but everyone loved a project! She headed straight up to the house, chock full of ideas and enthusiasm. Then on her very first walk around, Kylo had tried to scare the crap out of her by making a vase float in the living room by moving it around in his hands. He had looked ridiculous.

'What are you doing?' she demanded.

Kylo put the vase down and blinked at her. 'You can see me?'

'Of course I can see you, you're standing right there, I thought this property was supposed to be empty? You're here illegally.'

He had walked towards her half curious, half incensed. 'This is my house, you are the one who is trespassing here.'

It was then that she remembered seeing his handsome face before. In the paperwork relating to the properties previous owner, Kylo Ren, but that couldn't be right because she distinctly remembered the paperwork stating…

'But you're...'

'Dead, yes,' he confirmed with a curve of his lip.

Rey swallowed hard. 'How is this possible?'

And Kylo had sighed and explained that he didn't know, that following his death he just didn't see a light, no one came for him, there was no afterlife, everything was just the same as before.

'Only no one can see me now… just you.'

The look he gave her was almost childlike in its innocence and her heart went out to him. She had thought perhaps she could help him at first, but that was before he started fucking up all of her viewings.

Kylo found some way to get rid of every potential buyer who dared set foot on the premises. He set off all the clocks, whispered in their ears, banged doors, threw ornaments, and generally made a nuisance of himself. Once the clients went running for their cars, Rey would scold him and he'd laughed so hard, the dining room table would rattle and shake.

After a while, Rey had just gotten used to the fact that Kylo would always be there whenever she visited Hill House. He was sort of a permanent fixture. She felt a little guilty about trying to get rid of him. It was his home after all, but what else could she do? She needed to keep her job.

'I'll pack up some things and head up there tonight,' she told Finn.

He nodded. 'Okay, you let me know immediately if you need me though okay?'

'I will. Thank you, Finn.'

Rey returned to her computer and tried to concentrate on her work, but her mind kept returning to Hill House and what on Earth was going to happen when she moved in with it's spirited inhabitant.

After getting home and grabbing a quick snack, Rey packed a small case with much needed items and some food and headed up to Hill House.

She creaked open the door. The entrance was empty for once.

'Kylo?' she called out.

He appeared into view looking surprised. His eyes settled on her case and he smiled.

'Did you rethink my offer?'

'My boss has ordered me to stay here, so I suppose in the interest of keeping my job, I might as well agree to your demands and get you out of here. I do want to know what exactly you expect from me first.'

'Just to allow me to treat you as if you were my wife.'

Rey's eyes widened and Kylo chuckled.

'Rey, I cannot touch you. All I ask is for your companionship, let me talk to you, have you near by, hear a feline voice around the place. I think it will be immensely refreshing.'

'Okay,' Rey said gently. 'Do I get my own room?'

'Rey, I do not sleep.'

'Oh yeah.'

'So you may take my room. I trust you know where it is?'

Rey nodded. 'Yes. It's the large master with the four poster bed and spacious en-suite that could be modified to incorporate a shower.'

Kylo rolled his eyes. 'Very droll, I would help you with your case but…' he held out his hands.

Rey rolled her eyes as she trudged up the stairs to the bedroom. It was starting to get dark. Thank god the old, dusty mansion had electricity. She switched on the light as she entered Kylo's room. She had to admit she was kind of looking forward to sleeping in a four poster bed. Kylo appeared once again before her.

Rey sighed and put her hands on her hips. 'Am I to expect you to invade upon my privacy at every opportune moment?'

'It is difficult for me to ascertain when you require privacy, Rey. These are my rooms, I have always moved about them freely.'

'Maybe I could get you a bell?'

'I'm a man, Rey. Not a pet.'

Rey sneered at him. 'Well push off, I want to take a bath.'

'I would like to engage with you during.'

'No way mate!' Rey shouted.

'I will remain outside the door and merely talk to you. I would like to hear what it is that makes men grumble about why women take so long in the bathroom.'

Rey mulled it over. 'Okay… but I swear if you put your head through that door this deal is off!'

Kylo nodded. Rey slipped off her shoes and unpacked her toiletries bag. She entered the bathroom and started to run the bath. Thank goodness she had made an effort to keep the rooms being shown on a regular basis clean.

As she reached for her blouse buttons she clicked the door lock into place. She knew it wouldn't do anything but it made her feel a little better.

'What are you doing?' Kylo called through the door.

'Taking off my clothes,' Rey called back. She undid her blouse and hung it up on the towel hook.

'Describe your actions please,' Kylo said in a low voice.

Rey bit her lip. Okay, was she now voluntarily living with a total pervert poltergeist? And why the hell did she feel a bit turned on at the sound of his words?

'I'm unzipping my skirt,' she replied, lowering it slowly down her legs.

'Now what?' the voice was closer now. He was right outside the door, she decided.

'Taking off my stockings.'

'You wear stockings?'

'Yes, I have an interest in all things vintage.'

Was it her imagination? Or was that a groan? Balanced on the side of the tub, she unhooked her stocking from her suspender belt and rolled them down her legs, then removed the belt. She checked the water and turned the tap off.

'The bath is ready,' she informed Kylo.

'What are you doing now?' he asked.

She hesitated. 'You know what I'm going to do next.'

'I do, but I'd like to hear you say it.'

Asshole. She would have to say it. There was no way to avoid what she was going to do next.

'Taking off my bra and panties.'

Okay, that time she knew it was a groan. Shit. Did this annoying apparition have feelings for her?

Rey dipped her foot into the water and climbed in. 'I'm in the tub now.'

There was a deep sigh in response. Rey bit her lip. Okay, this was sort of exciting. Didn't everyone long for an adventure in their lives? She might as well enjoy herself, it wasn't like Kylo was going to tell anyone.

'Now I'm cleaning myself with a sponge covered in coconut body wash,' she informed him as she rubbed the sponge over her skin.

There was a bang and Rey jumped. 'What happened?'

'Nothing…. something fell… go on.'

Rey lay back down. 'Okay, I'm going to shave my legs now.'

'Please do not injure yourself.'

'Aw, are you worried about me?'

'Rey, I've been observing you for many months. You are by far the clumsiest human I have ever laid eyes on.'

Rey huffed out a breath. 'Thanks a lot.'

There was silence for a while and when Kylo spoke again his voice sounded gently and unsure.

'You are also the most beautiful human I have ever laid eyes on.'

Rey stopped what she was doing and stared at the bathroom door.

'Thank you,' she said softly.

'It is the truth.'

Rey finished shaving her legs. 'I'm going to wash my hair now.'

She poured shampoo into her hands and began to work it through the strands. She closed her eyes and imagined they were Kylo's hands instead. The thought was not unpleasant. She squeezed her thighs together.

What the hell are you doing? He's a ghost.

Which was true… but he was also very handsome, pale and tall, with whiskey coloured eyes and hair darker than ebony down to his shoulders that begged to be touched. How many times has she thought about running her hands through it? Too many to count.

She rinsed her hair in the water and lay back against the tub. She looked down at her body. She was tempted. Could she? Was she playing with fire?

'What are you doing now?' Kylo asked.

Rey snaked a hand down her body to the apex between her thighs.

'I don't want to do that anymore,' she whispered. 'Tell me what you would do to me if you were here beside me.'

There was a pause. She held her hand in place, fingers pressed tantalisingly between her folds, waiting to see if her gamble would pay off…

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