Summary: He pleaded to the stars but his whispers reached no ears but his own, the echoing of his cries the only witness to his pain. But they were a dyad in the Force, the power of life itself, so one was never meant to live without the other.

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Cover art by elithien.

"No later light has lightened up my heaven,
No second morn has ever shone for me;
All my life's bliss from thy dear life was given,
All my life's bliss is in the grave with thee."

Remembrance, Emily Brontë

Remembrance
Final Chapter

"Tatooine," Ben echoed Rey's words.

"Yes." She ruffled Temiri's hair, frowning. "...Ben, we have to say our goodbyes." Walking towards her bag, she opened it and pulled out two lightsabers: Luke and Leia's. "Their story ended and–"

"–And we're the next chapter?"

A small smile, she turned back to Ben. He stood behind her and as Rey held Luke's saber, she placed Leia's into his hands. He had a distant look in his eyes, his hands slightly shaking as he gripped onto his mother's lightsaber. So many conflicting emotions flooded between them, and behind his unemotional visage hid his sadness; for what he did to his father and his mother's death. Their deaths were an open wound, only festering the longer time went on. He did well to hide his true feelings but Rey knew him.

"Ben?"

It was time.

"...Okay." Turning to Temiri, who looked at them in confusion, they both sadly smiled. "It's time."

0O0

Once Rey was discharged, they returned to the Falcon and quickly left Vandor. Ben was unusually quiet but reasonably so. She did her best to explain their story to Temiri and why Tatooine was important, not just for Ben but for her as well.

"How long until we get there?" Ben asked, the three in the cockpit.

"We'll be there in a few minutes," she answered. "Will you pack some things?"

Ben silently nodded his head before walking away, leaving her alone with Temiri. He was speaking to BB-8 – how he learned how to understand a droid would continue to confuse her – until they reached their destination. The ship came out of hyperdrive with a jolt and when the desert planet came into view, Rey's heart felt heavy.

The sands, she thought, it reminded her so much of Jakku. "Put your seatbelt on, Temiri," she muttered, starting the descent onto the planet.

"But–"

"Please."

"...Fine."

And after what felt like an hour but what was only really a few minutes, the ship landed. For miles around them was a sea of sand, no building nor mountain in sight. Rey was first the leave the ship, Ben following behind. Temiri had opted to stay behind.

She found a metal plate, large enough for them both, buried in the sand. She used it first to slide down towards Luke's abandoned home from years and years ago, where his journey first began.

She didn't turn when she heard Ben but did when he placed a hand against her arm. With a firm nod, she pulled on his hand as they searched what remained of the home, finding that time had eroded almost everything, leaving behind nothing but rust.

Yet, as Ben continued to make noises in his searching, Rey felt a pull in a direction towards the back. It was a voice she couldn't understand, a jumble of whispers in her ear. Almost as if she was in a daze, she had to push her way past the broken door into a room that held a broken frame of a bed and a rusted side table that held one drawer.

With a deep breath, she forcefully opened the drawer as it required her to use the force to even fit her hand into the small compartment. When she felt a box, she pulled it out and there was a hum of power that radiated from the container. "What...are you?" she felt herself whisper.

"I think it's a kyber crystal." Whirling around, she saw Ben standing by the doorway, staring at the box too. "Open it."

"I…" She walked over to him and some part of her was afraid and she couldn't understand why. "Do you hear its whispers?"

With a tilt of his head, he tried to listen but heard nothing, confirming his thoughts. Although he could sense the force from the small box, he knew that it wasn't for him. "No. It's yours, Rey."

She gulped. Her hands shook as she finally allowed herself to lift the lid. Lying in it was a singular crystal and...it sang; there was no words, no way to describe how she currently felt. As if electricity rushed through her, there was a sudden explosion of energy as whispers and voices echoed within her. They told her a tale of her futures, of the choices she could make, of her past – it was a gentle but chaotic feeling that Rey somehow felt at peace in. But as soon as she felt it, this feeling left. The strange charge in the air disappeared as her senses returned her back.

"It called to me."

With a smile, Ben placed a hand against her cheek. "You know what to do."

Furiously nodding her head, she handed him the crystal as she rummaged through her bag. She pulled out the lightsaber she had worked on, the only missing component the kyber crystal she now had. Her mind switched into autopilot as she began to work, unable to notice the loving smile that Ben had as he watched her. In moments like this, Ben felt his heart swell with happiness and love.

By god, did he love her.

Minutes passed before Rey blew a strand of hair out of her face, lifting up her complete weapon. Her thumb hovered over the activation matrix that with a turn, would activate the weapon when a thought came to Rey. "We should go out, do what we came here to do first," she said, turning up to him. Today wasn't about her.

"You should activate–"

She shook her head, taking the lead as she left the room. "No, that can wait."

With one last look at Luke's home, they promptly left it behind. They walked a few feet away from the underground building, stopping when Ben suddenly grabbed her. "I think...I think here is good."

He kneeled into the sand as Rey pulled out a small bundle that contained two lightsabers. She handed it to him and silently watched as he opened it. With a shaky hand, he placed it against his mother's, and seconds later she saw a single tear roll down his cheek.

"I'm scared, Rey," he whispered to her, still looking down. She kneeled before him and placed her hand on top of his, her grip giving him the strength to say...goodbye.

"It's okay to be scared." She gently lifted his face up and sadly smiled. "I'm here for you when you're ready."

With a gulp, he nodded his head and tied the bundle back up. Then, with their joint powers, they began to bury the lightsabers. The further down it went, the harder it was for Ben, but with Rey at his side, he knew he wasn't alone.

When the deed was done, and the sand buried the Skywalkers' lightsaber, he said, "Rey, turn your lightsaber on."

"I can do it later–"

"No, I think...I think it's fitting, isn't it?"

Rey, with a sigh, listened and pulled out her new weapon, but a smile involuntarily formed on her face as she turned its dials: twin blades shot out of the saber, the yellow color a surprise to them both as a quiet laugh escaped her lips.

Once she felt ready, she deactivated the lightsaber and stood up first, shooting a hand out to help Ben up. The twin suns began to set, the sky melting with hues of red, yellow, and orange. It basked a warmth onto the couple, and as a gentle wind blew around them she couldn't help but mutter, "Beautiful."

"I know." Rey turned her head up, expecting to see Ben looking at the sunset when instead she saw him looking at her. He slightly blushed at being caught but didn't turn away; instead, he returned her smile.

But a new voice interrupted them. "We rarely get new people here."

They both whirled around and saw an old lady behind them, quizzically looking at the couple. She had a cart of belongings as she motioned and asked, "Who are you?"

Rey hesitated, her mouth opening but with no answer. Ben instead answered first after a few seconds, quite awkwardly saying, "I'm Ben."

It seemed to be enough for her though. "And you?" the lady then asked, turning to Rey.

From afar, she swore she saw Luke and Leia standing together, looking at them, and that was the moment Rey finally understood. Something had clicked within her as she said,

"I'm Rey. Just...Rey."

They spoke with her for a few minutes before saying their goodbyes. But when they boarded the ship, Rey felt herself falter, taking one last look behind her.

Her life...had been so hard, so many years alone with only her thoughts, the sands of Jakku a witness to her pain. She could see a past vision of herself in the sands here, yearning for the parents that she could barely remember. She had wanted to be reunited with her parents, to be reminded of feeling her mother's gentle hugs and sitting upon her father's shoulders, just one more time.

Time and time again, she had dreamed of a family.

"Rey?" Turning to the voice, Rey brought herself out of her thoughts and saw Ben standing next to Temiri, a hand on the boy's shoulder as BB-8 beeped in concern. He remained silent but he had a knowing look in his eyes. Temiri ran down the ramp to her. "Are you okay?" he asked.

"I'm–" Her voice broke as her eyes welled up with tears. "I'm okay," she finally said, her voice no louder than a whisper.

She had come full circle, her dream now a reality.

Temiri pulled on her hand, urging her to hurry up, and with no hesitation this time Rey turned her back to the past and took her first step towards the unknown future.

The End

A/N: Yes! Done! A story I can say that I completed. Like I said, a little rushed but I wanted to finish this story and I vowed to do so. A little short but I think it's fitting. I hope you enjoyed the bumpy ride that I put you guys through. I'm satisfied though with how I ended this and I hope you guys are too. Also, sorry for any errors that there are, I tried to find them but uh, well, I'm only human.

I'm currently planning on writing another reylo story that takes place during the end of tros and obv afterwards, so please look forward to that if you enjoyed this! I promise it'll be better planned.

Anyways, leave any reviews if you want too, I always enjoying feedback!