Rey's POV:

I felt myself slipping away. Somehow I knew I couldn't control it. I could feel warm arms holding me tight. Ben. He looks away for a second, then puts his hand on my chest, closes his eyes, and gives his force energy to me. His life.

My eyes flutter open, taking a breath of air. My eyes meet Ben's. They were now completely his, devoid of any darkness and full of warmth and love. Words failing me, I leaned forward and pressed my lips to his. As we wrapped our arms around each other time seemed to hold still this incredibly perfect moment.

We broke apart smiling, only for Ben to fall from my arms. He was dead. "No!" I cry out, which turns into a more hysterical sob as I completely broke down crying. I couldn't believe it.

I had never gotten to tell him how much I cared for him . . . that I loved him.

As more tears flowed from my body I didn't realize the blue glow behind me. All the force ghosts of all the past Jedi gathered around Ben. Luke, Leia, and Han were even there. All together they started chanting in a language unknown to me.

Then I realized. It was force energy being given to Ben. Only it wasn't normal force energy. This came from love. Pure love, true love, my love, all for Ben. The force ghosts slowly faded away as Ben's chest heaved with a new breath of air. A new life.

Sitting back up he looked into my eyes, full of love. "I love you," I whispered, my voice full of emotion. I felt his soft lips press into mine, the kiss becoming deeper with more passion. We broke apart and Ben pulled me close and whispered "I love you too."

By some miracle Ben and I walked back to the Millennium Falcon. Trust me, there was a lot of stumbling and tripping involved. Ben had done something to his leg when he fell off a cliff and I was just generally weak from having to defeat the Emperor.

I took the pilot's seat and Ben in the copilot's. Before leaving Exogal and heading back to the Resistance base, I sent a message to them saying, "The Emperor is dead, this time for good. Kylo Ren has been killed and Ben Solo has returned. He will be accompanying me and staying at the base. Do not be alarmed and do not attack. I'm talking to you, Finn."

Author's Notes

This is the very first fan fiction I've ever finetuned or published so no hate please but I'm welcome to constructive criticism. Please tell me what you guys think because I have a lot in store for this fanfiction!

Side Note: I do not own any characters from Star Wars the Force Awakens, the Last Jedi, or Rise of Skywalker. All credits go the the amazing cast and crew.