I wasn't going to update so quickly, but I have a lot of thoughts on this story I want to build and I couldn't resist. Let me know what you think so far!
Kylo sat alone in the throne room. Hux had insisted he assign new guards to protect him, but he had refused. Just look at the Praetorian guards. What use had they been to Snoke? He had killed Snoke with ease, and then he had killed them. Well… they had killed them. He tapped his fingers absently against the arms of the throne. He had not predicted how boring ruling would be. He couldn't just sit here all day, as Snoke had done. He needed the action. He leapt from his seat and walked briskly to the elevator. When the doors opened once again into the hall, he immediately set out. He barely noticed the two storm troopers who had stood guard outside, or how they rushed to follow him.
"Supreme leader, is there anything we can help you with?" one asked.
He didn't look at them. "No."
He made it to the main bridge and found Hux standing near the front. Everyone turned to watch as he walked past. When Hux saw him, he straightened up.
"Supreme leader Ren, we did not expect you."
"No, you expect me to sit in that throne room all day doing nothing while you take charge. How close are we to catching the resistance?"
Hux glared for a moment before replying. "No closer than we were this morning. Or the last. They seem to be able to keep one step ahead of us. They also seem to have been able to get fuel, otherwise they surely would have stopped by now."
He nodded. "She is clever, I'm sure she found a way."
"General Organa has indeed been doing this for a long time."
Kylo didn't say anything. He hadn't been speaking of his mother.
Hux pressed his lips together. "Are you sure we shouldn't just kill them on site once we find them?"
Kylo looked at him, and then turned to face the rest of the crew. "Everybody, listen up."
Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to him. "General Hux seems to think that we should fire at the last remaining resistance ship once we find them. He seems to think he knows better than me. So, let me make this very clear. If you so much as think of firing at them, I will personally kill you. They are to be captured. Am I clear?"
A resounding and frightened yes came back to him. He nodded. "Good." He looked to Hux and saw that he was glaring at him. "I'll be on the observation deck."
He turned and swept away. Once he was alone on the observation deck, he let out a deep sigh. He was surrounded by people, by his followers, and yet he was alone. Nobody here understood him or cared for him. They feared him. He once would have relished in that, but now it seemed empty. He felt it then, that pull that connected him to Rey. He turned and she was there. She stood with her hands behind her back and facing slightly away from him.
As soon as he saw her, he felt almost at peace. "Do you think there's a connection to when this happens."
She still didn't look at him as she spoke. "What do you mean?"
"Can we only see each other when we feel a certain way?"
She shrugged. "The only reoccurring theme seems to be it happens when we are alone."
He nodded. "Do you feel alone?"
Her eyes snapped to him. "Don't do that?"
"Do what?"
"Act like you know what I'm feeling."
He was silent for a moment. "Don't I?"
When she didn't answer, he continued. "Sometimes I think I'm the only person who truly can understand you, and you with me."
She rolled her eyes. "You put more stock in this connection than you should. We are connected because of Snoke."
"Then why is it still happening?"
She frowned, not answering. He shook his head. "You don't actually believe that. It's easier for you to believe it, I'm sure. But no. I think we will share this connection for as long as we both live."
She spun around, her face furious. "Honestly Kylo, I have more important things to think about than this!"
"Like?"
"Like keeping my friends alive!"
"I told you I won't hurt them. Don't you believe me?"
She closed her eyes for a moment. "I want to. But no, I don't."
"How can I convince you?"
"You can give this all up. You can join me."
He shook his head. "I can't do that. I won't give up everything I believe."
She lifted her head. "Neither will I. As long as we are on separate sides, I will not come to you."
He felt his anger flare up. "You won't have to! I will find you."
She raised her eyebrows. "So, you will keep me against my will? And you think that will turn me to your cause?"
"With time."
"Then you don't know me as well as you think you do."
"Why are you being so stubborn?" he shouted.
"I am not being stubborn! I am standing beside what I believe, just as you are!"
He took three long strides towards her so that he was only inches from her. "If you feel even a fraction of what I'm feeling, then you know this can't last forever. One of us will give in."
She stood her ground. "It won't be me."
He lifted both hands to hold the sides of her face. She reacted with surprise as she felt his skin against her own.
"Can you feel that? Can you feel the electricity running between us? That isn't normal. I've never felt anything like it. The force is trying to tell us something."
"I agree," she nodded, and he could feel her breath on his face. "But we both seem to think it's telling us something different."
"I disagree."
He ran his thumb across her jaw, his eyes moving greedily over her face. He knew the connection would be gone any minute, and he wouldn't be able to see her until next time.
"You are the light Rey, and I am the darkness. Only when we come together will the force be balanced."
She furrowed her brow. "Your ego gets the better of you. This isn't about us."
His eyes still roamed her face. "Isn't it?"
He leaned towards her and she stiffened. He had never before kissed someone, and he knew she hadn't either. He had never felt the desire, until now. And the desire was overwhelming. His nose brushed hers and her eyes fluttered, still staring at him. When she spoke, it was a whisper.
"Ben."
And she was gone. His hands held nothing but air, though they were still warm. He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, the frustration boiling into fury.
"What are you doing."
Kylo turned to see Hux standing in the doorway, a confused frown on his imbecile face. He had chosen the wrong time to interrupt. With barely a movement he threw him backwards down the hall and slammed the door shut. He closed his eyes, doing everything he could to remember the way she had whispered his name.
