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Rey folds her old clothing and stacks each piece in a neat pile on top of a small desk. She sits down on an empty stool, her back facing away from the desk. She looks down at her new clothes - black boots, black pants, a black uniform jacket buckled with a black belt. Her uniform is neatly pressed and made of what seems to be fine materials. The clothes seem too nice for someone like her. Do these people expect her to be an officer? She has absolutely no military experience, but they have her dressed in officer's clothing. A part of her feels as if she's being indoctrinated into their way of life rather than being a guest on their ship.

Rey's stomach twists in knots as a heavy feeling seems to weigh her down. A chill crawls down her spine. There's something that feels so wrongabout being here. She's wanted a life away from Jakku for so long, but The First Order is not the type of group she's ever envisioned herself running with. Rey straightens the cuffs of her uniform jacket with gloved fingers. She sets both her hands on her knees and stares at the wall opposite of her. None of this feels right to her.

The door opens. Rey looks to the door expecting to see Kylo Ren, but instead she sees a chrome Stormtrooper on the other side of the door. Rey rises to her feet and looks to the Stormtrooper. She thinks to salute, but doesn't know exactly how to salute. So, she stands motionless as the Stormtrooper looks to her.

"Kylo Ren has requested your presence."

The feminine voice surprises her. Rey looks to the woman in chrome. It would seem as if everyone on board this ship is wearing a mask. Rey steps towards her. The soldier turns away from her and leads her outside of the room. Rey looks to the hallway. A white Stormtrooper walks passed them. The chrome Stormtrooper pauses, pivoting on one foot.

"FN-2187," her voice is clipped. "You have yet to be relieved of your duties. Return to your station."

The Stormtrooper seems disoriented, but still he salutes. "I will return at once, Captain Phasma."

The Stormtrooper turns back the way he came. Phasma steps forward, planting her booted foot into the floor. "FN-2187, this floor is for enlisted recruits, not for Stormtroopers. Why are you here? "

The Stormtrooper turns back to Phasma. "I thought this was my floor, Captain."

"You are mistaken. Return to your post," Phasma orders.

"Yes, Captain."

The Stormtrooper turns away, moving away from them at a quickened pace. The scene she had just witnessed seems off, but Rey questions what constitutes as normal. She's never experienced normal before. The First Order appears to have structure and order, something she's never experienced before. Jakku does not have structure. Rule of law does not exist. Jakku is chaos without order. The First Order is opposite of the only life she's ever known.

Rey follows Phasma to an elevator and steps inside. The doors shut behind them and the elevator shoots upwards. Her knees feel numb. Rey stands straight, trying to conceal her overwhelming anxiety. The elevator comes to a halt and the doors swish open. Phasma gestures her hand to signal Rey to follow. Rey steps out of the elevator and follows Phasma down a hall. The halls on this ship all appear to be the same - dark, grey, and cold.

Phasma stops before a door and keys in a code. The doors open. Phasma pivots on one foot, turning to face Rey. "He is waiting for you beyond this door. I advise to do as you're instructed. You are a guest, not a prisoner on this vessel. There is no reason to resist or fear us."

Rey pauses before uttering a quiet "thank you". She walks passed Phasma and steps inside a large, empty room. The door hisses shut behind her. A cloaked figure stands with his back to her. His hands pull back on a black hood, revealing a head of black hair. He turns towards her, revealing his true face to her. Rey's lips part as she releases a quiet gasp. Their eyes meet. Rey feels a type of energy within her - it's enticing but it also scares her.

Silence shrouds the room. Rey feels as if she's suspended in motion. It's as if time no longer exists, only the energy between them. Rey looks up to him with softened eyes. Her lips part to speak. There are so many words that flit through her mind. There are so many questions to be asked and so many answers she craves. Rey draws in a deep breath. She closes her eyes, finding some level of focus. When she opens her eyes, only one question comes to her mind.

"Who are you? "

"I've already told you who I am," he answers.

"That's not what I meant," her voice is quiet, timid even.

Kylo Ren steps towards her till he is mere inches away from her. Rey tenses as he outstretches his hand towards her. Painful memories from Jakku run through her mind. She remembers all the ways men have hurt her and dishonored her. Rey flinches backwards before his hand touches her cheek. Her memories are like a warzone, and for some odd reason, she fears he can see them. Her breath comes out in heavy gasps as anxiety seems to run through her like a spike.

Rey relaxes, allowing him to touch her cheek with his gloved hand. She can feel energy pour from him. Her darkest memories seem distant like a hazy, half forgotten dream. Rey brings her hand on top of his.

"You're doing this," she says. "How? "

He withdraws his hand. "It will take time to learn, but I will show you how."

"I can do this?" she looks at him with disbelief and shakes her head. "If I had this kind of power, you wouldn't have found me where I was."

"You have the ability," he says. "It's always been there. You just haven't had the means to learn how to use it."

Rey looks up into his dark eyes. She tries to read him just as he seemed to have read her. There's this sudden desire to trust Kylo Ren despite her better judgement. Rey wants to believe that what he is saying is true. A part of her needs it all to be true.

"Search your memories, Rey," he instructs. "You must have had experiences that you can't seem to explain."

Rey's eyes become unfocused as she searches her memories. Her first memory was a city full of life. She remembers all the people and all of the lights that lit up in the night sky. There was the day her parents abandoned her. Rey tenses at the memory. She can feel a familiar rage building within her. The days after that seem to blend in an endless seem of repeated days. She remembers . Each time she had escaped, her bonds seem to unlock through sheer force of will.

"I remember," she pauses abruptly, choosing her next words carefully. "I was able to unlock something."

Rey purposefully neglects the details. She already feels a slight feeling of intimidation in Kylo Ren's presence. To spill her past would make her feel more vulnerable. She feels a tinge of guilt at that last thought. Shouldn't she be more grateful? He is the reason she's here rather than under Unkar Plutt's disgusting, slimy thumb. She looks up to him, searching for a reason to give him her trust. She wants to trust him, but she's too afraid.

"I could show you so much," he says.

Rey searches his eyes. She wants to believe that he's an honest man, but she's been hurt too many times. She questions his intentions, but can't find a reason why he would mean her harm. The walls she's built seem to drop for a moment. If there is some sort of hidden power within her, she wonders if maybe this power has drawn them together.

"Let me show you," he says.

Kylo Ren's hand touches her forearm. She tenses at the sudden contact. His grip softens. Rey relaxes under his touch. He shifts her body until she's turned away from him.

"Close your eyes," he instructs.

Rey's heart quickens. Her entire body becomes tense. Her eyes close. She breathes deeply and allows herself to trust him.

"Focus and breathe."

Rey draws in a deep breath. She clears her mind, allowing herself to let go of all her worries and fears. She feels energy from both Kylo Ren and herself. There's a draw she feels from him. It's like they've been tied together by an invisible string. Rey tries to search for a connection. She feels an electric presence - something that's always been there. She tries to reach out to it, but the presence is somewhere she cannot reach.

Rey feels darkness. It's darker than the energy resonating from Kylo Ren. Fear replaces her curiosity. Rey feels so cold. She hears whispers around her. She cannot quite figure them out. They sound like instructions, but she doesn't understand them. Rey fights the dark presence and reaches out to the whispers.

"Kill him…" they whisper. "Kill him and take what is yours."

Rey's eyes snap open. Her entire body has suddenly gone cold. She wraps her arms around herself. Rey turns around to face Kylo Ren. Her breath is sharp and shallow. Her chest feels so tight. Her eyes look back up to him.

"What did you see?" he asks.

"I didn't see much," Rey explains. "But, I felt things. I felt you. There was someone else too. His energy was so cold ."

"There is another that is like us," he says. "You will meet him soon."

Rey doesn't want to meet him. The energy she felt from his presence was so dark. It was the closest thing to pure evil she's ever felt.

"Kill him. Kill him and take what is yours."

She hears the whispers once more. It was the same whisper she heard when she first felt the dark energy resonating from the unknown presence. She closes her eyes and tries to refocus - tries to forget what she felt . She opens her eyes and looks to Kylo Ren. There's this part of her that wants to run, but another part that craves to learn more.

"Is there more to this?" Rey asks. "You can show me, can't you?"

His brown eyes study her for a long moment. "I can show you everything."

Rey takes one step towards him. Her fear of this man seems to have faded. It is replaced with this newfound curiosity and a strange desire she can't quite explain. Rey once regarded him with mistrust and uncertainty, but the walls she put up seem to be falling down.

Rey remembers her dreams on Jakku. She remembers that fire inside her that never seemed to die. Something within her has always told her that she was meant for so much more than the life she used to lead. Her eye's meet with his.

"Show me," Rey whispers. "Show me everything."