Padme was startled. She turned around to see who was calling out to her. It was a young man! He was handsome and tall, with wavy black hair.
"Hi," she responded, not knowing what else to say. The only other person she had ever dreamt about was Anikin.
The young man began to approach her. She took a step back, not sure of what his intentions were.
"Don't be afraid," he said. "I will not harm you. I just want to talk."
Padme breathed a sigh of relief. Since she did not have either of her grandfather's lightsabers on her, she would not be able to protect herself if the man intended to harm her.
"What do you want to talk about?' she asked, feeling a little more courageous. The man continued to drew near to Padme. He saw her eyes, the bluest eyes he had ever seen.
"I want to know how you got into my dream."
Padme looked into his brown eyes and replied,
"I think you are mistaken. You are in my dream."
Kylo tilted his head, puzzled by what the woman said to him. He did not have many dreams when he was Ben Kryze, and the little time he was Kylo Ren all he had was nightmares. But now, he was standing before this woman. He wanted to know more about her.
"I think we are sharing a dream, Miss... I don't know your name," Kylo said softly, not wanting to scare her away.
"My name is Padme Desertwar," she replied to the young man. She was also curious about him, this handsome guy that stood before her. Padme hoped he could not tell how nervous she felt. Kylo could tell, but seeing her also made him nervous.
"Hi, Padme," Kylo responded. What a beautiful name for a beautiful girl. He guessed that she was named after Senator Padme Amidala.
"And you are?" Padme asked. Kylo had to think quick. So he said the first name that came to his mind.
"I'm Ben Kenobi," he told her. It wasn't a complete lie. He was born a Ben, and his grandfather was a Kenobi.
"Hi, Ben," the young woman sheepishly said. She extended her hand to Kylo. He reached out and grabbed her hand to shake it.
They both felt the Force suddenly flow strongly in them. They fell to the knees seconds later.
"What just happened?" Padme panicked.
"I don't know," Kylo admitted, the first to rise to his feet. "I felt..." He paused, not knowing what she knew about the Force.
"The Force flowing through our bodies," Padme replied, finishing his statement. Kylo was surprised, to say the least. He offered her his hand, to help her to get up. Padme reluctantly accepted, concerned that they would get knocked down again. Thankfully, Kylo was able to help her to her feet without incident.
"Thanks," she said, dusting off her dress.
"You are welcome," he responded with a smile on his face. "You know about the Force?"
"Yes, I do." Padme was not sure where this conversation was going.
"May I..." Kylo began to say.
"Absolutely not! You may not take the bun out," Padme told him, surprised at what she said. Kylo was in shock as well.
"How did you know I was going to ask that?"
"I don't know. But let me try something." Padme closed her eyes and focused. She opened her eyes and said to Kylo,
"You are in your grandfather's home."
Kylo's face went pale. How did she know this?
"This is bizarre. How did you know that?" he questioned her.
"I don't know," Padme replied honestly. She was starting to get scared. She had previously been able to read the minds of her family members. But now, she could read Ben's mind.
"Don't be afraid, I feel it too," she heard Kylo say. She looked up at him. He was also frightened.
They decided to sit down and try to figure out what happened. It took a few minutes before Padme asked Kylo,
"What were you doing before you fell asleep?"
"I was reading a book about Force Bonds. And you?" Padme did not answer right away.
"Padme?" He tried to get her attention. She was quiet, too quiet for his liking.
"What was the name of the book?" she managed to ask. She knew the answer, but needed to hear it from Kylo's mouth.
"It's called 'The Theory of Force Bonds'," Kylo, or Ben, as Padme knew him, replied back. The color drained from her face.
"How far did you get into the book?"
"Just the first two chapters. Why?" Her face looked like she had seen a ghost.
"I don't know how to say this, but..."
"But what? Padme, what is it?"
"Ben... I think we formed a Force Bond with each other!"
Kylo could not believe what he was hearing. A Force Bond, with a total stranger?
"That doesn't make any sense," he countered, trying to calm both of their nerves down.
"Then explain how I knew you are at your grandfather's home, and how I knew you were going to ask about removing the bun out of my hair," she argued back. Kylo wanted to respond back, but couldn't. Padme was right. There was no other explanation other than they had formed a Force Bond with each other.
"I read that they are usually formed between Jedi masters and their padawans. But they can form between... Force Users," Padme said, coming to a realization.
"You're Force sensitive," she guessed correctly. She stood to her feet, and Kylo did the same.
"So are you," he replied back. Neither of them said anything for a moment. Then Padme busted out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Kylo questioned her, with a confused look on his face.
"Ben, we formed a Force Bond after we started reading a book about Force Bonds!" Padme exclaimed, trying to keep the tears of laughter from falling.
Kylo tilted his head. He was liking Padme the more he was around her.
"Yes, it is funny," he replied, managing a smile. "But I think when we shook hands, that is when the Force Bond happened."
Padme started to reach to her face, to wipe away the tears. But Kylo's hands got their first. She was surprised, but she did not push him away as he gently wiped the wetness from her cheeks.
"Why is he touching my face?" Padme thought to herself. Kylo knew her thought, but did not respond to it.
"Is that better?" Kylo asked, still having one hand on her cheek. To himself, he thought,
"I hope this dream never ends!"
Padme grinned, knowing his thought. She wished the same thing. She noticed how Ben looked at her. He looked like he wanted to kiss her! She was nervous, but she wanted to kiss him, too. She drew closer, so that they were only inches apart.
"She wants me to kiss her!" Kylo said excitedly to himself. He removed his hand from her cheek and lifted her chin. He lowered his head, and was about to place his lips on hers. Then they heard a female voice, call out Padme's name.
"It's my mom," Padme grunted, upset about the disruption. Kylo was upset too, but he did not want Padme to get in trouble for missing dinner.
"Go have dinner," he told her, pulling away from her.
"I'd rather stay here with you," Padme said to Kylo's mind.
"I know. Next time, there will be no interruptions," he replied back out loud.
"Will there be a next time?"
"We'll see." Kylo gave Padme a wink. "Go, before you get into trouble."
Padme waved goodbye to Ben, and woke up from the dream.
