Chapter 5

"You're doing what?!" Finn yelled as Rey packed up her things the next morning

"Finn please don't, I need to do this. The Resistance needs his help." Rey argued with him

"Rey this is Kylo Ren we're talking about, he killed Han! His own father, he would've killed Luke and he almost killed me," Finn shot back, astounded by Rey's decision to go find him, "Look, you got lucky when he killed Snoke but that's not going to happen again. Rey, why aren't you listening to me?"

"Because you're not listening to me," Rey screeched at him, annoyed that he was trying to get her to stay, "Finn I'm sorry, I have to do this and nothing you say will stop me from going to him." Rey hugged him goodbye before grabbing her things and heading to the Falcon.

"Rey!" Poe ran after her

"Don't you try to convince me to stay." Rey pointed at him

"No, I mean- I think you're insane but it's not my place. Here," Poe handed her a small object, "This is an emergency beacon, if you need us to come get you just press this button and I'll be there as fast as I can."

"Thank you Poe." She hugged him tightly, having come to value his friendship in the recent months

"Be careful Rey, Kylo Ren doesn't deserve you. Come back to us in one piece."

Setting the ship to the coordinates Ben had provided to her the night before, Rey handed the binary beacon Leia had given her to Chewie.

"If anything was to happen, and you need guys need me, Poe has an emergency beacon to contact me. If I need you, I'll do the same." Rey explained. Chewie replied with his usual grumbles, displeased that he was getting roped into taking Rey to Ben once again.

Once he saw that she was in the atmosphere of the planet, Ben showed Rey where to land the Falcon as he waited. Ben let out a deep breath, relieved that she had actually came.

Rey paused before exiting the ship, hoping she had made the right decision this time.

"Hello Rey." Ben was surprisingly relaxed

"If I'm making a mistake I need to know now before my time is wasted again." Rey remarked as she walked towards him, trying to hold up her façade that she didn't really care

"Rey, there is no one else here other than us and the people that live here. I told no one where I was going, I promise you." Ben said honestly, hoping it would calm her down

"And are we exactly?" Rey questioned, trying to relax as she looked around. The planet they were on was all green and simply breathtaking.

"Naboo. My grandmother lived here before she met my grandfather, she was the queen," Ben explained as they walked down the pavement, "From what I learned, the Jedi were ordered to protect her from assassination attempts, my grandfather was one of the Jedi sent to watch over her and they ended up falling in love."

"Your grandfather was a Jedi?" Rey looked up at him surprised

"You didn't know that? Before he was Darth Vader he was Anakin Skywalker, Jedi Knight." Ben replied, surprised that it wasn't well known by now

"I- I didn't realize he was Luke and Leia's father. That's why you wanted to be like him, 'as strong as Darth Vader' you wanted to be just like your grandfather." Rey stopped, looking at him as he walked on before he realized she had stopped.

Ben turned to look at her. She was surprised; shocked even that he was related to such a powerful person.

"Rey, I was 24 when I finally found out, it's not like I grew up wanting to be like him. My parents were too busy with their own shit to pay attention to me, I was Force-sensitive and I had a voice in my head, telling me how great I could be, finish what he started." Ben explained as he walked towards her

"But Darth Vader died, how was he telling you all that?"

"By the time I realized it was Snoke, I was training with Luke. I wasn't going to turn, I was trying to fight it but then—''

"But then Luke came to your tent." Rey finished, finally understanding him. A scared little boy, desperate for attention, all on his own being manipulated by a monster and no one ever noticed until it was too late.

"Yes." Ben confirmed.

Rey sighed, tears in her eyes she closed the gap between them. Wrapping her small arms around his waist, she buried her head in his chest, breathing him in. Ben stood there for a moment, taken aback. He couldn't remember the last time he had been hugged, it had been years. Gently, he wrapped his arms around her shoulders and squeezed her tight. They stood there for what seemed like forever, Ben didn't want to ever let her go, she fit in his arms like that's where she should always be. Kissing the top of her head, Ben finally let her go

"Come. Let me show you where you'll be staying." Ben extended his hand out to her, Rey smiled warmly, taking it without hesitation.

"So does this mean you're a prince? I mean, with your grandmother being the queen?"

"Somewhat, she's no longer the queen. She died during childbirth, but my mother was the Princess of Alderaan. Obi- Wan Kenobi, another Jedi that looked after my grandmother, separated my mother and Luke so Vader couldn't find them." Ben explained as he looked down at her, watching her as they walked.

"Do the people here know who you are? Do they know you're Kylo Ren?" Rey questioned

"No one knows who I really am. Snoke didn't want anyone to know, and I'm sure my parents felt the same way." Ben replied

"So you're just Ben Solo then?" Ben looked down at his feet as they walked, still not used to being called by his birth name

"I guess so."

"Good, I like Ben better."

Ben had pull; whether it was by being Leia's son or by him using the Force, or both, Rey wasn't sure. He was able to get them a large suite with two bedrooms and separate bathrooms, Rey was surprised at how beautiful it all was, she was so used to living in the AT-AT she found on Jakku.

"Do you like your room? Ben asked as he leaned against the doorframe and watched Rey unpacked her things.

"Yeah, it's spectacular." Rey smiled

"Good," Ben nodded, "Rey, I didn't just ask you hear for nothing, I want your help."

"Ben no, I am not going to do this with you again." Rey started to arguing, knowing what he was going to say

"My whole family is dead because of this damn war. This needs to end."

"That's your fault. Han would still be alive if it wasn't for you." Rey shot back, instantly regretting it. Ben winced at the comment, knowing she was right.

"His death was necessary. I already explained that." Ben said coolly

"If you're going to do this back and forth between being Ben and being Kylo you can just stop. I will leave; I have no problems with going back to the Resistance if you're going to do this." Rey argued, wondering if she should pack up her things and call Chewie.

"Rey, I'm offering you a chance to change things. Will you help me?"

"I don't want to rule the galaxy. I shouldn't have even come here. I should've listened to Finn and Poe. I should've stayed with the Resistance." Rey shook her head at him with disappointment in her eyes.

"Oh yes, I'm sure the traitor and the pilot are lost without you." Ben sarcastically remarked

"Excuse me?"

"Nothing. Forget I said anything, forget I asked you here. Just go." Ben stalked off, slamming the door to his room loudly.

Rey sighed and shut her door quietly; lying on her bed she pressed the palms of her hands to her eyes

"I made a terrible mistake." She muttered to herself.