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1 week after the attack on the Resistance base

General Organa took a deep breath.

With a groan she opened her eyes and looked around the room. Then her eyes fell on a familiar face. A face she'd missed.

A dear friend. Maz Kanata.

"Where am I?"

"My place." Maz said winking.

"How did you find me?" Leia said wincing from the pain in her bones.

"Easy now." Maz pat her hand. "The Force." She whispered solemnly. Then added "And also your allies. A loud Wookie who seems to know everything and is even louder when his friends are in danger." She smirked.

Leia laughed.

"Thank you Maz." She squeezed her hand gently.

"Don't thank me yet." Maz said all joking gone. "Your boy." She nodded. "We need to bring him back. We need him on our side. We are losing this battle, Leia."

"I know Maz I know. And trust me, there is nothing I want more." Leia said slightly out of breath.

"The girl. Rey. She is-

"Yes, Rey is my only hope right now." Leia cut in.

"I see." Maz pursed her lips nodding.

"Yes." Leia nodded.

"Both of them?" Maz wondered out loud.

"I believe so."

"Now that's an interesting turn of events, my dear friend. Never understimate young love I guess. You know, it was fear of losing the love of his life that pushed your father over the edge. And it was love that saved him. I wonder whether the same will be true of your boy."

"I don't know Maz. I really don't know." Leia and Maz shared a concerned look.

"Well, we will find out. For now rest. We have work to do." Maz grinned and left the room.

Leia sighed.

Rey... she whispered into the empty room. May the Force be with you.

A*A*A

Same time on the Supremacy

Kylo Ren trained.

He barked orders.

He travelled the galaxy.

He conquered planets.

And he encountered no one more powerful than him.

He should have been pleased.

He was pleased.

He was also broken.

At night consumed by nightmares of his father's death, his mother's death and now Rey's death.

Because Kylo was now convinced Rey was dead.

He could not feel her. He could not find her.

He was convinced she was gone.

And every time the conviction ran deeper than his first layer of heart, he broke down.

He destroyed numerous cabins.

He force-choked most of his army.

He took prisoners and tortured them just to prove to himself that he was strong in the Force. That he should still be able to feel Rey.

If she were alive.

Each night he was consumed with the most foregin feeling he had never anticipated... guilt.

And now that he had somehow opened the gates and allowed this incredibly intrusive and inconvienient feeling to take hold of his heart, he felt it for everything.

For killing his father. His mother.

For destroying entire villages.

Everything.

But most of all.. for Rey. For her death.

A*A*A*

Present time

"I thought you were dead!" Kylo let out between gritted teeth, his face illuminated by the lightsaber he kept pressing into Rey's.

Rey's eyes grew wide but she made no sound. Instead using all the strentgh in her body to push back against Kylo.

But he was taller. And stronger.

And definitely angrier.

With a powerful groan he moved his lightsaber over hers and struck again harder than before.

For a reason unknown to her at the time, Rey allowed him to strike. Allowed him to disarm her. She didn't really know why, but somehow it felt as the Force had wanted her do it.

Incredulous, Kylo shouted at her "Why did you let me do that? Have you no sense at all? I could have killed you." He said panting, both hands gripping the lightsaber in front of him. His hair was disheveled, his scar an angry red.

"No." Rey said. And she was convinced it was true. She didn't know how she knew. But she did.

Using the Force she grabbed her lightsaber back in her hand, and she did not light it.

Still keeping her eyes on Kylo, she carefully hooked it back on the belt at her side.

"No, Ben. You wouldn't have killed me." She said taking one step towards him.

Kylo took one step back, but said nothing.

"You were terrified just now. Thinking I was dead." She took another step forward.

"What I don't get is why? Why would you think I was dead?"

Another step forward. "Could you not see me? Feel me through the Force?"

By now Rey was so close that Kylo's angry red lightsaber was only an inch from her face.

Kylo was confused. What was she saying? Was he the only one who could not see her? Feel her? Did she feel him? All this time.

With an angry roar, he smashed his lightsaber into the nearest thing around him, which happened to be the Captain's desk.

With a click his lightsaber was turned off and put in the holster in his belt.

Rey looked at him, unsure of his next move.

They stood staring at each other for a long time.

Somewhere in the distance they could both hear and feel the commotion caused by rebels and stormtroopers fighting, but the connection between them was too strong. The Force drew them together like a magnet.

And it was ... Irresistble.

Slowly, never leaving their eyes off each other they moved closer together.

Kylo Ren really could not explain what was happening to him. He knew only that the desire to be close to Rey was stronger than any other desire. Stronger than his desire for power, affirmation and even revenge. That surprised him. But did not scare him as he thought it would. In fact it freed him. He felt liberated. For the first time in a long time, he did not have to feel shame for what he desired. Because he knew in a corner of his heart that it was Good. His desire for her was Good.

The same could not be said for Rey. She was terrified. She felt glued to the spot yet overwhelmed with the greatest desire to run. She felt vulnerable and small. What she felt for Ben, something she hadn't allowed herself to think about or entertain.. the possibility that what she felt for him was far greater than she imagined.

She did not just care for him as she would for any other person in need of compassion. No she cared for him as if he was hers.

Hers.

Hers to hold.

And as if she was his.

His.

As if she belonged.

And for the first time in what felt like a lifetime, Rey was not alone. She did not feel alone and she was not alone.

Unable to resist the overwhelming feeling of relief, she threw herself at Ben and hugged him fiercely.

Kylo Ren was shocked at first. But his body quickly recognised the response that was expected of him.

Wrapping his arms around Rey's waist, he pulled her harder into his chest.

The feeling was so foreign to him that he could not help himself from squeezing her tight and pressing his nose against her throat, in the place her neck met her jaw.

Rey shivered and pressed her face into his hair, tightly squeezing him back.

She knew it was crazy and she knew it would not be long before she would have to let go, so without a second thought, she pressed her mouth against his neck and kissed him sweetly.

It was an almost reverent kiss, pressed tenderly against his pulse. It was a silent way of letting him know that his life was precious.

Kylo Ren's body trembled with the tenderness of that moment. And that terrified him.

Immediately, he pulled out of her arms, his eyes focusing on hers. He felt like someone who had just woken from a dream, dazzed and unable to focus on anything but the girl in front of him.

"Go." He groaned.

Rey looked at him confused.

"Leave! Now!" He shouted making her flinch.

"Come with me, Ben." She pleaded stretching out her hand towards him. And it reminded him of that night in the throne room, only now the roles were reveresed. She was pleading and he.. he did not hesitate.

In a furious move, he grabbed his lightsaber and lit it in front of Rey threateningly.

"I said go!"

"But Ben-

He cut her off. "Leave before I change my mind. You friends are here for you." He spat out. He was furious, to have allowed himself to be weakened by this insignificant girl. She was nobody.

Not to you, though.

Rey just stared at him, with tears flowing down her cheeks. She really did not understand what had happened. She felt the connection between then. And yes she was terrified too, but more terrified of losing it than feeling it.

"Rey" he said, pained. "Go! Now!"

But Rey was stubborn. She always had been, and she knew, she could feel it, that he did not want her to go. Taking a step towards him she lit her own lightsaber and faced him head on.

"No. I will fight you and if I win you are coming with me."

He chuckled maliciously.

"You won't win Rey. Take my offer and leave."

"No." She said angrily wipping her tears away.

But just as she was about to strike, Poe and Finn burst into the room. It distracted her enough to allow Kylo Ren to disarm her. Holding his lightsaber at her throat, he said. "Leave."

"Rey, come on." Poe shouted holding his hand out to her, whilst Finn ran straight for Kylo.

Kylo glared at Poe and then in a sudden move, force-choked Finn stopping him from trying to attack.

"Let gim go Ben!" Rey shouted and stretched out her arm. Using the Force, she disposed Kylo Ren of his lightsaber.

Furious, he tightened his hand into a fist. Finn's face turned blue.

Poe jumped in to defend him. Using his other hand Kylo held him frozen in place.

But that left him defenseless against Rey's attack.

Unable to relocate her lightsaber, Rey walked up to him and punched him. But his concentration did not waver.

"Ben!" She shouted, hitting him again. "What is the matter with you? Let him go!"

"I told you to go!" He said spitting out his own blood. "This is what happens when you don't listen to me, Rey. When you don't obey the Leader of the First Order. I may not have defeated you in a fight yet, but there are other ways to hurt you. Other ways to make you realise that I am stronger. That I am in control and you are no one. A nobody. You have no place in all of this."

"Don't listen to him, Rey!" Poe shouted. "He is just playing with your mind."

"I know." Rey whispered calmly. Breathing heavily she stretched out her hand and used all the Force she could find within her to release Kylo's stronghold on Finn.

Immediately, Kylo Ren was thrown across the room and both Finn and Poe fell on the floor.

Shocked, Kylo quickly got back on his feet and marched towards Rey.

"No!" Poe shouted.

"Welcome to the dark side, Rey." He said, pleased with the turn of events.

"You have used your anger and fear to fuel your power. You are not a Jedi. You are like me now."

"I am nothing like you." Rey said passionately, but inside she was torn. She had indeed done what he said.

"Yes you are. I always knew it. I saw it then, when we touched hands." He said coming in closer.

"Rey, what is he talking about?" Poe asked.

But Rey ignorred him, too consumed by Kylo's words and his proximity.

"And I saw you. By my side. This proves nothing Ben." She said back, with conviction.

"Yes it does-" Kylo started but was interrupted by his mother's voice.

"Rey!" She shouted but her eyes never left him. "Let's go. Quickly."

Rey looked at Kylo Ren more confused than ever. She felt different. She did not know what exactly had changed but something had.

"Rey!" Leia shouted again, whilst Maz and Poe were helping Finn up.

But she could not hear anything or feel anything that was not Kylo Ren/ Ben Solo. He held her captive.

And as they stared at each other an eerie silence fell over the room, everybody's eyes focusing on them.

And they all felt it, the odd electricity in the room. Sparks and heat and colour. It was dazzling to behold.

Silently, Rey reached out and grasped Kylo Ren's hand, the tip of her fingers touching his, just as in the cave.

"Yes, it does mean something, Ben." She whispered.

He held his breath, expectant.

"You will find your way back home, Ben."

Then she turned around and grabbing Leia's hand they all exited the room, leaving him behind. Yet for the first time he did not feel as though he had lost. He felt like a winner. Rey had used the dark side of the Force. This was just the beginning.

A while later on the Supremacy

"Supreme Leader, all the rebels have managed to escape." General Hux said displeased. "What are your orders, Sir?"

"My orders?" Kylo said distracted. "Let them go General. There aren't that many places left to hide now. We will find them and end them. They do not represent a threat."

"But Sir, they have taken the blueprints."

"No they haven't General. General Organa and her little rebels have taken the blueprints to one weapon. But it's not our greatest one. That one is safe." Kylo Ren smiled. He actually smiled, stupefying everyone on the deck, including General Hux who could not help but ask out loud.

"I do beg your pardon my lord, but my I ask why you are so pleased?"

Kylo looked at general Hux incredulously then let out a dark chuckle, astounding everyone further.

"Because it has begun General. That girl will be mine."

"What do you mean Sir?" Hux pressed.

"You are really bold today General." Kylo said displeased. "But if you must know, although I am sure you will not understand, the girl who killed the Supreme Leader, I have begun turning her to the Dark Side. And what a treat it would be to convert her. So righteous, so full of principles. I am looking forward to have her light consumed by darkness. Consumed by me."

With another dark chuckle Kylo Ren stormed out of the room. And as he was walking on determinedly he recalled Rey's final words, from earlier that day, "You will find your way back home Ben. Your way back home." The pull to give in was so strong then, but he had resisted. And he would continue to resist.

Yes, he wanted Rey by his side, but he wanted her into his darkness. He would never step into her light.

It was a long while ago that he had driven that deeply into his mind, his heart. The same words Snoke used to repeat to him as a child.

"You're not worthy of the light, Ben. But in the darkness, your deeds become great. Darkness will serve you, whilst Light seeks to be served. And you are unworthy of the Light, Ben. Darkness is your inheritance."

Yes Darkness was his inheritance.

And Light... Light was ... not where he belonged.