Hey readers! I'm so sorry for the long wait ever since my flu invaded my body but now I'm better than ever as you can see!
Also thank you for the nice comments you gave me and I can see you guys wanted a scene when Ben came back for Rey similarly to Will Turner's return for Elizabeth in PotC: TWE.
So without further a due, here's the epilogue!
~8 years later in Naboo at a beautiful bright day~
'Lavender's blue, dilly, dilly, Lavender's green. When I am King, dilly, dilly, you shall be Queen.
Lavender's green, dilly, dilly, Lavender's blue. You must love me, dilly, dilly, for I love you.'
The little raven haired girl in her lavender knit floral crochet dress with scalloped trim, a chiffon-layered hem, who was singing happily as she skipped her way from the green grass while Rey wearing a Villa retreat dress mostly similar to Padme Amidala's clothing but the difference is that her color was a mixture between silver, grey and white and her dark brown hair was curled down from her top waist as she was walking gracefully behind her, smiling at her daughter who continuously skip her way in front of the beautiful view of Naboo.
As the little girl stopped her track along with her Mother beside her to watch the view. She looked up to her side to face her as Rey looked down in return with a hopeful smile.
"Mama, will Papa come home?" The little girl asked curiously.
"Soon, my darling. Very soon." Her Mother replied assuring to her that her father will be coming home as the little girl smiled then looked away from her to watch the view again.
Rey stares at her daughter with a slight of sadness yet still has traces of hope in her eyes knowing that Ben will surely come back to her and their daughter. She only told her daughter the stories of her father being a padawan with the exception of him being Kylo Ren, for she is still too young to know her father's dark past and their complicated relationship, but once she is older, she will be ready to understand his past sins.
"Mama, look! There is a ship coming towards us!" the little girl pointed out at the distance where a familiar ship is now beginning to land a bit far away from them was the Millennium Falcon as Rey senses the force of someone she has been waiting for a long time. She grinned with an excitement then looks down at her daughter who stares at the ship now on the grass ground with a safe landing.
"That's your grandfather's ship. Sweetheart." She replied causing the little girl to move her eyes up towards her mother in gasp.
"You mean the Millenium Falcon! The fastest ship in the whole Galaxy from the stories you and grandma told me?"
Her mother nodded in reply with a smile as the little girl did in return then their eyes turn towards the view of the ship from the distance.
The light freighter of the door begins to open swiftly where a man appeared walking down out of the ship from which Rey happily smiles to see the man that she longed for to embrace him… to kiss him again.
"Ben." She called out to him with joy as he looked at the woman he also longed for with love and need.
"Rey."
The lovers stared at each other for a moment from a small distance but is interrupted when the little girl yanked her mother's skirt with a curious expression as she looked up at her.
"Mama, who is that man?"
Rey moves her eyes away from Ben to her daughter and smiled serenely.
"That man is your father, sweetheart."
The little girl looked up to the man in front of her as she slowly approached him. Ben stares at his only daughter when his eyes begin to fill with tears for this is the first time he has seen his little girl in person.
"Hello." The little girl greeted with a shy smile.
"Hello." He replied with a teary grin.
"Are…are you my daddy?"
"Yes… yes I am your daddy." He nodded while his tears begin to fall from his cheeks and kneels down on the grass with his left knee bend up to face her the same height as hers.
"Why are you crying?" She asked curiously, seeing her father starting to cry.
"Because, this is the first time I've seen my baby girl grow up." His lips begin to tremble and tears continue to fall as he sighs deeply. "I'm sorry that I didn't get to spend time with you as your daddy… and I didn't get to know your name…"
"Padme."
"What?" He blinks his eyes slightly surprised when she spoke.
"My name is Padme, daddy." His daughter smiled as she puts her hands on his wet cheeks then wipes them with her thumb. "Mama named me after my great grandmama Amidala."
"Padme… a beautiful name for a beautiful girl like your great grandmother." He puts his hand on his daughter's small one while still being touched on his almost dried cheek and smiled back.
Suddenly, Padme puts her arms around her father neck giving him the gesture of love affection of a child. Ben returns that embrace by putting his arms around his little girl for the first time.
"Welcome home, daddy." She whispered while still embracing him and her head was laid on his shoulder.
"Thank you, sweetheart."
He could feel his little girl smiled at his response when he looks at his beloved woman he hasn't seen for long, staring at him affectionately. He lets go of his daughter's embrace and stood up then looks down at her with a small smile as she did in return while putting her small hand on her father's and walked towards Rey standing in front of them.
Padme lets go of her father's hand and ran towards her mother.
"Mama, can I go inside the falcon, please?" She stares at her with puppy eyes. "I wanna see what's inside!"
"Why don't you ask your father?" Rey replied with a soft chuckle as her daughter turns around to face him.
"Daddy, can I go inside the falcon, please?"
"Of course, sweetheart, as long you don't do anything trouble inside there, okay?" Ben replied and grinned at his little girl's excitement.
"Yay, I promise I won't do anything trouble, daddy!" She ran towards the Millenium Falcon leaving her parents behind to have a moment.
"Be careful, Padme alright!" Rey called out to her but she knew her daughter's excitement didn't notice her mother's warning as she faced her lover she hasn't seen in years. His features still look handsome with the scar on his face even though his age was a bit far to becoming like his father yet there are still traces of youth in his appearance. His clothing was a bit darker than his usual ones, wearing a grey tunic and dark pants with boots along with his father's old sleeveless jacket making him look his dad, Han Solo except Ben's clothing was dark unlike Han's.
"So… you changed your hair." Ben spoke a bit of humor to avoid the silence between them.
She softly snorted then smirked. "Same dark color you're wearing."
They both chuckled at their awkward moment then suddenly the aura around them is pushing the lovers closer as Ben slowly approaches her while Rey just stood there not moving from the spot.
"Was that a compliment?" He mocked humorously causing her to giggle and shook her head.
"Yes."
Ben puts his hands on both of her cheek, affectionately stroking it with his thumb and stares into her bright brown eyes that he adores the beauty of it while Rey stares back at his soft dark eyes she loved.
"Some things never changed…" He said with a soft whisper and smiled.
"True, but you still drive me crazy, Ben Solo." She replied while slightly shook her head and smiled in return.
He stared down at her lips then her eyes again as Rey did the same. Then suddenly, Ben puts his lips on hers passionately missing his beloved entirely after being away for 8 years. Rey kissed him back for she too missed him a lot. After what it feels like for a long time, Ben lets go of their kiss as they stared at each other longing.
"Welcome home, Ben." Rey greeted him while putting her hand on his cheek and softly stroke his with a gentle smile.
"I'm home, sweetheart…" He smiled back and puts his hand on hers.
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"I'm home, at last."
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SAYONARA!