Rey awoke with a start. She looked around, not knowing where she was at first. Her heart slowed down as she realized she was in her quarters at the Resistance base. The events of the day came back to her one by one as the fog of sleep cleared from her mind. He shoulder sagged as she reached across the bed and felt no one. She was so exhausted she had forgotten to set her alarm for Kylo's evening visitation. Luckily, she hadn't missed it. She even woke up in time for dinner, though she was in no mood for it. Part of her wanted to have dinner with Finn and Poe and another didn't want to deal with any questions they might have. She hadn't considered that there would be any negatives in coming back to her friends. She just wanted to get away from the First Order. She didn't want to stay where she was a prisoner, where every face was an enemy. Now that she was back, all the faces didn't seem so friendly now. People looked at her strangely, differently. It had only been a day, but she knew the looks on their faces. Word had quickly spread that she killed Hux and his men. They feared her.

Rumors were quickly spreading that she had gone to the Dark Side. She wouldn't have returned if that were true. She left the First Order base to prevent that from happening. Granted, nothing was turning out as she had hoped, but surely, there was something to be said for her return. Not only did she return, she brought Kylo Ren with her. She brought back General Organa's son! Not one person saw this as a kind act or something decent. Nothing but hatred and suspicion. She wondered if people understood people in the First Order looked at General Organa the same way they looked at Kylo Ren. War was a matter of perspective. She had learned much from her study of Darth Vader, she decided. Many things were a matter of perspective. The definition of evil depended on what side you were on.

She sighed and gathered herself up from the bed. She decided to contact Finn and Poe for dinner. Being with her friends, despite her reservations, was the whole purpose in returning. Secluding herself in her quarters wasn't going to help get over any issues between them. She went to the refresher to straighten up, then left to go find them.

"Alright, let's clear the invisible bantha from the room," Rey said after thoughtfully chewing her food.

"Okay," Finn replied. "What do you mean?"

"Ask me any question you want about Kylo Ren. About what happened. Let's just get this out of the way," she sat her fork down. "I want things to get back to normal with us. I've missed you guys so much."

"Agreed," Finn said.

"Anything?" Poe asked.

"Anything," Rey agreed.

"How big is it?" Poe gave her a devilish grin. Finn almost choked on his drink as he started to laugh uncontrollably.

Rey turned five shades of crimson as she covered her mouth with her hand. "Poe Dameron!"

He tipped his glass to her. "You said anything." He took a drink. "Now, the question the whole galaxy is asking. Is the guy compensating for something or not?" Finn couldn't stop laughing and was almost falling out of his chair at this point.

Rey was so flustered she could barely answer. "Compensating for what? He's just comp- complicated!" This was not what she had in mind.

Poe was enjoying this entirely too much. "So tell us Rey, is he hung like a womp rat or a bantha?" He couldn't even keep a straight face with that question, joining Finn in his laughter.

"By the Maker, Poe Dameron, I give you permission to ask me anything, I open my soul to you and you ask me about Kylo Ren's dick," Rey herself started to laugh.

He winked at her. "You wanted things back to normal." They all laughed until their stomachs hurt and tears were rolling out of their eyes. Rey looked at her friends and warmth filled her heart. This was what she had missed and this was why she had come back. Her thoughts trailed to Ben, alone in his cell and she wished he could be there with them. She thought there was a chance he could like Finn and Poe if he could break down his barriers.

They fell silent as General Organa approached the table with a serious look on her face. "Rey, I need to talk to you in private."

Rey wiped her mouth with her napkin, "Yes, General." She rose from the table and followed the General out of the cafeteria back to her office.

"Have a seat," General Organa motioned to a chair in front of her desk as she sat behind. Rey sat down, not saying anything. "When you contacted me about you and Ben returning, a committee was formed. This committee was given the task of debriefing you about your stay with the First Order and your time spent as prisoner of Kylo Ren. It is comprised of officers and a psychologist, all experts in the field of prisoners of war. I am also on this committee, more in an advisory role than anything else, given my experiences in previous wartime affairs. Following your debriefing, which could take a day to multiple days, decisions regarding you, your medical care, mental and physical and your role with the Resistance would be determined. A plan going forward from there would be developed to deal with any trauma you're experiencing and help you ease back into a productive role with us, helping both you and the Resistance achieve the best possible results from your return to us. Does that make sense?" Rey only nodded in reply, not knowing what else would be appropriate to reply with. "Given the revelation that a-relationship developed between you and your captor-" She paused. "Ben, that has changed the scope of the committee. It has also changed the scope of my position with the committee. They are concerned about your mental state, Rey. It's not normal to develop a relationship with the person holding you captive. There is a syndrome named for it, but it's considered an illness…"

"What?" Rey interrupted. "I am not crazy for being in love with Ben!"

"Rey, that's not what I'm saying and that's not what I think. I understand how you might have developed feelings for him after being with him over such a long period of time and I sympathize because he is my son. That is why I'm now no longer in an advisory role or a decision making part of the committee. We feel that I am too close to the situation to make an impartial decision regarding the relationship between you and Ben. I am now abstaining from anything regarding that situation. However, it is of great concern to the committee. That being said, some preliminary decisions regarding your situation have been made."

"I don't like the sound of this," Rey said.

"I don't expect you to," General Organa replied. "These decisions have been made for your own health and safety, along with the safety of those on this base. First and foremost, you are not to have any contact with the prisoner known as Ben Solo also known as Kylo Ren."

Rey stood up. "WHAT? NO!"

"Second," General Organa pushed a datapad to the edge of her desk. "This is your schedule. Your psychologist has designed it for you. You will follow it to the letter. Along with following it, you will be accompanied by an armed guard throughout the base. When you are not somewhere that is designated on your schedule, you are sequestered to your quarters where an armed guard will be posted outside of your door."

"This psychologist hasn't even spoken to me yet!" Rey was shaking. "And you have to let me see Ben! You promised!"

"Rey, there is nothing I can do at this point. The decision has been taken out of my hands." General Organa felt the room start to shake, the items on her desk moving sideways. "Rey! You have to get a hold of yourself!"

"Armed guards? I can't even see my friends?" Rey's hands were balled into fists at her sides. "Please, tell me why I came back here?" The room continued to vibrate, the intensity growing with Rey's anger.

"Rey! Please calm down! I don't want to have you restrained like Ben is!" General Organa pleaded with Rey.

Rey's hands relaxed as the room stopped shaking. "This is outrageous. This committee hasn't even spoken with me yet."

"I'm sorry, Rey. This is for your safety and everyone here. These are only temporary restrictions. Once you're evaluated, your schedule and restrictions can change."

"And seeing Ben?" Rey crossed her arms.

The General looked down at her desk. "That is not going to change. That has been deemed too dangerous."

Rey put her hands on the desk and leaned forward. "Has anyone considered that it may be more dangerous to keep me from seeing him?"

General Organa looked up from her desk and looked Rey in the eye. "Threats will not intimidate me, Rey, nor will they bring me to your cause. I have stared down far worse than you."

"We shall see," Rey replied.

"Rey, please. Think before you act. That's all I ask. Take time to calm down and think rationally. Maybe things can be changed in the future. I simply can not promise you anything at this time."

"I know. I know exactly what your promises get me," Rey looked at General Organa through narrowed eyes. "Am I allowed to have visitors at my quarters?"

"With approval, yes, when you have free time in your schedule."

Rey nodded once in reply. "So why not just put me in a detention cell like Ben?"

"You're not a prisoner here, Rey."

"I certainly feel like one, with an armed guard and a rigorous schedule."

"It was also decided that having you that close to Ben was too dangerous. While you're not a prisoner, we do want to keep you under a watchful eye." General Organa never broke eye contact with Rey. "I may sympathize with you, but I don't disagree that your behavior could be erratic."

"I haven't even had a chance to be stable or erratic. It hasn't even been a full day. This is ridiculous." Rey crossed her arms. "Is there anything else? I'd like to go back to my quarters if we're done."

"We're finished. There's already a guard waiting for you outside of my door to escort you to your quarters. Someone from the armory will be by to collect your lightsaber and blaster. Please don't make this any harder than it needs to be, Rey. Don't forget your schedule."

Rey didn't say anything as she turned on her heel to leave the General's office, tucking the datapad under her arm. She remained silent as she glared at the guard waiting for her outside of the General's office. Rey didn't speak to the guard as she escorted her to her quarters and took her post outside of her door. Rey entered her quarters and stood inside of the door for a moment, her anger boiling. She took the datapad and hurled it across the room, much like she had with Ben's helmet. She sat down on the couch and reached out to him.

Ben...The connection was almost immediate.

I'm here, Rey.

I can't see you anymore.

I know. General Organa told me before going to tell you. I'm in a different cell now, he said.

Why?

My reaction wasn't...calm.

Did she also tell you I'm being treated like a prisoner now? Rey asked.

She told me about the committee and their decisions, he replied.

I won't stand for it.

We're going to have to play their games for a while, Rey.

Her mind remained silent for a moment. No, we don't.

Rey…

She shut off the connection. She felt him trying to reach her again but she ignored him. Her anger was growing by the moment and she certainly wasn't going to play any games set forth by the Resistance and their asinine committees. She had gone from being a prisoner of the First Order to being a prisoner of the Resistance. At least, with the First Order, she didn't have to sleep alone. Was it so crazy that she fell in love with her captor? They didn't understand the situation, let alone the man that was Kylo Ren and Ben Solo. They weren't typical enemies. They had shared a bond from the beginning, even if she had tried to deny it. Maybe she fell too hard, too fast but no one had ever looked or spoken to her like that. No one had ever wanted her that way and she had never wanted anyone or anything more in her life. She wasn't going to let anyone keep her from that. She realized that nothing meant more to her than Kylo Ren….Ben Solo. The name didn't matter. Only the man did.

She felt a familiar gathering in the Force as Revan appeared before her. "My child," he said softly.

"Revan."

"Your anger is going to lead you down a difficult path if you are not able to temper it."

"The easiest path is rarely the most fulfilling." She replied.

"I think you will find yourself in a place you were trying to avoid. You're heading in the direction you least wanted to."

"Maybe I was wrong. Maybe I've had it all wrong from the start," she sighed. "All I know is that this isn't going to work."

"You said yourself it hasn't been a full day. Show them they're wrong, my child. You wanted to bring Kylo Ren back to the Light and you have done that. You are to be commended for your efforts."

"Then why am I not being commended?" she demanded. "I'm being treated like a prisoner, like I'm crazy! I'm going to go crazy if I can't see Ben!"

"Things aren't going as you imagined. Frequently that happens. You must adapt and figure out how to deal with your situation, my child. Reacting from your anger will not solve the problem."

"Oh, it will. I will solve the problem," she stepped over to her dresser where her lightsaber and blaster were laying. She grabbed them, clipping them to her belt. "I'm going to solve the problem right now."

"Rey, wait!" She ignored the apparition as she stepped through Revan, exiting her quarters.

"Halt! You are not permitted to lea…." Rey cut off the guard with a Force choke, raising her from her feet against the wall. When she was unconscious, she flung her to the side and started to run to the armory. No one paid her much attention until a pair of guards saw her and gave chase. She turned the corner to the last hallway to the armory, coming to the desk of the guard.

"Kylo Ren's lightsaber, you will give it to me now," she said as calmly as she could, looking over her shoulder.

"What? You're not supposed to be here," the guard reached for something on the panel in front of him.

Rey unclipped her lightsaber and ignited it, pointing it at the guard. "Kylo Ren's lightsaber, you will give it to me now." She hoped the mind trick combined with some aggressive negotiation would get her what she wanted.

The guard's eyes grew wide. "Okay, hold on, I'll….I'll get it." He scurried off behind a heavy door, while the two guards that were chasing her appeared.

Rey turned to face them as they pointed their blasters at her. "Halt! We have orders to take you into custody."

"Not happening," Rey said.

"We're not going to hurt you, Rey."

"I can't say the same for you," she said as she advanced on them. As she did so they fired and she deflected the blaster bolts with her lightsaber. She attacked the guard on the left first, slicing through his wrist holding his blaster and then running him through and kicking him to the ground. The other guard looked horrified as Rey turned to him.

He clicked the comm on his collar, "We're going to need reinforcements." He ran down a hallway the opposite way from Rey.

The armory guard returned with a large blaster rifle, rather than Kylo Ren's lightsaber, hoping to catch Rey off guard but instead found himself in a Force choke. "I told you. Kylo Ren's lightsaber," she seethed. The guard only gurgled a response as she held him in the choke. She released him and he fell to the ground, struggling to breathe. "GO!" she shouted. He scrambled off the floor and through the door, quickly returning with Kylo's lightsaber. Rey grabbed it from him and took off, heading for the detention area. She clipped it to her belt as she ran, keeping hers ignited as she was sure the guards would be on full alert at this point. Alarms were going off throughout the base. She looked back and as she did so, she ran into Finn, who grabbed her by her shoulders.

"Rey! What is going on?"

"Finn! I don't have time to explain! I have to get out of here! I'm sorry!" she tried to wrestle away from him before guards found them.

"Why didn't you come back to dinner? We wondered what happened to you." Finn held her tight in place.

"Finn, please! I have to go!" She finally freed herself from him, but then hugged him. "I'm sorry. I'll miss you, my friend." She took off again as guards entered the hallway, leaving Finn dumbfounded.

As they reached him, they fired at Rey, causing him to shout out. "Wait! What are you doing?!"

"Our blasters are set to stun, sir, but we have orders to take Rey into custody. She violated orders to remain sequestered to her quarters."

"I have to talk to General Organa," Finn went off towards the General's office while the guards went in Rey's direction.

Rey made her way to the detention area, approaching the desk of the guard. She pointed her lightsaber at his throat. "Take me to Kylo Ren." She wasn't even going to bother with mind tricks. "Now."

He put his hands up, standing up. "Alright." As he came from around the desk, Rey used the Force to take his blaster from his belt, then flung it across the room. She glanced over her shoulder, looking for the other guards that were chasing her. The detention guard keyed in the code to the cell block, opening the door. Rey followed him in, the door shutting securely behind them. She kept her lightsaber pointed at the back of his neck as he led her to Kylo's cell, which was also guarded by two more guards.

She put her arm around the neck of the guard leading her with her lightsaber to his neck. "Drop your weapons or I kill him." The guards looked to each other, then to the guard she held in her arm. Rey raised her arm holding her lightsaber, putting both guards into a Force choke. "I said, drop your weapons." She held both in the air until the dropped their weapons, then dropped them into heaps on the floor, not caring if they were alive or dead. "Open his cell," she said as she pushed the desk guard towards the keypad. He miskeyed the code a few times, but finally the door opened.

Rey rushed in as Kylo stood up from his bed, shocked to see her. "Rey, what are you doing here? You broke off our connection and…."

She took her lightsaber and severed his cuffs. She handed him his lightsaber. "We're leaving."

"Are you sure about this?"

"It's too late. We have to go," she walked out of the cell and he followed, seeing the two bodies lying on the floor.

"I see," he said. He grabbed her around her waist and pulled her close, kissing her. "I love you."

"I love you, too. Let's get out of here," she said. She pointed her lightsaber at the guard. "Open that door."

"You know they're going to be waiting for you out there," he said.

"Then I suggest you get out of the way after you open that door," Kylo told him. "If you want to live." He ignited his lightsaber as the guard keyed in the code to let them out. "Are you ready?" He looked at Rey. She nodded in reply. "If we both Force push, we can knock them back and then advance, making our run." The door opened and they both used the Force, knocking back the guards waiting for them into those behind them, almost giving them an opening to run, but there were too many. They would have to fight their way through. Kylo was a machine, making his way through guards easily as their training was no match for his as he cut down guard after guard, two to Rey's one. They made their way through the first group then made their run for the hangar. As they made their way there, they were cut off by Finn and Poe.

"Rey! I can't let you do this!" Finn stopped her.

"Finn! I don't have time for this! I have to go! I can't stay here!"

"Rey, please don't do this," Poe pleaded. He looked to Kylo. "Don't let her do this."

"I'm doing what she wants to do, Dameron, no more, no less," Kylo replied.

"Your place is here, with us!" Finn pleaded.

"No, it's not, Finn! My place is with Ben and that place isn't here," she pushed him aside. "I already told you I'm sorry. We have to leave."

"Rey, no," Poe said.

"It's too late, Poe! I have to leave! I can't stay now! Come on, Ben. Let's go!" she grabbed his hand and began running again as more guards entered the hallway. They sprinted towards the hangar as blaster fire began to fill the hallway. Rey unclipped her blaster and fired back, not hitting much as her aim was poor while running. They finally reached the hangar. Kylo's shuttle was to the far right side, the dark and sleek form almost awkward next to the Resistance craft. They turned to face their pursuers, wanting to cut down on blaster fire in the hangar so they could depart safely. They cut through the squad of guards quickly, as Finn and Poe watched in disbelief. "Ben, go to the ship and enter the coordinates for the First Order base. I'll keep everything clear down here!" He didn't say anything as he headed for his ship, disappearing up the gangway.

"Rey, you can't go back to the First Order!" Finn said.

"I'm sorry, Finn. I have to. I don't belong here. I thought I did, but I don't. I can't be locked up again. At least with Ben I wasn't locked up alone."

"What are you talking about? Locked up?" Finn looked completely confused since he had no idea about the new orders regarding Rey.

"Ask General Organa," Rey said, with distaste. "I didn't leave the First Order to be a prisoner here. They think I'm crazy, Finn." She glanced over his shoulder at more guards coming in led by General Organa herself and another woman. "And there she is."

"Rey, you don't have to do this," General Organa said. "We can still work something out."

"No! You lied to me. All of this has been nothing but lies. I was Ben's prisoner, but he never lied to me. Not once. Even when my life was in danger he was honest about it. But this? This has been nothing but lie after lie!"

"Rey, I'm Azura Rhasa, the base psychologist. We're worried because it's not normal for a prisoner to fall in love with their captor…."

"Here's the problem with your theory, doctor," Rey interrupted. "I had feelings for him before he was my captor. We have a complex relationship that most non-Force sensitive beings couldn't understand."

Kylo appeared on the gangway of the ship, "We're ready, Rey!"

"Will you kill us, General?" Rey's eyes flashed angrily.

General Organa shook her head. "I will catch hell for letting you escape but no, I will not kill you. I'm sorry, Rey."

Rey turned to run to the ship, but Finn called out to her, "Rey! Don't leave!" She turned back to look at him, but didn't say anything. "Don't go back to the First Order, Rey! Anything but that!"

"I'm sorry, Finn."

"Rey, don't do this," Poe said.

"Poe, I have to go," Rey ran towards the ship, looking over her shoulder, partly at her former friends and partly to see if she was going to be shot. She joined Kylo on the gangway and looked back one last time before bringing the gangway up.

They both rushed to the cockpit, Kylo taking the pilot's seat before she could. "I'm flying home," he said. She nodded in response, taking the co-pilot's chair. He maneuvered out of the hangar and headed into the atmosphere.

On the ground, General Organa watched them leave. "We have made a grave mistake," she said.