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Supremacy, 34ABY
I lay, arms and legs outstretched on my back and stared at the ceiling. Flashing lights caught my attention, and I sat up to look out the window. Many small ships were materialising and heading towards us. My interest peaked, I slid over and watched them coming aboard one after the other. The power suddenly went out in the entire room and I was plunged into darkness. 'I have a preposition for you.' I jumped, startled by the deep voice behind me. 'If you could not sneak up on me that would be appreciated.' Standing up, I turned around and saw Kylo stood by the barrier again, dimly lit from the stars shining outside. The cut trailing down his cheek had been filled with a kind of metal and his eyes were surrounded by dark, bruised circles. He held some shadowy clothes in his hands and I eyed him suspiciously. 'What are you proposing?' I asked. Kneeling down, he slid the clothes across the floor where they hit my dirty brown boots. 'Just put them on.' 'But why-' 'Just do it.' Kylo advanced a little, exerting his presence. I held my hands up innocently and turned to face away from him. I peeled my jacket off and pulled my shirt off over my head. The reflection of his face was visible in the window, eyes wide and following the scarring that covered my back. Our eyes locked and he looked at the floor quickly. I coughed awkwardly and continued to get changed. The long, black cloak like dress strangely suited me as I stared at myself in the window. A black metal band pulled my waist in at the middle and long black gloves covered my hands. I turned to face him and he stared at me momentarily before gesturing slightly. 'There's a pocket inside for your… thing.' He looked at Pibble who was sleeping in the corner of the cell. I leaned down and picked the snoozing porg up, slotting him in. Kylo beckoned me towards him and I tentatively stepped forwards. 'What the hell are you doing?' I whispered. He placed a gloved finger to his lips and produced my broken lightsaber from under his cloak and slid it under the barrier. I cocked my head confused but took it from him nonetheless. He quietly moved over to the circuit board. I pressed the button on my weapon and green light filled the room, flickering still. 'What am I supposed to do with his?' I murmured. I couldn't see him but heard him whisper. 'Pretend to break the screen.' Confused, I began to swing my lightsaber against the electric current. When the plasma made contact, small sparks flew at me which I expertly dodged. Suddenly there was a burst of power and the screen fractured, producing a gap large enough for me to squeeze through. I darted out of my cell, the green light from my weapon highlighting Kylo whose arm was outstretched using the force to break the barrier. 'You couldn't let me own the moment could you?' I joked. He didn't laugh, instead reaching around the back of my head and pulling a hood up to cover my face. 'Stay low and follow me.'
He led me through the many corridors of the ship, passing by various storm-troopers and workers. I felt almost invisible, moving swiftly behind Kylo. The slits in the cloak caused a light breeze to graze my legs and my old brown boots were visible. 'The shoes might be a giveaway.' I hissed over his shoulder. 'Just keep walking, we're almost there.' Eventually we made it to a quiet hallway with a large door at the end of it. It slowly slid open and unveiled a large room. I walked in slowly, taking my surroundings in. A large panoramic window looked out into the galaxy with a bed posed just in front of it. A crafting desk and chair sat in the corner as well as other furnishings. Kylo locked the door with a panel on the wall as I saw my bag resting neatly beside the bed. 'You are not to leave this room. Or I will make it my personal duty to remove your head from your shoulders.' He stood with his arms folded indignantly. 'You know, I'm getting used to you threatening to murder me. It's starting to not be so scary.' I countered and he rolled his eyes. I looked around the room again. 'I'm assuming this is your room?' 'I rarely use it. You can stay here until…' 'Until?' He shook his head. 'Until I decide how best to get rid of you. What happened down there, it'll look like you escaped by yourself and Phasma can get back to focussing on her work rather than how to deal with you.' He slammed his fist on the panel and started to leave. I hesitated, unsure of what to say. 'Thank you.' I finally said and he paused. 'I didn't do it for you.' The door slowly slid shut and he vanished.
I spent days in there by myself with nothing to do. I could kill a few hours playing hide and seek with Pibble but eventually hiding under the bed and in the sliding closet became too predictable. I had sat and re-sewn the clothes Kylo had given me, turning the dress into a pair of light trousers with slits in the sides and maintaining the bodice but tightening the fit a little. Having my possessions back was great as it did mean I could listen to some of my favourite music from back home on Takodana and Pibble could nap in his favourite spot in my bag. I lounged with my boots up on the crafting desk enjoying the little things in my life, when I heard stomping and shouting outside the door. The outer-rim flashed from red to green and slid open as Kylo entered, throwing his helmet onto the bed fiercely. A small fraction of it came off. He continued to not acknowledge me at all. 'Well hello to you too Ren.' I finally stated. As I did so, he threw the small piece of metal at me. I ducked as it zoomed past, inches from my head, and grimaced. 'That was unnecessary.' Since he continued to ignore my presence, I went back to listening to my music, humming along. 'What is that irritating noise?' Kylo hissed, looking over to where I was sat. 'Okay now you're just being an ass on purpose. It's music. You know what music is.' He got up and strode over, swiping my legs off the table. 'Watch your tone.' He pointed a finger in my face which I proceeded to grab and pull down. 'Don't point at me.' I saw his eyes move over to where my recording device lay on the desk. 'Did you build that?' I rubbed my face with my hands and then reached over, grabbing the device and placing it in his hand. 'You really do ask a lot of questions. Yes I did; it records sound and then you can play it back.' Kylo turned it in his hands, listening carefully to the music. 'I used to record the music back home when the live bands would play, then I could listen to it whenever I wanted to.' Sitting on the edge of the desk, Kylo continued to move device around his hand whilst I spoke. 'Maz always said that is was a silly idea since I could hear the music every evening anyway. But she was wrong. On the nights when I felt the loneliest, I could listen to the songs and it'd remind me that I wasn't alone and that I had a home.' 'Takodana.' He murmured and I looked up. His face was pained and I furrowed my brow. 'Yeah, that's right, where you found me. Why do you-' Kylo placed the device back down on the desk and got up, moving away from me. My stomach began to churn with worry. 'What happened to Takodana? What did you do to it?' Kylo's posture remained bent as he looked at the floor before composing himself and turning to face me again. 'Nothing happened. I found the girl I was looking for and you by accident. That was all.' I could tell he was lying but didn't bother to press him. 'Okay.' I responded simply and turned back to the table. I turned my music up louder, jigging my knee and tapping my feet in time with the beats to try and calm down. I heard off-beat tapping behind me and saw Kylo tapping one foot out of time with the music whilst staring out of the window. 'Would you like to dance?' I asked, getting up and extending a hand. 'I don't do that.' He shook his head and backed away from me slightly. 'Of course you do, everybody does. Look.' I gently swayed my hips to the instruments, smiling. Kylo raised an eyebrow at me and folded his arms tightly across his chest. 'You look ridiculous.' 'So? It's about having fun! I know you want to, I can see you tapping your foot.' I edged towards him slowly, cautiously reaching out and taking one of his gloved hands. He reluctantly allowed me to and stood overly still as I tried to move him about. 'This is stupid.' He tried to pull his hand back but I kept a hold of it. 'Who cares? We're the only two here, I don't think anybody is going to find out.' I held his hand tight and felt him loosen a little. He continued to tap his foot and gently led me under his arm and into a spin. As I came round to meet him again, I saw the tiniest smile flicker across his face. 'Tess I-' He started to speak but was interrupted by the ship jerking forward and flying at light-speed. I lost my footing and tripped into him briefly. His hands instinctively grabbed my waist to steady me and I looked up at his scarred face, taking in every detail. We jerked again, this time stopping. The moment between us ended due to excessive banging on the door. Shaking himself out of the trance, Kylo shoved me away and grabbed my bag, throwing it to me. 'Get under the bed now.' Muddled, I snatched up my music device and turned it off as I slid under the bed. I heard the door slide open and footsteps enter the room. 'Supreme Leader Snoke wishes to see you.' General Hux's voice filled the room and I began to tremble with fear. 'It's funny, I could've sworn I heard a girl's voice in here.' I saw his boots pace past the side of the bed as he opened the closet doors and peered in. 'Strange how that little friend of yours just magically vanished without a trace isn't it?' His boots moved back towards where Kylo was stood and I held my breath. 'She wasn't my friend.' He growled, squaring up to Hux. 'You've been distracted Ren, and I'm not the only one noticing it. We have eyes on the Resistance; we're going to find them and kill them and as much as I'd like for you to mess it up and be slaughtered by Snoke, he has big plans for you. Come on.' Hux walked out and Kylo followed, slipping his mask over his face. The door shut and the outer-rim turned red, leaving me on my own. I crawled out from underneath the bed, shaking.