Author's Note: One last chapter for tonight. (:
Night came at last, and Kylo Ren's plan was well underway. He rose out of his bed, and began to prepare himself for the task at hand. He grabbed a fresh black tunic out of his closet, as well as his boots, his gloves, and his helmet. He had destroyed his belt upon arrival to Ahch-To, for he knew of the tracking device within it. He did not want anyone, especially Snoke, to know of his whereabouts.
As he dressed, he looked at his face in the mirror. He touched his scar, which covered half of his face and thought of how he once loathed the girl for giving it to him. Now, as he watched himself run his fingers down the line of it, he could only think of her. Perhaps, that's what she had intended.
He then thought of the dream he'd had earlier that morning while he napped. He was in his quarters there, in his dream. He was lying there on his bed, and the girl was there next to him. He remembered then that he started kissing her, and he liked it. She liked it.
He could feel his face grow hot now as he thought of her beneath him, the thought of his lips on her neck, the mere taste of her. He slapped his face then, snapping himself back to reality. He then put on his helmet, grabbed his lightsaber, and proceeded to leave his ship.
Rey felt strangely uneasy as she laid there in her bed. She tossed, and turned in frustration, unable to turn her mind off. She tried meditation in an attempt to ease her mind, but it did not work, nothing did.
She had a strange feeling then, that something, someone, was on the island. She sprang out of bed immediately and quickly grabbed her saberstaff. She was ready to defend herself, ready for anything, anyone. Suddenly, to her surprise, a tall, mask wearing figure appeared before her.
"You." she spat out to the figure.
"My, how you've changed," said Kylo Ren.
"I haven't changed that much," she scoffed. "I still detest you."
He laughed at her words, "That, I can clearly see," he said as he began to slowly approach her.
He was inches from her face now, and titled his head in curiosity as he looked at her, "I see your Master has not yet shown you how to control your emotions, your anger, your hatred. You know that I can show you how to use them to your advantage, to use them as your weapon."
It was happening, Luke had been right. There he was, the man she loathed, right in front of her, persuading her to join him.
He took in a full view of her now as his eyes traveled from her head to her toes. She was thinner than the last time he saw her, possibly because food was scarce on the island. Her noticed how her hair had begun to fall in tresses around her face, and her three buns on the back of her head were coming undone.
"He's taught me more than you could ever could," she said confidently. She looked at him then, eyes widened, and teeth gritted. She remembered then how her Master told her not to fight him when he came to retrieve her, but she strangely found amusement at messing with his head at that moment.
He saw through his mask how tired she looked, and an idea struck him immediately. He would send the force through her, just as he did on Takodana, rendering her temporally unconscious thus fulfilling her need to sleep,"You wish to sleep," he murmured, "if you come with me now, I can help with that."
She looked at him with confusion; she was unsure how he knew of her desperation to sleep. She thought maybe he could read her thoughts or sense her tiredness, or possibly it was the fact she struggled desperately to keep her eyes open.
"Take off your mask," she demanded.
He didn't hesitate, and obeyed her. He pressed the buttons to release his mask, and set it down on the ground beside him. He looked at her then, feeling ashamed of how vulnerable he felt. As Rey looked at his scar, and then into his dark brown eyes, she spoke softly, "I'll go with you, on one condition."
He flashed her a half smile, "And what would that be exactly, scavenger?" he asked.
"If I am to go with you, and allow you to teach me how to use my abilities, and how to use my emotions to my advantage, you must swear to me, right now, no harm will come to my Master, or any members of the Resistance," she demanded. "If you do," she continued, "I shall find my means of escape, and you will yet again disappoint your Leader."
She looked at him now, trying to hide any ounce of fear she may have.
"As you wish," he hissed, "Now, about your part of the deal," He waved his hand in front her face, and caught her as she fell to the ground. He picked her up, and held her in his arms as he did their first encounter on Takodana, and proceeded to carry her back to his ship.