She felt refreshed as she opened her eyes. She had slept, all night. The first time in weeks, months. She realized then that Kylo Ren had knocked her unconscious using the Force. As she struggled to release her wrists from the restraints, she looked up, and saw he was standing there before her.
His mask was still off, and his large frame stood there before her. "Are these really necessary?" she asked looking at her wrists. He crouched down to get a better look at her face, "I could not risk you escaping from my clutches ...again,"he told her.
She sighed out in frustration, and met his dark eyes, "Well I'm not going anywhere," she spat. "These things are beginning to hurt my wrists, so remove them. Now."He found her assertiveness amusing, attractive even. He rose to his feet and released her restraints. He then crouched down beside her yet again and spoke softly, "Did you sleep well?" he asked trying not to stare at her lips.
"Fine, thanks." she said.
"I was certain you would show me some sort of gratitude," he said, "for without my assistance, you would still be in a desperate need for sleep." She was grateful, but she didn't want him to know that.
"So what are you planning on doing with me?" she asked. "Are you planning on taking me back to Snoke, use me as bait to lure in the Resistance, kill me? What? What are you going to do?"
He looked at her and half smiled, he knew exactly what he wanted to do with her. He licked his lips, and stared into her eyes, which he found to be very beautiful, "I simply wish to teach you how to properly use and perfect your abilities." he said, "to prove that you are destined for greatness on the dark side."
She was staring straight ahead as he spoke, and now met his eyes with her own. She sensed there was something else, something he wasn't telling her, "No," she said. "There's something else, another reason, you...you want me." He pulled back from her face then, realizing his face was growing hot with embarrassment.
"Do not flatter yourself, scavenger." he said, "Rise from your chair, I will show you to your quarters."
He led to her to a small room that was attached to his own. Inside, there was a small wardrobe in the far right hand corner, and Rey could noticeably see it was filled with dark robes similar to his. She then noticed the bed, small, and centered in the room. It was close to the ground, like the one she had on Ahch-To. It looked very uncomfortable, but she knew it would be comfortable than the chair she was previously restrained to.
"You will not leave this room," he said, "After each day's training, you will return to your chambers and stay there until I summon you." She nodded at his words, and found his attempt to be imitating amusing.
"Your training shall begin tomorrow," he continued, "upon our arrival to Takodana."
She was confused, why on earth did he want to go there? To place of their first encounter with the other?
"I shall summon you in the morning," he added. "Now, change out of your clothing and shower at once."
She looked at him, and wondered why he was still standing there. "I'm not doing anything until you leave my room," she spat. He said nothing in reply, and left the room, and the door hissed when it closed behind him.
The shower had felt wonderful to her. The warmth of the water on her skin made her feel more alive than she had ever felt.
As she stepped out and dried herself, she looked in the mirror. Would she be able to bring him back? Back to the light? Or would she fail her Master, and end up being tempted by the dark side herself, just as Bastila Shan had so many years ago? She wrapped a towel around herself, and began to put her hair in three wet buns at the back of her head. She then proceeded to walk over to the dresser in her room, and pulled out her black robes.
She examined them, they were almost identical to those worn by Kylo Ren, but made to fit her smaller frame. She put them on, and crawled into bed, praying to go to sleep with ease. As she tried to turn off her mind, she heard that familiar voice that called to her on Ahch-To once again,
"Rey."
She propped herself up in her bed, moving the stray hairs out of her face, and looked around the room in confusion.
"Rey, come in here, please."
She gasped. It was him. "Dammit," she heard herself mumble.
"Obey me," the voice said, "Do as I say."
Remembering what her Master told her, she grabbed her saber staff, and opened the door to her room..
He was lying there, on his bed, shirtless. She tried her best not to stare at his sculpted chest, and his muscular arms.
"Put your weapon down girl," he said. "I'm not going to hurt you."
She dropped her saberstaff to the ground, and crossed her arms as he spoke to him, "What do you want?" she spat.
"I sensed you are having trouble once again falling asleep," he said. "It is essential you have a sufficient amount of sleep, so you may be properly rested for your first lesson tomorrow morning."
She was annoyed now, he had already told her this what seemed like a thousand times.
"Do you have a suggestion or something?" she asked. "If you think I'm going to allow you to knock me unconscious again then-"
"My bed is far more comfortable than yours," he interjected. "You would be better off sleeping in here."
She stood there, shocked, and disgusted by his proposal. She was so tired.
"So what you're saying, is you want me to sleep in the same bed...as you? You're out of your damn mind."
He looked at her then, he was annoyed, irritated by her stubbornness.
"Fine," he said."If you wish for me to sleep on the floor, or even in another room, feel free to inform me."
She stood there before him, hands on her hips. "Alright," she heard herself say, "You can stay, it is your room after all." His eyes widened as he looked at her. He was relieved of course, for he did not wish to leave the comfort of his bed.
"As you wish," he said with a light smile.
She didn't want this, to be in the same room, let alone share a bed with Kylo Ren, but it looked so comfortable, so warm, and she was so tired. She could have kicked him out, said no, but she remembered to use her compassion for him just as her Master told her. As she began to crawl into his bed, she felt the sudden urge to ask him a question, "Have you...have you ever done this before?" she asked.
He laughed, "You mean share a bed with a woman? Yes girl, I have. You are not the first."
"Well," she began "This will all be very new to you. There will be no touching, kissing or anything else of that nature. The only activity we will partake in is sleeping. If you even think of trying anything, I'll force push you out of this bed, got it?"
He laughed at her demand, "Do not worry, scavenger," he scoffed. "I would only do so If I knew you really wanted it, really wanted me."
She laughed at his words, and rolled her eyes in disgust. "Then I guess you'll never touch me then, will you?" she spat. She then rolled over to her side and fell into a deep peaceful sleep.
