It had been a week since Kylo Ren had set out to retrieve the scavenger girl Rey,the girl he so desperately wished to teach, the girl he wanted to learn more about, the girl he wanted to keep all to himself, the girl he was trying his best to hide from the clutches of Snoke.
He felt a sharp pain then at the pit of his stomach. He didn't know what would happen, what he would do, if they came for him, came for her. He shivered at the thought of Snoke torturing her, killing her, for his own personal amusement. He knew he wouldn't be able to control himself and hide his feelings for her if they took her, and maybe, that was precisely what Snoke wanted.
He reminded himself then how he had destroyed his belt, along with the tracking device within his ship. He had also been continuously blocking Snoke's access to his mind through the Force. He knew he was safe, they were safe, at least for now. He shook his head then and sighed out deeply.
"Are you alright? You seem a bit off." she asked as she grabbed her bag filled with supplies, along with her saber staff. He looked at her then, rather strangely, for no one had ever asked him that question before.
"Yes, yes I am quite alright." he lied. "We must be off now, stay close to me." He regretted those words the moment they left his lips.
"You know perfectly well I can fend for myself, I don't need your protection." she snapped back at him.
He ignored her then, and waved a hand before the door so it would open. It opened at once, with a rather loud hiss. He then proceeded to walk down the track, with the scavenger girl not far behind him.
General Hux had been sent a message to appear before the Supreme Leader.
"That will be all LY-0418, leave my presence at once," he barked at the stormtrooper. Hux shrugged in annoyance, for he was certain he knew what the Supreme Leader wished to discuss.
"How could you allow for this to happen, General?" the towering hologram spat to the ginger-haired man standing before him.
Hux tried then to hide his annoyance, for it seemed Snoke always blamed him for everything, even things in which he had no involvement in.
"We have attempted to track Ren's whereabouts, Supreme Leader," Hux informed the hologram. "It appears the tracking device within his belt, as well as the one upon his ship have both been disabled."
Snoke looked down at the man with a vicious scowl.
"I suspected this...would happen," he said. "Kylo Ren has yet again let his emotions cloud his judgement, he has gone to retrieve the girl, the scavenger."
Hux was pleased with himself now, for he knew Ren would be punished greatly for disobeying.
"He has once again allowed his personal interests to interfere with my direct orders. Find them, find them both, and when you do, bring the girl to me. It appears a reminder is in order to show my apprentice the consequences of disobeying his Master."
Hux nodded in compliance with a rather evil looking grin on his face, he was almost like a giddy child at that moment "As you wish, your leadership," and turned to leave the room.
"Where are we going? Rey asked as she adjusted her bag over her shoulder. "Where are you taking me now Ren?"
"Silence" he snapped. "Perhaps, if you stop with your incessant questions I may be able to actually think clearly for a moment." He stopped in his tracks then, and felt a a sudden pain his back.
"Sorry!" he heard from behind him, "I wasn't-"
"Paying attention? Yes,yes I know." She scowled at him then, and watched as he looked in the distance.
"Do you see that formation, just over there?" he asked her as he pointed out before him.
"Do you mean that...cave is it? Is that a cave?" He nodded at her, "Yes, exactly. That's where we shall be training, for at least a month's time."
A month? She thought to herself. She was to stay on this deserted planet, for a month, with him? "Where will we... I sleep?" she asked awkwardly.
He scowled at her then, he was annoyed for some reason, possibly because she had asked him another question. "We will take turns keeping watch each night, I will take the first shift tonight, while you get some rest in your room aboard my ship."She looked at him then, and wondered what exactly they were meant to be "watching" for. "Keeping watch? From what, who exactly? There's no one here?" she inquired.
He wanted to tell her everything then. That he wasn't supposed to leave. That he had orders to stay, and wait for her to come to him. He wanted to tell her of the possibility that the First Order could show up at any second, take them away, separate them, but he did not want wish to discuss that matter at the moment.
"We must always be on watch for potential enemies, you should know that by now, scavenger." He shrugged off then,and sat down on on the grass beneath him. Rey laughed at how awkward his large frame looked with his legs crossed before him. "Sit." he demanded. Rey scoffed, she didn't want to be near him right now.
"Sit,now," he repeated as he motioned to the empty spot beside him. She sat beside him then and watched his face as he stared straight ahead. "Don't be afraid," he told her, breaking his eye contact with the lush green before him.
She met his eye then, and said confidently, "I'm not afraid, of you, the dark side, of Snoke, or anything for that matter."He looked at her, and half smiled, hoping she was telling the truth.
"Captain Phasma", Hux said to the silver armored woman. "I am sure you have heard word by now of Ren's departure to retrieve the girl. The Supreme Leader has instructed me to go fetch them both, and-"
"You're requesting my services? As well as my ship? General you know I am needed here."
Hux cocked an eyebrow at the woman and said to her sharply, "If you wish to not assist me, Captain, I will find great pleasure in informing the Supreme Leader the reason I was unable to complete my mission was because his Captain refused to offer me her services, now we don't want that, do we?"
Phasma found Hux to be a rather shrill irritating, little man. She could simply tell him no, but she knew that he was right. She sighed in annoyance,
"As you wish, General. But you must allow me a sufficient amount of time to gather a fleet of troops."
He nodded at her now, hands clasped behind his back.
"Excellent, as you were Captain."
Rey had slept the worst she'd ever had that first night on Takodana. She remembered what he had told her before, that she could sleep in his bed whenever she wished, but she had avoided his room now at all costs ever since the night they revealed their weakness, their desire for one another.
She remembered how foolish had she felt when she awoke, nude, in his bed. How he had barked at her get up and leave his room the morning after, like a cheap whore. She had told him it was a moment was weakness, in which he agreed. But for some reason, ever since it happened, he seemed a bit off, a bit different. She rose out of her bed then,clutching her back in pain. She yawned, and walked over to view herself in the mirror. Her hair was coming undone from her signature three knotted style, and her face was red on her left side from the pressure she had put on her uncomfortable pillow during her attempt to get to sleep the night before.
She walked out of the ship, strangely hoping Kylo Ren was still there. She saw him then. He was hunched over at the side of the ship, arms crossed with his light saber hilt in his hand. He was asleep. She walked over to him, and attempted to wake him. She tried kicking his leg, nothing. Hit him in the chest, nothing. Tapped him on the shoulder, nothing. It wasn't until she smacked him hard in the face he rose to his feet.
She laughed in satisfaction, for she thoroughly enjoyed hitting ignited his light saber at once and stood in a fighting stance. Once he realized it was Rey, he shut it off. "What the hell were you thinking? I could've killed you!" he exclaimed.
"Why are you yelling at me! You wouldn't wake up! I tried everything, you wouldn't budge!"
"So you thought, I would respond to you hitting me in the face?" She laughed at him now as he rubbed his face, now colored a deep red from where she had hit him. She didn't think she had hit him that hard.
"Oh stop your whining, you're acting like a child." she said as she put her hands on her hips. She could've sworn then that she saw a slight smile grow on his face.
"I'm going to go shower now. I suggest you come inside and wait until I am done, we will begin your training for the day afterwards." She wanted to protest, for she wanted to go explore the island. But she didn't, she'd had enough bickering for the day. She simply nodded, and walked back into the ship behind him.