Rey closed her eyes tightly before opening them, and she felt Ren's strong arms and body curled around her. Her body and mind still felt tired after her ordeal but she didn't want to sleep the whole day. It was early afternoon if Rey had to guess, it was hot and humid, and sunlight was visible through the windows. Despite the heat she cherished his presence so close to her. Her heart ached thinking she had been without him for months. He looked into his face, the sheen of perspiration lined his forehead and cheeks, with his hair matted and tangled from sleeping. Rey's heart felt warm in her chest gazing at him this way. She stayed still, watching him sleep.

She sensed him become aware that she was awake, and his dark brown eyes slowly opened and looked into hers. His arms tightened around her, and he buried his face in her neck and hair. "I think I could sleep for the rest of the day." he murmured. Rey fingered his hair, twisting a lock of it in her hand.

"I think I should rest tomorrow as well. I feel exhausted still from last night. I don't know what I'll have to face next." She said quietly. He nodded into her shoulder and pulled away slightly. Mentally he seemed pensive with what she said.

"Do you want to practice? I'm not sure if you should meditate or risk having your trial start near me..." Ren's hand enclosed hers, and their fingers entwined. Rey could only look into his eyes, how dark and intense they were.

Rey took a breath and exhaled before responding. "I love you. I just... I just want to spend time with you. It doesn't matter what we do. " She felt desire for him in her heart and her body. His affection for her mirrored through their bond and he leaned closer, their heads touching. His eyes closed and she looked down at his lips through her lashes as he spoke.

"As you wish..." His lips twitched into a smile and he pulled her close, she felt his body was enamored with her as well. He kissed her lightly and her mouth responded to his. His hand traveled down her side to her hip an lifted her leg over him. She pressed against him and he moaned softly. "I love you Rey. I want to be with you always."

I

They spent the day together relaxing around the villa, and Ren showed her how to play dejarik. She had heard of the game growing up on Jakku, however no one played games there. Surviving took up everyone's time on that desolate world. The pieces were interesting, they were real or mythical beasts from all over the galaxy. Each had their own abilities that changed depending on which way you were facing and where your opponents were on the grid. Ren had aggressive play style and was willing to sacrifice his pawns for victory. Rey was more cautious at first but surprised Ren a few times with a few traps she set. The last game she finally won and she smiled smugly at his surprised expression.

"So you'll cook dinner since you lost?" She teased.

His eyes were studying the board again, darting between the last moves they took. Ren lifted his eyes from the dejarik board, her k'lor'slug was still parading and screeching over Ren's dead Mantellian savrip. "I thought I had that one... And yes, I'll cook for us." Ren shut the table off and they went into the small kitchen, Rey sitting on a stool watching. He pulled a bottle of blush wine from a cupboard and poured them a glass. Rey looked curiously at him before taking a small sip. "I brought it to enjoy with you." He murmured as he started to prepare the kopi meat and vegetables.

Rey watched Ren prepare to sauté the kopi tenderloins when the villa comlink beeped. Ren's arm's tensed and he set the pan aside. He walked over and picked up the device and looked into Rey's eyes as he answered. He spoke confidently "Hello? Brandt speaking."

"Hi, Brandt, it is Sabaal. I hope your stay is going well?" the administrator's voice buzzed through.

"Very much so. Thank you, it is what we needed." Ren replied. Rey sensed his apprehension.

"Ahem, yes. I had some fellows who say that they have come for a visit from the General roughly three hours ago. I told them you were having a private get-away but they were adamant on seeing the both of you. I hadn't heard from the General regarding additional people coming so I declined their request. I found out now from control that they never exited the atmosphere. I wanted to let you know, I entirely apologize for this. I can send our law enforcement to protect the both of you. We do not know where they are." The administrator spoke quickly and shame hung in his voice.

Ren's hand tightened into a fist and he took a breath. "No, do not trouble yourself. If they arrive myself and Vrytra can handle them." Rey felt the Dark Side simmer within him. She felt nervous, yet another malicious part wanted to fight. She subdued the urge. The administrator apologized profusely until Ren told him to stop and ended the call. His dark eyes looked up to Rey, she felt his anticipation.

"Mother said she or Luke would contact us in a week. It's only been a few days." He said forcefully striding to their room. He returned a moment later tossing the lightstaff.

"Ren, it could be Poe and Finn." She said cautiously.

"Or it could be someone else, or a bounty hunter, or a thief." He paced and she felt the Dark side within him. His eyes were dark still, it was under his control. Ren's eyes darted around the villa, and he looked to her "I'm going to turn off the lights so our eyes can adjust to the darkness. We'll wait for them."

Ren turned off the lights and pulled Rey behind the sofa. He calmed his breathing and felt the Dark Side within him, ready in anticipation. He refused to lose Rey and anyone who thought to abuse her again would deal with his wrath. He gripped his lightsaber tightly.

Rey knelt slightly behind him. "Ren how long do you plan to wait?" She was slightly agitated, it showed through her tone and in her mind.

He clenched his jaw, they could take their time coming to them. "We'll wait an hour. If they don't show then you rest for a few hours and I'll keep watch." Ren left out that he would purposely let Rey rest. The desire to protect her was strong. He didn't want to go through the First Order kidnapping her all over again.

Less than half an hour later they heard the engines of a craft land on the beach nearby. Rey crouched, tense behind him. "Stay here, I'm going to the door." he murmured. He gripped his lightsaber and stood next to the door. He heard a muffled voice outside, one was a man. Ren's arms were tense as he waited. There was a knock. He controlled his breathing and felt the Dark Side well within him. He was ready. The knocking came again, louder this time, then the person opened the door.

Having sight of the individual, Ren bound the man and activated his blade next to the mans face.

"I was hoping not to interrupt the both of you with all the lights off..." Poe took a ragged breath then grinned. Ren sighed and released the pilot. BB8 rolled in underneath whirling under the pilot and beeped angrily at Ren. Rey turned the lights on and stood a few feet away, and placed her staff on the counter. Finn stood behind him carrying a large supply box. Ren turned off his blade and allowed them to enter.

"Sorry, Mother said she wouldn't be contacting us until a week from now... We weren't expecting visitors..." Ren took a deep breath, calming himself. The adrenaline began to recede from his veins.

Poe looked into Ren's eyes, and Ren had the feeling he knew how protective of Rey he felt that moment. The pilot clapped Ren on the shoulder and gave him a hug before turning to Rey. "Rey, I'm glad to see you safe. We all came as soon as we could." He didn't make a move to embrace her. Rey stood, her arms and body rigid. Her eyes were studying Poe and Finn, thankfully she had quelled the Dark Side within her. Within Rey, she felt a range of emotions from happiness to seeing them to feeling unease at their presence. Poe was perceptive.

Finn nodded to Ren and set down the package he was carrying on the counter. "Rey..." He walked up to her and wrapped his muscled arms around her. Ren felt her mentally tense as the former stormtrooper hugged her. Rey exhaled and wrapped her arms around him. After a moment she spoke quietly. "Thank you for saving me."

Poe walked over to the kitchenette and examined the meal they were preparing, and poured two additional wines for him and Finn. "Ren shall we cook for our friends here?" Ren nodded and walked to heat the stove again. Finn and Rey both took seats at the counter. Poe started to cut some additional kopi tenderloins. "Rey, Ren. We found some information at the base and if you want, we can share it with you." Ren looked at Rey, again she felt turmoil and the Dark Side seethed within her.

Before Ren could speak, Rey spoke. "What did you find there?" her voice was cold. Finn looked concerned however Poe paid no mind and continued to cut the meat.

"BB8, can you play the hologram?" Poe requested.

BB8 beeped and the image of Luke and strangely the head medical officer, doctor Kalonia appeared. Luke spoke "Ren, Rey. I sent Poe and Finn with this message, it isn't the nature I can send otherwise. BB8 was able to find some information in the base before they blocked our attempts of getting further. But we do have information regarding your captivity Rey." His voice sounded pained.

Kalonia spoke, her voice melodious and analytical. "As you are aware, they had you heavily sedated Rey to prevent you from escaping. However, they also used an experimental torture drug on you, a chro-gel they called it. They used a stronger version on you, it would make every quarter hour appear to be a day to you." Ren clenched his jaw and his anger caused the Dark Side to well within him. He looked up at Rey, her hands were gripped on the counter, knuckles white. Her eyes were closed and she was trying to focus to remain calm. He walked to her and wrapped his arms around her. She relaxed slightly in his embrace. Kalonia continued "They were very interested to see your progression with the drug; with your captivity it would feel as though roughly three months had passed..."

Finn shook his head in disbelief. Luke spoke "Rey." Rey looked up at the Jedi Master. "I wanted to apologize for knocking you out, I am sure Ren explained. To continue, we did not destroy the Sith Crystal, however we did do enough damage to destroy the volcano. There are other systems nearby, and we have no way to measure the kind of energy the crystal would release, weakened as it was. Leia has agreed to keep several drones on surveillance to make sure that no one can use it again. I am leaving shortly to go to Coruscant to see what information I can find regarding your trials, and I hope to see you in a few days. Remember what I've taught you. Everyone here is supporting you." The transmission ended with a beep.

Finn turned to Rey, her eyes were staring where the hologram just faded. Before he could speak, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "It really felt like months had passed..." She murmured. "I thought I was abandoned."

The stormtrooper spoke and placed his hand on hers. "Rey we would never abandon you. It took a few days because we requested help from the Hapes Consortium to ensure our success. Now we have you back... but why didn't you come rejoin us at the Resistance? Luke said you needed rest away from everyone. Initially he wasn't going to let us come to you, but changed his mind when BB8 found this information for us." Finn squeezed her hand, and after a moment she tightened her hand back. "Rey, something has happened to you. You're tense, even around us... your friends."

Ren felt her emotions change back and forth within her. Ren could only assume that the bond between them re-inforced the sense of trust she had with Ren. However, the chro-gel helped feed into her doubt that her friends, Poe and Finn, were not coming for her. Rey's mistrust and hurt still remained. Ren spoke "Rey. Think about how Finn came to save you on Starkiller. And even now. Poe was there both times as well. Concentrate on that. You can trust them. Remember when Poe helped you on Yavin. Remember all those times." He backed from her walked to where Poe was cooking the kopi tenderloins, they were sizzling. Poe had said nothing this whole time, but his face was focused. He was listening intently.

Rey nodded, and wiped a tear from her eye. "I know you know I fell to the Dark Side. The First Order manipulated me to thinking I was abandoned." Ren felt her anger flare within her, she was most likely thinking about Tevoth. She controlled it though, her eyes remained brown. "There was a crystal on that base, the ancient Sith had used it a long time ago to destroy the Cron system, and that's how the Cron Drift came to be. Now, the First Order were using the Dathomiri Nightsisters to perform a ceremony to increase power with the Dark Side." Rey's chin trembled, the emotions within her were a tempest. A determined look came over her face. "The Sith Lord at the base killed Kailiss during the ceremony, and forced me into completing it. I couldn't fight it, it was so strong..." Rey's voice faded, in awe over the memory. "What they didn't know was... is that by doing that, the spirits of the Nightsisters now reside within me. Their desires with the Dark Side and their feelings mesh into my own mind."

Finn's eyes were wide, and even Poe stopped stirring to study Rey intently. His dark eyes were concerned. Rey continued "I am fighting them, and it is easier here so far away from the crystal. Seeing the both of you again, caused the feelings my captivity to come back." She frowned. "I just need time... I have defeated one. I have just two more to face."

Author's Note: Hello Everyone! Thought I'd write a quick note regarding Rey's imprisonment. She was sedated for two days on her way to Ossus. Tevoth administered the chro-gel for almost one day (with a four hour break to have her get actual sleep). She trained for one day, then the following day the Resistance/Ren/Luke came for their rescue.

Thank you for reading. I enjoy this story much more than Conflicts and Resolution and I plan to post the finale tomorrow :)