Recruit

Chapter 28: Date

"I-I didn't...feel-"

"Of course you didn't feel me coming. I didn't want you to." His tone matches his face. Angry, with a swarming turmoil beneath it.

"What...um...what happened here? The door was open." You ask quietly, stepping toward him through the squishing berries.

"That's none of your concern. Now leave my quarters."

Your mouth falls open. "You can't be serious. For going into an open room that you didn't want me in?"

He takes a step down, his voice rising with a fresh wave of anger. "I told you to wait at the door! You deliberately went snooping around. Invading my privacy."

You work hard to swallow your fury. "You made this mess then?"

"Yes, we did. And I was waiting for it to get cleaned up. And you broke my trust. Now leave."

You scoff, hardly able to believe this. "Your trust?! Kylo it's just a roo-"

He Force chokes you. He fucking Force chokes you. You let your anger overwhelm you, breaking out of his hold before you even lose your breath. He rushes down the stairs and you rush forward to meet him, smashing red all over the floor. He stiffens to a stop just a few feet in front of you, his hands flexing and balling into fists.

"You can't open up just to kick me out five minutes later. I won't let you! I'm not an idiot, your anger can't cover all your other emotions completely."

"You are an ignorant girl. You have no idea what's going on around you. You just live in your tight little bubble, not bothering with anything outside your own problems."

His words sting, and they remind you of what the monster told you about keeping your eyes shut on purpose. "Fine, then. Tell me. I'm all fucking ears, Kylo. Cry to me about your fucking problems." Your voice turns mocking. "Oh, it's so hard being the ruler of the galaxy. Oh, I'm supposed to kill this tight piece of ass, but I don't have the balls to do it!"

"You know what I do to people that disrespect me?!" he shouts, his hand going to his lightsaber hilt.

You spit at the floor in front of his feet. "I will not grovel on my knees and worship you just because of your title. And you won't kill me. You fucking need me."

He pulls his saber out, his finger hovering over the switch. "I have six knights, what do I need with another?"

You roll your eyes. "Oh, please." But then his words from earlier, in answer to your question about the state of the room, ring in your ears- yes, we did.

Your face grows hot with fury. The dark shadow rolling through your body. "You were in this room with her. That fucking girl. The one who means nothing to you. In your private quarters! She was allowed in here, huh? But not me right? Because I'm just fucking the Supreme Leader. I have nothing to offer in your eyes apart from what's between my legs." you feel like you could breathe fire out your nose at his blatant disregard for your feelings, for feeding you lies. "You mother fucker."

You lunge at him, but he merely steps aside, turning and sending balls of red flying. You turn back to face him, your nostrils flaring, vision nearly blurred. You're already in a half-crouch, prepared to strike again or parry his own attack. "You just told me I'm ignorant. So clue me the fuck in! What the fuck is going on here, Kylo?!"

"It's none of your business. You just need to understand that this galaxy...does not revolve around you."

Your rage boils over. He calls you ignorant then refuses to clue you in? What kind of sick, twisted asshole sets people up like that?! Your fists uncurl at your sides. Dark, cold shadow spills out of your hands as you scream. "WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!"