Blaze Of Glory | Kylo Ren

A Piece Of Her

Ani's P.O.V.

Waking up from my head pounding, I open my eyes and glance around without moving. I'm still in Ben's room in the fluffy dress I wore the day before. My face feels swollen, my head feels like it's about to burst from the pain, and my body feels dehydrated. 

I don't recall falling asleep. I must have fallen asleep in the middle of crying my heart out. I feel as if I barely got any sleep or it could just be from what happened the day before. 

To check the time, I move up to my elbows. I woke up at three-thirty in the morning. I move to lie back down to sleep a few more hours when I suddenly feel something move against my dress. 

Searching my dress for what's moving through the layers, I notice something tan. Glancing behind me, I find Ben- Kylo Ren sleeping with an arm draped over my waist. Feeling completely awake, I notice his large hand flat against my belly now. 

I look from his hand to his calm sleeping figure and feel myself put my guard up as if he could bite at any moment. His face looks at peace, almost like how he used to stare at me, but I know better. I know what his features look like: mad, untamed, and dangerous. 

Slowly and quietly, I slide out of the bed and out of his grasp. Once my feet are on the floor, I back up from him like I'm locked in the room with a lion. My dress is wrinkly and is all over the floor from my height without the heels on. 

I try not to trip on the dress as I back away from the bed; I keep my eyes on his figure in the bed. He hasn't woken up yet or notice the lack of my body on the bed with him. Searching around the room, I don't know where else to go besides his bathroom. 

Going inside quickly, I shut it closed as silent as possible before looking around the bathroom itself. It's a decent-sized bathroom that includes both a shower and a bathtub. Backing away from the door then I see myself in the mirror. 

My hair is a mess, and I immediately start taking out the pins and braids. My face looks ridiculously puffy and pink, making me pull at my cheeks before looking around the restroom. After a moment of standing around with my head throbbing and squishing my face, I go to the bathtub and turn the faucet on.

I stop up the drain and strip off the dress as the warm water rises in the tub. I don't want to go back to sleep in the bed with Kylo Ren there, but I need to make myself feel better. The bath will at least get rid of my headache and puffy face, plus once Kylo leaves, I can go back to sleep without him there. 

Once the dress falls to the floor, it lies on the tile, covering it brightly. When the water has mostly filled the tub, I turn the faucet off and slowly get it. The water on my skin makes me flinch. I haven't felt water this hot in years. 

I've been taking lukewarm or cold showers since he kidnapped me. Sinking into the water, I groan in a low tone before relaxing against the edge. I could sleep right now in the water if I wanted to. 

I put my head under the water before popping it back up and lean up against the side of the tub. Looking around me and seeing soap bottles, I can't resist cleaning myself properly in the searing water. Using them and rinsing them off, I finally relax for the first time in a while from the heat. 

I left out a sigh as I rest my head against the edge and close my eyes. Trying not to fall asleep in the tub, my mind wonders what my future has in store for me. For the last two years, all I could think about was that terrifying night escaping, or when Ben will come back. 

Yesterday I spent the day crying and thinking of what Ben has become. Now my mind wanders off to what will happen to me now if I can't escape. What will Ben- Kylo Ren do if I keep refusing to join him?