Blaze Of Glory | Kylo Ren

You Were Good To Me

Kylo Ren's P.O.V.

"I got taken away from my home, too."

My mind awakens at the sounds of whispers beside me; blinking awake in the dark, I realize it's Anakia talking to her pet, Snips. It's the fourth night since I got her the loth-kitten. Ani's smitten with it since she first lay eyes on it. 

I feel a little disturbed by Ani's attention from it being mostly on the kitten instead of me now, but I can tell the cat has lifted her spirits in ways I can't. In time I know she won't have her complete focus on the cat but my regretting getting her a force sensitive cat. It can tell I'm not using the force on the side it contains, and that's what causes it to despise me, but worship Anakia. 

The force they both contain from the light side gives one another a sense of trust. I'm sleeping beside Ani with my hands to myself by my sides when her voice wakes me up. The night before, I tried to hold Ani while we were sleeping, but Snips attacked my hand. 

I demanded Ani to put it in the cage, but she whined, saying Snips wanted to sleep by her side, so I let her keep it on her side of the bed. In these past few days, the cat has done nothing but attack me when I attempt to touch Ani. I've grown frustrated with the cat rather quickly because of this. 

Ani has noticed and been nicer to me to balance out with the cat's hate for me. With time, I'll talk Ani into putting Snips in the cage at night when she's gotten use to her. I don't know how long I can take getting bitten when touching Anakia. 

It's every goddamn time. It's like the cat can sense it with the force and runs at me like I'm one of her rat toys.

"I know it's kinda scary... In a new place with no one you know."

Ani whispers to the cat. I feel myself on high alert, like I shouldn't be here listening. I keep my eyes closed as I listen in on Ani's conversation with Snips. 

Neither one has sensed I'm awake. Snips probably would attack me again if she noticed. I've enjoyed every reaction and attitude Ani's given me since I gave her the cat, just not the cat itself. 

I love coming into my room and seeing a smile on Ani's lips; I haven't seen it in so long, and I yearn to make her do that for me. I had felt so ridiculous ordering of a squad of stormtroopers to get me the cat and supplies for it, but it seems as if it's paying off from how Anakia's been treating me. Staying still in my position, I continue to ease drop on Ani's discussion to her pet.

"I've gotten used to being alone every day. It gets lonely, but I have you now... And you have me. We'll be lonely together." 

I hear the cat purr and Ani giggles at something the cat does. I hold back a snort. The thought of Ani's acting like Snips is talking back to her makes me want to roll my eyes. After a moment, I pick up on Ani murmuring to Snips. 

"You know you can sleep with Kylo in the room... He won't do anything. I can tell your tired, you can't just stay up all night trying to protect me from him, Snips."

My eyes blink open at her statement. Thinking about it now, I realized the night before the cat didn't fall asleep before I did. When I woke up, the cat had been up before I was while Anakia was still sleeping. 

Perhaps the cat hasn't slept at all with my presences around. I've heard chewy say once that animals are smarter than people think, and it's only now that I'm believing it. The cat is smart with the force, even if it doesn't know she's using it to sense dark side predators.

"I'll let you in on a secret of mine no one else knows. I don't think he's such an awful guy. Dangerous, conflicted and harsh maybe... But not to me anymore. He'll keep me safe, you too. He's kept me safe since I've known him- Don't give me that look."