𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 ★ 𝐊𝐲𝐥𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐧

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐈. 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞

Melancholy could be felt by any foreigner who stepped inside any of the First Order stations. The coldness of the people, the awful silence, and the hostility of the leaders. But it remained your home.
There were no signs of personal belongings inside your room. Your most important item is your saber, which was a newborn of three days. No pictures, no life like flowers or pets around, no memories.
It was just a dark room, with a big bed, and a big closet that reduced to your same uniform of all days. Nothing new.
You never questioned it before. And certainly, you didn't when a hologram was asking to be played for you. An officer, asking for your presence in request of Snoke.
Signaling that you were coming to the throne room, you started tying up your boots. On the left back of your hand, a birthmark was lying in a lightly darker shade compared to the rest of your skin. It was a small circular shape form. Maybe it came from your mother or your father. Perhaps you got sick as a baby. You couldn't tell. Then you remember those brief times at night when you stare at your reflection and you don't know who you are.
Not that you had a chance, your whole world burned down, your parents died, you are alive thanks to the First Order. Thanks to Snoke who sensed your connection to the force. Nothing mattered anymore. This was your destiny. And you had to embrace it.

...

The room is cold, and dark and has a peculiar smell of humid rocks. Snoke appears in a hologram form, sitting on a throne that makes him look impossibly taller. Having him in person was different, having him in hologram form felt tense. Like you had a bigger weight over your shoulders.
"Dear child, What is it that has your thoughts running unstable?" His raspy voice echoes everywhere, you focus on his face, trying to see anything, but Snoke has never shown signs of emotion.
It's been hours since a large fleet left, after your peers confirmed the droid, scavenger, and FN-2187 were in Takodana, in the castle of the pirate Maz Kanata. Ren said nothing to you before leaving, just a quick message to let you know to be ready when the droid was back.
"We haven't received any news from the ambush in Takodana..." Your voice trembles a little bit, and Snoke notices it.
"You are quickly caring too much for your master suddenly"
Busted.
"I want to care for him... and as much as I hate to admit it, I want him to care for me" you accept, looking down, embarrassed. Maybe you shouldn't be too honest with Snoke. Realizing that one day he could use your honesty towards him... against you.
"But of course, you need to build a connection with your master. Is there anything conflicting with you specifically?" You certainly don't want to tell him about the incident in the cave. But you know the supreme leader must've already sensed it. You try to convince yourself that this isn't about the honesty thing you thought before. This is about possibly getting answers to your past. But it doesn't matter.
"When I was searching for the crystal for my lightsaber, a voice called me, saying that light was closer than I knew. Supreme leader... What could that possibly mean?" Once again, his face is neutral, only his lips zip in a line before speaking.
"When I found you, my dear child, your home was already a living hell. But the lands where you came from were once filled with so much light. Your roots will always call you, it is in yourself to keep being on the right path" It might have been a comment, but it felt like a threat. A warning that you had to remain faithful to the dark side. But what about your roots?
"Go and find your master. Gain his trust and guide each other towards your mutual goal; finding Skywalker and destroying the hope of the Jedi." You nod, lowering your head.
"Do not disappoint me..." and his hologram disappears.
In the silence of that empty room, you meditate on what just happened.
Your inner voice was clear; Snoke was keeping some details to himself. You never thought of your past. You lounged a family because you knew you had one, but... it didn't matter anymore. Only that the curiosity was inevitably growing.
Quietly you leave the room. The hallways of the base are filled with troopers walking and moving in different directions.
They came back from Takodana.
You start walking faster, zig-zagging people that run across you, you are pacing till you stumble upon a dark tall known figure. Kylo Ren looked incredibly intimidating with the mask and hood together. He gestures to you to go inside an empty planning room and you open the door. He was looking for you too.
He follows quietly, closing the same door. His hands remove his helmet and place it on a table. You are just analyzing each movement he does.
"Did you get the map?" you ask straight to the point. Ren actually wanted to ask if you had finished building your saber. But you had other questions. His shoulders tense but limits himself to shrug.
"In a certain way, yes." You cross your arms, confused at him.
"Can you be more specific?"
"The scavenger, she has seen the map." you huff in disbelief. Coming from someone so meticulous like Ren it surprises you, but at the same time, he's stubborn and sometimes, he doesn't think twice.
"What? You brought a dirty scavenger instead of the droid?" his face covered in moles sighs, quickly losing patience, you can tell.
"I'll take the map from her"
"Do not underestimate that girl. She has been able to get away so far, she might be more dangerous than we thought" he rolls his eyes.
"She's a dirty scavenger from a filthy junkyard in Jakku. There's no way she will be able to resist me" he speaks so confidently, that it makes you feel indignation.
"Be mindful before interrogating her. Do not let your stubbornness get in the way..."
"Stop it."
"No. This is nonsense. We were supposed to have the actual map with us and-"
"ENOUGH!" He yells, his hand rises and you are quick to suppress his use of force, making his attack useless towards you, but bending half of a chair that was near.
Not even a soul moved in that moment.
Shocked, you realize he was going to choke you. Anger quickly builds up, and Hux's advice rings into your head; Stop caring about what he thinks. Your goal should be to prove yourself to Snoke.