Away

Punishments

*Kylo Rens pov

I can't believe I showed that to her.

She looked up at me with tears in her eyes and to my dismay, takes a step forward and wraps her arms around my waist into a hug.

I don't hug her back, but I don't push her away either.

"Do you regret it?" she asks into my shirt after a minute.

"What?" I say weakly into the dark room.

"Killing, your father, Han Solo?"

I wait a moment and then confess.

"Every day. More than you could know." my voice cracks and I finally wrap my arms around her in return burying my face in her neck, and let the tears freely flow. It's been a long time since I've cried like this. After all those years of guilt, fear and sadness has finally broken through the dam that contained it.

"That's why I were the mask," I say into her neck. "to hide myself from the monster I've become."

She strokes the back of my head and I can feel a wetness on my neck and can tell she's crying as well.

We stand like that a good five minutes, before I finally step back and sniffle, wiping my nose on my glove. "I guess I'd better take you back to your room, unless you'd rather eat lunch in the cafeteria."

"I'll go to my room." she said quietly, wrapping her arms around herself, avoiding my gaze.

I nod and walk to the corner of the room and put on the mask. I then head out of the room with her silently following, guiding her back to her room.

When we get there, I open the door for her, ignoring the troopers on either side of the now open door.

"I have your lunch brought here," I say monotone. "Please be ready in four hours for some physical training." We were gonna have to get to the hard stuff eventually.

She nods and walks into the room. Closing the door behind her.

"Sir," one of the troopers says. "Supreme Leader would like to see you."

I sigh, nod at him and then take off to Snoke.

*Reys pov

I flop onto the bed avoid of all emotions.

Why had he showed me that?

It didn't make sense. I had asked and now I knew. I could still feel the wetness from his tears on the collar of my shirt and my neck.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

I get up and answer the door.

A storm trooper stands with a tray of delicious looking food. He hands it to me.

"Thank you." I say, and close the door again.

Two hours goes by and Ben still hasn't showed up at my door. Two more.

I finally decided to go looking for him.

I walk to the door, but when I open it the two storm trooper push me back.

That made me mad.

I stomp over to the door Kylo said to knock on only in emergency's, and pound on it.

After the seventh knock, the door rapidly swings open and there is Ben. Standing there with a tee shirt and shorts, his hair crazy. There's a purple bruise on his cheek and a cut across his fore head. I was sure that there was more under the tee.

"What?" he spits at me.

"You said that you were going to get me in two hours," I fold my arms. "it's been four."

He takes a step back and rubs his hands over his face, but flinches and puts them back down. "I'm sorry I didn't come and get you, but I...I was busy."

"Were did you get that bruise?" I ask.

He shakes his head."Just go back to sleep. I'll come get you tomorrow for lessons."

He doesn't even bother to close the door, but limps back to his bed and flops.

For the first time I acutely get a good look at his room. The ceilings are lower than mine and everything is black. He has a balcony with window doors but keeps black curtains hung up so it blocks out all the sunlight.

I look back to him, curled up on his bed, and again wonder how he got the bruises. I close me eyes and reach out for his mind. I go through his thoughts, using the skills I'd acquired earlier, until I find the one I'm looking for and begin.

He walks into a big black room, were a holograph of Snoke stands.

As he enters, Snoke begun yelling at him. "How could you! I said to get the girl and kill or train her to the dark side!"

"Yes master." Kylo said.

"Oh, Kylo Ren, I fear that instead of you pulling her to the dark, she's pulling you to the light!"

"No master, I-"

"ENOUGH! You have three days, Kylo, three days to get her to turn!"

I can hear Ben breathing heavly. "Yes master."

"In the meantime,- HUX, GET IN HERE!-you get to enjoy a punishment."

"Yes master." Ben's shoulders slumped forwards in defeat as the hologram flickered away.

General Hux walks in with three troopers. "Let's go, Ren." he said and Ben followed as Hux lead him to a little black room in the corner. "Take off the mask."

The second he did, Hux through a punched the troopers fell in beating him just like the academy kids had all those years ago.

A wall goes up and I'm pushed out of his head.

"Stay out of my head." he says, trying to sound menacing but it not working. His voice quivers "Please stay out of my head, Rey. Go back to your room. I'll get you in the morning."

"Okay." I say weakly. And close the door that separates three two rooms my last glimpse of him, curled up on his bed like a child.