Force from the Other Side

Chapter One

Ben Solo: now at the ripe age of sixteen - was always getting into trouble and constantly training while thinking he was never good enough. Constant vigourous training came at a price and sometimes that price was an injury to himself. That was why one of the places he visited the most was the infirmary.

It was definitely a morning in which Ben Solo needed to be in the infirmary.

"Young solo." The nurse smiled at him, when she walked up to him. Ben smiled at the female. Her hair tied back tight, a few stray hairs framing her face. "What have you done this time?" She wasn't much younger than him. She was much shorter than him though. "Broken rib? Punctured lung?" The nurse was Ben's favorite, always there to help him, no matter how stupid the situation. Her name was Amethyst, Amethyst Dove.

She lead him away from the others and to a cot. "Dislocated shoulder." he smiled briefly before sitting down on the cot. Her eyes were like stars to him, always shining. She smiled at him once more before nodding.

"That's a new one" she took his stats- pulse, temperature, eyes. "At least with this arm"

Sighing she got to work on fixing his arm. Laying him back, she put a rag in his mouth. He tried to talk, but she popped the bone into place. He yelled and bit down on the rag. "Better?" She asked sarcastically while writing something down on her tablet.

He slowly sat up and took the rag out of his mouth and rubbing his sore shoulder. "Much." His hands grazed the top of her hand "Thank you Amethyst."

"You're welcome, Young Solo." She put the rag in a bin to be washed. "I suggest rest, but you never listen. I suggest that you do this time." She walked into the corridor, Ben following her.

"What happens if I don't?" He flirted.

"You'll tear a muscle. It will be very painful, and most likely you'll never move your arm the same." Her voice stern

"Ah. Rest it is." he smiled "Would you check up on me? You can make sure I'm resting correctly." he winked down at her. Rolling her eyes she went up to another patient.

He let out a sigh. Would he ever get anywhere with her?

*

She was 7 years old, already doing mostly everything for herself. She thought for herself, she asked questions for herself, she did her hair herself, and she was primarily by herself. She did not like her master. But what choice did she have? She chose her name when she was old enough to think. The name "Rey" just came to her so easily. It felt so right to her.

Could the name Rey which meant King, be the correct name for her? When she was nothing more than a slave? She looked at an actual slave, on her knees, choking by one of her training brothers. She felt sick. If this was what force sensitive powers were. She didn't want them.

"Stop it!" Rey said and starting to choke him with her own powers, the power that her brother had over the slave falling and she was free. She began coughing and looked to Rey, hurting the boy that had almost killed her. "Do you like that?"

"Good." a voice said and Rey looked up to see a man in robes. "You're strong when you get angry. Do not fear your power child."

"Leave me alone!" Rey said and tried to use her power to push him away, but all he did was laugh as she struggled.

"You're not quite ready to destroy me yet, acolyte."

"Go throw yourself in a Sarlacc pit!" she yelled, crying.

The man snapped the slave's neck with his own power. Rey was horrified. That slave had been her only friend.

"Let this be a lesson not to make loyalties and alliances with the wrong people you foolish child." he told her.

He approached her and hit her. "Stop crying."

That made her cry more so he did it again.

He was a monster.

A foul monster.

***

Ben was focusing on lifting a rock outside the training centre. It needed to be moved. "Focus." instructed his Uncle and Jedi Master Luke.

"I am." Ben informed him. His eyes caught sight of Amethyst walking by, talking to another boy. Anger passed through him. Suddenly the rock fell. It was a big rock as well, evident by the ground shaking a little when it dropped. He rubbed his shoulder, and glared at the other male with Amethyst.

"I lost my concentration."

"It's alright." Luke told him, knowing full well what had caused his distraction. "Why don't you take a break. Regain your thoughts." Luke suggested

"Thank you Master Luke" Ben got up and disappeared.

Luke shook his head. Ben was just like his father- Han Solo.

Amethyst parted from the other boy and almost jumped when she saw Ben behind her. "You startled me. What can I do for you Young Solo?"

"Follow me" He said, grabbing her hands gently. She nodded. They went to a deserted part of camp. "Ame-"

She quickly cut him off with a kiss "I know Jedi aren't supposed to have relationships, romantic ones at least, but" she had been wanting to do that for a while.

"Shhh" he kissed her again, pushing her against a wall and lift her up slightly. Yeah, he really got his concentration back, although a heavy rock was not what his focus had turned to. He pulled away to kiss her neck. "No one in my family really cared about that little rule. It's more of a guideline." His hands kept her held up, his lips pressing a kiss on her throat.

"Ben..." she began and he kissed her mouth once more, their mouths moving together in synchronisation.

*

When Ben came back he moved the rock easily. "I see you got your concentration back" Luke smirked

"Yes" Ben nodded. "When am I to see my parents?"

"Within the week. They'll be visiting."

"Good. Great. I ummm... I have something to do now but-"

"Go flirt away. You still need to rest your shoulder."

"Yes Master Luke."

Ben ran past the fountain and once against set off to find Amethyst.

*
He sat with her on a log in the forest. Amethyst smiled at him, their hands hold each other's as they looked at a waterfall. "When do you see your mother and father again?"

"Soon. I'd like to introduce you to them. If that's okay?"

"Since when did you ask permission."

"I'm showing you I can be respectful." he replied and grinned at her, putting an arm around her.

"Alright then." laughed Amethyst. Ben kissed her hand.

"Shall we go get a snack?" He asked

"I thought you'd never ask." She smirked.