Star Wars: The Second Coming

Chapter 31: Coping

I sat on the floor in front of Luke and Alexia listening to him tell her the truth, though Leia told me not to tell her, maybe it's what she needed to hear, and from no one else but Luke. Her emotions changed from scared to sad, to angry so quickly I could barely keep track. She was confused. When he finished, she sat in silence before standing up and walking away.

"Alexia!" I called, but Luke held my arm back.

"Don't, she needs space, let her clear her mind" I shook my head, what if she tried to contact Kya? What if she tried to leave? "She won't do any of those things, young one, give her time" I signed, and sat down with Luke. "So, I assume Leia told you everything. She's a big mouth" he chuckled a little, reminiscing. "I need you to tell me about Ben, what are they doing?" I felt a little uneasy, but I wasn't going to lie to him.

"They want to find you... They've been following us-" Luke raised his hand and looked at me.

"They've been following you to find me and you came here?" My eyebrows furrowed as he stared at me, but then I realized how easy it could've been for us to expose Luke.

"I know it was a risk, but she needed to see you, she needed to know!" He let out a sigh rubbing his temples softly.

"She's very distraught, she's thinking of you, maybe you should go to her. She's just outside" I nodded, bowing my head down to the Jedi master before me before getting up and making my way outside. Alexia leaned against the wall, staring up at the night sky. I slid down next to her and I could feel her sadness but she shed no tears, she stared blankly into the dark sky.

"She's...not even my sister... EVERYTHING has been a lie" I rested my hand on her leg but she showed no emotion. "She's dangerous Rey, she has so much power she doesn't even know... She can't find out" I wrapped my arms around her, but she shrugged me off. "You knew....Why didn't you tell me? How did you even find out?" I was silent for a moment, but I knew there was no point in hiding anything anymore.

"Leia... She told me not to tell you" Alexia's eyes began to water and she stood up.

"I trusted you! All of you lied to me!" I shook my head. "EVERYTHING I KNOW HAS BEEN A LIE AND EVEN YOU KEPT IT FROM ME, THE JEDI KEPT MY WHOLE LIFE AWAY"

"You sound like Kya when-"

"DONT TALK ABOUT HER" she opened her mouth to speak, but didn't, turned around and walked away. I wanted so badly to follow her but I knew she needed time. I could feel her pain, I could feel her distraught and I was worried. But what scared me the most was knowing she felt conflicted.

For the first time, Alexia was beginning to doubt the light side, and consider the benefits of the dark side.