Lies ✺ Kylo Ren

four

Lo sat on Ben's bed, cross-legged in his room with one of his warm shirts on as she stared at the floor; she hadn't moved in almost an hour. Her hair had been properly taken out of the braid and cascaded down her shoulders in neat curls, covering her face a little. Everything was still and quiet, just the way Lo liked it. She never really liked busy places – they always made her nervous, which was why she preferred the quiet and solitude of the countryside, that was home to her, even if it wasn't how Ben imagined his home to be. Just another one of their compromises.

But what were their compromises now? Ben had lied to her and abandoned her on Arcadia while he went with The First Order. She felt like an idiot for trusting him, for allowing him to manipulate her in the way he did – it made her sick just thinking about it.

There were times in her life when Lo started to doubt her life with Ben, whether or not it was worth leaving her entire family to live with Ben. Her family almost hated her for dating Ben, but Lo's love for Ben seemed to cloud her mind and ignore any and all warnings given to her about him. She'd left her whole life behind for him and look where that got her – heartbroken and alone more times than she cared to admit.

With the pair's relationship; it was all or nothing. One of Lo's closest friends told her that "one day, you'll end up killing each other" after just two days after she had been aware of their relationship. It was intense to say the least – both of them were alphas in their own private pack and that was almost toxic.

Ever since Lo started dating Ben, she became more and more like him – her temper would be short and set off by anything and everything around her, just like him. So when they would fight, it would get ugly very quickly. Sometimes, they hated each other and they'd go back to how they used to be when they first met but after a while, they'd get the passion they first felt when they got together and wouldn't leave each other alone for hours, repeating apologies to each other until they'd fall asleep in each other's arms.

Her train of thought was interrupted by the sound of the door opening and Ben walking in, removing his helmet as he did. Lo quickly got to her feet, giving him a gentle smile before slowly moving back down to sit on the floor.

After a short while, Ben sat down next to her and Lo rested her head on his shoulder. The pair sat in silence before Ben spoke up. "Wearing one of my shirts? You haven't done that in a while."

A small smile came onto Lo's lips as she brought her body closer to Ben's, allowing his arm to wrap around her body. "Well, I figured you deserved a surprise when you came back. Just like old times."

The pair fell silent after those short exchanges, just enjoying the idea of being together – no matter how hard they would fight; they would always come back to each other. They were perfect for each other in every way humanly possible; nobody could deny that – it was just a fact. Hate would spit out of each other's mouths, but they would still sleep together like they were lovers.

Eventually, the pair fell asleep together, their bodies as close as they could possibly be, never once releasing each other from their grasp. They'd always sleep like that, almost as if they were afraid the other would fade away at any moment's notice – even when that came true when Lo woke up in a strange place and her Ben was gone. They silently agreed to never leave each other's side again – if only it was that simple.