Trying to Belong

Chapter 19

Luke and Rey were still outside in the rain. Rey couldn't even cry anymore. She was tired, emotionally and physically and she was worried about her friend. So worried. Luke of course knew his daughter wouldn't leave and that meant he was staying out there too even if it was raining - a rain which was cold and hard on their skin.

Kylo came out a while later and saw the pair soaked. He walked over to them and kneeled down to Rey's eye level What he had to say he was going to struggle with. "I-I am sorry."

"How is she?" Rey asked, wiping her eyes.

"Alive. In pain, but fine."

"The twins?"

"Stable. Anakin gave us a scare."

"Anakin?" Rey asked worried "is he ok? Sapphire!"

"Yeah, they're ok. Ame." he choked out a laugh. They smiled sadly at each other and hugged. Rey immediately soaked his clothes, but she didn't care. Kylo wasn't angry anymore.

"Can I see her?" Rey asked when they let go.

"Yeah." He stood up "Luke."

"Ben."

"Do you want to see them as well?" Kylo asked. He tried to fix his hair in the rain.

"That would be lovely." Luke said.

Kylo nodded once more and led them back inside. As they waited on an elevator Kylo looked at Rey.

"You should button up that jacket you're wearing." he stated.

Rey looked at him, fuming. "You shouldn't be..."

"You have blood. It wasn't there before." Kylo continued. "Amethyst doesn't need that kind of trigger though. But just for the record did you hit that person hard?"

"Not hard enough I don't think." Rey replied. "How did..."

"You don't just go around hitting people without a reason."

"You know me so well." Rey replied.

The doors opened and they all got inside.

*

"Rey!" Amethyst uttered when Rey walked up to her, still by the twins. "Anakin....just gave us all a scare."

Rey stopped to think. What would Amethyst do if it was the other way around? She'd give some sort of comfort but she wouldn't press on the situation too much to keep the pain flowing. Rey just smiled wryly and smooth Amethyst's hair.

'Point out the positive things.' she thought.

"They've got nice blankets in there. I bet their mum and dad is already planning on getting them better ones though." she stated.

"Kylo said you had to go. Where did you go?" Amethyst asked Rey. "Why didn't you stay?"

Kylo bowed his head guiltily and Rey swallowed. She wouldn't report him in like that though. He apologised to her. "I had to make some phone calls and there was this woman in the waiting room and she needed something and I said I'd run an errand for her."

She looked back at Anakin and Sapphire. "I see they have similar facial markers to Kylo." stated Rey. 'Positive things. Positive things.' "Let's hope they don't have the same expensive taste in shampoo as their father."

"You used the shampoo before I did." Kylo stated.

"I never paid for it though." Rey responded. "They're going to be like their mum. Nice and kind. Not grumpy and emotional like their dad. Skywalker males though always have the dominate genes for being dramatic. Apparently. So Sapphire you're going to have your hands tied stopping your brother having an emotional breakdown every time his hair parts the wrong way or he is told he can't go out to play."