Home By Now - Kylux

Home By Now

It had been almost one month on the Finalizer. Arguably one of the most peaceful months the General of the First Order had had in the longest time. Scarcely any damage had been done to consoles and there was far less noise around the vessel. Hux felt considerably more relaxed than usual, despite his work load still being heavy. Kylo Ren's lack of presence was almost treated as a vacation for Hux. No more of his antics and childish behaviour until he would return.

Unfortunately, it would not last. Later into the day the Knight's shuttle returned from its venture after a seemingly successful mission. The majority of troopers that left a month ago had returned, which caused Hux a sigh of relief. Not that it mattered terribly if they lost too many Stormtroopers. The group had just returned from a revolting planet, by fact not just the General's opinion, therefore Hux was sceptical about being near any of them. Especially Kylo Ren.

Hux strode toward the shuttle, his posture perfectly straight and face showing no emotion. He grimaced as the small group of troopers lead out, leaving Kylo to walk out afterwards, his helmet secured in place. Immediately Hux rolled his eyes as he moved to where Kylo stood.

"Ren," Hux sneered, clutching his datapad to his chest.

"General. How was life without me aboard the Finalizer? Must have been a bore," Kylo smirked behind the mask on his head, his distorted voice crackling slightly.

"Oh it was awful, just terrible," Hux replied, his voice laced with sarcasm.

Kylo chuckled at the comment, then proceeded to give the General his debrief of the progress on their mission. While the Knight spoke, Hux tapped diligently against his datapad, recording any important information he heard.

Once they were finished, Kylo nodded his farewell to Hux and walked past him to get to his private quarters. Hux took a step back as Kylo moved past him, not wanting to get any closer than he already had. He sighed and made his way back to his own quarters to finish some important paperwork. It was already getting late, which didn't mean much to Hux considering his vast lack of sleep.

Hux shut his door behind him, running a hand through his bright, ginger hair. He moved and took a seat at his desk, placed conveniently on the opposite side of his room near his bed. Once before had Hux wondered if having a desk in his room was the best of ideas, then waved the idea away. Work was important, a top priority for the General.

Hours passed by and Hux felt his eyelids slowly fall down. He hated days when this would happen, when sleep would threaten to get the best of him. Still sat at his desk and finishing his work, Hux made the decision to actually get some rest. It was an important thing to have, he just felt it was a waste of precious time. Laying his head back against his soft pillow, his eyes almost immediately closed, as he drifted into a light sleep.

Six hours or so passed and Hux woke up from his sleep, his head ringing and aching. The muscles in his body felt weak. His throat was dry and felt disgusting. Hux cursed under his breath, attempting to build up the courage to get up. After moments of just trying to lift his body up, Hux managed to get up. He then moved on to have a shower, then get dressed, trying to make himself look as presentable as possible in the state he was in.

Walking towards the bridge was not as easy as it had been the previous day. Hux was pale, more so than usual, and generally looked very sick. He ignored the looks troopers gave him as he made his way onto the bridge, sighing and trying to keep his eyes open.

"Excuse me, sir?" Hux felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned around to find Lieutenant Mitaka standing there.

"Yes Lieutenant?" Hux replied, his voice very slightly croaking.