How Soon Is Now? [Kylux]

Ten - Ceremony

HEY QUICK SUMMARY
so if you didn't read the last chapter, I'll sum it up for you.
Hux goes to skate practice against his father's wishes, but once there, James (one of the other teammates, in case you've forgotten), proceeds to drag Hux into the boys locker room, and rape Hux and hurt Hux's wrist quite badly in the process. James tells Hux to never come back to the rink, and he calls him a fag for hanging out with Ren.
Kylo then goes to Hux's house, but when he isn't there, Kylo bumps into Phasma who tells him that the skate team just had practice.
Kylo finds Hux in the locker room and tries to convince him to tell an adult what happened, but Hux makes Ren promise to never tell anyone.
They go back to the Solo residence, where Kylo swears revenge on James for what he did to Hux, but Hux says that he knows a much better way to get James back, but doesn't reveal what his plan is.
ANYHOO IM A TERRIBLE PERSON LETS GO CHAPTER TENNN
(Also, this is a shorter kinda filler chapter. But also, there's a
C L I F F H A N G E R)

Hux

Lutz. Toe loop. Salchow. Flip.
Wrong. Again.
Lutz. Toe loop. Salchow. Flip.
Hux stopped to take a few deep breaths, then steadied himself on his skates.
It wasn't that hard. He could do this.
Lutz. Toe loop. Salchow. Flip.
His flip was sloppy, ever since the incident with James. It was like he was scared to make the full effort, but as he looked around the empty ice rink, which he had all to himself, he knew he was fine, so once again, he lined himself and did a few flips.
It had been two and a half weeks since it had happened.
Ren had kept his promise, and he hadn't told anyone, Hux had wrapped his wrist in a tensor bandage in hopes that it would heal itself, and frankly, it wasn't feeling any better.
His mother had noticed and asked what happened, and he lied, saying he had slipped on the ice and sprained it.
Lutz. Toe loop. Salchow. Flip.
Perfect.
Hux turned off his music and stepped off the ice to get some water.
He was preparing for his comeback, to prove himself to everyone, but he hadn't told anyone (even Ren) the details.
It was to be a big reveal.
The sexual tension between Ren and Hux had reached an all time high with the amount of times they had almost kissed.
The bridge, then Ren's room, then a few days ago, at Hux's window.

A tapping had sounded on his window while he was getting ready for bed. Only one person ever came to his window, so he got up and opened it.
"Ren, it's a school night, what are you doing?"
"I made another tape,"
"Oh,"
"Yeah. You know Leonard Cohen?"
"No,"
"Well, you will. Here." Ren handed him a cassette with a small smile. "You'll like him. He's different from the other stuff I've given you."
"Sounds good,"
"How are you?"
"Tired."
Ren nodded. "Right. Well, goodnight."
"Ren?" Hux grabbed the sleeve of Ren's jacket, then leaned forward towards his mouth.
"Hux! Your mother wants you!" Brendol suddenly yelled from upstairs, startling both boys.
Hux quickly kissed Ren's cheek, then smiled. "Goodnight," then he closed the window.

Hux pulled off his skates and went to slip his feet inside his shoes.
The blisters on his feet were pretty bad, but those would have to wait.
Everything was ready.
Now all he had to do was invite the right people.

Ren

Rey twirled her straw in her fingers before putting it back in her drink.
"So, what did you want to tell me?" She asked, then sipped her milkshake.
Kylo admired the way her soft brown waves framed her face. Her ratty, overly large sweater reached her mid thigh, and her faded jeans were rolled up at the bottom to reveal her high tops, which Ren remembered being with her when she bought them.
"Well?" She promoted, stealing a fry off of Kylo's tray.
"I'm in love with Hux."
She coughed, then put down her drink. "What?" She wheezed.
"Hux. I..I like Hux, a lot."
"Huh," she cleared her throat a few times, then looked up at her friend. "Well, you know, Poe and Finn are together."
"I know."
"And are out about it."
"But Poe Dameron is a completely different person. He can get away with stuff like that."
"No, he's just-"
"No." Kylo shook his head and sighed. "I've been called a fag since I was in seventh grade. This will just seal the deal."
Rey pursed her lips. "What do you want me to say, Ben? I think you should just go for it. It's almost eighty-eight, times are changing. Those guys from Pet Shop Boys are gay."
Kylo simply smiled a little and shook his head again.

On the way home, Ren walked slowly while listening to his Walkman. To be specific, a certain Smiths song on repeat.
Listen. Rewind. Repeat.
'I am the son, and the heir..'
He mouthed the words as he walked, enjoying the thought that Hux did the same thing.
It was their song now.
He hopped up the steps to his house, as could already hear the argument that was happening inside.
"Han! I can't do this anymore! You have to stop!"
"I haven't done anything!"
Kylo quietly shut the front door and quickly walked through the living room to the stairs.
"Why do you always blame everything on me?" Han yelled.
"Because," Leia sneered as Ren listened from the top of the stairs. "I'm the one who's always at home. I'm the one who cleans, who cooks, who takes care of Ben, and the taxes, and meetings, and school shit, and everything else! All you ever do is sit around watching TV or playing poker with Lando and Chewie!"
"Am I not allowed to have fun?"
"That's! Not! The! Point!" Leia yelled loudly.
Kylo sighed and shut his bedroom door. He shoved a few things in his backpack, already knowing he would be going to Luke's, then noticed an envelope on his bed.
He rarely got mail, but he realized his mom must have checked the box and left it for him.
He opened it, then smiled as he read the letter.
It was a simple invitation, inviting him and his parents to the big skate finale, where the team would individually show off their routines.
Kylo tucked the letter in his pocket and walked downstairs just in time to see his mother throw her shoe at Han's head.
"Hey!" Han ducked, and the shoe went sailing across the room and into the bookshelf.
"Do you guys want to go to Hux's skate thing tomorrow?"
Both parents turned to look at Ren, who stood calmly at the bottom of the stairs.
"You don't have to pay. It's in the afternoon." He continued.
Leia's face softened and she smiled, "Of course, honey. That sounds great."

Hux

"I thought you were angry about me quitting?" Phasma's voice carried through the phone.
"No," Hux played with the cord while he leaned against the wall. "No, I want you to come. I'm..planning something."
"Hux-"
"It's not bad. It's good, in a way, but not bad."
Phasma was quiet for a few minutes.
"Phasma?"
"You aren't blowing anything up, right?"
Hux laughed out loud at that, the laugh that Ren had once described as 'very sarcastic'.
"Yes, I've made a sun-powered super weapon that can blow up the whole planet, and all the others in this galaxy."
"Ok, I'll see you at the thing tomorrow. Goodnight,"
"Goodnight. Sleep well." Hux hung up the phone and sighed. His arm wasn't much better, no matter how much ice he put on it, and he was worried about it ruining his performance.
The dull pain was sort of always there, reminding him of what had happened with James. He wished he could go to a hospital, but it wouldn't be worth it. Somehow, they would find out. They would know.
"Armitage!"
His ears perked up at the sound of his mother calling him. It was late, shouldn't she have been sleeping?
He walked up the stairs after wrapping his silk robe around himself to find his parents standing in the living room.
Brendol looked furious, and his mother stood calmly beside him.
"What's this shit?" Brendol demanded, slamming down a letter on the table.
Why were they only reading it now?
"I was in bed, reading the mail," Brendol continued. "And I get this. You're performing tomorrow? I thought I told you to never touch a skate again."
Hux inhaled deeply. He could do this. "Sir," he started. "I just wanted to finish the season by showing my parents what I've been doing and what they've been paying for."
His mother smiled, then gentle touched her husband's arm. "Darling, I don't think it would hurt to go."
"I'm not watching a bunch of fairies dancing on ice!" Brendol pushed her away.
"Father, please," Hux offered the most sincere expression he could muster. "I've trained very hard, and it's really important to me that you come. I'll even make you a deal."
Brendol raised an eyebrow.
Bingo.
"What is it?"
"If you let me do this final performance, and you come and stay for the whole thing, I'll never skate again and...I'll go to the academy."