Light in the Darkness

Rey's Vision

-Kylo's POV-

I stare at the scavenger and am bewildered by my recent act towards her. It's too late to change my mind now, I have already committed treason against the first order by helping a sentenced prisoner escape.
She stares back at me, and we sit like that for awhile. Both still in shock at what I have just done. Finally I clear my throat and stand up,

"You haven't eaten today. I've ensured the ship be stocked with enough meals to last you until you find a safe planet." I say plainly and begin to walk away.

"What about you?" She questions,

I guess in my plan I hadn't factored in that I would be permanently stuck with the girl. I furrow my eyebrows as I slowly begin to turn back towards her. Instead I whip away and quickly make my way to the living quarters on my ship. I close the door and sit on my bed with my head in my hands. I can feel leader Snoke reaching out to me, but his voice is faint in my mind now. Almost like an echo of old ways. My heart is racing but for the first time in a long while I feel peace.

-Rey's POV-

I stare out the front of the ship awhile before leaving the cockpit. The ship is fairly dark and decorated in first order emblems, but it's much bigger than it looks. Timidly and carefully I wander around and find myself in what looks like another torture room. There is a machine much like the one Kylo bound me to the first time he kidnapped me and the room is dimly lit. I slowly approach the "torture" table in the middle of the room, and shudder touching it. This room isn't anything like the chamber I was held prisoner in. My room was well lit and not so... menacing.

On the side of the room I find a pile of ashes, the same ashes I saw Kylo set his mask on when I was captive. I hesitate to touch them, unsure of what they are. They are too thick to be fried ship parts, like I saw back on Jakku. What else could make ash?

I have spent my whole life on a desolate planet just trying to survive. There is so much about the universe that I don't know. Thinking about Jakku has me feeling melancholic and I leave the "torture room". I find that the ship is equipped with a kitchen, a bedroom, and an elaborate washroom. I find an assortment of delicious looking food in the kitchen, and pick out a roll similar to the one I would make on Jakku; except this one has more color. I grab a jar of what looks to be reddish goo. It smells good and tastes sweet. I take the two items and make my way back to the cockpit. Where I plop into the pilots seat and begin dipping my roll into the red goo. It's probably the best food I've ever had.

In front of me is pitch black space, it surprises me and fascinates me that you can't see stars when you're in space. I'm so far from home. My family. What if now they're waiting for me? I forget where I am for a short time until I notice Kylo Ren's mask. It's just sitting on the control panel in front of me. Staring at me. I feel tempted to pick it up. Almost as if there is a voice whispering in my ear, urging me to caress its smooth metallic build. I reach out, and the moment I touch it I'm tumbling through the floor.

I land in a dimly lit room where there is a young woman, who appears to have just give birth laying in a bed holding her baby. I inch closer and notice that it is general Organa. I try to get closer and soon I'm running through a forest. Next to me is a young boy with scruffy black hair. He's happy and seems to be playing with friends until suddenly he stops and a somber look replaces his smile. He looks up at me and we make eye contact.
"Who are you?" He asks.
I step backwards confused, and fall into what looks like a bedroom. It's dark and the walls are made out of stone. The boy enters but this time he's older, in his teens years. He's pacing the room frustrated and the look on his face is a striking resemblance to Kylo Ren.
"I know I can be better. Why doesn't master Luke believe in me?" He is speaking to himself. Or is he? After awhile it seems as if he's talking to someone else, but there is no one else in the room. I run over to him, and trip into a new place. It's a place I remember from my first force vision, a rainy field with bodies, and a menacing, masked Kylo Ren. I stand up and his head snaps my way. He rushes to me and right before he gets to me I fall back and am back in the cockpit of the ship.

I've fallen off of my chair and am out of breath. I feel frazzled and almost sad. I look up at Kylo's mask. Was that a vision of his life? Why did it bring me such pain and sadness.

-Kylo's POV-

I feel a sudden aching in my chest and shoot up from my sitting position. I exit the room to find the scavenger. I sense something isn't right. I find the girl in the cockpit on the floor, out of breath. I stare at her curiously and notice that I've left my mask in her presence. So much pain. I hear a voice echo softly in my ears, except this time it isn't leader Snoke. In fact, it sounded a lot like Rey. I attempt to be quiet and observant but her head shoots up and notices me right away.

"Wh-what do you want?" She inquired, her voice shaky than usual. Her demeanor much more defensive than offensive. It's unlike her. Something has her shaken up.

"I sensed---" I clear my throat, thinking hard about what I plan to say next, "I sensed a disturbance." I furrow my eyebrows and awkwardly approach her. She quickly stands up.

"I'm fine, thanks." She brushes me off.

I notice a jar of jam and a half eaten roll in the copilot's seat, "I see you've eaten."

She looks at me puzzled, "yeah..."

I stare at her for a moment unsure of what to say next, my heart starts to pick up pace. Her gaze is questioning unsure of my intentions. I nod, and quickly turn to leave this uncomfortable atmosphere.

-Rey's POV-

After my strange encounter with Kylo in the cockpit I decide it's time for a shower. The washroom is extravagant to say the least. There is a small pool sized bathtub on one side and a cascading ceiling shower on the other. I pick the shower, because it's faster. I have never truly  "bathed" until now. Back in Jakku, I only ever washed myself with a damp washcloth, and that was only ever when I had some water to spare. Even when I bathed at the resistance base it was nothing like this. This was truly luxurious. The water felt warm and soft as it rolled down my skin. My hair draped over my shoulders after letting it out of its buns.

I sat in the washroom for awhile, thinking about what I should do. What I could do, in the situation I'm in. Eventually I felt tired and decided to get out. I redressed in the clothes I had on and let my wet hair stay down until it dried.

I wandered around the ship for a bit, Kylo Ren had locked himself in the only room with a bed on the entire ship. I considered the torture room, but couldn't bring myself to be in that table again. Eventually I found a small corner where I could lean up against and rest my head. It was kind of hidden, so I could sleep well without being disturbed by weirdo.

-Kylo's POV-

It was late when I left my room again. I half expected to find Rey back in the cockpit. She seemed fascinated with space. Yet she wasn't there. I worried for a moment that she had escaped until I turned a corner and found her slumped against the wall, asleep. I crouch down in front of her, cocking my head the way hers is laying against the wall. Her breathing is light and gentle. I fear the slightest movement will wake her up. Yet I find myself scooping her into my arms once more.

She is light.

Her hair is down, part of it has fallen into her face, she doesn't even stir at my motion to pick her up. I stand like this for a moment, surprised and amazed by the fragility of the girl whom I would otherwise see as hard an stubborn. Her expression is pure, and suddenly I see flashes of beautiful things. A forest, like the one on takkodana. A star destroyer sinking into a mound of sand. A starry sky.
Am I inside her mind?

I gaze at her for a moment more and then take her into my quarters when I proceed to lay her on the bed. She still doesn't stir as I cover her with a blanket. I feel a strange feeling inside my chest. A happy feeling. Light. It bothers me and I attempt distract myself so I proceed to set up a bed for myself on the floor. Yet when I lay down to sleep all I can envision are those still photos that flashed into my mind and the girls gentle sleeping face in my arms.