Seduced ➢ Kylo Ren

fifty; finale

"Oh Ben. They've grown so much."

Ben nods slightly and looks at the two toddlers, the smile on his face widening. Even though his body is half transparent and glowing a dim blue colour, he's still as handsome as you remember him.

You study his features while he looks on contentedly at his twins. "Can you believe it's been four years?"

"Time doesn't really move the same for me as it does for you," he smiles, returning his gaze back to you. "For me, it feels like it's been only a minute since I met you during your training."

"Those were the days," you chuckle.

"Gimme it back!"

"Ani's being bullied again," Ben sighs. He hates the fact that his daughter is Force-sensitive. Even though Snoke and all his followers have now been long eradicated thanks to the Resistance, he still fears his children will end up being seduced by some force of evil.

He casts his thoughts aside as you shout, "Padmé! Put your brother's cup down!"

Her mother's warning startles the little black-haired girl, and she releases the cup from its levitating position, and its contents- blue Bantha milk- spill all over her twin brother.

The boy's shriek pierces through the air. "I got him," Ben says, as he gets up.

He picks his son up, and you feel your energy drain slightly as Ben draws on the Force link between you both to make himself a more solid form. He balances Ani on his hip and reaches for a tea-towel.

"There, there," he coos as he rubs the crying toddler's hair with the towel. "You look good with blue hair, you know."

Ani sniffles and considers this. "If I had blue hair, would it be all glow-y like yours, dad?" he asks his father, his big, green eyes half hidden behind his long eyelashes.

"I'm afraid not," Ben replies, the innocent question pulling at his heartstrings.

"What did I tell you about using the Force to pick on your brother?" You ask Padmé sternly, your hands resting on your hips.

"I- I didn't wanna drop it," Padmé whimpers, her lower lip sticking out. The resemblance to Ben is striking, and it always makes you soften up.

"Well.. Don't make a habit out of using the Force. You're too young for it anyway."

"Okay mama," Padmé smiles, and rushes up to you, hugging your leg.

You lift her up and give her a smacking kiss on her cheek, burying your face in her long, wavy hair.

Everything would be perfect if only Ben were alive.

You feel Ani pushing his face into the back of your leg, wanting to be picked up as well. You will his body to float, knowing its his favourite Force trick. He giggles, and you raise him even higher, and he extends his arm, pretending he's flying.

Ben leans against a wall and watches as you raise the second toddler in the air, the sound of their laughter making him feel as alive as ever. He holds his hand in front of his face and watches as it starts fading, getting more transparent, the link between him and you getting weaker as you focus all your energy into lifting the twins up.

"Alright, that's enough," you smile, gently lowering the twins into their beds. "It's nap time."

Using the Force, you fetch their favourite toys- a furry Wookie teddy bear for Padmé and a plastic star-fighter for Ani- and tuck them both in. Ben waves to them from the door and you blow them both a kiss from behind him.

*

"I miss you so much," you sigh, tapping into the Force and willing it to give Ben's body a more solid form. You have been getting better at solidifying the link between you both, and at times the only tell-tale sign that Ben wasn't really there was the dim baby-blue halo of light around him.

You rest your head on his chest, and after four years, you still haven't gotten used to the fact that there is no heartbeat.

He kisses the top of your head and slowly starts to comb his fingers through your hair. "I'm here whenever you need me."

"I'll get better at this, you'll see," you say, sitting up to look at him. "One day I'll stop using the Force entirely. It'll be used just to keep you here, looking alive."

He folds his arms and places them at the back of his head, his palms cradling his head, looking as relaxed as ever. "I'm always here you know. Even when you think I'm not."

"Oh?" you smile. "Even when I'm changing? Showering?"

A slight tint of pink floods his cheeks- so slight it's barely noticeable.

"I need to make sure you're not looking for a replacement. A new master." A coy smile plays on his lips. "A new father for our children."

"Oh shut up," you blurt out, and punch him softly in his side. "I would never."

He bursts out laughing, and the sound of it makes your heart flutter. It sounds like a melody, such a contrast to when you used to hear his voice crack when he had been alive.

"You know that doesn't hurt right? I can't feel pain. Can't feel anything."

You slide a hand up his torso, and kiss him softly on the lips. "Can you feel that?"

Ben closes his eyes and his face looks like the image of bliss. "It makes me content. Happy. Serene."

You trail your fingers up and down his chest, glad you can still feel the softness of his skin and tautness of his muscles, willing the Force to make him feel more real. Slowly, you can start to feel warmth radiating off his body.

He places a finger under your chin and lifts your head up, his eyes studying every detail of your face as if it were all new to him. He brings his lips to yours and kisses you, wrapping one arm tightly around you and the other caressing your face.

"I love you," he whispers as soon as his lips pull away from yours, resting his forehead on yours.

"I love you too, Ben," you say, the smile forming on your lips threatening to never fade.

T H E E N D

Final Author's Note: OH MY GOD WHAT THBEHEBHFUCKCCKC I CANT BELIEVE IT'S OVER IT'S FINISHED AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR OF WRITING THIS STORY UGHGHGHHG YOU GUYS I REFUSE TO BELIEVE IT'S OVER 😭 thank you sooooooooooo much for being the best readers EVER you have given me so much motivation and so much love and support and kind words and ugh i don't deserve any of it i wish i could send adam driver to each and every one of youuu!!! :(

writing this fanfic has made me 200% sure that i want my career to be that of an author and i had so much fun practising and writing this and gughughughugh guys messageeee me cos i need support rn can't believe this story is over 😭 but seriously thank you for taking the time to read it (and some of you have actually re-read it like OMG ) for taking the time to comment and vote, message me and leaving your love, you guys are the best! Byeeeee and i love you allllll <3

ps.  just to clarify cos yall are badgering me: where i come from, it's a time-honoured tradition to name your child after his/her grandparents or greatgrandparents ❤️ it has nothing to do with the fact that the real padme and ani were a couple.