The Bond Between Us

dreaming in the dark

Rey's POV

We are preparing for an attack. After a few months of going over strategies, we finally have a full proof plan. We have the coordinates of the first order battle ships.

I hug Finn and Poe for good luck. Finn smiles at me "I hope Rose wakes up after the fight so I can tell her all about it." Poe and I smirk at him. "I'm sure your girlfriend would loooove to hear about it" Poe said as he nudges his shoulder. Finn blushes and clears his throat "Whatever. I'm going to get in my X Wing." And with that he strutted off. I smile at Poe "Good luck Dameron." He fist bumps me "Good luck Rey." He marches off and hops in his ship and I hear BB8 chirp a good luck to me. I wave and walk into the Millennium Falcon and sit in gun control as Chewie shoots off, right behind the rest of the fighters.

Once we stop going through light speed, we see the battle ships. It took no time for the first order to replace their ships after our last encounter. As planned, our X Wing fighters bombard the ships and the TIE fighters come to counter them. Chewie and I take down a few of the TIE but the resistance is taking large amounts of damage. I switch off my control center and head up to where Chewie is. I move a Porg off of a communicator and call Leia. "General we're taking a lot of damage. We've come too far to turn back now. Do I have permission to use our plan?" After a moment of silence, she answers. "Go ahead, but be careful Rey." I smile and nod "Thank you Leia." I hang up and nod to Chewie as he shoots toward Kylo's ship.

We land in an abandoned hangar and make sure to keep out of sight. "Chewie I think it's better if I go alone." He roars in protest and the Porg's mimic him. I shake my head, "If something happens to me, you'll be able to go back to Leia and warn her" I sigh "I'll be careful, I promise." He looks at me for a moment and nods. I smile and hug him, "I'll see you later!" The Porg's jump around and Chewie knocks them off the console and waves to me as I get off the ship. I take a deep breath and try to feel Kylo's presence. I make my way up the levels of the ship, I still don't feel him anywhere. I have no idea where I am now, this place is like an elaborate maze. But this hallway is different, there aren't any storm troopers or commanders for me to hide from this time. Not even any little droids I have to avoid. It's completely empty. I proceed with caution, making sure to keep myself aware of anyone that could come from no where.

As I walk I wonder why I can't feel Kylo. I know this is his ship. I sensed him before I boarded, so why can't I feel him now? If he had sensed me wouldn't I have felt him rummaging through my mind? It doesn't make sense. I make my way up to the next floor, expecting there to be someone or at least something, but it's exactly like the floor before. I run down the hall and get to the next floor, and it's the exact same as the last two. I stop and huff and put my light saber in my belt and run to the next floor. After about six more floors or so, I get a little winded. I continue for about five more floors and once I get to the sixth I'm panting. I stop in the hallway for a moment and just pant in the silence. Why are all these floors empty? "Ah....kriff..." my sides are hurting. I should've taken the elevator instead of all those stairs. I'm snatched out of my thoughts when something grabs my wrist and pulls me into a pitch black room. I gasp and look around but I can't see anything. I slowly reach out, trying to feel whatever drug me in this room. I touch something hard, I press down and realize it's a bicep. I swallow hard, a person. I trail my hand to the right and feel their chest, it feels so familiar. I feel a large, warm hand gently place itself over mine. I know exactly who it is once I feel his skin. "Kylo..."

I feel him hold onto my hand without saying a word. "Why couldn't I feel you?" I ask quietly. He doesn't answer, but I feel him move closer. "Why couldn't I feel you" I ask a little louder this time. I feel him squeeze my hand a little tighter, still no answer. "Kylo!!!!" I yell and my eyes shoot open. I'm in an interrogation room, but it's different from the last. I look around and take in all the details. Bigger than the last, windows, the table I'm in is more comfortable, but I'm still tied down. I look to my right to see Kylo staring at me. I stare back "What....what was that? How am I here?" I try to sit up but my arms are still restrained. I squirm a little "Kylo you let me out of this right now." He watches me, "I sensed you immediately when you got out of hyper space. That's how I masked myself against you." He stands and walks over to me. "Once you got to the abandoned floor, I found you. I got behind you and made you pass out just as before." He moves closer, "The floors you've been going through aren't real. They've just been a figment of your imagination." I stare at him with daggers, how dare he. "Then how did you pull me into that dark room? How did....how did I feel you? How did I touch your hand?" He stares at me and I think I see his ears turn a little pink. "Because I went into your mind to see where you were, you weren't waking up. I touched your hand to stimulate a response." I look at him in silence for a moment. "How long was I out?" He looks at me then turns his back and sits down. "Almost four hours." I jolt up, trying to get up even though I know it's useless. "What happened? Is the battle still going on?" He shakes his head "It ended an hour ago, both your side and mine have given each other severe damage. The falcon made it out without a scratch." I sigh and lay down, defeated but happy we did some damage.

He stands up "Where is the resistance, Rey." I look at him and laugh "There's absolutely no WAY I'm telling you." I say angrily. He sighs, "You leave me no choice." He waves his hand over me and then my restraints and they pop open. Oh yes! I'm free! I try to move, and realize he's paralyzed me but I can still move my head. I try to talk but my mouth won't open. I glare at him, because it's the only thing I can do right now. He picks me up and puts me over his shoulder and walks down the hall. It's the abandoned one I was in before. He takes me into a room with windows and a bed. It looks too home like to be a prison cell. He gently lays me on the bed and stares at me for a moment and I feel my cheeks heat up. He swallows and stands and walks to he door and locks it and waves his hand over me and I stand up. "How DARE you!" I charge at him and almost sock him one right in the face but he catches my fist and twists my arm, making me face away from him. He pulls me close and I gasp and look up at him towering over me from behind. "Don't, Padawan." I know I'm blushing now because he's scanning my face. He lets go of me and I stumble forward and sit on the bed. "Why am I here?" I watch him walk over to the windows and look out at the stars. "I'll get the hideout coordinates one way or another. So you'll stay here until I do." I stand and walk behind him. "And what if you never get those coordinates?" He turns to face me and looks down at me with hooded eyes. He smells like the ocean and pine trees. "You'll just have to stay with me." He walks around me and out of the room and locks it again. His last sentence replays in my head over and over.

"You'll just have to stay with me..."

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Kylo's POV

I make some orders for Rey's room and have my staff accommodate her. Finally I have her. Just touching her hand felt like heaven. And grabbing her arm and pulling her to me from behind....oh force she's like a drug to me. I bite my lip a little, a physical attempt to control my thoughts. I'm taken away from them when I hear someone clear their voice from behind. I turn around to see Hux looking at me. "What." I ask him with annoyance thick in my tone. He pinches his lips and walks over to me, "Why do we have the girl captive sir. Why not just kill her if we don't get the information?" I stare at him "I'm confidant that I can get the coordinates, Hux." I walk around him and start walking towards the door. "Then why give her a room and treat her well? Shouldn't you be torturing her? Beating her?" I stop dead in my tracks and hear him start to choke. I turn around and fully force choke him. "Do not question my authority Hux. Are we clear." He makes a stifled noise and nods and I drop him. I turn and walk out of the room and walk into my throne room and shut the doors and sit down and work.

By the time I'm finished working, it's already so late. No doubt that it's early in the morning according to the ships time. I make my way to Rey's room, there's no way she's awake right now. I know she's exhausted. I stand in front of her door and unlock it and quietly walk inside. All the lights are switched off so the only light in the room is that from the stars and planets outside. I slowly walk over to her bed, and I was right. She's passed out and in the white pajamas I had provided for her. I can't help but watch her for a moment, she's so beautiful. Especially when she's as relaxed as she is right now. My eyes trace over the outlines of her body, taking her in. I should leave, I should let her be and let her rest. But I don't want to leave her, I realize I don't want to leave her now or ever.

After a few more moments, I start to turn around to leave. I'm almost to the door when I hear her speak softly. "Ben...." I stop in my tracks and slowly turn to look at her. Only she isn't awake, she's still sleeping....she's dreaming. Her hands are in her hair and her body is stretching out. Force she's angelic. "Ben! Ben please!" I walk closer and see that she's crying. I sit down on the bed beside her and gently take one of her hands and place it on the bed and rest mine on top of it. I softly rub my thumb across her hand in an attempt to soothe her. I've never tried to calm anyone down let alone show this kind of affection. I feel her relax and I let out a soft sigh. I turn back to look at her, and watch her eyes dance under her eye lids until they flutter open to meet mine. She stares back at me...breathing softly. And I slowly feel her hand tangle with mine.