Finding Balance (Reylo)

Chapter 15- Balance

It took four years to fix the ships, fuel them and fix everything before even thinking of leaving the ship. But when General Organa told me it was time for my mission, I was beyond excited. Ben and I have hardly talked and the whole four years of waiting, but he never left my mind. As the pod flew toward Ben's ship, I thought of things I needed to talk to him about. I entered Kylo Ren's ship and landed. I got out and saw a few troopers. "You!" A man's voice rang though the large room, "Storm troopers, get her!" I looked at the red headed man. The troopers ran to me, but I didn't run. This was my way to Ben. A trooper took out the cuffs from before and put them on my wrists. "Take her to the cells. We'll have Kylo Ren decide her fate." One said. Only one escorted me this time. I didn't fight. I just did what I was told. I was lead into a cell and had the door locked. It was a matter of time before I would see him again. What could I lose if I joined him? No, what was I thinking? I'm here to get Ben to join me. Not for me to join him. "Rey." I looked up to see Ben. He pressed the button next to my door and the door opened. "Ben." Suddenly, I was speechless. I didn't know what to say. "Rey?"

Ben's POV 

When a trooper told me the girl was here, I was elated. But when they said she was held in cell three, I was outraged. "Why didn't you bring her to me?" I yelled. "Sorry Supreme Leader." The trooper said. I sighed, "Damalyn, Lady Lightning, my apprentice." I said to the girl at my side. "Yes, Supreme Leader." The red headed girl said. "You should come with me." I told her. "Does this girl pose a threat to you, Supreme Leader?" She asked. "Pose a threat? I don't think so. I'm not sure how strong she has become, but I feel it is necessary for you to follow me." I told her. "I will follow you, Supreme Leader." She said. For a twelve year old, she has grown so much. From her faded pink and purple attire four years ago, to the black she wears now, I am surprised she has turned so quickly. Elektra and I walked down the halls toward the cells. I walked to cell three and motioned Elektra to stop a meter from where cell three was. "Rey." I said. I opened her door. "Ben." She sighed. Her eyes looked into mine. She hadn't changed a bit. If anything, she had grown more beautiful. Her hair had grown. Her eyes have lightened to a lighter shade of brown. 

"Rey?" Elektra asked. "Rey as in, 'killed Master Supreme Leader Snoke'? As in, the Rey that raised me poorly?" I looked over at Elektra. She was shifting her weight from foot to foot, slowly setting her feet into a defensive stance. "Ben, who is that?" Rey asked. "Damalyn, I didn't bring you for a fight." I told her. "Ben?" I looked at Rey. She stood from the ledge and walked closer. "Come." I told Elektra. She walked closer until she saw Rey. Her face changed to fury. "Supreme Leader, permission to go back my station?" Elektra asked. "Granted. No need for a fight today." I said. Elektra knelt onto one knee and stood back up. She turned on her heel and walked down the hall. "Walk with me?" I offered Rey. She nodded and we stared walking down the hall, opposite to the way Elektra went. "Why did you come back after four years? Why not sooner?" I asked. "Things were too busy to ignore. We had to fix up a new ship, fuel all the small ships, heal all our fighters, and find all of our light again. I've been trained to become a Jedi Knight. So many things." She said. "What have you been up to?" She asked. "Fixing our ships, fueling, training." I said, "I've had to find a new captain for our young troopers." I knew she wanted to ask about her girls, but she never did. I stopped and turned to her. "Why did you come, Rey?" I asked. She looked at me and sighed, "I have some feelings." She said. The way she said it made my heart skip a beat. "What kind of feelings?" I asked. "Feelings I'm forbidden to feel, but I feel anyway." She said. I looked inside her "There is no passion, there is serenity." I said, remembering what Luke Skywalker told me. "How did you know it was that one I was thinking of?" She asked. "You should know. You were taught to do it. You did it before knowing how to use the force." I told her. "Mind reading." She nodded. I looked into her head again. How she saw me, was different as to how I saw myself. "Ben, get out of my head." She said, smiling. I smirked. She gasped, "The Supreme Leader smiles!" She laughed. Like the jingle of a bell. "Bells eh?" She asked. "I have to be careful. I forgot you've been training." I said. "Ben." She looked into my eyes. "I feel it too." I said. "Forbidden emotions are for the light. No emotions are forbidden on the dark side." I said. I placed my hands on her face. I slowly leaned down and placed my lips on hers. After so many years of wishing for this, I finally got it. And it was better than anyone could imagine. Just one kiss. I pulled away and looked at her. "Ben, you have no idea how long I have waited." She said. "What will it take to turn to the dark side?" She asked. "You can't. You're too at peace for the dark. But I can meet you in between." I told her. "The balance." She said. "The balance between the light and the dark."