The Force of Love.

Chapter Twelve

Ben's POV-
I'm working on plans for a new base while I think about tonight. Only an hour left until I can see her again! And this time she'll be all dressed up and we'll dance, and it will be almost like starting over. Like I never told her how I felt. Maybe we will go back to the way we used to be. I sigh and rest my chin on my hand.
Just then Captain Plasma bursts into my work area and rushes over to me. Her silver helmet is under her arm and her short blond hair is all messed up.
"Kylo! How could you invite this girl to the ball without telling me?!?" She asks.
"What's the problem Plasma?" I ask, confused by her statement.
"She. Is. A. Scavenger."
"Don't insult her Plasma!" I say standing up a steely glint in my eyes.
"No Kylo that's not what I meant. I mean.. How do you think she's going to know how to dress up for a ball of this importance?"
"Oh dear.. Your right.. She's going to need help..." I say, realizing she wouldn't know anything about dressing up for special occasions.
"Thank goodness I'm here then!" Plasma says smiling. "What room? I'll have her fixed up in no time."
"5-4-18. And Plasma? Thank you."
"Oh no problem. It's what friends are for."

Rey's POV-
There's a knock on the front door of my room. I stand, and open it, thinking it was Ben. I'm still wearing his shirt, and my hair hangs in dirty waves around me.
"Hey Be- umm excuse me? Who are you?" I says as a tall woman with short blond hair pushes past me into my room, with a box in her hand and at least ten hangers with dresses on them on the other arm. She's wearing a sliver t-shirt that says storm trooper momma! In bold and cheesy font, and a pair of loose grey pants. 
She sets the box down on my dining table and drapes the dresses over the back of a chair. The she turns to me and sticks out her hand.
"Plasma. Very nice to meet you. Kylo sent me to help you get ready. Tonight is very important and he wanted you to look your best."
"Oh.. Umm thank you?" Truth be told I had been struggling with what I was going to wear for the past hour. But this woman was very upfront. It kind of shocked me!
"Oh hon. Look at you. Would you mind hopping in the shower while I get everything ready?"
"Oh ok..."
I said and went to the bathroom to freshen up. I came out with my hair wrapped in a towel and a silk robe on, monogrammed with my name in curly font on the front.
I sat down and she took the towel off my hair and began brushing it. She then said to me,
"Kylo Ren really likes you, you know. I can see why. Your very sweet. And so much natural beauty! I don't need to do much to make you stunning! But I must ask hon, what do you imagine yourself wearing tonight?
I thought about the network of nasty scars crisscrossing my body, and said,
"I want to wear something floor length, long sleeved and high necked. And I'm hoping you can use makeup to hide the scar on my face."
"Of course I can use makeup to cover your scar if you want honey, but when I saw it the first thing I thought was how brave you must be to get a scar like that. You are beautiful even with a scar, and I don't think you should let it bother you. I think you would look stunning with your hair all done up and a dress showing a lot of skin with perfect coloring for you would make you the belle of the ball. " She says, smiling at me.
I sigh and say,
"I wish it was that simple." I've got a bra and panties on and she's a girl, so I'm not afraid to let my robe drop open. I look down at my feet, ashamed of my body. She gasps and pulls me to my feet and wraps me in a tight hug. She then pulls back and looks me in the eyes.
"Hon, what happened to you? Who would hurt such a beautiful soul such as you?"
"General Hux." I say looking at my feet.
"He almost killed me. B-Kylo saved my life."
"Oh honey." She says and wraps me in another hug.
"That explains why Kylo is so protective of you. He's never cared for anyone like he cares for you and it must of hurt him a lot when he couldn't stop this bad stuff from happening to you."
"That's why I have to wear gown like I discribed. So nobody knows what's wrong with me and Kylo won't have to be ashamed to be near me."
"NO! Honey you are the most beautiful person on this whole spacship. There is nothing wrong with you there is something wrong with Hux. And you know what? These scars show how beautiful you are on the inside to. And Kylo loves you. He would never be ashamed of you."
"Oh wow thank you."
I have the perfect dress for you. " she says and rushes over to the stack of dresses, where she pulls out a plum colored one. It's floor length and sparkles in the light. It's got triangle out of the hips cut out, and a plunging neckline.
"Oh Plasma it's beautiful." I say in awes of the dress.
"I'm glad you like it. Now put it on."
"Oh ok.." I say and step into it. As she zips up the back I do a little spin and the dress sparkles as I move and I sigh at how pretty it makes me look.
But my scars are very visible.
"I'm scared. What if I get a lot of questions on what happened?"
"You will. But you must tell them the truth. Hux will have no allies by the end of this ball if you do so."
"Ok." And I sit down as she does up my hair in the most stunning updo. Then she does my makeup. As I stand to look in the mirror I sigh at how pretty I look. I throw my arms around Plasmas neck.
"Oh Plasma thank you!"
"Your welcome hon. Kylo is going to love you in that dress."
"You really think so?"
"I know so." She says with a smile.