Rey wakes up to Kylo Ren again, coaxing her into drinking some pungent yellow liquid. She gags and sputters.
"I know, it tastes terrible," she hears him say soothingly. "It will make you feel better, Rey, I promise."
And it does. Three treatments in, and the fog in Rey's head starts to clear, and she starts to sweat-a key sign of a fever breaking.
As far as she can tell, they're still on whatever planet Kylo bought the medicine. A planet, no doubt, with ships she can steal... if she can just get off of this one. Rey pulls the blankets above her head, hoping to still feel feverish whenever he comes.
"Any better?" she hears him asking anxiously. As if he cares.
She moans. "My chest hurts." And it does. Rey coughs so hard she sees stars, little white dots, exploding in front of her eyes.
"I have more medicine." It's not a request.
Rey's certainly strong enough to drink it on her own, but if she's going to escape, he has to still believe her an invalid. She rolls over and peeks out from under the cocoon of blankets.
"Here." He holds out a vial of the sludge. Rey grimaces.
"I bought some honey to go with it," he offers.
She squints at him. "Honey?"
"It's sweet," he explains. "My mother used to give it to me, when I needed medicine..."
"The General?" Rey watches his nostrils flare. It was strange, imagining Kylo Ren before he became Kylo Ren, as Ben, a child needing his mother.
He could still use one, Rey thinks. "Are you planning to kill her too?"
Kylo shoves the vial at her. She drinks-it is sweet-but watches him, noticing the tremble in his jaw and the disturbance riddling his face.
It's too late, she remembers him telling Han before stabbing the man. Han Solo can't save you, he told her and Finn in the snowy forest.
Was he talking to us or to himself?
"I'm sorry," she mumbles.
His jaw drops. "For what?"
"Wanting to kill you." Her voice sounds slurred. She needs to lie down. And he needs to distract himself doing whatever he does so she can get out of here.
Kylo shakes his head, fear blooming in his eyes. He backs away from her, as if she's the monster.
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•LEGACY - A Reylo Story•
Fanfiction*WRITTEN PRE-TROS, POST TLJ* When a ship crashes near the Resistance base, Finn and Poe are shocked to discover Kylo Ren. What does he want? And where is Rey? And as for Kylo, he must decide how much he can trust them with what he knows about Snoke...
