Dance with Me- A Reylo story

Chapter 15

Rey pulled nervously on her costume. Today was the second running performance of Swan Lake. She would be performing one more performance after this then it be passed on to Rose and Finn. 

Performing six ballets in a row was just too physically and emotionally draining. Kylo would hand Seigfried over to Finn and Rey would hand over Odette/Odile to Rose. 

She bounced on the soles of her pointe shoes. 

Kylo walked over to her and placed a comforting hand on her waist. He smiled and she smiled back. 

"Ready?" He whispered in her ear. 

"I think so. I hope my leg doesn't cramp during Odile's variation." She winced remembering one practice. 

"Thirty pirouettes a bit much?" He chuckled. 

"Oh you." She playfully swatted him. "You are lucky."

"How so?" 

"You have turns but nothing on pointe." She rose up on her toe box and plied. A pain shot from her ankles to her knee, but she didn't think much of it. 

"You are right. I will leave those for you." He kissed her forehead and then ran to the other side of stage for the opening act. 

Act 1 scene 1

The curtains rose and the corps de ballet started their dance. Rey stood in one of the wings watching as the corps smiled and performed with joy and laughter. 

She made eye contact with Kylo from across the stage. He smiled and gave her the thumbs up. She made a face and then turned her attention back to the whirling dancers. 

Then Kylo's introduction was made. He leaped onto the stage and spun and turned. Rey watched his powerful yet light jumps. 

Then the scene changed to Rothbart. Poe was an amazing Rothbart. He spun and jumped landing on his knee. He lured Odette out of the shadows and he transformed her to her swan form. 

Rey tucked her arms in and then slowly walked on stage in her Swan Queen costume. She lifter her leg to 180 and then lowered. (video)

She ran off stage to thunderous applause after her final dance in the act. 

After performance. 

Rey ran to Kylo and launched herself at him. He caught her with ease and pressed a gentle kiss to her temple. 

"Good job!" She whispered. 

"You too." He squeezed her. 

She laughed and he put her down gently. 

"Benjamin." His mother walked over. 

"Yes mom?" He gave her a hug. Her eyes widened in surprise. 

"I just wanted to tell you that you did a wonderful job." She held him at arms length. "It was lovely." 

"Thanks mom." He rubbed his neck. Rey giggled. He looked like a child. 

"Rey, darling, you did magnificent." She pulled Rey in for a hug as well. 

"Oh thank you." Rey smiled at the small woman. 

"Ben I'll see you tomorrow for dinner?" Leia turned back to her son. 

"Yes mom, I'll be there." He sighed. Now he was cornered. He wanted Rey to come but he knew he needed to speak with Leia about telling Rey his real job. 

"Well enjoy your evening you two, and I'll see you bright and early tomorrow." The woman strode off, yelling for Finn to get off of Poe's shoulders and for Rose to quite encouraging these random stunts. 

"Your mom is a unique one." Rey commented while they walked to the car. 

"How so?" Kylo pushed the button and the doors rose. Rey slid in and Kylo rounded the car. 

"It's just she can be smiley and happy one minute and a drill master the next." Rey laughed. 

Kylo smiled. "That would be my mom." He shrugged. "My dad had spunk too, but nothing like my mother." 

"What was your dad like?" 

Kylo froze. "Well." He paused. "He was... Um... He liked to tinker with things, he had a car garage that he would fill with antique cars and he would fix them up. He loved three things in life: my mom, his race car, and his friend Chewie Bacca." 

"What about you? He had to have loved you." Rey placed her hand on his. 

"I don't know." Kylo sighed. "I think I caused him more grief than anything else." 

"Well I know for a fact that you are a very lovable person, so he had to have loved you." 

"You do?" Kylo stopped at a red light and looked at her. The sky was a dark black and there was a distant roll of thunder. 

A clap of lighting sounded and Kylo turned back to the road. He drove on going over the speed limit. 

"Yes I do." She timidly shrank back into the seat realizing what she had said. Well she might as well say it. "Kylo Ren, or should I say Ben Solo, I love you." 

Kylo pulled into his drive at lighting speed and into the garage. He turned off the car, and looked at Rey. 

"Do you truly?" His self doubt was evident. 

"Yes really truly." She smiled. 

"Rey Jordan, I love you too." He smiled back. 

Rey leaned forward and kissed him. He put his hand behind her head and pulled her closer deepening the kiss. 

"I love you. I think I always loved you." Rey muttered. "Ever since I met you. Even though at first I thought you were a first class jerk, I would still dream of you." 

Kylo smiled. "Do you still think I am a first class jerk?"

"Not really. Only sometimes." She kissed his regal nose. "Only sometimes." 

He chuckled and opened the doors. They slid out and went into his house. Rey was staying in a guest room there because her apartment with her room mates, Finn, Rose, and Poe, was under going some construction. 

Kylo walked her to her room. 

"I love you." He kissed her. "Don't ever forget that."

"I won't if you promise that you won't forget that I love you." 

"I promise."