Desert Rose - A Reylo Fan Fiction

Hot For Teacher

Author's Note: *passes out hand fans and holy water* YOU'RE WELCOME.

*briefly inspired by 'Hot For Teacher' by Van Halen*

When the maintenance droids had presented the guests with their dinners, Kylo could feel Rey's aura shrink with a hint of sadness. His eyes briefly turned to his right and immediately saw why.

Her platter provided a piece of meat the size of her fist. His, on the other hand, was comparable to the size of his full open palm. The greens provided for him on the side were stacked in a neat pile,. There was only a haphazard helping on Rey's plate. It was obvious Hux had a hand in this. If Kylo didn't know better, he would assume Hux was the one who had plated the dinner specifically for her. But he knew Hux. Hux would never dare set foot inside a kitchen, lest he be taunted about his birth mother.

He saw Hux smirk at the head of the table before beginning conversations with Datoo, Canady, and Mitaka about their most recent mission. The men indulged Hux with the several rumors they had encountered while on Takodana regarding potential locations where the Resistance could be hiding.

"I sent a troop there this afternoon. We shall soon find out." Phasma interjected the men. Hux nodded his approval.

The chatter continued to be light and business centered as they ate their dinner.

"Done already?" Phasma spoke to Rey after some time.

Kylo glanced at her without turning his head to gauge her reaction. She solemnly nodded in response. He lightly wiped at the corners of his mouth with his cloth napkin before returning it to his lap. While his hands were hidden from sight, he reached over and gently touched above her knee. She lightly jolted, turning her head slightly to him.

She had earlier suspected no one had seen how she was being treated by Hux, with the blatant lack of food she had received.

'I noticed.' he said to her, projecting his voice inside her mind so only she could hear it. Her eyes sparkled. She lightly bit her lip.

'He's an ass.' She thought back, giving him a smirk.

She liked him communicating like this to her. During this dinner they were to maintain their relationship of Master and Apprentice. But by using their powers to converse unbeknownst to the others, this allowed them to continue to play out their personal relationship at the same time.

Kylo returned a half smile to her as his reply to her snarky quip about Hux. Across the table, he could tell Phasma was getting annoyed. Her body language was becoming tense and her mind curious. He could feel her eyes occasionally flick to him but he refused to acknowledge her. Phasma was smarter than Hux sometimes, and especially more keen to details.

The droids re-entered the room to remove the dinner platters while simultaneously replacing them with smaller trays. Rey did not receive a plate this time at all. The lids of the platters were removed revealing slices of white frosted yellow cake with red berries on top.

"Oh. It seems there wasn't enough dessert to go around." Hux said, followed by an evil laugh. Datoo, Canady, and Mitaka quickly chortled along with Hux. The way the other men schmoozed up to Hux made Kylo feel sick.

He ate the dessert slowly, feeling guilty that Rey had none.

'I'd share if I could.' He thought towards Rey. 'I don't think Hux would allow it.'

It was her turn to reach a hand towards Kylo, gently touching his knee from under the cover of the table fabric.

'It's okay.' She replied internally. 'I prefer frosty treat for dessert anyways.'