One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

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Hi everyone I am so sorry this took so long. I clearly took a much-needed break. I had to read through the entire story again so if some things are wrong to feel free to let me know by commenting. I loved reading all your comments and I felt so inspired by you all to continue the story. <3 <3 <3 

RECAP

"Stop!" I ordered the guard but my attempt was futile.

The guard took a few steps closer until he stopped. He reached for his helmet and to my utmost confusion, he slowly removed it.

"Matt?" I said confused.

He looked at me sternly, an emotion I definitely did not expect. Although we weren't friends I did think he would be happy to see me.

"What is going on between you and the supreme leader?" He asked in a serious voice. 

REY POV

"Look as happy as I am to see you we have bigger problems," I said and looked down at my restraints. 

He rolled his eyes and mumbled a 'whatever' and quickly helped me. As he was working away at my restraints I wondered why he had come back for me? Why had he helped? He could have easily gotten out without me and made some lame excuse to save himself. So why-?

"Are you just going to keep staring at the wall or...?" Matt had said interrupting my thoughts. 

"Right, yeah," I replied, waving him off as we made our way to the exit. 

BEN POV

"Where is the fleet?" I asked as I ran to the main deck slightly out of breath. I had to finish this quickly so I could return to Rey. 

"Excuse me, sir?" The timid officer replied. 

"The ship! The enemy fleet you idiot where the hell is it!" I yelled angrily while grabbing his collar. 

The officer instead looked around with a blank face and I was soon hit with a sudden realization. I dropped the officer and began to laugh. This was the funniest thing I had ever seen in my life. She just doesn't learn.  I dropped the terrified officer who landed on the ground with a loud thud and made my way to the control panel of the ship. Grabbing a small vocal device I quickly qued in all the speakers and checked every camera of the ship until I found her. 

"Come on darling where are you hiding" I whispered to myself as I began to quickly look through all 500 panels until finally, I found her. Running hand in hand with one of my troops. 

Quickly I turned on the device and began to speak, 

"Rey dear" I called out to her with an evil smirk and watched as she suddenly stopped running and began to look everywhere with a frightened look until finally, she spotted the camera. Her face turned into stone and her eyes began to glare at the screen. 

"Don't be like that" I taunted her and watched as she walked closer to the camera. 

"Leave me alone you crazy psychopath. You aren't using me again." She said. Her voice was stern, steady and flat.

I could feel my hands tighten into fists as I tried to control my anger. 

"I wasn't using you and I never will. You know that" I said in a serious voice. She had to know that I would never do that. Everything I do is for her. She has to know that. Suddenly as I began to fill with doubt she interrupted my thoughts.

"I love you" 

REY POV

I could hear the seriousness and sincerity in his voice. I was lost for words. Only minutes ago I was going to admit that I love him. I had to tell him how I felt, what I was going to do. I had to say it out loud. 

"I love you," I said. And I could hear him take a sharp intake of breath. "You know I love you, and I know you love me too," I said and tried to muster up the strength to continue what I was trying to say without crying. He had to know. 

"But it's not that simple. We can't just love each other. You have done too much to me. Showed me exactly how far you are willing to go. I fell in love with the gentle parts of you. And all you have shown me is how capable you are of ignoring them. You are a monster. And I love you, but I can't allow myself to give in. Not after all you have done." I said with a shaky voice. I looked up into the camera and my face was now wet with tears. 

"I just wanted you to see how much I resent you, how much I hate you and the way you are now. I wanted you to change. To love me more than your resentment for the galaxy. I wanted to be enough for you to realize that what you are doing is wrong." I continued and I could hear his unsteady breathing on the other side. 

"You have no idea how many nights I spend thinking about how we could have been," I said as I grabbed my hands and began to play with my fingers. "I wanted to know what it was like waking up next to you every morning. To fall asleep knowing that I am exactly where I am supposed to be. Where I want to be." I looked back up at the camera. 

"Ben, please. For most of my life, I have never been loved by anyone. You have given me all of you and I will always love you, but I can't be with you. Not like this. I don't want our love to be built on everything you have destroyed. To be with you and wonder if you have taken away my memories again if you have manipulated my feelings or to ever see your eyes when you kill the most important people in the world to me." 

Finally, I took a deep breath. 

"I love you. But you don't love me enough to change" I finished. 

I turned to Matt who had a face of understanding and pity. He was currently trying to unlock the last door that led to the escape pods. He turned back and kept working quickly while he was hidden from the view of the camera. He turned things and switched things but nothing was working. He finally turned to me with a defeated face. 

Suddenly the doors opened and the escape pods were readied. 

"I understand. I love you too" 

Well I hope we all liked that. I'm sorry this took so long it's just there was such a terrible pattern to my story. They fight, break up, she runs, he catches her, she escapes. It was just becoming so predictable. But don't worry.... I've fixed it mwahahahhahaha



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