Salvation

Chapter 19

Rey rushed into her fresher immediately, throwing her clothes off as she closed the bathroom door. She slammed the hot water on and stepped inside, letting the jets hit her.

She was fuming. She hated that she just walked away from Hux without breaking something of his. Even when he touched her.

The fucking nerve!

Rey remembered Kylo advising her not to harm him but why did she care? Why was she being so compliant to him? Yeah fine, there seemed to be something more to him that has peeked her curiosity but at the end of the day, why?

She started breathing heavily again, trying her hardest to breathe slow but failing. She suddenly lunged her fist at the tiled wall. The hot water stung her knuckles as she pulled it back shaking, blood dripping and spiraling down the drain.

She put on her black loose muslin cloth pants and black tank top. All she had was just black and grey items of clothing. It didn't irritate her as much as she felt like it should but at least everything given to her was loose and comfortable.

She came out of her room when Kylo came back and ordered food. Before stepping out however, she had wrapped her injured hand in black bindings that had been left for her. She hoped he wouldn't question it too much since he kept coming to her aid when she had an injury or a mental breakdown.

As she sat down Kylo of course questioned the bindings.

"I used to do it all the time before I trained." Rey said quickly, keeping her eyes on the food. She started gobbling down the fruit placed on her pancakes.

"Have you ever fought without a weapon before?" He asked her.

She paused, trying to think back. "Nothing too formal I guess."

If it counts that she had to kick and punch and claw at hungry beasts that tried to take her stashes, her food and water, or something more valuable to her.

She remember that man that Putt sent a dark red skinned creature to her door to demand her to give him everything she has found that day when she hadn't come to him at all for a week. She didn't have anything. She couldn't find anything that would be worth much. She had been more distracted at some ship parts and was trying to learn about the workings of them.

But the creature knocked her down when she tried to slam the door shut and grabbed her ankle, yanking her towards him. She kicked ad hard as she could but nothing seemed to hurt him. He straddled her waist and held her wrists in place with his large hands, a long slithering tongue caressing her throat as she screamed and struggled.

She can't really remember how it happened but a shard of glass had came into her reach and she stabbed at his hand. When he pulled back in pain she sliced again at his chest and kicked him backwards and kept kicking until he was out.

She hasn't realized that her eyes were squeezing tighter as she was remembering the awful nightmare. The sound if Kylos breathing had her open them back up slowly. She knew he must have seen some of what she had thought of since his expression showed some sort of sorrow. More remorse than he had shown for his own father.

"Anyways, I don't think I did much unless I had weapon." Rey cleared her throat.

"Would you like to learn?"

"Sure." She spoke with a mouthful of pancake.

In the training room, Kylo had given her a small pair of black shoes that had a thick rubber bottom. He told her it would make it easier for movement. She slipped them on and definitely felt more comfortable.