Salvation

Chapter 22

Rey was breathless. She not only just had her first kiss, but a kiss with Kylo Ren. The man who abducted her twice, killed his own father, separated her from her friends. He held her prisoner, and delivered her to a creature that violated her in the worse ways.

But she couldn't help the connection they had that binded them together through their force. It entwined around them; body and soul. He always felt that maybe she had belonged to him in some way but now it's her who is feeling it too.

Kylo showed remorse through his wrong doings, and little by little she noticed him pulling away from Snokes hands. The more close he got to her, a different change appeared in him and she felt it. Could this possibly mean they were meant to be?

Kylo had his lips still pressed on her forehead, stroking the sides of her face, his fingers gliding down into her long chestnut locks. Her hands held on to his wrists, smiling to herself at how warm she felt with him.

He pulled away from her, not letting go of her face. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to..." He looked down.

"I'm not." She took his wrist and placed his hand into hers. "I've never..."

"Me either." It was Kylos first kiss as well.

"Is it supposed to feel that way?" She looked at his long fingers, tracing her finger along his hard knuckles.

"I think it's different for others. But for us...I think the force is binding us together."

"What does this mean?"

"I don't know Rey. But all I can think of is we either fight it, or we let it do what I think it's been trying to do this whole time. Lead us to each other."

Rey bit her lip. "I'm still not giving you the map." She started to smirk.

Kylo couldn't help but laugh at her. She joined in, chuckling lightly. It was the first time they shared a laugh together. To Kylo, it was the most beautiful sound he's ever heard.

Rey woke up the next morning in her room. She smiled lightly to herself, touching her lips gently.

Was it real?

She leaned upwards and saw something on her bookshelf. She rose up and pressed the light switch on the wall and turned to see four new books placed on her shelf. She walked closer to see two books about different planets and two about the history of the force. She definitely couldn't hold back a smile.

She exited her room to see Kylo setting up the table. He turned to her, smiling and handing her a hot mug filled with coffee.

"Thank you for the books." She took a sip of her coffee, beaming. "And for this. God's it's amazing." She took her seat.

"Well, I have a few things I need to attend today. I think I should be back fairly quickly so it's something you can enjoy. Something to hopefully keep you from climbing cabinets." He smirked as he took his seat across from her.

"Well, when you come back can we train?" She asked shyly.

"Yes of course. Anything particular you want to learn?"

"Yeah, more about using the force?" She looked up at him.

He took a few seconds before answering. "Alright. But you still need the suppressant shot."

"What? Then how can I learn anything?" She wined with a mouth full of food.

"Don't worry, you will still be able to learn. You took down Hux and projected to Snoke didn't you?"

She frowned but then nodded. "Fine. I'm not thrilled about it."

"It's actually to help you learn to use it better than to take it away. You're very strong Rey. It will be a lot easier this way. Trust me."