Force connections

Missing

The next morning it was sunny and warm. I turned in bed and was surprised to see that Rey was gone. I lay for a moment, my hand running over the sheets, her side was still warm. I sat up rubbing my eyes and then dressed quickly. I had an idea where she might be.

When I reached the hot spring I stopped. Rey was there, totally naked, soap suds running off her body. She had her eyes closed as she rinsed her hair and wasn't aware of my presence as I stripped off my own clothes and stepped under the water with her, wrapping my arms around her waist. She jumped, her eyes flying to me and then visibly relaxing when she saw it was me. I smiled, remembering a time when she would recoil at the mere sight of me. I held her against me, my body stiffening and kissed her neck. "Oh Ben I feel terrible, that wine I think, I shouldn't have had it" she said turning to me and bucking her hips against my hardness, "You feel ok then?" She asked raising an eyebrow and we both laughed. Rey winced then and held her head, "Ugh, Ben I'm going to go and lay down, come up when you're done ok?" She said kissing me, I nodded, watching her use her top to pat her arms and legs dry and then pulling her clothes on over her damp skin. She started walking and then turned, smiling at me as she disappeared into the woods.

After I was clean I dressed and then headed back to my room. I climbed the stairs and then quietly pushed the door open wondering if she would be sleeping. The bed was empty, the sheets undisturbed. I stood for a moment thinking and then headed down to breakfast, no one was in the hall, empty unwashed plates and glasses telling me that they had been and gone. I grabbed some bread and a cup of water and walked outside. In the yard two of the knights were sparring with each other. I wandered out through the front door and stood for a moment looking through the dark trees. Where was she? Preeston walked past me and stopped, "Is everything ok master?" He asked, snapping me from my thoughts, "Have you seen Rey, one of the girls from the resistance?" I asked, trying to keep my voice level. Preeston shook his head, "I'll have a check round for you master".  I nodded once and he walked off towards the hot spring. 

There was one more place she could be although it was somewhere I badly didn't want to go, my fathers ship.

When his ship came into view I paused, looking at it from a distance.  Would I ever loose that feeling I got when I saw it?  That horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach? "Can we help you" came a less than friendly voice.  I turned and saw the traitor, his girlfriend and the pilot heading towards me.  I straightened up, tipping my chin upwards slightly, hating having to ask for their help, "Do you know where Rey is?".  The girl stepped forwards then, her hands on her hips, " I thought she was with you".  I shook my head, biting the side of my mouth still not quite believing that I was allowing people to talk to me like that these days, "She was.  She was with me at the spring but she didn't feel well so went to lie down, I haven't seen her since, I just wondered..." the pilot stepped forwards then, "Perhaps she's finally seen the error of her ways?".  I stepped menacingly forwards, towering above him, "Just because she didn't want you" I said, my face inches from his now.  "Woah, woah boys no" The girl said pushing between us, "we don't have time for this if Rey is missing.  Look I don't know how she can be with you after all you've done but I know that she is head over heels in love with you so she wouldn't have just wandered off.  Soooo we need to just split up into a couple of teams and check the area".  The traitor crossed his arms over his chest and the pilot did the same.  The girl rolled her eyes, "Ok, ok since you boys can't play nicely, I'll be with Ben..".  The traitor threw up his arms, "That's Kylo Ren Rose, you know, leader of the First Order, torturer, murderer, father killer!" I stepped forwards again, my hands in fists and this time it was the traitor who got in my face, his eyes cold, his own hands in fists at his sides.  "Finn!  For goodness sakes, stop! This isn't about the past, it's about Rey!  I will be with you" she said poking my arm gently with her finger "and you boys can be together" .

I followed Rose through the trees and then fell into step next to her tiny frame.  We walked in silence for a while although I could feel her eyes burning into me.  "Is it true that you and Rey can see each other even when you're miles apart?" She asked.  I stopped suddenly, of course, that was all I needed to do.  I closed my eyes and thought of Rey and there was her light.  I rushed to it and stopped.  She was lying in a dark room, a smear of blood on her cheek, her hands tied.  "Rey?" I said panicked suddenly, my hands flying down to untie her.  The ropes fell loose but she didn't respond.  I leant down close and realised that she was unconscious.  I looked around and suddenly I knew where Rey was and I knew who had taken her.