reunited

chapter one

rey
   i suddenly woke up, gasping for air. ben sat above me, holding onto me. he had given me my life back.
   "ben?" i asked, reaching out to touch his face. he smiled at me, a genuine, happy smile. i slowly sat up, and looked at him, staring into his dark eyes.
    i looked at his lips for a second, and then kissed him. how long had i been waiting to do that? i don't know, but he held my face in his calloused hands, and i felt so comforted.
    we pulled away, smiling at each other. he then, wearily stood up, and held out his hand to me.
    "will you take my hand now?" he asked, grinning ear to ear.
    "of course," i grabbed his hand, and he helped me up. we walked back to the x wing, and then flew back to the base.
    everyone was cheering as i walked out of the ship, but once ben stepped off, they got silent.
   "rey, what is he doing here?" poe looked from me to ben and back.
   "he saved me," i told him, looking back to smile at ben. he gave me a small but real grin, and then i looked back to them.
   "well, i guess he can stay," poe eyed ben, then ran over to give me a hug. i caught finn's eyes and he also came over to join in the embrace.
   after we got adjusted, me and ben walked back to leia's quarters. we were obviously still in mourning, and i saw him quickly wipe his face as he looked down at his mom.
    i reaches out and held his hand, giving him a quick squeeze. he looked up at me, and i felt the tears start to fall down my face.
   "hey. it's gonna be okay," ben said, and wiped the tears from my face. even after they were gone, he let his hand linger there, caressing my face. he then tucked my hair behind my ear, and then took back my hand.
    we walked out of the room, and into the daylight. my face was red and puffy from crying, but so was ben's. i felt him look at me, and caught a smile forming on his face from the side of my vision.
    "what?" i asked him, grinning up.
    "nothing," he said.
     "no, tell me!" i teased him, hoping he would give up the answer.
    "fine, i guess i'll tell you. this is just always how i imagined it, is finally getting to be together. except minus the sith part," he told me.
   i laughed, and then stared into his eyes again.
   "ben, i've wanted to take your hand since that time. but i was afraid. not of you, of myself . that my love would make me turn into a sith because i wanted to be with you so much," i explained to him as we sat down under some trees.
    "i should've listened to you from the start. maybe we could've fought together," he looked down at his feet, probably thinking about his dad or the choices he made.
    "but you changed. that's all that matters," i rested my head on his shoulder, and felt myself doze off.