The Power Inside (Kylo Ren)

Twenty

Elle came to with a pounding headache and she winced as she opened her eyes. Thankfully there was no serious damage to her organs but she did have a few broken ribs that could easily be fixed.

"Elle?" Ren asked quietly.

"Ren...I shouldn't have threatened them. I'm sorry." she admitted.

Ren leaned over and kissed her lips; the pressure hurt but Elle didn't care. She held onto his uniform as she kissed him. 

"Do not apologize. None of what happened was your fault." 

"I want them all dead." she explained, filled with a sudden need for revenge. 

"They've been taken care of. You need to relax so you can heal." 

"TJ was right. I should have listened." 

She saw Ren's jaw twitch as he clenched his jaw. Elle reached out and held his hand to calm him down. 

"Ren...TJ is my friend and that isn't going to change." 

"What did he say to you?" 

"He told me to tell you about my situation with those soldiers. He didn't trust them and had a feeling that they would try something. I was going to my room to wait for you when they ambushed me." 

"He was right not to trust them. He should have escorted you to your room."

"I told him not to. I honestly didn't believe that anything would happen." 

"It doesn't matter now. You wont see them again." 

Elle sighed in relief and rested her head back down on the pillow. The drugs made her doze off and Ren took the opportunity to finish his orders early; he would come back to see her later. 

...

Elle was discharged from the medical ward after a few days of making sure her brain didn't swell. TJ and Dez visited her quite often and TJ managed not to tell Elle 'i told you so' even though she knew he wanted to. After being discharged, Ren helped her to his room instead of hers; he refused to let her return until the blood had been completely removed from the wall and floor. He had brought some of her clothes and other items to his room the night before. 

His room was much larger than hers; the common area, lavatory, bedroom, and closet were all just bigger versions of what she had. It seemed like too much space for one person. Ren didn't spend much time in his room so it looked as if nobody lived there. 

He helped Elle into the bedroom and she sat down on his bed. 

"You're taking a shower." he stated as he entered the adjoining lavatory to turn on the water. 

"I really just want to sleep Ren. I can take one later."

"It will help with the swelling and pain. Come here." 

Elle reluctantly walked to the lavatory, "Fine. Get out." 

"I don't want you to fall."

"Well you aren't going to be staying in here so go." 

He left quietly and closed the door behind him. Elle soon realized how much it hurt to move; she managed to get her top off but struggled to remove anything else. She groaned and rolled her eyes. There was no way that she was going to ask for Ren's help. There was a knock on the door, which startled her, followed by Ren's voice asking if she was okay.

Elle managed to swallow her pride, "Uh...no not really." 

"Let me in Elle."

She walked over to the door and unlocked it. He pushed it open but stopped suddenly after he entered. Elle had forgotten than she had already taken her top off and was left in her bra and bottoms. 

"Stop staring and just help me Ren." she quickly snapped. 

She could see the right side of his mouth curl into a small smirk. 

Elle rolled her eyes, "I will slap that smirk off of your face." 

He chuckled quietly and walked over to help her out of the rest of her clothes. He slid her pants down so that she could lift her legs out of them and threw them to the side. His touch on her bare skin sent shivers down her spine. She only had on her bra and underwear now; Elle turned around with her back towards him so he could unhook her bra. He struggled for a second before finally releasing it and she let it slide off of her. 

"I think I can manage the rest Ren." 

She felt his bare hands run down her sides and inhaled quickly. He slid down her underwear and she stepped out of them when they fell to the ground. Her heart was racing and her entire body felt hot. Ren held onto her waist and gently helped her forward into the shower; he closed the door of the shower and left silently. 

Elle's heartbeat slowed as soon as she heard the door close. Her skin was still hot where his hands had connected with it. She took some deep breaths and stood under the hot water. Elle managed to wash her hair and most of her body but not without a lot of pain. She drew the line at letting Ren help her shower. 

The hot water helped her relax and empty her mind. So much had happened that it felt nice not to be overwhelmed by it. Elle turned off the water and stepped out of the shower to dry herself off. She wrapped a towel around her body and looked around the lavatory for some clothes but of course there weren't any. 

I'm going to kill him.