The Healer (A Kylo Ren Fanfiction) *COMPLETE*

Being a Dove

"You slapped the General?"

It had been another day. Kylo and I had decided it would benefit the both of us to spend nights with each other as frequently as possible. The clarity we gained from it the first time was more than we could've imagined. Hux was quickly put in his place by his Commander, who, upon hearing the details of my altercation, was quick to go at his throat...literally.

Love. Is there such a thing? Having worked under The First Order for so long, an ant line of merciless robots, it was difficult to envision that it could be real. I had grown accustomed to the sporadic ups and downs of Kylo's emotions by now. Operating at his side was the only thing that allowed me to see that he did, in fact, have a heart. It wasn't the black hole hovering in the dead center of his chest that people assumed it to be.

The man was careful, articulate, and showed every sign that he only ever wished the best for me. In all my life, I never believe that another person, let alone the Commander of The First Order, could care so deeply for me. It left me without words, tears at the brim of my eyes and threatening to fall when I did so little as to consider the fact.

I let out a shy laugh as we sat, cross-legged on the floor of his quarters, "I just couldn't help it. The man needed to be put in his place. My hand had a mind of its own, I suppose." I said, uncurling my fingers and glancing into it.

He let a grin wash over his cheeks, emphasizing his smile lines, "I always knew you to be quite the fighter, but not like that, dove."

My shoulders shrugged to my ears, "I have a lot in me that would surprise you."

He shook his head, hanging it low, "Believe me, you already have."

I looked up, cheeks turning pink at the comment that slipped like water past his lips. The man knew how to speak.

He uncrossed a leg, allowing it to unfold at my side. I watched it plant to the floor, my body now between him.

"That being said, I can't help but question...are you really that quick on your feet...?"

I scoffed, air leaving my nostrils, "Kylo, you and I both know that I-"

Unexpectedly, The Force slowly and gently slid my body across the tiles, landing me up against the wall. My eyes burrowed into him in small, squinted slits. I could see the apparition of a smile paint his face. He was testing me.

I rose to my feet with ease, fingers beginning to tingle.

"I wouldn't test me if I were you, Master Ren." I noted, his name flourishing over my tongue.

He chuckled heartily, throwing his head back, "Fighting words from a girl so tiny."

As he spoke, the ghosts of my hands floated forward, a movement situating itself against his shoulders in a playful nudge, but the strength wasn't even enough to move the man.

He sneered, the gaps of his crooked teeth showing wildly. His motion was quick as he spun, shooting energy from his palms that pressed into my torso, gliding my body up the wall. It felt as if he, himself, were holding me up by both hands.

"Like a feather in my grasp. It is you, my dove, who shouldn't be testing me...and to think I believed you were much smarter than that."