Ignite the Stars | Reader x Ben Solo / Kylo Ren

Ch. 13 | Lover of Mine

I'll never give you away
'Cause I already made that mistake
If my name never fell off your lips again
I know it'd be such a shame
When I take a look at my life
and all of my crimes
You're the only thing that I think I got right
I'll never give you away
'Cause I already made that mistake

5 Seconds of Summer - Lover of Mine

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Ben has been persistent as hell lately. You have to give him credit, he doesn't know how to give up apparently. You've had to work harder than usual to keep him out and it's exhausting. Between training with Poe, helping Chewie and Han with minor repairs on the Falcon, and blocking out Ben, you feel like you never get enough sleep.

You've been on Ahch-To a lot longer than you expected considering how much progress you've made with Luke since arriving. If anything, Han and Chewie are the ones making progress. They spend a little bit of time each day with him and you have no idea what they do or what is said and you don't care as long as the end result is the same. As long as you can get him back to Leia.

After training with Poe you take your usual solitary walk down the beach. You haven't felt the draw to the strange cave again but you do feel a pull in the opposite direction. After following the feeling, you end up at the bottom of a narrow set of stone steps and at the top of the steps is a large and ancient looking Uneti tree. The closer you get to the tree, the stronger the Force feels around you.

When you get closer to the tree you see a large entryway has been carved into the side of it. Hesitantly, you enter the large dark hollowed out tree which is a lot bigger on the inside. However, it's completely empty except for a small shelf of books opposite the entryway and a small crate underneath it. The only light inside the tree is a single beam which happens to land on the book shelves. It's a little bit ominous yet funny because of how dramatic it is. Upon further inspection, you realize the books aren't just normal books, they're actually Jedi texts and they look like they're on the verge of falling apart due to age. You're about to reach out and touch one of the books when someone approach you from behind.

"Who are you?" Luke asks from the entrance of the tree.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me. Who are you?"

"Uh. . I'm me? I'm not sure what you're asking me. Are you asking for my family name? Because you know that I have no idea what that is nor do I care. So what exactly are you asking?"

Luke takes a couple of steps into the tree until he's standing directly in front of you. As usual, he narrows his eyes at you and stares.

"Why do you keep doing that? It's creepy. You've been staring at me like that since I first got here. Staring at me isn't answering whatever questions you have so stop it."

"Why are you here?"

"Here on the island or here in this tree? You know why I'm on the island and I'm in the tree because I felt it calling to me."

"Just like you felt the cave calling to you." Luke turns away from you and walks over to the shelf to examine the books.

"Yes, just like the cave called to me. Wait. . you were watching me? I don't remember you being this creepy last time we met. Is this some new kink of yours? Voyeurism," you say it with a serious look on your face, even though your joking. The look on Luke's face when his head snaps to yours breaks you. You start laughing hysterically, clutching your stomach, and bending over. Luke scowls and turns his attention back towards the books before he pulls a specific one off of the shelf.