Ashes to Ashes | A Kylo Ren Story

9. Warning This Chapter Contains Exercise

-Kylo Ren-

He was carrying the unconscious girl once again from that room to his chamber.

He hoped this wouldn't become a habit, he had more important things to be doing, he was a busy man.

But looking down to her soft face, pale from weakness and lips parched he couldn't quite think of anything else quite as urgent.

Most of all he hoped she would cooperate for her own sake, she was fading away in front of him, mentally and physically dwindling into herself. There was nothing he could do except be there when she came to him.

The physical he could help with, he would fatten her up and train her down, that was easy.

The mental aspect was a different story, he recognised the path she was treading as one he himself has treaded when he had first come under the tuition of spoke, before he even joined the Knights of Ren.

A path on the line between light and darkness, a hair-thin tightrope of volatile balance, one that was surely perfection, but unsustainable nevertheless. It was basic human need to pick sides.

Stifling a sigh as two troopers paused their patrol to salute to him, he made his way to his chambers, picking up his pace as he felt the girls presence beginning to fade in the force.

Placing her on his bed, ignoring the smaller one the droids had installed in his chambers for her by the window, he stood for a moment, noticing the droids had closed the shutters on his window, hesitating before stepping over to the control panel, watching as the shutters slowly unveiled the galaxy.

He remained for a moment, trying desperately to take in the galaxy as she had, wanting to feel the excitement and amazement she had displayed.

But he couldn't, he lacked her intense nativity. 

That nativity would soon be rippd from her too, Sith training wouldn't be kind to her.

Shaking his head he crossed the room again taking off his mask before gently waking her up. She groaned as she came too, mumbling obscenities about leaving her alone to die in peace.

"Your not dying, you will if you don't eat now" He grunted after releasing his helmet and placing it beside her.

She sat up and begrudgling took the plate, he'd ordered better quality food this time so she received the officers rations, which consists of a lump of meat (of unknown origin) and some limp green vegetables.

She looked upon this meal as though it was the holy grail, prodding at the meat in wonder,  before hesitancy putting the soggy vegetable into her mouth. 

Her eyes widened further as she looked up to him chewing, she noticed him staring, swallowing before speaking.

"Ive never had a vegetable before" she spoke softly, the excitement lingering under the surface of her tone comparable to when she had viewed the galaxy, she lowered her eyes in embarrassment.

Kylo laughed.

He let out a full on laugh, not a chuckle or a giggle.