UNBOUNDED

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Summary

"When are you going to realize you're bound to me?!" Kylo roared, his voice echoing from his mask. His words caught her off guard for a moment before she felt all the blood rush to her face at once. "I never signed up for any of it!" She screamed back angrily. Within seconds his voice invaded her mind. "Like hell you didn't!" Rey's eyes widened as Kylo ran towards her full speed ripping his helmet off, the rain soaking his hair and face. She gasped as his hand came around her and gripped the back of her neck, pulling her into an angry kiss. Shock radiated through her whole body, paralyzing her legs. She gripped his arms as they caged her, keeping her from escaping. "I'd be damned if I let you slip through my fingers again."

Set after the events of Episode VIII: The Last Jedi. Rey is sent by General Organa on an important mission to infiltrate the First Order from within, feed helpful information to the General and bring Ben Solo home. In order for the mission to succeed, Rey has to do something she never imagined herself doing. Take the hand of her enemy and join him by his side.

I

"Do you want to know the truth about your parents?"

"Or have you always known?" Kylo's voice echoes in Rey's ears.

The recent memory of the throne room still lingers in her thoughts.

She can still smell of burning skin and metal all around her.

"You come from nothing, your nothing."

Flickers of fire reflect in her enemy's eyes. Shredded red fabric and pieces of what's left of the Praetorian Guards are scattered around her and him.

"But not to me."

His dark eyes are searching hers.

"Join me." He stretches is hand out to her.

She watches him with her heart already broken. She knows deep down that regardless how bad she wants to save Ben, she can't follow the path that he is going.

"Please." That one word. As long as she had known Ben she has never heard him say that word with such meaning. She sees his hand begging for hers and she wants to reach for it. She can't. Not when there is so much to give up. She would lose her friends, her sense of belonging, and her new home with the resistance.

After all the anger comes the sadness. She opens her eyes. Tears streaming down her face and she quickly wipes them away before any of the resistance members see her. She hasn't stop thinking about that moment in the throne room when he had offered her everything. She just left him there unconscious on the floor of Snoke's Flagship. While she is now aboard the Millennium Falcon with what's left of the resistance. Rey didn't regret her decision to choose the resistance over Kylo Ren, but it broke her heart knowing the little chance she had to save Ben may have just completely vanished.

"Rey."

She heard a familiar female voice suddenly sitting beside her.

She looks up at General Organa.

"I couldn't save him Leia. I couldn't save Ben." Rey's eyes fall down to her hands.

The general sighs and takes her hand.

"Rey, I know my son may seem like he is gone, but I still believe he has light in him."

Rey looked up at the general in disbelief. "How? You saw what he did to Luke? To Han?!" Rey can feel her eyes begin to water. "I thought he changed."

"I know but don't lose faith in him, He needs someone to show him how to get back to the light and he is the only family I have left."

That's right. Ben is all the general has left. Ben Solo, the general's son. Who is now Kylo Ren, the supreme leader of the First Order. Disappointment quickly washes over Rey.

"How? There is no one who can change his mind."

"You can."

Rey stares at the General with her brows burrowed together.

"You know I can't Leia. I tried earlier when I was on the flag ship. I tried to convince Ben to come join the resistance when we defeated Snoke's guards but he wanted me to join him and the First Order!"

"Then you must gain his trust first. Go and be by his side and make him see that you care for him. I know that is what Ben needs in order to come back to the light. He need you to show him the way. He won't listen to me, I have already lost his trust, but you can Rey. I know my son can trust you but it will require time."

Is the general really proposing she just walk up to Kylo Ren and ask him to join him and help rule the First Order together? "I can't. I rejected his offer and left him behind. He won't believe me even if I tried."

"He will. You just need him to trust you first. In time he will let go of his anger and will want you by his side again." The generals words give Rey hope that Ben hasn't completely been taken over by Kylo Ren.

"But what about the resistance?"

"We will be fine. We are too weak right now to fight. You will go alone and try to join the First Order and bring Ben back."

"Can I tell Finn or B.B.-8?

No one from the resistance will know about this mission I am sending you on. They will stay here with the resistance until we are ready to attack the First Order again. Plus the resistance has Poe." she winked and smiled at Rey. She couldn't help but smile back.

"I won't be able to see them or speak to them."

"Unfortunately no, not while you are on this mission, but I will make sure to keep in contact with you and let you know if anything happens." The general explained.

"How long?" Rey is afraid to ask. Knowing very well this is not a two week mission.

"Long enough for the resistance to rebuild."

Fear starts to creep inside Rey's mind. "What if I am not successful or the darkness takes over me?"

"Rey I know you share a bond with my son and I know you are the only one who can convince him to join the light again. I know I might not be as powerful with the force but I know you are and you can do this, you won't give in to the dark."

Rey wished she believed in herself as much as the general believed in her. She was already wary of the darkness. Completely joining the dark would tempt her even further than she was back on Ahch-To. More of all she was frightened that she would lose herself to the darkness. Rey knew she had to try again for Leia. She was all alone.

"Okay. I will do it."

"Thank you Rey" The general grabbed Rey in an embrace.

Rey knew that she was potentially risking her life for the general, if Kylo found out about the mission she was sure he wouldn't hesitate to kill her. Even so, holding the general made her feel welcomed and loved, things she never felt when she was back on Jakku.

"Right before we took off from Criat I had another force bond with Ben. It was Snook who bridged our minds together but after he died the bond did not disappear." Rey explained.

"Then that means that you are join together by some other force other than Snooks. You must use this to your advantage and persuade Ben to let you come to him."

"I understand." Rey nodded.

"When you are sure you have convinced him, we will send you to him."

A shudder instantly comes to Rey's spine. Thinking about submitting herself completely to the First Order scared her even more. She still wasn't sure if Kylo Ren would protect her from the Stormtroopers or any of his generals for that matter.

"We will discuss this further when you have made contact with Ben again."

Rey knew she had to come up with a plan to convince Ben she switched sides. Which would be extremely difficult given the circumstances from their last force bond together, when she slammed the door shut of the Millennium Falcon in his face. Doubt began to take hold of her mind and she wondered if this was the right decision to make. The resistance was her family now and if the general wanted her to get her son back then she would die trying. She had nothing else to lose and she didn't want to go back to Jakku. Even if she felt like she was betraying the resistance.

She couldn't think any more about it, her heart started to ache and she was becoming nauseous. She thought the best decision was to keep Finn and the other resistance members at a distance for now until she figured out how to convince Ben. Even though all she wanted to do was tell Finn all about it, but that could never happen. She just had to stay to herself and wait for Ben to be connected to her, through the bond.

Hours later, everyone aboard the Falcon is asleep. Rey had tried to sleep but it was difficult. The scene of the throne room kept replaying in her head over and over again. After attempting to sleep for hours, she finally gave up and found herself leaning against a hard wall some distance away from the sleeping rebels. Pressing her face against the cool wall made her less anxious. Suddenly she felt the familiar prickling of her senses. Everything felt as if time slowed and all noise coming from the Millennium Falcon went silent. This was it, the chance she had been nervously waiting for.

Ben hadn't notice her right away. His back was towards her. He seemed relaxed and he was staring at something far in the distance in front of him. Suddenly he was very much aware of her presence and whipped around to look at her. Instantly, the force around him intensified and became dark with anger. He eyes wide and blazing. He stared straight at her as if he wanted to kill her. Rey became uneasy and almost frighten by his dark expression. The Ben that she met back on Ahch-to seem completely lost behind Kylo Ren eyes.

"WHY DID YOU BETRAY ME?!" He doesn't hold back his anger. His whole body is trembling which makes Rey take a step back and bumps against the hard wall.

Rey pressed against the wall trying to create as much space between them as possible. She stands there quietly. Hoping that her silence will calm him.

"YOU LEFT ME FOR DEAD AND JUST TOOK OFF!" This time his voice was even louder. Rey tries very hard to keep her composure relaxed and cool. Even though all she wants to do is scream back and tell him she had no choice.

Seeing her remain quiet only infuriated Kylo more. He storms up to her and stops at just inches away from her body.

She could see the small droplets of sweat forming around his temples. She didn't dare try to use the force to calm him down, knowing this would just make Kylo even angrier.

Rey used the force to remain as cool as she could. She put up a barrier in her mind against Kylo in case he try to probe inside her mind and realized what her and the general was planning.

"I'm sorry." Rey said with the most neutral expression and tone she could attempt.

Instantly, Kylo punched the wall behind her, slamming his fist inches away from her face.

She closed her eyes shut in reaction to the loud sound of bone hitting heavy metal right beside her left ear. When her eyes open they went immediately down and to her shoes. She was fighting back the tears threating to come rolling down.

"I was scared of the darkness but I'm not anymore. I know I betrayed you. Please forgive me Kylo." Rey was furious. She has to subject herself to Kylo's anger and not fight back. This is part of the mission to convince him, she reassured herself.

Kylo kept staring at her as if he couldn't believe what she was saying and she couldn't either. She could feel his hot breath on her face as he breathed hard against her. His angry and confused eyes were hungrily searching her face.

"I'm sorry" Rey said in almost a whisper.

He dropped his hand from the wall and backed away from her.

Then he finally spoke.

"I gave you everything and you rejected me." He said in a much cooler tone. She could sense the force around him was beginning to calm down.

"I know. I was just scared for my friends and I didn't want to leave them." Rey explained.

Kylo finally relaxed and sat down on the edge of a bed his hands resting on his knees. He must be in his quarters right now maybe on the Finalizer. He stared at her for a long moment, not saying a word.

Finally after sensing he had calmed down more she said the words she knew she couldn't take back no matter what. The last thing she thought about before she said them was hugging Finn back on Criat.

"Does your offer still stand?"

Her heart sank knowing very well these words would rip her away from the so little time she had with the resistance and her friends.

After a long moment he answered her.

"Yes."

~To Be Continued~

AN: Thank you to all who read this chapter. This is my first Fan Fic and I hope you guys enjoyed it. Please leave your thoughts and comments in the review!