Chapter 4

Rey spent all morning using the Force to stack black blocks on top of each other. Much to her surprise, Snoke was calm and patient. He never raised his voice or showed irritation whenever the tower of blocks tumbled. Once she successfully completed that task, she moved on to meditation. Snoke taught her how to feel any disturbances or movement in the Force.

"You need not think of the Dark and Light as polars. Like the Force, both lightness and darkness exists everywhere. They move around us…enter us….control us. Try all you want, to battle what you call 'evil,' but it will always remain. Evil and good have been here long before you were born, and will continue to exist forever," Snoke said. "Close your eyes, Rey. I am here to help you realize that there is no use fighting the Dark. You must embrace it; master it; make it your own."

"Stop," Rey said, rising to her feet. The realization that she was learning from Snoke finally sunk in. She was betraying everyone that had trusted her — the Resistance, General Organa, Finn, Poe, BB-8. Nothing felt worse than succumbing to the enemy. It made her feel weak. It made her feel defeated. But what made Rey feel even more guilty was the fact that Snoke's words actually swayed her mind.

"As you wish," Snoke said without a trace of irritation. He simply leaned back in his throne and observed Rey struggle. "You may leave, if that is what you want."

"I can?" Rey asked, stunned.

"Training one who does not wish to learn is pointless. Neither I nor the apprentice will gain anything," Snoke said. "If you truly wish to return to the Resistance and train with Luke Skywalker, I will not stop you."

Upon hearing Luke Skywalker's name, Rey was reminded of the flashback she had. She still didn't know what those flashbacks meant. Leave her here. Those words refused to leave Rey's head. Why did Luke abandon her in Jakku?

Maybe Luke never wanted to teach Rey. Maybe Luke didn't like Rey at all! Ever since the Resistance tracked down Luke's whereabouts, Luke hadn't spoken to anyone. (Aside from R2-D2, C-3PO, and General Organa). Wait, Rey thought, was he even planning to train her?

Admittedly, Rey felt betrayed. She wondered what Luke was thinking now. Was he helping the Resistance find her?

All the while, Snoke had been observing Rey struggle. He had noticed her feeling of doubt and betrayal turn into bitter despair, which soon turned into rage. Snoke masked his delight. At last, the girl was filled with hate.

x X x

Rey caught her reflection in the mirror. She was so used to wearing her beige wraps that it seemed surreal wearing this new all-black attire. But Rey wasn't about to ask Snoke if this outfit came in other colors. That would be ridiculous.

Rey just hoped Snoke didn't make her wear a mask like Kylo Ren. She shuddered at the thought.

She turned this way and that way, admiring her reflection. Her eyes caught the lightsaber. She pulled it out of its sheath and turned it on. Its double blade still confounded her. One blue, one red. How was that possible?

Someone knocked on the door, causing Rey to jump up and turn off her lightsaber. She opened the door and found a fly-like man there.

"Dinner is ready," he said in a squeaky voice.

"Oh! Um, er, thank you, but I'm not that hungry," Rey responded.

"Supreme Leader wants you to have enough energy for tomorrow's training," the fly-like man said. "He said he would appreciate it if you ate."

"Er, okay, well that's very kind of Snoke," Those words sounded weird coming out of her mouth. She never expected to use 'kind' and 'Snoke' in the same sentence.

x X x

"Luke! Luke!" General Leia Organa jogged to catch up with Luke Skywalker.

His gloomy eyes met hers.

"You can't avoid us forever, Luke," General Leia said softly.

He nodded curtly and tried go walk away. Leia took his arm.

"Not so fast. I also want to talk to you about Rey." General Leia knew that Luke saw something in Rey that no one else could. This unsettled her greatly. "Say something, Luke. You know more about this girl than any of us. I know you've met this girl before."

Luke looked solemnly at Leia but still didn't say anything.

"For goodness' sake! Aren't you worried about her?" General Leia was becoming exasperated. "I knew we should've gone back to look for her on D'Qar. I was foolish. Everything happened so…so suddenly and quickly that I wasn't thinking properly. What do we do, Luke?"

Luke raised his hand to stop Leia.

He leaned in and whispered in Leia's ear. His voice was barely audible.

"It's too late. She's gone."

A/N: This is kind of a filler chapter. Interesting things will happen in Chapter 5. Thank you for the support. Leave a review of your thoughts! Follow my Tumblr sideblog at princess-bensolo (don't judge my username) if you want.