Jealous~

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Rey unwrapped the last piece of paper and held the object up to the light. "Oh, Finn…."

"It's a friendship necklace. I got one for each of us " He tugged on his collar, hunching Poe's jacket up around his shoulders. "Do you like it?"

"I love it!" Rey flung her arms up around his neck, squeezing him tight. Finn wrapped his arms around her waist and she relaxed, leaning into his embrace. This was nice.

The feeling dissipated when her ears clogged up. The thud of Finn's heartbeat faded away as she became aware of another's presence. An unwelcome presence.

Kylo Ren glowered at Finn's back. She swallowed hard.

"Um, thanks," Rey took a deep breath and stepped back. Finn's brow furrowed.

"Something wrong?" He glanced over his shoulder. Kylo made a slicing motion over his throat. Finn looked back at her in confusion. Rey forced a smile. "Nothing's wrong. Why don't you go ahead and give him his half of the necklace? I'll catch up in a minute."

"O-kay." Finn gave her a weird look and for a moment she was afraid that he wouldn't go. But he turned and gave her space, crossing over to where the rest of the rebels stood, half drunk on jubilation and some green juice.

She folded her arms and addressed Kylo. "We've talked about this."

"I don't like the way he looks at you."

She fought the urge to laugh. What, because Finn smiled at her? Finn looked happy to see a lot of people. Like Poe, or Rose or even BB-8.

"Well, deal with it." She didn't need to explain to him why her friend acted the way he did.

His hands curled into fists.

Not jealous~

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It should be a crime to show emotion as easily as he did. Either that or General Hux was just tired of hiding his disgust.

Kylo noted with pleasure the anger boiling on Hux's face. The man inclined his head. "Yes, Supreme Leader."

He clicked his heels and slunk away. Kylo watched as he left, hopefully, to complete the task he'd demanded of him. Generals had never been this rebellious under Snoke's rule. Perhaps some disciplinary action was in order.

Kylo clasped his hands behind his back. "Jealous?"

She snorted. "Of his eminent hatred for you? I'd pass."

He turned his head to study her. Rey was sitting in the shadows, gloved hands cupping her chin. Her eyes were focused intently on something. A slight smile tugged at her lips.

"Who are you staring at?" He asked.

"You'd be jealous."

He resisted the urge to break the barrier, to peer inside her world. That was no way to earn her trust. Besides, it'd just prove her point.

"Maybe not."

She weighed his answer in silence. Kylo held his breath.

"Fine." She turned her head a little and he caught sight of what she was looking at. Two figures bent close together. He recognized one of them as Finn, noting with distaste the rumpled jacket. The other he couldn't place.

"Who's the girl?"

She hugged her knees tighter to her chest. "Someone who makes him happy."

And he had a feeling that she understood his feelings for her now.

Help~

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He stepped closer. "May I?"

"You can try. We haven't tested the limits of-Rey hesitated, searching for an appropriate word-of whatever you call this." She finished lamely.

She slipped a hand into his world and emptied the object into his hands. Kylo studied the flimsy piece of metal. A jagged piece of pizza hung on a silver chain. Assumingly the rest of her rebel friends held the remaining pieces. He rubbed it in between his fingers, feeling just how easily it could snap in two if he tried.

She turned around, holding up her hair so that he could attach that thing around her neck with ease. Kylo fumbled with the clasp, holding the strings apart from each other to form a 'u' shape.

He looped it around her neck, pulling it close in the back. He held as still as possible, trying to avoid touching her. She smelled good, like some feminine scent that he's associated with good things.

He took his time with the clasp, drinking in the moment. There's a slight click as they connect and he let it fall from his fingertips.

"It's called a force bond." He whispered.

"Really." Rey turned back around. She stroked the charm with one hand, eyes cast down at the ground. He's aware again of their proximity. It would only take a few steps if he wanted to try something. "Thank you, Ben."

Normally, he would have been angry if she'd called him that. But here, staring into her eyes he couldn't summon the strength to be mad at her. He took a step forward. "Rey-"

That was when the connection broke.

Offering~

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Rey found his gift in the aftermath of the party. Tucked away under a pile of abandoned plates and fallen streamers lay a silver box. When she cracked off its lid, she found a shiny piece of thin metal. When she held it up to the light, the inscription glinted.

'My rebel. ' It read.

She attached it to Finn's necklace, wearing the two charms proudly. It wasn't every day she could call a Sith Lord her friend.

Pax~

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"Call it pax. Just for tonight. Then you can finish us."

Kylo stared at her hand. Sensed the fear rising in the rebels behind her. They brandished their weapons defiantly. Daring him to break his word. It'd be so easy to crush them, to stamp out that elusive spark of rebellion.

Only the sight of her held him back. Her and her humming lightsaber. They warned him to stay away, to remember what they meant to him.

"Only for tonight." He agreed, turning his back on them. "Then I shall return."

He stalked away. He ignored the outrage on Hux's face. All he could hear was that familiar rush in his ears and the knowledge that she smiled at him.

That was enough reward to call 'pax'.

So, these events are out of order. They can be placed anywhere in the canon and in the stories I've already presented.

Plus spell check hates Hux for some reason. It's impossible to write his name without it getting changed to 'his' or some other random word. ;P

Pax is a latin word-I think- for peace. I learned it from Narnia.

Have a lovely day! :)