It was well past midnight, and everyone except the night crew aboard the Supremacy was getting in as much rest as they could to prepare themselves for their daily training the next morning. Well, that is, all except for the Supreme Leader himself, Kylo Ren. Sleep never came easy for the young enforcer, considering he had been plagued with nightmares ever since he could remember. But lately it wasn't nightmares that haunted, and kept him awake at night, but rare, and pleasant dreams. Dreams about a certain scavenger girl from Jakku with warm brown hair, and eyes that shone brighter than any star in the galaxy. It had been two weeks since Rey rejected his offer to rule beside him, leaving him humiliated, furious, and hurt. Kylo believed killing Snoke, and fighting alongside Rey, showing his loyalty to her, was all he had to do to ensure Rey's alliance. But clearly he had been wrong. Kylo had made a huge sacrifice for Rey, killing his master for her, only to have his offer slapped right back into his face. Kylo had to admit, her rejection stung more than he thought it would. He never planned on developing feelings for some scavenger scum on a remote planet, deserted planet, but as time passed it was clear Kylo Ren could not control what was happening to him...Falling in love with Rey was the most exquisite form of self-destruction, and while in reality Kylo could not have the one thing he wanted most in the entire galaxy, in his dreams, Rey never left his side again.

Stirring in his cramped bed, Kylo squeezed his eyes tight, trying to get at least some sleep for the night. It was no use though. No matter how many times he tossed and turned in that tiny bed fit for a single person, how many pillows he pressed desperately over his head, or how many damn sheep he counted, sleep would not come. When Kylo turned over to his side once more, Rey was suddenly lying next to him, her warm hazel eyes widened in just as much shock as he was in...It appeared they were connecting through the force again, just as unexpected as ever. It had been nearly two weeks since their last force connection. Two weeks since he had seen Rey in person. Two weeks of an ocean of silence that separated the two, drowning Kylo as it came. And now that Rey was here again, it felt as if he could breathe air again.

"Can't sleep either?" Rey spoke, her voice sounding as sweet as Kylo remembered.

"No. I've always had difficulty falling asleep." Kylo answered, suddenly feeling a heavy pressure on his chest as he could feel her warmth, as if she was really here next to him.

"Me too." Rey smiled softly at him, looking into his eyes through the darkness. It was the same, subtle act of kindness, and affection that made Kylo blurt out what his mind had been thinking nonstop since she had refused his offer, despite how deep his wound was from the rejection.

"I want to see you again." Kylo said without giving little to no thought on what he had just said. The silence that filled the space between them did not make Kylo feel any better about what he had just admitted.

"...Why?" Rey finally asked, the sweet smile suddenly vanishing from her lips, as she began to pull away from him hesitantly. Of course...Kylo was a fool to ever think she could see him as anything as the monster in the mask she first met on Takodana.

"Because I miss you." He spoke simply, and truthfully. Although, he failed to mention the part where he felt as if a part inside of him died each day they were seperated.

"Ben…" Rey said softly, biting the bottom of her lip, tearing her gaze from Kylo's eyes as she remained deep in thought, pondering the options before her. Kylo couldn't tell if this was a good sign or not. But then, she finally spoke the words he had been longing to hear for weeks.

"I want to see you too, but if the First Order, or the Resistance find out, it won't end well for either of us. You know that's true." Rey's words hit him hard, and abrupt. So she did want to meet up with him just as much as he did! That had to mean something, didn't it?

"Who cares?! Let's go somewhere no one will find us. I won't let the First Order know what I'm up to...I'm the Supreme Leader after all. I can do anything, and no one can stop me." Kylo said confidently, although it appeared Rey didn't favor his confidence too much, due to the frown that was growing deeper on her face.

"Alright, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren. If you're so confident about this, then why don't you pick where and when to meet up." Rey huffed, raising one of her eyebrows in anticipation, as she waited for Kylo's answer that he still had not thought of quite yet. He was too busy focusing on how cute Rey was when she acted angry.

After having time to think of a suitable place for the two to meet, without the risk of being found, or tracked, Kylo could only think of one place.

" Dantooine. We'll meet there at this time tomorrow. It isn't a planet the First Order or the Resistance will want to be looking, trust me." Kylo said, having been there before when his father, Han Solo, had dragged him onto a ridiculous smuggling job with him. Dantooine was a small populated planet located on the outer rim, and was not controlled by any military. It was the perfect place to meet Rey in secrecy, and Kylo doubted that he would even get a minute of sleep in, already anxious about seeing the only person he cared for in the entire galaxy in person after two, agonizingly long, weeks.

The next day…

Without notifying anyone, or leaving any note whatsoever in case someone noticed her absence, Rey stole an escape pod in the middle of the night while everyone was asleep, rigged it's settings so the Resistance could not track down the pod's location, and plugged in the coordinates to Dantooine where she agreed to meet Kylo Ren. It sounded absolutely insane that she was meeting her sworn enemy on a deserted planet with no assistance, now that she left the comforts of the secured base. Rey knew that she could be walking straight into a trap, so she had brought along her newly made lightsaber, and her trusted quarterstaff that she never left without. A part of her wanted to trust Kylo Ren. To trust Ben Solo, but if she had to be logically about the situation, there was no way he would have agreed meeting her somewhere secluded, where no one would be able to get to her in time if she needed help. Unless, Kylo really was telling the truth about missing her. If Rey had to be honest with herself, she missed him too. There was no one in the whole universe that understood her as much as he did. Ben knew all too well what it was like to feel abandoned, afraid, and alone. But somehow whenever they were together, that loneliness that Rey had been feeling all her life, seemed to disappear the moment she was with him. There was no denying their strong connection through the force that still bound them together.

Once she had landed on Dantooine, Rey could sense Kylo's presence immediately. She followed the connection, as if it was guiding her to where he was like a compass, until it led her into a tiny cottage in the middle of a grassy field. When she walked inside, the only source of light in the room was a small fire against one of the brick walls, that looked as if it had been recently lit. She could not see Kylo anywhere, but she could feel his presence lurking somewhere in the darkness. Why did that not surprise her?

"Is this some kind of trap? Are you planning on ambushing me, or what?" Rey called out rather impatient, not wanting to waste her time with silly matters. If he wanted to meet her so badly, why was he hiding?!

"I was thinking the same thing." A familiar voice called out behind her, causing Rey to turn around, as she tried desperately to find it's owner in the shadows. "Believe it or not, I wanted to see you...the force is still connecting us, even after Snoke's death. Why do you think that is?" Kylo asked, his voice wavering in the darkness.

"I don't know." Rey said, clearly stumped, and unsure if this whole thing was a trap or not, until finally, Kylo stepped out from the darkness.

"Because we were meant to rule together." He said confidently, revealing himself at last. He looked the same as ever. Dressed from head to toe in all black, the same long, pale face, black hair, and saddened dark brown eyes. From his appearance alone, Kylo was rather attractive. He was tall, with large muscles, and a rather handsome face. However, it wasn't only physical attraction that counted towards falling for someone. Kylo Ren was merciless, violent, hateful, and unpredictable. But looking past his flaws, Rey saw more to him then what he appeared at first. He was determined, confident, intelligent, eager, powerful, fearful, vulnerable, and full of flaws and imperfections. And perhaps Rey liked him more than what she was willing to admit.

"No, that's not who I am, Ben. I don't want to rule the galaxy, or anything! I just want to live a normal life again...I just want the fighting to stop." Her voice grew softer as she spoke. Rey had been dragged into this war without choice, and while she was glad to be off the pathetic excuse for a planet, Jakku, Rey did not like the idea of thousands of more people dying at the hands of the First Order. At the hands of Kylo Ren.

"I want it to end too...but we both know that isn't going to happen." Kylo replied. Rey knew Kylo had been right, knowing all too well that the First Order and the Resistance would not rest until one of them came out victorious. There was a long silence that filled the space between them, as Rey was unsure what to say. But Kylo Ren seemed to have that covered.

"That day when we touched hands, I saw a vision...of us being unstoppable together, and fighting side by side." Kylo said, stepping closer towards Rey. She did not like where he was going with this. "We're supposed to be together Rey...and I know, you know it to." His deep eyes stared back into her own pair, as if he was trying to read her mind. She would not give him that satisfaction though.

"What I saw was different...we weren't fighting. We were just together." Rey breathed, taking a step backwards with every step Kylo took forwards. She could feel the warmth radiating from his body. She could see the way his eyes looked all over her body as if he was looking for some kind of target.

"I can't stop thinking about you, Rey...you've been haunting my thoughts ever since you left." He admitted, taking a final step closer towards the scavenger from Jakku, until she was pinned against a corner. She was trapped, and vulnerable to Kylo Ren's actions now. No, not Kylo Ren...Ben Solo. The man she could no longer deny her feelings for anymore.

"Ben, we shouldn't…"Rey spoke softly, as if she already knew what he wanted from her. It was because she wanted the exact same thing. Him.

Before Rey realized what was happening, their lips crashed against each other's, their bodies pulled into a tight embrace, as they kissed each other deeply, and longingly. She let her eyes fall shut, allowing the kiss to immerse her in feelings of warmth, and love. Reaching up with her slender fingers, Rey tangled them in Kylo's black, silky hair. She didn't know how it happened, but the next thing she knew, she and Kylo were tearing each other's clothes off desperately, as if it was a form of suffocation, until their clothes were left discarded on the floor, abandoned, and unwanted. Through the darkness, Kylo picked Rey up gently in his large arms, and carried her upstairs where the bed big enough for two, was. Lying down onto the soft mattress, Kylo grabbed Rey's arms and pulled her towards him, and at the contact of their skin, a mixture of emotions shot straight into Rey's system: desire, lust, and excitement. Everywhere Kylo Ren touched she felt a sizzling burning feeling, and her breath kept coming in shorter as more seconds ticked by. From the way his hands we're moving, it was pretty easy to tell that their desires were mutual. Reaching up, Kylo pulled Rey into the covers with him, into a never-ending abyss of pleasure and desire.