A few months later...

Ben POV

After training the group of young padawans—-plus Finn—with Rey, I sit down and take a long sip of water.

It's been tough teaching the little rascals, but with the help of the ghosts of old Jedi masters, we are able to guide and teach the children effectively.

Each day they learn something new, and so do we. Being is a teacher is a surprisingly fulfilling task that I enjoy. For learning is as limitless as the force itself.

Poe walks over to me.

"What's up Ben?"

"Nothing much, just teaching the kids how to clear their minds."

Poe eyes my suspiciously "Any trouble with clearing yours?"

I laugh sarcastically "Ha ha, no."

Poe punches me lightly in the shoulder and grins "I'm just kidding Solo! Hey, look I've got the karaoke machine running do you wanna hit a few notes with Rose, Finn, and I?"

Ben Solo does not sing. Period.

"Sorry Poe..." I glance towards Rey kneeling down next to a child who is struggling with today's lesson and look back at Poe "...I have much more important things to attend to."

Poe glances at Rey and back at me. He smiles "Ah okay. Well see ya around bud"

I wave back at him "See ya around Poe"

Poe has definitely loosened up around me these past months. I've earned the trust of almost everybody, even Chewy. The droids are still scared of me though.

I walk towards Rey and the child, who is of tortugan descent.

I bend down next to Rey and look at the child. I can sense the trauma the child feels of leaving their parents, knowing that they will never see them again as their planet explodes in the distance.

I think of my mother when she spoke of Alderman. I could feel the heartbreak in her voice. I feel that same heartbreak in the child ask they speak.

"I can't clear my mind without seeing my parents and my planet torn to pieces...I don't want to relive it."

Rey looks at the child sadly and places her hand on the child's shoulder.

"I know it's hard. I remember how I used to have flashbacks of my parents leaving me. It haunted me for years. But I realized that even though they are gone, I didn't loose anything."

"Really?"

"I gained a new family when I joined the resistance. But most importantly, I realized that everyone you care about will always be with you. The force connects us all, dead or alive. You are never alone. Remember that." She says as she hugs the child.

"I will Jedi Master Rey"

The full moon rises and lights up our faces along with the starry night sky. The child looks up at the stars and then back at us.

"It's getting late, will you sing me a song to bed?"

"Are you afraid of the dark?" I ask.

"No Master Solo, it's just what my" the child looks down sadly "what my father used to do..."

Rey glances at me and I sigh. Fine.

Ben Solo will make an exception. He will only sing just this once.

We take the child to bed and tuck her in. I sit at the edge of the bed and look at her.

"Any song in particular you'd like to hear?"

"Not really"

I take a deep breathe. And think of the song my mother used to sing to me.

"Mirrorbright, shines the moon, it's glow as soft as an ember

When the moon is mirrorbright, take this time to remember.

Those you have loved but are gone.

Those who kept you so safe and warm

The mirrorbright moon lets you see

Those who have ceased to be

Mirrorbright shines the moon, as fires die to their embers..."

My mother appears and sings the last two lyrics with me before she fades again.

"...Those you loved are with you still—

The moon will help you remember"

By the time I'm finished the child is sound asleep and Rey and I quietly exit the young padawan's bunker.

Rey looks at me in shock as we step outside "Wow, I didn't know you sing that good"

I smile "I won't do it again"

"Where did you learn that song?" She asks curiously.

"My mother sang the traditional Alderaan lullaby to me as a boy" I say as I look up at the moon.

Rey holds my hand, as we acknowledge Leia silently. She will always be with us.

Rey then looks up at the full moon "It's beautiful"

I look at Rey as she gazes at the moon "Yes, it's stunning"

The next morning...

Ben POV

I wake up to see a child, with blonde hair and glasses.

Is this a nightmare?

The child smiles "Master Solo can I ask you a question?"

I pull up the sheets and sit up "The question is how did you get in here?"

"The door was unlocked"

I think back to last night, and look beside me. Rey's gone, she must have woken up already and unlocked the door on her way out.

The child looks at me eagerly and I sigh.

"What's your name?"

"Matt"

"And what's your question?"

"Do you really have an 8 pack?"

I laugh and whisper back "Yep, I'm shredded"

"Awesome!" Matt then grins at me "I bet you can't guess what I'm wanna be when I grow up."

I smile, a challenge. This will be easy.

"A Jedi?"

"No."

"A pilot?"

"Nope"

"A general?"

"Nada."

I rack my brain around for something better but I can't think of anything. I should just read his mind. But before I attempt it the kid calls me out.

"Don't cheat Jedi Master Solo"

I groan in defeat "What is it that you want to be so badly?"

"A radar technician!"

I raise my eyebrow.

"Um...good for you Matt..."

Matt giggles and runs away. What a weird kid, then again all kids are weird.

I get up and put on a white shirt and brown pants along with some boots. Then I put on the finishing touch, a long black cape.

I walk outside to see Rey fixing up an X-wing as the sunrise lights up her face as Finn entertains the children with stories of his adventures before starting their meditation exercises.

Rey walks towards me as the sunlight lights up her face."I need to return something, do you want to come?" She asks.

I look at Rose, Chewy, and 3PO singing at the karaoke machine. It makes me want to throw up. I then look back at Rey.

"Yes, but I want my own ship."

There is no way in hell I'm going in the trunk again.

Rey giggles, "Understandable"

Rey and I borrow a pair of new X-wings and fly to Tatooine.

Once we arrive at Luke's home, Rey pulls out her two lightsabers and set's them on the kitchen table. She removes the cyber crystals from Luke and Leia's sabers and pulls out a new lightsaber handle.

"Did you make this?" I ask her as I hold the handle curiously. Instead of a button there is a rotating switch.

"Yes, I used my old staff and I made a few changes"

"It's quite nice if I do say so myself"

Rey places one kyber crystal into her new saber and attaches it to her belt.

She gives the other Kyber crystal to me and pulls out a few scrap pieces of metal from her bag.

"Now it's your turn"

"A new lightsaber? Shouldn't I just continue using Luke's saber? It's my birthright afterall."

"You are more than just his nephew, and besides you have a unique style" Rey says with a grin.

I look at the various pieces of metal and reach out my hand, using the force to assemble my lightsaber piece by piece.

When I'm finished I smile with satisfaction. The saber is similar to my old one except the quillions don't point out, they are not made to harm. They curve and make a circle around half of the hilt as they touch the top of the saber. The circle symbolizing my journey to the light side of the force.

Even with this new design, I still feel like my saber is missing something.

I pull out a pair of golden dice from my pants. Before boarding our X-wings, I took the dice from the General Poe's room, which used to be Leia's office.

I wrap the chain around the hilt of the saber and fuse it together using the tools Rey has provided for me. One of the dice in the pair acts like a button to turn the saber on or off.

Rey looks at me and smiles.

"Han and Leia would love it"

"I know" I say with a smile as I look at the ghost of my parents behind Rey.

Leia holds Han's hand tightly as they mouths the words "I love you"

As Rey turns around to exit the room and mouth the words "I love you too" back to my parents.

...

Rey stands up and pulls out the Luke's and Leia's lightsabers and places them onto the sand. She and I then use the force to bury them under the layers of sand.

Luke and Leia's ghost appear to us both and they smile at our commemoration to them.

Suddenly a women holding a camel calls out to us as we light up our lightsabers. Rey's is a bright pale yellow and mine is a light turquoise color.

"Who are you?" She asks us.

"None of your business" I reply

I then turn back to kiss Rey again as the women walks away, leaving us alone with the sunrise.

*picture of Rey and Kylo at the sunset*

The End.

If you want to check out the picture of the sunrise with Rey and Kylo you can check out this story on Wattpad. The title is the same and my username on there is itharukameo.