The Sister of Rey (KYLO REN ROMANCE)

SIX

On the Millennium Falcon, Han is telling Rey stories of the Jedi. Rey listens intently, fascinated by the stories of the heroes.

"And Luke Skywalker told you these?" Rey asks shocked.

"Sure did. He was my best friend before he went missing." Chewbacca lets out a sound of protest and Han throws his hands up in a display of innocence. "Second best friend," Han amends. Rey smiles.

"So where are we headed?" Rey asks.

"Gonna see an old friend. She'll get your droid home."

"Good. Then I can get back to Jakku, I need to get back to my sister." Han nods.

"Ever thought of not staying their? Chewie and I can always use a crew," Han offers, Rey gives him a sad smile.

"I would but my sister will never leave. She's convinced our parents will return for us."

"And you think otherwise?" Han asks, dusting off the shoulder of his jacket.

"It's been 12 years. If that's not enough convincing I don't know what is."

~~~

Kylo enters the training room, angry. The death troopers ended up dead in the middle of space. And of course the idiot had refused to give more information about who the droid was with ahead of time, demanding payment beforehand. The First Order was back to square one in the search for the droid. He glares at the seated girl who looks up at him, defeated. The marble lies exactly where he left it.

"I see we failed," Kylo says coldly. He removes his mask and sets it back on the podium.

"I-I-I'm sorry," Rhy whispers. "I couldn't make the marble float. I tried! I really tried!"

"When I was young my mother told me a story of my uncle and the little man who trained him. The little man said something interesting to my uncle. Do you know what he said?" Rhy shakes her head slowly. Kylo grabs Rhy's hair and pulls her towards him. Rhy flinches as Kylo whispers into her ear. "He told my uncle 'Do or do not. There is no try.' I find a similar saying to be true. 'Do or die. There is no try." Rhy thrashes as Kylo pulls her hair tighter.

"Please..."

"Tell me Rhy, do you want to die?" Kylo asks, his lips barely brushing the edge of Rhy's ear. Rhy shakes her head as much as she can due to Kylo's tight grip. "Then make the marble float."

Rhy focuses all her energy on the small red marble but it doesn't budge.

"It's not that hard, Rhy, just make the marble float," Kylo taunts. Rhy tries once more but to no avail. Kylo lets out a sound of frustration. He reaches to his belt and pulls out his light saber. Powering it on, he holds it next to Rhy's neck. Rhy pulls away from it as much as she possibly can. Tears fall from Rhy's face as the threat of her death looms over her.

"Am I interrupting something?" General Hux asks from the doorway.

"Not at all. Rhy here was just going to make the marble float, weren't you Rhy." Kylo pulls Rhy's hair and she whimpers. "Use you fear, Rhy," Kylo whispers into her ear. "Harness it."

Rhy obeys and focuses her fear through herself and onto the marble. Letting out a shaky breath, Rhy closes her eyes and attempts once more to make the marble float. To her it seems as though hours passed even though in reality it was only seconds. Kylo turns the saber off and releasing Rhy. Rhy opens her eyes in shock and looks in front of her where the red marble floats weakly in front of her. Her face breaks into a large grin.

"I did it!" Rhy says in shock.

"Indeed," Kylo says. "Do it again then again then again. Until you are capable of doing it with a second thought." He turns towards Hux who stands awkwardly to the side. "What is it?"

"The droid was found. It's on Takodana. The Supreme Leader wants you to lead the attack."

"He doesn't trust you enough?" Kylo taunts, grabbing his helmet. The two men exit the training room and Kylo locks the door behind him. Hux glances warily at the two troopers guarding the door.

"No," Hux says stiffly. "I am in charge of the attacks through Star Killer. The Supreme Leader thought my talents would be better suited here."

"It's ok to admit you've been benched, Hux. We all know the truth." Hux scowls and marches away.

Back in the training room, Rhy is fascinated by the floating marble in front of her. She causes it to rise and fall in the air and to spin around the room. The small bit of force she uses makes her feel powerful. She loved the feeling. For hours Rhy made the marble float wherever she pleased. A smile never left her face.

~~~

Rey follows the whispers calling out to her. She walks down the stairs as if in a trance and down the basement corridor. Hesitantly, Rey enters an open door and kneels in front of a small trunk. She opens it and inside lays a lightsaber. Rey's fingers barely graze it when a vision hits her.

Scenes pass through quickly showing Rey brief parts of Jedi past. She sees flashes of Luke Skywalker and a younger man. Then the scenes turn into Jakku.

"Behave like your sister!" Unkar yells at young Rey. Then Rey sees a slightly older version of herself scavenging in the middle of a sandstorm while Rhy paces worriedly in their small home.

"Please be careful, Rey. I can't live without you," she mutters.

The next scene takes place when a few more years had passed. Rey stood angrily in the sand in front of the girls' home. Rhy stood a few feet away from her. Rey was angry that Unkar had once again ripped her off on her scavenged items. She was angry that she had to rely on her younger sister.

"I hate you!" Rey had yelled at Rhy before marching into their home.

"I know," Rhy whispered softly. "I know."

The scene shifts once more to a time when Rey was sick and Rhy cared for her. She watched as Rhy went an entire week without eating so that Rey could since Rey could not work. Rey had no idea that Rhy sacrificed that for her.

She then watched as Rhy whispered to her as she lay passed out from a fever.

"I'm so sorry, Rey. I know they aren't coming back but I just can't let go. Please forgive me. Please don't leave me. I can't lose anyone else," Rhy said, tears falling from her face.

Then Rey saw Rhy watching as she ran to a ship with Finn and BB-8 in tow. She saw the despair in Rhy's eyes. She saw that Rhy didn't hear what she said about returning. She saw the tears slip down her face.

The scene shifted one last time to Rey holding the blue light saber while Rhy stood before her in all black. Rhy's hair was in her signature low bun but in her hands was a single red light saber. Rey let out a scream and closed her eyes tightly. When she opened them again, she was back in the basement, breathing heavily.

Her mind spun with all the scenes. Most had involved Rhy and had been pat memories. In fact, every scene of Rhy had been a memory except for the last when Rhy stood against Rey.

It was in that moment that Rey understood her sister more than she ever had before.

Rhy deserved better than Rey. She was always there for Rey and now she thought Rey had abandoned her.

Rey was determined more than ever to return to her younger sister.