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Slowly Rey‘s eyes fluttered open and as soon as her mind registered that she was awake, she was forced to acknowledge something else, too.
Or someone else for that matter.
She breathed evenly, focusing on keeping her heart rate down, as if a heartbeat too loud would betray her presence.
What utter nonsense, since she could also feel his breathing now.
He inhaled and exhaled at the same pace, his heart beating to the same rhythm.
Rey gave up hiding, and sat up, looking into the direction she felt his signature coming from.
She was in a hut, on Ach-To, he couldn’t possibly be there. Not really- Raising her head, she saw him.
He sat across the room, staring at her.
Two pairs of brown eyes boring into each other.
Rey felt her pulse pick up.
„How did you find me? Are you-“ her voice trailed off.
„... really here?“ she finished.
„I don’t know.“ His tone was surprised, yet casual; no hint of malice or hidden intentions.
Kylo Ren truly didn’t know.
„Well, I am not wherever you are. Can you see my surroundings? I can’t see yours.” He raised an eyebrow, looking around the room for a while, before his eyes landed on her again.
“I can see only you.”
Rey tried to ignore the effect this obviously had on her.
Flushed cheeks, she tensed up.
Kylo Ren looked at her imploringly, as if he needed her to confirm this connection.
Some of her blood apparently reached her brain now, and images flooded her memory.
He had killed Han, almost killed Finn and fought her. And the scar on his face was her own doing after all
Rey’s hand crawled under her blanket and grabbed the blaster there tightly.
“Is it stun or kill?” A part of her wondered;
While another part, one that had deep roots reaching to the core of her very soul, a part that had been there ever since her first day on Jakku, which was focused on surviving and surviving only, aimed and fired.
The moment the bolt should have made impact Kylo Ren disappeared into thin air.
Leaving Rey alone and more confused than ever.