Kylo was surrounded by three Resistance fighters. Though he was outnumbered, the small group of Resistance fighters did not stand a chance against Kylo Ren with his burning lightsaber. Once he had fought off the small group who opposed him, he felt like he was being watched by someone. Someone who wasn't on his side, but didn't threaten him. He looked up to see Rey standing a short distance away. He lowered his lightsaber, but left it ignited. They stared at each other for a long moment.

"Ben," said Rey. He did not move, but his heart rushed as she spoke his true name. "I know you're in there, and I don't want to fight you."

"Then join me," Kylo answered.

"I will not join Kylo Ren," said Rey. She new that when the Dark Side took over him, she could feel it. He wasn't Ben Solo, but Kylo Ren. She had learned that there was a difference between the two. When Ben stood before her she could feel a warm feeling wash over her. He was so bright, so beautiful. But Kylo Ren was nothing but dark and cold. "I will not be turned to the Dark Side."

"You will," he answered.

"Ben, please I know there's good in you. I've seen it, felt it," she said. "I don't want to hurt you."

Hux noticed Ren standing there not moving. He pointed at Rey. "What are you waiting for?" he asked. "You have to stop her. She's the only one who can stand against the First Order. Now is your chance to prove that you are as strong as Darth Vader."

"I will give you one last chance," said Kylo. "Join me... please."

"I can't," she answered.

Kylo looked down trying to hide the tears that had begun to form in his eyes. He couldn't believe she had refused his offer a second time. He didn't want to fight Rey, but Hux was already yelling at him to attack the girl. He had no choice but to fight her.

"Then you have made your choice," he said and he raised his lightsaber.

Rey raised her own lightsaber just in time to block Kylo's strike. She pushed his lightsaber away with all of her strength. She swung her lightsaber at his head, but he ducked quickly beneath it. He found that he knew every move that she was going to make before she made it.

But she also knew what his next move would be and would always move to block him.

It was a duel that could be compared with Anakin and Obi Wan on Mustafar. It could be compared to the duel between father and son, Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. But it was far greater because they're bond was growing stronger, so much so that their fighting patterns had begun to mirror each other.

A group of stormtroopers rushed over to assist Kylo in fighting Rey. But he quickly waved them away. "No," he yelled. "I need to fight her alone."

Kylo turned again to face Rey. He struck at her again, but she blocked him. Their sabers were locked together.
He was close to her now and she looked into his eyes. As she looked into his eyes, she saw the conflict there. But she also saw deep sadness. She could see that he didn't want to fight her. But here, surrounded by the First Order, there was little chance she could reach him.

As Kylo looked into her eyes, he was surprised to see that she too, had sadness in her eyes. Maybe she didn't want to hurt him. Maybe she was only fighting him because she had to, like him. Here on the battle field, they couldn't be friends he realized. But when they were alone, away from the Resistance, away from the First Order, they were friends.

Ben could barely stand to fight her, he couldn't hurt her and he certainly couldn't kill her. He didn't know what to do.
Rey pulled her lightsaber away and swung it at him, but he blocked it easily. They began a full attack, striking and blocking quickly. But, they were both holding back, not wanting to hurt each other.

During their first battle, they had been fighting each other with all of their strength. Striking each other as quick and hard as they could.

Now they were both holding back, each hoping to turn the other. Neither of them wanted to fight and they didn't want to hurt each other.

Kylo struck quickly and Rey slowly began to back up giving ground. Kylo slashed his lightsaber at her and she rolled quickly to dodge it.

She quickly stood and fled away from both the Resistance and the First Order. Kylo chased after her.

It was much like their first battle, when Rey had ran through the trees to escape Kylo Ren. Then she had been doing it out of fear, but now she did it with purpose. She was trying to lead Ben away from both the First Order and the Resistance. She thought that perhaps if she could be alone with him for a few minutes she could turn him back to the Light Side.

When Kylo got near to her, he would strike at her with his lightsaber and she would block him. Then she would strike him, only to continue running deeper into the trees.

Finally when she thought they were far enough from the two apposing armies, she stopped and turned to face him. He was about to strike her again, but she looked into his eyes and turned her lightsaber off.

Kylo stopped himself mid strike. Holding the lightsaber in the air just inches from Rey's head.

"I can't fight you, Ben," she said, as he stood there unable to move.

He slowly pulled his lightsaber away from her. He gasped as he realized that he had nearly killed her. Tears began to form in his eyes. He was a monster, he thought. He quickly turned off his lightsaber and was almost tempted to toss it away, afraid that he might hurt her. "I'm sorry," he whispered. His voice filled with remorse.

Rey looked at him, a little surprised.

He took a step towards her. Rey moved to take a step back away from him, he had nearly killed her, but she stopped and stood her ground. Ben saw that she was about to back away from him. "She thinks I'm a monster," he thought silently. "Oh no! What if I hurt her?" he worried.

He took another small step towards her. He lifted his hand, as if to touch her face. But quickly lowered it. "Are you hurt?" he asked concerned.

Rey looked into his eyes, she could see that they were filled with guilt and even had a trace of tears in them. She knew she should be angry with him, but she couldn't be. "No," she answered gently.

He breathed a deep sigh of relief.

Rey held out the lightsaber to him. Funny, she thought how they had fought over this lightsaber twice before, now she was giving it to him.

Kylo was surprised, because she was giving it to him willingly after they had fought over it so many times. And because she was forgiving him so quickly. He reached out and accepted the lightsaber from her.

"I repaired your grandfather's lightsaber for you. It's your's."

He looked at the lightsaber. "But, I already have a lightsaber. This is the only one you have," he said. "It called to you, not me. Remember."

"I know what it means to you," she answered. "It belonged to your grandfather. The part of him that was good and filled with the light side. I think he would have wanted you to have it."

"Thank you," he said.

"Please Ben, come back to the light," she said.

"I promised my uncle I would destroy you," he said, holding up his lightsaber.

Rey looked into his eyes, waiting for the sudden pain of his lightsaber, but it never came.

"Now I know that I can't," he said. "Only one of us can win this battle." He held out his lightsaber to her. "Finish it."

Rey pushed the lightsaber away. "I can't do that," she said.

"Why not?" he asked.

"I know there's good in you," she said. "And I care about you. I can't kill you, and I won't."

"You care about me?" he asked, looking into her eyes.

"Yes," she answered softly. "You're my friend."

He didn't believe her. "No one cares about me," Kylo answered. It had been a lie that Snoke had told him his whole life, and he had come to believe it.

"I am no one," she replied with a small smile.

He looked into her eyes and saw something he had never seen in Snoke's eyes. Honesty. She really did care about him. Snoke was the one who had lied, not Rey. "But not to me," he replied.

Rey's smile grew wider, and despite his efforts to conceal it, a small smile appeared on his face.