AUTHORS NOTE: Hey guys, it's come to my attention that I made a small mistake. I previously said that Ben and Rey were making their way to the planet of Ilum to find Kyber Crystals to make their new lightsabers. That is impossible because the planet of Ilum was actually turned into Starkiller Base. As we know, Starkiller exploded. Therefore, Ilum no longer exists. I still want Rey and Ben to go on a mission to find Kyber Crystals so I needed to find somewhere else for these 2 to get them. Disney's new theme park attraction Galaxy's Edge features a place called Black Spire Outpost where visitors can go build their own saber using Kyber Crystals. Using this information I am mending this story to have Rey and Ben make their way to the planet of Batuu (this is where Black Spire Outpost is) in hopes of purchasing black market crystals. I hope this all makes sense and thank you for being understanding with me learning more about Star Wars lore as I go. END AUTHORS NOTE.

Rey was excited to finally be alone with Ben. On Ajan Kloss she felt like she was walking on eggshells. She wanted to be around Ben and stand up for his character, but felt like just being with Ben was a betrayal of her friendship with Finn. It hurt her that being with Ben made Finn so uncomfortable and angry, but she didn't blame him one bit. Now that she was going off on a mission with just Ben, she felt like she could finally give in to her relationship with Ben, whatever that relationship may be.

When she stood on the Death Star with Ben, it wasn't a romantic connection that drove her to save him. It was their Dyad that made her feel like she needed to save him. But when she saved Ben again on Exegol she kissed him. She couldn't explain why she wanted to kiss him but... she did. Now that they were alone again she couldn't help but stare at his lips and wish she could taste them again.

Their relationship confused her. She knew that their Dyad was the biggest thing connecting them so she had a hard time determining if their romantic connection was a result of their Dyad or actual interest in one another. How could she be catching feelings for a man that tortured her? Maybe, she thought, she just had a bad case of Stockholm Syndrome.

"You know where you're going, right?" Rey asked, hugging her knees to her chest in the co-pilot chair.

"Of course I do." He looked at her out of the corner of his eye. "I was actually on Batuu not too long ago. It's in the outer regions so it might take a while to get there."

"Tell me about it." Rey hummed,

"Batuu?"

"Yeah."

"Well it has three suns," Ben laughed, "So it's hot."

"No cloak then," Rey smirked.

"You underestimate my ability to withstand the heat." Ben laughed and shook his head, "I wore a lot heavier of a cloak and a mask everywhere I went, I think I'll be okay."

"Tell me more," Rey insisted.

"It's a huge travelers outpost for smugglers and thieves. It's like a melting pot for every race, I'm not even sure which race is native to Batuu, that's how diverse it is. It's also pretty dangerous, I'd hide any valuables while we're walking around Black Spire Outpost." He paused and coordinated the Falcons autopilot, navigating them to the outer regions, "I mentioned I was there recently, it was on First Order business. The Order has a huge presence on Batuu. We'll probably run into some trouble from Stormtroopers and what not. I can't imagine what's happening in places like this now that their leadership has fallen."

Rey tried to hide her expression. He was their leader, and Kylo Ren fell. She wondered how he felt about what's happening to the galaxy now that the First Order is falling apart.

"You don't regret it, do you?" Rey whispered.

"Leaving? Killing Kylo Ren? Betraying the Empire that I built?" Ben smirked while Rey's stomach did a backflip, "No. No, I don't Rey." She felt her chest physically unclench. "Like I said, it stopped being about galactic domination after the first day I felt our Dyad aboard Starkiller Base. Everything I've done in the last year wasn't for the First Order."

Rey sighed.

"I've always wanted to build something new with you, Rey." He said with such sincerity it sent shivers down Rey's spine, "I didn't want the First Order, I didn't want the Resistance." He swiveled in his chair to give her his full attention and he rested his arms on his knees, "I don't think we're Sith, I don't think we're Jedi either. We both have darkness in us, whether you want to admit it or not. You're stronger than I am, though. I gave in to the darkness in my heart... you never did. We have light in us too, we have Jedi in us. I could hear the voices of the Jedi on Exegol as well. That's what made me climb out of that hole."

"What are you saying, Ben?" Rey murmured, hugging her legs to her chest.

"I think those that came before us we wrong. It's wrong to say you are either pure goodness or pure hatred. The Jedi way is one without passion. The Sith way in one fueled by selfishness. Neither of those can be right. I think you and I, our dyad, can be the start of a new way. One that seeks righteousness, and gives in to the passion that drives us. An order of strength that isn't used to intimidate but to liberate the galaxy." The passion in his voice was infectious, this is something he had been thinking about for a long time. Ben paused and grabbed Rey's hand, making her untuck her legs from her chest, "I don't want you to be afraid of who you are. The power inside of you, Palpatine's power, you don't have to run from it. I think when the time is right you can use that power for good."

Rey chewed her lip, "I'm afraid of that power. It's a Sith's power," Rey said softly.

"No," Ben said gently, "No, it doesn't have to be, Rey. It is your power. You can use it however you want to." Ben scanned her face. She looked scared. He wanted her to trust him. He wanted her to believe in him. "Come here, Rey."

Ben opened his arms and Rey crawled into his lap, placing her knees on either side of Ben's thighs and sitting on his thighs. He ran his hands up and down her back while she placed her hands on his shoulders.

"I'm scared to use it. I'm scared of who I could be," She murmured.

"Only you can say who you are." Ben said, "You get to decide that for yourself."

She placed a hand on his cheek and smiled. She smiled so hard her face hurt. That's all she ever wanted anyone to ever say to her. That's exactly what she wished Finn had said to her. That's what she wished Ben said to her months ago. That's what she needed to tell herself.

She pushed her lips against his and rain her fingernails into his scalp, threading through his coarse hair. This time Rey pushed her tongue into his mouth, lapping up the taste of his tongue. Ben wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her as close as he could. He grunted into her mouth as she ground her hips down, just like he likes. She rocked her hips back and forth on him, desperate to show him she needed him.

The more she ground on him the more she drove him crazy. He needed her. He needed to show her just what she means to him. She is everything to him. He bucked his hips into her and she gasped. The sound of her gasping into his mouth drove his absolutely crazy. He wanted to make her make even more noises. His desire grew in his pants and pressed against her leg. He bucked his hips into her again and pressed her down with his hand on her shoulder.

"I need you." He said into her ear.

Rey whimpered from the whole thing, his voice whispering into her ear, the desperation in his voice, the lust-filled aggression in the way he bucked his hips against her. He made her insides throb.

"Me too," She whispered.

"Now?"

"Yes."

In a swift motion, he carried her bridal style back into the bedroom. It was the second time he had carried her like this, although she didn't remember.

When they reached her bed, Rey could hardly contain the feelings she felt inside. It was an odd mix of lust, happiness, and relief. She felt connected to Ben in a way she didn't really understand. He had been so open and raw with her. He had shared every thought that was swimming around his head and she accepted everything he had to say. She felt like he had a plan and a path that she was excited to follow. It was pure joy and admiration for the person standing before her.

Ben gently tossed Rey onto the bed and she bounced on her back for a moment. She looked up at Ben as he unclasped his cloak and let it fall to the floor. She watched, mesmerized, as he pulled his gray shirt over his head. He tossed that to the floor as well.

He stretched his toned arm out to the light switch on the wall and effortlessly made them turn off. Rey furrowed her eyebrows and looked at him,

"I thought you couldn't use the force, either." She asked.

Ben shrugged, "I couldn't. I guess desperate times make my body remember how to do it." He laughed and stared at his hand.

He returned his attention to Rey. She was chewing intently on her bottom lip. Her face was an obvious color of pink and her eyebrows furrowed together slightly. Ben crawled towards her on the bed and hovered over her, holding himself above her with his hands. He placed soft kisses on her cheek and down her neck. Rey let small giggles escape her mouth as he traced her skin with his lips.

"What?" Ben asked as his own lips curled into a boyish smile, "Is something funny?" He said softly against her jaw.

Rey pressed her lips together but couldn't stop the infectious smile escaping her, "No," she shook her head furiously. She couldn't contain the happiness seeping out of her.

The very idea what Rey was this excited to be in bed with him filled his heart with a kind of joy he didn't know was possible.

Rey ran her nails across his grayed chest while he continued decorating her with slow kisses. Despite the discoloration, she still thought he was perfect. She felt comfortable and safe. An unexpected feeling considering it was her first time being intimate with anyone.

In a burst of confidence and excitement, Rey started tossing her own clothes to the ground. She unwrapped the scarf around her body and pulled the tunic over her head in an instant, hurtling it to the floor with Ben's clothing.

"Beautiful," The one window in the room sprinkled starlight over her skin making her look like she was glowing. Ben traced his hand down her ribcage and along the white wrapping that covered her breasts. Ben made no motion to take it off of her but hoped she would do it on her own eventually.

Rey pushed her pants off before resuming their passionate kissing. She wrapped her legs around his waist so his torso would be pulled down, flush against her. Ben groaned from the sensation.

"Are you sure you want this?" He murmured against her neck.

Rey arched her back into him and whispered, "Yes."

Ben released all of his emotions from the last year into this moment. Every time she didn't take his hand when he offered was leading up to this, to Rey finally wanting him back. Every time he laid in his bed unable to sleep because all he could see was her eyes. Every time the force connected him to her. He finally got to physically connect to her, to touch her, to kiss her... to make her his.

Ben reached below him and ripped her pants and undergarments down, throwing them somewhere behind him. His hand found its way between her legs. He ran his pointer and middle finger down her wetness, finding their way to her entrance. Rey let out the softness moan, arching into his touch again. He could feel her heart pounding against him. He slipped one of his fingers into her, easing into her virgin body. Rey wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face into his neck. Ben worked another finger into her over time, slowly moving in and out of her while she hung onto him, gasping from the foreign sensation. With every noise she made he grew more restless.

Although the sensation was foreign, it was the more euphoric thing she had ever felt. Ben was making her legs shake and her body feel like it was going to explode. She wanted more of the feeling. She felt like she was floating.

Rey, with her inexperience, wasn't sure what she was supposed to do during this. So, she did what she wanted, and what she wanted was to make Ben feel as good as he was making her feel. Ben knew exactly what to do to make her body shake, she was nervous she wouldn't do it right. Rey ran her hand from his neck down his torso to the hard bulge that was pressed against her thigh. She put her hand around his length through his pants and moved up and down. Ben immediately dropped his head onto her shoulder and groaned like an animal. Rey bit her lip... I think I'm doing it right, she thought. She kept pulsing her hand up and down which made Ben stop fingering her, but she didn't mind. She was having too much fun making Ben groan.

"Fuck, Rey." Ben breathed.

Ben pulled away for a moment to finally pull his pants down, adding to the pile of clothes on the ground. He started to move back towards Rey but froze when he saw her face. She looked strikingly similar to the way she stared at him on Starkiller Base. Mostly fear with an odd mix of interest. He couldn't help but laugh. She didn't even hide that she was staring at his dick. It was kind of dark in the room but he could see her face clearly.

"Why do you look like that?" Ben chuckled. He wrapped his hand around his length and pumped slowly, trying to tease her.

"Why is it so big?" She said barely above a whisper. She felt like it would absolutely rip her in half. How do people do this? She thought. 

Both endeared by her innocent reaction and exhilarated by her compliment, Ben couldn't help himself much longer. He moved over her again and held himself up by putting his hand next to her head. He cupped her face with his other hand and ran his thumb across her cheek, "Don't be afraid," He whispered.

She trembled and breathed out, trying to stop showing how pathetically scared she was, "Okay," She placed her hand over his, "I trust you."

Ben reached below them and held his length at her entrance, slowly toying the tip against her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face into his neck again. She sighed softly at the feeling. Even the smallest touch from him was euphoric to her.

Ben held her against him and slowly pushed into her. Rey immediately tensed and dug her nails into his shoulders, "Ow," She whimpered.

Ben moved his hips slowly, only putting in half at a time.

"It hurts... but don't stop yet." She said coarsely, determined to figure out how this works.

"That's not even all of it Rey." He said, a bit concerned.

"You've got to be kidding me." She laughed, which made her body clench down on him.

"Ah!" Ben grunted.

"What?" Rey leaned her head onto the bed to look at him, "Does it hurt for you too?"

Ben grinned and shook his head, "No, no it feels amazing." He continued moving in and out of her, savoring every noise that fell from Rey's lips. At some point, she stopped making noises of pain, he took that as an invitation to put all of him in her.

When he was completely inside her Rey couldn't stop herself from crying out. There was a small amount of pain but the pleasure she felt was overwhelming. At this moment she had never felt closer to anyone else. She wasn't just physically connected to him but spiritually and emotionally too. She felt like their souls had collided into one.

Ben felt the exact same way. He fucked her with more passion and tenderness than he ever thought capable. With every moan she made he was desperate to hear it again. Sex had never felt better than it did now. With the girl he wanted more than anything wrapped around his neck calling out his name, he felt more bliss than ever before. He never wanted to stop making her feel this good, he never wanted to stop feeling her insides wrapped around him.

Ben felt his desires completely take over him, unable to stop his mind from doing whatever he wanted. He pulled out of her and Rey made a groan of protest. He picked her up by her waist and easily flipped her over onto her stomach.

"What are you-" Rey started to ask but Ben pressed her face down into the pillows. His better judgment told him to not be so aggressive, but he couldn't stop.

Rey stopped fighting when he slipped back into her, his hand pressed against his back to make her arch into him. He liked this position, it made him feel powerful.

"Oh my god..." Rey whined into the pillows, "This is even better."

Moments later Rey's whole body shook and clenched down on him. She didn't say it, he wasn't even sure she knew it, but he knew she had come.

A few more thrusts and Ben pulled out of her, sputtering come all over her back. He grabbed his shirt from the floor and wiped off what he could before falling next to her. Rey quickly snuggled up against him and put her head on his chest. He was panting and sweating like he had just ran a marathon. Rey, on the other hand, was just physically overwhelmed from her first time.

Ben felt frozen. He had crossed into a territory he wasn't familiar with. He had sex before, sure, but he had never experienced what comes after it. Usually the girls he slept with would just leave after. Now he was with a girl he cared about, someone he wanted to be emotionally intimate with. He didn't know what to say or do.

Rey felt a shift in him. She felt the bridge they had formed between them start to crumble. She looked up at him, trying to search for the intimacy she had just felt from him. She sat up, trying to will him into saying something. He looked away, into the window across from them. He was cold.

Rey crossed her arms and got out of the bed, ripping the sheet from under them and wrapping it around herself. He didn't have to say anything. She knew when she was unwanted.