Ben laid on the bed a second longer before slapping himself in the face,

"Dammit!" He said under his breath.

He got out of the bed and found his trousers, pulling them on to cover himself. He walked into the main room of the Falcon and called out for her, desperately needing to rectify his mistake.

"Rey!" He scanned the room, "Rey, where are you?" He yelled up the ladder leading to the gunning pod. "I need to talk to you!" He walked down the corridor to the cockpit and found her sitting in the co-pilot chair with her knees up to her chest and her head resting on them. "Rey..." he sighed.

"No, it's fine." Rey spat, looking up to him with puffy eyes and tear-stained cheeks. "Your message has been fully received."

"I didn't mean to be like that". He reached out to touch her but she pulled back.

"Don't touch me," she commanded. Her actions made his chest ache and his soul weep. "You obviously only had intentions of fucking me. I was foolish to think it meant anything to you."

Ben sat in the pilot's chair and tried to fumble out an apology, but her coldness to him made him freeze.

"I should've know you'd be like this." Rey frowned, "You've done nothing but hurt me since I met you, why would now be any different? I thought you could change."

"I can!" Ben clapped his hands together, "I can-I am! Rey... I'm trying."

"You're trying?" Rey sneered, "Is screwing me like a dog and then refusing to kiss me after you trying?"

Ben sat back in the chair and covered his face with his hands. How could he be so stupid? He wanted this to be a special moment he shared with her but instead, he ruined it by not even holding her after coming all over her back.

"I'm sorry." He murmured. Rey snorted in disbelief. "I am," He begged. "I'm clearly not used to this sort of thing!"

"Your confidence says otherwise." She remarked.

"Not about having sex." He murmured.

"What then?" Rey raised her voice.

"I'm not used to having sex with someone I give a shit about!" Ben stood up and raised his voice a bit too much, but he couldn't control himself. "Hell! I'm not used to giving a shit about anyone!" He yelled. Rey cowered back in the chair and listened intently. "It's always just been me! Alone! Everyone else in my life I've either killed or pushed away! You're all I have Rey! And excuse me if I'm not perfect at showing I care about you but I don't know how to do this shit!"

Rey bit her lip and felt the tears brimming at her eyes again. Maybe she judged him too harshly.

"Fuck!" Ben kicked the wall of the Falcon and dented it severely before walking back down the corridor.

Rey wiped her eyes and wrapped the sheet tightly around her, following him back down the corridor. He wasn't perfect, by any means. He had demons to fight and hurdles to overcome. But she'd be damned if she wasn't there to help him through it. She had momentarily lost sight of that.

"Ben," she called after him, "Let's talk."

She found him sitting on the edge of the bed with his face in his hands. She sat next to him and leaned her head against his shoulder.

"I thought you didn't want me to touch you," Ben remarked solemnly.

"I'm sorry," Rey whispered. "I didn't mean to be like that. I said some pretty nasty things. I'm not used to being close to people either so when you got so distant I just assumed you didn't want me anymore. I'm not good at this either."

Ben wrapped his arm around her waist and she swiveled to put her legs over his. She sighed and rested her head on his chest.

"I care about you, Rey," He said softly, "More than I know how to express. I don't know how to show you that."

"I know," Rey murmured. "I can feel it."

"I'm sorry I made your first experience so miserable," Ben said.

Rey shook her head, "No, it wasn't all bad."

"No?" He smiled slightly.

"I'd like to do it again sometime," She blushed.

"Me too."

He held her against him for a moment longer, thankful she was so forgiving and patient with him. They had a lot to learn about each other but Rey was sure they could forge through. She had realized through this that is wasn't just the force connection that drew them together. It was more than that. Ben was troubled and had seriously hurt her in the past, but she could see past that, she could see the goodness in him that was slowly trickling out.

___

"Are you ready to go?" Ben asked a few hours later after they had docked in a landing bay on Batuu.

"Yes," Rey smiled, finishing tying her boots up.

Ben thought she looked pretty. Her hair being down was a nice change, and he liked the darker clothing on her. I should tell her, he thought.

"Rey," he said.

She looked up at him, "Huh?"

"Nothing." What the hell?

She furrowed her eyebrows.

"You look... good." He finally managed to say.

Rey laughed and flashed her dimples at him. "Thanks."

"Here's your saber," He handed her Lukes saber.

"Shouldn't we take the blasters? We don't want to draw attention to ourselves if we need to use them," Rey asked.

"We'll bring both." Ben attached Leia's saber to his belt and covered it with his cloak. "Let's go."

They walked down the ramp and greeted the man who let them dock. He was an Ithorian, a very odd looking race. Ben handed him a stack of credits that she couldn't help but wonder where he had gotten.

"We'll be back by sunset." Ben told the man, not waiting long enough for a response.

Rey walked next to him but let him lead the way. It was a busy city and Rey didn't know where they were going. He told her there was a shop in particular he thought would have what they're looking for.

Barely a minute outside of the hanger Ben had already spotted stormtroopers. "Put your hood on," he said quickly.

Rey looked through the crowd and saw a pair walking down the streets. She covered as much of her face as she could.

"Every First Order Stormtrooper in the galaxy knows your face, Rey. Stay alert."

Rey scoffed to herself. Who's fault was that?

They weaved around people, Rey keeping her face down and sticking close to his feet. The busy streets and mix of races reminded her of Mos Eisley. This kind of diversity and liveliness in a city made Rey happy, she liked places like this. Rey inspected the shops as they passed while trying to keep up with Ben. He was walking too fast to get a good look at anything but she still tried. There were small produce stands and fish stands and even jewelry merchants.

One stand in particular caught her eye, a stand that was selling candy. Rey had a sweet spot for sweets. She didn't get them often on Jakku so anytime she could get something sugary, she couldn't pass it up. She stopped and starting looking over the piles of hard glass-like candies and soft, taffy candies.

"Hello," the shop keeper said. She was an older lady with a shawl over her head.

"Do you make these yourself?" Rey smiled at the woman.

The shopkeeper nodded, "Oh, yes. Have been for the last fifty years!"

Rey reached into her pocket to see how many credits she was carrying. She didn't have much, and it probably wasn't enough to get herself anything.

Ben's hand grabbed her bicep abruptly and he pulled her back, making Rey lose her balance. "You can't just run off like that. I thought someone took you."

Rey looked up at him with a sour face. "Took me? Who do you think I am? A child?"

"Sometimes you act like it. Candy? You stopped for candy?" He said while looking around them. He was aggressively paranoid.

"Yes, candy. I wanted some." Rey pulled out the credits she had and handed them to the lady, "What can this get me?"

"Anything you'd like young lady." The woman croaked.

Rey smiled and grabbed one of the small bags on the table, filling it with a few of each pile. She took less than she probably could have, but only because the lady seemed so kind. She didn't want to swindle her. Rey stuffed the bag in her pocket and turned back to Ben.

"See? That didn't take long."

Ben rolled his eyes and held back a smile. "You're difficult. Now can we go?"

They continued down the street at a slower pace. He gave in to letting her stroll and look at shops. He kept a close eye on the stormtroopers that passed them. So far none of them paid any attention to either of them. He guessed there would be a big bounty on both of their heads now but luckily very few in the Order had seen his face. Hux had, but he's too dead to tell anyone.

Finally, they reached the market Ben was set on finding. It was hidden below a filthy bar that criminals hid out in. In the back corner of the bar there was a door being manned by a guard. You just had to say you were looking for Gurt.

Ben and Rey moved slowly through the bar, keeping their heads down and there senses about them. If anyone was going to have a bounty on them it would be someone in here. Ben asked Rey to stick close. In the back of the room, there was a masked bounty hunter, just like Ben thought there would be.

"You're in the wrong place, First Order," the bounty hunter said to Ben. How did he know Ben was First Order, Rey thought. "We don't take kindly to the likes of you."

"We're not here to cause any trouble. We just want to see Gurt," Ben said calmly.

"He's not here anymore," The bounty hunter lied.

"Please," Rey stepped forwards, "we're not First Order. We're looking for Kyber Crystals."

Rey took a chance and flashed her saber to the hunter. The hunter paused and looked them both up and down. "Been a long time since we've seen Jedi around here." The hunter moved aside and opened the door for them.

Rey thanked him as she descended the stairs into the basement.

"You could have gotten us killed," Ben whispered to her.

"I took a chance. It paid off."

In the lower chamber there were lit up shelves of strange looking wares. There was everything from ship parts to weapons to living animals. There was only one person in the basement, Gurt. He was a huge Besalisk with an eyepatch. Ben and Rey approached him cautiously. He hadn't turned around yet but they knew he knew they were there.

"Kyber Crystals, eh?" Gurt said, peering over his shoulder. "I'm one of the last people in the galaxy who's got any."

"So we've heard,"Ben said.

"Those rocks won't do you any good unless you've got Jedi senses, you know." Gurt said, turning to face them. He was polishing some item with his bottom set of arms.

"We know," Rey said.

"So you're Jedi then?" Gurt asked.

Ben replied, "Something like that. Can we see your collection?"

"You know these rocks will set you back some. They don't come cheap."

"I have 14,000 credits. That should be enough for two of them and for you to keep quiet about us being here." Reys mouth dropped when she heard that number. How did he have that much money?

"Let's look at some rocks, Jedi."

Gurt lead them to a back room.

The room was shut with thick iron doors. Gurt said he didn't let anyone go near them because of the legends of them springing to life and flying across rooms when certain people got close. He said he wouldn't go in with them because he didn't want any part in whatever ritual that made rocks fly.

"I'll go first." Both Rey and Ben said in unison. They looked at each other and laughed nervously.

"You can,"

"Go ahead,"

They said again, in unison.

Rey laughed and gently reached for his hand, looping her fingers with his. "Together," she said.

Gurt opened the door from across the room. From that moment on neither Ben nor Rey could explain what happened. Without taking a step into room the two were swept into the chamber and the unmovable doors sealed behind them. First it was darkness that encompassed them... then light. Light of every color swirling around them. Passing so fast they could barely see the truth but she could feel it, kyber crystals.

"Ben what's happening?" Rey said.

"I-I don't know," Ben stammered, trying to wrap his around the crystals, "This didn't happen on Ilum."

Rey quieted her mind to see the crystals clearly... blue, green, purple, white, black... yellow. They were beautiful. The most vibrant, powerful things she had ever seen. She reached her hand out to touch them, reaching into the vortex of stones flying around them. Just before she could touch them, they stopped.

The stones hovered in place now. They swung gently in the air but he could see them all clearly now. Just as he had experienced on Ilum, their power was overwhelming him. He could feel the force energy radiating off of them and entering him. He could even feel his power returning to him. The crystals were restoring him.

Ben shut his eyes. Meditating. Just as Luke had instructed him so long ago. Quiet your mind and the crystal will find you. Luke's words echoed in Bens head. Ben breathed in once and out again. He opened his eyes.

Blue.

A crystal as blue as the sky hovered in front of his face. A warrior, a protector of justice and righteousness, that is who wields a blue saber. Luke's teachings rung in his ears. Ben reached out and took hold of the crystal. It had chosen him.

Ben turned around and saw Rey, still encompassed with Force energy. She turned to face him as well. Bens breath hitched when he saw...

Two crystals floated before her. She was paralyzed by their power. Both crystals danced before her... yellow. A destroyer of evil, protector of light. One who wields a yellow saber will stop at nothing to keep balance in the force.

Rey's breath shook as she looked at Ben for guidance. "Take them," Ben instructed.

Rey reached out with shaking hands and took a crystal in each. As soon as the sheer energy touched her skin, the force flooded her body in needles. The power of holding two crystals overwhelmed her body. Rey gritted her teeth, willing herself to overcome them and consume their power.

"Why do I have two?" Rey finally said, gasping for air.

"Two chose you..." Ben murmured.

"What does that mean?"

"The Force deemed you worthy of the power of two."

"And what does yellow mean? I've never seen it before," she held them before her and watched as they shined.

"You seek evil and destroy it, always chasing light and seeing good in others."

Rey looked at Ben and smiled, breathing heavily from the experience. She certainly found the good in him. He smiled back.

"Wait," Rey said, "You only purchased two crystals. We have three."

A devilish smirk crept onto Bens face, "Put one in your pocket."

"Ben!" Rey smacked his arm. "Fine. Let's go."