Sympathy Pains (for thepastdie)

[floatingrocks]

[Rey couldn't have asked for a nicer planet to seek refuge in than Voss. Though on the Outer Rim and therefore well out of the way of most civilized colonies, it was overgrown and relatively peaceful. And lush, if not wild and chaotic.

It wasn't without its downsides - it was devoid of most technology, save for what little the Resistance was able to gather onto the Falcon prior to their daring escape. It left little for Rey to tinker with, though with her sacred tomes and meditation practices, she was given plenty to mull over when not being tugged to every corner of the Resistance's provisional base of operations.

It seemed the only time she had to herself was once the sun had gone down, and she could slip into her cot on-board the Falcon. Others had tried to get her to share quarters with the others, but having lived her whole life going to bed alone, she could never really be restful anywhere else.

But even then, she never really was going to bed alone. Even in her meditations, the moments she was most balanced and at peace, she'd feel his presence, heavier and clearer than a memory--and the nauseous twisting in her stomach would remind her of Supremacy and everything lost there. She did her best to shove Ben to the farthest recesses of her mind--and for the most part, with the help of a demanding Resistance she was now beholden to, she succeeded.

But the pain that shot through her side that night was not what she felt. Not tonight. It was potent enough to wake her from her sleep, and there in the forefront of her consciousness, by means of clawing out of the cage she'd put him in--Kylo Ren--no, Ben Solo--had seared his visage into her mind's eye yet again, though what she saw made her blood run cold.

But he had to be conscious--he had to be reaching for her, right? Eyes wide and frozen, staring into emptiness, she felt the magnetic pull towards him...and it was sending her to another planet. She didn't hesitate to wake up the Millenium Falcon--knowing full well that it would be the last thing Ben would likely want to see--so she'd just have to make certain it wouldn't be.]

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[thepastdie]

[He never gave up trying to push through, just to taunt her in ways. And there was this part of him that just wanted, no needed, to see her. Small a part as it was it wasn't Kylo reaching out in those moments, but Ben. The boy he used to be before everything fell apart in his world.

He hadn't seen the betrayal coming but should have expected it.Oh he vowed he would make Hux pay, no matter what. He hadn't realized he was reaching for her so strongly, but deep down he had wanted to glance at her one last time. He saw her, and then fell back closing his eyes. Did he expect her to come for him? No in the least.

He was weak, mind foggy with his blood loss, so when he saw that blasted ship of his father's in the sky? Well, he thought it was some cruel joke in death, poking at the deep down regret and shame he felt. He closed his eyes to try and push it away, but they opened again because he could feel her. Rey. She was close.]

[floatingrocks]

[It was by sheer luck that Rey managed to land the Falcon close-by. She felt him--holding her breath as she shuttered the engines and locked the piloting handles in place before bolting up from her seat.

She snatched up a bag burdened with med-pacs and salves, rations and a canteen of water. Hoisting in on her shoulder, she practically leapt off the docking bay of the falcon, skidding across the loose gravel of the planet he'd been stranded on.]

Ben? [She called out, her voice thrown back at her courtesy of the caverns that lined the near horizon. The sun was starting to set, the wind still as she heard a faint buzz of insects lulling into their evening retirement.] Ben?!

[thepastdie]

[Ben. A name that sounded so foreign to him now, except when she spoke it. Somehow she made the name sound right again to his ears. He pulled himself up against some rocks as he heard her voice echo again. Surprised she came. He wasn't even sure why she would have.] Over here.

[His voice strained by the pain, pain he was trying to ignore but was failing to do so. He closed his eyes again and waited. He heard her foot falls nearby and opened his eyes to seek her out.]

[floatingrocks]

[She froze where she stood, gripping onto her bag and holding her breath. She heard him, but didn't see him quite yet.] I'm coming!

[But which way? She listened, then closed her eyes, stilling her racing heart. Sensing him, that familiar pull--she opened her eyes and started to run, the gravel crunching and sinking beneath the weight of her feet. She grit her teeth, only speeding up as she felt herself growing near.]

Ben!

[The last few feet of distance she closed on her knees, skidding to him and dropping the bag at her side. She gathered as much of him into her arms as she could, being something of a smaller girl when compared to his lumbering frame.] I'm here. What in the world--[She fanned her fingers over his face, clumsily pushing back the hair that stuck to his face.]