Just us now - Reylo Fanfiction

Rey's POV

Everything seemed to happen in slow motion. One minute Kylo was standing before me as I raised my saber and the next I watched as he fell to the floor and landed at my feet, his eyes closed, his face expressionless, a few strands of his jet-black hair lying across his cheek next to the scar I gave him previously. I look down to the saber in my hand, the blue from the weapon emitting an eerie glow around us; I look back to Kylo unable to believe what has just happened. As I stand here locked in place shaking with fear at what I have done I notice the red liquid starting to spread out from underneath his body. Blood...... his blood...... and all because of me. I turn off my saber as I drop down onto my knees and take his limp body in my arms and hold him close. I can feel his breath ever so faintly on my neck as I press him into me and my tears start to fall as I rock back and forth whispering to him "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Forgive me". I can feel his breathing getting more laboured and his pulse slowing down and I know that against every impulse in my being I have to leave him. I have to leave him here to give him his only chance of survival. That was the plan. I press my lips against his forehead before gently laying him back on the floor.

I stand up and run towards the escape pod and drop down into the hatch closing the door behind me. I reach over to the panel on the left side where the tracker is located. As I begin to remove the panel I notice that my hands are covered in Kylo's blood, the warm red liquid spreading further across my arms as I work on disarming the tracker. The tears that haven't really stopped build up again and everything goes blurry as I think about him lying there on his own and how much I want to run back to him. I quickly use my arm wraps to wipe the tears from my eyes and try to focus on the task at hand. It takes longer than I thought as I can't stop shaking but I finally disarm the tracker while keeping it attached to the pod. I reach over and input the co-ordinates for Takodana, take a deep breath, close my eyes then press the release button and less than a second later I shoot out from the ship and I am on my way. I have escaped. The plan has worked.

The stars all blur together as they shoot past the viewing porthole in the escape pod but the only image I can see is Kylo, lying on the floor where I left him. I close my eyes and concentrate on that image hoping beyond all hope that I can connect with him through our bond so he is not alone. I try and try but nothing happens...... but I can't give up. I will never give up. The determination I have seems to trigger something within me and I feel a calm presence wash over me. My body begins to relax and my mind clears of everything except Kylo. I feel myself falling into a meditative state and my breathing evens out and my tears stop falling and I feel The Force the strongest I have ever felt it before as it takes control.

I give myself over to The Force and I gradually start to hear the faint beating of Kylo's heart. I open my eyes and I can see him. I'm not there with him physically but in a strange way I am there. The bond has opened and I can see everything as I left it and I run to Kylo's side as I feel his aura fading away. I lie down on the floor next to him and hold his limp and lifeless body in my arms and I repeat over and over "Don't you leave me. Don't you dare leave me". The longer I hold him the more I feel him slip away and I know that time is running out and there is nothing I can do. I can only at least hope that he knows I am here with him.

All of a sudden the ship jolts and I hear footsteps approaching. I turn in time to see a squadron of stormtroopers enter with their blasters aimed and they stand over Kylo looking at him lying unconscious on the floor covered in blood. I hear one of the troopers call for medical assistance and to alert General Hux immediately. They can't see me as I'm technically not here and as they reach down towards him I slowly fade away and both Kylo and his surroundings disappear before me and I open my eyes back in the escape pod. Relief washes over me, as I know they have reached him in time. I can only hope now that he will recover and survive whatever awaits him. That he can forgive me. And that one day he will find me again.