Steady On.

Chapter 59.

Rey tried her best to remain calm, though she knew there were no amount of energy harnessing devices that could tune out DJ's mind.

'Don't think about anything, don't think about anything, don't think about anything...' his mind kept repeating over and over.

Rey quickly glanced to Kylo's face and saw his expression already hard and focused, the corner of his eye twitching as he tried to push past DJ's projecting.

She had to give it to him. He was quick.

Clapping her hands hard, Rey jumped in front of Kylo, peering up at him as she tried to gain his attention. "Wonderful! I've never seen you dressed up for an event such as this! Bet this will be a new experience." Rey exclaimed.

Kylo's eyes were still on DJ, the rest of his face blank. His gaze was only torn away when Rey tugged at his lightsaber using the little force she was able to conjure up, his head quickly turning to her as his hand shot to his weapon, making Hidiya and DJ jump.

Rey awkwardly laughed, glancing around the room as she wrung her hands before looking back to Kylo, who was now trying to peer into her own mind.

"Rey, what's goin-" he began to ask, his voice deep and soaked with suspicion.

"Hidiya, DJ, thank you both so much, I think we can handle it from here." Rey stated.

She moved to Hidiya, taking a long, black dress and placing it carefully on the bed before moving to stand in front of DJ, taking the suit from his hands and draping it over her arm. As she did this, he skillfully placed a note in her hand, and she immediately clenched her fist.

Rey knew she could easily rat him out here, but by doing so would also put her in the hotspot for trying to make her own alliance here, and in turn, endangering both her and Kylo since DJ tried to get a better deal from Caleo.

Taking the suit and the note from DJ, Rey cast a very heated and narrowed glare to him, to which DJ gave a small apologetic shrug before Hydia led him out the door, Kylo following to lock it behind them.

Turning, Kylo pressed his back against the door as he sent a glare of his own to Rey.

His eyes were narrowed and black, his mouth in a thin line that matched the hard set of his jaw.

Even from across the room, Rey could see his nostrils flare with frustration.

"What was that?" He demanded.

With a gulp and a sigh, Rey couldn't figure a way out of this one, and against her judgment and fear, she started.

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The worst of it was over, she was sure.

Well, at least she hoped.

She explained everything that she felt was needed, from the time she met DJ, to how he showed her the crates of the harnessers, to her offer to him in exchange for his help.

She left out the part where Caleo made his own bargain, but she knew Kylo was already getting heated as he sat on the edge of the bed, never meeting her eyes, his body stiff as he listened to her ramble on with her admission.

Finally catching her breath, Rey stood inches away from Kylo, the silence killing her nerves as she waited for his response for several minutes, expecting him to be livid, knowing she deserved it.

Surprisingly, his voice was calmer than she thought it'd be.

"Why? What was your goal here?"

His question threw her off as she shifted from foot to foot, her brow creasing with confusion as she thought. What was her answer? Rey herself couldn't come up with one other than the deep feeling of fear in her gut at the thought of not being in control, of not having a back-up plan.