After the Fight [for jakkujedi]

[fulfillourdestiny]

It was instinct, to raise his hand. feel the smack of the weight of the lightsaber hitting the leather of his gloves and to ignite. The guard choking him dropped to the floor and Kylo had not looked round once. His gaze focused on Rey, and he pushed himself to his feet, staring over at her. His breathing was hard - from exertion or adernaline, who knew - but his gaze did not move.

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[fulfillourdestiny]

"I'm fine," he said, sending the feeling of it across the Bond as well as he could, given that they weren't sure if it was still there or not. It felt like it was but could that be wishful thinking

[jakkujedi]

His assurance helped a bit, but she still couldn't help worrying a little. She didn't like to see him this way, like a caged animal or something. Hopefully soon that would change.

[fulfillourdestiny]

Kylo sighed, and looked up towards the ceiling. He'd looked everywhere in the small cell, there was nothing new to him.

"I suspect my interrogation will happen within the next day or so."

[jakkujedi]

"Just keep helping them." Rey said. He was their ally now, and he just needed to prove that. He was more useful alive than he was dead, despite what he might have thought.

[fulfillourdestiny]

"All the help I give will be worthless if they don't actually do anything with it." That was the thing that irritated him the most, he felt. That he was providing useful information and they weren't doing anything with it.

[jakkujedi]

"They have to be cautious, surely you understand." Rey said. The Resistance had dwindled in numbers, and it wasn't so easy to just go out and attack the First Order. But Rey knew the information Ben was providing was helpful to them.

[fulfillourdestiny]

"Caution, I understand," he said. It was true, especially with their lowered numbers. However, he also knew Hux. "But with the enemy, caution will lead to more loss."

[jakkujedi]

"You'll have to tell them that." She said. Rey didn't have much influence over them, even if she was their symbol of hope. "Talk to your mother."

[fulfillourdestiny]

"She'll only speak with me during interrogations," he said. "Doesn't look good for a general to be cosying up with the an ex-member of the First Order."

[jakkujedi]

She wondered if he was this difficult in his interrogations. "It's all going to work out, Ben. It has to." Of course, she couldn't say that for sure, but she wanted to believe it. Maybe if she believed it enough, so would he.

[fulfillourdestiny]

He was fairly helpful in his interrogations. Though, that was by his own estimation and his own estimation was biased in his own favour, of course. He sighed, and looked over.

"It had better."

[jakkujedi]

"It will." Rey said. She hoped she was right, but she didn't think he should have to stay in this cell indefinitely. And she'd visit him to pass the time. If they could get rid of the cuffs, even that would be something.

[fulfillourdestiny]

"Do they even have you doing anything?" He asked, curious. He hadn't seen much of anyone while he was locked in his cell, but he hadn't heard much either. Surely if people were working round about, he would hear that?

[jakkujedi]

"I think mostly they're trying to regroup right now." There was not much for them to be able to do with her. They weren't Jedi. But he was. "I could still use a teacher, you know." Maybe they'd let him help her. That would be a step towards proving he was on their side.

[fulfillourdestiny]

Now, that certainly wasn't what he had expected to hear.

"You would want to learn from me?"

[jakkujedi]

"If you still want to teach me." He had been right about her being untrained. She could be so much better with his help. And it would give him something to do. And once the officers and such saw that, maybe they'd trust him more.

[fulfillourdestiny]

"I ... would like to." If he could share just some of the knowledge he had, she would excel beyond anyone's beliefs. Look at what she was able to do just on instinct alone. Kylo was amazed by it, and wondered what would happen with training, that's why he had offered.

[jakkujedi]

"I'll see if we can arrange that then." Rey said. She needed to learn from someone and surely Leia would see this was her only option. And maybe it would even help them to trust him more.

[fulfillourdestiny]

"I don't necessarily think they'll be enthused," he said drily, mouth tugging up in a slight smirk. They would naturally that training would mean that he would require a weapon. Him getting hold of a weapon was among the last thing anyone at the Resistance wanted.

[jakkujedi]

"I will persuade them." Rey said. And she hoped she could. "You've been cooperating with everything else." He didn't even seem to be complaining about his cuffs or his too small cell. Soon everyone would see what she did, Ben meant them no harm. He had simply lost his way and she was going to help him find it again.

[fulfillourdestiny]

"Not like complaining would do me any good," he muttered, twisting his wrists again to try to keep feeling in his fingers. Complaining would fall on deaf ears, especially since they would prefer him being uncomfortable above anything else.

[jakkujedi]

"Still, I'll see what I can do." Rey said. They needed to start to trust him more. And she wanted to be able to help with that.

[fulfillourdestiny]

"If you can get them to give me longer than five minutes for the fresher, I'd appreciate it." It was said just as dryly as his comment had been the moment before, but there was a look of wry humour on his face this time. Oh, he was sincere, but he could at least have a bit of a laugh about it all.

Or attempt to, at least.