*(y/n)'s POV*

"Help me!" I shouted and pounded on the door as hard as could as the fire started spreading rapidly and the smoke was getting thicker, making it difficult to breathe. I covered my mouth as I started coughing. "Kylo, help me!" I shouted again, and noticed the fire was coming towards me. "Help!!" I cried out, bracing myself for death that was coming towards me.

I woke up, with a gasp, and I quickly sat up in my bed and looked at my surroundings. I let out a sigh of relief once I realized that I was in my bedroom and what happened just now was all nothing but a nightmare. I placed my hand on my forehead and panted as I was remembering what I saw in my nightmare. I don't remember everything except being trapped in a room surrounded by fire and, for some reason, I was calling Kylo for help. It was strange that I mentioned his name in my nightmare and I've only known him since last night. I'll have to admit, he's handsome and so attractive when I first saw him. But it was still strange of what happened in my nightmare.

My thoughts were soon interrupted when I heard BB-8 beeping next to me. I looked down at him and told him, "I'm alright, BB-8. Just had a bad dream." I, then, looked at the time on my cell phone and it was nearly seven-thirty in the morning. It was early, but I didn't feel like going back to sleep. I moved the covers off of me, grabbed my (f/c) robe off the edge of my bed, and put it on as I was getting out of bed. BB-8 beeped again, but I shushed him to keep quiet. "I'm fine, BB-8. I just need some fresh air. Go back to sleep. I don't want to wake up the others." I said, quietly, while I tied the belt around me and walked out of my bedroom.

As I was, quietly, walking down the hallway, I peeked into the guest bedroom to check on the trio. I saw Rey sleeping on the bed with her hand resting on her laser sword looking weapon, while Finn and Poe were sleeping on the floor. I guess they decided to sleep on the floor and let her sleep on the bed instead. Then, I continued walking down the hallway.

Once I had reached the living room, I saw General Hux fast asleep on the futon. The way he slept looked as if he hadn't slept for a very long time. He probably needed it if I hadn't convinced him and the others to stay here for the night. But when I turned to the large couch, I noticed that Kylo wasn't there. It confused me until I turned to the back sliding door that leads to my balcony and saw him sitting out there on one of my chairs.

I walked over to the back sliding door and opened it, where I got Kylo's attention when he looked up at me. "Looks like someone's up already." I said. "I could say the same thing about you. What are you doing up already?" Kylo questioned. I sat down on the other chair next to him before I answered, "I had a nightmare, so I came out here to get some fresh air." "Do want to talk about it?" Kylo asked. I looked at him for a moment until I shook my head and said back, "No. It's hard to think about it since felt so real." I glanced at him and I noticed that he was staring at me as if he was concentrating on me. "What is it?" I asked. "Nothing. I could sense that you're scared, so it's understandable that you don't want to talk about it." Kylo responded.

"So, what are you doing up this early in the morning, Kylo?" I asked. "I couldn't sleep anymore. I've been doing a lot of thinking." Kylo answered. "Like what?" I questioned out of curiosity. He took a moment to think about what he was going to say until he spoke again. "Like all the things I did in the past that I sometimes wish that I could take it back somehow. I know that you probably won't understand what I'm talking about since this is different from your world and it might sound crazy to you. I've been sensing a lot of conflict within me for so long, like I'm fighting my way back to the Light Side rather than being part of the Dark Side. There are so many things that I've done in the past, even one thing that I've taken away that I have since regretted doing, and it always made me wonder if it was my destiny or I'm forcing myself to become someone that I'm not. But now that I'm the new Supreme Leader of the First Order and it's my new responsibility, I keep questioning myself if it's really what I want to be or if I'm doing it to prove that I'm not weak and that I am on the Dark Side. And...I don't know how much longer I can take staying here with Rey and the other two since General Hux and I can't fight them for your sake." He explained.

After he expressed how he was feeling, I could see in his dark brown eyes that he seemed lost. He may seemed intimidating on the outside, but in the inside, I was beginning to sense that there was good in him. I felt that he was the kind of person that needed someone in his life to be there for him and to give him love and compassion.

I hesitated at first, but, then, I had the courage to reach out and, gently, take his hand into mine. He tensed when he felt his hand in mine and looked at me wondering what I was doing until I spoke to him. "Don't ever let the past bring you down and don't ever let one thing such as how you would say the 'Dark Side' stand in your way if it's making you feel conflicted and someone that you're not. I don't know how your role as Supreme Leader of the First Order works, but you gotta really know deep down if it's really what you want. And so far, you and General Hux have proven that you both have self control of not wanting to fight Rey, Finn, and Poe. Having self control and feeling conflict doesn't make you weak. It's what makes you human." I told him with comforting and encouraging words.

Kylo did nothing but stare at me the whole time I was talking to him. It's like he was listening to every word that I was saying and it was helping him relax. Then, I started feeling his hand holding onto my hand, gently. "Thank you, (y/n). You're first person who's ever talked to me like that before and without being feared by me." Kylo said, with a smile, slowly, forming on his face like he's never smiled before in a very long time. For some reason, I started to smile and also blush after he thanked me and his hand was still holding onto mine. "You're welcome, Kylo. I may not know you very well and the others may seem intimidated by your presence, but I can sense that there is good in you." I told him. After I said the last part, I noticed Kylo's eyes were beginning to soften and had a bit of tenderness within them.

Then, I released Kylo's hand and stood up from my seat and said, "Well, I better get back inside and make coffee and breakfast." But before I opened the back sliding door, I heard Kylo say, "(y/n)?" I turned and looked at him and said, "Yes, Kylo?" "Thank you...for talking with me." He said. I smiled again and responded back, "You're welcome, Kylo." Then, I opened the door and walked inside to the kitchen get the coffee and breakfast ready.

*Kylo's POV*

After (y/n) went back inside, I decided to stay outside for a little bit. I did nothing but relax in the chair and thought about (y/n) and her kind words that she said to me. It's true about everything she had told me and no one has ever talked to me like that before. Other than having those Force Connections with Rey, it wasn't anything compared to what I had with (y/n). I could imagine something similar my mother, Leia, would say to me if she ever saw me again. I felt that (y/n) was right about one thing; I shouldn't be someone that I don't feel like that I am. It made me wonder if my role as Supreme Leader was really meant for me or not.

I'm also beginning to feel something in my heart that I've never felt before when I'm thinking about (y/n). It feels like it's fluttering. While she was talking to me, her voice was so soft and so innocent, it's like I wanted her to continue talking. I was tense at first when she held my hand and normally I would get easily angry with something like that. But it actually helped me relax for once while she was speaking and I had the courage to hold her hand in mine. I had to admit, while she was speaking, I was reading her mind at the same time. I saw the nightmare that she had and it was strange that she mentioned me in it. She's a wonderful, happy person, but deep down, I could sense that she was feeling lonely and sad. I didn't want to read deep into her mind of why she was feeling lonely and sad because I didn't want to hurt her. I was sensing that she needed someone special in her life to be there for her.

I shouldn't have these strange feelings. I'm loyal to the First Order as Supreme Leader and I will do everything in my power to make sure that Rey and the others don't escape and we'll find the new Resistance Base. But for some reason, I still couldn't stop thinking about (y/n) and the strange feelings. Could it be the Light Side pulling me towards it because of her?