A/N: I don't own Star Wars. In the first flashback Rey is 5 and Ben/Kylo is 15 and in the second flashback Rey is 16 and Ben/Kylo is 26.

Rey would not have survived without him. The junkyard of Jakku would have destroyed her broken soul beyond repair. She needed him, perhaps even before she was abandoned by her parents. His guidance. His teachings. His voice. He helped her when everyone else had left.

He didn't want to talk to her at first but over time as he saw her struggles to stay alive, a bond formed between them. A bond that saved her life and a bond that kept Ben Solo alive. A bond that saved both of their souls.

On the night Kylo Ren was born and Rey was left to die by her parents, the force connected two souls who were once both set to live different lives. One was set to be a saviour, the other a monster: fortuitously, the roles were reversed.

Her parents were gone. They had left her on a planet which she wasn't even sure the name of. She had no one.

Rey's tears streamed down her face and her sobbing grew louder as her fear grew more and more at the thought of being completely alone for the rest of her life. The buns in her hair were beginning to fall out and she began to worry that if her parents came back for her they wouldn't recognise her. Consumed with alarm it took her a few minutes to realise that her crying was mingled with someone elses and she felt a warmth surround her as though suddenly her cries for help had been answered. She stopped, looking around but saw nothing. It seemed like it was coming from in front of her.

Her first thought was that it was her parents but they were gone.

"Hello?" She called out into the darkness.

"Who are you? How did you get here?" A voice answered menacingly.

Rey saw no one but felt eye's on her. "The man... He said I could stay here," she trembled in fear, she would never be safe again. But Rey saw no one and yet felt a presence nearby.

"You're not here, are you? No, this is something else," Rey felt him staring at her and then heard, "Who are you?" He asked, curious now at who this girl was but his voice still laced with menace.

Should she lie? No, he would know. "I'm Rey, who are you?" She questioned.

"I'm... I don't know who I am," and this time there was no menace in the voice-only misery.

And just like that, the emotion she felt disappeared and Rey was left alone once more but as she finally fell asleep she could feel comfort surround her in the back of her mind as if, perhaps, she wasn't alone after all.

Nearly 15 years later as Rey reached out with the force in search of the voice, she felt that familiar comfort.

"Still got no name?" Rey asked as she finished her food.

"Not one that you would like. How many portions did you get today?"

"3 portions, it was a good day," and she smiled weakly as she thought about spending the next day resting for a little while but her smile disappeared at the thought of returning to her inevitable work.

She could feel him sigh, "soon we'll be together I promise, I just need more time."

"I know. That's why I stay here but I want to leave, I feel like I'm suffocating, imprisoned on this planet. I have to know why my parents left me here," her voice became strained as she said, "I need to know what my purpose is in this galaxy."

He didn't speak and Rey began to wonder if he was still there. "As long as you are on Jakku I can protect you, I can come back for you but if you leave I won't be able to help you find your parents. I have to go now but soon, I'll come back sweetheart I promise." Then Rey felt a cool touch on her forehead. Like a kiss.

She remembered when he had come to Jakku and how he acted when he saw her home and when he left her.

He looked around her small home and he began to softly cry. He had looked so strange as though he had become a different person and he had looked at her like she was broken and despite feeling it for so long, it was the first time that Rey had truly accepted it. She was broken but as she stared into his eyes she began to wonder if maybe he was too. As their eyes met, light and dark whirled. When they touched hands, the force became balanced

"I can't leave you here," he said as his time with her began to end, "I'll come back sweetheart I promise," kissing her forehead and then turning to leave. Rey followed him outside and as he entered his ship he mouthed the words "I promise" before the doors closed behind him, leaving Rey alone under the gloom of Jakku's sun.

A/N: Hi everyone! This was quite a short chapter and is more of a prologue as I just wanted to set up the relationship before the events of The Force Awakens (which is where the next chapter will start at) so the next chapters won't have as many flashbacks to Rey on Jakku but there will be more about when Kylo visited Rey on Jakku and what he told her. I really hope you liked this chapter and constructive criticism is welcomed! Please review!