This is m first fanfic ever, and I chose Reylo because I ship them so, so much. This work in un-Beta'd, so please bear with me.
I don't own Star Wars or its characters.
A beautiful, spring morning dawned; the sun's warm rays slowly peered through the silky, cream colored curtains. The light breeze coming in to the balcony was a welcome feeling for Queen Leia. She smiled tiredly; she'd been up most of the night, in her arms was a small child of only 2 years. Her son, Ben, had finally managed to fall asleep. His dark waves lightly covered his sweet slumbering face. His ears, a bit too big for his head, were lightly covered by his obsidian waves. His head rested on the base of her neck as she swayed back and forth. His breath flickered the few strands of her hair, his breathing steady. Leia seriously debated setting him down of her bed, where her husband, Han slept. He had been up most of the night trying to soothe their son.
It was becoming too often; their little boy suffered from horrible nightmares, his screams of terror filling the palace's walls. He rarely slept at night, most of his sleep was in short naps throughout the day. Both her and Han took turns trying to calm Ben, it would work for a while before the nightmares began again. Leia slowly walked over to her bed, the sun's rays soflty light up her bedroom. She saw Han stir from his sleep, rubbed his eyes before finding her.
"How is he?" he murmured, his voice dry from lack of sleep.
"A little better." She sighed, then kissed the top of Ben's head.
She gently laid Ben down on her bed, Han immediately placed a protective arm around his son's tiny form while Leia laid down on Ben's other side, her fingers gently caressing Ben's soft hair.
"Leia…" Han's voice seemed caught in his throat. "…what if we ask Luke for help?"
"I've been thinking about that, too." She said quietly. "It's clear that Ben is strong with the Force. Maybe that's what's causing all of these nightmares."
"Too much for a baby…" Han whispered, his warm brown eyes gently fixed on his sleeping child.
"My sweet boy." Leia crooned and kissed Ben's little nose.
"When's Luke coming back from Hosnian Prime?" Han looked at her with concerned eyes.
Leia shook her head. "I'm not sure. He said that he was assisting Obi-Wan getting the new government set up."
"That was what? 2, 3 weeks ago?" Han huffed. "Is he just planning on living over there?"
"I'm thinking we could just go visit." Leia said as she rested her head on her pillow. "Obi-Wan's busy with his granddaughter on top of everything else."
"What happened to his daughter?" Han asked. "Didn't she get better?"
"….she died." Leia said quietly. "The fever she had was too much on her already weak body. She couldn't deliver her baby naturally, so they did an emergency C-section. She died only a few hours later."
"Maker, that's…" Han exhaled, words completely failing him.
Neither said anything for a moment. Their attention was drawn back to their son, who shifted a bit in his sleep, but otherwise didn't wake up. Han and Leia looked at each other; their ears caught the sounds of the palace's populace being up and about. Another beautiful day in Hanna City Palace was starting.
The vessel's engine hummed smoothly as it left Chandrila's atmosphere. Han frowned as he sat on one of the passenger seats; he had wanted to travel in his beloved ship the Millennium Falcon but Leia had refused, calling his ship a piece of junk that needed far too many repairs to make the trip between planets safely. Not that Han would ever admit, but the Falcon really did need a fix-up. Luckily, his second mate, a Wookie named Chewbacca was fine with staying behind and fixing up the old girl.
Han hadn't been the only one to object not flying on the Falcon. Ben had already ran up the ship's ramp, gleefully babbling in excitement. When Han had grabbed his little boy and told him they wouldn't be flying on the ship this time, little Ben's eyes swam with tears. His wails cutting deep in Han's chest. He knew how much his son loved the old girl, and one day, the Falcon would be his.
At present, Ben played with a gold pair of dice. Every so often, the 2 year old would place the dice in his mouth, something both he and Leia had to take out of his mouth. Ben happily waved his arms around, his adorable face light up with joy. He walked up to Han and held up his tiny arms.
"Up, Dada!" Ben giggled. "Up!"
"Up you go, kiddo!" Han laughed. Ben immediately wrapped his little arms around Han's neck and giggled.
Leia laughed as she sat down next to her "boys". "Ready to go see Uncle Luke?"
"Unca Wanwo?" Ben asked excitedly and Han laughed.
"I wish, kiddo!" Han ruffled his son's raven waves. "We're gonna see Uncle Luke, Ben."
"Unca Wook?" Ben asked curiously.
"Yes, Uncle Luke." Leia smiled. "And Obi-wan, too."
Ben tilted his head to the side in confusion. "Wan?"
Both parents chuckled as their son resumed playing with the golden dice. Before they reminded him to not put it in his mouth for what had the to be the millionth time. Ben laughed.
Hosnian Prime was a very populated planet, the whole of it seemed one enormous city. As the Organa-Solo family descended down the ramp of their vessel, they were greeted by Luke Skywalker, Leia's brother. The blond haired man beamed at the sight of his family, hugging his sister first.
"I'm surprised to see you actually came!" Luke said brightly. "I thought you were pulling my leg when you sent me that holo!"
Han rolled his eyes. "At this rate we thought you wouldn't come home, kid."
Luke laughed as he held out his arms to grab Ben. "How's my little nephew?"
Ben giggled as he accepted Luke's offer for a hug. "Unca Wook!"
"Hey, you can say my name now!" Luke tickled Ben's sides and the boy squirmed in a fit of laughter.
"We actually need your help with Ben, Luke." Leia said softly.
Luke stopped tickling Ben. "Is he still having nightmares?"
"Nightmares is not enough to describe it…" Han said solemnly.
"Hmm…" Luke said thoughtfully. "Let's go inside, Obi-Wan's waiting for us."
The family walked into the main home of the Kenobi estate. While it was nowhere near the regal marvel of palace of Hanna City in Chandrila, it was still a spectacular sight to behold. The elegance of the home was in the details of the large columns and the intricate details on the walls and the ceiling.
An older man with gray hair and gently blue eyes greeted them. "Han! Leia!"
Leia was first to receive a warm embrace while Han shook hands with the older gentleman.
"How have you been, Obi-Wan?" Leia asked warmly.
"Well," Obi-Wan sighed tiredly. "I'd feel a lot better if these politicians would get their heads together."
Leia sighed. "Still giving you grief?"
Obi-Wan rolled his eyes. "None of them can make up their minds about what to do now that the last of the Empire is done for."
"This is why I don't do politics." Han grumbled.
The older man nodded in agreement. "We'll have more time for that subject later. Now, where's your little one?"
Luke walked forward with little Ben, the boy peering at the man he was named after with curiosity.
"Hello, Ben." Obi-Wan said gently. The boy smiled but gave no reply. "How old are you?"
Ben stilled in his uncle's arms, glancing over at his parents. It was as if he was shy to speak in front of someone new.
"Tell him, sweetie." Leia said encouragingly. "How old are you?"
Ben held up two small fingers, causing him to drop the dice. He gasped; he opened his little hands, causing the dice to float up to his hand before it even touched the ground. Once it was back in his hands, Ben resumed playing with the dice as if nothing had happened.
Silence fell as Han and Leia looked at Luke, who was looking at Obi-Wan, whose eyes were on Ben.
"That…." Obi-wan's voice was strangely heavy. "I've not seen a child have so much control over the Force, not in one so young."
"So that's not normal?" Han asked, his voice more dry than usual.
"Most Force sensitive children don't display this much ability over it until they're at least older than five years." Obi-wan said, his eyes studying the boy as he once again, had the gold dice in his mouth. "Your son is exceptionally strong the Force."
Upon noticing the worried looks on both Han and Leia's faces, Obi-wan smiled.
"But you needn't worry!" he said warmly. "He is still young, he can be trained to control it."
Leia's shoulders relaxed a bit, but Han still looked uncertain. There was a sudden cry coming from a room upstairs, clearly a baby's.
"Would you all like to meet my little ray of light?" the old man chuckled.
The family followed Obi-wan upstairs until they reached a brightly lit nursery. There were two handmaidens already tending to a small baby, not much older than 6 months. Obi-Wan took his grandchild into his arms, kissed the baby's forehead and proudly said, "My granddaughter, Rey."
The small girl had her tiny fingers in her mouth, her hair was a warm shade of brown, and her eyes were hazel. Her cheeks were lightly tinted, but it added to her cuteness.
"Oh, my!" Leia gasped, immediately walking forward to hold Rey in her arms. "She's so beautiful!"
"She's a real cutie, congrats." Han smiled as he booped her little nose.
Luke walked over; Ben had taken the dice out of his mouth and stared at the baby girl in his mother's arms.
"Look, Ben." Luke said. "Who's that?"
Ben leaned slightly forward and stared at Rey. "Baby?"
"Yes, she's a baby." Leia said happily.
"Can you say 'Rey', Ben?" Han took his son from Luke's embrace. "Say 'Rey', Ben."
"Wey?" Ben giggled.
The adults laughed and congratulated Ben on saying a new word. Little Rey's eyes moved from person to person, landing on Ben.
Hazel eyes met dark brown eyes, a warmth unknown to either child was created between then, causing them to smiled at each other.
"The trade markets aren't doing too well. If the routes remain closed, I fear the people will starve."
"How has the Senate not come to an agreement? The Galactic Civil War ended nearly three years ago!"
"You know how politicians are, Leia. It's always them first, the people are the ones that pay for it."
"That would make us no better than the Empire, Han!"
"Have you heard from Coruscant, Master?"
"I'm afraid not. At this point, I may have to take matters into my own hands."
"What will you do?"
Obi-Wan sighed. "I will have to allow the people to set up clandestine trade routes."
"Master, you can't do that!" Luke said worriedly. "The moment that the Senate finds out, you'll be tried for treason!"
"What would you have me do, Luke?" Obi-wan walked around his study. "Let the people starve to death? Men, women and children?"
Leia shifted in her seat as Ben jumped off her lap, still playing happily with the gold dice. "Set up a trade route with Chandrila. The Senate can't say anything since Han and I establish the rules."
"You mean, you do." Han scoffed, ruffling his son's dark waves as his son waddled past him. "I don't rule over a thing. I just command the military."
Leia rolled her eyes and Luke snorted with laughter.
"Fine," Leia hissed. "I establish the rules. And as Queen of Chandrila, I will make it so!"
"Thank you, Leia." Obi-wan said appreciatively. "Padme would be proud of you."
Amidst their conversation, the adults failed to noticed as Ben quietly left Obi-wan's study. With the gold dice in his left hand, Ben waddled off down the hallway before him. His dark brown eyes absorbing everything he could see from his view. At the end of the hall was a large staircase; he peeked over and immediately backed away. He had been scared of the descending stairs, he had fallen from the stairs once and he remembered it had hurt. Ben turned back a round to the farthest end of the hall; there was another open door, but just barely.
He waddled past the room where his parents, uncle and old man were, still too engrossed in their conversation to notice his absence. He saw that two women exited the room he had been walking to.
"….the Little Lady has quite the appetite!" one of the women said. "I've never nursed a child with such a voracious appetite!"
"She's still a baby," the older of the women said in an amused tone. "she'll grow out of it."
Baby?
Ben waited for the women to leave, hiding behind a piece of furniture in the middle of the hallway. Once the women were gone, Ben made his way into the room they had left. He couldn't reach the knob, it was far too high for him. He reached up with his arms, and the door made a clicking noise. The door opened on its own, revealing a brightly lit room. Ben recognized it, he had been in it not that long ago. He had seen the baby here, he just had to find her again.
He saw a large crib, much like his own, and he knew the baby would be there. He excitedly waddled up to the crib and saw that the baby was awake, her blankets in her mouth.
"Hi, baby!" Ben said happily.
The girl was startled, but she turned her to the side and saw Ben standing there, smiling at her. Rey turned to her side and then rested on her tummy. She had some drool hanging from her mouth but she beamed at him. Ben moved closer; he spotted the latches that secured the crib in place. He reached up and with his free hand he was able to unhook the latches without ever touching them. The side of the crib rolled down, the boy and girl were able to stare at each other freely.
Ben climbed up the fallen frame and into the mattress, sitting right in front of his new friend. Her little arms couldn't hold her weight anymore and she laid down. Ben helped her roll on her back so that he could see her face.
"Hi, Wey." He said brightly. "I'm Ben!"
Rey squealed with joy, her little arms flailing about. Ben laughed and he put the gold dice behind him. He leaned closer to Rey, his little face merely inches from hers. Her eyes shined with the light coming in from the window. Ben smiled at Rey and she reached up; her little hands on his cheeks caused him to giggle. Rey cooed happily as her little fingers found his hair…then she yanked on it.
"Ow!" Ben pulled away from her, his own hands moving his waves away. "No, baby."
Rey giggled, Ben frowned at her amusement. He grabbed the gold dice from behind him and held them above her reach. Her eyes widened as the dice caught the light, they glowed.
"It's Dada's." Ben said proudly. "Not in mouth, baby."
He rested beside her, his head on her pillow, causing her to look at him. The two beamed at each other, as Ben continued to hold Han's dice above Rey's reach.
"As soon as we get back to Chandrila, I'll make sure that a motion is passed to set up our own trade routes." Leia said briskly. "I won't let this stand."
"I'm afraid that won't be enough after all, Leia." Obi-wan said as he held out a holopad to her.
Leia took it and read the message:
Order No. 176
By decree of the Galactic Senate, henceforth no planet shall establish interpersonal trade routes.
All trade routes must be approved by the Galactic Senate. No exceptions.
Sen. Nower Jebel
"Wow, that didn't take long." Luke said as he read the message over Leia's shoulder.
Leia huffed irritably. "If I decree it, they shouldn't have any business in our decisions!"
"Unfortunately," Obi-wan said slowly. "I'm afraid that this new Senate might not be what we had hoped."
"Hey…" Han said suddenly. He had been sitting in a chair the farthest away from them, his head turned towards the door. "Where's Ben?"
Leia and Luke looked around before Leia ran into the hallway. "Ben!"
"He couldn't have gotten far!" Luke said, he ran to the end of the hallway by the staircase.
Han noticed that the door to Rey's nursery was wide open. "Maybe he went to see the baby?"
"He is in there." Obi-wan said reassuringly. "I can feel the hum of a Force signature. And it's not coming from my little Rey."
Leia quickly made her way into the room, immediately sighing in relief upon the sight before her.
Her sweet Ben was soundly sleeping next to precious Rey, the two children snuggled up with their hands clasped together. Han walked up behind his wife and chuckled. "Well, whattaya know?"
"I take it Ben must've opened the crib." Luke said amusedly as he entered the room.
"Leia, he's…"Han said as he moved to crib, latching it closed. "He's asleep."
"Master," Luke said thoughtfully as Obi-wan walked up behind the young Skywalker. "Are you sure little Rey doesn't have a Force signature?"
Obi-wan looked unconcerned as he walked up to the other side of Rey's crib. "She hasn't presented it, yet. But she's barely six month old, perhaps she will when she's older."
"We should let them sleep." Leia said, her eyes shining with love as she looked at the sleeping babies.
The four adults left the nursery, leaving the door slightly ajar. Han and Leia held each other, still reeling from seeing their son sleeping so soundly next to little Rey.
"I think I know of a way to get around the Senate's rule." Luke said suddenly.
Han eyed his brother-in-law warily. "I know where this is going."
"What is it?" Leia asked as she looked up at her husband.
Luke looked over at his master, the old man understood immediately.
"If Ben and Rey are to be engaged," Luke said slowly. "The Senate can't oppose a marriage between them, especially since our families have a long history."
Leia gasped. "Luke, that's a wonderful idea!"
Han rolled his eyes. "It sounds great, but do I have to remind you all that they're babies?"
"They won't stay babies forever, Han." Luke chided. "The Senate can't get involved in personal or family affairs. Especially since this won't technically affect the galaxy."
Han laughed. "No way this is gonna work!"
"I have no objections." Obi-wan said calmly. "It would not only benefit the people of Hosnian Prime, but it certainly relieves me that my little girl will be married to a trustworthy family."
"Oh, it'll be perfect!" Leia said enthusiastically. "House of Kenobi will unite with ours!"
"Anakin and Padme would've certainly approved." Obi-wan said proudly.
"You're all kidding me." Han sighed. "What if they grow up and don't fall in love with each other?"
"But how do you know they won't?" Leia said, gently poking his chest.
"We live too far away." Hand said as if it were the most obvious thing in the galaxy. "Are they gonna see each other through holos until they're both old enough to marry?"
"Well…" Luke said thoughtfully. "Why not have the spend the summer together every year?"
"That's three whole months." Han deadpanned. "July, August and September."
"Exactly." Luke said.
"Well, that doesn't sound too bad." Obi-wan said approvingly. "It'll be great in between their schooling."
"They'll be spending time together," Leia said excitedly. "And they'll miss each other when they're apart!"
Han rolled his eyes. "I have a bad feeling about this."