CHAPTER ONE

Author's Note: Don't know if Basil Organa was alive for "New Hope" or not – but I'm keeping him very much alive for the sake of this story.

SKYWALKER TWINS REUNITED

ENDOR PLANET

EWOK TREEHOUSE

Luke paused just in the shadows of the celebration that was taking place in the center of the tree house grounds. Something was way off with this picture. Sure everyone was having a blast in their joy of finally beating the Empire – but the feelings that he was feeling though the Force were in the negative zone. Not just from his twin. But Han, and all the Ewoks. He tried to slam out all the others and just focus solely on Leia, but everything hit him full force.

He watched silent as Han looked longingly over at his sister – whom was sitting on a log bench. With a bunch of Ewoks surrounding her. He noticed it were the exact same ones from two days before – when he, Han, and Chewy were carried in on beam poles. He saw how tense they all were as they kept a weary eye on the other men and women. But he felt the terrified hatred that was rolling off of them towards Han. Frowning he wondered what the hell had happened during the battle.

He watched as Leia simply just stared in front of her. It was like she was a statue. He wouldn't have believe that she was a living being – if it wasn't for her swill of thoughts. He couldn't put one concrete thought in place to help her with – before another one knocked it aside. Leia. He didn't realize that he had whispered her name just as he tried to reach her through the force. She remained sitting without moving an inch. Leia.

Luke felt Leia shutting herself off completely from the force. For someone whom just learned the day before that she in deed had the power of the force. She learned very quickly how to block it. I'm not surprised. Leia had always been stubborn in thinking that she could figure things out on her own. Okay so the force wasn't going to help him. Time to use the twin network. Leia.

Not now Luke.

I knew that you could never block me through her twin wave. You never could.

Never wanted too before. But, now I just have to figure out how too.

Never going too happen, sister. We are too connected to be separate from one another. Even before we knew the truth of whom we are.

I never knew. I never understood all those feelings that I was feeling – when I wasn't in any situations too feel those feelings at those moments.

Leia, I'm here.

No you aren't Luke. You are still mourning the man that we must call 'Father'. Why are you mourning for him?

He's our father. He turned Leia. In the end he came back to the light.

He blinked at the hatred that was rolling off in waves. He watched as the Ewoks pressed even further. Each one to Ewok held up their staff towards Han – whom had started to make his way towards his twin. Han stopped dead in his tracks.

Your sister needs you young Skywalker.

Wicket?

Why are you surprised that you can hear me?

Umm, because I have never heard an Ewok before.

That is because we can protect ourselves against anyone prodding our minds young Skywalker.

How did you know that Leia was my sister, Wicket?

I had always known young Skywalker. All us Ewoks knew. She was the sole reason that we allowed you too go free. It wasn't due to your magic, young Skywalker.

It wasn't me. It was ….

No lies young Skywalker. No lies.

Fine. Why are you keeping Han from Leia? They love each other.

We aren't the ones doing it. We like the idiot.

Luke coughed before he let out a howl of laughter. Your sister is refusing him access too her. He frowned at this. He sighed as he watched as Leia's head lifted and slowly turned too face him. He raised his right eye bow rise high on his forehead.

Leia sighed inwardly. She stood too her feet. She made her way through the Ewoks whom were crowded around her. It wasn't hard to move past them this time – they weren't so fiercely protecting this time around. They knew that her brother wasn't any danger too her.

She still felt them behind her – to keep anyone else from getting too her. She stopped in front of Luke. "Hello brother." She searched his eyes carefully.

"Hello sister." Luke responded. He waited for her hug.

"Did you kill him?" Leia asked in a tone that he had never heard her use before.

"No." Luke softly said. "He saved me from death. He came back to the light in the end. He saved me."

"Did he torture you?" Leia asked.

"No. We just fought with our light sabers is all." Luke answered.

"I see." Leia closed her eyes briefly. "I see he just leaves the torture for his daughter." She smirked. "Figures."

"W-what?" Luke said nonplussed.

"Oh didn't daddy dear mentioned that while he had me prisoner on the first Dark Star; that he tortured me. For several hours morning, afternoon, night. He didn't mention that he took sheer pleasure on hurting me over, and over again." Leia said with feeling.

"You never told me what Darth Vader did too you." Luke shook his head.

"You were busy mourning Ben, your aunt and uncle. Sides I could handle the pain by myself. Basil actually made sure that I got the training for that situation." Leia replied without feeling. "It was all part of the battle plan if I were caught by the enemy."

"They were your aunt and uncle also. Ben was your family also." Luke couldn't find the words to describe the hurt that he felt over hearing what Darth Vader did to his twin.

"I'm actually surprised that you didn't feel my pain, and my sheer fear during the torture sessions. I thought twins had a cosmic physic link between each other." Leia's eyes darkened. "I guessed wrong."

"Leia..." Luke's right hand rose to rest on her cheek. She moved sideways out of his reach. "Don't you dare." She hissed.

"Even if you don't allow me to touch you, Leia, doesn't mean that I can't touch you." Luke gently said. "We are twins. We share a bond and a connection that no other sibling could. We come from the same egg. We shared the same womb at the exact same time." He sighed, "No getting away from it – we are connected."

"I don't want to be connected too you – or too anyone. Not ever again." Fire burned in Leia's brown eyes. "After mom died – I never wanted too be able to feel anything for another human being ever again."

"What about Basil? Don't you love your step / adoptive father?" Luke kindly asked. He flashed back to his first sight of Basil Organa was when they returned Leia to the Rebel's than hideout on the planet Yavin. He watched as Leia was gathered up into an older man's embrace – and he knew that the man was Leia's father. He had seen her face relax than tightened, than relaxed once more as she reassured Basil she was quite safe.

"I started to distance myself from him when mom passed away. She finally told me on her death bed that Basil wasn't my father. That he had adopted me right after I was born. She said my father was dead – but that there was still hope for him." Leia said. "I was four when she passed away – I didn't understand what she meant then – I still don't."

"Father turned back to the light. He's alongside Mother now." Luke gently replied.

Leia shook her head fervently, "I can't believe that you are believing this. You are an easy mark farm boy. A damn fucking easy mark."

No need to curse daughter.

Leia's eyes widened. Quickly she harden her eyes and heart once more.

"You heard him." Luke said knowing.

"I didn't hear anything." Leia lied.

"You can't lie too me, Leia. We are twins after all." Luke returned. "You can't lie to yourself either."

"Basil Organa is my father. He's my rightful father. He's the only father that I need. That you need, Luke. Forget Darth Vader – it's a lie that he's our father. Basil is our father." Leia pleaded.

"Anakin Skywalker is our father." Luke said in a calmly voice.

"There was no Anakin Skywalker. He never existed. Only Darth Vader. Only him." Leia said in a dead tone. "You are deluding yourself, Luke, because you can't stand to know that you killed your ultimate enemy. The machine whom killed Ben. The machine whom ordered the killing of your – our beloved aunt and uncle."

"I didn't kill Darth Vader. He saved me in the end. Anakin returned in the end. Believe in that, Leia. Believe that our father returned too us." Luke whispered.

Leia felt her breath quicken, and stopped in the exact same time. "How can I believe in that? How can I believe in anything?" She shook her head. She hadn't realized that she had been backing away from her twin as she was speaking. Until she felt the soft crunch of a twig underneath her shoe. With one last tortured look into her twin's eyes, she turned and fled.

"How is that helping her!" Han demanded stepping into Luke's personal space. "How is making her so upset that she rushes away too God's know where in this God forsaken woods!" He shoved Luke against the wood plank. "She was better off without you in her life, kid. So much better off!" He tried to gain control of his breathing – but the tightens that had entered his chest since that afternoon wouldn't allow it. "Damn it, kid, you were opposed to be the one to help her!"

"I'm sorry Han." Luke's eyes lowered. "My first chance to help my now fully realized sister, and I failed." He felt a lone tear twinkle down his cheek. "I should have never told her the truth. I should have keep the knowledge hidden. I should have obeyed Ben's wisdom and protect her with the silence."

"I love you kid. That will never change. You are my kid brother." Han brokenly responded. "I'm just so damned worried about Leia, that I have to take my fear out on you. You don't deserve it." He placed his hands on Luke's tight shoulders. "You are the one to save Leia. When she is ready she'll accept your help."

Luke lifted his eyes. "She's going to the dark side. If she succeeds to fully accept the dark than she'll be even worse than Darth Vader ever was." His jaw tightened. "I may have to kill her."

Han's eyes widen. "You'll never be able to kill Leia, kid. Never. I mean even if she wasn't your twin sister – you were too much in love with her to harm her. I fear that if she does go to the dark side – than you'll be right there along side her, Luke."

"I'll never turn too the dark side." Luke said in a warning voice. "I would kill my sister if it meant to protect her."

"That's if you don't have any other resort. Plus you'll have to kill me right afterwards." Han softly barked his eyes fired up.

"No Han. After I have kill Leia, than I'm killing myself." Luke whispered. "If I don't die the moment that Leia's life has ended."

END CHAPTER ONE