When they reached Gungaloo they again got welcomed by ground control.

"Welcome. We hope you have a pleasant stay." Han rolled his eyes at Leia and Chewie. "Brings back fond memories, don't you think sweetheart?"

"Sure does." Leia said, turning to the lounge. "How are you doing, Farius?" Farius was asleep and she got up. "That boy can sleep everywhere it seems." Han shut off all the systems. "We have to wake him up and put him into the smuggler's compartment."

They lifted the boy into the smuggler compartment. Leia handed him food and water. "You're okay down there, kid?" Han asked giving him torchlight. The boy nodded not very convincing. Chewie gave out a growl.

"No we can't take him with us. I thought I made that clear last night, Chewie!?" Chewie protested again. "No you can't stay here either. Not till we know where Leia and I are going to stay. You have to come with us and then come back." Chewie considered it for a moment, but then gave out an agreeing nod and handed the boy a little stuff animal, which looked a lot like himself. Han looked at him in surprise. "Don't get all emotional, buddy. It won't take long and you can come back."

Chewie gave the boy a last hug and left for the cockpit. Leia and Han also gave the boy a hug before closing the floor. Han turned to Leia. "Ready?" She kissed him and they both headed for the hatch, Chewbacca and Threepio behind them.

The hatch opened and they got welcomed by a man in a uniform. "I'm Protarius. Didn't you forget someone?" Leia looked up to Han, but he didn't flinch a bit. "I have no idea what you're talking about?" Protarius sighted, rolling his eyes. "I checked your ship before you've landed, Captain Solo. If I can see how many passengers are on it, don't you think others can too?" Chewie bared his teeth at Protarius.

"Easy buddy! Listen smart guy, don't you think it will draw attention if my wife and I walk around with the prince of Hamaleen?

Protarius didn't flinch either. "Nobody does know who he is yet. He doesn't have his official ceremony till he is 15. At the moment he is just a normal boy."

"Still everybody knows that we don't usually take children with us on missions." Leia said, joining the conversation. Protarius turned to Leia. "Princess Leia, I'm pleased to finally get to meet you." Han looked up at Chewie and put his arm around Leia's shoulder. "Alright, what now?" Protarius looked at him for a moment with a serious face. "I say you get him outside the smugglers compartment and we take him with us." Leia's and Han's eyes met. "What do we tell them? That my wife hatched him out last night?" Leia giggled at Han, leaning closer to him. Normally she would have had rolled her eyes and tried to continue a polite conversation, but she wanted nothing more than to be a unit on this mission. He was her husband and they were in this together. After all he had a point. "You're here on vacation; I think it would be best to tell them he is a cousin of some sort. Maybe a nephew!?"

"Why can't you just contact his family and they pick him up. Or at least let them decide what to do?" Leia said, but Protarius didn't seem convinced. "We can't do that. Not before you find his brother."

Chewie seemed happy and turned around to get the boy, but Han stopped him.

"We think it will be too dangerous for him."

"You should've thought about that, before you kidnapped him."

Han took a step forward. It would've been so much easier to just shoot this guy, tell Darius they didn't find his brother and leave this planet at once. Leia took Han by his arm.

"Nobody kidnapped the boy. It was an accident."

Han looked down at her and then up at Chewie, rolling his eyes. Chewie responded with an I've-told-you-so-grunt. Protarius looked around for moment.

"I think it's time for you to show me your ship, Captain. We draw attention."

They all got into the Falcon. Chewie opened the smugglers department and got Farius out of it.

"Come on kid, you're coming with us." Han closed the compartment. Leia turned to Protarius. "What do we tell them? Everybody knows that we don't have much family."

"We tell them the truth kind of. We tell them he is the child of one of your friends and that he sneaked in here and you accidently took him with you."

"And we've decided to take him on vacation with us?" Han sat down in a chair. Leia sat down next to him, taking his hand. They both wished it was just a vacation they were on.

"That's right." Protarius turned to Farius. "How are you doing Farius?" Farius never really liked him. He was the person, who always busted him, back home. Instead of answering, Farius sat down next to Han on his chair. "It must be great to meet your favorite hero?"

Protarius couldn't hide his sarcasm. "Well I hope you have an extra room for us, then?"

Han said squeezing Leia's hand. "You will have the luxurious private suite at the palace. The royal family wants you to have a pleasant stay."

Han got up, pulling Leia up with him. "Let's go than. Chewie and the droid will be coming with us, I hope your royal family doesn't mind?"

Farius jumped next to Chewie, who picked him up, putting him on his shoulder.

Leia looked around for a moment. If there weren't the tension between Han and Protarius, they really would have looked like a family on vacation. She hid her smile and took Han's arm. "Come on darling, I'm dying to see our suite. I hope it has a nice view."

Han looked down on her confused. She never named him darling. She squeezed his arm and they left the Falcon.

….

"So the royal family will expect you in an hour. Don't even try to sneak around before.

They get very suspicious when people they don't know wander around the palace."

Protarius said, closing the door as he left the suite. Leia walked straight to the window to

look outside.

"Well the view is not bad I must say." Han followed his wife with his eyes.

"Boys go and look at your room. I want to enjoy the view in private."

Farius looked at Han confused. "But you're not even near the window?!" Chewie took

Farius up to his shoulders, carrying him to their room. On his way he took Threepio's arm,

who probably had the same question in mind as Farius, and pulled him with him.

Han stepped behind his wife, pulling her close to his chest and kissed her neck.

"How come that everywhere we go people are happy to meet you but ignore me?"

She leaned her head back kissing his cheek, while reaching back, running her hand

through the hair on the back of his head.

"Since when does that bother you?" He turned her around.

"It usually doesn't but if they are hitting on my wife, I kind of do."

She kissed him and stepped away.

"What do you think of this Protarius? You think we can trust him?"

"Hey princess, I thought we just shared a private moment here and you want to talk about

business?"

She rolled her eyes at him but at the same time had to hide her amusement.

"I just want to make sure you don't forget the reason why we came here, hot shot."

Han lied down on their bed.

"Hey trust me on this. You know me; you can count on me when there is something that

needs to get blasted."

"That's all I'm asking for." Leia looked back out the window.

"This bed is not bad, though." Han said, closing his eyes with a big grin on his face.

The next time he opened his eyes, Leia was hovering over him.

"Any last requests Captain?" He closed his eyes again.

"Do whatever you want. I'm all yours!"

…..

For both Han and Leia it was a surprise to get welcomed so nicely by the royal family.

Not only did they serve nice food, they actually saw them as a unit instead of a princess and her smuggler. They sat them together on one table, addressed them as a couple instead of talking to just one. Even Chewie, Farius and Threepio were allowed to sit at the same table.

"We intended to invite you guys for quite some time now."

Han and Leia shared a look. Conversation that started like this usually meant asking for favors

or help. In this case it would mean double mission. Great, it's not like our mission is dangerous

enough. Why don't you just kill us? Would make this less painful. Han thought, while leaning

back and took hold of his wife's hand under the table.

"Our people are huge fans of your stories."

"Excuse me but what story are we talking about?"

Han said getting curious.

"The princess of Alderaan becoming a rebel and during her fight against the empire she meets

the love of her life. A Corellian smuggler. Together they destroy the empire and end up getting

married."

Chewie and Farius started to chuckle but stopped when their hostess turned to them.

"And then there is the famous Wookiee Chewbacca! Every kid on this planet wants to have you

as their best friend. Your friendship with Captain Solo is legendary as well."

Chewie gave out a satisfied grunt.

Suddenly a boy came in, who looked around Farius age. He didn't seem happy to attend this

dinner and stepped next to the queen. "Mom, do I really have to? I'm in middle of an important

game!? I'm not even hungry!"

The queen smiled at the boy. "How important?"

"Very! I'm close to winning."

Leia gave her husband's hand a little squeeze. It was obvious that they both were wondering about

the same thing. Will we have that kind of discussion with our kids, one day?

- With Han as their father defiantly. Leia gave Han a warm smile and turned back to the boy and

his mother. "Well say at least hello to our guests!"

The boy for the first time turned to the guests. "Hi, I'm Griptow, how are you…d…" He didn't

finish the sentences and let his jaw drop. "Woahh!"

The Queen didn't seem to be surprised at all. "You have to excuse this strange behavior. Our son

is probably the biggest Chewbacca Fan in the whole galaxy."

"Take a number, kid." Han said smiling at Chewie.

"I'm still and always will be his number one." Han smirked, leaning back in his chair.

Chewie responded with a grunt and gave his partner a slap on the back, which caused Han to

have trouble breathing.

"Everybody would be a fool to get between you and him, Captain Solo! I know that!"

Han wasn't able to answer, still catching his breath.

"I'm sure Han will be willing to share some of Chewie's attention with you. Am I right?"

She turned to Han with a wicket grin on her face. It was obvious that Han was still gasping for

air. Chewie turned to his friend, putting one of his paws on his shoulder. Han got back his

breath. "Don't push it fuzz ball!"

While everybody was laughing, Han leaned down to his wife, who was trying to hide her

amusement. "I married one evil woman, I must say."

She gave him a warm smile and kissed him on the cheek.

"Don't worry flyboy. You always will be my number one." She teased him.

Griptow sat down next to his parents. "I thought you want to win your game?"

"That can wait." He said and began staring at Chewbacca. "Maybe you want to take Farius with

you? You can take your food with you." Griptow and Farius shared a silent conversation and it

was clear to both agreed to stay with Chewie.

"I'm sure Chewie will be coming with you, right Chewie?" Leia knew the boys dilemma and

also didn't like the idea of Farius wandering around without some sort of grownup.

A 200-year old Wookiee was as grown up as can be, even though he hardly ever acted on it.

Farius and Griptow got up from their chairs in excitement. "Can we look at the Falcon?"

Griptow asked with his eye wide open. "Not without me. Chewie will just put you in dangerous

places and ask you to pull cables." Han saw the excitement in all three faces, including

Chewie's, disappear. "But Chewie and I will take you tomorrow, if you like?"

"First thing in the morning?" Farius asked with his face lighting up again. Han glanced at Leia a

moment. "Well not first thing, but second, third maybe." He and Leia shared one more look.

"Make it fifth. Right after I got my morning shower. How does that sound?"

Leia started to giggle. He obviously had learned his lesson, with giving a promise to a kid. With

two kids it was even more important to think about the promise first before giving it.

"Maybe you can show them the cruiser you're building, Griptow!?" The king didn't speak much,

but it must have been important to him, to show his guests how proud he was of his son.

"You built your own cruiser?" Farius asked turning to Griptow.

"Well my dad helped me, but it is pretty cool, actually. So you want to see it?"

"Sure!" Chewie gave out a grunt and took both boys by their hands and left the dining room.

Protarius, who sat with them on the table, turned to the Queen. "You want me to go with them?"

Queen and King shared a look. "Chewbacca is with them. I think he can handle them, don't

you?" She asked towards Han, who was busy eating.

"Sure, Chewie is great with kids" He said between chewing. "Your son seems like a great kid."

Leia said to their hosts. "We're very proud." The king said turning to Protarius.

"Although, sometimes he turns out to be a bit of a trouble maker. Doesn't he?"

Han stopped eating and met eyes with his wife. What does Protarius care, if their son was a trouble maker? Protarius didn't flinch one bit, he and the King kept eye contact for a long moment.

"I've told you it is my job to keep the boy from trouble, so I had to do something."

The atmosphere around the table turned to somewhat more serious. Even Threepio, who kept silent the whole time, was dying to ask what kind of trouble Protarius meant. Leia gave her husband and the droid a warning look and kept eating. This was a private matter and it would not be polite to interfere. Han turned back to his plate as well, although kept gazing at their hosts. Suddenly the Queen tried to ease the tension. "I'm sorry. We must make you feel uncomfortable." She turned to her husband and Protarius. "I don't think we need to discuss this matter in front of our guests."

"I hope you like your suite?" She asked with an apologizing tone.

"We like it very much, thank you! The view is beautiful." Leia said uniting with the Queen.

"Isn't it, hon?" She turned to Han, who still kept his focus on both men. "Right…"

"Maybe you'd like to use our spa facilities?"

For the first time Han changed his attention away from the men. "Spa?"

"You're welcome to use it whenever you please." The queen gave them both a warm smile.

"It is especially welcoming for newlyweds. I must say." She turned to her husband. "Isn't it darling?" The king knew he had to answer, so his wife wouldn't get mad at him. "Yes dear" Han knew the feeling.

Protarius got up from his chair. "Excuse me, please."

The King turned his attention back to Protarius. "Leave the kids alone."

"I will be going to my room, your highness, if that's alright with you!?"

"Certainly." The king said and turned back to his guests. "I have no idea why we hired him. He does not have any sense of humor." He explained, after Protarius left the room.

Han couldn't disagree. He didn't like this Protarius at all but he got very fond to this family.

Later that evening, Han and Leia got back to their suite.

"Interesting evening, don't you think?"

Han took off his jacket and sat down in one of the luxury chairs. Leia sat down next to him in

another chair. "I'm not sure I like this Han. This family is…"

"One hack of a nice family." Han ended her sentences. "Does that trouble you?"

Leia took off her shoes. "Big time." Han responded, pulling off his boot. "Yes me too."

Han got up and walked to the other room. It was clear from the beginning that Chewie would be staying in one room with Farius and Threepio, while Han and Leia had their own. Han

eavesdropped through the door. "The Wookiee is snoring, everybody asleep it seems."

He walked back to where Leia was still sitting in her chair.

"You mean the star of the evening?"

"Chewie is great but wait till you see me in action." Han bragged, with a big grin on his face and leaning in front of her on her chairs arms.

"I have seen you in action quite a lot. Besides it seems like I won't be needing you tonight."

She pressed a button on her chair and it started vibrating. Han stepped back and looked down at the chair. Leia leaned back, closing her eyes and started to relax.

"Really? You prefer a stupid massage chair over this?"

Leia opened one eye. Han was pulling off his shirt and threw it behind him. "And this?" He opened his pants and let them drop to the floor. Leia closed her eyes again.

"Seen it. What else do you have to offer, hot shot?" She hardly had spoken these words, when she felt the vibration stop and his lips on hers. Which eventually caused another vibration inside her body.

….

Han and Leia were lying in bed sleeping, when Farius started to shake Han's body.

"Wake up, Han!" Han turned his back to the boy and kept sleeping. Farius climbed up the bed

and sat down in the middle of it, slapping Han's face. "Han come on! Wake up! I saw him!"

Even though Han must have been fully awake from that, it was Leia who first opened her eyes

and sat up. "You saw who Farius?"

"My brother. He is here!" The boy almost shouted. Leia turned on the lights. "Where?"

Han finally opened his eyes too and sat up as well. "In the garden. He was working."

"You're sure it was him, kid?" Han said scratching the back of his head.

"He had the same tattoo on his hand, as all grown up men in my family."

"When was this?" Leia asked, now fully awake. "When I looked at Griptow's cruiser."

"Why didn't you tell us when we got back?" Han asked still feeling dizzy from this sudden

awaking. "I had to wait for Chewie to be asleep. He wouldn't let me out of the room, when we

heard you were back." Han and Leia shared a look. They both were very grateful for their

Wookiee to not let Farius run in on them, but this was important news. "Did he see you?"

"No, he was talking to Protarius and left."

"If Protarius knows your brother is kept here, why doesn't he tell your family?"

"I don't know." The boy shrugged. Both Han and Leia were now very glad that they searched

the room for spy ware and thanks to Chewie nobody was able to get even near the door without

him smelling it.

"Alright kid. Go back to bed. We'll talk in the morning."

"But?" The kid wasn't ready for bed.

"Wake up Chewie and tell him to come over here. And then you will lie down and get some

sleep." Leia told him.

Except for the Wookiee it felt very familiar with the conversation she used to have with her

father.

"I can't sleep anyway." The boy protested.

"Don't worry we will think of something."

"I don't want to go to bed!"

Han was ready to pick up the boy and carry him over to the room.

Leia held him back. "Would you feel better sleeping in here?"

The boy nodded and lay down between them. Han looked at his wife in disbelief.

"He is staying in here?"

Leia rolled her eyes at him. "Get Chewie!"

She demanded and Han knew it wouldn't be wise to argue.

He got out of bed and went to the next room and returned with a very sleepy looking

Chewbacca and confused Threepio. "May I ask what this is about, sir?"

"Sit down goldenrod."

Both Leia and Han sat down on the end of the bed and Chewie sat down in one of the massage chairs, accidentally pushing a button and then cried out because of the vibration. "Take it easy, you big furry baby. It's just a chair. Switch it off!"

Chewie pressed the button and the chair stopped.

"Farius saw his brother today. He and Protarius were talking so Protarius already knows where he is and doesn't tell the Royal family.

I don't even want to try guessing why that is but we have to get to common ground here. We

have to pretend we know nothing about this and try to find out more while we're here on

vacation." Han said making sure everybody understood. Farius was already fast asleep.

"Great. Chewie take the boy with you and everybody goes back to sleep."

Chewie took the boy out of bed and carried him to the next room. Han and Leia already laid

back in bed. Leia lay down in his arms and turned off the light. "This is not good." Han said to

Leia while nuzzling her forehead. Lea kissed his chest.

"No it isn't. Why do you think Protarius doesn't tell the Royal family?"

"They are lucky that the Royal family here is so nice, otherwise I would take you and Chewie

back on the Falcon and leave here at once." He pulled her closer into his arms.

"You wouldn't leave me and Prince Farius here, would you Captain Solo?"

Both Leia and Han jumped up in shock. Leia turned on the light.

"What are you still doing here goldenrod?" Han was ready to pull off the droids arms.

"As you know sir, I am a droid. I don't need to sleep"

Leia started laughing. Han turned to her in disbelief.

"Maybe not such a bad idea to leave the professor here, what do you think princess? I bet

Protarius could use a protocol droid."

"Threepio, go to the next room and stay with Chewie and Farius"

Leia said turning off the light again and pulling Han back down with her.

"Gladly Princess Leia. Good night!"

The droid got up and left the room. When he was out and the door closed, Leia couldn't stop

laughing. "If he keeps doing this Leia, I will dump him off the Falcon. I tell you!" Han said

pulling her back into her arms.

"Sure brings back some nice memories doesn't it scoundrel?"

"Sure does your worship." Han rolled on top of her with that big grin on his face she loved so

much. They started to kiss when suddenly Han stopped and got up from the bed.

"I have to tell Chewie to go and guard the Falcon."

Leia sighted. "See that's why I want to be on top so you can't get up. Come back to bed!"

"That Protarius probably wants to steal it or...manipulate something. I better go and check on it myself."

Han started to get dressed. Leia looked at him in disbelief.

"Hey nerfherder. I'm right here! That's no way to treat your wife you know!?"

Han wasn't even listening to her, putting on his blaster. He was ready to go but before he got to leave Leia threw a pillow at him. It hit him right into the face. "What's wrong?"

Leia rolled her eyes. "I see you in a while, I guess."

Leia lied back in bed, pulling the blanket over her body and shutting off the light.

Han remained for a minute considering what to do. He kneeled down next to where Leia was

lying and kissed her. She kept her eyes closed, pretending to ignore him.

"It won't take long sweetheart."

She didn't react to that either, so he kissed her forehead and got up.

"Be careful hotshot." She said just before he reached the door.