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While Leia was working in the cockpit's control panel, she could not stop thinking about him. She wanted to know why Han came back for her. He's a scoundrel right? He doesn't care about anyone –his own words- then why did he come back?
Maybe he really cares… Stop it Leia, he doesn't care. If he did, he wouldn't be leaving!
She struggled to understand why he had changed so much after the mission to Ord Mantell. He did not talk to her and if he did, it was only to start a fight. Why did he act so strange?
After the blaster bolt Leia was left with no memory of the last four hours of the mission. And she wondered what happened between her and Han. She tried to ask but he always ignored her. And that made her yell at him which eventually led to more fighting.
The cockpit door swooshed open breaking Leia's train of thoughts.
"I'm gonna shut down everything but the emergency power systems." Han said while pushing some switches.
"Sir, I'm almost afraid to ask, but does that include shutting me down too?" asked C3PO.
"No, I need to talk to the Falcon find out what's wrong with the hyperdrive" he said, before the ship started lurching. Leia was lucky the Wookie was behind her keeping her from falling.
"Sir, it's quite possible this asteroid isn't entirely stable." C3P0 said, after the movements stopped.
"Not entirely stable? I'm glad you're here to tell us this things." He said sarcastically. "Chewie take the professor to the back and plug him to the hyperdrive!"
[Gladly!] he growled.
"Sometimes I just don't understand human behaviour, after all, I'm only trying to do my job"- C3PO protested, but the door slammed shut cutting him off.
The ship lurched again sending her backwards and Leia found herself in the arms of a certain handsome smuggler. She felt comfortable in his warm embrace. No, no, no, no! She started panicking.
"Let go." She told him, desperate to get away from his arms.
"Shh" he hissed, rising a finger to silence her.
She squirmed in his arms "Let go, please" she begged.
"Don't get excited."
"Captain being held by you isn't quite enough to get me excited."
"Sorry, sweetheart" he stood up and released her, "we haven't got time for anything else" he smiled with that lopsided grin of his and exited the cockpit.
Great just great! I'm starting to think it would've been better if he'd left me with Vader! After a while she found herself missing the warmth of his arms…
When she finished with the control panel Han told her to work on the microfuser.
"Oh, where is R2 when I need him! Sir I don't know where your ship learned to communicate but it has the most peculiar dialect. I believe it says that the power coupling in the negative access has been polarised. I'm afraid we'll have to replace it." When Han heard C3PO say this he stood and went to see what the droid was talking about.
"Well of course I'll have to replace it." He stated trying to sound as if he had known the entire time. "Here" he gave the Wookie the rope, "And Chewie" he said looking up at him "I think we better replaced the negative power coupling." He whispered.
Chewie growled in agreement.
Han headed for the princess to see how she was doing and found her struggling with a valve. He stood behind her and placed his hands over hers to help her pull the valve, but as soon as he made contact the princess hit him with her elbow.
"Hey, Your Worship I'm only trying to help." He said.
"Will you please stop calling me that?"
"Sure, Leia"
Why won't this thing go up! She sighed "You make it so difficult sometimes"
"I do, I really do. You could be a little nicer though, c'mon admit it sometimes you think I'm alright."
I give up with this thing! She released the valve and raised her now sore hand to her lips.
"Occasionally, maybe, when you aren't acting like a scoundrel" she said before Han took her hand and started massaging it.
Force his hands are so warm,
"Scoundrel… scoundrel?" he repeated.
She gave him a small nod and he chuckled softly.
"Stop that." She said referring to his hand massaging hers.
"Stop what?" he gave her an innocent look.
"Stop that. My hands are dirty." What a great excuse Leia! She thought sarcastically.
"My hands are dirty too. What are you afraid of?"
"Afraid?"
"You're trembling"
"I'm not trembling" That did not come out the way I planned. What is happening to me?
"You like me because I'm a scoundrel there aren't enough scoundrels in your life." He was so close now Leia could feel his warm breath on her cheeks.
"I happen to like nice men." I don't even know what I'm saying anymore.
"I'm a nice man." Their faces were already touching.
"No you're not, you're-" Han's lips came down crashing with hers in a soft kiss and Leia could not think. She was only aware of the movements of Han's soft, warm lips against hers…
"Sir, sir, I've isolated the powerflux coupling!"
Leia felt his lips and embrace leave her suddenly and opened her eyes to see C3PO on the doorway.
"Thank you. Thank you very much!" Han snapped.
I need to go now! She panicked and left, swiftly heading towards the cockpit.
When Han turned around the princess was gone.
What just happened?! He thought. I kissed the princess… he had never tasted lips sweeter than hers, but why had she run away? Because you're leaving you idiot.
He gave one last look to the corridor the princess had just left.
"Leia" he whispered softly before getting back to work.
