So, I think I made up for my last late update, so ENJOY!!! (or else :)

"Alright, everyone, we will begin the auction." Leia glared at the fat man as he came on stage. She was not some animal to be sold for meat, but she had a feeling that she was looked on as such. The man continued. "Here is how it will work: these here beautiful woman are not for mere sex slaves, they are brides, to do with as you please. We will start the bidding and if you have the highest bid, you get the girl, but you have to marry on stage so we know that these girls will go with you as a wife. Now, let us begin."

Leia watched as girl after girl, some even younger then herself, were brought up front and auctioned off. Leia always liked marriage, but this version was for a person to have a sex slave for the rest of their lives. She noticed that some of the girls were depressed looking, but some brightened up when they saw that they were lucky enough not to get married to an older smuggler type.

When Leia's turn came up, she stepped forward, hoping that her face conveyed the deep hatred that she felt in her heart for these men and would scare them away.

The fat man began, "Alright, here is a pretty number, just got her in today. I hear that she was pretty hard to catch, but I can be reasonable for the price. Now, who wants to start?"

Leia's plan failed, as several men shouted out their bids, slowly rising. She noticed that the smuggler that had caught her eye kept looking at her, as if trying to figure her out. For some reason, half of her kind of hoped that he would bid and win her, while the other half hoped that he would be defeated by someone else.

On and on the bidding war went, until Leia lost track of the various men who were bidding for her. She kept standing there, hoping that someone would win already and she would be able to get something to eat.

Suddenly, at the back of the room, a voice shouted, "20,000 credits!" The other bidders fell silent, all knowing that this was beyond their price range. Leia looked and finally spotted the voice: an older, green alien, of a race that Leia could not pinpoint. The man had dark, beady little eyes and was staring at her like he was about to devour a steak. Leia could not help but gulp, praying that this was not the man she would be forced to marry and be sent away with.

The fat man smiled. "I see that this one believes that this girl is something special. Do I hear any other bids? No? Going once, going twice, s..."

"25,000." Leia almost jumped for joy at the voice, but then almost fell backwards when she saw who it was.

The unknown smuggler, standing up and walking towards the stage, never taking his eyes off Leia.

The man at the back hissed and shouted, "30,000!"

"35,000." The smuggler answered back.

"40,000." The smuggler flinched at this new number, looking back at his Wookie friend. The Wookie nodded, and the smuggler turned back.

"50,000." The whole room began to whisper, astounded at this price for a slave. Leia herself was shocked, knowing that he hardly looked like the man who could afford it.

The fat man looked at the man in the back, but he was already stalking out through the door. The fat man smiled and turned to the crowd. "Any other bidders? No? Alright, going once, going twice, sold to the gentleman up front."

The crowd dispersed as Leia was brought down to the smuggler, still shocked that she was finally bought by someone. The fat man held out his hand.

"Alritgh, now let's see if you can really afford that price."

The Wookie walked up beside the smuggler and held out a large bag. The fat man took his, grinning as he jingled it. "It was a pleasure doing business with you, but now you have to marry her." He stood back and cleared his throat. "Do you take this woman as your wife?"

"Yes." The smuggler replied, locking eyes with Leia.

The fat man turned to Leia. "And do you take this man as your husband?"

Leia wished she could just kick both men and run, but her hands were still tied up. "Yes." She answered, hoping that she was not going to regret this later.

The fat man smiled. "You are now husband and wife. I wish you both the greatest amount of happiness and maybe even some little ones to fill your day." He turned and headed to the bar, leaving Leia, the Wookie and the smuggler alone.

The Wookie grunted something and the man nodded. "You're right, we have better get out of here before Spid comes back, or it will be his blaster meets my head." He took Leia's arm and started leading her out. Leia wanted to resist, but she still knew that she was tied up, he had a blaster, and a Wookie that looked like it could rip her body in half.

She allowed to be led, wondering what was going to happen to her next during her already eventful day.

So, what do you think? Huh, huh?!?!?!? Please REVIEW and let me know so I can be encouraged to write more, or I may decide to quit(evil laugh). No, just kidding. I would never abandon a story, even if no one read it. So, anyway, please review, they truly do keep me writing. Until next chapter, Li Li