••••That Which You Leave Behind (The Durasteel Door)••••

"Young master Ben!"

The durasteel vibrated with noise before it opened and the familiar protocol droid barged in.

"Forgive me for the intrusion... Your mother requests your presence."

Ben set aside the pieces he'd been putting together and got up,

"Thanks threepio."

Ben knocked softly and waited for the door to cease open. A mere second seemed to have passed and the door sprung up, inside Ben found his mother who looked up an instant and motioned him to sit beside her on the bed before she began to speak,

"Ben, you'll be helping out your uncle for a few months... off-planet. It'll just be a few months, helping him settle down."

A deep frown was set on Ben's face,

"I don't want to go away."

Leia's attention remained on the screen as she slid her fingers against it,

"Ben, Luke will train you, he'll-"

"You said I was just going to help."

"And train. You-"

Ben's somewhat wild hair moved with his head,

"Why can't I just train here?"

Leia looked up to find her same eyes staring at her, she sighed and set the holonet aside focusing on the black haired boy,

"Sweetie, there are children like you, actually —they're probably more like me, who have force abilities but don't know how to use them, Luke is going to train them all at once, in one place-"

"I know how to use my powers, why do I need to go?"

"Ben, your uncle Luke is going to help you center your mind, your powers are not in question, they are great powers but without a centered mind—a purpose, you'll never know what to use them for or what you're fully capable of doing."

Ben's frown had dug deeper into his expression but he nodded.

"Thank you for understanding sweetie. You'll be a great Jedi Knight— if that's what you want."

"Can I come back if I don't like it?"

Leia thought a second before nodding,

"Yes, but you'll have to keep an open mind."

"Alright."

"Your father will be coming tomorrow to take you."

Eeriness engulfed Ben in a second as he heard mention of his father. Much more time had passed since he'd last seen him than he'd manage to remove him from his thoughts. Wordlessly he got up as his mother recieved a message from the holonet behind him.

The discomfort was set against Ben as he walked to his room, he wasn't particularly attached to anything against the pale colored walls or even anything that the four walls held but rather that which they'd been a witness to. He locked the durasteel door shut and looked around, he'd passed his peace and torment here, his nights weeping and smiling. There was nothing he'd really leave behind that ment anything, yet for some strange reason he felt as though he was leaving it all behind.

Ben looked back one last time at his mother as he sensed her heart pull at his with regret. He glanced at her and their eyes locked before she smiled and watched Ben board the Millenium Falcon. She'd pulled him into a tight hug before reassuring him again,

"It's only a few months."

Now Leia stared at her brother, life had not been kind to him but the few wrinkles on his face made her doubt.

Lines worked their way at Luke's curling lips into his signature smile,

"He'll be fine Leia."

Leia's brown eyes met with her brother's blue and she smiled back before wrapping him into a hug.

"It's you I'm worried for, Luke."

There was a small chuckle from Luke that made the dance very subtly against the air.

"Bring him back."

There was a peace, Leia knew her brother had called to it before a familiar voice interrupted,

"Sure you don't want the free ride?"

Leia pulled back from the hug to find the smuggler behind Luke. Leia nodded sternly at her husband, not completely letting go of her brother.

"Talk to him, Han."

"Hey, don't worry about it."

Luke kissed his sister goodbye and left the two alone, awkwardness enveloped the two as they stood in silence.

"This is ridiculous."

Han laughed a bit,

"Yeah, you're right."

The words had been spoken but the same feeling surrounded them as they continued to stay in silence before Leia took a step towards Han and hugged him good-bye, he brushed her short loose hair with his fingers as he savored the feel and smell of her against him,

"I love you."

Leia closed her eyes, locking away every detail of this moment in her memory before she spoke against his chest,

"I know."

Ben, Rey, Luke, Han, R-2 and Chewbacca were now all aboard the millennium falcon.

Ben the himself against the large chair as he saw Reyna move into the control room and suddenly felt the air of excitement from her. He knew it was cause of the way his father piloted he slouched grumpily further into the seat as he watched the outcome of his dajjakk game play out. Just as he lost himself staring at it, remembering his fond memories with his father when he was younger, Luke walked in to speak with him.

"Ben, don't forget of what I've told you, forgiveness is a step towards the light, your father loves you very much. Open your heart."

"Uncle, there's far too much to forgive."

"Ben, you are yet so young, don't think of his absence think of all the joy. Your fath-"

"Luke, I got this. Thanks for giving it a try."

Ben stiffened as he watched his uncle's presence be replaced by his father's.

"Look kid, I know I haven't been the best dad. I've been gone too long too often, it's never been my intention to hurt you. I love you, you know?

"You think you can leave... And then just come back? That I'll welcome you with open arms as mother has so often done?"

"Listen kid, your ma and me, that a whole nother story, that's non of your business. You and me, that what I wanna talk about! If you wanna do your ma any good I suggest you get your head back into the box and use the force as you're ment to!"

Ben gave his father a familiar cocky smirk as he leaned back into his seat,

"Lecture me of the ways of the force if you're up to it!"

Han inhaled, patience was not his virtue.

"Ben. What do you want me to say?"

"There is nothing to be said. It's too late for anything."

••••Author's Note••••

Jabas! Ben is a tough cookie to crack, eh?

Sorry about the delay was busy with school work, like I've said I WILL not leave any of my stories unwritten. And by any I mean both of them. If you wanna check it out its called Stargaze to Redemption.