Luke wouldn't lie that despite agreeing to stay on the falcon and take a nap, he didn't. It's not like he didn't try, he lay down for about 2 minutes, but to the toddler that was half the day wasted. He sat up and shimmied off the bed, forgetting he'd promised to sleep all together. The bunk rooms didn't seem to interest the child, as the four rooms were all practically identical. The very small 'fresher wasn't very interesting either, but the cockpit was.

"Cub you're meant to be sleeping" Chewie growled worriedly, finally noticing the four year old standing beside him. Even as Chewie kneeled he still towered over Luke, but it didn't seem to scare him that much. "Luke you're going to get in trouble"

"I don' know what you sayin' so I jus' gonna smile" Luke narrated, smiling his adorable signature smile.

"Han won't be happy, you don't want to get into trouble with him kid, you should really go and lie back down" Chewie continued, already knowing the child couldn't understand. Luke watched intensely as Chewie tampered with the wires, absorbing every movement the Wookiee made.

"Well I think it does" he heard Leia's voice outside. Deciding Leia was more of a chattier friend to talk to Luke stood up and headed for the ramp, his promise to his dad that he'd go to sleep in the very back of his head.

It took Luke a moment to realise why Han and Leia were staring at him with smirks on their faces, but soon the memories of his deal came flooding back. Luke attempted to make a run for it, but wasn't quite quick enough. Firm hands locked around his midsection as Han picked him up, sitting Luke in his strong arms. Luke looked from Han's eyes to the floor, a sheepish pout pulled at his lips.

"Hi daddy" he whispered, staring up at his father's hazel eyes.

"I thought we promised you'd take a nap?" Han asked, stifling a laugh as Luke fiddled with his collar. Han knew, despite hardly receiving any as a child, that to raise a child you had to discipline the child, but he couldn't bring himself to be angry at Luke, the sweet pout and the innocent eyes had that effect on him, much to his own dismay.

"Ya bu' I no tired" Luke whined, pressing his face into Han's shoulder.

"Alright, I'm letting you off the hook this once, next time you'll be in trouble" Han chuckled, watching as Luke's pout melted into a tired smile.

"Yes father dearest" Leia mocked, who had stood and watched the scene from a little further up the ramp.

"Don't give him any ideas" Han smirked; sitting at the foot of the ramp with Luke, who was finally falling asleep due to the warm embrace. Leia cooed as she carried her trunk into the falcon.

"You look absolutely shattered Luke, I want you to try and get some sleep" Han whispered, holding Luke tighter around the waist. The toddler mumbled something incoherent and snuggled up the smuggler, ignoring the shadow that suddenly fell over the two.

"Good evening Captain Solo, I understand you're busy with the Commander there but may we have a word with you?" Mom Mothma smiled worriedly, appearing in front of Han without him even noticing. Corporal Blin stood next to her, his face stern and striking, Han just curtly nodded, stood and led the elders up the ramp. He took them into Luke's bunk and sat on the bed, not putting down the child despite being able to.

"Has Princess Leia already-" Mon began.

"Yes, we are leaving, Luke, Leia, Chewie and I" Han cut her off, massaging Luke's spine in an attempt to get him to fall asleep completely.

"The princess isn't permitted to leave" Blin spoke up angrily.

"The princess can do whatever she wants, she's not going to be held on a leash by people like you, she's chosen us over your pathetic excuse of a rebellion" Han growled, ignoring the disgust that graced both their faces. "Let me enlighten you on the things this kid has done for the rebellion, so he's fought battles, he's led a mission, that yes may have been unsuccessful but someone could've been bitten by a spider and it would've been Luke's fault somehow, this little kid, sat in my arms right now, half asleep, blew up the Death Star, the. Death. Star! And you're expelling him!"

"He ruined an entire mission, put many people in danger, and look where that's got him, mindlessly sleeping in his, you said you're his best friend? His best friends' arms" Han took a deep breath, every time the anger bubbled in his stomach he just glanced at Luke, Luke would stay calm, he could be in battle with Darth Vader and be calm.

"He's a hero" Leia butted in, appearing in the entrance way. "Luke will always be a hero, he could be a tiny baby who could hardly crawl let alone walk or talk and he'd still be my hero, are you forgetting the fact he rescued me from the Death Star? Saved so many planets by blowing up the Death Star, I owe that child my life, and I'd rather be searching in the galaxy for a cure for my best friend than" Leia sucked in a dangerous breath. "Fighting some wild goose chase of a war that we may not even win"

"How dare you both bring such dishonour to the alliance!" Mon's whole face had gone red, while the vein in Blin's forehead was about to explode. Han would've laughed if he wasn't so angry. Luke suddenly began to whine in his arms, which pulled Han's attention from the two in front of him down to the one that needed it the most.

"Shh" he soothed, rubbing the back of Luke's head. "We are leaving soon kiddo, when these bastards decide they want to leave us alone"

"How dare you!" Blin yelled, waking Luke in the process. His fist went flying into Han's cheek, knocking him backwards slightly.

"Don' hit my daddy! Neva again! Go!" Luke yelled, now fully aware of the situation in front of him.

"Corporal!" Mon exclaimed "as ridiculous as this conversation has grown, you know better"

"He only didn't hit back because of that brat" the man spat venomously.

"I think it's time the two of you leave" Leia suggested, moving herself from the entrance. Blin pointed a bony finger in Han's face.

"So help me Solo, if I ever-"

"Out" Luke hissed "now, shoo" The Corporal stared at the child, taken back by Luke's new found voice.

"I am most definitely disappointed in you" Mon stated to Leia, the first to leave the ship.

"Right back at you" Han snapped "go, now, we are leaving" the elder man glared from Han, to Leia, to the child who glared back. "Have Luke for me" Han said to Leia "I'm going to start the ship" Leia took the toddler and watched Blin leave.

"You're making a huge mistake your highness, your father would be very ashamed" he snapped, turning one last time to face her.

"Well me and daddy no shame of you Le, they meanies" Luke pointed out as Leia began to close the ramp.

"You're right Luke, big meanies" she giggled, kissing the boys blonde head. Despite the way she joked, the comment about her father seemed like a stab to the chest, would her father be disappointed? Or would he want her to save Luke?

"Can you two strap yourselves in?!" Han yelled from the cockpit.

"Do you fink daddy is ok?" Luke asked as Leia sat him on a seat.

"I just think he's a bit angry" she explained, sitting down next to him.

"I sorry"

"No no not with you sweetheart, with those people who were here, mainly because that man hit your daddy"

"Hittin' bad" Luke mumbled, resting his tired head on his arms.

"That's right" she smiled "get some more sleep, we'll be busy when we land, wherever it is we are actually going" Luke led Leia fiddle with his bangs as he fell asleep.

Leia didn't really know how much time had passed, but it was enough for things to weigh on her mind. Her father, the rebellion, Luke and Han, where they were going, what they would do, they were really going into it all blind, and that terrified her. She was so wrapped up in her own thoughts she didn't notice Han enter the room, neither had she noticed that once again, Luke was halfway biting his thumb off.

"We need to get him something else to suck on because his thumb will come clean off soon" Han chuckled, sitting down next to Leia.

"Where are we heading?" She asked quietly. One other thing she hadn't realised is the few salty tears that dripped down her cheeks, Leia knew it wasn't like her to get so emotion over something but she was hurt, hurt and scared.

"Bespin" he answered, wrapping an arm around her shoulders and pulling her into an awkward hug. "I have an old friend there who owes me a favour, he'll give us a place to stay until we can sort this out, what's the matter? You look upset"

"We were just spoken to like utter shit, and you aren't the least bit concerned? I've known Mon Mothma since I was a little girl, she's never been like this, the Corporal I can't speak for"

"I know, I'm angry, but I'm not upset, that was a toxic place for us to be, that Corporal made threatening gestures at my star, that's not alright with me, I hope you realise if Luke hadn't be there I would've smashed his lights out" Han mumbled, placing a his free hand on top of Leia's.

"It's a good job he was then" she smiled, nestling into the hug, it was rare Han Solo gave out hugs, so the person who was receiving it was one lucky thing. "You're going to get one heck of a bruise" she whispered, staring at his cheek which was already tainted purple.

"I know, I've faced worse though" their eyes met briefly as Han pushed away Leia's whisper hair from her face. Her head fell to his chest once again, cherishing every moment she was spending with her 'friend'

"What lie have you come up with then for this friend of yours? Or are we just telling the truth? Oh hey old buddy, yes I'm fine, this is my best friend Luke who's actually 19 but at the moment he's my 4 year old adopted son, this is Leia, she's also 19, she was the former princess of Alderaan before it was obliterated" she sarcastically laughed.

"No, this may be a friend but he's the most untrustworthy pirate I've ever met, I would stick to the same story but the woman I was using before he knows- unfortunately"

"He does? Who was it? I was never told" Leia asked curiously, sitting up slightly.

"Qi'ra" Han mumbled, the word leaving venom on his tongue as he said it "she was my girlfriend, then we were separated and I got off our disgusting home planet, we met back up a few years later, but she'd changed really, a lot, I didn't know where we stood, and I left it, I don't really want to talk about this"

"That's alright, what shall we say to this friend then?" They sat in a comfortable silence, enjoying the company while Luke slept on.

"Mummy" he let out a little whisper, grabbing for Leia's arm.

"Afraid not angel, get some more sleep" she whispered calmingly.

"No, Luke's a little genius!" Han smirked "if you're comfortable with it"
"I feel like I'm missing something"

I have some questions for you people!
1) What do you think your favourite chapter/moment has been in this book so far? Why?
2) Whose your favourite character? Why?
3) What do you think Han's plan in? As in where are they going and why is Luke a genius?

My answers would be between Luke telling the corporal to shoo and Han calling Luke his little star a few chapters ago. Then secondly Han because he cares for Luke, and I can't answer this because I actually know.
Ok so that's all my questions, I usually reply to my reviews on PM but I've noticed one guess thought she gravelly offended me, not at all, the only reason I didn't reply is because I kept forgetting to, it's ok if you don't like the language, but it is rated a T so I don't think there's much need for a description warning. Also thank you to stripedfly1001, we've been talking over PM for a while and they're even drawing me a bit of fanart for this book, which is appreciated so much

Here are the reviews from the last chapter

rObErTpAtTiNsOnIsHoT1989: loved this chapter but i strongly dislike the way mon mothma is treating Han and Luke. Go Leia for standing up for what is right. keep up the amazing work

Me: I know right, Leia is pretty awesome!

Reyella: interesting

Me: thanks... I think

Anyways fave it, follow it, forget it, do whatever you want with it. (Also pleeeeeeeeaaaaase review) (I'm in a good mood today haha)
- Briar x