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Four months later.

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"What was it, your dreams you mentioned about?" Han asked warmly as the Holofilm's credits started to roll.

Leia's eyes widened for a split second.

She had forgotten their conversation about that.

She sat up from resting on his arm and smiled at him.

"You're gonna laugh." She warned with a smile.

"Oh, will I?" Han asked amused. "Wanna bet?"

"No need. Your money is practically now my money, darling." Leia teased, grinning. "So, My wishes were that we'd marry. Have kids. Spend the rest of our lives together."

The smile on Han's face fell and he looked at her with shock.

"You're kidding me."

Leia shook her head. "Nope. I realized I wanted us to marry not that long ago, Han. I was just frightened to ask. Thought I might weird you out since we haven't been together that long."

The couple were silent for a little, allowing the words of what she said to sink in for them.

The light of humor started to started to appear in each others eyes, but Han was the first to laugh.

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The warm memory made the princess smile fondly as she fiddled with the bracelet on her wrist. The bracelet had been given to her for luck. At least that's what C-3P0 had said, translating what her new Ewok friend named Wicket had spoken when giving her the bracelet he had made.

To think upon such nice memories is what she needed right now, to stay calm. Luke had just surrendered his lightsaber over to the stormtroopers, while hers laid hidden in her boot. Successfully she had used the Force to persuade the rival men not to check there.

Silently she followed after her elder brother, who was being lead by the commander. Stormtroopers had their weapons ready to fire at both of them.

Despite the fact, excitement and joy was starting to bubble in Leia.

Soon we'll see father again, any second now.

The plan was for them to send him off on his way, direct him to move quickly to where Han was.

All her training during the months had gone by quite smoothly after the whole hitting the wall in the cave fiasco experience. They wouldn't be needing their father's help at all, together working with Luke the princess believed truly in her heart that they would be able to take the Emperor down and restore peace to the galaxy.

The door slid open and there he was, outside his dark suit appearance still the same, but the spiritual difference Leia felt instantly concerning him when seeing him again, made her legs wobble in shock and dread.

Darkness.

So much darkness could be felt coming from him and inside him.

Leia ceased from walking.

His presence even turned the near by warmth in the air into a cold chill.

W-what happened?! .. He wasn't like this before, was he? Before I knew how to use the Force like I do now? He couldn't have been like this... Even before I was trained, surely even then I would have sensed this!

The only light that she could sense in him was so miniscule.

So microscopic.

"Move it!" Barked a stormtrooper from behind her, jabbing his blaster roughly into her back.

Leia cringed from the pain and began to move again.

Leia, listen to me. You must control your emotions.

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Luke, what happened to him? ..he wasn't like that before, was he? He was so kind to me-

No, no. Father was filled much more with the light side when he he was back on Tattooine, getting you. It's a night and day difference.

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T-then what happened to him?

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You know the answer, little sister...He's given himself back to the service of to the Emperor. I know you can feel it too. Mournfully Luke's voice spoke into her mind, confirming what she didn't want to believe.

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Sorrow, anger, and rage fought to enter her heart, but Leia denied entry, using the Force to restrict herself to only feel Jedi grief.

She fought back the tears that wanted to appear in her eyes, feeling hurt by his betrayal. She turned her eyes away from gazing at him, the sight of him too painful for her.

"These are the rebels that surrendered to us. Although they deny it, I believe there's more of them and I request permission to conduct a further search of the area. No weapon was found on the woman, but he was armed only with this. "

Vader grabbed the lightsaber from the man's hand that was holding it out for him to take.

"Good work, commander. Leave us. Conduct your search and bring their companions to me."

"Yes, my lord."

Once they were alone, save for those keeping guard, Leia swallowed hard. Her internal walls were kept up with the Force firmly in place so he would not be able to read her emotions, nor sense her feelings. Originally it was intended for the Emperor, but now the walls served for two persons.

I know you're hurting and you feel betrayed, but don't give up hope at what we can do together, Leia.

Have faith.

Remember, father didn't spent much time with you, but what little he did made him chose us over the Emperor-

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How could he do this to us?..to me. After the time I sent together with him..to abandon us?

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Their connection was ended abruptly when Vader started to walk along the way of the bridge, obviously wanting some space between them and from those keeping guard.

The twins started to follow along, Leia slow in pace behind them both.

Finally, Vader stopped suddenly and turned around slowly, facing them both.

Leia could feel his venomous eyes behind his mask staring at her, studying her carefully. It felt like ages passed as he did.

She could feel hatred towards her stirring inside him, wounding her. Though there was something else, light growing inside him too as he looked at her, causing her hope to increase.

Eventually his gaze passed unto another: the young man before him.

"Hello, father." Luke said with reverence to the man who had sired him, breaking the silence among the family.

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