Leia got into bed. It had been a long long day. Meeting with all the diplomats and handling the big conference that Mon couldn't handle because of her health. She thought of her husband Han, off on a mission to help Chewbacca's wife get to see him more often and meet his son, Lumpy. She quickly set her comlink to urgent only and closed her eyes. A few minutes later, she felt a odd presence in the Force. It reminded her of Darth Vader's presence on Endor. Only this was full of light, unlike the dark thing she felt on Endor. It reminded her of meeting Anakin (as a Force ghost) on Bakura. She quickly raised her mental shielding up, wondering if she would be okay. Bakura may have gone okay(if you counted okay but remaining alive), but didn't he say he couldn't and wouldn't return. He did, Leia remembered.
She opened one eye and sat up a bit. I will have to handle this diplomatically and peacefully. She saw a glowing blue figure. The figure of Vader before his fall, no Anakin. Luke had told her what happened on DS-2, but the only thing she could remember related to Death Stars was what happened on DS-1. The illegal boarding of her diplomatic ship, the Tantive IV. Vader torturing her for the plans. Alderaan being destroyed. Then Luke and Han coming to break her out. And Yavin 4. The battle and award ceremony. She was like a Corusca gem, extremely strong in some spots, but if hit in the right places would shatter with a tap into a million pieces.
Oh Sithspit. This was going to be a ugly night. I should have left taken a few months off from politics to work with Luke on lightsaber use. Now, when I need one, I have had barely any training since the encounter on Mimban, where I almost died and Luke had to use the Force to heal me with the crystal. I barely sleep because of my nightmares, and this will only make them worse. I'm sure I'm not going to be sleeping tonight, even though I know badly I need it to handle the affairs of the New Republic.
She opened her other eye and said, "What are you doing here? I don't want to deal with you! I don't think I'll sleep tonight because of you coming here. I am NOT going to help you forgive Han. Remember? You tried to get me to help you on Bakura. I'm not interested!"
Anakin said, "Leia. If you let me help you, you will be able to meet your mother."
Leia said, "When did you think coming here was helping me? Ever since Alderaan was destroyed, I've barely slept. You coming here doesn't help."
Anakin said, "Yoda and Obi-Wan sent me on a mission to help you. I can use the Force to help you actually sleep, instead of you locating the whiskey that the Corellians brought to the party the past few nights." Leia let her tired head fall back to her pillow. Anakin used the Force to pick her up with a soft blanket and her pillow and used the Force to wrap her in her blanket and tuck her pillow next to her head.
Leia said, "What are you doing?"
Anakin said, "Don't worry. You will be fine. I'm not going to hurt you. Just calm down. I waited for a night when Han was gone to keep him from being confused and mad. Close your eyes." Leia closed her eyes. Anakin used the Force to open the portal, the dimension that would let living Force-sensitives temporary access the Netherworld, if they had help from a person who had passed away. The Jedi had been working on this since before the Purge.
Once they had gotten into the Netherworld, Anakin told Leia, "It's okay, Layla."
Leia said,, "Please don't call me that. The only man who I am interested in calling daddy, Bail Organa, nicknamed me that when I was little."
Anakin said,, "Okay, Leia."
Author's Notes: I wrote this one a long time ago, and didn't really edit it before posting. It's also on Goodreads' in Star Wars Legends Fan Group, though may be taken down.