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The Secrets Within
(A.K.A: Cloud City Thoughts)
'So maybe I have a thing for Han Solo,' Princess Leia Organa thought as she looked into a mirror, studying her reflection. Since she had gotten out of the 'fresher only moments ago, her long, thick, dark brown hair hung in strings around her tender face. Leia's dark brown eyes, which were normally sparkly and full of life, were now dull, lifeless, and had huge bags under them from her lack of sleep. She snatched a comb off the royal oak dresser which supported the mirror and started to untangle her mass of hair.
'So I told him I loved him, and what does he say in return? 'I know.' What kind of answer is that? Would have it really have been that hard to say three words instead of two?' She thought bitterly as she slammed the comb onto the dresser and stormed over to the huge window overlooking Lando Calrissian's mining operation, Cloud City. The window was so huge that it spanned an entire wall of Leia's suite, allowing morning sunlight to reflect into the rooms.
'Maybe Han doesn't even like me. I might just be an annoyance to him,' Leia scowled at that thought. Glancing out the window, she could see several ships flying around the city, patrolling it from attacks.
'But they couldn't stop Vader from entering the city and taking Han,' she thought angrily. As Leia crossed the rom to sit into one of the soft, white armchairs, she could feel tears rolling down her face. She had only realized she had actually loved Han as he went into carbonate, and now Leia knew that there was a big chance she was never see him again. Not only did she not know where Han was, but nobody was too sure how long he would be able to survive in carbonate. Sure Lando and Chewbacca and had gone to find Han, but that didn't mean they would be able to do it.
'You blew it, Leia,' she told herself. 'Always waiting for the last minute on everything. Bail always told you to do things in advance, and now you've got to learn it the hard way.' Leia grabbed a tissue off the small oak table to the side of her and quickly blew her nose.
'I love Han, I can't deny it any longer,' she thought as she started passing around the sunlit room. 'Lando said there would be a chance in seeing Han again, but Lando needs some backup in case something goes wrong.'
Leia quickly walked over to the window and looked out over the city. "We're coming for you Han," she said to herself as Leia went walking out of her suite to start talking Luke into flying her to Tatooine to find Han.
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(A/N: Okay, it's my VERY first romance fic… so I'm not too sure how good it is. It's kind of short, but I wanted to put up a short story, see if anyone liked it and THEN do a long Star Wars story. Hey, was Leia IN character or what? Also, please, in you review, point me in the direction of some good Han/Leia fics! I love them soooooo much, but they are really hard to find. Did I mention? Please review!! Kudos to the people who do.