Chapter 14: The party
Then Leia came back in the room,
looking radiant in her silk red dress, with her hair made up beautifully, in a
style, pure Alderaanian, and one that takes most people 3 hours.
Leia realized, she was so CONTENT,
her brother on her left, backing her up, Han beside her. Though the war was far
from over she felt at peace, though the destruction of Alderaan and her family
there still bothered her, it was a relatively smaller pang. "SO now Leia
and Luke will cut the cake."
Leia and Luke did, Leia laughing at
how awkwardly Luke did it. "Feed each other a piece." The crowd
roared.
Leia tried to cover how startled she was she hadn't noticed there was anyone but the three of them in the room. Luke and Leia obliged, feeding each other humongous pieces, Leia was able to gracefully eat hers, while Luke…lets just say, some of it ended up on his suit, and Leia and Han where laughing so hard tears where coming down there faces. Then Luke glared at them and Leia immediately stopped, but it took Han a few more minutes. "All right, now the two birthday kids will lead off the dancing." Han called.
Luke took Leia's extended hand and led her gracefully to the dance floor. "Great, I am going to make a fool out of myself, I CAN'T DANCE, I am going to get Han for this." Luke whispered to Leia
Leia suppressed giggles, "Well, let me do a quick coaching. It's easy really, just sway around regally, and then later I can teach you the different dances."
After the first dance was over and everyone had politely applauded, Han cut in, and gestured everyone to start dancing. Luke sat at the side, keeping an eye on Leia and Han who were both doing one more complicated dance. After a few dances Leia gestured to Luke to come in, and Han gestured to the band for fast dances. "Now, we can do a three-some, and just…have fun." Leia said.
The eve was light, and full of fun. When everyone, other then L, L, and H had retired, Han said, "Now lets do the presents."
Everyone had brought presents so Luke, Leia, and Han brought them to the floor. "We'll do ours last." Leia said.
Soon, there was a pile of presents on the floor, divided up into a Leia and Luke pile, though it really wasn't buy who had received what, it was by who had liked what. They'd open up a present, decide who wanted it, and that person kept it. "Well, now it is time for our presents to one another." Luke said.
"Me, first." Han said pulling out to packages, "this is for Leia, that's for Luke, and this is not stuff I think you'll want to interchange."
Luke opened his, a new ship suit for formal wear, along with a brooch. "Wow, thanks, Han." Luke said.
Leia opened hers, it was jewelry, make up, and some nice combs made from materials for Alderaan, and some Holo's of Alderaan. "Wow," Leia said, her eyes misting, "Thanks, Han."
"Well," Han said, looking between Luke and Leia.
"ME NEXT." Leia said, throwing a mock-tantrum and giving Luke a wrapped package, "well, I have a feeling Han and I think alike." She said.
Luke opened his package, it was a ship suit, it was a little more formal then the one Han had given him, there was also a new Jedi cloak, "your old one was looking kind of frayed." Leia explained. There was also a personal Holo Vid. "So now you have no excuse not to keep in touch." She said.
"Well," Luke said, "lets go for a walk."
Leia raised an eyebrow but followed. Luke led them to Spaceport 34, and took them in front of the ship he had bought for her. "Here, this is your present." He said, he couldn't help but smile; he had never had the credits to give such a lavish gift before.
"What, mine, Luke." Leia said, giving her brother a HUMONGOUS hug. "I know its rude, but you're my brother, how did you get the credits."
Luke snorted, "Well, I had sold my land speeder to some friends, because I had needed money, and then THEY'D sold it, but by that time I was Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight, and Hero so it sold for an ASTRONOMICAL price, because that was the Land speeder I had won the Outer Rim championship. They gave me the money, saying, OH, this is friendship, and we don't like making profits off of friends. I, naturally, tried to refuse. In the end, we came to a compromise, half-half. It was still astronomical, and I wanted to buy you a great birthday present."
In response Leia gave Luke another hug. "So whenever I want to get away from it all, I come here." She said, " and I will always think of my very kind brother." P Then she turned to Han, "and one of the best friends, a girl could have, and someone I happen to love very deeply, Han Solo."
"The best threesome in the galaxy," Luke said, "Leia, Luke, and Han." P "The unbeatable trio." Han said.
"Together forever." Leia said.