Chapter36: Han gets ready
Luke went over to Han's apartment
where Han had the 'basic' outfit on, pants and a shirt, but was trying to
figure out what to do with the trimmings. "Hey, Han." He said.
"Hey,
kid." Han said, turning to him with a smile."
"Here, Han, let me help
you." Luke said, going up to him.
Luke and Han got busy with the
trimmings for a few minutes, when Luke's com-link rang. "I was waiting for
you to get away from the Princess so I could fill you in." A voice came in
Tatooinian.
"Thanks for doing that, I am
with General Solo now." Luke said, back.
"I heard my name." Han
said, slightly suspicious.
"Its, Binns." Luke
explained, "I am telling him who I am with."
"How is the project
coming."
"AWESOME. Thanks to both you
and General Solo we are having the time of our lives, and I'm not being
sarcastic." Binns said, in basic this time.
Han tried to hide a grin. "So,
Binns, what do you do for fun." Han asked.
"Well, it depends if nobody has
been nice enough to give me a project I simply go around building whatever
comes to the top of my mind."
"So, you don't mind doing these
types of things without pay." Han asked, his conscience had been jabbing
him, slightly.
"Pay, of course we're paid, our
pay is the fun we have doing it, and seeing the expressions of delight on the
people we built it for faces."
Han laughed, only very few people in
the galaxy would say something like that, sincerely. "You are good,
kids."
"Thank you, I just called to
tell you that everything is going fine," Binns hesitated,
"except..."
"except what." Han tensed.
"We are kinda ahead of schedule
because we had so much fun doing it, we kinda didn't stop, we aren't finished
yet, but unless something drastic happens, we will be done MUCH before
schedule."
"That is perfectly fine, I am
glad you're having fun." Han said.
"Okay."
"Breaking connection." He
said in tatooinian.
Han shook his head. Boy, they took
schedules and rules SO seriously. "Hey kid, I don't think I could get how
dressy Leia is out of you, could I." Han asked.
Luke shook his head. "Uh uh,
the same way as Leia won't be able to find out what you are wearing."
"Good enough, I guess."
Han said, reluctantly getting Luke's thing about how Leia also could ask Luke
what Han was wearing then both of their surprise outfits.
After that Luke and Han just made
small talk. About 15 minutes later Han was ready. "You look great,
Han." Luke said, "I have to go help Leia now, i promised her."
Han gave Luke a mock glare,
"Oh, this is great, you are here for 20-30 minutes, then you have to go
back to Leia."
Luke laughed, knowing Han really
didn't mind as much as he pretended to.
Chapter 37: Leia's still getting ready
Luke walked back to his apartment;
he did the triple knock and entered. "Hello." He asked.
"We are still in your room, do
us a favor and bring five glasses of water in here." Leia called.
Luke obliged. "What did you
need with five, there are four of you." He asked.
"YOU need to drink one as
well." Leia said.
They all took a moment and drank the
water. Luke put the glasses on a nearby table. "Luke, look at this
hairstyle with the dress, how does it look."
Leia turned around, and Luke could
see the intricate braid design, with a single braid running down her back, with
had 2 other sections of her hair that were braided curved around it, so it
looked like a winding staircase of sorts, then at the top of her head the brown
hair was encircled like a bun. It slightly resembled the hairstyle Leia had
worn after the Battle of Yavin, but it was more intricately done.
"It looks perfect." Luke
said, sincerely. He looked around and saw that more of Leia's cousins were
there
"You know, Luke, ONE of the
really nice things about talking to you is knowing you'll always tell me the
truth." Leia said.
"Really." Alizabeth asked,
skeptically.
"really," Leia said, then
teased him, "Because he also knows when he tries a hand at lying he is transparent."
They all laughed at that. "Step
4 time, makeup."
Leia groaned, "this is my least
favorite part because I end up taking it off at least 5 times."
"Well, this time we are all
with you, and Saty is a make up artist." One of Leia's other cousins,
Senta, said.
Then one of Leia's littler cousins,
Reeca started skipping around the room. "This is so exciting," she
chanted, "we get to see someone going on there first date."
"What is so exciting about
watching a bunch of girls wind up hair." One of the other littler ones,
Samule said.
Alizabeth arched an eyebrow, that looked to Luke slightly like what Leia
did. "Really, Sam, I can have Colonel Set drop you at the embassy, why
didn't you say something earlier."
"Can I." The 6-year old
asked, hopefully.
"Colonel Set, can you do me a
favor and drop Samule at the embassy."
"Yes, ma'am." the Colonel
said taking the little boy's hand.
Senta had been right, Luke saw, it took
Saty who moved like a practiced professional about 5 minutes to get the right colors
for Leia's face, and the dress. "Perfect." She said, sighing with
satisfaction, and swiveling Leia's chair around, so everyone could see.
"Leia," Luke said,
"If this doesn't knock Han's socks off, nothing will."
Leia gave a gleeful smile, "and
I couldn't have done it without all of your help." she said.
"Even me." Piped up little
Reeca.
Everyone laughed, and Leia picked
the little one up, "even you, Reeci."
"Step five, the funnest part,
the jewelry, and shoes, also known as the adorning part." Stephaine
announced.
"Luke, do you want to put the
necklace on me." Leia asked, "and Stephaine I will do the earings,
can you do the belt, and Senta can you put the things in my hair."
Luke put the necklace on Leia, from behind. He noticed that
someone had brought a mirror from somewhere, he suspected from Leia's dressing
room, and put it in front of Leia. He made sure the pendant part was directly
in the middle. Then after Senta and Leia were finished, Stephaine said,
"Leia, please stand up, that way I can get the belt exactly where it needs
to be."
Soon afterwards, Leia was completely ready, just in time, too because it was 15
minutes before Han was going to come and pick her up. "Now, Leia, remember
we will be waiting up for you, when you come back, come back here. So don't
think you can dodge us and our questions, okay." Stephaine said,
playfully.
Leia laughed. "Leia, you look
great, you are going to knock General Han Solo of the New Republic and Rebel
Alliance's socks off." Luke said.
"I know." Leia said, with
mischievous grin in her eyes.