Han and Leia tumbled into a heap as they were set free from their Carbon encasing. They both shook from the effects of the hibernation, their eyes hazy and their bodies drenched in a cold sweat.
"Leia?"
"I'm here." She curled herself into a tight ball to try and stop the shaking. In all her years of strength, she had never felt this frightened. She wondered briefly if it was because of the situation, or because she had exposed her love for Solo.
"Leia, follow my voice to me, we need to stay together to keep hypothermia from setting in. It's too cold and damp in here, wherever here is."
Leia regained some composure and snapped back, "Psh, you'll do anything for some female contact, won't you flyboy."
Han chuckled, "Fine Princess, stay in your little corner, its not like I forced you along, you chose to come on this little vacation with me." Why did you do what you did? He silently wondered, but was too cocky to ask. He'd rather assume than to hear a rejection.
"Han?"
"Yea?"
"I'm scared."
He felt her hand reach for his arm. Apparently she'd made her way over to him, and now gripped for dear life onto his body. He felt her tears, warm and heavy, upon his chest as she lay her head down. His trembling began again, but for a different reason entirely. He loved this woman, he realized, and would give his life for hers. But he didn't know what he could do for her in this prison, and he feared for her life.
"Don't be!" He said with such ferocity that she jolted for a second. "Jabba knows fear, lives on it. He sees fear, he sees weakness. He keeps the strong girls around, and that's our only fighting chance of getting you out of here in one piece. The weak girls… I've seen what he does with them. Or he might send you with Boba as a bonus for his work. That coward would do anything to a woman. I'd…I'd.. If he were to do anything to you.." His voice trembled with anger and fear.
"Han…"
Suddenly, the door slammed open and a shadow was cast upon them both.