Please see the first chapter for disclaimer & other info

A/N: Answering a few questions today.

BreathingFlames- Your Jedi mind trick nearly worked. But not quite the weak minded, am I. Nice try though :P

LadyJaye1- sorry I didn't reply sooner, just saw your review in my folder! Obi-Wan may make an appearance sometime during the series. Not too sure when

Culf- thank you for pointing that out! I'm self-admittedly clueless when it comes to card games. I had to ask my boyfriend about 8 times just for those two. I'll go and change it. Any clue what a full house is called?

Kaiba-Kun- Maybe I didn't mention it. The AU was where Anakin chose to kill Palpatine instead of Mace. Bye Bye Palpy- hello Chancellor Skywalker.

howlerdrode- No, Anakin's headache won't be leaving anytime this story. Or the next two.

In other news, I can't believe how many people liked that line last chapter. It wasn't even planned to be that funny! Thanks to everyone who has left feedback- good or bad. I love it all! Keep it coming ;)

Chapter Thirteen: Where in the galaxy is Leia Skywalker?

It wasn't long before Anakin had collected Luke and gone onto the Coruscant Wings. They had sped off in a hurry. Padmè had given Luke strict instructions not to let Anakin lose control, she had nicely put it. Luke had accepted the underlying meaning- "don't let your father Force-choke anyone".

She also had words with Anakin, although Luke wasn't sure what was exactly said. There was some kissing and some hand-holding but then Padmè had pulled the Chancellor face. Within an hour, they had taken off from the Theed spaceport.

"Do you have any idea of where she may have gone?" Anakin grumbled.

Luke shook his head in response. "No idea. But I have a sneaking suspicion that Princess has gone off to follow Han,"

Anakin said nothing to openly express his distaste. He had truly thought that he had seen the last of Han Solo. But no. His smart, politician daughter had suddenly gotten a case of 'rebel teenager' and decided to run off after the Mos Eisley Cantina smuggler. It was ridiculous.

"Okay, well think, Luke. You've spent more time with him than I have. Where would he go? Use the Force- think!"

Luke sat cross-legged in the cabin area, trying to Force-communicate with his sister.

"Dammit, Leia! Where are you?"

His eyes suddenly shot open.

Tatooine.

Han had said he still had a debt to pay off to Jabba. Maybe Leia had followed him back.

"I think I know where she is," Luke calmly told his father. Anakin looked at him expectantly.

"Well?"

Luke braced himself for hurricane Jedi Master. "She's followed Han back to Tatooine,"

Leia sighed. She had been feeling lousy ever since Han had stormed out of the house. She had deliberately ignored her father, not even telling him when she was leaving. Currently, she was on her way back to Alderaan to return Bail's ship to him. She had taken Threepio to help navigate.

She sunk back into her chair and rubbed her eyes. She missed Han.

"There, I admitted it!"

Suddenly, a soft beeping from the control panel shook her out of her thoughts. It had picked up another ship on the scope. Curious, she leant in to take a look at its details. Two life forms were present. One human and one Wookiee.

"No, it couldn't be..."

The diagnostic confirmed it. The Millennium Falcon was in range. Leia couldn't believe her luck. Maybe she could finally make things right with Han. She knew what she was going to do was wrong. It wasn't the proper Senator thing to do.

But she was going to do it anyway. She quickly turned around the ship and changed trajectory.

She was headed to Tatooine.

Luke had deliberately blocked out his father's voice after he had revealed Leia's plan. It was a good thing too. Luke was sure he had heard his father swear before, but this was in a league of its own.

"That stuck up, slimy, laser-brained, Sabacc-playing, son of a… "

Block.

And just when Luke had thought the ranting had ended, Anakin had immediately fired up into another round.

"poodoo munching, egotistical, cradle-snatching nerf! I'll tell him he can go get…"

Block.

Luke wondered if the third time would be a charm. He cautiously opened up to be welcomed by even more slandering, this time in Huttese, the native Tatooine language.

"FATHER!"

Silence.

It was sweet to Luke's ears. Boy, Leia was really going to get it once Anakin got hold of her. Heck, she was going to get it from him for pulling such a bonehead stunt! Another thought struck him. Leia would probably follow Han right into Jabba's lair. She would most likely reply on her supposedly fine-tuned diplomatic skills.

But Jabba wouldn't listen. He knew that for a fact. Which meant Leia was probably following Han into a trap.

Perfect.

He thought about keeping this from Anakin. True, it would save Luke lots of trauma for the remainder of the trip. But then again, his anger afterwards would probably get worse.

Luke began to feel a headache approaching. Leia was lucky he was a Jedi.

A Jedi's gotta do what a Jedi's gotta do

A brother's gotta do what his damn politician sister had forced him to do.



"Dad, Leia is probably walking after Han into a trap," he told his father calmly. He then winced in anticipation.

It came.

"Why that scruffy looking, no-good, daughter-stealing, spice-taking, foul-smelling piece of…!"

Block.