Let Fate Decide

Chapter 3: The Future

A/N: This is the last chappy to my Star Wars fic! Thanks so much for all the reviews, and I hope to be writing more SW fics soon, H/L fluff and A/P fluff too… And in honor of the great holiday, I might be making some kind of Thanksgiving fic, even though I know that would make no sense what-so-ever, but I would have all the family comes together: Han and Leia, their kids, Anakin, Padme, Luke… his new girlfriend… But back to the story:

Synopsis: 5 years since chapter 2. Leia had to choose between her brother and lover. This chapter shows what happened after Darth Exodus was destroyed once and for all. Leia is a senator, and she lives on Coruscant, in an apartment. (Think of Anakin and Padme's in the 3rd movie). Also, pretend Threepio can smile. Hehe.

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP…

I sighed as my hand leaped out and hit the snooze button on my alarm clock. This is going to be one hell of a day, I thought. The room was still dark as I made my way to the bathroom. Today was my birthday, and I still had to get up and go to work. I yawned, and looked at myself in the mirror. I was a wreck. I had deep circles under my eyes, my waist length hair was tangled, and I was paler than snow.

I shook my head and sighed. How could I let myself get this bad? How could I allow myself to be so piled down with work, I didn't have time for anyone anymore, including myself? A small tear escaped my eye, and I quickly wiped it away.

As I stepped into the scorching hot shower, all of my worries melted away, literally. The steam fogged up the mirrors in the bathroom within minutes, and it was hard to breathe. But it was relaxing my muscles, which I needed very badly, so I couldn't cool it down. When I stepped out, my skin was a crimson red.

My purpose today was to go to work, make a change in my hours, and come home happy, and ready to celebrate. Everyone I loved deserved to see a new me. Not the workaholic senator, but the fun princess.

"Threepio, do you mind making me some breakfast while I get dressed?" I asked politely, as I stuck my head out the bathroom door.

"Certainly, your highness, a good day always starts with a good breakfast." He said in his mechanical voice. He was sitting on the sofa, obviously just about to shut down.

"Stop, you are starting to sound like my mother…" I sighed. "But thank you."

"Of course, your highness."

I walked in my bedroom, and opened my closet. What to wear, what to wear, what to wear… Seeing as though white was my traditional color, I decided on a white gown with white boots. ((Similar to episode 4…))

After I was dressed, I brushed my hair, and pulled it up in a simple bun on the back of my head.

When I was completely done, I ate my breakfast, and headed out the door. It was going to be a long day, or so I thought…

4 HOURS LATER – 10 A.M.

"Senator, you have a call on line 6." Jon, my assistant told me. I had just gotten out of a 2 hour meeting involving the possibility of a conspiracy against the senate. A part of me was worried, since possible espionage activity could be taking place, but another part didn't care.

"Thank you, I will take it in my office."

"You must hurry, Senator, it sounded urgent." She said.

"Yes, I will, thank you."

I quickly picked up the telephone in my office, and immediately heard Threepio's voice. "Your highness, you must come quickly. There is something wrong with Miss Keira and Miss Krista." And the rest was a blur.

I quickly hurried home, and tore my way through the crowd in the lobby. I knew the elevator would take forever, so I decided to take the stairs. It was only 10 flights up…

I was completely, and utterly exhausted when I reached Luke's room, but I mustered enough strength to open the door…

"Surprise! Happy Birthday!" came the shouts of my family. I could have passed out right then and there but I was too angry to notice how happy everyone looked.

"Threepio, how dare you call me and tell me my twin daughters were in danger, and know it was all a joke? I was scared out of my wits thinking something was happening to them!" I was hysterical, and almost in tears. Threepio was about to protest, but Luke stepped in.

"Leia, please calm down. It was my idea to have Threepio call you. He insisted it wasn't a good idea, but we knew that if we used them, then you would get here immediately. I am so sorry, I didn't realize you would be upset. You have been so piled down with work we thought it would be nice to throw you a surprise party." I sighed, and motioned for Keira and Krista to come over. I gave them both a big hug and kiss, and focused my direction back on Luke.

"Luke, I appreciate the party, but I really must get back to work. I am sorry to ruin your birthday as well by handing my girls over to you, but… with Han gone… I need something to take my mind off him…" I looked over at Threepio, who, for once, was being rather quiet. "And I am sorry, Threepio, I was out of line to yell like that."

"I accept your apology, your highness." Threepio said, who seemed much happier now. With R2-D2 not here, he got very lonely.

"So did you have fun spending the night with Uncle Luke?" I asked Keira and Krista.

"Yes, mommy. Uncle Luke has been showing us how to use a lightning saver!" Keira squealed.

"Keira! You weren't appose to tell her! Besides, it's called a light-saber! Duh!"

This made everyone laugh, and Luke piped up, "Honestly Leia, they used the force against me! They were very deceitful, weren't you girls? They tricked me into teaching them."

The twins laughed. "That's silly!" Keira giggled.

"How could we convince a grown-up to do whatever we want?" Krista said, also giggling.

"Easy, Uncle Luke does it all the time. He convinces me to like him…" I said, giving Luke a little punch in the arm.

"Hey! You are going to want to take that back when you see what I got you for our birthday!" Luke said, giving her a playful, but warning glance.

"I would really like to stay and finish out the party, but I really must go. I have so much work to do…"

"Mommy! Please stay! You have to see your present now!" Krista whined.

"Yeah, besides, he is very anxious to see you!"

"You don't even know what anxious means!" Krista rolled her eyes.

"You know Krista, attitudes like that leads to the dark side, ya know!"

"Girls, girls… please. Now Keira, what did you mean he is very anxious to see me…?" Krista, Keira, Threepio and Luke smiled their widest smiles, and focused their attention behind me. I was a few feet away from the door, and it was closed, what could possibly be behind me?

I turned around, and gasped.

"Han! Oh my god!" I screamed as I leaped into his arms. We shared a very passionate kiss before being interrupted by a loud 4 year old clearing her throat. I broke it apart by a laugh, and he spun me around. I hugged him one last time before hammering him with questions.

"When did you get back from that mission? Why didn't you tell me? Are you okay? Are you hurt? I missed you so much!" I squealed.

"Hey, hey, princess… It's okay. I am fine, not a scratch. After all, how could a brilliant pilot like me ever get hurt?" He said in his most cocky voice. I laughed, and playfully hit him on the shoulder. It was so great having him home. I knew in my heart I would never be able to choose between the two. I explained to Luke how much I still cared for Han, and despite the fact Luke thought I was making the wrong decision, he gave me his blessing. When I told Han that I could be with him again, he knew nothing could separate family, and let Luke come along with us to Coruscant. The trip there was exhausting, considering all the mixed emotions flooding the Millennium Falcon. I loved Han, and Han and Luke hated each other.

When we got there, life seemed to just settle in almost perfectly, except for Han and Luke's relationship. Within 3 months of living on Coruscant, I had become pregnant, and Luke had a somewhat resentment to the pregnancy. When Han and I got married, shortly after I found out I was pregnant, Luke almost didn't show up. He soon came to accept it all, and Han couldn't have been happier about the pregnancy.

It was 8 ½ months later that really helped Han and Luke establish a friendship. I had been taken hostage by a group of remaining imperials. They wanted my babies, and injected something into my bloodstream to cause me to go into labor. Han and Luke had to work together to save me, which they did, 10 minutes before Krista was born, shortly after came Keira.

Just two months earlier Han was sent on a top secret mission involving the imperials who captured me, and since then Luke had been helping me take care of the girls. I was so worried about Han, I had nothing else to do but pile myself down with work.

"Leia? You okay? You zoned out for a second." Han said, concerned.

"I'm okay… I was just thinking." I smiled at him.

"What were you thinking about, mommy?" Keira asked. I laughed, and gazed into Han's eyes, then turned around and looked into Luke's who was sitting on the sofa with the twins.

"I was thinking about… my life. I don't think I could be any happier right now. Everything… Everything is perfect. I went from a cold, and broken-hearted teenager, to the most happiest woman in the galaxy… all within a few years. I would have never in my wildest dreams imagine Luke Skywalker and Han Solo consider a friendship… and it seems as though the impossible has now become my life." A small tear escaped my eye, and Han quickly wiped it away.

"This is by far the best birthday I could ever have… Thank you so much for bringing my husband home." I went from Han to Luke and gave him a fierce hug. The girls had run over to their daddy and were giving him a hug, too. My family was happy, safe, and most importantly… together. And for some reason, out of the corner of my eye, I could have sworn I saw my mother and father, watching us from the corner of the room.

A/N: All done! Please review!