TITLE: "My Sassy Princess"
AUTHOR: Maiden of Endor
DISCALIMER: You know the drill.
SUMMARY: While Han is away, Leia decides to check out the nightlife in Cloud City out of boredom. But first, she went shopping.
CHAPTER XII- Dressed to KillLeia Organa sighed to herself as she sat back on the sofa. What a boring day, she thought. Today was her day-off from taking charge of all the rebel duties in the Alliance, and there isn't much work to be done at home. The silence that enveloped the pad was still deafening; Han had been away not just for five days, but for seven days. Until now, they had not made any contact with each other. Leia was tempted to call him or send him a holographic message, but was ashamed to do so, what with the realization that she was now in love with him.
Does he feel the same way too? She was asking herself this question for days on end. She tried asking heaven for a sign, but until now, no sign has happened yet. Is fate toying around with me? Am I supposed to feel this way for him?
She stood up from the sofa and walked around some more. These feelings are surely driving me crazy, she thought. She entered her room and sat in front of the vanity dresser, and found herself staring back at her own reflection. She looked at her eyes, and saw a different Leia. Instead of the calm, in-control, and stoic princess, she saw something else: she saw a young girl crazy in love and going weak over missing a scruffy-looking nerf-herder. I feel like a child again, at a lost for words. How do you define a crush combined with longing? But, this is not just a crush.
"Arrghhh!" she shouted out and shook her head strongly, trying to brush away the thoughts that keep on bothering her. "Why do I have to feel this way for you, Captain Solo!" she asked out loud. "I wish you'll just disappear into thin air just so I won't be asking myself these questions!" she screamed. "Don't you know how hard it is to be in love with you?"
"Your Highness, are you okay?" Threepio peeked into the door. The droid happened to pass by her bedroom and heard Leia's wails of angst and confusion. Leia was startled at hearing Threepio's voice complete with his droid accent, and turned her head to the door.
"Huh?" she mumbled. She felt like a moron. "Oh...I'm okay..." she replied, trying to smile and feeling like a loon at doing so.
A moment of awkward silence followed. It wasn't long before Threepio spoke up again. "Are you sure you're doing fine?" he asked. "I heard you saying something about Captain Solo. Would you mind if you repeat again what you said?" he asked politely.
Leia felt her self blushed a deep shade of red. Did Threepio hear what I said? Flustered and embarrassed at the same time, she lost hold of her temper and felt her bitchiness coming back to life again. "Why would I say that again? Are you deaf? Didn't you heard what I just said?" she asked with a tone of annoyance in her voice.
"Well, Mistress Leia, I..." Threepio trailed off.
"Go away, will you?" she shot back. Threepio (did he felt embarrassed?) grew quiet and turned to walk away. As Threepio walked down the corridor, he mumbled to his droid self annoyingly, "Mistress Leia sure is in love, what with that horrible temper!" he exclaimed.
"I heard that!" Leia yelled from a distance. Threepio stopped short and huffed before he totally went off.
Meanwhile, back in the room, Leia rested her head in her arms on the vanity table. I feel so messed up. And it's all because of that laser brain guy who drives me crazy. These feelings are a pain in the neck! She remembered when she was still a schoolgirl, her friends would approach her for love advice regarding their crushes and flings. Back then, Leia was a carefree girl who didn't cared much about crushes and matters of the heart. Haughtily, she would just laugh off after hearing her friends' problems and reply, "Well, if I were you, I'd just forget about these feelings. It's just a phase. It's not yet the real thing. Those love stitches are only driving you crazy."
"Well, you're so lucky, Leia," the girl buddy would reply shyly. "You're lucky not to be having love problems like me."
"Yeah, and I don't look stupid for feeling that way." Then she would laugh again, and the friend would go away feeling embarrassed for ever asking her advice, and would make a resolve not to approach her again.
Leia felt regretful for treating her friends that way before. Now I'm the one in need of advice, she thought frustratingly. I have no one to approach and help me sort out my feelings. Maybe it's what fate does to people who used to be stoic and cynical about love. She thought of Luke and the prospect of asking him about this, but then, she felt not doing it. I might be too obvious already, and I think he has an idea of my Han dilemma.
She lifted up her head and saw the band-aid stuck on her eyebrow. Her wound took days before it could finally heal off. She placed her hand on the band-aid and closing her eyes, she peeled it off fast. Whew, she sighed in relief. Now it's healed, and I'll just fill it up with a brow liner. How easy it is for silly wounds like this to heal. But with heartaches, that's another story. Love can be annoying sometimes.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Later on, late in the afternoon, Leia decided to go around town and go shopping. She planned to check out the night life in Cloud City and with this in mind, she decided to buy a dress that will make her blend in with the party crowd at Stairway to Heaven. This was the lounge where Han, Luke and Lando usually go out to after Alliance meetings. I'd like to see it for myself, and learn why people loved going there at night, she thought while she entered a boutique. She patiently scanned the clothes rack to find something suitable to wear. Most of the clothes in her closet were princess dresses, aside from the usual pants and combat gear get up she always wore. I'd like to wear something sexy this time, something that's "not me".
She found something that she liked, a red asymmetrical mini-skirt and a black tube top. After fitting it, she purchased the wardrobe complete with matching high-heeled sandals, and went out of the shop feeling so elated at what she brought.
Upon going home, Leia took a quick shower and finally wore the outfit she brought. She tied her hair in a high ponytail and curled it with a curling iron. She applied make-up excitedly; strong eyeliner and mascara, deep red blush on and lipstick. She finished the look with silver hoop earrings and stepped in her high-heeled sandals. When she stood up and went to check herself in the full-length mirror, she smiled at what she saw.
She was not Her Royal Highness Princess Leia Organa anymore.
Instead, she was a vampy party girl ready to take on the night scene.
Wow, Leia, is that really you? she asked her self amazingly. She never expected that she could be this good at applying make-up and making herself look like a sexy, rebellious, wild chick. Even the high heels did compensate for her petite height by making her look taller.
She felt sad that Han was not around to be with her. Maybe if he were with me, he'd probably eat his heart out. I'm sure he likes his women sexy. She shook her head and tried to brush away the thoughts of Han admiring her in her get-up. That's why I'm going to the lounge, right? To make myself forget him and my feelings even just for a while. She decided that when she gets there, she'd drown her self in a few drinks.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
As she walked around the apartelle corridors, she passed by Luke, who was walking back to his pad. Luke did not notice her at first, and probably thought that she was just one of the residents, until he heard her voice call out to him.
"Hi Luke." Luke turned around and squinted, as if trying to recognize the woman in a red mini skirt and black tube top. Upon realizing that it was Leia, Luke frowned quizzically, thinking, Your Highness, is that really you? He'd never seen her looking that way, until now. Thick make-up and sexy outfit. It was not she to wear those things and act that way.
Leia tilted her head sideways in a flirty manner and smiled. "So, how do you like my outfit, young Skywalker?" she asked Luke in a flirty voice. She giggled.
"Where are you going?" Luke asked curiously.
"I'll be enjoying myself for a while," she replied. "What about you?" she asked.
"I don't feel like going out today." Luke was at a lost for words. All this time, he'd been crushing on the Princess, admiring her for her beauty, strength, and intellect. But never did he ever fantasize about her flirting with him, out of his great respect for her. It was enough for him to let her tell him all her woes and sadness and allow her a good cry and have her rest on his shoulders. Seeing Leia fully made-up gave him mixed emotions. He didn't know whether he'd think of her as a slut or not, even though she did looked that way. Just like the girls he saw at Stairway to Heaven. Is she trying to escape from her real self? Or is she feeling something in her that she wants to run away from?
Leia waved at him and said her farewell. "Bye, Luke," she said, and turned away. Luke just stood and watched her wistfully until he could no longer see her.
Yeah, she's sexy, all right, but she doesn't have to do that just to escape from her self.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Leia, on the other hand, just felt pleasantly surprised at Luke's reaction when he saw her. He thinks I'm sexy! she thought jokingly. I'm desirable, after all. She smiled.
Watch out, I'm going to conquer the party scene!
A/N: Leia did what she did so she could drown herself in a few drinks and forget about her lovestruck feelings for Han. She wants to run away, but the more she does, the more she finds herself falling deeper in love with Han. The question is, does Han feel that way too? Definitely! Only, he too, is afraid to show it. (More on that later.)
When I was making this story in my mind, I played around with the idea of Leia going to a bar dressed up in a mini-skirt and a tube top. I know she'd looked good in that! I guess she wants to be naughty, even just for a while. (Eat your heart out, boys!) Oh yeah, it's also my fantasy to dress up sexily. Hehe!
What will happen once Leia steps inside the Stairway to Heaven lounge? Find out in the next chapter! RR please, and thanks for the reviews:)