DISCLAIMER: You know the drill.
SUMMARY: After their first kiss, just some bonding between Han and Leia . I feel the need to stop here, as this happened before Han was frozen into carbonite. If I continued, it would be so dragging, that it's not a humor/romance story anymore.
CHAPTER XX-Now for RealThat night, Han prepared a special dinner for Leia, to celebrate their first kiss. Leia enjoyed the food prepared by Han, and after the dinner, they sat beside each other on the pilot's deck. They had another intimate and wonderful conversation while looking at the stars shining in the sky reflected in the semi-circular window.
"So, how was the kiss, huh?" Han asked Leia mischievously. Leia blushed, saying, "Oh, I didn't like it," she joked. Han looked appalled with what she said, and she laughed. "Just kidding. I loved it!" she exclaimed. "I never expected you would kiss me that way."
"I've always knew you dreamed of it," Han muttered shyly. He stopped and added, "By the way, I forgot to give this to you." Han reached out for something inside his pocket, and pulled out a tiny box. He opened it, and asked Leia for her hand. "Give me your left hand," he said.
"What is that for?" she asked curiously. To her surprise, Han slid a silver ring on her left ring finger. "Oh Han, you're giving me a ring?" she said in astonishment. "Does this mean we're now..."
"We're now a couple, starting today," Han said smilingly. He raised his own hand and showed Leia the ring he wore, which was paired with the other one. Leia smiled at him, and Han could feel her smile melting his heart. This is now for real, he thought.
Without warning, Leia suddenly asked him, "Are you still angry at me for kissing Luke?" She remembered him looking so taken aback when Leia once kissed Luke in front of him. Han frowned a little, and then said, "Oh, not anymore. Just forget about it. I kind of understand why you did it. And you succeeded."
"Did I make you jealous?"
Han laughed. "You sure did. I've always been jealous whenever you're with Luke."
"Why would you? At least you now knew that I never felt anything for him the way you thought it to be. Although at first, I used to crush on him..."
"You had a crush on Luke!" Han asked, pretending to be surprised. He pretended to have that "I'm-getting-jealous-again" look on his face, which made Leia double over in laughing.
"Oh, come on, that was before! Forget it!" she exclaimed in between laughs.
"What did you see in him, anyway? I looked better than him, don't I?"
"Stop being so obnoxious, Han. Don't worry, from now on, you'll only be the most gorgeous guy for me," Leia assured him.
Han pinched Leia on both cheeks. "My nerf-brain Princess is sooo cute!" He said in admiration. Leia was starting to look cuter and prettier every moment he was with her.
"Get your hands off me, you nerf!" Leia exclaimed as she shoved off his hands from her cheeks. "Can't you think of any other adjectives to describe me? I'm tired of hearing you say that I'm a nerf brain."
"I'm not good at adjectives, your highnessness."
"If you take this challenge, I'd give you another kiss," Leia told him. Han smiled, and said, "Okay, I'd like this." He thought for a while, and then spoke out what he had in mind.
"Well, aside from being a nerf brain, you're... you're cute and..."
"You're always telling me I look cute," Leia rolled her eyes in boredom. "People used to tell me I'm cute. Can't you think of something else?"
"Oh, I'd love this challenge," Han smiled. "Hmmmm..." he thought, "Let's see... you're Nerf Brain Organa," he looked at Leia and winked, while Leia pretended to look at Han meanly, "Oh, I forgot, you're my beloved Leia Organa, my insanely pretty, and occasionally deranged Alderaanian Princess..."
"Please forget for a while that I'm a princess."
"Okay... so, you're annoying, whiny, scary," Han commented, and Leia understood he was joking. She loved it this time.
"You take too long in dressing up, and you're loud sometimes," Han continued.
"I'm not that loud!" she exclaimed.
"I know! You're adorable, beautiful, and so cute and full of charm..."
"Why don't you sing it to me instead?" Leia snapped back.
"A, you're adorable, B, you're so beautiful, C, you're so cute and full of charm..." Han sang.
"Harhar, corny! And please don't sing anymore, it makes me fall asleep!"
"Ah!" Han finally thought of something that he thought best describes her. "You're annoying, yet endearing. That's right! You're... you're my sassy princess!" He paused for a while and stared at Leia, who was smiling widely at him. "Okay, where's my kiss?" he demanded, eager to be kissed again.
"Don't be demanding," Leia replied, pretending to look like as if she was knocked out of boredom. "Why don't you repeat what you said?"
Han sighed. "I said you're my sassy..."
He was cut off when Leia gave him a peck on the cheek. "There's you're kiss!" she said smilingly.
"Only on the cheek?" Han asked regretfully.
"What more would you want?"
Han and Leia smiled at each other, and sensed what the other one were feeling. They had always waited this day to come, for them to be able to express their feelings, which they once hid from the other. Their love is indeed real. They would never allow their social background or differences to get in the way of their relationship. Love had indeed found its way with the Princess and the Smuggler.
They leaned their heads towards each other, and with the sky sprinkled with stars as backdrop, they locked lips in another passionate kiss. This time, they're now together. Forever. Han and Leia.
Nerf Brain Organa loves Nerf Herder Solo.
-FIN-