Chapter 11

"You did what!" Mara half yelled.

"I had to see if she went home. So I called her aunt."

"Leia, did you think that maybe she just needed to get away from the apartment?"

"She was supposed to stay in that apartment. She didn't and that's why we have this problem."

"Have you been to your brother's apartment? I'd have more fun watching banthas walk around."

"Very cute, Mara. It isn't an excuse for her to leave. Do you think she's back yet?"

"Okay Leia, I'll tell you what happened. I talked her into leaving and we might have left the Palace. We went to a bar around the corner and we got back really late last night."

"Why didn't you tell me when I called you?" The anger was apparent in Leia's voice.

"We weren't ready to come back." Mara chuckled at what she had said. "Don't worry, she got home fine."

"I'm going down there. You stay here with Jacen, Jaina, and Anakin." Leia made her way for the door.

"Fine."

Leia was furious. She had to talk the Palace Security to cut the punishment down to confined to quarters. How could she just disregard those rules? Leia stormed into the repulsor lift. There were a few senators aboard and she said hello the nicest way she could at the moment. When it stopped at the twelfth floor she got off and proceeded to walk down the hallway. She reached Luke's apartment door. She knocked once and there was no answer. She knocked a second time and still no answer. Leia knocked a third time, to show she wasn't going away.

She heard someone on the other side hit the door panel. The door slid open and Leia had already had her mouth open to scold Nomi. She was shocked to see Luke standing there.

"What are you doing here?"

Thanks, same reaction twice in two days. "I live here, remember. And it's nice to see you too."

"Han didn't come back?"

"Han is with Lando right now. Lando lent me the Lady Luck so I could come back." Luke took a glance inside to see Nomi sitting on the couch. "I'm pretty sure you didn't come here to see me but I think you should come back later."

"I need to speak with Nomi."

"Listen, if it's about her and Mara and last night it can wait for later." Luke stepped outside the apartment and allowed the door to shut behind him.

"Luke, I think Nomi is up to something. When she was staying with me, I could tell she was hiding something. Be careful."

"It's okay. We've been talking and we've got a lot more to do. Come back later, okay sis?"

"Um, sure. I'll be back around lunch." Leia gave Luke a hug. "And I am glad your back."

Leia headed to the repulsor lift and Luke returned inside of the apartment.

A/N: Sorry about the short chapter. I'll try to make it up. But I do have some cool news. Thanks to Ticklesivory I have a story cover. Yay! To see it,visit:

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