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Cockpit Conversations
Han found Luke fast asleep.
"Oi! Kid! Wake up! It's not bedtime yet! You're starting to go to bed as early as the twins!"
Luke groaned and rolled over. "I don't wanna get up yet Aunt Beru!"
Han froze, then shivered. "That's quite disturbing," he said, "Come on you lazy lump! Get up!"
"Ugh! Han, I was dreaming!" Luke finally sat up and replied blearily.
"What about?" asked Han.
"I'm not about to tell you!"
"Well you tell Wedge everything that's going on," Han said slightly hurt at being left out.....again.
"Hey that wasn't me!" Luke protested, "He forced me into it. He was acting all, strange."
"You mean stranger than usual!" Han whistled, "No wonder you cracked!"
"He kept telling me he was my Uncle Wedge and that I should talk to him more."
"You poor bugger," said, Han his voice full of sympathy, "Not only do you find out Darth Vader is your father, you find out Wedge Antilles is your uncle!"
Luke scowled, "Yeah and I've got this brother-in-law. He gambled away his own kids you know!"
"That's awf- WHAT!!!!" Han had only been half listening.
Luke laughed, "Hey it's not my fault I have rubbish family relations!"
"Don't let Leia hear you say that! Hey, um Luke?"
"Yeah?"
"Can you do me a favour?"
"Depends. What would that favour be?"
Han looked at the floor, "Well, you know Wedge?"
Luke gave Han a look of false puzzlement, "I don't know. Is he that Rebel who-"
"Shut up Luke."
"Shutting up."
"If he leaves this room tonight would you follow him, or stop him, or kill him?"
"I'll follow him or stop him but not kill him. I couldn't be bothered to clean up. Why? Where do you think he's going to go?"
Han's tone was one of annoyance, "Luke don't make me explain the facts of life to you!"
Luke, once again, looked confused.
Han sat down beside him, "Luke, when a man and a woman love each other very much, or they've got very drunk,-"
"No!!!! It's okay I understand!!! I'll follow Wedge! Though, you know that Leia is just doing this to annoy you!"
Han grimaced, "Yeah, I know, but I'm not sure of Wedge's intentions." He got up to leave.
"Yes Han, I'll keep an eye on Wedge, but if he discovers me I'm going to rat on you."
"Ah, a true friend!" Han said sarcastically. As he went to open the door he stopped. "Hey, Luke? Keep the other eye on Lando."
......... ........... ............ ........... ........... ............ .............
Han stumbled across Leia who was sitting in the cockpit staring off into space. A tear trickled down her cheek as she looked at the direction the twins had left in.
Strangely enough, Han found himself thinking, 'Yes! She's gone into her sensitive side! Now is the best time to apologise.'
"Hey Sweetheart," he said gently.
Leia jumped up and wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve as she spun around to face him. "What do you want?" She sounded tired and hollow.
Han rubbed the back of his head nervously, "Look, Leia, I know I'm a stupid git, and I don't know what I did, apart from kidnap you, to convince you to marry me, but I know that I love you more than anything and I don't want to loose you because I gambled away our kids. We're going to have to work together to get them back so, well," Han paused and took a deep breath, "I'm sorry."
Leia felt her heart soften, "I don't want us to fight either. You're right, we can't fight now. We have to work together, that includes not locking people in cargo holds and getting you're brother-in-law to stalk them, by the way," she finished sternly.
"What!?!? How do you know about that?"
Leia tapped her temples. "Luke contacted me as soon as you had left the room."
"I hate Jedi-ness," Han grumbled.
"Better get used to it," Leia advised, "all our kids are force sensitive!"
"Damn it, I'm outnumbered! Why couldn't we have just adopted?"
Leia laughed. "You were the one who wanted kids in the first place!" She hugged him saying, "I hope you know it's going to take a lot more than an apology for me to forgive you this time."
"Well," Han said thoughtfully, "I would propose, but we're already married."
"Well, maybe just a kiss then," said Leia, almost slyly.
"But you're all wet!" he protested.
"What?!"
"You've been crying," Han explained, as if to a little child. "You're all wet and..." He trailed off as he realised what he'd done, "Oh crap, I just insulted you, didn't I?"
"Yep! Maybe we could make up for five minutes! Just five! But no, you go in and stop me!" Leia slapped Han, hard.
"Owww! What was that for? All I said was-"
"Don't even go there Solo!"
Han was about to yell back, but at that minute, Lando entered the cockpit, "Hey guys have you seen.......Uh," he noticed that they were staring daggers at each other and quickly added, "I'll come back later," he back slowly out of the cockpit. After he had got a safe enough distance away he turned and ran.
They were about to restart their shouting match when Leia turned away, "I don't want to fight, but I'm not going to forgive you yet. You messed up, Han."
As she walked out the door, Han slumped into the pilot seat. It was going to be a long night.
A.N. Thorney: He He He! We're hyper! We've been eating a load of sugar and watching The Matrix so we're climbing walls! (Get it?)
Sweetdeath04: Quit making the CD player jump Thorney! (She ALWAYS breaks something when she stays here!)
Both: HALF TERM!!! FREEDOM!!!!
Thorney and Sweetdeath04
