"There it is." Lando said, pointing towards the building that we were approaching.

"That's it?" Luke asked. "That's Jabba's Palace."

"Yep. That's the place." Lando said, landing the ship away from the palace, just far enough away so that people couldn't see us.

"So what's the plan?" I asked Lando and he sat down.

"Okay. So I go in disguised as one of Jabba's guards. That's the first step. That way I can look out and make sure that none of you get hurt. Second, 3PO and R2 will go in and show Jabba the message that Luke is going to record. Sort of as a threat to Jabba…something like if you don't release Han, then I will use my Jedi tricks on you. If that does not work…then there is another plan. The third step is Leia will go in disguised as a bounty hunter and try to bargain for Han using Chewbacca. Then if all else fails, then Luke will go in and use some Jedi tricks on Jabba to make him give him Han. If that doesn't work, then someone will sneak in at night and release Han from carbonite, and then bring him back to the Falcon where we will take off. Any questions?"

"Yes…" I said. "If everything fails, and we have to sneak in at night, then who exactly is going to do it? Luke?"

"I guess Luke could do it if…"

"No." Luke cut Lando off.

"What?" I asked him.

"Leia should go."

"Why?"

"Because…you love him. You should be the first one to see him, therefore you should free him."

"But Luke I really…"

"No. I think that that is best. What about you Lando? Chewie?"

"I think its fine with me." Lando said. "I'm sure that Han would rather see Leia's face when he's released then yours Luke…no offense."

"None taken…" Luke said.

"Fine. I agree with Lando." Chewie growled at me, and I smiled.

"Here. Put it on Leia." Lando said, pulling the bounty hunter suit out of the drawer next him.

I made a disgusted face, and then put it on.

Okay.

I'm ready.

I'm ready to find you Han Solo.

Han's POV

"I love you!!!" Leia desperately screamed at me.

"I know." I said, my voice cracking. Of course I knew. I had read her diary, hadn't I?

The platform began to drop and I stared at her the whole time I went down. I didn't deserve this. I hated Lando for it.

Suddenly, smoke started to rise quickly and it covered my body. Then a cold liquid was poured over me as I slipped into unconsciousness.

I thought about that all the time.

I should have said more than 'I know' to her before I left. I should have said something like, 'I know Leia. I love you too.' But that wouldn't be really… Han like. What the heck am I supposed to do while I sleep in here? I've run out of dreams…um…nightmares.

Yeah, I had that damn nightmare again.

The one where Leia's killed?

Yeah. That one.

Then I've had dreams about Leia and I kissing and then Luke walking in on us, and Leia getting mad, and running away.

That was another nightmare I had.

Then I actually had a good dream. It was about me and Leia and we were laying in each others arms on the ground and counting the stars.

Every since that night Leia said she liked to count the stars, every time I look at them, I count them.

Damn, I can't even play Sabaac in here! Well there's no one to play with anyways…what the hell is a guy supposed to do? I'm tired of sitting around all day. I need an ale something fierce. When…If…I get out of this stupid prison I'm going to go and buy the biggest Ale that I can find. Then I'm going to find Leia. But I love her. Shouldn't Leia come before Ale?

Nope.

Ale before Leia.

I miss her though. I miss kissing her. I miss hugging her. I miss holding her in my arms as she cried. I even missed her complaining about Lando and how she doesn't trust him and her complaining about how the destruction of Alderaan was all her fault. I hope she got my message from me in her diary.

I hope she's looking for me. Or maybe she got together with Luke after all. Maybe she thought that I was dead and she decided to forget about me and get hitched with that farm boy.

Oh that would break my heart. I doubt that she's even told Luke about us. I bet she hasn't even told anyone. She's too embarrassed that I'm her boyfriend. Or maybe ex-boyfriend now. What else can go wrong?

Then, all of a sudden, the carbonite seemed to be heating up and peeling off. I moved my lips. I can actually taste fresh air! Someone's freeing me!!! Everything's coming free! My arms, my legs…I fell down onto the ground. Ah the ground.

Someone picks me up and brings my close to their body. Leia? No. Their skin isn't as soft…it's…hard. I open up my eyes and then gasp. I can't see. It's all blurry. I begin to cough. I feel like a newborn baby. Everything is so…different.

"Just relax for a moment. You're free of the carbonite." A voice I don't know says to me. I bring my hand up to my face and then moan. This is strange. "Shhh. You have hibernation sickness."

"I-I can't see." I say, and adjust in the persons arms.

"Your eyesight will return in time."

"Where am I?"

"Jabba's palace."

I reach up with a shaky hand to touch the persons face. It feels…metal. Not real. Like a machine.

"Who are you?"

Suddenly, A voice I recognize says, "Someone who loves you."

"I love you!" Leia desperately screams.

"I know."

"Leia!!!" I scream and she brings my face close to hers, giving me a warm and hungry kiss. Gods I've missed her.

"I gotta get you out of here." She says, helping me stand up.

An unwanted cackle is heard from behind a curtain.

"What's that? I know that laugh." DAMN IT! JABBA!

I hear a curtain open and then hear lots of laughter. Leia helps me turn around. Gods, did I say how much I loved her?

"Hey, Jabba. Look, Jabba. I was just on my way to pay you back, but I got a little sidetracked. It's not my fault." Yeah, I got a little sidetracked loving Leia. It's not my fault I fell in love.

He just laughs at me.

"It's too late for that, Solo. You may have been a good smuggler, but now you're Bantha fodder."

"Look…" I start.

"Take him away!" Jabba screams, and guards surround me. I can't see Leia. Where'd she go?

"Jabba…I'll pay you triple! You're throwing away a fortune here. Don't be a fool!!" I scream, and then I am dragged off by guards. "Watch it!" I said to them, and they stab me in the back to make me move forward. "AHH!" I scream. Man I'm tender from that carbonite. They pushed me down the hallway and then I hear a whine of a big door open and then a creak. They throw me into the room…my guess a cell and then slams the door behind me.

There is only this one light blur that is coming from the ceiling into the small room.

Okay Han. Calm down. Leia'll be all right. She's a strong woman. You have to be all right Solo. Come on. Get it together!! I'm sure that Lando and Chewie are both okay too. Just keep it together. Jabba won't do anything to Leia. Its okay So… Wait. What's that?

I hear a large growl from the other end of the cell.

"Chewie? Chewie, is that you?" I asked.

"Han? HAN!!!" He screams and then runs towards me, pulling me into a hug and lifting me off of the ground.

"Ah! Chew---Chewie!!!" I scream.

"It's good to see you all right cub!!!"

"Wait. I can't see, pal. What's goin' on?" I ask him.

"Luke's trying to rescue us from Jabba using some Jedi trick or something."

"Luke? Luke's crazy. He can't even take care of himself, much less rescue anybody."

"He's a Jedi Knight."

"A…Jedi Knight? I—I'm out of it for a little while, everybody gets delusions of grandeur."

"You okay, cub?" Chewie asks me, and then pulls me into a hug, petting my head.

"I'm all right, pal. I'm all right."

"You sure?"

"Yeah. How's Leia?" I asked, changing to subject.

"Oh, she's fine. She's a bit delusional though."

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"Oh, I guess the stress of another thing that she loved being taken away from her was too much, so she wasn't paying attention to anything. Half of the time she couldn't even remember whether it was lunch time or dinner time or breakfast time! She couldn't even remember her cabin number."

"Really? Leia? She was stressed because of me?"

"Yup. Oh, and she told me to give this to you if I saw you." Chewie said, reaching in his bag that was holstered to his crossbow and pulled out a book. Well by the looks of it, I would say it was a book. He handed it to me.

"What is it?" I asked, turning the book over in my hands.

"It's her diary."

So there's the chapter. Oh, and the reason that Leia was totally clueless about he whole Ani and Padme thing was because she was still delusional and cared mostly about Han instead of the whole Padme/Ani thing. Luke's going to say something to Leia about it later. So yeah. Review please! Thanks so much!!!

xoxox,

Alexandra