"Her diary?" I asked Chewie, shocked at the words that were coming out of my mouth. "Why would she give me her diary?" Wasn't this the same woman that yelled at me for reading it and took it away from me?

"I don't know cub, but she was very determined that you read it."

"Well then I guess she read my letter to her…" I trailed off, and opened up the book. Damn it! I can't read a bloody word in this diary! My seeing from that damn carbonite is all screwed up! I'm blind!

"Maybe she wrote you a letter to you too cub. You know, while you were gone."

I sighed and slumped down onto the ground.

"I'll read it later." I said, and then put the book into my pocket.

Then I hear the door open and a couple of people walk in. Jabba's guards by the look of it. My eye sight is getting a little better, but still not 20/20.

They roughly and arrogantly put their arms around me, putting binders on my hands. I was too weak to shake them off. They put binders on Chewie too and then push us out into the grand room where Jabba was.

Man there are a lot of people in here. I can't see Leia! Where is she? More importantly, what did Jabba do to her??

"Han!" Someone shouts out at me as the guards bring us to a stop at one another. It's Luke!

"Luke!"

"Are you all right?"

"Fine. Together again, huh?" I ask him, suppressing a laugh.

"Wouldn't miss it."

"How are we doing?"

"The same as always."

"That bad, huh? Where's Leia?" That was the immediate question that popped into my head. I wanted to know if she's all right.

"I'm here." Leia speaks up and I turn to Jabba. Leia was lying next to Jabba, that's all that I could make out, and he was…that's repulsive! He's stroking her hair like she's his pet. I wanted to lunge at him badly. I want to just murder him! He's going to hurt her! She's not his pet!!!!!

"Oh, dear. His High Exaltedness, the great Jabba the Hutt, has decreed that you are to be terminated immediately." 3PO says.

"Good, I hate long waits." I complain. Gods I'll miss Leia. I love you!!

"You will therefore be taken to the Dune Sea and cast into the pit of Carkoon, the nesting place of the all-powerful Sarlacc."

"Doesn't sound so bad." I say to Luke, and he just gives me a disturbed look.

"In his belly, you will find a new definition of pain and suffering, as you are slowly digested over a thousand years."

Ew. "On second though, let's pass on that, huh?" I ask him.

"Yeah!" Chewie growls at the ugly piece of slime.

"You should have bargained, Jabba. That's the last mistake you'll ever make." Luke says. What is he talking about?

Jabba just laughs at whatever Luke was talking about, and soon guards surround us, taking our arms in their hands. People start to cheer, and I glance over at Chewie and then Leia. They both look worried. Luke however looked like he was having the greatest time of his life.

I wanted to go and kiss Leia, and tell her I loved her. I'm surely going to die.

Leia's POV

Han!

NO!

Jabba can't do this!

I'm not his slave!!!

I stand up and move towards the window so I can have a better view.

"NO!" he screams at me, and pulls my chain back, pushing me against his squishy body.

"Can't I just watch?" He lets my chain go a little, and I move closer to the window. I can see them standing with their arms binded together standing on the Skiff.

He pulls back on me again. What now?? He brings me close to his body.

"Soon you will learn to appreciate me." He says, and I give him a disgusted look, pulling myself back to the window. Yeah right. I sure hope that Han doesn't get hurt. He looks dashing standing out there on that Skiff with his hair blowing in the breeze. We finally stop, and I get to see Luke and Han walk to their death. Why am I watching this?

"Victims of the almighty Sarlacc: His Excellency hopes that you will die honorably. But should any of you wish to beg for mercy, the great Jabba the Hutt will now listen to your pleas." 3PO says.

I can see Han stepping forward. Gods he looks mad. Even from my angle he looks mad. I haven't seen him this mad since the time that Lando betrayed us.

"Threepio! You tell that slimy piece of…worm-ridden filth he'll get no such pleasure from us. Right?" Han spits.

"Yeah!!" Chewie growls.

"Jabba! This is your last chance. Free us or die." Luke says. The Jedi mind tricks don't work. You can't talk your way out of this one.

Lando, disguised as Jabba's guard, moves towards Luke, who nods at him. What are they doing? Is it a secret plan or something?

"Move him into position." Jabba says, and I realize that it's time for them to die. It's all my fault. I'm so selfish. I just wanted to save Han. Luke starts to signal at different things around the area. What is he doing? The guard pushes him forward, and he stares down into the pit. Before he can do anything, the guard pushes him, and as he falls off, he quickly turns around and then grabs back onto the plank, which sends him flying into the air. He does a quick flip and then lands back onto the platform. Suddenly, his lightsaber is shot into his hand, and he ignites it, killing a few guards near him while freeing Chewie and Han from their brace.

YES!!!
WOOO!

I KNEW that he'd have a plan! I just knew it!

As I watch Han, Chewie, Lando, and Luke battle it out, I realize that I must do something, but what?

Then I found it! Well…felt it. The chain! The chain that Jabba keeps slashing against my skin, making my neck and my legs and back very very sore. I jump over Jabba's throne and throw it over his hug head. I violently pull at the chain. Come on!! Come ON!!! DIE ALREADY!!! I pull harder, and groan at the amount of energy it's taking me.

I can see his huge eyes bulge out from their sockets, and his tongue pan out onto his hideous face. His tail keeps quivering though, and I pull harder and harder till finally he dies. Thank god. I sigh and then try to free myself from the chain.

Suddenly, I hear beeps.

R2!!

He comes over to me, and detaches the chain from Jabba's grip using a laser bolt.

"Come on, let's get out of here." I say, running towards the exit.

Where are they? I enter through a passageway and realize I'm on the deck. I see Luke struggling with another guard. He sees me and turns to me.

"Get the gun!!! Point it at the deck!!!"

Huh?

I turn around and then see a huge barge cannon. I climb onto the platform and slowly swivel the gun around. Why can't it go faster??

"Point it at the deck!!!" he screams at me. I'm trying!!!

There! Finally it's pointed at the deck!

"Come on!" He says, motioning me towards him, a rope in one hand. I grab onto him, and he kicks the trigger of the gun. It explodes and I bury my face into Luke's shirt as he swings over to the skiff.

"Let's go! And don't forget the droids."

"We're on our way." Lando smiles and then takes off.

"HAN!" I scream, running towards him.

"Leia." He breaths in joy. I hug him tightly.

"Oh gods Han I missed you. Did you get the diary?"

"Yup. Got it right here." He said, pulling it out of his pocket and showing it to me before placing it back in.

"Good." I said as I breath into his chest. This is real. "You know…" I said, slightly laughing. "I never thought I'd have this again."

"What?"

"I never thought that you'd hug me again. I never thought I'd have you back. This is real."

Lando walked over to me, and gave me a blanket, which Han gladly wraps around me.

"Me neither. I never thought I'd have you back."

I smiled and pulled back in his arms.

"Well now you do, Lover boy." I grinned and then leaned up and kissed him.

He kissed back, and my heart leapt.

"We're here!" Lando said, landing the skiff. What a dust storm. I pulled away from Han, and took his hand.

"I can't see."

"Sure you can. I'll help you."

"Okay." Han smiled, and I led him off of the Skiff and onto the sand.

"I don't know. All I can see is a lot of blowing sand!!" Han screams. You can't hear ANYTHING over the sand storm.

"That's all any of us can see."

"Then I guess I'm getting better." He says, and I smile as I head him under the Falcon as a bunker for the sand storm.

"I've got to hand it to you, kid, you were pretty good out there." Han says.

"I had a lot of help. Think nothing of it."

"No, I'm thinking a lot about it. That carbon freeze was the closest thing to dead there is. And it wasn't just sleepin'. It was a big wide awake nothing!!" Han screamed. Gods, that must have been awful.

"Don't feel bad for Han." Chewie growls and messes up Luke's hair. I walk over and give him a hug.

"Thanks." I whisper in his ear, and then I go back to Han.

"I'll see you back at the fleet."

"Why don't you leave that crate and come with us?"

"I have a promise I have to keep first…to an old friend."

Huh?

Han looks at Lando.

"Guess I owe you some thanks, too, Lando."

"Figured if I left you frozen like that you'd just give me bad luck the rest of my life, so I might as well get you unfrozen sooner or later."

"He means 'You're welcome.'" I say to Han.

"Come on, Let's get off this miserable dust ball." Lando says, and we all board the Falcon.

"Luke's on the comlink!" Lando screams at us, and we rush into the cockpit. Lando was sitting in Han's seat, Chewie's sitting in his normal seat, Han's sitting behind Lando, and I'm sitting behind Chewie.

"I'll meet you back at the fleet." Luke says.

"Hurry. The Alliance should be assembled by now."

"I will." Luke said.

"Hey, Luke, thanks. Thanks for comin' after me. Now I owe you one." Han says, and then turns off the comlink.

I turn to him and smile, wishing I could have some time alone with him.

A few hours later when we arrive at the command ship…

I have to go and put in the projection for the briefing tomorrow of our new mission in the Briefing Room. I wish I could just have some time with Han! Is that so much for a princess to ask for?

I sigh and then hear the door open behind me. I spin around and then smile.

"Hey." Han says, walking towards me.

"Hey yourself." I said, and he stops next to me, taking my hands in his.

"You wanna go and have dinner tonight? Just the two of us?" He asks me. I smile. Finally some alone time with the man I love.

"Sure. Just let me finish putting the last projection in." I said, freeing one of my hands from Han's grasp and inserting the memory chip into the slot. "Okay. Thanks." I said, leaning up and giving him a kiss on his cheek.

"My pleasure sweetheart." He said, turning and taking my hand in his. We walked out of the room smiling.

As we were leaving, Mon Mothma stood up from her hiding place behind some crates. She smiled smugly and then sighed, an annoyed look on her face. "I thought so."

So there's the chapter!!! I know it's long…but whatever. Review please! Thanks so much for the support of this story!!!

xoxoxo,

Alexandra