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EPILOGUE

Luke stood and watched as the flames leapt higher into the air, consuming the remains of Anakin Skywalker and Laila.

He stayed there until the last of the flames had died out into the starry sky above. He walked back slowly into the Ewok Village where the celebrations had already begun.

Leia sensed him coming him and was there to greet him. She wrapped her arms around him tightly. She pulled back when she felt his grief; she knew Vader—her father, she reminded herself, was gone, but something else was missing.

"Where's Laila?" she asked hesitantly. Luke held out his hand, which contained Laila's purple lightsaber and pressed it into Leia's hand.

Leia gasped, "How…?"

Luke stared straight ahead, his eyes stone, "The Emperor was going to kill me, but she took the blows. She sacrificed herself…for me." He said still not looking at her.

Han leaned against the wooden wall. He felt the instant stab of guilt when he heard what Laila had done for Luke. So she really had given up the Sith, for him, because she really did love him, he thought solemnly.

He emerged from the shadows and enveloped Luke in a hug, "I'm sorry Luke. Really, I am." He said sincerely.

Luke shuddered with a sob, "I know, Han, I know."

"Come on, Leia. Leave him be for a while." He took Leia's arm and led her off into the festivities.

Luke seemed to not notice all the pats on the back he received, the great job for destroying the Empire, they all went over his head. Nobody knew the grief he felt inside.

He pushed his arm up on the rough wall and sighed, how can I go on, he thought grimly.

For the next hour he tried not to think of her sweet smile, how skilled she was with the Force, her laugh, the way her lips felt against his, her beautiful eyes listening intently when he talked to her about his troubles, or the way she'd sneak up behind him and hug him and pressing her cheek against his back, he'd always felt like he could do anything when she was there. Now what?

He opened his eyes and wiped a few stray tears to the ground and looked into the distance.

A few feet before him the trees started to blur together, he squinted, wondering if he was losing it. Leia came up and placed her arm on his, her cheeks and eyes bright from laughter and dancing.

"What is it?" she asked. Luke pointed to the distance.

Before them came the Force-ghost of Obi-Wan who smiled at him.

Next came Yoda who nodded his wrinkled head in approval.

Then a man of young age and blond hair and blue eyes, Luke's other twin you might say, appeared. The man blushed a little as Obi-Wan patted him on the back. He looked into Luke's eyes and grinned.

"Luke…is that him?" Leia asked breathlessly. Luke merely nodded.

All the Force-ghosts looked to their right expectantly. Luke held his breath as the trees blurred further together.

An image of Laila formed in front of them. She looked just has she had when he first met her; the scars from the lightning were gone, her face as perfect as ever. Anakin pulled Laila closer and both smiled at Luke.

As if in trance, Luke pulled away from Leia and slowly approached the ghosts, treading slowly, lest she disappeared from his sight. He brushed another tear from his cheek as he came closer to her.

When he came within a foot of her he stopped. She smiled and glanced at Anakin.

Luke stared at her; unable to believe she was here, with them. As he stared into her eyes she nodded toward the pocket in his pants.

Luke reached inside his pocket and another tear fell down his face as he pulled out the japor snippet he thought he had burned with Laila. He looked back at Laila and smiled at her.

Laila reached out her hand and touched his face, "Forever, remember?" she said.