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Chapter 2
When they arrived back at the Ewok village, Han and Luke were surprised to see Leia there. She was supposed to be resting, although she was sitting down and resting. But she was supposed to be resting on the ship. Luke stepped forward to scold his sister but Han stopped him, "Let me talk to her." He told Luke.
"Han, I can sense you're angry with her."
"Yes I am, she's going to put herself back into that medward. She never knows when to quit."
"Before we jump to conclusions about why she's here, let's talk to her." He looked at his sister, in her chair chatting with the Ewoks, with the help of Threepio translating.
Leia smiled when she saw her brother and boyfriend coming towards her, but it quickly went away when she saw the angry scowl on Han's face. She could feel the anger radiating off of him, although she could feel that Luke was trying to calm him.
"Leia, what in all the gods names are you doing down here, why aren't you resting?" Han scolded.
"Han, honey, before you get too angry, I was cleared by the doctor to come down here. He told me the sunlight would be good for me."
"See Han, I told you she'd have good reason to come down here." Luke told him.
"Well, I know how hard Leia loves to work; I was worried she wouldn't take the doctor's advice." He sat down next to Leia.
"Well, for once I'm doing what he says." She entwined her hand with Han's. She smiled at him, "I have something more to think about other than just the rebellion."
Han smiled back at her; he leaned in to kiss her when a Ewok, Wickett he thought, got in between them. He rattled off something in his native tongue.
Threepio translated for them, "I'm rather embarrassed, General Solo, but he asks if you are the Princess' mate."
Han smiled at Leia, "I hope she becomes my mate."
The little Ewok had pretty much put Leia on the spot. She had yet to answer his proposal. She felt uneasy, she wanted to tell him yes but not in front of a crowd. Luke could sense his sister's unease. He used the Force to tell her, 'Leia, you should talk to Han; I'll get rid of everyone else so you two can talk.'
He was answered with a loud 'Thanks' in his head.
Leia looked at Han and smiled at him. "So," he said.
"So," she replied.
Han looked at their entwined hands, never in his life had he felt like someone was so perfect for him. He gave her his lopsided grin, "So," he said again, "Have you?"
"Thought about what you asked me?"
"Well, have you?"
"Yes."
"Yes? Yes you've thought about it, or yes to my question."
Leia smiled at him, and laughed a little. "Yes."
"Leia…"
"Oh you're such a nerf-herder," She ruffled his hair, "Yes I will marry you."
"You will?"
"Yes!" Han put his hands on the side of her face and kissed her passionately. Leia soon found herself picked up and he was spinning her around. She suddenly felt light-headed. "Han, honey, could you put me down?"
He looked at her and noticed that she was looking pale. "Oh my, sweetheart I'm sorry. I'm just so happy." He set her back down in the chair that she had been sitting in.
Luke was standing on the other side of the Ewok village with Chewbacca. They were watching Han and Leia. "Well, Chewie it looks like I'm getting a brother-in-law."
Later Luke found himself in the prisoner holding area. He wondered about the redhead that he and Han arrested earlier. She was definitely sensitive to the Force, and had been somewhat trained in the Jedi ways. He watched her as she meditated. Suddenly he felt her green eyes on him.
"Didn't anyone tell you it's not polite to stare, Skywalker."
"How do you know who I am?"
"The great Jedi is so humble that he doesn't realize how famous he is. Now he's going to be more famous because he murdered my master and his puppet."
"The Emperor was your master? Who are you anyways?"
"Like I'm going to tell you," She glared at him. "You should be the one behind these bars, not me."
Luke closed his eyes and stretched out into the Force, he gently probed her mind to try and figure out who she was. He soon found himself thrown across the room.
"Don't ever do that again, Skywalker. You don't think I can't tell when my mind is being probed."
Luke got up and turned to leave; he looked back at her and said, "I will have your name one day."
"And I will kill you one day."
Han and Leia walked hand in hand on the observation deck on Home One. Outside the viewport they could see the forest moon of Endor. They stopped to look at the moon. Han stood behind Leia and wrapped his arms around her. Leia leaned back into his embrace. "It's really beautiful isn't it, Han?"
"Yes it is," he answered but when she looked up she saw that he wasn't looking at the moon but her. She turned around in his embrace and wrapped her arms around his neck, he bent down and they shared a passionate kiss. When they broke apart, Leia laid her head on his chest as he held her close. Han looked down at her and noticed her yawning. "Sweetheart, are you alright? Do we need to go back to your quarters?"
"I'm fine, Han. But yeah, I think I should go lay down." They turned away from the viewport and as they made their way into the turbolift they ran into Mon Mothma and a Bothan. Leia smiled at the older woman. "Good evening Mon Mothma."
"Good evening Leia, General Solo. Leia you remember Borsk Fey'lya?"
"Yes, good evening." Leia greeted the Bothan and gave him a slight nod, and gave Han a slight poke in the side indicating that he should do the same.
"Princess Leia, I understand you were wounded in the battle, I trust General Solo here isn't letting you overexert yourself." The Bothan gave a slight glare at Han.
"Actually I was taking the princess back to her quarters." Han told him.
Borsk raised his eyebrow as if he was insulted that Han had spoken to him. "Yes, well, it's best the princess gets her rest."
Leia looked to Mon Mothma, "If you would excuse us, I really need to lie down."
"Of course Leia, the sooner you recover, the soon we can get you back to work," Mon Mothma told her.
Mon Mothma and Borsk Fey'lya watched as Han and Leia walked hand in hand to the turbolift. Borsk turned to Mon Mothma, "Do you think she is wasting her life with that General Solo?"
"Yes, but what can I do. I do believe that Bail Organa would never have approved, if he were alive today." They stepped down to the observation level, "She should be with someone of her class."
"I could check around with my sources and find someone suitable. Surely there is a prince out there that would gladly marry her."
"It would be very difficult to detach Leia from the General. Many on the base have rumored that she is in love with him. What worries me is that it is also rumored that he proposed to her."
"Does the princess have an inheritance? That may be a reason that he is interested in her."
"Leia herself is not aware of the amount of inheritance she has. A lot of the Organa wealth was kept off of Alderaan and many of the Alderaanian accounts that had no directive of what would happen to the funds in case of their deaths were automatically put in off-world accounts held by the Organa family."
"Surely she is aware of her own family holdings."
"She is she used many of her own funds during the time that she and Commander Skywalker were searching for Solo, during his detainment. She also donated funds to the Rebellion from time to time."
The Bothan stared out of the viewport of the observation deck, "I think it might be in the best interest of the princess to sever her ties from the general."
"What do you have in mind Borsk?"
"Solo, is a general is he not? Surely there will be missions to send him away on. The war didn't end with this one victory. Since he is an unmarried officer, he can be sent away on…extended missions."
Han walked Leia to the door of her quarters. She palmed the switch to open the door. "Han, do you want to come in?"
"Well, I wanted to get back to check on the Falcon. Chewie's probably pretty hot that I haven't been there much to aid in repairs." He kissed her on the forehead, "I can come back later, sweetheart. 'Sides, you need your rest."
"Alright, I love you Han."
"I know, I love you too," he said with a grin. Han gave her a light kiss before she disappeared into her quarters. He stared at the door for a few moments before he turned to go to the docking bay.
When Han arrived at the Falcon he was greeted by an angry growl. "Cool it Chewie, I'm here now! Can't I spend time with my future wife?"
["Cub, as happy as I am for you and the little princess, you know you need to be here to help with repairs. I hear we're striking Coruscant soon, and the Falcon needs to be in top condition."]
"I know, I know. So what needs to be done?"
["The new sensor disk isn't connecting well. We may need to do a run to check it out.]
"I'll put in a request for us to go out. I think Leia and Luke may want to go."
["Do you have an ulterior motive, getting Leia and Luke away from the base?"]
"Well, since we're going to be out, maybe we could go somewhere, Leia and I can get married, you and Luke can be witnesses."
["I could not be happier for you.]
Luke entered his sister's quarters. Leia was sitting on the conform sofa in her living quarters going over some flimsiwork. "Leia, I thought you were supposed to be resting, what's all this?"
"Luke, I'm only restricted from doing physical work. Lifting a flimsy or two is hardly going to be considered physical. I just can't sit around all day doing nothing." She put her flimsies down on the table next to the sofa. "So what's up? I've heard that you've had some trouble with a prisoner."
"Yes, she claims to be the Emperor's hand or something like that. Nobody can get her name out of her and when I've used the Force on her, she threw me up against a wall."
"And I thought Han had a way with people," she laughed then turned serious, "it was rumored that Palpatine had spies everywhere, ones he could summon with the Force. While everyone was sure they were more fact than rumor, it could never be proven."
"This woman is Force sensitive, untrained for the most part, but she can pack a punch." He then smiled, "She's very pretty too."
"Oh," Leia asked, "does my brother have a crush on someone? Tell me what does she look like?"
"Tall, red hair, green eyes." Luke continued to describe the woman physically then looked at the expression on Leia's face. "What?"
"She sounds familiar, if she was one of the Emperor's assassins or bodyguards then, perhaps I ran into her during my time in the senate. Maybe I can go down to the holding cells and have a look."
"Leia, she seems dangerous, in your condition it might not be wise for you to risk it…"
"Oh, c'mon," she said as she got up, "I won't be probing into her mind, I'll just go look and see if I can recognize her, and leave."
"Fine I'll go with you."
Luke and Leia entered the detention area; they walked over to where the redheaded woman was held. Leia's jaw dropped when she saw the woman. The woman, sensing that Luke Skywalker had returned, looked up at the pair in front of her.
"So, Skywalker, bring your girlfriend with you this time." She focused on Leia, "Princess Organa."
"Mara Jade, so the Emperor used you as one of his many puppets."
Luke could feel Jade's anger rising, hoping that the woman wouldn't do anything to hurt his sister.
"So Organa, heard you been slumming around with some lowlife smuggler. Your father would be so proud. It's a good thing he's dead then."
Luke could now feel Leia's anger rising. He put his hand on his sister's arm.
Leia pushed him off of her, "You have no right, and you have no clue what kind of man Han is." She stuck her finger out to her, "Bail Organa would have been proud to have him as his future son-in-law!"
Mara started laughing, "You? The virginal princess is getting married? My, my, of course I've seen this Han Solo fella, not bad looking especially when he's doing this:" She then mimicked Han's pained expression he wore during his encasement in carbonite.
"Why, you…" Leia was read to lash at her. Luke caught her.
"Leia she's not worth it." Luke warned as he drug his sister from the room. As they left they heard Mara Jade's laughter.
Her confrontation with Mara had left her worn out, so when she and Luke returned to her quarters she went to lie down in her room. Luke stayed around in case she needed him and set Threepio to the task of making dinner for her.
Later that evening Han made his way back to Leia's quarters, he pressed the buzzer. A few seconds later the door slid open, and Han was greeted by Luke. "Hey, kid. Leia up?"
"Yes, she's just resting in her room."
"Good, I'm glad you're here by the way. Chewie an' me are going to take the Falcon out to test the new sensor disk. I was hopin' that you and Leia would like to accompany me."
"I think I can break free, do you think it'll be ok for Leia to travel? She had a pretty rough day today."
"I'm sure she'll be fine. I was kind of hoping with us getting away, Leia an' me can get married. I have a bad feeling if we wait it'll be hard for us to do it." He then stopped for a moment, "A rough day? I thought she was resting, at least that's what she told me she was going to do today."
"It's sort of my fault." Luke said. "You see I told her about the prisoner we picked up, you know the redhead. And Leia wanted to see her for herself."
"What did she do?"
"Defended you for the most part, Leia had met her during her time as a senator."
Soon Luke and Han were joined in the living area by Leia. She smiled when she saw Han, "I thought I heard you out here." She moved across the room and greeted Han with a kiss. "So what are you two talking about?"
"Your little encounter with the redhead, Leia you shouldn't have to defend our relationship."
"I just don't like it when people insult you, they don't know you the way I do."
"Exactly, that's the reason that you shouldn't have to defend our relationship. We know what we've got, and no matter what anyone says, they can't take that from us." Han then put his arms around Leia and kissed the top of her head, "The new sensor disk is installed on the Falcon and I was hoping you and Luke would go out with me and test it out."
"I think that would be nice." She kind of cocked her head to the side and squinted her eyes at Han, "You don't have any other plans do you? I sense you're hiding something from me."
"Ok, truthfully, sweetheart, I was hoping that we could sneak off and get married."
"Han, I was hoping that we'd take time, to strengthen our relationship before we got married."
Luke put his hand on his sister's shoulder, "Leia, I had a vision. That you and Han will be forced apart if you don't get married soon."
"Is it too much to ask that I don't want to rush into this," she looked up at Han, "Han, I love you with all of my heart, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you, it's just I've always dreamed that my wedding would be…"
"That fairytale wedding," Han ended for her. He smiled, "And I have no right to take that away from you. You deserve what you want on your wedding day." He wrapped his arms around Leia. "Then we'll wait. I believe our love for each other is strong enough to withstand whatever they can throw at us."
Han and Leia then kissed lightly and Luke smiled. Luke knew that he would never get Leia to change her mind, but the vision was really bothering him. He wanted his sister to be happy, and he knew the coming years would be a challenge for her and Han to stay together.
Later that evening after Luke had left, Han and Leia sat together on the couch, listening to some light music provided by Threepio. Leia let out a yawn. "Sweetheart, I think it's time for you to go to bed."
"I'm not really that ti—," she yawned, "—red."
"Oh yes you are. C'mon," he said as he got up, "bed time princess."
Han walked Leia to her room and just as he was about to close her door she looked at him, "Stay."
"Ya, sure," he asked.
"Never been surer of anything in my life," she told him.
"Okay, just let go to the Falcon for a few things and I'll be back." Han gave Leia a light kiss.
"Hurry back."
Han rushed up the ramp of the Falcon and went to his quarters to find a duffle bag and started shoving some clothes and other necessary things in it. He was unsure of what exactly Leia wanted tonight, to be held, most likely. But there were other possibilities, although in her weakened state from her wound, any physical activities in the bedroom would have to wait. Still, Han wanted to be prepared, with Leia anything was possible. He rifled through his drawers and found a pack of condoms, took a look at the expiration date, 'sith,' Han thought 'it's been a long time buddy'. He knew that there wouldn't be anywhere on the ship that he could obtain any.
Han didn't want to keep Leia waiting so he just took his packed duffle bag and headed back to Leia's quarters. He would just have to hold her for the night, and the next morning he could swing by the medical frigate and get the required shot. He was about to reach Leia's quarters when he ran into General Rieekan in the hallway. He tipped his fingers to his forehead in a quick salute smiled and tried to continue on to Leia, but was stopped by the older man.
"Staying with Leia tonight, Solo?"
"Uh, yeah." Han answered. He knew that Rieekan didn't care if he stayed with Leia; at least he hoped Rieekan didn't care. "She didn't feel like being left alone tonight. She's still feeling pretty weak from her wound."
"Just a word of warning, try to be a little more subtle next time you stay with her, some of the other higher ups don't exactly approve of the princesses' relationship with you. Don't give them any reason to send you off on missions just to keep you away from her."
"What are you saying, general?"
Rieekan took Han to the side, and looked around for any listeners, "Word has it, they're searching for someone they'd find 'suitable' for her."
"They wouldn't force Leia into some political marriage would they? That totally goes against what the rebellion stood for."
"I know, but Leia is still a princess, and what better way to gain allies than to pawn off one of your most valuable people."
"You know Leia wants to wait a few years before we get married, now is the best time for me to convince her we shouldn't wait. But I don't want to take her dream away from her."
"She wants the big wedding, that's not surprising." They heard someone coming down the hallway and Rieekan tipped his head to Han, "We best get going, I have a late night meeting to attend and you have a princess to attend to, have a good night Han."
"G'night, general." Han then made his way down the hall and thankfully didn't meet another soul. He stood at Leia's door about to hit the buzzer. He decided to try something out; he placed his hand of the switch and was surprised to find that it slid open for him.
Han entered Leia's quarters and looked around for her. "Leia?"
A moment later she emerged from her sleeping quarters. She nearly took his breath away, she was only wearing a pair of boxer-like sleep pants and a long sleeved sleep shirt. The clothes showed off her curves, something that was always well hidden under any senatorial gown or rebel-issued uniform that was way too big for the petite princess. She wore her hair, which was a little damp, in a single loose braid down her back. "I see that you discovered I programmed my door to open for your print." She smiled at him.
"I was just curious." Han smiled back at her. He walked over to her and checked her arm. "Looks like it's healing up pretty well. Does it hurt any?"
"No, not any more. So, are you going to get ready for bed?" She then ruffled his hair. She followed him as he went through her sleeping quarters to the refresher. He looked back at her as she settled into the bed. "Don't be long, Han."
Han quickly showered and shaved and put on his sleep pants. He opted to leave a shirt off. He went back into the sleep quarters and Leia looked up from the data pad on her lap. Her jaw dropped at the sight of his muscular body. He couldn't help but grin at her. He soon slipped into the bad next to her. She put the data pad on the nightstand next to her. She then cuddled up next to him, nestling her head on his chest as he wrapped his arm around her slim waist.
"I ran into Rieekan in the hall."
"Oh, what did he have to say?"
"That I should be more careful sneaking into your quarters at night," Han told her.
"You shouldn't have to be careful, we have nothing to hide." Leia propped herself up on her elbows and looked down at Han, "It's their problem if they have issues with our relationship." She leaned in and kissed him and he put his arm around her waist and pulled her on top of him. Leia straddled his waist and sat up looking at the man below her. She smiled. "I love you, you know that, right?"
"Of course." He smiled back at her and put his hands on her thighs. He moved them up to her waist and pulled her down to him. "And I love you. I love you more than I have ever loved anything."
"Even the Falcon?"
"Even the Falcon, when it comes to it, she's just a ship." He gently moved his hands up her back and started to take the shirt with him. He felt Leia tense. "Sweetheart, you just have to relax." He cupped her face with his hands and gave her a light kiss. "I won't go any further than you're willing to let me."
"I know, it's just…I'm nervous."
"You nervous? Don't worry; I have no plans of going all the way with you tonight."
"You don't?"
"No, I don't have any protection, and I haven't had my shot for years."
Leia began laughing.
"What is it sweetheart?"
"I'm protected."
"You are?"
"Yes, when I went to the medward to have my arm looked at, I got the shot." She smiled at him, "I knew this would happen, and I wanted to be prepared."
"But you're still nervous."
"Well of course I am, I've never done it before. I am ready." She stroked the side of his face, "I really am."
"You sure? You know once it's done, it's done. There's no going back."
"I know."
Han then rolled her over onto the bed so that he could be above her. He started by kissing her passionately then trailed kisses across her chin then to her earlobe. Han felt the goose bumps that formed on her skin. He moved his hands to her back and sat her up. He took a hold of the bottom hem of the shirt that she wore and began to take it off of her. He paused when he reached her breasts. He looked her in the eyes, biting her lower lip, she nodded.
Leia raised her arms so Han could remove her shirt. She looked at the expression on his face when he saw her bare chest for the first time. She smiled, still feeling a bit nervous. He leaned in to kiss her again and at the same time moved his hand up from her stomach to cup one of her breasts. She swallowed hard when she felt him rub her nipple with his thumb.
He released her lips and looked at her. "You okay?"
She opened her eyes and nodded. She tried to say 'yes' but she couldn't vocalize the words.
Han lay Leia back down. He kissed her with a lot of passion again. He wasn't going to rush their first time together. This was a special moment in both of their lives. Han wanted to make sure that Leia was fully ready for him, and he was prepared to stop if she suddenly decided that she wasn't ready. He started kissing her down her throat, all the while showing attention to her exposed breasts. Soon his kisses reached her breasts and he took one in his mouth, she gasped. This time he didn't stop. Leia moved her hands up into his hair, unsure of what she should be doing.
As Han's mouth paid attention to her breasts Han slowly moved his hand across her stomach and came to her waistband. He started to sneak his hand under the band, but she moved away from him. He looked up at her and noticed that she had her eyes tightly closed. He rolled to his side and propped himself on his elbow. She opened her eyes and looked up at him.
"Why'd you stop?"
"You're too tense. And I don't think you're really ready."
"I am, I really am."
"Leia…"
"Ok, I'm scared."
Han smiled. "It's ok to be scared."
"Were you scared?"
"Me? No." He paused for a few seconds, "I was terrified."
"I guess you can just hold me tonight."
"You want your shirt back?"
"No, I like this." Leia cuddled up to Han. She liked the feeling of his bare skin on hers. Leia was yawning, "Let's go to sleep."
Han sighed, "Ok sweetheart." Kissing her earlobe he whispered in her ear, "I love you."
"I know." Leia lay on her back looking up at the man above her; she smiled as she ran her hand across his face. "I'm sorry, I…"
"Hey it's alright, sweetheart. 'Sides it may not have been a good idea anyways, you're still not fully recovered from your injury. We've waited four years; a little while longer ain't going to hurt us." He took her hand in his and kissed the palm, he stopped for a moment when he thought he saw something on her forearm. "Leia, what's that?"
Leia moved her arm so he could see. He read the faint words written in Aurebesh.
"Leia Organa, Death Star holding cell AA23." Han looked at her, "Sweetheart, why didn't you ever tell me they did this to you?"
"What was there to tell, I was a prisoner they tattoo their prisoners. At least you can barely see that one."
"That one?"
Leia sat up and rolled over to her belly. "Left side, below the waist band."
Han pulled her waist band down slightly; he read the 'death tag'. "Those bastards."
"Han you knew I was to be executed when you and Luke rescued me."
"Yeah, I just didn't think that they had marked up your beautiful body." He leaned over and kissed the mark. "How come you never had them removed?"
"I tried once, the one on my arm, but a few days later it returned." She looked at the mark, "The doctor that tried to remove it was baffled, he'd never seen anything like it. He took skin scrapings and said that he'd analyze them to see if he could find a way to break the tattoo down, but I told him not to. With little funds the Rebellion has, I didn't want the doctor to waste any on me."
"Do they bother you?"
"No, not any more. I sometimes forget about them, I never see the one on my back and well why do you think I wear long sleeves most of the time."
Han pulled Leia to him and wrapped his arms around her. He kissed the top of her head. He then laid them down. She snuggled up close to him. He held her for some time until he realized that she had fallen asleep. Soon he did the same.
Leia bolted straight up when she heard the sirens. She looked over to Han's side of the bed only to find him already up and putting on his clothes. Something was wrong. Leia quickly got out of the bed and started putting her clothes on.
"Han, what's going on?"
"Dunno, sweetheart, it sounds like the attack sirens."
Leia quickly pulled her hair back into a single braid as she and Han left her quarters. They rounded the corners of the ship to get to the war room. Most of the high command was already there. Mon Mothma looked at Leia as she entered the room.
"Leia Organa, you're supposed to be resting. Go back to your quarters."
"I can't not know what's going on, besides I have been feeling much better the last few days," Leia replied.
"Until you are cleared from the doctor to come back to work, you cannot be here."
General Rieekan stepped in between the two women, "I think the princess should be allowed to stay. It's not like she is going to be going on field work any time soon. Sitting in a war room is not going to delay her recovery. Besides now is not the time to bicker about who should or should not be here, we have an escaped prisoner on the loose, and it is important that we find her."
"General, who escaped," Leia asked.
"That young woman that General Solo and Commander Skywalker brought in."
Leia looked around the war room. "Where is Luke?" Of course she didn't need to ask that question, she closed her eyes and concentrated on her brother's presence. She found him to be engaged in a fight, and when she tried to touch him she was pushed away.
Han put his hand on her shoulder, "Leia, where is he?"
"In the docking bay, we must hurry."
"Give it up Mara, there is no escape." Luke told the redheaded woman.
She answered him with a few more blasts from the rifle that she had stolen from her guards. "Skywalker you will die for what you have done."
"It wasn't me who killed the Emperor, it was Vader." He used his lightsaber to deflect the shots.
"It's your fault, Vader turned on him." She slowly backed towards the ramp of the Lambda-class shuttle that Luke had flown off of the Death Star. She fired more shots at him.
Luke deflected the first four shots but when he felt his sister touch his mind he was distracted a few nano-seconds which gave the fifth shot ample time to graze pass his lightsaber and hit him in the shoulder. Luke went down as the pain of the shot went through his body. Mara Jade boarded the ship and soon rocketed out of the hanger.
Han and Leia arrived at the hanger in time to see the shuttle blast out of the hanger. Leia scanned the area until she saw her brother lying on the ground. "LUKE!" Leia instantly ran to his side. Seeing his wounded shoulder she immediately started tearing material off of her skirt and used it to cover the wound. "Han, go get the medic."
"Leia, she…"
"It's alright Luke; we'll deal with her later." She used her weight to apply pressure on the wound.
Soon Han returned with the medic and Luke was taken to the medical frigate. Leia was pacing the waiting room.
"Leia, would you sit down for a few moments? Luke is going to be fine." Han said as he stood behind her and put his hands on her shoulders.
"It's my fault Han; it's my fault he's injured."
"Leia it is not your fault. The girl just got a lucky shot that's all."
"He got distracted when I touched his mind," she sat down and put her hands in her head. "I never want to use the Force again."
"Sweetheart, Luke is going to be okay."
"This time, yes, but what about the next time I distract him. The Force is dangerous, and I don't think I can control it."
"Luke's going to be disappointed, he wants to teach you. Plus I think you'd be cute with a lightsaber." He leaned in and kissed her. "I think you should seriously weigh your options before you make any decisions on whether or not you want to train. You should at least learn how to control your powers."
"No I don't even want to touch them. Never again Han."
"Sweetheart…"
"No, Han. They're too dangerous."
Han was about to say something else when the doctor came in the waiting room. Leia approached the doctor. "How is he? Is he okay?"
"Luke will be perfectly fine," the doctor told her. "He wants to see you." Leia and Han started to leave the waiting room when the doctor caught Han, "Just the princess, he asked to see her alone."
Leia entered the room that Luke was in. She looked at her brother whose arm was bandaged up. "Oh, Luke, I'm so sorry. This is entirely my fault."
"No, Leia. Don't blame yourself, it's my fault. I allowed myself to be distracted." Luke could sense the fear from his sister. He knew that she was afraid of the Force and her potential in it. He didn't blame her, after what their father had done to her and to Han. "Leia, you can't be afraid of your power. Your fear will lead you to the darkside."
"Luke, I just can't. It's too dangerous. I don't want to train to be a Jedi."
"I'm not asking you to be a Jedi; I just want you to know how to use your powers." He paused for a moment. "Leia, when you and Han marry, are you planning on having children?"
Leia seemed to be taken aback by the question. "I hadn't thought of that. I don't think Han has either."
"It is a big possibility that if you do, they'll be sensitive to the Force. If you don't learn want to learn how to use the Force for yourself, then think of the children that you may have. In order to understand their power, you'll have to understand your own."
"I survived for the past twenty-three years not knowing that I could use the Force, I'm sure that my children, if I have them, will be able to survive without the knowledge also."
"Leia…"
"No Luke." Leia looked at her brother, "I can't and you'll just have to accept that." She moved to the door of Luke's room. "I'm sorry." She moved out of the room past Han and Chewbacca who were waiting on the chance to see Luke.
"Hey sweetheart," Han started but she just kept going. He knew that she had issues with her Force sensitivity. He watched her go, "Chewie, could you keep an eye on her while I go talk to Luke?"
["If she would just accept who she is, she could be so much happier."]
"I know, she's just afraid that if the high command finds out who her father was, they'll treat her differently."
["Has she told anyone else?"]
"Just Rieekan," Han told him.
["And he hasn't treated her differently."]
Leia walked to the ship's hangar. She didn't want to go to her quarters just yet; she knew that would be the first place that Han would look for her, although she could sense the eight-foot tall Wookiee following her. She tried to block that sense out, but when she did she could sense the emotions of everyone around her. She started running; she wanted to get away from it all. Faster and faster she ran until she was at her top speed. As she tried to turn off her senses the Force seemed to flood her even deeper. She kept running unaware of where she was going; she kept running until her legs gave out from underneath her.
"You can't fight it you know," A man's voice said.
Leia looked up from the floor and saw nothing. She was breathing hard, hot tears running down her cheeks. She then heard Chewbacca coming down the hall. She curled up into a ball, soon Chewbacca was sitting next to her, and he placed his massive paw on her back and pulled her to him. They sat in the hall, Chewbacca let Leia cry.