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Chapter 11

Padmé stood nervously outside her parent's home. After Anakin's fall she had to fake her death to protect her children. She hated to cause such pain to her parents at the time but she knew if Palpatine or Vader knew she was still alive, they would hunt down Luke and Leia. Obi Wan had warned her that should her children be discovered then they might possibly be killed or worse raised to be agents of evil.

She knew the cost of faking her death, her grandmother was killed protecting her secret that she had not died. Padmé knew a similar fate would happen to the rest of her family if they knew the truth. It wasn't until a few years ago when her niece Ryoo was to be married that she was discovered to be alive.

Ryoo kept her aunt's secret; understanding what might happen if it was known that Padmé Amidala was still alive.

Luke squeezed his mother's hand, "Mother it'll be alright. Grandmother and Aunt Sola will be thrilled to see you alive."

"It's just been so long Luke," Padmé said.

Luke opened the door and Padmé followed him in staying slightly in the shadows. They were immediately met by Sola.

"Oh gods, Luke, how is Leia? Is everything alright? Is she going to be alright?" Sola asked.

"Leia should be fine, I put her in a healing trance which will heal her faster," Luke responded.

"And the baby; is the baby going to be fine?"

"He'll be fine, in fact we may get to meet him sooner than we thought; the healing trance has accelerated his development."

Sola got a worried look on her face, "How will that affect him?"

"When we left the doctors were running some tests, if something's not right, Han will make the decision whether or not to wake her up," Luke said.

It was then that Sola noticed the woman who was with Luke. She felt that her heart had stopped for a second, "Padmé?"

Padmé smiled at her sister, "Hello Sola."

Sola started breathing heavily as the tears started to fall, "Oh gods, I can't believe it." The two sisters embraced for a long time.

Jobal was in shock when she learned that her daughter was still alive. When Padmé explained why she had faked her death, she understood fully. Luke gave his mother some time alone with her mother and sister. He was walking in the garden when he ran into Winter.

"Luke, it's wonderful that your and Leia's mother is still alive," she told him.

"Yes it is there is so much I can learn from her; about father and about the Jedi."

"Luke, there is something disturbing. Aunt Celly has gone missing."

"What, when?"

"Right after you and Chewbacca left to go to where Han and Leia are she left and hasn't been back since."

"That's odd, it's almost like…"Luke trailed off.

"Oh Luke you don't think Celly had something to do with Leia getting shot?" Winter asked. "Celly would never want anything to happen to her."

"But she wasn't too fond of Han," Luke stated.

"The bolt was meant for Han, and Leia stepped in the way?"

"I think so, when I was putting her in the healing trance, I saw a vision of what have happened. Leia had a vision seconds before she was shot," Luke told her. "She had seen Han being shot and she was being dragged away from him."

"We have to find Celly," Winter said, "She may be the only one who knows who shot Leia."

Han sat with Leia's hand in his. Daily he watched Leia's stomach grow, he was relieved to find that his son was developing well and the only effect the healing trance had on him was a faster development. He placed his hand on her belly and could feel his son moving around. He smiled.

Chewbacca entered the room and smiled a Wookiee smile at his "Cub." Since he had known Han Solo he never expected him to find a life mate, not until that day they had rescued the princess. He knew from that day Han had changed and over the years watched the romance blossom between the pair. He remembered the bets placed by the Rogues on when they would finally admit their feelings for each other. Chewbacca was the first to know when things changed between them. It was the quiet moments between them on their trip to Bespin after their escape from Hoth.

Han and Leia had stopped fighting during that time. Chewbacca knew they would end up admitting their feelings by the end of that trip, or one of them would end of dead. He knew that Leia probably would have bested Han. She may be a small woman, smaller than most, but she was dangerous; especially with a blaster.

Han looked up and noticed Chewbacca watching them. "Hey Chewie," Han said.

["There's a communiqué from Luke, it's a little disturbing."]

"What is it?" Han asked. "Did they find out who did this?"

["No not yet, but he and Winter believe that her Aunt Celly had something to do with it.]

"Impossible, she would never want any harm to come to Le…"Han stopped, "Oh gods. It was meant for me and she stepped in the way." Han looked at Leia. "Why did you do it sweetheart?"

["Because she loves you Cub,"]Chewbacca said, ["She saw a vision of you getting hurt and prevented that from happening."]

"At what cost, her own life? Our child's life?" Han ran his hand through his hair. "Gods Leia."

Chewbacca placed his furry paw on Han's shoulder. ["She probably wasn't thinking that was her natural reaction to protect you. After what happened on Bespin, she vowed never to lose you again. The Little One would never be able to survive without you."]

"And she thinks I could go on without her?" Han asked.

Luke didn't know what to make of Winter's revelation that Celly had disappeared the same day that Leia was shot. He was unwilling to believe that she would do anything that would harm her niece. Han on the other hand was a different story. She had disliked the Corellian from the beginning. Celly had even gone as far as choosing a different man for Leia to marry. Luke thanked the gods that Leia had gotten pregnant, although unplanned; because it was the only reason that Celly had seemed to come around to allowing Leia to marry Han.

Luke wandered the streets of Theed trying to get a sense of Leia's aunt. He stopped in front of his mother's shop. It was late in the day and the sun was in his eyes as he looked up into the hills. He knew that Han and Leia must have been blinded by the sunlight as they exited the shop. It was a perfect opportunity for a sniper to fire upon the unsuspecting couple. He closed his eyes and let the events of the past days flow past him, the street was busy during that time, so the gunman could have been anywhere. He saw his sister exit the shop with Han, the look on her face like she was shocked at something and her sudden movement in front of Han. He then saw the laser bolt that hit her.

Luke opened his eyes and looked into the hills again and started towards them. It was an easy hill to climb with a path leading right to the top. From the top he could see clearly to the jewelry shop. Once again he let the past flow past him until he came to the day Leia was shot. In that very spot he saw a redheaded woman with a long range blaster. 'Mara Jade,' he thought. He remembered the woman from the days after Endor. He looked further back into the day, and saw a man with her, someone he didn't recognize.

Han had joined Leia in her bed as he did every night. He needed to hold her and feel her close. Early every morning it was the same routine, the nurses would have to wake him up so that they could do the necessary tests on Leia. Every morning Han would grumble about being woken up but it was his cue to get up and use the 'fresher and take a morning shower. Usually when he was finished the nurses would have returned with the results.

This morning was different. Instead of Leia nurse, the doctor was there. He was smiling.

"Hey doc, what's up?"

"Leia's levels are now at a perfectly healthy individual's levels," the doctor said. "The blaster wound is completely healed."

"Does that mean I can wake her up?" Han was excited, for the past week he had been waiting for this moment. Han smiled when the doctor nodded at him. He walked across the room and took Leia's hand in his. He leaned in and whispered the secret phrase into her ear. Nothing happened. "Leia?"

He looked at the doctor, who shrugged.

"I'm gonna kill her brother," Han said. He pulled the flimsy out of his pocket that had the secret phrase that should have woken Leia up and noticed that he had forgotten one word. It was a word that he hated, but only Leia had ever gotten away with calling him that. "Maybe I'll kill her."

The doctor smiled.

Han bent over Leia and whispered into her ear, "I'm a scruffy-looking Nerfherder."

He stepped back and watched as her eyes fluttered and a smile came across her lips, he then heard her say, "I know, but I love you anyways."