L E I A & H A N : An Adventurous Love Story

Ch.24

       I woke up with Han still holding me, tears rolling down his face this time and Luke sitting next to him. How was I not dead? "Han. Han I'm okay.", I said in shock and him just as confused but relived. He grabbed my face to kiss me, long and passionately.
      I then hugged Luke for a long time too. I looked at where I was stabbed and there was no wound. I healed? How was that possible?
      "How am I alive? This is impossible.", I said to them both. "I have no idea but right now we need to get out of here before we are found.", Luke said to me, while he and Han both helped me stand up. "The only way we are getting out of here is if him and Palpatine still think that I am on the dark side.", I said to them.

    "She's right.", Luke said.

    "But what happens from there?", Han asked.

    "You have to get the ship ready for us so that once we are done here we can leave right away.", I replied. Then I continued, "Luke, we have to defeat Vader and Palpatine. It is the only way that this is going to end.". He nodded knowing that there was nothing else that we could do.

     Han began shaking his head then said, "No, not happening. You both are going to get killed. I am not losing you again, Leia."

    "Han, this is the only way it is going to work.", I said to him.

    "No, there are many of other plans. You have to stop putting yourself in situations that could get you killed for others.", he replied.

    "Han. Please trust me.", I said to him.

    He looked at me with saddening, painful eyes then said, "I do trust you. But I don't trust the empire.", then he stroked my face.

   "We are losing time. We have to go.", I said as I held back the tears. I couldn't cry and show I was weak, not now.

  "We will see you soon, Han.", Luke said to him.

   I looked at Han and we locked eyes for a moment then we kissed and as I began to walk away, he said, "I love you, Leia." and I replied, "I know.", with a smile. I walked away knowing that all of this could either be over within moments or this was just the beginning of our own personal hell.