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blinded by the light

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        "You got another flight delay?" Luke winced at the screeching voice that came through the speaker of his cell phone, physically pulling the machine away from his ear to clear out the faint ringing in his head. Sighing, he pulled it back to his ear so he could respond.

"Yes, Leia. Except this time I've been moved to a different plane, the other one got stuck due to the storm so the only other available one is this one," Luke said while looking up at the blinking blue boarding screen, "which leaves at seven o'clock."

"Seven!?"

"Leia, it'll be fine, it's just a few more hours."

"Luke, your flight was scheduled to leave at one-thirty. I've been sitting at this airport for 20 minutes now thinking you would be here at four."

Luke bit his lip in guilt as he spared a glance at his watch and saw the numbers read back to him a blinking red 4:25.

"I know. I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do unless you want me to fly the plane myself."

"Worth a shot," Leia grumbled, her voice getting more and more annoyed as the seconds ticked by.

He laughed at his sister just as he pulled up to the waiting area beside his new boarding gate along with a group of other disgruntled people who were decidedly just as pissed as his sister about the delay. Bags of luggage bigger than Luke himself sat stacked by people, the desk clerk worked frantically to ease a shouting mother who carried two wailing infants, and a good amount of people had found comfort in the firm plastic chairs of the waiting room as they snored obliviously on. Luke loved flying, but he sure hated airports.

"God it sounds like hell over there, you sure you're alright?" Leia's voice changed from frustrated to concerned in an instant, making Luke roll his eyes as he placed his suitcase upright by his feet and used the top as a footrest. The chair was far from comfortable, but it would have to do.

"I'll be fine. I'll keep texting you updates if it makes you feel better too, hmm?" Luke asked, a teasing grin in his tone. Leia scoffed over the line, a faint curse leaving her mouth in the background as she no doubt stuck a middle finger up at the driver in front of her.

"That sounds great Luke. I'm gonna go find a place to eat, hopefully navigate my way out of this chaos—oh come on asshole, it's a no stop zone, keep it moving!—and i'm gonna pray that you don't get another delay. The storm isn't even that bad, really, just some rain, don't know why they won't fly—oh fuck off, i'm going!—up here."

Luke bit back a smile and shook his head. "Well hopefully I'll see you by 9ish?"

"One can only hope."

"Love you, sis," Luke said, knowing that his twin was distracted enough as it was while driving. The last thing he wanted was her crashing.

"Love you too little bro. Text me!"

The call beeped in its end before Luke could retaliate that they were twins, but he knew Leia would always tease him about it no matter what. Besides, Leia was like his older sister in a way even if their mother insisted that he had been born first.

Luke clicked his phone off and placed it in his lap before reaching over towards his bag and pulling out a book to read. He had never been more grateful that he had brought it along with him, particularly because he had a horrible feeling that he'd be texting Leia about yet another delay in his flight schedule.