Family Matters [2/4]
Title: Family Matters
Series: Star Wars, Legends
Characters: Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo
Summary: The mission on the forest moon of Endor suddenly gets complicated.
A/N: Might have a slight tiny hint of Truce of Bakura. As well as Shadows of the Empire.
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When he saw the Death Star exploded-it was still so near that they could see its destruction in the light of day-a part of him was glad. It wasn't as grand as the first one-he wasn't up there getting in the actions, for one thing-but there was still that sense of accomplishment.
But then he recalled that a kid that he'd grown to be fond of; had gone off to that very station earlier in the day. And looking at that big cloud of space particles and scrap metal didn't give him any good feeling. He hastily turned around to see Leia staring at the same sky.
"I'm sure Luke wasn't on that thing when it blew..."
Leia stared away in the daze as she smiled....
xxx
She wasn't sure how to do it the way Luke did-using the Force-but then she recalled Bespin and that other time in Coruscant when Luke reached out towards her. There was... that certain feeling; she was sure that if something should happen to Luke she would have sensed it. And she did! She could sense that he was up there somewhere... safe and sound. Alive. She could sense that Luke was shaken about something... but right now all that mattered was that he's alive. Her brother was still alive!
Leia smiled. "He wasn't. I can feel it!"
It was certainly a new feeling, to be able to sense someone dear to her in this way. But perhaps she could get used to this...
"You love him... don't you?"
She turned back to face Han because his question felt odd to her. Because... of course she loved Luke a lot. He's very dear and gentle... and now knowing that they were related made it more special for her. Having Luke as family. The kindest person she had ever known. Knowing that she wasn't really alone in this world...
"Yes, of co-"
"All right, I understand." What? "When he comes back... I won't get in the way..."
Huh?
Oh. It suddenly struck her what this man was thinking. This infuriating man that often bugged her to make her choose between him and Luke. This man who often-in effect-made her brother feel uncomfortable over his own feelings for her. Of which, she could guess... probably stemmed from the same confusion she had before.
Then again, it's about time the nerfherder tasted his own medicine. Amusing enough, after everything Han did... to just give up on her because of Luke? That was... quite gentlemanly. Knowing Han, deciding to let her go must have been so hard.
But suppose, she should relieve him of that suffering.
"No, it's not like that at all." Leia pulled him closer, trying not to smile too much.
"He's my brother..."
xxx
Everyone's gathering here. Well... almost. The Ewok village couldn't really support everyone after all. Most of the Mon Cals were still up in orbit. Suppose... they do need to keep the crew up there. Han laughed nervously.
He's not one to really get sociable. But hey... this is a great reason for a celebration. And surprisingly, the small team he's been dragging ended up having a great time getting along with those little Ewok creatures. He didn't really expected a full blown party set up as well. Those surviving X-Wing fighters took little time to locate this place too... news really spread fast.
"Han, you rascal!"
He turned around, saw Lando and happily greeted him. Well, trying not to get too chummy... he had a reputation to uphold.
"Hey! You lived!"
Lando laughed, as they held each other's arms tightly. "Who're you kidding? You want me to live, all right?"
Han chuckled openly before lowering his voice. "No scratches... right?" he added, because of course he cared that Lando was alive-he could see the other crew members that tagged along with Lando were also safe and sound-but he needed to shake Lando a bit. Just for fun.
Interesting enough, Lando's face paled for a bit. He frowned.
"Uh... sure! Would you expect any less from me?"
Lando sounded nervous. He snorted. Well... not that he really expected the Falcon to sustain no damage at all; at least Lando and his crew came back safe. A growl came from the other side as Lando left him to give Chewie a big hug. He shrugged to himself before noticing Leia getting fidgety suddenly.
"What?" he started to ask before she started to smile and turned around excitedly. Sure enough, as soon as he glance up he saw Luke running towards her... giving his sister a big hug. Han shook his head, feeling silly. Funny how before he often felt jealous of Luke for always getting a lot of Leia's affectionate hugs... yet now, he felt stupid for even feeling envious. Luke and Leia parted as Han took his turn to squeeze the life out of the kid.
Kid looked like they've been apart for years. Luke didn't say anything as they stared at each other wordlessly. But then they broke eye contact, as Luke turned to greet Wedge and the rest of their allies. Han watched the kid for a while before sensing Leia's proximity to him. Leia's face glowed even brighter, now that Luke was here.
"Han!"
Her eyes were wet but he knew that it was out of pure joy. Even when Leia was the first one to find out that Luke managed to escape the battle station before it blew; he could see her still being anxious all evening waiting for her brother. He grinned.
"What did I tell you? Luke did manage to take care of himself fine," he said as he pulled her close. He received a slap on the back as Leia leaned closer to whisper into his ears.
"Don't try to act tough on me, flyboy," she said, grinning. "I know you were worried as well."
Han just chuckled.
xxx
The night grew late. Some of the rebel fighters have gone back to rejoin the fleet that was still orbiting the forest moon. Some, had started to set up camp to sleep overnight over the clearings near the Ewok village. The rest.... Han found, were still drinking away at the corner of the village centre. Probably still high over their victory today.
Sighing, he took a seat right opposite his two friends. He stared silently at both of them before shrugging.
"All right now, fess up. What else you two were hiding from me?"
Luke and Leia glanced towards each other, feigning innocence. Han blinked. Did he just imagined it? It never crossed his mind before but somehow... he thought he saw a slight resemblance shared between Luke and Leia. Like the shape of their noses... the way their eyes started to lit up. The same way they started to roll their eyes. Suddenly he felt a bit freaked out about it.
"Y-you know... I'm still trying to digest everything but-both of you were actually related? Seriously?"
He could see Luke starting to blush as Leia trying to avoid looking at him. "Well... yeah, it's true," said Luke before he started staring at his hands, fidgeting. "It surprised me too when I found out... but it sure was nice. Having a family again."
Han kept his eyes on them as he frowned. "So, both of you never knew that you were related before? How did you find out?"
Luke shrugged, as Leia turned to face him.
"Ben told me. When I went back to Dagobah."
"That old foss-I mean, your old man? Wow... and he even took you along last time with the first Death Star-that old guy kept the secret even then? Why did you and Leia end up separated anyway?"
Han caught Leia giving Luke a warning look as Luke shrugged. That piqued his interest.
"Well... Ben said that it was to protect both of us because-"
"-of the Jedi Purge!" Leis suddenly interjected. Luke turned towards her, looking somewhat horrified at being interrupted. She hastily waved her hand at Luke. "I did grew up listening to stories of the Jedi, you know."
Leia turned to face Han. "Back then, the Emperor was really adamant to wipe out all Jedi from the galaxy. So I guess that's why..."
Han nodded, still finding her acting a bit strange. He turned his attention back to Luke. "Anyway, why did you go to the Death Star? Leia said you wanted to save someone. Who was it?"
Luke glanced up to meet his gaze. For some reason, Han felt a chill running up his back. Luke smiled weakly.
"It was my father."
Series: Star Wars, Legends
Characters: Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo
Summary: The mission on the forest moon of Endor suddenly gets complicated.
A/N: Might have a slight tiny hint of Truce of Bakura. As well as Shadows of the Empire.
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When he saw the Death Star exploded-it was still so near that they could see its destruction in the light of day-a part of him was glad. It wasn't as grand as the first one-he wasn't up there getting in the actions, for one thing-but there was still that sense of accomplishment.
But then he recalled that a kid that he'd grown to be fond of; had gone off to that very station earlier in the day. And looking at that big cloud of space particles and scrap metal didn't give him any good feeling. He hastily turned around to see Leia staring at the same sky.
"I'm sure Luke wasn't on that thing when it blew..."
Leia stared away in the daze as she smiled....
xxx
She wasn't sure how to do it the way Luke did-using the Force-but then she recalled Bespin and that other time in Coruscant when Luke reached out towards her. There was... that certain feeling; she was sure that if something should happen to Luke she would have sensed it. And she did! She could sense that he was up there somewhere... safe and sound. Alive. She could sense that Luke was shaken about something... but right now all that mattered was that he's alive. Her brother was still alive!
Leia smiled. "He wasn't. I can feel it!"
It was certainly a new feeling, to be able to sense someone dear to her in this way. But perhaps she could get used to this...
"You love him... don't you?"
She turned back to face Han because his question felt odd to her. Because... of course she loved Luke a lot. He's very dear and gentle... and now knowing that they were related made it more special for her. Having Luke as family. The kindest person she had ever known. Knowing that she wasn't really alone in this world...
"Yes, of co-"
"All right, I understand." What? "When he comes back... I won't get in the way..."
Huh?
Oh. It suddenly struck her what this man was thinking. This infuriating man that often bugged her to make her choose between him and Luke. This man who often-in effect-made her brother feel uncomfortable over his own feelings for her. Of which, she could guess... probably stemmed from the same confusion she had before.
Then again, it's about time the nerfherder tasted his own medicine. Amusing enough, after everything Han did... to just give up on her because of Luke? That was... quite gentlemanly. Knowing Han, deciding to let her go must have been so hard.
But suppose, she should relieve him of that suffering.
"No, it's not like that at all." Leia pulled him closer, trying not to smile too much.
"He's my brother..."
xxx
Everyone's gathering here. Well... almost. The Ewok village couldn't really support everyone after all. Most of the Mon Cals were still up in orbit. Suppose... they do need to keep the crew up there. Han laughed nervously.
He's not one to really get sociable. But hey... this is a great reason for a celebration. And surprisingly, the small team he's been dragging ended up having a great time getting along with those little Ewok creatures. He didn't really expected a full blown party set up as well. Those surviving X-Wing fighters took little time to locate this place too... news really spread fast.
"Han, you rascal!"
He turned around, saw Lando and happily greeted him. Well, trying not to get too chummy... he had a reputation to uphold.
"Hey! You lived!"
Lando laughed, as they held each other's arms tightly. "Who're you kidding? You want me to live, all right?"
Han chuckled openly before lowering his voice. "No scratches... right?" he added, because of course he cared that Lando was alive-he could see the other crew members that tagged along with Lando were also safe and sound-but he needed to shake Lando a bit. Just for fun.
Interesting enough, Lando's face paled for a bit. He frowned.
"Uh... sure! Would you expect any less from me?"
Lando sounded nervous. He snorted. Well... not that he really expected the Falcon to sustain no damage at all; at least Lando and his crew came back safe. A growl came from the other side as Lando left him to give Chewie a big hug. He shrugged to himself before noticing Leia getting fidgety suddenly.
"What?" he started to ask before she started to smile and turned around excitedly. Sure enough, as soon as he glance up he saw Luke running towards her... giving his sister a big hug. Han shook his head, feeling silly. Funny how before he often felt jealous of Luke for always getting a lot of Leia's affectionate hugs... yet now, he felt stupid for even feeling envious. Luke and Leia parted as Han took his turn to squeeze the life out of the kid.
Kid looked like they've been apart for years. Luke didn't say anything as they stared at each other wordlessly. But then they broke eye contact, as Luke turned to greet Wedge and the rest of their allies. Han watched the kid for a while before sensing Leia's proximity to him. Leia's face glowed even brighter, now that Luke was here.
"Han!"
Her eyes were wet but he knew that it was out of pure joy. Even when Leia was the first one to find out that Luke managed to escape the battle station before it blew; he could see her still being anxious all evening waiting for her brother. He grinned.
"What did I tell you? Luke did manage to take care of himself fine," he said as he pulled her close. He received a slap on the back as Leia leaned closer to whisper into his ears.
"Don't try to act tough on me, flyboy," she said, grinning. "I know you were worried as well."
Han just chuckled.
xxx
The night grew late. Some of the rebel fighters have gone back to rejoin the fleet that was still orbiting the forest moon. Some, had started to set up camp to sleep overnight over the clearings near the Ewok village. The rest.... Han found, were still drinking away at the corner of the village centre. Probably still high over their victory today.
Sighing, he took a seat right opposite his two friends. He stared silently at both of them before shrugging.
"All right now, fess up. What else you two were hiding from me?"
Luke and Leia glanced towards each other, feigning innocence. Han blinked. Did he just imagined it? It never crossed his mind before but somehow... he thought he saw a slight resemblance shared between Luke and Leia. Like the shape of their noses... the way their eyes started to lit up. The same way they started to roll their eyes. Suddenly he felt a bit freaked out about it.
"Y-you know... I'm still trying to digest everything but-both of you were actually related? Seriously?"
He could see Luke starting to blush as Leia trying to avoid looking at him. "Well... yeah, it's true," said Luke before he started staring at his hands, fidgeting. "It surprised me too when I found out... but it sure was nice. Having a family again."
Han kept his eyes on them as he frowned. "So, both of you never knew that you were related before? How did you find out?"
Luke shrugged, as Leia turned to face him.
"Ben told me. When I went back to Dagobah."
"That old foss-I mean, your old man? Wow... and he even took you along last time with the first Death Star-that old guy kept the secret even then? Why did you and Leia end up separated anyway?"
Han caught Leia giving Luke a warning look as Luke shrugged. That piqued his interest.
"Well... Ben said that it was to protect both of us because-"
"-of the Jedi Purge!" Leis suddenly interjected. Luke turned towards her, looking somewhat horrified at being interrupted. She hastily waved her hand at Luke. "I did grew up listening to stories of the Jedi, you know."
Leia turned to face Han. "Back then, the Emperor was really adamant to wipe out all Jedi from the galaxy. So I guess that's why..."
Han nodded, still finding her acting a bit strange. He turned his attention back to Luke. "Anyway, why did you go to the Death Star? Leia said you wanted to save someone. Who was it?"
Luke glanced up to meet his gaze. For some reason, Han felt a chill running up his back. Luke smiled weakly.
"It was my father."