Leia sighed, and stared at the box...for the millionth time. Ever since they had returned to base, the box had been teasing her, lurking at the edge of her peripheral field of vision. Open me it seemed to say You know you want to know what's inside. Yet, the ever stubborn princess did not. But the box was like an acid, wearing away, corroding her resistance until there was none left, and then she would open it. She gritted her teethe and groan. That groan then turned into a moan, which then turned into a silent scream, which then turned the silent scream into a pen audible scream and Leia to kick the box.
"Argh!" She yelled, hopping wildly whilst massaging one foot with the other.
It was then she realised that the box had opened.
Slowly, she peered down to see...two pieces of paper, one pristinely folded, the other crumpled and well thumbed. Leia sighed. No going back now. The box was open.
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"So, we may need to do another run?" Luke asked.
"Possibly, I don't know." Han replied "But I might not be around, because, you know, I need to-"
"Pay Jabba, I know, I know..." Luke sighed "But maybe, you know, once it's other and done with...maybe you could come back?"
"I CAN'T. COME. BACK!" Han yelled, before rubbing his head viciously "This is so messed up...listen, Luke, what you need to understand is that...well, once you're in it with Jabba, you're well...in it. Permanent. I would stay, but-"
"No, Han, I understand completely..." Luke muttered.
"Luke I'm sorry, I just-" Han broke off momentarily, staring at Luke's wrist "Your comlink's beeping."
"Huh?" Luke said, glancing down. Indeed, his comlink was flashing and beeping, indicating an incoming call. Luke quickly accepted it. "Hello?"
"Luke?" Leia gasped from the other end of the line "Can you come to my room? Now? Please? It's urgent."
"Ok Leia." Luke replied, slightly befuddled "I'll be there in a mo-Leia?" She had hung up.
Luke turned to Han "I have to go. See you at lunch."
"Luke wha-" But Luke had already gone.
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Remember Me when I'm Gone
FanfictionBook 2 in the Love Never Dies series. Two years ago, Luke Skywalker destroyed the Death Star. Since then, he and the Rebel Alliance are on the run from the tyrannical Galactic Empire. On a mission to obtain medical supplies from an old, abandoned Re...
