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J_Girl Registered: Feb '01	Date Posted: 8/3/01 4:24pm Subject: Of Love and Marriage : pre-ESB H/L: Updated 6/28/05 - Date Edited: 6/28/05 8:02pm (29 edits total) Edited By: LadyPadme
	Of Love and Marriage by J-Girl timeframe: Pre-ESB, 'mission' right before Ord Mantell; up through and including Ord Mantell; after Ord Mantell all the way to Echo Base in the Hoth System; oh yeah, AND BEYOND! characters: Han and Leia; Chewie and Luke as minor characters type: you'll laugh, you'll cry out, You'll melt, you'll curse, you'll catch your breath, you'll eat some cookies, maybe a little popcorn... Summary: Han and Leia find themselves stuck on a system where Leia is being compelled to become queen. The catch is that she must be married. And guess who they want her to marry? That's the beginning.... Post Links: All of the "chapters" (posts with story content in them)are now linked on the first page of this fic. Also, each chapter is linked to the previous chapter and the next chapter. You will find the link to the previous one at the top of the chapter you are reading and the link to the next one at the end. This is to help make reading the entire story through easier. I hope you think it's a good idea. links only work correctly if your screen is set at the default 25 replies per page. So you're good to go, unless you have manually changed it using the "Options" link above Chapter 1: Afraid, Flyboy? Scroll down, page 1 Chapter 2: Testing the Magic Potion, Princess? Scroll down, page 1 Chapter 3: The Big Question? Chapter 4: What’s in This Stuff? Chapter 5: Whoever Said Anything About a Prince? Chapter 6: How You Doin’ ? Chapter 7: Love at First Sight? Chapter 8: Will You Still Call Me ‘Sweetheart’? Chapter 9: Exactly How Many Princesses Do You Know? Chapter 10: Are You Dreaming or Wishing? Chapter 11: Zero Hour... No, That Kiss Didn’t Count- or Did It? Chapter 12: Did You Say ‘Captain Gorgeous’? Chapter 13: What do I Have to do to Shut You Up? Chapter 14: Is That What they Call a Quickie? Chapter 15: Knots Mean Not, All Clear? Chapter 16: Are We Divorced Yet? Are We Divorced Yet? Are We Divorced Yet? Chapter 17: Is Han Solo Too Hard to Get Over? Chapter 18: Some Sort of Secret Spaz? Chapter 19: Scar Spelunking or Slugfest? Chapter 20: Which Way Have You Been Rubbed Today? Chapter 21: What Are We Talking on the Danger Scale? Chapter 22: Anyone Remember to Confiscate the Blasters? Chapter 23: Luke’s Where? Chapter 24: You Wanna Bet?? Oh, here goes, Make of it what you will... Disclaimer: Yoda, yoda, yoda, George Lucas, yoda, yoda, yoda Of Love and Marriage By J_Girl Afraid, FlyBoy? “Leia, I’m getting too old for this sort of thing. The people need a leader,” King Antropo stated matter-of-factly. It had been a stroke of good fortune that Princess Leia and Han Solo had made an emergency landing on Uluruan. The king had thought the young princess had died in the obliteration of Alderaan along with the rest of her family. Apparently, the few new rumors that had made it out to this relatively remote part of the galaxy of her survival were true. “Uncle, I must stay with the Rebellion,” Leia protested calmly, leaning forward to emphasize her declaration. Their unplanned stop had already taken more time away from the Rebellion than she had wished. While it was a wonderful unexpected surprise to find her mother’s uncle, Leia’s great-uncle, alive and well and still ruling Uluruan, she needed to get back to the business of war against the Empire. “Yes, but I need to officiate at the coronation of the new leader. It’s tradition.” An idea formulated in the king’s head. “I could crown you as queen now. You go, continue with the Rebellion and when it’s over, you can assume the position or crown Jara. He will be old enough by then.” King Antropo was using his most persuasive voice coupled with his big round eyes and the clear logic of a leader. Something similar to this plan had worked in the past. “I could be killed before then or captured by the Empire. Besides I have no idea how long it will be before I could come back,” Leia reasoned, as much as she didn’t like to think of the consequences of war. “Be that as it may, you are my only hope. Jara is but a toddler. He will never be king unless a crowned leader of the family presides over his coronation. The Regent can run things unofficially, but it is most important for the royal leadership continue for the people’s sake. Surely you can accept that.” Leia sighed; pangs of guilt to her royal heritage and sense of duty coursed through her. Painful thoughts of Alderaan flooded her mind. If Alderaan had stayed intact and they had defeated the Empire, she more than likely would have assumed her position as queen on that erstwhile world. Most certainly the people would have voted her in, since she had been elected senator by a landslide. There was nothing she could do to change the past, but now the option to change the future was in front of her. She could see no real choice. Solemnly, Leia averted her eyes and spoke softly, “Since I can no longer fulfill my duty to Alderaan, I … accept.” Han’s eyes widened. Until now, he had been content to sit quietly beside her and try to keep his mind occupied with more interesting matters. Way more interesting, like the curve of Leia’s neck, for instance, or the how enticing her lips looked as she spoke. It still amazed Solo how beautiful he found her. The king was delighted, a broad smiled crossed his face as he clasped his hands together in jubilation. “Wonderful. Thank you, my dear. You will not regret it.” He paused, “There is just one condition.” Sitting up straighter as if to burden her new mantle, she nodded to indicate he should go on. “Each new leader must be married at the time of coronation.” Han perked up at that, and turned more fully in his chair to watch Leia’s reaction. She remained impassive. “That’s impossible, I’m afraid,” Leia stated evenly, spreading her open hands in front of her. It was one thing to become queen in this situation, but a marriage was out of the question. She was not about to create another problem by supposedly solving this one. Besides who would she marry? She stole a fleeting look at the gorgeous so-called mercenary sitting next to her who was trying his best not to overtly show any interest in the proceedings. There wasn’t any romantic entanglements in her life at the present time and there would be either, if she had anything to do with it. “It’s unavoidable. The law goes back for hundreds of our years,” the king dismissed. He hadn’t missed her stolen glimpse Solo’s way. “Then I’m sorry, Uncle. I wish I could’ve helped.” Leia looked truly regretful. The king was not about to let her back out now. “You are going to help. I can marry the two of you before the coronation ceremony.” “The two of who? Who are you talking about,” Leia glanced again at Solo, nervously hoping against hope that the king wasn’t thinking what she thought he was thinking. “You and our newly knighted Captain Solo here, of course,” the king smiled, gesturing regally to the former smuggler seated next to the princess. “What?!” Both Leia and Han cried out simultaneously, staring at the king as if he had lost his mind. The king seemed nonplussed, “Is that a problem?” “I should say so. I’m not marrying him!” Leia declared adamantly, pointing to Solo. This was not going to happen. No way. “You can double that for me!” Han insisted, pointing to his chest, then towards the princess. “I’m not marrying her!” King Antropo looked heavenward with his eyebrows raised. Leveling his gaze to them once more, he plastered a patronizing smile on his face and spoke in his most patient tones, “Leia, it would be best if you married an offworlder. That way, should something happen to me or to you; the throne remains intact with our family still owning the right to rule, if not to be crowned. With no local family lines to be considered or appeased regarding the marriage, there will be no present or future threat to the throne. Plus, under these circumstances, the wedding can be done right away.” With a warm smile, the king threw in what he thought would be the clincher, “It’s obvious you two love each other. So what’s the problem?” “What’s the problem?” Han asked incredulously, his whole face animated. “You’ve gotta be kiddin’ me!” Leia looked at her uncle and in punctuated, serious measured tones said, “I… am… not… marrying… him.” Noticing that neither’s comments specifically negated loving each other, the king held out hope, “Leia, my dear, I see the way you look at him. Anyone can see that you love him.” Crossing his arms over his chest, Han leaned back in his chair and grinned smugly at the Princess. The blush came on fast and furious belying her words as she balked, “I do not.” Leia refused to even acknowledge Solo’s presence at this point, let alone his arrogance. The king turned to Han, wagging a finger at him, “Don’t look so smug Captain. I saw the frantic look on your face today when you thought she was hurt and the deadly look in your eye when she was attacked before that. You love her, too.” The king referred to the incident that had taken place when Solo and Organa had landed without clearance. His guard force had been rather overzealous and exchanged blaster fire with Solo before Leia was able to announce who she was and why they had landed in such a fashion. Unfortunately, the king could not fault the guards, this was a system that protected their privacy with everything they had. The fact that the system was so out of the way was probably the only reason that the Empire had not tried to use more force than a couple surprise commando missions thus far. The guards had to assume it was just such an attempt when the Millennium Falcon had landed without prior clearance. The king was just grateful that Solo had saved Leia’s life in the raucous exchange and had knighted him upon arrival at the palace for his actions. “I was just makin’ sure she was okay. I’m assigned to protect her,” Han waved his hand, trying to play off the whole thing. The whole knight deal bothered Solo. That kind of thing was for Jedi and the like, not him. “Hmm.” The king decided it was time for the big guns. “Fine. I’ll tell you what… Since you’re both so sure of your feelings, then you won’t mind a little experiment.” “What kind of experiment?” Han asked warily. The king walked to the wall behind the desk and uncovered a secret compartment hidden in the wall. He pulled out two flasks of a purple liquid. “This is a special elixir. An ancient formula. It has no ill effects, but lowers emotional inhibitions for 24 hours. It will not change or force out facts or even make you fall in love. However, it will encourage you to reveal your deepest truths and feelings. An emotional truth serum, if you will. The more truth you reveal, the more euphoric you become.” “So what exactly are you suggesting?” asked Han, already knowing the answer. “I suggest both of you take the elixir and spend the next twenty four hours at the Garden Palace away from distractions. Spend time with each other. If at the end of that time, you come to me feeling the same, then I won’t say another word.” “I don’t need any truth serum to tell me how I feel. Besides, I’ve learned to control mind-manipulating drugs. It won’t work on me,” Han said resolutely, waving off the idea. “Me either, although it’s been tried,” Leia finished quietly, recalling her Death Star experience with a frown. Inwardly, Han winced at Leia’s words. It upset him on a deep level that she had been subjected to such torture before they had been able to rescue her. The king flicked his hands in a small back and forth movements, adding a negating emphasis to his protest, “It doesn’t work like that. I assure you. It doesn’t manipulate you. It only helps you to let your guard down and gives you confidence to say what you feel.” He chuckled wistfully as if in memory of a past event, “A lot like alcohol without the side effects. Oh, and it does make it almost impossible to lie. You can, but the effort is immense and draining.” He waited to let them absorb the information before continuing, “So? What do you say?” Han and Leia looked directly at each other, “No.” The king was ready for that, “If you’re both so sure of your feelings, then what could go wrong?” Now for the challenge he knew they couldn’t resist, “Or is it that you’re both afraid that you do love each other?” Leia couldn’t refuse that challenge, even though everything in her screamed it was a bad idea. Maybe it would shut up Han and that smug attitude of his, once and for all. She picked up the flask and drank. Replacing the drained flask on the desk, she turned to Solo and smiled challengingly. “Afraid, flyboy?” Solo narrowed his eyes at her in a scowl, took the second flask and downed the tasteless liquid in one gulp. “Here’s where the fun begins,” he mumbled to no one in particular. The king was pleased with his handiwork and set about making plans. “Excellent. I’ll have a driver take you to the palace now and I’ll send your things to you immediately, so you can get ready for dinner. I’ll make all of the necessary arrangements. Just enjoy!” “When does this stuff kick in?” Han asked. “It will take about an hour for it to fully enter your system. I’ll see you two tomorrow night for dinner with your answer.” King Antropo got up from his plush chair and left the room to arrange the preparations. “Well, now what, Your Worship?” Han’s expression was unreadable. “Now, we go to the palace.” Leia got up, spun on her heel and walked towards the door. Han followed her out muttering to himself, “How do I get myself into these things?” “Do you really want me to answer that?” Leia said sarcastically with a knowing look. *** Not speaking for the entire trip to the Garden Palace, Leia stared out the window of the transport trying to collect her thoughts. She desperately tried to think of a reason that it would have to be Han and not some other man from offsystem. No, she finally thought. It would take even more time for anyone else to get here. Plus, it has to be someone I can trust. She would never tell him, of course, but in many ways she did trust Solo. Maybe that potion is affecting me, after all, she thought, surprised at the admission. Upon arrival, they were greeted by the very formally attired major domo of the palace. “Greetings, Your Highness, Sir Solo.” The tall, thin human bowed properly as Han winced at the use if the title. “I am Sefiirs.” Before the princess or Han could respond, Sefiirs saw a second transport pull up, “I see the speeder with your things is arriving now. Everything has been arranged for your stay. Dinner will be ready in thirty minutes. You will not be disturbed. Security is stationed only at the perimeter of the grounds. If you need me, just call. The dining room is that way. Feel free to have a drink in the adjoining room. If you will excuse me?” With another bow, he left to meet the speeder. Leia and Han looked at each other. Solo rolled his eyes and Leia sighed, some things never change. Without a word, Leia headed to her room upstairs to freshen up and think. Han went straight for a drink – a very stiff one. ****** ******************************** Next: Testing the Magic Potion, Princess? or just scroll down this page ********************************** You like it? Any feedback would be appreciated. J_Girl -----signature----- "I don't know who you are or where you came from... But from now on, you do as I tell you, okay?" Princess Leia Updated 6/28/05: Of Love & Marriage (pre-ESB, H/L) http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=3623785&replies=0
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DantSolo Registered: Dec '00	Date Posted: 8/3/01 4:30pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	Ok, so I've already read this, but I still think it's WONDERFUL!!! You have Han and Leia down perfect in a great story!! AWESOME, AWESOME job!!! I'm so proud ::sniff:: -----signature----- Check out my Han & Leia fanfic site: http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/TranquilityStars/ Pandas...Posying....Passion...WHEE!!!
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J_Girl Registered: Feb '01	Date Posted: 8/3/01 5:55pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	Thanks, Mush Master. I could NEVER have done this without you! You are a great Dexster! -----signature----- "I don't know who you are or where you came from... But from now on, you do as I tell you, okay?" Princess Leia Updated 6/28/05: Of Love & Marriage (pre-ESB, H/L) http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=3623785&replies=0
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Sara_Kenobi Registered: Sep '00	Date Posted: 8/3/01 6:40pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	Now this is a good story!! More soon?
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J_Girl Registered: Feb '01	Date Posted: 8/3/01 7:00pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	Sara Kenobi: Thanks! More soon? well, that depends on the interest level I suppose. I will say that this is a finished fic and I plan to post often if I think people are reading. -----signature----- "I don't know who you are or where you came from... But from now on, you do as I tell you, okay?" Princess Leia Updated 6/28/05: Of Love & Marriage (pre-ESB, H/L) http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=3623785&replies=0
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SarahJ Registered: Feb '01	Date Posted: 8/3/01 7:12pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	I'm reading and would love the next post!please?
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Sologal Registered: Aug '00	Date Posted: 8/3/01 7:17pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	Intriguing start J-Girl. I'd like more.
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J_Girl Registered: Feb '01	Date Posted: 8/3/01 7:47pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	SaraJ: I am glad to see that you are reading. I suppose a new post will have to be forthcoming after all. Sologal: It gets even more interesting in the next post. -----signature----- "I don't know who you are or where you came from... But from now on, you do as I tell you, okay?" Princess Leia Updated 6/28/05: Of Love & Marriage (pre-ESB, H/L) http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=3623785&replies=0
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boushh2187 Registered: Jul '99	Date Posted: 8/3/01 8:41pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	Woohooo!! 'Nuff said.
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J_Girl Registered: Feb '01	Date Posted: 8/3/01 8:44pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	Ah, I knew the one with the thermal detonators would make herself known. Couldn't have done this one without you either my friend! -----signature----- "I don't know who you are or where you came from... But from now on, you do as I tell you, okay?" Princess Leia Updated 6/28/05: Of Love & Marriage (pre-ESB, H/L) http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=3623785&replies=0
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sweetheart Registered: Jan '01	Date Posted: 8/3/01 8:52pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	Hey, that's an interesting idea for a fic J_girl Can't wait to see where it goes -----signature----- Bar Maid at Han's Deli Head Landscaper at Mrs. Annie-Sue's Gardens http://www.hansoloandtheprincess.com http://princess20.proboards2.com
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Bria Title: Manager Emeritus -MNFF Council Registered: May '99	Date Posted: 8/3/01 10:00pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	Here I be, J_girl! As I will be for the remainder of this fic! ~*~Bria -----signature----- "The world is quiet here." Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. :::BushCheney1984::: Love is more than a candle. Love can ignite the stars. KRD + MEP = forever
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J_Girl Registered: Feb '01	Date Posted: 8/3/01 10:09pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	sweetheart: keep reading, I think you will like this fic. bria: glad to hear it! Welcome aboard. -----signature----- "I don't know who you are or where you came from... But from now on, you do as I tell you, okay?" Princess Leia Updated 6/28/05: Of Love & Marriage (pre-ESB, H/L) http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=3623785&replies=0
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DantSolo Registered: Dec '00	Date Posted: 8/3/01 11:09pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	Dexster, I only nagged you into finishing. Yopu did a great job all on your own! And you are a great dexster too!!! -----signature----- Check out my Han & Leia fanfic site: http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/TranquilityStars/ Pandas...Posying....Passion...WHEE!!!
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J_Girl Registered: Feb '01	Date Posted: 8/3/01 11:35pm Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	Well, since 13 posts is not the most auspicious number I can think of, I will up this before I go for the night. Thanks again, Dant! Tomorrow I will post the next part... if all goes well. -----signature----- "I don't know who you are or where you came from... But from now on, you do as I tell you, okay?" Princess Leia Updated 6/28/05: Of Love & Marriage (pre-ESB, H/L) http://boards.theforce.net/message.asp?topic=3623785&replies=0
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DantSolo Registered: Dec '00	Date Posted: 8/4/01 8:07am Subject: RE: Of Love and Marriage (pre-ESB Han/Leia)
	UPPPPPPP!!!!! Gotta keep this on the first page so the masses can enjoy it, right? -----signature----- Check out my Han & Leia fanfic site: http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/TranquilityStars/ Pandas...Posying....Passion...WHEE!!!
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