NOTES: Hi guys, here's number 5 in the ABC series. Enjoy!
"Master Luke!"
"Not him," muttered Han, under his breath.
Offering his lover a sympathetic smile, Luke turned and waited for the two droids to catch up to them.
"Please tell me it isn�t true!" wailed C-3PO.
Quickly taking in the tone of the droid�s voice, Luke frowned. Reaching out, he placed a hand on Threepio�s cool metal body.
"Say you�re not leaving us behind!" Threepio continued.
"Threepio, I�m not sure what you�re talking about," admitted Luke. Understanding the protocol droid when he got worked up was always difficult.
"Various people have been telling us that you�re leaving," explained Threepio, "and that...rude piece of equipment said you�re going without us!"
"What rude piece of equipment?" Luke asked, barely able to keep the smile off his face at Han's snort.
"X5-P6," Threepio replied. "You *wouldn�t* leave us behind, would you, Master Luke?"
"Zzzp."
"Artoo! Behave!" C-3PO placed a hand on the smaller droid, quietening him down. "Don�t carry on so, or Master Luke *will* leave you behind. Each of us will be valuable additions to the Millennium Falcon�s crew, especially as I am fluent in over six million forms of communication."
Feeling Han squeeze his hand, Luke watched as his lover turned to the two droids.
"Goldenrod, if you don�t quit it we really *will* leave both of you!" snapped Han.
"I�m sure he was just..." Luke defended Threepio, his words trailing off as he realised what the other man had just implied.
"Just be on the Falcon when it leaves, we�re not waiting for you," Han said, as he started to pull Luke away. "Kid," sighed Han, when he realised Luke wasn�t moving, "it�s not as though you would have left them behind, is it?"
Luke grinned at his lover�s acquiescence, mentally promising to make it up to him that night.