Neon Eyes
by Baby Blu 47
AN: Standard Disclaimer Applies. Relena finds -- or runs over--a 13 year old girl in the streets and decides to take care of her -- much to the disapprovement of her brother, his wife, and the gundam pilots who now reside at her mansion. THe girl holds a secret though..A connection to gundams like no one else has seen or ever even imagined - communication.
Chapter 1: 'My name is Nera'
She quickly threw her purse onto the passenger's seat, groaning as her aching feet were relieved of her weight. Standing behind a podium for 3 hours straight is definently not as easy as some made it seem.
The seminar she had spoken at was one against poverty. Despite the Sanq Kingdom's beautiful scenery and gorgeous cities, At least 3 % of the population lived in poor conditions.
Relena Peacecraft started up her metallic blue chevrolet Impala and sped towards the exit of the seminar house parking lot. The faster she removed herself, The faster she would get home and away from some of the reporters already swarming towards her receding car.
Heero Yuy folded the newspaper setting it across her chest. Leaning his head back, He thoughts turned towards the young girl who would soon be bursting inside the door panting heavily. Heero smirked slightly at the image of last night. Relena had slammed the door in some poor amateur reporter's face and shoved an obsene sign in the window. He found humor in her frustrated actions which seemed to make her more and more aggravated.
"Heero?" Duo walked in, forlornly looking at his feet. Heero glanced over at his comrade not in the least bit interested. But Duo would bug him until he would listen so he just gave in the first time.
"What?" He answered.
"It's Relena." Heero's head shot up. In a flash he was holding Duo up against the wall, collar clenched around his tight fists.
"What about her?" He growled. Duo looked totally surprised and started to fidget around in panick.
"Hey man! Let me down! I was just trying to tell you I forgot her birthday! It's today!" Heero let Duo down looking in his violet eyes.
"Your buying Relena a gift?" He asked. Duo nodded.
"Yeah! She's a good friend? Why wouldn't I? Do you wanna come with me? She's due home around 8?" Heero looked at the clock. 7:30. What was he getting himself into? He didn't know how to buy gifts.
"Relax Heero. I got two perfect presents! Let's go! Oh and by the way, Everyone's coming over and hiding in the living so when Relena gets home we can surprise her!"
Relena pulled into an alley watching her rear view mirror closely. Damn reporters were getting more and more brave swerving in between vehicles just to catch a glimpse of her. She brought her eyes to the road ahead of her just as a young girl ran out in front of her. Relena slammed the breaks on, pulling back on the steering wheel as to drive her high heeled foot harder into the pedal. Alas, the car bumped into the young girl sending her sprawling a few feet away.
She flew from the car kneeling in the puddle next to the girl not caring that her white pants would be muddy and stained. The girl held a stunning appearance. Her hair was beautiful sky blue with fine almost grey eyebrows. She wore a white blouse with a small pendant of a crescent moon and crystal prisms sticking out of it. The blouse was large and covered almost all of her blue plaid skirt and knee high boots.
"Oh my god! I hit a girl!" Relena rubbed her forehead quickly. Headlight, probably from the news van, was coming down the alley straight towards the back of her Impala. Relena thought quickly about the decision brewing in her head and took the girl up in her arms. Light as a feather and just as skinny. Relena quickly opened the passenger door and set the girl down wasting no time in climbing over her towards the steering wheel. Shutting the door Relena sped down the alley and turned the right corner. Her mansion was now in sight and the young girl was slowly stirring.
Duo sped down the aisle in a cart. Slightly pouting he hoisted himself up into the basket of the cart and started to push himself down the aisle by jutting out his hand by the shelves and pulling. He had been working out and soon the cart was veering off out of control into the main aisle.
"WHOA!" Duo and the cart collided with a clothes rack. Duo toppled out of the cart women's thongs and lingerie hanging on him everywhere. The cart was in shambles. One of it's wheels was bent and two others were gone totally detached from their hinges.
"Ahem.." Heero came up next to him just as a sales clerk came rushing forward. "Sir! May I ask what happened?" Duo looked at Heero giving him a mischeivious smile then put on his best anger face he could muster at the moment.
"Yes! This cart I was pushing! The wheels came off! At the sudden fall of the cart I was surprised and stepped back into this here section of articles of women's clothing!" Duo put his hands on his hips defiantly as the clerk called the manager. Heero however knew the clerk was smarter than he looked and grabbed Duo by the arm holding up the already boughten gifts.
"Let's get out of here." Heero growled sending Duo a look. Duo shivered and shrugged.
"Can't a guy have any fun? Oh! I know what we should do! We should steal some shopping carts from the grocery store! Their fun to sit in!" Duo gave Heero a humorus look. Heero rolled his eyes.
"Only you Duo..Only you..Now c'mon. We have to go get the house set up." Duo eyed Heero warily.
"Hilde, Noin, Sally, and Dorothy were all doing it. Ya know..You sound pretty enthusiastic about this." Heero shrugged as they walked out of the door.
"SHe's a good friend." Heero muttered. Duo smiled, holding back the urge to laugh. On the way out he grabbed a shopping cart and put it sideways in the door. Looking around he grabbed one of the big dolls that were hideously ugly and on sale from a nearby stand. Pinning the doll under the cart he made sure the hair was sticking out and gave a scream.
"That's enough Duo!" Heero pulled Duo out from behind one of the doors as people rushed towards the doll and the cart.
Relena looked over at the girl as she pulled in the driveway. Her eyes were starting to open but she closed them once more slipping back into her sub consious. Relena cursed herself for speeding.
She pulled into the garage and got out coming around to pick the girl up. She gave a soft groan as her head lolled around limp. Relena hoped to god that someone was home with some medical expertise. Perhaps Quatre? Relena put her back against the screen door and pushed entering the house gracefully.
The lights were all out. Tears threatend to spill from her eyes. No one was home. She would probably have to call Sally. A orange flickering of lights came from the living room. Relena narrowed her eyes as the girl gave out another small sigh.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Relena heard. She peeked around the corner as everyone was standing in the lighted room. Duo walked in crossing his arms.
"No no! That won't do! More umph! More! More! Happy Birthday RELENA!" He shouted. Relena gasped. IT was her birthday! She had forgotten all about. An array of presents were set against the coffe table and people were hiding in various places. Relena saw Sally Po standing there and immediatly started towards the group.
"Help!" She cried out as she started down the long hallway. Everyone's head shot around except Duo's who winced almost in pain.
"Great.." He mumbled as everyone ran towards the young girl. Relena held out the limp body in her arms.
"I was trying to get away from some reporters and she ran out in front of me!" Relena broke down suddenly, tears falling from her eyes as Sally took ahold of the girl. Hilde rushed to her friend as did Noin and Dorothy all comforting her.
"Whoa! Look at that hair!" Duo exclaimed. Sally did some quick checks.
"She's fine. No broken bones just a concussion." Duo touched some of her hair.
"That has to be real." He commented. Suddenly the girl's eyes shot open. Her eyes were skyblue with a silverish tint. She started to panick and backed up and away from everyone.
"Don't be frightened." Sally told her calmly.
"Where am I?" She asked in a quiet childish voice. Her body betrayed her tone though. She was at least 5"3 and partially developed.
"Your in the Peacecraft Mansion. Relena brought you here." Sally said. The girl seemed to ease down as if she knew she was in trusted hands.
"My name is Nera."
"Nera what?" asked Duo.
"Just Nera. I don't know my last name." Nera looked around while hugging her knees. She was soaked because of the puddle she had fell in and shivered involuntarily. Relena caught glimpse of this and glided aross the floor.
"Here. Your wet and cold. If you not careful you'll get sick. I'll borrow you some of my clothes." Nera stood swaying a bit and stumbling backwards into Quatre's arms.
"Be careful! You must still be dizzy." Sally Po reported. She nodded at Relena who guided Nera across the living room floor and up the room.
by Baby Blu 47
AN: Standard Disclaimer Applies. Relena finds -- or runs over--a 13 year old girl in the streets and decides to take care of her -- much to the disapprovement of her brother, his wife, and the gundam pilots who now reside at her mansion. THe girl holds a secret though..A connection to gundams like no one else has seen or ever even imagined - communication.
Chapter 1: 'My name is Nera'
She quickly threw her purse onto the passenger's seat, groaning as her aching feet were relieved of her weight. Standing behind a podium for 3 hours straight is definently not as easy as some made it seem.
The seminar she had spoken at was one against poverty. Despite the Sanq Kingdom's beautiful scenery and gorgeous cities, At least 3 % of the population lived in poor conditions.
Relena Peacecraft started up her metallic blue chevrolet Impala and sped towards the exit of the seminar house parking lot. The faster she removed herself, The faster she would get home and away from some of the reporters already swarming towards her receding car.
Heero Yuy folded the newspaper setting it across her chest. Leaning his head back, He thoughts turned towards the young girl who would soon be bursting inside the door panting heavily. Heero smirked slightly at the image of last night. Relena had slammed the door in some poor amateur reporter's face and shoved an obsene sign in the window. He found humor in her frustrated actions which seemed to make her more and more aggravated.
"Heero?" Duo walked in, forlornly looking at his feet. Heero glanced over at his comrade not in the least bit interested. But Duo would bug him until he would listen so he just gave in the first time.
"What?" He answered.
"It's Relena." Heero's head shot up. In a flash he was holding Duo up against the wall, collar clenched around his tight fists.
"What about her?" He growled. Duo looked totally surprised and started to fidget around in panick.
"Hey man! Let me down! I was just trying to tell you I forgot her birthday! It's today!" Heero let Duo down looking in his violet eyes.
"Your buying Relena a gift?" He asked. Duo nodded.
"Yeah! She's a good friend? Why wouldn't I? Do you wanna come with me? She's due home around 8?" Heero looked at the clock. 7:30. What was he getting himself into? He didn't know how to buy gifts.
"Relax Heero. I got two perfect presents! Let's go! Oh and by the way, Everyone's coming over and hiding in the living so when Relena gets home we can surprise her!"
Relena pulled into an alley watching her rear view mirror closely. Damn reporters were getting more and more brave swerving in between vehicles just to catch a glimpse of her. She brought her eyes to the road ahead of her just as a young girl ran out in front of her. Relena slammed the breaks on, pulling back on the steering wheel as to drive her high heeled foot harder into the pedal. Alas, the car bumped into the young girl sending her sprawling a few feet away.
She flew from the car kneeling in the puddle next to the girl not caring that her white pants would be muddy and stained. The girl held a stunning appearance. Her hair was beautiful sky blue with fine almost grey eyebrows. She wore a white blouse with a small pendant of a crescent moon and crystal prisms sticking out of it. The blouse was large and covered almost all of her blue plaid skirt and knee high boots.
"Oh my god! I hit a girl!" Relena rubbed her forehead quickly. Headlight, probably from the news van, was coming down the alley straight towards the back of her Impala. Relena thought quickly about the decision brewing in her head and took the girl up in her arms. Light as a feather and just as skinny. Relena quickly opened the passenger door and set the girl down wasting no time in climbing over her towards the steering wheel. Shutting the door Relena sped down the alley and turned the right corner. Her mansion was now in sight and the young girl was slowly stirring.
Duo sped down the aisle in a cart. Slightly pouting he hoisted himself up into the basket of the cart and started to push himself down the aisle by jutting out his hand by the shelves and pulling. He had been working out and soon the cart was veering off out of control into the main aisle.
"WHOA!" Duo and the cart collided with a clothes rack. Duo toppled out of the cart women's thongs and lingerie hanging on him everywhere. The cart was in shambles. One of it's wheels was bent and two others were gone totally detached from their hinges.
"Ahem.." Heero came up next to him just as a sales clerk came rushing forward. "Sir! May I ask what happened?" Duo looked at Heero giving him a mischeivious smile then put on his best anger face he could muster at the moment.
"Yes! This cart I was pushing! The wheels came off! At the sudden fall of the cart I was surprised and stepped back into this here section of articles of women's clothing!" Duo put his hands on his hips defiantly as the clerk called the manager. Heero however knew the clerk was smarter than he looked and grabbed Duo by the arm holding up the already boughten gifts.
"Let's get out of here." Heero growled sending Duo a look. Duo shivered and shrugged.
"Can't a guy have any fun? Oh! I know what we should do! We should steal some shopping carts from the grocery store! Their fun to sit in!" Duo gave Heero a humorus look. Heero rolled his eyes.
"Only you Duo..Only you..Now c'mon. We have to go get the house set up." Duo eyed Heero warily.
"Hilde, Noin, Sally, and Dorothy were all doing it. Ya know..You sound pretty enthusiastic about this." Heero shrugged as they walked out of the door.
"SHe's a good friend." Heero muttered. Duo smiled, holding back the urge to laugh. On the way out he grabbed a shopping cart and put it sideways in the door. Looking around he grabbed one of the big dolls that were hideously ugly and on sale from a nearby stand. Pinning the doll under the cart he made sure the hair was sticking out and gave a scream.
"That's enough Duo!" Heero pulled Duo out from behind one of the doors as people rushed towards the doll and the cart.
Relena looked over at the girl as she pulled in the driveway. Her eyes were starting to open but she closed them once more slipping back into her sub consious. Relena cursed herself for speeding.
She pulled into the garage and got out coming around to pick the girl up. She gave a soft groan as her head lolled around limp. Relena hoped to god that someone was home with some medical expertise. Perhaps Quatre? Relena put her back against the screen door and pushed entering the house gracefully.
The lights were all out. Tears threatend to spill from her eyes. No one was home. She would probably have to call Sally. A orange flickering of lights came from the living room. Relena narrowed her eyes as the girl gave out another small sigh.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Relena heard. She peeked around the corner as everyone was standing in the lighted room. Duo walked in crossing his arms.
"No no! That won't do! More umph! More! More! Happy Birthday RELENA!" He shouted. Relena gasped. IT was her birthday! She had forgotten all about. An array of presents were set against the coffe table and people were hiding in various places. Relena saw Sally Po standing there and immediatly started towards the group.
"Help!" She cried out as she started down the long hallway. Everyone's head shot around except Duo's who winced almost in pain.
"Great.." He mumbled as everyone ran towards the young girl. Relena held out the limp body in her arms.
"I was trying to get away from some reporters and she ran out in front of me!" Relena broke down suddenly, tears falling from her eyes as Sally took ahold of the girl. Hilde rushed to her friend as did Noin and Dorothy all comforting her.
"Whoa! Look at that hair!" Duo exclaimed. Sally did some quick checks.
"She's fine. No broken bones just a concussion." Duo touched some of her hair.
"That has to be real." He commented. Suddenly the girl's eyes shot open. Her eyes were skyblue with a silverish tint. She started to panick and backed up and away from everyone.
"Don't be frightened." Sally told her calmly.
"Where am I?" She asked in a quiet childish voice. Her body betrayed her tone though. She was at least 5"3 and partially developed.
"Your in the Peacecraft Mansion. Relena brought you here." Sally said. The girl seemed to ease down as if she knew she was in trusted hands.
"My name is Nera."
"Nera what?" asked Duo.
"Just Nera. I don't know my last name." Nera looked around while hugging her knees. She was soaked because of the puddle she had fell in and shivered involuntarily. Relena caught glimpse of this and glided aross the floor.
"Here. Your wet and cold. If you not careful you'll get sick. I'll borrow you some of my clothes." Nera stood swaying a bit and stumbling backwards into Quatre's arms.
"Be careful! You must still be dizzy." Sally Po reported. She nodded at Relena who guided Nera across the living room floor and up the room.