Secrets Revealed
Chapter One: Freedom
By Moony
Hilde's eyes searched the scenery below. She sat in her hospital room. It was her last week here. She had awoken to hear that the earth and the colonies had finally come to a peaceful conclusion, but with the exception of so many lives, including Treize Khushrenada and Zechs Merquise. No one had visited her since she had been here. This was one of the times she wished she had family. She didn't know how long she could stand being alone like this. A tear trickled down her cheek. How could it be that no one cared about her? She had spent months with Duo and he hadn't even tried to contact to her or the hospital to see how she was. She thought he had feelings for her. Apparently not.
"Hello?" a voice asked at the door. "Is this Hilde Schbeiker's room?" Hilde quickly wiped away the tear and turned around. The girl standing at the door she knew all to well. Relena Peacecraft, or should she say Darlian.
"Yes," Hilde whispered. "I'm Hilde Schbeiker." Until now she did not notice the flowers in Relena's hand.
"Hi, I'm Relena Darlian, but I guess you already knew that," she said and looked down at the ground. "Can I come in? You looked very lonely in there all alone."
"Sure. No one's going to stop you," Hilde replied. Relena reliantly stepped in and pulled up a chair beside Hilde.
"Here," she showed Hilde the flowers. "These are for you. A get well present." Hilde took the flowers.
"I heard about your brother. I'm sorry," Hilde said. "Thanks for the flowers."
"Thank you. I do wish he had taken a better path, but I could not choose for him," Relena paused. She didn't like talking of her missing brother anymore. It hurt too much, so she quickly changed the subject back to Hilde. "I would have come sooner, but so much happened. I feel really bad. I'm sorry no one was there for you."
"So am I," Hilde whispered and turned back to the window.
"I talked to the doctors and you'll be leaving next week. I wanted to offer you something." Hilde looked back at Relena who was smiling. 'What a pretty smile. She seems like such a nice person. Why would she ever want Heero? Quatre seems more her style.' Hilde thought as she remembered Duo talking about how Relena ran after Heero and how it annoyed him. "I was thinking," Relena continued. "That you could come and stay with me on Earth. I need some company and," Relena leaned in closer and whispered. "Don't tell Dorothy, but she's driving me crazy!" Hilde smiled. She hadn't done that for a while. She defiantly liked Relena. She thought about staying with Relena. Well, she had no where else to go, why not?
"Are you sure?" Hilde asked.
"Of course! It would be wonderful to have you!" Relena replied.
"Alright," Hilde smiled. "I'll stay with you."
"Good. Then it's all settled," Relena smiled. "I'll have everything ready for you, but lets talk about something fun now. How would you like to go shopping?" Hilde thought about this. Shopping did sound like fun. "Sure. I mean, I don't have any money..."
"Money is no matter. I'm paying for everything. Don't you worry." She leaned in again. "My daddy was rich and being princess of the Sank kingdom wasn't too bad either." Hilde laughed. Relena had a point.
"I wish I could get out of here. This sounds like so much fun I don't think I can wait."
"I might be able to help with that too," Relena said thoughtfully. "I'll talk to the doctor. I have a way in here too. Now don't think I'm a snob or a brown noser or something, but if I get you out it'll be well worth it." Hilde looked at her shocked. She never met anyone like Relena. Rich and nice, very, very uncommon.
"You're an interesting person Relena. I think it will be fun."
"Now let me go talk to you doctors. I may even get you out today, if that's okay."
"Okay? That would be great!" Hilde exclaimed.
"Okay then. I'll do my best. I'll be right back," Relena left the room. Hilde looked down at the flowers. She had been wrong. Some one did care. How odd that it was some one that didn't even know her. She didn't care. At least some one was here now. She sighed. She'd have to press one of these flowers to always remember Relena's kindness to her. Relena ran back in triumphantly. "I can get you out today. Pack your bags Hilde. You're coming home with me!"
"What? Do you mean it! I, I can't believe it," Tears came up in Hilde's eyes. She didn't know that she could be so happy about leaving. Now she was going home. Her new home, Relena's home.
* * * *
"How did you get me out?" Hilde asked as they drove home in Relena's pink limo. She found the color repulsive, but she didn't say anything.
"Well, they said they had been waiting for some one to check you out, but since no one did they were just going to let you out." Hilde looked at her astonished.
"I'm really glad that you came then. I was going to die in there!" Hilde exclaimed.
"So am I. I wish I would have come sooner." The car stopped at the gates of Relena's estate. The doors opened and let the car through. "I hope you like your room. I had to call and tell them to get it ready."
"Anything's better than a dreary old hospital room," Hilde replied. "And if I don't ever tell you later, Relena. Thank you. I mean it. It means a lot to me. You don't know how lonely it is not to have anyone." Relena couldn't stand it any longer. She had to ask about Duo.
"Didn't Duo ever come to visit you?" She asked. The look on Hilde's face spoke volumes. Relena was sorry she asked. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you."
"No, no," Hilde replied regaining her composure. "I don't know myself. I thought he would, but he never did. I guess I misinterpreted his feelings for me. I feel so stupid about it now."
"Don't," Relena said automatically. "I mean look at me. I pine over Heero, and yes I know I act like a stalker some times, but I know someday he'll realize that I'm here and that I do care about him, or at least I hope so." Relena's smile looked hurt. Hilde felt guilty now. The car stopped and the butler opened the door for them. "Now when you meet Dorothy, just humor her. She's a little out there." Relena explained. She stepped out of the car. Dorothy came running out, but stopped abruptly when she saw Hilde get out. She now approached slowly.
"Miss Relena, I've been waiting for you. Where did you go?" Dorothy asked. Relena was right. Dorothy was definitely weird. 'Look at those eye brows!' she thought to herself. 'If I was her I would grab a razor as fast as I could or something. It looks like she glues two chopsticks to her forehead!' Hilde did her best not to giggle in spite of herself. She'd have to get used to that.
"This, Dorothy, is Hilde. She'll be staying with me for a while. She needs a friend right now," Relena explained. Dorothy looked stricken. "I'll talk to you later, Dorothy. I have to get Hilde settled in. come on Hilde. I'll show you your room." Relena passed Dorothy. When Hilde passed she got the darkest look from Dorothy she had ever seen. It almost out did Heero's stares. Hilde ran to catch up with Relena.
"She gave me the evilest look!" Hilde whispered to Relena.
"Let's wait till we get to your new room and then I'll explain," Relena said calmly. "I still can't believe that you didn't have any bags! We defiantly get you to the mall!" Relena opened a door to a room and walked in. Hilde followed. "This is your room." Relena announced. "Shut the door!" she whispered. Hilde did. "Now about Dorothy, I think she has feelings for me. Don't ask me how, don't ask me why. I have no answer, but I can assure you there is no way these feelings are mutual in that way." Relena explained in a whisper. "So just ignore her. I guess it's just like Heero and me, except I get to play Heero." Relena smiled. Hilde looked at her uneasily. That was definently weird.
"Does that mean she might think that you and I are..." Hilde trailed off.
"Maybe, I don't know. I have no idea what's running through that mind," Relena replied. She looked at a clock on the nightstand. "Oh nine already. I better get ready for bed and do my Heero calling," Relena joked. Hilde gave her a look "I'm kidding. I don't do that anymore. That's just retarded, although it might keep Dorothy away from me," Relena joked. Hilde laughed.
"I'd do anything to keep her away from me! Did she glue chopsticks to her forehead or something?" Hilde asked. Relena broke out laughing.
"I don't think so," she said between laughs. "Now get some sleep. I just hope she doesn't follow us to the mall tomorrow."
"Me too, but if she does I just might buy some face wax for her and tell her to get rid of those chopsticks," Hilde laughed.
"Yeah," Relena laughed and opened the door. "Good night Hilde," she said in a seductive voice right after she winked to Hilde that she was joking.
"Good night Relena," Hilde mocked. Relena shut the door. Hilde giggled some more than got into bed, but didn't fall asleep right away. She thought about everything that had happened that day and about Duo. She didn't know what she was going to do, but she did know she didn't want to face him just yet. She sighed and rolled over. After that sleep came quickly.