Disclaimer: OF COURSE, I don't own Gundam Wing or instead of you guys suing me, I'd be suing you. I also don't the song or song title "Terrible Lie" by Nine Inch Nails. I also don't own the song or song title "Bed of Roses" by Mindless Self Indulgence.
AN: Catherine is abroad, traveling with her husband in this story because frankly she always ends up being an extra character to me. Oh this is my first Gundam Wing fic, don't be too harsh!
Also, I got the title from a song by the the band Mindless Self Indulgence which is also called Bed of Roses in case you guys didn't know. I'll use little quotes from the song at the beginning of the chapters and when the song comes to an end I think I'll use another one by them (or something else) that will fit Doro-chan I think.
' ' are Thoughts
Italics are Past events
Italics in bold are Song lyrics
Bed of Roses
Chapter 1: "Terrible Lie"
"Hey it's alright my life has never been a bed of roses
This way's better for me"
Leaning her head back against the pool seat, she closed her eyes slowly. She gradually released the pent up air that had been in her lungs for what had to be a full minute.
She smiled, content at last. Everything she could wish for had finally come to her. She was at long last married to her sweetheart, she had incorporated more of her friends into her staff, and now the more than capable Quatre had come on board to help share the burden of the world on her shoulders.
Twining her honey blond hair around her fingers, she pulled her sun hat further down over her eyes and let the shade of her umbrella cool her as she leaned back on the deck chair.
All the G-boys had been invited over to her mansion for a pool party. Heero had oddly taken up reading and was sitting beside her on another patio chair in his swimming trunks, eyes locked on some random novel.
'He looks so cute concentrating on that book like that', Relena thought, stealing a look at him. She leaned back again, closing her eyes with a faint smile across her lips.
Duo had somehow convinced Quatre to climb into a water tube with him at the same time and they were currently attempting to jump off the diving board together. Duo was smiling like an idiot and Quatre looked absolutely petrified.
"What if the tube breaks Duo? I only agreed to do this because no one else would but what if—" "Nothing's going to happen Q-man!" He interjected happily, already bouncing up and down on the platform.
Trowa paused mid-stroke to tread water in the middle of the pool to watch. His green eye scrunched up slightly as his mouth upturned in a small smile. Wufei continued his lap, pausing to tell Duo if he hit him with his uncoordinated body he wasn't going to be able to jump again anytime soon.
"Geronimo!" Duo shouted, leaping into the air with Quatre and making a huge splash in the pool. Relena looked up and lowered her sunglasses laughing. Wufei brought himself to the surface looking very annoyed. He'd been tugged down by the force of their sudden dive into the pool as he swam across, his rhythm ruined.
Trowa chuckled and turned to Wufei to tell him to lighten up and ask if maybe he'd like to race? Wufei scowled for a moment then smirked, agreeing to the challenge. Quatre's bangs clung to his eyes and he brushed them away laughing and untangling himself from the tube with Duo. "Let's watch them race!" Quatre suggested and Duo nodded.
"Hey Heero! Wufei and Trowa are going to race!" Duo shouted. "I'm well aware," Heero replied, not looking up.
Duo grinned and suddenly dived under the surface of the pool to emerge right in front of Heero. With both his legs facing him, he rapidly kicked up water, hitting both him and Relena.
Relena gasped, sitting up, her shades fumbling down her nose. Heero growled, yelling in exasperation. "Maxwell! Now my book is wet you BAKA!" He jumped up out of his seat and immediately dived into the water after Duo, the guilty Duo swimming as fast as he could away from him across the Olympic sized pool.
Wufei scowled again, shouting that he'd bodily toss the imbecile out of the pool if he had to so he could complete his challenge. He quickly dived in and joined the chase.
Trowa shook his head and ambled over towards the girls, picking up Heero's novel along the way, and taking a seat by Relena. Hilde continued lying on her stomach, having thought ahead and taken a spot way back away from the pool edge to sunbathe.
Sally was now chatting with Noin about work and her new pursuit of another degree in medicine. Quatre soon got out of the pool himself and walked off to enjoy some of the refreshments.
Suddenly Milliardo angrily burst out of the house doors leading to the pool, an expression of marginally contained anger on his face.
Dorothy was stalking after him shouting at his back. "Fine! Do as you wish! She's a silly, obsessed woman and you know it! Throw away all that I'm offering you! Idiot!"
Milliardo whirled around at her words, saying something inaudible between clenched teeth. Dorothy spun on her heel, stalking off back into the house.
"Stupid idiot, stupid stalker bi—grr...Noin; whatever happened to common sense..."
Dorothy continued to rant under her breath. Milliardo had just rejected her again for his stalker Noin as Dorothy liked to describe her. Dorothy had never gotten along with Noin for obvious reasons; both held feelings for the same man and feared competition. Noin meanwhile was content to suffer in silence but Dorothy was much more impatient and bold, taking what she wanted with both hands when she wanted it.
Grabbing her keys, she slipped on her navy blue jeans shorts and pink tank top, loosely tying back her hair. She walked out of the large sun room leading out to the pool once more.
"Thank you Miss Relena for the wonderful time, but I really must be going now." She glared at Noin and without looking for anyone else walked back in and headed for the front door and out to her silvery blue Porsche.
Relena blinked and got up to chase after Dorothy, a protest on her lips, but Sally silently placed a shoulder on her arm. Relena looked at her questioningly and Sally just shook her head and indicated, 'No, let her go blow off her steam.' Relena nodded dejectedly, settling back down and looking at her hands.
Hilde whipped towards Milliardo. "What was that about!"
Milliardo glared at her silently and just sat down towards the far corner of the pool quietly.
Duo, Heero, and Wufei had all ceased their chase and had watched the outburst before them with interest. Wufei shook his head, mumbling something under his breath about crazy women. Duo quickly got out of the pool and walked up to Relena, not quite trusting Milliardo to ask him directly.
"Hey Princess, what was that about?"
Heero came up behind him and silently sat down beside Relena once more, pulling her into a protective embrace.
Relena looked up at Duo, and shrugged. "I don't know. I knew there was something going on between Dorothy and my brother but I didn't know it was this serious."
Hilde frowned, looking down towards Milliardo. "He has some explaining to do to somebody. At least to you, Relena; Dorothy's better friends with you out of all of us and your brother just royally pissed her off."
Sally shrugged and placed a hand on Relena's leg. "Let her alone for now. Call her tomorrow or something."
Trowa looked briefly at Quatre and saw that he was still looking off to where Dorothy had just stood; his face was clearly troubled. Trowa bumped him questioningly with his elbow and Quatre quickly snapped out of his reverie to look at them all.
"I could talk to her first Miss Relena--help her calm down. I'm really worried she may do something foolish."
Trowa shrugged. "I'd go with Sally's advice: let her alone until tomorrow."
Noin sat silently through the exchange, gripping the armchair of her seat. "I'll go try and talk to Milliardo." Everyone looked at her and without waiting for their replies she got up, pulling on a mesh robe and walking slowly towards Milliardo to see how she could help.
"Hey, this seat taken?" Noin ask in an offhand manner that only she could manage. Milliardo glanced at her briefly and said nothing. Noin took the seat calmly, settling her arms behind her head and looking forward.
"So... what was that about?" Noin asked not looking at him.
"You know what it was about," he answered back gruffly.
"Well what are you going to do about it?" she prompted again.
"What can I do about it?" he said looking at her now, anger in his eyes once more.
"Certainly not what you've been doing up till now; go after her," Noin said, never flinching, even though it hurt her to say it.
"I don't love her," he said, "it's not my place to go after her. We only cause one another problems anyway." Noin nodded and continued to stare out at the Peacecraft grounds.
Milliardo continued to do the same, both comfortable in one another's silence.
Dorothy hopped into her Porsche and screeched out onto the empty road outside the mansion. She immediately gunned it to 80, angrily considering her situation.
She had only been driving to no where for about two hours when her thoughts yet again turned to Milliardo and Noin.
'I don't get it...the woman resembles a boy and acts like a lovesick puppy,' Dorothy thought angrily. 'I don't see the attraction, unless Milliardo's secretly gay.' Dorothy allowed a chuckle at the thought.
'I wouldn't be surprised. He's almost as vain about his hair as Duo is...so long and girlish. Oh well, whatever, I'm done!' She leaned forward and popped in one of her favorite CDs.
Hey God
Why are you doing this to me?
Am I not living up to what I'm supposed to be?
Why am I seething with this animosity?
Hey God
I think you owe me a great big apology.
Terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
Hey God
I really don't know what you mean.
Seems like salvation come only in our dreams.
I feel my hatred grow all the more extreme.
Hey God
can this world really be as sad as it seems?
Terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
Don't take it away from me.
I need someone to hold on to.
Don't take it away from me.
I need someone to hold on to.
Hey God
There's nothing left for me to hide.
I lost my ignorance, security and pride.
I'm all alone in a world you must despise.
Hey God
I believed your promises, your promises and lies.
Terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
You made me throw it all away.
My morals left to decay.
How many you betray.
You've taken everything.
Terrible lie.
My head is filled with disease.
My skin is begging you please.
I'm on my hands and knees.
I want so much to believe.
I need someone to hold on to.
I need someone to hold on to.
I need someone I need someone.
I need someone to hold on to.
I give you everything.
My sweet everything.
Hey God
I really don't know who I am.
In this world of piss
Dorothy sang along loudly, not caring if she was on pitch or not, pumping up the volume so high it could be heard through her car. It described her feelings perfectly. 'Everything always let's me down, everyone always let's me down, who would really care if I died.'
Just as the thought entered her mind, a car suddenly darted out in front of Dorothy. She barely had time to scream as she made a sharp turn to the right to avoid the car.
Big mistake.
I've always ended up writing 8 chapters to a story then I become self-conscious about the little or no response. I'll contribute a second chapter (much longer), but then I'll wait for some motivational reviews before I continue anything. Alright thanks and REVIEW.
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