Backfire
Tap, tap, tap. Relena Dorlian-Peacecraft was at another conference. Well, not exactly, as
everyone was trying to squeeze in the doors. Relena wasn't very patient today. Her mind floated off
again, this time to her friends. They'd all gone their seperate ways after the Mariemeia incident.
Duo and Hilde were working the garage back at L2, Trowa and Cathrine were back in the circus, Quatre
had taken over the family business, and God knows where Dorothy was. Wufei, Sally, Zechs, Noin, Une...
all Preventers. And Heero? Well, nobody knew for sure if he was even alive, let alone where he was.
But, before she had any time to ponder that, everyone had finally filed in, which meant she had to go in too.
*Why am I here anyway? I'm only 17, I thought you had to be older to be a politician. Why can't I
just quit? I'm just so confused about everything, nothing's been going right since everyone left.* Relena
didn't know what to do, she was just so overwhelmed with everything. She was tired of being rich, and
snooty, and all over TV. She was called up to the podium to speak just then, and she collected herself
long enough to walk up there. Relena opened her mouth to speak, and everyone listened intently. Then, she
did something nobody expected. She wrote a note, and ran. She didn't know where she was going, or
why, but she just ran.
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"...And in other news, Vice Foreign Minister Relena Dorlian was last sighted running from a
conference earlier this week. There was a note she had written, simply saying 'No more'. This is strong
evidence that she has commited suicide.
Duo Maxwell flicked off the TV, shaken. "Ojou..." After collecting himself, he reached for
the phone and called everyone he knew, getting the same response from everyone. Shock. Then, there was
only one number left to call. He wasn't sure if Heero still used this one, but decided to give it a
shot. Duo wasn't expecting to hear the familiar voice over the phone, but it was there. It was a little
shaky, but it was still there.
"Hello."
"Heero, I have something to tell you. It's about Relena..."
"I heard."
"Look, Heero, I'm here. You can talk to me. It'll be okay..."
"She's not dead."
Duo paused. *Woah, he's takin' it worse than I thought. The poor guy's in denial.*
"Face it, Heero, she's either dead or going to be, and either way you won't find her. There's nothing
you, or me, or anybody else can do about it."
Heero was really ticked by now. "She's not dead! She's alive, and I'll prove
it! She's out there somewhere, and I'm gonna find her, whether you like it or not!!" And
with that, he hung up.
Tap, tap, tap. Relena Dorlian-Peacecraft was at another conference. Well, not exactly, as
everyone was trying to squeeze in the doors. Relena wasn't very patient today. Her mind floated off
again, this time to her friends. They'd all gone their seperate ways after the Mariemeia incident.
Duo and Hilde were working the garage back at L2, Trowa and Cathrine were back in the circus, Quatre
had taken over the family business, and God knows where Dorothy was. Wufei, Sally, Zechs, Noin, Une...
all Preventers. And Heero? Well, nobody knew for sure if he was even alive, let alone where he was.
But, before she had any time to ponder that, everyone had finally filed in, which meant she had to go in too.
*Why am I here anyway? I'm only 17, I thought you had to be older to be a politician. Why can't I
just quit? I'm just so confused about everything, nothing's been going right since everyone left.* Relena
didn't know what to do, she was just so overwhelmed with everything. She was tired of being rich, and
snooty, and all over TV. She was called up to the podium to speak just then, and she collected herself
long enough to walk up there. Relena opened her mouth to speak, and everyone listened intently. Then, she
did something nobody expected. She wrote a note, and ran. She didn't know where she was going, or
why, but she just ran.
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"...And in other news, Vice Foreign Minister Relena Dorlian was last sighted running from a
conference earlier this week. There was a note she had written, simply saying 'No more'. This is strong
evidence that she has commited suicide.
Duo Maxwell flicked off the TV, shaken. "Ojou..." After collecting himself, he reached for
the phone and called everyone he knew, getting the same response from everyone. Shock. Then, there was
only one number left to call. He wasn't sure if Heero still used this one, but decided to give it a
shot. Duo wasn't expecting to hear the familiar voice over the phone, but it was there. It was a little
shaky, but it was still there.
"Hello."
"Heero, I have something to tell you. It's about Relena..."
"I heard."
"Look, Heero, I'm here. You can talk to me. It'll be okay..."
"She's not dead."
Duo paused. *Woah, he's takin' it worse than I thought. The poor guy's in denial.*
"Face it, Heero, she's either dead or going to be, and either way you won't find her. There's nothing
you, or me, or anybody else can do about it."
Heero was really ticked by now. "She's not dead! She's alive, and I'll prove
it! She's out there somewhere, and I'm gonna find her, whether you like it or not!!" And
with that, he hung up.