WANTED OR USED

Has she spoken to anyone" Miss Sumeragi asked coming up to Allelujah. "No, not a single word to anybody, not even to Tieria, the one person she seems to open up to the most. Miss Sumeragi it's been weeks since she came to our world, and frankly I'm worried about what her family might be thinking, and why she isn't around." Allelujah replied with a concerned yet loving expression on his face. "I've been wondering the same thing myself Allelujah, speaking of Tieria, where is he?" Miss Sumeragi asked as Allelujah and Miss Sumeragi watched Annelda sitting in the lounge playing with her food. "And she hasn't been sleeping either." Tieria said sneaking up behind Allelujah and Sumeragi. "It's like she has completely shut down and shut everyone out." Tieria continued.

Back at Annelda in the lounge

"We need your help!" Those words echoed through Annelda's mind like a voice in a cave, as she played with her food she started to remember when she first came to the briefing room. The words shocked Annelda and she mentally got defensive. "What do you need from me? Because you know, I'm not the best mechanic or electrician in the world and if you're looking for… "She doesn't mean it like that." Setsuna butted in, crossing his arms over his chest which was well defined due to the tightness of his pilot suit. "We need you because you've got informa… Annelda?" Allelujah's look quickly changed to confusion as he watched the girl hide behind Lockon and cower there. "He scares me." She whispered. "She's scared, she's scared!" Haro chirped out. Everyone looked from Annelda to Setsuna, very confused. "Annelda there's nothing to be scared of, why should you be scared? You've been hanging around Setsuna all day. The only thing to worry about is Setsuna's punches." Lockon said as Annelda came out from behind him. "It's not him I'm scared of." Annelda said under her breath to where only Lockon could hear.

Miss Sumeragi just raised an eyebrow and shook her head for not having time for these childish games. "Annelda it's no secret to us that you have information on Celestial Being, it was perilous to let you fall into Union hands, but the fact still remains, Annelda, Annelda, Annelda!" Annelda was no longer paying attention, but instead playing with Haro who was beeping happily. "Nice person, nice person!" Haro chirped as he was tossed into the air lightly and caught by Annelda who smiled and then hugged the robot like it was a puppy. "He is just the cutest thing." The crew members and the meisters gave Annelda odd looks.

She frowned at them and threw Haro back up in the air. "What, it's not my fault I know about your world through watching anime and reading the manga, but seriously, you think you've never seen someone playing with Haro before and besides we don't have anything like Haro in my world." "Anyway, Annelda the bottom line is that…" "Is there a bottom line? Miss Sumeragi, I understand the danger and trouble I might be in and get in and I understand that I hold information that you could use but you need to understand that I can't give you everything I do know, due to the fact it could screw up the past if not the future if I hand over the information that you seek. Plus Allelujah and Setsuna have already interrogated me, if anyone needs to be lectured it needs to be Tieria and Setsuna for arguing during my rescue that I managed to do by myself without their help, I'm not sure how I did it but I did. If you want my help then help me in return, on how to get back home." Annelda yelled with such anger and hurt in her voice and tears welling up in her eyes.

"Truth revealed, truth revealed, truth revealed!" Haro beeped in causing everyone to look at him. He quieted and shivered slightly in Annelda's hands "I hate everyone!" He replied. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have spoken to you like that, but I had to say what I was feeling, it's a default I'm working on." Annelda said as she put Haro down and petting him one last time and everyone was in shock that someone especially a stranger spoke to Miss Sumeragi like that. "However the point being is that because you hold such valuable information we need to keep you safe and with us, but for now Feldt will show you where you can sleep." Sumeragi said quickly so that there wouldn't be any more interruptions "Can I at least get a tour of the ship?" "NO!"

With that she wasn't even going to ask to see the Gundams. As Annelda turned to leave and follow Feldt, she thanked everyone again for saving her and for not letting her fall into the Unions hands. 'This girl is the key to everything in the dialogs that are to come, the key to everything.' Miss Sumeragi thought and Annelda and Feldt left the room. "Here is an extra room where you can get some rest." Feldt said as she opened the door for Annelda and showing her how the door worked. "Thank you, Feldt. Whose room is that?" She asked pointing to the room across the hall. "That is Tieria's room, but I wouldn't go over there though, he doesn't like to be bothered." Feldt said turning a light shade of pink; Annelda noticed this and reassured her. "That's okay Feldt; I have no intension of bothering him, again thanks for the room."

After being in her room for a little while Annelda found herself roaming the ship hoping no one would mind too much. Next thing Annelda found herself in the observation deck looking out into the vast unknown of space, wondering if she would be able to explain things to her family when she got back to her time or at least come up with some sort of excuse instead of the truth so they wouldn't throw her in the nut house.

Annelda did finally notice herself day dreaming and feeling quite alone and started singing again "In the sweet light of the valley, when the sun falls upon the vine, I shall lay down all of my troubles and I'll lift up this heart of mine. So take me home lord, oh take me home, o'er hillside and o'er the sea, to the soft grass of the valley, where your grace shall set me free. Through the shadows of the darkness, through the storms that lead me astray, I shall travel forever knowing in your light I will always stay." She almost got through the song when she felt someone staring at her. Without turning she automatically knew who it was. "I see why you come here, it's peaceful and the view is phenomenal. Tieria, are you alright?" Annelda asked after a few seconds of silence when he didn't say anything. "Ignoring me are you? You know it's a little too late for you to be so stiff and cold to me." "Sorry, you were here first, I'll come back." Tieria said coming in fully to the observation deck and being snapped back to reality. "Tieria wait, I know this is where you come to think, so I'll leave." She turns to go back to her room and passes Tieria. Tieria grabs her arm. "Why?" "Why what?" she replied to the one word question. "Why did you feel the need to protect and save me earlier?" he asked a little confused. "Because you are a valued member of Celestial Being." "That's not the answer and you know it so tell me what you really want to say." Tieria said knowing what Annelda told him was a lie. Annelda took in a deep breath and sighed knowing she had been defeated once more. "I don't care about what happens to me and like you said I'm different and I for one care more about others than I do myself I would gladly put myself in harm's way if it meant for you to live." All Tieria could do was smile a little at the answer she gave him knowing that, that statement was the truth. "How did you know I said you were different?" "I could hear you when you walked out of the interrogation room." "How? I was half way down the corridor." Annelda started to smile a little and said with a slight chuckle. "I have very good hearing." With that being said Tieria changed the subject. "What was that song you were singing? I heard you sing before when you were in the shower but nothing like what you were just doing." He asked sounding impressed. Annelda blushed a little from him remembering her being in the shower.

"It's a song from a show in my time." She said smiling and walking back over to the window of the observation deck. "It was beautiful, Annelda." She feels her heart skip a beat at the sound of his voice and her name from his lips at the complement he gave her. "Thank you, it's what I do when I feel alone, lonely and depressed, especially when those feelings are together." Then silence filled the room once again for a few moments and they just stood there next to each other. Annelda was the first to speak. "Tieria!" She said looking at him deeply and with a concerned, sad look on her face. "I don't see how I can be of any help to your organization. I mean back in my world I can't seem to do anything right and I don't belong in any social group whatsoever, and to my family not matter what I do to please them I'm just never enough for them and I've already told you everything I am able to tell you without screwing up any sort of time line." Turning back towards the observation window she leaned her head against the cool glass trying not to let Tieria see her cry, from feeling nervous around him and feeling helpless and useless all at once.

Tieria walks up behind her, hearing the sobs in her voice and puts a hand on her shoulder and puts her hand on his. "You know it's okay for others to see you cry." He said sympathetically to her in her ear sending shivers up and down her spine. "Not for me it's not, to me it's a weakness for others to see me cry but why do you say that you don't cry in front of others as well." She replied with tears still rolling down her face. "I understand Annelda, but I came to find you to tell you that Veda as recommended that we go to earth, since being in space for too long could have…" Annelda continued his sentence." A negative effect on the body and deteriorate bone density and muscle density without the proper exercise." Wiping away her tears, with his finger, Tieria continued. "I'm thoroughly impressed, not many people know that. How did you?" "I don't have very many friends so I'm learning most of the time and plus I love outer space." She answered still drying her eyes. "Since this is your first time up in space, Veda suggested that we take the Orbital Elevator so that your body can adjust better to the gravity differences, so that you won't get sick. Now then are you ready?" "Okay, I'm a thrill junky, yeah let's do it." Was Annelda's only reaction.