WARNING: LOTS OF CHARACTER BASHING! X-OVER WITH SPIRAL, KIDDY GRADE AND VID GAME KINGDOM HEARTS.
HIGH VELOCITY
CHAPTER 10
OBNOXIOUS ONNAS & A HOME COMING
Several minutes later, Renee found herself in front of a palatial manor home, a bit larger than her own manor in Virginia Beach.
'I had no idea Relena lived in such splendor,' Renee mused to herself.
"Renee!" a shriek cut through the air and Renee found herself knocked back into the limo and an armful of pink. "Oh, girlfriend, it's been ages, where have you been?"
"R-Relena?" Renee spoke hesitantly as the weight in her arms lessened and she was pulled out of the limo once again.
"Pargon, get the bags and take them to the guest chamber nearest my own, thank you," Relena said as she took hold of Renee's arm and escorted the tall Nubian into her home.
Once inside, Relena took Renee to the sitting room where the other two females were located.
"My God, I don't believe this, how are you, Renee, dear?" Dorothy Catalonia, one of the females with ankle length white blonde hair and clear ice-blue eyes, said as she rose to go hug the new arrival.
"A dreadful accident caused me to withdraw for a time but I'm back now and ready to rejoin my friends," Renee smiled, then moved to hug Hilde. "Where're Bulma, Chichi and Botan?" Renee asked as she sat to reacquaint herself with two of the several persons she had fortune to model with.
"Chichi called me just this morning from her private jet and told me that she and some of the others were coming over for a photo shoot but that was several hours ago," Hilde spoke as she lifted a delicate China cup to her ruby painted lips.
"You mean they're here?!" Relena gaped in lady-like surprise as she tried to contain her excitement.
"Of course, here's Botan's cell number . Maybe they're still awake," Hilde handed her hostess her cell phone with the desired number highlighted.
Relena pushed the button and waited for the call to connect.
"Hello, Botan, speaking!" a bubbly voice sounded on the other end of the line.
"Botan, hun, this is Relena Peacecraft, I hope I'm not disrupting anything," the Sanc Princess purred.
"Not really, the three of us just got in from Lord Edmunds' home. Lady Edmunds is Bulma's cousin by marriage, ya know? Chichi and Bulma are getting ready for bed," Botan said.
"Alexis!? She's my blood cousin, my mother's first cousin! I heard that Chichi and Bulma are there with you?" Relena nearly squealed.
"Yeah, oh, here's Bulma!" Botan said and for a moment there was dead air then…
"RELENA! Oh, cous, it's so good to hear from you, how are you?" Bulma asked after she had taken the phone from Botan.
"Well, considering. Hey, girlfriend, tell me where you all are and I'll send a car to collect you then we can have one of those all girl things, what's it called?" Relena paused to search for the right word.
"A sleepover? What a wonderful idea! Anyone else joining us?" Bulma asked.
"Yes! Hilde Schbecker, Dorothy Catalonia and Renee Maizon. Just bring an overnight case and essentials and we'll have the time of our lives! I'm sending Aster as we speak. See you in a bit, loves!" Relena bade.
"See ya and thanks, we could use good cry about now after what happened at Alexis' home. I'll fill you in when we arrive," Bulma huffed.
"Be sure that you do! Love to you, cous," and with that the girls rang off.
At the end of the call, Relena summoned one of her many wait staff and requested a light snack prepared for her guess, both present and due to arrive. As the girls waited for the other three to arrive, a haunting piano melody entered their range of hearing.
"This music is wonderful! Liszt or Beethoven, dear?" Dorothy asked.
"I have no idea, I've never heard this piece before. Perhaps it's one of the new classicists," the princess replied as her night butler entered the salon with the requested snack. "Humphreys, could you tell us whose music this is? I am not familiar with it," Relena spoke to a wizened butler.
"My pardon, ma'am. The young blond sheik brought it with him and I watched as he loaded it into the player. I shall remove it, post haste if it is displeasing, my lady," Humphreys nodded and moved to put words into action.
"No, no, we just wanted to know the name of the artist!" the blonde princess smiled.
"That is a duet between the third son of the Duke of Aladares and Ayumu Nurumi," the butler supplied.
"Third son? The Duke has three sons?" Dorothy asked in disbelief.
"No, my lady, he has five and one daughter. His eldest sons are the twins, Cesario and Sinistra, followed closely by the twins Eyes and Riku, flanked lastly by the twins Hakuoh and Rio," the butler explained.
"Three sets of twins! How do you know this?" Relena asked in a short manner.
With a bow Humphreys replied, "My brother, Earl, is the Duke's man."
"Humphreys, you said the name Eyes while you were listing the children. Are you saying that this music is that of Eyes Rutherford, the teenaged virtuoso that took the classical and pop worlds by storm?" Hilde asked trying to control a jaw-drop of surprise.
"The very same, ma'am. He and his siblings go by the group name of 'White Silver Sand,' one of music's biggest sensations and top rank on the runway, as well," Humphreys nodded.
"They model? Why have we not heard of them? Ring up Rutherford House, I must become acquainted with this young Mozart!" Relena strongly requested.
"My apologies, my lady, but when I last spoke with Earl, he informed me the group was abroad on a music tour of some kind and would not return before the holidays. When I see my brother at market, I shall make inquiries. If I may, ladies?" Humphreys requested to leave and was waved on by Relena.
After the butler had departed, the girls sat in thought. At that instance, the sound of a deep gond was hear, followed the entrance of two blue haired females and one black haired female.
"Miss Bulma Briefs, Botan, and Chichi Oson, my ladies," Pargon, one of the palace butlers announced with a bow.
At that announcement, the girls that had been gathered in the salon jumped form their seats to greet the new arrivals then led them into the room to find seating and begin their little party.
Renee and Hilde had spotted magazines laying on the glass topped gold framed coffee table and lifted one each. Hilde gasped when she looked at the cover of the glossy in her hands.
"Princess, I had no idea you subscribed to 'POP MONTHLY,'" the black haired German girl from L2 mentioned.
"What is 'POP MONTHLY?'" the Sanc Princess asked and Hilde handed the magazine over. "Is this him, the one Humphreys mentioned? This Eyes Rutherford?"
Renee leaned over and gasped. "That's him! Oh, he is a dream! I saw him perform three years ago with that band KATRAMA, the one Kakarott and Shuichi play in when they're not on the runway. He was fantastic and those that were accompanying him were equally as good."
"I must obtain such good music for the garden party I'm throwing this weekend. Bulma, dear, you've been unusually quiet, have you no news to share? What do you think of this young man?" Relena asked and turned the magazine to face Bulma and Chichi.
"He is quite the looker but if he's never modeled with Roshi/Lunaris…? I just can't get over the one I met at Alexis' home earlier. Flame shaped black hair, a body to die for, muscled and curved in all the right places for a male! Quite simply the man was a fantasy on two legs!" Bulma simpered.
Quiet descended like an anvil and the first three regarded Bulma with surprise in their eyes. "Are you saying that the royal prince was in attendance?! I've heard he never visits social scenes and, although he's a knockout, he has the personality of the planet Pluto!" Relena quipped.
"I've also heard that he and his cousin, Hiei, are the core members of HIGH VELOCITY. Lena, when you ring up Aladares House, ring up the palace as well," Dorothy suggested but a was met full in the face with something soft.
"One does not simply ring the royal palace! I'll simply call the Yuy estate and ask. After all, my Heero is the keyboardist for the band. Well, my friends, what shall we do in the morning?" Relena asked as the girls took hold of glasses of white wine.
"What else, shopping? I haven't been to the ARCADE in like forever," Hilde gushed and the others agreed.
"WHAT? Are you talking about spending money? I-I-!
"Oh, don't be so shocked, Renee, dear, that's why we work so hard for that colorful commodity. It's no fun to let it sit and stew. Well, it's getting a bit late and morning comes so dreadfully early. Let's abed and we'll plan more activities in the daylight," Renee stood, as did her friends, and departed to the upper floors of the manor home to their bed rooms.
In another section of town between Cardiff House and Swindon House, five figures mounted the stairs to a stately residence and were greeted by two young figures, one with dark silver hair and female, the other with platinum hair that caressed his ankles and male.
"OLDER BROTHERS! FRIENDS! Welcome home! How was the tour?" the young dark silver haired girl asked.
"Hallo, Rio, Akuho. Oh, it's so good to be home! Where're mum and da?" one of three silver haired males asked as he lifted the girl onto his shoulder.
"Don't you think she's a bit too big for that, Isaac? Welcome home, my sons. Get yourselves rested then go see da. The Duke had and episode a bit ago and is not doing so well," the lady of the manor spoke in a sullen voice and any good-natured horseplay among siblings ceased.
Putting the young girl down, the son named Isaac and the others quickly left to settle themselves then moved to go visit their male parent.
In a quiet room, a silver headed male lay wheezing and in considerable pain as he waited for the pain medicine to take effect.
"M-milord? D-da, what happened?" a soft male voice asked as several persons entered the room where the elder lay.
A pair of brilliant azure-gray eyes opened then lit with happiness as the elder caught sight of his children. The Duke of Aladares tried to sit up and was immediately assisted by his children.
"Thank you, my boys! This is a rare sight, you two with your companions," the Duke gave a tired laugh.
Isaac and his brother, Sinistra turned to look at the two young men that stood with them and tried to fight the blush they felt creeping up their faces. The pair had sworn to keep their partners and way of life from their home, in the city, at least. The Duke gave another burst of laughter and the Duchess joined in as well.
"No need to be ashamed or have you forgotten that when Lucius Vegeta became king that he changed those outdated laws regarding same-gender pairings? Goodness knows, if he could have followed the Lunaris boy to America, he would have," the Duke snorted.
"That wouldn't have been Bardock, would it have?" Sinistra asked and the Duke nodded. "We saw them tonight at INFACT with Kakarrot and Shuichi! That pair was all over the Prince and Marquise!" Sinstra's eyes lit with excitement at what he perceived his sire was telling them.
"Stands to reason, then. When Lucius and I spoke yesterday, he mentioned that he was going to host a gig for the Lunaris models of the Roshi/Lunaris enterprise and get his mate back. I hadn't thought of the boys mating Bardock's whelp and the Minamino beauty. But seriously, my sons, I am very happy and have known about the four of you since mum was changing your nappies. You all have my blessings, for what they are worth. Now, loves, this episode is a nasty one and I fear that the elixir is not working as it should. I will probably not awaken in the morning," the Duke said as delicately as he could.
All present lurched at the Duke with the cry of "NO, DA, DON'T SAY THAT!" The Duke lay a comforting hand on each youngster present.
"It is destiny and fate, my ones. We all know the affliction my family carries and three of you present have it, Isaac, Kanone, Rio. Your friends, Kousuke and Ryouko also share the affliction and all have ties to us in one form or another but there is more. It is time that you, my children, know why I am so supportive of your choices in life-partners," the Duke gave the group a tired smile.