Act X: Confessions of a Broken Heart

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The party was a grand one. There was a huge patio where the party took place and in the center of it was a pond that had frozen over. Under the moonlight, the villa had a certain shine that only stars have been known the have. The ice looked like crystal. Live music was playing. Live jazz for the grown-ups, live Lindsay Lohan for the teens. This was supposed to be the party to mark the departure of the Darlians from L1. However, this night wasn't grand for everyone…

Relena took her pose on the frozen pond. She wore a blindfold over her eyes. Lindsay Lohan nodded to Quatre and took the mike.

I wait for the postman to bring me a letter…

Quatre frowned from his seat in the crowd. She wasn't moving. Relena was just standing rigid on the ice. He was afraid this would happen. Ever since Relena's father came, Relena had lost her will to dance. He could remember the whole scene quite clearly…

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Relena held a hand to her cheek to calm the sting of her cheek. She kept her head to the side and refused to look at her father's face.

"Where the hell have you been?! I wake up one morning to find my daughter gone. No note, nothing!" said her father in exasperation.

Relena turned anger filled eyes to her father. "You never listened to me when I actually spoke, so why would you even bother to waste your perfect sight on a note left by your disobedient daughter?"

Mr. Darlian's eyes narrowed, "Don't you give me that look, young lady. We have been over this time and time again. You were born to follow in my footsteps and inherit the family business-"

"Is that all I'm good for to you?! If I'm not exact perfection in your eyes, am I of no use?!" Relena cried out in distress.

"Relena…" he pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed, "You know that isn't true."

"Really? Well then, how come you never once paid attention to me until I actually started to become older? I've been dancing since I was very young… since the days YOU weren't around. Dancing became a part of my soul, a way for me to live life without you… a way to get rid of the pain of living life without a father. Then, all of a sudden, once I turn 13, you take an interest in me. I was ecstatic when you finally turned my way. I thought to myself, 'maybe my prayers have been answered', and I did my best to please you… But low and behold… it was not to be. All you wanted was an air to carry on the business. You never accepted me for who I was-"

"Now see here-"

"No!" Relena shouted, "no… let me finish…" she looked down at her hands with sorrow. "Every time I'd dance, you'd yell at me for doing so, saying I was wasting such precious time on silly dreams when I should be taking lessons in politics. And EVERY TIME I actually went to class, nothing was ever good enough for you. I was never moving quickly enough for you. How could you expect me to adapt to a whole new lifestyle when the first 13 years of my life were spent without you and your- your business, your TRUE family! You never cared about me until you remembered that you needed someone to replace you once you die.

"You want to know why I ran away? Huh?! It was because you were taking away the only thing that gave me comfort. The one thing that helped me survive without love. You can't just show up in my life and ruin it more than you did before." Tears began to stream down Relena's face. "I left five years ago to keep my heart safe before you actually ripped it out. I'd rather follow my dreams than to be suckered into false love and paternalism."

Silence filled the room.

"Be that as it may. You are still the only heir and you WILL return. If not, I will exercise my rights as a parent and have you brought back by the police." Mr. Darlian walked to the door and stopped in the doorway with his head turned back. "The Darlian's will be leaving L1 on Friday. You have three days to be packed and ready to leave. Thursday will be our going away banquet. Don't be late." There was a small threat in his voice and with that he left.

The room filled with silence once more.

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Quatre shook his head with a frown to forget that memory. From three seats down from him, he could see Duo frowning too. He saw Lindsay pause in her singing, so he ran to the side of the pond and put his skates on. Relena still wasn't moving. This was to be her final dance… she just couldn't mess this up.

I wait for the good Lord to make me feel better…

Quatre made his way to the ice and got behind Relena. He locked his ankles around hers and molded his body into hers… and they moved.

And I carry the weight of the world on my shoulders
A family in crisis that only grows older

Quatre moved her body to the music. Relena was like a rag doll… she had given up…. But she couldn't! This was her chance to show her father how she really felt! Relena's eyes snapped open.

"Move." Quatre whispered.

Why'd you have to go?
Why'd you have to go?!
Why'd you have to go?!!!!

"Quatre…" Relena snarled with a furious growl as her muscles tensed. "Let. Me. Go."

That was the passionate Relena Quatre knew to be there. Her strength was returning and even though it wasn't from positive emotions, negative emotions could also bring a person back on their feet… once it's released.

Daughter to father, daughter to father
I am broken but I am hoping
Daughter to father, daughter to father
I am crying, a part of me is dying and
These are, these are
The confessions of a broken heart

"Can I let you go?" Quatre whispered in her ear.

"Yes." Relena whispered knowing his deeper meaning behind the words. There would be no use in letting her continue if she couldn't get her message across. She ripped the blindfold from her face.

The blonde squeezed her hand before he let her go… and she flew.

And I wear all your old clothes, your polo sweater
I dream of another you
The one who would never (never)
Leave me alone to pick up the pieces
A daddy to hold me, that's what I needed

Relena's face grew fierce as she stared into her fathers eyes in the audience. All the hurt, pain, and anger she'd kept hidden inside of her was let out in her vigorous movements on the ice.

So why'd you have to go
Why'd you have to go
Why'd you have to go!!

She leaped and twirled in the air landing perfectly on her skates. She just… flowed. There was no other word for it.

Daughter to father, daughter to father
I don't know you, but I still want to
Daughter to father, daughter to father
Tell me the truth, did you ever love me
Cause these are, these are
The confessions of a broken heart

As the interlude of the song settled upon the whole party, Relena began to sway.

I love you,
I love you
I love you
I...!!!!!
I love you!!

Relena got herself into a fast spin in the center of the ice. Her hair flowed around her as she kept spinning, slowly lifting her arms. She continued to spin, this time slowly lifting her leg until it touched the back of her head.

Daughter to father, daughter to father
I don't know you, but I still want to
Daughter to father, daughter to father
Tell me the truth...
Did you ever love me!!!?
Did you ever love me?

Relena skated along the side of the frozen pond and turned so that she was skating backwards; she suddenly took off high into the air and completed a triple loop sow cow in the air.


These are...
The confessions...of a broken heart

The climax was over and everything was coming to a close. With that in mind, she just kept her skates parallel and just let her body continue to flow across the ice in a straight line. Her hands were stretched out on each side of her. She felt so free yet there were tears steaming down her face.

Ohhh...yeah

The audience looked upon her with remorse, not knowing whether she was shedding tears of sadness or joy.

I wait for the postman

Relena fell to her knees from her final spin with tears running down her face. She looked straight ahead and came to a stop on her knees on the ice in front of her father's table. Hands over her heart…she faced him. With hands over her heart…

to bring me a letter..

And a weary soul…

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Notes:

1 I know that Mr. Darlian was nice in the original series, but everyone has an alter-ego or 'other side' to them. This one just happens to be an ass.

2 Relena's small arc is coming to a close. Any idea on who I should focus on next? I was thinking of putting a little Mariemaia drama in there. What do you think?

Songs:

-'Confessions of a Broken Heart' by Lindsay Lohan

A big thanks to….. for all the reviews:

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Answer to Questions:

Response to AutomatedRose:

All my chapters come from me riding in my care with my music blasting. I can just think of all kinds of possibilities for my story. I love roadtrips.

Response to Lost-Remembrance:

NO! Don't forget about me… kinda cliché since your name is 'lost remembrance' lolx P

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O.O GIVE UP?! Me? Never…. --

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