Regretting Nothing - Part 18
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. I still own Christopher Ryan, Angela Hart, and Steve Bailey. I have created many more characters. They belong to me as well.
Author's Note: Some might have thought that Sidney was being very bitter in the last part. However, there's no other way to reason with these people. I made it a point to write about a patient dying to prove that she is human, and that she can't save everyone. Sidney has to establish that she is going to stand her ground. Which I must say I am very proud of.
Milliardo went back to the hotel. He went straight to his room. Relena had given him a lot to think about. He never thought of it that way. But, he thought about how hurt she looked when he wouldn't back off.
'How can I back off? She's my baby sister. She needs me. It's her I have done so much for. She's all I have had for the longest time,' thought Milliardo. Then he thought of calling home to Paris. So, that he could say goodnight to Lena and Lucrezia. He wanted to give to Lena everything that he had lost. He had lost Relena, his parents, and the subjects of the Sanc Kingdom. Somehow he didn't think it would be so hard. Her parents. She considered the Darlians her parents. That's why she took their name when she became the Vice-Minister. She also wanted even then to remove herself from the Peacecrafts. Remove herself from him.
* * *
Heero was watching Relena's apartment waiting for her to come back from the hospital. He didn't know that Milliardo was back. He assumed that Milliardo had taken over surveillance of his sister when he went over to talk to her. Heero had hoped that Milliardo had some luck getting through to her. Heero had cut the picture that he had taken from Chris' office to fit his wallet. It was the only personal photograph he carried in his wallet. The rest were the photos on ID's. He kept it hidden in the folds of the wallet.
Suddenly, Relena came into her apartment. Relena looked upset. Something had happened. She was shaking it was a mixture of grief and anger. Relena looked like she wanted to hit something. Anything. Heero never knew that she had a temper. Of course, considering her brother's temper he shouldn't be surprised. Relena never had a chance to really show her emotions. Just like him. Except she had to act happy and peace loving all the time. But, there were tears streaming down her cheeks.
"I am sorry. I am sorry, Mr. Davenport. I am sorry, Mrs. Davenport. I am so sorry. I wasn't good enough to save you Mr. Davenport. You were such a good man. You protected people. OH GOD FORGIVE ME!" cried Relena. Heero watched as she went to bed without changing out of her scrubs. She just went to bed on top of the bedcover without any blankets on her.
Heero watched until her tears stopped and her body stopped shaking. Something happened. It didn't have anything to do with them. Someone had died. Someone she didn't even know. A Mr. Davenport. Someone she didn't know the first name of. A person who protected people and was a good man.
'A patient died tonight. But, why is she taking it so badly?' thought Heero. Now that she was asleep he could go to bed. So, he went to bed, wondering if she was cold without any blankets. And wondering why he cared at all.
* * *
The next morning all the pilots were having breakfast together. Milliardo wanted to do the surveillance that morning. He wanted to see the neighbor that Relena lived in himself. So, this meant that the Gundam pilots could say what they had been thinking of all this time.
"I think it's wrong to continue doing this," said Wufei, "She isn't doing anything. Nothing."
"I agree. Heero, you've gone far enough," said Trowa.
"I don't know. I mean the cameras were wrong, but I think we should still keep an eye on her, " said Duo.
"It's wrong. It's an injustice. I'll admit it. I didn't respect Relena before, but I do now. I used to think that she was some weak woman, but she's not. We should let her live her own life. If she wants to have contact with us, then fine. But, we shouldn't force it," said Wufei.
"She can take of herself, Heero. Can't you see that?" said Trowa trying to be reasonable.
"She's my friend. I want to be there to protect her," insisted Duo.
Quatre didn't say anything. He was quietly stirring his tea. He knew what Wufei and Trowa were saying was true. She was entitled to live her life anyway she chose. But, he was worried about her mind. All of this was just making it worse.
"I think we should keep an eye on her. I think we should cut the signals to the cameras and the bugs. Heero, but we should be a part of her life. Since, we saved it, it's our responsible of making sure that she stays safe."
"Listen to me all of you. We will do what we have been doing all along. Until I feel we should do otherwise," Heero said in a cold voice. This was all he said in the meeting. He stood up and left. The rest of couldn't do anything about it.
* * *
Sidney had decided to go on a blind date. She normally didn't do it. She was feeling much better, after talking to Angie about Mr. Davenport. So, she decided to allow Angie to set her up. Sidney knew that she was being watched. 'Let's give them something to watch,' thought Sidney. She knew that somewhere either Heero or her brother was watching her. But, this was by far the worse set up that Angie has ever done to her. The guy, Robert, talked about nothing but his car. Sidney was bored out of her skull. For the shock value, Sidney was wearing a pair of two inch heels, making her height 5'11". Her hair was the same as always (there wasn't much to do anyway with its length) but it had jewel clips. She wore a short red wine colored dress with tiny straps to support it. It only came to her mid thigh. Her legs were dynamite that night. Heero and Quatre were doing the surveillance. Wufei and Trowa refused. And Duo decided to go with Wufei and Trowa because Quatre was going anyway. Milliardo didn't come either. But, it was enough that Heero was there.
Robert was actually quite handsome looking. He had longish blond haired and brown eyes. But, he was vapid because he all talked about his damn car.
"You see we couldn't go in my car because I don't know you that well. I couldn't risk it," said Robert.
'I am going to kill, Angie. She will pay for this,' thought Sidney nodding. She had dealt with a lot of boring people before, so dealing with Robert wasn't a big deal.
"You should see the detailing done to the grill. It is sweet,' said Robert smiling at her. Sidney suppressed a yawn. She took a big sip of her wine.
'I wonder what would happen if I jab this fork in my eye right now. Maybe I could get out of this faster,' mused Sidney as she looked at her fork.
However, Sidney did get a desired effect out of Heero. Heero was unaware that he was giving the death glare to Robert. Quatre saw, but he decided to say nothing. Heero cared about her, that's all Quatre needed to know.
* * *
Finally, Sidney got home to her apartment. 'Thank God, it's over,' thought Sidney as she kicked off her shoes and pick them up. She staggered into the bedroom. This time all the Gundam pilots were out. Wufei, Trowa, and Duo have decided not to watch the cameras anymore unless Heero or Zechs were there. Heero and Quatre got caught in traffic and couldn't get back into the hotel. So, they never saw the phone conversation. It was recorded, but they wouldn't see it until later. The videophone rang. Sidney answered it.
"Angie…if it's you I am going to kill you…" started Sidney. But, it was Chris. He had a weird look on his face. "Oh, Chris. Hi! Let me tell you what Angie did to me. You know Robert. Well, he…"
"Why didn't you tell me?" he interrupted. His eyes looked positively deadly.
"What?" asked Sidney not knowing what he was talking about.
"That you are Relena Darlian Peacecraft."
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. I still own Christopher Ryan, Angela Hart, and Steve Bailey. I have created many more characters. They belong to me as well.
Author's Note: Some might have thought that Sidney was being very bitter in the last part. However, there's no other way to reason with these people. I made it a point to write about a patient dying to prove that she is human, and that she can't save everyone. Sidney has to establish that she is going to stand her ground. Which I must say I am very proud of.
Milliardo went back to the hotel. He went straight to his room. Relena had given him a lot to think about. He never thought of it that way. But, he thought about how hurt she looked when he wouldn't back off.
'How can I back off? She's my baby sister. She needs me. It's her I have done so much for. She's all I have had for the longest time,' thought Milliardo. Then he thought of calling home to Paris. So, that he could say goodnight to Lena and Lucrezia. He wanted to give to Lena everything that he had lost. He had lost Relena, his parents, and the subjects of the Sanc Kingdom. Somehow he didn't think it would be so hard. Her parents. She considered the Darlians her parents. That's why she took their name when she became the Vice-Minister. She also wanted even then to remove herself from the Peacecrafts. Remove herself from him.
* * *
Heero was watching Relena's apartment waiting for her to come back from the hospital. He didn't know that Milliardo was back. He assumed that Milliardo had taken over surveillance of his sister when he went over to talk to her. Heero had hoped that Milliardo had some luck getting through to her. Heero had cut the picture that he had taken from Chris' office to fit his wallet. It was the only personal photograph he carried in his wallet. The rest were the photos on ID's. He kept it hidden in the folds of the wallet.
Suddenly, Relena came into her apartment. Relena looked upset. Something had happened. She was shaking it was a mixture of grief and anger. Relena looked like she wanted to hit something. Anything. Heero never knew that she had a temper. Of course, considering her brother's temper he shouldn't be surprised. Relena never had a chance to really show her emotions. Just like him. Except she had to act happy and peace loving all the time. But, there were tears streaming down her cheeks.
"I am sorry. I am sorry, Mr. Davenport. I am sorry, Mrs. Davenport. I am so sorry. I wasn't good enough to save you Mr. Davenport. You were such a good man. You protected people. OH GOD FORGIVE ME!" cried Relena. Heero watched as she went to bed without changing out of her scrubs. She just went to bed on top of the bedcover without any blankets on her.
Heero watched until her tears stopped and her body stopped shaking. Something happened. It didn't have anything to do with them. Someone had died. Someone she didn't even know. A Mr. Davenport. Someone she didn't know the first name of. A person who protected people and was a good man.
'A patient died tonight. But, why is she taking it so badly?' thought Heero. Now that she was asleep he could go to bed. So, he went to bed, wondering if she was cold without any blankets. And wondering why he cared at all.
* * *
The next morning all the pilots were having breakfast together. Milliardo wanted to do the surveillance that morning. He wanted to see the neighbor that Relena lived in himself. So, this meant that the Gundam pilots could say what they had been thinking of all this time.
"I think it's wrong to continue doing this," said Wufei, "She isn't doing anything. Nothing."
"I agree. Heero, you've gone far enough," said Trowa.
"I don't know. I mean the cameras were wrong, but I think we should still keep an eye on her, " said Duo.
"It's wrong. It's an injustice. I'll admit it. I didn't respect Relena before, but I do now. I used to think that she was some weak woman, but she's not. We should let her live her own life. If she wants to have contact with us, then fine. But, we shouldn't force it," said Wufei.
"She can take of herself, Heero. Can't you see that?" said Trowa trying to be reasonable.
"She's my friend. I want to be there to protect her," insisted Duo.
Quatre didn't say anything. He was quietly stirring his tea. He knew what Wufei and Trowa were saying was true. She was entitled to live her life anyway she chose. But, he was worried about her mind. All of this was just making it worse.
"I think we should keep an eye on her. I think we should cut the signals to the cameras and the bugs. Heero, but we should be a part of her life. Since, we saved it, it's our responsible of making sure that she stays safe."
"Listen to me all of you. We will do what we have been doing all along. Until I feel we should do otherwise," Heero said in a cold voice. This was all he said in the meeting. He stood up and left. The rest of couldn't do anything about it.
* * *
Sidney had decided to go on a blind date. She normally didn't do it. She was feeling much better, after talking to Angie about Mr. Davenport. So, she decided to allow Angie to set her up. Sidney knew that she was being watched. 'Let's give them something to watch,' thought Sidney. She knew that somewhere either Heero or her brother was watching her. But, this was by far the worse set up that Angie has ever done to her. The guy, Robert, talked about nothing but his car. Sidney was bored out of her skull. For the shock value, Sidney was wearing a pair of two inch heels, making her height 5'11". Her hair was the same as always (there wasn't much to do anyway with its length) but it had jewel clips. She wore a short red wine colored dress with tiny straps to support it. It only came to her mid thigh. Her legs were dynamite that night. Heero and Quatre were doing the surveillance. Wufei and Trowa refused. And Duo decided to go with Wufei and Trowa because Quatre was going anyway. Milliardo didn't come either. But, it was enough that Heero was there.
Robert was actually quite handsome looking. He had longish blond haired and brown eyes. But, he was vapid because he all talked about his damn car.
"You see we couldn't go in my car because I don't know you that well. I couldn't risk it," said Robert.
'I am going to kill, Angie. She will pay for this,' thought Sidney nodding. She had dealt with a lot of boring people before, so dealing with Robert wasn't a big deal.
"You should see the detailing done to the grill. It is sweet,' said Robert smiling at her. Sidney suppressed a yawn. She took a big sip of her wine.
'I wonder what would happen if I jab this fork in my eye right now. Maybe I could get out of this faster,' mused Sidney as she looked at her fork.
However, Sidney did get a desired effect out of Heero. Heero was unaware that he was giving the death glare to Robert. Quatre saw, but he decided to say nothing. Heero cared about her, that's all Quatre needed to know.
* * *
Finally, Sidney got home to her apartment. 'Thank God, it's over,' thought Sidney as she kicked off her shoes and pick them up. She staggered into the bedroom. This time all the Gundam pilots were out. Wufei, Trowa, and Duo have decided not to watch the cameras anymore unless Heero or Zechs were there. Heero and Quatre got caught in traffic and couldn't get back into the hotel. So, they never saw the phone conversation. It was recorded, but they wouldn't see it until later. The videophone rang. Sidney answered it.
"Angie…if it's you I am going to kill you…" started Sidney. But, it was Chris. He had a weird look on his face. "Oh, Chris. Hi! Let me tell you what Angie did to me. You know Robert. Well, he…"
"Why didn't you tell me?" he interrupted. His eyes looked positively deadly.
"What?" asked Sidney not knowing what he was talking about.
"That you are Relena Darlian Peacecraft."