All standard disclaimers apply. Okay, ppl. Sorry we kept you hanging so long. We haven't had a chance to sit down and write our parts. Um, very high French content. But never fear! I included translations next to the phrases. A link to the first part is included below:
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The French girl was sleeping on the overstuffed sofa in the lounge at Preventer HQ. Her wounds had been attended to, and one arm was thrown carelessly over her stomach. Her long dark hair was braided, thanks to Duo, and twisted into a loose bun.
"So, Heero, who is she?" Andrew inquired, curiously. "How do you know her?" His blue eyes were twinkling. "And why are you spending time in France?"
Heero glared at him but said nothing.
"Come on, Heeeero," Duo whined at him.
"Yes, who is she?" Quatre joined in.
"Her name is Ella Savant," he finally gave in.
"Ella Savant? Sounds sort of like a Cinderella story," Noin stated.
Relena bit the corner of her lip and looked over at the sleeping girl. She shifted in her sleep, and her lips turned downwards. She was really lovely.
"So what else, Heero? How old is she? Who are her parents?" Relena edged on.
"She is fifteen, and her mother is Baroness Ana Savant. Her grandfather is Baron Jaque Savant. The woman in the car with her was her mother. The other woman there, the one that we found looking for survivors, was her lady-in-waiting, Alice."
"Wow, she has a lady-in-waiting?" Quatre exclaimed.
"She _is_ an heiress," Heero replied curtly.
"Well, yeah," Andrew added sheepishly, "and I'm the heir to the entire Cinq Kingdom. Sort of. And I don't have a butler or anything."
"That's because you don't need one," Noin interrupted. "Heero, stop talking like that. Soon he's going to start asking for his own Gundam." (AN: Geez, mother talk, who'd ever think they'd see the day?)
"So, how do you know her?" Relena asked again.
Heero was cut off as the girl stirred. She groaned and grabbed at her head. "Comment allez-vous?" (How are you?) Heero greeted her.
Relena raised her eyebrows. Since when did Heero Yuy know French?
"Très bien, merci," the girl answered in a whisper. (Fine, thank you.) "Où est mère?" she asked timidly. (Where is mother?)
Heero just stared at her. "Désolé." (Sorry.)
The girl's face fells as she tried to comprehend her situation. Biting her bottom lip, she nodded in acceptance. "Que va se produire?" (What's going to happen now?)
Heero didn't take another second to think. "Je ne sais pas. Je prendrai soin de vous." (I don't know. I'll take care of you.)
"Care for a translation?" Duo called out.
Heero turned and glared at him. "Ella's staying with us for a while."
"Really?" Relena asked. "Since when did we decide this?"
Heero looked at Relena, but the hard expression on his face softened. "If it's okay with you," he added.
Relena raised her eyebrows. *Wow! When did he decide to be more friendly with me? I guess he really wants this girl to stay.* "Tell me this Heero: how do you know her?"
"I-" Heero stopped and frowned. His brow furrowed, like he was deep in thought. "I'm-I'm Ella's father."
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Oooh ... I know it's short. How in the hell did this happen? Oh well. I guess you'll have to wait. Thanks for staying tuned. I don't really think this is gonna be that big of a fic. Well, please review if you want more!
Iz-chan and Cheru-chan