Pregnant at 15
Part 7
By Izzy
Rated PG13
All standard disclaimers apply. R&R.
~Every new beginning comes from another beginning's end.
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Fifteen years in the future, when true peace was thought to be gained:
Relena, rather Lana Darlain, was getting off work. It was 4:00 and she was anxious to get home to see her children. *I can't believe there's two.* Relena smirked. *Heero sure had fun.*
She had given birth to twins: a boy and a girl. She had searched through a book, hoping to find the perfect name for her children. She named the boy (who was two minutes older than his sister) Haziel, which meant 'God Sees' and 'Witness.' Relena had named the girl Elena for 'Radiant' and 'Illuminated.'
She gathered all the paper she needed to work on in her briefcase and stopped in on her boss's office. "Hey, Korina, I'm gonna go now." Korina Marland proved, indeed, to be worthy of Relena's trust. Korina, also had a child a month after the same time Relena did: a little girl, Flora.
"Okay, Lana. Can you check on Flora for me? Make sure she's not getting into anything bad ... or illegal?" (AN: Remember, they're next door neighbors.)
Relena smiled. "Of course, but I'm sure she's just hanging out with Elena. You have nothing to worry about."
Korina pursed her lips. "I know, but I've been so worried ever since her father joined the army. I have no idea why, though. Isn't this supposed to be peace times? You're the one that's supposed to have all the knowledge on that."
"Well," Relena began, "joining during peace time is the SAFEST time to join. He'll be trained and still make good wages, plus, there's no worry about war."
"Yeah, well, I hope you're right, Lana, I hope you're right." Relena turned to leave and shut the door behind her.
She began to walk towards her coat when a man of 32 picked it up and helped her put it on. The man was one of the higher officials of the office and seemed to have an immediate infatuation with Relena as soon as she arrived to work. Still, she had no interest in him and found him quite stuck up.
"So, Miss Lana, I've got these two tickets to-" Relena cut him off with a groan.
"Look, Scott, you're a nice guy and everything, but I can't see myself ever becoming involved with you. In fact, I can't see myself with ANYONE."
"Which is exactly why you should go. It'll be fun ..." he edged on. Relena was disgusted.
"Scott, I really have got to get home to my children." She picked up her briefcase and pushed past him. "Thanks for the offer, though," she called over her shoulder.
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Driving home:
*Well, my life right now would be NEAR perfect if that ASSHOLE would stop bothering me.* Relena frowned. *I'll just stop thinking about him and start worrying about my kids and whether Haziel is getting into crack.*
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At home:
Relena walked into the door and put her briefcase on top of the living room sofa. "Haziel! Elena! I'm home!" Haziel came bounding the stairs of their two story home.
"Mom, can you PLEASE tell Elena that our father is NOT a pilot?" he whined at her. "He's a political giant like Milliardo Peacecraft."
Over fifteen years, Relena had learned to cope with her anger. She didn't HATE Heero. Anymore, anyways. She just was hurt.
Ignoring the question, Relena asked her son (who was an exact replica of Heero. How could she still hate him?) her own question: "Is Flora here?"
Haziel rolled his eyes, "Yeah, she's here. As always. But you didn't answer me!"
Relena still tried to avoid the question. "You don't sound too happy. Flora IS your girlfriend, right?"
"Moooom," he whined, "Flora's just got a big mouth. Now stop stalling and go tell Elena that our dad's a political giant and not a pilot!"
Glaring at her son, Relena marched upstairs, Haziel at her heels. When Elena saw her mom and Haziel enter, Elena began whining as well.
"Mom, isn't our father a pilot?" Just as Relena ope4ned her mouth to answer, Haziel interrupted her.
"No! He's into politics!"
"Mom, please tell Hazy over there to SHUT HIS TRAP!"
"Who you callin' hazy?"
"You, stupid!" Relena had had enough. She glanced over at Flora who looked very amused.
"ENOUGH! Elena, don't call your brother stupid!" Elena began to pout, tucking a strand of light brown hair behind her ear. "Since when did your father become the source of amusement around here?"
Elena answered. "Since a week ago when we figured out you had us when you were fifteen." Relena bit her lip and looked over at Flora again.
Flora, sensing something was wrong, spoke up. "Miss Lana, if you want me to leave the room, I will. But if you let me stay, I swear I won't breath a word to anybody." Relena nodded.
Relena took a deep breathe and began. "Elena, you were right, your father is a pilot."
"See! I told ya, Hazy! Ha! So there!" Haziel just glared at her. "So, how'd ya meet him, Mom?"
Relena sighed deeply. "I knew you kids would want to know about this someday." Relena closed her eyes in deep concentration. "I'm sure you have all heard about the original Cinq Kingdom?" She was met with several nods. "I was just a little girl when that happened. In fact, I was IN it when it happened. My parents were killed and I was adopted by the Darlain family."
Elena rolled her eyes. "But, Mom, what does this have to do with anything?" Relena narrowed her eyes at her.
"Do you want to listen or not? Because this is the only time I'm going to tell you until you're married." Elena looked down at her hands. "Good. Now, as I said, I was adopted by the Darlain family. My father was a peace representative (AN: I forgot what her father was so change it to the right position.) and made several trips to outer space. I can remember the first time I visited space." Relena closed her eyes in remembrance. "When we returned my birthday was coming up. I was going to turn fifteen. I took a trip down to the beach and saw that this soldier had washed up on the shore."
Haziel interrupted this time. "Is that our dad?" Relena glared at him and he shrunk in his seat.
"I called an ambulance. He looked like he was in pretty bad shape, so I took his helmet off and the soldier turned out to only be a boy. He ... intrigued me, I guess you could say. How many fifteen year olds join the war effort? Now, he woke up just as the ambulance arrived. I didn't get a chance to speak with him then. He freaked out because I saw his face."
"So what happened?" Flora inquired.
Relena pursed her lips in deep thought. "Well, he hijacked the ambulance and made tracks out of there. The next time I saw him was at school. His name is Heero Yuy-"
"Wait, Mom, isn't that the famous Gundam pilot? The one they call the perfect soldier?" Elena disturbed.
Relena nodded. "Yes, so you've heard of him ... I can just see so much of him in your brother." It didn't take long to finish the story. Flora had left to get a drink as soon as Relena finished the story..
"Okay, I get that your real name is Relena Peacecraft. But, Mom, why did you leave? I mean, there are such things as abortions and plus, you could keep your title."
"Well, Haziel, are you saying you didn't WANT to be born? But, anyways, you all know that the Peacecraft family doesn't believe in that kind of stuff. I couldn't kill somebody, even if they weren't born. Also, I actually didn't want my position. I felt like I was locked up and ever since my father died, Heero seemed like HE was my strength ... but I guess I was wrong."
"So, about our dad ..." Elena started.
"I thought I loved him, but I never thought he would do something like that. Which is why I don't want you kids getting anywhere NEAR alcohol or drugs. I could never forgive myself if you or Haziel ever repeated your father's mistake."
Elena bit her bottom lip. "Dad doesn't sound so hot anymore." Haziel nodded sadly.
Suddenly they could hear Flora shouting at them from downstairs. "Miss Lana! The phone!"
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Downstairs:
"Hello? Oh, hi Korina. What's going on?" Haziel, Elena and Flora listened to Relena's side of the conversation. "Yeah ... yes ... of course ... sure ... okay. Well, I'll see you later and enjoy yourself while you're there. Okay? Bye."
Relena hung up the phone and looked back at Flora. "Well, Flora, I guess you're going to be staying with me for a week. Your mother has got a spur-of-the-moment meeting." She turned to Elena. "Why don't you walk next door with Flora to get her stuff?" Elena nodded and they left for Flora's house.
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Ten minutes later:
Flora and Elena came back, each carrying a small suitcase. Flora had her chestnut brown hair up with a white ribbon and her gray eyes were a shade darker than usual. Just like Haziel looked like a smaller version of Heero, Elena looked just like Relena. Flora set her bag down and Elena put her's down next to Flora's.
Haziel was in the living room flipping through the channels. Suddenly every channel flipped to the same program. "MOM! I think you need to see this!"
Relena walked into the room, holding a dish in one hand and a drying towel in the other. She sat down on the sofa next to him. "Yeah, Ziel?"
"Look." He pointed at the tv as soon as Elena and Flora walked into the room. A news anchor was in the middle of the screen.
"We interrupt this program for breaking news. We all think that this is the so-called 'peace time', but, unfortunately, we were wrong. Remaining members of OZ have made an assassination attempt against Milliardo Peacecraft." Relena's eyes widened as the screen changed to a film clip of a social gathering in the Cinq Kingdom, the camera focused on Milliardo. All of a sudden, a shot rang out and he fell over. "We are not yet certain of Milliardo Peacecraft's current condition, but like everybody else out there, we are hoping for his safety. We'll keep the public updated as soon as new information regarding Peacecraft's health arrives. This is Kathryn Jackson, signing off."
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Ooooh! A cliffhanger! What in the world is Rellie gonna do about it? You'll just have to wait. *evil laughter* So there. Oh yeah! Go visit my new homepage http://heerorel_cjo.tripod.com/HRD/ and submit more (it's an HYxRP site) and sign the frigging guestbook!
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