Duo's eyes were as wide as saucers. He couldn't pull his eyes off of John's body. The man's corpse lay in the dust like a disregarded toy, forgotten and abandoned. Duo shuddered when he remembered who had done the deed. The "Queen of the World" he had called her. She had just committed cold blooded murder and for a moment, he had thought, without regret. Then she had exploded in emotion when she realized what her own hands had done. The pacifist, the princess, Relena. He sighed and looked over at Heero. Even the usually unemotional pilot looked like he was have trouble remaining calm.
Heero stood where he had been and inhaled slowly, trying to calm himself down. His head moved, he made it move, and his eyes froze on the shadows of the dense grass land that encircled the farm house. Relena..
"Heero," Trowa said, trying to keep the shakiness out of his voice. "We don't have the time for this. At least a few of us need to head for the Sank Kingdom as quickly as possible, before anything else happens." Heero managed to nod.
"I'm going after her," his voice said, with that monotonous control that he finally grasped once more. "When you find out what has happened come back here, or send someone." Both Gundam pilots nodded and before waiting for a reply, Heero forced himself into a dead on run, and went into the shadows.
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Pounding, pounding, her legs needed to pick up more speed. Faster, faster, she had to escape it. Relena pushed on, tears clouding her vision, grief clouding her thoughts. More and more the visions swam through her mind. In a violent whirlwind of thought she saw her memories dash before her eyes. She saw her father, she saw Milliardo, she saw Noin. Then she saw the man and this time she knew his name. Constinople Young, the man who had raped her, had taken her dignity, her memory, and her nation. Yes, they had taken her beloved Sank Kingdom without anyone knowing. She also knew Yokado Lee, for it was he who had told her to meet Mr. Constinople. So she had gone, without security to meet the man. They had kidnapped her, and done those things to her, even taken her memory and put her here. Then, when John had said that man's name, it had all came back in one overwhelming flood.
She slowed down and halted. Then without hesitation she threw herself into a patch of tall grass and sobbed. She wasn't Relena Peacecraft any more. She wasn't the ignorant, pacifistic girl she had been. She remembered her training. Noin, it was Noin who had tought her. She tought her to use a gun, the knifes, self defense. Secretly, Relena had learned from Noin. And with the help of Lucrezia, she had mastered the art of combat.
Now she struggled with the thoughts. Why did she do this? Then she remembered. She couldn't allow herself to be killed, Noin had said. The Sank Kingdom needed her desperatly. She was to let no one know of her skill. The Gundam pilots had all been in space at the time. They had never had a chance to let them know about Relena's skills. That was why she had been able to do those things at the farm house with such ease!
Then she remembered Heero. Oh, how her heart wanted to burst. To know how much he didn't like her, and then to know that he had been here. He had held her, even stayed in the same bed with her! How she ached for him right now. There was a rustle in the long grass and an unmistakable form silouhetted the dark night.
Kami be praised.
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"Yeah!" Duo exclaimed. It was nice that for once they had an automobile WITH breaks. Duo was sitting in the drivers seat waiting for the other pilots to move their butts and get in the vehicle. An annoyed Wufei limped over to the van. Apparently his leg was still hurting him, but he was trying his best not to let anyone know it. "YO! Wu-man! Back in tha hood I see!" Duo said, flashing Wufei a bright smile of perfect white teeth. Wufei growled.
"My name is not WU-MAN!!" He bellowed, and with slight discomfort, jumped into the backseat of the van.
"Whatever ya say Wu-man!" Duo said. Wufei's face looked red and contorted with anger. He was about to blow.
Quatre jumped into the passenger seat, and Trowa got into the back.
"Well," Duo said looking at all the pilots. "Did everyone go to the bathroom?" Quatre laughed, the other two looked at him with indifference. "Well Quatre, looks like it's going to be a long trip." Duo said, and without another word, started the van.
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Heero looked for the right words and found that he couldn't find them. Instead, he sat down next to Relena and almost involuntarily put an arm around her. Her body shuddered as she cried and before Heero could move she fell into his arms like a rag doll. He held her close and let her rest her head on his shoulder.
"Heero, I remember," Relena said. Heero's eyes widened.
"Remember what?"
"Everything."
"Oh," Heero said not sure what "everything" meant.
"Are you even listening, Odin?" Relena said. Heero gasped.
"How did you, I mean..."
"Now do you believe me?" Relena said, putting her arms around him.
"When did it come back to you?" He said, tightening their embrace.
"When I heard John say, "Constinople Young" and then Amare et mandare in eius semper. Constinople told me this before he paralyzed me and then, well you remember what I told you," Relena said. Heero shuddered before he realized it. Oh yes he remembered that night.
"Relena, we're going to find Constinople and Yokado, and whether it's Wing Zero's beam cannon, or my bare hands, I'm going to kill both of them. I promise you that," Heero said gently. Relena looked up at Heero's face and smiled.
"You know, the old me wouldn't have allowed you to do that. Lately I've realized that there is a big difference in who I was and what I have become. I'm not a pacifist anymore." Heero smirked.
"You could have fooled me," he said. Relena grinned and put her head back on his shoulder. This time without tears.
"Thank you Heero," she whispered.
Hey now, I know that this one was way toooooo short and last time I promised something much much much longer, but I wanted to put something out as fast as I could. I promise that I'll be at my comp, dilligently typing for the rest of the day and maybe by tonight you guys will have #10 to read to your heart's content. Until then, chill peoples, I'm just lovin' tha reviews. JZero
Heero stood where he had been and inhaled slowly, trying to calm himself down. His head moved, he made it move, and his eyes froze on the shadows of the dense grass land that encircled the farm house. Relena..
"Heero," Trowa said, trying to keep the shakiness out of his voice. "We don't have the time for this. At least a few of us need to head for the Sank Kingdom as quickly as possible, before anything else happens." Heero managed to nod.
"I'm going after her," his voice said, with that monotonous control that he finally grasped once more. "When you find out what has happened come back here, or send someone." Both Gundam pilots nodded and before waiting for a reply, Heero forced himself into a dead on run, and went into the shadows.
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Pounding, pounding, her legs needed to pick up more speed. Faster, faster, she had to escape it. Relena pushed on, tears clouding her vision, grief clouding her thoughts. More and more the visions swam through her mind. In a violent whirlwind of thought she saw her memories dash before her eyes. She saw her father, she saw Milliardo, she saw Noin. Then she saw the man and this time she knew his name. Constinople Young, the man who had raped her, had taken her dignity, her memory, and her nation. Yes, they had taken her beloved Sank Kingdom without anyone knowing. She also knew Yokado Lee, for it was he who had told her to meet Mr. Constinople. So she had gone, without security to meet the man. They had kidnapped her, and done those things to her, even taken her memory and put her here. Then, when John had said that man's name, it had all came back in one overwhelming flood.
She slowed down and halted. Then without hesitation she threw herself into a patch of tall grass and sobbed. She wasn't Relena Peacecraft any more. She wasn't the ignorant, pacifistic girl she had been. She remembered her training. Noin, it was Noin who had tought her. She tought her to use a gun, the knifes, self defense. Secretly, Relena had learned from Noin. And with the help of Lucrezia, she had mastered the art of combat.
Now she struggled with the thoughts. Why did she do this? Then she remembered. She couldn't allow herself to be killed, Noin had said. The Sank Kingdom needed her desperatly. She was to let no one know of her skill. The Gundam pilots had all been in space at the time. They had never had a chance to let them know about Relena's skills. That was why she had been able to do those things at the farm house with such ease!
Then she remembered Heero. Oh, how her heart wanted to burst. To know how much he didn't like her, and then to know that he had been here. He had held her, even stayed in the same bed with her! How she ached for him right now. There was a rustle in the long grass and an unmistakable form silouhetted the dark night.
Kami be praised.
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"Yeah!" Duo exclaimed. It was nice that for once they had an automobile WITH breaks. Duo was sitting in the drivers seat waiting for the other pilots to move their butts and get in the vehicle. An annoyed Wufei limped over to the van. Apparently his leg was still hurting him, but he was trying his best not to let anyone know it. "YO! Wu-man! Back in tha hood I see!" Duo said, flashing Wufei a bright smile of perfect white teeth. Wufei growled.
"My name is not WU-MAN!!" He bellowed, and with slight discomfort, jumped into the backseat of the van.
"Whatever ya say Wu-man!" Duo said. Wufei's face looked red and contorted with anger. He was about to blow.
Quatre jumped into the passenger seat, and Trowa got into the back.
"Well," Duo said looking at all the pilots. "Did everyone go to the bathroom?" Quatre laughed, the other two looked at him with indifference. "Well Quatre, looks like it's going to be a long trip." Duo said, and without another word, started the van.
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Heero looked for the right words and found that he couldn't find them. Instead, he sat down next to Relena and almost involuntarily put an arm around her. Her body shuddered as she cried and before Heero could move she fell into his arms like a rag doll. He held her close and let her rest her head on his shoulder.
"Heero, I remember," Relena said. Heero's eyes widened.
"Remember what?"
"Everything."
"Oh," Heero said not sure what "everything" meant.
"Are you even listening, Odin?" Relena said. Heero gasped.
"How did you, I mean..."
"Now do you believe me?" Relena said, putting her arms around him.
"When did it come back to you?" He said, tightening their embrace.
"When I heard John say, "Constinople Young" and then Amare et mandare in eius semper. Constinople told me this before he paralyzed me and then, well you remember what I told you," Relena said. Heero shuddered before he realized it. Oh yes he remembered that night.
"Relena, we're going to find Constinople and Yokado, and whether it's Wing Zero's beam cannon, or my bare hands, I'm going to kill both of them. I promise you that," Heero said gently. Relena looked up at Heero's face and smiled.
"You know, the old me wouldn't have allowed you to do that. Lately I've realized that there is a big difference in who I was and what I have become. I'm not a pacifist anymore." Heero smirked.
"You could have fooled me," he said. Relena grinned and put her head back on his shoulder. This time without tears.
"Thank you Heero," she whispered.
Hey now, I know that this one was way toooooo short and last time I promised something much much much longer, but I wanted to put something out as fast as I could. I promise that I'll be at my comp, dilligently typing for the rest of the day and maybe by tonight you guys will have #10 to read to your heart's content. Until then, chill peoples, I'm just lovin' tha reviews. JZero