My Baby
Chapter 2
By Moony
Relena woke up in a strange place. She leaned up and looked around. She remembered now. She was at Hilde's house. She got out of bed and put on some clothes she borrowed from Hilde. She would have to get a job now that she was on her own. She would have to find some way to support her soon coming child and she couldn't rely on her fortune. She could be traced if she used any of her credit cards. She was glad she had brought as much cash as possible with her. She got her wallet out of her purse that was sitting on the empty dresser. She opened it and began counting her money. She had fifty thousand. She had used one thousand getting up here. She sighed and put it back. She would have to get more. She wanted her child to be totally happy. Maybe she could go back after the child was born and tell them that she had an affair with a man in the colonies and he was in a horrible accident and died. So she thought she'd come back and raise her child with the only other family she had. She sighed. She'd talk to Hilde about it. She heard Hilde singing. She decided she'd go and see what she was doing. Hilde had a lovely voice. She walked out of her room and heard Hilde in the kitchen. She walked in and saw Hilde with headphones on shaking her butt while she was scrambling eggs. Relena began to giggle. Hilde started singing loudly.
"You make me feel, you make me feel like a natural woman, woman!" Hilde cried. Relena became hysterical. She nearly fell on the ground laughing. This got Hilde's attention she turned around and gasped. "Relena!" she cried. Relena kept laughing. "I, I didn't know you were there," Hilde exclaimed as she ripped the headphones off. Relena stopped laughing but kept a grin on her face.
"I haven't laughed like that since I met
Heero," Relena smiled. "I needed that."
"Well, I'm glad it was funny for you," Hilde smiled. "Are you hungry? I have eggs."
"Sure," Relena replied. Hilde made two plates and put them on the table. Relena and Hilde sat.
"I haven't been shopping in a while, so I don't have too much at the moment. I thought I would go out today. Would you like to come?"
"I'd love to. Hilde, there was something I didn't tell you last night. I brought some money with me. I won't be depending on my Darilan or Peacecraft money after this is gone, because they could trace me if I used any of my credit cards," Relena explained.
"How much do you have?" Hilde asked.
"Fifty thousand," Relena replied. Hilde choked on her eggs. "I know, I know. It's not that much at all but it should..." Hilde shook her hand for Relena to stop.
"No! That's a lot! I mean that could take care of us for at least three years if we used it right. Oh, God Relena, with that we'll be totally fine!" Hilde replied.
"But the babies..." Relena whispered.
"I still have my job," Hilde smiled. She figured Relena had been raised with out any money problems, in fact she knew it. But Hilde on the other hand, had grown up in poverty and knew how to survive on the streets. Now that she had her grandfather's savage yard she was pretty well set, but now she was better than set. She began laughing. Relena's distressed look worsened. Hilde opened her eyes and looked at her. "Oh Relena, we're perfectly fine!"
"I still want a job," Relena replied.
"Oh you do?" Hilde asked.
"Yes. I want to prove to everyone and myself that I could live on my own," Relena replied. Hilde nodded and smiled.
"Well, you have your chance, but this is going to be a little harder than normal. I mean you do have a child," Hilde said and sipped some coffee that she had made earlier.
"I know," Relena sighed. "I don't understand. Why did Heero and Duo run off together like that?"
"I guess they," Hilde paused and then found enough courage to continue. "Love each other." Relena looked at Hilde. She saw the girl's eyes were just as watery as her own.
"I guess so, but didn't they know we loved them too?" Relena replied.
"I told Duo once," Hilde sighed. "He didn't hear me though and I didn't have the nerve to tell him again."
"I told Heero all the time. He would just look at me and walk off. There was no emotion in his eyes when I would say it. I suppose that it means he doesn't care. I don't really know how I could move on. I mean I have his child and no man wants another man's child," Relena sighed.
"I won't marry. I will just raise this child the way I see fit and tell him about how glorious his father was and to love him even though he is not here. I may even tell him that his father died before he was born. I don't want my baby to think it was abandoned," Hilde said and dipped her finger in her coffee.
"I was thinking about going back after the child is born and tell them that I met someone and married, but he died and I decided to come back since I didn't want my child growing up with just me as it's family," Relena sighed. "You could come with me."
"Wouldn't it be odd that we each have a child though, and Heero would remember about that night and he might wonder," Hilde said.
"Yes, but I will have to think of something. Besides what would he care? He has Duo now." The thought made Relena angry.
"Do you think anyone will come here looking for you?" Hilde asked.
"They shouldn't. Duo will just think he misplaced your key and no one really thinks we know each other that well. I don't think they'll come here. I don't even think they'll look in space. All they'd have to do was call Quatre and he would be just as baffled as the rest..."
* * * *
"I can't believe she's done this!" Quatre cried to Trowa after he got off the phone with Noin. "Relena of all people to run away from her commitments!"
"But Quatre, you must understand. The man she loves just ran away with someone else. I'm sure she'll be back in a few weeks after she's had time to let it soak in," Trowa said calmly.
"That's just it, Trowa. I'm afraid it's something much worse that is keeping Relena away and forced her to do this. Where could she have gone?" Quatre sat down and pondered.
"Has anyone told Heero or Duo? I'm sure Heero could find her easily," Trowa remarked.
"No, Noin said that she didn't want them to know," Quatre replied. "Could she be with Sally Po? No, Sally's with Wufei and he would send her back A.S.A.P. she's not with Mrs. Darilan, Noin's already tried there. She's not with Lady Une or Dorothy either."
"What about Hilde Schbeiker?" Trowa supplied. Quatre looked up at him and his eyes sparked.
"That's it! It's the one place no one would think her to be and Hilde's going through the same thing! We must get there now!" Quatre cried and jumped up.
"Should we tell Noin?"
"No, all I want to do is talk to Relena and see why she's doing this and then I'll decide weather or not to tell Noin," Quatre replied. "We have to get going now!"
* * * *
Hilde and Relena were walking back from the store, each carrying a bag when Hilde stopped and looked at her house.
"What?" Relena asked and turned to the house and saw Quatre Raberba Winner standing there watching and waiting for them. The thought of making a mad dash crossed her mind she almost did it too. Her feet shifted and Hilde saw it.
"Be strong, Relena. We'll leave if he tells anyone," Hilde said. Relena reluctantly nodded. Once they reached Hilde's driveway they were face to face with Quatre. "What do you want, Quatre?" Hilde said calmly.
"I would like to speak with Relena," Quatre replied.
"I don't think she wants to speak to you," Hilde stated sternly. Quatre looked down at Relena with his beautiful blue eyes. Those eyes could do things to her that she could never explain.
"Please Relena, may I speak with you?" Quatre asked looking deep into Relena's eyes. "I'm not going to tell anyone where you are." Relena looked up at Hilde. Hilde sighed and turned her eyes away.
"Alright, but can we please go inside? This bag is getting heavy," Relena said and followed Hilde up to the door. Hilde shifted the bag on to her left arm and pulled out her key. She stuck it in the door and twisted to the right. The door made a snapping sound. Hilde pulled the key out and opened the door. She stepped in followed by Relena and Quatre. Relena and Hilde sat the bags on the table.
"Relena, go into your room and speak to him. I will put these up," Hilde smiled.
"Thank you, Hilde. You are wonderful," Relena replied and led Quatre to her room. She opened the door and went in. she allowed him to pass and then she shut the door. "Now Quatre, what do you need?" She asked.
"I want to know why you left. Is something wrong or is it just Heero and Duo?" Quatre asked.
"Well, yes and no. I do admit that I am here to get my mind off of Heero and hopefully find someone new, but I also have other personal reasons as well," Relena replied.
"Why must you go searching here? There are plenty of men back on Earth who would be more than happy to..." Quatre trailed off because Relena was shaking her head.
"No, Quatre. You see out here they do not know how rich I am or where I rank. They'll know me for me and not my image... Like Heero thought," Relena sighed.
"Alright Relena. That's all I need to know," Quatre smiled. Relena took Quatre's hand.
"Quatre," She said and looked deep into his eyes. "I need to know if you are going to tell anyone about me." Quatre thought for a moment.
"No, no I'm not. Not even Trowa," Quatre replied. "But I do have something for you." He took her hand and flipped it over and reached into his pocket with the other hand. "Here," He stuck a card in her hand. "This is for anything you need. Don't feel any dept to me at all. Use it when ever you need it," Quatre said. He folded her fingers over the plastic and let go of her hand. He walked past her and opened the door. "Good bye, Relena," Quatre said and shut the door. He passed Hilde and stopped. "Hilde, I gave Relena a gift that is to you too. I want you both to use it. And don't worry. I will not tell anyone about her being here. Don't worry," Quatre said and smiled. "Good bye, Hilde. Take good care of her." He walked out of the house and out of Relena's life for the moment. "I do hope Relena told me everything. I hope there isn't something worse going on… like Relena being pregnant."
* * * *
Relena looked down at the card in her hand. It was a credit card. She sighed. She didn't want to take Quatre's money. She would talk to Hilde and let her use it if they needed it. For now Relena just wanted to live without the hassle of being a Princess or rejected by the only one she loved. All she wanted to be right now was a mother and a friend to Hilde.
Chapter 2
By Moony
Relena woke up in a strange place. She leaned up and looked around. She remembered now. She was at Hilde's house. She got out of bed and put on some clothes she borrowed from Hilde. She would have to get a job now that she was on her own. She would have to find some way to support her soon coming child and she couldn't rely on her fortune. She could be traced if she used any of her credit cards. She was glad she had brought as much cash as possible with her. She got her wallet out of her purse that was sitting on the empty dresser. She opened it and began counting her money. She had fifty thousand. She had used one thousand getting up here. She sighed and put it back. She would have to get more. She wanted her child to be totally happy. Maybe she could go back after the child was born and tell them that she had an affair with a man in the colonies and he was in a horrible accident and died. So she thought she'd come back and raise her child with the only other family she had. She sighed. She'd talk to Hilde about it. She heard Hilde singing. She decided she'd go and see what she was doing. Hilde had a lovely voice. She walked out of her room and heard Hilde in the kitchen. She walked in and saw Hilde with headphones on shaking her butt while she was scrambling eggs. Relena began to giggle. Hilde started singing loudly.
"You make me feel, you make me feel like a natural woman, woman!" Hilde cried. Relena became hysterical. She nearly fell on the ground laughing. This got Hilde's attention she turned around and gasped. "Relena!" she cried. Relena kept laughing. "I, I didn't know you were there," Hilde exclaimed as she ripped the headphones off. Relena stopped laughing but kept a grin on her face.
"I haven't laughed like that since I met
Heero," Relena smiled. "I needed that."
"Well, I'm glad it was funny for you," Hilde smiled. "Are you hungry? I have eggs."
"Sure," Relena replied. Hilde made two plates and put them on the table. Relena and Hilde sat.
"I haven't been shopping in a while, so I don't have too much at the moment. I thought I would go out today. Would you like to come?"
"I'd love to. Hilde, there was something I didn't tell you last night. I brought some money with me. I won't be depending on my Darilan or Peacecraft money after this is gone, because they could trace me if I used any of my credit cards," Relena explained.
"How much do you have?" Hilde asked.
"Fifty thousand," Relena replied. Hilde choked on her eggs. "I know, I know. It's not that much at all but it should..." Hilde shook her hand for Relena to stop.
"No! That's a lot! I mean that could take care of us for at least three years if we used it right. Oh, God Relena, with that we'll be totally fine!" Hilde replied.
"But the babies..." Relena whispered.
"I still have my job," Hilde smiled. She figured Relena had been raised with out any money problems, in fact she knew it. But Hilde on the other hand, had grown up in poverty and knew how to survive on the streets. Now that she had her grandfather's savage yard she was pretty well set, but now she was better than set. She began laughing. Relena's distressed look worsened. Hilde opened her eyes and looked at her. "Oh Relena, we're perfectly fine!"
"I still want a job," Relena replied.
"Oh you do?" Hilde asked.
"Yes. I want to prove to everyone and myself that I could live on my own," Relena replied. Hilde nodded and smiled.
"Well, you have your chance, but this is going to be a little harder than normal. I mean you do have a child," Hilde said and sipped some coffee that she had made earlier.
"I know," Relena sighed. "I don't understand. Why did Heero and Duo run off together like that?"
"I guess they," Hilde paused and then found enough courage to continue. "Love each other." Relena looked at Hilde. She saw the girl's eyes were just as watery as her own.
"I guess so, but didn't they know we loved them too?" Relena replied.
"I told Duo once," Hilde sighed. "He didn't hear me though and I didn't have the nerve to tell him again."
"I told Heero all the time. He would just look at me and walk off. There was no emotion in his eyes when I would say it. I suppose that it means he doesn't care. I don't really know how I could move on. I mean I have his child and no man wants another man's child," Relena sighed.
"I won't marry. I will just raise this child the way I see fit and tell him about how glorious his father was and to love him even though he is not here. I may even tell him that his father died before he was born. I don't want my baby to think it was abandoned," Hilde said and dipped her finger in her coffee.
"I was thinking about going back after the child is born and tell them that I met someone and married, but he died and I decided to come back since I didn't want my child growing up with just me as it's family," Relena sighed. "You could come with me."
"Wouldn't it be odd that we each have a child though, and Heero would remember about that night and he might wonder," Hilde said.
"Yes, but I will have to think of something. Besides what would he care? He has Duo now." The thought made Relena angry.
"Do you think anyone will come here looking for you?" Hilde asked.
"They shouldn't. Duo will just think he misplaced your key and no one really thinks we know each other that well. I don't think they'll come here. I don't even think they'll look in space. All they'd have to do was call Quatre and he would be just as baffled as the rest..."
* * * *
"I can't believe she's done this!" Quatre cried to Trowa after he got off the phone with Noin. "Relena of all people to run away from her commitments!"
"But Quatre, you must understand. The man she loves just ran away with someone else. I'm sure she'll be back in a few weeks after she's had time to let it soak in," Trowa said calmly.
"That's just it, Trowa. I'm afraid it's something much worse that is keeping Relena away and forced her to do this. Where could she have gone?" Quatre sat down and pondered.
"Has anyone told Heero or Duo? I'm sure Heero could find her easily," Trowa remarked.
"No, Noin said that she didn't want them to know," Quatre replied. "Could she be with Sally Po? No, Sally's with Wufei and he would send her back A.S.A.P. she's not with Mrs. Darilan, Noin's already tried there. She's not with Lady Une or Dorothy either."
"What about Hilde Schbeiker?" Trowa supplied. Quatre looked up at him and his eyes sparked.
"That's it! It's the one place no one would think her to be and Hilde's going through the same thing! We must get there now!" Quatre cried and jumped up.
"Should we tell Noin?"
"No, all I want to do is talk to Relena and see why she's doing this and then I'll decide weather or not to tell Noin," Quatre replied. "We have to get going now!"
* * * *
Hilde and Relena were walking back from the store, each carrying a bag when Hilde stopped and looked at her house.
"What?" Relena asked and turned to the house and saw Quatre Raberba Winner standing there watching and waiting for them. The thought of making a mad dash crossed her mind she almost did it too. Her feet shifted and Hilde saw it.
"Be strong, Relena. We'll leave if he tells anyone," Hilde said. Relena reluctantly nodded. Once they reached Hilde's driveway they were face to face with Quatre. "What do you want, Quatre?" Hilde said calmly.
"I would like to speak with Relena," Quatre replied.
"I don't think she wants to speak to you," Hilde stated sternly. Quatre looked down at Relena with his beautiful blue eyes. Those eyes could do things to her that she could never explain.
"Please Relena, may I speak with you?" Quatre asked looking deep into Relena's eyes. "I'm not going to tell anyone where you are." Relena looked up at Hilde. Hilde sighed and turned her eyes away.
"Alright, but can we please go inside? This bag is getting heavy," Relena said and followed Hilde up to the door. Hilde shifted the bag on to her left arm and pulled out her key. She stuck it in the door and twisted to the right. The door made a snapping sound. Hilde pulled the key out and opened the door. She stepped in followed by Relena and Quatre. Relena and Hilde sat the bags on the table.
"Relena, go into your room and speak to him. I will put these up," Hilde smiled.
"Thank you, Hilde. You are wonderful," Relena replied and led Quatre to her room. She opened the door and went in. she allowed him to pass and then she shut the door. "Now Quatre, what do you need?" She asked.
"I want to know why you left. Is something wrong or is it just Heero and Duo?" Quatre asked.
"Well, yes and no. I do admit that I am here to get my mind off of Heero and hopefully find someone new, but I also have other personal reasons as well," Relena replied.
"Why must you go searching here? There are plenty of men back on Earth who would be more than happy to..." Quatre trailed off because Relena was shaking her head.
"No, Quatre. You see out here they do not know how rich I am or where I rank. They'll know me for me and not my image... Like Heero thought," Relena sighed.
"Alright Relena. That's all I need to know," Quatre smiled. Relena took Quatre's hand.
"Quatre," She said and looked deep into his eyes. "I need to know if you are going to tell anyone about me." Quatre thought for a moment.
"No, no I'm not. Not even Trowa," Quatre replied. "But I do have something for you." He took her hand and flipped it over and reached into his pocket with the other hand. "Here," He stuck a card in her hand. "This is for anything you need. Don't feel any dept to me at all. Use it when ever you need it," Quatre said. He folded her fingers over the plastic and let go of her hand. He walked past her and opened the door. "Good bye, Relena," Quatre said and shut the door. He passed Hilde and stopped. "Hilde, I gave Relena a gift that is to you too. I want you both to use it. And don't worry. I will not tell anyone about her being here. Don't worry," Quatre said and smiled. "Good bye, Hilde. Take good care of her." He walked out of the house and out of Relena's life for the moment. "I do hope Relena told me everything. I hope there isn't something worse going on… like Relena being pregnant."
* * * *
Relena looked down at the card in her hand. It was a credit card. She sighed. She didn't want to take Quatre's money. She would talk to Hilde and let her use it if they needed it. For now Relena just wanted to live without the hassle of being a Princess or rejected by the only one she loved. All she wanted to be right now was a mother and a friend to Hilde.