Secrets Revealed
Chapter 3: Uneasy Gundams
By Moony
"What do you think of this?" Relena asked Quatre as she put a dress up to her body.
"Relena I'm not the one to ask," Quatre smiled. "I think you look good in anything." Relena dropped the dress. She was still wearing her bathing suit. She walked over to him and kissed him lightly.
"You are the sweetest. Why did I not go after you before?" Relena sighed. Quatre wrapped his arms around her. Relena positioned herself in his lap.
"The question is, why didn't I go after you sooner?" Quatre smiled and pulled Relena down to kiss him. "I better go and let you get dressed. We still need to meet in the kitchen."
"Yes," Relena got serious. "I do wonder what Hilde and Trowa were doing. Duo was pretty mad. Why?" Quatre
gave her an uneasy look. "Do you know?" "I think I might, just a little. This is going to be a little hard on you."
"I'm okay, as long as it doesn't have to do with you," Relena snuggled closer to Quatre.
"Okay, well, I know Hilde was in love with Duo, right," Quatre said. Relena nodded. "Well, maybe Trowa's had some stored up feelings for her and since Duo is with Heero," Relena looked up at him. "Yes, they're gay." Relena put her head back down on Quatre's chest and Quatre went on. "Well, when Duo found Hilde, who was in love with him, with Trowa he just had a weird storm of jealously."
"Does that mean that Heero might with us?" Relena asked.
"I don't know. No one knows what Heero feels and what he chooses to show. If he does let's hope it's one of those locked up feelings that will never come out. Duo on the other hand, is going to be a problem. Of course we could be mistaken about Hilde and Trowa. They could just be friends. I don't know."
"Don't worry about that. I'm going to talk to Hilde. As a matter of fact how about you send her in here. I can shoot down to birds with one stone..." Relena paused. "That doesn't sound very pacifist, does it?" Quatre smiled as Relena got off his lap. He stood up.
"I'll send Hilde in and remember, I don't care what you wear. You look breath taking in anything." Quatre smiled. Relena walked up to him and stood on her tiptoe to hug him.
"What about with nothing at all?" She whispered and pulled out. She smiled at him and walked back in her huge closet. Quatre grinned and left.
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Hilde was in her room. She was picking out a dress for tonight. Relena had insisted on her getting about twenty formal dresses. There was a knock on her door. She didn't know if she wanted to answer it. She took a deep breath and sat the dress she had been looking at on the bed and walked over to the door.
"Who is it?" she called through the door.
"It's Quatre," the door replied.
"Hold on for just a sec." Hilde grabbed her green rob and wrapped it around her. She tied the ends together and opened the door. Quatre smiled and said, "Relena wants to see you. She wants you to help her pick out her dress." "Oh, well good. I was needing some help with my dresses too," Hilde replied. "Thanks. I'll be down there in just a little while."
"Okay. Thanks Hilde," Quatre replied and walked off. Hilde picked out her four favorite dresses and headed down to Relena's room as quick as she could. She didn't want anymore confrontations. She knocked on Relena's door. Relena answered it in her pink rob.
"Hello Hilde. How are you? Oh, you brought some of your dresses. Great! Come in," Relena cried and pulled Hilde into her room. Hilde laughed at Relena's enthusiasm. "We're going to have to get some servants in here to do our hair and make up. They do wonders!"
"I don't think that will help me," Hilde sighed placed her dressed on the bed then sat down herself.
"Don't be silly," Relena said and sat down beside Hilde. "You are beautiful. Now lets find a dress that highlights that beauty even more." She went and picked up the phone. "Yes, I need some of my ladies up here. I have another woman with me, so make sure I have enough. Yes good thank you." She hung up the phone and smiled at Hilde. They'll be here in a minute. Now let's get you a dress." She spread the dresses out on the bed. "Hum," she put her finger on her cheek deciding what dress was best. "Stand up Hilde." Hilde did and Relena grabbed a white dress with lace arms. The dress was too long for Hilde and she knew it, but Relena apparently didn't.
"Relena, it's kinda too long," Hilde tried to explain.
"Can you do this?" Relena pulled her hand out in front of her like she was carrying her dress.
"Yes," Hilde said uneasily.
"Then," Relena smiled. "The dress is not too long." Hilde rolled her eyes and smiled. "This dress is going to look amazing on you!" Hilde sighed. "Well, put it on. I know you'll love it when you see it on."
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Trowa was tying his tie. He always wore the old western style. Quatre walked in.
"I'm so bloody nervous," Quatre whispered.
"Why?" Trowa asked.
"What if Heero shows up? What will he do?" Quatre replied.
"Quatre don't worry about it. If Relena's happy Heero shouldn't do anything. If anything he'll be glad that Relena's stopped hanging all over him," Trowa replied. Quatre gave him an unhappy look, but then let fall.
"I guess you're right, but what's going on with you and Hilde?" Quatre asked.
"I'm not really sure honestly. I just saw her fighting with Duo and I just had these feelings. I had to see her and tell her not to deal with Duo any more and that there was some one better for her some where, but I didn't think I meant myself. I don't know anymore. I don't under stand why Duo reacted like he did, anyway, tonight will be nice. I'm hoping that Hilde feels the same for me as I do for her."
"I'm sure, Trowa, that she will if she doesn't already. I mean what woman wouldn't love a knight in shining armor to save her from a lost love?"
"A woman who loves some one else. Quatre are you sure about Relena? Are you sure that she does not love Heero anymore and now loves you?"
"She hasn't said she loves me, but she knows I love her and Heero doesn't and that she will be happier with me than Heero," Quatre replied.
"I hope you're right," Trowa replied.
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Hilde looked at herself in the mirror amazed. What wonders those women could do. Relena had been right about the dress. It looked stunning on her. Relena, with Hilde's help, eventually chose a light blue evening gown. The dress had a low cut on the top, but Hilde had insisted on it and said if Relena got in trouble for it she could blame it on Hilde. There was a knock on the door.
"Oh," Relena sighed as she put in her last earring. "It's time!" Hilde smiled and got up. "Hilde you look lovely." Relena smiled as the servant opened the door. She fumbled with her tiny purse. Quatre stood out side the door with his hands in his pockets looking nervously. Trowa was behind him trying to look calm and cool.
"Hi!" Quatre smiled. "You both look beautiful!" He offered his arm to Relena. She took it. The two began walking down the hall. Quatre bent down so only Relena heard him. "I've decided what I think you would look best in," he whispered. Relena looked up him for the answer. "Nothing at all." She looked at him a little shocked, but then smiled. She leaned up to him.
"I guess we'll see tonight," she replied. Quatre stopped and pulled Relena up to him and kissed her.
"Oh I love you," he whispered. Relena smiled, but didn't answer. They began walking again. Trowa reluctantly offered his arm to Hilde and she reluctantly took it. They began walking down the hall after Relena and Quatre.
"Um, you look lovely Hilde," Trowa said.
"Thank you. You look, um, handsome tonight too," Hilde replied. Trowa nodded and began walking down the hall. They entered the ballroom at the top of a huge flight of stairs. Hilde saw Relena dancing with Quatre her eyes fill with passion and love. Hilde was glad for Relena. Heero was a major jerk and as far as she was concerned, Duo and Heero were made for each other. She looked up at Trowa. Maybe this guy beside her was just what she needed after all. She squeezed his arm and smiled at him. He didn't smile back, but she knew that was just who Trowa was. She had a sudden flash back when Duo was staying with her. They had gone to the circus and they saw the lion act. She remembered telling Duo that she could go for a guy like that. That guy turned out to be Trowa. How odd. Maybe destiny was playing with her and leading her to who she needed after all. The walked down the stairs and tried to get to a table, but the dancers got in the way. "How about we just dance?" she offered. The two set up for the waltz and began dancing.
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Relena was in heaven. She looked into Quatre's eyes. How she did care about him, but she wasn't sure of love. Could it be that easy to forget about Heero? If it had been why hadn't she done it sooner?
"Quatre could we sit down now? I'm a little tired," Relena whispered. Quatre smiled and nodded. He led her over to a table. He helped her into her chair.
"Would you like something to drink?" Quatre asked.
"That would be nice," Relena replied.
"Okay then. I'll go find a waiter." Quatre went looking for one. Relena watched the dancers. It was such a beautiful ball. She saw Hilde dancing with Trowa. 'That's who Hilde belongs with,' Relena thought. She smiled to herself. She looked father down where some tables were. Duo was watching Hilde and Trowa too. 'Trouble,' Relena thought. She thought it might be good if she went and sat Duo strait right then, but then thought better of it, because it wasn't her place. It was Hilde and Trowa's place. She looked farther and saw Dorothy staring at her and smiling evilly. What was that woman up to? Quatre came back with two drinks. He sat hers in front of her.
"Thank you," she sighed. "Look at them Quatre. They're so perfect together and doesn't Hilde just look breathtaking?" Quatre looked over at Trowa and Hilde. Trowa looked happy, even though he wasn't smiling. Quatre knew Trowa well and knew when Trowa was happy.
"Yes, Trowa's so happy with her, and Hilde looks happy as well. Did you pick that dress out for her?" Quatre replied.
"Yes, but she makes the dress look beautiful." Quatre nodded in agreement and took a sip of his wine. "Do you want to dance now?"
"That would be wonderful," Relena smiled. Quatre put down his drink and stood up and offered his hand to help Relena up. She took it and they flew into the crowd of dancing people. The music suddenly got very slow and Relena rested her head on Quatre's shoulder. She gave out a light sigh of realization. "Quatre," she whispered. "I love you." Quatre pulled her off his shoulder and looked at her, but couldn't answer, because a man busted into the room holding a gun. Relena looked over and gasped. It was Heero. Wufei came flying in behind him with a karate kick.
"I will destroy all that is unjust!" He cried. Relena ran over with Quatre attached to her hand.
"What are you two doing here?" she cried. Heero looked around, along with Wufei then he looked at Relena's face.
"Baka, you tricked me!" he cried. "What?" Relena cried. "I did not!"
"Woman that was low. You are pitiful!" Wufei said.
"Both of you shut up!" Quatre said angry. Hilde, Duo, and Trowa were now over with them. "Can we please go somewhere else and talk about this and not interrupt the ball?" Quatre offered.
"Yes," Relena agreed and began walking off. The inter ball was watching them. She looked over at them. "I'm sorry," she announced. "Keep dancing and have fun. I will be right back." She gripped Quatre's hand tightly and walked into the closest room. Once everyone was in there she shut the door. She noticed Dorothy wasn't there. That was odd. Dorothy was always in a meeting like this one.
"Now what's going on?" Trowa began.
"I got an e-mail from her," Heero said and pointed at Relena. "It said the kingdom was being attacked and Duo, Trowa, and Quatre were in trouble, but it was just a selfish trick to get me to her ball!"
"I did not!" Relena cried. "I haven't been on a computer all day, and even if I had been you would have been the last person I e-mail! I didn't even want you here!"
"Lying woman!" Wufei cried.
"If Relena said she didn't then she didn't!" Quatre said sternly and squeezed Relena's hand to show her he was on her side. Wufei snorted.
"When was this e-mail written?" Hilde asked.
"Six o-three this afternoon," Heero replied.
"Well, then it defiantly wasn't Relena," Quatre said.
"Yes I was in my room with Quatre," Relena said. Heero raised an eyebrow and Wufei looked at them.
"What were you doing in there?" Wufei asked.
"He was um, helping me pick out a dress for this evening," Relena blushed.
"Well, if it wasn't Relena some one had to have done it," Trowa said quietly. The whole group looked at Duo. His eyes got big.
"Oh no! It wasn't me!" He cried. "But I remember Dorothy saying she was going to get Heero here some how and she ran off!" Relena looked at Hilde. They both gave each other the same look, why would she do that?"
"I'll get Dorothy in here now!" Wufei said and pulled out his sword.
"If you interrupt my ball one more time I'll take that sword from you and destroy Natoku!" Relena called after him as he ran out of the room back into the ball. He soon came back with Dorothy by her ear. He thew her into the room.
"Why did you do it, Dorothy?" Relena asked.
"Because," Dorothy said as she got up. "You'd forget about Quatre and go running to Heero and he'd run from you and I'd have to comfort you then maybe you'd fall in love with me." The group gasped, even Heero.
"Well, Dorothy, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I love Quatre and I am not leaving him for anyone," Relena said and smiled at Quatre. He pulled her to him and covered her with kisses.
"I love you," he said between each kiss. Hilde grabbed Trowa's hand. He looked down at her.
"Hay, let's get out of here and talk. I have something important to tell you," Hilde whispered to him. He nodded.
"We're leaving," Trowa said. "But I think you owe Relena an apologies all three of you!" Quatre stopped kissing Relena and the two looked at Heero, Wufei and Dorothy.
"I'm sorry," Wufei mumbled.
"I'm sorry Miss Relena. Your happiness is all that should really matter," Dorothy sighed. Heero said nothing.
"Heero?" Trowa said. Heero gave him an I hate you look.
"You better do it!" Wufei Cried and pulled out his sword.
'I'm, um, ur, sorry," He said. Wufei put his sword away.
"All apologies excepted. Now let's get back to the party hum?" Relena smiled.
"Wait," Quatre said and grabbed Relena's left hand and got down on one knee. "Relena Darlian Peacecraft, will you marry me? He pulled out a tiny box and opened it. And there was the biggest diamond Relena ever saw.
"Oh," her eye filled with tears. "I, yes! Yes Quatre I will!" He slipped the ring on her finger and stood up tears were running down Relena's face. They hugged. Duo looked over at Heero and saw how tense and tight Heero's features were all of a sudden. He looked at Dorothy. Her eyes were filled with tears, but they didn't spill over. Duo got up and put his arm around Heero. Heero looked at him.
"Hay bud, I lost my girl too," he said as he watched Hilde and Trowa leave the room.
"All this lovie dovie stuff is making me sick!" Wufei snorted.
"I know!" Dorothy said to him. "Hay can I came to the battle field. I'm not a normal woman! I almost killed Quatre!" Wufei thought for a moment.
"Sure why not?" he said and the two walked out. Relena and Quatre ran out of the room giggling and kissing. Duo and Heero were the only ones left in the room.
"We just did something really stupid huh, Duo," Heero said.
"Yep. We just gave up the best women in the world to two guys we thought were gay," Duo said quietly. "All well, let's go get a drink."
"No way!" Heero said. "Every time I come over you get me drunk and I pass out and I have no idea what happens. No way!" Duo blushed, well, at least Heero didn't know his little secret.
The End