I do not own Gundam Wing. Yet, I do own Corinne, Sapphera, Destiny, & Aya are mine. This chapter, the end is very angsty. You may have thought that the cousins are in fact goddess like and flawless. You'll get to see just the opposite of that in this chapter and more to come. Now in this sequel from Meeting His Destiny you get to see the experience the in depth exploration of the girl's lives plus that of their soulmates with a new twist.
My Destiny
Corinne lay silent in Duo's arms, watching as the sunset on the now passing day. Together they were embraced on the living room couches, watching intently as the body of light sank beneath the horizon in a wild array of vibrant pinks and oranges through the huge windows. With a gentle sigh, Duo kissed Corinne's hair and closed his violet eyes contently. "Are you feeling better?" he inquired, knowing her previous headache that morning had sentenced her to an afternoon of discomfort.
Tilting her head to meet his eyes Corinne smile, "Yes. I'm much better...thank you." Wufei walked in just as they settled into a gentle kiss and smirked.
"You disgust me. Get a room," he quipped, arms folded as he looked on in repulsion. The kiss swiftly broke as the two looked in his direction with grim expressions.
"I don't think you should be crossing that line today, Wu-man," Duo responded casually as he stood up from the couch, yet a devious flicker resided in his gaze. Corinne sat up and scratched her head tiredly with a yawn. Blinking her emerald eyes, she shifted her position on the couch, and stretched out, resting her head on a soft lacy pillow.
"I told you not to call me that!" the man with a ponytail shouted from the threshold of the living room entrance. "Injustice!" His narrowed brown eyes shone with impertinence.
"Oh, Wufei, give it a rest, huh?" Sally exclaimed, entering the living room with an air of confidence. The woman had just returned from errands and took the easily angered boy by the arm. Wufei cringed at her voice and immediately waved his departure to the couple in the living room. Once the two had left, Duo and Corinne exchanged slight smiles.
"Thank god someone can shut him up," the siren remarked yawning again. The sun had sunken beneath the horizon now, and a curtain of navy night had fallen over the earth. A few glittering stars dotted the sky now, burning a silver luminescence. Duo went back over to her place on the couch put a possessive arm around her waist, and hugging her close to him.
"You'd think after all the arguments you've had with one another, and all the ones you've won, he'd get it through his head not to pester you," the braided boy said with a slight laugh. His violet eyes twinkled beneath the dimmed, yet atmospheric ambiance of the chandelier's light above. The living room was draped in velvet, ruby curtains that hung to the floor from the enormous windows that took up three quarters of the wall up to the ceiling. They overlooked part of the estate and areas that wrapped around of gardens, fountains, and serene little nooks in the forest outside the property. The entire living room was carpeted in rich ivory carpeting, one of which already had several stains from the boys hidden from the girls by furniture. It didn't matter how famous they were…the Gundam boys were still just that. Boys.
The furniture of the area was very rich and luxurious, adorned in lovely throw pillows and matching blankets of royal navy, ivory, deep purples, and forest greens that complimented the black leather couches. It was a diverse room, one that reflected the personal tastes of each person in the house. Taking in the luminosity above them, Corinne and Duo once again settled into each other's arms on the couch, and closing their eyes…fell asleep to the sound of the others heartbeat.
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Aya was nearly shaking now as she reopened the black box from her drawer and handed the old document in her writing over to Quatre, who sat on her bed with a patient expression. It was the same document she had looked at before…and very much regretted ever knowing that it was apart of her past. The blonde boy, of a mere 20 years took the papers into his hand and gave his girlfriend a confused glance. "I don't understand, what are these?" He looked up at her before reading, his eyes sending her his thoughts. The aquamarine gates of his soul peered up at her somewhat confused and quite interested. But something in his mind reflected through his eyes that he was feeling more protective of Aya than anything else.
"Quatre," Aya explained sitting down beside him. Her auburn hair flowed around her beautifully as she settled onto the soft down bed, her usually happy sky blue eyes were now darkened and rueful. Taking his hand she sighed. "These are papers that I wrote myself…perhaps like a journal. But then to me when I was writing these, they were more like a way to express my frustrations. And what is in there…is my past. You know a lot about me…but the important details that make me who I am I left out. Like where I'm from…"
"You're from a ruled sector beyond the colonies. You and your cousins ruled as princesses, each related by their father, and to Relena by her mother. I also know that you left to start anew, and to start over with your life. And we all met at-
"Quatre. Darling," Aya interrupted, placing a gentle finger to his lips. "There is much more here than you know. I never lied to you…I will admit to that much. But there are things I wanted to keep in my past. But I -her voice was racked by a sudden sob- just can't hold back anymore." The loving boy placed her strong arms around her, and pulled her close.
"Aya," he whispered in her ear before leaning back and facing her. "I love you, Aya. I am, always will be, and always have been, completely in love with you. Whatever it is, you can tell me. No matter what is in these papers, I will still love you with my whole heart and soul. You are my soul mate, and nothing your past holds can break that bond." A fearful choke made its way into Aya's throat as she felt his words attempt to soothe her.
"I just hope you truly mean that," the girl whispered, more like a hopeless plea than anything else. Quatre noticed this immediately.
"Nothing, and I mean nothing will change the way I feel about you," he stated in a firm, but fully compassionate tone. "Trust me," he added with a wink. The young woman could not help but smile at his loving gesture and held tight to the thought and feelings he had whole heartedly sworn to her. With a reassuring smile, Quatre straightened the papers and began to read them thoroughly, without passing any judgment.
---March 2nd---
I suppose that Relena thought by abandoning her family, that she could make herself a Queen…a saint more-like, in the eyes of the universe. But all she did was turn her back on us, and walk away. Now, I as Princess Aya, along with Corinne and Sapphera who remain also as the governing Princesses with me of the Millennia Sector, we are facing a deep oppression. One that is masked far from the reaches of the outer world. Even Relena, dear cousin I had once thought so much of, has chosen to ignore out plight. So here we are left to fight our own battles, a broken family torn by Relena's selfishness.
I believe the first betrayal was that of Relena's mother deserting our fathers. She left her true place as a Princess of our home world and ran off with that Peacecraft man. Not that I am jealous, I was happy for them. Until they began a monarchy with Earth and the Colonies that desperately fought against Oz. Corinne, Sapphera, and I all offered our help, but Relena who had also taken on the Peacecraft family line as his daughter, went with her pride and refused. And even as we offered, we were meanwhile fighting a war here. In the midst of our own situation, out of loyalty for family we offered our help even in our own great war. It was a war of the political and International for us.
Here in the Millennia Sector, that which I call home and rule in, is divided into four sections. I am the monarch of one section named Celesta, Sapphera of the second rightfully dubbed Saffir, Corinne of the third called Astra, and Destiny of the fourth known as Sya. During a revolt of the warlords we had worked so hard to defeat, Destiny was kidnapped and lost. I nearly lost my mind at her disappearance, and nearly went over the edge on a crusade to find her. Corinne and Sapphera, my dear fellow rulers and family were the only ones to console and restrain me from that suicide mission. We searched high and low, and drowning in our sorrows we were forced to press on and fight. I swore that one day I would find my dear lost cousin and return our family name to the rightful heir of the universe.
---April 9th---
It seemed my hopes and prayers were never answered. War overcame our home and destroyed everything. I watched helplessly as millions died…my people. Those that I loved: my parents, my family, and my friends. Gone all because of the evils the plague this universe so thickly. I cry every night in spite of the strength I exhibit to the others. But I know that each one of us remaining Richards girls, that we sob uncontrollably at night…praying to the gods above they might take us now and spare us the incessant torture we have bore for days on end, one I fear will not end soon. I have lost all hope for my future. I have lost all hope for my world. And I have lost faith in the dear cousin I so cared for years ago. While in another world she is campaigning pacifism while her own family is suffering enormously, and she continues to ignore the fact that she is a Richards by blood. She finds her civil duties and speeches more important and urgent than her friends and family back home that had died in the name of hers, and our own safety. And what has she given back? I'll tell you. Nothing, and still…she remains at the colonies. Fighting for peace when her own home world is being shattered.
---May 15th---
Later on, the Millennia Sector was destroyed as a result of ruthless overlords and greedy citizens. One in particular…a woman who planned to rule our sector with an iron fist and later expand her empire…was our primary enemy. But, with the end of our Sector, so ended her empire. Regardless, our world was a mess. Plagued by corruption and apathy, our world fell to the reign of pure hell. We as the Princesses and enforcers of justice fought both on the battlefield, and in the Congress of what we had once known to be a democratic gathering place. I shed blood with my very own hands, as did my cousins. Destiny was spared from that torture, although I have a sinking feeling in my heart she was long ago assassinated. Relena decided to forget us, and play Queen of the universe on Earth and in the colonies. Of course she knew about our ordeal…but being millions of miles away in another galaxy didn't mean she couldn't spare us an apology…perhaps just a shuttle…maybe a Gundam to recruit and spare us the misery of death. Maybe that was in fact what I wanted most then…for death to take me.
Now, my cousins and I are leaving this vile world. Nothing is left for us here and we have no place to go but Earth. We will remain away from Relena for as long as possible, but at the same time do our best to support the Gundams and their guerrilla warfare in spite of the suffering we have felt because of Relena's apathy. I pray a new life will hold better opportunities for us, so that one day we may feel alieved of the pain we carry with us each day. But for the hatred I bear for Relena in more ways than one, my anger and deep-seeded betrayal I feel within my soul…I will never be the same.
As Quatre was finishing up the document, he looked up in horror and complete rage as he watched Aya begin to cry. Relena…did this? Allowed her family to suffer in the name of her pacifist ways? Aya…his true love, like he had, shed blood and lived to tell about it? She had known war…hopelessness and fear like there was no tomorrow? And each day her past haunted her. All of the cousins including Destiny had felt such torment? Tears began to form in his eyes as he threw his arms around her and pulled her in tight; he could feel the sobs as they racked through her slim and small famed body wildly.
"I know it all sounds so selfish…I know it! I never should have said anything. Blaming my problems on-
"NO!" Quatre shouted breaking away. Her held the young woman by her upper arms and shook her. His eyes were wild and wide. "NO! You have known horror and hate, fear, and deception more than anyone in the world deserves to know! Relena was wrong! I didn't know you lived in the Millennia Sector, Aya! You…you ruled there with your cousins? And Destiny…kidnapped?! I don't care how selfish it might be…but Relena was wrong! Oh Aya…I'm so sorry. My angel…I'm so sorry!" He once again tossed his arms around her and allowed the documents to fly into the air, scattering aimlessly along the floor. The pain she had concealed in her soul for so long hurt Quatre to the point of hatred…and complete guilt. He should have known…after all…she was his soul mate.