Part Four: Startling News
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Heero and Aliana trudged through store after store until she found something that Heero would wear. After that, they returned home to prepare for dinner.
"Japa! Aliana! The guests are arriving! Come down here at once!" Their mother, Carrie, yelled. She wore a stunning blue dress, with her jet-black hair tied up in a tight bun. "Come and greet the guests!"
"Yes, Mother." The children answered.
Heero came downstairs in a black sleeveless tunic and black slacks. His hair was tousled and wild looking as usual. He stepped into the main room and bowed, introducing himself as "Heero Yuy." His mother looked at him curiously. "Japa, that's not your name." she said to him.
"Mother," he replied with a small smile, "It is my name. I grew up as Heero Yuy, remember?" he glanced at the guests, noting how cautious they were towards him.
"Excuse me, Mr. Yuy, but aren't you a Gundam pilot?" one plump old woman asked. She eyed him curiously.
Heero looked at her, and shot her one of his patented death glares. She recoiled back. "Yes. But we are not here to discuss me, I believe. If I'm correct, we're here for a party. Today, I'm regular Heero Yuy, not the Gundam pilot."
"Of c-c-course. I should've known." the old woman replied.
"Japa..." his mother growled warningly. "Stop scaring the guests!"
"I'm sorry, Mother." he answered. That never would have scared Relena. She's given up on me...Have I really signed myself off? Heero thought to himself.
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I'm giving up I know for sure
Don't wanna be the reason for your love no more
Bye bye
I'm checking out, I'm signing off
Don't wanna be the loser and I've had enough
***
Relena watched the students file out of the classroom for lunch. They all seem so sweet and completely oblivious to what might be happening if the rumor if invasion is true. Relena thought to herself, silently frowning.
"Excuse me, Miss Relena?" Paegan said, walking through the door to the classroom she was presently seated in. "You have a call."
"I'm coming, Paegan." she answered as she stood. She walked down the hall to her office to take the call. She picked up the message and said, "Yes? This is Relena Peacecraft."
"Miss Relena, I am Duke Dermail of the Romefellar Foundation. I have some interesting news for you." said the duke.
"Really? Then tell me, for I need to return to class." she answered warily.
"First, I would like my granddaughter, Dorothy Catalonia, removed from the Sank Kingdom. And second, I would like you to surrender." he said, with a tight smile.
"Surrender? For what reason? We aren't at war..." she looked at the duke in shock. "You wouldn't dare..."
"Princess Relena Peacecraft and the Sank Kingdom, we have declared war. You are the target Miss Relena." Duke Dermail said, smiling, as he terminated the link.
"Paegan! Paegan! Evacuate the institution! Warn the people! Romefellar is going to attack!" Relena ordered.
"Yes Miss Relena!" Paegan said as he hurried off to execute his orders.
Oh Heero, where are you when I need you? she thought sadly. Heero...
***
Don't wanna be your fool in this game for two
So I'm leaving you behind
(Bye bye bye)
I don't wanna make it tough
(Make it tough)
But I had enough
(Bye bye)
And it ain't no lie
***
Heero sat straight up in his chair. "Relena..." he mumbled.
"Did you say something, Heero?" Aliana asked.
"Huh? Oh, no. Nothing." he glanced down at his plate. "If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go make a phone call."
There were nods of approval and he took the stair two at a time to get to his room. He buzzed Peacemillion. "Let me talk to Howard or one of the Gundam pilots." he ordered in his icy tone.
"I'm sorry sir, the Gundam pilots aren't here. And Howard is working on one of the Taurus'..." the communications officer explained.
"I don't care! Get me Howard, now!" he yelled, causing his mother and sister to come upstairs.
"Heero--" his sister started, but was cut off by Heero's warning glare.
"Yes, sir." the officer said, deciding against arguing with Heero Yuy. He transferred Heero to Howard in the repair bay.
"Hello? Who is it? I'm busy!" Howard asked. Behind him was a row of white Taurus suits, waiting to be manned and fought in.
"It's Heero. Is there a problem with Relena?" he asked immediately.
"Well..." Howard said, looking at the floor.
"Tell me what's wrong with Relena!" he shouted. This caused more guests to drift upstairs.
"Okay. okay. The Sank Kingdom is under attack and Relena is the main target." Howard told him. The guests in the room gasped.
Heero's look turned from craze and upset to pure determination. "Patch me through to Wing." he said coldly.
"Yeah, sure..." he said. He put the connection through. "Zero. Wake up." Heero said to the non existent figure in the cockpit. Lights started up inside at Heero's beckoning. "Good. Come and get me." the connection terminated as Wing Zero took off.
"Mother, Aliana, guests. I have to leave. Wing Zero is on his way here. I have to protect Relena Peacecraft." Heero explained as he ran outside. Wing Zero landed in front of the glass flat where he was and admitted him to the cockpit. "Goodbye." he said to the people gathered below.
Heero and Wing Zero took off for the Sank Kingdom, hopefully in time for Heero to save his beloved Relena.
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Heero and Aliana trudged through store after store until she found something that Heero would wear. After that, they returned home to prepare for dinner.
"Japa! Aliana! The guests are arriving! Come down here at once!" Their mother, Carrie, yelled. She wore a stunning blue dress, with her jet-black hair tied up in a tight bun. "Come and greet the guests!"
"Yes, Mother." The children answered.
Heero came downstairs in a black sleeveless tunic and black slacks. His hair was tousled and wild looking as usual. He stepped into the main room and bowed, introducing himself as "Heero Yuy." His mother looked at him curiously. "Japa, that's not your name." she said to him.
"Mother," he replied with a small smile, "It is my name. I grew up as Heero Yuy, remember?" he glanced at the guests, noting how cautious they were towards him.
"Excuse me, Mr. Yuy, but aren't you a Gundam pilot?" one plump old woman asked. She eyed him curiously.
Heero looked at her, and shot her one of his patented death glares. She recoiled back. "Yes. But we are not here to discuss me, I believe. If I'm correct, we're here for a party. Today, I'm regular Heero Yuy, not the Gundam pilot."
"Of c-c-course. I should've known." the old woman replied.
"Japa..." his mother growled warningly. "Stop scaring the guests!"
"I'm sorry, Mother." he answered. That never would have scared Relena. She's given up on me...Have I really signed myself off? Heero thought to himself.
***
I'm giving up I know for sure
Don't wanna be the reason for your love no more
Bye bye
I'm checking out, I'm signing off
Don't wanna be the loser and I've had enough
***
Relena watched the students file out of the classroom for lunch. They all seem so sweet and completely oblivious to what might be happening if the rumor if invasion is true. Relena thought to herself, silently frowning.
"Excuse me, Miss Relena?" Paegan said, walking through the door to the classroom she was presently seated in. "You have a call."
"I'm coming, Paegan." she answered as she stood. She walked down the hall to her office to take the call. She picked up the message and said, "Yes? This is Relena Peacecraft."
"Miss Relena, I am Duke Dermail of the Romefellar Foundation. I have some interesting news for you." said the duke.
"Really? Then tell me, for I need to return to class." she answered warily.
"First, I would like my granddaughter, Dorothy Catalonia, removed from the Sank Kingdom. And second, I would like you to surrender." he said, with a tight smile.
"Surrender? For what reason? We aren't at war..." she looked at the duke in shock. "You wouldn't dare..."
"Princess Relena Peacecraft and the Sank Kingdom, we have declared war. You are the target Miss Relena." Duke Dermail said, smiling, as he terminated the link.
"Paegan! Paegan! Evacuate the institution! Warn the people! Romefellar is going to attack!" Relena ordered.
"Yes Miss Relena!" Paegan said as he hurried off to execute his orders.
Oh Heero, where are you when I need you? she thought sadly. Heero...
***
Don't wanna be your fool in this game for two
So I'm leaving you behind
(Bye bye bye)
I don't wanna make it tough
(Make it tough)
But I had enough
(Bye bye)
And it ain't no lie
***
Heero sat straight up in his chair. "Relena..." he mumbled.
"Did you say something, Heero?" Aliana asked.
"Huh? Oh, no. Nothing." he glanced down at his plate. "If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go make a phone call."
There were nods of approval and he took the stair two at a time to get to his room. He buzzed Peacemillion. "Let me talk to Howard or one of the Gundam pilots." he ordered in his icy tone.
"I'm sorry sir, the Gundam pilots aren't here. And Howard is working on one of the Taurus'..." the communications officer explained.
"I don't care! Get me Howard, now!" he yelled, causing his mother and sister to come upstairs.
"Heero--" his sister started, but was cut off by Heero's warning glare.
"Yes, sir." the officer said, deciding against arguing with Heero Yuy. He transferred Heero to Howard in the repair bay.
"Hello? Who is it? I'm busy!" Howard asked. Behind him was a row of white Taurus suits, waiting to be manned and fought in.
"It's Heero. Is there a problem with Relena?" he asked immediately.
"Well..." Howard said, looking at the floor.
"Tell me what's wrong with Relena!" he shouted. This caused more guests to drift upstairs.
"Okay. okay. The Sank Kingdom is under attack and Relena is the main target." Howard told him. The guests in the room gasped.
Heero's look turned from craze and upset to pure determination. "Patch me through to Wing." he said coldly.
"Yeah, sure..." he said. He put the connection through. "Zero. Wake up." Heero said to the non existent figure in the cockpit. Lights started up inside at Heero's beckoning. "Good. Come and get me." the connection terminated as Wing Zero took off.
"Mother, Aliana, guests. I have to leave. Wing Zero is on his way here. I have to protect Relena Peacecraft." Heero explained as he ran outside. Wing Zero landed in front of the glass flat where he was and admitted him to the cockpit. "Goodbye." he said to the people gathered below.
Heero and Wing Zero took off for the Sank Kingdom, hopefully in time for Heero to save his beloved Relena.
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