The Surprise
Life as "ordinary"
people was getting easier and easier for the Gundam pilots. Duo and Heero
became Releena's bodyguards while Trowa and Quatre became her servants. Wufei,
fortunately, had a good enough education to get a job as a martial arts
instructor. Therefore, each of them was capable of making money and their lives
were running smoothly.
But then again, this is still a fanfic and there's
plenty more to come! So let's just take a little look at their lives at home.
Duo and Quatre were watching the TV they now owned
while Wufei was at work and Trowa was cooking dinner in the kitchen with
Releena. Heero was… somewhere… Anyway, dinner was almost ready, and because he
could smell it, Duo went to the kitchen to check it out. Quatre turned off the
TV to help Duo and Trowa set the table while Releena went upstairs to get Heero
for dinner. When she reached the hallway, she was still looking for him, so she
didn't notice there was a thin string stretched out across the hallway, with
Heero laying on the floor behind it. As planned, Releena tripped over the
string and landed right on top of him. Heero pretended to get mad, even though
he had planned this out just for a few moments of being that close to
Releena.
The remaining residents had already begun eating
when Heero and Releena got downstairs. Releena was blushing and Heero had his
usual "death glare" on. The group continued to eat dinner without any
questions.
The next day, everything went normally; no practical
jokes from Heero, no fist fights between Duo and Wufei, and no suicide
attempts… from anyone. The next few days were just like this, and life began to
get rather boring for the pilots. It seemed the days passed by with only work,
meals, and sleep. Finally, an unsuspectingly eventful day arose.
While eating breakfast, Wufei was discussing his job
with Trowa. Quatre and Duo were comparing the nutrition facts on the sides of their
cereal boxes. Heero was just eating, and Releena hadn't come downstairs yet.
"That's weird… Releena's not usually late." Quatre
wondered, taking a break from he and Duo's little cereal box competition. As if
on cue, Releena then walked down the stairs to the kitchen. She walked up to
the table and called for everyone's attention.
"Excuse me. I have a confession to make. I am not
really Releena Peacecraft. I have been under this disguise for about one
month." She said.
"HA! You're kidding, right? I mean, if you're not
Releena, then who are you?" Duo asked sarcastically.
"You know me as Lady Une." Heero choked for a moment
and passed out of shock. Everyone else just sat there, staring at her. She
pulled off a wig and facemask, revealing the true Lady Une. Duo's mouth dropped
open.
"W-why did you go under disguise as Releena?" Quatre
asked.
"Because she is an important person with an exciting
life, and I always thought she had it perfect. When I couldn't stand the
loneliness anymore, I decided I needed a break from being a Preventer. I
changed my mind, however. Releena's life is not perfect. She lives with a bunch
of slobs and works as a peace promoter, always trying to deal with everything
as if it were her personal problem. I can't stand being her anymore. That's why
I decided to tell you. If you want to know where she is, then she's still at
her mansion, and she probably still has her hands tied behind her back, too. As
for me, I am leaving!" Lady Une said and walked out the door.
"Whoa… That was unexpected…" Wufei said.
"I guess we'd better go and find Releena…" Quatre
said.
"Yeah. After we wake Heero up, that is." Trowa
added.