Utopian Kingdom

Utopian Kingdom

By Moony

Chapter 4

Relena lifted up a fearful looking cloth to Quatre. He burst out laughing. Relena became very angry and thew the creation in his face.

"IF you think it's that funny then you're going to wear it!" Relena screamed and walked off.

"Wait," Quatre laughed and he pushed the cloth out of his face. Relena turned and glared at him.

"What!" she yelled, her face flushed, making her more beautiful. Quatre grinned and pulled the thing that was supposed to be the dress out in his hand, allowing it to hang down. He waved his hand down it and it became the most beautiful dress Relena had ever seen, but she was too angry with Quatre to notice. She gave a loud huff and walked back at him with her finger pointing at him.

"You, you made me do that for nothing!" She raged. Quatre just laughed. When she was face to face with him she put the palm of her left hand in his face. "You see these? That's from that stupid 'enchanted' needle you gave me! The only thing it does well is poke me!" Quatre sobered.

"I'm sorry, Relena, but there is a lesson to it," Quatre said.

"What? Needles really hurt?" Relena said sarcastically. She turned away from him. "I'm going to bed. The Vampire's kinder than you're being right now!" she walked away from Quatre, who had a hurt, shocked look on his face. He looked over at Duo and Hilde. They were oblivious to Relena and Quatre's fight. Quatre had been sure of that. He didn't really know how, but the two had fallen in love in the few hours they had been there. Quatre didn't want to know how hard it would be for Hilde to leave tomorrow, but then again; maybe she wouldn't leave with them. Quatre walked over to them with the dress still in his hand. Duo looked over at him and Quatre looked up.

"How are the two of you?" he asked. Hilde's horn turned a light shade of red and she looked away.

"We're doing wonderfully," Duo said.

"No, I don't mean that," Quatre grinned. "I want to know you are feeling about the circumstances that have arised."

"Circumstance?" Duo asked. Hilde looked back at Quatre.

"The two of you," Quatre sighed. "I know. I know how the two of you feel about each other. It reads in your eyes." Duo looked at him for a moment. Hilde's horn turned a dark red.

"Do you have an idea to fix it?" Duo asked eagerly.

"I might," Quatre said thoughtfully. "But Hilde would have to agree."

"What would I have to do?" Hilde asked.

"I want to change you into a dragon," Quatre explained.

"A, a dragon?" Hilde cried. "I, er, I would have to thing about that."

"Take all the time you need Hilde," Duo said, although there was eagerness in his voice. Quatre nodded in agreement. Hilde swayed her head to the side slightly.

"What would happen to me? Would I loose all my magic?" Hilde asked.

"No, not all of it. All that would change would be your form," Quatre said. Hilde looked up at Duo then back to Quatre.

"Allow me to sleep on this question?" she begged. Quatre nodded.

"Take all the time that is needed."

Relena watched the three talk for a moment and knew something was going on, but she was too angry with Quatre to ask him. There he stood with the dress she had worked so hard and painfully on and he had just waved his hand on it to make it. He had made her work so hard in vain. She thought about this as she watched the three converse and then huffed rather loudly and turned to her other side.

"The Vampire would most definitely be better right now than Quatre's company," she repeated and closed her eyes. Sleep was easily acquired.

"Hello," Heero said to Relena as she stood in front of him.

"What do you want?" She asked very annoyed. Heero raised an eyebrow at her.

"What happened to you to make you so very cantankerous?" Heero asked.

"Nothing, nothing," Relena shook her head. "I want to know why you come into my dreams every night and what was that, that kiss about? I think that was rather rude."

Heero smirked, "Did you not like it then?" Relena turned a light shade of red.

"That is not the question at hand!" she said, her voice raising. "I asked you why you did it!" Heero stood and walked over to her. He put his hand on her cheek.

"One with such beauty deserves a kiss," he said gently. "Or maybe two." He bent down and kissed her. He pulled her against him and started swaying her in his arms. She looked up at him. Her eyes he could not read. She then put her arms around his neck. He smiled and the two began a slow dance. Relena rested her head on his chest unaware of what she was doing, or should be doing. She felt Heero petting her hair lightly, and then he stopped their dance. He put his fingers under her chin and forced her to look at him. She looked into his deep blue eyes as he stared back at her light sky eyes. Then he kissed her with a gentleness he didn't know was in him. Relena seemed to enjoy it. When their lips parted Relena woke.

Heero wrenched out of his throne onto his feet. He grabbed his head. What was happening to him? What was making him feel things for that girl? She was different for some reason. There was something about her Heero adored and he wanted to possess it. He wanted to possess her…

* * * *

Relena woke up earlier than all the others. She found Hilde standing beside Duo who was asleep against the cave entrance. Quatre was asleep on the ground not too far from her. Relena then saw the dress sat up rather carefully. Relena stood up and carefully sneaked over to where the dress lay. She picked it up and examined it. It was beautiful. Relena regretted being so mean to Quatre the night before. But now she thought of Heero. She didn't understand why he had done what he did with her last night. Quatre said he was a seducer, but she saw sincerity in his eyes while they danced and when he kissed her it seemed to have real meaning to it.

"Young lady?" an old voice asked. Relena gasped and turned around quickly. An old woman stood there.

"Who are you?" Relena whispered.

"I am just an old beggar," The woman's voice rasped. "Your young man there was kind to me last night and I want to thank him with this," she pulled out an apple and handed it to Relena. Relena reluctantly took it.

"You could stay, he'll be up soon…" Relena whispered.

"No, no," the woman smiled. Wrinkling her face even more.

"Okay…" Relena sighed. She turned to set the dress down. When she turned back the old woman was gone. "How odd…" Relena sighed. She walked back over to her pallet and put the apple in her bag. Then Quatre stirred. He leaned up and looked at Relena with sleepy eyes.

"You are up rather early," he comment. Relena yawned.

"I know," She sighed. "I had an interesting, er, never mind." Quatre gave her a puzzled look.

"He isn't upsetting you some how is he?" Quatre asked and stood.

"No!" Relena cried a bit too loud. Quatre raised an eyebrow. "No, he's not doing anything he just storms around and yells at me and I don't tell him anything. It just gets exasperating."

"Oh," Quatre laughed. "I see." Relena stood. Quatre walked over to her and put his arm around her shoulder. "Good girl." Just then Duo awoke and Hilde with him. Hilde looked up at Duo with a strange glow in her eyes. Relena didn't understand.

"I've made up my mind Born Wizard," Hilde smiled. "I will change." Relena looked up at Quatre confused.

"What's going on?" she asked. Quatre looked down at her and grinned.

"You'll see," he whispered and took his arm off her shoulder.

"Are you sure, Hilde?" Duo asked. Hilde looked up at him.

"I have never been so sure of anything in my life. I love you Duo. I don't know how I fell in love with you as quickly as I did, but I do. I really do love you." Relena was now very confused. A unicorn loving a dragon? It seemed unheard of.

"Some times, Relena, love breaks all boundaries," Quatre said as if he had just read Relena's mind. "But sometimes to make things work magic is needed. That's where I come in." Duo and Hilde looked at each other. Quatre walked over to Hilde. "Now my dear come with me. We'll need plenty of room." He took her to an opening behind the area they were in. Relena watched with Duo's large, clawed foot to her right. Quatre stepped away from Hilde and said something Relena could not understand. He waved his hands around and suddenly a bright light consumed Hilde. She flew into the air and Relena watched as Hilde's features changed. Her fur turning into scales. Her horse snout changing into a dragon's. The pupils of her eyes becoming small and oval. Her body became huge and soon the light became so bright Relena could no longer bear to look at it. She turned away. After the light had receded. She looked back and saw a large dragon. It's scales were a beautiful white that seemed to glitter in the sun. Her belly was a lovely dark blue and on her forehead was a large yellow horn. She heard Duo gasp and saw his foot in front of her, then the other. He walked over to the new dragon.

"You are the most beautiful dragon I have ever seen," Duo sighed. Relena smiled at the two creatures embraced. Quatre walked over beside Relena.

"This is how magic should be used," he sighed. "For good and love." Relena nodded in agreement.

"Quatre, we should get on our way," Relena sighed after a moment. "Give the two time alone."

"I agree," Quatre said. "I must do one more thing. You go and pack our things." Relena nodded and did what he asked. She had long forgotten the apple from the beggar woman. When Relena saw Quatre again he held a long black circular thing in his hand and a little bag. She handed him his stuff. He took it and threw it over his shoulder.

"What are those?" Relena asked.

"This," He held the black thing up to her. "Is a dragon scale and this is a bag of magic from Hilde's horn. Gifts for my helping the two be together."

"That's nice," Relena said. "I would tell the two good bye, but I feel not interrupting them is good bye enough."

"Nice idea," Quatre said. "Now lets get going."

The two walked until they came to a bleak forest. Quatre pulled out his map.

"This must be the Forest of Enchantment. Good. The Fairies live here," Quatre muttered to himself. Relena's eyes became big.

"Fairies?" She cried. Quatre turned and looked at her.

"They aren't as you've read about," Quatre said. "Something I think you are learning from Hilde and Duo." Relena nodded.

"Yes," Relena sighed. "Of course."

"But it is becoming late now. We must rest until tomorrow," Quatre sighed.

"Oh, can we go a little farther? I don't like being just at the edge of the forest like this," Relena urged. Quatre looked at Relena for a moment then looked around and back at his map.

"Okay, but just a little into the forest," Quatre succumbed. "We will look for the fairies tomorrow."

"Thank you, Quatre," Relena said calmly, making Quatre look at her surprised. In his whole life he had never Relena remain so calm about getting her way with him. She smiled at him. He shrugged and started walking. Relena walked up to his side. "I'm sorry," Relena whispered. Quatre looked down at her. She was looking at the ground.

"For what?" Quatre asked.

"For saying the Vampire was better company than you," Relena sighed.

"Don't worry about that, Relena," Quatre smiled.

"Help!" a tiny voice suddenly, cried. Relena looked up at Quatre.

"Did you hear that?" she asked.

"Yes," Quatre whispered back.

"Please, somebody!" the voice said again. Relena saw something shimmer in the bushes. She walked cautiously over to it. She looked in and saw a tiny person on a leaf. She had fluffy dark brown hair. She looked up at Relena. "Oh human!" she cried. "Help me please! My brother's wife has falling into a mud pit and he was trying to help her out and he fell in as well. Please help them get out before…" She suddenly began to cry.

"Oh, fairy don't fret!" Relena cried. "I will help you! Please lead me to them!" The fairy flew up and began to fly very quickly, leaving a shimmering trail behind her. Relena dashed after her. Relena with her speed kept up rather well. Soon she came to a mud pit.

"There!" the fairy cried and pointed. Relena looked down and saw a dark brown haired fairy. The hair covered half of his face. The second fairy beside him had reddish blond hair. Relena bent on her knees and quickly reached over and pulled them up out of the mud. She sat them on the ground. The first fairy flew beside them. "My darlings! Are you alright?" The girl fairy coughed and nodded.

"I am fine, Cathrine. I am terribly sorry for giving you such a fright," she said to the first fairy. She then turned to the male fairy. "My dear, Trowa, you are my hero. I am so very sorry. I didn't realize that the mud could pull one down so!" She wrapped her arms around him. Relena smiled at the seen. Two mud covered fairies, apparently in love hugging. The male fairy said nothing to her, but embraced her. He then turned up to Relena.

"Who are you?" He asked. "You who has so kindly saved us."

"I am Princess Relena of the Sank kingdom of the Peacecrafts," Relena smiled. The fairy called Trowa stood up and then helped his lover up. He then turned to Relena.

"We are grateful to you Princess," the fairy called Cathrine said. "I don't know what would have happened to them if you hadn't come and heard my cry."

"Do not feel any dept to me," Relena said. "I am doing as a royal should; helping the people of their kingdom in any way they can."

"But we are royalty as well," the female fairy covered in mud said. "I am Queen Midii of the fairies and this is the king of the fairies, King Trowa. And this is his sister, Princess Cathrine"

"And you will be our honored guest tonight," Trowa said.

"How very kind of you. I have another member of my party. He is a Born Wizard," Relena explained.

"Quatre is with you!" Cathrine cried happily. "How wonderful! You must fetch him!"

"Yes, Quatre has been a close friend of our family for years," the queen smiled. "Cathrine, will you go with her and then lead her to the castle? Trowa and I must clean up for our celebration to Princess Relena tonight."

"Of course darling," Cathrine said. Relena stood up and Cathrine flew up to Relena's shoulder and landed on it. "Let's be upon our way." Relena smiled and curtseyed before the royal fairies, then turned and walked away.

"She is quite a polite thing isn't she?" Midii smiled.

"She would make a wonderful queen," Trowa said. "Let's go and clean."

"Quatre!" Relena cried when she saw him. Walked quickly over to her

"Where have you been?" Quatre yelled then saw the fairy on Relena's shoulder. "Cathrine!" he cried and stopped suddenly. "Hello Quatre! How are you? It's been far too long!" Cathrine smiled. "Yes," Quatre said confused.

"Come we are going to have dinner at Trowa's castle in honor of this princess here." Relena grinned and turned to walk away. Quatre followed.

"What happened?" He asked.

"She saved King Trowa and Queen Midii from the mud pit," Cathrine explained. Quatre looked at Relena amazed. She just smiled softly and looked down at the ground.

* * * *

Noin touched her head as she awoke. She had a terrible headache. She looked around. She was in a cold dungeon. Suddenly memories of the last time she was conscious. She leaped up out of the bed she had been sleeping in.

"Don't move so quickly," a voice said. Noin looked into a corner. There was an old beggar woman. "It will only make things worse."

"Where am I and who are you?" Noin said angrily. "And where's that horrible Vampire?"

"You have no need to worry of him. He is no longer interested in you, rather your little sister-in-law," the old woman cackled.

"Relena?" Noin cried. "How… Oh no! He will surely kill her!"

"I doubt that," the old woman said. "He may fall in love with her."

"A vampire love? How foolish," Noin said irritably. "Do you know a way out of here?"

"No, I've been looking for a hundred and fifty years," the old woman replied. Noin looked at her rather surprised then turned to the wall behind her. She padded at it searching for a way out. When she turned back the woman was gone. "Um… Hello?" Noin whispered. "Woman? Where did you leave to?" Noin looked around, but the woman was no where to be seen.

"Ah, so you're finally awake," Noin heard a cold voice say. She turned to the entrance of dungeon. The Vampire stood there.

"Why have you brought me here?" Noin demanded.

"I thought that was obvious," Heero said and examined her. "You would make a lovely meal," he committed. "But your little sister-in-law will make better. She is quite a beauty."

"You leave her alone!" Noin cried.

"Now calm down Queen, or I will have to rid myself of you sooner than I would like," the Vampire spoke softly. "Your little Princess is safe, she has that wizard with her. But soon, oh so soon she will want me and then nothing will stop her from coming to me. It will be effortless on my part."

"You, you horrible demon! You are a sick bastard," Noin yelled.

"That I am, my dear queen," Heero smiled evilly. "I will someone to feed you. You still are of some worth to me. It is for you that your princess is coming to my castle, coming to me." He turned to walk off. Noin gave a loud wail and fell to her knees. She began to cry.

"Wait!" she suddenly cried. The Vampire turned around and glared at her.

"Is my husband dead or alive?" she asked. Heero smiled.

"Oh, very dead I assure you," He lied. Noin's eyes again filled will tears.

"I hate you!" she started screaming. "I hate you!" Heero ignored her and walked out of the dungeon. Noin screamed and raged all night.

* * * *

What an indeed glorious place this is," Relena sighed and looked around her room with Quatre at her side.

"Lucky for you, princess, we have a human dress at hand," Cathrine was saying. "You will be made even more pretty by the maid servants who are going to be sent to you. Now Quatre I would like to lead you to your chambers."

"Of course," Quatre smiled and the two left Relena alone in a huge room. Relena was surprised the fairies owned such rooms. Even to her it was immense.

"It could be enchantment," Relena reminded herself. She sat her saddlebag on the bed when there was a weightless knock at the door. "Come in," Relena called. The door opened and eight little servant fairies appeared.

"We are here to help you prepare for the celebration," one of the fairies said with a high pitched, bell like voice.

"Oh," Relena smiled and sat at the vanity. Four fairies started brushing her hair and styling it, two were making up her face, and the last two were preparing the dress Relena was to wear. After the six fairies were done fixing Relena's hair and face they all helped her slip into her dress. Then they all flew back and looked at her admirably.

"You are beautiful, Princess Relena," one said. Relena smiled.

"Thank you," she said. The word beauty made her think of her last encounter with the Vampire. He called her beautiful as well. She tilted her head slightly and had a dreamy look on her face. Suddenly she popped out of her daydream.

'What am I thinking?' her mind yelled. 'I was warned about this from Quatre. I can not fall in love with him. He is not capable of love and he wants to kill me.' (Does this sound familiar to anyone?).

"Come now Princess," a fairy said. "It is time for the celebration!" Relena nodded and followed the fairies to the reception hall. The table was a small fairy size but the room was big enough for Relena to jump and touch the top, she decided it would be rather improper to check if she was right. Soon after she had stepped in Quatre joined her.

"Relena close your eyes for just a moment," he ordered. Relena did so. She heard Quatre mumble something. "Okay, open your eyes." Relena did and she found herself the same size as the fairies that led her into the room.

"Oh!" she cried and looked around. "You are big!" the fairies giggled.

"No, dear princess," a new voice said. Relena turned around and saw Midii and Trowa standing in the doorway. "It is you who are now small," Midii smiled. Relena turned and looked at Quatre, who was standing beside her.

"Your magic?" she asked. He nodded. She turned back to the queen and king of the fairies. "How lovely your castle is. I dare say that I have never seen one so splendid."

"How very kind of you, Princess Relena," Midii replied. "Now let us take to the feast that has been prepared in your honor tonight." Relena smiled and nodded. Midii fastened her arm in Trowa's and started in front of Quatre and Relena. Quatre looked at Relena and offered her his arm. She smiled and took it. They soon came to a dinner room. Quatre assisted Relena in her seat, then took his own beside her. The King was sitting at the head of the table beside Relena and the Queen right across from her. The queen stood and smiled at the lords and ladies of her court who sat at the table as well. She gestured Relena to stand with her and Relena did so.

"We are here, my dear subjects, to pay homage to the young princess who saved your Queen's and King's life this very day!" Midii said with passion as she gestured to Relena. The congregation clapped and Midii and Relena resumed their seats. After all had received their food they turned to the King who was to take the first bite. He did so and all the fairies followed suit. Midii spoke of her kingdom and questioned the mission Relena and Quatre were on.

"Well, this princess is a woman of great bravery. It seems there is nothing she will not do for her family or kingdom's honor," Trowa commented. Relena blushed and looked down at her food.

"Relena is a strong young princess," Quatre replied. "She takes after her mother fully." Midii and Trowa nodded.

"We heard much of queen Katerina," Midii smiled.

"She was said to be a great, great woman and ruler," a subject added.

"She did much for her kingdom. It is said all queens should model after her," another declared. Relena smiled, she wished so much, more than ever that she could remember her mother.

Soon the meal was over and Relena retired to her chambers. Quatre followed her in.

"Relena, I think I should change you back to size now," Quatre said. "It will save me the trouble tomorrow."

"Alright," Relena sighed and closed her eyes. Quatre again said works unknown to Relena. She opened her eyes and she was her original height, with Quatre standing beside her.

"Now go to sleep. We have a long day ahead of us," Quatre smiled, then left. Relena sat at the vanity and picked up the brush. She pulled her hair down and began sweeping it across her hair. She looked into the mirror. The room felt suddenly dark. Relena sighed and continued her brushing.

"Come to me…" a voice echoed in the room. Relena drew in her breath suddenly and turned around. The room did seem dim suddenly.

"Who's there?" Relena asked and stood up. Her dress was becoming a nuisance to her and she wished to take it off. She looked around the room. Suddenly the candles lit in the room were blown out by a gust of wind. Relena gasped and turned around again. She was now in total darkness. Relena felt her way back to the vanity. She felt for the candle on it. She found it and lit it. She picked it up with its stand and threw the light around the room. Nothing was there. Relena gave a light sigh with a smile. She turned around back to the vanity, cursing her own foolishness and fear.

She sat the candle on the vanity and sat down again. She picked the brush back up and continued what she had started. Soon after she was done she changed into sleeping clothes. She sat back down at the vanity and looked into the mirror at herself. The candlelight gave her face a strange glow, but it was her eyes that seemed to flicker the most. She became frightened of her own eyes and turned away from her image. She looked down and then felt rather stupid for being frightened of her reflection. She looked up and there in the mirror behind her stood Heero dressed completely in black. Relena gasped, but could not move from terror. His eyes seemed soft and he looked into her own through the mirror. Heero wrapped his arms around her bear shoulders. Relena could feel cold wind wrap around her neck. He closed his eyes and his lips were at her ear.

"Come to me," he whispered in it. Relena began to tremble. "Come." Relena sat the brush down slowly. She then stood up. She could feel the cold wind leave her shoulders, but it pushed her gently to the bed. She slipped in and closed her eyes. Heero stood there. He rushed to her and kissed her violently. "I need you Relena," He whispered between his kisses. "I want you near me. Say you will come to me." He pulled out of their kissing and looked into her eyes. "Come and be with me Relena." Relena turned from his glare, remembering the promise she had made Quatre their first night on their trip.

"I can not," Relena sighed. She looked back at Heero. "I still, even when you kiss me, can not trust you." Heero's jaw tightened and he pulled her into his arms.

"What can I do to make you trust me?" he asked.

"Let my sister go," Relena said. "And stop this attack on my kingdom." He looked deep into her eyes.

"And by doing this I get you?" he asked as if he was considering this.

"I'll give you anything you want of me if you do these things," Relena said. Heero suddenly let her go. He turned away from her and laughed with a cold tone. Relena was suddenly frightened. He turned back to her.

"I don't know which you think, whether or not you think of yourself so highly or me so lowly as to have you," Heero said. Relena was shocked and made no effort to look other wise. He smirked at her face. "Though your beauty is completely breathtaking you are not what I want. I want your brother's land and power. If you are an addition in it I will consider maintaining you, but other wise you are just another obstacle in my completing my mission." Relena's hurt was quickly over come by hatred.

"So this is what you have planned! Quatre warned me as much, but still I thought maybe, just maybe you had some humanity in you, but no. You have very well proven that to be false! I am not going to be an obstacle so easily over come by you Vampire!" Relena cried. Heero's eyes flicked in anger at her rants. He opened his mouth to speak. "I am not through!" said Relena with passion quickly. "I will have nothing of you now! You will not seduce me into becoming your pawn. I am totally loyal to my kingdom and cause! I will kill you myself if I have to!" Heero had become furious and he grabbed Relena by the shoulders.

"You think you will kill me do you?" he said with calenture. "What if I kill you first? What then?"

"You don't get the kingdom!" Relena screamed back. Heero growled in her face. Relena had the thought to spit at him, but changed her mind when she threw her arms out then let the right collided with his face as hard as it could. "You will never get my kingdom!" she wrenched out of her bed and saw the sunlight coming through the window. Relena fell gently back on her bed and started crying.