Mizu-chan's Notes: Wow! I'm having so much fun writing this fic! I dunno why.. maybe because it's different from what I usually write! Heh! Well, anyways! I'm glad you are reading this because that means you liked it! On with the story!
Part 4 of Screaming with the Sound Off
"Listen, Relena, wait right here and don't make a peep, okay?" Duo waved his finger in front of my face as though I were a little girl. I couldn't help but giggle. His reprimanding glare silenced me quickly though.
He glanced around the hall before gently pushing me into the hiding place. It was a small secret passage way that was located in the main hall. It was how the gundam pilots had appeared out of nowhere that one day. I shuddered before closing the door behind me. As darkness surrounded me, leaving me like a helpless cub, I prayed Duo wouldn't betray my trust.
"Hey there, Ben.."
I could hear him perfectly! My face lit up as I leaned my ear against the wall. Everything going on outside was magnified in the hollow of the passageway. That was how the pilots had heard Milliardo snap his finger. You know.. it's a bit ironic that I was hiding, waiting for an ally to return in the same place where my enemies had hidden. I didn't have time to dwell on that, though. Duo was speaking again. I was ready to run if he said anything to give me away.
"Yeah, Milliardo wanted me to take over. I know he didn't say anything to you. It just came up. Yeah.. yeah.. alright, thanks Ben."
I could hear footsteps walking away and I froze. Soldiers were always known to be able to say things without really saying it. What if Duo had written it to Ben? Or signed it? Or thrust his head my direction? I panicked and began to crawl down the passageway. I had to get out! I had to get out before Duo came to get me!!
"Relena? Relena, where are you going?" His voice echoed softly around my hiding place. My crawls ceased as I turned my head to look at him. In my hurry I hadn't even noticed Duo had opened the door.
"Did you tell Ben I was in here? Did you give me away?" I turned slowly and made a cautious crawl to him.
"No, you idiot!" Duo grabbed my wrist and yanked me from my hiding place. I jerked back from imaginary soldiers waiting with guns. Until I realized they weren't there.
Duo dragged me the short distance to Dorothy's bedroom. Murmuring soft curses to himself, he sorted through the many keys until he found Dorothy's room key. With a nervous grin, he checked the halls quickly before turning the key.
As soon as I heard the lock click, I was in her room. There she was. My angel, my savior.
"Dorothy..." My whisper floated to her ears and slowly her eyes flitted open. She blinked, sitting up in her bed. There wasn't even time for her to realize who had spoken her name. I flew into her, toppling on top of her as tears of joy began to stream down my face. "Oh, Dorothy! It's you! It's really you!"
"Relena!" Dorothy shouted in reply. Neither of us even paid attention as Duo slowly shut the door with a soft smile. "Oh, Relena, how I've missed you.." Dorothy sat up on the bed and I slithered off her.
I nodded my head, a childlike smile on my face. We sat side by side and I laid my head on her shoulder. Her warmth and the way her shoulder lifted and fell with each breath comforted me. We were together at last.
"What has been happening, Relena?" Dorothy ran her fingers through my hair. I closed my eyes, letting the serenity of this moment sink. I savored it... I savored it because I knew how this all would end. I had always known.
"The marriage of Heero and I has been announced to the public.." My words came from my mouth softly and gently. I could feel as Dorothy nodded. "Dorothy.." I pulled my head from her. "Dorothy, do you love me?"
"Yes, Relena. I love you.." Dorothy tugged at me till we came face to face. She smiled at me, each of us drowning in the others gaze. "You know that, Relena. I love you.. I love you.. I love you.."
I silenced her with a kiss. Pulling back, I replied to her declaration of love, "And I love you, Dorothy. Aishiteru. I'll wait for you, Dorothy. Don't forget my love. Don't forget our love. I'll wait..."
"Relena?" The questioning in her voice made me falter.
"I'll wait but don't hurry. Aishiteru." Before she could question me again, I enveloped her lips in mine. She obliged as I pushed her to the bed. We laid in the position we had the first day Milliardo had found out. I listened to her heart beat.. memorizing its pattern. She stayed silent even though our kiss had ended. Once again her hands were dashing through my hair. I closed my eyes, breathing her in, and waited.
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"Duo? What are you doing here? It's not your shift," my brothers voice drifted into our room. I checked the clock, it had been a half hour. Not bad..
"Oh, uh.. Ben wanted to call his family." Duo coughed as he attempted to fool my suspicious brother.
"Ben? The private? He's an orphan," Milliardo's voice grew sharper.
"What's going on here?" It was Heero's voice. I winced, if anyone could stop me it was him.
"I meant girlfriend.." Duo spoke slowly. He knew he had lost. I heard his footsteps as he stepped away from the door.
I kissed her once again, taking in her face. The sheer beauty of it. She had been through so much but it never showed on her face, not when she was asleep. I trailed my fingers down her cheeks, "Aishiteru.. aishiteru.." My words fell to whisper as I slid from the bed. I stepped to the door, an instant before my brother opened it.
I barged out, like a bull as the world around me seemed to slow down. "Aishiteru!! Aishiteru!!" I screamed out as my brother stumbled away in shock. I skidded to a stop, eyes wide like a wild beast.
Heero. He always knew my actions before I did them. He pushed back to the tail coats of his jacket, revealing the butt of a simply handgun. I glanced to him, our eyes meeting. A smile.. yes, I will always believe it a smile.. was softly placed on his face as he nodded his head. He was saying good-bye. He was saying good-bye as I raced to him, violently grabbing the gun from him. He was saying good-bye as I shoved him harshly to the ground, hoping my brother wouldn't suspect him... wouldn't suspect him of helping me. Silently, I told him thanks. He and Duo. And I'm certain they heard. My brother was getting over his shock. I had no more time but I had said what had needed to be said.
As my brother screamed for me to get back, I raced for the vidcom control room. I glanced behind me, catching brief glances of my brothers face and Dorothy as she stumbled from the bedroom. There were tears in her eyes but she knew she couldn't stop me. It had to happen. One way or another.
I had reached my destination. And as the world still seemed sluggish, I slammed the door shut and clicked the many locks. Only I had those keys. Only the Vice Foreign Minister could get into the vidcom control room. It was the first time in my life I was thankful of my job.
"Relena! Open the door right now!! OPEN THIS DOOR!" Milliardo's pounding seemed to shake the whole control room. But I ignored it.
With a deep sigh, I clicked on the vidcom and waited as my face appeared on all active televisions and vidcoms. "This is Relena Peacecraft Dorlian. As Vice Foreign Minister of this alliance.. I have something of dire importance to tell you all. It concerns my engagement..."
To Be Continued....
Part 4 of Screaming with the Sound Off
"Listen, Relena, wait right here and don't make a peep, okay?" Duo waved his finger in front of my face as though I were a little girl. I couldn't help but giggle. His reprimanding glare silenced me quickly though.
He glanced around the hall before gently pushing me into the hiding place. It was a small secret passage way that was located in the main hall. It was how the gundam pilots had appeared out of nowhere that one day. I shuddered before closing the door behind me. As darkness surrounded me, leaving me like a helpless cub, I prayed Duo wouldn't betray my trust.
"Hey there, Ben.."
I could hear him perfectly! My face lit up as I leaned my ear against the wall. Everything going on outside was magnified in the hollow of the passageway. That was how the pilots had heard Milliardo snap his finger. You know.. it's a bit ironic that I was hiding, waiting for an ally to return in the same place where my enemies had hidden. I didn't have time to dwell on that, though. Duo was speaking again. I was ready to run if he said anything to give me away.
"Yeah, Milliardo wanted me to take over. I know he didn't say anything to you. It just came up. Yeah.. yeah.. alright, thanks Ben."
I could hear footsteps walking away and I froze. Soldiers were always known to be able to say things without really saying it. What if Duo had written it to Ben? Or signed it? Or thrust his head my direction? I panicked and began to crawl down the passageway. I had to get out! I had to get out before Duo came to get me!!
"Relena? Relena, where are you going?" His voice echoed softly around my hiding place. My crawls ceased as I turned my head to look at him. In my hurry I hadn't even noticed Duo had opened the door.
"Did you tell Ben I was in here? Did you give me away?" I turned slowly and made a cautious crawl to him.
"No, you idiot!" Duo grabbed my wrist and yanked me from my hiding place. I jerked back from imaginary soldiers waiting with guns. Until I realized they weren't there.
Duo dragged me the short distance to Dorothy's bedroom. Murmuring soft curses to himself, he sorted through the many keys until he found Dorothy's room key. With a nervous grin, he checked the halls quickly before turning the key.
As soon as I heard the lock click, I was in her room. There she was. My angel, my savior.
"Dorothy..." My whisper floated to her ears and slowly her eyes flitted open. She blinked, sitting up in her bed. There wasn't even time for her to realize who had spoken her name. I flew into her, toppling on top of her as tears of joy began to stream down my face. "Oh, Dorothy! It's you! It's really you!"
"Relena!" Dorothy shouted in reply. Neither of us even paid attention as Duo slowly shut the door with a soft smile. "Oh, Relena, how I've missed you.." Dorothy sat up on the bed and I slithered off her.
I nodded my head, a childlike smile on my face. We sat side by side and I laid my head on her shoulder. Her warmth and the way her shoulder lifted and fell with each breath comforted me. We were together at last.
"What has been happening, Relena?" Dorothy ran her fingers through my hair. I closed my eyes, letting the serenity of this moment sink. I savored it... I savored it because I knew how this all would end. I had always known.
"The marriage of Heero and I has been announced to the public.." My words came from my mouth softly and gently. I could feel as Dorothy nodded. "Dorothy.." I pulled my head from her. "Dorothy, do you love me?"
"Yes, Relena. I love you.." Dorothy tugged at me till we came face to face. She smiled at me, each of us drowning in the others gaze. "You know that, Relena. I love you.. I love you.. I love you.."
I silenced her with a kiss. Pulling back, I replied to her declaration of love, "And I love you, Dorothy. Aishiteru. I'll wait for you, Dorothy. Don't forget my love. Don't forget our love. I'll wait..."
"Relena?" The questioning in her voice made me falter.
"I'll wait but don't hurry. Aishiteru." Before she could question me again, I enveloped her lips in mine. She obliged as I pushed her to the bed. We laid in the position we had the first day Milliardo had found out. I listened to her heart beat.. memorizing its pattern. She stayed silent even though our kiss had ended. Once again her hands were dashing through my hair. I closed my eyes, breathing her in, and waited.
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"Duo? What are you doing here? It's not your shift," my brothers voice drifted into our room. I checked the clock, it had been a half hour. Not bad..
"Oh, uh.. Ben wanted to call his family." Duo coughed as he attempted to fool my suspicious brother.
"Ben? The private? He's an orphan," Milliardo's voice grew sharper.
"What's going on here?" It was Heero's voice. I winced, if anyone could stop me it was him.
"I meant girlfriend.." Duo spoke slowly. He knew he had lost. I heard his footsteps as he stepped away from the door.
I kissed her once again, taking in her face. The sheer beauty of it. She had been through so much but it never showed on her face, not when she was asleep. I trailed my fingers down her cheeks, "Aishiteru.. aishiteru.." My words fell to whisper as I slid from the bed. I stepped to the door, an instant before my brother opened it.
I barged out, like a bull as the world around me seemed to slow down. "Aishiteru!! Aishiteru!!" I screamed out as my brother stumbled away in shock. I skidded to a stop, eyes wide like a wild beast.
Heero. He always knew my actions before I did them. He pushed back to the tail coats of his jacket, revealing the butt of a simply handgun. I glanced to him, our eyes meeting. A smile.. yes, I will always believe it a smile.. was softly placed on his face as he nodded his head. He was saying good-bye. He was saying good-bye as I raced to him, violently grabbing the gun from him. He was saying good-bye as I shoved him harshly to the ground, hoping my brother wouldn't suspect him... wouldn't suspect him of helping me. Silently, I told him thanks. He and Duo. And I'm certain they heard. My brother was getting over his shock. I had no more time but I had said what had needed to be said.
As my brother screamed for me to get back, I raced for the vidcom control room. I glanced behind me, catching brief glances of my brothers face and Dorothy as she stumbled from the bedroom. There were tears in her eyes but she knew she couldn't stop me. It had to happen. One way or another.
I had reached my destination. And as the world still seemed sluggish, I slammed the door shut and clicked the many locks. Only I had those keys. Only the Vice Foreign Minister could get into the vidcom control room. It was the first time in my life I was thankful of my job.
"Relena! Open the door right now!! OPEN THIS DOOR!" Milliardo's pounding seemed to shake the whole control room. But I ignored it.
With a deep sigh, I clicked on the vidcom and waited as my face appeared on all active televisions and vidcoms. "This is Relena Peacecraft Dorlian. As Vice Foreign Minister of this alliance.. I have something of dire importance to tell you all. It concerns my engagement..."
To Be Continued....