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Dedication: To Taemyr and to you; the reader and the reviewer....
~**~Chapter 2~**~
~**~What's so special about Heero Yuy?~**~
Tyler whirled around from the window to look at the girl sitting on the bed. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, " You never told me your name...but somehow you know mine.. "
She nodded and then reached up to twirl a strand of hair around her finger, " My name is Relena Peacecraft... ", she replied quietly while holding his gaze.
He nodded, " Who sent you? "
Relena bit her lip and looked down at the ground. She remained silent, wishing that she were at home in her bed, sleeping. Instead she was here, harrassing some young man about her age and for what? Nothing. Heero looked at her and then snorted as he walked up at her. He reached down and grabbed her wrist roughly, yanking her up from the bed.
He looked at her with narrowed eyes, " Who sent you? ", he demanded again.
Relena swallowed and blinked, " I...I don't know... ", she answered as she bowed her head.
Heero growled through clenched teeth as he tightened his grip on her delicate wrist. Relena grimaced but remained silent. She had sworn not to tell anyone, even if it meant her own life. She looked into his eyes and shook her head. Heero suddenly frowned and then brought his other hand up to grasp her arm, " Tell me, Relena Peacecraft... ", he spat venomously.
She sighed and continued to look at him, " Alright, Heero... ", she spat back. " Since you're so desperate to know... I was sent here b -- "
" Where is she? ", a loud cry came from behind the closed dorm door.
Heero's head swung around into that direction, but when seeing no one there he directed his attention back to Relena's face. The door then flew open and Wufei stormed into the room, his face flushed, and his eyes wide. He stared at Heero and then brought his gaze to Relena who was beginning to struggle out of his grasp.
He pointed at her and shook his head as his whole body shook with rage, " You! "
Relena gasped and finally wrenched her wrist from Heero's death grip, " I'm not who you think I am.... ", she protested as she backed up.
Wufei strode over to her and glared, " You're a spy! ", he shouted in her face. " Only spies would be able to crack a code name. Only his closet friends know of his code name. How? How'd you know, woman!? "
Duo frowned deeply and then walked up behind him. Duo reached out and grabbed Wufei's arm, motioning for his to calm down, " Come on, Wufei....chill out will you? "
Wufei growled and quickly turned around, punching Duo in the side of the head, hard, " You stay out of this! "
Duo stumbled back, slightly stunned, but Trowa caught him before he could fall to the ground. Wufei whirled back around and faced Relena again, " Now! Tell me.... "
Relena pressed her lips together and shook her head as she crossed her arms over her chest. She stook a step back and ended up falling back onto the bed. She scramblerd to get up, but Wufei jumped on top of her, pinning her arms under his knees. With his hands, he grabbed her face firmly and stared her in the eye.
Trowa cleared his throat, " Wufei....the girl isn't a spy. Just get off of her, and let her alone... "
Duo rubbed his cheek and nodded, staying where he was, in case Wufei tried to swing at him again. Heero watched from the side of the bed with his arms crossed over his chest, " Trowa's right, Wufei... ", he said with a smirk. " There's no point in trying....to seduce the answer out of her. It won't work...she isn't going to give in... "
Duo's eyes went wide as he stared at Heero, then over at the captured Relena. He shook his head, " Whoa! You....didn't...did you? "
Heero turned his head to the side and looked at the ground, a hard expression plastered to his face. Wufei turned his had to looked over at Heero, " You would know from experience? "
Heero remained silent. Relena felt the pressure of Wufei's knees on her arms loosen and she brought her legs up behind Wufei, placing her own knees in front of his back. She then nudged his back forcefully, causing him to stumble forward. Hie face came down towards her, and she shifted to the side. His lips slid down her cheek to rest on the bed.
His legs went out from under him and his butt went up into the air. Relena quickly brought her knees towards her body so that they rested under Wufei's bum. She grunted lightly as she pushed her legs up, not caring if she were in a skirt, and wearing only a thong, Wufei flipped over completely and landed in front of the headboard in his back.
All three standing men watched Relena as she scrambled off the bed, fixed her skirt, and then looked back at them, one by one. Wufei growled lightly as he stood up and glared at Relena, as if getting ready to pounce on her again.
Duo shook his head to clear it from the previous incident and ran forward towards her. He grabbed her arm and walked her over to stand beside Trowa. Heero watched her, a little surprise by her sudden strength.
Heero then suddenly shook his head as he turned his glared to Wufei, " Don't even think about it.... "
Wufei looked over at him and he pressed his lips tightly together, " What? Why?! "
" Because she's not a spy... ", he replied simply.
Relena backed away from Trowa and Duo, with her eyes on the ground, " You're wrong.... "
" What?! ", Trowa and Duo both shouted in unison as they whirled around to stare at her.
Heero's head swung back in her direction and he searched her face for an answer, finding none, he snorted. Wufei looked over at Heero and shrugged, " See? What did I tell you? Am I right or not...obviously I'm right... "
Relena nodded, " Yeah...you're wrong, Heero. I....won't hold it from you anymore... "
Heero frowned and then scratched his chin, " Are you saying that you're really a spy, Relena? "
Relena bit her lip and shrugged, " I was sent here for a purpose... "
" And what was that? ", Wufei demanded as he took a step towards her.
Relena took a step back. She was now suddenly afraid of the man with the raven black hair, that was tied back into a tight small ponytail. Duo looked at Wufei over his shoulder then back at Relena, " What's your purpose? ", he asked softly, trying to get her to fess up.
Relena sighed, " To get Heero Yuy... "
" Why me? ", Heero asked.
" We needed you we still do... "
" What for? "
" To bring peace to the Colonies and to Earth... ", she stated simply, in a diplomatic tone.
Trowa cocked his head to the side, " But why? What's so special about Heero Yuy? ", he shot Heero a look. " No offense or anything... "
Relena shook her head and backed up against the door, " I...I've said too much already.....I'm sorry... "
Wufei took another step towards her, " Why Heero Yuy? "
Relena shook herhead again. She reached out behind her and grasped the doorknob. Twisting it to the side, she swiftly turned around and yanked the door open.
" No! Wait... ", Duo called to her.
Relena shook her head again and then took off down the hall at full speed. Duo cursed loudly as Heero rammed his shoulder into him as he brushed past him and took off down the hall after her.
' She's fast... ', he thought as he watched her disappear around a corner.
He grunted lightly as he ran faster. He turned the corner and then scowled, " Relena! ", he shouted.
Some students poked their heads out of their doors to watch as he ran past them. Relena shook her head and continued to run, ' I can't let him get a hold of me...not...yet... '
Heero was gaining on her. As his right foot suddenly hit the ground, he pushed off the ground and lunged at her. His arms encircled her waist from behind and he tackled her to the ground. When his body slammed into hers, Relena fell to the ground, her cheek rubbing against the hard carpet. Her wrist twisted to the side and she gritted her teeth against the pain.
Heero flipped her over onto her back swiftly, straddled her, then grabbed her wrists and brought them over her head again. Relena grimaced and closed her eyes against the pain as it shot through her arm from her wrist. Breathing hard, Heero licked his lips and looked down at her, " Now, tell me! Why me? What this ' thing ' that concerns me? "
Relena opened her eyes and they were filled with tears, she shook her head, " I...I'm sorry. I can't tell you anything. "
" Why? "
Her chin trembled and she turned her head to the side, as she closed her eyes. Heero swallowed thickly and his hard expression softened somewhat, " Please, Relena. I need to know...I need to know everything... "
" Like what? "
" How you know my code name....how you knew where to find me... "
Relena sighed and shook her head, " I can't tell you anything. I'm sorry, Heero.... "
He sighed through clenched teeth in frustration, " But you have to, Relena.... "
She opened her eyes and looked up at him, anger flashed in her eyes, " I don't have to do anything, Heero. I promised to my brother that I wouldn't tell a soul and I'm going to live to that promise... "
" I'll kill you if you don't.... ", he threathened as he lowered his mouth to her ear.
Relena swallowed the shivers that his words sent down her spine. She held her head high, " I don't care if you kill me, Heero. As long as you don't find out anything, then I'm happy. Kill me if you wish....I long to die anyway... "
Heero's head snapped up and he stared down at her, ' What's she mean? Damn it! I need to figure this out...but I can't do that without her.... '
Relena watched his expression of surprise and a smile touched her lips, " You can't bring yourself to do it? "
" I can, I just don't think that it's nescessary now. But, I promise you, I will kill you.... ", he replied in a gruff tone.
Relena snorted and then began to squirm, " Get off of me... "
Heero shook his head, " No. Not until you tell me... "
" I've already told you, I'm not telling you anything... "
" And I've already told you, I'm not moving until you tell me... ", he retorted.
" Would you like me to pull the same stunt on you that I did on your friend? "
Heero lifted an eyebrow, " Is that a threat? "
Relena bit her lip, " I...I don't know... "
Heero searched her face with his deep cobalt blue eyes and then lifted himself off of her. He took a step back and crossed his arms over his chest. Relena stood up slowly and looked at him before she turned around and headed for the front doors of the dorm.
Heero cursed loudly and then turned around to find Duo and Trowa standing there, staring at him. Duo lifted an eyebrow and crossed his own arms over his chest. Heero scowled, " What? ", he demanded as he brushed past the, to head back to his room.
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Relena ran down the steps to the car that waited for her. She yanked open one of the back doors and climbed in. Sandra Courtlin, the family's personal chaffeur, glanced up at her in the rearview mirror, " 'verything gone as ye planned? "
Relena closed her eyes and racked a hand though her hair, " Yes! Everything went smoothly... ", she lied as she leaned her head back against the leather seat.
Sandra nodded and began to drive, " Aye... "
Relena opened her eyes and watched out the window at the passing buildings until she arrived at her brother's mansion in the Cinq Kingdom. She thanked Sandra and then made her way towards her bedroom. Her brother had a bedroom fixed up for her everytime she visited or had business to attend to.
She closed the door and walked over to the bed, where she fell back onto it. She closed her eyes and brought trembling fingers to graze her lips, as if she still felt the kiss. She groaned lightly and then ran a hand over her face.
There was a knock at the door and Relena groaned loudly in response. The door then opened and Noin's head popped into the room, " Relena? You alright? "
Relena lifted her head off the bed to look over at her, " Noin? No..... ", she replied as she let her head drop back to the bed.
Noin walked into the room and then walked over to the bed where she sat down beside Relena, " What's wrong? How'd it go? ", she asked her young sister-in-law.
Relena grimaced, " .....bad. That's all I can say... "
" Relena? Why didn't you tell me about....well, me and your brother, about your dreams? "
Relena sat up and looked at her, " How'd you...know? "
Noin bit her lip and looked down at the bed. She remained silent. Relena jumped off the bed and crossed her arms over her chest, " He didn't? "
Noin looked up at her with pleading eyes, " Relena...he, I mean...we both did it. We care for your safety. We had to do it.... "
Relena shook her head and made her way towards the door, " Where is he? In his office? ", she asked over her shoulder. ' He spied on me! '
Noin stood up and nodded, " Yes, but -- "
" This is the last straw! ", she yelled as she cut her off. She stormed from the room to walk down the hall to her brother's office. She heard shouting from the other side of the closed door and caught the name, ' Heero ', before she opened the door and froze.
Standing in front of her was Daniel Benton. His face was red and flushed as he took a threatening step towards Milliardo. Relena frowned impatiently and then stepped into the room, making herself known by slamming the door hard. Daniel whirled around and glared at her.
Milliardo cursed silently, " R-relena...what are you doing here, so early? ", he asked trying to keep his voice low snd soft.
Daniel sneered, " Yes! What are you doing here? Where's Heero Yuy? ", he demanded, his American accent accusing.
She shook her head and crossed her arms over her chest, " I was just about to ask you the same thing, Mr. Benton.. "
Daniel snorted, " Where is he, Ms. Peacecraft? "
" I have nothing more to say to you. Now, leave us. I have important issues to talk about with my dear brother... ", she said with a sneer as she shot Milliardo a nasty look.
Milliardo sighed loudly as he sank down into his chair with a hand to his forehead. Daniel lifted an eyebrow and then shook his head, " I'm not leaving until you tell me what happened. "
Relena cocked her head to the side, " And would I want to tell you just yet? "
" Because peace for the Colonies and for Earth are on the line, Ms. Peacecraft. You haven't forgotten our little deal already, have you? "
Relena rolled her eyes as Milliardo watched her, " I haven't forgotten, Mr. Daniels...but if you want this...Heero Yuy, then you might as well go out there and get him yourself. I won't be apart of this anymore. This the dirty work for the likes of someone like you, not someone like me.... "
Milliardo held his breath and watched Daniel's face as it turned a darker shade of red. Relena held her ground with her head held high.
Daniel narrowed his eyes and took a step towards her, " I would watch to whom you speak to, Ms. Peacecraft... "
She lifted an eyebrow, " And who do I speak to? I believe that it's you who should be watching to whom you speak to, Mr. Daniel.... ", she retorted, her voice rising a notch.
Daniel growled under his breath and took another step towards her. He raised his hand and walked right up to her. Milliardo jumped out of his chair and ran towards them. Daniel brought his hand back and then let it fly, hoping that it would hit Relena's cheek.
Milliardo grabbed his wrist and yanked him away from Relena, who was shaking slightly and backing away. Daniel turned his head to look at Milliardo and he sneered, " Remove your hand from me.... "
Millardo shook his head, " Not if you're going to be a threat to my family. This is my baby sister, not your wife, Mr. Daniel. I won't allow you to treat her like that.... "
Daniel wrenched his arm from Milliardo's grasp and then let out an angered cry as he spun around and stormed from the room, slamming the door on the way out. Milliardo let out a breath of relief that he didn't realize that he was holding. He turned around and faced Relena who was staring at the door with wide eyes.
Relena blinked hard and looked at him. After realising why she had decided to come to his office she pressed her lips together tightly and crossed her arms over her chest, " Why? ", she demanded.
Milliardo frowned and walked to his desk. He sat down in the chair and sighed lightly, " Why, what? "
" Why'd you spy on me? ", she asked as she turned to face him. " You know I wouldn't take it anymore, with you're spying on me and prying into my life... "
" I care about you, Relena. I had to do it. God only knows what this Heero Yuy would do to you... "
Relena narrowed her eyes and then threw her arms up into the air, " Milliardo, he didn't do anything. He was just curious about how I knew about his code name...and other stuff.... "
" Did you tell him? "
Relena shook her head, " No. I made a promise, and I'm keeping it. "
" What about this....'other stuff'... "
" Oh....it's nothing. "
Milliardo lifted an eyebrow, " What else happened? "
Relena smirked, " Is that a demand to know, or are you asking? "
" I want to know, Relena. What else happened? ", he asked again.
" Nothin! How many times do I have to tell you? "
Milliardo lifted a hand and pointed to her cheek, " Then what happened to your cheek? And don't tell me you fell... "
Relena brought a hand up to gingerly touch the bruised and raw skin of her cheek, " I...I did fall... "
Milliardo snorted and then replied softly, " Bullshit, Relena. Tell me the truth.... "
Relena sighed though her nose as she bit her lip, " I, Heero.... "
" Heero what? Did he hurt you? Did he do that to you? ", Milliardo demanded.
Relena shook her head, " No. Well yes, but it was my fault for running..... "
" Running? From what? "
" Him....all of them. I couldn't do it anymore... ", she confessed.
" Why? What were they doing? "
" Trying to pry the information out of me. Plus I couldn't be there anymore to do it. I mean...he was hardheaded afterwords, but before he was...different... "
" How so? "
" Like he was..... ", she shook her head. " This isn't why I came here, brother... "
" Then why did you? "
" You were spying on me....and you know it. Noin asked me about my dreams and there's no way no one could know about them, unless they were...spying. "
Milliardo frowned, " Like I said before I care about you. I didn't want anything to happen to you.... "
Relena sighed and then placed a hand to her forehead, " But you spied on me, brother! How could you? This is the last time. The last time! All you've done is spy on me. I can't do anything without you listening in on my conversations. I can't do anything without you having someone follow me around. I'm like a...a...prisoner! "
Milliardo stood up and placed his hands firmly on the desktop, " Relena! Mother made me promise something to her when she was on her deathbed. She made me promise that I'd take care of you, no matter what I had to do. I made that promise and I mean to keep it, Relena.... "
Relena shook her head, " I don't care what she made you promise. I'm sick and tired of this little game of yours, brother. I just want out. You tell Daniel Benton that if he ever wants me to go and get Heero Yuy for him, that he'll have to go and get some other woman to seduce him. I'm not in the mood for such shit.... "
Milliardo lifted an eyebrow, " Seduction? When was that ever discussed? "
Relena shrugged, " I don't know, but I won't be here anymore to help you and him. "
" Why me? You think I like this idea too? "
" You seem to be enjoying it, brother. "
" You're wrong. You are so wrong! ", he told her. " I don't want any part in this as much as you do either... "
" Then why make me do it? "
" We have no choice. We are the Peacecrafts of the Cinq Kingdom. We're the one who provide the Colonies and the Earth's Sphere with peace. It's our jobs as Peacecrafts... "
" You're wrong at the, brother. You can get someone else like the Preventers to do that. We don't have to do it. That's why I'm leaving you and the Cinq Kingdom.... "
Milliardo stared at her, dumbstruck. He was speechless. Relena nodded, " You heard me right, brother. I'm leaving you, Noin, and the entire Cinq Kingdom.... "
Milliardo shook his head, " Y-you can't! "
Relena nodded again, " Watch me. I will be leaving and there's nothing you can do to stop me, brother. I'm sorry it has to be this way, but as I told you earlier, this is the last straw.... "
" I won't allow it, Relena. It's suicide to go out there. With Benton pissed at you, you're most likely to become his puppet....or something like it. "
" I don't care. As long as I have my freedom, I'm happy. I don't want you following me...nothing. "
Milliardo sighed heavily and sat down in his chair. He leaned back and ran a hand over his face, " You're still going to that banquet tonight at the Winner residence. I don't care how much you bitch, Relena, you're going to it. We were invited by Quartre Raberba Winner himself and he expects you to show up... "
Relena groaned, " But - "
" No ' buts ' about it, Relena. You have to go and you will go. Just this once.... "
" Alright...I'll go. Are you going to be going as well? ", she asked quietly as she scratched her head.
Milliardo nodded, " Yes, with Noin. "
Relena nodded and a smile came onto her lips, " Good to hear...I'm going to go and shower, then change, then pack up whatever I have here, and then we'll go, alright with you? "
Milliardo nodded again, " Yes...but do you think this is wise, Relena? Going out into the public... "
Relena's smile was wiped from her face and replaced with a frown, " It's not like anything bad is going to happen to me. It's not like he's going to murder me, or rape me, or beat me... "
Milliardo's lips went into a tight line, " You don't know that....I just want you to be...careful. "
" I will, brother. I will... "
Dedication: To Taemyr and to you; the reader and the reviewer....
~**~Chapter 2~**~
~**~What's so special about Heero Yuy?~**~
Tyler whirled around from the window to look at the girl sitting on the bed. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, " You never told me your name...but somehow you know mine.. "
She nodded and then reached up to twirl a strand of hair around her finger, " My name is Relena Peacecraft... ", she replied quietly while holding his gaze.
He nodded, " Who sent you? "
Relena bit her lip and looked down at the ground. She remained silent, wishing that she were at home in her bed, sleeping. Instead she was here, harrassing some young man about her age and for what? Nothing. Heero looked at her and then snorted as he walked up at her. He reached down and grabbed her wrist roughly, yanking her up from the bed.
He looked at her with narrowed eyes, " Who sent you? ", he demanded again.
Relena swallowed and blinked, " I...I don't know... ", she answered as she bowed her head.
Heero growled through clenched teeth as he tightened his grip on her delicate wrist. Relena grimaced but remained silent. She had sworn not to tell anyone, even if it meant her own life. She looked into his eyes and shook her head. Heero suddenly frowned and then brought his other hand up to grasp her arm, " Tell me, Relena Peacecraft... ", he spat venomously.
She sighed and continued to look at him, " Alright, Heero... ", she spat back. " Since you're so desperate to know... I was sent here b -- "
" Where is she? ", a loud cry came from behind the closed dorm door.
Heero's head swung around into that direction, but when seeing no one there he directed his attention back to Relena's face. The door then flew open and Wufei stormed into the room, his face flushed, and his eyes wide. He stared at Heero and then brought his gaze to Relena who was beginning to struggle out of his grasp.
He pointed at her and shook his head as his whole body shook with rage, " You! "
Relena gasped and finally wrenched her wrist from Heero's death grip, " I'm not who you think I am.... ", she protested as she backed up.
Wufei strode over to her and glared, " You're a spy! ", he shouted in her face. " Only spies would be able to crack a code name. Only his closet friends know of his code name. How? How'd you know, woman!? "
Duo frowned deeply and then walked up behind him. Duo reached out and grabbed Wufei's arm, motioning for his to calm down, " Come on, Wufei....chill out will you? "
Wufei growled and quickly turned around, punching Duo in the side of the head, hard, " You stay out of this! "
Duo stumbled back, slightly stunned, but Trowa caught him before he could fall to the ground. Wufei whirled back around and faced Relena again, " Now! Tell me.... "
Relena pressed her lips together and shook her head as she crossed her arms over her chest. She stook a step back and ended up falling back onto the bed. She scramblerd to get up, but Wufei jumped on top of her, pinning her arms under his knees. With his hands, he grabbed her face firmly and stared her in the eye.
Trowa cleared his throat, " Wufei....the girl isn't a spy. Just get off of her, and let her alone... "
Duo rubbed his cheek and nodded, staying where he was, in case Wufei tried to swing at him again. Heero watched from the side of the bed with his arms crossed over his chest, " Trowa's right, Wufei... ", he said with a smirk. " There's no point in trying....to seduce the answer out of her. It won't work...she isn't going to give in... "
Duo's eyes went wide as he stared at Heero, then over at the captured Relena. He shook his head, " Whoa! You....didn't...did you? "
Heero turned his head to the side and looked at the ground, a hard expression plastered to his face. Wufei turned his had to looked over at Heero, " You would know from experience? "
Heero remained silent. Relena felt the pressure of Wufei's knees on her arms loosen and she brought her legs up behind Wufei, placing her own knees in front of his back. She then nudged his back forcefully, causing him to stumble forward. Hie face came down towards her, and she shifted to the side. His lips slid down her cheek to rest on the bed.
His legs went out from under him and his butt went up into the air. Relena quickly brought her knees towards her body so that they rested under Wufei's bum. She grunted lightly as she pushed her legs up, not caring if she were in a skirt, and wearing only a thong, Wufei flipped over completely and landed in front of the headboard in his back.
All three standing men watched Relena as she scrambled off the bed, fixed her skirt, and then looked back at them, one by one. Wufei growled lightly as he stood up and glared at Relena, as if getting ready to pounce on her again.
Duo shook his head to clear it from the previous incident and ran forward towards her. He grabbed her arm and walked her over to stand beside Trowa. Heero watched her, a little surprise by her sudden strength.
Heero then suddenly shook his head as he turned his glared to Wufei, " Don't even think about it.... "
Wufei looked over at him and he pressed his lips tightly together, " What? Why?! "
" Because she's not a spy... ", he replied simply.
Relena backed away from Trowa and Duo, with her eyes on the ground, " You're wrong.... "
" What?! ", Trowa and Duo both shouted in unison as they whirled around to stare at her.
Heero's head swung back in her direction and he searched her face for an answer, finding none, he snorted. Wufei looked over at Heero and shrugged, " See? What did I tell you? Am I right or not...obviously I'm right... "
Relena nodded, " Yeah...you're wrong, Heero. I....won't hold it from you anymore... "
Heero frowned and then scratched his chin, " Are you saying that you're really a spy, Relena? "
Relena bit her lip and shrugged, " I was sent here for a purpose... "
" And what was that? ", Wufei demanded as he took a step towards her.
Relena took a step back. She was now suddenly afraid of the man with the raven black hair, that was tied back into a tight small ponytail. Duo looked at Wufei over his shoulder then back at Relena, " What's your purpose? ", he asked softly, trying to get her to fess up.
Relena sighed, " To get Heero Yuy... "
" Why me? ", Heero asked.
" We needed you we still do... "
" What for? "
" To bring peace to the Colonies and to Earth... ", she stated simply, in a diplomatic tone.
Trowa cocked his head to the side, " But why? What's so special about Heero Yuy? ", he shot Heero a look. " No offense or anything... "
Relena shook her head and backed up against the door, " I...I've said too much already.....I'm sorry... "
Wufei took another step towards her, " Why Heero Yuy? "
Relena shook herhead again. She reached out behind her and grasped the doorknob. Twisting it to the side, she swiftly turned around and yanked the door open.
" No! Wait... ", Duo called to her.
Relena shook her head again and then took off down the hall at full speed. Duo cursed loudly as Heero rammed his shoulder into him as he brushed past him and took off down the hall after her.
' She's fast... ', he thought as he watched her disappear around a corner.
He grunted lightly as he ran faster. He turned the corner and then scowled, " Relena! ", he shouted.
Some students poked their heads out of their doors to watch as he ran past them. Relena shook her head and continued to run, ' I can't let him get a hold of me...not...yet... '
Heero was gaining on her. As his right foot suddenly hit the ground, he pushed off the ground and lunged at her. His arms encircled her waist from behind and he tackled her to the ground. When his body slammed into hers, Relena fell to the ground, her cheek rubbing against the hard carpet. Her wrist twisted to the side and she gritted her teeth against the pain.
Heero flipped her over onto her back swiftly, straddled her, then grabbed her wrists and brought them over her head again. Relena grimaced and closed her eyes against the pain as it shot through her arm from her wrist. Breathing hard, Heero licked his lips and looked down at her, " Now, tell me! Why me? What this ' thing ' that concerns me? "
Relena opened her eyes and they were filled with tears, she shook her head, " I...I'm sorry. I can't tell you anything. "
" Why? "
Her chin trembled and she turned her head to the side, as she closed her eyes. Heero swallowed thickly and his hard expression softened somewhat, " Please, Relena. I need to know...I need to know everything... "
" Like what? "
" How you know my code name....how you knew where to find me... "
Relena sighed and shook her head, " I can't tell you anything. I'm sorry, Heero.... "
He sighed through clenched teeth in frustration, " But you have to, Relena.... "
She opened her eyes and looked up at him, anger flashed in her eyes, " I don't have to do anything, Heero. I promised to my brother that I wouldn't tell a soul and I'm going to live to that promise... "
" I'll kill you if you don't.... ", he threathened as he lowered his mouth to her ear.
Relena swallowed the shivers that his words sent down her spine. She held her head high, " I don't care if you kill me, Heero. As long as you don't find out anything, then I'm happy. Kill me if you wish....I long to die anyway... "
Heero's head snapped up and he stared down at her, ' What's she mean? Damn it! I need to figure this out...but I can't do that without her.... '
Relena watched his expression of surprise and a smile touched her lips, " You can't bring yourself to do it? "
" I can, I just don't think that it's nescessary now. But, I promise you, I will kill you.... ", he replied in a gruff tone.
Relena snorted and then began to squirm, " Get off of me... "
Heero shook his head, " No. Not until you tell me... "
" I've already told you, I'm not telling you anything... "
" And I've already told you, I'm not moving until you tell me... ", he retorted.
" Would you like me to pull the same stunt on you that I did on your friend? "
Heero lifted an eyebrow, " Is that a threat? "
Relena bit her lip, " I...I don't know... "
Heero searched her face with his deep cobalt blue eyes and then lifted himself off of her. He took a step back and crossed his arms over his chest. Relena stood up slowly and looked at him before she turned around and headed for the front doors of the dorm.
Heero cursed loudly and then turned around to find Duo and Trowa standing there, staring at him. Duo lifted an eyebrow and crossed his own arms over his chest. Heero scowled, " What? ", he demanded as he brushed past the, to head back to his room.
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Relena ran down the steps to the car that waited for her. She yanked open one of the back doors and climbed in. Sandra Courtlin, the family's personal chaffeur, glanced up at her in the rearview mirror, " 'verything gone as ye planned? "
Relena closed her eyes and racked a hand though her hair, " Yes! Everything went smoothly... ", she lied as she leaned her head back against the leather seat.
Sandra nodded and began to drive, " Aye... "
Relena opened her eyes and watched out the window at the passing buildings until she arrived at her brother's mansion in the Cinq Kingdom. She thanked Sandra and then made her way towards her bedroom. Her brother had a bedroom fixed up for her everytime she visited or had business to attend to.
She closed the door and walked over to the bed, where she fell back onto it. She closed her eyes and brought trembling fingers to graze her lips, as if she still felt the kiss. She groaned lightly and then ran a hand over her face.
There was a knock at the door and Relena groaned loudly in response. The door then opened and Noin's head popped into the room, " Relena? You alright? "
Relena lifted her head off the bed to look over at her, " Noin? No..... ", she replied as she let her head drop back to the bed.
Noin walked into the room and then walked over to the bed where she sat down beside Relena, " What's wrong? How'd it go? ", she asked her young sister-in-law.
Relena grimaced, " .....bad. That's all I can say... "
" Relena? Why didn't you tell me about....well, me and your brother, about your dreams? "
Relena sat up and looked at her, " How'd you...know? "
Noin bit her lip and looked down at the bed. She remained silent. Relena jumped off the bed and crossed her arms over her chest, " He didn't? "
Noin looked up at her with pleading eyes, " Relena...he, I mean...we both did it. We care for your safety. We had to do it.... "
Relena shook her head and made her way towards the door, " Where is he? In his office? ", she asked over her shoulder. ' He spied on me! '
Noin stood up and nodded, " Yes, but -- "
" This is the last straw! ", she yelled as she cut her off. She stormed from the room to walk down the hall to her brother's office. She heard shouting from the other side of the closed door and caught the name, ' Heero ', before she opened the door and froze.
Standing in front of her was Daniel Benton. His face was red and flushed as he took a threatening step towards Milliardo. Relena frowned impatiently and then stepped into the room, making herself known by slamming the door hard. Daniel whirled around and glared at her.
Milliardo cursed silently, " R-relena...what are you doing here, so early? ", he asked trying to keep his voice low snd soft.
Daniel sneered, " Yes! What are you doing here? Where's Heero Yuy? ", he demanded, his American accent accusing.
She shook her head and crossed her arms over her chest, " I was just about to ask you the same thing, Mr. Benton.. "
Daniel snorted, " Where is he, Ms. Peacecraft? "
" I have nothing more to say to you. Now, leave us. I have important issues to talk about with my dear brother... ", she said with a sneer as she shot Milliardo a nasty look.
Milliardo sighed loudly as he sank down into his chair with a hand to his forehead. Daniel lifted an eyebrow and then shook his head, " I'm not leaving until you tell me what happened. "
Relena cocked her head to the side, " And would I want to tell you just yet? "
" Because peace for the Colonies and for Earth are on the line, Ms. Peacecraft. You haven't forgotten our little deal already, have you? "
Relena rolled her eyes as Milliardo watched her, " I haven't forgotten, Mr. Daniels...but if you want this...Heero Yuy, then you might as well go out there and get him yourself. I won't be apart of this anymore. This the dirty work for the likes of someone like you, not someone like me.... "
Milliardo held his breath and watched Daniel's face as it turned a darker shade of red. Relena held her ground with her head held high.
Daniel narrowed his eyes and took a step towards her, " I would watch to whom you speak to, Ms. Peacecraft... "
She lifted an eyebrow, " And who do I speak to? I believe that it's you who should be watching to whom you speak to, Mr. Daniel.... ", she retorted, her voice rising a notch.
Daniel growled under his breath and took another step towards her. He raised his hand and walked right up to her. Milliardo jumped out of his chair and ran towards them. Daniel brought his hand back and then let it fly, hoping that it would hit Relena's cheek.
Milliardo grabbed his wrist and yanked him away from Relena, who was shaking slightly and backing away. Daniel turned his head to look at Milliardo and he sneered, " Remove your hand from me.... "
Millardo shook his head, " Not if you're going to be a threat to my family. This is my baby sister, not your wife, Mr. Daniel. I won't allow you to treat her like that.... "
Daniel wrenched his arm from Milliardo's grasp and then let out an angered cry as he spun around and stormed from the room, slamming the door on the way out. Milliardo let out a breath of relief that he didn't realize that he was holding. He turned around and faced Relena who was staring at the door with wide eyes.
Relena blinked hard and looked at him. After realising why she had decided to come to his office she pressed her lips together tightly and crossed her arms over her chest, " Why? ", she demanded.
Milliardo frowned and walked to his desk. He sat down in the chair and sighed lightly, " Why, what? "
" Why'd you spy on me? ", she asked as she turned to face him. " You know I wouldn't take it anymore, with you're spying on me and prying into my life... "
" I care about you, Relena. I had to do it. God only knows what this Heero Yuy would do to you... "
Relena narrowed her eyes and then threw her arms up into the air, " Milliardo, he didn't do anything. He was just curious about how I knew about his code name...and other stuff.... "
" Did you tell him? "
Relena shook her head, " No. I made a promise, and I'm keeping it. "
" What about this....'other stuff'... "
" Oh....it's nothing. "
Milliardo lifted an eyebrow, " What else happened? "
Relena smirked, " Is that a demand to know, or are you asking? "
" I want to know, Relena. What else happened? ", he asked again.
" Nothin! How many times do I have to tell you? "
Milliardo lifted a hand and pointed to her cheek, " Then what happened to your cheek? And don't tell me you fell... "
Relena brought a hand up to gingerly touch the bruised and raw skin of her cheek, " I...I did fall... "
Milliardo snorted and then replied softly, " Bullshit, Relena. Tell me the truth.... "
Relena sighed though her nose as she bit her lip, " I, Heero.... "
" Heero what? Did he hurt you? Did he do that to you? ", Milliardo demanded.
Relena shook her head, " No. Well yes, but it was my fault for running..... "
" Running? From what? "
" Him....all of them. I couldn't do it anymore... ", she confessed.
" Why? What were they doing? "
" Trying to pry the information out of me. Plus I couldn't be there anymore to do it. I mean...he was hardheaded afterwords, but before he was...different... "
" How so? "
" Like he was..... ", she shook her head. " This isn't why I came here, brother... "
" Then why did you? "
" You were spying on me....and you know it. Noin asked me about my dreams and there's no way no one could know about them, unless they were...spying. "
Milliardo frowned, " Like I said before I care about you. I didn't want anything to happen to you.... "
Relena sighed and then placed a hand to her forehead, " But you spied on me, brother! How could you? This is the last time. The last time! All you've done is spy on me. I can't do anything without you listening in on my conversations. I can't do anything without you having someone follow me around. I'm like a...a...prisoner! "
Milliardo stood up and placed his hands firmly on the desktop, " Relena! Mother made me promise something to her when she was on her deathbed. She made me promise that I'd take care of you, no matter what I had to do. I made that promise and I mean to keep it, Relena.... "
Relena shook her head, " I don't care what she made you promise. I'm sick and tired of this little game of yours, brother. I just want out. You tell Daniel Benton that if he ever wants me to go and get Heero Yuy for him, that he'll have to go and get some other woman to seduce him. I'm not in the mood for such shit.... "
Milliardo lifted an eyebrow, " Seduction? When was that ever discussed? "
Relena shrugged, " I don't know, but I won't be here anymore to help you and him. "
" Why me? You think I like this idea too? "
" You seem to be enjoying it, brother. "
" You're wrong. You are so wrong! ", he told her. " I don't want any part in this as much as you do either... "
" Then why make me do it? "
" We have no choice. We are the Peacecrafts of the Cinq Kingdom. We're the one who provide the Colonies and the Earth's Sphere with peace. It's our jobs as Peacecrafts... "
" You're wrong at the, brother. You can get someone else like the Preventers to do that. We don't have to do it. That's why I'm leaving you and the Cinq Kingdom.... "
Milliardo stared at her, dumbstruck. He was speechless. Relena nodded, " You heard me right, brother. I'm leaving you, Noin, and the entire Cinq Kingdom.... "
Milliardo shook his head, " Y-you can't! "
Relena nodded again, " Watch me. I will be leaving and there's nothing you can do to stop me, brother. I'm sorry it has to be this way, but as I told you earlier, this is the last straw.... "
" I won't allow it, Relena. It's suicide to go out there. With Benton pissed at you, you're most likely to become his puppet....or something like it. "
" I don't care. As long as I have my freedom, I'm happy. I don't want you following me...nothing. "
Milliardo sighed heavily and sat down in his chair. He leaned back and ran a hand over his face, " You're still going to that banquet tonight at the Winner residence. I don't care how much you bitch, Relena, you're going to it. We were invited by Quartre Raberba Winner himself and he expects you to show up... "
Relena groaned, " But - "
" No ' buts ' about it, Relena. You have to go and you will go. Just this once.... "
" Alright...I'll go. Are you going to be going as well? ", she asked quietly as she scratched her head.
Milliardo nodded, " Yes, with Noin. "
Relena nodded and a smile came onto her lips, " Good to hear...I'm going to go and shower, then change, then pack up whatever I have here, and then we'll go, alright with you? "
Milliardo nodded again, " Yes...but do you think this is wise, Relena? Going out into the public... "
Relena's smile was wiped from her face and replaced with a frown, " It's not like anything bad is going to happen to me. It's not like he's going to murder me, or rape me, or beat me... "
Milliardo's lips went into a tight line, " You don't know that....I just want you to be...careful. "
" I will, brother. I will... "