Well it's happened again. All I wanted to do was write a cute short fic but what happened?!!! I got the creative juices going and now there's a stupid saga on the way. Well anyway after that somewhat brutal last chapter (Relena in a trunk lol) I'm gonna shut up now but remember I don't own anything worth suing over K? Anyway read and review.
Relena lay there for a few minutes and then heard moving next to her and then the warm body next to her as gone and she could hear footsteps starting to move away from her. Then she felt two hands go under her arms and hoist her to her feet. It was still very hard to stand with the ropes around her ankles and Relena had to fight to keep her balance. Already, though there were hands at her legs fumbling with the knots on the ropes and soon the hard pressure was off her ankles. Relena had to bite back a cry at the painful tingling that was starting to fire up her leg due to the fact that her circulation was finally back.
" My God, Len, you've tied the ropes so tight the poor thing can hardly walk. Look at that her little feet are all but black from your cutting off the circulation."
" After my child died of typhoid without the medicine she promised our colony I think at least a little pain is in due order!" The voice had cracked a little at the mention of the child and for a moment she almost began to feel sorry for him until " If you're so angry about her having to regain circulation why don't I lop off the wench's feet right here and now!" If not for the tape on her mouth, Relena would have given him a serious talking to but then she remembered why the tape was on her mouth.
She felt a hand trail down to the back of her thighs and the next moment she was in someone's arms and being carried to God knows where. Finally they stopped and she was on her feet again. They finally pulled the tape off her mouth with a sharp tug and she cried out from it. This only brought laughter from her captors.
" What are you going to do to me?" she asked already afraid she knew the answer.
" Why don't we let Len rape her!" yelled a voice.
" That's all right I wouldn't want to taint myself." came Len's scornful voice.
" How dare you speak that way of her! She is your leader, let her go!" She heard the familiar voice of her fellow captive cry out before he grunted in pain at the thud she supposed was a kick in the ribs.
" You shut up! You're an even bigger traitor than that one!" Relena wondered who that other prisoner was to be earning such horrible treatment. She knew it wasn't Duo and definitely not Quatre, she had heard him at too many meetings to not know his voice. Maybe it was Trowa, he never talked, or was it Wufei? No, he'd probably be belittling her for her weakness if it was him. What if it was Heero? That would explain why he hadn't saved her yet maybe he had been taken prisoner earlier because they knew he'd probably ruin their plans. While she felt bad it was Heero she also felt glad that she at least had him there with her.
" Well, if you won't have her then I will."
" No, I want to do it!" another voice yelled and Relena started to realize what a piece of meat must feel like. An argument then began between the two voices over who got her first when all of a sudden it was decided by a voice that said they could both take her at the same time but then the argument started again only over who got to take her where. Finally Relena couldn't take anymore of this banter over such a disgusting thing.
Neither of you shall have me because I shall die first!" she screamed angrily only to be rewarded by a slap across the face.
" Knock her teeth out Bran, then she'll look like your dear old toothless mother and I always wanted to fuck your dear old mother up the arse!"
" You leave my fuckin mother outta this, Tam!" and with that Relena heard the sounds of a scuffle until the other prisoner's voice was heard again.
" Please, kill me if you like I'm not afraid of death but let her be." Relena couldn't believe what she was hearing and knew it must be her Heero. She couldn't let him die not for her he had to live.
" No, Heero! Please don't do this I couldn't bear it if you died!" this brought mocking laughter from everybody around and angered her.
" Looks like your her bloody hero so why don't we do 'er right here for you to watch. Hell we'll even take off the blindfold so she can see your face and imagine it's you doin' her considering she slutty enough to I'm sure."
With that the blindfold was untied from her face and fell slowly down uncovering her eyes and then she was finally able to glimpse, not Heero but her brother Zechs. The disappointment on her face must have been evident because the men surrounding her started laughing even harder. Relena looked at her once proud and noble sibling. Zechs stood there slumped and supporting his weight on the shoulders of two men on either side of him. Cuts and giant bruises covered his body. They had taken away his uniform coat, boots and pants and given him a torn pair of jeans. It looked like they had had him for a while now since his ribs showed where there had once been nothing but muscle. His face was somewhat haggard, more than likely from malnutrition but there was still an alertness in the steel blue eyes. His once beyond gorgeous hair now fell down his back and over his shoulders in blood drenched clumps and Relena regretted the look she had given after all he had gone through.
" Hey, I got an idea! Why don't we make them do each other!" screamed one of the few women in the crowd.
" Are all women so bloody perverted...or right?" asked Tam as he reached over and cut through the ropes binding Relena's wrists. " Give us a show and we might just spare you both" he said.
They pushed Relena to the center of the circle where she stood surrounded by jeering faces. She turned around one moment and the next they had pushed Zechs roughly toward her and she was now almost lying on the ground with him on top of her. Despite his recent weight loss Zechs was still a heavy guy and Relena had a hard time supporting him. Finally she was able to get into a kneeling position and held her all but dying brother in her arms.
She truly was trapped now. Even though she had never truly talked to her brother he was still family and she could not imagine letting him die. As if he could read her thoughts he said " I'm not afraid of dying. Just, whatever you do don't let them win." Great now she was going to feel even guiltier if she let him die thanks to her damn morals.
" C'mon mi'lady, entertain us for a while." came a mocking voice as they closed in on Relena and her brother. When all of a sudden a voice came.
" Leave them be! I gave no orders for you top harass them in such a way." the voices all stopped and there was a dead silence. Everyone's head turned in the direction of the voice while Zechs struggled out of her arms and tried to stand. Of course being in the state that he was this was next to impossible so Relena got up and put his arm over her shoulder to support him.
" Who is it?" Relena asked Zechs quietly.
" The one who had this done to me." answered Zechs. Relena couldn't help but feel frightened. These people had all but broken her brother and she couldn't help fearing what plans the leader had in store for her.
As she looked on with anxiousness a figure began emerging from the shadows. Relena was expecting to see some tall, muscular and revered man but instead found herself face to face with the young soldier who had kidnapped her. He had blue eyes, darker than hers and Zechs' but not quite so dark as Heero. His hair was a reddish brown and it was slicked back with gel making it look glossy. She found it odd that someone could be so familiar and not be able to recognize them.
" Relena Peacecraft, I believe you know me, so there is no need for introduction."
" You are mistaken sir for while I know your face I do not know you or your name." Zechs gave her a look that said she better watch what she said.
" No need to worry traitor." said the red haired boy as he slapped Zechs across the face. " I'm more than happy to introduce myself."
" I do wish to know your name but do not hit him again." said Relena in what she hoped was a threatening voice.
" Ver well though I don't know why you care seeing as he's all but a stranger to you."
" We share the same blood that is all it takes to tie me to him whether or not we truly know each other."
" Well spoken. As for introductions my name is Zwolf Kushrinada but please lose the z and just call me wolf."
" Kushrinada?!!" exclaimed Relena, " but Treize-"
" Is dead," Wolf finished for her " Thanks to your foul sibling yes, that is true.Did you really think Marimeia was his only living relative in a family that goes back centuries? If so you are indeed a simpleton."
" What do you mean thanks to my brother and why are you treating us in such a manner?"
" Oh yes I had forgotten. I'm afraid we don't have any cushions to put under your terribly soft ass. Nor do we have diet soda I'm afraid you never bothered to overcome that embargo. As for your brother do I need to draw a picture for you? He killed my cousin Treize Kushrinada."
" But my brother wasn't there when Treize died"
" Precisely! He was my cousin's protector but instead of doing his duty your brother let Treize die!"
" Enough." came Zechs' quiet voice " He is right it's my fault Treize is dead. I should have been there but I wasn't and every day I have to remember how I failed him."
" Then I'm sure you won't mind me shooting you now that you've had a chance to say to your dear sister." With that he raised the gun and pointed it at Zechs.
" No!" screamed Relena and with that she jumped down, bringing Zechs with her and crouched over him, using her body as a shield."
" You have so much love for him that you'd die as well" asked Wolf in puzzlement.
" It's not so much that I love him as I can't bear to see anyone else die. Whether it is him or even you I would not want either dead. Killing just isn't an answer."
" And yet you've fallen in love with one of peace's greatest enemies?"
" I do not think that's a fair question." said Relena as her cheeks began to redden.
" I suppose not. Tam, Bran, Len, escort Ms. Peacecraft and her brother to my quarters."
" Yessir!" they replied in unison.
Len and Tam took Zechs from her and helped him walk while Bran offered nis arm to her and they followed Wolf to his office. Wolf's quarters were like none Relena had ever seen. Most commanders decorated their rooms extravagentlly with ornamentation of battles they had fought. Wolf's room however was a small cell much like that of a common soldier. There was a pallet laid out for him to sleep on, a desk with some papers, ink and lamp, a chair and a rifle propped up in the corner. The only light came from a small window above his bed.
" Welcome to my humble domain." said Wolf as he ushered them in " You three may go," he said acknowledging the escorts and without a word they were gone.
" Now that they're gone may I again interrogate you."
" Not before I ask why you're being so hateful."
" I don't think I'm that awful seeing as I tried to save you from that awful car ride you experienced and after that saved you from the brutality of my men."
" How can you keep such an awful lot of...brigands?"
" Those brigands as you call them lost their homes, families and lives because of the poverty, war and starvation that has been spreading across the world and into the colonies. Do you know what I go through? Or better yet do you know what they go through? You've grown up well cared for and never have lived on the streets. Well, I have.
" The reason Milliardo...don't look at me that way it is your name isn't it? As I was saying the reason he hadn't known of me was because I was disowned from my family for my own love of pacifism. The Kushrinada's have always fought for what they believed in and I was thought odd for not sharing their views. When my cousin, Treize was killed the burden of being the Kushrinada heir was passed on to me since I was next in the male line. I agreed to go and realized that whether I liked it or not my family was depending on me to be it's warrior and protector. I had not forgotten my hard times on the streets however and remembered the suffering my people had been going through. I vowed to make the world safer and wonderful for them. You, I'm afraid have not helped much by sitting around at board meetings and openly supporting the gundam pilots who have caused great destruction."
Relena sat there not knowing what to say. She had not known there was starvation. Nor had she really thought of all the damage that Heero and the other pilots really dig cause. Was she really this naive."
" You're right." she said softly feeling somewhat ashamed.
" Then maybe it was worth the effort of kidnapping you."
" But I won't let you kill my brother."
" How do you propose to stop me."
" Traitor or no he's still an amazing soldier and killing him would be a complete waste."
" A waste for those gundam bastards you mean."
" Look, if you spare him I'll....fight with you."
" We've got enough talkers already thankyou."
" No. I mean I'll fight on the battle ground." Wolf didn't seem to know whether to laugh at this or not. " We'll both fight for you if you'll spare him."
" And if he betrays us?"
" Then...then you can kill me."
" Relena no, I will not let you do this. I've lived long enough don't sacrifice yourself for me."
" Brother, no offense but you sound like and old guy. You've lived 20 years and no offense but that isn't what I'd call long." she then turned back to Wolf " Do we have a deal?"
Wolf stood there a moment trying to think. finally he looked at her again and a smile came over his face. " Very well but remember there is no turning back once you have agreed. The training will be strenuous especially for a girl."
" You already have female soldiers I am no different from any of them."
" We shall see. Just remember the cost of betrayal.".
Relena didn't bat an eyelash as she shook his hand to seal the deal that would change her life forever.
Well I know there was a lot of talking in that chapter and all but never fear the next chapters will truly hold the action I promised. Bye for now.