SVX: Man oh man it has been awhile hasn't it! I once again want to apologize for how long it has taken me but I should be keeping up from now on!
Deity: You promise? I won't be stuffed back in that cramped closet!?
SVX: Shhhh don't tell them that and…. no you won't, hehehe sorry about that every one enjoy!
Death's Legacy
Chapter Eight
Relena looked around the long table shifting nervously from the silence that evaded the room. Her daughter sat playing with her mixed vegetables with her fork while the others just concentrated on chewing and swallowing. It had been a long month watching her daughter learn how to fight and kill. It was all more than she could stand. She also noticed the look that her daughter got when she was dying to ask a question was constantly shining in her violet eyes, undoubtedly about her father. It was so hard talking about it, so many bad memories, but she would have to know.
"I'm finished I'll go take these to Juliana," said Deity as she took her plates and headed for the kitchen. Relena finished and excused herself following her daughter to the kitchen. She found her daughter having a casual conversation with one of Quatre's many servants.
"Deity honey, can I speak with you?"
"Sure Mom, congratulations Emma I'm sure you'll enjoy married life. So what's up Mom?" Relena smiled and placed her hand on her daughter's back and lead her to her room. Deity ran over to her mother's bed and flopped on the bed her eyes looking at her mother with an all too familiar curiosity. "What is it?"
"Honey I think it's time that you and me discuss your…your father." She watched as her daughter's humorous smirk disappeared and her face turned serious. Relena leaned down by her dresser and lifted up a medium sized box and sat on the bed next to her daughter. She watched as her daughter's eyes rested on the cherry wood box while her hands gripping the bed spread in a nervous grasp. "Ask me something about him, anything you wanna know?"
"What was he like," her voice was so small Relena almost didn't hear her.
"Your father was a very energetic man, always smiling and laughing and making some sort of trouble," Relena smiled wistfully at the memories. "He was very rarely serious, and when he was he meant business. Heh, I remember one Christmas before your father and I became involved, he switched all the name tags on the presents so every one got something they weren't suppose to," Relena giggled. "Wufei ended up with a pink angora sweater I had bought for Hilde."
"Who's Hilde?" Relena frowned slightly wondering if this was something her daughter should know but decided it was for the best.
"Hilde was your father's girlfriend and fiancée, she passed away before they could get married. Your father was very nearly destroyed by her death." Deity nodded and turned her curious gaze back to the cherry wood box. Relena smiled and lifted the lid revealing the contents. It was filled with pictures, newspaper clippings, clothes, an old bible, and several other trinkets. "This is where I got your cross," said Relena as she pointed at the Deity's tiny silver and gold cross choker. "These were some of your father's more personal possessions." Deity rummaged through the box and looked at all the clippings. Gundams Destroy Los Angeles Base, Gundam 02 apprehended Gundam set to be destroyed, Lunar Base Destroyed Gundams Suspected; all the headlines flashed out at Relena with old memories of each incident.
"Is this Hilde?" Relena looked at the picture of a petite woman with dark hair and sparkling blue eyes.
"Yes, that's her," she answered with sad, soft tone. Deity looked at the picture more thoroughly and then smiled.
"She was pretty."
"Yes she was, and very much like your father was," said Relena with a laugh.
"Who killed him?" The question caused Relena to gag on her laughter and freeze. Why hadn't she thought of a way to answer this question? How do you tell your daughter her father was murdered by her uncle in a fit of insanity? Relena felt herself begin to shake as she ran a hand through her short hair. "Mom?"
"Well…um…honey it's complicated," she stammered still working on how to word it right. The irony of it all was completely lost in the situation, Relena Peacecraft was for once stammering over words. "There was this system installed in the Gundams called the…"
"The Zero System, Yah all of the new models have it installed in them," interrupted Deity looking at her mother with concern.
"They WHAT?!"
"They all have the Zero System installed, Mom, what's wrong?" Relena didn't answer she stood from her position on the bed and ran out the door looking for Heero. She found him in the gym with his son Guy and marched up to him. Deity ran in only moments later worry crossing her features. "Mom?"
"You had the Zero System installed into the Gundams, are you NUTS?!" Heero calmly turned around and looked at the frazzled mother with little to no expression.
"It is an improved version of the 195model, there are no psychological after affects," said Heero as he returned his attention back to his son.
"That doesn't matter, have you forgotten what happened to Milliardo…Heero what possessed you to do this?"
"It is vital for the success of their missions, and what happened to Milliardo won't happen to your daughter," he looked at her for the longest time his voice had a much softer tone to it. "Relena you have nothing to worry about."
"What is going on, why am I always left in the dark, what happened to Uncle Milliardo, Mother TALK to me?!"
"Deity because of the Zero system your Uncle became mentally unstable, your father's murderer is Uncle Milliardo!" Relena suddenly regretted her words as she watched her daughter's face crumple to anger and disbelief. Deity clasped her hand over her mouth and ran from the gym her long braid whipping behind her. Relena crumpled to the floor tears running down her cheeks and sobs wracking her body. "Damn that system, Damn it to Hell!"
Deity: My UNCLE how could he, just wait till I get my hands on him. Grrrr. _
SVX: OOOoooo next chapter is gonna be good hee, hee, hee! R&R!