Revolution, War…and Peace

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This is my first Gundam Fic. Please excuse my english (it's not my first language). This chapter wasn't beta read but the others were.

Please reply or comment, it's always appreciated.

Maud

Revolution, War…and Peace

Chapter 1: It continues

A.C 200

The war ended 4 years ago. For so many years, Humans fought against each other. But now, they were at Peace. A so fragile Peace maintained by few that really believed in it. The colonies were at Peace and the leader of the Earth Sphere Unified Nations, vice foreign minister Relena Darlian was giving her life, her hope, her dreams, for Peace. 4 years ago, Mariemeia Krushenada, the daughter of Treize Krushenada had almost destroyed what they had worked for so hard to accomplish. Something like that would never happen again, at least, she hopped. But the tensions between the senators in the council were raising and there's nothing she could do about it. She was trying so hard to keep contacts between them, to keep their anger to a minimum but she had her limits. She wasn't a superwoman. Her life was so empty. She never admitted it but she missed him so much. He never came back after that day. He left her without even saying goodbye. Why? She didn't know. No. She knew. He was a soldier and how can a soldier live in peace? She didn't know. He needed time. But how much time? She didn't know how much longer she could wait.

Heero…

Relena was still caught in the thoughts when a knock on the door brought her back to reality.

"Relena, it's time to go."

"Thanks Noin." Relena smiled sadly at her dear friend, Lucrezia Noin. She was still her personal guard, like in the old days, but Noin would be leaving her soon. She was getting married to Zechs Marquise, or should we say, Milliardo Peacecraft, the present ruler of the Sank Kingdom. Milliardo had decided to stop living in the shadows and to prove the world he was able to live in Peace. He wanted to give an example and to prove to the people that you can change your mind in a good way. He was not applying the exact ideas of the total pacifism but close.

"Relena, Gabriel and the others are waiting for you."

Noin was trying to get Relena to move. She had noticed the lack of interest the young woman had about her job. She knew what was the cause of that lack. Why isn't he back? She thought. She needs you Heero Yuy.

Relena raised from the chair she was sitting on and started to walk towards the door. She was now a beautiful young and powerful woman. She had let her childish looks behind to become more mature, more… woman. Her hair was now a little bit shorter but she didn't wear there on her back like in the old times. It was know brought up on her head and little tuft was falling on each side of her face. She was now also a bit taller 5'5'' but still shorter than Noin. Relena knew she was good looking but she didn't care. She didn't care about anything except for her friends and her work. She had kept contact with the Gundam Pilots, especially Quatre who was now his closest friend. But Quatre was really busy, and so was she. They couldn't see each other as much as they wanted to. They both and big responsibilities. Quatre was now the leader of his father company and also a Preventer; she was the world leader. The only pilot she hadn't had any news from, since the Mariemeia event, was the one she longed the most to see.

A young man's face appeared before her. He was really handsome and many girls were jealous of the attention he was giving to Relena who didn't seem to notice. His perfect golden hair was shining in the sun's rays that were piercing trough the window.

"Hi Relena. Ready for the conference?" He asked, his lovely brown eyes sparkling.

Seeing the expression on the young woman's face, he changed his. "You don't look so well."

"No, Gabriel, I'm fine, maybe just tired."

Touching gently her cheek with the tip of his fingers he had. "You've got to take care of yourself. The world is depending on you."

Relena's face darkened at this comment.

"She knows Gabriel. You don't need to remind her." Noin was a bit upset; Relena didn't need this right now.

"I'm alright, both of you, stop worrying about me. Now, can we go and get this over with?"

The others two nodded and they all made their way to the council chamber.

The situation on the Earth wasn't really good and the only person who had the influence to keep Peace was exhausted. 84 representatives from all over the world and the colonies were assembled in that chamber. They all wanted the best for their people but they had a tendency to forget about the interest of all Humankind. Relena knew it was her job to remind them not to think only for themselves but to think for all people. But, will she be able to do that, and if yes, for how long?

I miss you Heero…

"Good luck Relena."

"Thanks Gabriel."

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Lady Une was looking at her computer. Mariemeia had been sick all night and she was so tired she wasn't able to concentrate. Exhausted, she turned off her computer and decided it was enough for today. She turned her head around to look at the pictures that were placed beside her computer. She smiled sadly at the picture of her lost love, Treize Krushenada.

She's all right Treize; you don't need to worry. I'll take care of her for you.

My love…

She smiled at the picture of the little lady who had kept her up all night. Mariemeia was growing into a beautiful girl with long red hair. She was now calling Lady Une "mom" who really liked it. It was if she was raising the child she had with Treize. Lady Une was now very attached to the little girl and would protect her against any dangers.

The dangers were now raising again. Vice foreign minister Darlian was really tired and she knew. Relena was putting on a great show but she couldn't keep it forever. She needed help and Lady Une would give her that help to save her Mariemeia, her friends and the people.

"Hello Lady Une." Lady Une, caught by surprised turn suddenly to the door. She smiled when she saw the person who was standing there.

"Hi Sally. Back from your honeymoon?"

Sally smiled shyly. "Yes. And it was great."

"Wufei is a fine man. I don't say that every girl could live with him but he loves you deeply and you'll be happy with him."

"I know, I love him so much…" Sally straitened her head again and looked directly into the Lady's eyes. "Anything new?"

"No, it's always the same. With try to turn off the fires before they get bigger. The routine."

"Yeah, I know. But we have to do it or else a war will start again." Lady Une turned her head to look at the pictures again.

"And we don't want that."

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"Hey Wufie!!! Your back!!!!! So, how was the trip? And your lady, how was she? I bet you brought us souvenirs!"

"Duo Maxwell, how many times must I tell you? STOP CALLING ME THAT! And no, I haven't brought you any souvenirs. In fact, I didn't miss you at all."

The pilot of Deathscythe started to laugh. "I know you didn't mean that. You like me more then you want to admit."

"In your dreams." Wufei made a tired gesture saying to the ex-gundam pilot to leave him alone. But, unfortunately, that wasn't Duo's type.

"Cm'on, what did you bring me? I bet it's great."

Duo started to look into Wufei's bag.

"Get your hands off!!!!" Screamed Wufei as he was pulling his bag out of Duo's grasp.

"Duo, leave him alone."

Duo turned to face the man who gave him that order. He new it was Quatre who was coming back from his family's.

"Hey Quatre, nice to see you! Well, it's about time you guys came back here. It was really boring without you."

Quatre smiled gently at this comment. Duo Maxwell hadn't changed a bit. He was still wearing that long braid and would be for the rest of his life. But he had grown up, like all of them. They were taller, stronger, their features were more masculine. Quatre was really good looking. But everyone was wandering why such a cute guy wasn't dating. Quatre knew, the girl he liked wasn't easy to approach. But he was trying and he would win her some day. Duo was now dating Hilde, it took them 2 years and a half to finally realise they were in love with each other. Everyone knew except them. But now, they were deeply in love and Duo would die for her. Hilde was still leaving on L2 but she would soon come to join her love. Everyone couldn't wait for that day. It would mean Duo would leave them alone a little more. When she wasn't around, he was always teasing them, thinking he was teasing her. He then looked at Wufei who had just got married to Sally. They were making a great couple. He was now taller than she was but she didn't care. Well, they looked better that way. Sally was a strong woman but Wufei's stability was a great help to her because some time, she had a tendency to get too emotional. Wufei was the one to put her back on the track or to ease her pain. He still wasn't the social type but with her, he was so different. It was like if he was dropping his shield of steel to give his heart to her. Quatre them though of Trowa who was still visiting his sister on L3. He was supposed to come back tomorrow. Quatre couldn't wait to see him. Trowa was his best friend, with Relena.

At the though of the lonely girl, Quatre features darkened. The last time he talked to her, she wasn't doing great. Heero absence was finally getting to her. Where was he? They didn't have any news since the day he left. Quatre missed the quiet guy. Heero wasn't the talkative type, maybe a bit more than Wufei, but he was a nice company.

"It's nice to see you too Duo." He smiled, his dark blue eyes shining. "You're still bothering Wufei I see."

"Well, he won't give me my souvenir!"

"I told you. I have nothing for you Duo Maxwell!" Wufei was getting really pissed off by the pilot of 02.

"Ok, ok, Wufei-man, don't panic. I know you'll give it to me another day." Wufei had enough. He raised from the chair he was sitting on to make him understand in another way.

"Drop it Wufei, he's just teasing you." Quatre made a gesture in Wufei's direction telling him to sit down again. Quatre had got a lot of importance in the ex-gundam pilot group. He was now the unofficial leader. They would always listen to him because they knew he was the one that didn't only think with his mind but also with his heart. "Anything new? Did I miss something during my trip to L4?"

"Na, not really. It's always the same thing. Lady Une can describe you in more details if you want. But I'm telling you, there's nothing really more to say than that." Duo then yawned loudly and got up on his feet. "Well, I better go continue my job. See you latter pals!" Quatre and Wufei watched him leave.

"One day, I'm going make him shut up." Said the Chinese pilot between his teeth.

"Wufei, he's just teasing you and every time you fell for it. Just let him talk and forget about him." Add Quatre.

"That's easier said than done. He gets so much on my nerves…" Wufei made a exhausted feature. "I going back to work."

"Bye Wufei, see you latter." Quatre then left the cafeteria were they had all that discussion and went to his office to work.

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"So, it's wasn't so bad wasn't it?" Asked gently Gabriel to the young lady who had just finished her work.

"No, it was bad. They only think of themselves. I don't know what to do anymore to make them open their eyes. Why can't they see it the whole Universe that his important, not only their little countries?" She was walking beside him, her head down. " I can't let them start a war again. We worked too hard for that Peace, he worked too hard." The last part was almost inaudible.

"What did you say? I didn't get the last part?"

She turned her head to smile at the young man that was beside her. "Forget about it, it's not important."

He softly put his arms around the fragile shoulders of the young woman. "Come on, you need some air. Let's go outside to take a little walk. "

She shook her head faintly. "No thanks, I'm too tired." She started to walk towards her room. "I'll go to bed. Good night Gabriel."

The young man wasn't going to let her go just like that. He ran after her. When he got beside her, he grabbed her wrist. "Wait Relena, you need some time to relax before you go to bed. Come with me, please…" He looked at her in a such gentle way that she couldn't resist.

"Ok, but just a short walk, promise?"

"Promise!" He then took her hand in his and started to walk towards the gardens.

The gardens of the Sank Kingdom were bigger then any gardens she knew, and they were so peaceful. It wasn't such a bad idea after all to come here. The gardens were filled of roses and tulips, her favourite flowers. It was Milliardo's ways to tell her he was always thinking of her and her well being. He wasn't in the country right now. He had to leave for a political trip. She, some times, envied him. Living here, in such beautiful place. Relena wasn't living in the Sank Kingdom. She was always travelling to different countries and her apartment that she called home was in Paris.

She turned her head around to look at the man who hadn't let her hand go since they had left the castle. Gabriel Dulipovici, who was born in Romania, was at first her new travel agent. He had contacts in many countries and colonies and he was the one getting sure she would be all right where she was going. At first their relations were only officials, nothing personal, but Gabriel at got really close to her in the last 2 years. He was a kind person always there to listen to her problems or to sheer her up. He wasn't the perfect guy. He had a bad temper some times, but who hadn't? Tonight was the first time she realised how close he got to her without her even noticing. He's cute, and kind. Maybe I should give it a try.

But if I do that means, he's really out of my life.

I can't…

But I have to one day.

"You don't talk much Ray." That was how he was calling her when they were alone. He told her she was his ray of light.

"Sorry Gabriel, I guess I'm really tired. You can talk if you want, I will listen."

"My little Ray is really dark today. Come on Relena. I know you can do it. You have the power, the influence and the intelligence to do so."

"But, do I have the strength?" She stopped looking at him and looked at the floor.

"You're kidding right? You, Relena Darlian, are asking me if you are strong enough?"

"What is so wrong with that?" She asked a bit upset. "I'm not a goddess Gabriel. Stop putting me on some pedestal. And…" She stopped talking and started to look around. She wasn't aware of Gabriel presence anymore. Something was wrong, she could feel it.

"What? What is it?" He looked alarmed and he too started to look around.

"They're here, I know it."

"Who's here?"

Before she could answer 4 men in black appeared from the bushes. They were all wearing masks and Relena couldn't tell who it was. They were all pointing their guns at her and Gabriel. Gabriel, quick as a soldier, drawn his gun from his pants where he was always keeping it. He was pointing his gun at the attackers but he knew he wasn't a match for them.

"Look, little soldier, put down your gun or she dies." The tallest of the attacker had come closer to Relena. She was now only feet away from him.

"I won't let you get near her."

Relena, in a defence way had stepped behind Gabriel who was still aiming his gun at the others.

She couldn't get kidnapped, she couldn't. It would mean the end of the ESUN.

"Relena, be ready to run." Whispered Gabriel in her ear. She was amazed by his calm. It's like if he knew he was going to win against them. She knew they couldn't win but she prayed for a miracle.

"Run!"

At this order, Relena started to run in the castle's direction. Luckily for her, there were many trees in the gardens and it would ensure her a little protection. She turned her head around to look if Gabriel was ok. He had hide behind one of the trees and had already shot 3 men down. He's good. She thought. Maybe they were going to make it out of here.

"She's running away. Shoot her, she can't escape!"

"But sir…?"

"Do it!!!"

Relena hadn't hear that last conversation and it was Gabriel's scream that made her turn around one last time to look at them

"Relena look out!!!"

The man was up and ready to shoot at her. He was aiming at her legs so she couldn't run but she would still be alive. But before he was able to pull the trigger, the man stopped moving and fell to the ground. Not only her but also Gabriel seamed surprised. He wasn't the one who had fired and the shot had been so silent.

At the view of their falling comrade, the other 3 men started to rise again. Relena couldn't believe her eyes, they were supposed to be dead. But they seemed ok now. How can it be?

"Gabriel, look out!" Gabriel who hadn't taken his eyes from the falling man seamed surprised to see the others rise again. But before he could do anything, the 3 men were down again, shot by something. Gabriel was so shocked by it that he didn't move from his spot. Relena, understanding that it was their chance to escape, ran to Gabriel's side and grabbed his arm.

"Come on, we've got to run!"

Getting back his composure his got up on his feet, grabbed her arm and started to run towards the castle.