A Normal Life
By: Jade Starlight
Chapter Sixteen: The Prophetic Realization
Quatre's voice came in. He sounded relived and happy.
"Mission complete. We have destroyed all enemy units over here."
"I second that. We're done too." Duo's voice came in. The Gundams landed on
the cliff, looking at all the debris from the battle. There were no longer any suits, only
scraps, and dead bodies littered the ground. Relena was the first to leave her Gundam
and inspect the surrounding. Soon the others did, and all of them stood at the edge of the
cliff, battered and bruised. Eleven teens looked down when they heard a familiar voice.
"RELENA PEACECRAFT! YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO
YOUNG LADY!" Zechs' face appeared, Noin standing behind him. His face was bright
red, and his body looked horrible. He had slashes, bruises, and cuts galore. He also had
a black eye. Noin looked about as bad as him. Relena winced.
"But I-"
"I DO NOT WANT TO HERE IT!!! ALL OF YOU GET DOWN HERE
NOW!!!" Everyone turned white, and one by one they climbed down. The boys were
terrified because they knew he would probably kill all of them, especially Heero. Relena
was worried, but she could handle her brother. The girls were scared because they had no
idea what he was like. Relena reached the bottom first, and she smiled sweetly. This just
made him angrier.
"H-Hello Millardo. How are you?" she squeaked. He growled and glared. As
the others came down, they cowered behind Relena.
"What do you think you are doing?!"
"Well, it's a long story Millardo. Care to hear it?" she meekly replied. Again he
glared.
"YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A PACIFIST, AND HERE YOU ARE
FIGHTING, AND IN A GUNDAM TOO!!" Relena grew angry, her fear dissipating.
She returned his glare, causing him to step back a little.
"OH, I"M SORRY!!! I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A
PACIFIST! I THOUGHT I HAD A CHOICE! HOW SILLY OF ME!" She smiled at
him bitterly as his eyes widened. Noin stepped in between them to calm Relena down.
"I don't think this is the place to argue you two!" she scolded. "Let's talk about
this quietly." Her face was pleading with Relena to be sensible. Relena calmed a little
and sighed.
"You're right, Noin. I'll do it for you," Relena said. She was still glaring at her
brother, who had recovered from shock. His eyes were glazed with anger. Noin
motioned for everyone to get inside the cliff, and together they ascended the stairs of the
secret passage and they were back up top. The guys and girls were all standing back, out
of harms way, knowing that the fight was about to commence.
"Now Millardo," Noin began. Before she could continue, however, he glared at
her icily, causing her to shrink back. Now the only two who had control, somewhat, were
Relena and Millardo.
"Relena, what in God's name are you thinking?! If anyone ever discovered this
the world would be ruined and-"
"First of all, Millardo," she spat, "God has nothing to do with this! And second,
no one will know, so your precious Earth will not go into chaos as you fear!"
"That doesn't matter anyway, Relena! Do you have any idea of what you are
labeling yourself by using, that, that WEAPON?! You're a killer now Relena! A
murderer, not some glorious heroine as you hoped!"
"And what do you know about my hopes, Millardo?! Do you think I am still a
Pacifist deep down who will return?! That this is merely an experiment?! Relena the
pacifist becomes Relena the greatest pilot ever! The pilot who destroys the evil men and
saves the Earth! Well, let me tell you a thing or two about my job now, Millardo! I am-"
"A great warrior Relena, who never cowers away and kills, kills, kills to no end!
Yes Relena I understand now. You sought to become a great Gundam pilot so you could
be closer to that devilish being, HEERO YUY!!!" Millardo's red face turned to glare at
Heero, who had anger clearly written all over his face. Millardo smiled bitterly, and
immediately he lunged for Heero, who stood his ground. The others who were close
jumped away, watching and waiting for the death match to begin. Then, with the blink of
an eye, Relena tackled Millardo from the side, and they rolled several feet over the dirt
and rocks. When they stopped, Relena was sitting on top of him, and she had a small
dagger to his throat. He glared, anger building up even more.
"Relena! Stop it right now!" Noin yelled. Relena never tore her gaze away. She
simply held up one hand to silence her.
"Noin, don't," she growled. Noin, completely surprised, listened to her orders
and became quiet. Everyone else was surprised as well, including Heero.
"Relena!" Millardo started. The dagger pressed against his throat and he stopped.
"You are going to listen to me, Millardo. Listen well because I will not repeat it
later. Heero is a small part of why I became a pilot. And he is very dear to me, Millardo.
If you hurt him, you hurt me, and then I never ever speak to you again. Understand?"
"Relena-"
"No, of course you don't. To you, Heero is just a killer, a danger to your
precious, fragile, porcelain Queen of the World, is that it? Well, let me tell you what he
is to me. He is a hero, and the most innocent person on this entire earth, in the universe.
He didn't choose to be an assasin; he was pushed to be since he was very young, too
young to understand. That is what makes him innocent. His actions during the Eve Wars
were all from the heart. He did inspire me to become a pilot. But he isn't the only reason
why."
Everyone was staring at her in awe now, including Millardo and Heero. Heero
had no idea she felt this way about him. He had no clue that this was her view on him.
Everyone else saw him as a killer, but she saw him as an innocent boy. He was shocked.
"I also became a pilot because I knew I could do it. Way before the Eve Wars,
before I met you or even understood wars, I had the dream of becoming a number one
pilot. Of course, Mr. Dorlain, my father at the time, wouldn't have it because he was a
pacifist, and so, naturally, so was I. Fighting was out of the question. I did also want to
escape my title of being the Queen of the World, the leader and heroine of the wars. I
didn't do it myself; there were others, Heero being one, who did more than I could have
dreamt of doing. I also thought that if I could save people by actually fighting, and not
sitting and watching everyone save me, then I could understand more about the world.
And now I do, Millardo. Now I fight to protect my beloved world, and space. I fight for
a just cause as everyone standing here has done." She got up and turned to the group,
tears falling silently. Millardo walked to her and embraced her fiercely as she balled into
his shirt. He stroked her hair sympathetically.
"Relena, I had no idea," he whispered.
"Well, now I think you understand, and you'll let me continue," she said as she
pulled away. She looked at everyone around them and smiled. The girls were tearing up
and the boys were smiling warmly, even Wufei and Trowa. Heero just looked at her in
awe. She laughed and glomped him, squeezing his neck tightly as they hugged. He
hugged her just as hard and buried his head into her as she did the same. Now everyone
was extremely amazed.
"Uh, Heero buddy, is that you, or do you have a twin or something?" Duo joked.
He received a quick glare. Relena began to laugh as he turned his attention back to her.
He tucked a lose strand behind her ear and kept his hand on her cheek, softly caressing it.
Their gazes were directed in the other's eyes, and soon they were lost. Heero, who had
forgotten everyone around he and his princess, broke the silence.
"Relena, I had no idea that you that of me that way. Why'd you say-"
"Heero, you should've known by now that no matter what you or anyone says, I
will never stop loving you. Everything I said is true. I know deep down that you wish to
express things, but you continue to fumble around in the dark, searching for the right
path."
"Not a path, Relena, a light." He looked down at his feet, feeling a blush creep
up on his cheeks. What is this? Am I finally expressing my love? "It is so hard to do," he
whispered. He didn't realize he said it loud enough for Relena to hear.
"I understand that, Heero, and I want to be your light. I have been trying to reach
you, and this past year I think I did." She lifted his chin and smiled sweetly at him.
"You once asked me to believe in you, and now I am asking you to do the same."
"I do believe in you, Relena." He was so caught up in his emotions that he did the
unthinkable; he kissed her passionately, and in front of everyone. Claps brought them
back from their small world, and they were blushing. Relena looked at Millardo, but
instead of seeing him blowing fumes, he was smiling and hugging Noin. However, the
sound of explosions broke up the peaceful moment.
"They're back," Jade said. Everyone looked up, and sure enough there were some
more suits.
"Relena Peacecraft, surrender yourself to us or say goodbye to your friends!" a
voice ordered. Anger was apparent on her face. She began to walk to the cliff to
surrender.
"Relena, no!" Amara yelled. Heero grabbed her and held her tightly. She only
looked deep into his eyes, tears poring from her own.
"I have to Heero, or you all die. I cannot bare it if you all are killed because of
me."
"And I can't bare it losing you." He kissed her and darted to Wing Zero before
she understood what was happening.
"HEERO! STOP!" she cried to him. He ignored her pleas and flew up and into
another battle, one that he knew he would lose.
"Damn it! STAY HERE!" Relena climbed into Dammi and took off after him.
The boys started to move, but the girls stopped them.
"If you go, then she would never forgive herself for your deaths. Stay here and
believe in them," Isis said. The boys looked at each other and reluctantly agreed. They
knew what the girls were speaking was true. They watched helplessly as the Princess and
her knight raced into a battle that would surely end in death.
"Please live through this," Quatre whispered.
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It was bad. Heero had lost his saber and double beam gun while fighting. All he
had was his shield. He brought it out, blocking a slash from one of the enemy suits. He
failed to see the other one that sliced through the back. Another hit Zero's arms and legs,
causing him to lose the shield. One more blow and he was done. He shut down the
system and let himself freefall into the sea, away from civilians. He knew it was over
now.
"Goodbye Relena," he whispered, before darkness engulfed him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"NO!!!" Relena was too late. She missed her chance to save her beloved, and
now he was resting at the bottom of the sea, gone. Relena typed in a frantic message and
dove in after him. Without warning, four enemy mobile suits grabbed Dammi and
brought it to the surface, before she could reach Heero. Relena put up no fight, for she
knew this was the end.
At least I can save my friends and my brother. I am so sorry Heero, but please
know I will always love you, no matter what happens. She waited in her cockpit for
instructions from the leader of ICS.
By: Jade Starlight
Chapter Sixteen: The Prophetic Realization
Quatre's voice came in. He sounded relived and happy.
"Mission complete. We have destroyed all enemy units over here."
"I second that. We're done too." Duo's voice came in. The Gundams landed on
the cliff, looking at all the debris from the battle. There were no longer any suits, only
scraps, and dead bodies littered the ground. Relena was the first to leave her Gundam
and inspect the surrounding. Soon the others did, and all of them stood at the edge of the
cliff, battered and bruised. Eleven teens looked down when they heard a familiar voice.
"RELENA PEACECRAFT! YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXPLAINING TO DO
YOUNG LADY!" Zechs' face appeared, Noin standing behind him. His face was bright
red, and his body looked horrible. He had slashes, bruises, and cuts galore. He also had
a black eye. Noin looked about as bad as him. Relena winced.
"But I-"
"I DO NOT WANT TO HERE IT!!! ALL OF YOU GET DOWN HERE
NOW!!!" Everyone turned white, and one by one they climbed down. The boys were
terrified because they knew he would probably kill all of them, especially Heero. Relena
was worried, but she could handle her brother. The girls were scared because they had no
idea what he was like. Relena reached the bottom first, and she smiled sweetly. This just
made him angrier.
"H-Hello Millardo. How are you?" she squeaked. He growled and glared. As
the others came down, they cowered behind Relena.
"What do you think you are doing?!"
"Well, it's a long story Millardo. Care to hear it?" she meekly replied. Again he
glared.
"YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A PACIFIST, AND HERE YOU ARE
FIGHTING, AND IN A GUNDAM TOO!!" Relena grew angry, her fear dissipating.
She returned his glare, causing him to step back a little.
"OH, I"M SORRY!!! I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A
PACIFIST! I THOUGHT I HAD A CHOICE! HOW SILLY OF ME!" She smiled at
him bitterly as his eyes widened. Noin stepped in between them to calm Relena down.
"I don't think this is the place to argue you two!" she scolded. "Let's talk about
this quietly." Her face was pleading with Relena to be sensible. Relena calmed a little
and sighed.
"You're right, Noin. I'll do it for you," Relena said. She was still glaring at her
brother, who had recovered from shock. His eyes were glazed with anger. Noin
motioned for everyone to get inside the cliff, and together they ascended the stairs of the
secret passage and they were back up top. The guys and girls were all standing back, out
of harms way, knowing that the fight was about to commence.
"Now Millardo," Noin began. Before she could continue, however, he glared at
her icily, causing her to shrink back. Now the only two who had control, somewhat, were
Relena and Millardo.
"Relena, what in God's name are you thinking?! If anyone ever discovered this
the world would be ruined and-"
"First of all, Millardo," she spat, "God has nothing to do with this! And second,
no one will know, so your precious Earth will not go into chaos as you fear!"
"That doesn't matter anyway, Relena! Do you have any idea of what you are
labeling yourself by using, that, that WEAPON?! You're a killer now Relena! A
murderer, not some glorious heroine as you hoped!"
"And what do you know about my hopes, Millardo?! Do you think I am still a
Pacifist deep down who will return?! That this is merely an experiment?! Relena the
pacifist becomes Relena the greatest pilot ever! The pilot who destroys the evil men and
saves the Earth! Well, let me tell you a thing or two about my job now, Millardo! I am-"
"A great warrior Relena, who never cowers away and kills, kills, kills to no end!
Yes Relena I understand now. You sought to become a great Gundam pilot so you could
be closer to that devilish being, HEERO YUY!!!" Millardo's red face turned to glare at
Heero, who had anger clearly written all over his face. Millardo smiled bitterly, and
immediately he lunged for Heero, who stood his ground. The others who were close
jumped away, watching and waiting for the death match to begin. Then, with the blink of
an eye, Relena tackled Millardo from the side, and they rolled several feet over the dirt
and rocks. When they stopped, Relena was sitting on top of him, and she had a small
dagger to his throat. He glared, anger building up even more.
"Relena! Stop it right now!" Noin yelled. Relena never tore her gaze away. She
simply held up one hand to silence her.
"Noin, don't," she growled. Noin, completely surprised, listened to her orders
and became quiet. Everyone else was surprised as well, including Heero.
"Relena!" Millardo started. The dagger pressed against his throat and he stopped.
"You are going to listen to me, Millardo. Listen well because I will not repeat it
later. Heero is a small part of why I became a pilot. And he is very dear to me, Millardo.
If you hurt him, you hurt me, and then I never ever speak to you again. Understand?"
"Relena-"
"No, of course you don't. To you, Heero is just a killer, a danger to your
precious, fragile, porcelain Queen of the World, is that it? Well, let me tell you what he
is to me. He is a hero, and the most innocent person on this entire earth, in the universe.
He didn't choose to be an assasin; he was pushed to be since he was very young, too
young to understand. That is what makes him innocent. His actions during the Eve Wars
were all from the heart. He did inspire me to become a pilot. But he isn't the only reason
why."
Everyone was staring at her in awe now, including Millardo and Heero. Heero
had no idea she felt this way about him. He had no clue that this was her view on him.
Everyone else saw him as a killer, but she saw him as an innocent boy. He was shocked.
"I also became a pilot because I knew I could do it. Way before the Eve Wars,
before I met you or even understood wars, I had the dream of becoming a number one
pilot. Of course, Mr. Dorlain, my father at the time, wouldn't have it because he was a
pacifist, and so, naturally, so was I. Fighting was out of the question. I did also want to
escape my title of being the Queen of the World, the leader and heroine of the wars. I
didn't do it myself; there were others, Heero being one, who did more than I could have
dreamt of doing. I also thought that if I could save people by actually fighting, and not
sitting and watching everyone save me, then I could understand more about the world.
And now I do, Millardo. Now I fight to protect my beloved world, and space. I fight for
a just cause as everyone standing here has done." She got up and turned to the group,
tears falling silently. Millardo walked to her and embraced her fiercely as she balled into
his shirt. He stroked her hair sympathetically.
"Relena, I had no idea," he whispered.
"Well, now I think you understand, and you'll let me continue," she said as she
pulled away. She looked at everyone around them and smiled. The girls were tearing up
and the boys were smiling warmly, even Wufei and Trowa. Heero just looked at her in
awe. She laughed and glomped him, squeezing his neck tightly as they hugged. He
hugged her just as hard and buried his head into her as she did the same. Now everyone
was extremely amazed.
"Uh, Heero buddy, is that you, or do you have a twin or something?" Duo joked.
He received a quick glare. Relena began to laugh as he turned his attention back to her.
He tucked a lose strand behind her ear and kept his hand on her cheek, softly caressing it.
Their gazes were directed in the other's eyes, and soon they were lost. Heero, who had
forgotten everyone around he and his princess, broke the silence.
"Relena, I had no idea that you that of me that way. Why'd you say-"
"Heero, you should've known by now that no matter what you or anyone says, I
will never stop loving you. Everything I said is true. I know deep down that you wish to
express things, but you continue to fumble around in the dark, searching for the right
path."
"Not a path, Relena, a light." He looked down at his feet, feeling a blush creep
up on his cheeks. What is this? Am I finally expressing my love? "It is so hard to do," he
whispered. He didn't realize he said it loud enough for Relena to hear.
"I understand that, Heero, and I want to be your light. I have been trying to reach
you, and this past year I think I did." She lifted his chin and smiled sweetly at him.
"You once asked me to believe in you, and now I am asking you to do the same."
"I do believe in you, Relena." He was so caught up in his emotions that he did the
unthinkable; he kissed her passionately, and in front of everyone. Claps brought them
back from their small world, and they were blushing. Relena looked at Millardo, but
instead of seeing him blowing fumes, he was smiling and hugging Noin. However, the
sound of explosions broke up the peaceful moment.
"They're back," Jade said. Everyone looked up, and sure enough there were some
more suits.
"Relena Peacecraft, surrender yourself to us or say goodbye to your friends!" a
voice ordered. Anger was apparent on her face. She began to walk to the cliff to
surrender.
"Relena, no!" Amara yelled. Heero grabbed her and held her tightly. She only
looked deep into his eyes, tears poring from her own.
"I have to Heero, or you all die. I cannot bare it if you all are killed because of
me."
"And I can't bare it losing you." He kissed her and darted to Wing Zero before
she understood what was happening.
"HEERO! STOP!" she cried to him. He ignored her pleas and flew up and into
another battle, one that he knew he would lose.
"Damn it! STAY HERE!" Relena climbed into Dammi and took off after him.
The boys started to move, but the girls stopped them.
"If you go, then she would never forgive herself for your deaths. Stay here and
believe in them," Isis said. The boys looked at each other and reluctantly agreed. They
knew what the girls were speaking was true. They watched helplessly as the Princess and
her knight raced into a battle that would surely end in death.
"Please live through this," Quatre whispered.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was bad. Heero had lost his saber and double beam gun while fighting. All he
had was his shield. He brought it out, blocking a slash from one of the enemy suits. He
failed to see the other one that sliced through the back. Another hit Zero's arms and legs,
causing him to lose the shield. One more blow and he was done. He shut down the
system and let himself freefall into the sea, away from civilians. He knew it was over
now.
"Goodbye Relena," he whispered, before darkness engulfed him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"NO!!!" Relena was too late. She missed her chance to save her beloved, and
now he was resting at the bottom of the sea, gone. Relena typed in a frantic message and
dove in after him. Without warning, four enemy mobile suits grabbed Dammi and
brought it to the surface, before she could reach Heero. Relena put up no fight, for she
knew this was the end.
At least I can save my friends and my brother. I am so sorry Heero, but please
know I will always love you, no matter what happens. She waited in her cockpit for
instructions from the leader of ICS.
