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Chapter 9By The Pretty Penwriter
"I need to discuss with you all about…Relena." She said in a deadpanned voice.
Hitomi let out a long and tired sigh as she sat down, she'd talk to her parents two days ago and this day was the day of truth. Her parents said they'd be able to set up a meeting today and they did, Hitomi had the responsibility of getting a few members of the meeting to the conference room and she had. Another sigh escaped her lips as she took the journal out of her pocket and looked at the worn cover, no there hadn't been any more journal entries after Lucretzia wrote about Relena's death. It seemed Lucretzia had disappeared into nowhere maybe she died or maybe she'd gone insane but there were no records found on her after the year AC 199. Hitomi knew she had done the research; her hands began shaking after she placed the journal back into her pocket. She clenched her hands into fists to quell the shaking but it didn't help her one bit. A pair of masculine hands gently placed themselves on her shoulder and she gave a sigh of relief.
"You've been sighing enough love, just calm down." The familiar male voice coaxed.
"But I can't Tristin, you know that this will be my greatest fear…I never want to make the people I love feel pain." Hitomi said softly but Tristin could tell she was near hysteria.
"You know what? You're gonna have to face your fears if you're going to go through with this Hitomi." Tristin said seriously.
"Don't you think I know that!" she snapped at him.
Tristin said nothing and began massaging her shoulders to calm her nerves.
She was about to sigh again when she remembered she how many times she had sighed.
"I'm sorry for snapping at you like that, I just can't seem to be able to do this I can't go through those doors and face them." Hitomi admitted.
Tristin stopped massaging her shoulders and moved to kneel in front of her. He looked into her almost black eyes with his own violet.
"Hitomi." He said as he gently caressed her face.
"I will be with you, I will always be with you. If you are afraid look to me and I will give you my courage and my strength just remember that I am there for you." Tristin said softly.
Hitomi almost broke into tears at that moment as she nodded her head.
"Thank you Tristin." She whispered.
"Thank me by showing me your strength go and tell them." He said earnestly.
She nodded as she stood she helped him up and they walked to the door holding hands. She looked to the door and then to him, he nodded to her; she pushed the door open and stepped into the large conference room. There was a collective turning of heads as they stepped into the room and Hitomi closed her eyes for a moment for her heart to stop beating so fast.
"Alright Hitomi why'd you go through all this trouble to bring us here and what's this about it being about Relena?" Her aunt Dorothy Winner asked.
"You'll know as soon as the commander gets here." Hitomi replied
Most of the responses to that were indignant snorts and the crossing of arms.
"Why does he have to be here?" Catherine Edwards another one of Hitomi's aunts asked.
"You'll see when he gets here." Hitomi replied nonchalantly.
They all looked at Hitomi questioningly this was a girl who always displayed her emotions.
There was an opening of the inner door as a tall but aged Milliardo Peacecraft waltzed into the room, he looked a bit startled to see some familiar faces in the room.
"You're late." Colonel Une remarked from her seat in the chair at the head of the table.
Milliardo only frowned and then saluted to his superior he went to sit in the chair at the farthest end of the table while doing so he received some frosty glares.
Hitomi looked to Tristin who nodded and then she cleared her throat.
"I have called this meeting to speak with you all about something that I have recently discovered on my routine patrolling. It involves most of you I suppose in one way or another…it's about a very sensitive subject for most of you…"
"For God sakes child just spit it out." Her aunt Hilde called slightly amused.
Hitomi sighed wearily and shook her head slowly but regained her composure quickly her eyes taking on a slight bluish tint. She dug into her pocket and held up the journal for all to see.
"This journal will prove as evidence I'm sure if some of you look at it you'll recognize the handwriting. The handwriting is that of Lucretzia Noin." Hitomi stated loudly.
There was a collective gasp around the room.
She continued on, " This journal holds the information of Lucretzia's life for a few years…including the day that Relena Peacecraft died. It also includes proof that Relena Peacecraft was not murdered but that she committed suicide." Hitomi got out before Milliardo's exploding out of his seat interrupted her.
"THAT'S A LIE!"
Hitomi felt like crawling up under a rock to hide but something suddenly filled her like some sort of presence that pushed her onward that gave her the strength to speak.
"No it isn't Milliardo in fact you're the reason why there is this god damned war in the first place." Hitomi countered her voice smooth as water.
"I ought to throw you in the brig for this in–––" Colonel Une interrupted Milliardo.
"That will be enough Lieutenant Peacecraft please take your seat." She ordered softly
Milliardo glared dangerously at Hitomi before he picked back up his chair and sat down.
"Go ahead Hitomi I for one want to hear what you have to say." Colonel Une said softly and nodded in Hitomi's direction.
"Thank you Colonel." She said and began pacing her hands clasped behind her back.
"Most of you knew Lucretzia Noin and Relena Peacecraft correct?" she asked and looked to the table most of them were nodding.
"And most of you in fact knew that Relena Peacecraft was insane. Now it was not public knowledge that she had gone to a mental asylum sent there after she attacked Lucretzia Noin at the hospital, but some of you did not know that a few days prior to the hospital incident that Relena attacked Lucretzia at a Spa resort. Which Lucretzia believed to be an attempted murder because Relena tried to push her into the lit fireplace…" This time it was her own mother who interrupted her.
"How did you know that?" Sally asked her voice shaky.
Hitomi looked to her mother and her eyes softened.
"Momma I am sorry but this must be told, I have discovered this by reading her journal." Hitomi answered her mother in a soft tone.
Sally nodded her head slowly and in doing so releasing a few tears.
Hitomi turned away from her crying mother and continued on with her explanation.
"Now a few days after Lucretzia was hospitalized Relena was placed into the mental asylum, three months later she was released a week later Relena Peacecraft was found dead in her home office. But with Relena's body there was a suicide letter…" Again Milliardo interrupted her.
"That is a bold faced lie!" he exclaimed.
This time Hitomi's father stood angry "Milliardo my daughter does not lie!" Wufei seethed.
"You don't even know your own daughter." Milliardo shot back.
"Yes I do and I know you Milliardo and so far what she is saying sounds right…now sit down Milliardo I may no longer be a Gundam pilot but I am not dead." Wufei threatened his eyes narrowed to slits.
Milliardo glared back and it was a stand off.
Another force seemed to have hit Hitomi and her eyes tinted to a violet her hair lightened ever so slightly.
"Both of you sit down you're acting like children." She ordered.
That voice it was not her voice it sounded like a voice far beyond her years. The two men turned to her and saw her mouth set in a determined line and her eyes stubborn. They slowly lowered to their seats.
Hitomi acted as if it hadn't had happened and once again began pacing.
"That suicide letter was either hidden or destroyed by you Milliardo Peacecraft. Stay seated and keep your mouth shut!" she added before he had the chance to react.
"And inside this journal I found a letter that was addressed to Lucretzia from Relena and I will now read it. To my Dearest Lu,
By the time you or anyone else reads this I know that I will be gone. There are now more voices and I cannot control them any longer. I fear that by not doing anything against it that it'll kill me sooner or later. So why not sooner rather than later? Oh Lucretzia I love you and the others but this is something that I must do, I know that this is killing you and I'm sorry for it but it must be done. If it is not done than I am afraid that the world will be ruined because of me. With my body I have written a suicide note so that there will not be a war about someone killing me. I know how can I write so calmly about killing myself, to be honest I am already dead inside Lu. You all noticed it when I arrived back I was dead inside so why not kill the voices as well I only have momentary control over my body for a few minutes and then the others come. I'm sorry I know that it won't mean much but I am. I have always seen you as my older sister not only as a friend, I will be watching over you Lucretzia always. Don't be sad for wherever I am, I am happy. Your sister forever signed Relena Peacecraft." Hitomi finished and by the time she finished many were crying or were about to.
"Where's the letter Milliardo?" a cold and dead voice escaped Hitomi's lips a voice that was not hers a voice that belonged to someone long dead.
Milliardo stared wide-eyed at Hitomi he didn't know what was happening within the young woman. Inside Hitomi's mind she felt she was being pushed farther and farther away from controlling her actions and felt something else take control of her body. But the presence was also comforting her telling her that it would all soon be over.
"I…what are you talking about?" Milliardo asked.
Hitomi slammed her hands on the table startling everyone in the room.
"Don't lie to me what did you do with it Milliardo?" Hitomi asked glaring.
Milliardo sighed and shook his head. "That is not your concern."
"So you admit that there was a letter??" Hitomi questioned an eyebrow raised.
"…"
"I'll take your silence as a yes…I just wanted to know what happened to the letter Milliardo. I wonder if you were stupid enough to destroy it; I mean you were stupid enough to not believe Lucretzia when she told you there was something wrong with Relena so I wonder if your stupidity was repeated." Hitomi stated
"How dare you…" he started
"No! How dare you!! Because of your stupidity I was born into war, raised with a war and am fighting in a war now. Trillions have died because of you sure the war isn't as bad as it was 10 years ago but it's still a war and people are still dying because of you." Hitomi exclaimed.
"This is insubordinate!' he exclaimed
"It won't be for long because I am going to the press with this letter and I will end this foolish war began by the king of fools." Hitomi stated
Milliardo was quick as he stood and pointed his gun at Hitomi.
"I cannot let you mar my family name." He calmly stated.
"Why after you there are no more Peacecrafts so why not let the public know?" Hitomi asked calmly.
"You don't understand we Peacecrafts have a very distinguished past and it will remain so." Milliardo explained.
Hitomi's two older siblings Lee and Ling were up and standing holding no weapons.
"I'm, sure you don't have enough bullets in that one gun to kill all of us." Lee said softly
"Maybe, maybe not." Milliardo said
The presence within Hitomi had control of her and before anyone knew what was happening Hitomi was next to Milliardo the gun now in her hand.
"I think not Milliardo, the truth will be known." Hitomi stated.
Milliardo saw how violet her eyes were now and the brownish tint with blond highlights her hair had and he gasped. Inside Hitomi's mind the presence's violet eyes smiled at her and then vanished once again Hitomi was in control and she still had the gun. She blinked and her eyes darkened as she looked at Milliardo.
"You've ignored your responsibilities long enough." She murmured.
He looked at her and then fell to his knees and cried.
The End
Don't go yet I still have the EPILOGUE!!! See I mean there's all that room for an Epilogue I can't possibly leave you guys hanging like that…nope that'd be cruel and unusual punishment.