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Revealed
Noin looked into the pages of the textbooks, but she wasn't seeing the words. All she could think about was what Zechs had done. She didn't really mind, but it was so distracting.
Dammit, why did he have to kiss me?! She thought. Now that's all I can think about!!! It's very distracting!!!!
She couldn't deny that she loved him anyone. That kiss had blown away all protests. She had never been in love before, but there was a first time for everything. She just didn't think it'd be so soon in her life.
I'm still young, and my main focus use to be with my training!! Now all I think about is him!!! How did everything come to this?!?!
"Oh, you kissed her?" asked Treize. "I hope not in front of everyone, you would look a little unprofessional."
"No, it wasn't in front of everyone," said Zechs. "Do you think I would do that?!"
"No, that wouldn't be like you. Then again, you kissed her and that isn't at all like you!!"
"It was just spontaneous. I didn't realized I was doing it until I did it."
"It happens. I was right all along."
"...I do care for her. But...I've never been really close to anyone. Emotionally, anyway."
"Yes, yes I know. And I can be sure she feels the same way for you, too."
"What makes you so sure?"
"Oh, I've seen signs. I'm not stupid, and I know what it looks like when someone finds love."
"I bet you do. Well, what do you want me to do?!"
"Tell her about yourself."
"What?"
"I'm serious. She's gotten so close to you, it's hard to believe how close."
"I know, but..."
"But nothing. You obviously can trust her, right? So what's holding you back? If you afraid she'd reject you, I'll have to question your thinking. She's screamed at you a lot, but she's accept the part of you she knows. I think she may want to accept all of you."
"..."
"Yes, what is it?" asked Noin.
The head of the Lake Victoria Base held a nice smile. "Noin, there is something I must tell you. It's about your performance here."
"What about it?"
"Okay, it's also about Zechs Marquise's. You two have gotten very high grades in everything. Not once have they slipped below a 90. Hell, they haven't slipped below a 95. The scores you two have are the best scores any trainee at the Lake Victoria Base have ever had."
Noin smiled. She knew Zechs and her were good, but not THAT good. "That's incredible."
"And judging from your scores, you two will be graduating with the top marks. Um, Marquise will be the top student, though."
"That's fine. I'm okay with it."
"Alright. I also called you here to relay what I told you to Marquise. He's visiting with his Excellency right now, so I can't tell him."
"Okay, I'll tell him."
"You can go now."
When Noin left the room, she started jumping up and down, cheering. This was the best kind of news.
Then she stopped. She would have to tell Zechs. It was fine, but that wasn't her main reason on wanting to talk to him. She remembered what Treize said about not knowing the real Zechs Marquise. It wasn't her business, but she wanted to know.
That evening...
Noin checked her watch. There was at least two hours before she had to go to bed, but she needed to talk to Zechs. She had told him to meet her in a report room. There she could hear everything he had to say, and no one would disturb them.
The door opened. Zechs walked in, and shut the door behind him. Then he turned to her. "What did you want to tell me?"
She told him about what the head had told her. He didn't seem interested, but acted like he did.
"Something tells me," he said. "That you're not telling the whole story. Why did you REALLY want to see me?"
Noin sighed and leaned on a table. "I...I don't know how to say this..."
"You want to know about my past, right?"
Noin froze. Zechs sighed and sat on a desk. "Fine. I'll tell you."
"I don't mean to pry..."
"I would've told you eventually. Well, I'll get started." He sighed heavily. "My name isn't Zechs Marquise."
Noin's head snapped up. "What?"
"It's true. It isn't my real name. It's the name I acquired when I became a soldier."
"Then what's-"
"My real name? Peacecraft. Milliardo Peacecraft."
"You're...a Peacecraft?"
"Yes. The Peacecraft family didn't die out with the destruction of the Sanc Kingdom."
"But why..."
"Why is a Peacecraft a soldier instead of a pacifist? I'm not worthy of carrying the Peacecraft name." His eyes became distant as he remembered. "I changed after that day. When the Alliance led an assault against my home. Even now I don't know why. The Sanc Kingdom wasn't the only pacifistic nation." His gaze fell to the floor. "It was terrible for me. I was just a small child, but I saw so much. Much more than any child should ever see. My parents, my relatives...the casualties were so large. People died all around me...I was just a child; there wasn't anything I could do.
"My heart...it filled with such rage and hatred. I had never hated anyone before in my life. I wanted blood to flow, as if to be the flowers for my family's graves. And it's because of this I can't carry the Peacecraft name. I live for bloodshed, and not for peace."
Noin sat there, stunned. She hadn't expected this at all.
"...That's why you reacted like that when his Excellency mentioned the Sanc Kingdom."
"Yes."
"But...are you the only one? Do you have any relatives?"
"Okay...what I'm about to tell you is something I haven't even told Treize. Yes, I do. I have a little sister. She...she probably doesn't remember anything because she was a baby then. However, she was taken into the care of Vice Foreign Minister Dorlian. I saw her two years ago...I knew it was her."
"Do you mean...Relena Dorlian? His daughter?"
"Yes. Her real name is Relena Peacecraft. I would recognize my sister anywhere."
"I'm not doubting you, but...does she know?"
"To my knowledge, she doesn't even know she's a Peacecraft." He stopped, then continued. "That's everything. You now know everything."
Noin stood up and walked over and stood in front of him. "It still hurts you."
"Is it that obvious? Well, I can't abandon my pain. It's a part of me. I've been alone ever since that day. I'm used to it."
"But you SHOULDN'T be!!" without realizing it, she threw her arms around him. She cradled his head against her shoulder. "No one should ever get use to being alone. My tou-san was a soldier and my kaa-san had died when I was little. I was an only child and didn't have anyone. I know how it feels, but loneliness is an emotion no one should get use to. And you aren't alone anymore. You have me."
Zechs sighed softly. He raised a hand and put it against the small of her back. "Thank you for listening to me. And understanding me. I've never opened up like this before. Treize knows about me, but only to an extent. You're the only person who knows everything about me. I trust you won't tell anyone, okay? It might cause a lot of unnecessary controversy."
"I wasn't gonna tell anyone anyway. Your secret is safe with me, I swear it."
"I believe you. I...I still want vengeance for my family. I want to kill the responsible party so much it's..."
"That's understandable. I'm sure someday you will avenge them."
"I'm sure too."
Hee hee hee!!! That was fun!!! And it was such a nice chapter too!!! I hope you enjoyed this chapter!!! Be sure to wait 'till the next one!!! ^_^
Revealed
Noin looked into the pages of the textbooks, but she wasn't seeing the words. All she could think about was what Zechs had done. She didn't really mind, but it was so distracting.
Dammit, why did he have to kiss me?! She thought. Now that's all I can think about!!! It's very distracting!!!!
She couldn't deny that she loved him anyone. That kiss had blown away all protests. She had never been in love before, but there was a first time for everything. She just didn't think it'd be so soon in her life.
I'm still young, and my main focus use to be with my training!! Now all I think about is him!!! How did everything come to this?!?!
"Oh, you kissed her?" asked Treize. "I hope not in front of everyone, you would look a little unprofessional."
"No, it wasn't in front of everyone," said Zechs. "Do you think I would do that?!"
"No, that wouldn't be like you. Then again, you kissed her and that isn't at all like you!!"
"It was just spontaneous. I didn't realized I was doing it until I did it."
"It happens. I was right all along."
"...I do care for her. But...I've never been really close to anyone. Emotionally, anyway."
"Yes, yes I know. And I can be sure she feels the same way for you, too."
"What makes you so sure?"
"Oh, I've seen signs. I'm not stupid, and I know what it looks like when someone finds love."
"I bet you do. Well, what do you want me to do?!"
"Tell her about yourself."
"What?"
"I'm serious. She's gotten so close to you, it's hard to believe how close."
"I know, but..."
"But nothing. You obviously can trust her, right? So what's holding you back? If you afraid she'd reject you, I'll have to question your thinking. She's screamed at you a lot, but she's accept the part of you she knows. I think she may want to accept all of you."
"..."
"Yes, what is it?" asked Noin.
The head of the Lake Victoria Base held a nice smile. "Noin, there is something I must tell you. It's about your performance here."
"What about it?"
"Okay, it's also about Zechs Marquise's. You two have gotten very high grades in everything. Not once have they slipped below a 90. Hell, they haven't slipped below a 95. The scores you two have are the best scores any trainee at the Lake Victoria Base have ever had."
Noin smiled. She knew Zechs and her were good, but not THAT good. "That's incredible."
"And judging from your scores, you two will be graduating with the top marks. Um, Marquise will be the top student, though."
"That's fine. I'm okay with it."
"Alright. I also called you here to relay what I told you to Marquise. He's visiting with his Excellency right now, so I can't tell him."
"Okay, I'll tell him."
"You can go now."
When Noin left the room, she started jumping up and down, cheering. This was the best kind of news.
Then she stopped. She would have to tell Zechs. It was fine, but that wasn't her main reason on wanting to talk to him. She remembered what Treize said about not knowing the real Zechs Marquise. It wasn't her business, but she wanted to know.
That evening...
Noin checked her watch. There was at least two hours before she had to go to bed, but she needed to talk to Zechs. She had told him to meet her in a report room. There she could hear everything he had to say, and no one would disturb them.
The door opened. Zechs walked in, and shut the door behind him. Then he turned to her. "What did you want to tell me?"
She told him about what the head had told her. He didn't seem interested, but acted like he did.
"Something tells me," he said. "That you're not telling the whole story. Why did you REALLY want to see me?"
Noin sighed and leaned on a table. "I...I don't know how to say this..."
"You want to know about my past, right?"
Noin froze. Zechs sighed and sat on a desk. "Fine. I'll tell you."
"I don't mean to pry..."
"I would've told you eventually. Well, I'll get started." He sighed heavily. "My name isn't Zechs Marquise."
Noin's head snapped up. "What?"
"It's true. It isn't my real name. It's the name I acquired when I became a soldier."
"Then what's-"
"My real name? Peacecraft. Milliardo Peacecraft."
"You're...a Peacecraft?"
"Yes. The Peacecraft family didn't die out with the destruction of the Sanc Kingdom."
"But why..."
"Why is a Peacecraft a soldier instead of a pacifist? I'm not worthy of carrying the Peacecraft name." His eyes became distant as he remembered. "I changed after that day. When the Alliance led an assault against my home. Even now I don't know why. The Sanc Kingdom wasn't the only pacifistic nation." His gaze fell to the floor. "It was terrible for me. I was just a small child, but I saw so much. Much more than any child should ever see. My parents, my relatives...the casualties were so large. People died all around me...I was just a child; there wasn't anything I could do.
"My heart...it filled with such rage and hatred. I had never hated anyone before in my life. I wanted blood to flow, as if to be the flowers for my family's graves. And it's because of this I can't carry the Peacecraft name. I live for bloodshed, and not for peace."
Noin sat there, stunned. She hadn't expected this at all.
"...That's why you reacted like that when his Excellency mentioned the Sanc Kingdom."
"Yes."
"But...are you the only one? Do you have any relatives?"
"Okay...what I'm about to tell you is something I haven't even told Treize. Yes, I do. I have a little sister. She...she probably doesn't remember anything because she was a baby then. However, she was taken into the care of Vice Foreign Minister Dorlian. I saw her two years ago...I knew it was her."
"Do you mean...Relena Dorlian? His daughter?"
"Yes. Her real name is Relena Peacecraft. I would recognize my sister anywhere."
"I'm not doubting you, but...does she know?"
"To my knowledge, she doesn't even know she's a Peacecraft." He stopped, then continued. "That's everything. You now know everything."
Noin stood up and walked over and stood in front of him. "It still hurts you."
"Is it that obvious? Well, I can't abandon my pain. It's a part of me. I've been alone ever since that day. I'm used to it."
"But you SHOULDN'T be!!" without realizing it, she threw her arms around him. She cradled his head against her shoulder. "No one should ever get use to being alone. My tou-san was a soldier and my kaa-san had died when I was little. I was an only child and didn't have anyone. I know how it feels, but loneliness is an emotion no one should get use to. And you aren't alone anymore. You have me."
Zechs sighed softly. He raised a hand and put it against the small of her back. "Thank you for listening to me. And understanding me. I've never opened up like this before. Treize knows about me, but only to an extent. You're the only person who knows everything about me. I trust you won't tell anyone, okay? It might cause a lot of unnecessary controversy."
"I wasn't gonna tell anyone anyway. Your secret is safe with me, I swear it."
"I believe you. I...I still want vengeance for my family. I want to kill the responsible party so much it's..."
"That's understandable. I'm sure someday you will avenge them."
"I'm sure too."
Hee hee hee!!! That was fun!!! And it was such a nice chapter too!!! I hope you enjoyed this chapter!!! Be sure to wait 'till the next one!!! ^_^