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Summary: Welcome to the thoughts of Relena Darlain Peacecraft. You will begin to read her secret journal, but I won't give away the whole plot. You'll soon see. So just read, and I hope I sort of snagged your attention with that first misleading chapter.
A.N.: Hello everyone. This will be, let me see, I believe my fifth GW fic. And to think, I just started writing in November 2000. I'm very proud of myself. OMG, I finally decided to upload. I know that you all have been very patient. Sorry, school and stuff you know guys. Well finally, here is the next chapter in this series. I also have to admit that I couldn't think of anything to do for a while, but I finally sat down, and I wrote this in about an hour and a half. Have fun.
Last Words: Chapter 5-by ~Crystal Delphina~
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Dorothy sat calmly in one of the hospital halls. She was worried about her friend, but she still wouldn't let it show how much it was killing her inside. Even Quatre wasn't able to get rid of all of her emotional dams. Both him and Relena had helped though...
=~*~=
February 19- A.C. 197
Meetings, meetings, and more meetings. Right now, that is all that my life consists of. Even though the Barton incident happened over three months ago, the people and delegates won't shut up about it. Not that I want everyone to just forget about it either, it's just that I want to move on. Mulling over the past to much can cause you to lose sight of your goals ahead of you.
However journal, I do have some interesting news. You will never guess who was at one of the military meetings today. Of course the regular representatives were there (meaning the Preventers), but to my great surprise and happiness, a representative for the Romefeller Foundation was there. I must admit at first, I was weary of them showing up (along with many other delegates), but as soon as they proposed the actions they were wanting to take within the ESUN, everyone was immediately pleased with their change in attitude. And the representative said that Romefeller had reestablished itself under new leadership. Now this is the part were you get to guess. Dorothy Catalonia has taken over her deceased grandfather's role, and has directed the Foundation towards peaceful actions. I always did wonder what had happened to her after the Libra incident...
=~*~=
March 28 - A.C.197
Oh journal, the most terrible thing has happened. There was actually a rally outside of the Romefeller Foundation today. Apparently, people that had been on colonies during the Libra incident, wanted Dorothy to pay for what happened. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.
She proudly stood up though to the challenge, and assured the people that she would do what she could to help the colony citizens, and try to repay her debt to society. However...they didn't fully accept what she said.
I must admit I am bitter about the whole situation. The only reason why this is happening is because with the announcement that one of the major leading powers during the wars is back, they wanted someone to blame for what happened during those times. Because of my brother's supposed death, Dorothy was the closest target. I admit I don't know what to do exactly. Hopefully, the people will come to understand the grave mistake of their actions.
=~*~=
March 30 - A.C. 197
The people will accept Dorothy's act on helping to repay them. I fear Romefeller will lose a great deal of money from this action. It is the only option she has though. Is this the same Dorothy Catalonia though from the wars? I wonder what happened to give her this change of heart... Whatever caused her to want to give back to humanity and forget war, I am forever grateful.
=~*~=
Dorothy feared she would soon break down and start crying at her friend's kind words. She had always wondered how Relena had viewed her when she stepped back out into the political arena. It had taken a while for Dorothy to get all her affairs in order, including those that revolved around the heart. It took a lot of deep soul searching for Dorothy to make important decisions about what she wanted to do with her future
=~*~=
April 5- A.C. 197
Everything is going to be fine, thank god. The Foundation isn't going to go bankrupt, and the people seem to be happy at how Romefeller is using its funds in helping peace take a role in this era.
Dorothy called on me this afternoon. I was quite surprised at her arrival actually. It has been so long since I've seen her. Of course I've seen her on the television these past couple of weeks, but it just isn't the same. Seeing her face to face today overwhelmed me with a sense of joy. I quickly took her into my arms and gave her a hug, much to her confusion. She had came to me today with a request. For forgiveness.
She admitted to all of her foolishness during the war, and was asking that I forgive her for how she treated me and the whole situation. I was taken aback. I quickly sat her down, and hugged her again as tears began to come to her eyes. I assured her that it was all because of the war and her clouded judgment, and I forgave her in a heartbeat. I always knew, even during the war, that she had a soft side, even if she never showed it. Someone must have worked it out of her...but who is the question... I am determined to find out.
=~*~=
She finished reading the journal within the hour, often going back over the parts that mentioned her. She wasn't a vain person or anything, she was just trying to pick up any hints of acceptance that Relena would mention about her. Even if she didn't display it, being accepted by her friends now, once enemies, was one of the most important things to her. She still didn't believe she should have been forgiven so easily for everything that she had done, but at the same time, she felt great relief, a burden being lifted off her shoulders.
She turned to the page that was addressed directly and only to her. She had to know what Relena wanted to say to her.
=~*~=
One of my dearest friends, Dorothy Catalonia, how could we have came so far? I know that you still hide those feelings of regret and shame. You could never hide it from me. I could always see it in your eyes when we would talk about serious matters, heart to heart conversations. Always striving for perfection, aren't you? I know that we met under unusual circumstances, you being the granddaughter of one of the very men that was out for my blood, but remember, that even back then, I accepted you. Please realize this now. It is an important matter that cannot be ignored any longer. Quatre has come to me more then once worried about you, and telling me of nightmares you will have about making a wrong decision while aboard Libra. How you still toss and turn over the wound you gave him, worried that he still holds resentment towards you. Don't you understand that he loves you more then anyone, and that he would never hold those kind of feelings against you? I hope you do.
I'm afraid that I must leave you now. I want you to know, that if I don't make it through this, that I totally forgive you, and don't hold anything you did against you. All of us were, and still are, young at the times that those events took place. Just leave this situation, knowing that I will forever hold you in my heart.
Your friend,
Relena
=~*~=
Dorothy wiped the tears from her eyes, but they wouldn't stop. Her final dam had broken down, and her heart was letting all her sadness out full force. She couldn't help but feel hopeless at Relena's situation, even if she still wanted to keep faith.
She knew that what Relena said was true, and she really did feel forgiven. She felt complete. Her tears were still coming though, feeling some regret. Had Relena really noticed the whole time whenever they talked? She choked on another sob.
She suddenly felt arms come around her, and grasp her against a warm chest. She knew immediately who it was, and cried into his soft shirt. The few silent tears that still coursed down her face, wet the shirt, but neither paid heed to it.
"It's okay, just calm down. It will be all right." He murmured into her ear, trying to soothe her like a child. Dorothy just clung on tighter to him, and mumbled that she was sorry.
Quatre pulled away from her and made her look him in the eyes.
"Don't apologize for anything Dorothy. You've apologized enough."
She nodded her head, finally understanding that she truly was forgiven by everyone. She gave a slight smile as he helped her up out of her chair, and they began to walk back to the waiting room to pass on the journal to the next recipient.
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Sally sat silently in the chair, trying to avoid a particular someone's eyes she could feel boring into her. She finally looked up, staring back into his jet black eyes. When their gazes met, he moved towards her, and leaned next to her.
"What'd she say?" He whispered in her ear.
"I'll tell you as soon as you finish reading Wufei." She whispered back.
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So there you guys go. Hope you enjoyed it. I have decided to stop the whole blackmailing thing by the way, so you guys should be happy. However the sooner you guys get the reviews going, the more I'll work on it and the happier I'll feel about it.. Oh, and that reminds me, I'm currently working on another GW fic that should come out in spring at the latest, and I'm going to be deleting three of my fics on ff.net. The reason why for those is so I can develop them further and then re-release them later. Those include "Hidden Secrets", "Pink, the Color of my Heart (Sailor Moon)", and "Dark Force". Okay, now that I've updated you guys, go and review so I'll write the next chap for this. Seriously, how'd you guys like this one? I'm sorry it was so short by the way...However, I do feel that I portrayed Dorothy correctly, sorry if I made her seem dependent. If you think over it for awhile though, I think you'll see my point, and she won't seem so OCC.
~Crystal Delphina~
Summary: Welcome to the thoughts of Relena Darlain Peacecraft. You will begin to read her secret journal, but I won't give away the whole plot. You'll soon see. So just read, and I hope I sort of snagged your attention with that first misleading chapter.
A.N.: Hello everyone. This will be, let me see, I believe my fifth GW fic. And to think, I just started writing in November 2000. I'm very proud of myself. OMG, I finally decided to upload. I know that you all have been very patient. Sorry, school and stuff you know guys. Well finally, here is the next chapter in this series. I also have to admit that I couldn't think of anything to do for a while, but I finally sat down, and I wrote this in about an hour and a half. Have fun.
Last Words: Chapter 5-by ~Crystal Delphina~
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Dorothy sat calmly in one of the hospital halls. She was worried about her friend, but she still wouldn't let it show how much it was killing her inside. Even Quatre wasn't able to get rid of all of her emotional dams. Both him and Relena had helped though...
=~*~=
February 19- A.C. 197
Meetings, meetings, and more meetings. Right now, that is all that my life consists of. Even though the Barton incident happened over three months ago, the people and delegates won't shut up about it. Not that I want everyone to just forget about it either, it's just that I want to move on. Mulling over the past to much can cause you to lose sight of your goals ahead of you.
However journal, I do have some interesting news. You will never guess who was at one of the military meetings today. Of course the regular representatives were there (meaning the Preventers), but to my great surprise and happiness, a representative for the Romefeller Foundation was there. I must admit at first, I was weary of them showing up (along with many other delegates), but as soon as they proposed the actions they were wanting to take within the ESUN, everyone was immediately pleased with their change in attitude. And the representative said that Romefeller had reestablished itself under new leadership. Now this is the part were you get to guess. Dorothy Catalonia has taken over her deceased grandfather's role, and has directed the Foundation towards peaceful actions. I always did wonder what had happened to her after the Libra incident...
=~*~=
March 28 - A.C.197
Oh journal, the most terrible thing has happened. There was actually a rally outside of the Romefeller Foundation today. Apparently, people that had been on colonies during the Libra incident, wanted Dorothy to pay for what happened. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it.
She proudly stood up though to the challenge, and assured the people that she would do what she could to help the colony citizens, and try to repay her debt to society. However...they didn't fully accept what she said.
I must admit I am bitter about the whole situation. The only reason why this is happening is because with the announcement that one of the major leading powers during the wars is back, they wanted someone to blame for what happened during those times. Because of my brother's supposed death, Dorothy was the closest target. I admit I don't know what to do exactly. Hopefully, the people will come to understand the grave mistake of their actions.
=~*~=
March 30 - A.C. 197
The people will accept Dorothy's act on helping to repay them. I fear Romefeller will lose a great deal of money from this action. It is the only option she has though. Is this the same Dorothy Catalonia though from the wars? I wonder what happened to give her this change of heart... Whatever caused her to want to give back to humanity and forget war, I am forever grateful.
=~*~=
Dorothy feared she would soon break down and start crying at her friend's kind words. She had always wondered how Relena had viewed her when she stepped back out into the political arena. It had taken a while for Dorothy to get all her affairs in order, including those that revolved around the heart. It took a lot of deep soul searching for Dorothy to make important decisions about what she wanted to do with her future
=~*~=
April 5- A.C. 197
Everything is going to be fine, thank god. The Foundation isn't going to go bankrupt, and the people seem to be happy at how Romefeller is using its funds in helping peace take a role in this era.
Dorothy called on me this afternoon. I was quite surprised at her arrival actually. It has been so long since I've seen her. Of course I've seen her on the television these past couple of weeks, but it just isn't the same. Seeing her face to face today overwhelmed me with a sense of joy. I quickly took her into my arms and gave her a hug, much to her confusion. She had came to me today with a request. For forgiveness.
She admitted to all of her foolishness during the war, and was asking that I forgive her for how she treated me and the whole situation. I was taken aback. I quickly sat her down, and hugged her again as tears began to come to her eyes. I assured her that it was all because of the war and her clouded judgment, and I forgave her in a heartbeat. I always knew, even during the war, that she had a soft side, even if she never showed it. Someone must have worked it out of her...but who is the question... I am determined to find out.
=~*~=
She finished reading the journal within the hour, often going back over the parts that mentioned her. She wasn't a vain person or anything, she was just trying to pick up any hints of acceptance that Relena would mention about her. Even if she didn't display it, being accepted by her friends now, once enemies, was one of the most important things to her. She still didn't believe she should have been forgiven so easily for everything that she had done, but at the same time, she felt great relief, a burden being lifted off her shoulders.
She turned to the page that was addressed directly and only to her. She had to know what Relena wanted to say to her.
=~*~=
One of my dearest friends, Dorothy Catalonia, how could we have came so far? I know that you still hide those feelings of regret and shame. You could never hide it from me. I could always see it in your eyes when we would talk about serious matters, heart to heart conversations. Always striving for perfection, aren't you? I know that we met under unusual circumstances, you being the granddaughter of one of the very men that was out for my blood, but remember, that even back then, I accepted you. Please realize this now. It is an important matter that cannot be ignored any longer. Quatre has come to me more then once worried about you, and telling me of nightmares you will have about making a wrong decision while aboard Libra. How you still toss and turn over the wound you gave him, worried that he still holds resentment towards you. Don't you understand that he loves you more then anyone, and that he would never hold those kind of feelings against you? I hope you do.
I'm afraid that I must leave you now. I want you to know, that if I don't make it through this, that I totally forgive you, and don't hold anything you did against you. All of us were, and still are, young at the times that those events took place. Just leave this situation, knowing that I will forever hold you in my heart.
Your friend,
Relena
=~*~=
Dorothy wiped the tears from her eyes, but they wouldn't stop. Her final dam had broken down, and her heart was letting all her sadness out full force. She couldn't help but feel hopeless at Relena's situation, even if she still wanted to keep faith.
She knew that what Relena said was true, and she really did feel forgiven. She felt complete. Her tears were still coming though, feeling some regret. Had Relena really noticed the whole time whenever they talked? She choked on another sob.
She suddenly felt arms come around her, and grasp her against a warm chest. She knew immediately who it was, and cried into his soft shirt. The few silent tears that still coursed down her face, wet the shirt, but neither paid heed to it.
"It's okay, just calm down. It will be all right." He murmured into her ear, trying to soothe her like a child. Dorothy just clung on tighter to him, and mumbled that she was sorry.
Quatre pulled away from her and made her look him in the eyes.
"Don't apologize for anything Dorothy. You've apologized enough."
She nodded her head, finally understanding that she truly was forgiven by everyone. She gave a slight smile as he helped her up out of her chair, and they began to walk back to the waiting room to pass on the journal to the next recipient.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Sally sat silently in the chair, trying to avoid a particular someone's eyes she could feel boring into her. She finally looked up, staring back into his jet black eyes. When their gazes met, he moved towards her, and leaned next to her.
"What'd she say?" He whispered in her ear.
"I'll tell you as soon as you finish reading Wufei." She whispered back.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
So there you guys go. Hope you enjoyed it. I have decided to stop the whole blackmailing thing by the way, so you guys should be happy. However the sooner you guys get the reviews going, the more I'll work on it and the happier I'll feel about it.. Oh, and that reminds me, I'm currently working on another GW fic that should come out in spring at the latest, and I'm going to be deleting three of my fics on ff.net. The reason why for those is so I can develop them further and then re-release them later. Those include "Hidden Secrets", "Pink, the Color of my Heart (Sailor Moon)", and "Dark Force". Okay, now that I've updated you guys, go and review so I'll write the next chap for this. Seriously, how'd you guys like this one? I'm sorry it was so short by the way...However, I do feel that I portrayed Dorothy correctly, sorry if I made her seem dependent. If you think over it for awhile though, I think you'll see my point, and she won't seem so OCC.
~Crystal Delphina~