The Beast? And the Beauty? by Travaria
Part 4
In the small kingdom of Magaunac, which was approximately 45.2 miles from Relena's mansion (which is a long way in a time where there are no cars, planes, or Gundams), Prince Quatre was arguing with his somewhat over protective bodyguard. His somewhat stoic, quiet, stubborn, and over protective bodyguard. "Heero, you really don't have to watch me every second! I would enjoy a little time to myself every once and a while! I don't need you to follow me everywhere I go!" Quatre not so patiently explained.
"Leaving would put you in danger, my mission is to protect you," Heero replied stubbornly.
"Heero, we are on the palace grounds! There are guards all over the place! I am perfectly safe!"
"Hn. No place is safe."
Quatre almost screamed in frustration. "Listen to me, Heero. There are no assassins inside of the palace! I am perfectly safe. I won't even leave this garden; you will only be, like, 100 yards away. I will be fine"
"Hn. That could leave room for failure. No," Heero said.
"But nothing is going to happen," Quatre whined.
"Hn."
******
"Come on," Relena insisted. "I'm going to show you my perfect guy."
"Joy to the world," Duo muttered, following the over-enthusiastic girl to her study.
Once inside Relena pulled out her mirror and motioned for Duo to watch. "Mirror, mirror, made of gold, show me the man I soon shall ho-" Relena began to chant her chosen rhyme, but Duo grabbed the mirror out of her hands before she could finish.
"So that's how this thing works," Duo said examining the mirror. "Can I try?" with out waiting for an answer Duo launched into his own rhyme. "Mirror, mirror, made of glass, show me a guy with a really fine a--"
"Give me that!! Never touch my mirror again!! You got that, Beast?" Relena screeched.
"My name is not 'Beast' and you will not call me 'Beast!'" Duo growled.
"I can call you what ever I want to call you," Relena retorted snobbishly.
"Let's just get on with this, alright?" Duo ground out from between clenched teeth.
"Yes, let's. Mirror, mirror, made of gold, show me the man I soon shall hold," Relena chanted smugly. The mirror fogged before clearing and showing them an image of a cobalt-eyed boy with messy dark brown hair and a stern- looking expression. He was accompanied by a shorter blonde boy who looked slightly annoyed, but still more approachable than the first boy was. "That is Heero Yuy, body guard to Prince Quatre of Magaunac. He is the man of my dreams."
"That's all spiffy and everything, but what does that have to do with me?" Duo asked peevishly, the guy was actually really hot, he didn't deserve whatever fate Relena had in store for him.
"Well you see, in Heero's present mentality it might be a bit hard to make him see that we were made to be together," Relena began.
"That sounds more like your problem, not mine," Duo snapped.
"So," Relena continued, ignoring his comment entirely. "My plan is to bring him here, so that you can loosen him up a bit."
"ME?!" Duo exclaimed. "Why me!? Shouldn't you be trying to get to know him if he's *your* perfect guy?!?"
"Look, Beast, I just don't have the time it would take to mold him into the correct mental state, and if I were to make a little mistake, it could destroy all my groundwork. If he gets pissed at you it won't really matter now will it," Relena replied.
"What makes you think that *I* can do anything about his personality?!" Duo demanded. Relena snorted.
"Oh come on, you can't think that I don't know about how *disgustingly* cheerful and friendly you act, besides you have no choice but to do what I say if you ever want you and your little friends to be free of your curses." Relena looked smug, and very satisfied with herself. Duo couldn't think of a single thing to say. "He'll be arriving soon enough, I'll make sure he gets here. He might be mad when he arrives, so I would be careful if I were you." Relena sauntered towards the door.
"But," Duo stuttered. "But what will I tell him."
"That's not my problem now is it? Ja ne," Relena answered cheerfully, exiting the room.
******
Relena was intent on getting back to her summerhouse, but she did take a small detour up to the tower/attic to get the magical object she would need to get Heero to come to her mansion. Inside, the girl rejoiced at the fact that she was on the way to domestic bliss with the most beautiful man she had ever seen. He was perfect for her in every way, well except for his whole personality. But that could be dealt with and would be dealt with. If she was really lucky Heero might even kill that annoying Duo so that she could be rid of him. A brilliant smile broke out on Relena's face as she left her mansion. All of her dreams were about to come true.
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Quatre sighed, a light smile playing on his lips. He had finally lost Heero! He lay back against the trunk of the tree whose branches he was currently perched in. It felt so good to be free of his constant shadow, Heero was worse than the Magaunac guards had ever been. Quatre sighed again, if only he wasn't the sole heir to the kingdom, none of his sisters had to go through this sort of torture. But he was free, for now.
"Prince Quatre, you are supposed to stay within the palace walls," Heero's, stoic voice broke through the peaceful atmosphere, shattering Quatre's feeling of freedom.
"How did you find me?" Quatre pouted.
"Hn. That is unimportant. Get out of that tree. We are returning to the palace at once."
"Heero, could you just once trust me! I'm not made out of glass you know!"
"I was not hired to trust you."
"Just let me stay out a little longer! That's all I ask! I mean, nothing is going to happen!" As soon as Quatre had uttered that terrible phrase, the lines of reality seemed to blur and with a slight *pop* Quatre disappeared.
to be continued….
Part 4
In the small kingdom of Magaunac, which was approximately 45.2 miles from Relena's mansion (which is a long way in a time where there are no cars, planes, or Gundams), Prince Quatre was arguing with his somewhat over protective bodyguard. His somewhat stoic, quiet, stubborn, and over protective bodyguard. "Heero, you really don't have to watch me every second! I would enjoy a little time to myself every once and a while! I don't need you to follow me everywhere I go!" Quatre not so patiently explained.
"Leaving would put you in danger, my mission is to protect you," Heero replied stubbornly.
"Heero, we are on the palace grounds! There are guards all over the place! I am perfectly safe!"
"Hn. No place is safe."
Quatre almost screamed in frustration. "Listen to me, Heero. There are no assassins inside of the palace! I am perfectly safe. I won't even leave this garden; you will only be, like, 100 yards away. I will be fine"
"Hn. That could leave room for failure. No," Heero said.
"But nothing is going to happen," Quatre whined.
"Hn."
******
"Come on," Relena insisted. "I'm going to show you my perfect guy."
"Joy to the world," Duo muttered, following the over-enthusiastic girl to her study.
Once inside Relena pulled out her mirror and motioned for Duo to watch. "Mirror, mirror, made of gold, show me the man I soon shall ho-" Relena began to chant her chosen rhyme, but Duo grabbed the mirror out of her hands before she could finish.
"So that's how this thing works," Duo said examining the mirror. "Can I try?" with out waiting for an answer Duo launched into his own rhyme. "Mirror, mirror, made of glass, show me a guy with a really fine a--"
"Give me that!! Never touch my mirror again!! You got that, Beast?" Relena screeched.
"My name is not 'Beast' and you will not call me 'Beast!'" Duo growled.
"I can call you what ever I want to call you," Relena retorted snobbishly.
"Let's just get on with this, alright?" Duo ground out from between clenched teeth.
"Yes, let's. Mirror, mirror, made of gold, show me the man I soon shall hold," Relena chanted smugly. The mirror fogged before clearing and showing them an image of a cobalt-eyed boy with messy dark brown hair and a stern- looking expression. He was accompanied by a shorter blonde boy who looked slightly annoyed, but still more approachable than the first boy was. "That is Heero Yuy, body guard to Prince Quatre of Magaunac. He is the man of my dreams."
"That's all spiffy and everything, but what does that have to do with me?" Duo asked peevishly, the guy was actually really hot, he didn't deserve whatever fate Relena had in store for him.
"Well you see, in Heero's present mentality it might be a bit hard to make him see that we were made to be together," Relena began.
"That sounds more like your problem, not mine," Duo snapped.
"So," Relena continued, ignoring his comment entirely. "My plan is to bring him here, so that you can loosen him up a bit."
"ME?!" Duo exclaimed. "Why me!? Shouldn't you be trying to get to know him if he's *your* perfect guy?!?"
"Look, Beast, I just don't have the time it would take to mold him into the correct mental state, and if I were to make a little mistake, it could destroy all my groundwork. If he gets pissed at you it won't really matter now will it," Relena replied.
"What makes you think that *I* can do anything about his personality?!" Duo demanded. Relena snorted.
"Oh come on, you can't think that I don't know about how *disgustingly* cheerful and friendly you act, besides you have no choice but to do what I say if you ever want you and your little friends to be free of your curses." Relena looked smug, and very satisfied with herself. Duo couldn't think of a single thing to say. "He'll be arriving soon enough, I'll make sure he gets here. He might be mad when he arrives, so I would be careful if I were you." Relena sauntered towards the door.
"But," Duo stuttered. "But what will I tell him."
"That's not my problem now is it? Ja ne," Relena answered cheerfully, exiting the room.
******
Relena was intent on getting back to her summerhouse, but she did take a small detour up to the tower/attic to get the magical object she would need to get Heero to come to her mansion. Inside, the girl rejoiced at the fact that she was on the way to domestic bliss with the most beautiful man she had ever seen. He was perfect for her in every way, well except for his whole personality. But that could be dealt with and would be dealt with. If she was really lucky Heero might even kill that annoying Duo so that she could be rid of him. A brilliant smile broke out on Relena's face as she left her mansion. All of her dreams were about to come true.
********
Quatre sighed, a light smile playing on his lips. He had finally lost Heero! He lay back against the trunk of the tree whose branches he was currently perched in. It felt so good to be free of his constant shadow, Heero was worse than the Magaunac guards had ever been. Quatre sighed again, if only he wasn't the sole heir to the kingdom, none of his sisters had to go through this sort of torture. But he was free, for now.
"Prince Quatre, you are supposed to stay within the palace walls," Heero's, stoic voice broke through the peaceful atmosphere, shattering Quatre's feeling of freedom.
"How did you find me?" Quatre pouted.
"Hn. That is unimportant. Get out of that tree. We are returning to the palace at once."
"Heero, could you just once trust me! I'm not made out of glass you know!"
"I was not hired to trust you."
"Just let me stay out a little longer! That's all I ask! I mean, nothing is going to happen!" As soon as Quatre had uttered that terrible phrase, the lines of reality seemed to blur and with a slight *pop* Quatre disappeared.
to be continued….