Sparkle
Part 12: The Assassination
Relena was still sitting, honestly shocked and amazed at the information she had just received from Kele, when Heero returned to the room. He was sweaty and a bit bruised. There was a long cut on his arm. Relena looked at him.
" What the hell happened to you?" Relena gasped, scaring Heero from the trance he was in. He glanced at her.
" Why are you screaming?"
" Don't answer a question with a question. Now what happened to you? You look like hell froze over." Relena touched his face. He winced and she pulled back. She sighed and he huffed.
" Relena!" Solange burst in the room. Relena looked at her. Heero sighed and Solange rolled her blue eyes at him. How she wished he would just disappear.
" Yes, Solange?"
" You have a press conference, sweetheart. Now I need you to get ready. Heero already checked it earlier this morning. It's for that Grammy you're winning."
" I haven't won it yet, Solange. Is there anything that I should wear to this press conference?" Relena asked, but Solange obviously didn't hear her. She was too busy scowling at Heero and vice versa.
Cameras flashed in Relena's mind as she imagined the press conference while taking a shower. Then for some strange reason, she gasped loudly as Heero walked in the shower with her. She threw the loofah at him and continued to wash her soap off. Heero turned her around.
" Solange and the others are waiting, Heero. We can't do this." Relena tried to resist, but it obviously wasn't working. Relena moaned, then stepped back. Heero looked at her.
" Let them wait. You're the star. They're at your beck and call." Heero accentuated each word with a long, deep kiss. Relena smiled.
" Let'em wait." Relena whispered breathlessly. Heero smirked the evil smirk and grabbed her legs and held her up.
Thirty minutes later, Relena emerged in a white halter top and denim skirt. The July sun beat down on her. Heero and his wonderfully tanned self walked outside. Solange, Duo, and Hilde all rolled their eyes. Relena got in the car without a single word. Kele and Zechs gave them knowing glances and that was the end of that.
At the press conference, Relena sat down with Solange next to her. Reporters all stared at her. Relena smiled at all of them and just waited for the flashing to stop.
" Relena, you were just nominated for three Grammys. Ho..."
" Wait, I didn't know about the other two. What were they?" Relena asked. The reporter looked at her.
" Best New Artist, Best Album, and Best Pop Performance. How did you react when you heard about the first one?" The reporter finished. Relena smiled that classic Crest smile.
" Well, at first I was like ' I can wake up now.' But then I realized that this was real. I just kind of sat in awe. This the best honor I can possibly have." Relena smiled.
After about another hour, Relena left. Outside the conference room, the president, Lady Une, walked out of her conference. Relena smiled and ran up to her.
" Hi, Lady Une! How's Mariemeia?" Relena asked. Lady Une smiled and looked behind her. The unbelievably happy child smiled and looked up Relena. Relena grinned blissfully back at her.
" She's been begging me to take her to the Grammys so that she can watch you." Lady Une said. Mariemeia just continued to smile. Relena then took her by the hand.
" How about I let you see me get ready and you'll get to sit next to me the entire time, huh?"
" I'd like that, Miss Relena." Mariemeia giggled. Relena grinned at how cute the little girl was.
As Relena sat Mariemeia back down, two gunshots rang out. Screaming and darkness ensued.
AN: Who got shot? Is this the end of Relena?
Part 12: The Assassination
Relena was still sitting, honestly shocked and amazed at the information she had just received from Kele, when Heero returned to the room. He was sweaty and a bit bruised. There was a long cut on his arm. Relena looked at him.
" What the hell happened to you?" Relena gasped, scaring Heero from the trance he was in. He glanced at her.
" Why are you screaming?"
" Don't answer a question with a question. Now what happened to you? You look like hell froze over." Relena touched his face. He winced and she pulled back. She sighed and he huffed.
" Relena!" Solange burst in the room. Relena looked at her. Heero sighed and Solange rolled her blue eyes at him. How she wished he would just disappear.
" Yes, Solange?"
" You have a press conference, sweetheart. Now I need you to get ready. Heero already checked it earlier this morning. It's for that Grammy you're winning."
" I haven't won it yet, Solange. Is there anything that I should wear to this press conference?" Relena asked, but Solange obviously didn't hear her. She was too busy scowling at Heero and vice versa.
Cameras flashed in Relena's mind as she imagined the press conference while taking a shower. Then for some strange reason, she gasped loudly as Heero walked in the shower with her. She threw the loofah at him and continued to wash her soap off. Heero turned her around.
" Solange and the others are waiting, Heero. We can't do this." Relena tried to resist, but it obviously wasn't working. Relena moaned, then stepped back. Heero looked at her.
" Let them wait. You're the star. They're at your beck and call." Heero accentuated each word with a long, deep kiss. Relena smiled.
" Let'em wait." Relena whispered breathlessly. Heero smirked the evil smirk and grabbed her legs and held her up.
Thirty minutes later, Relena emerged in a white halter top and denim skirt. The July sun beat down on her. Heero and his wonderfully tanned self walked outside. Solange, Duo, and Hilde all rolled their eyes. Relena got in the car without a single word. Kele and Zechs gave them knowing glances and that was the end of that.
At the press conference, Relena sat down with Solange next to her. Reporters all stared at her. Relena smiled at all of them and just waited for the flashing to stop.
" Relena, you were just nominated for three Grammys. Ho..."
" Wait, I didn't know about the other two. What were they?" Relena asked. The reporter looked at her.
" Best New Artist, Best Album, and Best Pop Performance. How did you react when you heard about the first one?" The reporter finished. Relena smiled that classic Crest smile.
" Well, at first I was like ' I can wake up now.' But then I realized that this was real. I just kind of sat in awe. This the best honor I can possibly have." Relena smiled.
After about another hour, Relena left. Outside the conference room, the president, Lady Une, walked out of her conference. Relena smiled and ran up to her.
" Hi, Lady Une! How's Mariemeia?" Relena asked. Lady Une smiled and looked behind her. The unbelievably happy child smiled and looked up Relena. Relena grinned blissfully back at her.
" She's been begging me to take her to the Grammys so that she can watch you." Lady Une said. Mariemeia just continued to smile. Relena then took her by the hand.
" How about I let you see me get ready and you'll get to sit next to me the entire time, huh?"
" I'd like that, Miss Relena." Mariemeia giggled. Relena grinned at how cute the little girl was.
As Relena sat Mariemeia back down, two gunshots rang out. Screaming and darkness ensued.
AN: Who got shot? Is this the end of Relena?