Sparkle
Part 19: The Gunfire
Relena stood under the umbrella with Heero. The coffin which held Solange's mangled body was being lowered. Relena sniffled. Zechs and Noin stood beside her. After the final words were said, Relena dropped her single rose on the coffin.
Back inside, Relena sat, drinking a cup of hot cocoa. Her eyes were still watering, but tears weren't falling.
" Relena?" A smooth voice said. Relena looked up. Dorothy stood there, smiling weakly. She looked as if she had been crying.
" Hi, Dorothy. What brings you here?"
" Solange was my cousin. We sort of grew up together. I'm really going to miss her. I wish I could find out who killed her. How could anyone do such a thing?" Dorothy's eyes watered as she sat down. Relena hugged her as the tears started to fall.
" Shhhh. It's alright, Dorothy." Relena said.
After about two hours, Relena was ready to go. Dorothy made an offer that Relena couldn't refuse.
" Wanna go shopping? It helps take my mind off of some things." Dorothy said. Relena nodded. After the two left, Dorothy stopped at fast food place.
" Lemme get two Dr. Peppers, please." She said. Relena waited in the car. Dorothy smiled in that annoyingly sadistic way of hers and dropped a sedative in Relena's cup.
Back in the car, Relena drank greedily. After six minutes, the beautiful blonde was out cold. Dorothy kept driving.
Meanwhile, Heero looked for Relena. He searched high and low, but she didn't turn up.
" Zechs, where is Relena?" Heero asked. Zechs looked around.
" She left with Dorothy. No biggy, Heero. She'll be back within the hour." Zechs said. Noin looked worriedly at Zechs.
" I have a bad feeling about this. If she isn't back in an hour, I'd go looking for her. I don't like that Dorothy girl, Zechs." Noin said quietly. Zechs looked from her to Heero.
" She'll be back." Zechs said. So an hour came and went, and Relena had not returned. Heero left with Duo and Wufei to Dorothy's place.
Meanwhile, Relena awoke with a horrific headache. Her eyes were drooping constantly and she was cold. She had no clue where she was. Looking around, her vision came into focus. Dorothy had let her hair down and was sharpening a knife. She was now wearing a dark red dress.
Relena had a flashback that surpassed all others. She saw clearly Arnie's Killer in the dark red dress. It was Dorothy Catalonia.
" You killed Arnie." Relena said.
" It took you a mite longer than I expected, but your dumbass finally figured it out. I also killed Solange. But everyone else, you can thank Solange for. No one would figure it was I. I'm just little ole Dorothy. I'm just the ignorant and stupid one with the weird ass eyebrows. Well, I hated you from the moment I laid eyes upon you, Relena. You always got your way. Everyone had to bow down to her majesty, Princess Relena. That's why Roslyn was the first to go. You always followed her. If she said jump, your puppy dog ass would say how high. Then you became a superstar and I couldn't take it anymore. I had to kill you. Solange had her own reasons. She wanted you dead for the simple fact that you stole Arnie away from her." Dorothy said. Relena squinted in confusion. She looked around her, trying to find an exit.
" What do you mean?" Relena asked. Dorothy looked at her. She fingered the knife, then threw it past Relena's head. She picked up her silver gun.
" Well, before Arnie became your bodyguard, he dated Solange. It's a pretty twisted story, but I'll condense it for your puny brain. Arnie only wanted you for your money. Other than that, he could care less. Solange hated him anyway, so she asked me to help kill the both of you. So, off with his head. But Solange started having second thoughts about this plan. Then I had to get rid of her. Now, it's just me, you, and this lovely little gun here." Dorothy smiled and aimed at Relena.
Heero burst in the room, shocking both Relena and Dorothy. Dorothy pulled a gun from her holster on her leg and was aiming at both Relena and Heero.
" Dorothy, put the gun down. You can't possibly shoot all four of us." Duo said. He and Wufei had their guns aimed at her. Relena sat, looking impassively at Heero. Dorothy smirked sensually, although it was unintentional. Her aim never faltered.
" Well, I do have a gun aimed at the most important one in this room. If you shoot me, you're aim would have to be for my head, which I doubt any of you could hit." Dorothy said. They stood, all staring at each other. Relena met Heero's eyes. He looked to the left quickly, then back at Relena. Relena followed him, then slightly nodded.
In a split second, Relena dove to the side and gunfire let loose. Relena screamed as pain shot through her body. She heard another scream that wasn't hers.
AN: Hmmmm. One more chapter left. It will be the longest yet.
Part 19: The Gunfire
Relena stood under the umbrella with Heero. The coffin which held Solange's mangled body was being lowered. Relena sniffled. Zechs and Noin stood beside her. After the final words were said, Relena dropped her single rose on the coffin.
Back inside, Relena sat, drinking a cup of hot cocoa. Her eyes were still watering, but tears weren't falling.
" Relena?" A smooth voice said. Relena looked up. Dorothy stood there, smiling weakly. She looked as if she had been crying.
" Hi, Dorothy. What brings you here?"
" Solange was my cousin. We sort of grew up together. I'm really going to miss her. I wish I could find out who killed her. How could anyone do such a thing?" Dorothy's eyes watered as she sat down. Relena hugged her as the tears started to fall.
" Shhhh. It's alright, Dorothy." Relena said.
After about two hours, Relena was ready to go. Dorothy made an offer that Relena couldn't refuse.
" Wanna go shopping? It helps take my mind off of some things." Dorothy said. Relena nodded. After the two left, Dorothy stopped at fast food place.
" Lemme get two Dr. Peppers, please." She said. Relena waited in the car. Dorothy smiled in that annoyingly sadistic way of hers and dropped a sedative in Relena's cup.
Back in the car, Relena drank greedily. After six minutes, the beautiful blonde was out cold. Dorothy kept driving.
Meanwhile, Heero looked for Relena. He searched high and low, but she didn't turn up.
" Zechs, where is Relena?" Heero asked. Zechs looked around.
" She left with Dorothy. No biggy, Heero. She'll be back within the hour." Zechs said. Noin looked worriedly at Zechs.
" I have a bad feeling about this. If she isn't back in an hour, I'd go looking for her. I don't like that Dorothy girl, Zechs." Noin said quietly. Zechs looked from her to Heero.
" She'll be back." Zechs said. So an hour came and went, and Relena had not returned. Heero left with Duo and Wufei to Dorothy's place.
Meanwhile, Relena awoke with a horrific headache. Her eyes were drooping constantly and she was cold. She had no clue where she was. Looking around, her vision came into focus. Dorothy had let her hair down and was sharpening a knife. She was now wearing a dark red dress.
Relena had a flashback that surpassed all others. She saw clearly Arnie's Killer in the dark red dress. It was Dorothy Catalonia.
" You killed Arnie." Relena said.
" It took you a mite longer than I expected, but your dumbass finally figured it out. I also killed Solange. But everyone else, you can thank Solange for. No one would figure it was I. I'm just little ole Dorothy. I'm just the ignorant and stupid one with the weird ass eyebrows. Well, I hated you from the moment I laid eyes upon you, Relena. You always got your way. Everyone had to bow down to her majesty, Princess Relena. That's why Roslyn was the first to go. You always followed her. If she said jump, your puppy dog ass would say how high. Then you became a superstar and I couldn't take it anymore. I had to kill you. Solange had her own reasons. She wanted you dead for the simple fact that you stole Arnie away from her." Dorothy said. Relena squinted in confusion. She looked around her, trying to find an exit.
" What do you mean?" Relena asked. Dorothy looked at her. She fingered the knife, then threw it past Relena's head. She picked up her silver gun.
" Well, before Arnie became your bodyguard, he dated Solange. It's a pretty twisted story, but I'll condense it for your puny brain. Arnie only wanted you for your money. Other than that, he could care less. Solange hated him anyway, so she asked me to help kill the both of you. So, off with his head. But Solange started having second thoughts about this plan. Then I had to get rid of her. Now, it's just me, you, and this lovely little gun here." Dorothy smiled and aimed at Relena.
Heero burst in the room, shocking both Relena and Dorothy. Dorothy pulled a gun from her holster on her leg and was aiming at both Relena and Heero.
" Dorothy, put the gun down. You can't possibly shoot all four of us." Duo said. He and Wufei had their guns aimed at her. Relena sat, looking impassively at Heero. Dorothy smirked sensually, although it was unintentional. Her aim never faltered.
" Well, I do have a gun aimed at the most important one in this room. If you shoot me, you're aim would have to be for my head, which I doubt any of you could hit." Dorothy said. They stood, all staring at each other. Relena met Heero's eyes. He looked to the left quickly, then back at Relena. Relena followed him, then slightly nodded.
In a split second, Relena dove to the side and gunfire let loose. Relena screamed as pain shot through her body. She heard another scream that wasn't hers.
AN: Hmmmm. One more chapter left. It will be the longest yet.