A/N: I first want to thank the people who actually reviewed. I was really flattered by it even though I didn't have many. I knew it was going to be hard to catch people's attention on Fanfiction.net and I'm trying my best. I might not want to continue writing this b/c of the lack of interest though...sorry. So if you have read it, PLEASE review it if you want me to continue. And remember, I love constructive criticism.
To answer beioxjvkj's question...I have been thinking about it... would you want me to? I'm open to any requests to any other songs from that episode.
I personally like this one better b/c its more related to the themes of Gundam Wing. Hope you enjoy;)
Disclaimer: I don't owe any rights to Gundam Wing or the song.
Going Through the Motions
The torturous piercing sound of a her alarm clock echoed throughout the room, stinging her ears. Relena Darlian rolled over on her bed and stared at the clock with a blank expression. Sitting up, she picked up the clock and looked at it. The bell still rung with the same defining tone and no move was made to stop it. She continued to stare.
A knock on her door put her out of her trance.
"Who is it?"
"Its us," replied a muffled voice.
"Come in."
Her doors to her room opened to reveal three of her bodyguards clad in Preventers jackets. Duo, Trowa, and Wufei quickly surveyed the room, only to have their eyes to fall on the Foreign Minister and her screaming alarm clock. Their looks became puzzled as Relena only stared back at them in greeting, looking as if she she couldn't even hear the clock.
As if she just realized it, she turned off the deafening sound and placed the clock back on her night table. "Sorry," she murmured.
"You should be getting ready now," Wufei informed her.
"I know. Thank you." Pulling out the bottom drawer of her night stand, she began to reach for a new pair of underwear but immediately stopped. She looked up to still see the three men standing there like statues, all staring at her. "You three can take a seat if you like," she stated plainly.
Trowa and Wufei blushed an interesting shade of pink as they hastily stumbled out the door. Duo took a few steps into the room when Wufei's hand shot out and pulled him back out into the hallway by his braid. Trowa's head then popped in and muttered, "Sorry." The door was closed again.
Relena heaved a sigh.
She went through her usual morning routine. She washed her face, bushed her teeth, combed her hair. She carefully laid out the impressive, formal suite that was literally bathed in starch. In a few minutes, she was dressed in the grey diplomatic suite. Pulling back her hair, she gathered the long locks in a low, soft pony tail in a ridiculously large and elegant bow.
She sighed again as she stared at her reflection in the mirror.
'Another day, another political battle.'
The year was AC 199, Colonies L2 and L3 had unfortunately voted for dictators to represent their colonies. The new leaders had started a revolt against ESUN encouraging the rest of the colonies to join forces. This caused great confusion amongst the citizens of the colonies and even Earth was starting to question the loyalty and stability of ESUN.
Some had already chosen sides while the majority of the people were still torn between their loyalty to ESUN and the new perplexing trust to the new leaders. The confusion of both the Colonies and the Earth irrupted many riots.
The people had once again turned to Relena Darlian for answers. She was going to do everything she could to try to prevent the situation from getting worse. But she knew that if it was needed, they were going to have to fight again. And she was going to be right in the middle of it.
The real problem was though... Did she really give a damn anymore?
She adjusted her grey suite jacket while taking one last look at her reflection. With that she grabbed her suitcase and walked out the door. She greeted the three men again with a good morning and all four of them made their way downstairs.
They were soon met by Heero and Quatre by the front door on the mansion. Quatre had flown from L4 to help Relena with the situation at hand. Relena had invited him to stay at her home for the time being and Heero was assigned as his bodyguard.
The six of them piled into the limousine and took the short ride to the Official Parliament Building where she and the other delegates of the Colonies and ESUN was going to do their very best to neutralize the problem. Relena remained blank and withdrawn more than ever but her silence did not go unnoticed by the five men.
All of them had arrived an hour early before the conference started. Relena arranged it so to make sure everything was on its way. All of them were now resting in one of the many dressing rooms.
Trowa and Wufei stood near Relena on the other side of the room while Heero stayed near Quatre, wishing that he was either in Trowa or Wufei's place instead.
Just as Heero finished going over the flawless security plans again he overheard Quatre and Duo.
Quatre who was engaged in a poker game with Duo as quietly whispered, "Hey Duo."
"Yeah?"
"I didn't know it was this bad," he said, gesturing toward the Foreign Minister.
"I know what you mean." Duo replied.
"What did Sally say about it?"
"Nothing. She did all tests and it seems that everything is okey-dokey. She said its not even stress."
"Have you tried talking to her?"
Duo lowered his cards to look at his friend with an incredulous expression on his face. "And just who do you think you're talking to here? Trowa? Of course I've tried talking with her."
He rolled his eyes. "Heh, of course."
"As a matter of fact though, we've all tried talking with her." He then looked at Heero. "Even the tight ass, here."
"And nothing?"
"Nothing."
Twenty minutes passed before the small group began to make their way upstairs to the assembly room. Trowa, Relena, Wufei, and Duo walked ahead of Quatre and Heero. Duo looked back at the blonde Arabian and nudged his head in the direction of Relena. Quatre nodded and stepped in between Trowa and Relena, leaving Heero wondering what the two were up to. All he know was that he did not like how close all four men were to the Minister now. He annoyingly caught up to them, walking besides Trowa and listening carefully.
"So, Relena... How have you been?"
"I'm fine. And you?"
"Doing well too, with all things considering."
"Hn."
Duo almost fell over at her reply. Jesus. If she continued on like this, Heero, Trowa, and Wufei were going to be talking more than her!
"Something on your mind?"
"Yes-" She caught herself. "I mean, no."
'Yes, success.' "Are you sure? You can tell us."
She looked at him questionably. "What do you mean by us?"
Opps. He blew his cover.
"Oh, come on, Lena!" Duo stepped infront of her, haulting her from any movement. "We all seen that you're down in the pits lately. We're worry about you. Can't you just tell us your thoughts?" He then gave her a wide grin. "We'll give you a penny." His cheery facade instantly wavered as her mask of boredom was replaced by an annoyed frown.
"Duo, I assure you that I'm perfectly fine."
"Don't take us for fools Relena," came Trowa's clam voice.
"I'm not taking anybody for fools, Trowa," she protested, glaring at him. "And even if there was something going on with me, what goes on in my life is none of your business."
"It use to be," Heero spoke up.
Relena couldn't help but sadden at the tiniest hint of dismay in his eyes. She didn't mean to treat them like this but how was she suppose to reveal her weaknesses to five of the strongest men she had ever met? It would be humiliating.
"You don't have to be intimidated by us," Quatre said.
She looked back at him in surprise. 'What are you, psychic?'
Wufei who was getting irritated of the woman's stubborn nature blatantly demanded, "Just spit it out, already!"
Relena shot him a glare. She forced out a sigh of defeat. "Fine. You all want to know?" Side-stepping Duo, she began walking again with the five men close behind her.
"Every single day
The same arrangement
I go out and pacify.
Still, I always feel the strange estrangement
Nothing here is real,
Nothing here is right.
"I've been stopping shows--" She punched and ground a fist into her hand--"of trading blows
Just hoping no one knows
That I've been going through the motions,
Walking through the part,
Nothing seems to penetrate my heart." She didn't catch the hurt face on Heero.
The rest of the men fell into step on either side of her as they listened intently.
"I was always brave and kind of righteous,
Now I find I'm wavering.
Crawl out of the war, you find this fight
Just doesn't mean a thing--!" She gasped as she suddenly lost her footing. Strong arms immediately caught her before hitting the ground and she glanced up to be met by Heero's deadpan face.
Straightening her up, he sang, "You sure you lost you swing."
Giving him a weak, yet grateful smile, she dusted herself off and shrugged. "Thanks for noticing." She then saw the President and a few of his colleagues and went up to greet them.
As the five men watched they young politician greet the men with handshakes and a polite smile, they sang:
"She is pretty well with delegates
But lately we can take
That she's just going through the motions."
Wufei dimly added, "Faking it somehow."
At that point Relena had bent down to retrieve some papers one of the men had dropped, unaware that she was giving Duo a full view down her blouse.
Duo tilted his head. "Least she's more than half the girl she--" Heero's fist suddenly slammed into his stomach. "Owww..." He slumped to the floor.
Shaking hands with them one last time, her forced smile instantly disappeared as soon as their backs were turned.
"Will I stay this way forever?
Sleep walk through my life's endeavor."
Quatre placed a hand on her shoulder. "Its really not that bad--"
"Whatever." She shrugged off the comforting gesture and slowly walked towards a wall-sized window.
"I don't want to be,
Going through the motions,
Losing all my drive.
I can't even see
If this is really me,
And I just wanna be alive."
She looked at her watch. It was time for the meeting.
To answer beioxjvkj's question...I have been thinking about it... would you want me to? I'm open to any requests to any other songs from that episode.
I personally like this one better b/c its more related to the themes of Gundam Wing. Hope you enjoy;)
Disclaimer: I don't owe any rights to Gundam Wing or the song.
Going Through the Motions
The torturous piercing sound of a her alarm clock echoed throughout the room, stinging her ears. Relena Darlian rolled over on her bed and stared at the clock with a blank expression. Sitting up, she picked up the clock and looked at it. The bell still rung with the same defining tone and no move was made to stop it. She continued to stare.
A knock on her door put her out of her trance.
"Who is it?"
"Its us," replied a muffled voice.
"Come in."
Her doors to her room opened to reveal three of her bodyguards clad in Preventers jackets. Duo, Trowa, and Wufei quickly surveyed the room, only to have their eyes to fall on the Foreign Minister and her screaming alarm clock. Their looks became puzzled as Relena only stared back at them in greeting, looking as if she she couldn't even hear the clock.
As if she just realized it, she turned off the deafening sound and placed the clock back on her night table. "Sorry," she murmured.
"You should be getting ready now," Wufei informed her.
"I know. Thank you." Pulling out the bottom drawer of her night stand, she began to reach for a new pair of underwear but immediately stopped. She looked up to still see the three men standing there like statues, all staring at her. "You three can take a seat if you like," she stated plainly.
Trowa and Wufei blushed an interesting shade of pink as they hastily stumbled out the door. Duo took a few steps into the room when Wufei's hand shot out and pulled him back out into the hallway by his braid. Trowa's head then popped in and muttered, "Sorry." The door was closed again.
Relena heaved a sigh.
She went through her usual morning routine. She washed her face, bushed her teeth, combed her hair. She carefully laid out the impressive, formal suite that was literally bathed in starch. In a few minutes, she was dressed in the grey diplomatic suite. Pulling back her hair, she gathered the long locks in a low, soft pony tail in a ridiculously large and elegant bow.
She sighed again as she stared at her reflection in the mirror.
'Another day, another political battle.'
The year was AC 199, Colonies L2 and L3 had unfortunately voted for dictators to represent their colonies. The new leaders had started a revolt against ESUN encouraging the rest of the colonies to join forces. This caused great confusion amongst the citizens of the colonies and even Earth was starting to question the loyalty and stability of ESUN.
Some had already chosen sides while the majority of the people were still torn between their loyalty to ESUN and the new perplexing trust to the new leaders. The confusion of both the Colonies and the Earth irrupted many riots.
The people had once again turned to Relena Darlian for answers. She was going to do everything she could to try to prevent the situation from getting worse. But she knew that if it was needed, they were going to have to fight again. And she was going to be right in the middle of it.
The real problem was though... Did she really give a damn anymore?
She adjusted her grey suite jacket while taking one last look at her reflection. With that she grabbed her suitcase and walked out the door. She greeted the three men again with a good morning and all four of them made their way downstairs.
They were soon met by Heero and Quatre by the front door on the mansion. Quatre had flown from L4 to help Relena with the situation at hand. Relena had invited him to stay at her home for the time being and Heero was assigned as his bodyguard.
The six of them piled into the limousine and took the short ride to the Official Parliament Building where she and the other delegates of the Colonies and ESUN was going to do their very best to neutralize the problem. Relena remained blank and withdrawn more than ever but her silence did not go unnoticed by the five men.
All of them had arrived an hour early before the conference started. Relena arranged it so to make sure everything was on its way. All of them were now resting in one of the many dressing rooms.
Trowa and Wufei stood near Relena on the other side of the room while Heero stayed near Quatre, wishing that he was either in Trowa or Wufei's place instead.
Just as Heero finished going over the flawless security plans again he overheard Quatre and Duo.
Quatre who was engaged in a poker game with Duo as quietly whispered, "Hey Duo."
"Yeah?"
"I didn't know it was this bad," he said, gesturing toward the Foreign Minister.
"I know what you mean." Duo replied.
"What did Sally say about it?"
"Nothing. She did all tests and it seems that everything is okey-dokey. She said its not even stress."
"Have you tried talking to her?"
Duo lowered his cards to look at his friend with an incredulous expression on his face. "And just who do you think you're talking to here? Trowa? Of course I've tried talking with her."
He rolled his eyes. "Heh, of course."
"As a matter of fact though, we've all tried talking with her." He then looked at Heero. "Even the tight ass, here."
"And nothing?"
"Nothing."
Twenty minutes passed before the small group began to make their way upstairs to the assembly room. Trowa, Relena, Wufei, and Duo walked ahead of Quatre and Heero. Duo looked back at the blonde Arabian and nudged his head in the direction of Relena. Quatre nodded and stepped in between Trowa and Relena, leaving Heero wondering what the two were up to. All he know was that he did not like how close all four men were to the Minister now. He annoyingly caught up to them, walking besides Trowa and listening carefully.
"So, Relena... How have you been?"
"I'm fine. And you?"
"Doing well too, with all things considering."
"Hn."
Duo almost fell over at her reply. Jesus. If she continued on like this, Heero, Trowa, and Wufei were going to be talking more than her!
"Something on your mind?"
"Yes-" She caught herself. "I mean, no."
'Yes, success.' "Are you sure? You can tell us."
She looked at him questionably. "What do you mean by us?"
Opps. He blew his cover.
"Oh, come on, Lena!" Duo stepped infront of her, haulting her from any movement. "We all seen that you're down in the pits lately. We're worry about you. Can't you just tell us your thoughts?" He then gave her a wide grin. "We'll give you a penny." His cheery facade instantly wavered as her mask of boredom was replaced by an annoyed frown.
"Duo, I assure you that I'm perfectly fine."
"Don't take us for fools Relena," came Trowa's clam voice.
"I'm not taking anybody for fools, Trowa," she protested, glaring at him. "And even if there was something going on with me, what goes on in my life is none of your business."
"It use to be," Heero spoke up.
Relena couldn't help but sadden at the tiniest hint of dismay in his eyes. She didn't mean to treat them like this but how was she suppose to reveal her weaknesses to five of the strongest men she had ever met? It would be humiliating.
"You don't have to be intimidated by us," Quatre said.
She looked back at him in surprise. 'What are you, psychic?'
Wufei who was getting irritated of the woman's stubborn nature blatantly demanded, "Just spit it out, already!"
Relena shot him a glare. She forced out a sigh of defeat. "Fine. You all want to know?" Side-stepping Duo, she began walking again with the five men close behind her.
"Every single day
The same arrangement
I go out and pacify.
Still, I always feel the strange estrangement
Nothing here is real,
Nothing here is right.
"I've been stopping shows--" She punched and ground a fist into her hand--"of trading blows
Just hoping no one knows
That I've been going through the motions,
Walking through the part,
Nothing seems to penetrate my heart." She didn't catch the hurt face on Heero.
The rest of the men fell into step on either side of her as they listened intently.
"I was always brave and kind of righteous,
Now I find I'm wavering.
Crawl out of the war, you find this fight
Just doesn't mean a thing--!" She gasped as she suddenly lost her footing. Strong arms immediately caught her before hitting the ground and she glanced up to be met by Heero's deadpan face.
Straightening her up, he sang, "You sure you lost you swing."
Giving him a weak, yet grateful smile, she dusted herself off and shrugged. "Thanks for noticing." She then saw the President and a few of his colleagues and went up to greet them.
As the five men watched they young politician greet the men with handshakes and a polite smile, they sang:
"She is pretty well with delegates
But lately we can take
That she's just going through the motions."
Wufei dimly added, "Faking it somehow."
At that point Relena had bent down to retrieve some papers one of the men had dropped, unaware that she was giving Duo a full view down her blouse.
Duo tilted his head. "Least she's more than half the girl she--" Heero's fist suddenly slammed into his stomach. "Owww..." He slumped to the floor.
Shaking hands with them one last time, her forced smile instantly disappeared as soon as their backs were turned.
"Will I stay this way forever?
Sleep walk through my life's endeavor."
Quatre placed a hand on her shoulder. "Its really not that bad--"
"Whatever." She shrugged off the comforting gesture and slowly walked towards a wall-sized window.
"I don't want to be,
Going through the motions,
Losing all my drive.
I can't even see
If this is really me,
And I just wanna be alive."
She looked at her watch. It was time for the meeting.