Kidnapped!
By: BrittbeeLynn Chapter 3: Friends and Enemies
Relena sat, dumbfounded, on her bed. She walked to her balcony and looked out. It was beautiful. She then looked through her new wardrobe. There were TONS of clothes. They were arranged neatly, looking like someone had bought an entire store of clothing. Someone was prepared, she thought.
Then she went to explore her bathroom. There was a shower, a Jacuzzi, a toilet, 2 sinks, and a vanity. Also, there were towels and washcloths of all shapes and sizes. Soaps of tons of different fragrances were arranged neatly on the sink. Shampoos, conditioners, and many other items were all there.
Relena decided that she could do with something to eat and decided to explore. She first took a shower, dried and styled her hair, and then put on a pair of white jeans, and a sky blue top. She looked good. She peeked out her door. On the right was a hall, on the left was an identical hall, and in front of her was yet another hall. Not knowing where to go, she took a left. She walked and took another left and came to a stairway. Nervously, she walked down the stairs. She was worried that she wouldn't be able to find her way back to her room. She got to the bottom of the stairs and turned left. Looking behind her, she thought she saw someone.
"Who's there?"
No reply came. She continued walking, ever so often, looking back. She was looking back when she bumped into something. When she turned around, she found a tall, lean, blonde haired man. He was strong and athletic- looking, but he was gangly, like his weight hadn't caught up with his height. All in all, he was very handsome and he stared at her like he'd never seen a girl in his life.
"Hi," she snapped him out of a daze.
"H-Hi. I'm Brandon. I live here. Who are you and how did you get here?"
"I'm Relena. I was kidnapped." Relena laughed mentally at how stupid and yet true that statement was.
"What?"
"I'm Relena Peacecraft and I was kidnapped a few days ago by a man that a woman named Mary calls Master. I don't know why I'm here. I woke up today from a 3-day sleep caused by a dart that this guy stuck into my arm. I don't know anything more than that, so if you would, I'm hungry, and can't find the kitchen."
"Oh. Jo-the Master kidnapped you?"
"I assume so. I didn't see him; it was dark. What's his name?"
"I'll show you to the kitchen," he said, avoiding her question. This annoyed Relena, but she didn't want to make a bad impression and kept her mouth shut.
He led her silently to the kitchen, which was enormous. Relena went to the nearest refrigerator and opened it. Inside was tons of meat.
"Oh, the pantry on the left is for snacks, and the 3rd refrigerator should have what you need for a sandwich, or you can look around for anything else you might want." Brandon, who was still gaping at Relena, said absently.
"I'm a girl, not an alien. Please stop staring at me, it's making me nervous." Brandon chuckled nervously and blushed.
Relena pulled out some bread, cheese, butter, and a frying pan. She then proceeded to make herself a grilled cheese sandwich. Brandon excused himself somewhere in the process and left. Relena pulled out some chips and brownies and began to pig out. Relena felt eyes on her and turned around. There were two guys and a girl, all about her age staring at her. One was Brandon. When they noticed they'd been caught they walked over to her.
"Hi!" she told them with a false cheeriness. When they didn't replay, she stood up, took her dishes to the sink and started back the way she had come. A tall blonde guy grabbed her wrist and spun her around.
"What do you think you're doing?" she asked, angry. She could take being ignored, she could even take rudeness, but she would not let someone hurt her for no reason.
"What do YOU think YOU'RE doing?" the boy demanded.
She didn't even reply to that. Relena ran down the hall. She was crying and didn't know where she was going. The emotional stress was getting to her. She was in a strange place with strange people and no one had the decency to show her any kindness. She felt lonely and miserable. She kept running and came to some stairs. The looked like the ones she had come down and she jumped up them 2 at a time. She turned right and ran.
"Whoa, there," a tall blond guy said.
"Not you again! You'd better leave me alone, now," she all but yelled.
"What?" he asked bewildered.
"Leave me alone!"
"Oh, you must have met my twin brother. Don't worry; I'm not here to hurt you. What's wrong? I'm James," he replied soothingly. Relena just took off. She could hear footsteps behind her and ran faster. Eventually she got tired and slowed down. James quickly caught up with her. He reached out and took hold of her waist so she wouldn't run away again. She looked up at him cursing the tears running down her face. He let go of her arms and wiped away her tears. He put his arm around her and led her down the hall.
"I think this must be your room," he said quietly.
"I guess so." she replied in a whisper.
"Will you tell me what's going on now?" Fresh tears sprang to her. She finally managed to stop and tell him the story she had told Brandon.
"You were kidnapped?" he asked incredulously. She didn't reply.
"You're Relena Peacecraft? That's impossible, I'm sorry, but the Queen is still in the Cinq Kingdom. We don't get to watch TV here, but the newspapers would have said something about it."
"Ug! Just go away, I don't want to talk to you. What else would I be doing in this huge house with you weird people?"
He ignored her. "Did you know there's going to be a ball tonight?"
"Yes," she said bitterly. "In honor of my arrival."
"Would you," he asked timidly, "Would you like to go with me? I mean, it'd be a lot more fun than staying here, and I could keep Matt, Brandon, and Erin away from you."
"Fine, just leave me alone for a while."
"Ok!" he got up and left excitedly and Relena wondered if that was a mistake.
Relena quickly got bored quickly. Sleep wouldn't come to her and she soon went to get ready for the ball. She chose a purple silk gown and fixed her hair. She put on her makeup and then looked for some jewelry or hair pens of some sort. She found both. She put on a string of black pearls with matching earrings and a ring. Then she put on some perfume and went to the door of her room. She was just about to open it when she heard a knock. Relena waited a second to soothe her nerves and opened the door. James looked gorgeous in his black tux.
"You look nice," he smiled.
"So do you," she complimented, feeling much better about this than she had previously. Relena took his outstretched arm and they started off towards the ball. He obviously knew where he was going and Relena was glad, because she sure didn't.
When they arrived, James led her out around the back of the ballroom and into the back.
"I didn't think you wanted to be stared at again," he told her with a hint of amusement in his voice.
"Thanks," she replied tonelessly.
He took her in and they immediately went out to the dance floor. They chatted about nothing in particular for a few minutes. Although James was kind, Relena felt bored and longed to talk to someone who could carry a decent conversation. She asked him for a drink and they went together to get some punch. Relena noticed Brandon and James's twin, Matt, along with the one girl, Erin standing in the corner, staring at her. None of them looked too happy either. Relena noticed that Erin's dress was nothing compared to her formal evening gown. She then looked around and noticed that she was way over dressed. The men looked pretty much the same, not too formal, but not underdressed. She wondered why no one else had a formal gown like her own. Oh, well, she said to herself. I know I'm not stuck up even if everyone else thinks I am now.
She took a sip of her punch and walked with James to a nearby table. They had just begun talking about the outside world when Brandon, Matt, and Erin came to their table and sat down. Relena eyed Matt the three, wondering what they would do. Matt looked at her with narrowed eyes, and seemed to be waiting for something to happen. This made Relena nervous and she wondered what he was thinking. She began to look around the room, trying to see if something she didn't know about was going on. James noticed this and looked at her with question written in his eyes. She nodded her head subtly towards his brother and frowned. He looked very innocent now.
"So, you've taken to the Queen, have you James?" asked Matt.
"Shut up Matt," replied James with quiet anger.
"Well we'll see how much you like her when I get through with her." Erin and Brandon snickered. Relena noticed, just in time, what they planned to do. Above her head was a bucket, attached to a string, full of goodness knows what. She wondered how they would have known that she would be sitting in that chair.
Relena stood abruptly, walked over to Matt and yanked him over to her seat. Before he had a chance to react, she pushed him into her seat and held him down. He struggled and tried to get up desperately, and probably would have succeeded if the bucket hadn't turned over at that moment. Relena ran back and jerked James away from it. Tons of brown goop dumped out and splattered everywhere. Relena smirked and walked away.
"How did you know that was up there?"
"I'm used to watching out for myself. Bodyguards can't spot everything, you know," she replied laughing.
Jordan was looking forward to the ball. He planned to just watch Relena and not reveal himself until the next day. She was the most fascinating person. He had followed her yesterday. He had almost came to her when she had started to cry, but luckily, he had spotted James coming and knew he was gentleman enough to help her. He had not told anyone but Mary about Relena and had made her promise not to tell anyone else. Their reaction to a strange girl was very amusing. None of these people had been out of his castle in at least 8 years except him. They all knew each other and Relena stuck out like a sore thumb. At last he was ready, he walked to the ball and sat down in the balcony seat. He watched as Relena came in the back door, escorted by James. He would have to keep James away from her later on, but he figured there was no harm in letting them go to the ball together.
They danced and he found himself reliving his previous dance with Relena. He looked down just in time to realize that the college gang was going to dump syrup on Relena. (AN: that's what he calls them, the college gang, because they take college lessons from tutors, besides, I don't want to type their names every time...) He would not allow them to ruin her first night awake in his castle and he prepared himself to dislodge the bucket. He noticed Relena looking up and saw her jump up. He laughed when the syrup came down on Matt and thought, what a woman I've got here. No wonder Heero's so infatuated with her.
It's time, his mind told him. He couldn't keep watching her. It wasn't fair to her or his heart. He jumped down and the music stopped. Like a cat, he landed on his feet and walked over to Relena. She hadn't noticed him, but James did, and his eyes widened. Jordan tapped Relena on her shoulder and she whirled around. Her eyes widened in surprise.
"What are you doing here, Jordan?" she asked innocently, never suspecting a thing.
"You remembered me." was all he said. He took her hand and led her to the dance floor. He looked at the orchestra expectantly. They began playing a waltz immediately. People were staring, and Relena hadn't felt this nervous in a LONG time.
"What are you doing here?" she repeated.
"I live here."
"....."
"Have you been having a good stay at my castle?" he asked tonelessly. The puzzle pieces fell into place and Relena jerked from his grasp.
"It was you!" she breathed. It was not a question. By this time, even the people who had stopped looking at them were looking on again with unconcealed curiosity.
"Have you been having a good stay at my castle?" he repeated.
"No." she replied curtly. She turned on her heel and marched out of the ballroom immediately. James stood to go after her.
"You stay here." Jordan told him firmly as he took off after her.
The college gang sauntered over to James and Matt laughed mercilessly.
"Looks like she's taken after all."
"Who cares, I was just showing her some common decency," he replied, trying to keep the hurt out of his voice.
"We'll welcome you back with open arms, I suppose." Erin eased the tension a little.
"Fine." was his terse reply. Together they walked off.
By: BrittbeeLynn Chapter 3: Friends and Enemies
Relena sat, dumbfounded, on her bed. She walked to her balcony and looked out. It was beautiful. She then looked through her new wardrobe. There were TONS of clothes. They were arranged neatly, looking like someone had bought an entire store of clothing. Someone was prepared, she thought.
Then she went to explore her bathroom. There was a shower, a Jacuzzi, a toilet, 2 sinks, and a vanity. Also, there were towels and washcloths of all shapes and sizes. Soaps of tons of different fragrances were arranged neatly on the sink. Shampoos, conditioners, and many other items were all there.
Relena decided that she could do with something to eat and decided to explore. She first took a shower, dried and styled her hair, and then put on a pair of white jeans, and a sky blue top. She looked good. She peeked out her door. On the right was a hall, on the left was an identical hall, and in front of her was yet another hall. Not knowing where to go, she took a left. She walked and took another left and came to a stairway. Nervously, she walked down the stairs. She was worried that she wouldn't be able to find her way back to her room. She got to the bottom of the stairs and turned left. Looking behind her, she thought she saw someone.
"Who's there?"
No reply came. She continued walking, ever so often, looking back. She was looking back when she bumped into something. When she turned around, she found a tall, lean, blonde haired man. He was strong and athletic- looking, but he was gangly, like his weight hadn't caught up with his height. All in all, he was very handsome and he stared at her like he'd never seen a girl in his life.
"Hi," she snapped him out of a daze.
"H-Hi. I'm Brandon. I live here. Who are you and how did you get here?"
"I'm Relena. I was kidnapped." Relena laughed mentally at how stupid and yet true that statement was.
"What?"
"I'm Relena Peacecraft and I was kidnapped a few days ago by a man that a woman named Mary calls Master. I don't know why I'm here. I woke up today from a 3-day sleep caused by a dart that this guy stuck into my arm. I don't know anything more than that, so if you would, I'm hungry, and can't find the kitchen."
"Oh. Jo-the Master kidnapped you?"
"I assume so. I didn't see him; it was dark. What's his name?"
"I'll show you to the kitchen," he said, avoiding her question. This annoyed Relena, but she didn't want to make a bad impression and kept her mouth shut.
He led her silently to the kitchen, which was enormous. Relena went to the nearest refrigerator and opened it. Inside was tons of meat.
"Oh, the pantry on the left is for snacks, and the 3rd refrigerator should have what you need for a sandwich, or you can look around for anything else you might want." Brandon, who was still gaping at Relena, said absently.
"I'm a girl, not an alien. Please stop staring at me, it's making me nervous." Brandon chuckled nervously and blushed.
Relena pulled out some bread, cheese, butter, and a frying pan. She then proceeded to make herself a grilled cheese sandwich. Brandon excused himself somewhere in the process and left. Relena pulled out some chips and brownies and began to pig out. Relena felt eyes on her and turned around. There were two guys and a girl, all about her age staring at her. One was Brandon. When they noticed they'd been caught they walked over to her.
"Hi!" she told them with a false cheeriness. When they didn't replay, she stood up, took her dishes to the sink and started back the way she had come. A tall blonde guy grabbed her wrist and spun her around.
"What do you think you're doing?" she asked, angry. She could take being ignored, she could even take rudeness, but she would not let someone hurt her for no reason.
"What do YOU think YOU'RE doing?" the boy demanded.
She didn't even reply to that. Relena ran down the hall. She was crying and didn't know where she was going. The emotional stress was getting to her. She was in a strange place with strange people and no one had the decency to show her any kindness. She felt lonely and miserable. She kept running and came to some stairs. The looked like the ones she had come down and she jumped up them 2 at a time. She turned right and ran.
"Whoa, there," a tall blond guy said.
"Not you again! You'd better leave me alone, now," she all but yelled.
"What?" he asked bewildered.
"Leave me alone!"
"Oh, you must have met my twin brother. Don't worry; I'm not here to hurt you. What's wrong? I'm James," he replied soothingly. Relena just took off. She could hear footsteps behind her and ran faster. Eventually she got tired and slowed down. James quickly caught up with her. He reached out and took hold of her waist so she wouldn't run away again. She looked up at him cursing the tears running down her face. He let go of her arms and wiped away her tears. He put his arm around her and led her down the hall.
"I think this must be your room," he said quietly.
"I guess so." she replied in a whisper.
"Will you tell me what's going on now?" Fresh tears sprang to her. She finally managed to stop and tell him the story she had told Brandon.
"You were kidnapped?" he asked incredulously. She didn't reply.
"You're Relena Peacecraft? That's impossible, I'm sorry, but the Queen is still in the Cinq Kingdom. We don't get to watch TV here, but the newspapers would have said something about it."
"Ug! Just go away, I don't want to talk to you. What else would I be doing in this huge house with you weird people?"
He ignored her. "Did you know there's going to be a ball tonight?"
"Yes," she said bitterly. "In honor of my arrival."
"Would you," he asked timidly, "Would you like to go with me? I mean, it'd be a lot more fun than staying here, and I could keep Matt, Brandon, and Erin away from you."
"Fine, just leave me alone for a while."
"Ok!" he got up and left excitedly and Relena wondered if that was a mistake.
Relena quickly got bored quickly. Sleep wouldn't come to her and she soon went to get ready for the ball. She chose a purple silk gown and fixed her hair. She put on her makeup and then looked for some jewelry or hair pens of some sort. She found both. She put on a string of black pearls with matching earrings and a ring. Then she put on some perfume and went to the door of her room. She was just about to open it when she heard a knock. Relena waited a second to soothe her nerves and opened the door. James looked gorgeous in his black tux.
"You look nice," he smiled.
"So do you," she complimented, feeling much better about this than she had previously. Relena took his outstretched arm and they started off towards the ball. He obviously knew where he was going and Relena was glad, because she sure didn't.
When they arrived, James led her out around the back of the ballroom and into the back.
"I didn't think you wanted to be stared at again," he told her with a hint of amusement in his voice.
"Thanks," she replied tonelessly.
He took her in and they immediately went out to the dance floor. They chatted about nothing in particular for a few minutes. Although James was kind, Relena felt bored and longed to talk to someone who could carry a decent conversation. She asked him for a drink and they went together to get some punch. Relena noticed Brandon and James's twin, Matt, along with the one girl, Erin standing in the corner, staring at her. None of them looked too happy either. Relena noticed that Erin's dress was nothing compared to her formal evening gown. She then looked around and noticed that she was way over dressed. The men looked pretty much the same, not too formal, but not underdressed. She wondered why no one else had a formal gown like her own. Oh, well, she said to herself. I know I'm not stuck up even if everyone else thinks I am now.
She took a sip of her punch and walked with James to a nearby table. They had just begun talking about the outside world when Brandon, Matt, and Erin came to their table and sat down. Relena eyed Matt the three, wondering what they would do. Matt looked at her with narrowed eyes, and seemed to be waiting for something to happen. This made Relena nervous and she wondered what he was thinking. She began to look around the room, trying to see if something she didn't know about was going on. James noticed this and looked at her with question written in his eyes. She nodded her head subtly towards his brother and frowned. He looked very innocent now.
"So, you've taken to the Queen, have you James?" asked Matt.
"Shut up Matt," replied James with quiet anger.
"Well we'll see how much you like her when I get through with her." Erin and Brandon snickered. Relena noticed, just in time, what they planned to do. Above her head was a bucket, attached to a string, full of goodness knows what. She wondered how they would have known that she would be sitting in that chair.
Relena stood abruptly, walked over to Matt and yanked him over to her seat. Before he had a chance to react, she pushed him into her seat and held him down. He struggled and tried to get up desperately, and probably would have succeeded if the bucket hadn't turned over at that moment. Relena ran back and jerked James away from it. Tons of brown goop dumped out and splattered everywhere. Relena smirked and walked away.
"How did you know that was up there?"
"I'm used to watching out for myself. Bodyguards can't spot everything, you know," she replied laughing.
Jordan was looking forward to the ball. He planned to just watch Relena and not reveal himself until the next day. She was the most fascinating person. He had followed her yesterday. He had almost came to her when she had started to cry, but luckily, he had spotted James coming and knew he was gentleman enough to help her. He had not told anyone but Mary about Relena and had made her promise not to tell anyone else. Their reaction to a strange girl was very amusing. None of these people had been out of his castle in at least 8 years except him. They all knew each other and Relena stuck out like a sore thumb. At last he was ready, he walked to the ball and sat down in the balcony seat. He watched as Relena came in the back door, escorted by James. He would have to keep James away from her later on, but he figured there was no harm in letting them go to the ball together.
They danced and he found himself reliving his previous dance with Relena. He looked down just in time to realize that the college gang was going to dump syrup on Relena. (AN: that's what he calls them, the college gang, because they take college lessons from tutors, besides, I don't want to type their names every time...) He would not allow them to ruin her first night awake in his castle and he prepared himself to dislodge the bucket. He noticed Relena looking up and saw her jump up. He laughed when the syrup came down on Matt and thought, what a woman I've got here. No wonder Heero's so infatuated with her.
It's time, his mind told him. He couldn't keep watching her. It wasn't fair to her or his heart. He jumped down and the music stopped. Like a cat, he landed on his feet and walked over to Relena. She hadn't noticed him, but James did, and his eyes widened. Jordan tapped Relena on her shoulder and she whirled around. Her eyes widened in surprise.
"What are you doing here, Jordan?" she asked innocently, never suspecting a thing.
"You remembered me." was all he said. He took her hand and led her to the dance floor. He looked at the orchestra expectantly. They began playing a waltz immediately. People were staring, and Relena hadn't felt this nervous in a LONG time.
"What are you doing here?" she repeated.
"I live here."
"....."
"Have you been having a good stay at my castle?" he asked tonelessly. The puzzle pieces fell into place and Relena jerked from his grasp.
"It was you!" she breathed. It was not a question. By this time, even the people who had stopped looking at them were looking on again with unconcealed curiosity.
"Have you been having a good stay at my castle?" he repeated.
"No." she replied curtly. She turned on her heel and marched out of the ballroom immediately. James stood to go after her.
"You stay here." Jordan told him firmly as he took off after her.
The college gang sauntered over to James and Matt laughed mercilessly.
"Looks like she's taken after all."
"Who cares, I was just showing her some common decency," he replied, trying to keep the hurt out of his voice.
"We'll welcome you back with open arms, I suppose." Erin eased the tension a little.
"Fine." was his terse reply. Together they walked off.