"WHERE ON EARTH HAVE YOU BEEN, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD?!?!?"
Relena winced at her brother's tone of voice… and how loud he was. It was too late for him to be screaming so loudly… didn't he know she had a headache? "I'm sorry, Milliardo... I fell asleep and I didn't realise what time it was." She replied defensively. She didn't want to tell him that she had nearly been run over by a gigantic lorry, and that she didn't even know who had saved her, because
He would get all protective, and probably forbid her from going out again without a bodyguard.
He would probably search everywhere to find out who had rescued her, and this would probably take ages and put the whole family under a lot of unneeded stress. Besides, the only possible reason for her rescuer to leave so quickly would be that he didn't want to be discovered.
If she thought Milliardo couldn't get any redder, she was mistaken. His face almost blended in with the rich red carpets they had in the hallway of their mansion.
She nearly took a step back, but thought better of it. She was nearly 22 years old! She wasn't a child! She could look after herself, and Milliardo had no right to go bossing her around like some overprotective English nanny!
"RELENA! I know there is something else behind this! Are you seeing someone?!!"
Relena laughed almost bitterly at that, "No, brother. I… am… not." She gasped out between chuckles. "And even if I was, I don't know why I should have to talk to you about it. I'm old enough to look after myself, thank you very much."
"AAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" He clutched his hair tightly, and looked as if he was about to say something, but instead, turned around and began walking away.
He turned back slightly. His face looked almost normal now. Thankfully. He sighed. "Just make sure it doesn't happen again. If you're going to be out late, then just let me know so I don't get worried."
"But..." Relena frowned, puzzled. Her brother's primordial screaming had been… worrying, to say the least. But he wasn't trying to find out about what had *really* happened to her, and that was even more worrying. What was wrong with him? He never usually gave up that quickly when in a fight with her. Didn't he even send out any of the guards to see where she was?
"But… what?" he tilted his head.
"Did you... erm, send out any guards after me or anything?"
He shook his head. "No, I just sent one out to see where you were. He was to call back to me if he found you, but nothing else." His eyes suddenly turned cold. He turned away abruptly to make sure his face remained impassive, expressionless… "I knew you were safe anyway..." He whispered, his voice barely audible, even in the quiet hallway. And with that, he walked away almost silently; his handmade Italian shoes making soft tapping noises on the wooden floor where the length of the carpet ended.
If Relena was confused before, it was nothing compared to how she felt now.
What was that supposed to mean? 'I knew you were safe anyway'?
Did that mean he had sent someone out to spy on her? Or had he spied on her himself? He had said that he had sent one guard out to see where she was, and just to tell him where she was, and nothing else. That must be it… that guard who had reminded her of … *him* … had been spying on her! She laughed inwardly. She was a fool to think it could have been anything else…
Suddenly though, her smile faded, only to be replaced by tears. Tears for the dead.
"Heero," she whispered.
Before he had died, Heero and her brother had been close friends, and when Relena went out for something or another, he would always get Heero to spy on her, to see if she was all right on her own.
But once again, in the last minute or so, her expression changed, into curiosity, sadness, and… Paranoia.
What Milliardo had said echoed once more in her mind,
"I knew you were safe anyway…"
That phrase sounded oddly familiar... like it had been said many times before… but no… it couldn't be! Could it? No, she was just being paranoid as usual.
"No way!" She exclaimed out loud. "It can't be! It just can't!" The pain she felt … thinking about him was beginning to envelop her… She couldn't hold it in any longer. Tears began streaming down her beautiful porcelain face. She hadn't cried like this since she was a child, when she hadn't been allowed to get the toy she wanted. But Heero wasn't a toy. And she wanted him back more than any stupid old toy…
He was the only person she could actually really love in that way. Maybe if she went out, she might be able to clear her head... It wasn't all that dark... she didn't fancy going out at 10:50pm on her own though… but if she didn't, she'd go mad...
Before she knew what she was doing, she stormed over to the huge closet, retrieved her coat, and walked out for the second time to the same destination.
The cliff.
She needed some time to clear her head... and anything that might enable her to perhaps in some way re-live the past was more than welcome.
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Yay! Woo! Next chapter!
I don't actually know what's going to happen next, but I'm trying to figure something out. I mean, I don't want it to be something that you'd expect to happen, but I also don't want to finish it so quickly. Anyway, PLEASE review! I would really appreciate it if you would! And all suggestions are welcome!
Relena winced at her brother's tone of voice… and how loud he was. It was too late for him to be screaming so loudly… didn't he know she had a headache? "I'm sorry, Milliardo... I fell asleep and I didn't realise what time it was." She replied defensively. She didn't want to tell him that she had nearly been run over by a gigantic lorry, and that she didn't even know who had saved her, because
He would get all protective, and probably forbid her from going out again without a bodyguard.
He would probably search everywhere to find out who had rescued her, and this would probably take ages and put the whole family under a lot of unneeded stress. Besides, the only possible reason for her rescuer to leave so quickly would be that he didn't want to be discovered.
If she thought Milliardo couldn't get any redder, she was mistaken. His face almost blended in with the rich red carpets they had in the hallway of their mansion.
She nearly took a step back, but thought better of it. She was nearly 22 years old! She wasn't a child! She could look after herself, and Milliardo had no right to go bossing her around like some overprotective English nanny!
"RELENA! I know there is something else behind this! Are you seeing someone?!!"
Relena laughed almost bitterly at that, "No, brother. I… am… not." She gasped out between chuckles. "And even if I was, I don't know why I should have to talk to you about it. I'm old enough to look after myself, thank you very much."
"AAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!" He clutched his hair tightly, and looked as if he was about to say something, but instead, turned around and began walking away.
He turned back slightly. His face looked almost normal now. Thankfully. He sighed. "Just make sure it doesn't happen again. If you're going to be out late, then just let me know so I don't get worried."
"But..." Relena frowned, puzzled. Her brother's primordial screaming had been… worrying, to say the least. But he wasn't trying to find out about what had *really* happened to her, and that was even more worrying. What was wrong with him? He never usually gave up that quickly when in a fight with her. Didn't he even send out any of the guards to see where she was?
"But… what?" he tilted his head.
"Did you... erm, send out any guards after me or anything?"
He shook his head. "No, I just sent one out to see where you were. He was to call back to me if he found you, but nothing else." His eyes suddenly turned cold. He turned away abruptly to make sure his face remained impassive, expressionless… "I knew you were safe anyway..." He whispered, his voice barely audible, even in the quiet hallway. And with that, he walked away almost silently; his handmade Italian shoes making soft tapping noises on the wooden floor where the length of the carpet ended.
If Relena was confused before, it was nothing compared to how she felt now.
What was that supposed to mean? 'I knew you were safe anyway'?
Did that mean he had sent someone out to spy on her? Or had he spied on her himself? He had said that he had sent one guard out to see where she was, and just to tell him where she was, and nothing else. That must be it… that guard who had reminded her of … *him* … had been spying on her! She laughed inwardly. She was a fool to think it could have been anything else…
Suddenly though, her smile faded, only to be replaced by tears. Tears for the dead.
"Heero," she whispered.
Before he had died, Heero and her brother had been close friends, and when Relena went out for something or another, he would always get Heero to spy on her, to see if she was all right on her own.
But once again, in the last minute or so, her expression changed, into curiosity, sadness, and… Paranoia.
What Milliardo had said echoed once more in her mind,
"I knew you were safe anyway…"
That phrase sounded oddly familiar... like it had been said many times before… but no… it couldn't be! Could it? No, she was just being paranoid as usual.
"No way!" She exclaimed out loud. "It can't be! It just can't!" The pain she felt … thinking about him was beginning to envelop her… She couldn't hold it in any longer. Tears began streaming down her beautiful porcelain face. She hadn't cried like this since she was a child, when she hadn't been allowed to get the toy she wanted. But Heero wasn't a toy. And she wanted him back more than any stupid old toy…
He was the only person she could actually really love in that way. Maybe if she went out, she might be able to clear her head... It wasn't all that dark... she didn't fancy going out at 10:50pm on her own though… but if she didn't, she'd go mad...
Before she knew what she was doing, she stormed over to the huge closet, retrieved her coat, and walked out for the second time to the same destination.
The cliff.
She needed some time to clear her head... and anything that might enable her to perhaps in some way re-live the past was more than welcome.
*-*-*-*-*
Yay! Woo! Next chapter!
I don't actually know what's going to happen next, but I'm trying to figure something out. I mean, I don't want it to be something that you'd expect to happen, but I also don't want to finish it so quickly. Anyway, PLEASE review! I would really appreciate it if you would! And all suggestions are welcome!