A.N- Salut minna-chan! I…I…breaks down sobbing I can't believe you people actually liked my story! sob u like me, u actually like me sob Okai enough of that ^_^ sigh I didn't get any flames, so I guess my friends can't have their bbq. shrugs maybe this chapter will b the one. Well I want to address a few things:

Le- ummm, they're not catholic…… Duo's catholic but Quatre is Arabic and Relena's…something. Gomen for the slight misunderstanding ^_^

Nightheart & Sailor Triforce- I agree with you. Quatre is empathic and I do really hate making Quatre abusive, but it's just for the sake of the story.

I need you people to help me decide something…..

Question---- do u want me to change Quatre around or keeping him the same, and do u want 1x R or R x 4 or R x mystery person?

Disclaimer: sigh I tried to buy Gundam Wing, but the creators wouldn't let me buy it for my whole life's savings- a grand and beautiful nickel. I mean what is the world coming to! Isn't a nickel enough to satisfy you greedy pigs! So I don't own Gundam Wing sobs _ Hmmm.. maybe I should raise my offer up 4 cents…….

' denotes thoughts

* denotes time/scene change

italics denotes flashback/dreams

Title: Two Lives, Two Masks and A Bowl of Broken Promises

Chapter 2: Shadowed Dreams

'Faster...faster...FASTER' her mind screamed as she ran harder in hopes of escaping the shadows that were after her, but it is impossible to run from that which is everywhere. Her breaths came in short bursts, as her body struggled to keep up with her demanding mind.

Relena fell to her knees as she felt her heart leap savagely at her chest. She gasped as she felt sharp teeth tear at her insides. Her eyes flew open, and pure primal pain shimmered in the depths of her eyes.

"Stop!" she moaned, tears of agony streaking down her face.

"STOP IT!!"

She cried out as the pain consumed her and everything exploded in silence.

** ^.^ **

Relena groaned softly and sat up. 'Auh, what happened' she thought. She opened her eyes and glanced around the room; her cerulean eyes taking in her surroundings. White, white was all she saw, endless blinding white. Relena got up slowly and walked around this new abode.

"Hello?" she called to the surrounding void.

"Is anybody here?"

Silence was her only answer.

Relena glanced around again in hopes of spotting something familiar, but all she could see was continuous white. The white unnerved her; it was too bright and clean. It seemed to be deceptive somehow; it was as if the white was a mask to conceal the sins and impurities that polluted this world. Relena shivered as she felt the temperature behind her drop to a chill.   She whirled around to notice that a black translucent mist had begun creeping up to her. Relena sighed in relief.

"At least the black is covering the white."

'But isn't there something disturbing about this shadowy fog', her mind softly whispered.  Relena looked deeper into the swirling shadows, looking for the threat her mind seemed to warn her about.  Nothing could be seen, but the menacing darkness. Nevertheless, something pulled her into the darkening fog, capturing her gaze and attention.

A pair of eyes gleamed deep within the sinister shadows; blue, deep rich storm blue eyes. Eyes as unfathomable as the ocean, eyes that held no emotion, but still spoke with compassion.  (A.N hmmm, I wonder who that could be...^.^)

"Heero," Relena murmured in quiet astonishment.

"Heero!" she said with a greater force as she ran towards those eyes.

She laughed as she ran, forgetting her miseries and the surrounding darkness.  Strong arms wrapped around her as she was engulfed in a world of light and warmth. She nuzzled farther into the strong chest, relishing in the warmth and safety she had found. The iron arm around her tightened as if to protect her from the world around or to lock her away.

"Heero, I…" Relena mumbled into the soft fabric of his shirt.

"Heero, I…"she whispered again this time tilting her head to glance up at Heero's face.

Relena's screams cut through the air as she finally got a view of his face. No, not Heero's face, but a face of a zombie, a youkai*.

Two glowing beetles flew out of its empty, sunken eye sockets. All flesh and skin had been rotted away- or eaten away by rabid piranhas. Only bits of muscle and tenderized meat clung stubbornly to the rotted, bug-steeped corpse. Worms and insects dribbled down from the cracks and chasms in the skull, adorning the burned lattice like face. Old and fresh blood steamed down from the black pits of its eyes- a deep red river of tears. The thing opened its mouth to smile and long dead vermin and decayed flesh rained down.

"AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Relena shrieked in pure and utter horror.

She harshly shoved him away and staggered back.  Relena burst into a run. After a few meters she felt a cold touch on her shoulder and was whirled around. "Heero" stood grinning at her, cruel and sardonic.

It stepped towards her, skeletal hands outstretched.  Relena tried to run away once more, but that thing was too fast. Long bony fingers wrapped around her neck as she twisted around and desperately tried to free herself from the icy grip of death.  But it was no use, her life and energy was being drained as she was held in its embrace. The zombie pulled Relena closer to its putrid body, and lowered its lips- or what you would call the two dead worms oozing ancient slime that lay over its mouth lips- to her ear.

"We'll be together, now and forever," the corpse whispered in sadness and malicious joy.

Relena screamed as the carcass lowered its non-existent face down towards hers.

The sun filtered in through the small square of a window, casting its warm golden rays about. The darkness and gloom of the room had been forced to retreat into the realm of eternal shadows by its rival- Apollo the golden one. The room dripped with gold paint and glimmer.

"Ahhhhhh!!!" Relena yelled as she jerked wide-awake, gasping and wheezing.

She gingerly brought her hands up to feel her neck. Her neck felt cool and smooth, no holes and she felt no pain. Pain, her mind numbly whispered back. Relena was confused, but then understood…and felt it. The pain, anger and hurt burst forth, like demon angels. She was engulfed in their wings of crimson agony. A strangled cry escaped Relena's throat as she struggled to suppress the onslaught of pain.  Sadly she was unable to ward off the lightning flashes of pain and she succumbed to welcome darkness

Tbc…

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Japanese Terms

youkai: demon

A.N-- ^_^; This chapter is sorta off, ne? I know its confusing, but this dream is meant to be interpreted. Why did Heero turn into a zombie or was he always a zombie? Why did I even right this? O_o I promise the next one will be better. I dunno where is Quatre and dunno if I should give him an appearance in the next chapter. Please review and give me an answer to the survey question

---do u want me to change Quatre around or keeping him the same, and do u want 1x R or R x 4 or R x mystery person?

That's it for now and I'm sure all you readers are bored of me. ^_^

Ja ne

P.s…hmmm, wonder wheres heero-kun…?, review to find out ^_^