A.N- Hi minna! This is my first anime fanfic; it may not be that good, but hey it's my first try! Reviews are definitely welcome! Flames will be distributed to my friends who are obsessed with fire, (maybe they'll get enough to make a barbecue). ^_^ Read and (hopefully enjoy)!

Disclaimer: holds up a sheet of glossy paper According to this decree I own Gundam Wing! Laughs hysterically Lawyers in black suits come and grab the sheet of paper and tear it in half NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! You dumb lawyers! Lawyers turn around Uh….heh…heh…I didn't mean that mutters under breath yeah right. So you see I don't own gundam wing, so u can't sue :P. Lawyers come back Err….I gotta run, enjoy the story!

Warnings: Marital abuse, major OOC.

' denotes thoughts

* denotes time/scene change

italics denotes flashback/dreams

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

Prologue/Chapter 1: Why me?

Stifled sobs echoed through the black abyss of the watching chamber. A miniscule window allowed the moon's silver tendrils to pierce the shrouding darkness. The shimmering light shone onto an old bouquet of flowers, a dusty yellow photo album, a discarded wedding figurine and caressed the face of a china doll, its face worn and cracked: all remnants of a happier life. The silver visage of the moon slipped behind the ominous clouds once more and the room was plunged into perpetual darkness.

Relena Dorlian, vice-foreign minister and former Queen of the World, laid tired and beaten, crouched in a fetal position, in the darkest recesses of the room. 

Her head was bowed in deep thought, broken by the occasional sob. More minutes passed before Relena raised her dull blue eyes to confront the foreboding shadows. At that moment, the moon shone its mirror light through the wispy clouds and graced Relena's angelic face- a face that was beaten and battered. The revealing light slowly fell to her pale bruised arms. Cuts adorned the pale flesh like grotesque jewellery. Its job done, the moon once more retreated to its cloudy fortress.

Relena buried her face in her hands and one tentative word escaped her trembling lips,

"Why?"

~~ ^.^ ~~

A young man nervously kneeled in front of Relena, his hands trembling like a leaf on a crisp autumn day.

"Re...Re...Relena-kun...I...I...just wan...ted to ask yo...u if...if...if...ah damnit!" the young man stammered angrily.

"Sweetheart, take deep breaths.  I don't think I'm THAT intimidating." Relena remarked with a rainbow laugh.

The young man smiled and gathered up every reservoir of courage within him.

"Relena Dorlian, my golden tenshi*, aishiteru*...will you do me the honour of...becoming my wife?"

"Took you long enough to ask, but...YES!" Relena yelled in ectasy as she flung herself into the open arms of her new fiancée.

"You said you love me."

** ^.^ **

Duo Maxwell grinned as he stood in front of the happy couple.

"Do you Relena Dorlian Peacecraft, take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, to cherish and cough protect, through rich and cough poor and love 'till death do you part?

"I do." smiled Relena.

Duo's grin grew even larger as he proudly stated,

"With the power vested in me by esteemed myself and the Catholic Church, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may now smooch the bride and make it good for the ol'pictures buddy!"

Relena leaned forward and looked into her husband's clear, crystal orbs, the windows to his soul. Right now, those eyes shone with the light of love, the sparkle of joy and the twinkle of hope. Their lips met in a soft sweet embrace- a kiss from the past, a kiss for the present and a kiss for the bright future to come.

"I was supposed to be happy..." Relena mumbled quietly to the whispering darkness.

** ^.^ **

"Relena,"

"Hmmm," she drowsily murmured.

"You have lain before me the Garden of Eden and much more, the only thing I can I give you in return is a promise,"

Relena glanced up at him through blissful eyes.

"I promise you my dear 'lena, to make everyday of your life happy and full, I promised that I will love you from now until the last grain of sand falls through the celestial hourglass and even after eternity, I will still love you."

"Arigotou*."

Relena sighed in heavenly pleasure as she and her beloved husband snuggled closer together and fell into a sleep of ethereal bliss.

"You lied,"

** ^.^ **

Relena tried vainly to stand up, but her husband walked up and gave a devastating kick to her bruised stomach. The pain that exploded in her abdomen wiped her mind clear of everything except for the blinding white flashes of pain. Relena groaned.  Her body ached all over, as if millions upon millions of red ants were tearing away the flesh from her body. Her husband lifted her up slowly and smirked at her wounded body.  A frown graced his face as flung Relena across the room and thundered

"Stay down you pathetic pacifist bitch!!"

Relena's lithe body rebounded off a glass pedestal, effectively shattering it and causing a cold rain of diamond ice to shower down; she was still.

~~ ^.^ ~~

"Why me?" Relena murmured softly.

"This wasn't supposed to happen."

Her sobs echoed around the empty room once more.

"Why Quatre? Why again?" whispered Relena as she fell into the welcoming black nothingness.

To be continued….

________________________________________________________________________

Japanese Terms

tenshi: angel

aishiteru: I love you

arigatou: thank you

A.N- Well watcha think? Bet you weren't expecting the abusive husband to be Quatre-kun ne? Quatre fans come storming in, all brandishing deadly frying pans

Wynter-chan backs nervously away Hey, hey, it's not like I wanted Quatre-kun to be the abusive husband fans glare I love Quatre-kun (^_^) I had to write someone in as the abusive husband and Quatre-kun seemed the most likely person to marry Relena*. Review please if you like the story and would like me to continue it! (^_^)

*Heero-kun seems like a very likely person to marry Relena, but I have other plans for him cackles manically What plans you ask, well review and you'll find out! ^_~