Chapter Twenty Three
"Relena…Relena! Wake up…Oh gosh…don't do this to me!" said Lady Une running to the intercom device.
"Sally! I need you in Relena's room now. Come here immediately!" shouted Lady Une.
Sally got there in no time at all, you really did not argue with Lady Une if she was giving you a direct order. She saw instantly the reason of such urgency. Relena was unconscious again.
"What's happened?" asked the American-Chinese doctor while checking the girl's vital signs.
"I don't know…I was telling her that Heero will be prosecuted for killing those five men and she fainted…I wasn't thinking properly…I had to imagine that it would affect her pretty badly…is just that…" tried to explain Lady Une looking incredibly concerned.
"What? Oh gosh…that must have been a real shock…Well, in any case, it's better not to worry... She's just very weak now, but her vital signs are normal so she will probably wake up later…now we should leave her to rest…" said Sally trying to calm her superior down. Then the two women left the room.
Lady Une, not fully recovered from the fright, went to speak to the guys. They were still sitting down in the staff room. Milliardo and Lucrezia joined them to see what Lady Une had to say.
"Firstly, I would like to thank you all for what you've done for ESUN. I am also here to inform you that the Assembly is considering your candidature for the Silver Star Award for your services to ESUN. They will decide on this matter in less than a month. Just to warn you that, if you are awarded, you will be required to attend a ceremony…"
Everyone looked at each other. A Silver Star! That was the highest honour that ESUN gave anyone. The first one to react was Milliardo:
"Why…Lady Une, that would be fantastic…"
"Yes it would be and, I really hope you do get awarded, you deserve it…now, I am leaving with the prisoners. I already have a team collecting the members of the group from the terrorist base. I will all let you know the outcome of the trial. Wufei, you are in charge of taking Heero back to Earth as soon as Sally considers him fit enough. Unfortunately, he will be prosecuted for murder but, I guarantee you, we will do our best to help him…" added quickly.
"WHAT? Prosecuted? What for? HE DID NOT WANT TO DO IT! HE WAS ORDERED TO DO IT! HE'S NOT EVEN HIMSELF FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!" shouted Duo getting up from his seat.
"We know that Duo…we have to convince the judge of it though…Now, I really must go…I will see you all soon…" said Lady Une leaving the room in a hurry...
Meanwhile, Relena woke up to find herself alone in the room. She pressed the intercom button and asked for someone to come to see her.
A doctor came into the room and Relena told him she needed to see Lucrezia. A few minutes later, her future sister in law entered the room.
"What's the matter darling?" asked the dark haired woman.
"I need you to do me two favours. One is that I need you to contact Mr Daniel Wright. He was a friend of my father and one of the finest lawyers I know. I would like you to tell him that Relena needs his help for Heero's trial. Ask him to contact Lady Une for details. Then, I would need to see Heero, I want to tell him myself about the trial…" explained Relena making a visible effort to speak so much.
"But honey, you cannot get up just yet, you're still too weak…" said Lucrezia.
"Lu, I know that…I just was wondering if there was any way that Heero could be brought here…" replied the blond girl.
"Well, I guess we could ask Sally if he is fit enough to take him here…" said Lucrezia going to the intercom.
A few minutes after, Sally and another doctor entered the room with Heero sitting on a wheelchair.
Relena's heart cringed once more at the sight of him. He still looked pretty bad. Especially his eyes. They had lost every bit of life in them. She did not allow this to discourage her. Once she had the wheelchair placed next to her bed, Relena tried to swallow the knot that was blocking her throat and with a huge effort, managed to say his name. Then, to the immense shock from everyone in the room, Heero replied.
"Relena…"