For Rel
Note: I don't own Gundam Wing or the characters.
Taking on the painful lectures and statements, Heero remained calm and in control while his commander, Lady Une, explained to him what little information they had on Relena's whereabouts, facts that he was already well aware of. Than came the major blow to him. "This case is closed. No more of this search for Relena. Understood?" Lady Une questioned looking up from her papers on her desk to Heero.
His face was still expressionless, this he knew, but he also knew that his eyes hid nothing from others, if they cared to look into them without turning away. In them were emotions of unexplainable rage, primal fear, and even a twinge of sorrow, all of them mixed into one combination inside his persian blue eyes.
"Yes," he nodded, he was never one to question orders. "May I conduct the search on my own time than?" That question made Lady Une set her papers down and make eye contact with him for the first time that afternoon. There was a moment of silence that was killing Heero as she was thinking over how she wanted to answer that question.
"Fine, you may continue the search on your own free time, without the assistance of the other preventers. I need them to do their jobs rather than searching for the Vice Foreign Minister," agreed Lady Une. "Dismissed."
With a click of his heels Heero saluted than exited the office only to be greeted by Lady Une's secretary with a file for him, but the file didn't interest him. It was the note on top of the file that interested him more than anything. The note was in an indigo colored envelope with the seal of the Peacecrafts stamped over the flap to keep it sealed.
Relena? was Heero's first real thought as he took the file from the young, out of high school girl. "Where did this envelope come from, Ms… Shun-Li Wan?" Heero had to take a quick and unnoticeable glance down at the nametag on the desk to see the young girl's name.
"It came for you this morning through the mail sir, I figured I would just give it to you along with the files for your next missions," she replied returning to her desk and began clicking away at the computer.
"Thank you," he nodded not pleased with the answer but he could tell that she wasn't lying to him at all. Taking his leave he began to tear open the letter, carefully, making certain not to damage the seal of it. Taking out the letter while inside the elevator and going down to the ground floor, Heero began to skim it than read it slower, searching for clues of her whereabouts.
Dear Heero
I suppose that what I pulled that night wasn't the brightest idea of mine but it worked, that's all that matters to me. May I suggest that you give up in your search for me, for I know that you are most likely exhausted from it and need time to rest. Besides, it is in your best interest to stop now before you get yourself frustrated and in trouble with Lady Une. Remember that I'm not the little 15 year old girl that you knew from a few years back, I've grown up a bit.
Wishing you the best
Relena Darlian-Peacecraft
Judging by the letter Heero figured out a few tiny details about Relena. First, her style was one of business letter; secondly, her skills were ones that often were found by student that have attended business courses that involved computers. At least it was a start of some kind, and she had no idea that she had given him those clues.
Exiting the elevator Heero than made his way out the circular doors and into the streets of Tokyo towards the airport, he needed to catch a plane and make a few calls to some of the other preventers. Than he would need to find a place in New York where he could rent a tuxedo for the fundraiser.
Unbeknownst to Heero was that the ever emerald eyes of Shun-Li were watching him from the 20th floor of the Preventers Headquarters. Turning from the window she went to her computer and opened up an instant messenger screen that consisted of her talking with a "recalled_to_life".
"I gave him the letter that you sent to him," Shun-Li informed the person knowing full well who the person was and where she was.
"Thank you so much, I promise to repay you somehow," promised Relena in words on the screen.
"No problem, anyways you got me this job with that anonymous phone call," winked Shun-Li. "Give my regards to Adam, Sage, and the girls."
"I will," assured Relena.
Sitting on a college campus picnic table Hilde read through the files of the three girls that she was investigating. About all she had found out from the three girls before they had to take off to class was that they did indeed know who Vice Foreign Minister was, more than just a political figure. Apparently that was all she could get out of them before Draca checked her watch and informed the girls that it was 9:29 am, and that there was only one minute before class started.
Now scanning through the files of the young ladies Hilde was learning that at one time they all had gone to the St. Gabriel Institution before the Eves War broke out, than all three went in separate directions across the globe. Draca had finished her high schooling in Texas, Salimar in Korea, and Lynn in France. Each in a public school and being among the top 100 students in their graduated classes. Are currently living in the Noventa household as apartment residence.
Noventa? As in Sylvia Noventa? They're staying with her mother in Verona? Wow, I had no idea that Mrs. Noventa rented out rooms of her house, thought Hilde as she continued to scan through the files.
Allergies: None
Medical Needs: None
Weight: 129, 132, 125
What caught Hilde's eye next was what she read when she was reading what was under family listings. First was Draca, she was an orphan with her uncle as her legal guardian throughout high school and middle school. Than Lynn was next, she was being taken cared by a foster family in France, which was the reason why she had to move in the first place. Last was Salimar, her guardian was her grandfather who lived in Moscow, Russia.
Why would have your granddaughter go to a school in Korea instead of having her go to a school in Moscow? wondered Hilde. Flipping through the files again for anything else she could find useful.
Each girl was in a computer class, Lynn was majoring in music and taking a minor in history as well as Spanish, Draca was also majoring in music and than taking up a minor in philosophy also design, and Salimar was taking a major in both English courses and music, than a minor in business. Each girl was very different but each had one passion, which seemed to be music. It at least explains why they all like being in the band. Wonder if any of them are looking to becoming real artists and be famous, Hilde thought to herself as she remembered how great they sang the night before.
"Hey Hilde, here," greeted Draca coming up to Hilde from behind and setting down a cup of coffee in front of the preventer before taking a seat next to her.
Having jumped at the voice, Hilde regained her senses when she saw that it was only Draca followed by Lynn and Salimar behind, carrying four plates of pizza. "It's only you three," sighed Hilde holding a hand to her heart. "You know you really shouldn't sneak up on people!"
"Sorry but it was an open opportunity," apologized Draca with an equally apologetic smile, one that reminded Hilde of the ones that Relena would give her when she would sneak up on her in the dark. "We brought some lunch and coffee for you since I doubt you've had anything to eat since you woke up."
"Thank you," nodded Hilde taking a plate from Salimar, and than set it down in front of her while Lynn took a seat across from her and Salimar across from Draca.
"Still doing research on us?" noted Salimar nodding towards the files that laid out open.
"Yeah, interesting histories you three and classes. Want to tell me how you three each knew Relena?" inquired Hilde as she took a bit of her pizza.
Taking a sip of her coke it was Salimar who answered first, "We knew her from the St. Gabriel Institution; all four of us were in the same class. I guess we were the first to actually see that Relena wasn't exactly dumb to why most of the people at school liked her at all, they knew nothing of the real her."
"Being me, I was the first to approach her during class and introduce myself," interjected Draca swallowing a bit of her pizza. "She was a bit surprised that I even bothered to ask her for what she thought of our project that we were assigned to do rather than ask Lynn, she sat right in front of me. It was a bit humorous, that must have been the first time that someone actually included her into a bit of gossip that didn't consist of guys or having someone try to be proper."
"Which was impossible for Draca, she could never be proper much less formal. Always gave the nuns nicknames and gave Relena the nickname Lena, which was something no one else at school even did. Than there was the fact that we didn't really give a damn of her money that Relena must've found a bit odd," added Lynn.
"Most definitely, since those other girls were always talking about her, not saying nothing mean or anything, but just talking about her and how lucky she was all the time," agreed Draca.
"In a way, it was Draca who got us all together with becoming Relena's friends. Than the guys came around after that one horse incident," Salimar stated.
"Guys?" echoed Hilde.
"Adam and Sage," replied Lynn. "During class one day, I kind of fell off a horse and the boys were the first ones to actually take action by carrying me off to the nurse's office. When Relena came to visit with these two, they met Adam and Sage there. That's when we all really began becoming really close to each other."
"Now is it Adam or Adem?" inquired Hilde taking out a notepad to take down some of these notes.
"Adam, with an A," answered Salimar taking a sip of her coke.
"Thank you. What about your band name, 'For Rel'? How is that spelt?" continued Hilde.
"Rel," replied Lynn.
"Adam's idea since that was his nickname for Relena. When we began the band it was around the time that Relena ran off, so when Adam heard about it he wanted to somehow remember Relena somehow. Thus the title 'For Rel' instead of 'For Real', r-e-a-l," jumped in Draca. "Him and Relena were very close actually, but than he and Sage had to move to Miami, Florida because of family business."
"Yeah, than it was the domino effect from there," included Salimar turning her eyes downcast.
"Which reminds me Salimar, why did you finish high school in Korea when your grandfather was in Moscow?" questioned Hilde looking up from the notepad to watch the reaction to the question. The green haired girl was calm and reserved as she met Hilde's gaze, something most people in her situation wouldn't do.
"My grandfather was and still is a busy man, Hilde. He had no time to spend with me without being on call, so he suggested that I go to Korea to finish my schooling while staying with one of his friends. All he wanted was me to be able to stay in touch with others my age as well as learn to be the best I could, and boy did I. Never want to go through that again! Going to school for 15 hours a day was no camping trip," explained Salimar finishing off her pizza and drowning down her coke.
"That explains quite a bit. Can you tell me the name of the family you were staying with?"
"I was staying with the Lim family," responded Salimar gathering up the empty plates and getting up to throw them away.
"Your foster family, Lynn?"
"The Vocs actually. I never held onto my real last name so I took on my foster family's last name instead," Lynn told her.
"Draca?"
"My Uncle is William Ison actually, an oil man in Texas though he's quite a genius," stated Draca as Salimar returned to the table.
"Again, thank you, each of you, for your time and for answering these questions for me," thanked Hilde getting up and gathering up the files before heading to her jeep.
Who is Relena poll:
Draca: 2
Salimar: 2
Lynn: 1