Disclaimer: I don't own GW or SM.
A/N: I know that there's a lot of error with the summary so please forgive me. If I have the time I'll fix it. And also I forgot to mention, I'm thinking about making this a Serena/Heero fic.
Chapter 1b
He was examining the room as soon as he came in, carefully watching so that no one tries anything funny. He heard the shout and he was near the staircase when the little princess started running. Everything happened so fast he quickly sprang to action.
He ran and was just in time when he caught the princess. They lay sprawled on the floor. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly checked for any bruises and broken bones and found that she had twisted her ankle. In not less than a minute, the little girl was taken from his arms by her mother.
Serena was in a moment of shock, her head protected by the man who had caught her. He held her securely and checked her for any broken bones. He looked at her when she winced in pain. Serena got out of her momentary shock when he looked at her. His eyes were Prussian blue, piercing and unsettling that Serena swallowed. She held on to him for dear life as more people flocked over to them.
She was now trembling not with fear of the incident but the way everyone would shake their heads in disapproval at her again. She bowed her head shamefully and cringe as her foot hurt painfully. She was now at the arms of her mother who was crying and murmuring things to her of how awful she had been.
Her father talked to the young man who had saved her while her mother carried her like a baby protectively. Serena stared at her savior curiously.
"Heero Yui, thank you for saving my daughter's life." Her father said gratefully.
Heero shrugged indicating that he was only doing his job.
Relena was frowning at her cousin's unladylike behavior and was only a bit worried when she fell down. All thoughts of proper behavior flew out of her system as she saw Heero saving Serena. Fighting the crowd Relena made her way.
"HEEROOOOO!" Someone yelled. Everyone turned.
Serena giggled as her usually composed cousin was latching herself to the man known as Heero Yui shamelessly. Heero's calm, emotionless eyes panicked for a couple of seconds then calmed down again as he politely told Relena to go away. Then and there Serena decided that she like this man.
Her mother heard her giggle and shot her a warning look and sent her marching back to her room.
Serena ignored the pain in her left foot as she trudged back to her room.
"Your child twisted her ankle." Heero told Lady Peacecraft.
"Serena." Her mother called out warningly, Serena quickened her pace back to her room.
Later that night, her foot already bandaged properly Lady Peacecraft was gently combing the hair of her daughter.
"Mother, I'm sorry for tonight, I didn't mean to make a fool of myself." Serena apologized hesitantly.
"It's alright Ser." Her mother answered her voice strained.
"Mom?" Serena asked again after awhile. She continued when her mother didn't answer her. "Why does Relena have many bodyguards?" Serena questioned.
"Relena is an important figure for Peace on Earth and the colonies." She told her.
"Are you disappointed that I'm not as good as Relena?" Serena asked in a small voice.
"Of course not I accept you as my daughter and I love you. I wouldn't want you to become someone you're not." Her mother said soothingly. Serena hugged her mom and fell asleep at her mother's arms.
Serena woke up in the middle of the night. She tried to stand up wondering how painful her foot will hurt. She was only mildly surprised when it didn't hurt anymore; she always had been a fast healer. Opening the door and closing it quietly she tiptoed at the hallway wanting to go to the kitchens since she never had anything to eat at the party.
Knowing that her mother would have a fit if she saw her walking with her so- called injury, Serena carefully made her way thinking that nearly everyone would already be asleep. She passed by the library and nearly gasped out loud when she heard voices.
"We've talked about this lots of times, dear." She heard her father speak. "You need to toughen up when it comes to bringing up Serena." Her father continued.
"Toughen up?" Her mother asked with anger. "I raise my daughter just fine."
"Look at what happened today, it's a disaster!" Her father bellowed.
"Listen to your husband Elizabeth." Serena heard her aunt Lilly, the mother of Relena speak to her mother. "Serena needs some good influence in her, she should take some classes my Relena is taking, it would surely improve her manners." Aunt Lilly said with a nod.
"Serena is a very liberated, she'd hate those classes, especially if we force her to take them." Her mother protested.
"I don't care whether she likes it or not! I wont have any of my family become a fool in any social gatherings." Her father said with finality.
"Are you ashamed of your daughter?" Her mother asked coldly, her father was silent, without waiting for an answer she exited the library.
Serena sank back to the shadows to avoid to being seen. As soon as her mother was gone she listened again.
"I wish my daughter is more like Relena. She should be aware of her responsibilities as a Peacecraft." Her father spoke, Serena imagined him shaking his head disappointedly as he spoke this. Serena couldn't hear anymore as her Aunt responded something. No matter, she doesn't want to hear anymore.
Clenching her teeth, she as good as ran back to her room, forgetting that she was hungry. She was shaking as soon as she opened the knob; she collapsed at her bed and breathed deeply. Still trembling she sat up and was soon facing her mirror.
A lone tear fell down her cheek, and a sob escaped from her throat. She stared angrily at herself. Why can't she be more like Relena they say? Relena is sooo perfect, so dignified, so strong, while she...while she...
Serena can't think anymore as she allowed herself one act of weakness, she cried.
Her father was ashamed of her; she was a disgrace to the family. Hell, she doesn't even like herself anymore. Not after tonight, not after what she have heard. Well tomorrow things will be different...Serena vowed. She'll go and study in all those classes her know-it-all cousin attends to, she might even be nice to the show-off, maybe even wear those girly dresses everyday if it will please them. She'd be the perfect daughter, she'll be very mature and grow up, she'll do anything, anything to change her father's opinion on her and make them proud that she's a Peacecraft.
So for the next week, Serena did just that. Unfortunately, everyone seems to be suspicious of her actions. She was even overly nice at that bitchy cousin of hers that even her mother was in disbelief. After the week was done, Serena was uptight, tired and utterly exhausted, yet proud of herself. The next day she woke up early to say goodbye to her parents who was going on a trip to the colonies.
"Why Serena! I'm surprised that you woke up so early." Her father praised. Serena beamed and kissed her parents goodbye. "Don't give your nanny a hard time watching you while we're gone ok?" Her mother asked with a smile, Serena was in a good mood that even Relena's presence didn't bother her.
That night Serena was sleeping soundly, happy that she wasn't a pain to her parents for the entire week. If she can keep this up they might even begin to trust her again and Relena wont be so perfect in their eyes anymore. Tomorrow, she's going to wake up early again...
The next day...
Serena woke up with a gasp. She overslept! Flinging back her covers, she hurriedly dressed and opened her door to run to her class. Silence greeted her. "Where are the servants?" Serena wondered. She kept walking and walking no one was there to greet her. "Where is everyone?"
She went to the library and found the person she least liked to see.
"Relena?" Serena spoke with a swallow. There were unshed tears on Relena's eyes and to Serena's utter shock, Relena ran and hugged her. "What's wrong?" Serena asked nervous.
"Ser? You're parents are dead." Relena whispered the distressing news.
"What?" Serena gasped, stepping out of Relena's embrace.
"HOW DARE YOU! How dare you play such a trick on me?" Serena shouted glaring heatedly at Relena. "This is no joke, you're parents transportation crashed, you're father's body has already been found dead, and people are trying to find you're mother's body." Relena said solemnly.
"Then she can't be dead! They can't be dead!" Serena yelled backing away to the door and fleeing. "Serena!" Relena called out to her.
3 days later there was a mass held for her parents and then they were going to bury her dad. They never did found her mother's body and Serena never gave up hope. But still.she was all alone now. Who's going to take care of her?
Serena was in a state of shock all throughout the ordeal, she nodded numbly when people offered their condolences, her state of shock vanished however when people came in front to see the dead body of her father. Reality sank in and she couldn't deal. Serena stood up abruptly and ran.She ran and ran until her knees gave out on her and fell on the soft earth crying.
"SERENA!" People yelled after her. But Serena didn't hear any of them and at that moment the skies darkened. "WE'Re UNDER ATTACK!" Someone shouted and in a second guns were being fired and everyone was already panicking. "Serena!" Her cousin Relena went after her but was topped by one of her bodyguards.
Serena continued running away from them, she was running not from the gunfire but from the reality of the events that now left her to be an orphan. She was dimly aware that Heero Yui the guy who saved her last week was running after her, probably by Relena's order. But Serena didn't care, a bomb fell from the sky and Serena felt someone grabbed her.
Expecting the person to be Heero, Serena was surprised when she found herself staring at a stranger's eyes. "Who are you?" Serena whispered her throat dry. "My name's Haruka and I'm going to take you out of here safe and sound Princess." The guy Haruka grinned.
"OH." Serena murmured. Haruka clutched her protectively and ran towards a safer place when another bomb dropped.
Soon it was all over, "Hey are you alright?" Haruka asked gently. He wiped the smudge on Serena's cheek and grinned. "C'mon everything's fine now. The gundams have taken care of it." Haruka told her. Serena nodded and got up.
"Let's go." Haruka guided her to his transportation. "Aren't we going back to the palace?" Serena asked curious. "Nah, I'm taking you somewhere else." Haruka said. "Why? Do you want to go back to that place?" He asked softly.
Serena glanced back to the palace that was nearly destroyed and was silent.
"Hey, it's okay. If you want I'll take you back to the palce." Haruka said soothingly.
Serena shook her head. "No. Take me with you" she whispered head bent afraid that she might cry.
"Don't worry, you'll come back here one day. When you're ready and when you're heart has already healed." Harula promised.
"Really?" Serena asked looking up to him.
"Really." Haruka assured her.
They started walking. "Thank you for saving me by the way, my name's Serena, where will we be going?" Serena asked. "You'll see." Haruka said mysteriously.
They boarded the shuttle and were about to leave. "Say goodbye now Princess." Haruka told her. "I have nothing to say goodbye to." Serena said seriously eyes turning glassy.
Haruka looked at her sympathetically.
Serena gave a last look to the home she'd be leaving behind. "I'll come back, and I'll make mom and dad proud of me for being a Peacecraft when I do." She vowed as they disappeared into the sky.
A/N: Next chapter will be when Serena has returned 6 years later.
A/N: I know that there's a lot of error with the summary so please forgive me. If I have the time I'll fix it. And also I forgot to mention, I'm thinking about making this a Serena/Heero fic.
Chapter 1b
He was examining the room as soon as he came in, carefully watching so that no one tries anything funny. He heard the shout and he was near the staircase when the little princess started running. Everything happened so fast he quickly sprang to action.
He ran and was just in time when he caught the princess. They lay sprawled on the floor. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly checked for any bruises and broken bones and found that she had twisted her ankle. In not less than a minute, the little girl was taken from his arms by her mother.
Serena was in a moment of shock, her head protected by the man who had caught her. He held her securely and checked her for any broken bones. He looked at her when she winced in pain. Serena got out of her momentary shock when he looked at her. His eyes were Prussian blue, piercing and unsettling that Serena swallowed. She held on to him for dear life as more people flocked over to them.
She was now trembling not with fear of the incident but the way everyone would shake their heads in disapproval at her again. She bowed her head shamefully and cringe as her foot hurt painfully. She was now at the arms of her mother who was crying and murmuring things to her of how awful she had been.
Her father talked to the young man who had saved her while her mother carried her like a baby protectively. Serena stared at her savior curiously.
"Heero Yui, thank you for saving my daughter's life." Her father said gratefully.
Heero shrugged indicating that he was only doing his job.
Relena was frowning at her cousin's unladylike behavior and was only a bit worried when she fell down. All thoughts of proper behavior flew out of her system as she saw Heero saving Serena. Fighting the crowd Relena made her way.
"HEEROOOOO!" Someone yelled. Everyone turned.
Serena giggled as her usually composed cousin was latching herself to the man known as Heero Yui shamelessly. Heero's calm, emotionless eyes panicked for a couple of seconds then calmed down again as he politely told Relena to go away. Then and there Serena decided that she like this man.
Her mother heard her giggle and shot her a warning look and sent her marching back to her room.
Serena ignored the pain in her left foot as she trudged back to her room.
"Your child twisted her ankle." Heero told Lady Peacecraft.
"Serena." Her mother called out warningly, Serena quickened her pace back to her room.
Later that night, her foot already bandaged properly Lady Peacecraft was gently combing the hair of her daughter.
"Mother, I'm sorry for tonight, I didn't mean to make a fool of myself." Serena apologized hesitantly.
"It's alright Ser." Her mother answered her voice strained.
"Mom?" Serena asked again after awhile. She continued when her mother didn't answer her. "Why does Relena have many bodyguards?" Serena questioned.
"Relena is an important figure for Peace on Earth and the colonies." She told her.
"Are you disappointed that I'm not as good as Relena?" Serena asked in a small voice.
"Of course not I accept you as my daughter and I love you. I wouldn't want you to become someone you're not." Her mother said soothingly. Serena hugged her mom and fell asleep at her mother's arms.
Serena woke up in the middle of the night. She tried to stand up wondering how painful her foot will hurt. She was only mildly surprised when it didn't hurt anymore; she always had been a fast healer. Opening the door and closing it quietly she tiptoed at the hallway wanting to go to the kitchens since she never had anything to eat at the party.
Knowing that her mother would have a fit if she saw her walking with her so- called injury, Serena carefully made her way thinking that nearly everyone would already be asleep. She passed by the library and nearly gasped out loud when she heard voices.
"We've talked about this lots of times, dear." She heard her father speak. "You need to toughen up when it comes to bringing up Serena." Her father continued.
"Toughen up?" Her mother asked with anger. "I raise my daughter just fine."
"Look at what happened today, it's a disaster!" Her father bellowed.
"Listen to your husband Elizabeth." Serena heard her aunt Lilly, the mother of Relena speak to her mother. "Serena needs some good influence in her, she should take some classes my Relena is taking, it would surely improve her manners." Aunt Lilly said with a nod.
"Serena is a very liberated, she'd hate those classes, especially if we force her to take them." Her mother protested.
"I don't care whether she likes it or not! I wont have any of my family become a fool in any social gatherings." Her father said with finality.
"Are you ashamed of your daughter?" Her mother asked coldly, her father was silent, without waiting for an answer she exited the library.
Serena sank back to the shadows to avoid to being seen. As soon as her mother was gone she listened again.
"I wish my daughter is more like Relena. She should be aware of her responsibilities as a Peacecraft." Her father spoke, Serena imagined him shaking his head disappointedly as he spoke this. Serena couldn't hear anymore as her Aunt responded something. No matter, she doesn't want to hear anymore.
Clenching her teeth, she as good as ran back to her room, forgetting that she was hungry. She was shaking as soon as she opened the knob; she collapsed at her bed and breathed deeply. Still trembling she sat up and was soon facing her mirror.
A lone tear fell down her cheek, and a sob escaped from her throat. She stared angrily at herself. Why can't she be more like Relena they say? Relena is sooo perfect, so dignified, so strong, while she...while she...
Serena can't think anymore as she allowed herself one act of weakness, she cried.
Her father was ashamed of her; she was a disgrace to the family. Hell, she doesn't even like herself anymore. Not after tonight, not after what she have heard. Well tomorrow things will be different...Serena vowed. She'll go and study in all those classes her know-it-all cousin attends to, she might even be nice to the show-off, maybe even wear those girly dresses everyday if it will please them. She'd be the perfect daughter, she'll be very mature and grow up, she'll do anything, anything to change her father's opinion on her and make them proud that she's a Peacecraft.
So for the next week, Serena did just that. Unfortunately, everyone seems to be suspicious of her actions. She was even overly nice at that bitchy cousin of hers that even her mother was in disbelief. After the week was done, Serena was uptight, tired and utterly exhausted, yet proud of herself. The next day she woke up early to say goodbye to her parents who was going on a trip to the colonies.
"Why Serena! I'm surprised that you woke up so early." Her father praised. Serena beamed and kissed her parents goodbye. "Don't give your nanny a hard time watching you while we're gone ok?" Her mother asked with a smile, Serena was in a good mood that even Relena's presence didn't bother her.
That night Serena was sleeping soundly, happy that she wasn't a pain to her parents for the entire week. If she can keep this up they might even begin to trust her again and Relena wont be so perfect in their eyes anymore. Tomorrow, she's going to wake up early again...
The next day...
Serena woke up with a gasp. She overslept! Flinging back her covers, she hurriedly dressed and opened her door to run to her class. Silence greeted her. "Where are the servants?" Serena wondered. She kept walking and walking no one was there to greet her. "Where is everyone?"
She went to the library and found the person she least liked to see.
"Relena?" Serena spoke with a swallow. There were unshed tears on Relena's eyes and to Serena's utter shock, Relena ran and hugged her. "What's wrong?" Serena asked nervous.
"Ser? You're parents are dead." Relena whispered the distressing news.
"What?" Serena gasped, stepping out of Relena's embrace.
"HOW DARE YOU! How dare you play such a trick on me?" Serena shouted glaring heatedly at Relena. "This is no joke, you're parents transportation crashed, you're father's body has already been found dead, and people are trying to find you're mother's body." Relena said solemnly.
"Then she can't be dead! They can't be dead!" Serena yelled backing away to the door and fleeing. "Serena!" Relena called out to her.
3 days later there was a mass held for her parents and then they were going to bury her dad. They never did found her mother's body and Serena never gave up hope. But still.she was all alone now. Who's going to take care of her?
Serena was in a state of shock all throughout the ordeal, she nodded numbly when people offered their condolences, her state of shock vanished however when people came in front to see the dead body of her father. Reality sank in and she couldn't deal. Serena stood up abruptly and ran.She ran and ran until her knees gave out on her and fell on the soft earth crying.
"SERENA!" People yelled after her. But Serena didn't hear any of them and at that moment the skies darkened. "WE'Re UNDER ATTACK!" Someone shouted and in a second guns were being fired and everyone was already panicking. "Serena!" Her cousin Relena went after her but was topped by one of her bodyguards.
Serena continued running away from them, she was running not from the gunfire but from the reality of the events that now left her to be an orphan. She was dimly aware that Heero Yui the guy who saved her last week was running after her, probably by Relena's order. But Serena didn't care, a bomb fell from the sky and Serena felt someone grabbed her.
Expecting the person to be Heero, Serena was surprised when she found herself staring at a stranger's eyes. "Who are you?" Serena whispered her throat dry. "My name's Haruka and I'm going to take you out of here safe and sound Princess." The guy Haruka grinned.
"OH." Serena murmured. Haruka clutched her protectively and ran towards a safer place when another bomb dropped.
Soon it was all over, "Hey are you alright?" Haruka asked gently. He wiped the smudge on Serena's cheek and grinned. "C'mon everything's fine now. The gundams have taken care of it." Haruka told her. Serena nodded and got up.
"Let's go." Haruka guided her to his transportation. "Aren't we going back to the palace?" Serena asked curious. "Nah, I'm taking you somewhere else." Haruka said. "Why? Do you want to go back to that place?" He asked softly.
Serena glanced back to the palace that was nearly destroyed and was silent.
"Hey, it's okay. If you want I'll take you back to the palce." Haruka said soothingly.
Serena shook her head. "No. Take me with you" she whispered head bent afraid that she might cry.
"Don't worry, you'll come back here one day. When you're ready and when you're heart has already healed." Harula promised.
"Really?" Serena asked looking up to him.
"Really." Haruka assured her.
They started walking. "Thank you for saving me by the way, my name's Serena, where will we be going?" Serena asked. "You'll see." Haruka said mysteriously.
They boarded the shuttle and were about to leave. "Say goodbye now Princess." Haruka told her. "I have nothing to say goodbye to." Serena said seriously eyes turning glassy.
Haruka looked at her sympathetically.
Serena gave a last look to the home she'd be leaving behind. "I'll come back, and I'll make mom and dad proud of me for being a Peacecraft when I do." She vowed as they disappeared into the sky.
A/N: Next chapter will be when Serena has returned 6 years later.
