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A/n:
Angel-goddess: I know what you mean about the romance, I do have some problems about developing romances. It's either it happen too quickly or they don't happen at all. And please update Boei Academy! I loved reading it.
Channing, Senora Caballer: I'll see what I can do. You just have to find out in the next chapter.
Sleepy: Yeah, I know I messed up with the stalker's thoughts.
Serena Yuy: I think I messed the stalker's thoughts that's why he was talking to himself as the third person, or you could pretend that he's very crazy to cover it up. :)
Silver Blade Neo: Again, I'm sorry about the stalker thing. I really don't know where their mansion is, probably it's in the colony but I never know what the colony looks like, I never did see Gundam Wing.
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Himesama16: I'm not sure if Rei will be in this story or not. Do you want her to?
And thank you to the rest who reviewed.
Chapter 8 Last Will and Testament/ 2 days left
Serena was going nowhere. After the days that had gone by all that she had gathered so far were a long list about who could've found out about her identity. The general location that she had traced was narrowed down to several places but she still couldn't check it out, given that she only has 2 days left. Haruka's letter was a big help giving her the profile on the lists of people who could've found out about her identity. Haruka specifically highlighted 2 people on the list.
Yesterday she had received a letter from Setsuna about the other people who wish to kill her. Given the fact that they don't know about her alter identity as Moon.
"They think I have it." Serena thought amused. Checking her e-mail again there was another one again from Setsuna.
"Thank you." Serena thought gratefully as Setsuna e-mailed to her all the details and information that she had gathered when she was working as a spy for OZ, perhaps there was a couple of people mentioned that could be stalking her now. She did create an uproar when she joined, topping several of the highest commanders.
Serena stood up and decided to take her lunch. She had taken her breakfast at her room and they might be wondering what she's doing up here. She quietly closed and locked her door. She frowned as she saw the person following her. "Where is Heero?" Serena thought with a frown. "He had been gone for about a day and a half already." She thought troubled.
"Duo. How are you?" Serena greeted warmly.
"Hey Princess." Duo grinned.
"Uh, where's Heero?" Serna asked looking around with feigned nonchalance.
Duo's grin got wider. "Don't know what's going on between you two, but you have to tell me!" Duo half begged and teased.
Serena raised her eyebrows. "Whatever do you mean?!" She asked with exaggerated shock.
Duo groaned. "Keeping me in suspense are you?"
Serena chuckled. "Seriously, I don't know what you're talking about." Serena spoke solemn.
"Oh really? Is that why he dangerously threatened my beloved braid, not to mention my life if anything happened to you during my watch?" Duo asked sarcastically. "He also threatened the rest of us. Winner looked ready to faint." Duo said with a nod of affirmation.
Serena laughed quietly. "Well, you'd better keep a close watch then, I just might disappear." Serena said secretively.
She sat at the patio to eat her lunch contemplating what happened between her and Heero three days ago. They never had any formal talk between the incident for when they returned to the mansion everybody was rushing over trying to see if she's alright. That next day, Heero had refused to say anything and kept watching her like a hawk.
After eating her lunch she went back to her room. She need to do something about this stalker business soon and time was running out. She needed to check out the 2 people Haruka highlighted. Grabbing the list, Serena walked out of her room again. Glancing sideways, she realized that nobody was tailing her.
Walking in a super fast pace she went to the garage where several of the cars were parked. She walked past them and got her motorcycle that she had brought along. She grinned as the motor soon started running.
"Bye, bye." Serena muttered as she sped through the long driveway onto the gate ready to take off. Serena squinted as she saw several figures blocking the gate.
Serena stopped. "Quatre? What are you doing here?" She asked surprised.
"I'm sorry princess, you see it's my watch right now. And you can't go anywhere outside." Quatre apologized.
"But I'll only be gone just for a couple of minutes." Serena complained.
Quatre shook his head. "I'm really sorry."
Serena tried again after an hour has gone past, taking a different route this time, only to find Trowa shaking his head disapprovingly at her.
Serena stormed back to the mansion grumbling. "I'm a prisoner in my own house."
She was walking to the kitchen when the phone near the stairs rang besides her, stopping her to answer. Without a thought she picked it up carelessly.
"Hello?" She asked with a tint of annoyance.
Nobody answered just a cackling laugh.
"Who is this?" Serena demanded. She slammed the phone down. "How many times was that already? Ten?" Serena asked in disgust.
She looked up and found Relena going down the stairs probably having heard of the phone call.
"Serena we need to talk later when Heero has come back." Relena said hesitantly.
"About what?" Serena asked her expression guarded.
"About everything that has happened, these calls and death threats must be obviously upsetting you." Relena said sympathetic.
"Sure it is, if you're considered one of the top assassins in the whole world and here you are being targeted like a helpless little creature when I could have already slit this lunatic's throat out already without your interference with these bodyguards following me around. Then yes I am upset." Serena thought irritated.
"That's why we need to figure this out. Come to the library later and we will discuss this." Relena continued.
"Where is Heero anyway?" Serena asked in a casual manner.
"Oh, he had some important mission to take care of. He'll probably come back with information." Relena dismissively.
"Information about what?" Serena asked curious.
Relena shrugged and left.
Serena went to her earlier destination, the kitchen. She fixed herself up a drink and sat reading the newspaper that they had left behind.
"Damn, damn, damn…" Serena muttered as she saw the cover headline of the newspaper. Skimming the contents, she moaned. "When did these story leak out?"
Nearly running towards the library she glared at each of them. "Why didn't anyone tell me about this?"
"We were going to tell, you. That's why I asked for this formal meeting." Relena spoke trying to placate her.
"Now tell me what are you going to do? As if I don't have enough to worry about right now?" Serena asked with a snarl.
"That's why we didn't want to tell you the news until we came up for a solution." Relena interrupted.
Serena went on unheeded. "Now I have to worry about prank calls, being assassinated and the press knocking down the door. I'm surprised they haven't camped out outside the gate by now." Serena asked sarcastically.
"Please Princess we didn't know how word leak out that you had the missing crystal of Lady Elizabeth Peacecraft and of course about the several assassination attempts made on you." Mr. Keiyo spoke gently to pacify her.
"Do you really have the rumored crystal Sere?" Mina spoke curious.
Serena shot her a look. "No. I don't even know if it exists anymore." Serena said curtly.
"Now how did they find out about the attempts on my life?" Serena asked with a frown. She had a plan earlier on how to escape that night but now it's ruined since there would be media people trailing her around watching her every move.
"Before you go crazy why don't we discuss what we should do?" Relena asked.
"Do you have a plan?" Serena asked mockingly.
"As a matter of fact I do." Relena answered evenly.
The others quieted down and the four g-boys watched with interest at what Relena's grand plan would be.
After a few minutes…
"That's it? You're telling me to hide?" Serena spat eyes narrowed.
"Go somewhere secluded and wait till all of these blow over. We'll handle the press here." Relena said coolly.
"And what about the threats on my life?" Serena asked.
"We'll take care of it too. When you come back everything will be fine." Relena said with a fact.
Serena was quiet but inside she was seething.
Relena probably thought that Serena was thinking about her actions and probably regretting ever going public and revealing herself as a Peacecraft.
"I know that you're probably thinking of what a messed up life being a Peacecraft have and how being a Princess isn't all it's cracked up to be. If you want after you've gone into hiding you could forget this ever happened and go on to your life before you had decides to become a Peacecraft again." Relena said concerned.
"Are you suggesting that I disappear again and never come back?" Serena asked in a dangerously soft tone.
The pilots, Mr. Keiyo and Mina all held their breaths. They knew that all hell was bout to break loose.
Relena misread the signals again and thought that Serena was swaying over to her decision. "Yes." Relena nodded sympathetic.
"But I need to do this. Father would be ashamed of me if I go into hiding again! I've run away from my duties for so long!" Serena said in a pained voice.
"But you don't have to Sere! You're father didn't leave you any responsibilities! What are you willing to risk you're life for?" Relena asked impatiently.
Serena felt cold. "What do you mean?" She asked emotionless but her eyes showed vulnerability.
Mr. Keiyo who was also their attorney got out the formal copy of her father's last will and testament. Shock was written all over Serena's features. Relena was watching her grimly having read the will before.
After Mr. Keiyo was finished reading the will, Serena grabbed it and skimmed the paper once more.
"This is a lie!" Serena shouted with disbelief. "You're playing one of you're cruel joke on me aren't you Len? To get back for the one I pulled in your birthday? Serena asked her voice shaking. Relena shook her head. "How could he leave me nothing? Not even my title." Serena mused sadly.
"He didn't leave you nothing, He asked us to take care of
you." Relena butt in.
"How could my father do this to me? He never trusted me in the end did he?"
Serena asked in a small voice staring at the piece of paper again. Relena tried
to come closer to comfort her, Mina was doing the same. Relena was stopped
midway though when Serena looked up. It was filled with hate directed at her.
"This is all your fault! When I thought that maybe I could start to tolerate you, you hurt me again!" Serena hissed glaringly. She stood up knocking the chair over and nearly ran out of the room. She was in great hurry to escape that she never noticed Heero leaning beside the door.
Relena tried to run after her as well as the rest of the pilots thinking of the dangers that are still present.
"Heero!" Relena said in surprise. "Why didn't you go in?" Relena asked.
"Hnn." Heero shrugged. He stood up straight and nodded to the rest of the pilots in greeting meaning that he will be the one to fetch Serena.
Truth was Heero had discovered something interesting during his little mission and it was about Serena and her whereabouts for the last 6 years. He purposely didn't come in when he heard the shouts going on. He didn't want to see Serena hurt. He noticed the lone tear that fell from her eye when she hastily ran out and it killed him to see her in such pain. "Stupid emotions." Hero scowled. He needed to get these feelings in control, for Serena Peacecraft could be an impostor and the enemy.
Chapter 9a Angels Don't Cry (A little intro on chap 9)
It was no surprise where Serena went. She went to her parent's graves. Although she promised not to cry again ever since that night when she heard her parents talk, Serena did just that. She went down on her knees and cried.
The trees rustled and the moon provided some light. Serena shivered.
She looked angrily at the grave of her father, her eyes glassy from her tears.
"You never did believe on me, you never gave me a chance." Serena spoke sorrowfully. "Relena was always perfect, you never even knew you had your own daughter to be proud of." Serena continued. "And I tried so hard too! I tried so hard too!" Serena cried out a heavy weight building up her chest.
The wind rusted again and Serena knew that someone was watching her. "Probably Heero."
A hand laid down her shoulder. "Beautiful Angel's don't cry." The owner of the hand spoke.
Serena gasped at the familiar yet unknown voice. Serena
stood up and quickly turned around. "Darien!" She uttered in awe.
Darien opened his arms welcomingly
seeing her distressed state. With no thought on how Darien came inside the
private manor, where he had come from and why he was here. Serena allowed Darien
to comfort her whispering soothing words to her ear. Serena did what she could
do at the moment; she started rambling about her frustrations and cried.
Meanwhile, Heero had been watching from a distance, he saw the stranger some up to Serena and was ready to protect her at the cost of his life when Serena seemed to recognize the man.
Heero was now watching with jealousy as the man had his arms around HIS Serena. Heero was itching to use his gun against the unknown man. He should be the one comforting Serena not this stranger!
A/n: I really don't know how to put all my ideas altogether into this story, I'd probably summarized some of it up. Anywayz… what kind of mission did Heero go to? What are they talking about the crystal that her mother used to have that they think is now on Serenity Peacecraft's possessions? And where did Darien come form? Stay Tuned and find out! REVIEW!!! And thank you again to those who do review.
