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DaughterofDeath
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Serena Yuy: Oh what I actually meant by that spy comment is Serena had been spying on them. She worked for OZ to find out where the gems are hidden.
John Steppenwolf: Um…who's the singer for the Paint it black song? I think I've heard it, then again maybe not.
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Chapter 14 Why?
He ran after her and in a matter of seconds overtook her. Heero trapped her holding her close against him not budging an inch as she struggled weakly to get away. Truth was she doesn't want to get away…
"Let me go…let me go." Serena struggled trying half heartedly to force her way out.
"Stop it! I am not letting you go until we talk." Heero spoke harshly.
Serena stopped moving for a moment her head bent in defeat. Heero lessened his grip and took her hand gently. "Let's go." He tugged at her hand taking her to a place more private.
"Now tell me everything." Heero spoke simply waiting for her to continue.
Serena haltingly looked up to meet his expecting stare. Her mouth parted unsure of what to say, the suddenly…
"I'm sorry!" Serena cried out and flung herself at him with a sob, her arms encircling his neck, She kissed him passionately with longing. Heero, surprised held her by the waist in a daze. By the time the kiss ended, Serena was gone.
"Damn." Heero muttered as he realized he had been manipulated. "And I thought that she was saying sorry for leaving me." He grumbled.
***
Serena ran faster than she had even on her deadliest mission all to escape what?
"I'm a coward when it comes to emotions." Serena thought guiltily as she finally stopped running in front of the mansion. "But I can't face him…not yet. Not when I might die." Serena thought tears threatening to fall. She entered the house and encountered Rei in the hallway.
"Hey Ren have you seen…" Rei stopped as she saw Serena's miserable look. "What happened?" Rei asked tenderly. Serena's eyes met hers and ran to her friend's arms crying. They sat down at a couch with Rei's hand patting Serena's back comfortingly.
"You mustn't tell anyone Rei…ok?" Serena made her friend promised before continuing. Rei nodded.
"I saw him." Serena whispered her eyes torn and confused.
"What?!" Rei exclaimed. "Here? He came looking for you?" She asked stunned.
Serena's silence confirmed her questions.
"What did you do? What did he do?" Rei asked slowly.
"He kissed me." Serena said softly.
"Forcibly or willingly?" Rei asked again with a tinge of anger. She had never met this Heero person only heard about him barely and she still doesn't know what kind of relationship he had been carrying on with her best friend.
Serena shook her head. "Very willingly." Serena's eyes met Rei's, and Rei found herself to be very sympathetic. It was rare of her friend to fall in love; never since they had met before did Serena ever mention that she was in love, not even with Darien. It was as thought Fate had led a hand and decided that they were meant to be.
Serena stood up, "I'm going to my room." She spoke hiccupping.
Rei nodded eyes trailing after her.
Meanwhile, Heero was strolling down the neighborhood. He sighed as he realized that he had lost her. "Damn it! How can she be so good at hiding?" Heero thought with a scowl. Without notice he realized that he had bumped with someone, that someone happened to have blue hair and blue eyes.
"Blue hair and blue eyes?" Heero thought with a spark of hope. His mood soured as he realized that it was not she. He continued walking when someone called out to him.
"Heero? Heero Yuy is that you?" The woman screeched.
"Hnn." Heero spoke flatly.
"Oh this is so cool! Now Ren won't be so sad!" Mina spoke hyper. "She'll be so happy to see you!" Mina spoke with a nod.
Wheels were turning at Heero's mind. He didn't mention the fact that he had already met Serena and that the meeting didn't go exactly too well. "Take me to her." Heero ordered. "Who knew better where she is than her dear friend?" Heero thought satisfied as he followed Mina, ignoring her fast chatter as he kept thinking about finally seeing Serena again and getting to the bottom of what's bothering her.
***
Serena sat at her bed cradling an old family photograph when her parents were still alive. Someone shouted for her.
"HEY RENA! COME DOWN HERE FOR A MOMENT!" Mina yelled. Serena sighed and placed the picture back to its place and went down wondering what her friend want.
"What is it?" Serena called out slightly annoyed as she was walking down the steps.
"Look who's here to see you!" Mina spoke beaming.
Serena frowned with curiosity as the so-called stranger turned towards her.
"No! NO! NO!" Serena's mind panicked as she quickly rushed back to her room.
"Wait Serena!" Heero yelled as he ran after her yet again.
"What was that all about?" Mina wondered at the two people-playing chase, at the same time Rei walked in.
"What's with all the noise?" Rei asked frowning.
Mina shrugged. "I thought that Sere would be happy since I brought Heero here." Mina spoke proudly.
"You didn't!" Rei exclaimed eyes wide. "No wonder she took off." Rei thought.
"I don't know what's the big deal. I thought that she misses him." Mina spoke puzzled.
"Haven't you been listening when Setsuna explained it all?" Rei asked with a sigh. "Come! And don't bother to eavesdrop on the two upstairs. I guess Sere is going to have to tell him."
***
Serena couldn't get away fast enough this time again. Heero pinned her to the door of her room. He kissed her deeply and fervently, his tongue entering her mouth. He relaxed a bit as he felt her respond her own desire building.
Serena was trying hard to resist him and not go senseless with his kiss. Her hand slowly grasp the door handle to her room getting ready….when a larger hand took hers and held it securely in place, their fingers intertwined.
Heero broke the kiss and whispered, his mouth grazing her ear. "Not this time… we go in together and you are going to explain everything to me." Heero commanded. Serena nodded meekly and they both went inside.
Serena sat at the edge of her bed as Heero gazed at her room. His eyebrows raised at the many cute fluffy stuff toys that decorated the room. As he recalled this girl was supposed to be a spy/assassin. "So what do you want to know?" Serena asked nervously.
Heero studied her. "Depends on what you are going to tell me." Heero cocked. Serena refused to say anything else and the tension built and built when Heero shattered the silence with one question that plagues them both for different reasons.
"Why did you leave me?" He was deadly calm when he asked this, ready for whatever she was going to say.
"Because I thought you wanted me to leave." Serena spoke not meeting his eyes.
Heero grabbed Serena by the shoulders. "You know that's not true." Heero accused. "Now tell me the truth. I'm tired of playing hide and seek, Sere. Please tell me the truth now." Heero spoke demanding then his voice dropped down in a soft caress at the end.
"Hai…" Serena mumbled finally looking at his eyes. She nearly choked at the tenderness she saw within its depth, concealed securely but still there.
"You need to understand first everything from the beginning…it's quite a long story." Serena warned.
"I am willing to listen." Heero answered looking at her.
Serena's eyes became far-away as she opened her mouth to speak. "Do you believe in magic, Heero?" Serena asked.
Heero looked confused at the question.
"Let me rephrase it… what is magic to you?" Serena corrected herself.
"Magic doesn't exist." Heero stated.
Serena frowned She then stood up and went to the balcony. "Is it something so unbelievable to be real? Something so powerful and inexplicable that everyone choose to deny it." Serena spoke mostly to herself.
Heero followed her and touched her arm gently. "Where is this leading to Sere?"
Serena turned to him her eyes capturing his. "Magic is real, Heero and it's everything as its cracked up to be." Serena whispered without humor.
"It is a huge amount of energy capable to do anything, it could purge the world of its evil or swallow it completely in pitiful darkness. It is alive yet merely resting. It's waiting for someone with a great will, to control it. Magic knows no bad or good, it is power. Ultimate power, only the human desires corrupt magic making it vile and distasteful." Serena spoke to him with a passion filled voice making him believe.
Heero tried to speak but Serena held out a hand to stop him. "I believe in magic Heero, I am born with it, I am blessed with it. It has been and always will be apart of me, it is my legacy." There was silence for a moment as Heero didn't know what to say and where this was getting at."
"Have you heard the legend of Atlantis? The one that sunk in the bottom of the sea?" Serena asked suddenly. They were standing side by side staring at the ground below.
"Hnn." Heero gave a nod.
"It's partly real y'know. Only Atlantis was or never had been on Earth, it was on the moon. It was made to think that way so that everyone would keep searching here while its true treasure lies on the moon. The tales of the Amazons, the ones rumored to possess such healing abilities that could only be called magical are actually refugees of the lost kingdom." Serena spoke.
"But the moon is nothing now, how could such a kingdom like the rumored Atlantis said to have existed there?" Heero questioned.
"And that is where the crystal comes in, its power so great that it could destroy and cause destruction and death as it could control and create life." Serena said sadly.
"How are you all mixed up in this?" Heero asked gazing at her.
"My mother, Elizabeth was actually the last princess of Atlantis before it succumbed to its destruction. The crystal calls out to me now, I am its rightful heir." Serena answered in monotone.
"If the crystal is so powerful as you described it to be, then why was the kingdom destroyed?" Heero asked confused.
"No one knows." Serena spoke sorrowfully.
"You were quite young when your mother died, how did you know of all of these?" He wondered standing beside her.
"Some from Setsuna, my mom's good friend and I did infiltrate OZ bases all over the world, since they are also interested in the crystal. Too interested if you tell me." Serena muttered. "They even destroyed my family just to try to get it." She said bitterly.
"What do you mean?" Heero asked hearing the sadness in her voice.
"The plane crash of my family wasn't an accident, it never was. It was all stage so that they could kidnap my mother and try to force information out of her. They locked her up, she was dead but still somehow alive. She was trapped by the hundreds of tubes they stuck around her body to find out more of the crystal and then they slowly killed her." Serena spoke tears in her voice.
Heero's arms encircled her from behind and pulled her roughly to him. She leaned on to him quiet, loving the way she feels when his arms are around her.
After awhile of thinking… "Do you believe me, Heero?" Serena asked.
"I'm not yet sure." Heero admitted.
"Well… You'd better believe it." Serena spoke evenly. She unclasped her necklace and held it out to him. It was a silver crescent moon held by a sliver chain.
"What is this?" Heero asked as he touched the necklace letting go of her.
"Proof." Serena answered simply.
"What does it do?" Heero asked with a bit of marvel in his voice. "Does it make me invisible?" He said half serious.
Serena glared at him. "It is a gift. It makes me nearly impossible to kill by 95%." Serena spoke with a bit of pride.
"Sure is useful." Heero shrugged.
"This is nothing to what the crystal could do." Serena spoke dangling the necklace between his eyes.
"So that's why there was such a hard security at that OZ base." Heero muttered softly to himself.
"Did you say anything?" Serena asked sharply.
Uh, if OZ knows that the crystal is on the moon why haven't they got it already?" Heero spoke instead.
"That is the purpose of the gems, they true crystal is hidden in a place called the in-between, an alter reality. The gems are the passageways to create the opening. That's why everyone wants to complete all 7 of them to open the portal." Serena explained.
"Uh huh." Heero murmurd.
"Do you believe me now?" Serena asked pointedly stepping farther away from him, scrutinizing his expression, or lack of it.
"But I want to know is what does it have to do with you running away from me? Okay, I believe it's real. So why didn't you just tell me? I could've helped you." Heero spoke frustrated.
Serena looked at him miserably. "Attempting to go through the passage and take the crystal is dangerous business Heero. Not even my amulet could make the difference. I.Could.Die." She announced slowly.
Heero froze as he heard this. "What do you mean?" Heero demanded stepping angrily closer to her. "Don't joke about this Sere." Heero whispered harshly glaring at her, their faces inches apart. Serena looked down.
"Don't joke about this." Heero repeated again this time softer. And then he kissed her firmly, his hand at her back another caressing her face.
After they broke apart, they looked at each other. Serena suddenly hugged him. Heero's hands encircled her waist, her head tucked beneath his chin.
"Is there anyway to convince you not to go through with this?" Heero whispered.
Serena gave a sigh. "I need to find this. It is now a part of me and memories of my mother. I never got to know her. I made this promise you see, ever since I knew what truly happened and the cause of why I was orphaned at such a young age."
"What will you do when you find the crystal?" Heero asked quietly.
"I made this vow, that I would stop OZ, for revenge and for the betterment of this world." She spoke grimly. "Then I would do with the crystal as my mother would wish."
"I don't want you to die, trying to find this crystal Sere." Heero spoke hugging her tighter.
"Looks like we're having a bit of trouble anyway. The last gem wasn't where it was supposed to be." Serena confided.
"Good. I don't want to see you in any way be hurt or risk being hurt." Heero spoke with authority.
Serena muscled her way out of his embrace and turned to look at hm with a bit of tears in her eyes. "This is really important to me Heero. I need to do this please don't stop me." Serena begged.
Heero looked at her and gulped. "How can he resist her pleading eyes and deny her anything? He'd do anything to make her happy. Almost anything. But is her happiness worth it so that he might lose her forever? And so the question comes down to this.
"Should I give her the last gem or not?"
***
Cristina, Relena's new secretary was watching her employer the Queen of the World, sit at her desk and do nothing, stare off inot space as though daydreaming.
Relena was sitting at her office drumming her fingers at the table. She knew where her cousin was, she had tracked her down weeks after her disappearance and it was no wonder where she had run off. But she didn't tell Heero that, she didn't tell anyone that.
"Let them go try to find her." Relena thought satisfied. "For Serena could stay missing forever if you don't know what to look for." She thought smugly.
But then a thought crossed her mind. "Heero is the perfect soldier! Of course he would find her" Relena mentally smacked herself.
Two voices were battling out her head.
"Wait…didn't you want Heero to find her to kill her?" Her voice argued.
"Let's talk reality here. Heero wouldn't kill her! Even if you order him to do it." Another of her voice scoffed.
Relena was mentally torn, confused and troubled of what she do. After an hour of nearly going crazy with the thoughts in her head, she slammed her fist into the table.
Cristina looked at her in surprise but Relena didn't notice.
Her eyes gleamed crazily. "I have to get the other G-boys and go to where she is! Then I have to kill her myself!" Relena declared to herself. "Of course, I am the minister of peace, I can't just sit and watch as another war will break out between the world." Relena consoled herself rationalizing why she have to kill Serena.
Relena stormed out of the office with her new plan
Crsistina sighed, for a moment there, Relena Peacecraft looked chilling.
***
"Gather all the troops." Trieze commanded. "We have a lead to where Heero Yuy and Moon is."
Lady Une nodded and relayed the command to the other officers.
A/n: I'm sorry if the story is a bit messed up especially about the explanation. Please tell me if you have any trouble understanding it. I kind of based it on the moon princess story since I can't think of anything better to tie it all together. Now review! And as always pardon any spelling mistakes or grammatical error.
