Summary: What if Relena was hiding something from everyone? Will it be too
much for everyone? Why won't anyone listen to her?
Chapter One: Secrets
Relena woke up to the sound of the terrible, world-dominating, sleep- deprivation machine, only known as an alarm clock. Once again, the sleep button was not an option. She had another intense schedule today. A rigorous schedule reserved only for her, the Vice Foreign Minister. Oh, how she abhorred waking up every morning, a completely beautiful morning, to another complex schedule. There was never any time for play. How she wished she could spend more time with her three favorite people in the world, at least she knew that two of them loved her back. Oh, but the third, the one who owned her mind, body and soul, Heero Yuy.
Ah, yes, another of her life's complexities to add to her ever-growing list. He was the one she owed her heart and heartbreak to. The man was completely oblivious to her feelings. If it wasn't enough that he rarely came around her, it was only during one of her public speeches. Why was he there? To guard her, nothing more and nothing less, because he always completed his mission. Relena supposed that in a way that was the only thing they had in common. Complexity. He was always on duty. She was always at work. The few precious hours of peace that they had, was during their sleep. Heero.
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Heero woke up with a start. Something was wrong; he could feel it with every fibber of his being. Taking one look at his room one could say that it was absolutely. dull. The only possession in his room besides the bed, sheets, and desk was his laptop. There it was, so peaceful looking; yet it was used to undermine most of the assassination attempts on the VFM and overlook the entire security system. Seven months he had been here, yet nothing changed. The routine: Get up, shower, check security, maintain and repair, then check up on assassination plans.
This morning he didn't head to the shower just yet, he needed to be completely sure that his bad feeling was a fluke. What Heero hated most about his bad feelings was that they almost always led to be something important, usually turning out to be life saving. Whose life? It always depends on the feeling. The bone numbing feeling he was getting could only be directed toward one thing, something he now recognized. Relena.
Getting up, Heero went to his laptop. His expert hands flying over the keys as quickly as his mind could process thought. Nothing! A feeling a-kin to relief spread through him. Time for a shower.
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Relena stretched behind her desk. It was a good way into the day. She already had two meetings today. This new project was getting longer and longer to finish. She met with the most boring people in the world today. Which colony did they come from anyway?
She looked down at her schedule. There was another meeting about this project with another team later on in the day. It was going to be another late night, it seemed. This couldn't possibly get more complicated! Fate must not have been satisfied enough with changing the location of the newest colony, but also had to come up with another error in the plans. Two of the plans for the new colony, which was already under vast construction, had been switched. Now the two plans were completely integrated into each other. This day is going to be hell. Relena thought. Another cruel joke was in the making.
Relena yawned when she heard her office phone ringing. Normally no one bothered her unless her meetings were rescheduled or something of the sort, and it didn't happen too often either. She picked up the phone, preparing herself in case of more bad news, it was Pagan, and he didn't sound to good. What she heard made her heart stop in her chest.
She ran out of her office and told her secretary hurriedly to cancel all of her appointments, every one of them. She ran down the hall as fast as her legs would carry her. Her heart hurt, her pulse sped up with each breath she took. She didn't care who saw her, nothing mattered anymore.
She scrambled into the elevator, wishing to god that it would drop with her in it. The door opened as she found herself in the lobby. Desks and offices littered the place. Many Preventers were stationed here. She ran down the long, carpet rug that led to her destination, the door and a cab.
As she neared the door Quatre, Trowa, Wufei, Duo, and Heero stepped out of one of the largest offices on the floor, or in the entire building for that matter. Duo grabbed her arm as she tried to pass them. Relena slapped him, causing him to let go. The five stared at her in shock.
"What's with you? Where do you think you're going?" Duo asked, truly worried. A red handprint becoming visible on his right cheek. Relena gasped for a second. What could she tell them?
"If you're ever going to grant me one moment of privacy, I ask that it be now. Please, I'm not in any danger, don't follow me. Please." With that Relena ran out the door and into the street, hailing a taxi.
The five looked at one another. Heero seemed to glare at Duo with a look that said, 'why didn't you stop her.' Trowa began making his way out, intent on following her. Everyone but Duo followed him. Heero made sure to give him one last look, one that Duo easily read for, 'fix it, now.' Duo heaved a sigh and went to tell Milliardo, Relena's over-protective, older sibling.
Milliardo and Duo made there way toward the location that the other four relayed. It was a nice living neighborhood not too far from the office building. From the looks of it, a large white house was the location Relena decided to head to. They parked the car near where the others had and went to meet them. Police and guards were everywhere. Duo suggested sneaking in, but apparently Milliardo wanted to make his presence known and walked casually through the front door.
The guards and police knew who he was and let them pass without inspection, some giving slight bows. One of the supervisors said he couldn't tell them what happened but was able to make due by leading them to Relena. The sight before them was unbelievable.
Police and investigators were everywhere. Blood covered the room in different places. Bloody handprints were on the walls, from what it looked like, a small child's handprints. Things were strewn about in random places; tables and other belongings were turned over and also bloodied. The next sight that they saw tore at even Heero's heart.
There was Relena, lying in a curled-up, fetal position on the floor. Tears poured freely from her eyes. Her cheeks were red and her eyes were squeezed shut. Each sob shook her small form. She noticed the new arrivals and stopped sobbing for a moment, tears still rolling down her face. Her expression turned to anger. She looked at them with a pain-laced expression.
"Damn it! I told you not to follow me!" She choked out. Milliardo became angry.
"What the hell are you doing here Relena? You are never to leave without an escort." Relena was unfazed. A defiant look grazed her features.
"I didn't need your permission. I don't want you here!" Relena shouted. Milliardo was about to yell back at her when an investigator picked up a bloody picture frame. The investigator brought it to the group who were still standing in the doorway.
"Damn shame," He said holding the picture to Milliardo. Two children were in the picture. The oldest couldn't have been more than six, if that. The youngest must have been close to a year behind him. A young boy with carrot- top hair was holding his seemingly younger sister who had curly brown hair, both were smiling. Milliardo gave it to the gundam pilots. "Oh, man." Came Duo's reply, at this Relena stiffened.
"I won't have you risking your safety to run to a house that was recently attacked for a couple of children that don't have any relation to you in any way! The police can handle it, it doesn't concern y-" Milliardo spat at his younger sibling only to be cut off by a reply of utter outrage.
"They are my CHILDREN! Damn it!" Relena began crying again.
Everyone was looking at her in shock. No one said anything, no one dared. Suddenly a cry was heard. Everyone looked behind the group standing in the doorway. A man carrying a young girl entered the room. She was screaming and crying, desperately trying to get away. The man didn't know what to do, so he brought her hoping that someone on the second floor would be able to help.
"I found this child hiding in the master bed room up stairs. I don't know what to do with her. She looks like she's hurt." The child continued to wail. Relena looked toward the girl, shock and thankfulness sprang into her heart. "Kai!!"
The girl stopped crying and looked toward Relena, a newfound determination set into the young girl and she bit down on one of the arms that held her captive. The girl was violently dropped, the man muttering curses about rabies. The girl ran haphazardly toward Relena. She jumped into the girl's arms and buried herself into her embrace, the older girl stroking her hair softly murmuring into her ear.
"Mommy! The bad man, the bad man!" Kai choked on her own words. Relena looked into her daughter's face.
"What? What happened Kai? It's okay, nothing will happen to you. Where is Kokuun?" Relena asked while trying to calm herself. Milliardo and the gundam pilots couldn't believe their ears. It was true, Relena was a mother.
Next time, Chapter Two.
"What the hell is going on Relena? Who is he? Tell me!" Milliardo said, grabbing Relena's shoulders trying to force her to look at him. Kai trying to hit him away from her mother.
"Leave mommy alone!"
Chapter One: Secrets
Relena woke up to the sound of the terrible, world-dominating, sleep- deprivation machine, only known as an alarm clock. Once again, the sleep button was not an option. She had another intense schedule today. A rigorous schedule reserved only for her, the Vice Foreign Minister. Oh, how she abhorred waking up every morning, a completely beautiful morning, to another complex schedule. There was never any time for play. How she wished she could spend more time with her three favorite people in the world, at least she knew that two of them loved her back. Oh, but the third, the one who owned her mind, body and soul, Heero Yuy.
Ah, yes, another of her life's complexities to add to her ever-growing list. He was the one she owed her heart and heartbreak to. The man was completely oblivious to her feelings. If it wasn't enough that he rarely came around her, it was only during one of her public speeches. Why was he there? To guard her, nothing more and nothing less, because he always completed his mission. Relena supposed that in a way that was the only thing they had in common. Complexity. He was always on duty. She was always at work. The few precious hours of peace that they had, was during their sleep. Heero.
^~^
Heero woke up with a start. Something was wrong; he could feel it with every fibber of his being. Taking one look at his room one could say that it was absolutely. dull. The only possession in his room besides the bed, sheets, and desk was his laptop. There it was, so peaceful looking; yet it was used to undermine most of the assassination attempts on the VFM and overlook the entire security system. Seven months he had been here, yet nothing changed. The routine: Get up, shower, check security, maintain and repair, then check up on assassination plans.
This morning he didn't head to the shower just yet, he needed to be completely sure that his bad feeling was a fluke. What Heero hated most about his bad feelings was that they almost always led to be something important, usually turning out to be life saving. Whose life? It always depends on the feeling. The bone numbing feeling he was getting could only be directed toward one thing, something he now recognized. Relena.
Getting up, Heero went to his laptop. His expert hands flying over the keys as quickly as his mind could process thought. Nothing! A feeling a-kin to relief spread through him. Time for a shower.
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Relena stretched behind her desk. It was a good way into the day. She already had two meetings today. This new project was getting longer and longer to finish. She met with the most boring people in the world today. Which colony did they come from anyway?
She looked down at her schedule. There was another meeting about this project with another team later on in the day. It was going to be another late night, it seemed. This couldn't possibly get more complicated! Fate must not have been satisfied enough with changing the location of the newest colony, but also had to come up with another error in the plans. Two of the plans for the new colony, which was already under vast construction, had been switched. Now the two plans were completely integrated into each other. This day is going to be hell. Relena thought. Another cruel joke was in the making.
Relena yawned when she heard her office phone ringing. Normally no one bothered her unless her meetings were rescheduled or something of the sort, and it didn't happen too often either. She picked up the phone, preparing herself in case of more bad news, it was Pagan, and he didn't sound to good. What she heard made her heart stop in her chest.
She ran out of her office and told her secretary hurriedly to cancel all of her appointments, every one of them. She ran down the hall as fast as her legs would carry her. Her heart hurt, her pulse sped up with each breath she took. She didn't care who saw her, nothing mattered anymore.
She scrambled into the elevator, wishing to god that it would drop with her in it. The door opened as she found herself in the lobby. Desks and offices littered the place. Many Preventers were stationed here. She ran down the long, carpet rug that led to her destination, the door and a cab.
As she neared the door Quatre, Trowa, Wufei, Duo, and Heero stepped out of one of the largest offices on the floor, or in the entire building for that matter. Duo grabbed her arm as she tried to pass them. Relena slapped him, causing him to let go. The five stared at her in shock.
"What's with you? Where do you think you're going?" Duo asked, truly worried. A red handprint becoming visible on his right cheek. Relena gasped for a second. What could she tell them?
"If you're ever going to grant me one moment of privacy, I ask that it be now. Please, I'm not in any danger, don't follow me. Please." With that Relena ran out the door and into the street, hailing a taxi.
The five looked at one another. Heero seemed to glare at Duo with a look that said, 'why didn't you stop her.' Trowa began making his way out, intent on following her. Everyone but Duo followed him. Heero made sure to give him one last look, one that Duo easily read for, 'fix it, now.' Duo heaved a sigh and went to tell Milliardo, Relena's over-protective, older sibling.
Milliardo and Duo made there way toward the location that the other four relayed. It was a nice living neighborhood not too far from the office building. From the looks of it, a large white house was the location Relena decided to head to. They parked the car near where the others had and went to meet them. Police and guards were everywhere. Duo suggested sneaking in, but apparently Milliardo wanted to make his presence known and walked casually through the front door.
The guards and police knew who he was and let them pass without inspection, some giving slight bows. One of the supervisors said he couldn't tell them what happened but was able to make due by leading them to Relena. The sight before them was unbelievable.
Police and investigators were everywhere. Blood covered the room in different places. Bloody handprints were on the walls, from what it looked like, a small child's handprints. Things were strewn about in random places; tables and other belongings were turned over and also bloodied. The next sight that they saw tore at even Heero's heart.
There was Relena, lying in a curled-up, fetal position on the floor. Tears poured freely from her eyes. Her cheeks were red and her eyes were squeezed shut. Each sob shook her small form. She noticed the new arrivals and stopped sobbing for a moment, tears still rolling down her face. Her expression turned to anger. She looked at them with a pain-laced expression.
"Damn it! I told you not to follow me!" She choked out. Milliardo became angry.
"What the hell are you doing here Relena? You are never to leave without an escort." Relena was unfazed. A defiant look grazed her features.
"I didn't need your permission. I don't want you here!" Relena shouted. Milliardo was about to yell back at her when an investigator picked up a bloody picture frame. The investigator brought it to the group who were still standing in the doorway.
"Damn shame," He said holding the picture to Milliardo. Two children were in the picture. The oldest couldn't have been more than six, if that. The youngest must have been close to a year behind him. A young boy with carrot- top hair was holding his seemingly younger sister who had curly brown hair, both were smiling. Milliardo gave it to the gundam pilots. "Oh, man." Came Duo's reply, at this Relena stiffened.
"I won't have you risking your safety to run to a house that was recently attacked for a couple of children that don't have any relation to you in any way! The police can handle it, it doesn't concern y-" Milliardo spat at his younger sibling only to be cut off by a reply of utter outrage.
"They are my CHILDREN! Damn it!" Relena began crying again.
Everyone was looking at her in shock. No one said anything, no one dared. Suddenly a cry was heard. Everyone looked behind the group standing in the doorway. A man carrying a young girl entered the room. She was screaming and crying, desperately trying to get away. The man didn't know what to do, so he brought her hoping that someone on the second floor would be able to help.
"I found this child hiding in the master bed room up stairs. I don't know what to do with her. She looks like she's hurt." The child continued to wail. Relena looked toward the girl, shock and thankfulness sprang into her heart. "Kai!!"
The girl stopped crying and looked toward Relena, a newfound determination set into the young girl and she bit down on one of the arms that held her captive. The girl was violently dropped, the man muttering curses about rabies. The girl ran haphazardly toward Relena. She jumped into the girl's arms and buried herself into her embrace, the older girl stroking her hair softly murmuring into her ear.
"Mommy! The bad man, the bad man!" Kai choked on her own words. Relena looked into her daughter's face.
"What? What happened Kai? It's okay, nothing will happen to you. Where is Kokuun?" Relena asked while trying to calm herself. Milliardo and the gundam pilots couldn't believe their ears. It was true, Relena was a mother.
Next time, Chapter Two.
"What the hell is going on Relena? Who is he? Tell me!" Milliardo said, grabbing Relena's shoulders trying to force her to look at him. Kai trying to hit him away from her mother.
"Leave mommy alone!"
