Relena looked up from her journal entry. The way the words flowed and blended with each other caught her eye. The strange way that they almost seemed unreal, how they almost felt like a story disturbed her. No matter how much she wished it were, what had happened will always be real. It will never be anything less than real.
As she sat what had happened was being written and recorded in history books. She sighed. Life would never be the same. So many loved ones lost, and the loved ones that were still here, god how they hurt. Her heartbeat quickened slightly as she thought about all of them—Heero, Wufei, Trowa, and Duo. Them and so many more would never be seen again. And then a tear slid down her cheek as Quatre came to her mind. Relena realized how horrible she felt while just thinking about what had occurred. "How does Quatre feel?" She stifled a sob.
He was living only to punish himself. He was living knowing that he destroyed thousands of lives and ruined countless more. What his mind had wanted at the time had occurred. There was no war now. There was peace. But the price of that peace was enormous. Even his family was gone. Every single one of them had died. How horrible it was..
She stood. It had been several days since she had written that entry, and several days since she had visited Quatre. Relena clutched a piece of paper in her hand. How important the words on it were. She had just received the letter yesterday.
It was an order to commute Quatre. Relena smiled. She didn't think the new global government would even consider her request. But here it was the paper that would free Quatre from his imprisonment. Of course he was still guilty of the crime, but he could be free to deal with it the way it should be dealt with. She read the paper again still not quite believing what it said.
Relena had been relieved of her position as Vice Foreign Minister since the colonies were no longer in existence so she wasn't sure how much political influence she still had. But obviously there was some there or this proposal wouldn't have even been considered. She stood and left the apartment.
Now she just had to make a stop at the special confinement prison.
Two shadowed teal eyes gazed up at Relena as she stood before them. She could barely hold back her own tears as she smiled.
"Quatre I've come for something very important."
He didn't speak, the only emotion showing upon his face being that of extreme sadness. Relena knelt down to be at eye level. "Quatre I've just received your commute papers."
His eyes flickered slightly. She couldn't read them at all.
"Oh.." he said.
Relena put her hand on his shoulder. "You're free now Quatre." Now she could read his eyes. Yes, the surprise they revealed was obvious.
"But..how? How could they let me?"
