Chapter 9- The Expected
Heero noticed only truth in her eyes. The sadness of it all was buried somewhere in her. What did it feel like to loose her children? How could she live with Peter? He resembled Lillian down to the last freckle. How did she survive?
As they pulled into the driveway, the house exploded. The flames were bright. They seemed to touch the stars. Relena pushed open her door. She got out and stood there. Emergency units rushed to put the fire out. Relena walked a ways up, Heero not far behind. Tears rolled down her face as she came to grips that her family was gone, other than Millardo and Noin, who was pregnant. But than again thwy weren't on speaking terms. Duo had told her. But it felt like her whole family was gone. The weight of it all was finally taking its toll. She collapsed on the ground and sobbed uncontrollably. Heero watched helplessly as she crumbled. When he reached out to hold her, she fiercely clung on to him. Fearing he may to leave, just when she just found him again. Relena watched the flames as they fought the emergency units like a dragon. But she never saw the end of the battle. Because darkness consumed her.
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Relena had a swirling headache when she woke up. She looked around and noticed she was in an empty hospital room. There were aspirins by her bed with a glass of water. Relena quickly took them. She began to change clothes when the door opened. Heero walked in looking very upset. He came over and kissed her. The usual greeting they used to have. She sat, fearing to hear about her mother's death. Heero also sat but pulled her into his lap. She laid her head on his shoulder.
"I don't need to tell you she's dead. But she didn't die from the bomb explosion."
"Then what did she die of?"
"She was shot five times just like Peter and Lillian."
"You know about Lillian?"
"Only what Millardo told me."
"He knows too?"
"I asked him to look at her case."
"Why?"
"There's a connection between they're murders. Now that connection runs to your mother's case."
"I see."
"Your not surprised. I figured you wouldn't be. But your mother had something in her hand when they recovered what was left of her body."
Heero handed her a slightly scorched note. She opened it to find it read: 'Only we know the secret.' Relena could have fainted. Why were they doing this to her?
"That's not all."
Relena looked up surprised.
"Millardo, Noin, and their newborn child are in the hospital."
Relena could have bolted out of the room.
"Where in the hospital? Are they okay?"
"Noin and the baby, which they had to take out, are in critical condition. Millardo is in room 1219, right next door. He's in a coma"
Heero noticed only truth in her eyes. The sadness of it all was buried somewhere in her. What did it feel like to loose her children? How could she live with Peter? He resembled Lillian down to the last freckle. How did she survive?
As they pulled into the driveway, the house exploded. The flames were bright. They seemed to touch the stars. Relena pushed open her door. She got out and stood there. Emergency units rushed to put the fire out. Relena walked a ways up, Heero not far behind. Tears rolled down her face as she came to grips that her family was gone, other than Millardo and Noin, who was pregnant. But than again thwy weren't on speaking terms. Duo had told her. But it felt like her whole family was gone. The weight of it all was finally taking its toll. She collapsed on the ground and sobbed uncontrollably. Heero watched helplessly as she crumbled. When he reached out to hold her, she fiercely clung on to him. Fearing he may to leave, just when she just found him again. Relena watched the flames as they fought the emergency units like a dragon. But she never saw the end of the battle. Because darkness consumed her.
*~*
Relena had a swirling headache when she woke up. She looked around and noticed she was in an empty hospital room. There were aspirins by her bed with a glass of water. Relena quickly took them. She began to change clothes when the door opened. Heero walked in looking very upset. He came over and kissed her. The usual greeting they used to have. She sat, fearing to hear about her mother's death. Heero also sat but pulled her into his lap. She laid her head on his shoulder.
"I don't need to tell you she's dead. But she didn't die from the bomb explosion."
"Then what did she die of?"
"She was shot five times just like Peter and Lillian."
"You know about Lillian?"
"Only what Millardo told me."
"He knows too?"
"I asked him to look at her case."
"Why?"
"There's a connection between they're murders. Now that connection runs to your mother's case."
"I see."
"Your not surprised. I figured you wouldn't be. But your mother had something in her hand when they recovered what was left of her body."
Heero handed her a slightly scorched note. She opened it to find it read: 'Only we know the secret.' Relena could have fainted. Why were they doing this to her?
"That's not all."
Relena looked up surprised.
"Millardo, Noin, and their newborn child are in the hospital."
Relena could have bolted out of the room.
"Where in the hospital? Are they okay?"
"Noin and the baby, which they had to take out, are in critical condition. Millardo is in room 1219, right next door. He's in a coma"
