Oheyo minna! Hehe, arnt'cha just proud of me now? I finally got off my lazy behind and started the next chapter! ^-^ *beams, then eeps at glaring crowd* hehe..so u just wanna get to the story huh? *sigh*
Darcey- evil? *gasp* mueh!? Naw! Couldn't be!! *grins innocently*
Zaeria- Well, if I answer all your questions now and here…I wouldn't have a point for this chapter ne? *cept maybe to see what other suicidal acts Duo will do…..* lol…WAH!! YOU DONATED A BAG OF BLOOD!..*thinking*…aha! I got it! I'm dedicating this chapter to you!
Minna- Arigatou! If it weren't for you…well..this chapter wouldn't be out right now…it'd probably come out in another week or so..^-^;;;
Dedicated to- Zaeria *who was either really giving or a baka ^.~ for donating a bag of blood..then again..it IS a good cause…begins rambling..erm..anyways..and who is really brave because..well..come on! Needles! Shudders and begins to remember evil experiences of needles* Erm..anyways…yeah..
Disclaimer- Don't own either shows
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Chapter Five
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Recap
It was then that the pilots had arrived, and when Quatre raised his head, intent on turning to shoo them away, it took all he had not to scream. Staring at the vanity mirror, eyes wide, he could not hide his surprised gasp.
Staring straight back at him, her cerulean eyes tired, oval face framed with silver hair turned ebony at the ends, was someone he never thought he would see again, yet always dreamed he would.
Staring back at him from the mirror was Hope…his sister.
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"What's going on here?" Wufei demanded, taking in the scene before him. He stared (or glared, whichever it is that you may prefer) at the shaken onna and pilot before.
"Winner?" He called out again, scowling as he received no reply.
"Q-man? What's wrong?" Duo asked, all signs of laughter gone. Heero and Trowa merely took in the scene, yet said nothing.
"H…Hope?" Quatre finally said, eyes shining with hope and disbelief.
The other gundam pilots exchanged worried glances. What was Quatre doing, looking and talking to a mirror?
"Q-man, why are you talking to the mirror? There isn't anyone there, it's just your reflection..see, no one ther—" Duo and the rest of the pilots walked up to Quatre, and each stopped just as Duo became quiet, staring in shock in the mirror.
She was beautiful. Her silver hair got darker as it went lower, and they assumed it would become ebony at the end, enhancing her pale complexion. Her hair was tied back into to buns on either side of her head, with long streamers hanging down. How long her hair was, they could not tell, as the image ended just below her collar bone. For bangs, she had two thick ropes of hair that ended slightly below her collar bone, a slight ebony at the ends, framing her round face. Sapphire eyes housing a deep sadness and loneliness, yet happiness at the same time stared from either side of a pert nose, leading to crimson-stained lips.
And she was staring at them back from the mirror.
"…………" Silence reigned. No one spoke, and rightly so. It was time for answers, time to put a mother's questions and wonderings to a stop, and they all knew that, though they did not know how.
"Hope…my little hope…" a slightly dazed, though more composed Usagi swiftly stood up and away from her son. "You're alive…I knew it…but…where are you?" She murmured to herself.
If the boys were surprised at the image in front of them, then they were flabbergasted when the image smiled at Usagi. Even more so when she spoke.
"Okaa-san…I've missed you. You too, Sol. You look…different…both of you…though I guess I do too now huh?" Her voice was soft, tired, and sounded as if it had not been put to much use.
"My little hope…what…what happened to you? Why didn't you come back with your brother?" Usagi murmured, touching the surface of the mirror softly, as if afraid the image would disappear at her slightest touch.
"Hope…why? Why did you leave us? Where are you?" Quatre walked and stood behind his mother." The image smiled serenely at him.
"I didn't leave you, Sol. Once I had found that you went to Earth, I saved my energy and finally, when I had enough energy, I sent as much of myself as I could to Earth, to find you. She is still there…though I am resting."
No word could possibly remotely describe the confusion swarming through the minds of the former gundam pilots.
"Where are you?" Usagi stared at her daughter sadly, her voice steady, hiding her pain.
"Okaa-san…I am trapped in a dreamless world…quite ironic, considering I am trapped in one." Here, she paused and chuckled, trying to lighten the atmosphere, to no avail. "Sol…Sol can tell you the story…I am sure he has figured out what has happened now." Hope stared at her mother and brother, her eyes shining with longing, glistening with unshed tears.
"Okaa-san! Sol-kun! Help me! Onegai! I want out of here!" She finally pleaded, as the tears finally burst, in her eyes as well as her mother's. Her brother's eyes shone with slight tears.
"Hope-chan! Where are you? I'll come and get you! Just tell me where you are…how to get there…" Quatre blinked back tears.
"I…I don't know where I am! It's so dark here, mama…onegai…help me find an escape…I don't know how much more of this I can take! The one who has part of my spirit…she is the key!"
"Mesume, where is this girl? I can sense your spirit half, demo, her aura exceeds yours, shielding it. Where is this girl?" Usagi demanded, voice now calm.
"My spirit laid dormant within her body…I cannot say who she is, truthfully, I do not know myself! Demo, I know she has made contact with you, Sol! I felt it! Onegai, I plead you, bring me out of this darkness! Let me be with you again, onegai! Take me out of this place where no dreams survive! Let me go back home, onegai!"
"Hope…my little hope…do not worry, my little one. We're coming—" Usagi stopped, as the image of her daughter flickered. Her eyes widened as her daughter casted her a small sad smile.
"Gomen nasai mama, brother…my energy runs low…I can no longer hold out this image. Onegai, save me! I don't know how much longer I can survive! Onegai!" Her eyes drifted away from her family, and to the other pilots. She offered them all sad smiles, her eyes seeming to get sadder and sadder as her gaze fell upon each different pilot. She stared Wufei, bowing her head as a sign of respect, then at Duo, a small grin gracing her lips for the briefest of moments, followed by a sad smile at Trowa. She turned her attention and stared at Heero, who stared back at her with cold calculating eyes that hid his confusion and bewilderment. She studied him, a slight blush covering her face, only to pale as realization dawned upon her. Turning back to her family, she smiled at them, this time, with hope.
"Okaa-san, Sol, I have faith that you will find me! Seeing you again has made me stronger. I love you…" she smiled at them, her image flickering more frequently now. "The dream I reside in…the w—" her image disappeared.
Not a soul moved, as silence reigned. The unsettling silence was deafening loud, for some unknown reason, only heightened by the slight sniffles from Usagi. Not a soul moved, or made a sound.
A safety was switched off.
"Omae o Korosu."
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" Relena-sama…you have a guest." The servant bowed respectfully at the former queen in front of him. Relena looked up from her work, surprised.
"A visitor? I wasn't expecting anyone today. Send them in, please." She smiled kindly at the servant, resisting a shudder as he stared back at her with cold eyes…eyes that reminded her so much of him…of Heero…she unconsciously let out a soft sigh, staring dreamingly into space. She never noticed the annoyed look flashing through the eyes of the servant as he stared at her dazed eyes. His gaze darted around the room, lingering at the dark pink velvet curtains that was wide open, allowing sunlight to pour into the room. The sun was high in the sky, with not a single cloud to shield away its rays of light. Sunlight…window…sky…. freedom…
"As you wish." With a final look outside, he let out a smile, his eyes taking a distant glazed look.
Relena broke out of her daydream and placed her pen down, pushing her work off to the side. A sudden fear flowed into her veins, swarming through her body, but she shook her head and took a deep breath, ignoring the sudden fear as her guest entered the room.
"Millardo?" She gasped. Her brother stood in front of her, a serious look on his face.
"Relena…it's been a while."
"Hai, it has been…so what have you been up to? Why are you here, not that I don't want you here!"
"Nothing new…I have a surprise for you…" Millardo paused and took a good look at Relena, just as Noin entered the room.
"Noin!" Relena smiled warmly. "What brings you here?"
"Relena…" Noin smiled back, before looking at Millardo. "You didn't tell her?"
"Well, I was before someone interrupted by entering!" Millardo smiled affectionately at her. She grinned at him, eyes twinkling.
"I thought it made more sense that I be here."
"Uh…not that I don't enjoy your companies…but what's going on?" A completely confused Relena asked. Millardo and Noin looked at her, then at each other, a blush of embarrassment covering their faces.
"Should I tell her, or would you like to?" Noin asked, turning to Millardo.
"She's my sister…I'll tell her."
"Tell me what?!" Relena looked at the two beaming figures in front of her.
"Relena…Noin and I are engaged."
A gunshot rang out.
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"Heero…put the gun down." Quartre said absentmindedly, his eyes never leaving the still form of his mother. "Okaa-san?" He took a hesitant step forward, but stopped when his mother turned around to face him.
"Iie, Sol. Don't worry…I'm fine." She flashed Quatre a smile.
"Omae o Koruso."
"Heero, I said put the gun do—" Quartre stopped as he realized that the voice did not belong to Heero. He turned around, a slightly confused look on his face. "Trowa?"
But Trowa was not answering him, he was not even looking at him. He was looking and aiming the gun at Usagi…
Quatre growled. "TROWA!" He ran towards Trowa, intent on wrestling the gun out of his hand. Just as he tackled Trowa, the trigger pulled back. A shot rang into the air. A cry of pain and surprise was heard, followed by the running of feet and a scream.
"Sol…" Usagi looked into the wide eyes of her son, her wide eyes reflecting his. "Sol…" she raised an arm to caress his cheek, her hand eventually resting near his heart. "Sol…" her eyes wide, her vision blurry, she looked at her hand, then back at Sol. "My hands…there's blood on them…" there was a strange hysterical glint in her eyes, a maniacal tone in her voice.
"Okaa-san…" Quatre managed to get out, before falling into oblivion, lying in a pool of his own blood.
"Sol!!"
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End Chapter. *Glances at readers nervously* eh…you guys aren't gonna hurt me, are you? *Smiles innocently* Minna? *slowly backs away* Eep! *runs and hides* eh..guess now wouldn't be a good time to tell you to review ne minna? *eeps again as a reader manages to sneak behind* eh….gomen! I'm tired! Ahh! Don't hurt me! How else is Quatre gonna get better if I'm hurt?! *hides* Eh..till next time minna! Ja!
