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other future original characters but that's it, I don't own anything else
much to my own dismay *sobs*
The Perfect Life
By Stardust
Chapter three
It had been about two months since Relena had run away, and by this time she had traveled Europe and was now touring Asia. She had been using the alias "Nashada Wong." Her once honey blond hair was now black as a clear midnight sky, and her blue eyes used to reflected the torrents of the sea were changed to a rich brown the color of sweet honey... surely nobody could recognize her now. She was currently in Japan, and while there, only one thought entered her mind
"Heero." His name escaped her lips in a soft unconscious whisper. She had been walking all day long and was now trying to find her way to her hotel, in which she was being unsuccessful, and found herself walking up a flight of stairs. Why she was still walking if she knew this was not the way to her hotel was something not even she could understand, but something was calling her to continue following the trail, which the stairs laid out for her. When she got to the top, she could see a small temple accompanying a shrine.
"Wonder. What is the name of this temple?" Relena asked herself as she looked around in the darkness.
"It's called Akita Temple," A voice said. A startled Relena nearly jumped at the sound of the voice. She thought she was alone.
"Who are you?" Relena inquired as she tried to find where the voice had come from.
"I am Atakayama Ko," An old man said as he stepped out of the temple, "And you are?"
"Oh, I am sorry. My name is Nashada Wong." Relena said still a little startled.
"May I ask what are you doing here at this time of the night? It can be dangerous, especially for a young woman." The old man said as he carefully moved towards Relena as not to alarm her any further.
"I got lost and can not find my way back to my hotel." Relena answered, a revelation coming to her as she responded: this man was obviously the priest of the temple.
"I see. Well, I cannot let you go into the street if you're lost. Why don't you stay here for the night and tomorrow morning you can go back to your hotel?" The old man signaled towards the temple as he spoke to her.
"You are right. Thank you."
Ko, the old man, showed her a small room, which had a small bed and a desk- unadorned yet cozy.
"It is not much but it is all I can offer." Ko simply stated.
"It is wonderful. Thank you so much." Relena putted some of the shopping bags she had with her on the bed.
"Good night, Miss Nashada." Before leaving her for the night, Ko stopped at the doorframe to grant her a hospitable good-bye.
*This is a nice temple, and Mr. Atakayama is really nice. I feel like I am at home... so comfortable. I hope I can stay here for a while, but if I stay too long they are bound to find me,* Relena thought as she coddled in the bed.
~ o ~ o ~ o
Relena could not sleep any more, for the same thought ran through her head over and over again. *They are going to find you*. She wasn't surprised that she would have such a revelation, for this occurred frequently, but she had never woken so early from the premonition before. She moved slowly as not to make a sound. She did not know if Mr. Atakayama was awake, and she didn't want to disturb him if the matter could be avoided. To calm her nerves, she decided to walk the temple's grounds, and upon coming across a beautiful garden, stopped at the sight ahead of her. Mr. Atakayama was practicing a kata-his speed and grace amazing her. She had seen Wufei practice his kata, but his skills and routine were nothing compared to what she was seeing now.
"Oh! Miss Nashada, you're awake." Ko said as he stopped his kata.
"Yes." Was all Relena managed to say as her amusement was overwhelming her.
"What is it? Are you ok my dear?" A hint of preoccupation in Ko's voice.
"Yes. Where did you learn that kata?" Relena asked, her glee still getting the best of her response and reason.
"Years of training, learning and teaching." Ko answered simply.
"Do you think I could learn that?"
"Well, of course, my child. Everyone can learn. You just need to want it bad enough."
"I know I want it but I don't know if I can learn that kind of stuff. You see, I am a pacifist and it would be against my ideals."
"I am a pacifist as well, but understand this: Learning martial arts is not about fighting but about mind and body being united."
"Mr. Atakayama, would you please teach me?" Relena said as she gave him her puppy eyes, which she knew no one could resist.
"How can I say no when you look at me with those puppy eyes?" Ko said with a smile. "But on one condition."
"Anything," Relena said almost too quickly.
"Please call me Ko." Ko said as he laughed at Relena's quick and apprehensive reply.
"Ok, but only if you call me Nasha." Relena's smile grew wider as she retaliated with his own humor.
"A deal it is then." Ko was able to say before they both bursted out laughing.
~ o ~ o ~ o
"Kick. Kick.Kick. Punch.Punch.Punch.Spin. Kick.Spin.Kick. NO! You're doing it too slow and you are hesitating before you act. Start again." Ko ordered as Relena tried to catch her breath. They had been training for two or three months now, and she was getting better and better, so much so that Ko thought she was a natural martial artist and a very fast learner.
"Master Ataka," She called him by the nickname she had come up with, " let me rest. We have been practicing since dawn." She said while pointing towards the setting sun.
"Ok. Let's go inside the temple." Ko then gently put his arm around Relena's shoulder and guided her to the temple.
*Almost six months after Relena had started to train with Ko*
"Kick.Kick.Punch.Punch. Spin Kick.Kick Good, very good." Ko said with a bright smile in his face. During this six months Relena, or Nashada as he knew her, had become almost like a granddaughter, but he could tell that she was hiding something. "Now let's go in and then you can tell me about what you're hiding."
"What do you mean, Master Ataka?" Relena asked innocently, starting to get nervous.
"I mean the secret that you have been hiding from me. Your real name is not Nashada is it?" Ko said. As soon as he saw her reaction he knew he was right but he kept quiet until she spoke.
"No, my real name is Relena," she said, casting her eyes to the floor. She could not get the last part of her name out, for she was sure he would recognize her immediately, " Peacecraft."
"Well, Relena, how about we go inside and you can tell me all about what made you come here?" came Ko's calm answer. Relena was surprised, for she had been expecting him to be taken aback by her confession, but then again, with Ko you never knew... he was just like Heero.
"But we need to practice!" Relena whined. She loved practicing because it helped her relax.
"No we don't. Now let's go inside." Ko said in a calm but serious voice. "Besides, there is no more to learn."
"What do you mean?" Relena questioned, trying to shift the conversation to a more pleasant topic.
"I will tell you what I mean after you tell me who you are." Ko stopped for a second then continued. "Or."
"Or what?" Relena asked teasingly, standing in a fighting stance.
"Or this!" Ko said while he dove in to tickle her. After a while of tickling each other, they went into the temple and talked until the early hours of the next day.
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Ok, that is it for this chapter, tell me what you think. Any suggestions or comments please e-mail them to: maru87678@hotmail.com
The Perfect Life
By Stardust
Chapter three
It had been about two months since Relena had run away, and by this time she had traveled Europe and was now touring Asia. She had been using the alias "Nashada Wong." Her once honey blond hair was now black as a clear midnight sky, and her blue eyes used to reflected the torrents of the sea were changed to a rich brown the color of sweet honey... surely nobody could recognize her now. She was currently in Japan, and while there, only one thought entered her mind
"Heero." His name escaped her lips in a soft unconscious whisper. She had been walking all day long and was now trying to find her way to her hotel, in which she was being unsuccessful, and found herself walking up a flight of stairs. Why she was still walking if she knew this was not the way to her hotel was something not even she could understand, but something was calling her to continue following the trail, which the stairs laid out for her. When she got to the top, she could see a small temple accompanying a shrine.
"Wonder. What is the name of this temple?" Relena asked herself as she looked around in the darkness.
"It's called Akita Temple," A voice said. A startled Relena nearly jumped at the sound of the voice. She thought she was alone.
"Who are you?" Relena inquired as she tried to find where the voice had come from.
"I am Atakayama Ko," An old man said as he stepped out of the temple, "And you are?"
"Oh, I am sorry. My name is Nashada Wong." Relena said still a little startled.
"May I ask what are you doing here at this time of the night? It can be dangerous, especially for a young woman." The old man said as he carefully moved towards Relena as not to alarm her any further.
"I got lost and can not find my way back to my hotel." Relena answered, a revelation coming to her as she responded: this man was obviously the priest of the temple.
"I see. Well, I cannot let you go into the street if you're lost. Why don't you stay here for the night and tomorrow morning you can go back to your hotel?" The old man signaled towards the temple as he spoke to her.
"You are right. Thank you."
Ko, the old man, showed her a small room, which had a small bed and a desk- unadorned yet cozy.
"It is not much but it is all I can offer." Ko simply stated.
"It is wonderful. Thank you so much." Relena putted some of the shopping bags she had with her on the bed.
"Good night, Miss Nashada." Before leaving her for the night, Ko stopped at the doorframe to grant her a hospitable good-bye.
*This is a nice temple, and Mr. Atakayama is really nice. I feel like I am at home... so comfortable. I hope I can stay here for a while, but if I stay too long they are bound to find me,* Relena thought as she coddled in the bed.
~ o ~ o ~ o
Relena could not sleep any more, for the same thought ran through her head over and over again. *They are going to find you*. She wasn't surprised that she would have such a revelation, for this occurred frequently, but she had never woken so early from the premonition before. She moved slowly as not to make a sound. She did not know if Mr. Atakayama was awake, and she didn't want to disturb him if the matter could be avoided. To calm her nerves, she decided to walk the temple's grounds, and upon coming across a beautiful garden, stopped at the sight ahead of her. Mr. Atakayama was practicing a kata-his speed and grace amazing her. She had seen Wufei practice his kata, but his skills and routine were nothing compared to what she was seeing now.
"Oh! Miss Nashada, you're awake." Ko said as he stopped his kata.
"Yes." Was all Relena managed to say as her amusement was overwhelming her.
"What is it? Are you ok my dear?" A hint of preoccupation in Ko's voice.
"Yes. Where did you learn that kata?" Relena asked, her glee still getting the best of her response and reason.
"Years of training, learning and teaching." Ko answered simply.
"Do you think I could learn that?"
"Well, of course, my child. Everyone can learn. You just need to want it bad enough."
"I know I want it but I don't know if I can learn that kind of stuff. You see, I am a pacifist and it would be against my ideals."
"I am a pacifist as well, but understand this: Learning martial arts is not about fighting but about mind and body being united."
"Mr. Atakayama, would you please teach me?" Relena said as she gave him her puppy eyes, which she knew no one could resist.
"How can I say no when you look at me with those puppy eyes?" Ko said with a smile. "But on one condition."
"Anything," Relena said almost too quickly.
"Please call me Ko." Ko said as he laughed at Relena's quick and apprehensive reply.
"Ok, but only if you call me Nasha." Relena's smile grew wider as she retaliated with his own humor.
"A deal it is then." Ko was able to say before they both bursted out laughing.
~ o ~ o ~ o
"Kick. Kick.Kick. Punch.Punch.Punch.Spin. Kick.Spin.Kick. NO! You're doing it too slow and you are hesitating before you act. Start again." Ko ordered as Relena tried to catch her breath. They had been training for two or three months now, and she was getting better and better, so much so that Ko thought she was a natural martial artist and a very fast learner.
"Master Ataka," She called him by the nickname she had come up with, " let me rest. We have been practicing since dawn." She said while pointing towards the setting sun.
"Ok. Let's go inside the temple." Ko then gently put his arm around Relena's shoulder and guided her to the temple.
*Almost six months after Relena had started to train with Ko*
"Kick.Kick.Punch.Punch. Spin Kick.Kick Good, very good." Ko said with a bright smile in his face. During this six months Relena, or Nashada as he knew her, had become almost like a granddaughter, but he could tell that she was hiding something. "Now let's go in and then you can tell me about what you're hiding."
"What do you mean, Master Ataka?" Relena asked innocently, starting to get nervous.
"I mean the secret that you have been hiding from me. Your real name is not Nashada is it?" Ko said. As soon as he saw her reaction he knew he was right but he kept quiet until she spoke.
"No, my real name is Relena," she said, casting her eyes to the floor. She could not get the last part of her name out, for she was sure he would recognize her immediately, " Peacecraft."
"Well, Relena, how about we go inside and you can tell me all about what made you come here?" came Ko's calm answer. Relena was surprised, for she had been expecting him to be taken aback by her confession, but then again, with Ko you never knew... he was just like Heero.
"But we need to practice!" Relena whined. She loved practicing because it helped her relax.
"No we don't. Now let's go inside." Ko said in a calm but serious voice. "Besides, there is no more to learn."
"What do you mean?" Relena questioned, trying to shift the conversation to a more pleasant topic.
"I will tell you what I mean after you tell me who you are." Ko stopped for a second then continued. "Or."
"Or what?" Relena asked teasingly, standing in a fighting stance.
"Or this!" Ko said while he dove in to tickle her. After a while of tickling each other, they went into the temple and talked until the early hours of the next day.
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Ok, that is it for this chapter, tell me what you think. Any suggestions or comments please e-mail them to: maru87678@hotmail.com