*Mumbles* Ihm baq. *Swallows* Oops, I mean I'm back.
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Chapter 4
Titled: Beginning to learn the ways of the land
"..." Mean someone's speaking
'...' Mean someone's thinking.
AN: Author's note
The girls stare shocked past the curtain, while everyone in the ballroom begins to clap. Noin motions them to come forward with her hand. "Uh Relena, why don't you go first?" Adriana suggests, as the girls start to push her forward.
"Oh no. Why me?"
"Because you seem more open than us. Don't worry we're right behind you." Hilde reassures her.
"Okay, okay." Relena walks forward, followed by the girls until they reach Noin.
"Please once again welcome Princess Relena, Lady Hilde, Lady Adriana, and Lady Angel." Everyone claps, and then Noin whispers to the girls.
"Are your questions answered? Or are you even more confused?" The girls nod, still shocked. "I'll tell you everything later. For now, enjoy the evening, dance, and get reacquainted with everyone. This is your home again. Learn how things are anew. Go now, a lot of people want to talk to all of you. And some will want to dance with you." She smiles at them, beckoning them to the crowd. They walk down, only to be separated by different people.
"Tell me Princess, how does it feel to be back?" A man asks Relena.
"Oh, um, I had no idea what was going on until tonight."
"Where were you before this?"
"I was..." She stops, seeing something out of the corner of her eye catch her attention. She looks over and sees someone standing by a pillar, looking around. 'Heero? What's he doing?'
"Princess?"
"Oh, sorry. What did you say?"
"I was asking you how were you treated where you were before coming here."
"That's quite a long story that I'll tell later. Could you excuse me?"
"Of course." Relena walks off, looking for Heero, but sees him gone.
'Where did he go?'
Meanwhile...
Hilde and Angel are sitting together, enjoying the view around them, when two men come forward to them. "May I have this dance?" Hilde looks up from her seat, staring up to see a person with long brown hair, and a pair of deep violet eyes. She stands there speechless for a few seconds, and then snaps out of it.
"Uh, oh, yes. Yes of course." She answers, as she accepts his hand, and they head to dance.
"May I have this dance?" Angel stares up to see a person with short brown hair and a pair of green eyes, one of them covered up by his bangs. She smiles up at him, silently accepting his offer, as she accepts his hand, and they also head to dance.
Meanwhile...
Adriana walks through the crowd, doing best to avoid bumping anyone, but then bumps into two people. "Oh, sorry." She says, walking backwards from them, facing them when she apologizes. She turns back around after the apology, only to bump into someone else. "I'm sorry, I...Wow." She says, when she looks up to see a person with deep blue eyes and short blond hair. She quickly covers her mouth with one hand after her statement, as he looks at her curiously.
"Lady Adriana?"
"Yes, how did you...Oh, right. We were introduced. I'm sorry, right now everything has me confused at the moment."
"I understand. Um, would you care to dance with me?"
"Sure." She responds, as she accepts his hand, as they also head to dance.
Meanwhile...
"Heero?" He turns around to see Tania come up to him. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"No, you can't do that to me. I know when something's wrong with you. Now what is it?"
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Oh, okay. Then I'll guess. Hmm, um, you're wondering about something. Am I right?" He doesn't say anything, and she speaks up again. "I guess I'll take that as a yes. Hmm, you're thinking about the Princess and Ladies of this court. Aren't you?' He turns away from her. "Yes, that's it isn't it?"
"I'm not going t say anything."
"Well you don't have to say anything. I can tell. If you get to know whoever it is you're starting to like, maybe she'll choose you as her husband and you'll accept."
"You don't know what you're saying Tania."
"Okay, if that's what you want to think. But I think otherwise. Just think about what I said." She finishes, walking off.
'Is that what I'm worried about? No, that can't be it.'
A few hours later...
Heero stands guard outside Relena's room, seeing a few more guards below him. He sighs, and looks into her room, only to see her moving restlessly. He steps closer to the doors, and hears her. "No, no." She mumbles, shaking her head.
*~Flashback~*
"You're doing an excellent job. Now how's about you give me a kiss?"
"But sir, you have a wife."
"Yes, but she's out now. Come on."
"I can't. I have to finish cleaning."
"Come here." He commands, pulling her to sit in his lap, holding her so she can't get away.
"Let me go. Let me go now."
"I like a girl who struggles. Give in to me sugar and I promise you it'll be over soon." He says, grinning evilly, as he pushes her against the table.
*End Flashback*
"Let me go. Don't touch me."
"Princess, wake up. Wake up."
"No, get away from me. Don't touch me."
"No!"
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