Wufei: Which means in Layman's terms, it's gonna be a while.
::glares at him:: No speaka!!
Wufei: ::grumbles:: Injustice!
A Miss Chang Po Production
Heart of Space, Dove of Peace
Chapter 15
"Motives for Vengeance"
~*~ Flashback ~*~
"Tasha! Tasha!" A young girl, about 13 or fourteen turned around at the calling over her name. "Natasha!"
"Who's there?" the girl asked as she pushed a strand of black hair out of her emerald green eyes, focusing them on the person calling her.
A mini version of herself, about the age of 8 came into view over the large, grassy hilltop. She waved at her as she ran, skidding to a stop in front of her. She wiped her brow with a tiny fist, flashing her a toothy grin. "Natasha," she said. "Here I am!"
The elder girl smiled. "I can see that." she replied. "Didn't I promise I would wait here for you?"
"Yeah!" the younger girl answered, nodding her head vigorously. "Does that mean we can go play now?"
"Of course," her sister answered. She took a step back, spinning around with her arms stretched out wide. Her younger sister mimicked her actions. "We can play out here as long you want – that is, of course, until it's time for dinner."
Natasha's littler sister let out an exclamation of joy, running around in circles as fast as her little legs could carry her, executing cartwheels to the best of her ability.
Tickled by her younger sister's antics, Natasha couldn't help but join her. They jumped and sang, flipped and rolled until they were completely exhausted.
Worn out completely, Natasha's little sister flopped down in the grass in a fit of giggles beside her sister, facing the sky. "That was fun!" she exclaimed.
Natasha nodded in agreement. "It was." was her reply. She turned her attention towards the clouds floating slowly by overhead.
Several moments passed before either spoke.
"Tasha?"
"Hm?"
"How come we don't play like this anymore?" Natasha turned over to look at her sister. There was a pouty look on herface that made Natasha just want to pick her up and squeeze her. "Is it because you're too old?"
Natasha laughed out loud. "Of course not!" she exclaimed. "I'm never too old to hang out with you!" This seemed to cheer up her little sister considerably. However, Natasha's laughter died down, replaced with a rueful smile. "Though I don't have as much free time as I did before. You know my schooling takes up a lot of my time."
Her little sister made a face. "Do you have to be a politician, Tasha?" she asked.
"I don't really want to be." Natasha answered honesty. "But you know papa, he's bent on it. He'll turn you into one when you're old enough, too."
"Nuh-uh!" the young girl exclaimed. "I don't want to be a stinky old politician!"
"Oh, so you're a rebel then?" Natasha asked. "Really, politicians aren't so bad. Just the other day I met Vice Minister Dorlian. He's a really nice guy, and so's his daughter… Relena I think her name was."
"I don't care." her sister sniffed. She then turned and looked up at her, a pleading look on her face. "Natasha, you won't ever leave me, will you?"
Natasha blinked in surprise. "What?" she asked.
"We're sisters, right?" the girl said earnestly. "So we have to stick together. We will, won't we?"
Natasha smiled, tussling the young girl's hair. "Of course we will." she said. "Nothing will ever keep us apart."
Dark green eyes looked up at her hopefully. "You swear on it, Natasha?"
Natasha gave her an admonishing frown. "You know better than to ask me to swear." she replied. However, the look on her young sister's face told her she was quite serious about her request. "I promise you," she said, taking her hands. "Through thick and through thin, we'll always be together. No matter what."
Her younger sister beamed and hugged her tightly. "I love you, Natasha!" she exclaimed.
Natasha smiled warmly, hugging her back just as tight. "I love you, too," she said softly. "Naya."
~*~End of Flashback ~*~
Though silent, and empty, the Cinq Kingdom still stood proud as ever. Like a lighthouse through the thick smog,its light shone out, welcoming in weary travelers from their journeys on the ravaging seas.
The very thought of it made Naya want to throw up. As she approached the city in her Scorpio Gundam, she came to a stop, hovering in midair. "Those fools thought they could be me." she scoffed aloud. Raising a buster rifle she had procured along the way, she placed the main palace in her sights. "With this final stroke," she said with a sneer, "I'll put a stop to this madness." She readied her controls. "Never again will this place spawn another hypocrite like Relena Peacecraft."
~End of Chapter 15
Miss Chang Po: Fret not, there'll be more to come!
Wufei: As soon as she writes it... whenever that'll be. ::eeps as author chases her around the room:: Injustice!!