Wild Cat

Chapter One: Dreams and screams

Author: Setzu

Rated: R

For two years now the earth and colonies had coexisted in a peaceful state. There were only minor skirmishes which were quickly put out by the Preventers unit since the Mariemia incident, and Vice foreign minister Peacecraft assured the people she would do all she could to keep them from happening again. Of course, to have a perfect world was impossible, and one woman could certainly not control the peace forever.

Yet, it would not be the peace of the earth and colonies that would be disrupted, but the life of Relena and her close friends. All she had worked for would come crashing down in her world. She would never be able to return to being the Dove of Peace, for she would become the Wild cat of Hell. However, even in the most dire of times Relena was strong, and she would make it. Or would she? All hell was about to break loose.

"Pagan, would you mind canceling my appointment with Governor Wimphrey? I am simply in no shape to take up a discussion with him at the moment on extra funding," a young honey blonde haired woman sighed as she massaged her temples gently with her fingers. Her crystal blue eyes were closed off to the older man in front of her. Slowly, she opened her eyes and stared at the man known as Pagan. She let a small smile grace her lips. Pagan was a close friend of the family and always would be. She could trust him with anything and everything. He had been with her through thick and thin.

"Of course Miss Relena, I will get to it right away," returning the smile, the man no younger than sixty-five turned on his heels and left Relena sitting in her study. She had papers strewn all across the desk and she chastised herself for her mess.

"Dear me, I should be more organized than this," with another sigh she stood from her leather chair and began towards the door. She had been having many mild headaches for the past two weeks, but she had managed to ignore them and continue on with her hectic life as Vice Foreign Minister. Rarely was she given a chance to be by herself, and when she was, it was even more rare that she gave it to herself.

She didn't bother to shut the door and headed towards her room in the large Peacecraft Mansion. Her estate was very large and held a beautiful garden in the back, a garden that she loved more than anything else about the place. Her room was situated so that her balcony was right over it, and when dawn came up over the horizon and she woke up, she would be able to open her windows and smile upon her flowers.

When she came to her room she immediately headed towards the bathroom to grab some headache medicine. She twisted the cap off the bottle and popped two pills into her mouth before downing a glass of water. She stood for a moment, just staring at her reflection in the mirror. She let her mask fall and her weariness was evident in her eyes. She doubted anyone realized how tired she was as of late and how stressed she had become. She put on such a convincing mask that she even fooled herself sometimes.

With a shake of the head she put her mask back on and walked out of the bathroom. An audible thump could be heard as she fell back on her bed. The satin sheets felt so good against her that she would have almost immediately fallen asleep, however a knock at the door kept her from doing so. Sitting up she raised an eyebrow.

"Yes?"

"Hey Princess! It's me Duo, mind if I come in?" the happy voice of Duo made Relena smile again. Out of all the Gundam Pilots, aside from Heero, she was the closest with Duo and Trowa.

"Of course come in," her voice was pleasant and she made sure no weariness would be seen on her face before he came in, his normal grin plastered on his face. His long braid swung behind him as he sat next to her.

"I just wanted to check up on you. Pagan said you weren't feeling good and canceled an appointment," his tone turned slightly more serious at the mention at her health. He was fond of Relena as well, and since she was like a sister to him he wanted to make sure she was all right.

"Oh Duo, you worry just like Milliardo," she grinned at his pout. He hated being compared to her real brother, and didn't bother to hide it.

"I do not," he stated indignantly, although new it was true. He decided to change the subject. "So, are you sure you feel alright? You need anything?"

"No Duo, I'm fine. I just have a headache is all. You know, with Governor Wimphrey pressuring me to give L4 more funding from the ESUN and all," she hated worrying her friends, and waved him off as if all was fine. "I just need some rest is all."

"Rest is an understatement Lena," he finally used his nickname for her, "what you need is a vacation. You shouldn't work yourself so hard." It was a futile attempt, but he always tried anyway. Relena was a stubborn woman.

"I'm fine Duo, really, now shoo. I don't need a vacation, just a rest," she looked at him pointedly and he sighed, lifting his hands up in resignation. With a slow, reluctant face he got up and headed to the door.

"Alright princess, but if you need me just call," then with a nod he left. Finally, she could get some sleep, the medicine didn't seem to be kicking in yet and her headache had worsened. With an exhausted groan she fell back onto the bed and fell asleep.

"Relena...Relena..." a haunting voice echoed in the pitch black of her mind and made a shiver run up Relena's spine. Where was she? Was she dreaming? She couldn't see within an inch in front of herself and she could feel that something was wrong.

"Come out to play Relena..." it was purring now, a soft err voice that Relena had no recognition of. Suddenly something darted to her left and she whirled around, only to see nothing. She took a nervous step back.

"Who is out there!" she demanded firmly, her back straight and her courage starting to rise. Something cold flitted along her neck and she let out an 'eep' in surprise.

"Little girl doesn't know who I am?" the voice held a mocking note to it now, obviously amused. However, Relena was far from amused. What kind of dream was this? "Look at what you will become..."

An image began to take place to her right and her eyes traveled to it. She squinted as she tried to make out what it was. Something was lying on the hard ground and a dark liquid pooled around it. With cautious steps she moved towards the thing. Without warning the thing flopped over to face her and grabbed her leg. She screamed loudly, her eyes widening as she saw what it was, or who it was.

Pagan's face was covered in blood and claw mark ran across his cheek and neck, one eye gauged and partially out of it's socket. Relena could feel the bile begin to rise up her throat as she desperately tried to get him to let go. Never had she seen something so horrendous.

"How could you Relena...How could...You do this to me?" he gasped out as he stared at her with the most pitiful eyes. She brought a hand to her neck as she choked. She...She had done this? How? How could she have done something so cruel.

"STOP IT! I DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS!" she cried out and the voice laughed out right at her. The laugh would be ringing in her ears for weeks to come. Tears flooded down her cheeks as Pagan finally let go and lay limply on the ground.

"Aw, little girl scared of what will happen?"

"No! This will not happen, this can't happen! I won't do this!" she shouted out desperately as she held herself tightly.

"We will see...We will see..."

Snapping awake, Relena fell out of the bed panting heavily. With wide eyes Relena lay on the ground trying to catch her breath and figure out what had happen. Her eyes wandered down her body for any signs of blood and she held her breath. When she saw none she let it out with a whoosh and sat up.

"It was just a dream, just a dream..." she repeated over and over to herself. She closed her eye for a moment before slowly reopening them again. With shaky legs she stood up. What a horrendous dream. She hadn't had any nightmares for over three years, and even then they were nothing compared to this.

Shaking her head she looked at the clock. It read nine thirty. Had she really slept for five hours? Who let her? That didn't matter now though, she just needed water for her parched throat. Brushing the imaginary dust off of her black slacks she walked out of her room and headed down to the kitchen. She would tell no one of the dream, especially the boys. She knew Duo and Heero would be most concerned along with her brother, and she didn't want them hounding her at the moment.

She stopped at the sink with her cup as she thought about Heero. It had been awhile since she had last seen him, at least a month. For some unknown reason he had been avoiding her. She knew it was on purpose since he, along with the rest of the Gundam boys, lived in her Mansion. She had tried talking to him several times, but he always left before she could make out one syllable.

She had toyed with the idea of faking something wrong so he would come, and she knew he would come, but that was a last resort since she didn't want to purposely worry him, and it had only been a month. It had been worse. She had gone a year with out seeing him before he came back as a personal bodyguard after a failed assassination attempt, due to him. For awhile he had tagged along with her everywhere, and she had been very happy. She was always in a good mood then, and even got up the courage to tell him she felt for him, but he brushed it off. A few weeks later he had began his avoidance tactic, which left her saddened and more than slightly depressed. It didn't help that she had been getting the headaches and the stress of her job was increasing. She had always looked to Heero as a person to lean on, but now he wasn't here, or at least for the time being.

With a shake of her head she drank the water in the glass cup before setting it aside and heading back upstairs. How had it one moment been a nightmare, then the next Heero on her mind? She supposed that since she was scared she had immediately thought of him. She had to admit that when she used to have nightmares she wished she could go to his room and sleep with him besides her, although she saw how childish that was now.

She began her way towards her room once more, though this time at a slower pace. She was still tired since her sleep wasn't the most restful due to the nightmare, but she was scared she would dream again. Suddenly, changing course she walked down the opposite way in the hall towards a certain some one's room. She hadn't been to this side of the mansion in awhile, and wondered what Heero was doing. Probably working, she mused. She raised an eyebrow as she heard an odd noise from Heero's room at the end of the hall. It sounded like some one was groaning. Was he hurt? If he was she knew he wouldn't moan out in pain, he was too stubborn for that.

Slowly creeping closer she listened intently. There it was again, but this time it was distinctly feminine. Her throat went dry. What was a woman doing in Heero's room? No less groaning. She closed her eyes when she heard a deep voice moan in obvious pleasure. No, it couldn't be, he wouldn't! Then it hit her full force as she heard the woman's voice.

"Oh Heero...." Her hands flew to her mouth to keep her from crying out. After she had admitted to him that she loved him he would go find pleasure in another woman? She shut her eyes and spun around, running as fast as she could away. Already she was feeling sick at the thought of the man she loved in the arms of another. How could he? How dare he. Relena was not normally an angry woman, but this pushed her over the edge and she slammed her door. She ignored Duo and Wufei as they pounded on the oak door, asking what was wrong. They had heard the slam and came immediately to check it out. She simply ignored them.

"Man, what could be wrong with Lena?" Duo whined as he stared at the door in distress. She was angry, but at what he did not know.

"Yuy probably did something," Wufei shrugged as he thought of possibilities. He was not particularly close to the young princess, but he held a great amount of respect for her strong soul. She was not a woman to be reckoned with. The Chinese man raised an eyebrow as Duo spun on his heels, and he quickly followed him. "What are you doing Maxwell?"

"You said Heero probably did something right? Well I'm going to find out!" Wufei knew determination when he saw it and did not try to stop Duo, in fact, he wanted to see if it really was Yuy too. All the boys had noticed the change between Relena and Heero in the last month, and wondered what happened. Relena and become more introvert and sullen, while Heero more cold. Both men stopped as they came to his door and heard the moans and groans. Duo's mouth all but dropped open while Wufei's eyes widened. The perfect soldier was seeking pleasure?

"That bastard!" Duo cried murderously. He knew Heero was aware of Relena's feelings towards him and he clenched his fist as he tried to open the door. "Open up Yuy before I break it down!" Curses could be heard on the other side of the door and it opened to reveal a very, very annoyed Heero Yuy. His cobalt eyes were narrowed dangerously at Duo who held a ferocious look himself. Before he could say anything a blonde came up from behind him in only sheets. Heero himself was only in a pair of boxers.

"Honey, what's going on?"

"What's going on? I'll tell you what's going on, you're sleeping with a bastard that's what!" Duo shouted as he punched Heero with out warning. Heero was surprised that Duo would actually hit him and he stumbled back slightly, but kept his balance as his hand came up to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Damn it Duo, what the hell is your problem?"

"What's my problem? What's MY problem? If your going to sleep with some one you might want to keep it DOWN, and at least not HER!" Duo was seething by now and Wufei got ready to intervene should he jump at Heero again, although he really wouldn't mind it. The woman behind Heero glared at Duo and hugged the sheets around her tighter.

"Your actions are dishonorable Yuy. You will sleep with another when you know someone already holds your heart?" Wufei stared hard at Heero who stared back just as hard.

"I don't see why this concerns either of you," Heero snorted as the blonde watched in annoyance, her time with Heero had been disturbed and she was not happy about it.

"It wasn't our concern until we heard Relena's door slam and heard her crying in her room. Hmmm...She must have heard something," Duo ended viciously and he watched as Heero's eyes widened slightly. The young man cursed and turned around to the woman.

"Get you clothes Sylvia."

"But Heero..."

"Now," Heero demanded, his cobalt eyes flashing. With a sigh Sylvia nodded and took her time going back into the room and getting her clothes.

"Why Sylvia?" Wufei inquired curiously as he watched the woman come out once she was clothed. She glared pointedly at both Duo and Wufei before exiting with her chin up in the air. They followed Heero back into his room and watched him as he got dressed again.

"Because she wanted too," Duo watched him furiously and simply let Wufei ask the question for a moment. He hated the girl known as Sylvia Noventa. She was nothing but a spoiled brat and despised Relena, although she always hid it well when Relena was around. Duo saw the emotions passing in her eyes though.

"What's the real reason?"

"Need there be reason?"

"Well I assume so, do you care about her at all?"

"No."

"Then why sleep wit her?"

"Like I said, she wanted too, " Duo had enough and he tried to restrain himself from hitting his 'best friend' again. He was furious at Heero, but it really wasn't his problem. It was Heero's and Relena's and they would need to work it out.

"I won't be surprised if Lena kicks your ass," was all he stated before leaving. Wufei watched the young man for a moment before leaving as well. Heero sat on the edge of the bed and ran his hand through his dark chocolate locks and cursed. So Relena had heard him and Sylvia. He cringed and then sighed. He had tried to keep it a secret, he hadn't wanted to hurt her, but he couldn't be with her. She didn't deserve him. He wondered now if he should go talk to her or not. However, he was given his answer as he heard a familiar scream.

"HEERO!!"