Gundam Wing; Drama; PG-13
Line- 'I'd just like to thank you. I wouldn't have lost my dignity without you.'
Dignity
Amanosai
Relena drew back her hand, then slapped Duo Maxwell as hard as she was able. Duo stumbled backwards, disoriented and suprised. Relena's face was tear streaked and her hair has come out of it's professional yet stylish bun.
"Miss Relena, I'm sure that Duo-" Quatre's plea for his friend was silenced by a forceful hand gesture from Ms. Dorlin herself, and she drew herself up as tall as she could, despite the fact that one of her broken high heels had twisted her ankle and her dress was torn beyond repair.
She walked towards Duo, tripping only twice on the dragging hem, and waited until he looked her in the eyes. "I invited you to this party out of friendship and respect. I asked if you would bring a present for one of my closest childhood friends." Duo looked over her shoulder at poor Bridgette, who was sitting in another girls arms, sobbing.
"You brought a box filled with live mice." Duo looked back at Relena, but couldn't bring himself to look at her, and instead looked down and to the side, into space.
"Duo. I'd just like to thank you. I wouldn't have lost my dignity without you." She said, cold and cutting. The room was deadly silent as Relena limped in pain over to Bridgette to make sure that the bite had stopped bleeding.
"I'm sorry, okay?" Duo said plaintively, looking guilty and feeling very bad for what he'd done. Relena looked at him, her utter disgust and shock showing clearly. "I... I didn't mean for things to go the way they did." He smiled nervously and shrugged.
Relena shook her head in disbelief, and Quatre resisted the urge to drop his face into his hands. Relena turned away from him and turned her attention to the crowd. "I'm very sorry about all this. I hope you don't mind that the party has to end like this. Please excuse us." Relena helped Bridgette up and led her to the bathroom as the guests began to leave, muttering.
Duo made his way over to Quatre, aware of the looks being sent at him. Quatre stared at him, and Duo felt like a child who'd broken a promise and let down his parents. He waited for Quatre to say something, to stop staring at him like that, to move, or something. Anything but that look of total disapointment.
"Let's get out of here Duo." He finally said, sighing and shaking his head as they both walked towards the door. Duo paused at the doorway and looked back. Heero leaned against the far wall, watching him. One of the mice he'd stomped on was in his hand. Duo turned and left.
Another thing I like about Amanosai; he can do drama just as well as humor.
