Chapter Six:
The Clincher
Heero opened his eyes and looked around. He looked down next to him and saw that Saturn wasn't there. He threw the covers off of him and walked to the bathroom, swinging the door wide open. "Damnit, Heero! Shut the damn door!" Saturn snapped, peeping from the shower curtain. He shut the door and shook his head. What was he thinking? He was crazy thinking that she was going to leave him and tell Relena something false about him. He sat on the bed and looked out the window. What was he to do? He heard the door open and he looked at. "Sorry, I-" She kissed him softly, pushing him down. She looked into his eyes and smiled. "My loving pilot... what is the matter?" she whispered. Heero looked at her. "Pilot? How did you know-"
"I looked on the internet for your information. You know me... especially when it comes to new work."
Heero kissed her neck and whispered, "You're always into something."
Saturn chuckled and whispered back, "you should know. We grew up together."
Heero placed his hand in the small of her back. "Tell me something Saturn..."
She looked at him as she got up. "Yes?"
"Do you love me? Or are you just doing this to me out of fun?" he asked, sitting up.
Saturn looked at him with soft eyes. She ran her hand through his bangs and kissed his cheek. "I love you, Heero." she whispered. He watched as she headed to the bathroom. He grabbed her towel and Saturn held it on her. " Hey!" she pouted. Heero showed his smirk, the one that meant that he was thinking of something. He pulled her over to him and Saturn smiled, "you're naughty."
Endymion sat in his chambers, trying to figure out if Saturn was okay. He knew that she was going through some things and that she was on a mission, but he only hoped that everything was okay. He looked up as he heard the door open. "Serenity? I thought you were in bed." he said, getting up. Serenity looked out the window and stated, " She needs our help. I can feel it. She may be in deep trouble." Endymion stood beside her and gazed into the garden. "She's like a daughter to me... for the pass few months, I've been worried about her. She's stopped calling, stopped coming by to see us. I think she may have become too involved with that... pilot." he explained. Serenity looked at her husband and asked, " And you think that you have a clean slate?" Endymion looked at her and asked, "What's that suppose to mean?" Serenity smiled and stepped forward. "If memory serves me correctly, you were the bad boy image. Stealing innocent girls' hearts, putting me down, calling me 'Meatball Head', need I say more?" Endymion hugged her and replied, " the last part was from the heart. You know that I loved you then and I still love you. The thing is..." he paused and felt her grip tighten. " You just wish the best for her. She's just like a daughter to all of us. Even though she is the strongest... she needs us the most." she whispered to her husband. Endymion parted from his love and looked out the window. "Serenity... you do realize what we have to do." Serenity looked at him. " You do realize that we may put her at risk of being caught." she stated. Endymion looked at her with sad eyes. That was the problem. If she were caught, she could be kill. Serenity placed her hand on his chest and replied, " I call for a meeting. We have to get her out of there."
Saturn pulled on her shirt and looked at Heero who was fast asleep. She grabbed her shoes and headed to the door. She hated to do this, but she had to. She had to save her King and Queen. She sighed, opening door. She looked back again, this time with sad eyes. "I'm sorry, Heero... but I have to do this." she whispered.
She got in the car and sat there. She couldn't believe what she had done. It was strictly business in the beginning, but as the months passed, she had fallen deep in love with him. He stared at the outside world, trying to figure out what she had done to herself. She then felt something on her cheeks and she wipped it. She looked at her hand and saw the tear. "I'm... crying?" she thought. She hadn't cried in such a long time that she had forgotten how it felt. She closed her eyes, turning her head. She had to toughen up. No matter how deep she was in love with Heero, she had to. She took in a deep breath and turned on the car. She would do this for the best of them.
Endymion pulled on his trademark dark green jacket as he headed for the Palace door. He had to go and find her, no matter the cause. He stopped in the middle of the hall and saw Serenity at the door. "Here," she stated, placing the black sunglasses on the bridge of his nose. She smiled as she remembered the past times. " Alright now, Chiba Mamoru. You come back home. Understand?" she stated. Endymion chuckled a bit and kissed her cheek. "I'll see you later."
Saturn opened the door and looked around Relena's room. She wasn't even there. She looked around again, walking in further. She had to tell her, no matter what. She stood in the middle of the room and heard, "Looking for someone?" she was about to turn around when suddenly she felt a gun to her head. "Duo, I have no time to play games with you." she told him. Duo looked at her, admiring her lovingly. " No time to play? That's too bad..." he grabbed her by the waist, turning her around. "Because I want to." (Alright, sorry Duo fans, but it works with the story.) She turned her head, trying to break free. " Let me go. I won't tell you again." Duo looked at her, seeing the fear in her eyes. A wicked smirk formed on his lips as he leaned forward. " You can't do anything." he stated. Saturn could feel tears in her eyes. She struggled again, trying to figure out why she couldn't break free. She turned her head and saw Relena. "Well, I bet Heero would be surprise to see this, eh, Miss Hotaru Tomoe... or should I say Agent Saturn?" Relena stated. She looked at her with shocked eyes. Suddenly, Duo threw Saturn on the floor and she looked up, seeing Heero in the doorway, his bangs covering his eyes. " Heero..." she whispered, tears finally flowing freely. Relena tiptoed and kissed Heero on the lips. Saturn turned away, angry at herself. "It hurts, doesn't it?" she heard Duo state. Duo placed handcuffs on her wrists and picked her up. " Take her to a cell... I'll figure out what to do with her later." Relena stated. Duo threw Saturn over his shoulder and carried out the order.
Touch...
Saturn glared at the wall, the chains on her wrists tight, bruising them. She stared at Duo who stood in the door. " If you had fallen for me, none of this shit would have happened. But I guess you like the very bad boys." he shut the door, leaving her there in the dark. The only light that was there was the moonlight, coming in from the skylight above her. She looked up at the skylight, tears running down her face. She closed her eyes tight and let out a terrible scream. She couldn't believe that she was so stupid for giving Heero her soft side. She had loved him and yet he had turned her in... then again, she was deciving him as well. " Why does love hurt?" she thought.
I'll stand for nothing less
Or never stand again
These are the limits when one's buried
This body's left the soul
Heero looked out the window of his office, trying to figure out what had gone wrong. He had loved her, but he had to turn her in. "Heero," he heard behind him. He didn't turn around, he knew who it was. " You know you have a job to carry out tomorrow. She won't live to see it, so just get ready for the best." Relena told him. "For the best?" he thought, trying to figure out what it meant. He turned around and felt Relena's lips against his. He just had to get her out of his mind. He laid her on the desk, reaching for her shirt, but suddenly, Saturn's face was in his head. He pushed back, standing up, shock upon his face. Relena sat up, looking at him. "What's wrong?" she asked. Heero's bangs covered his eyes, not trying to show her the truth. Relena frowned and stood up. "You're in love with her?" she asked. Heero looked at her. "No! She's nothing to me... Like you said, I just used her to get what we needed." he stated, quickly. Relena smiled and walked over to him. "That's right... then nothing should stop you from-" he turned away, walking to the door. " I better get ready for tomorrow." he told her.
The brain needs oxygen
Can't sneak around this bait
His catacomb has got me by the chin
This body's left the soul
Saturn opened her eyes. She had figured that she fell to sleep for some reason. She had cried over and over again, feeling stupid... "You've got yourself into some shit now." she thought. She turned her head to the skylight and whispered, " what did I do to deserve this?" The door opened and she stared. She only hoped that it wasn't Duo. Her eyes soften, tears forming once she saw who it was. "Endymion..." she whispered. Endymion smiled, walked over to her with the key and unlocked the chains. She fell into his arms, holding onto him. "It's time to go home, Saturn. Your work is done." She looked up at him and then cried in his chest.
Could we have known
Never would I, help to nail down
With nothing to gain
Here's the clincher, this should be you
Serenity ran to the room and opened the door. There sat Saturn, a blanket over her shoulders and a cup of tea in her hands. She also noticed bandages wrapped around her wrists. Endymion sat next to her, trying to calm her down. "Hotaru... you're alright." she stated. Saturn didn't move, but Endymion looked up at Serenity. " She's been like this for some time now. I think she may need some time a-"
"No..."
Serenity and Endymion looked at her. "This mission isn't over. He knows the truth and I have to finish this... even if I pull the trigger while killing myself on the inside." she told them, looking in the cup. Endymion looked at his wife. "Hotaru, you musn't-"
"My name isn't Hotaru... my name is Saturn. You know that, the both of you." she snapped slightly. She looked out the window, silence taking upon them. "You have a meeting in the morning, King Endymion. Please, understand that I will be there, just not really being seen." she stated. Endymion nodded and got up. Serenity walked behind her husband and closed the door. " She can't go on like this. Do you realize what's happening to her?" she whispered. Endymion leaned against the wall, his arms crossed. " Serenity... I know it's hard to hear, but she has to do this by herself. She's grown up now and everything, but the only way we can protect her is to be behind her all the way, without getting in her way." Serenity looked at the door. "So... all we can do is wait?" she asked. Endymion nodded and looked at the door as well.
That night, Saturn put on her old agent attire and pulled on her gloves. She looked at her Revolver and sighed. She would use it one last time, but not just to kill someone... to kill the very person she had loved and trusted. She picked it up and went to the balcony. "Leaving?" she heard. She turned around and looked at Endyimon. "I came to check up on you. I didn't think you would leave so soon." he stated. Saturn looked away, noticing the wind flowing around outside. " Endyimon... I have to do this. I have to take them out before something happens. Before someone else dies." she whispered, not really telling him the truth. Endymion walked up to her and wrapped the black scarf around her neck. "Well, do remember that you have a home. Nothing should keep you from coming back... even if you believe you shouldn't come back." he stated. Endymion showed her smile once she turned around. Saturn hugged him and whispered, " Thank you.. you mean a lot to me. Take care of everyone and make sure that baby of yours is in good hands." He watched her jump from the balcony and sighed. He walked over to the balcony and prayed to God that she would be safe. "Wait a minute, baby? What baby?"
This happened to be never changing
Holding inside, the phobia of you
Made cold and crippled, ending it all
Saturn kicked the door down to the office in which Relena worked. She looked around, the scarf covering her mouth. She slowly walked in, looking around. She then saw Duo in Relena's office and smirked. Now is was her turn. She kicked the door opened and pinned Duo to the desk. " Where the hell is he?" she asked. Duo glared at her. "How did you-" she placed the gun to his head and snapped, "Where is he and Relena!" Duo stared at her, fear from no where in his eyes. "They left for Tokyo this evening. They went to a hotel, but I don't know which one. She said something about killing someone at this meeting that happens in the morning." Saturn was in shock. "Endymion..." she thought. She stood up and walked over to the door. She looked out the window, noticing the sun rising. She only had a two hrs to get there. Duo chuckled, " bitch, you'll never stop them." She turned around and kicked him in the knee, causing him to fall. She placed her foot on his chest, glaring at him. "Bitch?" she questioned, pointing her Revolver at him. Her eyes were different: no pupil, just a dark gray vast of destruction in them. "The only bitch you'll see is yourself when you get to hell." she whispered, pulling the trigger. The blood passed across her face, smearing against her cheek. She wipped it off with her scarf and headed to the door. She would take Heero out... even if she was killed in the process.
Heero stood on the forth balcony, getting ready for the last shot of his career. He would quit after this... he would have done it earlier, but Relena would have him killed for sure. He looked at the gathering crowd and took in a deep breath. Relena was in the bathroom, doing only God knows what. He turned his head and noticed the Queen. He raised an eyebrow, trying to figure out what was wrong with that picture.
Relena placed the rogue lipstick on her lips. She heard the door opened and said nothing. Suddenly, her eyes widen. "You should be dead." she stated, turning around, frowning. Saturn grabbed her by the neck and slammed her against the wall. "You're all talk and no action. To think Heero is working for you. It's people like you that got my father killed. Now, I'm here to give you the one way ticket to hell." She pulled out her Revolver, her eyes narrowed. Relena began to chuckle and then broke out into a sinsiter laugh. "You can't do it... You'll never pull the trigger." Saturn smirked and replied, " you know, you're right. I won't pull it. I'll just beat the shit out of you!" She threw her across the floor and went after her. Relena kicked the gun out of her hand and slammed her against the floor. "Heero is good as his job, don't you think? I could see it in your eyes that you liked what he did to you." Relena whispered, wickedly. Saturn glared at her and kicked her. Relena hit the wall and looked at Saturn. " It hurts doesn't it? To know that the man you slept with was with your enemy?" Saturn grabbed Relena by the neck, strangling her. "Doesn't it hurt... to know that the very man you love has fallen for me?" she asked. Relena blacked out and Saturn let her go. She looked around the bathroom, trying to find her revolver. She then heard clapping from behind the door and knew that the conference was over. "Endymion..." she thought, racing out of the bathroom.
Heero looked at Endymion in the far distance, his gun in hand. He had to do it... no matter what...
Saturn raced up the stairs to the stage and saw Endymion. She raced out, forgetting what had happened the last time she was onstage. Teh black scarf untangled itself from around her neck as she ran towards Endymion...
Heero pulled the trigger...
Screams echoed in the Conference Hall and Heero stood there in silence, horror on his face. There in Endymion's arms was Saturn's dying body. He stepped back, trying to figure out what he had done wrong.
Endymion held Saturn as she fell to her knees. "Endymion..." she smiled at him. "Saturn, you better hold on." he told her, tears in his eyes. She frowned a bit, whispering, " the King isn't suppose to cry..." Haruka and Serenity raced out onstage and Endymion told them to call the ambulance. Haruka ran offstage and Endymion held Saturn's hand. "Serenity... please take care of Endymion... He will be a great father..." Serenity looked at Saturn. "What do you-" she paused and closed her eyes, tears coming down her cheeks. Saturn looked up at the ceiling and whispered. "I'm scared... I'm actually scared." Endymion swallowed and whispered, " there's nothing to be scared about... everyone is here with you." Saturn smiled softly and closed her eyes..."That's where you're wrong... I'm alone...and... I'll always be... alone..."