Past Mistakes
Chapter 19
"Heero?" Relena whispered disbelieving the man who stood before her.
Laughing slightly at her innocence, Mr. Catalonia responded in amusement, "Well of course Miss. Peacecraft. Did you actually believe this was all about you?" Staring at him in complete silence, he smiled and added, "I suppose I merely used you. After all, I needed someone to take care of my lovely grandchild. Which I might add, you did a marvelous job of doing."
"You scum!" she shouted hatefully.
"Now, Miss. Peacecraft, there is no need for you to get upset," Mr. Catalonia replied. "After all, I think Mr. Yuy has the right to be angry at me, not you."
"Why? What could have possibly been the reason for you to created this foolhardy plan? One that had hurt you own daughter!" she shouted furiously. Starring at him carefully Relena added bitterly, "Better yet, why do you despise Heero Yuy?"
"Why do I despise him?" Mr. Catalonia asked dangerously. "Heero Yuy is the one man who had dared stand in my way of what I always wanted in life."
"And what was that?" she asked carefully.
"It is simple Miss. Peacecraft. It is what every maniac man that you ever meet wants. A path to fame and power," Mr. Catalonia responded strongly, as he gazed at Relena callously. "I too played tennis once and you can say that I was one of the best."
"You played tennis?" she said unexpectedly. "I don't remember ever seeing you."
"Well of course I did. Yet again I don't blame you for not recognizing me child. Do you actually expect me to keep my true identity after everything Mr. Yuy put me through?" he replied getting somewhat upset. "You might know me as George Segovia."
"George Segovia," Relena whispered out softly, as her eyes grew in reorganization. "That can't be possible."
Smiling smugly, he responded, "Yet it is, Miss. Peacecraft."
Starring in horror she whispered out uncertainly, "He died long ago on a airplane accident. Reports said there were no survivors."
"You must have known that the airplane accident was a set up my dear," he responded smiling. Looking at her for a split second he continued, "For me to start a new life, I had to destroy my past one. It is a shame that something like that had occur and the countless of lives that were aboard on that exact aircraft at the time of the accident. Nevertheless there was nothing I could do about it."
"You coward," Relena whispered out harshly as tears slipped down my face. "My father…"
"Was aboard the exact same aircraft," he finished quickly. "I know that Miss. Peacecraft. After all, we both were tennis buddies. Best friends till the end."
"Then why did you kill him?" she shouted out angrily.
"Like I said Miss. Peacecraft. Hatred can make a person do anything. Even if it involves the lives of others. Feeling of getting revenge blinds a person from reality, Miss. Peacecraft. Revenge…"
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"They could be anywhere," Duo replied, as they looked around the Zoo. "For all we know, they might not even be here."
"No, Relena is here. I can feel it," Heero replied as he scanned the area.
"Where is she then?" Hilde asked, losing hope.
"I don't know." Was Heero's simple reply as he continued to look around helplessly.
"Lets stop and think about this logically," Duo said fatally. "For all we know, they can be anywhere in this blasted park." Turning to Hilde he asked, "However, Hilde you told me April's favorite place is the Zoo, correct?"
"Yes," she replied staring at Duo curiously.
"So, what is her favorite animal that she loves to visit when she's at the Zoo?" Duo asked.
Thinking for a split second, she quickly answered, "The monkeys, I think."
Without waiting for another word, Heero started to sprint with all his might to the monkey's cages. Hoping and praying that he will find Relena and April there safe and sound.
Yet deep down, he had a gut feeling that his wish wasn't going to come true.
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"You are not making sense!" Relena shouted at him. "What on earth could Heero Yuy have done to make you hate him."
"He destroyed my chances of ever becoming the supreme tennis player that I deserved to be! That's what he did!" Mr. Catalonia shouted out angrily.
"How?" she shouted back.
"By beating me in a match in front of millions of people! That is how he humiliated me and destroyed my reputation," he replied furiously.
Thinking back, Relena tried to remember the last match George Segovia had played in. The it hit her. When she was younger, Relena remembered her father and herself coming home from a competition to only receive a hateful and angry phone call from George himself.
Looking at Mr. Catalonia directly in the eye, she said firmly with no emotion, "He defeated you when he was 13 years of age and people mocked you for it."
Looking at me, she show pure hatred in his eyes. Responding he said, "I can still remember what exactly had happened that day, like it just happened yesterday."
…………………………………FLASHBACK…………………………………………………………….
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the 50th anniversary of William Tennis Competition. As many of you know, today's matches all have been mind-blowing. All competitors who made it this far all seemed well prepared to win the 20 grand as the first place winner. Yet as of right now we are coming down to our final match!" the announcer said loudly as the crowd went wild.
Two doors, opposite from one another opened, revealing two figures. One figure was smaller than the other figure.
"Now introducing all time champion, George Segovia," the announcer shouted as George walked slowly and confidently to the court as people waved and cheered.
"Then comes a special 13 year old child who seems to astound the nation, Heero Yuy!" the announcer shouted once again.
Both walking up to the tennis court, they both met at the center of the court. Reaching their hands over the net, they both quickly shook hands and both wished the other the best of luck.
Turning around they both walked to their separate ends of the court and stretched quietly.
"During the break, the two players twisted their tennis rackets to decide who will have the ball first and by the officials, Heero Yuy will be serving first.. Let's see how this thirteen year can do."
Lifting the ball up with his hand, Heero Yuy concentrated hard on the ball as he rotated his arm to move the racket back. In a second, the ball was in the air and he had his racket swinging right back, hitting the ball straight to the right front square.
As quickly as the ball was hit, the faster it landed in the square in out of the court before George Segovia was able to reach it.
The crowd stayed silent until the announcer said, " 15, Love."
As soon as Heero received his second ball for his next serve, the same exact thing happened. George Segovia wasn't able to reach the ball in time.
"30, Love."
The same for the third serve.
"40, Love."
And the same for Heero Yuy's last serve for that match.
"Game."
"Ladies and Gentlemen, it seems Heero Yuy has won the first match. Now George Segovia has the chance to catch up, as he readies himself to serve next."+
Yet it seemed like Lady Luck wasn't with George Segovia.
For the moment he hit the ball, Heero Yuy hit it right back before he was able to prepare himself to hit it.
"Love, 15."
The same thing happened when he served it the second time around.
"Love, 30."
Then he served again.
"Love, 40."
Then his last serve.
"Game."
"Heero Yuy has won the second match as well. Ladies and Gentlemen, this young man seems to be amazing. George Segovia has some competition."
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"It was the same humiliating loss, up to the last match! Not once did I beat him! Not even once did I ever scored a point!" he shouted out angrily. "Do you know how embarrassing that is Miss. Peacecraft!"
"I think it's more pathetic," Relena replied dangerously, narrowing her eyes at the man.
"Excuse me," he said, thinning his eyes at her.
"You been wasting your life at getting back at someone who defeated you at a tennis match," she said clearly. "Then you steal your own daughter's baby because you couldn't stand who the father was. I could bet if she had gotten pregnant with someone else, you wouldn't have cared. But no, she got pregnant with Heero Yuy."
"He is the one to blame for my suffering. If it wasn't for him," he started but stopped when I interrupted him.
"If it wasn't for him, someone else would have defeated you," she said quickly and loudly. "You can never be the best. Even Heero Yuy has lost tennis matches in the past."
"I could care less," he said quietly. "I made sure he could never play ever again."
Staring at him, I said lowly and slowly, "Sorry to burst your bubble, but he will play again. I made sure of that."
Taking a gun from his packet, Mr. Catalonia slowly pointed it at me and said, "Yet without his beloved lover, he couldn't possibly go on with his life."
Feeling her eyes bulge out slightly, Relena stepped back a step or two. "You wouldn't dare shoot me."
"Try me," he said quietly. "I will get my revenge Miss. Peacecraft and I could care less who I have to eliminate to achieve it."
"You son of a," she stop as I felt a piercing go through her chest. Looking down, she spotted blood spreading through her clothes.
"I win, Miss. Peacecraft." he replied happily. "Like I said before, revenge makes a person do foolish things. Even if it means I have to kill."
"Relena!" a voice shouted.
Turning her head around, she noticed Heero, Hilde and Duo running towards her.
"Just think of this Miss. Peacecraft. You can finally reunite with your father once again," Mr. Catalonia replied quietly, as he started to walk away. Without turning around he added, "Tell him I say hi."
Feeling herself lose strength, Relena limply fell down to the ground, as blackness over took her sight. Regretting everything, she shut the world out, letting darkness and the pain take over.
The last thing she heard was her name being shout out louder than before by the one man who she wished she could apologize to.
The one man whom she loved.
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Author's Note:
Peeking out of a little hole I apparently had been hiding in with the chapter……..hey everyone…….not really sure if remembers about this story that I haven't updated since a long while…..but here is the next chapter. Sorry for the long long long update but I kind of had a big writer's block and then I get into another story I've been writing recently.
Sorry, however now I know how I want to finish this one. But as I am in a rush, I will finish this story ASAP. The chapters will be short like this one, however hopefully I can complete this story in 5 more chapter. Hopefully.
Once again sorry. I need motivation however to finish this story. Please review cause if no one kind of forgot or don't care any more for this story then I will stop so I can focus on my other fic.
However if like more then 5 people want me to finish then I will. As a author I will finish a story for a fan. J I hate leaving a story hanging.
Sorry once again L.
Starry