Beyond a Prayer

Chapter 4 (Finally got here!)

Settling In

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Last Time in Beyond a Prayer (Chapter 3)

"Now I have thought about this and have decided that for the time being things are going to become very strict. Relena will be protected 24/7 no if, ands, or buts. Eldawen is to go through the DNA test and after they are complete we will have a public appearance and Relena and Eldawen will finally clear Relena's name. I think that for the time being Eldawen should stay with the Gundam Pilots so that she is close by. Relena will not be attending any meeting for the next three days, and in her place Millardo you will go." Zechs nodded her head. Eldawen watched the pilots look over at Relena thinking that she was Eldawen. Eldawen almost laughed. Quatre mistaking Eldawen's laugh for a sob, leaned over and hugged her. Now Eldawen and Relena both burst out laughing and the others looked at them oddly. Lady Une was smiling. Eldawen looked at Une and when she shook her head Lady Une started speaking again.

"Boys I would like you to welcome Eldawen as a new member of this team. Eldawen if you would please stand up." Lady Une said almost falling out of her chair because she was laughing so hard. The look on the boy's faces was enough to send Eldawen and Relena into fits of laughter as Eldawen stood up from where she was sitting in Relena's place. The only one who had enough composure to not be shocked was Heero.

"Welcome to the Team." Heero said looking right at Eldawen. Eldawen smiled; maybe this was all going to work out.

Chapter 4 ( Enjoy)

The room was silent for a moment as the pilots looked back and forth between the girls. Duo finally spoke up.

"Wow, that is amazing. I couldn't even tell the difference between them. And I think that we need to discuss where Eldawen will be staying, Hilde will kill me if she stays with us. Besides we don't have an extra room…" Duo would of talked for a century if he had a chance. Eldawen interrupted.

"I can find my own place to stay. There should be an apartment building close by I can find a place there."

"No I want you with the pilots. It will be the safest place to be, besides you and Relena are going to be spending the next few days together and I want her protected, and the only place I trust is the pilots house." Lady Une interjected. Trowa and Wufei both looked at eachother and then at Eldawen.

"She can stay with me. I have an extra room, it isn't very big but she can use it if she wants." Trowa said. "But I do have visitors a lot, mostly from the circus. I hope that you don't mind wild animals."

"Like what? Tigers, lions and the sort?" Eldawen asked.

"Yeah, I sometimes bring them home."

"No don't mind them at all, actually I raised a couple of tigers from cubs. Even dealt with panthers when I was in the jungle training…never mind all that." Eldawen suddenly became very quiet. Heero had been listening. / Wait why would she go to Trowa's when all her stuff is already in my place. I want her to stay with me, but why/ Looking up Heero noticed that Eldawen was sitting still, looking straight ahead, everyone was staring at her but she didn't seem to notice.

"She is going to stay with me." Heero said. Everyone looked at him, and nodded with agreement. Eldawen snapped out of whatever she was thinking about and looked around.

"Well then I guess that means that we are going to have to move my things to your place." Trowa shook his head, and Eldawen looked at him quizzically.

"You are going to be staying with me." Heero said. Eldawen shot him a death glare, before putting a smile on her face.

"Ok, if that is what we have to do. Well then if we are done right now I need to go and do some work on my Gundam. Relena stop by and we will talk. And tomorrow we will take care of that DNA test." Eldawen said standing up.

"Yes, the sooner the better and I will make sure that I stop by tomorrow, but tonight I am inviting everyone to my house for a ball that is being thrown in honor of my engagement to Quatre, you will be attending won't you?" Relena asked with pleading eyes. Eldawen thought for a moment.

"I would love to go Relena, but if I go then I suggest that we do the DNA test today and then tonight at your party we can announce the results or clear your name. However I am not sure that I should be going. Aren't these things always couple related, and I have no escort." Eldawen said with a small sigh of relief.

"I can find someone to escort you, besides I would really love for you to attend." Relena smiled.

"Yes, it would be our honor to have you attend the party." Quatre spoke up. Eldawen saw that she wasn't going to get away with not going.

"Sure I would love to go." Eldawen smiled and thought about what she was going to do to get out of this. She was hoping not to stay long. Eldawen stood and turned to Lady Une.

"Where can I find Sally Po to go and take care of this DNA test?" Eldawen asked.

"Relena will take you there. Which one of you is going to be the escort?" Lady Une looked around. Millardo stood up.

"I am going to take them." He said a frown on his face and his brows knitted together with worry. Heero also stood up.

"After they are done I will take Eldawen back to the house to get herself ready for tonight and then I will go back on detail with Relena. Quatre can stay with her until then."

"I can't. I have a meeting and I won't be able to stay with Relena." Quatre looked up from the paper he had been reading.

"I will stay with Lena and then switch with Heero later, besides Hilde-babes would be mad if I wasn't on time tonight." Duo said smiling.

"Fine then it is settled. Let us start with the preparations for tonight then." Lady Une said dismissing them. Eldawen walked out of the office and stretched. Relena did the same. If you hadn't known that they were two different people you would of thought that they were sisters. Heading down the hall, Relena and Heero started to chat as Eldawen and Millardo remained silent. Millardo glanced at Eldawen and then Relena. He walked ahead of the group into the office. A woman with light brown hair, and who was obviously pregnant was sitting in the room with none other than Wufei. The group stood there and watched, as the two of them went on with their screaming match.

"You stupid woman, you are pregnant, you should not be on your feet. Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Wufei yelled.

"No! And I am in no danger of doing so! I am just working WUFEI! AND I AM NOT A STUPID WOMAN!" Sally screamed back. Sally noticed the group standing behind Wufei. "Hey guys, what can I do for you…WHAT is going on?" Sally stood in shock as she saw Eldawen come around from behind Millardo and stand beside Relena. Millardo started to explain and once he had finished Sally had already taken the blood samples that she needed. She placed the blood samples into a special machine. It started spitting out paper and results. Eldawen reached for the paper and began to read it over. Her face went white, and she handed the paper to Sally and walked out. Sally looked at the paper and her face also became white. She wavered in the air and Wufei quickly grabbed her and placed her in a chair.

"Is she my sister Sally?" Relena asked with concern in her voice.

"The test results say that she is, but that is not all that they say. Unfortunately I can't give you the information unless Eldawen releases it. Someone must find her." Sally's voice was filled with urgency. Heero, Millardo and Wufei quickly looked at eachother before almost racing out of the room, just as Duo was walking in. When Duo asked what was going on, they told him that Relena and Sally would explain and they continued on there way.

Eldawen had run out of the building. It was raining outside. Fiona bumped into her coming in the door.

"Eldawen, I don't know who you think you are, but you stay away from Heero Yuy, he is mine and I am not going to let a tramp like you have him…" Fiona didn't finish before Eldawen interrupted.

"Are you going out with him?" she asked quietly.

"Not yet but he is going out with me for lunch tomorrow, so don't you get any ideas."

"Then he is still fair game. I will go after him if I want to." Fiona's face grew red.

"You will do no such thing…" Fiona never finished. Eldawen punched her in her face, smiled and started running. She needed to get back to Angel. Eldawen ran right in the middle of the street keeping up with the slow pace of the cars. She finally saw the house where she would be staying. She jumped over a few cars that were in the way. Throwing open the door to the hanger where Angel stood Eldawen raced across the space to where Angel stood. Quickly climbing up Angel, not even bothering to use the rope, Eldawen quickly got into Angel's cockpit. Eldawen sat in Angel with the front opened. She burst out in tears. / I can't cry. I am the perfect solider. I will NOT cry. Why is this happening/ Eldawen sat a long time in Angel crying until she finally cried herself to sleep.

Heero, Millardo, Wufei, and Trowa, along with a few other Preventer's had been searching for Eldawen for over an hour now. Sally had talked with Lady Une and she had said that Eldawen must be found. They had been searching the entire colony and still they hadn't found a trace of her. Heero was beginning to worry. / Where could she be? I can't believe she would just run off like this. What are we going to do/ Heero was walking to Lady Une's office. Fiona was now sitting at her desk with an ice pack on the right side of her face. Heero walked up to the desk.

"Fiona what happened?" Heero asked.

"That Bitch hit me. That dirty want to be hooker, tried to tell me that she had every right and she punched me." Fiona was angry and tears were forming in her eyes.

"Who did this to you?" Heero asked in a calm tone of voice. / Could it of been her/

"That tramp that you brought in earlier with you. Eldawen! I can't believe her!" Fiona shifted that ice pack. Heero's mind was racing.

"Tell me everything that happened." He said.

"Well I told her that you and I were getting along well and that we were hitting it off. So she asked me if we were going out yet, and I told her no, that we were not going out as of yet, but I told her that we might be heading in that direction. Then she said that you were still open territory and that she could go after you if she wanted, so I got mad and started to tell her off and she punched me and then ran off." Fiona tried to make Heero feel bad for her. Heero couldn't believe what he was hearing. / She does like me. I might have a chance with her. And she looks so good. I have to find her. / Fiona was now getting close to Heero.

"Which way direction did she run off in?" Heero asked her.

"Towards the south, actually in the direction of your place." Fiona said now starting to get worried that Heero might go after her. "But I am not sure, she did hit me really hard."

"She does have a good right hook." Heero said.

"Are you going after her?" Fiona asked anger growing inside of her.

"Yup."

"That is it Heero Yuy, if you go after her I will never speak to you again."

"Fine. Oh and as for coffee tomorrow, I have plans, I am going to be with Eldawen." Heero said as he walked out. Fiona was so angry. She grabbed her things, and left her resignation on the desk.

Relena, Sally, and Duo were all sitting in the hospital wing of the PHQ (Preventer's Head Quarters for those of you who didn't know) eating and talking about what was going on. Relena expressed her concern for her sister. Sally was sitting and thinking about what was going on.

"If we don't find her soon then I am going to have to give you and Millardo the information without her consent. You two are her family, and it is important, however I must tell Lady Une at once, because this was taken here in this place we are going to have to do something about it. I am worried that the boys won't find her in time." Sally sat worried at the table. Duo looked at the two lady's like they were crazy and then he started asking questions. (Not again, no!)

"Wait, so what will happen to Eldawen if we don't find her?" Duo asked. Sally just covered her face with her hands and for once Duo understood what was on the line. (Amazing for him.) Relena started to pace. Duo also started to pace with her. The room was quiet except for the silent tears that ran down Sally's face.

Heero raced towards the house, dodging around cars and running through parks taking shortcuts all the way. He finally reached the house and he picked up his cell phone. He dialed Millardo first.

"Zechs its Heero. I think I may have found her." Heero said quickly over the phone.

"Where is she Yuy?" Millardo's voice was full of concern.

"I think she is with the Gundams. Get everyone back to HQ and I will bring her with me."

"Hurry Yuy."

They hung up the phones. Heero raced inside and went through the apartments first. After finding nothing he headed toward the hanger. At his first look around the hanger everything seemed to be normal, even her Gundam was still in place, and then he noticed that the cockpit was open. Heero ran to Angel and climbed the rope up to the cockpit. He ducked inside only to find Eldawen slumped over in her seat. Heero quickly checked her breathing and once he was sure that she was still breathing he carefully lifted her up and lowered them to the ground. Her carried her to his room and placed her on his bed. After making sure that she was warm and still asleep he headed toward the vidphone. But before he could turn Eldawen had grabbed his arm in her sleep. Heero looked at her and noticed that she had been crying. / The news must have been really bad if she cried. She was trained as a perfect fighting machine, and we don't cry often. I know what that is like, what am I going to do? I guess that I will just have to stay here for now. / Heero carefully repositioned the way that Eldawen was laying and placed her head on his chest as he lay down. / Why do I feel like this is right? She fits so perfectly here. / Heero placed an arm around Eldawen's shoulders when she shivered and then lay there for a little while before remembering that he had to call the others to let them know that he had found her. Eldawen started to stir. Her eyes fluttered open and they landed on Heero's, which were looking right back at hers. Her first reaction was to pull her gun, and then she remembered the news, Eldawen burst into tears and buried her face into the pillow. Heero didn't know what to do. He carefully lifted Eldawen's head off the pillow and she looked at him through her tears. Her tried to smile and when she saw that she started to cry once again. She placed her head on Heero's shoulder and started to cry again. Heero placed his hand on her head and began to stroke her hair. After a few minutes Eldawen started to compose herself.

"Are you going to be ok for just a minute?" Heero asked. Eldawen nodded her head and Heero got up and went to the phone. He quickly called Lady Une and the others were there. He told them that Eldawen was alright and that she was with him, but she was upset by whatever the new was and she wasn't fit to come back to the PHQ. Lady Une agreed and said that it would wait until tomorrow. Heero disconnected the phone and went back to where Eldawen sat on the bed with her head placed on her knees. She didn't look up when he sat next to her on the bed. She sat there thinking of what she was going to do. Then she remembered that Relena's party was that night. Eldawen lifted her head off of her knees and looked around the room. It was neat, and on the larger side. It had hardly any furniture in it however. A bed, a desk, a dresser, and a chair were about all that was in there. She then turned and looked at Heero right on. She stared at him for a minute before once again turning and getting off the bed. Eldawen headed for the phone. Heero didn't ask just watch. Eldawen dialed a number and soon an elderly gentleman was on the screen.

"Hello Peacecraft residence." He said.

"Hello this is Eldawen Isliel. I am calling for Relena Peacecraft." Eldawen replied.

"One moment and I will get her for you." He said. The screen went blank for a moment.

"That was Pagan. He is Relena's…" Heero started.

"Butler. I know. He has been like a father to Relena for as long as she can remember. She told me all about it when we were talking, when you guys were all passed out on the floor…" Eldawen said with a half smile. The screen blipped back on and Relena was sitting there.

"Hello Eldawen, I am so glad that you called, I was worried about you after you ran out." Relena sighed with relief.

"I am sorry for causing you to worry. I need to speak with you before we make a public announcement however. I need to tell you what is going on." Eldawen's face suddenly went emotionless. Relena starts to look concerned.

"When can I see you? We can get together right away if you would like." Relena said.

"I will see you tonight at the ball, I am still going to attend if that is alright with you, although I won't be coming with an escort." Eldawen said with a small smile.

"Oh, I forgot to find someone. I was so worried about you being safe that it wasn't even a thought in my mind…" Heero walked up behind Eldawen and leaned down so that Relena could see his face.

"I will escort Eldawen to your party Relena." Heero said, smiling, even, as he said it.

"That would be great Heero. You are the best. I will see you both later tonight then. I will meet you in the west wing library to speak with you Eldawen, we can figure out what we are going to do from there." Relena said now smiling. / I haven't seen Heero act like this in a long time, almost never. He really likes Eldawen, I have to try and get them together. /

"That sounds fine, make sure that you have a bodyguard with you Relena." Eldawen leaned back in the chair.

"Alright, I will, see you later." Relena disappeared from the screen and Heero turned off the one in his room. Eldawen sat up straight in her chair. / When did he get this close? I don't remember him standing this close to me. I must be imagining things. Good God he is so hot. / Eldawen blushed. Heero looks over at her and smiles. / She looks good when she blushes. Damn she looks good all the time. / Eldawen notices him looking at her, she thinks quickly and starts to stand. As she starts to hurry and head for the door her head starts to throb and the room starts spinning. Heero jumps across the room and grabs Eldawen around the waist just before she collapses in his arms. Heero sits down with Eldawen in his lap. / Oh no. She has got to wake up. What is going on with her/ Heero starts to pat her face and tries to wake her up.

"Eldawen wake up. Come on, you have to wake up now." Heero gently touches her face. He leaves his hand on her cheek as he lowers his head and kisses her lips. He lifts his head and finds her staring at him. He blushes slightly and sits her up. Eldawen smiles when Heero blushed and tried to stand up again. / Damn! This is what I get for not eating. I need to find some food. / Heero looks back at her again. Eldawen was on her feet but she was still shaky.

"What are you thinking, you are just going to hurt yourself again. You aren't strong enough to walk." Heero states as he lifts himself up off the floor. Eldawen stares at him for a moment before answering.

"I haven't eaten all day long and I need food, other than that I am more than capable than standing on my own." Eldawen's voice had turned to ice. Heero looked up, he decided to try and find out what was going on.

"What did you find out earlier? What is wrong with you?"

"NOTHING is wrong with me. I am not going to be treated any differently because of it and I am not going to tell anyone ever. NEVER!" Eldawen's eyes brimmed with tears just thinking about it. Heero looked at her with concern and decided to try again.

"If you tell me what is wrong I can try to fix it." Heero smiled at her and stepped forward. Eldawen stood still for a moment, and then she walked over to the bed and sat down. She looked at Heero and then she put her head down.

"I have a disease. I don't think it is curable. I will die from it soon." Her voice was small and timid. Heero's eye lit up with anger, and surprise.

"What is it?" He asked.

"I have a very deadly cancer. It starts in one spot and then spreads across your body and eventually kills you. It is only curable to a point and that is only in its early stages, if it isn't a treatment can only make it worse." Eldawen had once again looked up at Heero. Heero was already at the phone and speaking with Sally. Sally said a few things and Heero hung up. Heero went over to Eldawen and placed his hands on her shoulders.

"Trust me and I can help you. Sally told me what I needed to do and where it was. Just lay down and stay still and I can help." Heero gently started to push on her shoulders. Eldawen took one look into Heero's eyes before lying down on his bed. Heero walked into his bathroom and came back with a needle and vial. Eldawen jumped off the bed and headed for the door, slowly backing up.

"Where are you going, if I get this into you it will kill the cancer cells and you will be fine. You need to lay back down." Heero placed the bottle on the desk near the bed, and headed towards Eldawen.

"I am not, I repeat NOT having a needle stuck into me. I hate needles." Eldawen backed up once again when Heero took a step forward. Heero stopped and then jumped forward. He grabbed Eldawen around the waist and lifted her into the air. Eldawen pounded on Heero's back but he didn't let go. Heero threw Eldawen onto the bed with such force that she didn't move for a moment out of shock. Heero's eyes had fire in them and Eldawen didn't dare move. Heero picked up the needle and vial. Eldawen went to move and Heero grabbed her arm.

"Heero LET GO! I don't want you to…" Eldawen started to say.

"I do not let people I care about die, and I am not going to let you not take this treatment and die because you are stubborn." Heero looked into Eldawen's eyes as he injected her with the medicine. Eldawen looked at Heero as he placed the empty vial and needle on the bedside.

"Are you saying that you care about me Heero Yuy?" Eldawen asked. Heero looked at her and gave a glare and then walked to the closet. He went through until he found his black slacks. He turned to Eldawen.

"You need to go and get ready for the party. We have to arrive on time. I am going to get ready now. Get out." Heero placed the slacks on the bed and then turned and went to the bedroom door and opened it. Eldawen stood up and went to the door.

"Heero, before I go…" Eldawen leaned over and placed her lips on Heero's. She felt her lips part as did his, and she took the chance to trace her tongue along the inside of his mouth. Eldawen pulled away smiled and then walked out of the room. Heero stood in the doorway, horny and shocked. / I am never going to kiss any other woman in my life. Damn she is so good. I can't wait to have her in bed. /

End of Chapter 4

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