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Minako's Retreat – Chapter 14
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Relena tapped her foot, an evil, yet gleeful smile overcame her face. She was in a good mood. For the first time in a long time, she finally knew the identity of one of the Queens. This was a good thing indeed.
Dorothy sat in front of Relena, her face passive.
She had told Relena everything she had heard that day. It was said only the Queens of the planets and a few chosen ones knew the true identity of each Queen. Minako was hardly, in Dorothy's opinion, a normal person. Which lead her to believe one thing…Minako was the Queen of Venus.
And even if she wasn't, she knew Relena would have her hung, thinking she was the Queen of Venus. Dorothy laughed mentally. She had finally found a way to get back at Minako. She and Quatre could finally get married with no interruptions.
"We need to do this carefully." Relena whispered, more to herself than anyone else.
Even to Dorothy, Relena had become slightly… odd. She sometimes whispered odd things to herself, sometimes locking herself in a room for days at a time. She had become paler, with dark bags under eyes.
"Why can't we just kill her?
Relena looked at her as though she was stupid, "I can't just kill someone with no proof. No, we need her to come out and admit her identity."
Dorothy tapped her foot lightly on the floor. Getting Minako to admit she was the Queen of Venus, when really they only suspected it would be difficult. They needed something that meant a lot to her…. Something she would give her life for…
"I've got it!" Dorothy gasped, standing up.
"Wh—" Relena was unable to finish her sentence because at that time, The door opened and her Gundam pilots walked in.
"What do you want?" She snapped.
Duo looked taken back, "What do you mean? You asked us to come in yesterday."
Relena blinked in surprised, "I… did?"
"Yes," Trowa said. If you knew Trowa well enough, you could see the annoyance in his eyes. All of them were busy, and to be called in for nothing was a bit of an insult.
"Something about the war maybe?" Quatre chipped in.
"About the…Oh yes!" Relena smiled a sickly sweet smile, "Now I remember. Please take a seat. Dorothy, we'll talk later on."
Dorothy nodded, giving Quatre a quick smile before stepping outside.
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"Minako!" Itasha groaned, "You're not paying attention!"
"Eh?"
Itasha glared in frustration, "You said you would help me with my homework!"
Minako stared at the wall for a few minutes more before turning back to Itasha, "But it's so boring…"
"And you think I like it?"
Minako smiled, "Then I have an idea, let's get out of here! Go somewhere fun."
As a child, it didn't take long for Itasha to make up her mind. Before long, they were in the limo and driving to the place of Minako's choice.
"So where are we going?" Itasha asked curiously.
"Well…" Minako grinned childishly, "That's a secret."
"Come on… please tell me." Itasha whined.
"Nope! It doesn't matter anyway, we're here."
Itasha eagerly looked out the window, and to her surprise, she found herself staring at a go-cart racing track.
"A go-cart racing track?" She asked lamely.
"Yes…" Minako said defensively, "What's wrong with that?"
Itasha simply smiled impishly at her, before stepping out of the vehicle. Minako followed.
Once inside they were both seated in two go-carts and placed on the track. Despite their size differences, Minako and Itasha both received the same sized racecars.
The workers gave the carts a quick push, and they were off.
Minako noticed that despite Itasha's small frame and youngness, she was very skilled at the wheel.
In fact, Minako found this out first hand when Itasha ran her into the tires.
"This is war!" Minako yelled as Itasha speed off.
After Itasha had lapped her twice, Minako was finally free of the tires, and speed off after the laughing girl.
After getting ran into the tires three more times, Minako finally decided they had enough of go-carting.
"So where to next?" Itasha asked brightly, as if she hadn't been rubbing in the fact she had won a few moments ago.
"We're going to one of my most favorite places in the world.
"Which would be…" Itasha stopped talking as they stopped in front of a large building entitled, "Arcade".
"Oh."
The first machine Minako stopped at was racing game… Which Itasha beat her at… three times in a row.
After playing games for a while, Minako and Itasha finally sat down and ordered milkshakes and pizza.
"Minako… this was fun." Itasha smiled brightly.
Minako noted that the girl's face had become so much livelier since the first time she had met her.
"Are you happy?" Minako asked softly. She didn't know why she had asked, but it was important to her.
"Yes… very. Will you stay with us forever?"
Minako went silent. Sometime she forgot how Itasha was a child, and how she did have fantasies like this… Stay with them forever? There was no way she could do that. Whether anyone knew it or not, she had a planet to run… Minako couldn't play babysitter forever.
"No, I'm afraid I will have to leave soon." Minako explained.
"What about me?" Itasha asked, almost fearfully.
Minako smiled, "You'll stay with your father and your new stepmother. You'll be happy Itasha. In time, you won't even remember my name."
"You say that like your going to leave tomorrow!" Itasha cried.
Minako smiled sadly, "I could leave at any time… you know about me… about what I am. Itasha I may need to leave today for all I know."
"Bu-but you said you wouldn't leave so long as my father said you couldn't." Itasha said tearfully. Tears had already begun running down the small girls face.
"I said I wouldn't leave because I respected him, and I didn't want to break the deal we had. But you must understand that millions of people will die if I don't do something." Minako reached over and took the girls hand in hers, "Itasha… I want you to know since the first day I've met you, you made me change."
"Is… that bad?"
"No," Minako smiled, "No, it's a good thing. I was pretty lost since my friends died. I wasn't able to feel normal emotions. I felt like I was falling. But then I met you, and as time went by, I began feeling things I hadn't felt since my friends died. What I mean to say is… Thank you."
"Minako…" Itasha cried wrapping her arms around Minako, "I love you."
Minako smiled threw her own tears, wrapping her arms tightly around the small girl, "I love you too."
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"Gentlemen, our army is ready to move." Relena told them briskly, "I plan to be in space a week from today, ready to fight. We'll give the moon queen one more chance to surrender, though."
"A week?" Duo asked, suddenly feeling sick to his stomach, "A week is too soon."
Relena regarded Duo coolly before shaking her head, "We move in a week. No questions."
Duo was about to open his mouth to speak, but Quatre beat him too it, "I don't think you understand what you're saying. You're rushing thousands of men into war. War isn't something that's over in a day. Thousands will die if you make a childish move like that."
Relena didn't even flinch. Her eyes seemed to darken as she replied, "I will kill her… the Moon Queen will pay."
Whether or not the pilots were meant to hear that, all five of them heard it quiet clearly.
A shudder passed through Quatre as he looked into her eyes. They were nothing like the kind ones she once had. It seemed like slowly over the years, Relena had become what most would describe as evil. And to be honest, it worried them all.
No one made any effort to respond to what they heard.
"You will get your Gundams and be ready to fight as well; you will lead my army. When you find them… when you find the Queen of the Moon… do not kill her. Bring her to me." She said hungrily, "You will fight for me…" Her facial features softened, "Please."
Quatre stood, anger was written on his face as he walked out the door, unable to watch the person he had once called his friend, talk about killing innocent people with no regard.
He leaned against the wall, breathing heavily. This war… he had to fight. He would kill Minako's friends…. Maybe even her family. How could he ask her to stay with him, when he was doing this? It wasn't right.
In his heart, Quatre knew why he didn't want Minako to leave. It wasn't because he was afraid she would tell Relena. It was because is she fought… Quatre would have to kill her.
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Hey guys! I finally updated! Sorry about the wait!
A special thank you to Transendent who edited this for me ~ Thanks!
Review Responses:
Zaeria – Things seem to be looking up -_^ Thanks for the review!
Mimi - Minako's always been my favorite, and she's so much fun to write about, Thanks for the review!
Water Angel1 – lol, thank you, and thanks for the review!
AznxAngel – If you steal Quatre, then what would I do? I wouldn't be able to write anymore! Lol, thanks for the review!
Kallista Starshooter – Sure, if I forget though, Im really sorry, I have a horrible memory. Thanks for the review!
Xtreme Nuisance – But if you killed her, then she would never be able to contact Usagi, and then I would have no story… which would be bad. Lol Thanks for the review!
Tenshi-Hotaru – lol, I finally got around to cleaning everything up. Got rid of a bunch of useless stories and im redoing few. It takes a long time @_@ lol, I'll see if I can get Minako to strangle Dorothy, thanks for the review!
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Ivy Tearen – Er… actually I wasn't planning on putting her with anyone. It's crossed my mind a few times, but in the end, I'm not too sure. Thanks for the review!
Shadow Fox2 – lol, thank you, Im glad its exciting, and thanks for the review!
Damia - Queen of the Gypsi's – That's a good idea, getting Itasha to help out. I think I may just do that… I'll just have to think of an event for this though… lol, thanks for the idea and the review!
flamin-phyinix - Sorry about the length, thanks for the review!
Shini no Tenshi – lol I'm so sorry about the cliffy and the wait! I'm so terrible! Thanks for the review!
Transcendent – lol, good point. I feel bad for Usagi, but I'm sure she'll manage -_^ Thanks for editing and reviewing!
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KC - The other scouts are dead, poor Usagi's all by herself. Lol, ya Quatre knows Minako's from Venus, lol, I think that's all I can answer, thanks for the review!
Midnight Lilly - ^-^; I'm really sorry you're not enjoying this, but I'll explain this as best I can. Minako won't leave because she promised Quatre she wouldn't, its not a matter of being weak, its about her being honest, and a good person.
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That's it for now! Till next time!
~Ceso