Hey guys! What's up! SORRY I haven't posted in a while. I've have three HUGE projects that I've had to do and I haven't had time to post! But, now I'm back. And to answer some questions, I usually post every two weeks, unless I have something really important going on. And I'm not quite sure just how many chapters this story is going to be. I've calculated around 20 or so. Maybe more, maybe less. But anyways, I don't own Gundam Wing! Enjoy!
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Traitorous Lies
Chapter Eight: One Step Closer to Finding Out Who Ellen Is
By: Candy2323
The room was bright white and smelled of disinfectant and antiseptic soaps. Beeping was going on all around him. And all he could feel was pain, and LOTS of it. He immediately shut his eyes again, the blinking a couple of times, opened them. Not quite adjusted to the bright lights, he finally found himself staring into a pool of… light blue? The blurry shape of a woman appeared hovering over him.
"Relena?"
"No, Heero… it's Ellen. How are you feeling?"
"Like shit."
"Yeah well, you look like it, too."
"What happened?"
"You mean you don't remember."
"Hn."
"You came to my house at around 1 this morning all beat up and dirty. When I opened the door, you collapsed into my arms. What happened to you."
"PDATP attacked me."
"They attacked you?"
"Yeah. Last night a bomb went off in my room. Then two men came in and tried to kill me."
"Are you sure it was PDATP?"
"Yeah."
"We have to get the law into this immediately!"
"Hn. There's no point. The evidence is gone."
"What do you mean?"
"Both guys burnt up in the hotel fire."
"You killed them?"
"I had to."
"I thought you promised you weren't going to kill anymore," Ellen said before realizing her mistake. Immediately she clasped her hands over her mouth and watched as Heero narrowed his eyes at her.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing."
"Who are you?"
"What do you mean?"
"I only promised Relena that. No one else. How did you know that?"
"Umm, well…"
"Answer me!"
"I really have to be going." Relena stood up and tried to make a hasty exit to the door, but Heero's steel grasp grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her down to the bed.
"How did you know?"
"Ouch, you're hurting me."
"Tell me."
"Let go."
"Do you know where Relena is… ANSWER ME!"
"Let go of me!" As Relena struggled to get out of Heero's grasp, neither one of them heard the door open.
"What's going on in here," Duo said walking through the door.
"N-nothing," Relena said as she pulled her wrist from Heero and made a quick exit to the door, thanking Duo quietly on the way out.
"Man Heero, what happened to you searching for Relena?"
"Hn." Heero said glaring at the door.
"What happened to your hotel? One minute I'm turning on the TV to watch cartoons, the next a news flash pops on the screen saying your hotel burnt down."
"I was attacked."
"ATTACKED! By who?"
"PDATP."
"Oh man, that sucks."
"Hn."
"So what was with you and Miss Young? Why were you all touchy, feely on her?"
Turning to glare at Duo, Heero said, "She knows something, but she won't say. I think, I know it has to do with Relena."
"How?"
"A promise I made years ago."
"Huh?"
"Just keep an eye on her Duo. Watch her. I get the feeling she's keeping something from us."
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Once outside, Relena started degrading herself for letting that slip. Now he'll be watching my every move. How could I be so stupid and let THAT, of all things, slip? You have to be more careful PeaceCraft. You can't just go around letting old promises of the past slip, especially around HIM! Pacing the floor, Relena thought about what she should do next. Should she go back in there and lie to him? Nope, that won't work. He could always tell whenever I was lying. Should I go back to the office? No, I'm sure he's told Duo now, and Duo will be watching my every move there. Should I take the day off? Yes, that's a perfect thing to do. Take a day off to clear my head.
Walking to her car, Relena pulled her cell phone out and called her boss. A day out was just what she needed, or was it?
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After feeding Holly, Relena sat back on the park bench and watched as people walked by. Slowly rocking her to sleep, Relena watched as Holly opened and shut her beautiful blue eyes. You look so much like your father, it's uncanny. I'm just lucky he hasn't paid too close attention. I wouldn't want him figuring out our secret just yet.
"I guess after this, you and I will have to move again." The baby just yawned her answer.
"I know it'll be hard at first, but we'll managed. As long as he never finds out just who you are, then that's okay."
Now, most people who see women talking to their children think nothing of it, but not for Duo Maxwell who, currently, was hiding in the bushes behind the bench Relena was on. Not only did he find it strange that she was talking so seriously to a child, but also the question, WHAT WAS SHE TALKING ABOUT? He started to noticed things he'd never noticed before like the way she smiles, or the way she flicks hair out of her face, or the way her nose scrunches up when she about to sneeze. And what made all these ordinary things out of place, was the fact that she did the EXACT same way Relena would do. Most people would just call that coincidence, but not Duo Maxwell. He'd followed this girl around for the past two hours, since she'd called sick for work. She looked perfectly healthy to him.
"Well, I guess we'd better get you home and into bed, sweetie."
Damn, she was going home. As she started to get up and walk away, Duo watched the way she did so. With such poise and dignity, just like the way Relena would. The more he noticed these things, the more curiosity it sparked within him. Was this Relena? To find out, he'd just have to continue following her and wait for her to make some mistake that would clue him into the answer. With that, he jumped into shadows and bushes trailing an unsuspecting Ellen Young and her daughter home.
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Thanks so much for reading. Please R&R! I really need more comments and reviews for this story. These next chapters are when the trial starts and Duo gets more and more information. Please R&R! I should have the next chapter out (hopefully) within two weeks! Thanks again for reading! Have a great day! Bye!
Love,
Candy2323
