I am sorry! (Dodges fruit) I didn't mean to make you guys wait this long. (Dodges a tomato and a banana) My New Year's resolution was to finish this story and relieve the agony I had put you through for months. (Slips on a banana peel) ouch.

Disclaimer: Seriously, do you really think lil' ol' me would own something like Gundam Wing.

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Chapter 13: Truths

By: tojot

"Heero, can I ask a question?" Relena said as they walked back through the park, thoroughly soaked, hand in hand.

"You already did, but go ahead."

"Why aren't you mad at me… for running away that is?"

"Since I read your diary looking for clues to your whereabouts. I had no idea that your career was killing you. I would've done the same if I were in your position."

Relena blushed heavily when she remembered Heero still had her diary. "I can't believe you read my diary. Did anyone else see it besides you?"

"Only one, a young woman by the name of Samantha O'Mallay." Heero teased. " And she only saw it for a few seconds before I tackled her. I would never show it to the likes of Duo. The both of us would never live down the teasing if he read it."

"I'm sure we wouldn't if you say it that way." She blushed even redder. Thank goodness that she had placed her helmet on her head so she wouldn't be spotted by anyone else.

"So how did you think up the guise of 'Sam'?" Heero asked.

"I'll tell you when we get back to the apartment." She told him.

"You know I have to report this to Une." Heero stated flatly.

"I know, But as I said before I will not go back to being the Vice Foreign Minister." Relena replied.

"Your brother will be furious with you."

"You know what? I don't care." She announced. "He seems to handle the pressure so much better than I could back then."

"What do you plan on doing from now on?" Heero asked.

"I liked my job as a Preventer and your partner." She answered and they climbed back onto the bike that they had abandoned earlier and went back to the apartment in silence as the rain splashed down upon them. Relena told Heero how she hid so well.

"So you basically did it by the seat of your pants." Heero stated.

"Yes. After Kate gave me the place to go to, I took my motorcycle up to old Scotland and crossed the bridge that connected to old Ireland. That is how you couldn't find me one any flight records. I picked my name up as I went so I would fit in with the locals. I ended up in Bantry bay with the lonely old man named Ire." Relena said.

"There were so many holes in your planning, Kate sent me a message to look in Bantry Bay." Heero told her.

"I had figured that since only Kate knew where I was. She may have been overcome with a sense of Justice or a sense of Mischief. I guess she was really pulling the strings." Relena sighed. "But when you came to Bantry Bay you did not find Relena."

"No, I did not, but I did find a young woman with short black hair, hazel eyes and an Irish accent that stood out to me in a coffee shop. By the way how did you come up capable of such a dialect?" Heero asked.

Relena grinned, "When I started out I did not have one but after so much time of hearing it all around you, you start to pick things up here and there."

"So you where working on this persona for a while." Heero said.

"The physical appearance only took me a couple of hours. I dyed my hair and eyebrows, used fake tanner on my skin and put in hazel contact lenses." She said. "And I kept it going as the months went by actually tanning and dyeing my roots to keep the natural appearance."

"Well you did a very good job, Relena."

"Though I am sure some people already know." Relena stated.

"Like who?"

"Quatre was very suspicious of me just before I got my physical. He took me out to dinner, and I felt like was being watched. And I almost blew my cover around Noin when we were flushing out the terrorists from my brother's home."

"That is not a very long list. Duo, Trowa, Sally and Wufei are not on that list. Which is a very good thing." Heero pointed out.

"So who do you plan to call first?" Relena asked quietly.

"Une."

Relena pointed to the Vidphone on the table. "Go on. It's best not to keep them waiting."

With a nod Heero stood and picked up the phone and started dialing.

"Hello?"

"Commander Une, I have news."

"Go on Mr. Yuy." She prodded.

"I have found Relena." Heero told her.

"Where has she been?"

"She has been right under our noses."

"I'll ask for details later. Is she there with you?" Une asked

Heero looked at Relena and answered with a 'yes.'

"Could you please put me on Video Speakerphone? I would like to speak with you both?" Une said.

Heero covered the phone with his hand and said to Relena, "She wants to speak with both of us."

Relena just sighed and nodded in defeat. Heero placed the vidphone on the coffee table in front of the couch Relena was sitting on and join her as soon as he pressed the button that would allow Une to see and hear them both.

"So Heero tells me that you have been right under our noses, Miss Dorlian. Where exactly have you… Wait " Une stopped to take in Relena's appearance with short hair. "Mr. Yuy where is Miss O'Mallay."

"You are looking at her." Relena blurted as she raised a hand.

"I see." Une seemed to be trying to control her temper. "So tell me Relena Dorlain why did you give us the runaround?" She said briskly.

"I couldn't handle being the Vice-Foreign Minister anymore." Relena said mutinously.

"You see, Commander, her position was being detrimental to her overall health." Heero interrupted.

"Why would that be? The last minister didn't have this problem." Une stated. Relena rolled her eyes at Une but said nothingof what she was thinking. The minister before Relena, Relena's adoptive Father, had met his end when Une herself had assassinated him herself. Relena had long ago forgiven Une of this great sin.

"Miss Une. The Last minister wasn't a Princess of a fallen country who associated themselves with peace." Relena spoke strongly. "He wasn't made a symbol of peace before he became vice foreign minister and he most certainly didn't have to pick up the pieces and raise spirits in the wake of the war."

Une just looked at her wide-eyed and Relena kept on.

"Miss Une. The reason I left is the fact that I felt drained. Many have leeched away what little strength I had left after the war. My day consisted of a never-ending marathon of meetings and press conferences. I rarely was able to get minute to myself. I was surviving on a few bites of food and an unreasonable amount of coffee. I had only a couple hours of sleep. And I most certainly did not have any time to relax. Realizing this, I knew I needed to get out…"

"…And so you ran." Une finished for her. "You ran knowing that if you had taken a vacation you would just come back to the same mess you left and if we found you we would have just dragged you back and placed you back in the mess you were trying to escape from. I realize was a mess because Zechs complained a lot about it at the beginning but I never realized the extent of the mess, It must have been bigger for Relena considering how much popularity she had. How did you escape so well?"

"The escape needed a lot of planning considering who I lived with at the time, and also considering that I didn't know where I was going to end up would not give away my whereabouts."

"Okay. So now that you have been found, do you plan on going back to your old position as minister?" Une asked.

"No, my brother seems to be taking the position better than I. I was hoping that I could still be Heero's partner considering that I am Sam and have all the training necessary." Relena said. Une looked about to refuse

"Une, you may as well add one more qualification to the list." Heero interrupted. Une looked at him to continue. "Undercover Ops."

"Okay, Okay. I'll consider it. At this time, I advise you both to keep Relena's new identity a secret, but I must inform Mr. Winner and Zechs since it was both of them that funded your search in the first place."

"Understood." Heero and Relena said in unison.

"Good, I will call again, farewell." And the screen blacked out. Relena scooted closer to Heero on the couch and Heero put his arm around her.

"We will save the other news for later." Heero stated as he smiled at her. "Do you want me to give back that Diary of yours?"

Relena considered it for a minute and then said, "No, keep it. You deserve it especially after you gave me yours."

"I hope it did its job in telling you about my past." Heero said

"What do you mean by that?"

"Those memories are so painful that it would be too difficult to tell you myself. A journal just gives you the bitter facts, it has no feelings, no human emotions and no guilt or grief holding it back." Heero replied.

"Since when did you turn philosophical?" Relena asked.

"When I picked up Complete Works of William Shakespeare." Heero stated and was rewarded with Relena laughing at him. "Do you realize how difficult it is to read his works."

"He was an old English playwright." Relena said trying to quell her laughter. "His un-translated works are full of double meanings."

"Taming of the Shrew made absolutely no sense to me." Heero added.

"It really is a funny one if you can understand its meanings." Relena replied.

"Can you help me?" Heero asked.

"Of course."

"You requested to see me, Commander Une?" Trowa said as he closed the door behind him.

"Yes, your DNA results have returned." Une said as she picked up a very thick manila envelope from her desk. "From the weight of this it seems that they were successful in finding your original family."

For the first time in a long while Trowa let his calm, cold demeanor slide to reveal nervousness. His hands were shaking as he took the envelope from Une.

Seeing this, Une said, "You are welcome to sit down." Trowa took her advice with out hesitation and undid the clasp on the flap. He pulled the small stack of papers from the envelope and read the first page.

Mr. Trowa Barton,

After extensive digging and searching we have uncovered the information you have requested. We have found a match to the blood sample you have provided for us.

Your real name is Triton Bloom.

You do have family that is still alive and anxious to find you. Unfortunately, your parents, Nickolas and Rebekah Bloom died in an accident in the war. You do have an older sister who survived the accident. Her name is Catherine Bloom…

Trowa stopped reading the letter. This news was overwhelming. Thinking about it, it was really ironic that he had unintentionally found his real sister with out even knowing it until now.

"So what is the news?" Une asked.

"It turns out that my real name is Triton Bloom." Trowa sighed shakily.

"I think it ought to remain a secret." Une stated.

"I agree." Said Trowa. "But I will tell Catherine. She deserves that much. Was there anything else?"

"Unless you want to know that Heero's mission turned up successful."

"He found her." He stated

"But she is reluctant to come back and has been hiding under our noses for a good time." Une told him and Trowa let out an ironic chuckle.

"Well, that is very interesting news, but if you have no more need of me, I will go now." He said as he placed the papers back in the manila envelope and stood up.

"Very well, you are excused."

He left the room and was greeted by his partner in the corridor. "What did she want?"

"Personal Information I requested had arrived. So what did you need Middie?" Trowa asked.

"I need the files on the E.H.R. anti-aircraft missiles we retrieved from our mission target, yesterday."

"They are on my desk, your highness." Trowa said sarcastically. Middie stuck her tongue out at him.

"Continue to do that, and it will stick that way." Trowa replied. Middie glared.

"That too." He added.

Author's note:

I have only one more chapter to do before this story is completed. I would like to thank all those who hung in there and I apologize for making you wait.

Thankyou, hopefully I can finish the last chapter soon, in the meantime you can give your two cents in the form of a review. Thanks again.

tojot