Dear Readers,
I went to check my e-mail account and saw no less than FOUR reviews! I feel so loved! Thank you! I will be steadily adding to this story, although it might slow down in the future because I need to get my homework done… So don't fret… I WILL finish it… This is going to be a short chapter because I'm trying to find a pattern to my writing. Some chapters will be really short. Some will be really long. Please, bear with me…
I do not own Gundam Wing
I own the verse at the end so don't steal…
Along that same line I would like to mention one of the underlining themes of this story. LoneWarrior2 did a project on Evenescence. One of the things she told me about the name stuck with me.
"Evenescence means to slowly fade away" She said. So I'm going to be using that a lot. I know a lot of people don't like Relena, but I do. She's just a woman. A smart, politically savvy woman, but a woman all the same. She can be shallow, but she can also be deep. Don't flame me because I see bits of Relena in myself.
Stay safe
Stay healthy
Sincerely,
Starr Bryte
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The funeral itself was simple. No big song and dance. He was buried in the graveyard that had been set aside for soldiers who had lost their lives during the war. The marker was a simple stone slab with words carved into it:
Odin Lowe Jr.
"Heero Yuy"
Never forgotten, Ever remembered
Faithful gaurdian of humanity
Duo stood next to Relena with the other ex-Gundam Pilots, feeling somehow responsible for her. As the last of the 'mourners' left her let out a ragged sigh.
"He may have saved humanity, but he couldn't even save himself. Why did he do it?" He asked. Relena twisted her handkercheif in her hands and didn't answer. She had been tearlessly silent since the mortitian had given his statement. Turning, she started to walk away.
"I'm going home." She murmured.
"Let me drive you." Duo offered, "I feel like I need to do something helpful." Relena smiled.
"Thank you, Duo. You were always there for him, weren't you."
Duo smiled ruefully and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Yeah. I guess… Although I wasn't there for him now." He said, bitterness twisting his voice. Relena patted his arm.
"Don't feel bad about that Duo. He was very good at hiding what he was feeling. I don't think anyone knew."
"Not even you?" Duo asked, but Relena didn't answer.
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Over the months Relena Darlian Peacecraft would fade from the political spotlight. All of her friends kept careful tabs on her and did all they could to make sure she didn't let her grief swamp her. But Relena was slowly fading away…
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Evanescence
A slow fading away
In the end we all fade away
"The only thing we have to fear in the end is the end"
That is what she said.
I did not reply
I agree
I disagree
I cry
I deny
In the end
The only thing I have to fear in the end is the end
My worst enemy
My only friend
The only one I can't deny
Me
Myself
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