Untitled Gundam Wing Story/ Shattered Innocence Chapter 8

"Noin you have to eat something," Zechs sighed. She was still rather suspicious of everything. Sometimes she'd go hours without eating. It made Zechs nervous but he'd never admit it to her.

"I just don't feel hungry," Noin replied. He had fixed her a nice breakfast but Noin refused to eat. He pulled up a chair next to her wrapping his arms around her. Maybe buttering her up…even thought he hated doing it sometimes…would work.

"Please Lucrezia," Zechs begged. She looked away shaking her head no. Noin hated court days especially with all the reporters. Those hungry dogs would wait outside the door no matter how long it took. The reason why she hated eating was that she became so nervous that she felt like vomiting.

"Do you think I'm pretty?" Noin asked. It was an odd question to ask but ever since being in that man's house she felt ugly and like a whore. She was forced to flirt with men that were not Zechs.

"Lucrezia you're very beautiful," Zechs replied. She felt reassured but she wanted more reassurance from him.

"What attracted you to me? I mean it was three years Zechs. You could have moved on. You should have moved on. By the end of those three years, I could barely remember who you were and your voice. Let alone what you looked at. Why didn't you move on?" Noin asked. She still couldn't figure it out, what was it that kept certain people from not giving up.

"I love you Noin, that's why I couldn't give up…I wouldn't stop until I found you or your cold lifeless body," Zechs replied. He noticed by talking to her, she actually began to eat somewhat. Although, Noin was picking at her food but she was eating it.

"But why? It can't be that simple," Noin replied. What was it? How could life be that simple?

"It is that simple Noin. I love you dearly," Zechs said giving her a nudge. She smiled loving kissing his cheek. Noin loved her man dearly even with all his faults. Even though she thought he was flawless.

"I think I am hungry," she mumbled eating the food. She hated court days but her story must be known for every girl that he harmed, and/or killed. Zechs smiled moving the chair back to its original position.

"So you're back again," Noin growled. She watched the Foreman enter the room and sit down on her bed next to her. Last night she wasn't tied down but she didn't get any sleep. There were so many screams and cries that it terrorized her.

"And you're still as feisty as ever," he groaned. "Just cooperate." He was so annoyed with her. It had been days and Noin still was retaliating.

"BURN IN HELL!" Noin hollered before spitting on his face. He didn't take to kindly to the saliva on his face. With a hand around her neck to keep her still the Foreman began to force his hand up her dress. Noin gasped thrashing about. She tried to get free but it wasn't working.

"Do you want to cooperate now?" he demanded. Noin growled but his hand was coming closer and closer to what she wanted to keep safe. Noin slowly began to tremble and she continued to thrash.

"N-No," Noin replied, barely noticing that she was shaking.

"Milliardo…Pretty fancy name. Are you sure he loves you in return?" the Foreman asked. Noin stopped shaking immediately and began to growl.

"Of course he does! As we speak, he's out there looking for me!" Noin retaliated. The Foreman smirked, he was going to get all the information out of her today.

"Or he could be out with some other girl," the Foreman said smirking wider. Noin's eyes widened…how could he suggest something like this.

"He loves me! He… He would never do something like that!" Noin cried out. She continued to feel his hand move up and down her thigh, taunting her with being touched inappropriately. She gasped, stifling a cry within herself.

"Just imagine…Milliardo could be at a bar with another girl who's sexier and better looking than you…laughing…kissing….and having a great time with the girl…or better yet…lying in bed with the girl, dirtying the sheets he promised to spend with you," the Foreman teased. Noin's eyes became enlarged before shutting them. She knew Zechs would never, but what if he's right? What if Zechs moved on?

"What ever mind trick you're trying, it isn't working!" Noin said her voice quivering. The foreman's hands were rough and cracked. It scratched and itched her skin. He was dividing her mind into two parts and it was causing a huge headache for her.

"Just admit it…You don't know what he's doing. He's probably not even searching for you," the Foreman said. He allowed it to linger over her head as he removed his hand from her dress. The Foreman then began to caress her lips, the same way Zechs used to. It was tormenting…She hated this…could Zechs be doing this to another woman as they spoke? Noin moved her head away but his thumb followed no matter what way she moved.

"Stop it…stop," Noin replied. She was about to break down. Yet she couldn't see Zechs doing that to her, but then again he was right. She didn't know what he was doing.

"So what was your occupation," the Foreman asked. He had worn her down for the interrogation but not enough for a complete transformation. It would probably take several more days for the transformation to take place.

"Imperial Guard for the Sanc Kingdom," Noin mumbled lifelessly. She couldn't get the thought of Zechs teasing someone else out of her head. Zechs was loyal, unless she was dead he probably wouldn't move on! She shook the thoughts away before regaining the strength she had in the beginning. With her left hand she punched the man in the head. He flinched moving his body away from hers.

"You still have a lot of spirit in you," the Foreman said regaining his stance above her. He thought he had her this time too! That damn woman was almost invincible!

"Milliardo would never do something as low as that. He's a proper gentleman," Noin said confidently. He was so angry that he punched Noin in the face knocking her out cold. He gasped knowing that the Master would probably have his head.

"Ms. Noin, explain to the court who Milliardo is," her lawyer asked. Noin peered at her lawyer following him with her eyes as he paced the courtroom.

"I knew if Zechs ever came looking for me…I knew he wouldn't use his real name which was Milliardo. I thought early on that if the interrogation ever came to point like this, I would always use Milliardo," Noin explained.

"Thank you…proceed," her lawyer asked.

"Aren't you excited little virgin? This is your first day out. Let me attach this leash to you," Master said warmly. It had been two days since her interrogation.

"Go to hell," Noin spat. She was still dressed in white to symbolize her purity. The dress was beautiful but she'd rather rip it to pieces. He must have loved the Victorian Period because all her dresses were inspired from that era.

"Blindfold her. Make it rough. Don't touch her woman parts but feel free to explore her body as you blindfold her," the foreman ordered. The men around her were horny dogs. They chuckled as Noin stood her ground, her eyes darted from man to man as she tried to become free of her handcuffs. With the first one approaching she raised her leg and kicked him in the thigh. It wasn't what she wanted but she had to know where everyone was in this rapidly changing area. She tried to grab the man behind her but there were to many. Noin's arms fell limp as the man behind her began to nibble and caress her skin. She couldn't believe what was happening. This all had to be a bad dream, a very bad dream. The other men joined in causing Noin to regain her composure. She began to thrash and cry out but with little success. Eventually they blindfolded her and she was pulled out into the sunlight. For once she enjoyed the fresh air and warmth that was radiating on her abused skin. Yet the stinging red flesh brought her back to her new reality. The men pushed her into a vehicle and eventually they drove off.

"When they took the blindfold off, I was in a whore house. I was…" Noin began before closing her eyes, "…forced to watch women begin raped. Many who were captured like me. I know that at least one of the girls was younger than 18." The room was still, there were looks of disbelief on the faces of everyone…everyone except her "master" who was trying to fake it. Some of the jury members began to cry. After that part of the hearing, the court was dismissed for the day. For once…Noin got off the stand by herself and struggled her way to Zechs. She frowned seeing that he was as white as a ghost.

"Lets go," Zechs ordered. Noin took his hand trying to figure out what was wrong.

"Hold me?" Noin asked in a cute manner. She wanted to make him smile, but that was hard to do even when he wasn't upset. He didn't answer, taking her to the car. He helped her into the passenger seat before crossing over and getting into the driver's seat. Driving back to his apartment was very quiet and Noin wanted to get the information out of him. Back at the apartment Noin noticed him place his head down on the steering wheel.

"I'll be up in a minute," Zechs finally told her. She looked up at him noticing that his head was still firmly placed on the steering wheel.

"Alright Zechs. You know I love you," Noin replied. She brushed her hand against his face before getting out of the car. He didn't move which worried Noin significantly, but he needed time alone. She made her way up the stairs but soon heard a pair of foot steps following her. Noin closed her eyes not wanting to look back. What if it was that guy…what if it was someone to come and kill her? At this moment in time, Noin didn't care.

"Ms. Noin!" Relena called out. She opened her eyes stopping on the steps. Looking back, Noin saw Relena and Heero. She sighed with relief leaning against the banister.

"Yes?" Noin asked. She yawned tiredly taking out the nice bun she had placed her hair in. Tossing her hair side to side Noin looked over at her future sister and brother-in-laws.

"How's my brother?" Relena asked. Relena was surprised to see that Zechs wasn't with her.

Noin sighed, "I'm not sure. I'm letting him have his space for the moment." She knew that Zechs was capable of anything but she wasn't going to interfere in her present condition.

"I thought so," Relena replied she gave a sigh, remembering how he looked in the courtroom.

"I just hope he won't do anything stupid," Noin replied. She then notice Quatre coming down the stairs. For once he was with a young girl, who had sandy blonde hair. She was a little shorter than Quatre and probably around the same age. She wore a nice suit with a skirt instead of pants.

"We were waiting for you," Quatre replied. The girl stopped behind him crisscrossing her hands together in front of her.

"Who's your little girlfriend?" Noin teased. Quatre turned pink but the girl next to him only looked at her confused. The girl took a few steps down still confused.

"Katerina Clarke, I'm Mr. Winner's Personal Assistant," she replied holding out her hand to Noin. They were all surprised to hear a British Accent from the girl. Her voice was gentle and soft something that Quatre probably hired her for. She shook Noin's hand before Relena and Heero's.

"Wow, it seems like you've really gone up in the world Quatre," Noin cooed. His PA smiled before giggling softly.

Quatre chuckled hesitantly, "I guess you could say that."

"Why don't we go inside," Noin suggested, "Zechs will be up soon."

"Alright," Quatre replied. Continuing up the stairs and eventually to the apartment, the party eventually piled in.

"I've heard a lot about you Ms. Noin from Mr. Winner," Katerina said standing behind her employer's chair. Quatre was surprised to see that she didn't take a seat somewhere. She had been one her feet all day, and her feet must have been tired. There was an awkward silence causing Katerina to place a hand on her employer's chair.

"I think I can speak for all of us when I say this…Quatre has never mention you," Relena told her. Quatre chuckled weakly before looking at Katerina. She looked back down at him questionably before looking at the three other people.

"Oh?" Katerina replied cocking her head. "He's been my employer for 4 years." There was an awkward silence as Noin sat on the couch. She let out a sigh of relief before turning her attention to Quatre.

"How come you didn't call Quatre?" Noin asked sweetly. It was weird to see him pop out of no where unlike Heero and Relena.

"I'm here on a business meeting. We decided to come over and see you Ms. Noin," Quatre replied. Noin turned her attention to his PA who seemed to be uncomfortable on her feet.

"That's very kind of you. Katerina was it? You can sit down if you like," Noin replied. The girl was surprised that the lady of the house would say such a thing.

"Is that alright with you Mr. Winner?" Katerina asked. She looked down at him and he looked back up at her.

"Of course, remember you don't have to ask permission and you can call me Quatre," Quatre told her. The girl nodded sitting down in a chair next to Quatre's.

"So are you two dating?" Heero asked. Quatre turned red and the girl just laughed it off. She didn't understand why people would ask that. Sure she followed him around and they had come very close but that was her job.

"No, he's just my employer. I just do whatever he tells me to do," Katerina chuckled covering her mouth in a cheerful manner. Unknowingly, she didn't notice that in a way she made it worst. Zechs soon entered his home surprised to see Quatre and his secretary. He had met her once when he was out searching with Quatre.

"Hello Zechs. Are you alright?" Noin asked standing up to greet him. He walked to her placing his hands on her shoulders.

"Of course Noin," Zechs replied sitting her back down on the couch.

"I was going to fix Mr. Winner some dinner…I normally cook enough for about 6 people. Would you like me to cook suppe-dinner?" Katerina asked. She blushed softly since most people made fun of her because of her accent and using the word supper.

"One moment Katerina. The reason why I brought Katerina here, is that she knows something about the man and this case," Quatre said seriously. Katerina began to immediately kick her feet nervously as all eyes were upon her.

"You do?" Noin asked looking at the young girl. She was shocked, how could she know of such a man? Was she once imprisoned by him? Noin stared intently at her causing Katerina to gulp.

"Well…you see," Katerina mumbled scratching the side of her head.