Lost Love, Lost Prince and Marriage?
Chapter 7, Part 1
The Lost Chapter
By Güera
So VERY VERY sorry this came out REALLY late. I had a VERY good reason. On May 15, my small town had a tornado warning. There was 2 tornadoes south from here and one to the north. We didn't get any tornadoes but we had 3 funnels. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's the top part of the tornado attached to the clouds but it doesn't touch the ground and we are VERY grateful that they didn't. Our power went out and they canceled school on the sixteenth. So I didn't have electricity or a computer working for 2 days. Plus half our town didn't either, nor did they have phones. There was substantial damage to our town. We even made the news. Our town was declared a natural disaster area and the army came. Yes I do live in tornado alley but it wasn't my idea. I hope the length of this chapter will compensate for my delay. I know it is 1 or 2 weeks late. (Sorry can't remember with so much to think about I forgot long ago.) School is out! Enjoy your summer vacation and this fill-in chapter. Enjoy! Please forgive me. :)
Monday, August 4, AC 198
Her light blue eyes, her light brown hair. Just so beautiful. I don't want to do this! Just stop it! Stop! Leave her alone. I don't want to hurt anybody anymore! I refuse to kill anybody! Why aren't my hands working? They won't respond! What's happened to me? Why can't I save her? I swore I'd always protect her but now here I am killing her with my very own hands. Relena, please forgive me. I don't want this to happen. Please, I'm begging you to stop! No. My hands are getting tighter around her neck. Relena, I wish I wasn't doing this. I'd kill anyone to prevent this from happening. Lifeless orbs stared back at me and I knew she was dead. No, no, Relena. RELENA!!
"Heero! Heero wake up! It's just a dream, Heero. Come on, buddy. Wake up." A familiar voice said. I opened my eyes and I saw the face of my best friend looking down at me with worry. Concern showed in his eyes. I sat up but quickly laid back down. I had felt dizzy. "Woah. Calm down, buddy. You still need to recover. Relena hit you pretty bad."
"Relena?" I asked forgetting to mask my emotions and I heard concern in my own voice as well as confusion.
"Yeah, Relena. She threw a metal file cabinet at your head. She didn't mean to though. You kinda went crazy and tried to kill Relena. Zechs stopped you before you did. Relena's fine. She's plenty worried about you, since she is to blame for all your injuries." I listened closely as he spoke. Not all of them. I tried to get up again. I ignored the dizzy feeling in my head. Duo tried to stop me but I held up my hand. He watched me as I struggled to my feet and tried to stay balanced. I succeeded. It takes more than that to stop the Perfect Solder. Then thought better. I'm not the Perfect Soldier anymore. I'm just me. Heero Yuy. It takes more than that to stop Heero Yuy. As these thoughts ran through my head, I felt a little of my humanity return. Hopefully all of it would but I knew that would take an extensive amount of time.
He grabbed the doorknob and I told him. "Tell Zechs I'm fine." Duo left the room. I slammed shut the door. I walked to my bed and sat on it. I took out a piece of paper and started writing. I'm going to leave again so I won't cause Relena any grief. I wrote a short letter to Relena telling her, I'm going to leave again and for her not to look for me. I quickly put it in an envelope and sealed it tight. Then I grabbed what little stuff I had and left the room. I walked along the hallway until I reached Relena's room. I knocked but soon realized no one was in it. I walked in the room. Her scent was intoxicating even though she wasn't in it. I began to feel regret. Like I shouldn't be doing this. I looked around memorizing everything about because I was about to leave this place forever. As soon as I felt confident again I left the precious letter on her bed and left the room before I changed my mind. I walked along the hallway. My stomach growled with hunger. I tried to subdue it but I could not deny it any further. My body needs some food. I walked to the stairs. With the first step I felt a sharp pain in my head. Apparently I still wasn't well. I lost my balance and tumbled down the stairs. With each foot I fell, the sharp edges hit a bruise or injury I had left from my recent mission: A small terrorist group escaped from the Preventer's custody. An easy task, easily taken care of, with no fatalities. Except I was thrown a bomb and although I dodged it the force threw me against a sharp set of rocks. They had escaped again but I was in a medical wing unconscious yet again. People say I overwork my body, but that is nothing compared to how many times my thoughts drift to Relena. My battles with my own self conscious are more exhausting than any others. As I dealt with my pain, I heard someone enter the mansion through the front door. I stood slowly, gritting my teeth. 'Come on this pain is nothing. Something this menial doesn't affect the Perfect Solder.' That little voice in my head said. No, your wrong. The Perfect Soldier died the moment I fell in love with Relena or rather when I admitted my feelings for her. I stood up proud and tall, not for being the Perfect Soldier but just for being myself. I walked to the library as I heard the servant's footsteps lead the guest there. Carefully not to make my presence I sneaked a look in the library, hoping to get one last look at my angel. There stood the object of my obsession and sometimes my curse. What I found was she had a look of shock on her face. As I followed her gaze to the floor, I noticed a person standing on his knees, with on of her hands in his holding out a box. I had no idea what was in the box.
But I was shocked by his words. "Will you marry me, Relena Peacecraft?" Marriage? Is this how you propose marriage? I would have to try that on Relena. Then it hit me. He wanted to marry Relena! But- He couldn't, but he just couldn't. But, she's not mine. Relena is not a possession. Besides I am leaving soon. And she will never belong to me. I am too much of a coward. Running way from my problems instead of facing them head-on. Why couldn't I have told her sooner. That stupid letter will mean nothing to her now. Then this man would be her husband. He will take my rightful place by her side. But do I really deserve the place? I know nothing of expressing my love or courting her. I just know my true feelings for her. I doubt that will ever be enough. I stepped back into the hall preparing to leave. As well as the injuries I had acquired a week ago I now stood in a mansion with my sadly broken heard in my blood stain hands.
"Yuy." I turned and stared into the eyes of my commander. He would no allow me to leave. I nodded, the Preventers aren't exactly known for their militaristic protocol. "Are you well?" He asked. Once again I nodded. So what if I'm lying to my commander. I'm not going to be here long enough so that I would have to explain myself. "Can you continue to protect my sister?" That's a tough question. But I couldn't let him down. I nodded slowly. Can I really continue to protect the one person who I truly felt anything for and ripped out my heart? Yes, of course. It wasn't her that caused it to happen. It was that bastard who proposed to her. I swear if Relena wasn't there I'd tear him apart. "Then continue to be her bodyguard. And this time do not hide yourself. She knows of your presence. Is that understood?" I nodded once more before he turned to enter the library. I followed. I couldn't see Relena or that strange man nor did I want to. It was quiet although they were expecting something.
"No." I heard Relena said and In that moment I swear I heard bells ringing and angles singing. She said no. She said no! My heard healed faster than I realized. I heard that bastard's voice again.
"But why?" He asked almost begging. Poor fool. That means I still have a chance. A slim chance but a chance none-the-less. "Will you at least grant me the pleasure of taking you out for dinner?" He asked. Why must he keep insisting? She won't go with you.
"Sure." I heard Relena said. Her words surprised me.
Two Hours Later
Two hours after that bastard proposed to my angel here I was acting like a chaffer for her and him. The dinner was so boring. I'm surprised I even stayed awake. Although I think watching my angel was the only thing keeping me from falling into a deep slumber. He took my angel to a French restaurant. Called Pierre's Chateau. Personally I would have preferred a Japanese restaurant but that's just me. Relena had insisted that I sit with them so I did. I didn't order anything but Relena gave me half of her meal. That was the best damn meal I ever had. I didn't really enjoy the taste but rather relished in the fact that my angel had sacrificed half of her chicken to feed me. Then I stared at them for another hour as they talked about politics. It seemed this bastard knew a few things about the situation on Mars. Although I found the whole thing pointless, I did learn a few things. He paid the bill, so I think the male has to pay the bill on a date. I also learned that you must pull out the chair for a female and wait until she sits down for the male to sit. Very intriguing. We left the restaurant when it was beginning to get dark. We were riding in one of Relena's many limos. The bastard was trying to seduce but I knew Relena won't be fooled by such cheap tricks. He had insisted that I drive them home since they had things to talk about. When I asked what about. He told me it was nothing a bodyguard should be concerned with. I wanted to murder him right there and then. The only thing keeping him alive was Relena's presence and since I had been ordered for her not to leave my sight, he was condemned to stay alive. For how long? I wasn't sure. As long as I remain Relena's bodyguard. That duty will never end. And I am glad. Although I had promised to never kill again to Relena I felt a strange urge to hurt him and break his fragile neck. But I would never forsake my promise. Not while Relena was alive. Never again will I be responsible for another human being's death. They began to converse and although they spoke in whispers I could easily hear their conversation. Gideon, that was the bastard's name, was asking Relena if I could be trusted. I listened carefully for her answer while still managing to drive the limo. A stoplight. Good. Her words fill my heart with warmth and it stayed there.
"Of course. I trust him with my life. Heero is a good honest person. He would never hurt anybody unless someone attacks." She respects me at least. That's good enough, maybe with enough time I can win her affection and love. That is if Gideon doesn't accomplish that first. We arrived at hi house. I am thrilled to see him off. As Relena waves good-bye to him I cherished he moments I will spend with her. The ride back home is silent. I never start a conversation with Relena but the silence was torture. I felt the need to speak, to say something. I had to tell her. But she spoke first. "I'm sorry, Heero." Sorry? Why should she be sorry? She was trying to defend herself against the enemy which in this case happened to be me, but I was still an enemy. She was trying to continue but I decided to speak.
"No, you shouldn't be sorry. I was the one that tried to kill you yet again. You were just defending yourself. I should be the one apologizing." She tried to speak but I continued. "I'm sorry, Relena I really am. I don't know what came over me."
"But Heero it wasn't your fault." She said interrupting me.
"You're wrong. It was my fault. I was supposed to protect you but now I promise I will." Yes, I will protect her. I am no longer that cold heartless killing machine. I was now a human although few noticed the change. All of my team members did even my commander but none of the others did. I still maintained my same characteristics. I softened up a little. My eyes were no longer cold and uncaring though I doubt Relena noticed any change in me. I had begun to laugh a bit more, smile even though mostly smirk at Duo's never ending jokes.
Tuesday, August 5, AC 198
It was Tuesday today and I was watching Relena in a meeting with the new Mars Republic. She spoke calmly even though they were a nervous wreck. I have no idea why. Maybe it was the pressure of being a new government or maybe it was the glares I was giving then behind Relena. I just couldn't help and smile when they panicked. It was just some innocent fun with the leaders of Mars. I kept a close watch on Relena though I doubt anything would happen. From what I understand, Relena was going to visit Mars to encourage more people to move there or at least visit. She'll be going next week. I, of course, will be accompanying her. The meeting ended with the new government officials now calm. Relena stood up, bid farewell to them, gathered her notes and left. I followed her. The moment she left the building she reverted back to her old self. I have gotten to know Relena better and better. I now know there is a politician Relena who is serious and always knows what to say. This Relena is a pacifist and always manages o settle debates between others. But there is also another Relena, who is smart and funny. Loving and kind. I much prefer this Relena than the politician. But it is strange. I never knew Relena had two sides to her personality or may be it's just that she's more serious when she is a politician. I think her loving side is her true self and she just acts differently in front of politicians because the peace depends on her actions. No, she doesn't have two split personalities just more responsibilities as a politician than as a person. I love her just the same.
"I can't believe those old fools wouldn't shut up! They made us late for Hilde's wedding practice." My precious angel said. I should have hurt those old fools for making her unhappy. But as for the wedding practice I wish we could miss that entirely. Yesterday I was to be Duo's best man, though I don't even recall having a conversation where I agreed to be. It doesn't matter it just means I'll spend even more time with Relena. She is to be the maid of honor. I honestly have no clue what that is either. We had arrived at the dreaded wedding recital. Hilde greeted us and told us our duties. Me and Relena were just supposed to stand there. I have no idea why. Why couldn't either of us sit down I wanted to ask but knew better than to upset Preventer Storm. Three others stood next to her. Trowa's sister, Catherine whom I've met before. If I recall correctly she is Preventer Knife. One of Quatre's many sisters, Teri Winner. Also known as Preventer Thorn. The youngest I think. And Lady Une. Her much sweeter version. She is also the commander of the Preventer's team: The Roses, which includes Preventers Knife (Catherine), Water (Sally), Thorn (Teri), Storm (Hilde), and occasionally little Mariemiea. I think the bridesmaids aren't supposed to be married, but it's just a theory. I'm not exactly sure. So I just stood there as Milliardo led Hilde to where Duo was standing. I was just staring at them. Is this what weddings are supposed to be like? It's amazing all the things I've missed because of fighting. I am now learning things that Dr. J. would never think of teaching me. Hilde suddenly came up to me and grabbed my face. She then started to pull on my cheeks and do other things. I grabbed both her arms leading them away from my face carefully. I did not want to hurt her. As soon as I let her arms go she grabbed my face again. Like her arms were magnetically attracted to my face. Again I grabbed her arms but this time I did not let go.
"What are you doing?" I asked. My voice was no longer emotionless but with a hint of anger. She smiled and escaped my grasp.
"Just seeing how would you look smiling." She said. "You look a lot more cuter. Is it too much to ask for one small smile?" I was surprised by her comment although I appeared unaffected. I wondered if that was true.
"No, I'll smile at your wedding not here." I said as calmly as I could.
"Come on, Heero. Smile" I heard my angel say. Of course I would do anything to make her happy and I managed to produce a small but sweet smile.
"Much better. Thanks Relena" Hilde said and the practice began all over again. I smiled all through it, not because of Hilde or the practice because that was torture. But because once in a while Relena would look my way as my smile diminished. The look in her eyes made me smile even more and she smiled back. But my happiness soon ended because as soon as that awful practice as over, Relena had yet another date with Gideon. This time it was a movie. He came to her house to pick her up. This time they rode in the front and I rode in the back seat. he drove us to the theater and paid for both his and Relena's tickets. Apparently he figured since he couldn't get rid of me he would just ignore me. Which was fine with me. The movie was called T-3, though I hardly paid any attention to that. I kept my eyes on Relena all through the movie. Even though the theater was dark, my eyes could see every made they made. Including when that bastard put his arm around Relena and she did nothing to stop him. She was slipping slowly away from me but her behavior earlier told me I should lose hope yet. The movie ended and Gideon drove Relena home. I also got off. He told her good night and held his head out for a kiss but Relena just ignored him and had already started to go inside. I relished that moment when he got rejected. I followed her slowly. She was Apparently very tired because as soon as she got in her rooms e just laid on her bed and fell asleep. I went to my room but I couldn't sleep as easily as she had. Images invaded my dreams and I was soon dreaming awful nightmares.
Middle of Night
Like I had yesterday I watched her sleep. Nightmares invaded my dreams and only she could calm me. I watched her in silence. I listened to her breathing barely audible above my own. I don't know it's just something about her that calms me. I looked at my wrist watch. It read: 5:28 a.m. Relena's alarm will sound in two minutes. I had to leave. As much as I hated to, I left. Relena is to awaken without me being in her room.
Wednesday, August 6, AC 198
I went to check on my other team members before resuming my body guard duties. I entered the room on the third floor without even bothering to knock. As I expected I saw Quatre, Wufei and Trowa working on finding the Lost Prince. They acknowledged my presence and I nodded to them. They already knew what I was here for. I walked to where they were sitting. Quatre was the first to speak.
"Good morning, Heero. We have narrowed down the list to 390 people. But there's something strange about our list." Quatre said, I could tell he was a little uneasy.
"What is it?" I asked.
"well, it appears that your name is also n the list." That surprised me. I am a suspect of being this lost prince? But-
"How is that possible?" I asked, I knew both my voice an face showed my surprise well. But now it just didn't matter any more.
"It seems that you resemble the lost prince very much." Quatre said. I resemble the lost prince? What is this guy supposed to look like anyways?
"What are his characteristics?" I asked coming closer to their laptops.
"Brown hair. Blue eyes. 18 years old." Trowa said speaking for the first time. "If I didn't know better, I'd say you were the prince." me? the Prince?
"Impossible." I said unable to believe their suspicions. "There's no way I could be the one your looking for." I said to them. Then I corrected myself. "I am NOT the lost prince."
"We're not sure of that Heero." Quatre said calmly.
"Take my name off that list!" I said angrily. I'm not sure why. Quatre had done nothing wrong but inform me of an unknown fact. I spoke more calmly this time. "I'm sorry Quatre." I said an turned to leave the room. I paused in front of the door. I was going to tell them once again to take my name off that list but I doubted they would listen. Their mission was to suspect anyone and find the correct person. As soon as they find out I'm not him they'll remove my name from that list. I just left not saying a word of thanks. I said I had become more human not more polite. I didn't know what I was afraid of. I felt overjoyed that I could be Relena's future husband but the marriage would be obligatory. She wouldn't marry because she would want to but because she had to. But just the thought of having her in my arms again made my head spin. I've been watching her for 4 days. It was my job but I felt like I was invading her life. yet not once did she ever complain. I have no clue why. I walked own the stairs to the dining room. I entered the dining room. I saw Relena sitting at the table it looked like she was done eating her breakfast. Also sitting at the table was Holly, Relena's secretary, Odelia Lowe, Zechs, Noin, little Milli, and HIM. What was HE doing here? couldn't he just leave Relena alone for a moment? He was eating breakfast and talking to Relena. I let a growl escape from my throat. No one else head it but me and I intended to keep it that way. I just stood off to the side. Most didn't notice I was even in the room or rather decided to ignore me. Only one person decided to acknowledge my presence.
Diff POV
"That's very interesting." Relena said. But in her mind thought. 'Not! How dull can one person be? The last thing I want to here on an almost free day is politics. Heero's here. Good.' "Heero!" Relena said to Heero, who was almost hiding in the shadows in the corners. "Come join us for breakfast." Heero felt inclined to join them and eventually did. He sat next to Relena giving an evil glare to her boyfriend. "Milliardo." Relena said to her older. Milliardo said nothing but looked her way indicating he was paying close attention. "I was thinking we could have a picnic today. Since it's such a beautiful day and I hardly have any work today." She said leaning over in his direction which in turn made her lean right over her bodyguard, making him feel very nervous but at the same moment cherishing her close proximity
"That sounds like a wonderful idea." Lucrezia said. And so it was decided they would go have a picnic today. It truly was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the clouds were visible, the birds were singing their songs. It would be perfect except for some wind. But who said anything is perfect?
Relena POV
I watched him as he slept. He looked so peaceful, so tranquil. I had to crane my neck up to even glance at his sleeping figure since he hid up in a tree. He looked tired ever since we came to the park. We were having a picnic. Me, Gideon, Milliardo, Lucrezia, Milli, all of the gundam pilots, Hilde, Sally, Teri, Catherine, Lady Une and Mariemiea. I had invited all of my good friends. I have barely met any of the girls except for Hilde, Lucrezia and Sally but we have all become great friends. I found out they are all part of a team Lucrezia was in until her pregnancy. Each has their own unique ability that they contribute to their team, The Roses. Catherine has her deadly accuracy with her knives. Teri is a bomb and infiltration expert. Hilde has amazing hacking skills and his the leader of the team. Sally is a medical doctor or learning to be one. They are all also quite deadly with a gun. I envy them. They all had real lives. So much more excitable than mine. I had to settle disputes between grumpy old men. They could all defend themselves easily while I continued to have bodyguards. Although I enjoyed Heero's company I hated the fact that he thought I was weak. That if anyone attacked me, I couldn't handle myself. I felt like a child. Everyone though I was so fragile. Like a porcelain doll, that I could break at any moment. I wasn't the most mentally stable person in the world but then again who is? And I know I can't throw a well enough decent punch. But it's going to end now. From now on I'm going to take a self defense class. So I can at least defend myself. Maybe I can also persuade the girls to teach me to fire a gun. It's time to eat. Everyone gathered on one of the many picnic tables. I noticed one person was missing.
"Heero!" I yelled up at the tree. No answer. He must still be asleep. "Heero! It's time to eat!" I yelled. It was futile. He was either asleep or just plain ignoring me. I think I'm gonna go up there to wake him up.
"Relena, come on. Grab something to eat before Duo eats all the food!" Hilde yelled at me from one of the tables. I was now at the trunk of the tree. It was fairly big. An oak, I think.
"Coming!" I yelled back to them. I started to climb the trunk. I slipped a few times but still managed to reach a branch. Funny. I wasn't even out of breath I guess running to those meetings I was late to has helped me after all. I didn't see anybody up there. He must be higher up. I climbed up a branch and still didn't see him. I went higher and higher but Heero was nowhere to be see. I climbed to the very top of the tree. I could see the whole park from here. I looked at my friends I could almost grab them with my fingers. But not one trace of Heero. Where could he have gone? It was a bit more windy up here. I had to cling to the branch to keep the wind from blowing me right off the tree.
"Relena!" I heard someone shout. "What are you doing?!" It was my brother. He's a little too overprotective in my opinion. I decided to be a smartallec.
"Climbing a tree! What does it look like I'm doing?!" I yelled back at them. The wind had gotten stronger. I saw that they had stopped eating because they were all looking up at me.
"Relena! Please get down from there!" This time it was Lucrezia. The wind got even stronger. I was now hugging the branch, I was afraid to let go for feat that I would fly away. I heard some more yelling on the ground but I couldn't quite make out the words. The wind whistled in my ears. Suddenly the wind stopped. I started to climb down quickly. I doubt I will ever climb a tree again.
"Relena!" I heard someone yell but I didn't know who it was. A strong gust of wind came out of nowhere. I was jumping down from a high branch to a much lower one and it caught me in midair. I felt the wind blow me away from the branch, I couldn't grab hold of it and save myself from the terrible fall. I couldn't grip anything. Oh, great. This is how I die? Falling off a tree? How ironic. The papers will have a field press about this one. I always though Heero would end up killing me. I closed my eyes and prepared to hit the ground. Then I felt warm strong arms embrace me. I wasn't falling anymore. Whoever grabbed me was falling with me but he landed easily. I opened my eyes to look at the green grass. They put me down and I look at the face of my savior. I couldn't believe it! It was Heero. Heero saved me from a terrible fall.
"Heero." I said my voice sounding a little shaky. He still had his arm around my waist. I looked at him then at his arm. He let go immediately. I felt his warmth leave me.
"Relena are you okay?" Everyone asked me all at once. I nodded slightly. I think I was still in a state of shock. Someone came up to me and hugged me. I just stood there. I had no clue who it was. Whoever it was hugged me also stroked my hair. I hoped it was Heero but my instinct told me otherwise.
"I"m so glad your okay." He said. I recognized that voice. It was Gideon. My boyfriend. I was shocked when he asked me to marry him. I said no. I was already engaged to someone else. Sure, he was missing but I was going to marry him as soon as he's found. I didn't want to but I had to. The girls gave me their sympathy but that wasn't going to solve my problem. Plenty of times I have given up my happiness for the world. This is no different. But I'll forget that for now. He held me close to his chest. I smelled his cologne and that almost suffocated me.
"Please let go of me." I cried in his fierce grip.
Gideon POV
I heard her muffled words. She said for me to let her go. I acted like I didn't hear her. My plan was working brilliantly though not exactly like I wanted to. I let her breath. Just like I thought she had loss of air and fainted in my arms. I caught her expertly. I faked my surprise as I tried to wake her up. I made myself appear like I cared she was hurt and unconscious when I really could care less. But that is my mission and I WILL follow my master's order's despite my discomforts. It felt strange being kind and helpful. It was difficult keeping up the appearance that I love this girl. Love? I don't even know the meaning of the word. I am a demon who's mission to cause pain and suffering. To destroy and cause chaos. I don't even know why my master sent me on this mission. I'm hardly the demon qualified to do this mushy stuff. I take more of direct approach. Why seduce the girl? Why not just kill her? Kill her lover. Kill her brother. Kill her whole fucking family. Oh, she's awakening. That's great. Here we go again.
"Are you okay?" I asked as sweetly as I could. How revolting. I'm glad my other friends aren't here to see me like this. She nodded. It would so easy to just squeeze her fragile neck but that's not my master's orders. My orders are simple: Seduce the Vice Foreign Minister and keep her away from her boyfriend as much as possible. I am not made to question my master's orders but rather to just obey them. We left the park as she was feeling weak. I drove home because I doubt I can keep up this facade any longer. I made it home quickly. I don't care if that girl is fine or not. I entered this house. So empty and cold. Just like home. I called up my master. I saw a familiar dark face on the screen.
"Good evening master." I said politely and bowed.
"Nacro." He said addressing me. "Sit." A command. I had to obey. "Have you made progress?" He asked smiling.
"Yes, sir. The Peacecraft seems to enjoy my company."
"Does Heero Yuy pose a problem?"
"Yes, sir. The Peacecraft girl has a keen interest in him. She defends him and he protects her."
"Does she love him?"
"It seems that way, sir."
"How is the girl?"
I just told him. "The Peacecraft girl?" I asked confused. He seemed angry.
"No! The Lowe girl! She went in search of her brother!" He screamed at me. The walls shook violently at his strong voice. Oh, her.
"She is also very interested in Heero Yuy. She believes that he is her brother." I said.
"Does she have any proof?" He asked intrigued. Oh oh. Trouble. There's always trouble when he's interested.
"They do have a strong resemblance. And some of the same personality."
"I think we may have found our prince." He said even more intrigued. "It seems the prophecy is coming true. First they meet. Now they love each other. But we must keep them from ever having children!" His expression changed back to his usual scorn.
"What do you have in mind, sir?" Now I was getting interested.
"On Saturday night we shall kidnap the Peacecraft girl. Then her beloved shall come to save her. We capture him and then we shall have them both." He said. "Make sure the girl is weary that night." He said. Another order. "Make sure not to make yourself suspicious." Damn. And I wanted to have some fun.
"Shall I inform the Lowe girl?"
"No. She is of no use to us now."
"Shall I dispose of her?"
"No, leave her be."
"As you wish, sir."
The week progressed as it had. Relena went to her meetings and did her work as Vice Foreign Minister being accompanied by Heero. Heero regained his humanity slowly. Duo kept a close eye on little Milli and the three gundam pilots worked vigorously on their work as well. They moved from computer searching to actual searching. Most of the people that were on their list of 390 were tested against Odelia's blood tested negative. A few tested positive but then their second test came out negative. But they continued their search as they were ordered to. Slowly the list became shorter but still the prince was not found. Heero's name was still not removed from the list but neither was he tested. Heero chose to ignore the fact that his name was even on the list at all. The press knew nothing of the situation and the Peacecrafts wanted to keep it that way. Relena continued having her daily dates with Gideon and he continued his plans.
Evening - Saturday - August 9, AC 198
Peacecraft Mansion
"Relena, come out! I want to see how the dresses look!" Hilde yelled from one side of the door. No answer. "Teri, please push her out. All of you, now! I want to see how you look in your dresses." Hilde yelled and backed away from the door. She head the click of the lock and the doorknob turned. The door opened to reveal a flurry of baby blue clothing. Finally they came out, with Relena in the front being pushed by the others. Relena gave an evil glare at the three then shuffled her skirt and looked up.
"How do I look?" She asked nervously.
"Wonderful." Hilde said.
"Lovely." Teri said.
"Like an angel." Catherine said.
Heero POV
Yes. That's exactly what she looked like. An angel. There were no other words to describe her. No one looked more beautiful than she did at that moment. Her blue dress matched her eyes. The straps showed her skin on her almost bare shoulders. I wonder if her skin is soft and smooth. Stop it Heero! She will never be mine. I will never have the opportunity to touch her skin. Because I am a coward. Terrified of what she might do to me if I left myself vulnerable. She's the only one that can hurt me yet I have hurt her. I want to repent for all the pain and destruction I've caused but I don't know how. The only thing I could think of is my death but I don't think that would suffice and besides I wouldn't be able to keep my promise of protecting her. They continued with their conversation then looked at me.
Diff. POV
"Okay. I need to get ready for the ball." Relena said. 'A whole evening with Gideon. How thrilling. When is Heero going to get jealous anyways?' She thought.
"Before I think we need a second opinion." Hilde said.
"Second opinion?" Relena asked a little confused.
"A guy's opinion." Catherine said.
"From who?" Relena said as they grabbed her arms. "What are you doing? Haven't you pushed me around enough today?" Relena demanded as Catherine and Hilde walked her close to a wall.
"Well, Heero. How do you think Relena looks in her dress?" Catherine said. 'Well now neither of them can escape.' She thought.
Heero was too shocked to answer their question right away. But then he smirked and said. "In one word? Simple gorgeous." He said. 'More than you'll ever know.'
'Does he really think that?' Relena thought.
"See Relena we told you." Catherine said to her.
"Miss Relena, Mr. Galileo has arrived." A servant said through the door.
"Oh, no! What time is it?" Relena said looking up at the clock. It read 8:10. "You guys made me late." She started walking to the door she was forced out of earlier. She then started mumbling. "I can't believe I'm late. What will I wear?" She stopped right at the door. "Tell him I'll be right there!" Relena yelled to the servant. The servant mumbled 'Yes, ma'am' and left to tell him. Relena started to open the door to her room. She went in and closed the door. Catherine, Hilde and Heero looked at the door.
"That's weird." Hilde said. Catherine looked at her.
"What's weird?" Catherine asked Hilde. Hilde motioned her to come closer and whispered in her ear. As low as their whispers were Heero could still hear them.
"Relena's behavior toward Gideon. I always thought she loved You-Know-Who. Isn't it strange how she just goes with him everywhere and let's Heero watch." Hilde whispered. Heero wasn't looking at them but rather at the lonely blonde in the corner. She seemed to be looking at nothing, but rather into space. Like she was thinking about something so much she forgot where she was. She seemed sad besides her being distracted. 'I wonder what's wrong with Quatre's sister." Heero thought. He was so busy concentrating on Teri, he barely heard Catherine's words.
"I think she's trying to make him jealous." She whispered into Hilde's ear. "Well, time to go." She said out loud. "Come on Teri. I'll take you home."
Teri looked up. "Huh? Oh, yeah. Sure." She said and walked out the door. Soon after Hilde and Catherine left. Heero waited patiently as Relena got ready for the ball. In about 10 minutes Relena came out in a different dress. She didn't even notice Heero was still in the room. She was busy fixing her dress. This dress was dark purple. It shone brilliantly. The skirt ran down to her feet. It was backless and two straps from the front of the dress tied at the back of her neck. She was beautiful too. She let down her braids and put her hair in rows of twists leading up to a bun. A few hairs were let loose and twisted near her eyes completing the look. Heero stared at her, his mouth slightly open. Relena looked up at him. She looked confused.
"What?" She asked him.
"You're beautiful." Heero said before he could stop himself. 'Dammit Heero. Control yourself. You can't kiss her. You can't touch her. Just control yourself.' Heero told himself. Relena smiled and stopped fixing her dress.
"Well, thank you Heero." Relena said. "Would you like to escort me to my date, Mr. Yuy?" Heero himself looked surprised, then confused and then he simply smiled.
"Gladly." He said and held out his arm. Relena hadn't expected that answer but hooked her arm with his. "Let's go." He said and escorted Relena downstairs.
Relena POV
I took his arm. He smiled at me and said "Let's go." Before he escorted me to the door. I can't believe he's doing this. Heero's changed. I can't believe I didn't notice it before. He smiles and talks more than he used to. I wonder what brought out this change in him. I felt his warmth with his arm hooked around mine. The moment didn't last long. We arrived to the library. I didn't want to let him go. This is one of the few times I wish I had a bigger house. But I had to let him go. He slowly released my arm. Goodbye blissful moments.
2 Hours Later
"Relena, I think you should sit down. You've been on your feet all night." Lucrezia said.
"Thank you for your concern but I'm perfectly fine." Relena said and twirled in her dress. "See. You shouldn't worry. Now go dance with my brother." Lucrezia nodded and left to be with Milliardo.
Relena took one last look at herself in the mirror before she too left the ladies' room. She walked to the table they were sitting at and took a seat. 'I guess I am tired.' She thought as her feet became to feel numb. Gideon stood from his chair next to her as the song ended an and held out his hand. "Would you give me the pleasure of this last dance before we leave?" He asked her. 'I guess there's no harm in that.' She thought and took his hand. The orchestra began to play a slow waltz for their guests. They were playing for a charity ball for the survivors of the war who lost their parents. Even 2 years after the war the colonies and Earth were still trying to repair the damage they caused because of their ignorance. The Vice Foreign Minister must of course attend to ease the tension still between the two.
Relena and Gideon danced. Relena smiled and Gideon appeared as if he was enjoying himself. When the dance was over they decided to leave. Milliardo, Lucrezia, Relena and Heero got inside the car with Gideon driving. Milliardo rode up front with Gideon while Lucrezia, Relena and Heero rode in the back. Relena was very tired and began to drift to sleep. Her eyes closed and her breathing evened out. Her neck bent to her left. Slowly her body followed and her head landed on the shoulder of Heero. He was surprised but he just didn't have the heart to deny her the pleasure of having his shoulder as a pillow and remove her head. Gideon arrived at the Peacecraft Mansion shortly after. Milliardo got out of the car and opened the door for his wife like a true gentleman. Lucrezia shook Relena to wake hr up before she exited the car. Relena's head lifted from Heero's shoulder and opened her eyes.
"We're home." Lucrezia said to her. Relena rubbed her eyes and started to slide down the seat to exit the car. She said goodbye to Gideon as Heero also got off the car but using the other door. Gideon left. "Are you tired?" Lucrezia asked her sister-in-law. Relena nodded her head. "Come on, I'll take you to your room." Lucrezia said. Once again Relena nodded her head. Lucrezia and Relena entered the mansion and headed for her room. Heero did not follow.
Milliardo spoke. "Yuy," Heero looked at him. "Don't let anything happen to her." He said. "She's too precious to be hurt." Heero nodded. 'Yes, she is.' Heero thought.
"Don't worry, Zechs. I'll protect her." Heero said.
"Good. Your life depends on it." He said and left to his room. 'I would never let anything happen to her.' Heero thought and then left to see his angel. He took a quick look in her room and saw she was in her pajamas and her hair loose and was already asleep.
"I will always protect you." Heero said before leaving to his room.
How did you like it? I know I added some stuff that Heero didn't mention but think about it, can you remember every detail about a week. Sorry for the delay. This is weird I already have chapter 9 but I have to finish chapter 8 first, I work backwards don't I? As soon as I finish it will be posted. Hopefully before I leave for Mexico. :) Leave a few extra reviews and I might be inspired to finish it sooner.
Güera
Chapter 7, Part 1
The Lost Chapter
By Güera
So VERY VERY sorry this came out REALLY late. I had a VERY good reason. On May 15, my small town had a tornado warning. There was 2 tornadoes south from here and one to the north. We didn't get any tornadoes but we had 3 funnels. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's the top part of the tornado attached to the clouds but it doesn't touch the ground and we are VERY grateful that they didn't. Our power went out and they canceled school on the sixteenth. So I didn't have electricity or a computer working for 2 days. Plus half our town didn't either, nor did they have phones. There was substantial damage to our town. We even made the news. Our town was declared a natural disaster area and the army came. Yes I do live in tornado alley but it wasn't my idea. I hope the length of this chapter will compensate for my delay. I know it is 1 or 2 weeks late. (Sorry can't remember with so much to think about I forgot long ago.) School is out! Enjoy your summer vacation and this fill-in chapter. Enjoy! Please forgive me. :)
Monday, August 4, AC 198
Her light blue eyes, her light brown hair. Just so beautiful. I don't want to do this! Just stop it! Stop! Leave her alone. I don't want to hurt anybody anymore! I refuse to kill anybody! Why aren't my hands working? They won't respond! What's happened to me? Why can't I save her? I swore I'd always protect her but now here I am killing her with my very own hands. Relena, please forgive me. I don't want this to happen. Please, I'm begging you to stop! No. My hands are getting tighter around her neck. Relena, I wish I wasn't doing this. I'd kill anyone to prevent this from happening. Lifeless orbs stared back at me and I knew she was dead. No, no, Relena. RELENA!!
"Heero! Heero wake up! It's just a dream, Heero. Come on, buddy. Wake up." A familiar voice said. I opened my eyes and I saw the face of my best friend looking down at me with worry. Concern showed in his eyes. I sat up but quickly laid back down. I had felt dizzy. "Woah. Calm down, buddy. You still need to recover. Relena hit you pretty bad."
"Relena?" I asked forgetting to mask my emotions and I heard concern in my own voice as well as confusion.
"Yeah, Relena. She threw a metal file cabinet at your head. She didn't mean to though. You kinda went crazy and tried to kill Relena. Zechs stopped you before you did. Relena's fine. She's plenty worried about you, since she is to blame for all your injuries." I listened closely as he spoke. Not all of them. I tried to get up again. I ignored the dizzy feeling in my head. Duo tried to stop me but I held up my hand. He watched me as I struggled to my feet and tried to stay balanced. I succeeded. It takes more than that to stop the Perfect Solder. Then thought better. I'm not the Perfect Soldier anymore. I'm just me. Heero Yuy. It takes more than that to stop Heero Yuy. As these thoughts ran through my head, I felt a little of my humanity return. Hopefully all of it would but I knew that would take an extensive amount of time.
He grabbed the doorknob and I told him. "Tell Zechs I'm fine." Duo left the room. I slammed shut the door. I walked to my bed and sat on it. I took out a piece of paper and started writing. I'm going to leave again so I won't cause Relena any grief. I wrote a short letter to Relena telling her, I'm going to leave again and for her not to look for me. I quickly put it in an envelope and sealed it tight. Then I grabbed what little stuff I had and left the room. I walked along the hallway until I reached Relena's room. I knocked but soon realized no one was in it. I walked in the room. Her scent was intoxicating even though she wasn't in it. I began to feel regret. Like I shouldn't be doing this. I looked around memorizing everything about because I was about to leave this place forever. As soon as I felt confident again I left the precious letter on her bed and left the room before I changed my mind. I walked along the hallway. My stomach growled with hunger. I tried to subdue it but I could not deny it any further. My body needs some food. I walked to the stairs. With the first step I felt a sharp pain in my head. Apparently I still wasn't well. I lost my balance and tumbled down the stairs. With each foot I fell, the sharp edges hit a bruise or injury I had left from my recent mission: A small terrorist group escaped from the Preventer's custody. An easy task, easily taken care of, with no fatalities. Except I was thrown a bomb and although I dodged it the force threw me against a sharp set of rocks. They had escaped again but I was in a medical wing unconscious yet again. People say I overwork my body, but that is nothing compared to how many times my thoughts drift to Relena. My battles with my own self conscious are more exhausting than any others. As I dealt with my pain, I heard someone enter the mansion through the front door. I stood slowly, gritting my teeth. 'Come on this pain is nothing. Something this menial doesn't affect the Perfect Solder.' That little voice in my head said. No, your wrong. The Perfect Soldier died the moment I fell in love with Relena or rather when I admitted my feelings for her. I stood up proud and tall, not for being the Perfect Soldier but just for being myself. I walked to the library as I heard the servant's footsteps lead the guest there. Carefully not to make my presence I sneaked a look in the library, hoping to get one last look at my angel. There stood the object of my obsession and sometimes my curse. What I found was she had a look of shock on her face. As I followed her gaze to the floor, I noticed a person standing on his knees, with on of her hands in his holding out a box. I had no idea what was in the box.
But I was shocked by his words. "Will you marry me, Relena Peacecraft?" Marriage? Is this how you propose marriage? I would have to try that on Relena. Then it hit me. He wanted to marry Relena! But- He couldn't, but he just couldn't. But, she's not mine. Relena is not a possession. Besides I am leaving soon. And she will never belong to me. I am too much of a coward. Running way from my problems instead of facing them head-on. Why couldn't I have told her sooner. That stupid letter will mean nothing to her now. Then this man would be her husband. He will take my rightful place by her side. But do I really deserve the place? I know nothing of expressing my love or courting her. I just know my true feelings for her. I doubt that will ever be enough. I stepped back into the hall preparing to leave. As well as the injuries I had acquired a week ago I now stood in a mansion with my sadly broken heard in my blood stain hands.
"Yuy." I turned and stared into the eyes of my commander. He would no allow me to leave. I nodded, the Preventers aren't exactly known for their militaristic protocol. "Are you well?" He asked. Once again I nodded. So what if I'm lying to my commander. I'm not going to be here long enough so that I would have to explain myself. "Can you continue to protect my sister?" That's a tough question. But I couldn't let him down. I nodded slowly. Can I really continue to protect the one person who I truly felt anything for and ripped out my heart? Yes, of course. It wasn't her that caused it to happen. It was that bastard who proposed to her. I swear if Relena wasn't there I'd tear him apart. "Then continue to be her bodyguard. And this time do not hide yourself. She knows of your presence. Is that understood?" I nodded once more before he turned to enter the library. I followed. I couldn't see Relena or that strange man nor did I want to. It was quiet although they were expecting something.
"No." I heard Relena said and In that moment I swear I heard bells ringing and angles singing. She said no. She said no! My heard healed faster than I realized. I heard that bastard's voice again.
"But why?" He asked almost begging. Poor fool. That means I still have a chance. A slim chance but a chance none-the-less. "Will you at least grant me the pleasure of taking you out for dinner?" He asked. Why must he keep insisting? She won't go with you.
"Sure." I heard Relena said. Her words surprised me.
Two Hours Later
Two hours after that bastard proposed to my angel here I was acting like a chaffer for her and him. The dinner was so boring. I'm surprised I even stayed awake. Although I think watching my angel was the only thing keeping me from falling into a deep slumber. He took my angel to a French restaurant. Called Pierre's Chateau. Personally I would have preferred a Japanese restaurant but that's just me. Relena had insisted that I sit with them so I did. I didn't order anything but Relena gave me half of her meal. That was the best damn meal I ever had. I didn't really enjoy the taste but rather relished in the fact that my angel had sacrificed half of her chicken to feed me. Then I stared at them for another hour as they talked about politics. It seemed this bastard knew a few things about the situation on Mars. Although I found the whole thing pointless, I did learn a few things. He paid the bill, so I think the male has to pay the bill on a date. I also learned that you must pull out the chair for a female and wait until she sits down for the male to sit. Very intriguing. We left the restaurant when it was beginning to get dark. We were riding in one of Relena's many limos. The bastard was trying to seduce but I knew Relena won't be fooled by such cheap tricks. He had insisted that I drive them home since they had things to talk about. When I asked what about. He told me it was nothing a bodyguard should be concerned with. I wanted to murder him right there and then. The only thing keeping him alive was Relena's presence and since I had been ordered for her not to leave my sight, he was condemned to stay alive. For how long? I wasn't sure. As long as I remain Relena's bodyguard. That duty will never end. And I am glad. Although I had promised to never kill again to Relena I felt a strange urge to hurt him and break his fragile neck. But I would never forsake my promise. Not while Relena was alive. Never again will I be responsible for another human being's death. They began to converse and although they spoke in whispers I could easily hear their conversation. Gideon, that was the bastard's name, was asking Relena if I could be trusted. I listened carefully for her answer while still managing to drive the limo. A stoplight. Good. Her words fill my heart with warmth and it stayed there.
"Of course. I trust him with my life. Heero is a good honest person. He would never hurt anybody unless someone attacks." She respects me at least. That's good enough, maybe with enough time I can win her affection and love. That is if Gideon doesn't accomplish that first. We arrived at hi house. I am thrilled to see him off. As Relena waves good-bye to him I cherished he moments I will spend with her. The ride back home is silent. I never start a conversation with Relena but the silence was torture. I felt the need to speak, to say something. I had to tell her. But she spoke first. "I'm sorry, Heero." Sorry? Why should she be sorry? She was trying to defend herself against the enemy which in this case happened to be me, but I was still an enemy. She was trying to continue but I decided to speak.
"No, you shouldn't be sorry. I was the one that tried to kill you yet again. You were just defending yourself. I should be the one apologizing." She tried to speak but I continued. "I'm sorry, Relena I really am. I don't know what came over me."
"But Heero it wasn't your fault." She said interrupting me.
"You're wrong. It was my fault. I was supposed to protect you but now I promise I will." Yes, I will protect her. I am no longer that cold heartless killing machine. I was now a human although few noticed the change. All of my team members did even my commander but none of the others did. I still maintained my same characteristics. I softened up a little. My eyes were no longer cold and uncaring though I doubt Relena noticed any change in me. I had begun to laugh a bit more, smile even though mostly smirk at Duo's never ending jokes.
Tuesday, August 5, AC 198
It was Tuesday today and I was watching Relena in a meeting with the new Mars Republic. She spoke calmly even though they were a nervous wreck. I have no idea why. Maybe it was the pressure of being a new government or maybe it was the glares I was giving then behind Relena. I just couldn't help and smile when they panicked. It was just some innocent fun with the leaders of Mars. I kept a close watch on Relena though I doubt anything would happen. From what I understand, Relena was going to visit Mars to encourage more people to move there or at least visit. She'll be going next week. I, of course, will be accompanying her. The meeting ended with the new government officials now calm. Relena stood up, bid farewell to them, gathered her notes and left. I followed her. The moment she left the building she reverted back to her old self. I have gotten to know Relena better and better. I now know there is a politician Relena who is serious and always knows what to say. This Relena is a pacifist and always manages o settle debates between others. But there is also another Relena, who is smart and funny. Loving and kind. I much prefer this Relena than the politician. But it is strange. I never knew Relena had two sides to her personality or may be it's just that she's more serious when she is a politician. I think her loving side is her true self and she just acts differently in front of politicians because the peace depends on her actions. No, she doesn't have two split personalities just more responsibilities as a politician than as a person. I love her just the same.
"I can't believe those old fools wouldn't shut up! They made us late for Hilde's wedding practice." My precious angel said. I should have hurt those old fools for making her unhappy. But as for the wedding practice I wish we could miss that entirely. Yesterday I was to be Duo's best man, though I don't even recall having a conversation where I agreed to be. It doesn't matter it just means I'll spend even more time with Relena. She is to be the maid of honor. I honestly have no clue what that is either. We had arrived at the dreaded wedding recital. Hilde greeted us and told us our duties. Me and Relena were just supposed to stand there. I have no idea why. Why couldn't either of us sit down I wanted to ask but knew better than to upset Preventer Storm. Three others stood next to her. Trowa's sister, Catherine whom I've met before. If I recall correctly she is Preventer Knife. One of Quatre's many sisters, Teri Winner. Also known as Preventer Thorn. The youngest I think. And Lady Une. Her much sweeter version. She is also the commander of the Preventer's team: The Roses, which includes Preventers Knife (Catherine), Water (Sally), Thorn (Teri), Storm (Hilde), and occasionally little Mariemiea. I think the bridesmaids aren't supposed to be married, but it's just a theory. I'm not exactly sure. So I just stood there as Milliardo led Hilde to where Duo was standing. I was just staring at them. Is this what weddings are supposed to be like? It's amazing all the things I've missed because of fighting. I am now learning things that Dr. J. would never think of teaching me. Hilde suddenly came up to me and grabbed my face. She then started to pull on my cheeks and do other things. I grabbed both her arms leading them away from my face carefully. I did not want to hurt her. As soon as I let her arms go she grabbed my face again. Like her arms were magnetically attracted to my face. Again I grabbed her arms but this time I did not let go.
"What are you doing?" I asked. My voice was no longer emotionless but with a hint of anger. She smiled and escaped my grasp.
"Just seeing how would you look smiling." She said. "You look a lot more cuter. Is it too much to ask for one small smile?" I was surprised by her comment although I appeared unaffected. I wondered if that was true.
"No, I'll smile at your wedding not here." I said as calmly as I could.
"Come on, Heero. Smile" I heard my angel say. Of course I would do anything to make her happy and I managed to produce a small but sweet smile.
"Much better. Thanks Relena" Hilde said and the practice began all over again. I smiled all through it, not because of Hilde or the practice because that was torture. But because once in a while Relena would look my way as my smile diminished. The look in her eyes made me smile even more and she smiled back. But my happiness soon ended because as soon as that awful practice as over, Relena had yet another date with Gideon. This time it was a movie. He came to her house to pick her up. This time they rode in the front and I rode in the back seat. he drove us to the theater and paid for both his and Relena's tickets. Apparently he figured since he couldn't get rid of me he would just ignore me. Which was fine with me. The movie was called T-3, though I hardly paid any attention to that. I kept my eyes on Relena all through the movie. Even though the theater was dark, my eyes could see every made they made. Including when that bastard put his arm around Relena and she did nothing to stop him. She was slipping slowly away from me but her behavior earlier told me I should lose hope yet. The movie ended and Gideon drove Relena home. I also got off. He told her good night and held his head out for a kiss but Relena just ignored him and had already started to go inside. I relished that moment when he got rejected. I followed her slowly. She was Apparently very tired because as soon as she got in her rooms e just laid on her bed and fell asleep. I went to my room but I couldn't sleep as easily as she had. Images invaded my dreams and I was soon dreaming awful nightmares.
Middle of Night
Like I had yesterday I watched her sleep. Nightmares invaded my dreams and only she could calm me. I watched her in silence. I listened to her breathing barely audible above my own. I don't know it's just something about her that calms me. I looked at my wrist watch. It read: 5:28 a.m. Relena's alarm will sound in two minutes. I had to leave. As much as I hated to, I left. Relena is to awaken without me being in her room.
Wednesday, August 6, AC 198
I went to check on my other team members before resuming my body guard duties. I entered the room on the third floor without even bothering to knock. As I expected I saw Quatre, Wufei and Trowa working on finding the Lost Prince. They acknowledged my presence and I nodded to them. They already knew what I was here for. I walked to where they were sitting. Quatre was the first to speak.
"Good morning, Heero. We have narrowed down the list to 390 people. But there's something strange about our list." Quatre said, I could tell he was a little uneasy.
"What is it?" I asked.
"well, it appears that your name is also n the list." That surprised me. I am a suspect of being this lost prince? But-
"How is that possible?" I asked, I knew both my voice an face showed my surprise well. But now it just didn't matter any more.
"It seems that you resemble the lost prince very much." Quatre said. I resemble the lost prince? What is this guy supposed to look like anyways?
"What are his characteristics?" I asked coming closer to their laptops.
"Brown hair. Blue eyes. 18 years old." Trowa said speaking for the first time. "If I didn't know better, I'd say you were the prince." me? the Prince?
"Impossible." I said unable to believe their suspicions. "There's no way I could be the one your looking for." I said to them. Then I corrected myself. "I am NOT the lost prince."
"We're not sure of that Heero." Quatre said calmly.
"Take my name off that list!" I said angrily. I'm not sure why. Quatre had done nothing wrong but inform me of an unknown fact. I spoke more calmly this time. "I'm sorry Quatre." I said an turned to leave the room. I paused in front of the door. I was going to tell them once again to take my name off that list but I doubted they would listen. Their mission was to suspect anyone and find the correct person. As soon as they find out I'm not him they'll remove my name from that list. I just left not saying a word of thanks. I said I had become more human not more polite. I didn't know what I was afraid of. I felt overjoyed that I could be Relena's future husband but the marriage would be obligatory. She wouldn't marry because she would want to but because she had to. But just the thought of having her in my arms again made my head spin. I've been watching her for 4 days. It was my job but I felt like I was invading her life. yet not once did she ever complain. I have no clue why. I walked own the stairs to the dining room. I entered the dining room. I saw Relena sitting at the table it looked like she was done eating her breakfast. Also sitting at the table was Holly, Relena's secretary, Odelia Lowe, Zechs, Noin, little Milli, and HIM. What was HE doing here? couldn't he just leave Relena alone for a moment? He was eating breakfast and talking to Relena. I let a growl escape from my throat. No one else head it but me and I intended to keep it that way. I just stood off to the side. Most didn't notice I was even in the room or rather decided to ignore me. Only one person decided to acknowledge my presence.
Diff POV
"That's very interesting." Relena said. But in her mind thought. 'Not! How dull can one person be? The last thing I want to here on an almost free day is politics. Heero's here. Good.' "Heero!" Relena said to Heero, who was almost hiding in the shadows in the corners. "Come join us for breakfast." Heero felt inclined to join them and eventually did. He sat next to Relena giving an evil glare to her boyfriend. "Milliardo." Relena said to her older. Milliardo said nothing but looked her way indicating he was paying close attention. "I was thinking we could have a picnic today. Since it's such a beautiful day and I hardly have any work today." She said leaning over in his direction which in turn made her lean right over her bodyguard, making him feel very nervous but at the same moment cherishing her close proximity
"That sounds like a wonderful idea." Lucrezia said. And so it was decided they would go have a picnic today. It truly was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the clouds were visible, the birds were singing their songs. It would be perfect except for some wind. But who said anything is perfect?
Relena POV
I watched him as he slept. He looked so peaceful, so tranquil. I had to crane my neck up to even glance at his sleeping figure since he hid up in a tree. He looked tired ever since we came to the park. We were having a picnic. Me, Gideon, Milliardo, Lucrezia, Milli, all of the gundam pilots, Hilde, Sally, Teri, Catherine, Lady Une and Mariemiea. I had invited all of my good friends. I have barely met any of the girls except for Hilde, Lucrezia and Sally but we have all become great friends. I found out they are all part of a team Lucrezia was in until her pregnancy. Each has their own unique ability that they contribute to their team, The Roses. Catherine has her deadly accuracy with her knives. Teri is a bomb and infiltration expert. Hilde has amazing hacking skills and his the leader of the team. Sally is a medical doctor or learning to be one. They are all also quite deadly with a gun. I envy them. They all had real lives. So much more excitable than mine. I had to settle disputes between grumpy old men. They could all defend themselves easily while I continued to have bodyguards. Although I enjoyed Heero's company I hated the fact that he thought I was weak. That if anyone attacked me, I couldn't handle myself. I felt like a child. Everyone though I was so fragile. Like a porcelain doll, that I could break at any moment. I wasn't the most mentally stable person in the world but then again who is? And I know I can't throw a well enough decent punch. But it's going to end now. From now on I'm going to take a self defense class. So I can at least defend myself. Maybe I can also persuade the girls to teach me to fire a gun. It's time to eat. Everyone gathered on one of the many picnic tables. I noticed one person was missing.
"Heero!" I yelled up at the tree. No answer. He must still be asleep. "Heero! It's time to eat!" I yelled. It was futile. He was either asleep or just plain ignoring me. I think I'm gonna go up there to wake him up.
"Relena, come on. Grab something to eat before Duo eats all the food!" Hilde yelled at me from one of the tables. I was now at the trunk of the tree. It was fairly big. An oak, I think.
"Coming!" I yelled back to them. I started to climb the trunk. I slipped a few times but still managed to reach a branch. Funny. I wasn't even out of breath I guess running to those meetings I was late to has helped me after all. I didn't see anybody up there. He must be higher up. I climbed up a branch and still didn't see him. I went higher and higher but Heero was nowhere to be see. I climbed to the very top of the tree. I could see the whole park from here. I looked at my friends I could almost grab them with my fingers. But not one trace of Heero. Where could he have gone? It was a bit more windy up here. I had to cling to the branch to keep the wind from blowing me right off the tree.
"Relena!" I heard someone shout. "What are you doing?!" It was my brother. He's a little too overprotective in my opinion. I decided to be a smartallec.
"Climbing a tree! What does it look like I'm doing?!" I yelled back at them. The wind had gotten stronger. I saw that they had stopped eating because they were all looking up at me.
"Relena! Please get down from there!" This time it was Lucrezia. The wind got even stronger. I was now hugging the branch, I was afraid to let go for feat that I would fly away. I heard some more yelling on the ground but I couldn't quite make out the words. The wind whistled in my ears. Suddenly the wind stopped. I started to climb down quickly. I doubt I will ever climb a tree again.
"Relena!" I heard someone yell but I didn't know who it was. A strong gust of wind came out of nowhere. I was jumping down from a high branch to a much lower one and it caught me in midair. I felt the wind blow me away from the branch, I couldn't grab hold of it and save myself from the terrible fall. I couldn't grip anything. Oh, great. This is how I die? Falling off a tree? How ironic. The papers will have a field press about this one. I always though Heero would end up killing me. I closed my eyes and prepared to hit the ground. Then I felt warm strong arms embrace me. I wasn't falling anymore. Whoever grabbed me was falling with me but he landed easily. I opened my eyes to look at the green grass. They put me down and I look at the face of my savior. I couldn't believe it! It was Heero. Heero saved me from a terrible fall.
"Heero." I said my voice sounding a little shaky. He still had his arm around my waist. I looked at him then at his arm. He let go immediately. I felt his warmth leave me.
"Relena are you okay?" Everyone asked me all at once. I nodded slightly. I think I was still in a state of shock. Someone came up to me and hugged me. I just stood there. I had no clue who it was. Whoever it was hugged me also stroked my hair. I hoped it was Heero but my instinct told me otherwise.
"I"m so glad your okay." He said. I recognized that voice. It was Gideon. My boyfriend. I was shocked when he asked me to marry him. I said no. I was already engaged to someone else. Sure, he was missing but I was going to marry him as soon as he's found. I didn't want to but I had to. The girls gave me their sympathy but that wasn't going to solve my problem. Plenty of times I have given up my happiness for the world. This is no different. But I'll forget that for now. He held me close to his chest. I smelled his cologne and that almost suffocated me.
"Please let go of me." I cried in his fierce grip.
Gideon POV
I heard her muffled words. She said for me to let her go. I acted like I didn't hear her. My plan was working brilliantly though not exactly like I wanted to. I let her breath. Just like I thought she had loss of air and fainted in my arms. I caught her expertly. I faked my surprise as I tried to wake her up. I made myself appear like I cared she was hurt and unconscious when I really could care less. But that is my mission and I WILL follow my master's order's despite my discomforts. It felt strange being kind and helpful. It was difficult keeping up the appearance that I love this girl. Love? I don't even know the meaning of the word. I am a demon who's mission to cause pain and suffering. To destroy and cause chaos. I don't even know why my master sent me on this mission. I'm hardly the demon qualified to do this mushy stuff. I take more of direct approach. Why seduce the girl? Why not just kill her? Kill her lover. Kill her brother. Kill her whole fucking family. Oh, she's awakening. That's great. Here we go again.
"Are you okay?" I asked as sweetly as I could. How revolting. I'm glad my other friends aren't here to see me like this. She nodded. It would so easy to just squeeze her fragile neck but that's not my master's orders. My orders are simple: Seduce the Vice Foreign Minister and keep her away from her boyfriend as much as possible. I am not made to question my master's orders but rather to just obey them. We left the park as she was feeling weak. I drove home because I doubt I can keep up this facade any longer. I made it home quickly. I don't care if that girl is fine or not. I entered this house. So empty and cold. Just like home. I called up my master. I saw a familiar dark face on the screen.
"Good evening master." I said politely and bowed.
"Nacro." He said addressing me. "Sit." A command. I had to obey. "Have you made progress?" He asked smiling.
"Yes, sir. The Peacecraft seems to enjoy my company."
"Does Heero Yuy pose a problem?"
"Yes, sir. The Peacecraft girl has a keen interest in him. She defends him and he protects her."
"Does she love him?"
"It seems that way, sir."
"How is the girl?"
I just told him. "The Peacecraft girl?" I asked confused. He seemed angry.
"No! The Lowe girl! She went in search of her brother!" He screamed at me. The walls shook violently at his strong voice. Oh, her.
"She is also very interested in Heero Yuy. She believes that he is her brother." I said.
"Does she have any proof?" He asked intrigued. Oh oh. Trouble. There's always trouble when he's interested.
"They do have a strong resemblance. And some of the same personality."
"I think we may have found our prince." He said even more intrigued. "It seems the prophecy is coming true. First they meet. Now they love each other. But we must keep them from ever having children!" His expression changed back to his usual scorn.
"What do you have in mind, sir?" Now I was getting interested.
"On Saturday night we shall kidnap the Peacecraft girl. Then her beloved shall come to save her. We capture him and then we shall have them both." He said. "Make sure the girl is weary that night." He said. Another order. "Make sure not to make yourself suspicious." Damn. And I wanted to have some fun.
"Shall I inform the Lowe girl?"
"No. She is of no use to us now."
"Shall I dispose of her?"
"No, leave her be."
"As you wish, sir."
The week progressed as it had. Relena went to her meetings and did her work as Vice Foreign Minister being accompanied by Heero. Heero regained his humanity slowly. Duo kept a close eye on little Milli and the three gundam pilots worked vigorously on their work as well. They moved from computer searching to actual searching. Most of the people that were on their list of 390 were tested against Odelia's blood tested negative. A few tested positive but then their second test came out negative. But they continued their search as they were ordered to. Slowly the list became shorter but still the prince was not found. Heero's name was still not removed from the list but neither was he tested. Heero chose to ignore the fact that his name was even on the list at all. The press knew nothing of the situation and the Peacecrafts wanted to keep it that way. Relena continued having her daily dates with Gideon and he continued his plans.
Evening - Saturday - August 9, AC 198
Peacecraft Mansion
"Relena, come out! I want to see how the dresses look!" Hilde yelled from one side of the door. No answer. "Teri, please push her out. All of you, now! I want to see how you look in your dresses." Hilde yelled and backed away from the door. She head the click of the lock and the doorknob turned. The door opened to reveal a flurry of baby blue clothing. Finally they came out, with Relena in the front being pushed by the others. Relena gave an evil glare at the three then shuffled her skirt and looked up.
"How do I look?" She asked nervously.
"Wonderful." Hilde said.
"Lovely." Teri said.
"Like an angel." Catherine said.
Heero POV
Yes. That's exactly what she looked like. An angel. There were no other words to describe her. No one looked more beautiful than she did at that moment. Her blue dress matched her eyes. The straps showed her skin on her almost bare shoulders. I wonder if her skin is soft and smooth. Stop it Heero! She will never be mine. I will never have the opportunity to touch her skin. Because I am a coward. Terrified of what she might do to me if I left myself vulnerable. She's the only one that can hurt me yet I have hurt her. I want to repent for all the pain and destruction I've caused but I don't know how. The only thing I could think of is my death but I don't think that would suffice and besides I wouldn't be able to keep my promise of protecting her. They continued with their conversation then looked at me.
Diff. POV
"Okay. I need to get ready for the ball." Relena said. 'A whole evening with Gideon. How thrilling. When is Heero going to get jealous anyways?' She thought.
"Before I think we need a second opinion." Hilde said.
"Second opinion?" Relena asked a little confused.
"A guy's opinion." Catherine said.
"From who?" Relena said as they grabbed her arms. "What are you doing? Haven't you pushed me around enough today?" Relena demanded as Catherine and Hilde walked her close to a wall.
"Well, Heero. How do you think Relena looks in her dress?" Catherine said. 'Well now neither of them can escape.' She thought.
Heero was too shocked to answer their question right away. But then he smirked and said. "In one word? Simple gorgeous." He said. 'More than you'll ever know.'
'Does he really think that?' Relena thought.
"See Relena we told you." Catherine said to her.
"Miss Relena, Mr. Galileo has arrived." A servant said through the door.
"Oh, no! What time is it?" Relena said looking up at the clock. It read 8:10. "You guys made me late." She started walking to the door she was forced out of earlier. She then started mumbling. "I can't believe I'm late. What will I wear?" She stopped right at the door. "Tell him I'll be right there!" Relena yelled to the servant. The servant mumbled 'Yes, ma'am' and left to tell him. Relena started to open the door to her room. She went in and closed the door. Catherine, Hilde and Heero looked at the door.
"That's weird." Hilde said. Catherine looked at her.
"What's weird?" Catherine asked Hilde. Hilde motioned her to come closer and whispered in her ear. As low as their whispers were Heero could still hear them.
"Relena's behavior toward Gideon. I always thought she loved You-Know-Who. Isn't it strange how she just goes with him everywhere and let's Heero watch." Hilde whispered. Heero wasn't looking at them but rather at the lonely blonde in the corner. She seemed to be looking at nothing, but rather into space. Like she was thinking about something so much she forgot where she was. She seemed sad besides her being distracted. 'I wonder what's wrong with Quatre's sister." Heero thought. He was so busy concentrating on Teri, he barely heard Catherine's words.
"I think she's trying to make him jealous." She whispered into Hilde's ear. "Well, time to go." She said out loud. "Come on Teri. I'll take you home."
Teri looked up. "Huh? Oh, yeah. Sure." She said and walked out the door. Soon after Hilde and Catherine left. Heero waited patiently as Relena got ready for the ball. In about 10 minutes Relena came out in a different dress. She didn't even notice Heero was still in the room. She was busy fixing her dress. This dress was dark purple. It shone brilliantly. The skirt ran down to her feet. It was backless and two straps from the front of the dress tied at the back of her neck. She was beautiful too. She let down her braids and put her hair in rows of twists leading up to a bun. A few hairs were let loose and twisted near her eyes completing the look. Heero stared at her, his mouth slightly open. Relena looked up at him. She looked confused.
"What?" She asked him.
"You're beautiful." Heero said before he could stop himself. 'Dammit Heero. Control yourself. You can't kiss her. You can't touch her. Just control yourself.' Heero told himself. Relena smiled and stopped fixing her dress.
"Well, thank you Heero." Relena said. "Would you like to escort me to my date, Mr. Yuy?" Heero himself looked surprised, then confused and then he simply smiled.
"Gladly." He said and held out his arm. Relena hadn't expected that answer but hooked her arm with his. "Let's go." He said and escorted Relena downstairs.
Relena POV
I took his arm. He smiled at me and said "Let's go." Before he escorted me to the door. I can't believe he's doing this. Heero's changed. I can't believe I didn't notice it before. He smiles and talks more than he used to. I wonder what brought out this change in him. I felt his warmth with his arm hooked around mine. The moment didn't last long. We arrived to the library. I didn't want to let him go. This is one of the few times I wish I had a bigger house. But I had to let him go. He slowly released my arm. Goodbye blissful moments.
2 Hours Later
"Relena, I think you should sit down. You've been on your feet all night." Lucrezia said.
"Thank you for your concern but I'm perfectly fine." Relena said and twirled in her dress. "See. You shouldn't worry. Now go dance with my brother." Lucrezia nodded and left to be with Milliardo.
Relena took one last look at herself in the mirror before she too left the ladies' room. She walked to the table they were sitting at and took a seat. 'I guess I am tired.' She thought as her feet became to feel numb. Gideon stood from his chair next to her as the song ended an and held out his hand. "Would you give me the pleasure of this last dance before we leave?" He asked her. 'I guess there's no harm in that.' She thought and took his hand. The orchestra began to play a slow waltz for their guests. They were playing for a charity ball for the survivors of the war who lost their parents. Even 2 years after the war the colonies and Earth were still trying to repair the damage they caused because of their ignorance. The Vice Foreign Minister must of course attend to ease the tension still between the two.
Relena and Gideon danced. Relena smiled and Gideon appeared as if he was enjoying himself. When the dance was over they decided to leave. Milliardo, Lucrezia, Relena and Heero got inside the car with Gideon driving. Milliardo rode up front with Gideon while Lucrezia, Relena and Heero rode in the back. Relena was very tired and began to drift to sleep. Her eyes closed and her breathing evened out. Her neck bent to her left. Slowly her body followed and her head landed on the shoulder of Heero. He was surprised but he just didn't have the heart to deny her the pleasure of having his shoulder as a pillow and remove her head. Gideon arrived at the Peacecraft Mansion shortly after. Milliardo got out of the car and opened the door for his wife like a true gentleman. Lucrezia shook Relena to wake hr up before she exited the car. Relena's head lifted from Heero's shoulder and opened her eyes.
"We're home." Lucrezia said to her. Relena rubbed her eyes and started to slide down the seat to exit the car. She said goodbye to Gideon as Heero also got off the car but using the other door. Gideon left. "Are you tired?" Lucrezia asked her sister-in-law. Relena nodded her head. "Come on, I'll take you to your room." Lucrezia said. Once again Relena nodded her head. Lucrezia and Relena entered the mansion and headed for her room. Heero did not follow.
Milliardo spoke. "Yuy," Heero looked at him. "Don't let anything happen to her." He said. "She's too precious to be hurt." Heero nodded. 'Yes, she is.' Heero thought.
"Don't worry, Zechs. I'll protect her." Heero said.
"Good. Your life depends on it." He said and left to his room. 'I would never let anything happen to her.' Heero thought and then left to see his angel. He took a quick look in her room and saw she was in her pajamas and her hair loose and was already asleep.
"I will always protect you." Heero said before leaving to his room.
How did you like it? I know I added some stuff that Heero didn't mention but think about it, can you remember every detail about a week. Sorry for the delay. This is weird I already have chapter 9 but I have to finish chapter 8 first, I work backwards don't I? As soon as I finish it will be posted. Hopefully before I leave for Mexico. :) Leave a few extra reviews and I might be inspired to finish it sooner.
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