Lost Love, Lost Prince and Marriage?

Chapter 9

Life Continues

By Guera

Hey wassup. Contrary to popular belief, I'm not dead. Nor have I quit writing my story. I'm soooooo sorry it took so long to get it. I had my Quinceñera, which was great. My birthday was the first of September so it's too late to ask for a 'Happy Birthday'. Then we had an after party. We left the next day. Then school started. I have so many hard classes it's difficult to find time for my story. I have French, which is similar to Spanish. Maybe I'll have my story in French, ;) I also have Biology AND Chemistry. I like Chemistry better. Every week I have a different test. This week I have three test, two papers due and a novel to read. Next two weeks I have 4 more tests. But here it is even after three months. Enjoy and plz don't kill me. Also PLZ review.

Tuesday - August 12, AC 198

Dream Sequence Begins

A woman sat beside a hospital bed. She held the hand of a patient. Her eyes were closed and hid the blue color in them. Her head lay near the body of the one she held hands with. The patient was pale. His condition unknown. He appeared to be unconscious and showed no signs of waking. As he lay there another watched him. A beautiful girl. She stood the opposite of the woman, but did not hold his hand. Reason being is she couldn't. Her body was no capable of touching him or anything else. She went right through whatever she desired to be in contact with. It was not her choice and she did not understand why this was happening to her. The girl's eyes were blue, like the morning sky. Her hair was the color of honey. And her eyes held pity and sorrow for her most dearly beloved. And now she knew the truth that he felt like she did. That is why she wanted him to wake up so she could be with him, even though she had no idea where he was. She uttered the words that she felt needed to be said. Her words fell to deaf ears except her own. The words came from the deepest reaches of her heart. Her lips moved but no sound came. And although it appeared no one heard, the boy began to stir. He squeezed the hand of the woman. His arm moved slightly and she no longer held his hand. He did not move his head. He began to stir even more. Finally his eyes moved. They fluttered open to the surprise of the girl. The woman was startled in her sleep and awoke to a moving patient. Shock spread over her face. Her mouth opened but she did not utter a word. The girl was also surprised but she knew it was bound to happen. She stared at him; afraid to blink for fear that he would disappear. Finally she could see his eyes. The eyes she feel in love with and shall never forget. They were dark blue, and in his precious eyes she always knew how he felt. She knew his most inner thoughts. He was never able to hide his feelings for her, but she never read his eyes clearly enough to see the love in them. Now they were filled with confusion and pain. Those blue eyes looked right at her, as if he could actually see her but that was impossible. She utter the one word she could only say, his name.

"Heero."

End Dream Sequence

"Miss Dorlain? Miss Dorlain, are you awake?" A now familiar voice asked. The young woman, who was asleep, opened her eyes. She looked at the face of the man who spoke to her and shattered her dream world. It was a red haired man with brown eyes. He smiled at her. "I thought you had fallen asleep." He said and stepped away from her. Relena shook her head.

"I was just resting my eyes a bit." She said. The man turned his back to her and she took this opportunity to stretch her limbs. 'So what if I did fall asleep? I like Mars, it's absolutely beautiful but I think I have seen enough of this wonderful planet for one day.'  She thought as the man turned back to face her. Relena swiftly lowered her arms.

"Would you like to know where we are heading next?" He asked, apparently he was trying to make a joke. A very bad joke.

"Yes, please." Relena sweetly said. 'Please let it be to get some sleep.' She thought.

"The edge of the colony." He said. I guess he thought His joke was funny.

"What for?" Relena calmly asked. His answer put her one edge. Now she was confused. 'First they take me to the embassy, then a museum of Mars history, which there isn't much of, then a very nice restaurant for dinner. Now this? I like the tour, but I'm tired. Don't these people believe in sleep?' She thought.

"We are going to show you the true beauty of Mars. We cannot do that hiding in this bubble. We must go outside the colony to see the beautiful sky." He said.

Relena merely stared at him, expecting him to say it was a joke. That they aren't leaving the safety of the colony but that moment never came. 'He isn't kidding. We're actually leaving the colony. I don't think that's a very good idea. I have a bad feeling about this.' She thought as a feeling set in her stomach. Trowa remained at her side, silent. It seems he found the prospect interesting. Although His main concern was Relena's safety not His own enjoyment.

A little earlier

Unknown POV

"Why do I have to do it? I don't wanna get punished by the gods up there." He said pointing to the sky. A man with flaming red hair, and ironically in shape of a flame. He had dark green eyes. Mysterious eyes. This was His true form. Or rather the form he chose most days. No one knew what he actually looked like. It is said he even forgot His true form. But that didn't matter now. What mattered was he could choose a form to meet our needs. I looked up at him. I didn't care about the gods. I was against them. If they were white, then we were black. And he was grey. But of course he didn't want to get punished by the gods. They were very cruel to traitors who dare help evil, us. But the gods weren't cruel by our standards. They would banish the fool at the most. By our laws he would be tortured for a few hundred years, then hanged, after His blood is drained out, of course. That just makes the bones snap so much easier, and the sound they make is simply to die for.

"Do it or die." I said. Just an idle threat. He was hard enough to find. Not many Dischangs left in this world, or the next. Or maybe there are but are constantly hiding, and finding new ways to hide from us. My mistress didn't have a difficult time locating this one, I just had a hard time identifying him and actually capturing it. I wasn't allowed the privilege to kill him. Not a demon by my standards. I am not on the lowest level but I am still nowhere near where my mistress is. Or the Source. Of course the threat was enough to scare him.

He nodded His flaming head. I smiled devishly. "Which one?" He asked. I pointed to the red head with brown eyes. He seemed to be the ring leader. Or at least that's what I thought by His actions. Humans are too confusing. They were all siting in a little restaurant, eating their dinner, conversing. They had no idea what we had planned. The ring leader of the humans got up from the table. He spoke some words and headed in the direction of a bathroom. This was our opportunity. I grabbed the Dischang's hand and shimmered.

We arrived to a room. White tile covered the floor and walls. Stalls to the left and sinks to the right. I didn't miss. Good. Our of the second stall came out the man I was just thinking about. "Dischang, do your job." I said and smiled smugly. Soon my mission will be over and the princess will be dead. If she's dead she can't have a baby and he can't destroy my mistress. The Dischang looked at me. He converted into the ring leader. He was looking at us strangely, especially me. I guess a lady shouldn't be in a men's restroom. "Whoops, my bad." I said sweetly. How vulgar. But the mission comes first. But he looked at the Dischang in His new form, himself. He thought he was looking at a mirror but the Dischang didn't move when he did. He stared at the Dischang. Astonished, I guess. I was heading out the door. but headed back inside. I hit the ring leader in the head. He fell unconscious immediately. I just let him fall to the floor. Like I cared if he got hurt. He was of no use to use. His head bled. That was bad. I held him up against a sink. His head still bled. I hated using this power but I held my hand over His wound, a bright red light glowed and the bleeding stop completely. I pointed at the blood on the floor and it disappeared. Oh, no. It's happening. The visions. No!! I grabbed my head, and tried to prevent them from coming but they came anyways. I saw flashes. Flashes of clouds. A girl. She was smiling and holding my hand. Go away! They stopped. I hate when that happens. The flashes are getting stronger. But I don't want to go back to that life. Never! The Dischang looked curiously at me and my strange behavior. I glared at him. He froze.

"This is what your going to do." I said. I heard the door to the restroom open. I forced it closed, taking whoever was coming in, outside again. "This is what your going to do." I repeated. "The group, or whatever has been taking the princess all over Mars."

"That's the princess? Oh, the gods are going to kill me." He said interrupting me.

"Shut up. Now, there's a park outside of the airlock. Tell them you are going there next. Before you leave the airlock, they will pick up space suits and oxygen tanks. One will be nearly empty. Make sure you give that one to the princess. Got it?"

He nodded but His tongue held something. I could feel it. He opened His mouth but closed it once again.

"What?" I asked, he was trying my patience. And I really don't have much to being with.

"If you can easily kill me, why don't you just kill the princess? Why go through all this trouble to suffocate her?" He asked meekly.

Oh, that question. I've heard it so many times. And on occasion asked it myself. "Maybe because the princess and her little prince are immune to all dark magic except good magic?" I asked sarcastically. My patience was gone. "Get to work." I said. He obeyed and left the restroom in a hurry. I grabbed the body of the worthless ringleader and shimmered out before I was seen.

I abandoned the body in a nearby park. I put it ten feet under the dirt. I have to protect the Dischang no matter how many times I lose my patience with him. I shimmered again and arrived near the park. The space suits and oxygen tanks were lined up. I saw the guards long before they saw me. I used a little magic and soon no one would see me. An old trick I never knew where I got but useful to have. I grabbed one of the tanks and shimmered away. The tank was heavy. I suppose they were all full, in order to prevent accidents and possibly death. How exciting! I turned the valve and all the entrapped and pressured oxygen came rushing out. The stupid tank almost left my hands. The force was very strong. Humans have to be more careful. How are you supposed to assassinate a world leader if they keep making it so difficult? The oxygen tank was almost empty. Done. Now, let's see if that imbecile kept up His part of the deal. What a deal. Life for helping killing the princess who will have the child who will destroy evil or die and save the world. It's not even a choice. A nice limo approached the entrance. The guards were distracted I shimmered quickly and delivered the almost empty tank. No one notices it's absence. The car door's opened and out came the Dischang followed by the princess. They approached the tanks and suits. The princess was accompanied by a tall man. He had light brown and green eyes. Is he the prince? No, the prince has blue eyes and chocolate brown hair. Possibly her lover? Doubtful, Miss Goody-Two-Shoes doesn't do ANYTHING wrong. They gave her a suit and my servant personally gave her the oxygen tank I prepared especially for her. After she came out of the dressing room with her suit on, her tall friend checked the air, so with a little dark magic I made the tank appear full.

Relena POV

This is great. Just great. I never would have thought I would be doing this. Exploring the unexplored Mars. Well, there's a first time for everything. It's about time I tried new things. But this isn't exactly how I planned to start. Oh, well. Nothing's perfect. I've got to start somewhere. As soon as I put on my suit I stepped outside of the dressing room. The sky was blood red with shades of dark purple. The sun was setting slowly. It was a beautiful sight. I stayed there standing mesmerized. This kind of beauty is not common on Earth or the Colonies. I envy the residents of Mars who can witness this marvelous sight each night. Trowa startled me as he approached. He was dressed in the same kind of suit as I was. He wore His oxygen tank, already secured on His back. My oxygen tank was surprisingly lighter than I had thought it would be. I safely secured it behind my back and extended the hose to comfortably reach my face. Trowa secured it tightly. He checked the tank and said it was full. It sure didn't feel like it was. Or maybe I just got stronger. That's doubtful.

Later

I can't believe I had feared coming out her. It's absolutely gorgeous. The view is beautiful. I can't find words to describe it. I've never seen so many shades of red. The sight took my breath away. The colors blending together, swirling. It truly was an unforgettable sight. So many bright reds, yellows, purples. It's simply overwhelming. The brights mixed with the darks. How beautiful. I must be more tired than I thought. I got suddenly sleepy. My breathing became shallow breaths. My eyes closed involuntarily, but I didn't want them to shut. If they did I would miss this marvelous sight. After that I only saw darkness.

Bright lights. Blue lights. Something near me glowed with radiant light. It approached me and I did not cower. I didn't fear this light. It was warm and welcoming. I couldn't refuse it. As it neared, the light turned darker and darker. Was it the same light? No, it wasn't. There were two separate lights. One was blue, it was bright and warm. The other was darker and made a chill run down my spine. The darker light approached me sooner than the blue one. The closer it came the worse I felt, as if the dark light was taking my very life. The blue light attempted to approach me, however; the dark light intervened and prevented it from even coming close. A battle then ensued. Dark against light. Black against blue. I did not witness the battle, for soon I lost consciousness.

I slowly opened my eyes, darkness still engulfed me. The lights disappeared or so I thought. Slowly a radiant blue light approached. I feared The light at first, but something in me recognized it as good. I let it come nearer, as it approached The light began to take on a form. A human form. But how could it be a person? It's just a light. The form of The person became clearer and better. It began to resemble a woman. No, wait. It was a small child. A little girl. She seemed familiar. Yet, I couldn't remember her. She came closer. I found myself struggling to breath. But it wasn't The girl that was causing it. I knew that some how. She reached the place where I was at. My shallow breaths scared her. She seemed worried. She had long blue hair and deep green eyes. She held up her hands. Was she defending herself? From what? No, she wasn't. A dark blue light emitted from her palms. The light touched my chest. It was warm and very comforting. My breathing improved. I no longer took shallow breaths. My breathing became even. I heard voices. They were yelling at me. I turned away from my blue light and searched for the owners of those voices. Then I realized I was lying on dirt. It seemed my senses were numb because slowly I began to feel pain. My entire body felt sore. The yelling became louder and The sound echoed in my ears. I turned back to the blue person but she was gone. Not one trace of her or The blue lights. I felt like The world was shocking. Everything became blurry. The voices became louder and louder, until I feared they would surely shatter my ear drum. Then it suddenly became quiet, nothing moved, not a single sound. Silence. Complete silence. I felt alone and abandoned. Then all in a rush it came to me. It felt like water was thrown on me. I wake up. My vision was still blurred but my body was responding. I rubbed my eyes fiercely hoping to recover my vision. I heard a sigh and a voice spoke.

"You are safe. The evil did not harm you. Be calm and beware of the Dischang, he hides as a representative of Mars. I will be watching over you. Farewell." The voice said. It was kind, I knew I had to trust it. I felt as if she was my guardian angel. I felt calm and at peace just like she said I should be.

I looked around and saw darkness. A bright light shined in my face. I used my arm to shield it's brightness from my eyes. Someone grabbed my arm and pulled me up. It was Trowa, my bodyguard. Such a relief to see him, yet a sadness because then all these days haven't been just a dream as I had hoped. Although my frequent dreams of Heero calm me, they also sadden my heart. Yet, they feel like a connection to him. Trowa looked over me carefully. I eyed him carefully.

"Are you okay?" The red haired representative asked a little jittery.

"I'm fine." I said calmly, or so I hoped.

"What happened?" Trowa asked. I couldn't believe him. He'd ask what happened to me rather than if I was fine. But I guess I should expect that from him.

"I'm not sure."

"You fainted."

"Did I?"

"Your oxygen tank was empty."

"Did I die?" Because then that would explain the strange lights and The blue little girl.

"No, you were just unconscious until we provided You with another oxygen tank. Then it took us a while to get you breathing again, then to wake You up." He said nonchalantly, like it was no big deal. If he knew what happened, why The hell was he asking me? After that incident Trowa took me to The hotel, no questions asked. I was glad I didn't feel like staying near them any longer or explain my long unconsciousness. As soon as I entered the room I fell on my bed and was fast asleep.

Next Day - Wednesday - August 13, AC 198

Last night I did not dream of Heero. I found that rather odd, since my dreams of Heero have become more frequent to the point that I even daydream in meetings. I got out of bed. I didn't bother to change since it was quite early. I found the newspaper on the night stand. I began to read as I bit into a piece of buttered toast. As soon as I read a bit I dropped the toast. I immediately went to my vid-phone and called my brother. He seemed sleepy and tired. Lucrezia was at his side. I looked for any sign of my nephew and was grateful he wasn't present. I prepared myself and surprisingly spoke in a calm voice.

"Good morning, Milliardo." I said. "Lucrezia."

"Good morning, Relena. How was your meeting?"

"Awful. Have You read this morning's paper?" I asked sweetly. I surprised myself, how can I be so calm at a time like this? My brother was confused with my answer, but then again so was I.

"The newspaper? No, I'm sorry. I haven't." He looked back into their room. Lucrezia stepped away from the vid-phone to look for this morning's paper. Milliardo turned back to me. "What's so special about today's newspaper?" He asked.

I just stared at him. I was losing my calmness and self control. Lucrezia returned with the newspaper. She read it as she walked toward her husband.

"I think this is what she was referring to, Zechs." Lucrezia said. Milliardo took the newspaper and began to read. He read the entire article, then faced me. By this point I had completely lost my patience and was about to explode. I just needed one thing to set me off. Milliardo opened his mouth to speak and I snapped.

"How did the newspaper find out about the marriage?!" I yelled at the screen. I knew it wasn't helping but somehow I just couldn't help myself. Many days of stress and work will do that to you.

"Relena, please calm down. Yelling at use won't solve anything." Lucrezia said to me. I controlled my anger. I can do it. I shook my head to clear my thoughts.

"Milliardo, how did this happen?" I asked. He shook His head. "Who could have told them? I bet every newspaper has printed this or a similar article." I said my voice completely calm.

"I'm not sure. The only one who were informed of this situation are the G-5, the Roses, Noin, Odelia, you and myself."

"I don't think they would call the papers." Lucrezia said, she was standing behind her husband. I nodded.

"But Yuy disappeared." Milliardo said. "We don't know where or to who he went to." He suspiciously said. I don't believe that. My Heero would never do that.

"Heero would never do something like that." I said defending my missing soldier.

"Yuy is a traitor. He ran away." Milliardo countered. Your wrong. I don't care if you're my brother your wrong.

"Call him what you want. He would never do that." I said, once again defending him.

"Why do you defend him?" Milliardo said. For the obvious reason: I love him.

"Why must you be so quick to accuse him? He never gave you reason to doubt him."

"He is a traitor!" Heero is no traitor.

"Why do you hate him so much?!"

"He betrayed you." He betrayed me? Never.

"Is it because he loves me?" Tears began forming in my eyes. My brother was denying Heero's love for me.

"He doesn't love you." Yes, he does. I know he does. Nothing you or anyone says will change my mind.

"Just so you know. I love him too." And I always will. No matter how long he takes in returning to me.

"He doesn't deserve your love. Yuy is a killer." A killer? He was.

"You don't know what he deserves. He has suffered all through the war and still now you remind me of his past deeds?" Don't you know how to forgive and forget?

"He is a cold blooded killer." No, he doesn't kill.

"He was."

"He still is." No, your lying.

"If he is, why does he work for the Preventers? Why did You make him my bodyguard?" I said making Milliardo stay silent. After his silence, I still continued. "If you trust him with my life then You can certainly trust him with that secret. Or did you secure me in the wrong hands?" More tears came out of my eyes. I could feel them. Milliardo turned away from my eyes. He tried looking anyway except into my tear stained face. "Milliardo, answer me! The war is over. There is no reason for you to believe that Heero is still your enemy. You are his higher in command. Shouldn't you trust him?!"

"Relena, that is enough." Lucrezia said.

"No, Noin. Let her speak. It is clear her love is misplaced and she needs to understand."

"Understand? Understand what?" I cried. "That it is okay for you to love someone but not me?"

"Relena, you don't understand." Lucrezia said in an attempt to calm me. It didn't work.

"Maybe I don't understand. But perhaps I don't want to. This conversation is terminated." I began to cut off the connection.

"Relena, wait." Milliardo said trying to stop me.

I gave him a glare. A trick I learned from Heero. "We are done speaking." I said and disconnected the line. I don't believe him. I came to him seeking comfort and I only found pain. More pain. How much more of this can I bear. So much pain so much suffering. Can't I ever have a peaceful day? Why must I keep feeling this? This emptiness. This large hole in my heart. It's because Heero is gone. My Heero. If only you came back to me. I would do anything to get you back. I think I'll follow your example. I wish you came back. I think I'll go for a walk. I need to clear my head.

I left my room, which was being watched my bodyguard. I didn't notice but I still had the hateful newspaper tightly gripped in my hand. I closed my door. I met a person I didn't expect.

"Quatre, what are you doing here?" I asked. What was he doing here? I looked around the room. Trowa was sitting in a chair directly in front of me.

"I came to Mars for business." Quatre said with a smile. Just like he always was. At that moment a blonde haired woman came out of the small kitchen. She held two cups of a hot liquid. I could see the steam rising. She did not burn her hands because she wore her customary gloves. These were blue, matching her business suit. A blue full length skirt with a matching jacket. I don't know why she wore gloves. But I guess she was her reasons.

"Relena, good morning. Would You like some tea?" Teri said sweetly just like she always was. No, thanks. With this morning's news I think I'll skip breakfast.

"Good morning to you too, Teri. No, thank you. When did you two get to Mars? It's a very long trip." I said sitting down in a nearby chair. Teri gave Trowa a cup of tea, almost dropping it on him. She walked over to her brother and handed him the tea, this time she was careful in not spilling it. He said thanks and took a sip. It must have been a bit hot because after His sip, he blew away the steam that rose from the cup. Trowa calmly drank the tea regardless that it was hot. Teri gave me a hug and I returned it. Teri took the seat next to me.

"We arrived last night. Trowa said you had an awful night with the Mars Republic and you went to bed very late last night." Quatre said.

"What happened?" Teri asked.

"I really don't want to mention that night ever again." I said.

"I'm sorry." Teri said with a sympathetic smile.

I shook my head. My hair flew around. "Don't be sorry. They were kind enough. Very kind. In fact it was kind of creepy. When were first arrived they took me to the embassy. Then to a restaurant to have dinner. It was Italian. Very good food. Then they took me to a splendid park outside of the airlock. The clouds were several colors, it was gorgeous. But then Trowa says I fainted and lost consciousness. I don't know what happened. I just woke up and Trowa took me hotel." I said and yawned. "Have you read this morning's newspaper." I said out of nowhere.

Quatre shook his head. "No, why?" He asked.

"You should read it. It's quite interesting." I said sarcastically. Quatre failed to grasp my point. "Here." I said finally. I handed him the newspaper for him to read. Teri stood up and walked up behind him so she could read it also. Her movements were closely watched by a certain green eyed bodyguard. I saw that Trowa. So you like Quatre's sister? Interesting.

Hey I hope you like it cuz I work really hard on it. I'm so very sorry it took so long. Next time it will come sooner. I'm half done with it. I have a question you all can answer in your reviews for me. How many of you that read my fic know a second language? Do any of you know French or Japanese? I changed my email in case you want to email me. It's Animeguera@hotmail.com Plz Review.