Lost Love, Lost Prince and Marriage?
Chapter 10
Secrets Revealed
By Guera
Hello ya'lls! Happy Halloween!! And Day of the Dead!! I'm going trick or treating. yay!! I bet ya'lls think i'm a bit too old to go trick or treating. I am, but who cares? The next chapter came faster than the one before it. Although it did take a month. From now I on I promise that the chapters will come in a month or less. If not, you can yell at me. But with school, karate and being the babysitter for my intolerable cousins I don't have much time. I will try my best. I hope you have a Happy Halloween and if you go trick or treating be careful. The best candy I can get is Reviews! Reviews! And More Reviews! So send them in! PLZZ!!
Wednesday, August 13, AC 198
The Red Planet
A Final Treaty
Dorlain's last attempt to peace. Ever since the Colonies came to be, the Earth and the Colonies have not communicated well. This discommunication sprouted many conflicts and also resulted in a war. But that war is over. It has cost us numerous lives but it has ended. The Colonies and Earth have signed several treaties but conflict still remains. We have recently discovered a last and final peace treaty. A marriage between the Colonies and Earth. Or rather a prince from the Colonies and a princess from the Earth. Sounds like a fairy tale, right? This is real life. The Vice Foreign Minister Dorlain, former Queen Relena, will be the one to be wed. Her fiancee is the Lost Prince of Space. None other than Odin Lowe Jr., the brother of the Queen of the Lowe Kingdom on the Colony X-2. Although said to be lost and impossible to locate, he is the groom of this wedding.
In the Earth's Sphere the boundaries between the countries were destroyed and no one is governed by a monarchy. The Lowe kingdom and the Sanc Kingdom are both democracies. Even if that is so, the Peacecrafts and the Lowes are very important families and are still considered royalty. How can they be royalty when they no longer govern? The date for the wedding has yet to be determined but we do know it will be in the next few months, before this year is over.
Article written by Zura Verico
Quatre calmly read the paper and held it steady. He then folded it gently and put it aside.
"How did the press find out?" He calmly asked. His reaction was clearly the opposite of Relena's.
"I don't know. I was just discussing that with my brother but we argued over another subject." Relena said sitting down once more. "Milliardo thinks Heero told them." Quatre stayed silent. He knew that the Perfect Soldier had disappeared and left behind a letter to Relena confessing his feelings, Any friend of either of them could easily tell they loved each other that is except themselves. 'And they never had the chance to start a life together. I'm sure Heero will realize that running away isn't the answer. I hope they find happiness like I have found it. The next step is a commitment. But how can I ask her?' Quatre thought. Instead of thinking about the matter at hand, his mind wandered to other things. A certain red head wouldn't leave his thoughts.
"Quatre? Quatre?" Relena asked him trying to break him out of his trance.
He shook his head slightly. "Yes? What time is it?" He said and took a quick look at his watch. A beautiful watch. A 24k gold watch. A gift from his sister. It never left his wrist. The watch read 8:53 a.m. He stood up suddenly, not really sensing his movements.
Teri POV
How could I almost drop that cup of tea on him? I have to stop being so careless. What if my brother ever found out that I'm in love with his best friend? How would he react? Ouch, that hurt. I have a rock in my glove. I took off my left glove. I turned my glove inside out. I found a small pebble in my glove. I don't know how it could have gotten in there. Finally it doesn't hurt anymore. Relena tried to wake my brother from his daydreams. Good luck. He always dreams of her. It's not bad or anything. I couldn't be happier that my brother finally found love as I have found it. And in finding love, found happiness. But he has to do more than dream of her. He has to seize his chance to be happy now, or it might be too late afterwards. It seems Relena managed to wake him from his drams. He asked the time. What for, I'm not sure. We're already going to be late. I knew if we came here we would be late to the meeting, but I couldn't refuse the chance to see my beloved. He stood up, as did I. He grabbed my hand quickly and pulled me toward the entrance. He told Relena that we had to go to a meeting. I had forgotten that I had taken off my left glove. Quatre secured his grasp on my bare arm.
Then the visions came. My eyes closed automatically. First I saw a picture. Darker then it turned lighter. As it brightened it moved. I saw a person with short blonde hair. He was standing in the middle of a room. I recognized him as my only brother. Anger was written all over his face. His cheeks were slightly red and his precious blue eyes were ablaze. I've only seen him once like that. It was when my former boyfriend tried to hurt me. My brother saw this act and acted on instinct instead of thought. He hurt the poor guy pretty badly, then apologized afterwards, of course. With that time alone I vowed to never anger him again. But what could he be angry at? Surely not me again? He began to speak or rather shout.
"No! I won't allow that killer to have any relation with my sister. You are pure and he will surely taint you. He doesn't deserve to even come close to you. I forbid you from loving him. He is a killer. You don't know how many innocent people he's killed during the war. I won't allow him to even look at you. He's a disgrace!" My dear brother stopped shouting. His words shocked me. Then I saw a second image. Another person with blonde hair, down to their shoulder blades. It was a girl. She lifted her head. I saw her, with swollen eyes, tears continuing to pour out of them. I saw myself. I was the one crying. Then I saw a second person. He was comforting me. It was Trowa. He hugged me. But then a yell tore us apart. That was it. After that I only saw darkness. I slowly opened my eyes. My brother looked at me. His soft blue eyes penetrating mine, looking into my mind. I looked away. I just couldn't bear to look into them. They brought too much pain. After what I heard him say or rather what he will say, I doubt I will be able to forgive him. How could he ever say that about the person he calls his best friend? And how dare he forbid me from loving him? He has no right to even try to control my heart. I can't even control my own heart. I looked at my brother's face again. He seemed to be worried. Then I turned elsewhere. I couldn't bear to look into those eyes anymore. Instead I found myself staring into the confused eyes of Relena. Apparently my brother had stopped walking while I had my perturbing vision. Relena looked at me. She didn't know what to think. As most others don't know either.
"Teri, are you all right? Did you have another vision?" Quatre asked. He seemed even more worried than before.
"I'm fine." I said. I tried to sound like I was okay, but the fact was I wasn't. I knew my brother could sense I wasn't. But I couldn't tell him the truth. Never. But I had never expected him to react in the way that he will. In fact I thought he'd be glad about it. He used to ignore my former boyfriends and say they weren't good enough for me. He is a little overprotected of me and my other sisters. They didn't meet his standards. It's true, I could beat them in an actual fight. I thought his own best friend, a gundam pilot and bodyguard of the Vice Foreign Minister, would meet or even exceed his standards. But if his best friend isn't good enough for me. Then who is?
"Are you sure, Teri? Maybe you should sit down." Quatre said. He led to the nearest chair, this time using my other arm rather than my bare arm. Relena stood from her chair and they sat me there. Even my beloved approached me asking how I was doing. I found this strange. He never shows concern or affection except when we're alone.
"What happened?" Relena asked. I froze. So did Quatre and Trowa. Explaining it to people is the easy part, its getting accepted for what I am that makes my heart hurt so much. Trowa picked up my glove from where it landed on the floor. He handed it to me and I put it on quickly. Quatre stayed silent. He was waiting for me to say the okay. He wasn't allowed to share my secret without my consent.
"Tell her." I said. I really didn't care if Quatre told the Vice Foreign Minister. She had a right to know. We are becoming friends, I guess now she will know my deepest, darkest secret. I already know hers. She loves the man who saved the Earth. But now he's gone, or so I've heard. It really does sound like a fairy tale. A poor orphan fight boy falling in love with a beautiful princess. Actually I think she fell in love with him first. Even though she was the once the Queen of the World, I think she still needs to mature a little. Funny. I was always considered to be childlike. That is how I am. Maybe Relena doesn't need to grow up, but she needs to realize the world is a cruel place. Full of horrible people who won't always try to protect her. Her experience yesterday is a perfect example. She almost got killed and another had to save her. Quatre came from explaining to Relena my current situation. I was already ready to leave.
"Shall we leave?" He asked so sweetly I could almost forget his cruel words. But nothing could erase that image from my mind. I nodded my head. I wanted to leave. I stood up and my brother opened the door. I took one last look at my love. He looked at me so dearly. I looked back to my brother. Then walked out the door. I couldn't bare to even glance at Relena.
My brother carefully escorted me out of the room. Without the nervousness of Relena's expected stare I relaxed a bit but not too much. I still had a chill in my spine because of my vision. My brother sensed that I wasn't very well. I hated when he did that. Especially now.
"Teri, are you absolutely sure you're okay?" He asked me. I couldn't look into his soft blue eyes without being reminded of that perturbing vision.
"I'm fine." I said. I could never hide my true feelings from my friends let alone my own brother. But I have to try. I suppressed what I truly felt and slapped a smile on my face. I knew it couldn't fool him, but it was worth a try. My brother smiled back as we exited the hotel. We got into our vehicle and he slowly drove out of the parkway. We left the hotel in complete silence. I know silence is supposed to be bliss but this was the furthest thing from being bliss. Tension kept building. It soon turned into torture. Never ending torture. I decided to break the silence before I went crazy. "Quatre," I started but didn't know how to continue. He didn't look at me, I found this insulting but them remembered he was driving.
"What is it, Teri?" He asked. I opened my mouth but didn't find the right words.
"Would you consider getting married?" I said. I knew it sounded wrong the second the words left my mouth. He didn't react. "I mean me, getting married to some guy." I said quietly.
He spoke calmly. "If you were ever to consider getting married, I would wish you the best of luck. And I would hope you would choose a good guy to marry. They'd be lucky to have you."
His words touched my heart and lifted my spirits. He sincerely cared about my future and hoped the best luck. With those words a genuine smile appeared on my face. We soon arrived at the embassy, still in silence but not torture. Not any longer. This is where we were going to have out meeting. Ever since after the Eve Wars, the Winner Corporation has been contributing greatly to the reconstruction and renewal of the colonies. The Mars Republic hopes to gain from us by having the Winner Corporation build a colony on the Mars Surface. Our Colonies have been known to be resistant, advanced, economical and overall useful. The Mars Republic would greatly benefit.
I got out of the car with lifted spirits and a smiling face. Although it seemed normal, we were soon to face a big surprise and an evil presence.
One Hour Later
Relena POV
I prepared for my meeting. Another meeting with the strange Martian Government. After our first encounter and the assassination attempt on my life yesterday, I'm more cautious. Although my bodyguard, Trowa assures me it was merely an accident, I know he too suspects an underhanded trick. Also, with the news of Teri. She has a gift or curse that with contact of her skin with any other human being that she has visions. I found this strange, sad and hard to believe. But as I saw her face this morning when Quatre informed me she had a vision, I immediately believed. I don't know how to feel. I would never disgrace her or change my view of her because of this recent discovery. She was my friend before I knew and she will continue to be my friend. Trowa seems to be interested in her. My bodyguard is interested in his best friend's sister.
I picked up my folders from the car seat and prepared to enter the embassy. I assumed I was prepared for anything. And even though I was expecting anything out of the ordinary. The surprise I found shocked me. The embassy was completely empty. Not a single soul in here. Not only that there were holes on the walls as well as blood stains all over the place. The lights were broken and sparks flew down at the crimson floor. Trowa walked behind me, he took out his gun and walked cautiously. I began to walk slowly as well. I diverted myself and Trowa to the first office. There we found Teri and Quatre. They were just as shocked as I was. Teri was wide-eyed and was sitting on the floor. She didn't move at all, when we entered the office. Quatre was scanning the room. I finally looked down and saw bodies, the bodies of the Mars Government. They were bloody and pale. I gasped and Teri looked up.
"Are they?" I asked trying to keep from vomiting. Quatre nodded as he checked a body's pulse.
Diff. POV
"I feel an evil presence here. These poor people were brutally slaughtered." He said in a deep and remorseful voice. Trowa held up his handgun out in front of him. "That's not necessary. They've gone. Only their essence remains." Quatre said and looked up. He seemed angry and sad at this massacre. Trowa put away his handgun and focused his attention to Teri. Still frozen in her spot. She slowly took off her glove. Trowa ran to her side. Meanwhile Relena couldn't stand being in that room any longer. The smell, the essence, the pure sight of it made her sick. She couldn't hold in her stomach any longer. She slowly walked out of the office they had so recently entered. She stood beside the door and took long deep breaths. She closed her eyes and she remembered a dark loving familiar face. The memory brought her pain but she refused to let it control her. She took a stand against her own feelings. Soon after she calmed. Quatre witnessed Relena's leave and followed suit. He found her outside of the office heading for the entrance.
"Relena, stop. Where are you going?" Quatre asked the walking figure. Relena stopped but didn't answer. He reached her and put his hand on her shoulder as a sign of comfort. She shook it with a shrug. Quatre moved so he could see her face. There was absolutely no expression on it. No sadness, fear, pain or even a sign of disgust. Just expressionless.
Teri
Meanwhile, various thoughts ran through her mind. Whether she should or not do this. She could find out the truth in a matter of seconds while it would take police several days or they might not even find out at all. This was the fastest and most efficient way of discovering how these people died and more importantly, why.
As she slowly took off her glove, Trowa ran to her side, so he could prevent her from doing what she was planning to do. Quatre had left the room. She had taken off her precious glove, she reached over to a dead body, prepared to touch it.
"Teri, don't!" He yelled to her. She didn't listen.
"I have to know." She said and neared her hand to the bloody body. Trowa reached her but it was too late, she had already made contact with the corpse.
Teri POV
"I have to know." I just have to know. I couldn't leave without knowing what happened to these poor unfortunate souls. Or who was their killer. Why were they brutally slaughtered like sheep? Trowa began to near me. I knew he would try to stop me. I slowly and careful set my vulnerable hand on the corpse. They came. Stronger than ever. I don't even know If I closed my eyes. I saw a person. An evil dark person. It was a woman, no a girl. A small child. She looked no older than Marimeia. She entered the embassy and with the wave of her hand the people were flung against the wall. She used, what I assumed being magic, black magic. Every secretary, everyone I could see. The small child moved quickly so I couldn't catch her face. The people who were flung against the wall and were terribly hurt. I think and hope they had a quick death. She had been through the whole building, when she returned. As if by magic, all of the corpses floated in the air and she directed them to the office we entered. She walked back to the front. I saw her eyes, they shined blood red, full of evil, hatred and satisfaction. Those eyes haunted me. They caused more visions. More than I wanted. They came in flashes. Each one dark and scary. Darker than the one before it. They were too much. So many. Nooo! Visions of death, suffering, murder all of them being caused by her. Her red eyes flashed. They came so fast, so many. I couldn't see what they were anymore. They began to resemble blurs. They finally ended in a vision of her, happy and smiling. She held the hand of another small girl. They jumped and played together. The dark girl hurt the other girl. She neared me. She walked, toward me? I heard a voice, a desperate voice. I ignored it. The figure came closer. She spoke to me.
"Be careful, she is still near." The figure changed and morphed into the second girl. With blue hair and green eyes. Like mine, like Trowa's. She smiled. "Now, go. Before she tries to harm you." I closed my eyes.
Diff. POV
Teri's eyes did not close as she had her vision. Instead they stayed wide open and they rolled back her green eyes look white. Trowa could only hold her and hope she was okay. He whispered in her ear.
"Teri, come back. You didn't have to do this." He ran his hand through her short blonde hair. "We would have found the murderer. Please, come back." He begged her. Teri suddenly moved. She pushed Trowa away and slowly grabbed her head. Trowa attempted to get closer to her. She pushed his hands away.
"No! Go away!" She yelled at no one in particular. Her body limped and she fell foward. Trowa expertly caught the unconscious body before it hit the bloody floor. Teri's eyes had closed meaning her vision was over. But she did not wake up. She stayed unconscious. Trowa carried her to a doctor or some other place, anywhere was better than this bloody hell.
Relena and Quatre
Quatre could feel many emotions from Relena, but there were so many, so diverse. They were all jumbled up together, he could hardly tell them apart let alone recognize what they were. They overwhelmed his own senses and emotions. Yet in an instance they all disappeared, completely. Or so he thought. He still felt one single emotion: sadness. That one emotion he always sensed when she was in his presence. No matter how big was the smile she had on. He grabbed her firmly by her shoulders, determined not to let go.
"Relena," He said to her, "what's happened to you?" 'Has Heero's absence caused this radical change?' He thought afterward. Relena stayed silent. She did not look at Quatre or at any object in particular. She was just lost in her thoughts. Completely lost. It took her some time to realize Quatre was the person trying to fish her out of her thoughts and save her from her own destruction. She looked him straight in the eye, her eyes filled with an endless abyss, then slowly they filled the emptiness with sorrow.
"I'm trying." She choked out. "But I can't." This time more sorrow filled her voice and eyes. "He's gone." Quatre no longer judged her behavior but offered his condolences.
He drew her in a hug. A comforting hug, that somewhat lifted her spirits but yet she still retained her undeniable and unending sorrow.
"Be strong, Relena. He will be back." Quatre softly said. While keeping his hold on her, he released his hug.
Teri and Trowa
Trowa took the unconscious Teri out of the office. He attempted to wake her, but she seemed lost in a deep slumber. He carried her out of the building, not even noticing that Relena and Quatre were no longer there. He took her, not back to the hotel, but rather to a nearby park. This park had engraved memories into his mind of time long past. Taking Teri there, and both of them being there alone resurfaced the thought forgotten memories.
Relena and Quatre
Quatre led Relena to the exit and escorted her into his car. She got inside the car and Quatre drove Relena back to the hotel. Relena didn't feel like talking at all. She stared at the cold pavement, mindlessly walking wherever Quatre directed her. She began to think about the entire situation at hand. She loved Heero deeply and she recently found out Heero loved her as well. Her brother refused to acknowledge Heero's love for her and forbids her from loving Heero. She was engaged to a Lost Prince in order to maintain her brother's marriage to Lucrezia Noin. The Gundam Pilots are searching for the Lost Prince but he's quite difficult to find, that is if he is even still alive. 'Heero ran off somewhere and he said he wasn't going to come back. All of my close friends try to convince me that he will come back, that he loves me enough to return to me. But that's not the truth, it never was.' She sulked in her unhappiness. 'But I want to believe he will return and when he finally does, I want him to know I was waiting for him and I always will be. No matter what.'
What do you think? Here we discovered a secret that Teri hid and also one from Trowa. This story will continue in the next chapter, it will mostly be about Teri and Trowa. But I don't want to ruin it. Wait for it. ANd remember to Review!
Chapter 10
Secrets Revealed
By Guera
Hello ya'lls! Happy Halloween!! And Day of the Dead!! I'm going trick or treating. yay!! I bet ya'lls think i'm a bit too old to go trick or treating. I am, but who cares? The next chapter came faster than the one before it. Although it did take a month. From now I on I promise that the chapters will come in a month or less. If not, you can yell at me. But with school, karate and being the babysitter for my intolerable cousins I don't have much time. I will try my best. I hope you have a Happy Halloween and if you go trick or treating be careful. The best candy I can get is Reviews! Reviews! And More Reviews! So send them in! PLZZ!!
Wednesday, August 13, AC 198
The Red Planet
A Final Treaty
Dorlain's last attempt to peace. Ever since the Colonies came to be, the Earth and the Colonies have not communicated well. This discommunication sprouted many conflicts and also resulted in a war. But that war is over. It has cost us numerous lives but it has ended. The Colonies and Earth have signed several treaties but conflict still remains. We have recently discovered a last and final peace treaty. A marriage between the Colonies and Earth. Or rather a prince from the Colonies and a princess from the Earth. Sounds like a fairy tale, right? This is real life. The Vice Foreign Minister Dorlain, former Queen Relena, will be the one to be wed. Her fiancee is the Lost Prince of Space. None other than Odin Lowe Jr., the brother of the Queen of the Lowe Kingdom on the Colony X-2. Although said to be lost and impossible to locate, he is the groom of this wedding.
In the Earth's Sphere the boundaries between the countries were destroyed and no one is governed by a monarchy. The Lowe kingdom and the Sanc Kingdom are both democracies. Even if that is so, the Peacecrafts and the Lowes are very important families and are still considered royalty. How can they be royalty when they no longer govern? The date for the wedding has yet to be determined but we do know it will be in the next few months, before this year is over.
Article written by Zura Verico
Quatre calmly read the paper and held it steady. He then folded it gently and put it aside.
"How did the press find out?" He calmly asked. His reaction was clearly the opposite of Relena's.
"I don't know. I was just discussing that with my brother but we argued over another subject." Relena said sitting down once more. "Milliardo thinks Heero told them." Quatre stayed silent. He knew that the Perfect Soldier had disappeared and left behind a letter to Relena confessing his feelings, Any friend of either of them could easily tell they loved each other that is except themselves. 'And they never had the chance to start a life together. I'm sure Heero will realize that running away isn't the answer. I hope they find happiness like I have found it. The next step is a commitment. But how can I ask her?' Quatre thought. Instead of thinking about the matter at hand, his mind wandered to other things. A certain red head wouldn't leave his thoughts.
"Quatre? Quatre?" Relena asked him trying to break him out of his trance.
He shook his head slightly. "Yes? What time is it?" He said and took a quick look at his watch. A beautiful watch. A 24k gold watch. A gift from his sister. It never left his wrist. The watch read 8:53 a.m. He stood up suddenly, not really sensing his movements.
Teri POV
How could I almost drop that cup of tea on him? I have to stop being so careless. What if my brother ever found out that I'm in love with his best friend? How would he react? Ouch, that hurt. I have a rock in my glove. I took off my left glove. I turned my glove inside out. I found a small pebble in my glove. I don't know how it could have gotten in there. Finally it doesn't hurt anymore. Relena tried to wake my brother from his daydreams. Good luck. He always dreams of her. It's not bad or anything. I couldn't be happier that my brother finally found love as I have found it. And in finding love, found happiness. But he has to do more than dream of her. He has to seize his chance to be happy now, or it might be too late afterwards. It seems Relena managed to wake him from his drams. He asked the time. What for, I'm not sure. We're already going to be late. I knew if we came here we would be late to the meeting, but I couldn't refuse the chance to see my beloved. He stood up, as did I. He grabbed my hand quickly and pulled me toward the entrance. He told Relena that we had to go to a meeting. I had forgotten that I had taken off my left glove. Quatre secured his grasp on my bare arm.
Then the visions came. My eyes closed automatically. First I saw a picture. Darker then it turned lighter. As it brightened it moved. I saw a person with short blonde hair. He was standing in the middle of a room. I recognized him as my only brother. Anger was written all over his face. His cheeks were slightly red and his precious blue eyes were ablaze. I've only seen him once like that. It was when my former boyfriend tried to hurt me. My brother saw this act and acted on instinct instead of thought. He hurt the poor guy pretty badly, then apologized afterwards, of course. With that time alone I vowed to never anger him again. But what could he be angry at? Surely not me again? He began to speak or rather shout.
"No! I won't allow that killer to have any relation with my sister. You are pure and he will surely taint you. He doesn't deserve to even come close to you. I forbid you from loving him. He is a killer. You don't know how many innocent people he's killed during the war. I won't allow him to even look at you. He's a disgrace!" My dear brother stopped shouting. His words shocked me. Then I saw a second image. Another person with blonde hair, down to their shoulder blades. It was a girl. She lifted her head. I saw her, with swollen eyes, tears continuing to pour out of them. I saw myself. I was the one crying. Then I saw a second person. He was comforting me. It was Trowa. He hugged me. But then a yell tore us apart. That was it. After that I only saw darkness. I slowly opened my eyes. My brother looked at me. His soft blue eyes penetrating mine, looking into my mind. I looked away. I just couldn't bear to look into them. They brought too much pain. After what I heard him say or rather what he will say, I doubt I will be able to forgive him. How could he ever say that about the person he calls his best friend? And how dare he forbid me from loving him? He has no right to even try to control my heart. I can't even control my own heart. I looked at my brother's face again. He seemed to be worried. Then I turned elsewhere. I couldn't bear to look into those eyes anymore. Instead I found myself staring into the confused eyes of Relena. Apparently my brother had stopped walking while I had my perturbing vision. Relena looked at me. She didn't know what to think. As most others don't know either.
"Teri, are you all right? Did you have another vision?" Quatre asked. He seemed even more worried than before.
"I'm fine." I said. I tried to sound like I was okay, but the fact was I wasn't. I knew my brother could sense I wasn't. But I couldn't tell him the truth. Never. But I had never expected him to react in the way that he will. In fact I thought he'd be glad about it. He used to ignore my former boyfriends and say they weren't good enough for me. He is a little overprotected of me and my other sisters. They didn't meet his standards. It's true, I could beat them in an actual fight. I thought his own best friend, a gundam pilot and bodyguard of the Vice Foreign Minister, would meet or even exceed his standards. But if his best friend isn't good enough for me. Then who is?
"Are you sure, Teri? Maybe you should sit down." Quatre said. He led to the nearest chair, this time using my other arm rather than my bare arm. Relena stood from her chair and they sat me there. Even my beloved approached me asking how I was doing. I found this strange. He never shows concern or affection except when we're alone.
"What happened?" Relena asked. I froze. So did Quatre and Trowa. Explaining it to people is the easy part, its getting accepted for what I am that makes my heart hurt so much. Trowa picked up my glove from where it landed on the floor. He handed it to me and I put it on quickly. Quatre stayed silent. He was waiting for me to say the okay. He wasn't allowed to share my secret without my consent.
"Tell her." I said. I really didn't care if Quatre told the Vice Foreign Minister. She had a right to know. We are becoming friends, I guess now she will know my deepest, darkest secret. I already know hers. She loves the man who saved the Earth. But now he's gone, or so I've heard. It really does sound like a fairy tale. A poor orphan fight boy falling in love with a beautiful princess. Actually I think she fell in love with him first. Even though she was the once the Queen of the World, I think she still needs to mature a little. Funny. I was always considered to be childlike. That is how I am. Maybe Relena doesn't need to grow up, but she needs to realize the world is a cruel place. Full of horrible people who won't always try to protect her. Her experience yesterday is a perfect example. She almost got killed and another had to save her. Quatre came from explaining to Relena my current situation. I was already ready to leave.
"Shall we leave?" He asked so sweetly I could almost forget his cruel words. But nothing could erase that image from my mind. I nodded my head. I wanted to leave. I stood up and my brother opened the door. I took one last look at my love. He looked at me so dearly. I looked back to my brother. Then walked out the door. I couldn't bare to even glance at Relena.
My brother carefully escorted me out of the room. Without the nervousness of Relena's expected stare I relaxed a bit but not too much. I still had a chill in my spine because of my vision. My brother sensed that I wasn't very well. I hated when he did that. Especially now.
"Teri, are you absolutely sure you're okay?" He asked me. I couldn't look into his soft blue eyes without being reminded of that perturbing vision.
"I'm fine." I said. I could never hide my true feelings from my friends let alone my own brother. But I have to try. I suppressed what I truly felt and slapped a smile on my face. I knew it couldn't fool him, but it was worth a try. My brother smiled back as we exited the hotel. We got into our vehicle and he slowly drove out of the parkway. We left the hotel in complete silence. I know silence is supposed to be bliss but this was the furthest thing from being bliss. Tension kept building. It soon turned into torture. Never ending torture. I decided to break the silence before I went crazy. "Quatre," I started but didn't know how to continue. He didn't look at me, I found this insulting but them remembered he was driving.
"What is it, Teri?" He asked. I opened my mouth but didn't find the right words.
"Would you consider getting married?" I said. I knew it sounded wrong the second the words left my mouth. He didn't react. "I mean me, getting married to some guy." I said quietly.
He spoke calmly. "If you were ever to consider getting married, I would wish you the best of luck. And I would hope you would choose a good guy to marry. They'd be lucky to have you."
His words touched my heart and lifted my spirits. He sincerely cared about my future and hoped the best luck. With those words a genuine smile appeared on my face. We soon arrived at the embassy, still in silence but not torture. Not any longer. This is where we were going to have out meeting. Ever since after the Eve Wars, the Winner Corporation has been contributing greatly to the reconstruction and renewal of the colonies. The Mars Republic hopes to gain from us by having the Winner Corporation build a colony on the Mars Surface. Our Colonies have been known to be resistant, advanced, economical and overall useful. The Mars Republic would greatly benefit.
I got out of the car with lifted spirits and a smiling face. Although it seemed normal, we were soon to face a big surprise and an evil presence.
One Hour Later
Relena POV
I prepared for my meeting. Another meeting with the strange Martian Government. After our first encounter and the assassination attempt on my life yesterday, I'm more cautious. Although my bodyguard, Trowa assures me it was merely an accident, I know he too suspects an underhanded trick. Also, with the news of Teri. She has a gift or curse that with contact of her skin with any other human being that she has visions. I found this strange, sad and hard to believe. But as I saw her face this morning when Quatre informed me she had a vision, I immediately believed. I don't know how to feel. I would never disgrace her or change my view of her because of this recent discovery. She was my friend before I knew and she will continue to be my friend. Trowa seems to be interested in her. My bodyguard is interested in his best friend's sister.
I picked up my folders from the car seat and prepared to enter the embassy. I assumed I was prepared for anything. And even though I was expecting anything out of the ordinary. The surprise I found shocked me. The embassy was completely empty. Not a single soul in here. Not only that there were holes on the walls as well as blood stains all over the place. The lights were broken and sparks flew down at the crimson floor. Trowa walked behind me, he took out his gun and walked cautiously. I began to walk slowly as well. I diverted myself and Trowa to the first office. There we found Teri and Quatre. They were just as shocked as I was. Teri was wide-eyed and was sitting on the floor. She didn't move at all, when we entered the office. Quatre was scanning the room. I finally looked down and saw bodies, the bodies of the Mars Government. They were bloody and pale. I gasped and Teri looked up.
"Are they?" I asked trying to keep from vomiting. Quatre nodded as he checked a body's pulse.
Diff. POV
"I feel an evil presence here. These poor people were brutally slaughtered." He said in a deep and remorseful voice. Trowa held up his handgun out in front of him. "That's not necessary. They've gone. Only their essence remains." Quatre said and looked up. He seemed angry and sad at this massacre. Trowa put away his handgun and focused his attention to Teri. Still frozen in her spot. She slowly took off her glove. Trowa ran to her side. Meanwhile Relena couldn't stand being in that room any longer. The smell, the essence, the pure sight of it made her sick. She couldn't hold in her stomach any longer. She slowly walked out of the office they had so recently entered. She stood beside the door and took long deep breaths. She closed her eyes and she remembered a dark loving familiar face. The memory brought her pain but she refused to let it control her. She took a stand against her own feelings. Soon after she calmed. Quatre witnessed Relena's leave and followed suit. He found her outside of the office heading for the entrance.
"Relena, stop. Where are you going?" Quatre asked the walking figure. Relena stopped but didn't answer. He reached her and put his hand on her shoulder as a sign of comfort. She shook it with a shrug. Quatre moved so he could see her face. There was absolutely no expression on it. No sadness, fear, pain or even a sign of disgust. Just expressionless.
Teri
Meanwhile, various thoughts ran through her mind. Whether she should or not do this. She could find out the truth in a matter of seconds while it would take police several days or they might not even find out at all. This was the fastest and most efficient way of discovering how these people died and more importantly, why.
As she slowly took off her glove, Trowa ran to her side, so he could prevent her from doing what she was planning to do. Quatre had left the room. She had taken off her precious glove, she reached over to a dead body, prepared to touch it.
"Teri, don't!" He yelled to her. She didn't listen.
"I have to know." She said and neared her hand to the bloody body. Trowa reached her but it was too late, she had already made contact with the corpse.
Teri POV
"I have to know." I just have to know. I couldn't leave without knowing what happened to these poor unfortunate souls. Or who was their killer. Why were they brutally slaughtered like sheep? Trowa began to near me. I knew he would try to stop me. I slowly and careful set my vulnerable hand on the corpse. They came. Stronger than ever. I don't even know If I closed my eyes. I saw a person. An evil dark person. It was a woman, no a girl. A small child. She looked no older than Marimeia. She entered the embassy and with the wave of her hand the people were flung against the wall. She used, what I assumed being magic, black magic. Every secretary, everyone I could see. The small child moved quickly so I couldn't catch her face. The people who were flung against the wall and were terribly hurt. I think and hope they had a quick death. She had been through the whole building, when she returned. As if by magic, all of the corpses floated in the air and she directed them to the office we entered. She walked back to the front. I saw her eyes, they shined blood red, full of evil, hatred and satisfaction. Those eyes haunted me. They caused more visions. More than I wanted. They came in flashes. Each one dark and scary. Darker than the one before it. They were too much. So many. Nooo! Visions of death, suffering, murder all of them being caused by her. Her red eyes flashed. They came so fast, so many. I couldn't see what they were anymore. They began to resemble blurs. They finally ended in a vision of her, happy and smiling. She held the hand of another small girl. They jumped and played together. The dark girl hurt the other girl. She neared me. She walked, toward me? I heard a voice, a desperate voice. I ignored it. The figure came closer. She spoke to me.
"Be careful, she is still near." The figure changed and morphed into the second girl. With blue hair and green eyes. Like mine, like Trowa's. She smiled. "Now, go. Before she tries to harm you." I closed my eyes.
Diff. POV
Teri's eyes did not close as she had her vision. Instead they stayed wide open and they rolled back her green eyes look white. Trowa could only hold her and hope she was okay. He whispered in her ear.
"Teri, come back. You didn't have to do this." He ran his hand through her short blonde hair. "We would have found the murderer. Please, come back." He begged her. Teri suddenly moved. She pushed Trowa away and slowly grabbed her head. Trowa attempted to get closer to her. She pushed his hands away.
"No! Go away!" She yelled at no one in particular. Her body limped and she fell foward. Trowa expertly caught the unconscious body before it hit the bloody floor. Teri's eyes had closed meaning her vision was over. But she did not wake up. She stayed unconscious. Trowa carried her to a doctor or some other place, anywhere was better than this bloody hell.
Relena and Quatre
Quatre could feel many emotions from Relena, but there were so many, so diverse. They were all jumbled up together, he could hardly tell them apart let alone recognize what they were. They overwhelmed his own senses and emotions. Yet in an instance they all disappeared, completely. Or so he thought. He still felt one single emotion: sadness. That one emotion he always sensed when she was in his presence. No matter how big was the smile she had on. He grabbed her firmly by her shoulders, determined not to let go.
"Relena," He said to her, "what's happened to you?" 'Has Heero's absence caused this radical change?' He thought afterward. Relena stayed silent. She did not look at Quatre or at any object in particular. She was just lost in her thoughts. Completely lost. It took her some time to realize Quatre was the person trying to fish her out of her thoughts and save her from her own destruction. She looked him straight in the eye, her eyes filled with an endless abyss, then slowly they filled the emptiness with sorrow.
"I'm trying." She choked out. "But I can't." This time more sorrow filled her voice and eyes. "He's gone." Quatre no longer judged her behavior but offered his condolences.
He drew her in a hug. A comforting hug, that somewhat lifted her spirits but yet she still retained her undeniable and unending sorrow.
"Be strong, Relena. He will be back." Quatre softly said. While keeping his hold on her, he released his hug.
Teri and Trowa
Trowa took the unconscious Teri out of the office. He attempted to wake her, but she seemed lost in a deep slumber. He carried her out of the building, not even noticing that Relena and Quatre were no longer there. He took her, not back to the hotel, but rather to a nearby park. This park had engraved memories into his mind of time long past. Taking Teri there, and both of them being there alone resurfaced the thought forgotten memories.
Relena and Quatre
Quatre led Relena to the exit and escorted her into his car. She got inside the car and Quatre drove Relena back to the hotel. Relena didn't feel like talking at all. She stared at the cold pavement, mindlessly walking wherever Quatre directed her. She began to think about the entire situation at hand. She loved Heero deeply and she recently found out Heero loved her as well. Her brother refused to acknowledge Heero's love for her and forbids her from loving Heero. She was engaged to a Lost Prince in order to maintain her brother's marriage to Lucrezia Noin. The Gundam Pilots are searching for the Lost Prince but he's quite difficult to find, that is if he is even still alive. 'Heero ran off somewhere and he said he wasn't going to come back. All of my close friends try to convince me that he will come back, that he loves me enough to return to me. But that's not the truth, it never was.' She sulked in her unhappiness. 'But I want to believe he will return and when he finally does, I want him to know I was waiting for him and I always will be. No matter what.'
What do you think? Here we discovered a secret that Teri hid and also one from Trowa. This story will continue in the next chapter, it will mostly be about Teri and Trowa. But I don't want to ruin it. Wait for it. ANd remember to Review!