Disclaimer: I don't own the best anime ever, which by the way is Gundam Wing.

A/N: Hey all! Missed me? * ducks behind couch as everyone yells at CuteHarlequin*.....ok...OK! I'm really, really, really, REALLY late with this one. But hey....I had a good reason....Spring Break!!! YAY! .....but sadly spring break is now over, but I guess that's good because now I can write again. The only thing I could do over spring break was send in Beautiful, but that was an old story I just forgot to send in. ANYWAY.....here it is, I made it longer than it was originally suppose to be because I thought it would make up for the lateness. Oh, and Medallion of the Seas Ch.2 will be up soon, so go review that fic too please! Now...ONTO THE FIC!!!

Chapter 6

Running......Running-Faster-Faster.....

Relena's breath was becoming more short by the minute. By the second. It felt as if it would be torn away from her, leaving her. It felt that she must hold onto it with a strong fearless clutch.

Her world seemed to have turned on her, taking away everything precious to her from her very grasp, only another nightmare left behind.

Upside-downside-twisting-turning-yanking-pulling-morphing- misshaping. Her mind was screaming. Screaming for her world to be put back in place. Screaming for her brother. Screaming. Screaming. Screaming.

One, two, three, four, five steps. Relena was now on the large staircase, still running. Her eyes were glazed over with tears, her face was now pale. Ten, eleven, twelve, fifteen. Her mind was becoming a blur, she couldn't think. Was it the fifteenth step? More tears...she had to run faster...

Thirty, forty, forty five, only a few more to go. Hurry, must hurry. HURRY!

' HURRY!'

' Catch her! Catch the girl!'

"SHUT UP!"

Heero yelled, but no one paid attention to his outburst, they were more interested in running away.

This was right. This has to be right. Lucretzia must have a reason for his role in this objective. But why....why didn't she give him more of an important job than babysitting a mortal?

Why? Why is it that Heero feels like he is doing a grave mistake? His exterior seems calm, but inside....inside he was screaming with confusion. Ever since the girl had uttered the word 'Hope' from her red lips, he began to question. Question....Questioning was not good. Questioning meant he has doubt in Lucretzia, and he doesn't. He doesn't......he doesn't.

" I don't."

His voice turned to an angry whisper. It seemed, though, that he was trying to convince himself more than believing it was true. And the voices....the voices began yelling at him, beating him down, telling him that the girl made him think, made him question, changed him, twisted his world. The girl did nothing...that was his reply. The girl did nothing. And his mind replied 'If she did nothing, than why is she flashing in his mind? Why is she suddenly becoming apart of his thought? Why was her face replacing Lucretzia's?'

"........."

The voices urged him to catch Milliardo's sister, that was another thing, he just doesn't understand why. Why does he have to catch her?

' Lucretzia will reward you, you will be her favorite once again.'

' Lucretzia will love you again.'

The voices hissed, making it clear that Heero must keep moving. And he did, even if he hadn't noticed yet, but he had reached the large staircase and had begun running up the steps.

Quatre was frozen in front of the main door. Staring at the large wooden carvings that adorned it. He has been standing, frozen, unable to move, for quite some time. It was like, he couldn't leave, he couldn't bring his hand to turn the knob. And why? Because he was scared. He was scared of his own courage. Of course he could open the door and leave, save himself, but....he just couldn't do it.

Yes, he had heard the screams that emitted from the grand ballroom. Yes, he had heard Ms. Relena's cry.

Coward, he thought. He was a coward. But here was a chance to prove otherwise, yet he won't take it. Coward....

The word echoed through his mind, till it softened into nothingness. Closing his eyes, Quatre took a deep breath and put his hand on the cool steel knob. Slowly, his hand began to turn the handle, as if mechanically.

" HELP!!!"

" VAMPIRE! A VAMPIRE!"

Another deep breath. Quatre's whole body began to quiver, to shake. Still he had not turned the doorknob fully open. Dorothy.....what about her? No. She probably got out ok....that's right. She got out. She got out. He repeated in his mind, but it just didn't seem to calm him down.

Another deep breath. He slowly began to turn the knob again, sweat beginning to form on his brow. Slowly. Fear. Turning. Coward. The. Deep breath. Door. Courage. Knob. Dorothy.....

Turning around. Running. Yelling. Charging. Quatre was running, his feet were moving without his consent. Where was he going? No. NO! His courage has left him! Dorothy....was that where he was going? Where? Where is he going? Turn. Running. Hallway. Door. Open. Ballroom. Screaming. Yelling. Mayhem...

Forty six, forty seven, forty eight, forty nine...

She was there. Relena was at the top. The staircase seemed to have been never-ending, but here she was, at the top.

' Milliardo...'

In a second, she was running again. Running past the bedrooms. Running past the drawing room. Running till she stopped, stopped in front of the library. Her heart was beating hard and it was beating fast and it was beating loud. Her mind was blank, void, vacant. The tears that she shed still stained her cheeks.

" Milliardo, I'm coming..."

And so she slowly turned the knob, fear taking and enveloping her. Fear of what was on the other side of the door. Open. The door was turned open, and Relena rushed inside to help her dear brother. To help her only family.

.....Nothing.

Nothing. Nothing. Milliardo wasn't here. Only a blood stain on the floor greeted her. He was gone.

'.......help.....'

Relena slowly backed out of the room, new tears shining in her eyes. She tried to call for someone, but once again, her voice was gone. And Fear smiled down on her, mocking her.

Again, she tried to call for help. Nothing came out.

" VAMPIRE!"

Quatre clutched his heart as he observed the ballroom. Guests, Nobles were trying to get out of the house at any cost. They were running, trampling over each other. Dorothy was not in sight.

Panic rose in his body, but he pushed it down. He had to remain calm. Eyeing the table next to him, Quatre jumped onto it, hoping to get a better view. Still, the blonde girl was nowhere in sight.

He can't do it. He can't stay. NO! He has to find Dorothy! Coward....coward...

Scanning the ballroom again, Quatre found no Dorothy. If he stayed any longer, he himself will be in danger.

But Dorothy....

" DAMN!"

Quatre cursed at himself. He can't do it!

Turning around again, he ran back the way he came. Pushing through the sea of mayhem, he ran away. Ran through the halls, ran through the door. Escaped. He was outside, safe. Looking up to the heavens, Quatre's clothes soaked through. Rain was still pouring. It pounded on his body, but he stayed still. It splashed onto his face. His cheeks. His eyes. His eyes glistened with rain drops.

But the rain wasn't the only thing glistening in Quatre's eyes. Tears. He didn't cry, but they were there. Tears...

' Run Heero, she is close.'

Running up the stairs, Heero was silent, but his mind was not.

' Your almost there.'

' Think of Lucretzia.'

' Think of how you will become her favorite once again.'

He was close to the top, he could feel it.

Relena....she had a certain light about herself. A glow. A radiance. An innocence that Heero has never seen before. A miraculous innocence that shines through her, a girl that was haunting. A girl that has had so many dark things happen to her. How could this be?

' Don't think about her, think about Lucretzia!'

Lucretzia...a women who was enchanting. She had brought Heero into the shadows, she understood him. She understood him....did she? Of course she did. Of course.....

Last step. He was at the top. Glancing around, Heero walked softly down the hall. Past the bedrooms. Past the drawing room. Crying...He could hear crying. As he continued walking, it got louder. He could see a faint outline of a person. A person with their hands covering their face, sitting against a closed door. It was Relena.

Heero's breath caught as he walked silently toward the girl, he could see her scarlet red dress pooled around her. Slowly. Silently. Then he stopped. He stopped and just watched her. He watched her cry, he watched her silently cry.

She heard something. A creak. A footstep. Someone was near.

Taking her hands off of her face, Relena slowly looked up. Her eyes widened as they took in who it was. Immediately, she shot up and ran to Heero, tears glittering in her eyes. She ran and grasped his shoulders, shaking him.

" ....help....Help me....please. Help me!"

Heero watched her as she went into a panic, shaking him violently. He was shocked, stunned, frozen. He watched her cry and plea for his help. But he did nothing. It was like he wasn't even there. It was like he was watching Relena from faraway, not close.

What should he do? Should he take her? Should he take her to Lucretzia?

He looked down, and found Relena's pleading eyes staring back at him.

' Take her, she's dangerous!'

' She's too dangerous, you must take her to Lucretzia!'

' Look what she's doing to you, Heero!'

' TAKE HER!'

That's when he walked. He turned around and walked. Walked away. Walked away while Relena called after him, begging for him to help her. Heero closed his eyes, trying to block out her pain, her cries. Blocked her out and kept walking, leaving Relena to wallow in her pain.

A/N: Okay, so it wasn't THAT long. But I hoped you liked it anyway. By the way, Dorothy is okay, she didn't get trampled or hurt or anything like that. And Quatre....Quatre going to have some MAJOR character development throughout the story. Oh, and the next chapter will be out later today or tomorrow. I promise! I'll have Angel Wing Yuy make sure I do, lol! Hi Angel! Thanx for reminding me to get this chapter out! Till next time! Don't forget to review!!!!! I like reviews!!

~Harlequin