De Profundis

Chapter 2

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing.. yadda yadda yadda... BUT, if you wanna give it to me, yeno my b-day is coming up in.. ::looks at calendar:: 6 months ::looks hopeful::

ANYWAY... on with the show :D (I wish lol)

[3 Weeks Later…]

The days passed by one by one.  

Relena walked the same halls.  

Talked to the same people.  

Done the same job.

On occasion someone would ask her how she was coping.   If she needed anything, but she refused any attempts by people to get close to her.   Duo even came to see her.   He actually took her mind off of everything for one day.   She was happy to see him, happy to see someone who would understand her grief.   Looking out of the window she remembered the day…

“Heero wouldn’t want you to be like this yeno.”   Duo stated.

“Like what?”

He smiled at her. “You know what I mean.   You may look like you’re here, but you’re not.   I know you feel like you want to die yourself.   As I hear- you even tried that.”   Relena looked up to retort but when she see Duo smiling at her, she couldn’t.   So she just sighed instead.

“You think I am just being weak.   Crying like a pathetic woman?”   Relena didn’t mean it to come out that way.

“Hey! I said you were a million miles away!   I didn’t just suddenly morph into Wufei!”   He said laughing.

Relena couldn’t help but laugh back.

“Maybe that’s what you think of yourself right now. Eh?   Maybe Heero’s death has affected you more than you think.”

“Oh, his death has affected me in more ways than anyone could possibly ever know.”   Her eyes began to well up, Duo leaned over and hugged her, squeezing his eyes shut.

“You’ll be ok. Just think of what Heero would say at a time like this!”

She laughed at the thought and attempted an answer.

“Stop crying you silly idiot?”  

“That’s the spirit!” Duo chimed smiling.

She smiled with him, seeing Duo done the world of good.   But he couldn’t stay forever.   Soon he would leave too and she would be alone once again.

Looking out of the window to her office, she reflected on that day.

“It would be good to see him again. To see any of them again.”

[Eastern Europe]

The heat belted down in the middle of the desert.   The Maguanac Core base needed to be as secret as possible, but growing up on a colony did not help in dealing with extreme weather.

“Maybe you should call it a day Master Quatre.   Even I admit this heat is rather intense.”

“No, I’m fine. I just need a second…”   Helping to re-build the Maguanac’s bases was grueling work, but Quatre was willing to help in any way he could, other than financially.

“Master Quatre?”

“Hi, Raul.   What is it?”

“Master, one of the other Gundam Pilots is trying to reach you.   He wouldn’t give his name and would communicate in audio only…” Quatre stood up quickly.

“Take over here…”

[North American Continent: California]

“Duo!”   Hilde called.

“Duo! You have to come quickly!!”   Duo looked around to see Hilde running at him like a speeding bullet, when she reached him, it was an inevitable crash.

“Wooah, slow down there! What’s going on?”   Hilde held up her finger as she gasped for breath.

“Its…. Pri… Princ…Princess…”

“Princess?” Duo thought for a second.

“RELENA??” Duo almost jumped as he said it.

Hilde nodded frantically.

“She’s…. coming… here… “   Hilde gathered enough air to talk properly.

“She wants to see us.   She said something about not wanting to be alone anymore.”   Duo nearly had a heart attack.

“But if she comes here…..!!!”   Duo said almost in a frantic panic…

“We have to tell him. NOW… “   Duo started running back to their apartment, as Hilde shook her head and slowly pursued.

***

“She’s on her way there now?”

“No, she told Hilde she’ll be leaving tomorrow, that gives you just enough time to get out there.” Duo explained.

“You’re right, she can’t leave the Sanc Kingdom, not now.”   Zechs hung up the connection.

“You’re being too reckless Princess.   We cannot allow anything to go wrong.   Not now we’re so close.   If only you knew."

[Sanc Kingdom Capital City]

Relena couldn’t understand why she couldn’t go.   Her own brother, condemning her to be alone forever.   All she wanted to do was see a familiar face.   See Hilde and Duo.   They were the only ones who lived permanently on Earth.   Quatre lived on L4 running his family business in the colonies, Trowa traveled everywhere with his circus, he didn’t really have the time to chat with friends.   All that was left was Wufei, and he lived as a Preventer, no one really knew where he was half the time.   She dropped to the floor, a piled heap of emotional turmoil.   Every thought, every tear shed, it was all over him.   Heero would never know how much she had suffered, how much she missed him.   She began to silently sob.

[2 Months Later…]

Newscaster: First on tonight’s new bulletin is: Criminal outbreaks have been on the increase since Col. Dourchov has taken over leadership of the Space Colony JX00019.   It has been rumored that he intends to declare war with the Earth Sphere.   Not much is know about the present situation on the Colony as no one has been allowed to enter or leave the area.   Currently, one civilian shuttle has gone missing and 2 carriers.   The carriers were delivering gundanium alloy to one of neighboring colonies for construction purposes.   It is feared by world leaders that Dourchov may be trying to resurrect the legacy of the Gundams.

Relena sat completely still.   After 2 years of war.   After Mariemaia tried to throw the world into chaos. Once again, someone else tries to start Armageddon.

“What’s the current situation?   Not the one they’re peddling to the press.”

“Nothing gets by you does it Relena?”   Noin replied.

“I need to know the exact details of this Noin, I don’t want the Sanc Kingdom to play ringleader to world once again.”

“Relena?”   Noin looked bewildered.

“I don’t want this responsibility again.   I helped restore a whole civilization to peace.   To be asked to do it again.   I don’t think I could Noin.   I’ve lost so much that was close to me.   I can’t lose anymore.”

“I understand Relena.   But if you won’t fight Dourchov then who will?   2 years wasn’t enough to fully restore all the world powers.   You’re the only one the world will see as their leader, the only one this world can trust to lead them in the path to peace once again.   They know you have the ability to do it.   They WILL follow you!”

“NOIN!   Don’t you understand yet??   I can’t do it!! I won’t do it again! My life is in tatters because of this!   I’ve lost too much Noin!   Why can’t you understand?”   Relena hit the computer off the desk.   It launched at the wall, just to fall, sparking on the floor.   She was breathing hard and her hands were shaking.

“Oh Heero…. What’s happened to me?”   The tears were flowing again, she had become so used to breaking down now… she had become so weak, so useless.   “Heero…” she whispered.