[Ficlet ~ PG] Hollow Girl

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Title: Hollow Girl
Length: Ficlet
Pairing: 1xR
Prompt: "The digital pimp hard at work" -The Matrix.
Teaser: "He was protecting me about as much as he was protecting you," she
snarled. "No man speaks for me unless I wish it."
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5141105/14/ ... al_Nuances

Disclaimer: GW = not mine.


Nonsensical Nuances
by mistress amethyst une

Hollow Girl

An orchestra played as the gentlemen of Avalon steered their dates across the floor with a strange lethargy. Relena stifled a yawn. Everyone knew the action didn't happen in the ballroom. All the fun took place upstairs, in the private chambers reserved for the most elite members. Gambling, loose men and women... She wanted no part of that but neither did she enjoy this stuffy affair meant to keep invited non-members occupied.

"Sweetheart, you'd make an amazing hollow girl," grinned a strange lady, her hand stroking Relena's face in a way that made the young politician jump in surprise. "Party's dull. You'd think Avalon would know how to throw a bash. Would you like to come with me?

"Excuse me," interjected Heero, his tone carrying a dark undercurrent.

He swiftly shoved Relena behind him and out of view. It was amazing how quickly he responded to a perceived threat.

"The vice foreign minister isn't interested."

"Vice foreign minister?" sneered the woman, unperturbed. "High-class, is she? I thought I recognized her. Dorothy sure has interesting friends. I'm Madame Y, the male and female fulfillment consultant for Avalon."

"Pimp," he corrected. "Your euphemisms are of no use here."

"No need to be so crude. There's an art to the erotic. The experts I handle are nothing short of genius."

"If you're so proud of your profession, why don't you use your real name?"

"Why?" she smirked. "The essence of the question is my name. Also, you should give me due respect, Heero Yuy. I helped you with that ridiculous mission of yours, and this is how you repay my hospitality after all these years?"

"I thought I recognized you. That call girl from Xanthippe," he growled, her face suddenly awakening unpleasant memories long buried within him. "So you worked your way up and brokered a deal with Avalon. As for your hospitality, I could have done without you dressing me in drag and leaving me in the red light district to be hit on by drunks."

"You weren't interested in me," she shrugged. "It was unforgivable. Also, you were fabulous."

"That's beside the point," he bit out. "Miss Darlian has no interest in being a hollow girl so you would do well to leave her alone."

"Do you really need a man to speak for you, sweetheart?" she said, peering at Relena.

Relena sighed. She hated it when clueless idiots underestimated her.

"Heero, stand aside."

He obeyed her command, exposing the harlot to her glare.

"He was protecting me about as much as he was protecting you," she snarled. "No man speaks for me unless I wish it."

"Little girl, you don't scare me," chortled Madame Y. "But seriously, you'd be an excellent hollow girl. Customers like a lady with spirit."

"I'm a politician."

"A beautiful one. What a waste..."

"I reserve my charms for one man."

"And who would that be?" she guffawed. "Women like you marry their careers."

She smirked. "I cheat on mine."

"With who? Your vibrator?"

"Him," she grinned sardonically, gesturing to Heero. "I'm the reason he turned you down. I'm so very glad you think I'm pretty. Acknowledging that you don't have a chance is the first step to recovery. That is, if you recover at all... Come on, Heero."

She stalked off, him following closely at her heels.

"You have no idea what a hollow girl is, do you?" he smiled into her ear.

"Not a clue."
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Seventh July prompt done. A hollow girl is basically a holo-girl. A model for a holographic magazine. Basically, a model for 3D pictures. :p

[Elyn Yuy]

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