A Locket Song Chapter 3

[deathroseaiko]

A Locket Song

By: Rei Tamashii

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing.

**** A/N: Okay look I never run away or give up on anything even if it takes years and years to complete no matter what it is I finish it. So I'm not going to give up on this fanfic, or never will. But I would be a bit happy if you review and tell me how I'm doing so far with the story!!! ****

A Locket Song Chapter 3

By: Rei Tamashii

Relena didn't know why she was running but when she looked up at the war band she sensed something very cold rush through her and it sent waves down her spine. So she chose to run and her feet just kept running but the fact was that she didn't know where she was running too all she knew was that she had to run away from them. There was an enemy aru around them and she didn't like how the vibes were entering her. It was pure evil and it said that it was going to use her and then kill her. Relena looked over her shoulder and saw horses coming her way, the blonde rider had Duo riding in the back of him and swallowing, Relena quickened her pace. Even though her legs hurts and her feet were numb they did not stop to rest so she kept on running. Relena's golden hair blew behind her in a soft wind and her eyes were wide with fear of getting caught. Suddenly she was tackled to the ground and she kept her eyes closed, she was too afraid to even look at who it was but his breath was warm against her neck and her cheek. Her chest rose and fell beneath him and he held her wrists captive in a tight grip. Relena was breathing hard trying to grasp her breath. He was strong from what she could feel and sense from him and Relena could feel his eyes on her. But she just didn't know where. His body weight was heavy on top of her's but she didn't mind. Finally finding the courage to look into the face of her capture. Prussian blue eyes met her's. And they were deep blue like the midnight skies and they were narrowed like windows going through a raging storm. Finally she could feel his face lean closer to her own but soon she found the complete courage to sit straight up and away from his body but still his strong hands were still holding her wrists. Her mouth was in a tight frown and her eyes were looking sad and it sparkled as if she was holding back tears. Finally she freed her wrists from his grasp and stood up. After brushing away some dirt off of her dress she stared back up at the man with unruly mane of chocolate brown hair. He was taller than she and he wore several clothing of blue and black. He looked like a complete knight, only it he wasn't dressed in armor.

The other riders came up behind him and Relena stood frozen. She bowed down her head and closed her eyes when suddenly a light gentle touch came upon her shoulder. Surprised, Relena turned around to see Duo. She let a sad smile skirt onto her face and her eyes to soften.

"Hey why did you run away?" Duo asked.

Relena once again resumed to bow her head down, she couldn't tell him. She just couldn't. So she remained silent and did not answer her friend's question.

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Relena found herself in the arms of one of the soldiers of Heero's war band. She had come to known that the one who had tackled her to the ground was the leader as well Duo had told her his name. The man who held her had red hair and flaming orange eyes, he was strong but something kept nagging on Relena's mind that this was not a man that she could trust so she sat in his arms tensed and stiff. She had also came to know that the one who was taking her to god knows where, was a man named Mark.

Relena shivered as night fell for she had not brought her cloak for as well her house was brunt down. But as Relena looked up from the man's arm in search of Duo she found no horses beside him and no one in front of them. And she knew that Mark couldn't have been in the front for only Heero could lead the way. All she was trees and dirt road leading to nothing but more trees and roads. "Mark, where is Duo?" She looked up at him but saw that his were narrowed and that he was ignoring her. He only looked straight ahead. Relena repeated her question in a firm and warning tone. But soon Relena found herself to feel dizzy as something strong filled her nose and a piece of cloth was cupped onto her mouth. And she fell limp into Mark's arms.

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Heero looked down at the pale young woman in his arms, he was riding on a horse and was riding quickly. She wasn't breathing. By the time that Heero had come to realize that Mark and Relena were gone from the group and had found them riding towards somewhere he did not know, Relena was limp and pale as well as not breathing. But when he had come close Mark had thrown her onto the ground and sped off quickly in fear of getting killed or caught. So now he was rushing quickly to catch up to the resting place in which his war band had decided to stay the night. Heero's breath was ragged and sweat was slipping down slowly and he knew that if he didn't get Quarter's help soon that Relena might be lost forever and he would fail in his mission. But when he had almost kissed Relena when he tackled her down it was something different as if she wasn't just a mission to him.

Heero, arriving in the corner of the camp, made everyone gasp as they saw the limp and pale princess he was carrying in his strong arms.

"Quarte she needs help now!" Heero shouted. Quarte nodded and Duo came closer to take Relena out of Heero's arms but the attempt only made Heero tighten his grip on the girl and send a glare into Duo's direction. So stepping back to give Quarte and Heero some room to put the girl in the hut they had made before settling down to eat.

Quarte's eyes sadden greatly as he said, "She's not breathing."

Heero nodded but kept his eyes glued on Relena's face. "She has breathed in poison." Heero heard his friend say. Heero looked up in slight shock up at his friend then snapped his gaze back to the girl.

Quarte left to find the herbs from the forest and some other useful medicines that they had packed. Heero leaned in closer to the princess and ran his index finger along Relena's lower lip, which was dry, and pale that matched her pale skin. Her eyes were closed in silent pain. Her face showed that she was in pure silent pain as well. Her arms were spread out and her hair swung and few strands clung to her face, her dress was clung to her body and showed off the perfect curves of her body and her feet were together. Heero then placed his large hand and cupped her pale cheek and found that her flesh had no heat and contained only ice-cold temperature. Heero leaned in closer and felt that she was warm but the problem was, was that she felt ice cold and her skin was pale as if she had been out in the snow for quite some time without no warmth clothing.

Soon Quarte returned holding a few green stems and leaves and a few bottles as well as a small pan filled with water.

Suddenly Quarte mixed and poured things into the pan and told Heero to heat it up by the fire, nodding his agreement Heero left but he returned quickly.

"Hold her up." Quarte demanded. Heero obeyed and Quarte left to get the pan when he returned he held a skin with a strange brown liquid inside.

"Tilt her head back, she'll have to drink this."

Nodding, Heero gently titled Relena's neck and the attempt made her lips spread apart a bit. Heero could feel her chest against his own and her soft smooth skin on his fingertips, and somehow it felt so soft. Heero kept his eyes on Relena's lips as Quarte tilted the skin a bit and allowed a thick flow of the liquid to enter her mouth. Thin lines of it fell from her lips and fell down to her neck and dropped onto the floor.

Cough.. Cough..

Relena coughed and Heero tilted her back straight, Relena kept her eyes in silent pain as she pressed her forehead onto Heero's strong shoulder.

Quarte smiled a bit sadly and relieved and nodded his farewell and dismissed himself. Relena continued to cough and a few of the liquid fell out and Heero held her close with only one arm.

When Relena stopped coughing, she kept her eyes closed and her forehead pressed against his shoulder. Finally she looked up, her eyes sparkling strangely, her skin still pale but in the soft candlelight her skin was dim and it looked as if it was even more soft than usual. Relena's breath was ragged for a few moments but soon it returned to normal. Using his thumb he brushed away the liquid that slid down her chin.

"What happened?" She asked in a soft tone.

Heero remained silent and laid her down onto the bed made out of fur and the one blanket that he took with him when he had packed for the mission. But as he placed the thin blanket on top of her, Relena's eyes slowly drifted to sleep and Heero silently dismissed himself from the hut.

"So what was the poison she breathed in?" Heero asked his friend in an emotionless tone.

Shrugging he stared into the fire, "It was some kind that would do a lot of damage to her throat and lungs. But with some sleep and fresh air, it'll heal with the herbs I put in."

"Hn." Was his only reply.

The next day Heero would not allow Relena to ride with anyone else other than himself. So having Relena wrapped up in his extra black cloak, he held her in his arms as she slept.

As the rode towards the Kazuhiko castle, Relena had somehow fell asleep in his arms and now her face was buried into his warm chest and her breath was tickling his flesh. Heero looked down at the sleeping woman in his arms and let a smile escape. She did not know about herself or whom he was, in fact she knew hardly nothing about this. All she knew was that she had to follow him or risk the fact by getting raped by Trieze. And thanks to the trust she had placed into Duo, she trusted them all, with the expectation of Mark that is. Relena's eyes were closed in a dreamless sleep and her face was lit up in serenity. It brought a smile to himself that she would trust him this much to lean in and relax after him tackling her but then again he did save her though she didn't know it.

Relena stirred in her sleep and inhaled the soft spring breezy cold air and it brought her a small smile as she felt the fresh spring air in her body; it was so refreshing.

To Be Continued..

[Kiyoko]

It seems that our Perfect Soldier is falling for the little princess!