A Second Chance.15 R (2xR)
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:02 pm
AN: I'm sooo sorry that this was so delayed. I had a bit of writer's block. Then, I got hooked on Twlight. I had never read any of the books until the Saturday bafore the movie came out. But once I did, I just could not put them down. I ended up reading the entire series in a week!! Then I went on to read The Host also written by the amazing Stephanie Meyers. So again, sorry for the delay, but here is the new chapter Enjoy!
A Second Chance
Chapter 15
By: Fate Lowe
*****
Relena didn?t even have the energy to move a finger. She had been dry heaving for the past couple of hours, due to lack of food and water. She was now curled in a corner. She shook with a chill that was immediately replaced by the heat of her fever. She knew that she didn?t have long. She was beginning to lose hope. She looked at the wall and saw the carving. A picture of Duo flashed in her mind and she tried to hold onto it.
?Duo,? she said weakly, as everything went black.
*****
The shuttle was silent, the air thick with anger and anticipation. Sally was checking all her medical equipment for the hundredth time. Heero was checking and rechecking his gun and other equipment. Duo was uncharacteristically silent as he paced the length of the aisle. Milliardo had convinced them to let him come along. He sat in the cockpit flying the shuttle towards L2.
The shuttle port they were headed to was, at one point, used by G. It was hidden, so they hoped Mr. Lee hadn?t found it.
The journey took about 12 hours but to Duo it seemed to take an eternity.
?Duo, Heero, we should probably rest while we can. We won?t do her any good if we?re exhausted when we get there.?
?You?re right, Sally. I just can?t seem to sit still.?
Duo plopped down in the nearest seat. He glanced back at Heero, who already looked like he was deep asleep. Sally sat down across the aisle from Duo.
?You know, sometimes I envy that guy.?
?Why??
?He has such composure. I know he?s worried, yet he can just fall asleep, just like that. It was the same during the Marimiea coup.?
?He might be perfect when it comes to things like this but you are more human. I think that?s much more important.?
?Thanks.?
With that they both leaned back and tried to relax.
*****
Hours later they were finally there. They set up a base of operations inside the shuttle. Duo and Heero suited up to depart. It was Heero?s job to take out anything that would hinder getting to the former President, while Duo went to get her. They set out to retrieve the person most important to them both.
*****
Relena stirred into consciousness at the first tremors of the underground cell. She slowly pushed herself into a sitting position and leaned against the wall. Just then her captor opened the door and walked in. For the first time in what seemed like years, she smiled.
?So, I take it you know he?s here. I thought he?d come alone but it seems he brought a friend.?
Relena focused on feeling the air around her. She looked at the security camera and stared hard. All of a sudden, her eyes widened.
?Heero.?
*****
In the control room. Heero Yuy stood staring at the monitor holding Relena?s room. When she turned and seemed to stare right into him, he smiled.
?Relena.?
*****
Duo traveled the halls in complete silence. He had hardly met any resistance. Those he did meet, he recognized as more of Relena?s stalkers, mostly ex-soldiers like himself. His radio cackled to life.
?Maxwell, she?s not alone. He?s in the room with her. Be careful.?
?Gotcha buddy, thanks.?
As Duo rounded the last corner, he saw the door was open. He snuck silently down the hallway, pressed against he wall.
?Cut the lights.?
Instantly everything went black.
*****
Jin Lee went still as the lights went out. He waited a few minutes to hear anything. He felt for the gun at his side and realized it was missing. Maniacal laughter rang through the room. The lights clicked back on suddenly. Jin Lee was staring down the barrel of his own gun. He looked beyond to see a smiling Relena.
?Told you he?d laugh, didn?t I.?
Duo smiled hearing this.
?Jin Lee, you knew you could use ?jousan to lure me here. I?m here, what now??
?Don?t call her ?jousan! That?s what you called Relena.?
?So you didn?t figure it out.?
?What are you talking about??
?She is Relena.?
Jin?s eyes glared at the woman he had been holding prisoner. He noticed the blond roots of her hair. She took out her contacts and sapphire blue orbs stared back at him.
?That?s impossible. You?re dead. The plane crash.?
?Faked.?
Jin Lee broke down. His mind was reeling. He mumbled on and on unintelligently until he passed out. Duo handcuffed him, before rushing to Relena. He enfolded her in his arms and kissed her, right before she passed out. Duo reached and tapped his communicator.
?I?ve got her. Sally, we?re on our way. She?s unconscious. Yuy, come get Lee and bring him to the shuttle.?
*****
Duo sat beside Relena holding the hand without the IV attached to it. Relena hadn?t woken up since the brief exchange in the room. Heero was busy locking Jin up in another part of the shuttle and Sally was checking Relena?s vitals.
?How is she, Sal?? Duo asked worriedly.
?She?ll be fine. She?s dehydrated and malnourished but the IV will take care of it. She?ll be weak when she wakes up. She needs as much rest as possible but Relena will recover in a couple of days.?
Duo sighed with relief and stood up.
?Watch her for me. I?m gonna go let the others know.?
?Ok.?
Duo looked down at Relena one last time before letting go of her hand and walking away. He went to the cockpit first to tell Milliardo before going in search by Heero. He found him, sitting in front of the cage that held the prisoner.
?Hey.?
?Hey. How is she??
?She?ll be fine. Apparently they didn?t give her anything to eat or drink. She sleeping. Sally says that?s the best thing for her right now.?
?That?s good. Well, he?s secured. What are you going to do with him when you get back??
?Probably lock him up in the Preventers psych ward.?
?How are you going to pull that off??
?He thinks Lena?s still alive.? Duo said with a devilish smile.
Heero smirked back before growing serious again.
?Well, I guess it?s time for me to go.?
Heero stood up and turned to leave. Duo caught the sadness in his eyes, as he walked past.
?Hey, Yuy.?
?Yeah.? Heero said stopping in his tracks.
?Since she?s still sleeping and probably won?t know you?re there, would you like to see her for a minute??
?But, we agreed I wouldn?t see her.?
?No, we agreed the SHE wouldn?t see YOU.?
?Thanks Duo.?
They walked off towards where Relena was being kept.
*****
Duo walked in first and motioned Heero to follow, once he knew Relena was still sleeping. Duo stood off to the side as Heero approached Relena. Heero sat down next to Relena?s bed and stared at her unmoving face. He reached up and took her hand in his before turning to face Duo.
?She?s even more beautiful than I remember.?
?That?s because she?s finally who she wants to be. The hair, the piercings, hell even the tattoo were all her idea.?
?Tattoo!??
?Yeah, on her back. Here I gotta picture of it.?
Duo handed Heero his cell phone. Heero took it and stared at Relena?s wings.
?She said they represented her freedom.?
?I had no idea. I didn?t really know her at all did I??
Heero looked back at Relena. He stood up and bent over. He placed a kiss on her forehead and put her hand back down at her side.
?Good bye, Relena. Be happy.?
He straightened back up and headed towards the door, disappearing around the corner.
*****
AN: Arigato, minna who has reviewed so far. Please let me know what you think of this one. I'm not sure if I should end it here or continue on. Let me know your opinion please! 'Til next time? Ja.
A Second Chance
Chapter 15
By: Fate Lowe
*****
Relena didn?t even have the energy to move a finger. She had been dry heaving for the past couple of hours, due to lack of food and water. She was now curled in a corner. She shook with a chill that was immediately replaced by the heat of her fever. She knew that she didn?t have long. She was beginning to lose hope. She looked at the wall and saw the carving. A picture of Duo flashed in her mind and she tried to hold onto it.
?Duo,? she said weakly, as everything went black.
*****
The shuttle was silent, the air thick with anger and anticipation. Sally was checking all her medical equipment for the hundredth time. Heero was checking and rechecking his gun and other equipment. Duo was uncharacteristically silent as he paced the length of the aisle. Milliardo had convinced them to let him come along. He sat in the cockpit flying the shuttle towards L2.
The shuttle port they were headed to was, at one point, used by G. It was hidden, so they hoped Mr. Lee hadn?t found it.
The journey took about 12 hours but to Duo it seemed to take an eternity.
?Duo, Heero, we should probably rest while we can. We won?t do her any good if we?re exhausted when we get there.?
?You?re right, Sally. I just can?t seem to sit still.?
Duo plopped down in the nearest seat. He glanced back at Heero, who already looked like he was deep asleep. Sally sat down across the aisle from Duo.
?You know, sometimes I envy that guy.?
?Why??
?He has such composure. I know he?s worried, yet he can just fall asleep, just like that. It was the same during the Marimiea coup.?
?He might be perfect when it comes to things like this but you are more human. I think that?s much more important.?
?Thanks.?
With that they both leaned back and tried to relax.
*****
Hours later they were finally there. They set up a base of operations inside the shuttle. Duo and Heero suited up to depart. It was Heero?s job to take out anything that would hinder getting to the former President, while Duo went to get her. They set out to retrieve the person most important to them both.
*****
Relena stirred into consciousness at the first tremors of the underground cell. She slowly pushed herself into a sitting position and leaned against the wall. Just then her captor opened the door and walked in. For the first time in what seemed like years, she smiled.
?So, I take it you know he?s here. I thought he?d come alone but it seems he brought a friend.?
Relena focused on feeling the air around her. She looked at the security camera and stared hard. All of a sudden, her eyes widened.
?Heero.?
*****
In the control room. Heero Yuy stood staring at the monitor holding Relena?s room. When she turned and seemed to stare right into him, he smiled.
?Relena.?
*****
Duo traveled the halls in complete silence. He had hardly met any resistance. Those he did meet, he recognized as more of Relena?s stalkers, mostly ex-soldiers like himself. His radio cackled to life.
?Maxwell, she?s not alone. He?s in the room with her. Be careful.?
?Gotcha buddy, thanks.?
As Duo rounded the last corner, he saw the door was open. He snuck silently down the hallway, pressed against he wall.
?Cut the lights.?
Instantly everything went black.
*****
Jin Lee went still as the lights went out. He waited a few minutes to hear anything. He felt for the gun at his side and realized it was missing. Maniacal laughter rang through the room. The lights clicked back on suddenly. Jin Lee was staring down the barrel of his own gun. He looked beyond to see a smiling Relena.
?Told you he?d laugh, didn?t I.?
Duo smiled hearing this.
?Jin Lee, you knew you could use ?jousan to lure me here. I?m here, what now??
?Don?t call her ?jousan! That?s what you called Relena.?
?So you didn?t figure it out.?
?What are you talking about??
?She is Relena.?
Jin?s eyes glared at the woman he had been holding prisoner. He noticed the blond roots of her hair. She took out her contacts and sapphire blue orbs stared back at him.
?That?s impossible. You?re dead. The plane crash.?
?Faked.?
Jin Lee broke down. His mind was reeling. He mumbled on and on unintelligently until he passed out. Duo handcuffed him, before rushing to Relena. He enfolded her in his arms and kissed her, right before she passed out. Duo reached and tapped his communicator.
?I?ve got her. Sally, we?re on our way. She?s unconscious. Yuy, come get Lee and bring him to the shuttle.?
*****
Duo sat beside Relena holding the hand without the IV attached to it. Relena hadn?t woken up since the brief exchange in the room. Heero was busy locking Jin up in another part of the shuttle and Sally was checking Relena?s vitals.
?How is she, Sal?? Duo asked worriedly.
?She?ll be fine. She?s dehydrated and malnourished but the IV will take care of it. She?ll be weak when she wakes up. She needs as much rest as possible but Relena will recover in a couple of days.?
Duo sighed with relief and stood up.
?Watch her for me. I?m gonna go let the others know.?
?Ok.?
Duo looked down at Relena one last time before letting go of her hand and walking away. He went to the cockpit first to tell Milliardo before going in search by Heero. He found him, sitting in front of the cage that held the prisoner.
?Hey.?
?Hey. How is she??
?She?ll be fine. Apparently they didn?t give her anything to eat or drink. She sleeping. Sally says that?s the best thing for her right now.?
?That?s good. Well, he?s secured. What are you going to do with him when you get back??
?Probably lock him up in the Preventers psych ward.?
?How are you going to pull that off??
?He thinks Lena?s still alive.? Duo said with a devilish smile.
Heero smirked back before growing serious again.
?Well, I guess it?s time for me to go.?
Heero stood up and turned to leave. Duo caught the sadness in his eyes, as he walked past.
?Hey, Yuy.?
?Yeah.? Heero said stopping in his tracks.
?Since she?s still sleeping and probably won?t know you?re there, would you like to see her for a minute??
?But, we agreed I wouldn?t see her.?
?No, we agreed the SHE wouldn?t see YOU.?
?Thanks Duo.?
They walked off towards where Relena was being kept.
*****
Duo walked in first and motioned Heero to follow, once he knew Relena was still sleeping. Duo stood off to the side as Heero approached Relena. Heero sat down next to Relena?s bed and stared at her unmoving face. He reached up and took her hand in his before turning to face Duo.
?She?s even more beautiful than I remember.?
?That?s because she?s finally who she wants to be. The hair, the piercings, hell even the tattoo were all her idea.?
?Tattoo!??
?Yeah, on her back. Here I gotta picture of it.?
Duo handed Heero his cell phone. Heero took it and stared at Relena?s wings.
?She said they represented her freedom.?
?I had no idea. I didn?t really know her at all did I??
Heero looked back at Relena. He stood up and bent over. He placed a kiss on her forehead and put her hand back down at her side.
?Good bye, Relena. Be happy.?
He straightened back up and headed towards the door, disappearing around the corner.
*****
AN: Arigato, minna who has reviewed so far. Please let me know what you think of this one. I'm not sure if I should end it here or continue on. Let me know your opinion please! 'Til next time? Ja.