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Trapped Within Two Worlds

By Symee-Sama

Relena Dorlian could never remember being happier. The world had been at peace for nine years, and aside from minor rebellions that had quickly been brought under control, no one had resisted the peace. Relena smiled at the man beside her, studying him. He had grown up in the ten years that she had known him. He was taller, and in her opinion, much more handsome. Relena blushed and Heero gave her a questioning look causing her to blush even harder.

"Are you okay?" He asked her, and she nodded. There was no need to let him know what she was thinking. He didn't return her feelings, and would probably be embarrassed if she told him that she thought he was handsome. She resisted the urge to sigh. She had loved him for years now. It had been a crush when she had first met him, and she expected it to go away after awhile, but it hadn't. It had just grown stronger, and now, at the age of twenty-five, Relena was sure that she was in love with the stoic pilot.

He was looking at her again she noticed, and she glared at him so would he mind his own business. Her glare didn't faze him though. Nothing did. He simply smirked at her, and turned to look out the car window. He had been her bodyguard for five years now. He had disappeared after the eve wars, and had reappeared three years later, requesting a position as her bodyguard. She of course, had hired him immediately. Even if she hadn't loved him, she would have.

He was the best bodyguard that anyone could ask for. She hadn't even been hurt in the last few years, thanks to him, and there had been close calls, but she knew that he would never let anything happen to her. Protecting her was his mission, and he refused to fail in one.

Her mouth twisted slightly. She had grown to hate the word 'mission'. She wanted to be more than that, she wanted to be his friend at least, but he wouldn't let her in. He wouldn't talk to her about his life, and she knew that he wouldn't appreciate her talking about the events in hers. She did sigh this time. She was in love with a stoic soldier, and no matter how hard she tried get past his barriers, she never would.

She heard her vid-phone ringing, and she fished through her purse to find it. After several moments, she let out a triumphant cry, and pulled out the tiny phone, holding it in front of her face and opening the connection.

"Hey Relena!" Hilde's face popped up on the screen. "How are ya?" Relena replied that she was fine, and asked about Duo. "He's the same as always." Hilde gave an exasperated sigh. "He just lies around the house all day, and expects me to do everything."

"I resent that!" Duo's voice could be heard in the background, and Relena smiled as he pushed Hilde out of the way, and took her place in front of the camera. "Hey Princess!" He said happily, ignoring Hilde's attempts to push him out of the way. "What's happening?"

"I'm on my way to a meeting with Heero." Relena informed him.

"Really?" Duo arched an eyebrow. "We didn't interrupt anything did we?" Relena blushed. "Because if we did, we can call back at a better time." He grinned at her, and Relena couldn't help grinning back at him.

"You should know by now, that me and Heero are nothing, but friends." Relena paused for a moment. "Actually, we're nothing, but business associates." She sighed, and looked over at Heero who was still staring out the window. "He never talks."

"Aw, don't worry 'bout it, Princess." Duo said consolingly. "He doesn't talk to anyone except his enemies. You should be glad that he's not talking to you, or he might be threatening to destroy you or something."

"He's already done that," Relena pointed out, earning a burst of laughter from Duo and a glare from Heero. "What?" She gave her bodyguard an innocent look. "You did! You ripped up my birthday invitation, and said that you would destroy me, and then you aimed a gun at my head, and would have shot me, if it weren't for my knight in shining armour." She pointed at the vid-screen and Heero looked at her with disdain.

"Duo's your knight in shining armour?" Heero asked incredulously. "You couldn't find anyone better?"

"I tried," Relena retorted. "But the one that I wanted to choose was always running away and obviously didn't need a 'princess'." Relena realised what she had just said, and quickly turned back to the vid-screen. "Let Hilde back on the phone, Duo." Relena said sternly.

"Fine," Duo gave an exaggerated sigh. "I can see when I'm not wanted. I think that I'm going to find something to eat." He gave a little wave, and moved aside so Hilde could use the phone again.

"Honestly," Hilde sighed. "I don't know what I see in him."

"It's the hair!" Duo yelled, and Relena burst out laughing, receiving an annoyed glance from her bodyguard. She frowned at him, before turning back the screen.

"So Hilde," Relena said quietly. "What's your news?" Hilde held up her hand, and smiled at Relena. "Duo proposed!" Hilde exclaimed happily. "It took years, but it finally happened! He said that he finally felt like it because of how nice Quatre and Catherine's wedding was." She scowled slightly. "Not the most romantic reason in the world, but I guess that's the best that I'd get out of that braided idiot."

Relena laughed again. "You know you love him, Hilde," she scolded. "So stop pretending to be angry with him." She stole a glance at Heero and saw that he was staring out the window again. "So when's the big day?" She asked excitedly.

"Um, we haven't set a date yet," Hilde said. "But we're gonna have a party this weekend to celebrate! Want to come?" Relena nodded. "Great! Everyone is going to be there. Even Wufei!" Hilde grinned. "Force Heero to come too, okay?"

"I don't know if anyone can force Heero to do something that he doesn't want to." Relena poked the stoic man beside her. "Do you want to go?" She asked him, and he shrugged. "He'll be there." Relena promised, and after saying goodbye to Hilde, she broke the connection.

"I never said that I would go." Heero told her. "I don't want to."

"You're going." Relena said absently as she placed her phone back in her purse. "Because Duo is your best friend, and this is going to be one of the happiest times of your life. You're not going to ditch him now, even if I have to drug you and drag you there."

The car stopped, and Relena got out of the car, not giving Heero a chance to respond. She didn't want to give Heero a chance. She had given him too many already, and every single time she had tried to help him, he had refused her. She was tired of this. She was tired of bickering with him. She was tired of seeing him every day, but not being able to do anything with him. She was tired of him ordering her around like she was his subordinate. Maybe he even saw her as his subordinate. He never even said her name any more.

Relena stomped into her office. Her good mood was spoiled, and she was on the warpath. Heero came up, and asked her what was wrong, but she ignored him, and he was still standing in the corner waiting for her reply. She kept getting distracted. He was close, he was so close, and she could almost feel his eyes on her. She couldn't do her work this way!

She finally gave in and looked up at him. "What do you want Heero?" She asked, and he looked at her in surprise. "What is it?" Relena tapped her foot under her desk. "I haven't got all day you know. So tell me what you want, and then get out of my office."

"What's wrong with you today?" Heero asked, and she resisted the urge to throw her coffee mug at him. She was so tired of fighting him. Tired of loving him, when he didn't return the feeling or even realise that she did love him. She felt so jealous of her friends. Quatre and Catherine were married, and Duo and Hilde were engaged. Trowa and Midii had been going out for years, and everyone figured that he would ask her to marry him soon. Even Sally and Wufei had a better relationship than she did with Heero. At least they talked to each other!

She flashed him her best fake smile. "Nothing's wrong, Heero." He frowned at her, and her smile became more forced. "Don't worry about me." And please get out of my office! She wanted to add. I can't think when you're around me!

Heero shook his head. "You're lying," He said bluntly. "I can tell." He walked over to her, placing his hands on the edge of her desk and leaning over it until he was mere inches away from her face. She shied away from his closeness. "Tell me what's wrong." He ordered her, and her embarrassment reverted back to anger.

"I don't have to tell you anything," Relena glowered at him. "You're only my bodyguard." She thought she saw hurt flash through his eyes, but when she looked again there was nothing. There was only the coldness that she had become accustomed to. "I tried to be your friend, but you won't even let me talk to you unless there's something wrong!" Her eyes narrowed. "Am I just a mission to you?"

Heero looked at her, his eyes seeming to focus on her as if he was just seeing her for the first time. He stood up and took a few steps away from her desk, knowing that she expected an answer from him. He opened his mouth to speak, but no words would come out.

Relena's mouth tightened when he didn't respond. "I see," she said slowly and stood up, gathering her notes. "I want your resignation on my desk within the week, Mr. Yuy." She organised her speech quickly, and made her way towards the door.

Only to be stopped by a very angry Heero Yuy. "Why?" He rasped, holding on to her arm. "I did nothing wrong. You haven't been hurt since I started. No one's even come close to hurting you!" For one moment, his barriers failed him and Relena could see the emotion in his eyes. "What did I do wrong?"

Relena's resolve hardened. She had given him his chance, he had blown it, and he wasn't getting another one. "You did nothing wrong," Relena assured him. "I found your work quite satisfactory and I'm sure that you will have no problem finding work with the Preventors or as someone else's bodyguard, but I just need a bodyguard who I can feel comfortable around."

 Heero's head was spinning. Why would she feel uncomfortable around him? He tried to think of why she was mad at him, and the answers came to him almost instantaneously. He didn't talk. He was too cold. He wasn't human enough. He was a murderer. A million more reasons came to mind as he thought about all his faults, and he slowly began to realise that she was right. Who could feel comfortable around someone like him?

He was pulled from his musing by the sound of her clearing her throat. "We'll be late." She stated dryly and brushed past him. "Do try to keep up, Mr. Yuy." She said before she walked out the door.

Heero growled low in his throat. It was bad enough that she wanted him to leave, but did she have to make it as difficult as she possibly could too? He let his thoughts consume him as he followed her down the hallway. Why was he so upset? He wondered to himself. It was just a mission, a job, and she was right, he could find another one easily. So why was the thought of leaving her tearing him apart? Why was he agonising over her words? He couldn't think of any logical reason for his actions and it angered him. He has always been logical. He had always been clear-headed and reasonable, but he couldn't think straight around her… Why?

His thoughts were interrupted as he followed her out onto the stage, and his instincts went on alert. He scanned the crowd for snipers, or for anything that looked even remotely threatening. Satisfied that there was nothing that could harm Relena, he let himself relax a little, and listened to her speech. His eyes still searched for dangers, but he found his eyes drifting back to her…

He saw her stiffen suddenly, and ran to her. Just in time to catch her before she hit the ground. "Relena?" He searched for her body for a wound, a bullet, blood, anything! But found nothing. She had just fainted. He lifted her up, and quickly carried her off the stage, ignoring the screams of the crowd. He had to help her…

Damn it! This was his fault! He had let himself relax, he had let himself be distracted, and now, something had happened to her and he had no idea what to do. Heero felt despair rising in him, and ruthlessly pushed it down. There was no time for that now. He had to help Relena.

He carried her to the medical office that Relena had insisted be built in the building. Heero had thought that it was a silly idea at the time; Relena had wanted a doctor so the delegates could have someone they trusted working with them. But now, he thanked her for the idea. Now, they didn't have to drive across the colony to the hospital because they had their own able staff of doctors within the building.

Heero gently set her on the narrow cot in the doctor's office, and stood in the corner of the room, while a team of doctors checked her. They were as perplexed as he was. There wasn't a scratch on her, she obviously hadn't been shot. They took blood samples, and two of them left to check for poisoning. They might have just said that it was a fainting spell it this had happened to anyone else, but this was the Vice Foreign Minister that they were treating, and they refused to take any chances.

Heero stared helplessly at the prone figure in front of him. This is all my fault. He thought bitterly. I failed her. I wasn't good enough. He waited until all the doctors had left the room, and then he knelt beside her, smoothing strands of hair away from her serene face. Please let her be okay. He thought over and over again like a mantra in his head. Please let her be okay.

* * * * *

Relena woke up slowly, shaking her head slightly to clear it. She looked around the dull beige room. Was she in a hospital? She discarded that idea as she looked at the cot she was sitting on. Hospital beds didn't have leather restraints on them. Had she been kidnapped?

She placed a hand against her forehead, wishing desperately for the migraine she had to go away. She needed to be able to think clearly, and the headache wasn't helping. She surveyed her surroundings, looking for information and items that she could use to her advantage.

Okay, she had to have been taken by someone, because if she hadn't been taken by terrorists, there would be people she knew in the room. She knew that Heero, with his steadfast dedication to his mission , would not leave her until he was sure that she was safe, and if he hadn't been here, than her brother probably would have been in the room.

But if she had been kidnapped… Why wasn't she restrained? Why was she in a nice room with a big window that she could easily escape from? It just didn't add up. And where had her clothes gone? Relena stared at the white smock that she was wearing. It was incredibly baggy and fell well past her knees. Had they changed her while she was unconscious? She sighed, there was too much to process.

Relena's eyes went wide as she realised another thing that was out of place. Tentatively, she reached up and felt the back of her head. Her hair! She gasped in surprise when she discovered that her hair fell in a long wave down her back. This was impossible! She had cut it to shoulder length a week ago, and there was no way that it could have grown back!

Relena's head snapped up when she heard footsteps coming down the hall towards her room. She needed some answers, and she would force the person who walked through that door to give them to her if she had to. She was surprised when a kindly looking doctor came into the room. She had been expecting someone… scarier.

"Who are you?" Relena asked.

"Hello," the doctor said in a pleasant voice as he took a seat beside her. "My name is Dr. Curtis." He smiled at her. "But you can call me Adam. Would you mind if I asked you a few questions, miss?" Relena shook her head. "Alright then, what's your name?"

Relena gaped at him in shock. Wouldn't they know her if they had kidnapped her? It just didn't make sense. None of this made sense. She saw him looking at her expectantly, and remembered that he had asked her a question. "Relena," She said finally. "My name is Relena Dorlian."

Adam nodded and wrote a couple things on his notepad. Relena strained to see what was on the pad, but could make out nothing. What language is he writing in? She wondered. I've never seen anything like it before. It's so different from standard. She was pulled away from her thoughts when he asked her another question.

"Could you tell me your age, Relena?" He smiled at her and she felt her unease growing. She wanted to go home. She wanted to see her friends again, even Heero. She could sense that something was wrong with this place. Although Adam seemed like he was a nice doctor asking a patient questions, she knew that he was hiding something from her. She could tell that he already knew the answers to the questions he was asking.

"I'm twenty-five years old." Relena finally answered his question, and waited patiently while he made more notes.

"What year is it?" Adam asked, and Relena felt like hitting him. Why was he asking these questions? Everyone knew the answer to the last one. What did he think she was? Some kind of idiot? She glared at him, and he smiled gently at her. "I'm not trying to trick you, Relena." He said earnestly. "I just want to see what year you think it is."

"It's after colony 205." Relena said confidently, and watched while he made even more notes. She wanted to rip the stupid pad out of his hand. "Would you mind if I asked you some questions?" She asked quietly, and he shook his head. Looking at her expectantly. "Where am I, and why am I here?"

Adam looked at her sadly. "Don't you know, Relena?" He asked in a quiet voice, cursing inside his head. He was so sure that they had been making progress. Relena shook her head, and he looked at her, searching her eyes for proof that she was lying, but found none. "Why don't you tell me a little bit about yourself first." He changed the topic. "I know your name and age, but what about you?"

Relena looked at him as if he was an idiot. "I am the Vice Foreign Minister." She told him icily. "Everyone knows that, and I often work as a mediator between the colonies and the earth. I was once known as Relena Peacecraft, and I once advocated total pacifism, but I gave up those ideals and my name when I realised that total pacifism is unattainable without changing the hearts of the people. Now." She gave Adam a look that would have intimidated everyone she knew, other than Heero of course. "Where am I?"

"You really don't know?" Adam asked her, and she shook her head. "You've been here for thirteen years now, Relena. Don't you think that it is unusual that you don't know where you are?"

Relena gaped at him. How dare he tell her such a blatant lie and expect her to believe it. This was ridiculous! "You're mistaken." Relena told him angrily. "This is the first time that I've ever been here, so stop playing mind games with me, and tell me why I'm here!" Her hands clenched into fists. "Why did you kidnap me? What do you want with me?"

Relena put a hand to her head. She was so confused! None of this was making sense. This perfectly nice doctor didn't know who she was. Well, he knew that she was Relena, but he seemed surprised when she told him that she was the Vice Foreign Minister. How could he know her name, but not her title?

And what language was he writing in? Relena had never seen anything like it before, and she was fluent in many languages. Including standard, and all the dialects of the colonies. She should have at least recognised what the language was. Even if she couldn't read it.

Adam looked at her carefully. "We don't want anything from you." He said in a soothing tone. "And I didn't kidnap you. I also wasn't lying when I said that you have been here for thirteen years." He paused. "You've been here since your parents died in a car accident when you were twelve."

Relena shook her head slightly. It couldn't be true! Her parents were killed in a revolution, and her foster father had died in a terrorist attack. Her foster mother was still alive. He had to be lying. This couldn't be true!

"The year is 2011." Adam said firmly. "There is no after colony calendar. There are no mobile suits, no Gundams, no war. There are no colonies. We haven't developed that far in space technology yet, and there is no place called the Sanq kingdom in existence. You were never the Vice Foreign Minister because it's not a real political office."

Relena was covering her ears with her hands now. She didn't want to hear this. It couldn't be true! Duo, Trowa, Wufei, Quatre… Heero. They had to be real! He was lying. Trying to trick her. She glared at him. "You're lying." She said accusingly and he looked at her in amazement, falling silent for what seemed like an eternity.

"You're at the Paris Mental Institution." Adam said finally. "The world that you live in isn't real." He gave her a pitying look. "It's all inside your head."

Author's Note: I didn't really know how to class this, because it takes place in the Gundam Wing world, but it also takes place in an alternate universe (hence the 'two worlds' in the title). So, take it as you will, and I hope that you liked it!