Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ In The End ❯ Alliance Ball and...Wedding plans?! ( Chapter 2 )

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In The End

Chapter 2

Alliance Ball and Wedding Plans:

Space and Earth are at peace. The space-earth treaty has been formed and all weapons have been thrown aside. Every year, rich delegates like Relena Peacecraft, hold a Ball to signify the 3 year treaty. These rich delegates invite Ambassadors, Dukes, Duchesses, and other rich owners to this Ball. Quatre Raberba Winner is one such person who gets invited to this Ball. He is the heir to the Winner fortune and has certain duties that he must fulfill even if it means he had to sacrifice his own needs. BLOOD spies, though, have decided to check out this Alliance Ball to see what they must beat. Only those who still fight can destroy the BLOOD organization…

Quatre Raberba Winner ran a hand through his blond hair with a sigh. He shifted the stack of papers and documents that had managed to pile onto his desk.. Lately he had been getting a lot of work, especially since his 19th birthday was coming up in a week. His nineteenth birthday signaled his approach into manhood. It also gave him ownership of the company and many of the estates. A knock sounded from the door. He rubbed his eyes and sighed.

"Come in." Quatre called over his shoulder, his eyes still fixated on the paper in front of him. Rashid stepped into his room and bowed respectfully.

"Master Quatre, you have been invited to a ball at the Sanq Kingdom. They will be celebrating the 3 year peace treaty between all the colonies and earth and… they are also celebrating your birthday." Rashid said. Quatre blinked. There was something that Rashid was not telling him. He could always tell when something was wrong or someone was lying.

"Rashid, what aren't you telling me?" Quatre asked. He watched as Rashid blinked and shifted uncomfortably. Quatre noticed this and glared. "What is _it_ Rashid?" He was already in a slightly bad mood. What was wrong now that Rashid wouldn't tell him? He felt a head ache coming on.

"Master Quatre… your father left in his will that you must be married…by your next birthday."

"What?!" Quatre shouted, causing Rashid to wince. The blond was frozen in shock. "Bu…but my birthday is next week!"

"I am very sorry Master Quatre but, your father wished it. If you are not married you will be disinherited of your fortune." Rashid said and then calmly tried to walk out of the room before and enraged yell sent him running down the hall. Never before had the large man run faster. He was afraid of 'Master' Quatre's wrath. The blond wasn't as innocent as the young millionaire looked to be.

Quatre sat in the chair, his hands clutched in fists and his face red with anger. 'Count to ten…' Quatre closed his eyes. Deep even breaths. '1…2…' Someone knocked on the door. '3,5,7,9,10 god damnit!' Quatre glared angrily at the door. The knock came again but harder. Quatre kept glaring steadily at the door.

"Master Quatre? May I come in?" Abdul said from the other side of the door. Quatre's glare softened.

"Yes you may come in Abdul." Quatre said with a frustrated sigh. Abdul hesitantly opened the door and looked at Quatre. "What is it?"

"I am here to tell you that the Ball starts in 5 hours and that you are to wear a suit because it is very formal. I also heard you will be picking you bride their so you'll want to look sharp." Abdul said. Quatre clenched his teeth at the part about picking a bride. He somehow managed to smile through his clenched teeth.

"Yes Abdul I will make sure to be ready in 5 hours. Thank to for informing me." Quatre said. Abdul, sensing Quatre's change in tone, left the room and closed the door. Right about now Quatre wanted to break or kill something. He was seething inside and out.

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"Mission accepted, mate. I will go an' don my previous title as th' ambassador of Australia." She said to herself as she read her mission, her Australian accent ever present. She was to go to the Sang Kingdom as the ambassador of Australia, meet and get friendly with the two BLOOD operatives that would be attending as the ambassadors of Greece and France, keep them from blowing up or destroying anything, and to 'please' wear a dress that wasn't too revealing. Melody laughed, her cerulean blue eyes glittering happily. "Oye, th' doctors kno' me all too well."

Melody flipped some of her orange hair out of the way. Now all she had to do was pick out a dress.

"Now…wha' kind a dress do I wan' a wear?" Melody said. She walked out of the room and into the bedroom. She threw open her closet door. "Maybe, somethin' red an' flashy." She thought back to what the doctors had said. Don't wear anything _too_ revealing. She could still wear something revealing. The question still made her laugh. "Don' wear somethin' too revealin', eh? Th' doctor's probably wan' me to keep th' guys 'n their pants." Melody said laughing.

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5 hours later…

Quatre reached up and tugged at his tie for the seventh time only to have his hand slapped away by Abdul. Quatre glared. He still had yet to speak.

"Master Quatre, please don't do that with your tie. You might choke yourself." Abdul said trying to make the last part a joke. Quatre just kept glaring. He wasn't in one of his most friendly moods. As soon as they got their Quatre was going go find a corner to sulk. If any girls came up to him he was going to tell them to go away…politely that is. The blond just wasn't quite in the mood to mingle amongst the people; especially the female population.

The black limo they were in slowed to a stop and someone, Quatre didn't know who, opened the door. He stepped out and was blinded by the flashing of cameras. 'Damn reporters. Now the whole world can know that I'm getting married.' Quatre put on the best smile he could muster up and waved at the crowd of reporters as he walked toward the large doors of the mansion.

Inside the mansion the halls and ball room were littered with streamers, balloons, flowers, fine paintings, and beautiful vases. Quatre walked into the ball room and as he planned found a comfortable corner to drink his punch in. Various girls his age that were probably the daughters of some of the older ambassadors came up and asked him to dance with them but he declined everyone. His eyes scanned the room. Dukes and Duchesses were chatting happily with other rich couples or ambassadors. There weren't many young ambassadors there.

That is except Relena who was the 'Queen of the world' and acted like it and two other female ambassadors. One from France and the other from Greece. The ambassador of France had long black hair that looked like silk and bangs that were parted down the middle to show her deep purple eyes. She kept passing seductive glances at him. The girl from Greece which he believed was around the age of 20 had short blonde hair, spiky bangs, and hazel eyes. She would also look over at him once in a while.

Quatre took another drink of his punch and looked at the expensive watch on his wrist; 10:00. The party ended at 12. All he had to do now was last for the next 2 hours and then he would be home free.

He was startled out of his thoughts by the sound of the large doors creaking open and someone coming into the room. 'Wow this person is pretty late. Maybe they didn't want to come just like me.' Quatre mused to himself. Just then the most beautiful girl he had ever seen in a red dress appeared. She was about his age with shoulder length orange hair that flipped up, cerulean blue eyes, tanned skin, and a red sleeveless dress that had a single slit up the side that stopped at about 4 inches above her knee. She looked over at him a smiled.

Melody walked in the door and she could already feel everyone's gazes on her. She was late by 2 hours because the stupid airport security had found it necessary to go through her bag, then they found the gun she had in their and had spent an hour explaining to them that she was the ambassador of Australia and needed to protect herself.

She walked through the crowd, her red form hugging dress moving with her as she walked, until she saw a blonde man about her age standing in a corner looking at her while drooling. She smiled and began walking toward him till she was standing right in front of him. 'Th' doctors neve' said I couldn't mingle wit' th' men.' Melody smiled again, this time more to herself then to him. She reached forward and wiped the drool that was coming from the side of his mouth away.

Quatre blushed. He hadn't even noticed that he was drooling. Heck, he hadn't even noticed that she was so close. Quatre looked into the girls cerulean blue eyes and found that they sparkled with a hidden purpose. 'oh no…'.

"G' evenin' good sir but I couldn't help but notice tha' you were starin' a' me." The girl said with an Australian accent. He wondered if she was a daughter of the Ambassador of Australia…but then where was the Ambassador himself? He snapped out of his thoughts and put his uncaring face back on. Melody noticed his change in personality.

"I was staring at you because you happen to be 2 hours late." He said trying to sound as though he didn't care.

"Then why were you droolin'?" She asked, her eyes clearly showing that she was laughing. Quatre stopped dead where he was. 'How am I going to explain that to her?'

Melody giggled. 'He doesn't hav' anythin' to answer tha' one.'

"Here… if you will dance wit' me once I'll forget tha' you were droolin' over me. Okay mate?" Melody said. Quatre not knowing what to say nodded his head slowly. She gave him a heart stopping smile and pulled him toward the dance floor.

For the next hour Melody and Quatre hung out together still not knowing each others names but that didn't stop them from talking. Quatre had found this woman quite interesting. She seemed to have an answer for everything. Meanwhile Melody was having the most fun she had ever had on a mission before. 'Maybe if th' doctors will let me, I can go out wit' him fo' a small period of time.'

The Maguanacs, who were hidden from Quatre's view had noticed that Quatre had only hung out with this one girl after all the other girls had practically thrown themselves at him. Quatre had only talked to this girl and danced with her. They were laughing and having fun so this gave the Maguanacs the idea that they should have these two get married. It was in Master Quatre's fathers will that he be married by next week and Quatre might as well like who he was marrying. Abdul grinned.

"This is the perfect choice for Master Quatre. One, she's beautiful and two, she and Master Quatre are having fun. All we have to do is find out who she is." Abdul said. Rashid nodded and walked over to the Ambassador of the L1 colony cluster and his wife. They looked up at him.

"Excuse me Sir…Madam… but I was wondering… who is that charming girl that Quatre Winner is dancing with?"

The couple looked over at the dance floor where Quatre and Melody were dancing and smiled.

"I believe that is the Ambassador of Australia that he is dancing with." The Ambassador of L1 said.

"They would make such a lovely couple." His wife interjected.

"Thank you very much. I hope the rest of you night goes by nicely." Rashid said before walking back over to Abdul.

"So who is she?"

"She is the Ambassador of Australia."

"Australia? You mean that she is the actual Ambassador and not his daughter?"

"As far as I can tell she is the Ambassador of Australia." Rashid said looking back over at the couple. He watched as the orange haired woman leaned over and whispered something into Quatre's ear that made him blush. Rashid nodded at Abdul who began making his way toward the stage. Abdul whispered something into one of the musicians ears and the musician nodded and handed the microphone over to Abdul. He cleared his voice to get everyone's attention, including Quatre's and Melody's.

"What the hell are they doing now?" Quatre said under his breath. Melody looked at them and then at him.

"Do you know who those guys are, mate?" Melody asked. Quatre nodded.

"They are 'friends' of mine." Quatre said glaring at the stage.

"Ladies and Gentlemen may I have your attention for just one moment?" Abdul said standing up on stage waiting for everyone to quiet down. "I am here to announce a special event. The marriage of Quatre Winner and the Ambassador of Australia."

Out in the crowd two 19 year olds went pale.

"Wha'! Who th' hell am I bein' married to?!" Melody yelled. Quatre stared at her.

"You're the Ambassador of Australia?" Quatre asked. Melody looked at him.

"Of course I am! Where th' hell is Quatre Winner?"

"Uh…here." Quatre said raising a hand sheepishly. Melody went quiet and stared at him in shock.

"Your Quatre Raberba Winner, heir to th' Winner fortune?" Melody asked. Quatre nodded. "And I'm bein' married to you why?"

"I don't know. I might be because it is in my fathers will that I be married by my next birthday which is next week and I'm supposed to be here to pick a bride. Or it might be because of the fact that you're the only women that I have talked to or danced with all night after refusing all the other girls." Quatre said as Melody stared at him.

"So I hav' to marry you?" Quatre nodded. Melody sighed. All around them people were clapping and saying their congratulations. "Ok but I'm not goin' to like it…at first at least." She said with a mischievous look before pulling away from Quatre with smile. She tapped his nose a few times with a smirk and then was gone, leaving the confused blonde standing in the crowd.

Melody walked past the Ambassador's of France and Greece, who were glaring at her. The orange haired girl didn't even look at them as she passed, she headed straight toward the punch table.

"Damn, and I though that he was really cute." Meredith, the Ambassador of Greece, said.

"Too bad Mer, another fish gets away." Evangeline, the Ambassador of France, said laughing. Meredith glared at Evangeline.

"Shut up and stop making references to the water, Eva. I am not that big of a water lover."

"Sure you aren't. Anyway we are here on a mission to get information. This might be useful." Evangeline said, rolling her eyes. Meredith shrugged.

"I guess."

~Owari