Disclaimer: I own nothing of Gundam Wing. I sure do wish that I did, though.

Trying my hand at a short story! As usual, I have the boys and Relena being a *cough* itch *cough* *ahem* Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this. This is actually based on a true story. Not my story, mind you, but it did happen to a couple of friends of mine, oddly with the same outcome. XD


Smiling triumphantly, Relena watched the people come in. She felt a surge of pride when the guests were admiring her decor, saying how much they liked them, and how good the food looked and tasted. It fed her ego, which was always hungry for a few good compliments. She threw this party, not for the reason that the guests were told of, but for a more personal reason. Tonight, she will woo Heero Yuy and make him admit that he loves her. In her head, she had all kinds of scenarios going on, all of which ended with the crowd cheering happily as she and Heero shared their first kiss. The giddy feeling growing in her chest, she felt a new emotion; impatience. She wanted her knight in shining armour to come already so she could get started. It seemed like her prayers were answered when all five of the Gundam pilots walked in together. She was a little upset that Heero didn't come in alone so she could get some alone time with him right away, but she wasn't going to let that bother her, as she had the whole night to look forward to.

The five Gundam pilots approached her, all of them dressed in their best clothes. Quatra was wearing a nice button down t-shirt in a fitting pasly color with a pair of dark pants. Trowa had on a nice green shirt with dark blue pants, his hair combed but it was hard to tell as his bangs still hung in his face. Wufei was wearing a nice, pressed, slightly pattern covered white button down, and a pair of white pants, keeping his usual look but at the same time looking formal. Duo was wearing a button down violet shirt that complimented his eyes and a pair of black, form fitting pants, his hair braided as it usually was. Heero was wearing a light blue button down shirt and a pair of dark, blue pants. It seemed like all of them had a hand in eachothers wardrobe, that or Quatra picked out everyone's clothes.

Relenca focused on Heero, watching him as he approached her with the rest of the pilots. He looked so handsome tonight, but he could've looked a little better. She smiled to the others, shaking hands with the most of them until she reached Heero. She held onto his hand a little longer than the others, squeezing even after Heero had tried to let go of hers. Once they finally seperated, Relena turned and showed them around for the party. There were dignitaries dressed nicely all around, some ate, some socialized, and some were dancing in the middle of the dance floor. Finishing her tour, Relena turned to see most of the Pilots were leaving her presence as soon as she stopped talking, one of them being Heero. Huffing in agitation, Relena quietly followed after Heero until she lost him in the crowd.

She searched for a few minutes longer before she started to feel a little claustrophobic and moved off the floor. She moved to a higher vintage point and spotted the one she was looking for just a few feet away, talking with some of the other pilots, Trowa and Duo. Relena made her way over to them, but a group of men in suits walked into her path, stilling her progress until they moved. Once they did move, Heero was now dissapearing into the crowd again. Groaning in frustration, she searched the crowd again, hoping to spot Heero before the next song. The next song was just starting to play, a slow waltz, when she spotted Heero again, watching the others dance. She practically ran over to him, stopping just before him, blocking him if he wanted to escape.

"Heero." she said, smiling tot he man, who looked at her like she had grown a third head or something.

"Relena." he grunted softly, taking a hesitant step back from her.

"Are you enjoying the party?" she asked.

"It's... fine." Heero said, glancing to the mass of people.

"Would you like to dance with me?" Relena asked, trying to put on her begging eyes but Heero wasn't looking at her.

"No thank you. I don't dance." he mfurmured, his eyes not leaving something.

Relena followed his gaze to where Duo and Quatra were mock waltzing amungst the crowd of people, both of them laughing when actually dancing people gave them odd looks. Her determination not wavering, Relena reached out and touched Heero's arm, restraining herself from flinching when Heero jerked a little violently.

"I've danced with you before, remember?"

"I didn't have a choice then. Excuse me." Heero grunted as he slipped past her, moving to where Quatra and Duo were getting off the dance floor, the small blond had his arm slung over Duo's neck as he hopped on one foot, still laughing despite the pain he was obviously in.

Relena opened her mouth to protest, but Heero dissapeared yet again.


Hours later, Relena was starting to get frustrated. Heero kept disappearing and reappearing in the crowds, and now he was gone completely. She couldn't see him anywhere, not even from the highest point of the room where she could normally glance at everything. Spotting Wufei, she made her way to him, grabbing him and pulling him to her, knowing he wouldn't do anything to her as he was trained not to.

"Miss Relena, I would not advise you to make a habbit out of what you just did. A lesser man would've killed you before you finished the action." Wufei said, pulling his arm away from her.

"Where did Heero go?" she asked, ignoring his warning.

"Garden, I believe. He doesn't do well in crowds."

The Garden. It was perfect. Why didn't she think of that before? The Garden was secluded, private and romantic, the perfect spot for the usually stoic pilot to confess his feelings for her. With a new determination, she almost ran out into the Garden. She glanced around, spotting Heero walking down a path a few feet away, his back to her. Relena's heart leapt into her throat in excitement and joy. This was it. She tore after him, following until a new voice made her slow down.

"It is a lot nicer out here."

She frowned, knowing that voice to be Duo Maxwell, pilot of Deathscythe, call sign 02. She krept quietly forward, using a wall of leaves as cover until she peeked past them. On the bench amungst a huge bush of roses, Duo and Heero were sitting, enjoying the evening they were in. Duo had his head tilted back, eyes closed and a smile on his face while Heero was looking to the roses that were in bloom beside his arm. Relena was about to voice her presence when Heero carefully plucked one of the most beautiful roses and turned to Duo.

"Here." he murmured softly, making Duo open his eyes and look down at the flower.

Duo smiled and shook his head, turning it so Heero had access to his braid, "I'm not carrying that around all night."

Heero smiled a little, reaching up and carefully tucked the stem into Duo's hair, making sure that it was secure before he lowered his hands. Relena felt confused as the two sat in comfortable silence, lacing their hands together as they returned to enjoying the night.

"It's nice out here."

Duo chuckled, "I think I just said that not even five minutes ago, 'Ro. What are yo- Mmph!"

Relena froze, her heart plummeting to the ground as Heero pulled Duo's face to him and kissed him to shut him up. She stood there, unable to move as they continued to kiss and then started to make it deeper and more intimate until they pulled away from eachother, panting softly as they stared at eachother.

"Well, that was... unexpectedly pleasent." Duo said, smiling a little.

Feeling anger building up in her, Relena turned and walked away quickly, rejoinging the rest of the party. She sat in a chair, watching the party while letting angry thoughts pass through her head. She kept this up for hours, until she saw Heero and Duo return to the festivities, but by now, everything was starting to wind down and clear up for the evening. The pilots would be staying with her until the evening of tomorrow, so she still had time to prove to Heero that he wanted her and not Duo.


So, what do you think so far?