Ok this is my first fanfic please be gentle with me. The charters belong to the owners of Gundam Wing.
The Vice Foreign Minister looked up from the small folded sheet of paper in her hand. A sigh escaped her lips. Her bodyguard looked up from the report he had been writing. "What's the matter?"
Sighing again Relena unfolded the paper and began to read. "You are invited to a masked ball held in honor of the birthday of Miss Dorothy T. Catalonia." Sighing for a third time Relena haphazardly tossed the invitation on her desk. Heero only raised an eyebrow at her.
"I don't exactly see the problem Relena. You usually like these kind of social gatherings." Relena made the read-it-for-yourself hand wave, and Heero grabbed the invitation and began to read. You are invited to a masked ball held in honor of the birthday of Miss Dorothy T. Catalonia on the fifth of June. Please bring a guest and come as a couple. Masks are required and for those who forget there will be some at the doors. "I still don't see why you would have a problem, though I'm not a fan of the mask idea."
Relena pointed at the object in Heero's hands "That has put me in a conundrum. On the fifth of June I was suppose to go and see the representatives of the L-2 colony cluster."
"So don't go to the party."
"Dorothy is my boss Heero, I can't not go with out putting my job in jeopardy." Relena felt a little satisfied when Heero seemed to have no comeback. He tossed the invitation back on her desk and sat down. His brows scrunched up and he seamed to really be thinking about her problem. Even the small knock at here office door didn't bring Heero out of thought. "Come in" Relena answered. Her secretary opened the door and popped her head in.
"The L-2 representatives called. They said that they would not be able to meet with you on the fifth as something has come up." with that the girl closed the door and left Relena in almost a state of panic. That was one of her problems solved but not the one she had been trying to avoid. The "come as a couple" part of the invitation. There was no way she could ask anyone. Heero would literally frighten the piss out of any man who asked her, or she herself asked. That only left Heero and there was no way that he would go "with" her.
Relena was broken out of her state of panic by Heero's voice. "Looks like your problem has just been solved."
With out even thinking Relena muttered "One of them." and then she froze. "Sorry did I say that out loud. Just ignore that."
"What is the other problem?" Heero had heard her. Now he would not let it go until she told him. She remained silent. "Relena, if you have a problem please tell me so I can see if I can help." Relena shook her head. There was no way she could tell him, but Heero just continued to give her a hard look. The unwavering stare soon began to take its toll on Relena.
Looking away Relena muttered " It's really nothing for you to stress over Heero, besides I already know what to do about it so you don't-." Relena's voice just trailed off as Heero continued to look at her. "Fine, I give, I- I'm worried about the, um, 'guest' part of the invitation."
"That's it? I'm sure that anyone you ask to go will jump at the opportunity to go with you. Unless you want to go by yourself, but there is not much Dorothy will say about that." Heero sound totally nonchalant.
"Heero, if, just say if, I decide to ask someone, you wont make him so terrified that he would move to some far off colony just to get away from me? And more importantly you?" Relena asked already knowing the answer
"Is it my fault all of your male coworkers are spineless and would be frightened of a harmless mouse?"
"Heero Yuy, you are the opposite of a harmless mouse."
Heero sat back nodding "Exactly, so if that can so easily scare them, then I am simply to much fear for them to handle. And the last one is still on earth, albeit in Antarctica." Relena rolled her eyes. This was going nowhere fast. When it came to Relena's safety there was just no reasoning with Heero, even from Relena herself. On anything. She had even caught the ex-gundam pilot doing a background check on her favorite radio D.J.
"I guess that means I will be going by myself to the party." True disappointment colored Relena's voice. She had hoped that if she went with someone she might be able to forget about work for at least one dance, since she knew that almost every representative and dignitary she had ever met, and some she still had yet to meet, would be there. It was the birthday party of the President of the ESUN after all.
"If it will make you feel better I will go with you." Relena felt her jaw drop. Had Heero just said what she thought he had just said.
"You realize what Dorothy means with 'as a couple' right Heero?"
"Yes" Heero was still sitting back on the couch in Relena's office, arms crossed, completely straight faced.
"And you are comfortable with people seeing us as a couple?"
"If I wasn't do you think that I would have asked you?" Even as seemingly impassive as Heero looked he definitely had an air of smugness around him. A dumbstruck Relena continued to gape at Heero. "Or do you not want to go with me?"
"No. I mean yes. I- no. Yes Heero I would like to go with you."
I will try to get the next part out as soon as possible. Thank you for reading. Please R&R.