Knight of Ni: Hello everyone, well this story is about... yeah you guessed it, Gundam Wing. I don't want to tell you anything here 'cause that would just ruin the reading. Anyways, hope you enjoy, I'll have Ch. 2 in no time.
Disclaimer: Yes, I do own Gundam Wing everyone knows that... peeks over shoulder at Sunrise's lawyer Okay I don't. Damnit. Anyways, enjoy.
Right Here Waiting For You
Chapter 1: Always Away, Never Together
Relena worked at her desk. The past few days she had done nothing but work. Papers were piled on her desk. Many of them were concerning the one thing on re mind. Complaints had come from all over the Earth Sphere and the colonies.
What do these people want of me? I can't make decisions all alone. Maybe that's why he's gone now. Maybe if I had been a little more competent he would still be here. Relena thought grimly as she looked at the paper work in front of her. It never seemed to end. No matter how much she got done in a day, the next seemed to only add to the load. No end in sight for all she was required to do.
The computer that was on her desk came to life. The screen flickered slightly and an image appeared.
"Heero!" Relena yelled. Her facial expression changed almost instantly. Though there was still a hint of sorrow noticeable.
"Hey Relena. How are you?"
"Better now." They both smiled. "What are you doing?" Relena asked.
"Our fleet is moving to L3X019. We'll engage the enemy there." Heero tried not to look directly at Relena as he spoke to her, keeping himself busy with odd commands in Wing Zero.
"Heero, please be careful. I want you to come home."
Heero's eyes narrowed slightly. She knew that was the one thing he always kept in mind, and she didn't have to remind him every time he went to fight. "I love you, Relena." Heero simply said.
"I love you too. Please just be careful."
"I will. Tell Odin I love him."
"Alright, give 'em hell Heero." Relena said without an ounce of enthusiasm.
"Affirmative," Heero replied and turned off the screen. Relena stared at the blank screen. She didn't want him to go, not yet. This was only the third time he had to go on a mission since they got married. Relena could never get used to it though, no matter how many times he had to. She would always worry about him. Would he come back? And if he did, would there be anything wrong with him? And if he didn't, would she want Odin to grow up without a father? These questions continually invaded her mind. Her heart began to ache. She couldn't stand the thought of these questions. She continually wished that there was some way of pushing them out of her mind, but she couldn't.
The battle was finished. Again the United Earth and Colonial Federation came out on top. When the Gundams returned to the Sanc Kingdom the people lined the streets in the tradition of welcoming home the troops, a tradition as old as kingdoms of the ancient past.
The G-pilots proceeded up the street till they reached the Peacecraft Mansion.
"It is here I say good-bye." Heero said.
The other pilots all returned their good-byes and went their separate ways in what ever direction led home. Zechs, who was staying at the mansion, remained and piloted Tallgeese along side of Wing Zero.
"Do you think it is all over with them?" Zechs asked.
"It's never over. Our job will never end. All we can have is a lull. To that, I hope we have." Heero replied.
"So how long do you think we have?"
"Not long. That battle was definitely not the worst we'll have with this enemy."
"So why did you send the troops home?"
"They have families. They have something to go home to. Until we know about any more problems I feel they should go home."
"I understand. Families have to be the biggest casualty of war."
Zechs and Heero rested their Gundams behind the mansion in the hangar bay designated for them. Heero waited at the entry door watching as Zechs shut Tallgeese down. They walked in the door and proceeded to the main hall.
Christmas was upon them. The halls were all decorated accordingly. In front of all windows there were small trees decorated with ribbon and the traditional ball ornaments. Under some of the trees there were presents. These were small presents that on Christmas day would be given to the less fortunate children. These were all given by the servants and other workers in the mansion.
Soon enough, we won't need those. Heero thought. He knew why most of those children were less fortunate. The scars of the past wars riddled the world, and those families suffered. But maybe this will keep their spirits up. This past war was the worst for the Sanc Kingdom in particularly. The villages and cities on the outskirts of the kingdom were hit hard. The families that lived in these places were left with nothing, and had to spend everything they had to gain everything back. This unfortunately would commonly leave the children without anything for Christmas or any other holiday.
Heero and Zechs had almost made it to the main hall when Noin met up with them. She came to attention and rendered a salute. Both Heero and Zechs returned the salute and said "at ease." Noin relaxed. Although they were all close friends and Zechs was her husband, she never let that influence her military courtesy.
"I apologize for having to bring this to you at the time of your arrival," Noin stated.
"Never mind that Major. What do you have?" Zechs returned.
"Would you accompany me please?" Noin asked and turned on her heel.
Heero and Zechs followed. They proceeded to a briefing room. They used this room mainly for briefing the troops before battle, such as the one they had earlier that day. Entering they saw it was how it was left earlier that week.
The front screen was lifeless at this point, but Noin walked up front and turned it on through voice command. "Computer open Noin 37 beta."
"Voice verification confirmed." The computer screen flickered and opened a document file. Noin brought her hand up to the screen and guided the computer through several steps to open the complete file to present it to Heero and Zechs.
"Earlier today we received this message. The recent battle was only the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. More are coming." Noin reported.
"Looks like you were right, Heero."
"You knew just as well as I did. There is never anything that easy. Major, is there anything in the message that gives a timeline of sorts?"
"Not to our knowledge, sir. We still have people working and reviewing the message."
"Yes sir. It was traced to Colony L3X019."
"That's the one we were just at." Zechs replied.
"Yes. We aren't sure where in the colony it came from, but just that it did come from there."
Zechs and Heero looked at each other. They defeated t outlying troops but only decided that they would send a few soldiers to check the interior.
"The troops we left there, have they reported?" Heero asked.
"No sir. They never reported in after the rest of the fleet left." Noin replied.
"Major Noin, obtain as much information as possible then summon the troops in twenty-four hours." Zechs stated.
"Yes sir, it shall be done." Noin accepted rendering another salute. Again Zechs and Heero returned the salute and turned to leave.
Zechs walked out, but Heero stopped short. "Major."
"Yes sir." Noin responded immediately.
"Lucrezia, this is off the record."
"Yes sir, understood."
"You, in a way unfortunately, would know better than me. How does Relena feel about my being away for so long so often?"
"She doesn't like it sir. But she understands why. She tends to blame herself for it."
"She would," Heero said, "Thank you, Major, you have been a great help to all of us."
"Yes sir."
Heero turned and left out of the room. Noin smiled somewhat sadly as he left. She knew that this time was really hard for those two, as it was for the rest of the G-pilots and of her and Zechs. Regaining her bearing she turned, shut down the computer and left herself.
Knight of Ni: That's that. Like I said, Ch.2 in no time. Till then check out Black-Angel-001. She doesn't get much a chance to update now, but for what she has up know it will keep you busy. Plus she has a great comedy called 'Beyond Belief'. Some stories about the Gundam boys. Some of them are based on true events and some aren't, it's up to you to find out.