Hey, it's me again!
I hope that this Gundam Wing reader insert works! I did my best, though. Also, I have to start dealing with this hiatus after-effect.
Let's begin, shall we?
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"Heero?"
The brown-haired, stoic guy glanced at you. You approached Heero, stood beside him with a silent stare.
Underneath the brown jacket that he wore earlier, Heero was wearing a plain black sleeveless shirt, a pair of khaki pants and slippers. It's been five years and you could say that he's now a full-grown man – you couldn't forget how strikingly youthful Heero was when you met him, but today, his face looked more handsome and manly than before. He had gotten taller too, you thought. Most of all, the piercing look in his deep Prussian blue eyes still remains and actually got more intense than the way they looked like when he was younger. That was the same look in his eyes that caught your heart in no time.
Generally you found yourself stunned with the silent pilot until you abruptly heard Heero's voice breaking the silence.
"Can't sleep?" Heero asked emotionlessly that caused you to glance back at him surprisingly.
"Yeah. How about you?" you asked.
He never said anything afterwards.
He is talking to me…but, I was expecting more…
"Well, I guess that we'll just watch the stars from down here until sunrise. ", you chuckled as you sat down on the sand in an Indian position. "Man, the air feels kind of cold."
The two of you went silent for minutes. While watching the night sky twinkling over your head, you took a stare at the quiet Gundam pilot in secret.
When you met him for the first time, Doctor J asked you to check on him and Wing Zero while he's on break. When you go to the Peacemillion's basement where the Gundams are, you saw Heero sitting beside his Gundam while busy typing on the computer. At first, you didn't have an idea on how to approach Heero. Also, you got dumbfounded at how his fine-looking face looks like when he's focused.
And so, you just stared at him like a lovesick fool in a few minutes, until Heero noticed you, welcomed you with a grunt and moved on doing his thing with the computer ignoring you completely.
He was not the talkative, lively guy, but for some reasons, you found yourself enjoying his silent company.
The time came when you decided to try approaching him. Every time you exchange glances with Heero, you did little gestures to communicate with him. Surprisingly, Heero knows how to deal with these things. When you're happy or asking for his approval on some things, he'll let out a small smile or a simple nod. When you're sad, he simply looks at you quietly then walks away leaving you alone. When you found yourself being noisy around, Heero would give you the usual "cold soldier look" in his eyesand muttered an annoyed "Hmpf!" that'll make you shiver in fright. Heero doesn't want to be distracted when he's busy so you're doing your best not to be noisy when he's around, but ending up failing it, so you can always see Heero's grumpy face throughout the day.
Days went on and you found yourself gradually reaching out to in one way or the other, he was doing the same way. There were instances when he'll talk to you about Wing Zero or anything "work-related". He rarely tells his life story and doesn't even want to share it with anybody else. One time, Doctor J decided to have Heero take a day-off from his missions. He was done making the system upgrades to Zero, so he didn't have anything else to do except doing his daily training in the morning. As a result, he got stuck with you for the entire day. Out of boredom, you forced Heero to start telling something about himself. Since he didn't have a choice, Heero then began telling his tale. You learned about his childhood – how his dark past continually haunts him until now and how he desperately find ways to atone for the sins that he made all through his life. At some point, you regretted that day when you forced him to tell you about his life, but just to lighten things up, another thing that you found out about Heero was that he's good at making brewed coffee. When that conversation ended, Heero brought you a cup of coffee.
That was the best brewed coffee that you ever tasted…you discovered within yourself that Heero surely has his ways of showing care for other people even if they're not really noticeable – you found those small actions of kindness very sweet of him.
Slowly, you fell head over heels with the passive Gundam pilot…
Heero sat down beside you and looked once more at the sparkling evening stars. When he glimpsed at you, he noticed that you shivered a bit because of the coldness of the air. He slowly took off his brown jacket and then gently put it onto your shoulders. What he did absolutely made you astound in your seat; this was something that you never expected from him again…
The last time you remembered being with Heero happened when you were working on fixing Zero letting the young soldier sleep for a while. You two were taking turns to fix Zero's damaged right arm after it got damaged from his last mission to infiltrate the enemy's base earlier that same night. Unfortunately, you got yourself a fever that time; yet, you insisted to help the young man with all that you got. After tedious minutes of working, you finally fixed Heero's Gundam after a record-breaking time of two-and-a-half hours and got yourself some rest.
Heero, though being known as a detached guy, actually has a soft spot hiding within himself. When he woke up after an hour, he noticed Zero's right arm fully repaired. Then, he noticed that you were sleeping soundly on your seat, so he took his jacket and his thick blanket from his bed to cover you. He even prepared a pitcher of water and some medicine by the small table to your right. In a few minutes, you woke up with your eyes half-opened only to see Heero walking away. You smilingly felt the warmth of the blanket and Heero's jacket wrapped around your heated body thinking that you were just dreaming that evening.
The next day, you woke up only to realize that Heero's jacket and his blanket are still wrapped around you. You blinked in disbelief after grasping the truth that what happened that evening wasn't a dream after all.
"It's been a while, huh?"
"Yes."
"I thought you're not coming to the gang night-out. You're not the type of guy who wants to hang out with people."
"Duo and the others convinced me to go. So, I agreed to come along."
"How are you doing lately?"
"Fine."
Silence.
"But you know, I'm feeling much better now because you're here."
Another moment of stillness.
Hearing those words from the silent brown-haired pilot made you flush. You looked at Heero only to find yourself getting timid around him. He was the one you accidentally bumped on to when you impulsively dashed out of your bedroom a few hours earlier before the gang night-out. This could might be your chance to apologize to him formally.
"Uhmm…Heero?"
No answer.
"I'm sorry for what happened earlier at the villa. I didn't mean it, really."
Still, there was no response.
But the next thing that happened shocked you the most.
Heero glanced back and looked at your (E/C) eyes tenderly. That was the first time you see those sharp Prussian blue eyes gazing at you like that. This was something new but you couldn't help falling for that stare.
"Did I say something unwanted?" you stuttered.
Heero sighed.
"Silly (Name). Forget about it." he just told you and then instantly pulled you closer to him wrapping his arms around your body. You yelped but finding yourself being hugged by the indifferent Gundam pilot that you've always known was surprisingly sweet. The soft touch of his fingers brushing through your (H/C), (H/L) hair made you melt.
"The truth is, the reason I agreed to come here is because I want to see you again."
"H-Huh? R-Really?"
"I was on my way to see you until you appeared. I should be the one apologizing. Sorry."
The blush on your cheeks went visibly heavier than usual as your head leaned comfortably onto Heero's chest. You can hear the soft beatings of his heart in your ears with his warm breath blowing the strands of your hair onto your temple.
Oh dear! I wish I can stay with him like this forever…
Thoughts began drifting in your head comprehending about what's going on. Apparently, you can't believe that Heero Yuy was going to do something sweet like this once in a blue moon. Who would've thought that the blue moon was now shining in the sky tonight? For the longest time, you have a secret crush on Heero. You've always thought that he has his eyes to Relena; aside from that, you know that you don't stand a chance against the young, beautiful female Vice-Minister. Most importantly, Relena's your best friend. There's no way that you'll allow your friendship to be at stake because of your feelings for Heero. And so, you simply let everything pass with your feelings for the Gundam pilot kept hidden in your chest.
Now that everything seems to be fitting into place, you let out a sigh and smiled.
"That's OK. I forgive you."
Heero suddenly reached for your hands with his fingers intertwined with yours. Then he sighed.
"Wait, your hands are cold." he said with concern in a soft-spoken tone.
"Yeah. It's getting pretty cold out here." you agreed.
Heeroheld your hands tightly to keep them warm, saying, "We should go back inside the villa. I'll make us some coffee."
You smiled at Heero and said, "I would love that. Besides, I missed how you make brewed coffee, Heero."
Heero smiled at you saying, "I missed drinking coffee with you more, (Name)."
What Heero told you made your heart leap joyfully. The blush on your cheeks got heavier as you turned your face away, stood up while taking Heero by the hand and pretend that you didn't hear anything. Heero let out a chuckle as he too stood up and wrapped his one arm onto your shoulders with his other hand holding your hand.
Soon the two of you were walking on your way back to the villa. Heero gave you a kind look.
"(Name)…" he told you.
"Yes?" you asked back.
Then Heero stopped walking; you stopped walking too.
"Hey, is something bothering you?" you asked again.
The brown-haired male shook his head.
"You can tell me anything, Heero."
Heero stared at you.
"Do you still remember what I told you the last time we were together?"
Your (E/C) eyes locked onto Heero's Prussian blue ones.
"I told you that no matter what, I'll always stay by your side."
You blushed.
"Yeah, I still do."
"I might have broken that promise to you several times. I'm always out in the battlefield fighting, killing and staining my hands with the blood coming from those people that I have to take down. I became more than numb enough to withstand everything. But, there's only one thing that I can't stand living without."
"I don't understand. Why are you bringing this thing up in a sudden?"
"(Name)…"
"Heero…"
Heero took your hands and sighed deeply.
"I won't let you get away from my sight anymore. Iwant to keep my promise to you for as long as I live. This time, I'll be staying by your side for good."
Another moment of silence.
"I love you, (Full Name)."
You gasped after that straight confession from the Gundam pilot.
"Heero? A-Are you serious?"
Heero nodded.
"I'm serious."
One more moment of peace.
The cold breeze blew swiftly.
You can't stand the bottled feelings within your chest as you looked at Heero with tears of happiness in your eyes. In a split of a second, you pulled Heero closer to you and gave him a light kiss on the lips. Though the kiss was short, you can feel how surprisingly soft Heero's lips were as they touched yours. The Gundam pilot embraced you more tightly with his fingers gliding through your hair once you moved your face away and slightly let go from Heero's embrace, you smiled at him.
"I missed you badly, you know." you said. "By the way, I love you too, Heero Yuy."
Heero smiled as he wrapped his one arm around your shoulder, gave you a kiss on your forehead and said, "I love you more."
The stars twinkle their brightest luster along with the blue moon brightly shining that night.
