Change of Heart
By: Mahan Mayhem
All right here's Part 2 of the re-edited version of Change of Heart. I don't want to give anything away so read on and enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam wing, blah, blah, who cares.
Warnings: Angst and mild swearing
Pairings: 6x9 4+9
Part 2
Quatre's Room
Quatre was still pacing back forth, his mind racing. He kept trying to calm himself down, but it was to no avail. Suddenly, he heard a knock at the door. He walked over, opened the door, and saw Noin standing there.
"What do you want Noin?" Asked Quatre
"I... I need to talk to you." Said Noin slowly
"There isn't much to talk about Noin." Quatre tried to close the door but Noin stuck her foot in the way.
"Please Quatre, I know you're angry but I need to speak with you."
Quatre glared at her "Fine, do what you want."
"Thank you." Replied Noin
Noin walked into the room and closed the door. It wasn't a big room; there was a bed in the corner with a nightstand, and another door leading to his bathroom. On the far wall there was a small table; Noin took a seat on one side, and Quatre took a seat on the other.
"Why did you come here?" Asked Quatre.
"I want to know what's wrong with you." Replied Noin.
Quatre's eyes widened a bit "You're asking me this, even after what you did out there," Noin nodded, Quatre's voice rose in anger. "Well then fine, I'll tell you. My friends and I are fighting with everything we have to protect the Earth. Everyday we put our lives on the line so that those people can be safe. But your not thinking about that, you're thinking of Zechs… our damned enemy! He's going to destroy Earth and massacre billions of people. Can you not see that?"
"But Quatre I…"
Quatre looked at her wide eyed "Unbelievable, even now you're actually trying to justify his actions. I'm beginning to think that you don't give a damn about us or the billions of lives that depend on us. But you know what hurts the most, is that I thought you were my friend, I thought I could trust you to do the right thing. But the only thing you've shown me is that you would stab me in the back in a heartbeat!"
Noin's eye's narrowed "How dare you judge me like that? You have no idea the amount of pain I've endured. I know what's at stake, but I can't just ignore my feelings, I still love him!"
"Then why don't you just join him you traitor?" Said Quatre bitterly
Noin gritted her teeth slightly as she looked at him "All you are is a 15 year old boy that was trained to fight and kill! You know nothing about love!"
Quatre stood up his eyes full of rage "Well if you're any indication about that then I'm better off not knowing anything!"
"Go to hell!"
Noin reached over and slapped him as hard as she could. Quatre clutched his cheek and they both stared at each other. After awhile Noin's feeling of anger subside and a strong feeling of guilt settled in. Tears welled up in her eyes as she realized what she had done.
"Oh Quatre… I'm so sorry; I didn't mean to hurt you."
Noin looked into his eyes but saw no change "I'll leave now." Noin got up and headed towards the door.
"Noin, wait."
Noin turned around to see Quatre with his head down towards the floor.
"Noin you shouldn't have to apologize... I'm sorry. God I'm so sorry."
Noin could see tears hitting the floor beneath him.
"I shouldn't have said those things to you. You're not a traitor… and I do trust you. I was upset about what you did, but I was angry for a different reason. I… I took it all my anger out on you... and now…"
Quatre fell to the floor and burst into tears. Noin ran to him and cradled him in her arms. Quatre buried his head into her shoulder as he cried. "Please don't hate me… I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…please forgive me."
Noin ran her hands through her hair "Oh Quatre, I do forgive you, please don't cry."
Noin held the small blonde boy until his tears subsided. Noin lifted his head up and looked into his eyes.
"Quatre are you better now?" Asked Noin
Quatre nodded his head "I am thank you Noin."
Noin smiled at him "Your welcome."
"Noin… if you really want to know my real problem, I'll tell you," Quatre paused too take a deep breath, "When my father died, I went insane with grief, I lost all feeling of kindness and became angry at everything. I rebuilt Wing Zero and went on a rampage. I destroyed everything I saw, I killed hundreds mercilessly, It took nearly killing my best friend Trowa to stop me. And even though he's alive I still have to live with the fact that everything that happened to him is my fault. For months now I've been trying to live with this guilt, but it's becoming too much. And any moment now I feel like I'm going to succumb to my darkest thoughts. But every time I get close, I able to push those feelings back, and do you know why?"
Noin shook her head "No, why?"
"You're the reason Noin." Said Quatre shyly
Noin's eyes went wide "Me?"
"Yes… I don't know how to explain it, but every time I'm with you, I feel at ease, I feel like I can forget about the past. You've shown me kindness when I was needed it the most. But behind every one of your beautiful smiles, I saw a bruised and battered soul. You tried to hide it by putting a on a cheery face, but on the inside I could tell that you were suffering just like me."
Noin looked at him in amazement "Oh Quatre…"
"Noin... The fact that you love Zechs isn't the reason I was mad, it's the fact that he's hurting you like this; you don't deserve to suffer this much. Out there, he tried to turn you against us by preying on your feelings, and when I heard what he was saying I went insane. I couldn't just sit there and let him talk to you like that; I care about you too much and I didn't want to lose you Noin. You've done more for me than you'll ever know. And I'll always be grateful for it."
Noin ran a finger down his cheek and hugged him "Thank you Quatre, I've never met a person that cared about me as much as you do." She released the hug and looked him in the eye "Look I know these past couple of days have been stressful for both of us, but if you ever need some to talk to, I'll always be there."
"Okay… thank you for listening, it's great to know that I can call you my friend." Said Quatre
Noin smiled "Same here, I'm glad we could talk, I think we both needed to get this off our chests."
"I agree, and remember, if you ever need someone to talk to, I'll be here to listen." Replied Quatre
Noin nodded her head "Ok…you know it's kind of late maybe we should get some rest, I think we both could use it."
Quatre yawn "Your right I am getting kind of tired."
Noin and Quatre got up and made there way to the door, Quatre opened the door for her and Noin stepped through, she turned around and faced Quatre.
"Goodnight Miss Noin." Said Quatre
Noin paused for a second, leaned forward and kissed him gently on the cheek. Quatre blushed heavily.
"Goodnight Quatre."
She then turned around and walked down the hall. Quatre watched as she went out of sight, he sighed and closed the door. He then laid down on his bed and went to sleep with a smile on his face.
End Part-2
Okay that's it for the second part in the re-edited version of Change of Heart, I hope that you're all enjoying this story. Once again if you seen any mistakes that I've might have missed let me know. Anyways lookout for part 3 in the near future, and remember to review; if you don't then I won't know how to get better. And be sure to read and review my ongoing story "The Soldiers of the Apocalypse"
Peace!