AN: Well here you go, the last three chapters as promised! A day later than planned...
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Chapter Twelve: It was In The Suitcase
Heero grabbed her hand and led her up the stairs "I have a lot I need to say, I don't want to be interrupted this time."
She followed him silently to her room and made her way to sit at the edge of her bed; Heero shut and locked the door. Leaning against it he closed his eyes taking a deep breath.
"Heero?"
"Give me a minute," his voiced sounded almost pleading. "I'm not used to this."
She sat waiting, wondering after her own confession what could possibly be so difficult for him. He hadn't responded earlier and she started to worry this was going down another path, had she pushed it? Had she come on to strong? Would he push her away? The longer he stood there the more she regretted admitting her feelings.
His eyes opened but he didn't move from the door. "I bought a house," he began. "It has five bedrooms."
"That's nice," she said as sweetly as she could, not sure where he was going with this.
"I want four."
"You want four houses?" She asked wondering what he would possibly do with that many.
He shook his head. "I want four children."
She looked down in shock at her petite waist line and wondered if that would even be a possibility. Then it occurred to her that he might be speaking about her…
"I have money saved and I own a company now," he said inching toward her. "Do you think your father would have approved?"
She wondered if her father was alive why he would care about Heero having a house-a house full of children. She suddenly got the feeling that she was being dense and wanted to laugh. "I'm sure he would have been very happy for you Heero, had he known you."
He backed away. "I'm not doing this right," his voice was agitated.
~*~
"I'm losing her," Millardo sighed as he and his wife stood at the bottom of the steps. "Remind me that I wanted this, please?"
"Don't think of it as losing a sister, think of it as gaining the perfect soldier," Noin teased her husband.
He winced. "They'll have suicidal toddlers, I'm sure."
"They would only be half Heero. So bipolar at best," she laughed. "We don't even know the verdict yet, they've been up there a long time. I thought he was waiting till Christmas?"
He gave his wife a weary look. "I think if he would have waiting any longer, we ALL would have ruined their chances."
She jabbed him the ribs. "You must mean, you men," she gave him a stern look and he just smiled, she was always right.
~*~
Trowa studied himself in the mirror "you know Quatre, I think I could do with some eyeliner-it really would make my eye pop."
Quatre sunk low into his chair. "It was just a story…."
Duo rolled his eyes. "So have we all come to an agreement?"
"No," sneered Wufei. "Your plan is absolutely ridiculous. I am embarrassed to be in your very presence."
Trowa studied himself some more. "Quatre, I do think it would flatter my figure more if I broke down and bought some women's jeans…."
"Hello," Duo waved his hands in front of Trowa. "Earth to Trowa, the mother ship has landed, you can return to earth."
Trowa moved to sit back down next to Quatre. "I heard you Duo and I agree with Wufei. Not only is it absurd, I have an almost broken nose," he touched the brim of his nose shooting his friends hateful looks." I've done my part."
"You're on your own Duo," Quatre said gravely, wondering if his friend was really stupid enough to go through with his plan.
"This is the Get-Heero-and-Relena-together-but-don't-let-Heero-propose-so-we-have-to-steal-the-ring-club," Duo said in one long exasperated breath. "It's not a club if I am the only one doing all the work!"
Trowa bitterly pointed to his nose.
"I am not putting my perfect face on line because your bored Maxwell," growled Wufei.
"Tisk, Tisk, Chang! It's a sin to be so conceited," Duo dared to tease.
~*~
"Relena I…"
She sighed, he'd been going back and fourth for ages now. "That's my name, don't wear it out," she mumbled.
"Relena I…"
She raised an eyebrow.
He moved to sit next to her on the bed "I don't think I'm good enough for you," he began. "Turns out I have a quality I never knew I had."
"What's that?" she asked resting her chin on the top of his head.
"I'm selfish."
~*~
"Now if I was a ring where would I hide…."mumbled duo, whose entire body was currently under the bed of a one Heero Yuy.
Next he checked the pillow cases "nothing there…"
He walked toward the small closet and opened both doors. It was almost barren except for the three shirts and two pairs of jeans. "Only must have brought one pair of shoes then old buddy."
He rummaged through the top drawer that to his surprised it only contained socks. "Looks like our commando goes commando," he snickered.
From what Duo observed there wasn't much to the room. Heero wouldn't be stupid enough to carry it on him.
Looking at the floor, Duo grinned.
~*~
"I love you, Relena."
"I loved you too," she lovingly replied.
When he removed himself from her embrace she immediately missed the warmth. He went to her closet and opened one of her suitcases.
"Heero, what are you doing?"
~*~
"DUO WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING TO MY HOUSE?" Quatre yelled at the top of his lungs, silver scissors in hand, ready to kill.
Duo currently sat in a big heaping pile of dug up floor boards holding the fireplace poker in mid swing. "Looking for the ring."
"Be quiet guys Milliardo said they were in her room," scolded Trowa. "Right next door," he emphasized.
Wufei's eyes went wide as he scanned the devastation "Heero is going to kill you."
"You think he'll notice?" Duo asked sheepishly.
Quatre now red in the face was being held back by Trowa. "Heero," Quatre said darkly. "Is not the one you should be worrying about right now."
~*~
"What was that?" The loud noises from the next room interrupted her line of questioning.
Heero looked at the door for a moment before his expression turned amused. "I think they are looking for something."
"In your room?" she asked.
Heero nodded the amused expression seemed to grow by the second as he leaned toward the door and listened to the voices.
Relena jumped when she heard the yelling start. "Don't you think we should check it out?"
"No."
"Heero," she tried to argue. "They are in your room."
"But you're in this room."
Her mood lightened when she realized they'd been alone together for hours with no interruptions, briefly forgetting what he'd been concealing in her suitcase.
"They are searching for your Christmas present," he confessed.
She went to ask what the commotion was about when he put his finger to her lips and knelt in front of her. He didn't seem calm. He seemed incredibly anxious. She wondered what he could possibly be so uneasy about.
"It's taken me a long time to get to this point in my life and I don't feel like I can continue without you by my side," he said entwining their hands together.
"What are you saying?"
"I don't have much to offer you…." His voice wavered and he couldn't look at her anymore. "But I want to give you my life."
Her entire body froze, this was not what she had been expecting, what was he doing?
"I love you Relena Peacecraft," he continued seemingly a little surer of himself. "I want you to be my wife."
"I…"
~*~
"Mumuahmuh…" Duo mumbled under what he hoped was a clean sock. His current position was now on top of Heero's bed. Normally he would have been jealous over the fact Heero had received the more comfortable bed. Still, even with the ropes tied to the bed post to hold him down, it was more comfortable than his own. He would have to talk to Quatre about that after he calmed down.
"I AM GOING TO CUT OFF YOUR BRAID!"
After he calmed down a lot.
"Let me ask you one question," said Trowa standing over the bed. "Was it worth it?"
Tears filled the braided man's eyes.
The small destroyed room was now filled with everyone except Heero and Relena. All deciding on what Duo's fate should be.
Dorothy leaned against her boyfriend. Tears filled her eyes. "I don't know why you thought Heero would hide it inside the tree…"
Dorothy's tree had been everything short of burnt to the ground. Duo had claimed to be looking for the ring but they all feared his intentions had been a little more sinister. They knew how he felt about that tree.
"Mumuahmuh…"
Milliardo and Noin stood at the edge of the room in silent satisfaction, both debating on whether or not to inform their friends on the likely situation going on in the next room.
"I would like to second that," Wufei replied to Quatre's earlier comment.
Duo now stared at the Chinese man with pleading eyes.
"I don't see why the ring is such a big deal anyway," said Sally standing next to Wufei.
Wufei turned to answer. "He thinks he's defending his friends honor,"he rolled his eyes. "Or something like that..."
Milliardo and Noin's snickers didn't go unnoticed by the other occupants of the room.
"What's so funny?" asked Catherine.
"Duo, you completely trashed Heero's room," Noin began with a large grin. "His lap top is in peaces, not to mention Dorothy's tree. Where is the on place you've yet to look?"
Duo's eyes went wide.
Quatre burst out laughing. "Oh if she's right, I really am going to kill you Duo."
"No, I'm going to kill Duo."
Everyone turned to look at the perfect soldier and the princess standing in the door way. A million questions flooded the minds of their friends but when they saw Relena's tear stained face and ring less finger, they left it alone.
Duo started to pull forcefully to no avail on the ropes that held him down.
"Don't worry about going easy on him Heero; your only pair of clean socks are in his mouth. He forced our hand," Hilde glared down at him.
"He was out of control," said Quatre and Trowa nodded in agreement.
"He killed my tree," sobbed Dorothy.
Relena smiled. "Well in that case I think he should be forgiven."
That comment earned her a nasty glare from Dorothy and Duo seemed to be laughing but couldn't quite manage it with a sock stuffed in his mouth.
Milliardo and Noin gave Heero and Relena Questioning looks while Hilde went to untie her boyfriend and Wufei and Sally dragged Quatre and Dorothy forcefully from the room.
"Did you do it?" Duo asked after pulling the sock from his mouth.
"Let's go!" Hilde grabbed Duo's braid and dragged him behind the others out of the room with Trowa and Catherine following suit.
Milliardo wanted to begin his line of questioning but from the look on his sister's face he couldn't be sure how far the young man had gotten. Relena looked liked she had just been crying- that might be a good sign-might be a bad sign. There was no ring on her finger but that didn't necessarily mean anything. Heero didn't seem particularly happy. But then again, how would he know?
"Before you ask any questions," Heero began. "We want to see all of you down stairs in ten minutes."
Milliardo and Noin just nodded and went to round up the rest of the group.
~*~
Every single one of them felt like small children waiting to be scolded by their parent's. Heero and Relena stood before them with arms crossed and bodies rigid, both appearing to be much larger than what they were.
"Catherine," Relena let out an exhausted breath. "You have been found completely innocent and for that I thank you."
"Innocent of what?" the red head asked. Guilty eyes made there way to the small girl who had apparently been just as ignorant as Relena this entire time.
"Trying to sabotage my and Relena's vacation," Heero answered monotone.
"Hey you know that's not-"Duo cut himself off, unsure of how much Relena knew.
"Noin," Relena said softly to her brother's wife. "You may not be completely innocent as you had knowledge of what's been going on. I don't think you had any malicious intent unlike the others and we found you in no way had any physical partaking."
Noin smiled and mouthed her apology while Quatre Duo and Trowa tried to hide themselves behind the women.
Relena's attentions turned to Dorothy. "Your Christmas tree was cruel and none of us appreciated it. I'm glad it's dead."
Dorothy's gaze shifted to unsightly mess on the floor and sighed. She still didn't get it.
Now it was Milliardo's turn. She looked over at the ashamed man. "If you are so worried about the babies you should have kept your nose to yourself. " She decided to leave it at that and let it sink in but she felt the need to add one more thing. "Next time you decide to take a trip on the good ship lollipop, take Duo with you."
Milliardo couldn't do much to hide his embarrassment so he just leaned in closer to his wife giving his sister and apologetic smile. He could find out how much she knew later.
"Trowa," growled Heero. "If you come within five feet of Relena, I will shoot you."
Trowa nodded. "Understood."
Relena and Heero now turned in Quatre's direction but Relena was the one who spoke. "I am still picking the mistletoe out of my socks Quatre!"
"Hey I don't know what you're talking about…"
"Bullshit," muttered Heero.
"Sally," Relena sighed. "Wufei doesn't deserve you. You need to learn to keep him in his place."
"Woman," growled Wufei. "You know full well I had nothing to do with this!"
Heero smirked. "Sure."
"This is unjustifiable! I had no part in anything! It was the clown, the tea drinker and the braided maniac!"
"However," Relena raised a finger to silence the angry Chinese man. "We would like to thank you…."
"Thank us for what?" asked Duo.
"Ok, everyone but you," said Heero.
"What are you talking about Yuy?" Milliardo asked confused as everyone else in the room.
Relena sighed and exited the room with Heero close behind.
"I can't believe they just left like that," Duo scowled.
They all sat in uncomfortable silence for the rest of the night.
