Opposing Angels

By Amber

The beam of light from his torch skimmed the area that once was the source of his worst nightmares. To this day he couldn't if pressed describe his one central feeling about what was done to him, what he allowed to be done to him. Loathing, disgust, fear, certainly, determination to never be that helpless again was the most predominant. Yet there was a certain amount of pity as well. Some other poor fool was now the recipient of the Dr's twisted vision but there was a healthy dose of relief underneath the fear and rage. This time it wasn't him . Not enough to lay down and die so this psycho could have Relena but enough to admit it was there. And having to revisit the source of his torment did nothing but piss him off. Nothing moved here miles beneath the station where the real work had went into creating Heero Yuy super soldier nothing but memories best forgotten. Perhaps his instincts were wrong. If he had nothing to go on but what his eyes showed him he would say nothing had lived or breathed here in years. His light continued skimming as he moved silently deeper into the laboratory.

Heero stiffened a sixth sense telling him suddenly he wasn't alone anymore instinct had been right. A second later his light hit on something he wouldn't have believed possible even though he had been fed all the evidence to the contrary. He must have blinked, later he would have sworn that wasn't the case yet that was the only explanation for it. Lights suddenly illuminated the room. Heero's eyes widened as he was left staring into eyes that looked out of the mirror at him every morning. J had perpetrated the worst travesty imaginable no wonder Relena had rested so trustingly in her rescuers arms, kept his identity a secret despite everything. Because she had believed them to be Heero Yuy's arms all along. A cold chill slid up his spine, as the eyes staring at him met his with a cold rage and loathing that had he been anyone else it would have scared him blind.

Hiro couldn't say what it felt like to suddenly be feet away from the very image that his world once revolved around. The very pinnacle of one mans dream of what it was to be the elite of the elite. A deep seated part he hated to acknowledge mourned what would happen today. Another part of him loathed the man before him with a kind of primitive animosity that was instinctual. Probably, going back to the era when there could only be one Alpha male ruling the pack and having chosen the same female only exacerbated the situation more.

Acknowledging the cold implacable determination in his twins eye his mouth curved into the minuscule of smiles before once more settling into a cold impassive mask. There was a 98 chance he would fail and he would loose all he gained. In the end it was the thought of how he left Relena that solidified his resolve. All soft and warm, her arms clinging to him in sleep, almost as if she knew what he intended all along it was that feeling she gave him even now that cemented his determination to return to her one way or the other. He drifted remembering those moments with her because they were his moments.. His alone, not Heero Yuy's, not Maxwell's, nor Vaughn's but his. Because now she was his and Hiro intended that nothing was going to change that.

Relena knelt on the bed she skimmed her hands up his arms then down as she tugged gently on his fingers. Kneeling before her on the bed made him still taller but it was their differences that seem to fascinate her the most if the look of her face was any indication.. She looked up at him silently her eyes soft and dreamy so full of yearning. "Be sure Relena, I don't." She placed her fingers on his lips. He pulled her close his mouth was hot and moist so demanding and knowledgeable..her hands clenched in his hair pulling him down on top of her. He would kill anyone or thing that stole this moment from him as he landed gently in the V of her legs.

He slid his hand slowly up her leg, cupping her cheek kneading, caressing, then pulling her panties from her. He wanted nothing between them, just skin on skin. Hiro had never felt anything so soft as her skin. The breathy little moans she made as she writhed against him had him hard as a rock. He wasn't sure how much longer he could hold out as he continued kissing her hungrily, eating her mouth lapping at it taking all she offered then demanding more. Hiro sucked her tongue sensuously as she thrust it into his mouth. Relena's constant rubbing against his erection had him lifting just enough to jerk off his shirt and undo his pants without breaking contact with her because he couldn't bare being separated from her for even a moment. Not now, not ever.

Shoving his pants off to join her panties on the floor he immediately flowed back over her like a living blanket. Sliding in slightly he joined his body to hers, slowly shifting in and out, rotating his hips, gently teasing the little nub peeking so hungrily from her nether lips. The moist evidence of how much she wanted him all most made him insane he couldn't stay still he constantly slid his hands up and down her body massaging brushing her breasts teasingly her moans were now a constant pleading. His Relena was quite vocal in her hunger, pulling away despite her whimpers, he slowed his thrusts and waited for her eyes to meet his. " Relena. Relena.."

Once her eyes finally met his, Hiro held her gaze as he sheathed himself slowly and steadily deeper every few inches he would stop gently rotate his hips then press steadily forward, her clenching and unclenching told him he had to do this carefully. Her body was so small and not use to this activity. Relena was so tight around him it felt like he was going out of his mind, every muscle in his body was as tight as steel and straining against thrusting into her like an animal. Up until now it had been a gentle seduction, a gentle dance of coaxing her into allowing her hunger to rise to match his. There would be only one first time for them, only one chance to make their first joining perfect and it was too precious to waste by shoving himself in heedlessly in a race to his satisfaction without seeing to hers first. No he wanted to possess her, own her, until there was no Relena or Hiro but one entity that was Hiro and Relena together. It had been Relena herself that prompted his haste as she arched into his thrusts, pulling him deeper still, sliding her hands up his throat she cupped his cheeks. "Heero, love me" .

Relena kissed his throat, working her way up the side of his cheek, her tongue slid along the rim of his ear, before she nipped his lobe. Arching she rubbed her breast teasingly against his chest. "Heero fill me I ache." Hiro stilled a second trying to give her time to adjust to his size, but she wouldn't allow him even that as she nipped at the side of his throat. Hiro surged forward. His body flexed and bunched, as he started thrusting, faster, wilder, more primitive his hand sunk into her hair pulling her head at such an angle it bared her throat to his lips as he kissed and nipped her slender throat. The burning in his testicles told him time was out for him he struck clamping onto her flesh needing to leave his mark where the whole world could see she was his. Then throwing his head back he gritted his teeth a agonized growl slipped past a clenched jaw as Relena's body stiffened signaling her orgasm, his name a breathy sob. Hiro panted grasping for control, he wrapped his arm around her tilting her pelvis up as his thrusts became frenzied. Sinking deep, once, twice, then one final time, he stiffened head back arching toward the ceiling every muscle, every sinew, taut as he absorbed himself in memorizing what it felt like to be one with the woman he loved as his seed flooded her body. It would have taken the hordes of hell to separate him from her now murmuring her name with love and reverence he sank on to her body brushing a kiss against the rim of her ear he sealed his fate once and for all. "I love you Relena..."

Hiro stared intently at his nemesis to see if his distraction had been noticed. Apparently not Yuy, seemed stunned. If his face was any indication he was lost in his own thoughts and demons Hiro smirked. If he didn't know better he'd say Heero wasn't pleased at the compliment Dr. J bestowed upon him. Ah well at least Hiro's distraction had been a pleasant one Yuy's it seemed was not.

"What are you?"

"What? Not Who? Some would say I am you."

"Arc Angel.."

"If you insist. Hiro smirked, "an angel serving god? He was overly theatrical wasn't he?"

"Where is Relena?" Hiro's face became even colder if possible and Heero stared into eyes as cold as death.

"Why do you care? Your with the boy, did you think this day would never come? Did you think she would always be yours? You wasted your chance 01, Relena is not your concern she is mine to guard." There was a brief look that ghosted across his face. "Mine to love."

"Why Relena? Why did Dr J involve Relena into this?"

Hiro's brow quirked, "I wouldn't have thought that would be your first question perhaps the good Dr. underestimated you. Why Relena? Or Why me? Haven't you figured it out by now?"

"Why don't you save me some time."

Hiro inclined his head. "I was created to supercede 01 but there were components missing from you that the scientist felt made you flawed ...unstable.. The self sacrifice you took too far in the direction of self destruction. What he hoped you would learn however you never did. You ran from it into isolation, self denial, and out right avoidance. The unrelenting determination, strength of purpose, super human strength, speed, agility all those he sought to keep and build on with me. And he did. He increased the physical abilities exponentially. My merging with Wing, unitizing the ZERO component, insured my access to Wing and incorporated your personality components more successfully while skipping the suicidal tendencies that made you.. too self destructive. I will not surrender, I will not retreat, but I will survive to fight another day.

Hiro's eyebrow lifted his whole demeanor screamed amused disdain. But his voice held something else Heero recognized because he heard it in his own voice whenever he allowed himself to admit it. "Relena," he murmured. Heero didn't like the intimacy implied within the husky tone of his voice. "You should have hidden your yearning deeper Yuy it was obvious to everyone but Relena. The good Dr. recognized the fascination you had even instilled it in Wing thus now shared it. Perhaps the more we merge with it the more human it becomes eh? By giving her to Wing he shrugged. Perhaps he hoped it would in a sense reconcile that which you seemed incapable of. In a way you determined his choice so many years ago. You involved her from the beginning making her vulnerable to his machinations. Incapable of evolving or adapting he used what you gave him and approached it from a different direction then held me in stasis should starting anew become... necessary. But this is all speculation the Dr didn't really have enough time to impart his theories before he became a part of what he hoped to eliminate. An Obstacle."

"Speaking for myself Relena was a part of the original mission you, yourself incorporated within Wing as well as an exorbitant amount of fascination with her. Initially I felt this obsessiveness was detrimental to the mission parameters but still following protocol I sought her out to determine if she was indeed safe by mission standards. But also learn what made her such an obsession for you and avoid this weakness by whatever means were necessary. Peace must not be endangered and your emotional instability regarding Relena your avoidance of her made you ineffective in insuring her long term place in the goals to insure peace. But I found myself falling into the same trap as you, curiosity turned to respect to longing, longing turned to hunger. I fell in love with Relena imagine my dismay to learn initially we weren't so different underneath after all. However as time passed I learned for myself the last and as it turns out the final lesson that crazy old man was trying to impart to you. I may have to give blood sweat and soul to protect this world from monsters like me but I will have something for myself. I have the strength of will to acknowledge my needs as a man and the courage to take what is so freely offered me. I evolved and surpassed you. "

"Did you..."

Hiro stared at him eyes glittering. When he answered his tone could have cut through Gundanium. " What is it you really want to know Yuy if I made love with Relena? Does she know its not you? Or am I using her?"

Heero leapt to fast for the eye to follow gun drawn and placed against Hiro's temple his rage a living thing."Did you hurt her?" A flicker of what looked like pity relieved the cold impassive gaze Hiro wore for a moment before it returned to its cold indifference. The click of the safety being released pulled Heero back from his rage as he registered the cold smoothness of the muzzle underneath his chin. Stalemate..

"She screamed, she clawed, she cried, she was a thing of beauty beyond compare as her body melted upon mine and none of it was from pain. You are a pathetic fool Yuy. I didn't need to use Relena to get to you or anyone else your predictability took care of that for me. The truly sad comment to the mess you've made of the life you were given is you could have had her and Maxwell. She loved you and him enough that she probably would have let you have them both but you were too much of a coward. Fate and opportunity favor those who aren't afraid of what they want. And I want Relena."

In a move to fast to track in perhaps any other his hand struck out shoving Heero's gun away and leapt back. "It's a shame. I could almost feel pity for you, any other time or place. Truth told you

have determined my actions Yuy all these years and you cant let go you hold onto her like a miser with his gold all the while claiming to want nothing to do with her. Shouldn't you be more worried about Maxwell and what I will do to him if he crosses the line with my woman again?

I will not share her not with Maxwell and certainly not with her childhood fantasy of a boy that didn't exist."

Heero's hand fisted but none of the rage showed in his face as he merely nodded, "then let it begin." They both leapt toward the other in a silent duel the shadows created by the torch on the wall the only witness to the deadly dance ensuing.

It felt like heaven cocooned within the warmth of Heero's embrace on one side and his arms holding Relena on the other life couldn't get much better. He slid his hand down the curve of her breast the ..

"Duo!" He jerked awake. "We got them."

"Huh?"

"Duo get with it!"

"Sally? What's up?"

"We just got a tip. We had one of our units check it out it looks like this is it we have found our hi-jackers." Duo shook the sleep from his eyes and rotated his neck trying to get the crick out from sleeping on his desk.

"Heero? Any word on Relena?"

"No."

"Don't you find it a little suspicious that we suddenly get the answers we need at our finger tips when we've been wracking our brains for the answers for months now? Boom it just drops in our laps. I don't like it someone has been leading us around by our noses through this all. It smells like a trap."

"Maybe. But Duo we're not going in blind this is going to be by the book. A joint operation with the colonies as well as our unit."

"I'm in."

"Of course." Sally nodded. "We need you now more than ever since Heero pulled his disappearing act. Orders are on your PDA brief yourself then suit up we're out of here in 5. Sally turned to close the door then paused smiling gently. "Duo he'll bring her back." Duo swung around wasting moments trying to reach Heero before surrendering to the inevitable that he wouldn't hear from Heero until he brought Relena back one way or the other. Sending the info to Heero's PDA he then pulled up the Intel on operation Valkyrie. If he couldn't find her himself then at least he could give her a safe world to return to once Heero brought her back.

He bent down hoisting the body over his shoulder in an effortless grace that belied the fact that he just endured the bloodiest and most intense battle of his life. His ribs gave a twinge. Doing a mental inventory he determined he had at least one broken as he moved deeper into the laboratory tossing the body onto a Gurney he yanked a drop cloth off the equipment and covered the body. He looked at the PDA realizing he was going to have to make a slight adjustment but it could be done with no one being the wiser and it would be attributed to a mission related fatality. Moving silently through the room he paused at the door he wouldn't allow himself to look back, initiating the door he stepped through then resealed it closing this chapter of his life with a finality that belied his previous reluctance.

Relena rolled over feeling the emptiness and his absence before her eyes had even adjusted to the dimness of the room. Stretching her arm across where he had lain her hand met paper. Jerking up she forced the grogginess away to pull the note into focus.

Relena,

The last thing I want to do right now is leave you but I told you I had set into motion events to rid ourselves of our enemies. And if Im right then they will use their best people on this that's an opportunity for me to find out about Maxwell and this imposter. I know you will be furious with me for leaving you behind but I have this overwhelming need to see you safe always. Forgive me be patient with me while I rid ourselves of these threats to peace and I will be back for you. When I do we can get on with our lives together once and for all.

I love you.

Relena slid from the bed wrapping the blanket around her once again she was left to wait and worry about the man she loved returning to her safely. But this time she had a sense of hope where before she had only uncertainty. After a moment her joy dimmed as she thought about Duo's hurt and devastation when he learned just who and what had been going on all these years. And what about the Preventors how could they not know they had a traitor in their midst? But then how had she been fooled. She smiled ruefully. Easily when you don't see a man for years. Still her smiled dimmed how had Duo and Quatre even Trowa believed this man was Heero he truly must be good. Well she would know she would have her chance to confront this fake and one way of the other it would end. She drew the blanker closer ... Be safe Heero come back to me.

Carrington moved through the station corridors toward the communications center as silent as a wraith. After his last encounter with Miller, he had polished off long forgotten skills to insure he survived to see another day. He had too much invested to loose it all now. "What is it?"

The boy shook his head. "I don't know sir it's a communique addressed to you I've tried every trick I know to trace the source but I keep coming up with a dead end."

"Move, let me see." Sitting at the console he pulled up the message. After moments of frustration he swore. The screen flashed and the encryption dropped slowly the message became visible. "What the hell."..

"You did it sir it must have been voice activated."

" Hmm perhaps."

" What does it say?"

Carrington turned his eyebrow arched . He coughed, I mean.. That is to say I was just.."

" Enough Ramos. According to this we have company coming." Carrington smiled coldly, "we'll have to prepare a warm welcome for the Preventors."

" Can we trust it sir?"

Carrington laughed. "O I think so and all it cost is something I would have done for free. Here's what I want you to do." He snatched the PDA typing furiously then threw it back at him, fumbling a second Ramos caught it. His breath sounded loud in the silence of the room..

"But Sir... these are. He trembled, these are Gundam pilots its not possible."

" Ex, my dear Ramos Ex, and that's because we never knew where they were before now I know.." Carrington swung around and around in the chair his caustic laughter echoing thru the facility sent shivers up the spine of all those unfortunate enough to hear it.