Grrr.... I would've posted sooner, but ff.net has been downright MEAN to me! Wouldn't let me login, wouldn't let me read ANYthing... I almost cried a few times! And and, I happened to update on a day when everyone else updated, so MSWG was shuffled to the back! So if any of you don't remember me updating last week, go back and see if you've read chapter 24, okie? Well, fear not, because another chapter has arrived! And this one is one of my faves. The beginning was actually inspired by an episode of Smallville. (does anyone else watch that show? Tom Welling is hot!) Anyway, I hope all of you like this chapter too!
Usagi's eyes kept staring, focusing on nothing in particular. It was already night,
and a storm had erupted that afternoon. Usagi was sitting cross-legged on her bed,
watching the rain beat down relentlessly outside of her balcony doors.
She sighed. As far as she knew, Heero had not returned yet. He had been gone
since that morning. She had gone downstairs about an hour ago and asked if anyone
had heard from him, but the answer was negative.
Because all she had been looking at for the past few hours was rain, she yelped in
surprise as a silhouette appeared on her balcony. And then that silhouette turned to
flesh as it got closer to the door.
Usagi knew who it was, and she was never happier to see another person. She
scrambled over to the balcony, wrenching the doors open.
There stood Heero, with the heavy raindrops falling on and around him. His jeans
were soaked through, and his shirt was waterlogged as well, defining all of the muscles
on his chest and arms. Locks of dark hair were plastered to his forehead, almost
covering his eyes. Beads of water rolled down his face before dripping thoughtlessly off
of his chin.
Grabbing his hand, Usagi pulled him into her room, quickly shutting the door
behind him to block out the raging storm. She looked at him worriedly. "Where have
you been?"
"Everywhere. Nowhere."
Usagi took that to mean that he had been wondering around. "Have you been out
in the rain this entire time?" He didn't answer her, but she hadn't really been expecting
one. "Wait here." She rushed into the bathroom, coming back with a fluffy royal blue
towel. She held it out to him.
He made no effort to take it from her. She sighed, letting the towel fall carelessly
at their feet. She lifted a hand to his face, half expecting him to pull away. But he
didn't. She gently brushed the hair off of his forehead and out of his eyes, her
crystalline orbs locked onto his sapphire ones. "Hold on," she murmured. She
wrapped her arms around him, pulling him tightly against her so that there was not a
fraction of an inch of space between them. Her eyes closed as she began to
concentrate.
Heero felt a wave of energy wash over him. His entire body was surrounded by this
warm silver glow. He couldn't see it, necessarily, but he knew it was silver. And for a
brief moment, he felt completely at peace, and he didn't want her to let him go. He had
this impending urge to tell her so.
But the moment was gone as soon as it had arrived. He almost stumbled when
Usagi pulled away. Looking down, he was surprised to see that he was no longer
covered in water from the heavy downpour.
Usagi sat down on the edge of her bed, temporarily winded from using her silver
crystal. She flinched as a clap of thunder resounded throughout the air, shaking the
house. It was followed by a streak of lightning so bright that it illuminated her room.
She had been fine before, when it was only raining. She may have been able to drop
many of her old habits, but she still feared for her life during thunderstorms.
After a moment's hesitation, Heero sat down beside her, not looking at her. He
didn't know if she was angry at him or not, and he wasn't about to ask her to find out.
Contemplating her words, Usagi finally said, "You need to apologize to Quatre."
She saw him stiffen slightly, and she continued. "I don't know what exactly went on
between you two, but I do know that Quatre feels awful. And I know he'll apologize to
you."
He still didn't say anything.
When he didn't answer her yet again, Usagi grew frustrated. "Damnit, Heero!" she
placed both hands on either side of his face and turned it to look at her. His ice-blue
eyes stared back at her, an unreadable expression cloaking them.
She sighed. "I was worried about you," she admitted, lifting one hand to softly
trace the outline of his black eye that had miraculously begun to fade, but only a little.
Her hands dropped, and she turned away from him. "This was all my fault. When I
met Duo, I walked away. I should have just kept walking after that. I've been nothing
but trouble. I shouldn't have moved in here."
"No."
Usagi's eyes widened at that one word he had spoken. She faced him once again,
unshed tears brimming her large eyes.
Heero didn't say anything, only laid his head down on her shoulder and buried his
face in the crook of her neck.
Her arms almost unconsciously draped themselves around him, her tears sliding
down her face. 'Arigato, Heero,' she thanked him silently for boosting her spirit.
No other words were spoken between them; none were necessary. They just
silently lost themselves in the comfort of the other's arms.
They sat that way for quite a while before Usagi attempted to say anything.
"Heero?"
Her only answer was his quiet, even breaths that fell warmly against her neck. He
had fallen asleep.
Quietly giggling to herself, Usagi gently laid him back against the pillows on her
bed. She bent down, unlacing and slipping off his boots before lifting his legs onto the
bed also. Then she laid down herself, resting her head on his chest. The sound of his
heartbeat was comforting, reassuring against the storm that pounded inside her heart
and outside of her balcony doors, and she easily fell asleep.
Thanks go to:
Firefly Princess: What do ya know, you were the first reviewer! Hehe, yeah, I do so love all of my evil cliffhangers... I gotta have something to keep you guys reading, don't I?
Ara-chan: I surprised YOU with Quatre's actions? Man, that's unexpected... And fear not about the writer's block! Between you and me, we can come up with some awesome ideas!
Michelle: Aww, that's sweet! Not sure this is bookworthy, but I do so appreciate the thought!
LeaD: Yay! You updated! Happy happy! Yeah, it's such a rarity to see Quatre being aggressive... That's why it was the perfect thing to throw in there!
Chibi Tenshi 87: Oh, eventually it'll be obvious who Usa is gonna end up with in the end... But until then, I'm gonna have some fun messing with your minds!!
BuBBles: Hehe, that's what I was going for! Confuse the reader, then throw in the last thing they expected to happen! I get interesting reviews that way!
Heart Soul: Longer chapters? Me? Hehe, that's funny! No, actually, I have a looooooong chapter coming up sometime soon, just to please the masses!
DJ-chan: Hehe, you didn't have to wait that long...
To all of my other loyal and wonderful reviewers, thanks bunches for your kind words!
So... Disappointed yet? I hope not! I tried to throw in some sugary-sweet Usa/Heero goodness in there. Makes up for last chapter's drama. But oh, don't think that there is no more drama in the future, because you'd be wro-ong! Will I give out a hint? Even a tiny one? Hehe, yeah right! Aww, I'm so mean... Anyway, please write me a stellar review, because they do so boost my self-esteem! And hopefully I'll be able to post the next chapter sooner than it took me to get this one up!
Usagi's eyes kept staring, focusing on nothing in particular. It was already night,
and a storm had erupted that afternoon. Usagi was sitting cross-legged on her bed,
watching the rain beat down relentlessly outside of her balcony doors.
She sighed. As far as she knew, Heero had not returned yet. He had been gone
since that morning. She had gone downstairs about an hour ago and asked if anyone
had heard from him, but the answer was negative.
Because all she had been looking at for the past few hours was rain, she yelped in
surprise as a silhouette appeared on her balcony. And then that silhouette turned to
flesh as it got closer to the door.
Usagi knew who it was, and she was never happier to see another person. She
scrambled over to the balcony, wrenching the doors open.
There stood Heero, with the heavy raindrops falling on and around him. His jeans
were soaked through, and his shirt was waterlogged as well, defining all of the muscles
on his chest and arms. Locks of dark hair were plastered to his forehead, almost
covering his eyes. Beads of water rolled down his face before dripping thoughtlessly off
of his chin.
Grabbing his hand, Usagi pulled him into her room, quickly shutting the door
behind him to block out the raging storm. She looked at him worriedly. "Where have
you been?"
"Everywhere. Nowhere."
Usagi took that to mean that he had been wondering around. "Have you been out
in the rain this entire time?" He didn't answer her, but she hadn't really been expecting
one. "Wait here." She rushed into the bathroom, coming back with a fluffy royal blue
towel. She held it out to him.
He made no effort to take it from her. She sighed, letting the towel fall carelessly
at their feet. She lifted a hand to his face, half expecting him to pull away. But he
didn't. She gently brushed the hair off of his forehead and out of his eyes, her
crystalline orbs locked onto his sapphire ones. "Hold on," she murmured. She
wrapped her arms around him, pulling him tightly against her so that there was not a
fraction of an inch of space between them. Her eyes closed as she began to
concentrate.
Heero felt a wave of energy wash over him. His entire body was surrounded by this
warm silver glow. He couldn't see it, necessarily, but he knew it was silver. And for a
brief moment, he felt completely at peace, and he didn't want her to let him go. He had
this impending urge to tell her so.
But the moment was gone as soon as it had arrived. He almost stumbled when
Usagi pulled away. Looking down, he was surprised to see that he was no longer
covered in water from the heavy downpour.
Usagi sat down on the edge of her bed, temporarily winded from using her silver
crystal. She flinched as a clap of thunder resounded throughout the air, shaking the
house. It was followed by a streak of lightning so bright that it illuminated her room.
She had been fine before, when it was only raining. She may have been able to drop
many of her old habits, but she still feared for her life during thunderstorms.
After a moment's hesitation, Heero sat down beside her, not looking at her. He
didn't know if she was angry at him or not, and he wasn't about to ask her to find out.
Contemplating her words, Usagi finally said, "You need to apologize to Quatre."
She saw him stiffen slightly, and she continued. "I don't know what exactly went on
between you two, but I do know that Quatre feels awful. And I know he'll apologize to
you."
He still didn't say anything.
When he didn't answer her yet again, Usagi grew frustrated. "Damnit, Heero!" she
placed both hands on either side of his face and turned it to look at her. His ice-blue
eyes stared back at her, an unreadable expression cloaking them.
She sighed. "I was worried about you," she admitted, lifting one hand to softly
trace the outline of his black eye that had miraculously begun to fade, but only a little.
Her hands dropped, and she turned away from him. "This was all my fault. When I
met Duo, I walked away. I should have just kept walking after that. I've been nothing
but trouble. I shouldn't have moved in here."
"No."
Usagi's eyes widened at that one word he had spoken. She faced him once again,
unshed tears brimming her large eyes.
Heero didn't say anything, only laid his head down on her shoulder and buried his
face in the crook of her neck.
Her arms almost unconsciously draped themselves around him, her tears sliding
down her face. 'Arigato, Heero,' she thanked him silently for boosting her spirit.
No other words were spoken between them; none were necessary. They just
silently lost themselves in the comfort of the other's arms.
They sat that way for quite a while before Usagi attempted to say anything.
"Heero?"
Her only answer was his quiet, even breaths that fell warmly against her neck. He
had fallen asleep.
Quietly giggling to herself, Usagi gently laid him back against the pillows on her
bed. She bent down, unlacing and slipping off his boots before lifting his legs onto the
bed also. Then she laid down herself, resting her head on his chest. The sound of his
heartbeat was comforting, reassuring against the storm that pounded inside her heart
and outside of her balcony doors, and she easily fell asleep.
Thanks go to:
Firefly Princess: What do ya know, you were the first reviewer! Hehe, yeah, I do so love all of my evil cliffhangers... I gotta have something to keep you guys reading, don't I?
Ara-chan: I surprised YOU with Quatre's actions? Man, that's unexpected... And fear not about the writer's block! Between you and me, we can come up with some awesome ideas!
Michelle: Aww, that's sweet! Not sure this is bookworthy, but I do so appreciate the thought!
LeaD: Yay! You updated! Happy happy! Yeah, it's such a rarity to see Quatre being aggressive... That's why it was the perfect thing to throw in there!
Chibi Tenshi 87: Oh, eventually it'll be obvious who Usa is gonna end up with in the end... But until then, I'm gonna have some fun messing with your minds!!
BuBBles: Hehe, that's what I was going for! Confuse the reader, then throw in the last thing they expected to happen! I get interesting reviews that way!
Heart Soul: Longer chapters? Me? Hehe, that's funny! No, actually, I have a looooooong chapter coming up sometime soon, just to please the masses!
DJ-chan: Hehe, you didn't have to wait that long...
To all of my other loyal and wonderful reviewers, thanks bunches for your kind words!
So... Disappointed yet? I hope not! I tried to throw in some sugary-sweet Usa/Heero goodness in there. Makes up for last chapter's drama. But oh, don't think that there is no more drama in the future, because you'd be wro-ong! Will I give out a hint? Even a tiny one? Hehe, yeah right! Aww, I'm so mean... Anyway, please write me a stellar review, because they do so boost my self-esteem! And hopefully I'll be able to post the next chapter sooner than it took me to get this one up!