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Forbidden Love
Chapter 3 -
Author: Usa-chan & Krys Yuy
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Serenity grinned at her friends' idea. She noticed Heero eyeing her and she forced herself to listen to what he was saying. "So I just hold it like this," she took the gun as instructed, "Point it like this and pull this thing you call a trigger?"
Heero nodded, "Hn."
Serenity glanced at him a tiny frown on her lips, "That's ALL you're going to say?"
"Hn."
Serenity scowled at him, "You're not the BEST conversationlist I've met but at least you're better then Endymion."
"You're trying to get Mr. Perfect Soldier to actually talk?" Asked Duo his eyes dancing.
Serrenity nodded her eyes distracted, "Hn."
Heero's eyes flickered her way to see if she was mocking him but she seemed concerned with something else. He watched as her lips suddenly curved into a sunny smile. "SUGOI!" She squealed. "Hey, Heero-san, can we finish this lesson soon? Haruka-chan and Michiru-chan are coming to visit!"
Duo glanced at her about to say something when Makoto appeared wiping leaves off of her uniform. She leveled a half scolding look at her Princess. "Serenity! If your Mother catches you in THOSE clothes it's not going to be pretty."
Serenity shrugged, "I'm finishing my lesson first," she replied in a tone that stated she would not be diverted.
She pointed the gun at a target Heero had set up and visualized Endymion. Her eyes narrowed and she pulled the trigger. She gasped shocked as the weapon bucked in her arms and she was thrown back a few feet. She stared at the gun in awe turning the barrel towards her to see how that had happened.
Heero cursed and grabbed the gun away from her as he saw it fire again. He noticed the pure fear in her eyes and decided his usual glare wouldn't work. He glanced over at Duo for help but realized his fellow pilot and the green-haired girl had vanished. He turned back to the alarmingly still princess. "Daijobu ka?"
Serenity nodded slowly her eyes still holding that haunted look. Her eyes drifted to the tree she shot and her fear grew more as she saw the damage. The frightened eyes drifted to the boy that used the weapon.
Heero inwardly scowled but didn't let it show on his face. It had been close to ten minutes and the girl still hadn't said a single word. "Daijobu ka?" he asked again.
Serenity gulped, "Heero-san, how how can you use that horrible weapon?"
Heero turned slightly avoiding her eyes. "Where we're from there are wars and that horrible weapon has saved my life many times."
Serenity started to reach out for his shoulder and her hand lay hovering the air for a moment. She shook her head and pulled her hand back. "I wish I could see your world, Heero-san."
"Nande?"
"Because it wouldn't be here. I'm a prisoner in my own Kingdom. I was born here, I grew up here, I'll die here," she stated a faraway look in her eyes. "Tell me about your world, Heero."
Heero shook his head slightly. There was no way he was going to tell the fragile Princess about the devastating wars nor the Gundams. He could almost feel her displeasure as she pouted at him but he ignored her. "You don't need to know about my world. Unlike this one it's war-ridden and that's all I'll say."
Serenity nodded. "Heero-san?"
"What now?"
"I I just wanted to thank you again for saving me from Endymion. If you hadn't came in when you did-" she let her words fade.
"Your welcome," Heero said in his usual dry detached tone.
Serenity's eyes closed partialy as a thought came to her. "Heero-san?"
"Hn?"
Serenity acted as quickly as a blink of an eye. She pressed her soft lips against his for a moment before she got up and ran off. Heero stared out into space for a moment as his brain calmly informed him of what had just occurred. He considered chasing after her demanding why she did such a thing but the logical soldier side of his mind convinced him to ignore it ever happened and continue on as usual.
Serenity wasn't running from Heero she was just running in general. Or at least that is what she was telling herself. She didn't know why she had chosen Heero to be the first person she kissed but she DID know she didn't want it to be Endymion.
"What are you doing out here, Princess?" whispered a soft sultry voice.
Serenity turned confused, "Who's there?"
The voice actually seemed to purr. "You do know I'll be the one to kill
you when the time comes. Beryl-sama has given me special permission."
Serenity suddenly longed to be holding the gun she had been using earlier. Without it she was completely defenseless, but how was she to know she'd meet one of the few remaining youma. Her eyes flicked back to where she had left Heero. 'Please stay there,' she pleaded. The last thing she needed was anyone to get hurt because of her.
The purring noise became louder and Serenity successfully held down the scream that demanded it be released. The thing quite simply looked like a cross between a lion, a bear, and a big vicious dog. It's lips lifted revealing the shiny teeth. "Won't be long, Princess. Don't worry though. Your time is not quite yet."
Serenity watched as the thing vanished into thin air and she let her body shake. The pure odor of the thing had her close to retching. The smell of death wasn't pleasant especially when the one that caused the deaths was calmly commenting that you were next. She turned and ran into a hard ojbect. She gasped and felt two arms around her preventing her from hitting the cold ground. She slowly opened her eyes and met Endymion's smirk and amused eyes. "After you, Serenity," he said with a bow as he stepped aside to let her go the direction he had came in.
Serenity eyed him warily for a moment but walked past. Or at least that had been her plan. She hadn't expected his arms to circle her from behind and turn her around pulling her to his chest. She didn't even have time to speak as he jerked her chin up Her eyes were full of horror as his mouth descended and she reacted.
Endymion groaned and dropped his hands off Serenity as the young princess had just kneed him. She glared at him for a long moment lake-blue eyes filled with challenge. "If you ever try that again, Endymion I swear I'll make you regret it."
Endymion's eyes narrowed and he was about to retort when he saw a pair of icy prussian blue eyes staring at him from a distance. Something lacking in the boy's expression had the Prince leaving as quickly as possible.
Serenity's eyes traveled to the spot where that creature of death had been and she felt her whole body shake. She slowly turned as she felt herself being observed and saw Heero. He didn't look angry or happy he was wearing the same detached expression he had worn earlier. Serenity stepped up to him, "I want you to train me how to use that gun and find one for myself."
The slightest raise of Heero's eyebrows told her she had surprised him. "Why the sudden change?"
Serenity's eyes traveled around as she searched for the odd creature. "I need protection and my Senshi can't always be there."
"Protection from who?"
Serenity shook her head, "Not a who but a what." She glanced over at the boy soldier a small smile on her lips. "You don't think this world has wars but it does. We may not have guns but we do have our magic and right now a Dark Kingdom's inhabitant is stalking me."
"Stalking or planning to kill?"
Serenity closed her eyes, "If it hadn't wanted to toy with me I would be dead now, Heero-san."
Heero heard a familiar note in her voice and glanced at her. 'She sounds angry. Over what? Not being able to kill it or not having it kill her?' He scowled, 'Why am I thinking about her anyways? I have more important things to devote my mind to like how to get home.'
Serenity's head lifted slightly, "Heero-san?"
"Hn?"
"Gomen for kissing you earlier. I just didn't want something as a first kiss to be by that arrogant prince."
"Hn."
She scowled at him for a moment her eyes gaining a layer of ice similair to his. "Of course by the way you're acting I wonder if it would have been better to just let him kiss me."
Heero glared at her and watched her slink back. It didn't work on the braided baka anymore but it seemed to work on the Princess well. A part of him was furious she would even dare compare him to the Prince but the more rational side of his mind kept it down and then she said the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back.
"It would no doubt have been a better kiss anyways."
Heero turned a deadly light in his eyes but before he could carry out bodily harm he felt the Princess's lips once again on his as she whispered, "Prove me wrong."
A part of him demanded he get her back for kissing comment and it was one of those rare times when the soldier side of him conceded to the less rational side of himself.
One moment the princess was in control and the next it had seemed someone had possessed the Japanese boy's body as he kissed her softly. He felt the shock run through her body and smirked actually smirked against her lips. She pulled away first her cheeks bright red.
'She doesn't even realize that isn't close to the kiss Endymion would have taken,' Heero thought his mask falling back in place. He would make the prince pay. He watched the blushing girl for a moment and felt yet another smile though it was small appear on his face. He leaned towards her fully intent on kissing her rosebud lips again when he heard somone coming towards them. He dropped into soldier mode and pushed Serenity behind him as he waited.
Heero listened to the silence and focused on the muffled footsteps. It was either a teenaged boy or He didn't get to finish the thought as what appeared to be a short blonde haired man appeared. "Koneko," he growled. Heero realized at that instant it wasn't a guy in front of him but a woman.
Serenity bolted to her feet and rushed past Heero throwing herself at the taller woman. "Ruka-chan!"
Haruka smiled and hugged her princess before turning her attention back to Heero. "Who are you?"
Heero's eyes never flickered as he stared definatly into Haruka's eyes, "Heero Yuy."
Serenity looked between the two tense bodies her eyes confused. She smelt rather then heard the same youma from before coming and she launched herself at Heero hands diving into his spandex shorts. The look of shock on both Haruka's and Heero's face at any other time would have had the Princess on the ground rolling in laugher. At the moment however she was searching for only one thing.
Heero watched still stunned as the Princess stole his gun and aimed it, "Come out and face me," she demanded in a soft and steady tone.
The trees shifted and the youma came out it's red hide glistening like fire. "So you're here to accept death willingly, Princess?"
Serenity didn't answer and leveled the gun to point between the thing's eyes. "Omae o korosu," she whispered blue eyes narrowed as she pulled the trigger. Serenity yelped as she felt the gun discharge and noticed Heero had caught her. The shocked expression had long ago vanished and left frozen prussian eyes staring at her.
"Koneko, what the hell was that?" Haruka demanded her fist clenching with anger before she tried to pull the gun out of Serenity's fingers.
Serenity didn't let go and pulled away from Haruka. "The youma or this?" she asked. Her eyes however were on the spot where the youma had been. It had screamed in pain and then it's blood red eyes had narrowed at her in promises of future suffering before it vanished.
Haruka scowled, "That thing in your hands."
Serenity handed the gun back to Heero, "Arigato, Heero-san." She turned back to Haruka, "It's called a gun. Heero can explain it better then I can. All I know is it helped me kill that youma."
"Kill?" Asked a soft voice.
Serenity froze and turned to see an amused Endymion. "What are you doing here?" Serenity stated with a scowl.
Endymion just smiled at her, "Now, now Princess. I think the question is what are YOU doing out here and with that boy. Your Mother is looking for you and if she saw you in THAT outfit alone with him"
"She's not alone." Interrupted Haruka.
Endymion scowled. He hadn't expected anyone else to be around. "Who are you?"
Haruka smiled, "Senshi of Uranus."
Endymion's scowl deepened. Without any more words he walked off. Serenity grinned, "Arigato, Ruka-chan!"
Haruka smiled, "Now, what where you doing out here alone with him, Koneko"
"Hiding from that Prince," Serenity answered. She wasn't about to admit to the training session with the gun.
"With him?"
Serenity frowned, "Ruka, stop treating Heero like he isn't here. Besides he's a friend that saved me from Endymion."
Haruka nodded slightly, "In either case you should get back to the palace. Your Mother is about to send all of the Senshi after you and if Mars catches you alone with this boy"
"Hey, Heero are you still teaching her how to shoot?" Called a cheerful voice before Duo appeared.
"Shoot?" Haruka demanded turning back on the blushing Princess.
"Hai, I asked Heero to teach me how to shoot a gun."
Haruka scowled which sent Serenity into a round of giggles. "What's so funny?" Duo asked
Serenity pointed to Haruka then Heero her lips still twitching, "They look like brother and sister! Look at their expressions!" she squealed.
Makoto chuckled for a moment before Duo began to laugh. "Hai, now Serenity you going to hurry or what? We do have that party to intend."
Serenity's giggles stopped and she scowled, "Hai, hai hai demo couldn't you just say you didn't find me?"
Makoto shook her head, "Gomen, not a chance. Afterall Serenity you ARE the star at the ball."
Serenity scowled, "Baka Kaasan," she grumbled.
Makoto smiled and grabbed her Princess's hand. "Come on," she urged.
Serenity glanced over her shoulder, "Gomen, we couldn't finish the lesson Heero."
"Hn."
She sighed and walked back to the palace with Makoto, Duo and Haruka leaving Heero alone. 'I wish I could have invited him but Mother would have a fit.'
Heero watched the silver-haired girl leave then turned his attention to where all his logic claimed there would be a corpse of somewhat. He stared long and hard at the mere dust. "What was that thing?"
Serenity noticed Makoto studying her and she blushed and looked down, "Oi, Sere something about you looks different. What were you and Heero doing?"
Duo chuckled, "You don't have to worry about anything like that from Heero. He's the perfect soldier and he hardly if ever shows emotion. Some people even think of him as a machine."
Serenity scowled, "Don't talk about Heero like that. He's not a machine and he does have feelings and emotions they're just buried."
She noticed Makoto staring at her more closely and she flushed, "Why are you standing up for him all of a sudden, Sere?"
Serenity blushed and turned her attention to the ground, "It doesn't matter. I have to go get prepared, ne?" She called before running ahead.
Makoto shook her head and glanced at Duo. "Are you sure your friend isn't the type to fall in love? Because I haven't seen Serenity act like that before. Ever."
Duo shook his head though his eyes remained on the place where the Princess had vanished. "Though, you know Heero looked a bit odd. There was something red on his lips"
Haruka calmly changed her direction and walked back to where she had left Heero. She was fairly certain Makoto hadn't even noticed her leave. 'Could he really have kissed Koneko?'