Heero
tightened his arms around the young woman in front of him. He rocked her gently, and Relena snuggled
into his embrace.
"Come
on, Relena, let's go back inside," Heero advised. Relena lifted her head from his chest and looked into his
eyes. She smiled at him and nodded her
head.
Heero
released her reluctantly but kept his arm around her shoulders as they headed
back in to join the others.
"Duo,
get your hands off that now!" Hilde roared as she slapped her husband's
hand. Duo drew back and grabbed his now
throbbing palm.
"Ouch! What'd you do that for?" he demanded. Everyone else in the room had trouble
keeping a straight face as Duo was humbled by his smaller wife. Hilde just stood there with her hands on her
hips.
"Listen
you, that's the last piece of cake, and we're saving it for Relena because she
hasn't had any yet, okay," Hilde said firmly.
"Oh
please…" he pleaded with puppy dog eyes. Hilde almost gave in at the adorable look on his face.
"I
said no!" she repeated with a stomp of her foot. Duo grunted in defeat and slumped his shoulders down in
concession.
"It's
okay, Hilde, he can have it," a familiar voice stated. Eight pair of eyes turned towards the source
of the voice and all of them gasped!
Relena
Dorlian stood there in the balcony doorway with a bright smile on her
face. What drew the gasps was the young
man standing next to her. Relena hugged
his arm, and she noticed her brother's eyes twitch slightly.
"Heero?"
they all gasped. Heero glanced down at
Relena and rolled his eyes.
"Jeez,
you'd think they'd never seen me before?" Heero chuckled.
"What
are you doing here?" Duo asked stupidly, and Hilde elbowed him in the
ribs. Everyone laughed as the pilot
just looked at his wife with teary eyes, and she smirked at him.
"You
be nice, ya here!" she quipped.
"Man,
Duo, I could feel that all the way over here!" Quatre chuckled.
Heero
sat down in one of the large recliners, and Relena- much to everyone's
surprise- sat down in his lap. Heero
grinned at her slyly and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Is
there something that you'd like to tell us?" Dorothy asked with a raised
eyebrow. Heero and Relena looked at
each other, their eyes speaking volumes to one another in a few seconds.
"Nothing
comes to mind," Relena answered for them. Dorothy grinned at her slyly and gave her a wink, letting the couple
have their little secret…for now.
The
party was blast! They talked about old
times during the war and after the war. What they'd each been doing up till the present, and what their plans
were for the future.
The
talking continued until late that night, when Zechs stood up from his spot next
to Noin. He slowly walked towards Heero
and Relena.
Heero
gazed up at the older man who looked down at him with a slight glare.
Zechs
looked at his former arch-nemesis, then at his baby sister who was snuggled in
the young man's arms. Her head was
lying on his shoulder, and she was sleeping peacefully. Milliardo had never seen such a look of
contentment on her face before. Relena
shifted position slightly finding a more comfortable position.
"Hmm…Heero…"
she murmured softly. Heero had to stop
the grin that was tugging at his lips.
"I
think I should put her to sleep," Milliardo advised. Heero held up his hand to stop him.
"It's
all right; I'll take her," he offered. Milliardo was about to refuse, but the smile on Relena's face when Heero
picked her up made him change his mind.
Heero
effortlessly picked Relena up and scooped her into his arms. He gazed around the room at his friends and
fellow pilots. His eyes took in the
sight of eight huge smiles shining at him.
Heero
could just imagine how much Duo was loving this. There was Heero Yuy- the perfect soldier, Gundam pilot, and man
with a heart of ice- holding Princess Relena of the Sank Kingdom in his
arms. The scene was so cute that he
couldn't help but grin at all of them in retort.
"Goodnight
everyone…" he said dryly but with a hint of sarcasm in his voice. He carried Relena towards the stairs leading
up to her bedroom.
"Sleep
tight, you two," Duo said with a grin. Heero whirled his head around and gave Duo a look of pure murder. Heero turned his gaze towards Hilde, and he
shifted his eyes in Duo's direction. Hilde understood and whacked her husband upside the head.
"Thank
you," Heero said gratefully. Hilde
grinned at him.
"Anytime,"
she said with a wave of her hand.
Heero
carried the sleeping princess up to her room. He looked down at her sleeping in his arms, and a loving smile crossed
his face.
"Relena,"
he said softly and placed butterfly kisses on her eyelids and cheeks. Relena's eyes fluttered open, and Heero put
her down on the ground. "You have to
change into your night clothes, then I'll tuck you in, okay."
"Okay,"
Relena said groggily. She nearly
sleepwalked to her dresser and pulled out one of her nightgowns. Relena started to undress when her mind
focused, and she realized that Heero was standing behind her. She turned her head and smiled when she
noticed that he'd turned around.
"He's
so sweet," Relena said under her breath. She quickly changed her clothes and put away her day things.
"You
can turn around now, Heero," she said tenderly.
Heero
turned around and was confronted with a sight that took his breath away. Relena was standing there wearing a thin,
pink nightgown that seemed to flow over her body. It was modest in that it ran all the way down to her ankles, but
it clung to her body just enough to show off her hourglass figure.
"Relena,
you are so beautiful," Heero said breathlessly at he approached her. He pulled her into his arms, and Relena
sighed happily.
"Heero!"
she gasped as he picked her up again. She smiled as he carried her over to her bed and laid her down like a
delicate piece of china. Heero went to
let her go, but Relena wouldn't release him.
"Heero,
please stay," she pleaded. Heero wanted
to object, but the innocence and love in her soft, blue eyes made his heart
melt.
"Okay,"
he conceded drawing a smile from Relena. Heero kicked off his shoes and pulled off his sweater but decided to
keep on his white turtleneck. He lay
down next to his princess, and Relena moved into his arms. She laid her head on his chest, and Heero
wrapped his arms around her. He pulled
the blankets up around her shoulders, and Relena purred at how warm she felt
like this.
"This
is the best Christmas that I've ever had," Relena said happily. Heero tilted her head so he could look into
her eyes. He smiled warmly at her, and
Relena returned his smile with one of her own.
"I
love you, you know that," she quipped. Heero grinned and kissed her gently.
"Yes,
sweetheart, I do; I love you too," he replied.
"I
know, Heero, I know," Relena said happily. They said goodnight with a kiss, and Relena settled into Heero's loving
arms.
Later
that night, Milliardo and Noin walked past Relena's room on their way to
bed. Milliardo cast a glance inside his
sister's room and gasped in shock.
"What's
wrong?" Noin asked worriedly. She
looked inside Relena's room, and a grin tugged at her lips.
The
scene in front of her was so cute! There lay the princess of the Sank Kingdom wrapped up in the arms of the
perfect soldier. Relena's head was on
his chest, and Heero's head was resting on her hair.
Noin
gazed up at her husband who seemed to be contemplating what he should do.
"Come
on, let's leave them be," Noin said as she closed the door.
"Yeah,
but…" Milliardo began.
"Hey,
let them be okay. Those two have waited
a long time for each other; they deserve some time to be alone. Besides, we've got better things to think
about…" Noin said with a sultry smile as her fingers slithered up her husband's
chest. Milliardo knew the look in her
eyes like the back of his hand.
"Oh
really…well then…I suggest you run for your life," Milliardo said
seductively. Noin bolted down the
hallway with Milliardo hot on her heels.
Back
inside Relena's room, Heero lifted his head off his makeshift pillow.
"What
is it?" Relena asked half awake. Heero
merely stroked his hand across her cheek soothingly.
"Nothing,
Relena, go back to sleep," he said softly.
"Hmm,
sweet dreams, my Heero," she replied tenderly. Heero kissed her hair softly.
"Sweet
dreams, my darling," he cooed in her ear. Relena smiled and nuzzled her cheek against his chest. Heero smiled at her gently then lay his head
back down on her golden hair and joined her in their own private world of
dreams.