Title: So Hard to Say Goodbye Parts Four and Five
Author: **Dark~Angel**
Rating: PG
Hi! There is no particular reason for this rating except it's more intense than the other chapters. No flames, please. If you want to directly e-mail me comments, my e-mail is: gwingfan303@yahoo.com.
Disclaimers: I don't own Gundam Wing, this is for entertainment purposes only.
PART FOUR
Heero sat in silence for a moment. He looked out his window into space, wondering if Relena, like him, was alone that night. How could I have let you go? he wondered. Vaguely in the distance, he could see a silhouette dancing in the moonlight. He watched it, enchanted by the twisting, complex, so much like the ones he had learned at St. Gabriel's. He realized, in fact, that those were the steps that he had learned there. But who else in this small space colony had learned these steps? Relena? He looked closer and saw the sweeping skirts and long wool coat that Relena wore as foreign ambassador. He ran out to her, but he was not the only one.
Relena kept her twisting step steady. Her hair wrapped around her as she completed a complex turn. She stopped her dance, think of the first time she had danced with Heero. No, she told herself. Future happiness is more important than memories. No matter how much I loved him and how much he hurt me, I have to move on. She picked a tune in her head, an old European Folk Song that played in a music box her mother had given her many, many years ago. Almost another lifetime ago, before she had met the Gundam Pilots, or Heero. Heero......She turned to face the moon while she danced, turning her back to the dark alleys that took of from the one she was in and the to the low, dark, dirty houses. The dance reminded her of Mrs. Darlain. She brought out all her memories of the Darlains, and drowned herself in the past. Oblivious to anything else, she did not notice the two men running toward her.
Heero stopped when he got close to Relena. Despite what she said to Hilde, Relena and Heero had not seen each other since the broke off their relationship. It had been about two months since he had seen her this close. He had forgotten her beauty, her flowing golden hair, sapphire eyes, cheeks like roses, china skin. In her eye, something was missing, her life and basic will to live. "That's all `cause of you buddy." Duo's voice echoed through his mind.
Remembering the danger she was in, he assumed a fighting stance. The thug after her didn't notice him, and if he did, he didn't care. He was already grabbing her. She finally snapped herself back into reality and started to scream. The thug punched her unconscious. He started to slip his dirty hands up her loose blouse, but Heero quickly flicked a foot deep into the thug's stomach. The thug retracted, hunched over. Snarling, the thug picked himself up and charged at Heero. Heero just stood there, which perhaps threw the thug off-balance.
As the thug leaned over, prepared to knock Heero down, Heero just prepare his fist and sent it into the thug's stomach. This time, the thug fell over. Heero kicked his head so he would become unconscious and rolled him into a garbage pile. Remembering Relena, her rested her over his shoulder and headed back to his house, Relena's hair playing down his back.
PART FIVE
When she awoke, Relena was warm and tired. A soft fabric was laid over her. She looked down and saw a quilt in a pattern she had never seen before. She had a buzzing headache and a ringing sound in her ears, but nothing really to worry about. Soon, she realized she was not in farmiliar little cottage among a small grove of trees. She remembered the thug, and her heart quickened a beat. She softly pushed the quilt back and padded to the door. Nothing could escape Heero ears, and he spun around, eyeing her. "You're awake."
Duo snuck down the deserted back halls of the Preventers Headquarters. This is easy, he though, too easy. Creeping down the hall, he made it to Colonel Une's office. Turning the knob, he found it locked. Prepared for this, he fished a paper clip out of his pocket and bent it until he could fit it into the lock. HE slipped in quietly.
"You're awake," Heero repeated blandly. "You shouldn't be leaving yet. You are still weak."
Relena stared at her feet. "That's never stopped me before. Or you for that matter."
"Things have changed Relena. I've changed, you've changed. It's been so long." He reached out to touch her hair but stopped.
"I really should be going, Heero. I can take care of myself."
"It's been so long, Relena. I haven't seen you. Maybe it was better that way."
Relena fought tears. "I watched everyone around me fall in love," she whispered. "I kept waiting for you to come back, but you never did. I promised myself I wouldn't be hurt anymore, that I would be happy again. That's changed now, Heero, now that I've seen you again."
"Relena..." he sputtered.
"Here," she said, drawing his hand out of his pocket and delicately placing it over her heart.. "Here, feel my heart break from all the pain you've caused it."
Duo looked around the office. Behind a deep maple desk, a magnetic dry-erase board hung on the wall with several small maps and arrows drawn in the blue marker. The walls had a chair-rail running around the room with about 3.5 feet up. Panneled it where small maple squares. Above, the wall was painted a deep navy blue. On the desk a folder reading 'Tactics and Plans' lay. Duo reached out for it with ease. "Don't even think about it Maxwell." Duo spun around, face to face with Lady Une.
Heero stood, stunned. Relena had always been hones, and independent, but this brutal truth and new strength had not been there before. He stood there, wondering, hoping she would stay.
She turned to leave, but Heero caught her wrist. He searched her eyes, and among the fear, hurt and betrayal, he saw a tiny bit of the love she had left for him thread its way through the other emotions, trying to hide behind the other emotions. She turned away from his searching eyes.
Gently, he touched her petal soft cheek and pulled her face so it would face him. He bent down to kiss her, but stopped. He knew right then it would her hurt her more than anything else. Instead, he wiped away the crystal tears that had scarred her face.
"Some women can cry and look beautiful. You and I know I can't."
That is classic Relena, Heero though, her wry humor sticking out to the end. He bent down to kiss her again, but this time he followed through, showing her all the love he had felt for her during the past two months. She looked shocked. She startled to say something, but Heero put a finger to her lips. The sound escaped her lips: "No." Although she whispered the word, it had more effect on Heero than a charging bull. "I am not ogin to be hurt again."
Author: **Dark~Angel**
Rating: PG
Hi! There is no particular reason for this rating except it's more intense than the other chapters. No flames, please. If you want to directly e-mail me comments, my e-mail is: gwingfan303@yahoo.com.
Disclaimers: I don't own Gundam Wing, this is for entertainment purposes only.
PART FOUR
Heero sat in silence for a moment. He looked out his window into space, wondering if Relena, like him, was alone that night. How could I have let you go? he wondered. Vaguely in the distance, he could see a silhouette dancing in the moonlight. He watched it, enchanted by the twisting, complex, so much like the ones he had learned at St. Gabriel's. He realized, in fact, that those were the steps that he had learned there. But who else in this small space colony had learned these steps? Relena? He looked closer and saw the sweeping skirts and long wool coat that Relena wore as foreign ambassador. He ran out to her, but he was not the only one.
Relena kept her twisting step steady. Her hair wrapped around her as she completed a complex turn. She stopped her dance, think of the first time she had danced with Heero. No, she told herself. Future happiness is more important than memories. No matter how much I loved him and how much he hurt me, I have to move on. She picked a tune in her head, an old European Folk Song that played in a music box her mother had given her many, many years ago. Almost another lifetime ago, before she had met the Gundam Pilots, or Heero. Heero......She turned to face the moon while she danced, turning her back to the dark alleys that took of from the one she was in and the to the low, dark, dirty houses. The dance reminded her of Mrs. Darlain. She brought out all her memories of the Darlains, and drowned herself in the past. Oblivious to anything else, she did not notice the two men running toward her.
Heero stopped when he got close to Relena. Despite what she said to Hilde, Relena and Heero had not seen each other since the broke off their relationship. It had been about two months since he had seen her this close. He had forgotten her beauty, her flowing golden hair, sapphire eyes, cheeks like roses, china skin. In her eye, something was missing, her life and basic will to live. "That's all `cause of you buddy." Duo's voice echoed through his mind.
Remembering the danger she was in, he assumed a fighting stance. The thug after her didn't notice him, and if he did, he didn't care. He was already grabbing her. She finally snapped herself back into reality and started to scream. The thug punched her unconscious. He started to slip his dirty hands up her loose blouse, but Heero quickly flicked a foot deep into the thug's stomach. The thug retracted, hunched over. Snarling, the thug picked himself up and charged at Heero. Heero just stood there, which perhaps threw the thug off-balance.
As the thug leaned over, prepared to knock Heero down, Heero just prepare his fist and sent it into the thug's stomach. This time, the thug fell over. Heero kicked his head so he would become unconscious and rolled him into a garbage pile. Remembering Relena, her rested her over his shoulder and headed back to his house, Relena's hair playing down his back.
PART FIVE
When she awoke, Relena was warm and tired. A soft fabric was laid over her. She looked down and saw a quilt in a pattern she had never seen before. She had a buzzing headache and a ringing sound in her ears, but nothing really to worry about. Soon, she realized she was not in farmiliar little cottage among a small grove of trees. She remembered the thug, and her heart quickened a beat. She softly pushed the quilt back and padded to the door. Nothing could escape Heero ears, and he spun around, eyeing her. "You're awake."
Duo snuck down the deserted back halls of the Preventers Headquarters. This is easy, he though, too easy. Creeping down the hall, he made it to Colonel Une's office. Turning the knob, he found it locked. Prepared for this, he fished a paper clip out of his pocket and bent it until he could fit it into the lock. HE slipped in quietly.
"You're awake," Heero repeated blandly. "You shouldn't be leaving yet. You are still weak."
Relena stared at her feet. "That's never stopped me before. Or you for that matter."
"Things have changed Relena. I've changed, you've changed. It's been so long." He reached out to touch her hair but stopped.
"I really should be going, Heero. I can take care of myself."
"It's been so long, Relena. I haven't seen you. Maybe it was better that way."
Relena fought tears. "I watched everyone around me fall in love," she whispered. "I kept waiting for you to come back, but you never did. I promised myself I wouldn't be hurt anymore, that I would be happy again. That's changed now, Heero, now that I've seen you again."
"Relena..." he sputtered.
"Here," she said, drawing his hand out of his pocket and delicately placing it over her heart.. "Here, feel my heart break from all the pain you've caused it."
Duo looked around the office. Behind a deep maple desk, a magnetic dry-erase board hung on the wall with several small maps and arrows drawn in the blue marker. The walls had a chair-rail running around the room with about 3.5 feet up. Panneled it where small maple squares. Above, the wall was painted a deep navy blue. On the desk a folder reading 'Tactics and Plans' lay. Duo reached out for it with ease. "Don't even think about it Maxwell." Duo spun around, face to face with Lady Une.
Heero stood, stunned. Relena had always been hones, and independent, but this brutal truth and new strength had not been there before. He stood there, wondering, hoping she would stay.
She turned to leave, but Heero caught her wrist. He searched her eyes, and among the fear, hurt and betrayal, he saw a tiny bit of the love she had left for him thread its way through the other emotions, trying to hide behind the other emotions. She turned away from his searching eyes.
Gently, he touched her petal soft cheek and pulled her face so it would face him. He bent down to kiss her, but stopped. He knew right then it would her hurt her more than anything else. Instead, he wiped away the crystal tears that had scarred her face.
"Some women can cry and look beautiful. You and I know I can't."
That is classic Relena, Heero though, her wry humor sticking out to the end. He bent down to kiss her again, but this time he followed through, showing her all the love he had felt for her during the past two months. She looked shocked. She startled to say something, but Heero put a finger to her lips. The sound escaped her lips: "No." Although she whispered the word, it had more effect on Heero than a charging bull. "I am not ogin to be hurt again."