preg12

Pregnant at 15
Part 12
By Izzy
Rated PG13

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Thanks to everyone who reviewed NICELY. You all are so sweet to me. And yeah-you guys can all thank Chelsea for this part. She practically strapped me to a chair and super glued a pen to my hand.

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Elena got up and walked out of the room. She couldn't stand one more minute alone in there with that man.

Relena saw her daughter march out of there, well, more than a little pissed off. "Elena! What's going on?" She caught hold of the girl's hand and pulled her into the hall. Elena wouldn't even look at her. "Elena?"

She looked up, a glare on her face. "How could you have fallen in love with-with-that?!?" she exclaimed.

"Everything was different back then, Elena. You wouldn't even believe half the things I could say about it. He's not exactly how you imagined a Gundam pilot ... or a father, is he?"

"Mom, it's just that-how could you forgive him-just like that?" Elena ended, snapping her fingers on "that" for emphasis.

Relena looked down, shaking her head. "I don't know. I've forgiven him for a long time now, even though you may not have known it. What happened between your father and me is _strictly_ between your father and me. Don't hate him because of what happened in the past. Forget the past. Just think of him as Heero, your father, here and now."

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Heero felt even lower than the little bacteria that live on scum. (AN: hehe. Couldn't resist!) His daughter had just marched out of the room and it was as plain as day that she loathed him. He looked over at Haziel who looked quite shocked.

"I wonder what came over her. She adores the Gundam pilots," he explained.

Heero had a hurt expression on his face. "Do you hate me?"

Haziel raised his eyebrows. "I have no reason to like you. Mom is completely nuts if you ask me. No ... she is too kind. You are a lucky man. If it were someone else, you'd probably be rotting in a jail cell right now." Haziel sounded totally calm. How could he still act like this when his sister just stormed out in a rage? This shocked even him.

A lone tear fell down Heero's cheek.

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Relena still could not get over her daughter's words. What had she said to Heero? Relena tilted her head to the side in thought. *She _does_ tend to have a sharp mouth. I guess I should go to see if Haziel's slaughtering him.* Relena stifled a chuckle. *Fat chance.*

Instead, she saw Haziel sitting in a chair, calmly looking over at Heero who had a tear running down his cheek. *Stop. Rewind. Heero has a WHAT running down his cheek?!? Is that a tear?!?* Her eyes zoomed in on Heero's face. It _was_ a tear.

Haziel looked up at her. "Mom?"

Her eyes darted towards Haziel and back. She spoke to him, still keeping her eyes on Heero. "Haziel, honey, go keep your sister company, okay?"

Haziel nodded numbly and walked out, the whole time keeping his eyes on his mother.

"Heero?" she called out softly to him. "Are you okay? I'm sorry for whatever they said to you. They-especially Elena-do tend to talk ba-"

"It's all true," he interrupted her, his eyes still downcast.

"What?" Relena asked, totally confused.

"Everything they said-it's all true. And I don't blame them for it. Everything is my fault."

Relena licked her lips. "Heero, you can't cling to the past. I'm the so-called 'victim' and even I have let go. Do yourself a favor and forgive _yourself_."

He finally looked up at her and Relena struggled to hold back a gasp. He looked absolutely miserable. A couple more tears made its way down his cheeks and his eyes were glazed over. A look of pure hurt and self-loathing filled the windows to his soul. A soul that was always there, but had been surrounded and protected by an iron wall. A wall that was being slowly broken down, exposing his vulnerable soul to the world. Despite it all, he tried to crack a smile.

"Your boy's got a good head on his shoulders. You _are_ the most unselfish person in this universe. I don't know how I could ever thank you for forgiving me and I probably never will. But _how_ you did it amazes me. _You_ amaze me." Relena stared at him as he spoke. He was so beautiful. And something totally unknown to him filled his eyes this time-love. Pure love. Relena gulped.

As she opened her mouth to speak, Noin opened the door and stepped in. "We've got to go now. Visiting hours are over. You can continue your conversation at home." Nodding to both of them, she stepped out of the room.

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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Gomen nasai. O.o' Okay .... now, do you:
1. want Heero to go out to fight the new OZ (which will take forever and this is already the 12th part and I want to finish this before I go to school which is in a week.)? Or ...
2. want everything to finish quickly and have Zechs' troops stop the new OZ cuz they're morons? Or ...
3. want Rellie and Heero to make up and Heero stops pilotting and the other guys take care of the new OZ? (I particularly like this one.)

Give me your input! I love you ALL! (except for a very select few who flame my work. hehe) Ja!
Izzy-chan