Part 4
Jessica knocked loudly on Relena's door. She knew Relena was in there but the girl just wouldn't answer the door. This worried Jessica. They had been best friends for since the 6th grade and Jessica actually did care a great deal about Relena.
"Just leave them at the door." Cried a small voice from inside.
"Leave what? Leen's it's me Jessica. And Edward says hi."
"Tell him to go suck an egg."
"That isn't very nice to say to your boyfriend! I'm not helping at all am I?"
"No you're not."
"Sorry Relena. I guess I'll leave then…"
"No, just come on in. I can't keep everyone away from me" Relena sighed as she opened the door.
"Damn girl you look bad!"
"Gee Jess, Thanks."
"I meant you were in looked kinda sad and stuff." Jessica mumbled walking in.
"You want something to drink?"
"Nah, I'll have a look in the fridge later though. I've been to your place before no need to be polite."
"Fine then I'll just be mean?"
"Exactly!" Jessica remarked glad that she got Relena to actually laugh.
"So what's with all the flowers?"
"Heero sent them. I'll be getting them every hour."
"I pity the guy that has to deliver them." Jessica sighed shaking her head.
"Me too."
"So what do you feel like doing?"
"Shoving a nail through Heero's head." Relena admitted.
"I don't think we'll be able to do that."
"Yeah, I know."
"It's a shame though huh?"
Twisting a piece of her hair Jessica stared at the ceiling distractedly. The two remained stretched on out the couch eating ice cream. Neither talked, and that was fine. The best conversations either of them had at times required silence. It was one of those comforting silences not the kind where they felt obligated to talk.
"So are you going to dump Edward?" Jessica spoke up.
"No."
"Than you're going to dump Heero, right?"
"No."
"Relena, you realize you can't have both of them."
"I know. Don't remind me." Relena sighed.
"There's no rush for picking a guy is there?"
"No, but I'll run out of vases."
"Screw the vases. We'll find a place to keep them all." Jessica chirped.
"I suppose."
"You did tell Edward about all this didn't you?"
"….No."
"What!"
"Sorry! I just thought it'd all go away or something."
"I don't think it will."
Relena shrugged and hugged her knees tightly, turning her into a tiny ball. It was a habit of her's since she was 5. Whenever things got too scary Relena would hide in a corner and curl herself up into a ball. Pagen would then offer a cookie and she'd tell him all about her fears. Afterwards it wasn't so terrible for being scared of something and life could go on being simple once more. Relena was afraid now, of loving Heero that much and actually leaving Edward. But Pagen wasn't there anymore with the cookies and the cookies at the store weren't as delicious. The only things that could be heard was the Mr. Clean commercial playing and the sound of the rain tapping against the window.
***
Heero walked tediously in the rain. He stood out among the people rushing from place to place and getting to their friends and family. He didn't exactly have either to go to at the moment. No one questioned why Heero had no place to rush to in such terrible weather. Everyone was simply minding their own business and getting where they need to be. But Heero prefered it that. This way no one would pity him and think of him as some poor lost guy.
Wet brown hair stuck to the sides of his face in stringy clumps. His clothes had turned into sloppy rags that clung to his skin awkwardly. Despite the fact Heero was without a jacket he wasn't cold at all. He continued to stroll down the streets admiring the stores and restaurants. He thought about what Duo wrote in the back of that picture. "He'll come around." Duo was right, Heeo did come around. Too bad that when Heero did "come around" it was a little too late. 'No, it's not too late. I've waited this long to tell her I loved her and it's about time I behaved like I should have earlier toward Relena." Heero was determinded to "win" Relena back. He loved her and had the feeling he would for a long time. That had to mean something.
***
"I'm going to take a nap." Relena tiredly replied, "Mind staying here and answering the door?"
"Sure. It's too cold to walk home anyway."
Almost tripping on a magazine Relena aimlessly walked into her bedroom. Laying on her bed Relena listened to the sound of the wind and rain. As tired as Relena was she just couldn't get herself to fall asleep. So many thoughts ran through her head that it was even hard to shut her eyes. Relena's teeth chattered as she wrapped her quilts around her. No matter how many blankets she used Relena found herself still cold
Jessica knocked loudly on Relena's door. She knew Relena was in there but the girl just wouldn't answer the door. This worried Jessica. They had been best friends for since the 6th grade and Jessica actually did care a great deal about Relena.
"Just leave them at the door." Cried a small voice from inside.
"Leave what? Leen's it's me Jessica. And Edward says hi."
"Tell him to go suck an egg."
"That isn't very nice to say to your boyfriend! I'm not helping at all am I?"
"No you're not."
"Sorry Relena. I guess I'll leave then…"
"No, just come on in. I can't keep everyone away from me" Relena sighed as she opened the door.
"Damn girl you look bad!"
"Gee Jess, Thanks."
"I meant you were in looked kinda sad and stuff." Jessica mumbled walking in.
"You want something to drink?"
"Nah, I'll have a look in the fridge later though. I've been to your place before no need to be polite."
"Fine then I'll just be mean?"
"Exactly!" Jessica remarked glad that she got Relena to actually laugh.
"So what's with all the flowers?"
"Heero sent them. I'll be getting them every hour."
"I pity the guy that has to deliver them." Jessica sighed shaking her head.
"Me too."
"So what do you feel like doing?"
"Shoving a nail through Heero's head." Relena admitted.
"I don't think we'll be able to do that."
"Yeah, I know."
"It's a shame though huh?"
Twisting a piece of her hair Jessica stared at the ceiling distractedly. The two remained stretched on out the couch eating ice cream. Neither talked, and that was fine. The best conversations either of them had at times required silence. It was one of those comforting silences not the kind where they felt obligated to talk.
"So are you going to dump Edward?" Jessica spoke up.
"No."
"Than you're going to dump Heero, right?"
"No."
"Relena, you realize you can't have both of them."
"I know. Don't remind me." Relena sighed.
"There's no rush for picking a guy is there?"
"No, but I'll run out of vases."
"Screw the vases. We'll find a place to keep them all." Jessica chirped.
"I suppose."
"You did tell Edward about all this didn't you?"
"….No."
"What!"
"Sorry! I just thought it'd all go away or something."
"I don't think it will."
Relena shrugged and hugged her knees tightly, turning her into a tiny ball. It was a habit of her's since she was 5. Whenever things got too scary Relena would hide in a corner and curl herself up into a ball. Pagen would then offer a cookie and she'd tell him all about her fears. Afterwards it wasn't so terrible for being scared of something and life could go on being simple once more. Relena was afraid now, of loving Heero that much and actually leaving Edward. But Pagen wasn't there anymore with the cookies and the cookies at the store weren't as delicious. The only things that could be heard was the Mr. Clean commercial playing and the sound of the rain tapping against the window.
***
Heero walked tediously in the rain. He stood out among the people rushing from place to place and getting to their friends and family. He didn't exactly have either to go to at the moment. No one questioned why Heero had no place to rush to in such terrible weather. Everyone was simply minding their own business and getting where they need to be. But Heero prefered it that. This way no one would pity him and think of him as some poor lost guy.
Wet brown hair stuck to the sides of his face in stringy clumps. His clothes had turned into sloppy rags that clung to his skin awkwardly. Despite the fact Heero was without a jacket he wasn't cold at all. He continued to stroll down the streets admiring the stores and restaurants. He thought about what Duo wrote in the back of that picture. "He'll come around." Duo was right, Heeo did come around. Too bad that when Heero did "come around" it was a little too late. 'No, it's not too late. I've waited this long to tell her I loved her and it's about time I behaved like I should have earlier toward Relena." Heero was determinded to "win" Relena back. He loved her and had the feeling he would for a long time. That had to mean something.
***
"I'm going to take a nap." Relena tiredly replied, "Mind staying here and answering the door?"
"Sure. It's too cold to walk home anyway."
Almost tripping on a magazine Relena aimlessly walked into her bedroom. Laying on her bed Relena listened to the sound of the wind and rain. As tired as Relena was she just couldn't get herself to fall asleep. So many thoughts ran through her head that it was even hard to shut her eyes. Relena's teeth chattered as she wrapped her quilts around her. No matter how many blankets she used Relena found herself still cold