AnimeCat: Okay, here's the next chapter....sorry it took so long....I had all these projects for school...ugh....
When her brother leaves to fight in the war, Relena is torn. She fears he'll never come back. Ah, but what is this? The kind but weirdly mysterious neighbor named Heero Yuy to comfort her??
Read And Review!!! This is NOT my favorite story in the whole wide world, and if I don't get reviews I WILL STOP WRITING IT. Just telling you now, minna-san. Sorry. If you like it, please review for those who'd like to keep reading.
Arigatou!
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Only Meeting And Parting, Again And Again
Relena came home to find her house cold and dark. Alarmed, she took off her hat, haphazardly threw it across the room. She took off her small lace gloves and dropped them somewhere on the floor, then walked quickly through the house.
"Milliardo?" She called frantically, wringing her hands together tightly. "Milliardo, are you home??"
She opened up the door to the study and saw a small fire lit and her brother cleaning the rifle that had once donned the mantleplace above the fire. "Milliardo, what /are/ you doing??" She asked shrilly. Milliardo glanced at her breifly through his white gold bangs.
"The country is going to war, Relena." Milliardo said coldly. Relena gasped, feeling like she'd suddenly swallowed a piece of ice. "I'm going to fight."
Relena shook her head numbly. "You can't go, Milliardo....you /can't/!!" She exclaimed. "You'll die!!"
He laughed hoarsely, his voice no longer sober. She saw the glint of a bottle at his side. "Have some faith in me, little sister."
"Milliardo, have you been /drinking/?!" Relena accused.
"Some," He agreed, shaking the empty bottle in her direction. Relena knocked it from his grasp angrily. He watched it roll on the floor for a moment, his glassy eyes flashing with confusion. "Now why did you go and do that for, Relena?" He slurred, looking back to her.
"Because you're dead drunk. Come on, brother, let's get you to bed... All this damn war nonsense--"
He cut her off. "It's not nonsense, Relena. Tomorrow I'm heading to Philidelphia to join my regiment."
"No!" Relena choked, the full weight of the war coming down on her shoulders. Her brother...her kin...was going to fight and probably die in a stupid war!!Why?? What was so important that thousands must die for it?? She clung to him wildly, crying onto his chest. "Don't go! You'll die...please stay!!"
"Please, Relena....don't make this more difficult for me. Now I have to go tell Lucrezia..."
He tried to break free from her. Relena struggled.
"You're not leaving!" She screamed wildly, her heart numb and cold. She looked up into his eyes and saw his concern for her, his love for her. *He wants to protect me...* She thought. Milliardo grimaced, and kissed her on the forehead.
"Stay safe, Relena. Please." He whispered, and with a click of his boot hitting the hardwood floor and taking the rifle from the table, Milliardo stepped out...
Never to return...
Relena broke down in tears and collapsed to the floor.
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Heero paused for a moment before knocking on the door. He'd seen Milliardo Peacecraft dunkenly weave down the street carrying a gun, so Heero quickly decided to go tell Relena....and maybe mingle with the pretty girl for a bit.
The house was dark, and Heero wondered if she was home. Then the door creeped open and Relena answered, her eyes bloodshot and her face drenched with tears.
"Relena..." He breathed, "What happened?"
He remembered the drunk Milliardo Peacecraft. "Your brother didn't hit you, did he??" He demanded defensively. Relena offered him a warm smile, despite her tears. She opened the door wide and let him in.
As he stepped inside, she raced into his arms and cried on his shoulder. He felt surprised by her action but made no move to push her away. He put one hand on her back and with the other he stroked her hair. He couldn't help but notice the faint scent of roses from some oil or other. Heero inhaled deeply to think and sighed.
"Are you all right now?" He asked her softly. She shook her head and took a step away from him. "Can you tell me what's wrong?"
"Milliardo says that we've gone to war..." She whispered after catching her breath. Heero felt his insides twist.
"Yes..." He said hesistantly. "We are going to war. Great Britain declared it last month...the news got here yesterday."
How he knew or when he found out was never asked.
It had been almost a month since he'd spoken to his brother about loyalty, and all his predictions had been correct.
"Are you going to leave?" She cried. Heero frowned. How could he say, 'Yes, but I'll be fighting for Great Britain'? Did he forget that fighting for Britain made him her enemy? He didn't want to be her enemy...he wanted to protect her...
...But why?
"Yes...I'm going to leave in a few weeks." He said honestly. Her lower lip trembled. "Quatre and Duo, as well. We have friends coming who will join us."
Her hands were shaking wildly in his, and for the first time Heero noticed that he was holding her hands. He hadn't noticed linking hands with her in the first place.
"I don't know why I don't want you to go....I hardly know you at all." She said, bewildered. Heero wasn't surprised...he felt the same way. He smiled.
"It'll be all right, your brother will be fine."
But all he meant was, 'He will not die by my hand'. "And when I go, so will I." He finished.
She smiled. "Really?"
Heero felt awful...promising something like that to this girl, now completely in denial how real the situation was. Anything he said right now...she'd believe it and hold on to it with her heart.
So he nodded. "Let's go for a walk, all right, Relena?"
She beamed, and, holding hands, they walked out of the house together and into the darkening fields of grass.
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A.C. 195
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There he was...but what was he doing? *You're such a silly girl...why did you follow him all the way here? This isn't any of your business! Go home! It's your birthday!* He mind yelled, but her heart persisted. She /had/ to know! she just /had/ to!
"Heero...it is you...Heero..." She said, approaching him. "What are you doing? Those are missles, aren't they? I can tell! Answer me, Heero!"
He turned looked at her over his shoulder. "Relena..." He whispered.
"Heero." She said again, smiling. And he turned quickly, drawing a small gun on her before she could blink. She was staring into the barrel of a gun...she was looking death in the face... "You're in over your head... Say goodbye, Relena..."
*So this is it, I'm about to die....* She looked into his cobalt eyes, filled with sorrow and conviction and strength. Death by the one she loves... *Love him? How could you love him you don't even know him! And he's about to kill you! How can you love him??*
*I just...do...*
A gun went off, but not the one aimed at her head. She screamed and ducked. When she looked up, Heero was down, holding his bleeding arm. *Who on Earth--??*
And then came a voice, one she had never heard before in her life, but had always known. The life resounding inside, the voice that echoed in dreams...like the silver blue eyes that haunted her memory...
"It's pretty obvious to anyone, that you're the bad guy here. Are you alright, Lady?"
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AnimeCat: YAY!! The intro of Duo!! My fave!! I just /had/ to end it there! Seeya in a few days, readers, but remember, no reviews equal no fics. Ja ne!
1- This part of the show I hardly remember...so I think I might have messed up a bit.
When her brother leaves to fight in the war, Relena is torn. She fears he'll never come back. Ah, but what is this? The kind but weirdly mysterious neighbor named Heero Yuy to comfort her??
Read And Review!!! This is NOT my favorite story in the whole wide world, and if I don't get reviews I WILL STOP WRITING IT. Just telling you now, minna-san. Sorry. If you like it, please review for those who'd like to keep reading.
Arigatou!
@-------
Only Meeting And Parting, Again And Again
Relena came home to find her house cold and dark. Alarmed, she took off her hat, haphazardly threw it across the room. She took off her small lace gloves and dropped them somewhere on the floor, then walked quickly through the house.
"Milliardo?" She called frantically, wringing her hands together tightly. "Milliardo, are you home??"
She opened up the door to the study and saw a small fire lit and her brother cleaning the rifle that had once donned the mantleplace above the fire. "Milliardo, what /are/ you doing??" She asked shrilly. Milliardo glanced at her breifly through his white gold bangs.
"The country is going to war, Relena." Milliardo said coldly. Relena gasped, feeling like she'd suddenly swallowed a piece of ice. "I'm going to fight."
Relena shook her head numbly. "You can't go, Milliardo....you /can't/!!" She exclaimed. "You'll die!!"
He laughed hoarsely, his voice no longer sober. She saw the glint of a bottle at his side. "Have some faith in me, little sister."
"Milliardo, have you been /drinking/?!" Relena accused.
"Some," He agreed, shaking the empty bottle in her direction. Relena knocked it from his grasp angrily. He watched it roll on the floor for a moment, his glassy eyes flashing with confusion. "Now why did you go and do that for, Relena?" He slurred, looking back to her.
"Because you're dead drunk. Come on, brother, let's get you to bed... All this damn war nonsense--"
He cut her off. "It's not nonsense, Relena. Tomorrow I'm heading to Philidelphia to join my regiment."
"No!" Relena choked, the full weight of the war coming down on her shoulders. Her brother...her kin...was going to fight and probably die in a stupid war!!Why?? What was so important that thousands must die for it?? She clung to him wildly, crying onto his chest. "Don't go! You'll die...please stay!!"
"Please, Relena....don't make this more difficult for me. Now I have to go tell Lucrezia..."
He tried to break free from her. Relena struggled.
"You're not leaving!" She screamed wildly, her heart numb and cold. She looked up into his eyes and saw his concern for her, his love for her. *He wants to protect me...* She thought. Milliardo grimaced, and kissed her on the forehead.
"Stay safe, Relena. Please." He whispered, and with a click of his boot hitting the hardwood floor and taking the rifle from the table, Milliardo stepped out...
Never to return...
Relena broke down in tears and collapsed to the floor.
~~~~~~~
Heero paused for a moment before knocking on the door. He'd seen Milliardo Peacecraft dunkenly weave down the street carrying a gun, so Heero quickly decided to go tell Relena....and maybe mingle with the pretty girl for a bit.
The house was dark, and Heero wondered if she was home. Then the door creeped open and Relena answered, her eyes bloodshot and her face drenched with tears.
"Relena..." He breathed, "What happened?"
He remembered the drunk Milliardo Peacecraft. "Your brother didn't hit you, did he??" He demanded defensively. Relena offered him a warm smile, despite her tears. She opened the door wide and let him in.
As he stepped inside, she raced into his arms and cried on his shoulder. He felt surprised by her action but made no move to push her away. He put one hand on her back and with the other he stroked her hair. He couldn't help but notice the faint scent of roses from some oil or other. Heero inhaled deeply to think and sighed.
"Are you all right now?" He asked her softly. She shook her head and took a step away from him. "Can you tell me what's wrong?"
"Milliardo says that we've gone to war..." She whispered after catching her breath. Heero felt his insides twist.
"Yes..." He said hesistantly. "We are going to war. Great Britain declared it last month...the news got here yesterday."
How he knew or when he found out was never asked.
It had been almost a month since he'd spoken to his brother about loyalty, and all his predictions had been correct.
"Are you going to leave?" She cried. Heero frowned. How could he say, 'Yes, but I'll be fighting for Great Britain'? Did he forget that fighting for Britain made him her enemy? He didn't want to be her enemy...he wanted to protect her...
...But why?
"Yes...I'm going to leave in a few weeks." He said honestly. Her lower lip trembled. "Quatre and Duo, as well. We have friends coming who will join us."
Her hands were shaking wildly in his, and for the first time Heero noticed that he was holding her hands. He hadn't noticed linking hands with her in the first place.
"I don't know why I don't want you to go....I hardly know you at all." She said, bewildered. Heero wasn't surprised...he felt the same way. He smiled.
"It'll be all right, your brother will be fine."
But all he meant was, 'He will not die by my hand'. "And when I go, so will I." He finished.
She smiled. "Really?"
Heero felt awful...promising something like that to this girl, now completely in denial how real the situation was. Anything he said right now...she'd believe it and hold on to it with her heart.
So he nodded. "Let's go for a walk, all right, Relena?"
She beamed, and, holding hands, they walked out of the house together and into the darkening fields of grass.
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A.C. 195
(1)
There he was...but what was he doing? *You're such a silly girl...why did you follow him all the way here? This isn't any of your business! Go home! It's your birthday!* He mind yelled, but her heart persisted. She /had/ to know! she just /had/ to!
"Heero...it is you...Heero..." She said, approaching him. "What are you doing? Those are missles, aren't they? I can tell! Answer me, Heero!"
He turned looked at her over his shoulder. "Relena..." He whispered.
"Heero." She said again, smiling. And he turned quickly, drawing a small gun on her before she could blink. She was staring into the barrel of a gun...she was looking death in the face... "You're in over your head... Say goodbye, Relena..."
*So this is it, I'm about to die....* She looked into his cobalt eyes, filled with sorrow and conviction and strength. Death by the one she loves... *Love him? How could you love him you don't even know him! And he's about to kill you! How can you love him??*
*I just...do...*
A gun went off, but not the one aimed at her head. She screamed and ducked. When she looked up, Heero was down, holding his bleeding arm. *Who on Earth--??*
And then came a voice, one she had never heard before in her life, but had always known. The life resounding inside, the voice that echoed in dreams...like the silver blue eyes that haunted her memory...
"It's pretty obvious to anyone, that you're the bad guy here. Are you alright, Lady?"
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AnimeCat: YAY!! The intro of Duo!! My fave!! I just /had/ to end it there! Seeya in a few days, readers, but remember, no reviews equal no fics. Ja ne!
1- This part of the show I hardly remember...so I think I might have messed up a bit.