Only Meeting And Parting, Again And Again
Chapter 6
AnimeCat: Okay, I might finish this fic after all. Not really because of the reviews(thanks again!! ^^) but because someone suggested I submit this fic into the Nanashi fanfic contest.
The AC timeline in the ending, I'm skipping it along for…*grin*…certain reasons…
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To a point where he was almost stumbling, Heero walked quickly after Relena, his mind a cloud of confusion.
He didn't know why, but he loved her. He didn't understand at all. How could he love a girl he hardly knew? And why did she have to be American…
Or maybe he did know.
Relena was…a part of him. Something he couldn't explain and actually didn't want to. She was there, and Heero wanted to keep her near him. Protect her…at any cost.
He came closer to her house, and saw her walking up her steps slowly.
"Relena!!" He called out. She whipped her head around, her eyes searching…hoping.
"Heero," He heard her say in a breathless voice. He came up to her, his head pounding from the heat and his panicked walk. When he looked up at her, her face was shadowy and emotionless, her fists clamped tight.
"Are you all right?" She asked softly. Heero nodded.
"I'm fine." He assured her. "Relena…what's wrong?"
Relena's eyes fluttered and traveled down, staring at her skirt. "Your brother…he said I shouldn't really see you anymore…"
Heero emitted a low growl from his throat. "Just forget about what Duo said. He's wrong."
Relena still looked doubtful. She lifted her hand and held out a letter to him. "I saw this waiting for you in the post office." She said. Heero took it from her uncertainly and opened it. "I was taking it to you."
"Thank you," He mumbled as he read it.
Relena watched as Heero's expression turn to surprise and into intense fury within moments. "Heero?"
He looked away from the letter and crumpled it. "Damn," He swore violently.
"What's wrong?" She asked. Heero sighed.
"That was my call. I'm wanted at the front line…me and my brothers." He said quietly.
"Oh." Relena murmured. "You're leaving, then?"
"Relena…I don't want to…"
Why doesn't she believe me?? He thought, looking up at her face.
"Say hello to my brother, will you, Heero?" She asked. "Tell him I love him?"
Now!! I have to tell her now!!
"Relena…I won't be fighting…for America." He managed, his voice jagged in his throat. He looked away from her and stared at her steps, refusing to meet her gaze. Afraid that his eyes would betray him…
He expected her to react, maybe a silent moment before running and slamming her door. But quiet eons seemed to pass, finally breaking his watch of her steps and bringing his eyes back to hers.
Bright blue jewels filled with pain. Pain of loss, of sorrow and of suffering. Suffering inside her heart. "I think…" She said breathlessly. "I think I've always known…somehow. Maybe when I spoke to Duo…I think it made sense…"
Something thudded painfully inside his heart. "So you've known?" He choked. Relena nodded slowly.
"I think I have." She admitted. She turned around and stepped toward her door. Then she stopped, and hesitated before turning around. Tears flowed down her cheeks but she didn't make a sound. "I don't want you here now." She said fiercely.
Heero took a step back, his face paling.
"But when this God Damned war is over, Heero Yuy, I want you back." She said, her hands shaking. "I want you back and I want you in my arms. I'll have it no other way."
Heero took a sharp breath, hardly daring to believe what she'd just said. "You…"
"Good day, Heero…" She said in a final sort of voice, walking toward her door. She almost shut it, but she whispered hardly loud enough for him to hear, "I'm not about to loose you, you'd better come back to me…"
As the door shut, Heero found himself unable to breathe or even think. Somewhere deep in his subconscious, the familiar sound of gunfire brought him back. With a primal snarl, he walked home. His love for his country had won the battle of his loyalty mentally…but his heart was another matter…
I swear, Relena. Somehow…I'll come back and I'll show you.
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AC 195
"Promise me you won't go anywhere until I come back, Heero!" She called. "Promise me!!"
Relena was ready to go, ready to fight her battle for her country. She knew Heero wanted to fight his own…but God, she didn't want him to leave…not yet…
His gaze revealed nothing of promising or not. She threw herself into another mental torture. When I leave, will he just laugh and go off fighting, not to think of me again? Go off and die somewhere? The thought was maddening. I just want to be able to say goodbye, Heero…that's all I want…. Oh, why don't you understand??
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Heero watched as she got into the car, her face clouded with defeat. I can't promise, he found himself thinking, a soldier can't ever promise something like that.
But I'll try…
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Guess what, minna-san? Heero and Relena have met before 195! They met when they were like 11. I read her Episode Zero and it shows that Heero went to her school long ago. Of course he was undercover… They don't remember this nor does it come into the show because other than the fact that they were kids, she never found out his name and hardly ever got close enough to really even look at his face.
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