By West Wind
Disclaimer: I have no claim to any of the GW characters. Only thing that is mine is the story line and any non GW characters.
"I heard they had to schedule better than a year and half in advance," added Kiel.
Marimeia didn't point out that the school always scheduled the current years events at least one year prior to the current year.
"Aren't you excited, Meia?" asked her roommate Jen.
"I am more excited about dinner with my aunt and uncle," she replied.
Marimeia had not told anyone at the school of her connection to the famous speaker. Relena was her aunt and friend and she did not want to exploit their relationship to earn false friendship from among the student body. She wanted to be liked or disliked for who she was not who she knew.
Marimeia and her friends made there way to the auditorium to hear Relena speak. She always enjoyed listening to her aunt speak. You knew she was talking from her heart and felt passionate about the topic of discussion.
Everyone clapped politely as the stage curtain lifted to revel the seated afternoon speakers. The president of the college, Mr. Sebree, made his way to the podium and gave his ten minute speech of welcome and how honored the school was to have these people speaking here today before he introducing each guest speaker.
"There she is," pointed out Nikki to her friends.
Marimeia looked up and smiled for on either side of Relena sat Trowa and Heero.
"Who's that sitting on either side of her?" wondered Jen. "Mr. Sebree didn't introduce them."
"Maybe they are her bodyguards," offered Kiel.
Marimeia smirked. She knew that Trowa guarded Relena's body zealously.
"I think the one on her left is probably her husband," pointed out Jen.
"What makes you think that?" inquired Marimeia.
"They are holding hands," Jen replied.
"Ohh… They make such a cute couple," cooed Nikki.
"I think so too," added Marimeia. "They are perfect together."
"If that's her husband, who's the other guy?" asked Kiel.
"I don't know, but he's cute. I wonder if he is single? I wouldn't mind going out with him" babbled Nikki.
Marimeia fought down her jealousy at her friends comment.
"Is that all you think about," reprimanded Jen.
The assembled crowd slowly dispersed after the last speech. There were a few making their way to the front to ask questions or get an autograph. Marimeia took one last look at the stage. She received a nod of acknowledgment from Heero and a wink from Trowa, which looked like a blink since his bangs covered his other eye. They were greetings that were unreadable to anyone that did not know them well. She smiled back before turning to her friends and making their way out the door.
"Did you aunt and uncle come to see the speakers?" asked Jen.
"Yes," Marimeia answered.
"They could have sat with us," observed Kiel. "We would love to meet your family," he added as he placed an arm around Marimeia's shoulders.
"They had prior seating arraignments," she answered.
A familiar figure shifted in the shadows of the building. Marimeia shook Kiel's arm off.
"I have to go. Catch up with you later," she stated as she took off.
As she neared the shadowed figure, she said, "Hello, Heero."
"This way," he commented as he walked off with her right behind him.
Marimeia admired the smooth movements of Heero walking. With each movement she could only imagine the ripple of the well toned muscles she knew he had. She pulled her hormones under control as she neared the awaiting car.
"Trowa and Relena will be out in a bit," stated Heero when they got in the car.
After dinner they took Marimeia back to her dorm.
"I would like to see where you live and meet your friends, if you don't mind?" asked Relena.
"No, I don't mind. I would like you to meet my friends, but I will warn you their reaction to you, especially Nikki's, might be a bit excited and exorbitant."
Relena laughed softly.
"I think we can deal with that," said Relena. "What to you two think?" she asked her two male companions, who nodded their agreement.
"Well, follow me," commanded Marimeia as she got out of the car and walked into her dorm.
Marimeia walked beside Relena down the hallway. Trowa and Heero followed behind. Since it was Friday night, the majority of the students either were out doing something or had gone home, which left the halls deserted, much to Marimeia's relief. There had been whispers and pointing from the people in the main lounge when they walked through and Marimeia could only imagine what it would be like if more people were home.
Marimeia opened the door to her room and was greeted by her friends who were planning tonight's activities.
"Meia, we have been waiting on you," commented Kiel as he sat at his sister's desk.
Shocked looks soon filled the faces of the three occupants when Marimeia entered and was followed by Relena, Trowa, and Heero.
"I would like to introduce you to my Aunt Relena, Uncle Trowa, and Heero," Marimeia introduced. "These are my friends, Jen, my roommate, her brother Kiel, and Nikki."
Jen was the first one to recover.
"Hi," she greeted. "It is a pleasure to meet Meia's family."
"Oh, My! Oh, My! I can't believe this. Wow! Someone pinch me," Nikki sputtered over and over again until Kiel reached over and pinched her. "Ouch!!!"
"You didn't have to do that," Nikki exclaimed.
"Why didn't you tell us you were related to them?" inquired Kiel.
Jen punched him and said, "She didn't have to."
"Well, you didn't have to hit me," he wined.
Trowa and Relena smiled at the siblings exchange while Heero just scowled at the young man.
Marimeia motioned for Relena, Trowa and Heero to have a seat on her bed as she plopped down on the foot of Jen's bed. Relena and Trowa sat, but Heero took a position leaning against the wall with his arms crossed as he watched the room's occupants.
"Actually, we are not really related," offered Marimeia. "You see, I lost most of my family when I was a child. After that, people I grew close to became my family and I 'adopted' Trowa as my uncle."
Marimeia caught a slight smile from Trowa at the mention of her adoption of him. She grinned back.
"When he married Relena, she became you aunt," concluded Kiel.
Marimeia nodded.
"But who is Mr. tall, handsome and aloof over there and how does he fit in?" inquired a drooling Nikki.
Relena laughed at the young girls infatuation with the Perfect Soldier.
"Heero is a family friend," answered Relena with a smile at Heero.
"Is there anything else you would like to tell us, like you are an heiress to a vast fortune, your related to the richest man in the universe, you know the gundam pilots, or you have meet death incarnate?"
Heero and Trowa quickly exchanged amused looks. Relena stifled a laugh and Marimeia grinned.
"That is for me to know," teased Marimeia, her eyes twinkling with mischief. "I can't give away all my secrets in one night."
After Nikki got over the excitement of meeting Relena and drooling over Heero, the group talked for an hour or so before they escorted Relena and company out of the dorm and waved as they drove off.
"Heero gives me the creeps," stated Kiel. "He glared daggers at me the whole time."
"He did not," countered Nikki.
"That's just Heero. He glares at everyone, even his friends" commented Marimeia aloud, while she thought to herself, "He did seem to be glaring at Kiel more fiercely than normal. I wonder why?"
"Let's get ice-cream!" exclaimed Jen and Marimeia pushed her ponderings on Heero back in the corner of her mind.
After a long evening of eating ice-cream and watching movies, Marimeia and Jen crawled into their beds.
"Marimeia," drifted Jen's voice across the dark room.
"Yah."
"Tell me the truth and I won't tell the others. You do know the gundam pilots, don't you?"
"What makes you think I do?"
"Well, the reaction from you and your family to Kiel's accusation made me believe that one of those were true. Since you know Relena, it is probable you might know the gundam pilots."
Silence filled the room as Jen waited for her answer, and Marimeia pondered how much she would tell her friend. Jen was the most level headed of her friends at college and could be trusted with the truth.
"Yes, I do know the pilots," she confirmed.
"I have read much on their exploits, but what are they like in person? Do you know all five of them?" asked Jen.
Marimeia heard the rustle of Jen's covers as she moved. She could see Jen's black silhouette sitting on the bed with arms wrapped around her knees. Marimeia mirrored Jen's pose.
"I know all five. Each one is unique and special. The one dubbed pilot of 02 is outgoing and talkative and likes to call himself Shinigami – god of Death."
"So you have meet death incarnate," laughed Jen. "No wonder you aunt was laughing. How could my brother hit two out of four?"
Marimeia refrained from telling Jen that her brother did better than that. She was an heiress to her father's estate, as well as, held a claim to what was left of the Barton family's holdings. As for being related to the richest man in the universe, Quatre was one of the richest men she knew, but she was not actually related to him even if he had married Trowa's sister.
"Pilot 04 is the sweetest caring man you could ever meet, but I don't ever want to be on the other end of a business deal with him. Pilot 05 can be arrogant and offensive, but he uses it to hide his compassion for others."
"What about the other two?"
"Pilot 01 and 03 are may favorites."
"Why?"
Marimeia smirked in the dark and answered, "Pilot 03 is Trowa and 01 is Heero."
There was a gasp of astonishment from Jen at the revelation.
"I meet two of the gundam pilots and didn't even know it. Wow!"
"You can't let it get around."
"I know and who would believe me, anyway. It is enough to be able to say I meet Relena. Anything more would be to unbelievable. Thanks for telling me though. Goodnight!"
"Goodnight."