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Meeting His Destiny
Chapter 3
Duo nearly ripped the invitations apart when he attempted to open the envelopes. Why the braid haired man was so intent upon finding their contents, even the calm and collected Quatre and Trowa didn't understand. "So, master of tricks, what do they say?" Trowa asked sarcastically with a smirk. The blonde laughed under his breath.
"Oh sweet! People, grab your coolest outfits 'cause we're going to par-TAY!" he replied with great enthusiasm.
"Oh god," Quatre laughed shaking his head. "Who's throwing it?"
"Heero is gonna love this! Relena is throwing us a party for our incredible work and outstanding performance in bringing peace back to Earth!" Duo replied nearly bouncing off the walls.
"Keep it down out there!" Wufei screamed from inside his room.
"Chill Wufei!" Duo called back. "Well anyways, she's holding it at her mansion, such a surprise," he added. "Oh man…black tie event. Guess we have to break out the old tuxes." The two men standing before him groaned at this.
"I thought a party was supposed to be fun," Quatre remarked dimly.
"Well, it all depends on the company. And with me around, and hopefully a few single women, it'll be a blast," Duo said handing them each their invitations. "I guess we should be expecting a call from the Princess herself. Later guys." Throwing his arms up and resting his hands around his neck, Duo walked off with a satisfied smile.
"Hmm…guess we better see if we can find suits that fit," Trowa joked.
"Eh…I will later. I think I'll go fill Wufei in. Besides, I think it would be kind of fun if we could find dates huh?" Quatre replied. Trowa nodded with an eager smile.
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Heero had no place to go, and absolutely nothing to do. He could of course find someway to fight Duo, or relentlessly bother Wufei. Either way, they would both get boring eventually, even if making Duo scream was fun. //Let's see…I'm really tired and don't feel like dealing with those clowns. Sleeping is the next best thing to torturing that crazy American.//
And with that, the cold-hearted man fell asleep, his arm hanging lazily over the edge of his bed. It was so calm and peaceful in his dream world. Nothing could make him feel any less structured. But in his subconscious he felt as if something were missing. Possibly that whole feeling he'd had before. So what was the deal? And only one question occupied his mind at that point. Where was she?
And when she didn't appear, he could almost feel his heart sink…in his dream that is. Or maybe not…something didn't feel right. But why should he care anyway. He had more important problems to deal with…like the letters from Relena. What more could that woman possibly want from him. He had no time for her or for that matter, anything to do with her. Still...he didn't care about her. His heart and his mind both agreed on that. So why were they so focused on a dream…and what was held inside of it?
"You were not expecting me," a voice said jerking him out of thought. The same moonlit terrace appeared and there the goddess stood poised on top of short pillar. It rose above the terrace in a height of a foot or two, in which it was connected to the outer rim. But this time, the innocent eyes burned holes through him. She looked gorgeous; in a long, sleeveless, pale blue silken dress with two long slits up both sides. The bust of the dress was adorned in glittering diamonds that were threaded along the v-neck hem. Against her soft white skin, Heero found it to be magical. And in her hand…those delicate silken hands, she held a small clear crystal. In the moonlight it seemed to glow with an almost surreal sparkle. "Did you think I would not come?"
"I wondered where you were. Why do you look so upset?" Heero replied slowly.
"Those that do not believe in the truth is what darkens me. You refuse to believe that maybe your heart could feel more than an incessant pounding during missions. Yes you do hate Relena, of that I am sure…but you conceal yourself from others. You will lose yourself Heero…"
"Excuse me?" he answered confused.
"Your destiny can only be found when you follow your heart. Where will it lead you?" the angel replied. Her long honey hair hung loose around her, and those sparkling eyes searched his for some shred of understanding.
"But I-
"Good night Heero, sleep well." The woman smiled for the first time that night and the looming feeling of tension Heero had previously felt dissipated with that one gesture of friendship.
"Goodnight," he whispered back still quite confused.
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----Thursday Morning----
By that Thursday morning, each boy knew the skinny about the black tie event at Relena's. Some looked forward to it, regardless of the uncomfortable suits, while maybe two others couldn't really have cared less. But after all, it was out of respect and appreciation for them, and of course, being present for your own party was mandatory. "You guys ready for tomorrow night?" Quatre said trying to break the silence at the ever-more-rickety table. Heero's fist assault didn't help its already crumbling hinges. No reply. "Gee, so talkative today you guys. Wake up, this is getting really boring, really fast."
"Since when is breakfast a party occasion?" Heero spat.
"Well the other night's poker game was pretty good," Duo jumped in, trying to ease the tension.
"Oh yeah a real riot," Heero answered belligerently.
"Heero, now I know you love to fight people and break things, but man what is your problem lately?!" Quatre exclaimed. "Ya know for once in your life act like a person, yeah sure not everyone is perfect but Heero you're playing a balancing act on the edge of a cliff!"
"Mind repeating that?" the man replied standing up.
"Gladly, you're making things pretty messed up for the rest of us! Heero come on man! You're usually so…well never mind but what is going on with you? We've brought peace to the world, and now we can live our lives." Quatre glared deep into Heero's eyes, and this came as a surprise to the others. "I myself want to get on with my life, we'll all still be friends but I do not want to start things off like this." The others were speechless, because Quatre, usually quite calm and peaceful had just defied Heero. Not that Quatre was coward, but the two men had a friendship that was simple. This however just added a new puzzle to the game.
"Uh," Duo breathed, "Riiiiiight."
"Absolute stupidity," Wufei muttered.
"Heero we're not trying to attack you or anything, you're just not you're usual careless, fight-loving self," Trowa piped up.
"I don't know…I guess I am just not really looking forwards to a meet and all-around-greet with my personal stalker." The others nodded, this sounded pretty reasonable to them, and breakfast continued as usual.