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Run To You-Part II - By ChibiMercuryDeathScythe
I want to run to you
But if I come to you
Tell me
Will you stay?
Or will you run away?
The door slowly opened and a wide-eyed Trowa Barton greeted Relena.
"R…Relena-sama?" he stumbled over his words.
"Good afternoon, Trowa-san." Relena said politely with a small bow, "How are you today?"
"I'm fine, thank you." Trowa answered, getting over his shock.
"I got word that Heero was staying here with you and the other pilots." She explained with a warm smile.
"Yes, he is. Though I really didn't think he'd be expecting to see you again. From what he puts out, he probably thinks you've given up on him." Relena pulled her self up tall
"I don't give up until I am faced with the undeniable fact that there is nothing I can do about it."
"That's a very strong way of going about things."
"How else will you ever accomplish anything?" Trowa nodded at her response.
"Come in. Heero's out back." He said, finally stepping back from the doorway. Relena moved in to the house quickly, eager to get all of this over with.
"Who was at the door, Trowa-san?" a familiar voice called from the kitchen. Blonde, blue eyed Quatre Raberba Winner emerged from the large room, drying off his hands with a small blue and white checkered towel. His blonde hair was damp and there were a few spots of grease and dirt residing on his kaki shorts.
"Oh!" Quatre exclaimed upon seeing Relena standing in the entry way of his home, "Relena-sama! I uh… this is rather…unexpected." He was finally able to stammer out. Relena tried hard not to giggle at the surprised reactions of the boys.
"It's good to see you again, Quatre." Relena said with a smile to hide her laughter.
"Yes. You too."
"I came to find Heero." Quatre's expression became trouble. He blinked a few times and rung the towel in his hands a few times before answering.
"He's…out back. I just got finished working with him and Duo. Just go down the hall and in to the kitchen. The back door will lead you pretty close to the shed where they're at." The blonde said to her, pointing towards the kitchen from which he'd come from.
"Thank you very much, Quatre." Relena said. The two bowed and Relena walked down the hall, taking a deep breath to prepare her for what lay ahead…
"Hand me that wrench, Duo." Heero Yuy told his braided comrade standing next to him. Duo Maxwell placed the silver tool in Heero's hand then pulled his arms over his head and stretched his back out, watching Heero's head disappear in to the old green Humvee's engine.
"You sure you wanna keep breakin' your back over a car that's prob'ly never gonna run anyway?" Duo asked.
"Ain't got nothin' better to do, baka. Unless you can think of something, I suggest you keep your mouth shut about what I do." Was Heero's muffled reply. Duo was about to snap at what Heero had said when a female voice stopped him.
" 'Ain't' isn't a word, Heero. I thought you learned that when you attended my school."
For a brief moment the only sound was the clank of Heero dropping the wrench and the wind rustling the leaves in the trees.
"Relena…" Heero finally breathed. Duo was still gaping at the blonde girl that had just suddenly appeared with the wind. Heero still hadn't pulled his head out from under the hood, to frozen in shock to find anything to say. Relena walked by Duo, stopping and looking at him with a slight frown.
"Close your mouth, Duo Maxwell. It's not very becoming, even for you." Duo quickly snapped his mouth shut and shoved his hands in his pockets. When he started muttered under his breath about Relena never liking him, Relena shot him a look that shut him faster than even Heero thought possible.
Heero finally regained his composure and stood up from the broken vehicle. He turned around to face Relena, keeping his expression serious and cold. Keeping his eyes on Relena, he spoke to Duo first.
"Duo, I think I hear Quatre calling for you." Duo started to protest a confused expression on his face.
"I don't hear any-"
"I said beat it, bakayaro." Heero growled through clenched teeth, narrowing his eyes at the braided boy standing in the corner. Duo muttered obscenities under his breath and walked out, grabbing a towel sitting on an old barrel and tossing it in Heero's face.
"Clean your self up, Yuy. You look like hell." Was his final grumbled statement before he was gone.
Heero grumbled, "Shut up, braid boy…" and wandered over to a near by sink, attempting to make civilized conversation with Relena, something that wasn't exactly his forte.
"What brings you all the way out here, Relena?"
"You." Relena answered a Heero washed his dirty face. Heero made a rude noise.
"That's a pretty lame excuse." He said gruffly. Relena tried not to look hurt.
"It's not an excuse, Heero." She said. Heero paused what he was doing to look at her out of one eye. Relena could swear that he actually looked confused. He quickly finished washing his face and used the towel that Duo had tossed at him to dry his face before speaking again.
"So, why me?" he asked as he proceeded to clean up the place.
"You know why. Some one as well trained as you should be able to see something so obvious." Heero stopped placed tools back in to a small case and sighed deeply, laying the crescent wrench in his hand on the towel he was kneeling in front of.
"Relena…" he said, shaking his head, "You still don't understand me, do you?"
"What's not to understand?" Relena shot back angrily.
"There's a lot that you don't understand. If you did you wouldn't be standing here dragging on this argument. You'd be at home, getting on with your life and forgetting about me!"
"The only thing that I don't understand is why you keep running away from me!" Relena cried out in frustration, despite her hard attempts to keep her temper in check, but the Japanese pilot was just being impossible.
Heero stood with the tool case under his arm. He walked up to Relena with a cold glare in his blue eyes and his features stone. He stopped not more than a half foot in front of her, and Relena almost expected him to slap her.
"I keep running because you won't take a hint, Relena." His voice was even, cold, and uncaring, "When I said I'd kill you, I meant it. Just being around me is dangerous. If I won't be the one to kill you, some one else will. Someone looking to kill me."
"The war is over, Heero!" Relena protested with a groan.
"I'm a soldier. People want me dead." Were his final words. He walked past Relena and headed for the house, leaving her standing there, stunned at his words. She snapped herself out of shock and bolted from the shed.
"Heero! Please wait!" she called out in desperation. Heero stopped walking but refused to turn around. Relena halted two yards behind him.
Now or never, Relena…
She thought as a strong wind blew her long blonde hair around her face.
"Heero, just listen to what I have to tell you, please. That's all I ask. I figured if I accomplished anything by coming out here today, it would be that I could finally tell you something that I've needed to say for a long time." Heero gave no reply to her words, be she saw him glance over his shoulder at her. Relena knew this was the closest thing to a queue she was going to get.
I need you
I need you here to wipe away my tears
"Heero, the truth is that I…" Relena swallowed the huge lump in her throat.
"Yes?" He asked with a hint of impatience.
"I…" she gulped again, unable to get past her stumbling words. She wished she could just open her mind up, pluck out all the words that running through her mind and hand them to Heero instead of standing there like an idiot. Heero gave an exasperated sigh.
I'm I truly ready for this?
Heero shook his head in annoyance and began to head for the house. Relena suddenly blurted out, "Ai shiteru, Heero Yuy!"
To kiss away my fears
If you only knew
How much I want to run to you
"What did you say?" Heero asked skeptically and uncertainly.
"I said 'I love you, Heero Yuy'. With every moment of my life, every molecule in my body, every breath that I take, I truly love you with all my heart. I…I just wanted you to know that." Relena finished softly, hanging her head. Heero wouldn't even turn around to face Relena, but she speculated that his expression was the same as always. If she had been able to see him though, she would have seen that surprise, shock, and even fear was written all over his face. Relena gave in after a few moments of silence. She quietly cleared her throat and walked past him with her head still down and eyes diverted.
"Relena…" Heero's voice stopped her, "Why? I'm a trained assassin, a killer, a soldier." he spit the last word out like it was poison, "Not only am I against everything you believe in, I have never shown you kindness or compassion or…anything…Why would you say that you…"
"Love…you?" Relena finished for him, a very tiny smile creeping up on her, "A lot of reasons." She added, turning around to face him.
"Heero, you're not just a soldier to me. I can look right in your eyes and get right past all your walls and see the kind hearted young man inside. You're not against everything that I believe in, you fought for everything I believe in and won. You're the reason OZ is gone, the wars are done, and our world is safe. We have peace because of what you did!"
"Are you trying to tell me I'm the hero of the war?" Heero asked cynically.
"Yes."
"You're wrong."
"Fine. Think that. Your prerogative, right?" Heero didn't answer, "That's not my point. What I'm trying to tell you is war hero or no, I still love you. You tell me you never showed me compassion or kindness, but that's a lie. I'm still here because of your kindness."
"How so?"
"You saved me. You protected me. You said you'd kill me, but you never did. I lived to see this time, this dream and hope of all man become a reality because you made sure I'd make it this far. That's what I love about you, Heero. That's why I love you."
Heero was impressed at her words, words that struck a cord deep in his heart that he swore was non existent. Still…he knew he was still a threat to her.
"That's good and all, Relena, but the truth is I don't feel the same way about you." He told her. Relena felt the sudden sting of tears in her eyes, but forced them back, unwilling for Heero to see her cry.
"That's okay…I…I said my piece." She said, diverting her eyes.
"I'll walk you to the door." Heero offered.
"Thank you." Came Relena's soft reply. They walked in silence through the house. Once at the door Relena turned to Heero.
"So…this is it." She said, her heart wishing she'd tried harder to make him see, but her logical mind knowing it was impossible to force some one to love you if they didn't.
"Yeah, this is it." Heero said stiffly. Relena gave a small sigh.
I came all the way out here for nothing then...
Heero tilted his head upon seeing Relena's distraught face. She obviously didn't know that her face constantly betrayed her emotions, no matter how hard she tried.
"For what it's worth, I've always considered you a very strong woman." Heero said. Relena just nodded slowly. She looked up with a forced smile.
"Well, I believe this is goodbye then, Heero Yuy." Heero started to tell her goodbye in return when Relena surprised him by leaning in close and placing a feathery light kiss on his lips.
By the time Heero finally recovered Relena was all ready out the door and getting in to her car. He watched her vehicle leave the driveway until he could no longer see it.
Out of sight, out of mind.
In his heart, though, he knew the statement wasn't true.
Suddenly Duo broke in to his thoughts.
"Are you a total idiot Yuy?" Heero didn't seem to notice that Duo's tone was a little more serious than usual. He was standing on the second floor with his elbows resting on the railing and his chin propped up in his hands.
"Can it, Max-" Heero began, glaring over his shoulder at the pilot.
"I didn't mean it as an insult." Duo cut in, "I seriously wanted to know if you are a genuine, Grade-A, first class idiot." Duo stated, his serious tone never wavering. Heero closed the door and turned around, raising his eyes to where Duo stood.
"What kind of dumb ass question is that? Of course I'm not an idiot." Heero answered. Duo straightened up and scratched the back of his head.
"Really? Then I must be trippin' hard core if rejecting the chick you care about is smart thing to do."
"What the hell are you talking about, Duo?"
"How much more obvious can I get?" Duo muttered, rolling his eyes and giving a heavy sigh. He slid down the banister of the stairs and landed right in front of Heero. Heero didn't even see Duo raise his hand. The next thing he knew his head was letting off a dull thudding pain from Duo smacking him hard.
"Hello! Earth to Heero! I may not be the wisest guy around when it comes to matters of the heart, but I can tell when even you likes some one else!" Duo exclaimed. Heero snorted and turned his back on Duo.
"So?" he spat back. Duo glowered, getting fed up with Heero's attitude once and for all.
" 'So?'! Relena just spilled her heart out to you and said everything you've been waiting to hear! Then you lie to her because you think you've got some kind of touch of death? Heero…I'm sorry, but that is way beyond uncool." Heero let out a huge sigh. His walls were down. Duo just figured him out, and there was nothing left to hide, "Heero…the war is over. Let go of it. For both your sakes…and your hearts." Duo finished softly.
"I can't…" Heero stumbled over his words, "I can't do anything now."
"If you leave now, you can catch up to her." Trowa's voice suddenly cut in. Heero looked up to see the ex-Heavyarms pilot standing in the garage doorway. "Bet you ten she stops in town." He added with a sly grin. Heero got the same look.
"You're on, baka."
"Heero!" Duo called out. Heero turned to see Duo with the keys to his Ninja in his hand, "I see one scratch on my bike I swear I will hunt you down like the dog you are."
"You sure man?" Duo cracked a grin and tousled Heero's all ready untamed hair.
"Get outta here, Yuy."
"Thanks, Duo."
"Hey, don't go getting all sappy on us!" Trowa exclaimed, "You still have half a reputation to keep."
"One scratch, is that clear?" Duo asked again before handing the keys to his comrade.
"Crystal." Heero said, snatching the keys out of Duo's hand with lightning quick reflexes and took off. Quatre appeared on the second floor landing.
"It worked?" he asked.
"Better than we could ever imagine, Quatre." Trowa replied. Quatre beamed. Duo thumped his fist on a small table by the stairs. Even Trowa managed to smile.
Wufei Chang emerged from his room then.
"What was that all about?" he asked.
"Heero and Relena." The three boys chirped.
"Oh." Wufei muttered, returning to his room. Duo rolled his eyes and head back for the living room, adding one last thing before disappearing completely.
"I would say he's next, but that is some thin ice even I don't want to tread on."
I want to run to you
I want to run to you
Won't you hold me in your arms?
And keep me safe from harm
A very defeated and depressed Relena Darlian sat on a grassy hill in the deserted park, silent tears falling down her cheeks as the golden sun sank behind rolling green hills.
So this is it, isn't it? I guess I should hold my end of the deal with Miss Noin, but…I truly don't think my heart will let me.
I made a total fool of myself...
No, that's the tears talking.
Still…I can't help but wonder why I-
Relena was jerked from her thoughts when a tall shadow descended over her. She glanced up and leaped to her feet when she saw who it was.
He stood with his hands shoved in the pockets of his blue jeans, his normal expressionless look on his features and his wild brown hair being gently brushed by a soft breeze. This time, though, there was something different in his blue eyes.
"Hi, Relena." He said stiffly.
"Heero…" Relena muttered.
"I've been thinking about what you told me at Quatre's place." He explained, keeping his eyes to the ground. Relena pulled herself tall.
"And?" A smile fluttered across his face as he looked at her through his bangs.
"Would you hate me if I said I lied?" he inquired. Relena blinked a few times.
"I don't understand." Heero's smile was replaced by a tight frown.
Must she? She has no idea how hard this…yes she does, baka! It wasn't more than a half an hour ago I was standing on the other side of this, while she was where I'm at now. She knows exactly how hard this is for me. This must be what they call 'being on the flip side', ne?
"I lied when I said I didn't feel anything for you, Relena. I was…I was scared that you'd be hurt or killed around me. I guess a fighting soul can't get used to peace."
Those words where music to Relena's ears.
"Heero, the war is over and no one is coming after you. I'm not going to get killed by just being with you." Heero let him self smile again. Not really sure of his self, but knowing it's what he wanted, he took Relena in to his arms.
Well, when you're right, Duo...
I want to run to you
But if I come to you
Tell me
Will you stay?
Or will you run away?
"So no more running away?" Relena asked as they stood there, embracing as the orange ball of fire set behind the green hills.
"No. I have a feeling if I do you or Duo will hand cuff me to the banister."
"That's an idea." Relena joked. Heero gave her an unimpressed look.
"I'd like to see you try!" he snapped.
"I was kidding!" Relena exclaimed through her laughter. Heero gave her a crooked grin.
"I'm still hiding anything that could be used to tie a person up." He said, his voice deadpan serious.
"Oh, I can see some one really trusts me." Relena said in a hurt voice.
"I'm kidding!" Heero exclaimed. She looked up, expression surprised, then shook her head and chuckled, resting her head against his chest.
"I have a question."
"Yeah?"
"What made you actually think about what I had said instead of blowing me off like you usually do?" Heero let out a short, embarrassed laugh. He looked at the sunset while holding Relena close.
"That, Relena, is a tale in it's self…"
Hoped you liked it!
Until next time, this is ChibiMercuryDeathScythe singing out.