This story is not about two people falling in love. It's about a woman learning to love herself and learning how to live again after all her dreams have been shattered. But then again it is about people falling in, but not Relena. Rather, Duo and Hilde, and Dorothy and Quatre, (this chapter is more focused on Relena though), will be in part 3.
Alone At last
Part 2
By Moony
"I'm so worried about her," Duo said to Quatre and Trowa as they ate breakfast together. "She's done nothing but work, work, work. I don't know when she sleeps, or even if she does. If I see Heero I'll kill him."
"Now this really isn't Heero's fault. If he loves Sylvia, then that's his right," Trowa stated.
"It's not about that," Quatre said. "He should have told her long ago. He knew how she felt and he led her on. How old is that child of his? He's been married for a while and every time I saw them together he always acted interested in her and very single. No, this isn't about love. That's something I don't think Heero knows about." Trowa sighed.
"You're right; he is wrong," Trowa agreed.
"And look at all of us. I have to thank Relena for putting crazy ideas in Hilde's head, other wise I don't think she and I would be dating now," Duo said.
"Yes and she made me be with Dorothy at the party and now we are extremely happy. It seems everyone but her has someone," Quatre sighed. "It's such a shame. She's such a wonderful woman."
"She cared nothing for herself..." Duo added.
"And now I go off and break her heart," a new voice added. The three other men looked at Heero Yuy as he stood in the doorway.
"How dare you show your face here," Quatre said and stood up. "I want you to leave now!"
"Listen," Heero said. "I was going to tell her, but she never gave me a chance and I didn't want to hurt her."
"But it was inevitable that you would. Why would you now cause her such torture? She'll look back and see that she's pined and waited for you for years when it was pointless and she could have been doing so much more!" Quatre cried.
"And better," Duo added under his breath. Heero gave him a death glare. Duo ignored it.
"How is she?" Heero asked and turned back to Quatre.
"Why should you care? You didn't before!" Quatre shot back.
"She's fine," Trowa said plainly.
"Good," Heero said. "That's all I needed to hear." And with that Heero walked out the door.
"Why'd you tell him that?" Quatre asked Trowa.
"If Heero can lie to Relena about his life than we can lie to Heero about Relena's," Trowa explained.
"Relena, you must stop this! It will only make things worse," Dorothy begged as Relena ignored her. "You're killing yourself. You are working far too much. You need to rest. Do you even sleep anymore?"
"Yes. I sleep... enough," Relena replied and over looked a new treaty she was working on.
"You dream about him don't you? Is that why you aren't sleeping?" Dorothy asked. Relena glared at her.
"No! I don't want to even think of him!" Relena replied and slammed the paper down.
"Relena, please don't do this! There are so many men out there who would love you and treat you like you should be treated!"
"I don't want a man! I will never love again!" Relena replied She turned around and glared at Dorothy. There was a silence for a moment. Then Relena said, as she turned her head, "Now leave. I am busy."
"I'll tell him," Dorothy said and crossed her arms on her chest. "I'll tell him that you are working yourself to death and have him see you!" Relena looked at Dorothy.
"No, you wouldn't!"
"Wouldn't I?" Dorothy replied.
"I don't want to see him. I don't want to talk about him. I don't want to think about him and I don't need you here nagging me on about him!"
"Fine Relena, but someday he will find out and he'll come and you won't know how to handle it. You need to get over him and move on!"
"I will when I'm ready," Relena replied. "Until then I do not want to see you or speak with you again. Now leave."
"You mean you will throw away our friendship because I want to see you move on and live again? Smile for real instead of put on a fake smile? Fall in love again and be content as you were before you found out about his wife? For the first time in your life, Relena, I do believe you are being selfish! You are nothing but a child who wants a toy that you can't have and now you will attack the ones that say get a different toy that will love you and suit you. I don't believe you sometimes. I wish you could see how I'm seeing this. I love you Relena and I don't want to see you hurting. Please believe me. I want you to be happy," Dorothy pleaded.
"I am happy... with my work. Now go. I'll call you when I feel you understand how I feel and what I'm going through, because apparently you don't or you'd let me be the way I am now."
"Understand, Understand? I spent four years of my life thinking the man I loved hated me and regretting everything that happened to us before. When I stabbed him and nearly killed him! You think I don't know what agony is? You are being so childish, Relena. I can't believe you! I don't know what else to do, good bye Relena. I do hope you come to me when you understand what I'm saying," Dorothy sighed and left.
"Did you speak with her?" Quatre asked Dorothy as she walked in.
"Yes, but I'm afraid that she's worse than we thought. She does not want to speak with me again. She's killing herself, Quatre," Dorothy whispered. "We must do something. She's going to hurt herself terribly if we don't."
"I know, but what can we do? The only way she'll get over him is if she wants to. She won't allow another man in her life until she does and that doesn't seem likely now."
"I know, but there must be something... something we can do..." Dorothy said thoughtfully. "She'll see me no more. Maybe if we have some one else talk to her, Sally perhaps or Trowa?"
"Sally maybe, but not Trowa. I'm afraid they aren't close enough," Quatre replied.
"What about Duo or Hilde? You know how close Relena is with Duo."
"It's worth a try. Could you bring me the vid-phone?"
"Of course."
"Relena please you must listen to me," Duo pleaded to Relena. "You can't keep doing this to yourself. Heero is not worth this." Relena looked up at Duo from her work with fire sparked in her eyes.
"Do not say his name," Relena ordered. "Please..." Relena looked back at her computer screen. "Do you think I don't know these things, Duo? Do you think I don't know how much I'm hurting you and everyone? I just don't know what else to do. I'm lost."
"Then let us help you, please, Relena, you have so much to live for and Heer... he, is not one of them," Hilde begged. Relena looked up at Duo and Hilde with watery eyes.
"I want to live again. I just don't know how..." Hilde walked over to Relena.
"First," She smiled and turned off Relena's computer. "You must stop working so hard and sleep." She took Relena's hands and helped her up, leading her out of the room and into her bedroom. She placed Relena in her bed after Duo had rolled down the sheets. Hilde pulled the blankets up to Relena and tucked her in. "then tomorrow you must talk to Dorothy, then we will begin with a vacation to anywhere in the world and some wonderful men for you to meet. Now don't let that mind of yours wonder. Sleep and dream about a wonderful cruse or a wonderful land of peace and ease, good night, Relena. Your new life starts tomorrow," Hilde smiled with Duo by her side. She switched the lights off and shut the door. Relena sighed, but did allow her mind to wonder because she hadn't since the night she found out. She allowed her mind to induce everything that had happened and what was to come. 'Heero, you've been controlling my life from the first day I met you and now with out you I didn't know what to do, but I'm going to learn how to be as I should be, independent and living again...'
Relena shielded her eyes from the sun as she stepped off the deck of the cruse ship. Finally she was in the Bahamas. Dorothy, Quatre, Duo and Hilde were all with her. Hilde put her hand on Relena's shoulder. Relena turned and looked at the sweet little German girl.
"This is going to be great," Hilde smiled. Relena smiled and nodded. She was forcing happiness upon herself. It was so hard, but she had to, for her friend's sake. Relena sighed and walked off the boat. Things were going to be so different now. She was almost completely sure she would never fall in love again. It didn't seem possible to fall in love with anyone anymore. Now it was more than just her lost love for Heero, but her fear of being hurt again. She had been dealing with the truth about Heero for a month now. She had become used to it, even though it still seemed almost unreal.
"Come on Relena," Duo smiled and walked past her. "We still have to check in and all that good jazz." Relena smiled at Duo's American slang. "But," he laughed and put his arm around her shoulder. "We'll all have a great time here." Relena nodded at Duo. Duo seemed just like a big brother to her. Always protecting and guiding her. She wondered if Millardo could have been like that if they had grown up. He was furious when he heard of Heero's deception on his little sister, but Noin, who told him calmed him quickly and explained that Relena was doing well. At that time it was a lie, but Relena had requested not to see her brother. Noin also told Zechs the plans of Relena's four closest friends. He had approved, which it didn't really matter to Duo, Hilde, Dorothy, or Quatre if he did or didn't.
As the group passed the ticket booth as man watched them. Relena turned and noticed him. He quickly turned away, but he did not forget the face that owned the eyes that had just locked with his. He knew who she was, but he couldn't help but to think there was more to that woman than just a vice-minister and a queen. He wanted to meet the woman underneath all those name attachments. He wondered, though, if that would be possible with all those bodyguards of hers around her. He laughed at himself and went back to the work he was supposed to be doing.
Relena noticed him, though no one else in her group did. He had soft brown hair and a dark tan one would expect the locals to have on this sunny island. She could see traces of highlights from the sun as well. His eyes were a soft hazel Relena had never seen before. She quickly turned back to her friends and walked on, trying to forget the beautiful face she had just seen.
"What's the matter, Relena? You look flushed. Is it too hot here for you? Do we need to find some place with air conditioning?" Quatre asked when he noticed the blush on Relena's face. Although Duo agreed with Quatre, Dorothy and Hilde knew better. Relena was blushing about something. They didn't say a word though. They just smiled at each other.
"No, Quatre. I'm fine. I promise. Lets just get to the hotel," Relena sighed.
Heero sat at his desk working at his laptop. He could hear Sylvia in the kitchen with his son. He tried to focus on his work, but she wouldn't leave his mind. Quatre had been right. He should have told her. He should have married her, not Sylvia. Why did he? What compelled him to? What had Relena ever done to him to make him want to marry someone else? The truth was a shock, he wasn't good enough for her. That's why he did it. He never felt he was good enough... and now look at him. He was almost the cause of her spiritual death. He had to thank Quatre and Duo. They were true friends and men. Duo was right, Relena did deserve better, but what if she got worse? The thought scared him. He knew where she was at the moment, in the Bahamas with Quatre and Duo. If she found somebody there would he be just as bad for her? Just as unworthy? He wondered, and gave a cynical laugh only the walls and himself could hear, if this was how Zechs felt about his little sister and marriage.
"Heero!" Sylvia called. "I need you!" Heero got up and walked into the kitchen. He was now realizing how big his mistake was. But it was too late now...
Relena sat on her beach chair, wearing sunglasses as she read a magazine.
"Come on, Relena. You old lump!" Hilde laughed and pulled the magazine from Relena's hands. "You need to have some fun!"
"Yeah!" Duo laughed and pulled Relena's chair off the ground.
"Duo Maxwell, Put me down now!" Relena yelled. Duo was walking over to the pool.
"Okay, you asked for it," Duo laughed and dumped her into the pool. Relena gasped when she felt the cold water. When she came back up out of the water she glared at Duo as she shivered. "Jeez Relena, did you gain weight?" Duo asked. Hilde was laughing behind him. Relena, with all her might slapped her hand across the water top, sending water flying at Duo.
"Hey!" Duo yelled. Relena turned to get out.
"Serves you right!" Dorothy said to Duo at the other end of the pool, but she was still smiling. Quatre was sitting behind her on the edge of the pool with his feet in the water. Relena got out of the water and sighed. She should have been laughing and having a good time, but she wasn't. It didn't seem too much about Heero anymore, but something else. Something that had been with her even before she met Heero. Could it be that Heero had just been a blinder for this dark feeling in her? That her love for him had held it back all these years? She shook the thought off. That was silly... or was it?
He was watching her and he knew he was acting crazy, but he couldn't help it. There was something in her eyes that attracted him. A loneliness he had never seen before, even in the most heart broken person. Even now as he watched her playing with her friends she lingered in her sadness.
"What caused you to be this way? Who broke your heart?" he asked her as he watched her in the lobby of her hotel. He turned and was very shocked to see her walking towards him. He froze. She opened the door to the lobby. She had a towel wrapped around her waist and she was dabbing her wet hair with another. She passed him then stopped and turned back and looked at him. He never turned back to look at her. He just stood there in shock.
"I saw you," she said. He, then turned and looked at her. "Yes, I did see you. You were working at the docking port for my cruse ship."
"Y-Yes," he stuttered. She smiled brightly at him.
"I knew it! What's your name?" She asked him.
"I'm Jeremiah," he smiled. He stuck his hand out to her. She shook it. "And you're Relena Darilan."
"Yes," She replied heavily.
"Well, welcome to the Bahamas. You'll love it here. The sun is wonderful," Jeremiah smiled.
"Yes I can tell, you've have such a lovely tan," Relena commented. He smiled and his hazel eyes sparkled. "Well, I'm dripping wet, I must change out of these things. It was good to meet you, Jeremiah." She turned to leave.
"Oh, Relena," Jeremiah cried. Relena turned back at him "I-er-mean Miss Darilan."
"Don't worry. Call me Relena."
"Relena, I would like to ask you on a date," he said softly. Relena barely heard it. She smiled, but the smile held pain and Jeremiah could see it. "Don't even say anything," Jeremiah smiled when she opened her mouth. "I know the answer." Relena nodded.
"I'm sorry," she replied. He smiled at her lovingly.
"Ah, don't worry about it. You have your reasons. I am glad I talked to you though, good bye Relena," Jeremiah laughed and left.
'He's so light hearted,' Relena thought and cocked her head to the side as she watched him leave. 'Not like's Duo, but something else. I gentle nature... maybe a mix between Duo and Quatre?' she shook her head at her thoughts. She was being silly again. She turned back to the direction she had been originally going and started again.
Relena lied in her hotel room and stared at the ceiling blankly. Her mind had almost, it seemed shut off. Lack of sleep was the only think Relena could think to be the cause. She had tried sleeping, but it didn't come. She sighed and turned to her side and looked out the window. She could feel the darkness in her heart growing. What was wrong with her? He came to mind. Oh, how she hated him now. Hated how he played her for a fool for ten years. Ten years! Just the waist was enough to make Relena cry and now worst of all things, he has caused something in her to awaken or snap or what ever it did. She could no longer say yes to any man's offer, but she never could since the day she found him on the beach. The tears sprung in her eyes. It was so painful. Why hadn't he told her? It would have saved so many years of her life, saved her from wasting so much energy hoping that one day he would show up with a ring and marry her.
"Stop it Relena," she yelled at herself. "Stop thinking about him!" She turned over and wiped the tears that had been falling from her face. "No more wasting tears on meaningless things anymore." She leaned up. "I will be happy again."
Alone At last
Part 2
By Moony
"I'm so worried about her," Duo said to Quatre and Trowa as they ate breakfast together. "She's done nothing but work, work, work. I don't know when she sleeps, or even if she does. If I see Heero I'll kill him."
"Now this really isn't Heero's fault. If he loves Sylvia, then that's his right," Trowa stated.
"It's not about that," Quatre said. "He should have told her long ago. He knew how she felt and he led her on. How old is that child of his? He's been married for a while and every time I saw them together he always acted interested in her and very single. No, this isn't about love. That's something I don't think Heero knows about." Trowa sighed.
"You're right; he is wrong," Trowa agreed.
"And look at all of us. I have to thank Relena for putting crazy ideas in Hilde's head, other wise I don't think she and I would be dating now," Duo said.
"Yes and she made me be with Dorothy at the party and now we are extremely happy. It seems everyone but her has someone," Quatre sighed. "It's such a shame. She's such a wonderful woman."
"She cared nothing for herself..." Duo added.
"And now I go off and break her heart," a new voice added. The three other men looked at Heero Yuy as he stood in the doorway.
"How dare you show your face here," Quatre said and stood up. "I want you to leave now!"
"Listen," Heero said. "I was going to tell her, but she never gave me a chance and I didn't want to hurt her."
"But it was inevitable that you would. Why would you now cause her such torture? She'll look back and see that she's pined and waited for you for years when it was pointless and she could have been doing so much more!" Quatre cried.
"And better," Duo added under his breath. Heero gave him a death glare. Duo ignored it.
"How is she?" Heero asked and turned back to Quatre.
"Why should you care? You didn't before!" Quatre shot back.
"She's fine," Trowa said plainly.
"Good," Heero said. "That's all I needed to hear." And with that Heero walked out the door.
"Why'd you tell him that?" Quatre asked Trowa.
"If Heero can lie to Relena about his life than we can lie to Heero about Relena's," Trowa explained.
"Relena, you must stop this! It will only make things worse," Dorothy begged as Relena ignored her. "You're killing yourself. You are working far too much. You need to rest. Do you even sleep anymore?"
"Yes. I sleep... enough," Relena replied and over looked a new treaty she was working on.
"You dream about him don't you? Is that why you aren't sleeping?" Dorothy asked. Relena glared at her.
"No! I don't want to even think of him!" Relena replied and slammed the paper down.
"Relena, please don't do this! There are so many men out there who would love you and treat you like you should be treated!"
"I don't want a man! I will never love again!" Relena replied She turned around and glared at Dorothy. There was a silence for a moment. Then Relena said, as she turned her head, "Now leave. I am busy."
"I'll tell him," Dorothy said and crossed her arms on her chest. "I'll tell him that you are working yourself to death and have him see you!" Relena looked at Dorothy.
"No, you wouldn't!"
"Wouldn't I?" Dorothy replied.
"I don't want to see him. I don't want to talk about him. I don't want to think about him and I don't need you here nagging me on about him!"
"Fine Relena, but someday he will find out and he'll come and you won't know how to handle it. You need to get over him and move on!"
"I will when I'm ready," Relena replied. "Until then I do not want to see you or speak with you again. Now leave."
"You mean you will throw away our friendship because I want to see you move on and live again? Smile for real instead of put on a fake smile? Fall in love again and be content as you were before you found out about his wife? For the first time in your life, Relena, I do believe you are being selfish! You are nothing but a child who wants a toy that you can't have and now you will attack the ones that say get a different toy that will love you and suit you. I don't believe you sometimes. I wish you could see how I'm seeing this. I love you Relena and I don't want to see you hurting. Please believe me. I want you to be happy," Dorothy pleaded.
"I am happy... with my work. Now go. I'll call you when I feel you understand how I feel and what I'm going through, because apparently you don't or you'd let me be the way I am now."
"Understand, Understand? I spent four years of my life thinking the man I loved hated me and regretting everything that happened to us before. When I stabbed him and nearly killed him! You think I don't know what agony is? You are being so childish, Relena. I can't believe you! I don't know what else to do, good bye Relena. I do hope you come to me when you understand what I'm saying," Dorothy sighed and left.
"Did you speak with her?" Quatre asked Dorothy as she walked in.
"Yes, but I'm afraid that she's worse than we thought. She does not want to speak with me again. She's killing herself, Quatre," Dorothy whispered. "We must do something. She's going to hurt herself terribly if we don't."
"I know, but what can we do? The only way she'll get over him is if she wants to. She won't allow another man in her life until she does and that doesn't seem likely now."
"I know, but there must be something... something we can do..." Dorothy said thoughtfully. "She'll see me no more. Maybe if we have some one else talk to her, Sally perhaps or Trowa?"
"Sally maybe, but not Trowa. I'm afraid they aren't close enough," Quatre replied.
"What about Duo or Hilde? You know how close Relena is with Duo."
"It's worth a try. Could you bring me the vid-phone?"
"Of course."
"Relena please you must listen to me," Duo pleaded to Relena. "You can't keep doing this to yourself. Heero is not worth this." Relena looked up at Duo from her work with fire sparked in her eyes.
"Do not say his name," Relena ordered. "Please..." Relena looked back at her computer screen. "Do you think I don't know these things, Duo? Do you think I don't know how much I'm hurting you and everyone? I just don't know what else to do. I'm lost."
"Then let us help you, please, Relena, you have so much to live for and Heer... he, is not one of them," Hilde begged. Relena looked up at Duo and Hilde with watery eyes.
"I want to live again. I just don't know how..." Hilde walked over to Relena.
"First," She smiled and turned off Relena's computer. "You must stop working so hard and sleep." She took Relena's hands and helped her up, leading her out of the room and into her bedroom. She placed Relena in her bed after Duo had rolled down the sheets. Hilde pulled the blankets up to Relena and tucked her in. "then tomorrow you must talk to Dorothy, then we will begin with a vacation to anywhere in the world and some wonderful men for you to meet. Now don't let that mind of yours wonder. Sleep and dream about a wonderful cruse or a wonderful land of peace and ease, good night, Relena. Your new life starts tomorrow," Hilde smiled with Duo by her side. She switched the lights off and shut the door. Relena sighed, but did allow her mind to wonder because she hadn't since the night she found out. She allowed her mind to induce everything that had happened and what was to come. 'Heero, you've been controlling my life from the first day I met you and now with out you I didn't know what to do, but I'm going to learn how to be as I should be, independent and living again...'
Relena shielded her eyes from the sun as she stepped off the deck of the cruse ship. Finally she was in the Bahamas. Dorothy, Quatre, Duo and Hilde were all with her. Hilde put her hand on Relena's shoulder. Relena turned and looked at the sweet little German girl.
"This is going to be great," Hilde smiled. Relena smiled and nodded. She was forcing happiness upon herself. It was so hard, but she had to, for her friend's sake. Relena sighed and walked off the boat. Things were going to be so different now. She was almost completely sure she would never fall in love again. It didn't seem possible to fall in love with anyone anymore. Now it was more than just her lost love for Heero, but her fear of being hurt again. She had been dealing with the truth about Heero for a month now. She had become used to it, even though it still seemed almost unreal.
"Come on Relena," Duo smiled and walked past her. "We still have to check in and all that good jazz." Relena smiled at Duo's American slang. "But," he laughed and put his arm around her shoulder. "We'll all have a great time here." Relena nodded at Duo. Duo seemed just like a big brother to her. Always protecting and guiding her. She wondered if Millardo could have been like that if they had grown up. He was furious when he heard of Heero's deception on his little sister, but Noin, who told him calmed him quickly and explained that Relena was doing well. At that time it was a lie, but Relena had requested not to see her brother. Noin also told Zechs the plans of Relena's four closest friends. He had approved, which it didn't really matter to Duo, Hilde, Dorothy, or Quatre if he did or didn't.
As the group passed the ticket booth as man watched them. Relena turned and noticed him. He quickly turned away, but he did not forget the face that owned the eyes that had just locked with his. He knew who she was, but he couldn't help but to think there was more to that woman than just a vice-minister and a queen. He wanted to meet the woman underneath all those name attachments. He wondered, though, if that would be possible with all those bodyguards of hers around her. He laughed at himself and went back to the work he was supposed to be doing.
Relena noticed him, though no one else in her group did. He had soft brown hair and a dark tan one would expect the locals to have on this sunny island. She could see traces of highlights from the sun as well. His eyes were a soft hazel Relena had never seen before. She quickly turned back to her friends and walked on, trying to forget the beautiful face she had just seen.
"What's the matter, Relena? You look flushed. Is it too hot here for you? Do we need to find some place with air conditioning?" Quatre asked when he noticed the blush on Relena's face. Although Duo agreed with Quatre, Dorothy and Hilde knew better. Relena was blushing about something. They didn't say a word though. They just smiled at each other.
"No, Quatre. I'm fine. I promise. Lets just get to the hotel," Relena sighed.
Heero sat at his desk working at his laptop. He could hear Sylvia in the kitchen with his son. He tried to focus on his work, but she wouldn't leave his mind. Quatre had been right. He should have told her. He should have married her, not Sylvia. Why did he? What compelled him to? What had Relena ever done to him to make him want to marry someone else? The truth was a shock, he wasn't good enough for her. That's why he did it. He never felt he was good enough... and now look at him. He was almost the cause of her spiritual death. He had to thank Quatre and Duo. They were true friends and men. Duo was right, Relena did deserve better, but what if she got worse? The thought scared him. He knew where she was at the moment, in the Bahamas with Quatre and Duo. If she found somebody there would he be just as bad for her? Just as unworthy? He wondered, and gave a cynical laugh only the walls and himself could hear, if this was how Zechs felt about his little sister and marriage.
"Heero!" Sylvia called. "I need you!" Heero got up and walked into the kitchen. He was now realizing how big his mistake was. But it was too late now...
Relena sat on her beach chair, wearing sunglasses as she read a magazine.
"Come on, Relena. You old lump!" Hilde laughed and pulled the magazine from Relena's hands. "You need to have some fun!"
"Yeah!" Duo laughed and pulled Relena's chair off the ground.
"Duo Maxwell, Put me down now!" Relena yelled. Duo was walking over to the pool.
"Okay, you asked for it," Duo laughed and dumped her into the pool. Relena gasped when she felt the cold water. When she came back up out of the water she glared at Duo as she shivered. "Jeez Relena, did you gain weight?" Duo asked. Hilde was laughing behind him. Relena, with all her might slapped her hand across the water top, sending water flying at Duo.
"Hey!" Duo yelled. Relena turned to get out.
"Serves you right!" Dorothy said to Duo at the other end of the pool, but she was still smiling. Quatre was sitting behind her on the edge of the pool with his feet in the water. Relena got out of the water and sighed. She should have been laughing and having a good time, but she wasn't. It didn't seem too much about Heero anymore, but something else. Something that had been with her even before she met Heero. Could it be that Heero had just been a blinder for this dark feeling in her? That her love for him had held it back all these years? She shook the thought off. That was silly... or was it?
He was watching her and he knew he was acting crazy, but he couldn't help it. There was something in her eyes that attracted him. A loneliness he had never seen before, even in the most heart broken person. Even now as he watched her playing with her friends she lingered in her sadness.
"What caused you to be this way? Who broke your heart?" he asked her as he watched her in the lobby of her hotel. He turned and was very shocked to see her walking towards him. He froze. She opened the door to the lobby. She had a towel wrapped around her waist and she was dabbing her wet hair with another. She passed him then stopped and turned back and looked at him. He never turned back to look at her. He just stood there in shock.
"I saw you," she said. He, then turned and looked at her. "Yes, I did see you. You were working at the docking port for my cruse ship."
"Y-Yes," he stuttered. She smiled brightly at him.
"I knew it! What's your name?" She asked him.
"I'm Jeremiah," he smiled. He stuck his hand out to her. She shook it. "And you're Relena Darilan."
"Yes," She replied heavily.
"Well, welcome to the Bahamas. You'll love it here. The sun is wonderful," Jeremiah smiled.
"Yes I can tell, you've have such a lovely tan," Relena commented. He smiled and his hazel eyes sparkled. "Well, I'm dripping wet, I must change out of these things. It was good to meet you, Jeremiah." She turned to leave.
"Oh, Relena," Jeremiah cried. Relena turned back at him "I-er-mean Miss Darilan."
"Don't worry. Call me Relena."
"Relena, I would like to ask you on a date," he said softly. Relena barely heard it. She smiled, but the smile held pain and Jeremiah could see it. "Don't even say anything," Jeremiah smiled when she opened her mouth. "I know the answer." Relena nodded.
"I'm sorry," she replied. He smiled at her lovingly.
"Ah, don't worry about it. You have your reasons. I am glad I talked to you though, good bye Relena," Jeremiah laughed and left.
'He's so light hearted,' Relena thought and cocked her head to the side as she watched him leave. 'Not like's Duo, but something else. I gentle nature... maybe a mix between Duo and Quatre?' she shook her head at her thoughts. She was being silly again. She turned back to the direction she had been originally going and started again.
Relena lied in her hotel room and stared at the ceiling blankly. Her mind had almost, it seemed shut off. Lack of sleep was the only think Relena could think to be the cause. She had tried sleeping, but it didn't come. She sighed and turned to her side and looked out the window. She could feel the darkness in her heart growing. What was wrong with her? He came to mind. Oh, how she hated him now. Hated how he played her for a fool for ten years. Ten years! Just the waist was enough to make Relena cry and now worst of all things, he has caused something in her to awaken or snap or what ever it did. She could no longer say yes to any man's offer, but she never could since the day she found him on the beach. The tears sprung in her eyes. It was so painful. Why hadn't he told her? It would have saved so many years of her life, saved her from wasting so much energy hoping that one day he would show up with a ring and marry her.
"Stop it Relena," she yelled at herself. "Stop thinking about him!" She turned over and wiped the tears that had been falling from her face. "No more wasting tears on meaningless things anymore." She leaned up. "I will be happy again."