Before Ten Years After: Chapter 2
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Author's Note: Once again, I'm sorry, for the delay in getting this chapter out, I've had it written for almost two months but I never typed it up or posted it until no please forgive meJ Gomen.
Before A Husband and a Nightmare
The second hand on the clock slowly made its way around the twelve as raindrops chased one another from the clouds to the ground. A single figure stood alone in oblivious to the tears the clouds were shedding all around him. Light could be seen coming from a near by window. The window was on the façade on of almost gothic looking edifice. Various statues stood around the building, and from a distance the figure would have blended right in if it weren't for his slight movements due to breathing. Although the figure's exterior was stony in side the restless mind of Heero Yuy fought a battle with itself.
He glanced at the building once, more and finally haltingly moved from his statuesque position. The way he faltered made it look to as if he were reluctant to leave his position. In reality he was reluctant but he was going to do it, he was going to walk away from the spectacle before him, he was going to leave Relena Dorlian for good, for she was a spectacle he had been watching for much too long, so he told himself.
In the last two years he had gone form what he told himself was no more than a bodyguard's watch to a constant vigil. She had barely been out of his site for more than a few hours. Now it was time to break this habit or rather end this addiction he had. He could not allow himself to watch over her any longer. Before recently, he would sit and watch from the shadows, gun ready for any sign of danger. But with the peace finally settling in and even the occasional assassination attempts had ceased long ago. Yet, even though he was needed less, he was there more. But that wasn't the reason he must now leave, it wasn't because she didn't need his protection that he was going to leave. He wished it was that simple. No, it was because as the need for protection decreased his watchfulness had increased. His eyes weren't on her only at public meetings or gatherings like they used to be. No, now he watched her almost constantly. Sometimes he had even sneaked into her room and watched her sleep all night. On one such occasion he had gone as far as to crawl into bed with her, but he was sure to be out of her site by morning, but she not out of his site. Even a year ago he would never have gone that far without her permission. And that was the other thing, since he had done that how was he to stop himself from going farther than simply lying next to her. He had admitted to himself that he was in love with her, of course she would never know that, now that he was leaving. His felt that his love was too dangerous, almost more like a lust than a love. Yes, right now she would be safer out of his eyesight. This is what he told himself again and again as he got farther away from his object of affection. Deep down inside he only hoped that he was right.
Before a Priest and a Haunted Heart
A bell jingled as a figure walked into a small jewelry boutique. Through the glass display of diamonds in the window, one could see the man talking to the clerk behind the desk. Something one said seemed to make the other smile, and then the clerk handed the figure a package in exchange for a payment. As the figure walked out he almost seemed to be floating with glee. His gate looked more like a little kid skipping than the grown man he was as he made his way over to his transport.
Duo watched Hilde's eyes light up like two brilliant stars as she opened the small gift box. Today marked their two-year anniversary of officially being together and he had decided to give her the present he knew he would give to her one day from the moment he'd met her. The next few moments went by in a joyous whirlwind as he proposed to her ad she returned his love and answered yes with a passionate kiss. This was the highlight of his entire life and he knew that once he and Hilde were married it would only get better. The two of them had laughed and cried together since they had met four years ago. They had hid nothing from each other and did everything together.
It was only recently that a conflict had arisen. Hilde and confided in Duo that she wanted to go to medical school to become a doctor. Duo had been supportive and agreed despite the fact that he knew it would meant much less time for them to spend together. At first she had only taken a few classes so it didn't interrupt their lives too much. But more recently she had started attending a school off of their colony, and they were sometime apart for more than a week at a time. That is why he had finally decided to pop the question. He had hoped that the proposal would help to close the small rift in their relationship caused by their absence from each other. Also after this term, Hilde would be done with school and they would finally be together again full time. The gleam in Hilde' s eyes told him that she felt the same way. He just knew everything would work at as planned or at least that is what he told himself. But only time can tell.
Before a Brother and a Broken Heart
The sounds of music and applause came out of a yellow and red circus tent on the L3 colony. As an act was completed the applause grew louder and spotlights followed a pink clad performer from the center ring to the sidelines.
As the applause continued Trowa couldn't help but crack a smile. Cathy always got the most attention when the circus went anywhere; Trowa could see why, of course he would never tell Catherine that. He knew that Cathy was crazy about him, she had increasingly flirted with the entire time he had been with the circus troop. He would occasionally return her emotions though in less obvious terms of affection. Maybe a pat on the back, or a quick embrace, and even a peck on the cheek when no one was looking, but that was a far as he would go. He knew that Cathy wanted a lot more from him, she wanted to be intimate, but for now she seemed to be pleased with their flirtatious friendship. With him barely twenty, and she older than him, he had found himself reluctant to get to romantically involved. Besides the age difference, it was unprofessional; but then again, a circus wasn't exactly a professional atmosphere. Although these were the reasons he often told himself most often for not getting more involved with her, something else at the back of his minded seemed to be bothering him. He knew that he loved her, but he was reluctant to give into his feelings. Maybe he was just afraid he could lose her through something as simple as a miscalculated jump on the trapeze, maybe he was just to shy and didn't want to admit it, maybe it was something else. But whatever it was his mind couldn't seem to grasp it, and at the moment he had no time to do any deep thinking.
As he looked up he saw Catherine making her way towards him. He would have to be ready to go on in a couple of minutes. When she reached him, they hugged briefly and he told her good job. As it had become her habit she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and told him good luck with his performance, and not to the lions eat him and then went on her way to her trailer to change for her next act. As she walked away though, Trowa still couldn't stop himself from staring at her graceful figure getting smaller and smaller and farther and farther away.
Before a Widower and a Lonesome Heart
Approaching lights could be seen through the fog, and gradually the lights merged to reveal a limousine. IT gradually came to a halt in front of a large mansion. Two figures emerged, obviously, one was male the other female. The male was revealed to be none other than Quatre Reberba Winner, and the female, his companion of late was Dorothy Catalonia.
He led her to the main entrance of her mansion, gave her a quick kiss on the hand and a polite farewell, then turned to leave. As her heard the door creak shut behind him, Quatre wistfully looked back before making his way to the waiting vehicle. He wished the time he and Dorothy spend together would last longer. Ever since that day at the cemetery they had grown closer, healing the wounds left by loneliness with each other's love. At first he had thought that it was she who need the healing, but after just spending a little time with her, he had realized he too had needed someone other than the maguanacs. The amounts of time the two of them spent with each other never seemed to last long enough. Maybe dinner, or tea, and even an occasional duel, but other than that it was just had to find time to do things, especially when both of you are the soul hairs of a fortune and in Quatre's case the head of a huge corporation. Quatre told himself and Dorothy that he would try to make more time, but it never seemed to work out as planned. He knew that he wanted to spend more time with Dorothy, but even if they married that would just put more stress on the two of them. Besides he didn't want to drag Dorothy into the tumult of running his deceased father's business. He would just have to wait and see what fate had in store for him and her.
Before a Husband and a Lover
Fluorescent lights buzzed in an office room, drowning out the sound of a faint feminine humming. The lights gave a yellowish tint to the bouquet of white flowers sitting on one of the office desk, the source of the humming. Another figure a male, seemed to be glancing up in the desks direction every so often as if trying to steal a look without anyone knowing.
The flowers sitting on Sally's desk were obviously the last thing she had been expecting to see on her birthday. From the expression on her face, Wufei could tell couldn't help but feel good to be the receiver of that smile now radiating from her being. He didn't believe in open shows of public affection, but some how his feelings for Sally had caused an exception to his normal decorum. They interacted only as partners when others were watching, so few people had an inkling of their feelings for each other, but when others weren't around; they were much more than just partners. Chances were, most of their coworkers, with the exception of a few probably though his flowers were from some secret admirer of Sally's and Wufei was the last person they would suspect. And as far as he was concerned they could just keep thinking that way. Public on the job relationships were unprofessional anyway. Wufei was half way tempted to tell the Onna to stop looking at him, but before he could tell her that he would have to tell himself to stop glancing over at her. Half of him wanted to say Happy Birthday to her right that moment and pull her into his arms. The other half of him, told him to stop thinking about Sally, and that there was paper work to do. The later half won out. As he glanced up at Sally one more time though, he knew that his first half would get the better of both of them later if he didn't control himself, maybe next year he'd consider even giving her a kiss with the flowers. This last thought almost sent him humming as he started on his paperwork.
Well what did you all think? Hate it love it, want me to continue, want me to stop. Please be nice if you're going to criticize though. Also, please don't comment on the Trowa /Catherine relationship thing. I promise to get the next chapter up quicker. Until next time.
Teresa aka Relena Yuy