By West Wind
Disclaimer: I have no claim to any of the Gundam Wing characters in
this story. They belong to someone else.
Author's Note: I know it was mean of me to end the first chapter
that way, but I could not resist, plus it was a good breaking point between
the two parts. So here is what happened to Marimeia.... [Don't worry,
she does not die. ~_^]
Marimeia got in her car and headed out of the Barton's driveway thinking about Heero and dinner. The adrenaline from the evening still coursed through her veins. Her heart's desire had finally been fulfilled just when she was going to give up on it. She felt like pinching herself to see if she was really awake. She pulled herself from her thoughts as she neared a group of curves in the road a few miles from Relena's.
As she entered the third curve, the black sports car that had come up quickly behind her took the opportunity to pull out around and pass. The passing car was beside her when a third car appeared from around the bend. Marimeia having already started to slow down when the sports car started to pass, slammed on the breaks to avoid hitting the black car as it swerved back into her lane. The sports car clipped the front of her vehicle and put her car into a spin. She got it under control enough to make it safely into a field beside the road. In the mean time, the sports car was thrown back into the other lane where the third car swerved to miss it. The sports car, totally out of control, wrapped itself around a tree while the third car misjudged the edge of the road and rolled down the five foot drop.
Marimeia sat in her car stunned for a few minute as she watched the tail end of the crash scene occur. She gathered her wits about her and called 911 to report the accident. After giving them the needed info, she got out of her car and went to check on the others. She walked up to the road and located the two other cars. The passenger of the sports car appeared to be moving. She looked at the other car to find its driver. The tan car had landed upside down with wheels still spinning slowly. The driver had not emerged, and Marimeia could smell gas coming from the car. She carefully made her way down the slope to the car. The driver was out cold. There was a large gash on his head. She managed to get the door open, release the driver from his harness, and drag him away from the gas leaking car. There were no flames that Marimeia could see to set the combustible liquid off, but she was not going to take chances. The driver of the sports car was pinned and there was no way to get him out without the appropriate tools. She had done all she could for the time being. Now she just had to wait.
She pulled out her phone and started making calls. The first call was to Heero, but he did not answer so she tried Trowa and Relena's number. Trowa answered the phone.
"Trowa, it's Marimeia. Is Heero there? I have been in an accident." She blurted out with one breath.
She could hear Trowa call Heero over and soon she was explaining to them what had happened.
"I'm fine, a few bumps, bruises, and scrapes," she assured them. "I don't know about the others. One of them is moving at least."
She hung up with them and called her mother to let her know what was going on.
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Heero had concern written across his face as he stood beside Trowa. They had put Marimeia on speaker so they both could hear her. His heart raced as she told them about the accident and reassured them that she was fine.
"Heero and I will be there in a short time," said Trowa in a no argument tone. "I will tell Relena where we are going while you get the car," he told Heero after they hung up.
Soon they were headed down the short stretch of road to the scene.
~*~*~*~
"Mom, I have to go. I need to move an unconscious man farther from his car which just caught on fire," she coolly stated.
With that she hung up.
She managed to drag the man to the other side of the road where they could take cover in the ditch. As she put him down, his eyes opened, and he looked at her.
"A beautiful red-haired angle," he mumbled before going back under.
Marimeia heard a car pull up to the side of the road. When she looked up she saw Trowa and Heero getting out of Heero's car. Marimeia ran to greet them. She embraced Trowa, who afterward held her out for inspection. Once he was satisfied she was unharmed he relinquished her and the process was repeated with Heero. They both agreed that she had to be checked out by the EMTs when they got here.
Heero pulled an extinguisher from his trunk and put out the flaming car, while Trowa went to check on the people in the sports car. After a thorough assessment of the situation, he decided to leave the driver in the car. He was as safe there as anywhere else, and left his passenger to look after him. They returned to Marimeia. Heero gathered her up in his arms and was not planning on letting her go anytime soon. He had just found her and had almost lost her in the same day.
Not long after Heero and Trowa's arrival, they were soon surrounded by vehicles with flashing lights, four cop cars, three ambulances, and a fire truck. People were swarming everywhere doing their thing. On their heels was Lady Une and Sally. After she convinced the police that she had a right to be there, she found her daughter in the chaos being lovingly and protectively held by Heero Yuy. She smiled to herself. Her daughter finally caught her prize.
Marimeia freed herself from Heero's grasp to hug her mother then greeted Sally. Sally made her sit down and started examining her while she protested. She quickly stopped her protests when three very determined adults stood over her and Sally and glared at her. Sally gave Marimeia her ok after tending the minor cuts and the sprained wrist Marimeia had not noticed she had with all the excitement and adrenaline pumping through her system.
It seemed like days before they got everything squared up and Marimeia and company could go home. While waiting, Marimeia curled up in the back of Heero's car and snoozed while the two pilots watched over her. She was woken up to give her side of the story to the police before she was aloud to go home with her mother.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The next day she woke up stiff and achy, but Sally told her she would after the rough ride she had had. It had been late after they dropped Sally off and got home, and Marimeia had sleep in. She glanced at the clock and could not believe it was almost eleven. She carefully stretched the kinks out of her body before getting up. She strolled down the hall in her nightshirt and socks. In the kitchen, she opened cabinets and stared at the contents while deciding what she wanted for breakfast. She decided she was not hungry yet and opted for a glass of orange juice. She shuffled to the family room and flipped on the TV as she plopped onto the couch. She sipped her juice and moved through the channels before stopping on the news.
Just as she got settled in the doorbell rang. She forced herself up and walked to the door. She looked through the peephole to see who it was. A smile spread across the face at the site of Heero about to ring the bell again. She through open the door and welcomed him with an enthusiastic hug.
"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at work?" she asked.
"I wanted to check on you," he replied as he hugged her back, "and I took the afternoon off."
They moved apart, and she pulled him inside.
"I though I might take you to lunch, but you don't look like your are dressed to go anywhere," said Heero as he eyed her forest green nightshirt that came a little above mid thigh. "Maybe I should have called first."
"It doesn't matter," said Marimeia as she wrapped an arm around his waist and kissed his cheek. "Give me a few minutes and I will shower and change."
"Fine. I will wait here for you."
Marimeia hopped down the hallway and quickly showered and dressed to go out with Heero. She returned to the family room where he was waiting on the couch. She walked up behind him and ruffled his dark hair before sliding her hands down his chest and whispered in his ear, "Miss me?"
Heero grunted. Marimeia moved herself around to the front of the couch and plopped into Heero's lap. His arms came up to cradle her body. She ran two fingers down the side of his face.
"You are the handsomest man I know, and I love you," she told him before she kissed him passionately.
Their lips meet and Heero's heart melted again at her touch. He was awed at the affect she had on him. It was nothing he had ever experienced before. He kissed back lustfully until he heard Marimeia's stomach rumble.
Heero pulled away and commented, "I think we had better get lunch."
Marimeia agreed and the two headed out.
"Heero, did the news say anything about the others in last night's crash?" she asked.
"Yah," he answered mater of factly, "the driver that caused the accident is in a coma but stable, his passenger was relatively unharmed, and the one you pulled from the car came around and was held for observation."
"I am glad no one was killed," she sighed.
Heero took her hand and whispered, "So am I. So am I."
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Author's Comments: O.k. I can end it here [making it a short romantic fic] or I could continue the story. However, the idea for continuation will not focus solely on Heero and Marimeia's romance but will move [hopefully] into a romance/adventure/action story. [I have not tried writing one of these yet.] My general idea: the man Marimeia pulled from the car is very thankful and finds her to express his gratitude. He becomes enamored with her and causes some trouble for her and her friends.
If you are interested in the continuation I proposed, let me know. If
no one is interested, I will probably [at least at this time] let this
be the end of the story and will work on some other ideas that I have.
Thanks ~ West Wind