Part One: A Ghostly Familiar Heartbreaker
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Bye bye bye
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Relena stared at the picture absently. She'd found herself doing this every night before she tried to sleep. She would sit on her ivory satin comforter, in her silky sheen nightgown, dreamily staring at a rare picture. She would sit there and stare, just stare for an hour or more at any picture she got her hands on of Heero Yuy.
Relena sighed as she once again took in every detail of the young man in the picture. He didn't know that his picture had been taken. He was standing with one hand in the pocket of the navy blue jacket he wore. He had blue jeans on, and a white shirt. He was smiling at the ferret that had popped up out of his jacket front. He was actually smiling and Relena had a picture of it. She smiled sadly as she thought of the smile she would never see directed at her. She took back that thought as it saddened her immensely to know that she would never see it at all. I wonder how he's changed...He's probably taller now...Not as skinny...Could he possibly be more muscular than he was? She thought fleetingly.
Relena sighed as she made her resolve. "I will stop this tonight. You will never be here; you will never be mine. If you were back to yourself, you would be off to start a fight. Not here with me." She said aloud, through her nightly tears of heartbreak. "My pain is over." Relena dropped the picture in the fireplace. "Good night, my Heero Yuy." She said to the picture that was twisting into multicolored flames. She turned back to her bed and fell upon it, sobbing all of her pain, wishing it to leave her with this new resolve. No, Relena you are kidding yourself, you will never be rid of this terrible, terrible pain. You will always live your life alone. She thought to herself in earnest.
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I'm doing this tonight
You're probably gonna start a fight
I know this can't be right
Hey baby come on
I loved you endlessly
When you weren't there for me
So now it's time to leave and make it alone
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Eventually, Relena cried herself to sleep. Paegan knew she would do this, so he crept quietly into her room after she had, and gently put her under the covers. He went and shut her window, the common sea breeze ruffling what hair he had. He glanced over at the fireplace as a blue flame caught his eye. He watched silently, sadly, as Heero Yuy's face twisted and contorted, as if in agony and despair, as it burned into oblivion.
"My dear Princess Relena, do not lose hope. He will come to you. Do not give up. You will not live your life alone. You will live it with Heero Yuy." He quietly told her sleeping form. He walked out of the room and gently shut its double doors. Paegan walked back to his room and turned out the lights to join the rest of the pacifist kingdom in peaceful slumber, without the worry of war or devastation, for their leader slept now, and with her was the hope for the world.
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Heero Yuy sat in a chair in the main lounge of the Peacemillion in outer space. He gazed silently out the broad window that displayed space. He quietly sipped the hot cocoa he held in his hand. It had become a habit to have cocoa in the morning. He didn't even notice that Quatre and Trowa had floated into the lounge. He continued to sit there, sipping his cocoa, thinking. That was quite an experience. I actually met my mother. And I have a sister? I hope OZ doesn't find out about this...But...Relena? What happened to Relena? He thought to himself in sudden alarm. "Oh, Relena..." he accidentally said aloud, placing his head in one hand.
"She's all right, Heero." Quatre told him. Heero's head shot up. He hadn't realized there was someone in the room with him. Quatre smiled kindly at him. "Hello. It's good to see you again. I'm glad you're well. I just arrived from the Sank Kingdom. I've been watching over Relena for you, Heero." His limpid blue eyes said to Heero that there was something he wasn't saying.
"What are you hiding? What happened?" He asked suspiciously, his voice as hard as ice. His blue eyes narrowed at Quatre.
"Trowa, could you excuse us a moment?" Quatre asked. Trowa nodded once and then left the lounge. Quatre turned back to Heero and his smile faded. It was replaced by a sad look that always looked worse than it was because of Quatre's innocent face. "She's sad, Heero. Actually, she's heartbroken. She missies you terribly, even your misguided attempts at her assassination. She cries herself to sleep almost every night. The only night she doesn't, is the night she is too tired because of the compounded lack of sleep from crying herself to sleep." Quatre looked down at his shoes before continuing. "I was just informed by Paegan that Relena has given up on you. She refuses to believe that you will return. Ever." Quatre's look changed to a glare of contempt towards Heero and his completely emotionless glare. "Will you quit acting! You are the stupidest guy I know! You can't even admit when you are in love!" Quatre turned and stormed out of the room, followed by a confused Trowa Barton.
Heero stood in the lounge, surprised despite himself. Quatre had never reacted so harshly; save for when he had been upset because of Relena being missing. Am I that stoic? Heero thought. He turned and stared out at the quiet of space. He stood there for a few minutes, sorting through the torrent of emotions he felt at this strange new thought, before walking out. He seemed fine, even to himself; seemed ready for anything. But when he turned a corner he saw Duo floating towards him. That was when he snapped, realizing he was not all right. He pushed himself hard off a wall and shot down a side corridor. He could hear Duo yelling after him, but he didn't want to talk. He reached his room and collapsed on his bunk. He lay there for an hour or more, lost in his thoughts, until one thought broke through.
"I am a fool." was that thought.
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Duo floated up to Heero's door. He went to knock when he heard it. He froze, not quite comprehending what he heard. He put his ear to the door to see if it was coming from inside. Sure enough, it was. Duo floated back uncertainly. Man, I've never heard Heero cry before…Something's gotta be majorly wrong… He thought to himself in confusion. "Uh, Heero? Hey buddy, you in there?" he asked cautiously. All he heard in response was Heero yell "I am a fool!" and then he heard a loud thump.
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I know that I can't
Take no more
It ain't no lie
I wanna see you out that door
Baby bye bye bye
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Bye bye bye
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Relena stared at the picture absently. She'd found herself doing this every night before she tried to sleep. She would sit on her ivory satin comforter, in her silky sheen nightgown, dreamily staring at a rare picture. She would sit there and stare, just stare for an hour or more at any picture she got her hands on of Heero Yuy.
Relena sighed as she once again took in every detail of the young man in the picture. He didn't know that his picture had been taken. He was standing with one hand in the pocket of the navy blue jacket he wore. He had blue jeans on, and a white shirt. He was smiling at the ferret that had popped up out of his jacket front. He was actually smiling and Relena had a picture of it. She smiled sadly as she thought of the smile she would never see directed at her. She took back that thought as it saddened her immensely to know that she would never see it at all. I wonder how he's changed...He's probably taller now...Not as skinny...Could he possibly be more muscular than he was? She thought fleetingly.
Relena sighed as she made her resolve. "I will stop this tonight. You will never be here; you will never be mine. If you were back to yourself, you would be off to start a fight. Not here with me." She said aloud, through her nightly tears of heartbreak. "My pain is over." Relena dropped the picture in the fireplace. "Good night, my Heero Yuy." She said to the picture that was twisting into multicolored flames. She turned back to her bed and fell upon it, sobbing all of her pain, wishing it to leave her with this new resolve. No, Relena you are kidding yourself, you will never be rid of this terrible, terrible pain. You will always live your life alone. She thought to herself in earnest.
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I'm doing this tonight
You're probably gonna start a fight
I know this can't be right
Hey baby come on
I loved you endlessly
When you weren't there for me
So now it's time to leave and make it alone
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Eventually, Relena cried herself to sleep. Paegan knew she would do this, so he crept quietly into her room after she had, and gently put her under the covers. He went and shut her window, the common sea breeze ruffling what hair he had. He glanced over at the fireplace as a blue flame caught his eye. He watched silently, sadly, as Heero Yuy's face twisted and contorted, as if in agony and despair, as it burned into oblivion.
"My dear Princess Relena, do not lose hope. He will come to you. Do not give up. You will not live your life alone. You will live it with Heero Yuy." He quietly told her sleeping form. He walked out of the room and gently shut its double doors. Paegan walked back to his room and turned out the lights to join the rest of the pacifist kingdom in peaceful slumber, without the worry of war or devastation, for their leader slept now, and with her was the hope for the world.
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Heero Yuy sat in a chair in the main lounge of the Peacemillion in outer space. He gazed silently out the broad window that displayed space. He quietly sipped the hot cocoa he held in his hand. It had become a habit to have cocoa in the morning. He didn't even notice that Quatre and Trowa had floated into the lounge. He continued to sit there, sipping his cocoa, thinking. That was quite an experience. I actually met my mother. And I have a sister? I hope OZ doesn't find out about this...But...Relena? What happened to Relena? He thought to himself in sudden alarm. "Oh, Relena..." he accidentally said aloud, placing his head in one hand.
"She's all right, Heero." Quatre told him. Heero's head shot up. He hadn't realized there was someone in the room with him. Quatre smiled kindly at him. "Hello. It's good to see you again. I'm glad you're well. I just arrived from the Sank Kingdom. I've been watching over Relena for you, Heero." His limpid blue eyes said to Heero that there was something he wasn't saying.
"What are you hiding? What happened?" He asked suspiciously, his voice as hard as ice. His blue eyes narrowed at Quatre.
"Trowa, could you excuse us a moment?" Quatre asked. Trowa nodded once and then left the lounge. Quatre turned back to Heero and his smile faded. It was replaced by a sad look that always looked worse than it was because of Quatre's innocent face. "She's sad, Heero. Actually, she's heartbroken. She missies you terribly, even your misguided attempts at her assassination. She cries herself to sleep almost every night. The only night she doesn't, is the night she is too tired because of the compounded lack of sleep from crying herself to sleep." Quatre looked down at his shoes before continuing. "I was just informed by Paegan that Relena has given up on you. She refuses to believe that you will return. Ever." Quatre's look changed to a glare of contempt towards Heero and his completely emotionless glare. "Will you quit acting! You are the stupidest guy I know! You can't even admit when you are in love!" Quatre turned and stormed out of the room, followed by a confused Trowa Barton.
Heero stood in the lounge, surprised despite himself. Quatre had never reacted so harshly; save for when he had been upset because of Relena being missing. Am I that stoic? Heero thought. He turned and stared out at the quiet of space. He stood there for a few minutes, sorting through the torrent of emotions he felt at this strange new thought, before walking out. He seemed fine, even to himself; seemed ready for anything. But when he turned a corner he saw Duo floating towards him. That was when he snapped, realizing he was not all right. He pushed himself hard off a wall and shot down a side corridor. He could hear Duo yelling after him, but he didn't want to talk. He reached his room and collapsed on his bunk. He lay there for an hour or more, lost in his thoughts, until one thought broke through.
"I am a fool." was that thought.
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Duo floated up to Heero's door. He went to knock when he heard it. He froze, not quite comprehending what he heard. He put his ear to the door to see if it was coming from inside. Sure enough, it was. Duo floated back uncertainly. Man, I've never heard Heero cry before…Something's gotta be majorly wrong… He thought to himself in confusion. "Uh, Heero? Hey buddy, you in there?" he asked cautiously. All he heard in response was Heero yell "I am a fool!" and then he heard a loud thump.
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I know that I can't
Take no more
It ain't no lie
I wanna see you out that door
Baby bye bye bye
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