PART TWO
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Relena grabbed a blanket from the couch and wrapped it around herself, sitting in front of the fireplace. The house was drafty and the heat didn't work at the moment. She was taking some time off and living for a few weeks in an old summer house of the Darlians. So far she'd enjoyed it, but then this storm came and the power went out. Relena was beginning to realize how lonely she was.
Relena closed her eyes and saw Heero's face. She imagined he was here, living with her now. She wouldn't be lonely with him here. She smiled as she imagined his arms around her, the two of them close, sharing each other's warmth. They'd stay like that all night, just the two of them in that big, dark house.
Relena opened her eyes. "In your dreams," she told herself. She frowned. She wondered were Heero was, wishing he was with her.
Relena thought about the first time she met Heero. She couldn't explain it, but it was love at first sight. And then, when she invited him to her birthday party he told her he'd kill her. It'd scared the hell out of her, *he* scared the hell out of her, but that didn't stop her. Nothing can stop love. And eventually she got not so scared of him. She wasn't scared of him anymore. She wanted to see him again.
"Heero..." she whispered.
Relena stared into space for a few seconds, then snapped out of her reverie. She looked at her watch. It was only 2 in the afternoon. What was she supposed to do for the rest of the day? The power was out, and it was raining so she couldn't walk into town. That was what she usually did, walk down the dirt road from her house into town. It was a charming little beach town with little shops lining the roads and a long, sandy beach edged with high cliffs. All the houses were secluded, hidden away in the forest. It was peaceful, Relena thought at first, but now all she thought was that it was lonely.
And now it was raining, so Relena was stuck inside the big empty lonely house until it stopped. For some reason, Relena thought, rain emphasizes loneliness. It makes things seem sadder and gloomier. Relena hated rain. It was depressing.
Relena sighed again and stood up. She decided to go to the kitchen and make some coffee. As she walked past the big bay window next to the front door she glimpsed through the crack in the curtains. Something on the porch caught her eye.
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Relena grabbed a blanket from the couch and wrapped it around herself, sitting in front of the fireplace. The house was drafty and the heat didn't work at the moment. She was taking some time off and living for a few weeks in an old summer house of the Darlians. So far she'd enjoyed it, but then this storm came and the power went out. Relena was beginning to realize how lonely she was.
Relena closed her eyes and saw Heero's face. She imagined he was here, living with her now. She wouldn't be lonely with him here. She smiled as she imagined his arms around her, the two of them close, sharing each other's warmth. They'd stay like that all night, just the two of them in that big, dark house.
Relena opened her eyes. "In your dreams," she told herself. She frowned. She wondered were Heero was, wishing he was with her.
Relena thought about the first time she met Heero. She couldn't explain it, but it was love at first sight. And then, when she invited him to her birthday party he told her he'd kill her. It'd scared the hell out of her, *he* scared the hell out of her, but that didn't stop her. Nothing can stop love. And eventually she got not so scared of him. She wasn't scared of him anymore. She wanted to see him again.
"Heero..." she whispered.
Relena stared into space for a few seconds, then snapped out of her reverie. She looked at her watch. It was only 2 in the afternoon. What was she supposed to do for the rest of the day? The power was out, and it was raining so she couldn't walk into town. That was what she usually did, walk down the dirt road from her house into town. It was a charming little beach town with little shops lining the roads and a long, sandy beach edged with high cliffs. All the houses were secluded, hidden away in the forest. It was peaceful, Relena thought at first, but now all she thought was that it was lonely.
And now it was raining, so Relena was stuck inside the big empty lonely house until it stopped. For some reason, Relena thought, rain emphasizes loneliness. It makes things seem sadder and gloomier. Relena hated rain. It was depressing.
Relena sighed again and stood up. She decided to go to the kitchen and make some coffee. As she walked past the big bay window next to the front door she glimpsed through the crack in the curtains. Something on the porch caught her eye.
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