Ch 1.



Heero Yuy was leaning against an old Victorian-style lamp, waiting for Relena Peacecraft to show
up at the Inter-space terminal.

The night was young, and the air's energy was vibrant, as people walked frantically past him, chatting away busily about this or that. Heero shifted uncomfortably as few of the travelers accidentally bumped and scratched into him. He did not like public places, especially a busy space terminal like this.

He checked his watch again. It was almost time for her to show up. With a shake of his head, he scolded himself for being nervous. There should have been nothing to be nervous about.

He could not help it. Whenever something concerned Relena, his stomach threatened to turn to jelly. She was the only one who could make him so concerned.

He had not eaten or slept, ever since he had received the letter from her yesterday. With trembling hands, he checked the crumbled letter again for the 1000th time


It Read:


Dear Heero,

I suppose that I could have told you this over the phone.

But I can't. I must meet with you before I leave for Earth. I have

Something to tell you. It is something of the utmost urgency. Please

meet with me at the Inter-space Terminal at Monday 7:00 p.m.

- Relena Peacecraft



He wondered why she wanted to meet with him. Was she in danger? Did someone threaten her life? There were many opponents of peace that would have gladly welcomed the end of her life. Perhaps she was afraid to contact him directly, and so, wanted to meet with him in secret.

He quickly thought of all the people who would have wanted her dead. Suddenly, images of Relena being man-handled by a group of goons materialized in his head. His fists tightened around the now already crumbled letter.

Before he completely lost his cool, he told himself to calm down.

Maybe she's not in trouble, maybe she just wants to see you before she leaves, idiot!

He quickly put the letter into his pocket. Whatever the reason, it was not important now. The
only thing he could do now is wait for her to appear.

He checked his watch again. Where was she? His eyes searched around the terminal, looking
for her in vain. Smoke from departing ships infiltrated his tear ducts, making his eyes water. His
nostrils were beginning to flare, as he breathed in the misty-like smoke.

Abruptly, he heard a faint shouting. He thought someone was calling his name. It was hard to
hear because of the noise of the crowd and the ships.

"HEEERRO!!"

He turned his head around towards the sound and saw Relena standing next to a cruiser ship. Without hesistation he ran over to where she was.

"Relena..."

Her face looked weary. "Heero. How are you? Did you wait long?"

"No." He didn't want to beat around the bush, "Why did you send me this letter?"

She stared at the letter in his hands. Her face was pale.

"Well?" asked Heero, his eyes studying her lips for the truth.

"Heero...I..."

"Yes?"

Relena wouldn't look at him. "I have to go away. For a long time."

Heero's heart stopped beating. "What do you mean?"

"I've been chosen to be the new diplomat of Earth."

Heero was silent. He knew what her taking the job meant. She would be too busy, and would
not have time for him. It was a job that required one to sacrifice almost all their time.

It was for the good of peace. He had no right to interfere. He quickly repressed his feelings for her and assumed his perfect soilder mode.

"I see..." said Heero, in a cold voice.

Relena looked at him, in search of his emotions. "I'll probably won't have time to see you. I'm
going to miss you. Heero....I...I love you."

"Hn..." He was too numb to say anything. Although he would miss her, this was something more
important than his feelings.

Relena was getting teary-eyed. "Do you have anything to tell me before I go?"

"What do you want me to say?"

She was wiping her tears, "Anything! Tell me anything!" She looked like she wanted to hear something.

"I don't really care." He regretted the words as soon as it came out.

He felt her hard slap on his face.

People stopped walking and were staring at them. The terminal went silent. All eyes were on the pair.

Relena looked at Heero with angry and tear-filled eyes, "You are the coldest man I ever met. I thought...for a long time that I could change you. But I was wrong! You'll always be the same!"

Heero could not speak. He stood straight, not moving.

After a long time spent staring at him, Relena picked up her bags.

She whispered, "Have a nice life, then."

With that she left him standing there and boarded the ship.

All Heero could do was watch as the ship blasted off into space, taking Relena away from him
forever.

He wondered sadly if they would ever meet again.