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************************* The Perfect Fan by Sinbad Part 3 ************************* "Heero?" cooed out a petite young blond. "Are you awake Heero?" Jasmine slowly drifted out of sleep mode and back into reality. "Huh? Knock it off mom. I'll be up for school in a minute I just …" She winced in pain as she shifted toward the voice. Opening her eyes she saw before her a pair of blue eyes looking back with great concern. "Heero, it's me Relena. Don't you remember me?" Jasmine smirked. "Sure. You're the girl I'm either gonna kill or marry someday." Relena eased up a little but still looked slightly concerned. "Are you okay Heero? You don't sound quite yourself." Jasmine reflected on her situation. This could be my chance to get Heero and Relena together. Then again what if I'm stuck as Heero forever? I mean I love the guy but I wanted to be with him, not be him. Well couldn't hurt to spark a little somethin' somethin'> "Oh of course I'm fine. It's just…it's just this crash has given great insight into life and what we have between us." "Are you sure you're ok Heero?" "Yes Relena. I have something I have to ask you. Will you go out with me?" Relena was dumbfounded. Slowly a glimmer of joy filled her eyes. "Of course Heero. I'm glad you've finally realized what's been between us all this time." "Great! Let's make it a romantic dinner next week followed by a moonlit walk on the beach." Jasmine was ecstatic inside. I hope I'll be able to find that anomaly soon. Boy is Heero gonna be in for a surprise when he gets back > "That would be great Heero. In the meantime you get yourself better. I'll be back sometime later this week." Relena walked out of the room with a huge crescent of a smile and gave Jasmine a warm look upon exiting. "This is fun," Jasmine uttered to herself. "It's almost a pity I won't get to see the fruits of my labor. At least I hope I won't." ************************* Heero was having a hard time figuring out his surroundings. Everything seemed so dated, like what he recalled reading about in his history studies. The computer systems were simplistic in configuration, though it did make it easier for the ace hacker to find information. Searching through the Web he came across the present date. "That distortion I encountered must be what's done this. It must have been some space-time anomaly." Heero pushed back his chair at stared at his feet deep in thought. How can I get back to my time?> He decided to take a walk to ponder over his present enigma. Strolling through the near by park Heero encountered several boys who stared intently at him. Slowing down they approached him. "Hey Jasmine how are you and Andre doing?" asked the tall one. "If it ain't going too well how 'bout you work that body with me sometime." The blond one said this with a none too flattering smile. "Shut up punk," cried the short one. "If she's gonna dump that kid Andre for anyone it's gonna be me." He proceeded to move in and grab hold of Heero. With one quick action Heero knocked the short boy to the ground. "Yo, I was only playin' girl. You know me," pleaded the short one as he backed away in fear. The blond moved in to defend his friend. "Who do you think you are? You don't do that to anyone who's on my ball team!" The blond one moved in closer to attack Heero disregarding the social dogma against hitting girls. Staring at his attacker without a word Heero sidestepped the lunge and kicked the back of the boy's leg sending the blond youth to the ground. Bewildered and scared the mock gang ran away dragging their battered male pride behind them. Heero continued on his walk through the park. ************************* Jasmine had recovered from her injuries quickly attributing it Heero's superior physique. She now had taken on the task of figuring out how to get back to her reality despite loving every minute of her walk through the Gundam looking glass. She decided to consult with Trowa not only because he was her second favorite pilot, but because he knew how to get things done. Trowa was currently touring with the circus on Earth. Jasmine had arranged for Relena and herself to attend his performance. Afterwards they would talk in private about her predicament. In the meantime Jasmine would do what she felt Heero had in his heart. She would act on his emotions for him and hopefully leave him to finish the job. Jasmine got dressed up in a tuxedo for the circus. Aside from providing the suit for her, Duo chided her for dressing up so formally only to attend a performance where the odor of cotton candy and elephant dung would be the only things waltzing through the air. Jasmine looked at herself in the mirror before departing to pick up Relena. "Mmm mm! Don't you look delicious Heero. If I wasn't an ethical woman I'd be all over myself right now." Jasmine giggled at the thought. She glanced around again forgetting her surroundings. Luckily Duo had already left to take Hilde along. "Alright handsome. Let's do some matchmaking." Relena was doing some last minute touch up work on herself for their date. She thought to herself about Heero's strange changed of attitude recently. She was a little apprehensive after her initial excitement for their picnic date on the beach. She was worried Heero's sudden turn was the result of his injuries. She was relieved and a little let down when Heero acted a little more like his usual self during the picnic. Jasmine had wised up and decided to try to play the part a little more appropriately so as not to draw suspicion. It wouldn't look quite right if all of a sudden Heero started acting like a lovesick puppy whenever he was around Relena. Jasmine elected to work her way up to as far as she thought Heero would approach that line of affection. She was not without her slip-ups however. She couldn't resist intermittently whispering in Relena's ear "I'll kill you". She repented for her urges by declaring them recurrent brain farts where she lost herself at certain moments. Relena accepted this for the time being though she kept a close eye on Jasmine for the rest of the evening. Beeep! Relena looked out the window to find a stretch limo waiting with none other than Heero Yuy departing to retrieve her. She opened the door staring at Heero decked out to the nines. She looked down at herself in a wool sweater with swirls of various shades of brown and a pair of jeans. Thinking she misheard their destination over the vidphone she sheepishly asked, "We are going to the circus aren't we?" Jasmine all ready to perform her Heero Yuy bluntly replied affirmatively with a grunt. She thought it was rather good, but she was no Brando. "Has Trowa's troupe started a formal attire requirement I wasn't aware of?" "No," Jasmine shot back in her best deadpan voice. "I just thought it would be nice to dress up." "Oh, then should I…" "No. It's quite all right. You're a goddess no matter what you wear." Jasmine was wondering if she was overdoing it with her last statement. Relena blushed and gave Heero a peck on the cheek. "Why thank you Heero." With that Jasmine escorted Relena to the limo and on they went to the circus. ************************ I must admit I'm not as proud of this part as the others so please don't hate me if it's incredibly putrid. I was at a loss as to what to add and what to change. Oh well. I'll just have to put a little extra effort into part 4. -Sinbad
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