Basic Instinct, Part 10
Chapter 45
Taking a deep breath, Relena knocked on the door. Listening
carefully she could hear the scrape of a chair and then some footsteps.
Slowly the door opened and Heero appeared in the frame. Seeing
her he opened it wider so she could come in. As she walked in she could
hear the soft click of it closing. She snuck a quick glance at him and
felt sorry for him.
He looked awful, there were bags under his eyes and a soft black
ring. Undoubtably he had stayed up all night working. He sat down wearily
and stared at her expectantly.
Clearing he throat she grasped for something to say. "So Heero
how are you doing? I haven't seen much of you lately."
"I've been working," he answered, ignoring her question to his
well-being. "What do you want Relena?" Relena sighed, knowing she should
have suspected that he would go straight to the point.
"I need to know the basis of our relationship and if or where it
might go," she blurted out in a single breath.
"Relena, if I'm right at what you are implying it's not going
anywhere. In fact, in my eyes we aren't even friends although I hope
one day we will be," he answered simply. Too shocked for words she
nodded mutely. Then unable to contain herself she rushed out the door
bursting into tears.
Quatre glanced over as Relena ran by. Seeing he tears and the
frantic feral gleam in her eyes he dropped his crutches and ran after her.
Chapter 46
Meanwhile, Duo was in search of Hilde. He finally found her in
her room reading a magazine.
"Whoah, Duo settle down. Whats up? You look out of breath," she
said. looking up as he stormed in.
"You're never going to believe it," he said unable to continue
he was laughing so hard.
"Believe what? Tell me," she said, curiosity getting to her.
"Anything that has you in this kind of uproar has to be good."
"I just caught Wufei and Sally making out in her office," he said
exploding into a new fit of laughter. "Imagine, Wufei." A weird expression
on her face, Hilde sat still. Then seeing the mental picture joined him
in his uproar.
When their laughter had subsided Duo suddenly grew serious. Noticing
she was now laughin alone Hilde looked at him.
"Something wrong Duo," she asked concerned. He had just developed
this look of lonliness, one that she often saw in the mirror at night. It
just about broke her heart.
"Hilde, I've been wanting to tell you something. In fact I was
going to before the movie last night but I didn't get a chance." Hilde
froze thinking he knew.
"Hilde, I, I, I," he stuttered. She said nothing, but looked
at him with anxiety clearly showing.
"Hilde, I love you," he said suddenly. Surprised she started
crying. Which only made him heartbroken. "Hilde, I'm so sorry. If I
knew you would take it like this I wouldn't have said it. I just couldn't
keep it in any longer. I'm really sorry," he apologized. He got up to
leave but stopped when she grabbed a hold of his shirt.
Facing her he looked into her eyes. Then to his amazement she
pulled him closer and kissed him. Breaking it off she whispered, "I love
you too Duo."
Her words shocked him and a small tear came out of his eye. But
he didn't wipe it away. He wasn't ashamed of it. Grabbing her tight he
just held her, afraid that any moment he might just wake up and find it
all a dream.
Chapter 46
Ikia sat sobbing on her bed. As soon as she was out of Trowa's
sight she had broke into a run. When she reached her room she just broke
down and let the tears come.
"I wish he would have just said nothing," she sobbed into her
pillow, her words muffled. "It wouldn't have hurt as much, he just has
to be so blunt about anything." Her tears spent she stood up. She had
to get to work on her Gundam. Not that the mechanics needed her help, but
she wanted to customize a few things.
She walked down the hall and was suddenly knocked flat. Relena
and Quatre were already down the hall, neither of them had said anything.
Curious she almost went after them, but she had other things to do, plus
she didn't want to get involved in anything that wasn't her business.
Making a stop at Catherines, she pulled the older girl out of her
room to get some fresh hair. She was always playing on the computer, trying
to hack into this or that.
"But Ikia, I almost had it," Catherine whined. Ikia just sighed
exagerratedly.
"Catherine, you need to get out of your room. You only come out
for meals for crying out loud," she teased, knowing very well it wasn't
true. But she did spend a lot of time in there.
"Plus I don't want to work on the Gundams alone. You probably
want to make a few alterations yourself."
"Yeah, I suppose your right, well, lead on," Catherine replied
good naturedly.
They opened the door to the hangar and Ikia stopped suddenly. Trowa
was in there. Without saying a word she turned on her heel and strode
out leaving Catherine dumbfounded.
"Trowa, what's with Ikia?" she asked. He just looked sullen.
"Lets just say I said some things when I shouldn't have said
anything at all." Seeing her mouth open he added, "just leave it at
that Cathy."
Chapter 47
Relena ran outside and grabbed the gun at the target practice.
Falling to her knees she pointed it at herself and prepared to pull the
trigger.
Quatre seeing her took his gun out of his belt loop and threw
it at her hand. He heard a slight crunch and knew he had broken at least
a few fingers.
Before she could pick it up again he tackled her.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or any of its characters.
Well, I know, short last chapter, but I wanted it to quit right there
for now. What'd ya think? Well, thanks for reading, and thanks to all
those who have reviewed or are going to review!
Chapter 45
Taking a deep breath, Relena knocked on the door. Listening
carefully she could hear the scrape of a chair and then some footsteps.
Slowly the door opened and Heero appeared in the frame. Seeing
her he opened it wider so she could come in. As she walked in she could
hear the soft click of it closing. She snuck a quick glance at him and
felt sorry for him.
He looked awful, there were bags under his eyes and a soft black
ring. Undoubtably he had stayed up all night working. He sat down wearily
and stared at her expectantly.
Clearing he throat she grasped for something to say. "So Heero
how are you doing? I haven't seen much of you lately."
"I've been working," he answered, ignoring her question to his
well-being. "What do you want Relena?" Relena sighed, knowing she should
have suspected that he would go straight to the point.
"I need to know the basis of our relationship and if or where it
might go," she blurted out in a single breath.
"Relena, if I'm right at what you are implying it's not going
anywhere. In fact, in my eyes we aren't even friends although I hope
one day we will be," he answered simply. Too shocked for words she
nodded mutely. Then unable to contain herself she rushed out the door
bursting into tears.
Quatre glanced over as Relena ran by. Seeing he tears and the
frantic feral gleam in her eyes he dropped his crutches and ran after her.
Chapter 46
Meanwhile, Duo was in search of Hilde. He finally found her in
her room reading a magazine.
"Whoah, Duo settle down. Whats up? You look out of breath," she
said. looking up as he stormed in.
"You're never going to believe it," he said unable to continue
he was laughing so hard.
"Believe what? Tell me," she said, curiosity getting to her.
"Anything that has you in this kind of uproar has to be good."
"I just caught Wufei and Sally making out in her office," he said
exploding into a new fit of laughter. "Imagine, Wufei." A weird expression
on her face, Hilde sat still. Then seeing the mental picture joined him
in his uproar.
When their laughter had subsided Duo suddenly grew serious. Noticing
she was now laughin alone Hilde looked at him.
"Something wrong Duo," she asked concerned. He had just developed
this look of lonliness, one that she often saw in the mirror at night. It
just about broke her heart.
"Hilde, I've been wanting to tell you something. In fact I was
going to before the movie last night but I didn't get a chance." Hilde
froze thinking he knew.
"Hilde, I, I, I," he stuttered. She said nothing, but looked
at him with anxiety clearly showing.
"Hilde, I love you," he said suddenly. Surprised she started
crying. Which only made him heartbroken. "Hilde, I'm so sorry. If I
knew you would take it like this I wouldn't have said it. I just couldn't
keep it in any longer. I'm really sorry," he apologized. He got up to
leave but stopped when she grabbed a hold of his shirt.
Facing her he looked into her eyes. Then to his amazement she
pulled him closer and kissed him. Breaking it off she whispered, "I love
you too Duo."
Her words shocked him and a small tear came out of his eye. But
he didn't wipe it away. He wasn't ashamed of it. Grabbing her tight he
just held her, afraid that any moment he might just wake up and find it
all a dream.
Chapter 46
Ikia sat sobbing on her bed. As soon as she was out of Trowa's
sight she had broke into a run. When she reached her room she just broke
down and let the tears come.
"I wish he would have just said nothing," she sobbed into her
pillow, her words muffled. "It wouldn't have hurt as much, he just has
to be so blunt about anything." Her tears spent she stood up. She had
to get to work on her Gundam. Not that the mechanics needed her help, but
she wanted to customize a few things.
She walked down the hall and was suddenly knocked flat. Relena
and Quatre were already down the hall, neither of them had said anything.
Curious she almost went after them, but she had other things to do, plus
she didn't want to get involved in anything that wasn't her business.
Making a stop at Catherines, she pulled the older girl out of her
room to get some fresh hair. She was always playing on the computer, trying
to hack into this or that.
"But Ikia, I almost had it," Catherine whined. Ikia just sighed
exagerratedly.
"Catherine, you need to get out of your room. You only come out
for meals for crying out loud," she teased, knowing very well it wasn't
true. But she did spend a lot of time in there.
"Plus I don't want to work on the Gundams alone. You probably
want to make a few alterations yourself."
"Yeah, I suppose your right, well, lead on," Catherine replied
good naturedly.
They opened the door to the hangar and Ikia stopped suddenly. Trowa
was in there. Without saying a word she turned on her heel and strode
out leaving Catherine dumbfounded.
"Trowa, what's with Ikia?" she asked. He just looked sullen.
"Lets just say I said some things when I shouldn't have said
anything at all." Seeing her mouth open he added, "just leave it at
that Cathy."
Chapter 47
Relena ran outside and grabbed the gun at the target practice.
Falling to her knees she pointed it at herself and prepared to pull the
trigger.
Quatre seeing her took his gun out of his belt loop and threw
it at her hand. He heard a slight crunch and knew he had broken at least
a few fingers.
Before she could pick it up again he tackled her.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or any of its characters.
Well, I know, short last chapter, but I wanted it to quit right there
for now. What'd ya think? Well, thanks for reading, and thanks to all
those who have reviewed or are going to review!
