Lost
By: Claudia Tryniti Rae

I should have told her. I held it in because I was afraid. Afraid of rejection, afraid of loneliness, afraid to tell her the truth. That was my one mistake. I held in too much for too long. I lost her. Forever.
It was five long years ago. The years I waited and watched her. I was a companion in friendship, in conversation with her. We were like the best of friends. Inseparable. All that time my heart ached for her. Just for her to notice the way I looked at her or the little things I did for her. I would have done anything for her. But she never noticed, and I, in turn became lost. Forever.
Her smile brightened my day. Her words became my music. The lyrics to songs she wrote were word spoke to my soul. But his smile, his words, his songs were all for another. I would laugh and hide the pain. At night I would close my eyes and cry. Cry for my lost heart. Lost forever.
She chose a new companion, one now for his heart. She confided in this companion, forgetting about me. But I was happy for her. She was happy, so I too was happy. I was content to stay in the background. And when they broke her, I was there to help her up. She slowly began to confide in me again. Only to be taken away by the other. I again became lost. Forever.
By our fifth year I thought she hated me. And the heart ache it caused was unbearable. I wanted to die. But she lifted me up when I was down. Helped me when I was in need. She made me laugh when I was sad. Through the lifting, and laughing, and the helping, she showed me what I meant to her. And I, in turn, was no so lost. Forever.
I wish I had told her. I wish I could tell her. But she is in love, as I am. But it is not me she loves. The old companion has returned, and I have a new ally. But still the pain is there. Time changes nothing, especially a love set deep in your soul. Maybe oneday she will know, If she reads this and understands. But I am not lost. Forever.

A.N: If you couldn't tell, and I'm sure you couldn't, this was Duo's thoughts on Relena. Kinda dreary, but, I liked it. =oP