The Interference
The next day, Relena caught a cold so she
didn't go to school.
"This is perfect! Now's my chance to
snag Heero!" Victoria thought. She walked over to Heero during lunch. "Good,
he's alone." "Hello Heero," she said.
"Hello," Heero said.
"I wanted to know…would you please go out
with me on a date?" Victoria asked.
"No," Heero said.
"Please?" Victoria said, giving him the
biggest puppy look she could do.
Heero was annoyed. "Fine," he said,
sighing. "At least she'll shut up now," he thought.
Victoria smiled. "Great," she said. "I'll
come by at around 5:00, okay?" she asked. When she didn't get a response, she
said, "Great! See you around 5!" and then she left.
"What have I gotten myself into?" Heero
muttered.
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"Lena, we're home!" Duo shouted when the
G-boys got back from school.
"Hey guys," Relena said. She was lying on
a sofa.
"How do you feel?" Quatre asked.
"Tired and bored to death," Relena said.
Then she sneezed.
"Miss Relena, the doctor just called. He
told me to tell you that you should be better from pneumonia in about a couple
of days," Pagan said.
"Pneumonia? Wow," Duo said.
"He suggested you should take a couple of
days off work and school. About a week," Pagan said.
"A week? But I'll miss the meeting with
the other delegates. And that's a lot of school work to miss," Relena said.
"Come on, relax. Forget school," Duo said.
"I'm not going to be here at 5:00," Heero
said.
"Why not?" Wufei asked.
"I have a date," Heero said.
"Oh. A DATE!!!!!" Duo shouted. "I can't
believe it! The PERFECT SOLDIER GOT A DATE! WITH WHO?"
"Victoria McRose," Heero said.
"THE PERFECT SOLDIER HAS A DATE WITH…Victoria
McRose? She's the 2nd most popular girl in school!" Duo said.
"Second?" Relena asked. She was trying to
smile. But deep inside, she was ready to cry.
"Yeah, next to…" Duo didn't finish. He
glanced at Relena. "Shit! Relena likes Heero but he has a date with another
girl! I hope she's okay with it."
"Excuse me, I think it's time to take my
medicine," Relena said and she left the room. She went into her bedroom. She
leaned against the wall, holding on to a chair for support.
"Heero has a date with Victoria McRose.
I can't believe it! I don't know what to do…oh my god," Relena thought.
Tears ran down her face. She ran to her bed and started crying. She cried
herself to sleep.
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"Is Relena okay? She hasn't come down,"
Trowa asked.
"Miss Relena is asleep," Pagan said when
he entered the room. Then he said to Heero, "Miss Victoria McRose is here to
see you." Then he left.
"Hi Heero!" Victoria said when she saw
Heero.
Heero didn't answer. Then, they left.
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"So Heero, tell me about yourself,"
Victoria said. They were eating at the "Hollywood Café."
Heero didn't respond.
"Damn, it's hard to get him into a
conversation. Time for Plan B: act like Relena," she thought. "How would
Relena act at a time like this? Really, I have no clue. Oh well." "Heero,
did I ever do anything to make you hate me?" Victoria asked.
Heero thought about that for a minute. "I
don't think so," he said.
"I'm getting somewhere," Victoria
thought. "Then why are you so cold towards me?" she asked.
"I'm cold to everyone except my friends,"
Heero said. "With them I'm not as cold and cruel with."
Victoria frowned. "I'm not even a
friend! Well, that'll change soon enough. I hope." Then she said, "You were
in the war right? You ended it, didn't you?" Heero nodded. "I thought so.
My…father was in the war too," she lied. "In fact, he was killed. He was an
Alliance officer," she said. She saw that she got Heero's attention. She
continued, "He was killed in an airplane by a Gundam. I don't know which
Gundam. Do you know?" she asked.
Heero realized that he killed her father.
"It was my Gundam," he said guiltily. That moment always made him feel guilty.
"Don't feel guilty. I know my father
doesn't blame you and neither do I. It was a mistake. It cost the lives of
people but it was a mistake," Victoria said. "Got him," she thought.
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Victoria and Heero returned to Relena's
mansion at 8:00.
"I had a fun time. See you around Heero,"
Victoria said and she kissed Heero on the cheek. Then she left.
Heero walked into the mansion and went
into the room. He didn't see a figure in the darkness with tears running down
her face.
"Heero…I've lost him," Relena
thought and she ran into her room.
