DISCLAIMER : I do not own Gundam Wing or its characters, yadda yadda yadda. You already know that.
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My Hero, Chapter 5
"Thank you for your help, Duo," Relena said, as she sat at her vanity, brushing her hair. Duo was on her bed, lying down.
"No prob, Princess. We can't have you being kidnapped," Duo joked.
"Are you going to be here the whole night, too?"
"Naw... Heero wants to be here later."
"He does?" Relena asked, surprised.
"Yeah. I mean, his philosophy is: 'If I don't do it, it's not done the right way'."
"Oh, yeah. You're right," Relena said, disappointed.
"Awww... I didn't mean it like that. I'm sure Heero wants to be here, at night, with you, all alone for more than that reason."
"Huh?" Relena turned towards the bed.
"You seemed sad that Heero only wants to be here because it's a mission."
"Yes, I guess I want him to be here for another reason."
"It's okay. Anyways, maybe you can change his mind. You'll have the whole night..."
"Duo!" Relena exclaimed, as her face started to turn red. She quickly turned away.
"What?" Duo said, smirking. "Oh... Yeah. I guess you wouldn't want to make a move on Heero with a crazy lunatic on the loose. I mean, he might see you two..."
"See who?"
Both Relena and Duo turned towards the voice, and saw Heero at the door with a sleeping bag in his arms.
"Ummm... Nobody. We were...just talking," Relena said, trying not to make it to obvious that she was lying. Of course the Perfect Soldier knew right away she was, but didn't bother to say anything about it. He heard the conversation and didn't want to get into it, especially with Duo there.
"Oh, hey buddy. Glad ya came to take over, cuz I am starving. I need to eat," Duo said, as he jumped from the bed. "'Night, you two."
"Goodnight, Duo," Relena said, getting up from her seat. Heero just grunted as he laid out the sleeping bag.
"Don't do anything I wouldn't do."
Heero turned towards him, giving him a death glare.
"Hey, I was only kidding..." Duo said, backing up towards the door. "Ummm... Later!" He ran out, and shut the door.
"What did he mean by that?" Heero asked Relena, after a moment of silence.
"Oh, nothing," Relena replied, with a small smile on her face. She went over to her bed, and pulled the sheets away. "Goodnight, Heero."
"Hn."
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Relena thought she would be able to sleep, knowing that Heero was here to protect her from the intruder. But that was also a reason why she couldn't fall asleep. Knowing that he was sleeping, just a few feet away from her, kept her up.
'Sigh... I can't sleep again. I could go do some paper work, but I don't want to wake Heero up. I guess I will...' Relena stopped her thoughts when she heard a noise at the balcony. 'It's him, again!'
She sat up in the bed, and called to Heero. "Heero," Relena whispered. "Heero, he's back!"
Heero, who also couldn't sleep, heard the sound. He picked his head up and turned towards Relena. "Go back to sleep."
"What? How can I sleep with that guy trying to come in!"
"Act like you're still sleeping."
"But..."
"Just do it." Heero got up and crawled over to the foot of the bed, hiding behind it. Relena slid back down, into the sheets.
The figure on the balcony started to unlock the door. He opened the door a minute later, and started to walk towards the bed, to a 'sleeping' Relena. Little did he know there was an ex-Gundam pilot waiting for him at the end of the bed, with a gun in his hands.
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I seem to like cliffhangers...heheh...sorry again. Later till the next chapter.
Dark Mistress