An
Empty Heart – ch.3
"So he left?"
"Yeah."
"I can't believe he would go through with it." Duo said in
surprised. It was a nice afternoon and everything was in peace, but one-woman
heart is still fighting some emotions.
That morning Duo got a surprise call from Relena. It seems she
been crying. He then invited her to get some ice cream. It'll calm her down
and he gets to eat. Plus he wants to know what's wrong and why isn't Heero
there to comfort her. They were living together for the past 7 months.
"Well, you know him." Relena said. Her voice was placed with
sarcasms in her voice. Biting the last of her ice cream she threw the stick
away. "He just got up this morning, said a good-bye and then he left." Her
voice sounded a little sad.
"That's it?" Duo knew his friends never like to show his
feelings, but this is the woman he loves for crying out loud. He could at least
say something more.
"Well, he did say he'll promise to be back and that I
shouldn't worry."
'Now that's the Heero I know. Man, he changes so much over
the years.'
"Well, Heero always keep his promise." Duo said reassuring
her.
'He better not die or else…'
"But I still worry for him." Relena said cutting into his
thoughts.
"I don't think he has a death wish now that he's with
you."
"I wish he would just forget about this whole revenge thing."
"Yeah, but…I guess a part of him still can't let go of his
parent's death. He never shows it before because he was running from it and
now it has caught up with him. After all those years, it must really torture the
poor guy."
"He said he wasn't going to kill any more."
"Maybe he won't."
"Huh?"
"Well, all I got to say is that you should cheer up. He'll
come back and when he do, he won't go again."
"Do you really think so?"
"Yeah." In her heart she knows he'll be back, but a part of
her feel sorry for those people that's going to die under Heero's gun, even
if they do deserve it, but they don't deserve death. The person that does is
already dead. Then a though hit her. 'What if he doesn't come back? What if
he's afraid I'll be mad at him or he thinks I don't deserve to be with
him?' Before they were together, Heero would come to visit her at night and
they would have the most magical time, but he would also leave in the morning,
She goes used to it. Then one day he just stop seeing her altogether. Months
later she saw him talking to Duo at a party. They were both invited. It was a
set-up to get them together, but lucky for that person, Heero never found out or
if he did and didn't say anything because he was secretly thanking that
person. (I wonder who? ^_~) She confronted him, and he told her why he left. He
was afraid that he would destroy her. She told him that it wouldn't, but if he
isn't with her, it will. His only reply was a kiss. Duo and the others were
watching the whole thing, amazed at how Heero would just show his emotion in
front of everyone.
Sighing, she said a
good-bye to Duo and left.
'Heero just come back to her. If you don't come back soon,
she'll break down, I just know she will.'