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Casualty of War and of the Heart Chapter 11




Relena looked Heero in the eyes completely unafraid. Heero looked deep into her eyes. 'Her eyes. Their dead. She has no emotions left, other than coldness. She....she's like me now.'

"I'm waiting." Relena said coldly.

Heero threw his gun onto Relena's bed, never taking his eyes off of her. "Your already dead Relena. Your dead inside. Why?" He asked.

Relena walked up to him and slapped his face. "You insensitive bastard!" She yelled at him. "You did this to me. Its all your fault." She cried out as she began to pound on his chest. Heero put his arms around Relena and held her as she cried on his shoulder. Slowly they both sat on the ground.

"Relena, please listen to me. I don't love Sylvia. I never have." Heero began to explain as he held her.

Relena pulled back from his hold and looked at him, her eyes streaming with tears. "You never loved anyone in your whole life Heero." She said angrily. You promised me you would take care of me, that you would protect me. You lied to me." Relena said angrily

"No, Relena I never lied. I am working for the Preventers. I am second in command under Lady Une. I am still trying to protect you, but I had to stay away from you. A war hero with a pacifist? No one would have understood. Then you were shot and I didn't know what I was going to do. Then I was given the job as posing as just a secretary. So I could get closer to you. I'm only engaged to Sylvia because the Preventers thought something might happen to her. She has had several death threats over the past two years." Heero explained.

"What about me? Huh Mr. War Hero? You broke your promise and my heart." Relena said as she tried to stop crying.

"No, Relena, I didn't like. I'm not that kind of man." Heero said.

"Bastard." Relena said. "Men make promises, but hero's keep them. You never did that. You used me, just like you are using Miss Noventa."

"Please Relena, I love...." Heero started to say.

"Shut up. Just shut up. Don't you dare lie to me again." Relena screamed. "Get out of my room now!" Relena told him as she pointed to the door.

Heero just stood there, refusing to move until Relena listened him.

"I said leave me Heero." Relena said trying to keep herself from breaking down into uncontrollable tears.

"No, I..." Heero started to say until Relena slapped him.

"Leave me, go to your friends." Relena said once more.

"Relena you must have hope..." Heero tried to say.

"Hope died because of you. Never tell me to have hope again" Relena said as she stood there holding her ground. "Now get out of my sight."

Heero stood up hanging his head as he did so. He looked back as he opened the door to see Relena sitting on the floor crying. She was holding something in her arms. It looked like a teddy bear. Heero sighed and walked out. He shut the door to Relena's room and his heart at the same time. Heero leaned against the door. 'At least she has something to hold onto as she cries.' Heero though. Heero turned to face the door and put his hand on it handle. 'Relena....I love you, and I'm sorry.' Heero though, hoping that Relena could read his thought just like she was able to sense when he was around. Heero walked back down the hall to see his friends again.