After she finished washing dishes with Trowa, Alexis crept out into the backyard and watched Heero who was sitting in the grass, staring at the starry sky. "Heero?" she asked, coming up behind him and sitting behind his turned back. "Hm?" Heero looked behind him and noticed Alexis's bright green eyes watching him, full of concern. "Thought you might be a little chilly." she said, handing him his leather jacket. Heero took it from her and then looked at her. She sat, staring at the sky
with her back to him. She, like him, was only wearing a tanktop in the cold. Heero turned and slid the jacket around her shoulders. Alexis's cheeks flushed and she looked back to Heero, who stood up and headed towards the house. As he walked in, he looked at her and then turned away. Alexis sat outside, staring at the crescent moon which hung seemingly above her and Heero's room. She yawned and stood up. It was very late.
Alexis walked into the bedroom and found Heero emerging from the ajoined bathroom. His hair was wild and wet from showering, he stood there in a long shirt and shorts. Alexis smiled and picked up her own things and headed into the shower herself. Hot water ran from the faucet and she inhaled the steam and scent of soap deeply. Stepping into the shower, she turned the overhead shower on and let the water flow over her. As she stood there, washing her long black hair, she couldn't shake Heero's attitude change. At first, he shot her. And now, just today he'd walked in on her dressed in nothing but some lingere and then he apologized. And then the jacket... Heero of all people... Alexis shook her head and finished washing up. As she dried off, she
braided her hair into a long thick braid, so it wouldn't tangle. She came out into the bedroom, dressed in the nightgown Heero'd first seen draped over her in the store. Heero stopped reading and looked up at her for a moment, a small sigh escaped his lips and his eyes grew wide and he turned back down to his book hastily.
Alexis pretended she didn't notice and slightly stretched her arms above her head before crawling into bed. "G'night Hee-chan." she said, turning away from him. "Goodnight Alexis." he said, staring towards her back. After a few moments, Heero stood up and turned the light off in the room. As he returned towards the beds, he looked at his and then at Alexis's and leaned over her. He held his breath slightly and leaned down closer. Alexis sensed someone over her and rolled onto her back. "Heer-" her words were cut off as he leaned in and kissed her. Heero felt a slight stab of fear and almost guilt as he sat on the bed and continued kissing her, his hands holding himself over her prone body. Alexis was in a state of shock for a moment before returning the kiss. So this was why he was acting so strangely.. she thought, in a silent state of bliss. Heero broke away and cursed himself. "Alexis.. I.. don't know wh-" Alexis put her finger over his lips. "Heero it's okay." Alexis sat up but Heero stood up and went over to his own bed. "No.. it's not." he said, crawling into bed and burying himself in blankets. Alexis laid back and looked up into the pitch
black ceiling. "Heero?" she whispered, looking towards him after a while. No answer. She tried again, "Hee-chan?" Still no answer. Alexis sat up and slid out of bed. She leaned down over him and heard his rythmic breathing before nodding slightly. He was asleep. Alexis took a slight breath and crawled into bed next to Heero. "Goodnight Heero.." she whispered and lightly kissed his cheek. Turning onto her side, she yawned and slowly fell asleep.
As they awoke, Heero found himself staring into Alexis's sleeping face. A small smile trailed across his lips and he kissed her forehead. "Mm.. wha..?" Alexis woke up slowly and found herself lying in bed aside Heero. "Heero.. I.." Alexis looked around and laughed softly. "I guess I got lonely?" Heero smiled more and pulled Alexis close. "Alex-chan.." he murmured, nuzzling her neck with his soft, wild hair. Alexis smiled and closed her eyes, her arms found their way around Heero and she looked at the clock quickly. It was 9 in the morning. "The others will be here soon to find us." she said, her fingers playing in the ends of his hair. "..damn." Alexis laughed and tried sitting up but Heero pushed her back down onto the bed. "You're not going anywhere." he said, his voice changing into the monotone and gruff voice he'd used when they first met. Alexis's eyes widened as he reached behind him. Then from out of nowhere.. a pillow smacked Alexis on the top of the head. Heero grinned and Alexis laughed. "Hee-chan! Don't scare me like that!" she too grabbed a pillow and the fight officially began.
After twenty minutes of beating each other with pillows, the two were lying in bed, each with a pillow in hand. Alexis giggled and Heero laughed gently. Then Alexis took a cheap shot at Heero and smacked him square in the face. Heero sat up and pinned Alexis down on the mattress. Before attacking, he tossed the pillow behind him and leaned down, kissing Alexis forcefully. Alexis didn't hesitate and kissed him back slowly. As she and Heero were engaged in their tounge war, Duo bound into the room. "Heero, Alexis! Breakfast is.. HEY! Heero!" Duo ran up and yanked Heero off of Alexis. "Dude! What are you doing!?" Heero looked at Duo and then Alexis. Alexis shook her head and looked a little blank. Heero looked at Duo again. "What did it look like I was doing?" "You coulda locked your door if you were gonna rape the poor girl." he said gruffly, yanking Alexis by the arm. "Come on babe." Alexis pulled away. "Rape? Me? HA! Don't go jumping to conclusions Duo." Heero put his arm around Alexis's waist and she snuggled up close. "Why would I rape her? All we did was kiss.." he said, patting her shoulders. "You go get dressed okay? I'll meet you down for breakfast." Alexis nodded and picked up a few things to wear before entering the bathroom and closing the door behind her. Duo looked at Alexis and then stared at Heero. "You mean you two.." Heero's eyes got wide. "No! We didn't do THAT!" Duo looked from Alexis's
almost perfect bed to Heero's. "Either she's a real quiet and solid sleeper, or we had someone not just sharing his room." Heero felt his cheeks get hot. "It's not like we did anything. We just slept is
all.." Duo grinned and turned around. "Whatever you say man, whatever you say."
with her back to him. She, like him, was only wearing a tanktop in the cold. Heero turned and slid the jacket around her shoulders. Alexis's cheeks flushed and she looked back to Heero, who stood up and headed towards the house. As he walked in, he looked at her and then turned away. Alexis sat outside, staring at the crescent moon which hung seemingly above her and Heero's room. She yawned and stood up. It was very late.
Alexis walked into the bedroom and found Heero emerging from the ajoined bathroom. His hair was wild and wet from showering, he stood there in a long shirt and shorts. Alexis smiled and picked up her own things and headed into the shower herself. Hot water ran from the faucet and she inhaled the steam and scent of soap deeply. Stepping into the shower, she turned the overhead shower on and let the water flow over her. As she stood there, washing her long black hair, she couldn't shake Heero's attitude change. At first, he shot her. And now, just today he'd walked in on her dressed in nothing but some lingere and then he apologized. And then the jacket... Heero of all people... Alexis shook her head and finished washing up. As she dried off, she
braided her hair into a long thick braid, so it wouldn't tangle. She came out into the bedroom, dressed in the nightgown Heero'd first seen draped over her in the store. Heero stopped reading and looked up at her for a moment, a small sigh escaped his lips and his eyes grew wide and he turned back down to his book hastily.
Alexis pretended she didn't notice and slightly stretched her arms above her head before crawling into bed. "G'night Hee-chan." she said, turning away from him. "Goodnight Alexis." he said, staring towards her back. After a few moments, Heero stood up and turned the light off in the room. As he returned towards the beds, he looked at his and then at Alexis's and leaned over her. He held his breath slightly and leaned down closer. Alexis sensed someone over her and rolled onto her back. "Heer-" her words were cut off as he leaned in and kissed her. Heero felt a slight stab of fear and almost guilt as he sat on the bed and continued kissing her, his hands holding himself over her prone body. Alexis was in a state of shock for a moment before returning the kiss. So this was why he was acting so strangely.. she thought, in a silent state of bliss. Heero broke away and cursed himself. "Alexis.. I.. don't know wh-" Alexis put her finger over his lips. "Heero it's okay." Alexis sat up but Heero stood up and went over to his own bed. "No.. it's not." he said, crawling into bed and burying himself in blankets. Alexis laid back and looked up into the pitch
black ceiling. "Heero?" she whispered, looking towards him after a while. No answer. She tried again, "Hee-chan?" Still no answer. Alexis sat up and slid out of bed. She leaned down over him and heard his rythmic breathing before nodding slightly. He was asleep. Alexis took a slight breath and crawled into bed next to Heero. "Goodnight Heero.." she whispered and lightly kissed his cheek. Turning onto her side, she yawned and slowly fell asleep.
As they awoke, Heero found himself staring into Alexis's sleeping face. A small smile trailed across his lips and he kissed her forehead. "Mm.. wha..?" Alexis woke up slowly and found herself lying in bed aside Heero. "Heero.. I.." Alexis looked around and laughed softly. "I guess I got lonely?" Heero smiled more and pulled Alexis close. "Alex-chan.." he murmured, nuzzling her neck with his soft, wild hair. Alexis smiled and closed her eyes, her arms found their way around Heero and she looked at the clock quickly. It was 9 in the morning. "The others will be here soon to find us." she said, her fingers playing in the ends of his hair. "..damn." Alexis laughed and tried sitting up but Heero pushed her back down onto the bed. "You're not going anywhere." he said, his voice changing into the monotone and gruff voice he'd used when they first met. Alexis's eyes widened as he reached behind him. Then from out of nowhere.. a pillow smacked Alexis on the top of the head. Heero grinned and Alexis laughed. "Hee-chan! Don't scare me like that!" she too grabbed a pillow and the fight officially began.
After twenty minutes of beating each other with pillows, the two were lying in bed, each with a pillow in hand. Alexis giggled and Heero laughed gently. Then Alexis took a cheap shot at Heero and smacked him square in the face. Heero sat up and pinned Alexis down on the mattress. Before attacking, he tossed the pillow behind him and leaned down, kissing Alexis forcefully. Alexis didn't hesitate and kissed him back slowly. As she and Heero were engaged in their tounge war, Duo bound into the room. "Heero, Alexis! Breakfast is.. HEY! Heero!" Duo ran up and yanked Heero off of Alexis. "Dude! What are you doing!?" Heero looked at Duo and then Alexis. Alexis shook her head and looked a little blank. Heero looked at Duo again. "What did it look like I was doing?" "You coulda locked your door if you were gonna rape the poor girl." he said gruffly, yanking Alexis by the arm. "Come on babe." Alexis pulled away. "Rape? Me? HA! Don't go jumping to conclusions Duo." Heero put his arm around Alexis's waist and she snuggled up close. "Why would I rape her? All we did was kiss.." he said, patting her shoulders. "You go get dressed okay? I'll meet you down for breakfast." Alexis nodded and picked up a few things to wear before entering the bathroom and closing the door behind her. Duo looked at Alexis and then stared at Heero. "You mean you two.." Heero's eyes got wide. "No! We didn't do THAT!" Duo looked from Alexis's
almost perfect bed to Heero's. "Either she's a real quiet and solid sleeper, or we had someone not just sharing his room." Heero felt his cheeks get hot. "It's not like we did anything. We just slept is
all.." Duo grinned and turned around. "Whatever you say man, whatever you say."