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Chapter 4
It has been two weeks since Relena started school. Over the two weeks she practiced mediating to control herself. She was determined not to be unraveled when she saw that boy, and she found a new place to eat lunch. True to her nature, Relena kept to herself. Not many people came near her after that incident with Sylvia. Relena was certain that Sylvia had started the rumors about her. Of course Relena didn't care, and it was better that way. No one dared to bother her except that girl who sat next to her and her group of friends. For some reason they didn't seem to be intimidated by Relena's chilly disposition. Relena tried to avoid that boy as much as possible. She didn't see him again, but she could feel his presence around her. Relena remembered his eyes, eyes that haunt her whenever she closed hers.
Anyway, it was Friday afternoon and the last class of the day. Relena was in the gym with her class. Today they were practicing their fencing skills. Relena sat by herself in the corner, watching her classmates poke at each other. Girls to one side and boys on the other. She glanced over at her sensei who was helping two girls. She sighed silently. This was a waste of time in her mind. Relena continued to read her book, ignoring the stares that she was getting from everyone.
On the other side of the room, Dorothy Catalonia was practicing with Hilde. The dark-haired girl blocked the forward thrust by the blond girl, but she missed the next one.
"Point!" Dorothy declared. She pulled back her sword and grinned at her friend.
Hilde pulled off her mask and made a face. "That's not fair. You're an expert; I'm not," she whined. She put down her sword and mask and wiped her face with a towel.
"Practice makes perfect, Hilde," Dorothy quoted their sensei's favorite saying, taking off her mask. She glanced over at Relena who was still reading her book. "Doesn't that girl do anything but read?"
Hilde looked over at Relena. "Come on, Dorothy. Relena's not so bad, and she's doing pretty good even with all those nasty rumors about her which we know aren't true."
Dorothy continued to watch Relena. "Hey, some of them may be true. Like the one about her being sent here because she couldn't stay at her old school."
"You can't say that. After all, you know who started those rumors," Hilde said. She tilted her head toward the group of girls, giggling and flirting with the boys.
Dorothy pretended to gagged at the sight, and Hilde laughed. She looked at Relena again and sighed. Relena was really a nice girl in Dorothy's eyes. She didn't seem cold to Dorothy just prim and proper. Dorothy was sort of like Relena when she first came here. "Hey, let's go say hi to her," Dorothy suddenly said after Hilde stopped laughing. "I think I'll challenge her, too." She moved toward the aloof girl.
"That won't be fair. The only who can beat you is Heero," Hilde reminded her blond friend. She followed after Dorothy. They stopped in front of Relena who didn't seem to notice them. "Hi, Relena. Why aren't you practicing?"
Relena looked up at the two girls standing before her. They were smiling. Her eyes narrowed slightly. What did they want? "May I help you something?"
They looked at each other. The blond one smiled even more. "I was wondering if you would like to have a little duel."
"No, thank you."
Dorothy wasn't about to give up. She was determined to get this girl doing something. "Come on, Relena. Just a little duel. I promise to go easy on you," Dorothy persisted, a little louder. It caught the others' attention.
Relena noticed everyone stopping their practices to look over at them. She did not like this. This girl was drawing attention to her. She hated attention. One more refusal. "I don't want to fight you."
"Come on, Relena. You don't want others to think you're too scared to fight," Dorothy said even louder. That really caught everyone's interest.
One last refusal. "I don't wish to harm your reputation." Relena could hear everyone gasp at her statement. They were obviously surprise at Relena for thinking that she could beat Dorothy, one of the best swordsman (woman) in the school and the country.
Dorothy simply smiled a Cheshire-like smile. "Oh, don't worry about that. So how 'bout it? I challenge you to a duel."
The sensei came over with a sword and a mask. "Yes, Relena. I would like to see how advanced your skills are, and Dorothy here is the perfect one to test them." He handed them both to her.
Relena stared warily at them before she took them. She couldn't disobey. She placed her book down and put on the mask. She followed Dorothy out onto the mat. Everyone gathered to a side to watch the match. They knew that Dorothy was one of the best at their school, and it was always interesting to see whom she challenged next. Dorothy picked up her sword and faced Relena who didn't seem to be worried. As always, she had on an emotionless expression. (Now be warned. I don't really know how to describe a fencing match, so just go with me please. )
"All right. Swords together," the sensei said. The swords touched. "And begin." He quickly stepped out of the way.
Dorothy made the first attack by thrusting forward. Relena dodged the blow. Dorothy kept on attacking Relena who blocked or dodged each thrust. The only sounds were the clinking of swords and the shuffling of feet. People started whispering as the match went on.
"Aren't you going to attack?" Dorothy nearly shouted, throwing another thrust that nearly hit Relena on the arm. She threw another thrust.
"I'm betting on Dorothy," Michelle whispered to Sylvia as they watched avidly.
"Who else? She's definitely not going to win," Sylvia whispered back of course meaning Relena who continued to block the attacks.
Relena quickly rolled away from the attack and then went on the offensive. All her defensive skills helped her understand how Dorothy's moves. She threw thrust after thrust at Dorothy who blocked and dodged them. Then suddenly Dorothy had Relena backed into a corner with their swords clashed together.
"Do you surrender?" Dorothy asked with a smug little smile.
Those icy blue eyes narrowed. "Surrender is not an option." Relena quickly forced Dorothy back. Dorothy stepped back slightly surprised, and Relena took advantage of that. She bent down and threw one last attack and CRACK! Her sword went through Dorothy's glass mask. (Think of the time when Heero was fighting with that guy from Relena's school and his sword went the mask, causing the sword to break or was it when he was fighting Dorothy? ) Anyway the sword went through the mask and shattered. The sword, not the mask.
Everyone gasped as Dorothy fell back onto the mat with metal shards surrounding her. Heads turned to look at Relena who straightened and glanced down at Dorothy who was completely shocked.
"I warned you," she said simply. Relena dropped the hilt of the sword which was the only thing left of the sword. She walked over to the corner and picked up her book and walked away.
The sensei woke up from his trance and dismissed the class, but everyone just stood there. He picked up the broken sword and stared at it as if he never saw a broken fencing sword before. Then he stared after Relena who was already gone.
"Are you okay, Dorothy?" Hilde asked, helping up her fallen friend.
"Yeah, I think so," she replied, holding onto Hilde's arm for support and taking off the broken mask. Dorothy couldn't believe what just happened. Relena had defeated her and with style. She looked at the mask and knew that Relena wasn't who she appeared to be. "That girl is strong. I don't know a lot of people that can shatter a metal sword."
"Well, Dorothy, I guess you can add another mark on the lost column. It looks like there's another person who can beat you besides Heero," Hilde declared.
"I wonder how Relena would do against Heero," Dorothy wondered aloud. Then everyone started talking about it. They also wondered how Relena would do against the best swordsman at their school.
Heero was well known for his excellent skills with the sword among other things. When he first came to St. Gabriel, he wasn't who he appeared to be as well. He ignored everyone like Relena until he met Duo Maxwell and his friends. Heero became friends with the cheery boy and that surprised everyone since Heero was so hard to get to know. He was still cool and distant, but as time went by, everyone attributed that as part of Heero's personality.
Now as for Relena, her little victory brought on a lot of attention for the next several days. People began to recognize her as the girl who defeated Dorothy Catalonia in a duel. They would smile and say hello to her whenever she walked by in the halls and in classroom. The rumors about her disintegrated almost instantly. They weren't about to cross her path since they knew that she could shish kebob them if she wanted to. Relena grew very annoyed and uncomfortable with all the interest around her. She was to stay as inconspicuous as possible. She still stayed cool and distant from the other students, and they would wonder if she had any emotions. Everyone could swear that they had never seen her smile once.
Soon it was one week after the duel, and Relena was getting extremely frustrated. She had talked it over with Zechs, but he just smiled and shook his head. He couldn't help her not with the problems that he was having with the Alliance. It seemed that they were able to uncover some information on Relena from ten years ago. He wanted to have extra guards to watch over Relena, but she wouldn't allow it. She could take care of herself, she said. That didn't exactly thrill Zechs, but he respected her wishes. In fact, Relena was getting impatient with Zechs. She wanted him to carry out his plan, but he said that it wasn't ready. They had to wait a little while longer.
It was Friday afternoon, and school was over. Everyone had left except for some teachers and Relena. Pagan had called earlier and said that he would be late in picking her up. He would call when he was coming. Zechs had some errands for him to run. So, Relena waited for him in a hidden part of the forest that surrounded the school. The school was located near the outskirts of the city and had woods surrounding it. She had found it by accident when she was exploring the forest at lunch. The hidden spot was a small clearing that had a little pond and an old wooden bench. Relena thought that it had probably been a secret retreat for someone. Well, it was hers now. It was hidden pretty well from sight which suited her just fine.
Relena sat on the bench reading when her overly active senses picked up on something. She didn't appear to be doing anything but reading; however, she could feel someone nearby. She stretched out her senses, using the skills that Zechs had taught her. Suddenly Relena let out an almost inaudibly gasp. It was him! She could feel his presence somewhere. Thanks to her recent meditation sessions, Relena's expression didn't falter. She pretended to keep on reading all the while searching out where he was. 'Where are you?' she thought to herself. Relena knew that he was here, hiding somewhere. 'All right, let's try this.'
All of a sudden Relena looked up and with in a clear, calm voice she said, "You know, it's not polite to stare at people. So wherever you are, do come out. There's really no need to hide anymore. I know you're here."
Off to the side, Relena heard some rustling, and she turned her head to look. And guess who came out. Heero Yuy with the same smirk that he gave her on her first day here. With his arms crossed, he leaned against a tree a few feet away from her, giving her that same intense gaze as before.
Relena didn't weaken under his gaze. Instead she stared right back at him. She wasn't about to be intimidated by him. In a strong voice, she asked the question that had been on her mind since she first saw him. "Who are you?"
"I'm surprised that you don't know," he replied in a husky yet seductive voice. His face revealed nothing.
Hearing him speak threw Relena off for a moment, but she recovered. Her face didn't reveal anything as well. "I don't socialize, but you already know that, don't you?" For some strange reason, Relena didn't feel as uncomfortable as she thought she would be. In fact, she was her old self, cool, calm, and collected.
His smirk disappeared, and in a cold voice, he said, "My name's Heero Yuy."
"Well, is there something that I can do for you, Mr. Yuy?" Relena asked politely, closing her book.
"I was looking for the girl who defeated Dorothy Catalonia in a duel," Heero answered simply. (Now please remember that this is an AU, so Heero is going to be OOC. He's going to have that wonderfully dull personality of his, but he's also going to have characteristics that I want him to have. So please bear with me. )
"You found her. Well, if you're looking for a fight, I suggest you look else where," Relena declared. She turned her head back and gazed at the pond.
It became a battle of silence. Heero had his, and Relena had hers. He didn't reply right away. He just watched her, letting his gaze wander from her legs to her hair. He noticed the prim and proper way she sat. He noticed the way she crossed her legs. He noticed how the sunlight reflected off her braided honey blond hair, surrounding her in a halo of light. He noticed the slight color on her cheeks and the light in her blue eyes even if they were as cold as ice. He noticed the beautiful shape and fullness of her rosy lips. In other words in his eyes, she was breathtaking.
Relena didn't understand why he was so quiet. She tried not to look at him again. He was trying to weaken her, and she wasn't about to let that happen. She could see his reflection in the water. The stance, the hair, and those eyes. "He's certainly very handsome," she said to herself. Then she thought about what she said to herself silently. 'Where did that come from?' Relena continued to watch his reflection.
"May I ask why?" Heero asked all of a sudden, referring to her earlier statement.
Knowing what he meant, she replied coolly, "Because I know I will lose."
"You don't fight losing battles?" he questioned, uncrossing his arms and walking up behind her.
Relena became very aware of his presence behind her. She could smell his cologne, a musky citric scent. "On the contrary, I fight all battles."
"Then why not fight me?" came the simple question.
"Because you're not looking for a fight, are you?" Relena declared, her voice growing quieter.
Heero chuckled softly as he leaned toward her with his hands on the back of the bench. "Maybe you're really as smart as they say you are."
His scent flooded her senses, starting to cloud her mind. What was he doing to her? "Whose they?" Relena asked, trying to act naturally.
"Well, that's for me to know and for you to find out, I guess," Heero replied, leaning closer to her.
His voice was getting closer to her ear. Relena could feel his hot breath down her neck. Enough of this game. "What do you want?" she asked somewhat fiercely.
"To protect you," he said, softly.
"From what?" Relena questioned as suspicion started to fill her head.
"The Alliance."
Relena unconsciously stiffened. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"I think you do, Relena Dorlian," Heero said. He leaned in until his lips brushed her ear. "Or should I say Relena Peacecraft?"
Author: Oh, I have to stop. Sorry about the cliffhanger, but I will try very hard to put up the next chapter. Please review and I'll put up the chapter quicker.
Chapter 4
It has been two weeks since Relena started school. Over the two weeks she practiced mediating to control herself. She was determined not to be unraveled when she saw that boy, and she found a new place to eat lunch. True to her nature, Relena kept to herself. Not many people came near her after that incident with Sylvia. Relena was certain that Sylvia had started the rumors about her. Of course Relena didn't care, and it was better that way. No one dared to bother her except that girl who sat next to her and her group of friends. For some reason they didn't seem to be intimidated by Relena's chilly disposition. Relena tried to avoid that boy as much as possible. She didn't see him again, but she could feel his presence around her. Relena remembered his eyes, eyes that haunt her whenever she closed hers.
Anyway, it was Friday afternoon and the last class of the day. Relena was in the gym with her class. Today they were practicing their fencing skills. Relena sat by herself in the corner, watching her classmates poke at each other. Girls to one side and boys on the other. She glanced over at her sensei who was helping two girls. She sighed silently. This was a waste of time in her mind. Relena continued to read her book, ignoring the stares that she was getting from everyone.
On the other side of the room, Dorothy Catalonia was practicing with Hilde. The dark-haired girl blocked the forward thrust by the blond girl, but she missed the next one.
"Point!" Dorothy declared. She pulled back her sword and grinned at her friend.
Hilde pulled off her mask and made a face. "That's not fair. You're an expert; I'm not," she whined. She put down her sword and mask and wiped her face with a towel.
"Practice makes perfect, Hilde," Dorothy quoted their sensei's favorite saying, taking off her mask. She glanced over at Relena who was still reading her book. "Doesn't that girl do anything but read?"
Hilde looked over at Relena. "Come on, Dorothy. Relena's not so bad, and she's doing pretty good even with all those nasty rumors about her which we know aren't true."
Dorothy continued to watch Relena. "Hey, some of them may be true. Like the one about her being sent here because she couldn't stay at her old school."
"You can't say that. After all, you know who started those rumors," Hilde said. She tilted her head toward the group of girls, giggling and flirting with the boys.
Dorothy pretended to gagged at the sight, and Hilde laughed. She looked at Relena again and sighed. Relena was really a nice girl in Dorothy's eyes. She didn't seem cold to Dorothy just prim and proper. Dorothy was sort of like Relena when she first came here. "Hey, let's go say hi to her," Dorothy suddenly said after Hilde stopped laughing. "I think I'll challenge her, too." She moved toward the aloof girl.
"That won't be fair. The only who can beat you is Heero," Hilde reminded her blond friend. She followed after Dorothy. They stopped in front of Relena who didn't seem to notice them. "Hi, Relena. Why aren't you practicing?"
Relena looked up at the two girls standing before her. They were smiling. Her eyes narrowed slightly. What did they want? "May I help you something?"
They looked at each other. The blond one smiled even more. "I was wondering if you would like to have a little duel."
"No, thank you."
Dorothy wasn't about to give up. She was determined to get this girl doing something. "Come on, Relena. Just a little duel. I promise to go easy on you," Dorothy persisted, a little louder. It caught the others' attention.
Relena noticed everyone stopping their practices to look over at them. She did not like this. This girl was drawing attention to her. She hated attention. One more refusal. "I don't want to fight you."
"Come on, Relena. You don't want others to think you're too scared to fight," Dorothy said even louder. That really caught everyone's interest.
One last refusal. "I don't wish to harm your reputation." Relena could hear everyone gasp at her statement. They were obviously surprise at Relena for thinking that she could beat Dorothy, one of the best swordsman (woman) in the school and the country.
Dorothy simply smiled a Cheshire-like smile. "Oh, don't worry about that. So how 'bout it? I challenge you to a duel."
The sensei came over with a sword and a mask. "Yes, Relena. I would like to see how advanced your skills are, and Dorothy here is the perfect one to test them." He handed them both to her.
Relena stared warily at them before she took them. She couldn't disobey. She placed her book down and put on the mask. She followed Dorothy out onto the mat. Everyone gathered to a side to watch the match. They knew that Dorothy was one of the best at their school, and it was always interesting to see whom she challenged next. Dorothy picked up her sword and faced Relena who didn't seem to be worried. As always, she had on an emotionless expression. (Now be warned. I don't really know how to describe a fencing match, so just go with me please. )
"All right. Swords together," the sensei said. The swords touched. "And begin." He quickly stepped out of the way.
Dorothy made the first attack by thrusting forward. Relena dodged the blow. Dorothy kept on attacking Relena who blocked or dodged each thrust. The only sounds were the clinking of swords and the shuffling of feet. People started whispering as the match went on.
"Aren't you going to attack?" Dorothy nearly shouted, throwing another thrust that nearly hit Relena on the arm. She threw another thrust.
"I'm betting on Dorothy," Michelle whispered to Sylvia as they watched avidly.
"Who else? She's definitely not going to win," Sylvia whispered back of course meaning Relena who continued to block the attacks.
Relena quickly rolled away from the attack and then went on the offensive. All her defensive skills helped her understand how Dorothy's moves. She threw thrust after thrust at Dorothy who blocked and dodged them. Then suddenly Dorothy had Relena backed into a corner with their swords clashed together.
"Do you surrender?" Dorothy asked with a smug little smile.
Those icy blue eyes narrowed. "Surrender is not an option." Relena quickly forced Dorothy back. Dorothy stepped back slightly surprised, and Relena took advantage of that. She bent down and threw one last attack and CRACK! Her sword went through Dorothy's glass mask. (Think of the time when Heero was fighting with that guy from Relena's school and his sword went the mask, causing the sword to break or was it when he was fighting Dorothy? ) Anyway the sword went through the mask and shattered. The sword, not the mask.
Everyone gasped as Dorothy fell back onto the mat with metal shards surrounding her. Heads turned to look at Relena who straightened and glanced down at Dorothy who was completely shocked.
"I warned you," she said simply. Relena dropped the hilt of the sword which was the only thing left of the sword. She walked over to the corner and picked up her book and walked away.
The sensei woke up from his trance and dismissed the class, but everyone just stood there. He picked up the broken sword and stared at it as if he never saw a broken fencing sword before. Then he stared after Relena who was already gone.
"Are you okay, Dorothy?" Hilde asked, helping up her fallen friend.
"Yeah, I think so," she replied, holding onto Hilde's arm for support and taking off the broken mask. Dorothy couldn't believe what just happened. Relena had defeated her and with style. She looked at the mask and knew that Relena wasn't who she appeared to be. "That girl is strong. I don't know a lot of people that can shatter a metal sword."
"Well, Dorothy, I guess you can add another mark on the lost column. It looks like there's another person who can beat you besides Heero," Hilde declared.
"I wonder how Relena would do against Heero," Dorothy wondered aloud. Then everyone started talking about it. They also wondered how Relena would do against the best swordsman at their school.
Heero was well known for his excellent skills with the sword among other things. When he first came to St. Gabriel, he wasn't who he appeared to be as well. He ignored everyone like Relena until he met Duo Maxwell and his friends. Heero became friends with the cheery boy and that surprised everyone since Heero was so hard to get to know. He was still cool and distant, but as time went by, everyone attributed that as part of Heero's personality.
Now as for Relena, her little victory brought on a lot of attention for the next several days. People began to recognize her as the girl who defeated Dorothy Catalonia in a duel. They would smile and say hello to her whenever she walked by in the halls and in classroom. The rumors about her disintegrated almost instantly. They weren't about to cross her path since they knew that she could shish kebob them if she wanted to. Relena grew very annoyed and uncomfortable with all the interest around her. She was to stay as inconspicuous as possible. She still stayed cool and distant from the other students, and they would wonder if she had any emotions. Everyone could swear that they had never seen her smile once.
Soon it was one week after the duel, and Relena was getting extremely frustrated. She had talked it over with Zechs, but he just smiled and shook his head. He couldn't help her not with the problems that he was having with the Alliance. It seemed that they were able to uncover some information on Relena from ten years ago. He wanted to have extra guards to watch over Relena, but she wouldn't allow it. She could take care of herself, she said. That didn't exactly thrill Zechs, but he respected her wishes. In fact, Relena was getting impatient with Zechs. She wanted him to carry out his plan, but he said that it wasn't ready. They had to wait a little while longer.
It was Friday afternoon, and school was over. Everyone had left except for some teachers and Relena. Pagan had called earlier and said that he would be late in picking her up. He would call when he was coming. Zechs had some errands for him to run. So, Relena waited for him in a hidden part of the forest that surrounded the school. The school was located near the outskirts of the city and had woods surrounding it. She had found it by accident when she was exploring the forest at lunch. The hidden spot was a small clearing that had a little pond and an old wooden bench. Relena thought that it had probably been a secret retreat for someone. Well, it was hers now. It was hidden pretty well from sight which suited her just fine.
Relena sat on the bench reading when her overly active senses picked up on something. She didn't appear to be doing anything but reading; however, she could feel someone nearby. She stretched out her senses, using the skills that Zechs had taught her. Suddenly Relena let out an almost inaudibly gasp. It was him! She could feel his presence somewhere. Thanks to her recent meditation sessions, Relena's expression didn't falter. She pretended to keep on reading all the while searching out where he was. 'Where are you?' she thought to herself. Relena knew that he was here, hiding somewhere. 'All right, let's try this.'
All of a sudden Relena looked up and with in a clear, calm voice she said, "You know, it's not polite to stare at people. So wherever you are, do come out. There's really no need to hide anymore. I know you're here."
Off to the side, Relena heard some rustling, and she turned her head to look. And guess who came out. Heero Yuy with the same smirk that he gave her on her first day here. With his arms crossed, he leaned against a tree a few feet away from her, giving her that same intense gaze as before.
Relena didn't weaken under his gaze. Instead she stared right back at him. She wasn't about to be intimidated by him. In a strong voice, she asked the question that had been on her mind since she first saw him. "Who are you?"
"I'm surprised that you don't know," he replied in a husky yet seductive voice. His face revealed nothing.
Hearing him speak threw Relena off for a moment, but she recovered. Her face didn't reveal anything as well. "I don't socialize, but you already know that, don't you?" For some strange reason, Relena didn't feel as uncomfortable as she thought she would be. In fact, she was her old self, cool, calm, and collected.
His smirk disappeared, and in a cold voice, he said, "My name's Heero Yuy."
"Well, is there something that I can do for you, Mr. Yuy?" Relena asked politely, closing her book.
"I was looking for the girl who defeated Dorothy Catalonia in a duel," Heero answered simply. (Now please remember that this is an AU, so Heero is going to be OOC. He's going to have that wonderfully dull personality of his, but he's also going to have characteristics that I want him to have. So please bear with me. )
"You found her. Well, if you're looking for a fight, I suggest you look else where," Relena declared. She turned her head back and gazed at the pond.
It became a battle of silence. Heero had his, and Relena had hers. He didn't reply right away. He just watched her, letting his gaze wander from her legs to her hair. He noticed the prim and proper way she sat. He noticed the way she crossed her legs. He noticed how the sunlight reflected off her braided honey blond hair, surrounding her in a halo of light. He noticed the slight color on her cheeks and the light in her blue eyes even if they were as cold as ice. He noticed the beautiful shape and fullness of her rosy lips. In other words in his eyes, she was breathtaking.
Relena didn't understand why he was so quiet. She tried not to look at him again. He was trying to weaken her, and she wasn't about to let that happen. She could see his reflection in the water. The stance, the hair, and those eyes. "He's certainly very handsome," she said to herself. Then she thought about what she said to herself silently. 'Where did that come from?' Relena continued to watch his reflection.
"May I ask why?" Heero asked all of a sudden, referring to her earlier statement.
Knowing what he meant, she replied coolly, "Because I know I will lose."
"You don't fight losing battles?" he questioned, uncrossing his arms and walking up behind her.
Relena became very aware of his presence behind her. She could smell his cologne, a musky citric scent. "On the contrary, I fight all battles."
"Then why not fight me?" came the simple question.
"Because you're not looking for a fight, are you?" Relena declared, her voice growing quieter.
Heero chuckled softly as he leaned toward her with his hands on the back of the bench. "Maybe you're really as smart as they say you are."
His scent flooded her senses, starting to cloud her mind. What was he doing to her? "Whose they?" Relena asked, trying to act naturally.
"Well, that's for me to know and for you to find out, I guess," Heero replied, leaning closer to her.
His voice was getting closer to her ear. Relena could feel his hot breath down her neck. Enough of this game. "What do you want?" she asked somewhat fiercely.
"To protect you," he said, softly.
"From what?" Relena questioned as suspicion started to fill her head.
"The Alliance."
Relena unconsciously stiffened. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"I think you do, Relena Dorlian," Heero said. He leaned in until his lips brushed her ear. "Or should I say Relena Peacecraft?"
Author: Oh, I have to stop. Sorry about the cliffhanger, but I will try very hard to put up the next chapter. Please review and I'll put up the chapter quicker.