Oh, thanks to everyone who read and reviewed my story. I can't believe you people actually like it. This is really my first fan fiction story. I can't believe the responses. Well, since you like it, I try my best to put out each chapter as quickly as possible. Oh, as for Catherine, she's going to be in here as Trowa's sister. Thank you again for reviewing. Keep on reading please. = )
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing.
Chapter 5
"What did you say?" Relena whispered as fear crept into her.
Heero didn't move away. Instead he said just as soft, "Relena Peacecraft or maybe you prefer Princess or Your Highness?"
Relena couldn't stop her eyes from widening and the recognition and fear from reaching her eyes. Millions of thoughts ran through her mind until they were all jumbled up. She opened her mouth, but she couldn't think of anything to say.
"Speechless? I'm not surprised," Heero said, watching Relena's expression avidly with a little smirk.
Suddenly Relena bolted from the bench and turned around. She glared at Heero, dead ice in her eyes. "Who are you?" she demanded. "And what do you want?" Her emotions were rampant. For the first time in ten years, she couldn't control them. It frightened her and angered her at the same time.
"I already told you," Heero replied calmly. He walked around the bench to stand in front of her. Immediately, she backed away at his close proximity. "Careful. You don't want to get all wet." Heero gestured at the pond behind her.
Relena's eyes narrowed into slits as her hands curled into fists. "Who are you? What do you want?" she repeated. "How do you know that name? Answer me!"
"So many questions. Which one do you want me to answer first, Princess?" Heero asked with a twinkle of mischief in his eyes.
Relena almost growled at his tone. He was mocking her! Her fists tightened even more. "Don't play games with me!" Suddenly she charged at him with a punch. All her fighting skills came rushing back at her.
Heero was surprised at her move, almost forgetting to dodge it. Relena threw another punch at him, but he dodged that as well. She bent down and swept a kick at his legs. Heero jumped back at her kick. Without missing a beat, Relena's fist came around again, but this time Heero caught her wrist. Relena tried to use her other hand, but he also caught that one. With her wrists in his hands, Heero forced her backward against a tree. He pinned her arms alongside her head and her body with his. Relena tried to break free, but he was too strong for her.
"Let go of me!" she exclaimed at him. He was too close for comfort. Relena could feel his breath against her face.
"I don't take kindly to being attacked," Heero growled at her. His Prussian blue eyes were flashing with anger.
"Let me go or else!" Relena declared, fiercely. Her own eyes were flashing with anger.
"Or else what?" Heero inquired, curiously. He put a little more force on her wrists to remind her that she was still captive. He leaned in until his face almost touched her. "You'll attack me again?"
Suddenly Relena's expression changed completely. From anger to pleading. "Please let go. You're hurting me." She let her stiff body relax to show her sincerity.
Immediately Heero became conscious of the full length female under him. His body was pressed against her from top to bottom. Also, he was aware of how soft her skin was and how fragrant her hair smelled. He looked into the soft blue eyes that were pleading at him to let her go. For a moment all rational thought flew out of his mind as he gazed into them. 'So beautiful,' he thought.
"Please?"
Heero snapped out of his reverie and looked at Relena. "Only if you'll listen to what I have to say and not try hit me again," he declared, delaying having to let go of her.
Relena nodded right away. Heero reluctantly released his grip and backed away. Relena quickly moved a distance from him. She rubbed her wrists as she watched him take a seat on the bench. Heero noticed that and immediately felt guilty.
"I'm sorry if I hurt you," he apologized softly. "Sit down." He gestured next to him. Relena made no move to comply. Heero let out an exasperated sigh. "I don't bite or at least that's what my friends tell me."
Relena couldn't help but smile at his comment. She moved slowly and sat as far from him as possible. Her emotions had calmed down a little, but she didn't really care. This boy had made her lose control. No one had ever done that. "What do you know about me?" she asked quietly. It was time to listen and find out what he knew.
"Everything," Heero replied rather bluntly.
"Do you work for the Alliance?" questioned Relena. She eyed him carefully for his response.
Heero let out a surprised laugh. "I rather die first."
So he hated the Alliance, too. Relena wasn't really surprised. Many people hated the Alliance. It had taken over many countries in Europe, Asia, and South America. It was considered the most powerful organization in the world. Relena smiled to herself as she thought about how it feared her brother. It wasn't that powerful.
"What's so funny?" Heero asked, noticing her smile. She was really beautiful when she smiled.
Relena shook her head. "Nothing. So if you don't work for the Alliance, how do you know who I am? Only a handful of people know."
"You'll be surprised at how many know who you are, Princess," Heero said.
"Please, don't call me that. My name's Relena," she stated. "Now tell me how you know."
Heero didn't reply right away. He was contemplating on what do tell her. Obviously, he couldn't tell her everything. Not just yet. "Like I said before, I'm here to protect you from the Alliance. I'm part of a group that wants to see it burned to the ground." Something in his eyes flickered at the mention of it.
"But I already have bodyguards, and I don't need another. I'm not particularly fond of them," Relena said as she grew more comfortable with him. She didn't feel the need to hide anything from him. If he did know everything about her, then it wouldn't even be necessary to hide.
"They're incompetents. They couldn't protect you even if you were locked away from the world and threw away the key," Heero said the disgust evident in his tone.
"But my brother trained them himself," defended Relena.
"Ah, your brother. He was very clever with his ways. Hiding in plain sight so to speak. I can't deny that I'm impressed," he answered.
"You do know that I will tell him about you, and I can't guarantee nothing will happen to you. He's tends be overly protective about me," Relena explained.
"I'm not afraid of your brother. I believe he'll welcome me," Heero said confidently.
"Tell me about the group that you're part of," Relena asked Heero.
"I can't."
For some reason, Relena felt hurt by his harsh tone. Her face hardened to cover it. "What if I wouldn't allow you to protect me? I can take care of myself."
"How? By hiding away from the world? I found it better to actually try to integrate myself into life," Heero said.
"What are you talking about?" Relena questioned curiously.
Heero opened his mouth to answer but was cut short by a beeping coming from Relena's bag. She opened it and pulled out a cell phone.
"Hello?" she answered. "Oh, Pagan, it's you. I'll be right there." Relena turned it off and stood up. "I have to go now." She started to walk away until she felt a hand on her arm. Relena turned around to look at Heero.
"Look, believe me when I say that I am here to protect you. I want to see the Alliance disappear from this world and the Sank Kingdom back on its feet. You can trust me," Heero declared. His beautiful eyes were imploring her to believe him.
"Trust doesn't come easily especially when someone is trying to kill you," Relena reminded him.
"You can trust me," Heero repeated. His grip tightened. "I will prove it to you."
Relena glanced down at his hand. "We will see." She pulled away and quickly walked out of the hidden clearing to where Pagan was waiting with the car. Heero followed her out and watched her get in and sped off.
'Yes, we will see,' Heero thought to himself. 'I will prove it to you, Relena.'
Later that night, Relena went to confront her brother. She knocked softly on his office door and was greeted with a "Come in." She went inside and quietly closed the door behind her. She moved over to his desk and waited for him to finish his phone call.
"Well, Relena, is there something you need?" Zechs asked, turning off the vid-phone.
Relena took a deep breath and said clearly, "Milliardo, we have a problem."
Zechs raised an eyebrow at her statement. "Do we now? What would that be, little sister?"
Relena proceeded to tell him about Heero Yuy and everything that happened this afternoon. After she finished, Zechs was unusually quiet. Finally, he stood up and walked over to the window. He stared out at the ocean that was not too far from the house. Zechs turned around and looked at his sister. She was fidgeting a little. His eyes narrowed at that. Relena never fidgeted.
"What do you think, Milliardo?" she asked quietly.
Zechs turned his attention back to the ocean. "Well, that is a problem. You know what? I think I would like to meet this Heero Yuy. Do you think that you could bring him to me, little sister?"
"I think that he will come to you, brother," Relena replied.
"Well then. Let him come," Zechs declared with a small smile.
Relena nodded, understanding her brother's words. Heero was in for a surprise.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing.
Chapter 5
"What did you say?" Relena whispered as fear crept into her.
Heero didn't move away. Instead he said just as soft, "Relena Peacecraft or maybe you prefer Princess or Your Highness?"
Relena couldn't stop her eyes from widening and the recognition and fear from reaching her eyes. Millions of thoughts ran through her mind until they were all jumbled up. She opened her mouth, but she couldn't think of anything to say.
"Speechless? I'm not surprised," Heero said, watching Relena's expression avidly with a little smirk.
Suddenly Relena bolted from the bench and turned around. She glared at Heero, dead ice in her eyes. "Who are you?" she demanded. "And what do you want?" Her emotions were rampant. For the first time in ten years, she couldn't control them. It frightened her and angered her at the same time.
"I already told you," Heero replied calmly. He walked around the bench to stand in front of her. Immediately, she backed away at his close proximity. "Careful. You don't want to get all wet." Heero gestured at the pond behind her.
Relena's eyes narrowed into slits as her hands curled into fists. "Who are you? What do you want?" she repeated. "How do you know that name? Answer me!"
"So many questions. Which one do you want me to answer first, Princess?" Heero asked with a twinkle of mischief in his eyes.
Relena almost growled at his tone. He was mocking her! Her fists tightened even more. "Don't play games with me!" Suddenly she charged at him with a punch. All her fighting skills came rushing back at her.
Heero was surprised at her move, almost forgetting to dodge it. Relena threw another punch at him, but he dodged that as well. She bent down and swept a kick at his legs. Heero jumped back at her kick. Without missing a beat, Relena's fist came around again, but this time Heero caught her wrist. Relena tried to use her other hand, but he also caught that one. With her wrists in his hands, Heero forced her backward against a tree. He pinned her arms alongside her head and her body with his. Relena tried to break free, but he was too strong for her.
"Let go of me!" she exclaimed at him. He was too close for comfort. Relena could feel his breath against her face.
"I don't take kindly to being attacked," Heero growled at her. His Prussian blue eyes were flashing with anger.
"Let me go or else!" Relena declared, fiercely. Her own eyes were flashing with anger.
"Or else what?" Heero inquired, curiously. He put a little more force on her wrists to remind her that she was still captive. He leaned in until his face almost touched her. "You'll attack me again?"
Suddenly Relena's expression changed completely. From anger to pleading. "Please let go. You're hurting me." She let her stiff body relax to show her sincerity.
Immediately Heero became conscious of the full length female under him. His body was pressed against her from top to bottom. Also, he was aware of how soft her skin was and how fragrant her hair smelled. He looked into the soft blue eyes that were pleading at him to let her go. For a moment all rational thought flew out of his mind as he gazed into them. 'So beautiful,' he thought.
"Please?"
Heero snapped out of his reverie and looked at Relena. "Only if you'll listen to what I have to say and not try hit me again," he declared, delaying having to let go of her.
Relena nodded right away. Heero reluctantly released his grip and backed away. Relena quickly moved a distance from him. She rubbed her wrists as she watched him take a seat on the bench. Heero noticed that and immediately felt guilty.
"I'm sorry if I hurt you," he apologized softly. "Sit down." He gestured next to him. Relena made no move to comply. Heero let out an exasperated sigh. "I don't bite or at least that's what my friends tell me."
Relena couldn't help but smile at his comment. She moved slowly and sat as far from him as possible. Her emotions had calmed down a little, but she didn't really care. This boy had made her lose control. No one had ever done that. "What do you know about me?" she asked quietly. It was time to listen and find out what he knew.
"Everything," Heero replied rather bluntly.
"Do you work for the Alliance?" questioned Relena. She eyed him carefully for his response.
Heero let out a surprised laugh. "I rather die first."
So he hated the Alliance, too. Relena wasn't really surprised. Many people hated the Alliance. It had taken over many countries in Europe, Asia, and South America. It was considered the most powerful organization in the world. Relena smiled to herself as she thought about how it feared her brother. It wasn't that powerful.
"What's so funny?" Heero asked, noticing her smile. She was really beautiful when she smiled.
Relena shook her head. "Nothing. So if you don't work for the Alliance, how do you know who I am? Only a handful of people know."
"You'll be surprised at how many know who you are, Princess," Heero said.
"Please, don't call me that. My name's Relena," she stated. "Now tell me how you know."
Heero didn't reply right away. He was contemplating on what do tell her. Obviously, he couldn't tell her everything. Not just yet. "Like I said before, I'm here to protect you from the Alliance. I'm part of a group that wants to see it burned to the ground." Something in his eyes flickered at the mention of it.
"But I already have bodyguards, and I don't need another. I'm not particularly fond of them," Relena said as she grew more comfortable with him. She didn't feel the need to hide anything from him. If he did know everything about her, then it wouldn't even be necessary to hide.
"They're incompetents. They couldn't protect you even if you were locked away from the world and threw away the key," Heero said the disgust evident in his tone.
"But my brother trained them himself," defended Relena.
"Ah, your brother. He was very clever with his ways. Hiding in plain sight so to speak. I can't deny that I'm impressed," he answered.
"You do know that I will tell him about you, and I can't guarantee nothing will happen to you. He's tends be overly protective about me," Relena explained.
"I'm not afraid of your brother. I believe he'll welcome me," Heero said confidently.
"Tell me about the group that you're part of," Relena asked Heero.
"I can't."
For some reason, Relena felt hurt by his harsh tone. Her face hardened to cover it. "What if I wouldn't allow you to protect me? I can take care of myself."
"How? By hiding away from the world? I found it better to actually try to integrate myself into life," Heero said.
"What are you talking about?" Relena questioned curiously.
Heero opened his mouth to answer but was cut short by a beeping coming from Relena's bag. She opened it and pulled out a cell phone.
"Hello?" she answered. "Oh, Pagan, it's you. I'll be right there." Relena turned it off and stood up. "I have to go now." She started to walk away until she felt a hand on her arm. Relena turned around to look at Heero.
"Look, believe me when I say that I am here to protect you. I want to see the Alliance disappear from this world and the Sank Kingdom back on its feet. You can trust me," Heero declared. His beautiful eyes were imploring her to believe him.
"Trust doesn't come easily especially when someone is trying to kill you," Relena reminded him.
"You can trust me," Heero repeated. His grip tightened. "I will prove it to you."
Relena glanced down at his hand. "We will see." She pulled away and quickly walked out of the hidden clearing to where Pagan was waiting with the car. Heero followed her out and watched her get in and sped off.
'Yes, we will see,' Heero thought to himself. 'I will prove it to you, Relena.'
Later that night, Relena went to confront her brother. She knocked softly on his office door and was greeted with a "Come in." She went inside and quietly closed the door behind her. She moved over to his desk and waited for him to finish his phone call.
"Well, Relena, is there something you need?" Zechs asked, turning off the vid-phone.
Relena took a deep breath and said clearly, "Milliardo, we have a problem."
Zechs raised an eyebrow at her statement. "Do we now? What would that be, little sister?"
Relena proceeded to tell him about Heero Yuy and everything that happened this afternoon. After she finished, Zechs was unusually quiet. Finally, he stood up and walked over to the window. He stared out at the ocean that was not too far from the house. Zechs turned around and looked at his sister. She was fidgeting a little. His eyes narrowed at that. Relena never fidgeted.
"What do you think, Milliardo?" she asked quietly.
Zechs turned his attention back to the ocean. "Well, that is a problem. You know what? I think I would like to meet this Heero Yuy. Do you think that you could bring him to me, little sister?"
"I think that he will come to you, brother," Relena replied.
"Well then. Let him come," Zechs declared with a small smile.
Relena nodded, understanding her brother's words. Heero was in for a surprise.