One more chapter! Still loads to go. Everyone who's mentioned in my character list but has not appeared the story yet is here! I hope you enjoy this, too.
*disclaimer* In case you've forgotten, I own nothing in the story and am making no money. If you sue me, you can have my five bucks.
Heero is waiting under Relena's room*, thinking how lucky he is that her room is on the first floor. He hides beneath the sill in the shadow of an ornemental bush, when a light clicks on in the room.
"And don't ever even look at that pilot again!" he hears Zechs shout. The door slams. A shadow falls over him as Relena leans on her window sill.
"Heero." she murmurs softly, then suddenly slams her hand on the sill, bursting out, "Why did you have to be a Gundam pilot!** The one person I can never marry." She stops for a bit. Heero is wondering if he should speak up about now. "But maybe, just maybe, we can elope. We could go someplace were my brother will never know. It's really none of his business anyway. And if there is one person I could marry in the world, it is Heero Yuy."
"That's good to know." Heero remarks, remaining under the sill. Relena manages not to scream, but is more than a little startled.
"Who's there? Could it be..."
"It's me." Heero stands up so she can see him. "Can I come in?"
"Yes, but quietly." He vaults over the sill.
"Were you being serious?" he asks her, looking directly into her eyes.
"Well, sort of, a little..." Relena is being a lot less confident now in his presence. "I mean, we only just met..."
"Hn. I don't really believe in love at first sight either. But in this case, I think I'll make an exception, if you will."
"Let me think. I'll send someone for you in the morning."
"All right. Here's my address." He scribbles his apartment number of a scrap of paper. "I'll be there."
"I think my maid is coming. You'd better go." she watches him climb back into the garden. "Good-bye, for now..."
"Good night." Heero disapears off the Peacecraft grounds.
Meanwhile, in Zech's sitting room...
"So, you saw my sister at the dance." Zechs comments as he pours some white wine for himself and his guest. "What did you think of her?"
"I think she'll make a fine wife. She's very pretty." says the dark-haired man sitting on another chair.
"Good, I'll start making arrangements and let her know." They both stand up and shake hands. "You're the only Gundam pilot I really trust, Wufei. You have a sense of honor and justice the others don't. I know you'll take good care of Relena."
"I will."
The next morning...
Heero is walking towards an abbey. The tall grey building looms on the horizon, and the dawn bell chimes to greet the sun. Heero looks at his watch and realizes he's been out all night.
"Hn." he says, looking at the abbey, "Oh well, he'll probably be up." He walks into the building and asks a monk for directions. The monk obliges, pointing up the stairs, which Heero begins to climb. They finish in a long, bleak hall, with twin rows of wooden doors. He stops at one of them and knocks.
"Come in." calls a familiar voice through the door. Heero walks in.
"Trowa."
"Heero. It's been a while."
"Yes, ever since you became a monk."
"This was the only way to escape our past. I like it here."
"You would, you hardly ever have to talk." Trowa smiles at the last thing Heero said.
"Yes, that is part of the appeal. But why are you here, Heero? You don't look like you got much sleep last night."
"You're right, I didn't get any. Sleep that is." Heero smirks slighty, but Trowa looks semi-concerned.
"You were with Dorothy." Heero looks sligthly surprised.
"How did you know about that?" he demands.
"Quatre stops by occasionally. He told me about it the day before yesterday."
"Hn. Well, that's in the past now."
"He was still worried about you yesterday."
"I met someone last night. That's why I'm here. Can you preform marriage ceremonies?"
Trowa looks shocked to the core. "You met her last night?"
"You don't approve"
"I think you're rushing it. You should take more time, and get to know eachother. You can date for a while."
"No, we can't. Her brother dislikes me intensely. The only way to be together is to elope."
Trowa shakes his head. "Still, it's more than a bit rushed."
"It probably won't be for a while. She said she'd think about it."
"Then I will think about it too. I'll let you know when she lets you know."
"Thank you, Trowa."
*How did Heero know where Relena's room is? Well, you know he's a hacker, so he probably got the floor plans during one of his searches and stored it in his memory.
** "Wherefore" does not mean where, it means why.
So far I've gotten enough reviews to convince me to carry on this much. If this is lame, let me know. If you like it, let me know.If you want to see more, let me know. In other words, REVIEW!!!
*disclaimer* In case you've forgotten, I own nothing in the story and am making no money. If you sue me, you can have my five bucks.
Heero is waiting under Relena's room*, thinking how lucky he is that her room is on the first floor. He hides beneath the sill in the shadow of an ornemental bush, when a light clicks on in the room.
"And don't ever even look at that pilot again!" he hears Zechs shout. The door slams. A shadow falls over him as Relena leans on her window sill.
"Heero." she murmurs softly, then suddenly slams her hand on the sill, bursting out, "Why did you have to be a Gundam pilot!** The one person I can never marry." She stops for a bit. Heero is wondering if he should speak up about now. "But maybe, just maybe, we can elope. We could go someplace were my brother will never know. It's really none of his business anyway. And if there is one person I could marry in the world, it is Heero Yuy."
"That's good to know." Heero remarks, remaining under the sill. Relena manages not to scream, but is more than a little startled.
"Who's there? Could it be..."
"It's me." Heero stands up so she can see him. "Can I come in?"
"Yes, but quietly." He vaults over the sill.
"Were you being serious?" he asks her, looking directly into her eyes.
"Well, sort of, a little..." Relena is being a lot less confident now in his presence. "I mean, we only just met..."
"Hn. I don't really believe in love at first sight either. But in this case, I think I'll make an exception, if you will."
"Let me think. I'll send someone for you in the morning."
"All right. Here's my address." He scribbles his apartment number of a scrap of paper. "I'll be there."
"I think my maid is coming. You'd better go." she watches him climb back into the garden. "Good-bye, for now..."
"Good night." Heero disapears off the Peacecraft grounds.
Meanwhile, in Zech's sitting room...
"So, you saw my sister at the dance." Zechs comments as he pours some white wine for himself and his guest. "What did you think of her?"
"I think she'll make a fine wife. She's very pretty." says the dark-haired man sitting on another chair.
"Good, I'll start making arrangements and let her know." They both stand up and shake hands. "You're the only Gundam pilot I really trust, Wufei. You have a sense of honor and justice the others don't. I know you'll take good care of Relena."
"I will."
The next morning...
Heero is walking towards an abbey. The tall grey building looms on the horizon, and the dawn bell chimes to greet the sun. Heero looks at his watch and realizes he's been out all night.
"Hn." he says, looking at the abbey, "Oh well, he'll probably be up." He walks into the building and asks a monk for directions. The monk obliges, pointing up the stairs, which Heero begins to climb. They finish in a long, bleak hall, with twin rows of wooden doors. He stops at one of them and knocks.
"Come in." calls a familiar voice through the door. Heero walks in.
"Trowa."
"Heero. It's been a while."
"Yes, ever since you became a monk."
"This was the only way to escape our past. I like it here."
"You would, you hardly ever have to talk." Trowa smiles at the last thing Heero said.
"Yes, that is part of the appeal. But why are you here, Heero? You don't look like you got much sleep last night."
"You're right, I didn't get any. Sleep that is." Heero smirks slighty, but Trowa looks semi-concerned.
"You were with Dorothy." Heero looks sligthly surprised.
"How did you know about that?" he demands.
"Quatre stops by occasionally. He told me about it the day before yesterday."
"Hn. Well, that's in the past now."
"He was still worried about you yesterday."
"I met someone last night. That's why I'm here. Can you preform marriage ceremonies?"
Trowa looks shocked to the core. "You met her last night?"
"You don't approve"
"I think you're rushing it. You should take more time, and get to know eachother. You can date for a while."
"No, we can't. Her brother dislikes me intensely. The only way to be together is to elope."
Trowa shakes his head. "Still, it's more than a bit rushed."
"It probably won't be for a while. She said she'd think about it."
"Then I will think about it too. I'll let you know when she lets you know."
"Thank you, Trowa."
*How did Heero know where Relena's room is? Well, you know he's a hacker, so he probably got the floor plans during one of his searches and stored it in his memory.
** "Wherefore" does not mean where, it means why.
So far I've gotten enough reviews to convince me to carry on this much. If this is lame, let me know. If you like it, let me know.If you want to see more, let me know. In other words, REVIEW!!!