"Sorry." A man accidently stepped on her toes while walking by. A very strange but also familiar voice was talking. She looked up. "It's okay......Heero!!!!" She exclaimed. But the questioning look was filled in his eyes. "Sorry...." He appologized for one more time. "I'm sorry, it's just that you looked like my friend Heero Yuy......" "It's okay Miss Darlian, bye." Relena watched him walk away......... Relena stood up and ran in the direction that he had went. However, there was too much people on the street..... She can only watch his back image slowly faded into the big crowd of people. She stopped running and breathing hardly........ Then someone tap her shoulder. "Relena???? What are you doing here??" It was Hilde and Duo. "....I....was....he...." She was breathing so hard after the long run that she didn't have the breath to talk clearly. But she pointed into the crowd. "What did you say???" Duo ask. "Well usually if someone is out of breathe and pointing into the crowd....." Hilde was investigating the problem. "I know, he stole your wallet!!!" Duo answered. "No....he ..look..like Heero...and he's..." Relena was still out of breath. "And the thief looks like Heero, okay I'll go after him!!!" Duo then just disappeared........ "Wait...water....!!!!" "I'll go buy some, stay here Relena!!!" After....... "You mean he is not a thief!!! UH oh" Hilde and Relena look at each other..... "Please Hilde, stop Duo!" "Okay I'll go trace Duo, you rest here." "Thak you Hilde. I'll come after." Then Hilde ran off very quickly. Meanwhile......... Duo was running and searching for the person that stole Relena's wallet. "One person is too slow, I should call somebody and get some help!!! Then he took out his mobile phone and called the perfect soilder, Heero. "Hey, Heero!!!" "What, Duo?" "A person stole Relena's wallet and he looks like you!!! "......................." "Come on Heero, her wallet may have your picture in it!!You don't want her to lose it and cry right?? Just come and help. We are at the park!!" Heero didn't have a clue about what's happening but he went anyway. "Duo!!!! Wait up!!!" "Hilde, you want to help with catching the thief too?!" "No, Duo!!He 's not a thief!!!" Dup stopped running. "What?" "He's an old school mate of Relena." So Hilde explained the story. "Oh!!That's why Relena likes Heero, beacuse her ex looks like Heero!!!" Meanwhile Heero and Relena have arrived where Hilde and Duo are. Heero was shocked to hear that. However he decided to show no emotion. He just used his death glare to stare at Duo, the troublemaker. "Duo!!!You don't have to say that out loud." Relena put her hand on her head............... Then Heero finally speaks. "Vice Foreign Minister and her wallet are safe, Mision compelete." he started to walk away. "That's what they do in movies!!!" That makes Heero stare back at Duo angrily. "Duo, would you be quiet?! He's just a schoolmate of Relena, not her 'Boyfriend'" Hilde answer. "But you said that Relena regretted for so long because she didn't talk to him. Did they have a fight?" This even makes Heero angrier than before. "Duo...I said that...." But Relena suddenly interrupted. "Stop it!!" And just ran away........... "See Hilde, you made her run away!!! I told you not to inflame her!! What if Heero heard it??" Hilde and Heero are both using the angry death glare to stare at Duo...... "Come on let's chase after Relena!!!" So then the three of them ran off to search for Relena. And there Hilde found her in the playground, she was sitting on the swing. Hilde walked towards her. "Relena, I'm sorry, but we all know Duo always speaks when he shouldn't be." Relena smiled faintly at Hilde. "No, I'm the one who started this mess. I shouldn't have run away anyway, sorry. But sometimes, I just want to escape from work. You know, when I was little, I always ran outside to my playground and played on the swing "Relena......Look Relena the sky is getting darker, see all the kids have left. I think it's going to rain, so why don't I ask Heero to take you home." "I never ever guessed that I would meet Heero again during that kind of moment. I felt so embarrassed. Sorry Hilde, but I think I'll just stay here for some time. I would leave very soon, I promise. Just let me be alone for some time." "Okay, but don't stay too long, Relena." Hilde sighed and left. Rain....silently fell on the ground and onto Relena's shoulder. She looked up at the sky. Warm tears fell from her eyes, which only made her feel colder...... "Heero! Relena hasn't come back yet. She said that she would come to meet me in the coffee shop, but it's been hours since I waited." Hilde was talking with Heero on the pay phone near the coffee shop that she had mentioned to Heero. Duo had already gone searching for her. Hilde hung up the phone after Heero told her that he'll go search for Relena. "Man, where could she be?" Duo went back to the shop to meet with Hilde. "Duo, did you find her?" "No, it's rainy out there, where could she be?" Duo wrung his soaking long braid, and a puddle of water came out. "She can easily catch a cold like this." She passed a cup of hot tea to Duo. "Did you call Heero?" Duo put his hand around the cup to warm them. "Yes, he said he'll go find her. But he'll come here to meet us first." Heero, was holding a umbrella and he was running, rushing to the coffee shop. Splashing up water on the street. His steps suddenly become slower and slower as he sees something in the park. He move his sight towards the children's playground..... ...... Relena heard his steps, so she turnde around. She never thought that it wound be Heero. Those familiar cold eyes, the death glare and....the perfect soldier. Relena looked at Heero, and Heero did the same. Not a single sound was emitted between them. They just stared at each other. I came here to bring her back....but why can't I just say the words. He must be angry that I've run away.....to him it's so important to keep the earth and colonies in peace. How come I'm frozen......I don't have the courage to let her go...... in my heart......I..... I'm an annoying person, right Heero? I always cause trouble......I'm a burden of yours. The endless rain kept on falling....when is this guessing game going to stop....... "Heero....I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble, I know that you hate me, I'm sorry for keeping everyone late. I'll go back right how." If I don't want to get hurt anymore......then I should end this......... "What are you talking about Relena. What do you mean by hating you?" How can I hate her. I try so hard to protect her and..I...... The rain became lighter and lighter, and for some time it stopped. "But I thought you......" Relena was not very sure if this was real or not. What if it was all a dream? "I....I want you Relena." Relena held up her head and stood up from the swing slowly. "I need you, Relena to keep the world in peace!" Heero saw Relena's reaction and slowly rethink "You mean you like me?" She lowered her head once again. But she sneaked a look at Heero. ".....Relena...I.." He caught her fist(hand) and moved closer and closer to her. He kissed her. And his eyes explained everything. Still the deep blue colour, but without the dullness. Relena smiled within her heart. She never thought that he could make her feel so warm. Heero look at Relena once again. As if he was asking her something. Relena answered, she just to him like she agreed with him, and smiled. He was still holding her hand, a thing that he had never done before. And something that Relena had never guessed would happen before. Relena hair was still wet like the street road after rain. Even though day is turning into night right now, you can still see the sky, without any clouds after the rain. The smell of grass, the fresh air, her hair is ruffled by the wind. Everything changed after the rain. Without her noticing in the past. The street light had turned on, cars went by and splashing up the puddles of rainwater on the road. They walked back to the coffee shop. And so Relena missed the chance to say hello and sorry to the boy. But the thing she can do for him is to make up a better world. The earth is spinning, and sometime it would add some new eipsodes into Relena and Heero's love story, so the endless rain would never stop. _____________________________________The End___________________________________________ |
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August 21,2001 Wa and Ai email ( |
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