~*~ Zechs' London Apartment ~*~
~*~ 7:00 PM ~*~
"Prince Milliardo," Trey said as she walked through the door, and caught Zechs in a warm embrace. The soft velvet of her wine colored gown brushed up against his silk shirt. Zechs kissed Trey's forehead and smiled at her.
"Lady Trey, how are you?" Zechs asked her.
"I am just fine, especially now that I am here with you," Trey said flirtatiously.
"Please come sit down, my dear," Zechs said, leading Trey to the living room area, "Dinner isn't quite ready yet."
Relena glared at her brother as he greeted his guest. She was appalled at how quickly Zechs had taken to Trey. Relena flopped down on the couch next to Trey.
"Hello again, Miss McDaley," Relena said in a prissy voice, "I did not know my brother was inviting you over for dinner too."
"Yes, yes. He and I have some thing to discuss with you," Trey said.
"Oh, is that so?" Relena asked, clueless to what was going on around her, "Why didn't you tell me, brother?"
"I don't know," Zechs shrugged. He carved the turkey and set it out on the table. Next he set out the vegetables and served the tea.
Relena was amazed at her brother's skills as a housewife. In less than two hours, he had prepared a three-course meal, cleaned his house, and by the look of his hair, freshly showered. Relena was, once again, jealous of her older brother. He had softer hair. He had better taste in clothes. He had more money. He didn't have the person he loved running from him. And most of all, he didn't have a "Heero Yuy Death Threat" on his head… Oh wait, he did. Scratch the last one.
"That smells wonderful, Prince Milliardo," Trey complemented him.
"Why, thank you Trey. Are you hungry, milady?" Zechs asked, offering his hand to help Trey out of her seat.
"Oh, I'm famished!" exclaimed Trey, "I can't wait to taste your terrific meal! I am sure it will be the best that I have ever had."
Zechs escorted Trey to the table. Although the dining area was only three feet away, Zechs and Trey walked with their arms linked. Zechs pulled out Trey's chair for her, and did not leave her side until she was seated.
Relena frowned at this behavior. She knew her brother, being royalty, was capable of acting like a gentleman, but this was excessive. Such a display of manners for two people in his own home! He was breaking out the fine china and photo albums for some one he just met, while normally, close friends were lucky to get paper plates and the latest grocery circular. She hated to think it of him, but deep down she knew Zechs was something of a slob. Or maybe, he just never had a reason to be his true self.
"I wonder if he got hit on the head," Relena thought to herself. She sat down to the dinner table, just as Zechs was serving food onto Trey's plate.
"Oh, thank you, Prince Milliardo," Trey said in a sugary voice. It made Relena want to vomit. Acting so sweet and flirtatious, just to get a guy to like her! Relena swore she'd never make a fool out of herself like that. But some how in the back of her mind, the act seemed common and familiar.
"You are quite welcome, my dear Lady Trey," Zechs said in exceedingly polite voice, one he hadn't used since he was four.
And so, it went on like that, for the next two hours*. To Relena it felt like an eternity, an eternity without Heero. She couldn't stand to listen to her brother's attempt at romance any longer. To her it was nauseating, and she had always thought that she should be the Peacecraft spouting romantic phrases, and she should be spouting them to Heero.
"What was it brother," Relena said strictly, "That you, so desperately, needed to speak to me about?"
"Well, Relena," Zechs said in an unusually happy tone, "I couldn't tell you in the office, Noin was there, but there's more to that story I was telling you."
"I could tell brother!" Relena frowned, "I'm not dense!"
"Anyway, Trey's father and our father made a deal… actually more like they made an arrangement."
"What kind of arrangement?" Relena asked, curiosity suddenly taking over her mind.
"The arrangement was supposed to ensure a powerfully monarchy for our family and our kingdom," Zechs said, and once again throwing a romantic smile at Trey.
~*~ 7:00 PM ~*~
"Prince Milliardo," Trey said as she walked through the door, and caught Zechs in a warm embrace. The soft velvet of her wine colored gown brushed up against his silk shirt. Zechs kissed Trey's forehead and smiled at her.
"Lady Trey, how are you?" Zechs asked her.
"I am just fine, especially now that I am here with you," Trey said flirtatiously.
"Please come sit down, my dear," Zechs said, leading Trey to the living room area, "Dinner isn't quite ready yet."
Relena glared at her brother as he greeted his guest. She was appalled at how quickly Zechs had taken to Trey. Relena flopped down on the couch next to Trey.
"Hello again, Miss McDaley," Relena said in a prissy voice, "I did not know my brother was inviting you over for dinner too."
"Yes, yes. He and I have some thing to discuss with you," Trey said.
"Oh, is that so?" Relena asked, clueless to what was going on around her, "Why didn't you tell me, brother?"
"I don't know," Zechs shrugged. He carved the turkey and set it out on the table. Next he set out the vegetables and served the tea.
Relena was amazed at her brother's skills as a housewife. In less than two hours, he had prepared a three-course meal, cleaned his house, and by the look of his hair, freshly showered. Relena was, once again, jealous of her older brother. He had softer hair. He had better taste in clothes. He had more money. He didn't have the person he loved running from him. And most of all, he didn't have a "Heero Yuy Death Threat" on his head… Oh wait, he did. Scratch the last one.
"That smells wonderful, Prince Milliardo," Trey complemented him.
"Why, thank you Trey. Are you hungry, milady?" Zechs asked, offering his hand to help Trey out of her seat.
"Oh, I'm famished!" exclaimed Trey, "I can't wait to taste your terrific meal! I am sure it will be the best that I have ever had."
Zechs escorted Trey to the table. Although the dining area was only three feet away, Zechs and Trey walked with their arms linked. Zechs pulled out Trey's chair for her, and did not leave her side until she was seated.
Relena frowned at this behavior. She knew her brother, being royalty, was capable of acting like a gentleman, but this was excessive. Such a display of manners for two people in his own home! He was breaking out the fine china and photo albums for some one he just met, while normally, close friends were lucky to get paper plates and the latest grocery circular. She hated to think it of him, but deep down she knew Zechs was something of a slob. Or maybe, he just never had a reason to be his true self.
"I wonder if he got hit on the head," Relena thought to herself. She sat down to the dinner table, just as Zechs was serving food onto Trey's plate.
"Oh, thank you, Prince Milliardo," Trey said in a sugary voice. It made Relena want to vomit. Acting so sweet and flirtatious, just to get a guy to like her! Relena swore she'd never make a fool out of herself like that. But some how in the back of her mind, the act seemed common and familiar.
"You are quite welcome, my dear Lady Trey," Zechs said in exceedingly polite voice, one he hadn't used since he was four.
And so, it went on like that, for the next two hours*. To Relena it felt like an eternity, an eternity without Heero. She couldn't stand to listen to her brother's attempt at romance any longer. To her it was nauseating, and she had always thought that she should be the Peacecraft spouting romantic phrases, and she should be spouting them to Heero.
"What was it brother," Relena said strictly, "That you, so desperately, needed to speak to me about?"
"Well, Relena," Zechs said in an unusually happy tone, "I couldn't tell you in the office, Noin was there, but there's more to that story I was telling you."
"I could tell brother!" Relena frowned, "I'm not dense!"
"Anyway, Trey's father and our father made a deal… actually more like they made an arrangement."
"What kind of arrangement?" Relena asked, curiosity suddenly taking over her mind.
"The arrangement was supposed to ensure a powerfully monarchy for our family and our kingdom," Zechs said, and once again throwing a romantic smile at Trey.
