Tearing at the Seams : Chapter 2 - Anticipation Gets Me Every Time


disclaimer: Okay... well first of all... I DO NOT OWN GUNDAM WING OR ITS CHARACTERS!!! So, don't sue me, unless you think it's funny taking two bucks from a person. Not worth it since you'll have to spend thousands on lawyers...


Summary from last chapter of "Tearing at the Seams"- Heero and the rest of the GW gang are ready for their next semester of uninversity. Arriving on campus, Relena reminisces about a wonderful experience she was able to share with Heero during the summer. Now the fun starts...


Heero looked around. He knew that the rest of them would be arriving. He felt his heart lurch when he thought of Relena. She was all he thought about since last week. He anticipated her arrival and he hoped that she hadn't changed her mind, because he certainly hadn't.

Duo looked over from his freshly made bed. He had to laugh. Heero looked so lost just standing there.

"I bet you're thinking bout Lena," Duo said innocently.

Heero's head snapped towards his friend.

"Hm?" he asked, puzzled.

"Didn't ya hear me? Naw, probably too lost in your daydreams bout a certain...Dorlian," Duo said slyly.

Heero grinned. He was caught. Four months ago, a smile like that would have shocked Duo, but he knew that Heero really was becoming better at being relaxed and social. He was glad because he would NEVER be caught dead with a boring best friend.

The two stared at various places in the room, still in comfortable silence.

"Duo, when did you really know when you were in love with Hilde?" Heero asked.

"Well, I don't actually know. It just happened. I'm sure you're in love with Lena, the way you look at her tells us all that. I guess it's the way you act around her. You miss her all the time, you want to be there to hold her, you want to hear her voice. Those little things. I'm not the love expert buddy, but I know that I'm in love with Hilde, and we all know that you love Relena," Duo rambled on.

Heero nodded, thinking. He still remembered his first kiss with her. It was all he had hoped it to be.

Duo let out a hoot of laughter.

"Haha, there ya go again, drifting off into daydream land," he said still laughing softly.

Heero didn't mind. He knew that Relena would be there soon and in his arms.

Relena picked up her schedule and her dorm key and made her way to Groman Hall. She was ecstatic- Catherine would be her roomate this year and the receptionist, the daughter of a family friend, mentioned that Heero and Duo had already come by. She couldn't wait to throw her stuff in the room and call Heero up. She still had his cellphone number memorized.

Unpacking only one box, she made her bed and left a note on the night stand saying hi to Catherine and telling her that she would call when she would be back.

Fixing her hair, she smiled at the reflection in the mirror and looked at her outfit. Nodding in approval, she turned to phone Heero.

Hands numb with excitement, she dialled each number, hoping he'd pick up.

Ring, ring, ring, 'will he pick up?' she wondered.

Heero felt his pocket vibrate.

Pulling out his phone, he looked at the number. It looked completely unfamiliar.

'Better not be one of those prank callers,' he said mentally.

"Hello?"

"Heero? It's-" she didn't finish.

"Relena..."

"Yeah. Hi, I'm on campus. Sandy told me that you and Duo have settled in. Would you like to have lunch with me? You can bring Duo too," she said.

"Yes, I mean, I'd love to have lunch with you," he answered, cheeks slightly burning from sounding too eager.

Duo's ears twitched. He was talking to...

"Jousan?!" he yelled from his bed.

Relena giggled. She heard Duo in the background.

Duo jumped up and grabbed the phone from a very unsuspecting Heero.

"Hey Lena! So, you're here! Are you gonna go on a date with loverboy?" he asked, quite amused.

She laughed. He was so silly sometimes.

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I am. Would you like to have lunch with us?" she asked kindly.

"Of course! Good ol' Shinigami would be delighted to join you two, that's if, Heero will let me," he said.

Heero stared at him and shrugged.

"Uh, I guess that's a yes jousan. See ya at???" he asked.

"Oh, how about, 20 minutes?" she asked.

Duo grinned and agreed.

"See ya then princess," he said into the phone before handing it back to Heero.

"Are you still there?" Heero spoke into the receiver.

"Yes I am. You know I wouldn't hang up without saying goodbye," she said softly.

He turned his back to Duo. Speaking softly into the receiver, he spoke once more.

"I can't wait to see you," he said, almost breathless.

She sighed. Her heart thudded against her chest and she knew that anymore of this, and she would surely want to jump his bones the second she saw him. Laughing at herself for thinking such thoughts, she replied.

"Neither can I. See ya then?"

He closed his eyes and felt a tug of his lips. He smiled lightly.

"See ya then," he confirmed before hearing a 'click'.

Hanging up, he went to box and began unpacking clothes.

Duo rolled over and hooted.

"So, what are ya gonna wear?" he asked, inquisitively.

Heero glared at Duo. He could be so childish sometimes.

"I don't know. We'll see," he said softly.

Duo jumped off his bed.

"Well then, let ME help you," he said loudly before throwing clothes this way and that. He finally settled on a dark blue button down shirt and black slacks.

Holding them up, Heero wrinkled his nose.

"Aw come on! You'll take her breath away," Duo pleaded.

Giving in, Heero rolled his eyes. "Fine. Give me the clothes," he said, exasperated.

Duo grinned and handed the shirt and pants to a reluctant Heero.

Minutes later, Heero walked out of the bathroom, a scowl on his face.

"I don't like it. It's so...starchy," he said flatly.

Duo laughed. "Aw come on! You're going to let a stiff collar ruin Lena's reaction? In this, she would definitely want to..." Duo stopped as Heero shot him a death glare.

"Enough talk, let's go," Heero said.

Duo bounded after him, still laughing.

Heero walked nervously, still wondering why he hadn't said no to Duo in the first place. It would be odd having Duo there.

There she stood, hair floating in the light September breeze. His eyes opened wider when he saw the sun shine bright rays into her already golden hair, making her look ethereal.

Duo stifled another hoot of laughter but finally blurted out "Heero, pick your jaw up off the floor and go say hi to her."

Heero turned to Duo and glared. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Laugh it up. But I don't see Hilde anywhere, so at least I might get some," Heero said before walking away. It was Duo's turn to pick his jaw up off the floor. Who would have thought Heero would say something like THAT?

Following Heero, he say Relena smile and walk towards them.

She saw Heero from far, and Duo laughing at something while Heero seemed to glare at him. Smiling, she noticed what he was wearing.

'He dressed up for me?' she asked herself, stomach all fluttering with butterflies. She had never been nervous like this before. Taking a breath, she saw him walking towards her and they met in the centre of the lawn in front of the main building. He stopped before her, speechless.

Duo followed close by and stood, staring at the two before speaking.

"You're gonna burn holes into each other if you keep staring like that," he said.

Relena broke away from Heero's gaze and laughed.

"Duo, I don't know what all of us would do without you," she said as she laughed.

"We'd all be sane," Heero said softly.

Duo's eyes widened.

"Hey...that's mean. So much for meeting each other. You guys haven't even said a single word," Duo commented.

"Hi Heero," Relena said.

"Hi. Duo, are you happy now?" he said.

Duo laughed. Grabbing both their arms, he towed them towards the café.

Time passed quickly as the three friends sat chatting and laughing. It had been almost four hours since they sat. Breaking away from the conversation, Relena checked her watch.



"Hey guys, it's nearly supper time," she said.

Duo laughed at her.

"What, are you hungry again?" he asked jokingly.

"No, I'm not you," she retorted, laughing as he exclaimed "Hey..."

She stood up and decided to pay the check.

Leaving, the three saw how the sky had darkened and Heero, reluctantly, decided to leave with Duo.

"I had a great time. Let's do this next time, minus Duo," he said softly before shyly hugging her goodbye.

She hugged back, giggling softly.

"Definitely. It's getting late, isn't it? I still have to unpack the rest of my stuff," she said, still in his arms.

"Yeah. I'll call you later tonight. I still have to unpack too," he said.



Duo stood from afar, still able to see figures in the near darkness.

"Come on Heero, kiss her goodnight!" he yelled across the short distance between them.

Heero turned to Duo and yelled back. "Duo, I'm giving you ten seconds to run before omae o korosu!!"

Duo's eyes widened and he bolted from his place.

Relena laughed as she stood before him.

"So, I guess I'll go. Till then Heero," she said, turning to leave.

His heart thudded. Reaching forward, he grasped her arm and pulled her towards him. Lowering his head, he kissed her softly.

"Till then Relena," he said softly before they both walked their separate ways.

His blood pounded in his ears as he blushed in the darkness. "I can't believe I did that," he said.

"Neither can I," said Duo before he ran away, laughing at Heero.



A.N. - That was sweet.... Haha, it was kind of funny. Hmm... I'm reconsidering the plot for this fic and hey, we'll see what the reviews say. Would you guys like a serious, angsty fic, or a light, humourous and romantic fic? All you have to do is let me know! Review okay? Thanks. And yes I know Heero is totally OOC. I like him better this way.