The Conspiracy
Chapter Three
By Megan
A week later, Heero stood outside the bride room, listening to Relena cry. The sound tore at his heart. He pressed his hand against the door. He, too, felt like crying. It was just last night that he had stood right outside this very room and heard Christopher tell Relena that after the wedding she would come and live on Colony L6 with him. Relena had objected, saying that if he wanted to rule Earth that he had to live on it. He had told her that he would be living on Earth, but he wanted her to be safe, so he was sending her to the colony.
Heero leaned against the bride room door and listened. He could hear the bridesmaids trying to comfort his Relena. He smiled sadly, so now he was getting possesive of her, was he?
"Come on, Miss Relena, cheer up! It is your wedding day after all," he heard Dorothy Catalonia say.
"Shut up, Dorothy!" Relena cried.
"Why, Miss Relena, I'm shocked." Dorothy said.
"I'm sorry, you guys." Relena apologized wearily. For a long time, nobody spoke. Finally Noin broke the silence.
"Miss Relena, it's time," she said. "Are you ready?"
"No, but do I have a choice?" Relena replied. Heero walked away from the door and hurried down the hall to the church's sanctuary. He found himself a corner to stand in, one close to an exit, but away from the other guests. He leaned against the wall and waited for the ceremony to start.
Soon the music began and the bridesmaids, in their matching pink dresses, marched down the aisle. Then it was the bride's turn. Everyone stood up and looked at the doors expectantly. Relena stepped through the doorway and a sigh escaped Heero's lips.
She was absolutly breathtaking! Her wedding dress was ivory and so beautiful (AN: Go to www.gowns.com/gowns/2425.html to see the dress). But instead of a happy smile, her lips were turned down in a very unhappy frown. Miliardo walked, protectively, arm in arm with her. As she reached the front of the church, Heero took the opportunity to slip out of the santuary.
*What am I going to do?* Heero thought miserably as he paced the halls of the church. He shuddered at the thought of his Relena being married to that creep for the rest of her life.
*I could go in there and stop the wedding,* he mused. *Surely Christopher wouldn't have the planet fried as long as he was on it.*
"But what do I have to offer her? I'm nothing but a man with no real name, not much of a past and no future whatsoever. So what can I give her? At least Christopher can give her riches and safety." Heero said aloud. His eyes came to rest on a brightly decorated sign.
'And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NKJV),' the sign declared. A lightbulb came on in Heero's head.
"Love," he whispered. "That's what I have to offer her. My love." Heero threw back his head and laughed, feeling more alive than he had in years.
"I have to stop that wedding!" he shouted, turning serious once more. He dashed back to the sanctuary. He paused outside the doors and listened.
"If there is someone here, who can show just cause, that thinks that these two should not be wed, let him speak now or forever hold his peace," the preacher said.
*Perfect timing!* Heero thought.
"I object!" he announced as he walked into the sanctuary. Everyone turned to look at him.
"Heero!" Relena cried.
"And what is your just cause?" the preacher asked. Heero walked down the aisle and stopped in front of Relena.
"I'm in love with the bride, sir." Heero answered. Boy, it felt good getting that out in the open. But did Relena still love him?
"And does the bride return your love?" the preacher inquired. Heero looked at Relena, knowing that if she said no, his heart would be broken.
"Yes, I do, sir," Relena said, looking at the preacher. She turned to look at Heero.
"I love you too, Heero," she told him. He smiled and took Relena in his arms. He tipped her chin up and kissed her softly. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. They pulled apart and stared at each other. Suddenly a cheer went up from the audience. Heero and Relena looked at them.
"Yeah!" Duo exclaimed, jumping into the air. He shared a three-way high five with Quatre and Trowa.
"We did it!" he cheered. "Mission complete!"
"Mission complete?" Heero questioned. Christopher placed a hand on Heero's shoulder and his other on Relena's.
"You two are so gulible," he laughed. "This was all part of Duo and Miliardo's OSHFH plan!"
"Miliardo, what plan?" Relena demanded, glaring at her brother. He shrugged, so Duo answered.
"We all wanted you two to get together, and you weren't trying to get together..." he started.
"So we thought we'd help you out a bit." Quatre finished.
"And everything worked out according to Zechs's plan." Noin added.
"So there was no war? No marriage?" Relena asked. Christopher shook his head.
"And you were all in on it?" Heero said.
"Yep." Duo said, walking over to Heero.
"So it was a conspiracy!" Heero glared at Duo. "I have a feeling that you started this, Duo, and I'm going to kill you." Duo looked surprised and then he gulped. He backed away from Heero. Heero's face broke into a smile.
"I'm just messin' with you, Duo," he assured his friend.
"Heero? Smiling? I think I'm going to die from shock." Duo joked. He stepped back over to Heero and pushed him towards Relena. Heero looked at Duo and Duo grinned. He knew what Duo wanted him to do and suddenly he knew that that's exactly what he wanted too. Heero faced Relena and got down on one knee, taking her hands in his.
"I'm sorry I don't have a ring, but, Relena Darlain-Peacecraft, will you marry me?" he asked.
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A week later, Heero and Relena were once again at the front of the same church. But now it was their wedding day. The preacher read their vows and they said their "I do"s. And when the preacher announced them as husband and wife, Heero didn't think he could be any happier. The look in Relena's eyes told him that she agreed.
"You may now kiss the bride," the preacher said. Heero pulled Relena into his arms and they kissed. Then they turned to the audience.
"I am happy to present Mr. and Mrs. Heero Yuy!" the preacher said and, once again, the crowd cheered.
The End
Chapter Three
By Megan
A week later, Heero stood outside the bride room, listening to Relena cry. The sound tore at his heart. He pressed his hand against the door. He, too, felt like crying. It was just last night that he had stood right outside this very room and heard Christopher tell Relena that after the wedding she would come and live on Colony L6 with him. Relena had objected, saying that if he wanted to rule Earth that he had to live on it. He had told her that he would be living on Earth, but he wanted her to be safe, so he was sending her to the colony.
Heero leaned against the bride room door and listened. He could hear the bridesmaids trying to comfort his Relena. He smiled sadly, so now he was getting possesive of her, was he?
"Come on, Miss Relena, cheer up! It is your wedding day after all," he heard Dorothy Catalonia say.
"Shut up, Dorothy!" Relena cried.
"Why, Miss Relena, I'm shocked." Dorothy said.
"I'm sorry, you guys." Relena apologized wearily. For a long time, nobody spoke. Finally Noin broke the silence.
"Miss Relena, it's time," she said. "Are you ready?"
"No, but do I have a choice?" Relena replied. Heero walked away from the door and hurried down the hall to the church's sanctuary. He found himself a corner to stand in, one close to an exit, but away from the other guests. He leaned against the wall and waited for the ceremony to start.
Soon the music began and the bridesmaids, in their matching pink dresses, marched down the aisle. Then it was the bride's turn. Everyone stood up and looked at the doors expectantly. Relena stepped through the doorway and a sigh escaped Heero's lips.
She was absolutly breathtaking! Her wedding dress was ivory and so beautiful (AN: Go to www.gowns.com/gowns/2425.html to see the dress). But instead of a happy smile, her lips were turned down in a very unhappy frown. Miliardo walked, protectively, arm in arm with her. As she reached the front of the church, Heero took the opportunity to slip out of the santuary.
*What am I going to do?* Heero thought miserably as he paced the halls of the church. He shuddered at the thought of his Relena being married to that creep for the rest of her life.
*I could go in there and stop the wedding,* he mused. *Surely Christopher wouldn't have the planet fried as long as he was on it.*
"But what do I have to offer her? I'm nothing but a man with no real name, not much of a past and no future whatsoever. So what can I give her? At least Christopher can give her riches and safety." Heero said aloud. His eyes came to rest on a brightly decorated sign.
'And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NKJV),' the sign declared. A lightbulb came on in Heero's head.
"Love," he whispered. "That's what I have to offer her. My love." Heero threw back his head and laughed, feeling more alive than he had in years.
"I have to stop that wedding!" he shouted, turning serious once more. He dashed back to the sanctuary. He paused outside the doors and listened.
"If there is someone here, who can show just cause, that thinks that these two should not be wed, let him speak now or forever hold his peace," the preacher said.
*Perfect timing!* Heero thought.
"I object!" he announced as he walked into the sanctuary. Everyone turned to look at him.
"Heero!" Relena cried.
"And what is your just cause?" the preacher asked. Heero walked down the aisle and stopped in front of Relena.
"I'm in love with the bride, sir." Heero answered. Boy, it felt good getting that out in the open. But did Relena still love him?
"And does the bride return your love?" the preacher inquired. Heero looked at Relena, knowing that if she said no, his heart would be broken.
"Yes, I do, sir," Relena said, looking at the preacher. She turned to look at Heero.
"I love you too, Heero," she told him. He smiled and took Relena in his arms. He tipped her chin up and kissed her softly. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. They pulled apart and stared at each other. Suddenly a cheer went up from the audience. Heero and Relena looked at them.
"Yeah!" Duo exclaimed, jumping into the air. He shared a three-way high five with Quatre and Trowa.
"We did it!" he cheered. "Mission complete!"
"Mission complete?" Heero questioned. Christopher placed a hand on Heero's shoulder and his other on Relena's.
"You two are so gulible," he laughed. "This was all part of Duo and Miliardo's OSHFH plan!"
"Miliardo, what plan?" Relena demanded, glaring at her brother. He shrugged, so Duo answered.
"We all wanted you two to get together, and you weren't trying to get together..." he started.
"So we thought we'd help you out a bit." Quatre finished.
"And everything worked out according to Zechs's plan." Noin added.
"So there was no war? No marriage?" Relena asked. Christopher shook his head.
"And you were all in on it?" Heero said.
"Yep." Duo said, walking over to Heero.
"So it was a conspiracy!" Heero glared at Duo. "I have a feeling that you started this, Duo, and I'm going to kill you." Duo looked surprised and then he gulped. He backed away from Heero. Heero's face broke into a smile.
"I'm just messin' with you, Duo," he assured his friend.
"Heero? Smiling? I think I'm going to die from shock." Duo joked. He stepped back over to Heero and pushed him towards Relena. Heero looked at Duo and Duo grinned. He knew what Duo wanted him to do and suddenly he knew that that's exactly what he wanted too. Heero faced Relena and got down on one knee, taking her hands in his.
"I'm sorry I don't have a ring, but, Relena Darlain-Peacecraft, will you marry me?" he asked.
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A week later, Heero and Relena were once again at the front of the same church. But now it was their wedding day. The preacher read their vows and they said their "I do"s. And when the preacher announced them as husband and wife, Heero didn't think he could be any happier. The look in Relena's eyes told him that she agreed.
"You may now kiss the bride," the preacher said. Heero pulled Relena into his arms and they kissed. Then they turned to the audience.
"I am happy to present Mr. and Mrs. Heero Yuy!" the preacher said and, once again, the crowd cheered.
The End
