Well, I'm back with another chapter! I have this really weird fic stuck in my head so I'll probably have to get it out…heehee. Enjoy!
Second Best: Chapter 6
Heero sat on his bed, the comforts of home all around him. His breath was short, his palms clammy and cold. The book sat on his desk, the cover worn. He stared at the book, his heart in the back of his throat. Hesitantly, he got up and paced over to the desk and traced his finger over the binding.
"Heero!!! Lunchtime!" his mother called from downstairs.
Startled, he lurched back a bit and then responded, "Coming."
Quickly, he gulped, and flipped through the pages. Finally he came upon the picture and glanced down at the caption.
"…his name is Odin Lowe."
Heero sighed in relief and looked at the picture. The baby was so small and fragile, and he had a small pout on his face. His head was full of soft, messy brown hair and there was a small mark under his chin.
Wait.
…a small mark under his chin? Heero's heart skipped a beat. His hands slowly felt up towards his chin. He walked over to his bathroom, the book in hand. He held the book up and cocked his head up. A small scar on the right side a little under his chin. He dropped the book, shock written all over his face.
"Heero…lunch!!"
Paled, he dragged himself to his feet and straggled downstairs.
"There you are. We're having club sandwiches."
He looked up, his fists clenched into a little ball. His eyes were narrowed at his parents as he walked into the kitchen. They looked at him, their faces clueless.
"Who am I?!" he demanded, trying not to let his voice waver.
"What? You're our son, Heero. What's with all this nonsense?" his father asked.
He slammed his hands down on the table. "Who is Odin Lowe?!" he said slowly and angrily. He saw the faces of his parents drop.
"What do you mean?" his mother said shakily.
"Who is Odin Lowe?" he asked again, his voice stern.
His father lowered his head in disbelief, and his mother buried her head in her hands.
"I guess we can't avoid the inevitable." They sighed, and sat down at the table next to him.
"We'll start from the very beginning…Awhile ago, the population increased at a drastic rate and room on the Earth dwindled. Many people were beginning to health complications due to the overpopulation's pollution and taxes shot through the roof. The government believed that it was best if we controlled the population. In this case, they meant is that everyone under the age of three was to be killed."
Heero looked at them, his face straight.
"At that time, I had just given birth…not to you though," his mother sighed.
"Their names were Miyumi and Sara…"
-Flashback-
"They're beautiful…" he said, minutes after his wife and him had gotten home from the hospital.
"Yes, I know…"
Mrs. Yuy had just given birth to two beautiful girls, twins. They hugged the sleeping babies and sighed with happiness. They were both exhausted, and they babies seemed to have been tired too. They carried them up to the nursery and laid them down gently. Mr. and Mrs. Yuy then headed into their room and went to sleep.
Hours later, rude raps at the door woke them up. Mr. Yuy sat up and rubbed his eyes, then slipping on his robe and walking downstairs.
"Alright, hold your horses," he groaned at the annoyed knocking.
Mrs. Yuy woke up to the sound of the twins bawling. He opened the door and immediately, a brigade of men in uniforms marched in.
"What the hell is going on??" he demanded.
"Just doing our job, sir. As of 12:00 A.M, which was an hour ago, we are taking every second and below child under the age of three," a man said.
"What??" he asked.
The men marched upstairs to the crying and barged in through the door. Mrs. Yuy, who was tending to her children, looked up, a surprised and confused look on her face. "What's going on? Who are you? Where's my husband? What do you want?" she sputtered out nervously.
The men explained it once again and looked over into the crib. "We have to take one child, ma'am. We're sorry."
"This is insane!!"
Mr. Yuy rampaged into the room and pulled the man nearest to him by the collar. "Get out," he sneered.
"I'm sorry. We are taking one of you children. Please cooperate…"
-End Flashback-
"And that night, we sacrificed one of our children. It was a mistake we have always regretted," she grieved.
"We gave Lily to the men that night. A couple of months later, Miyumi suffocated. It was God's way of punishing us for our sin."
Mrs. Yuy broke out into tears. "I miss them so much."
Heero sat there in shock.
"We had no children now." Mr. Yuy told Heero and then continued. "We thought that adopting a misfortunate child would make up for our past."
"Why wasn't I killed?" Heero asked.
"You were blessed. Your real parents were lucky enough to bring you to a sanctuary where you could live before the times got rough. They must have known what was going to happen."
Heero's entire body was in a state of suspension. Never did he know the truth until now. It hurt. A lot. He got up and walked away. He got his coat and headed out the door.
"Heero…" his mother called after him.
"Let him be. It's for the best."
Heero stormed down the street, in rage and in regret. Why didn't his "parents" just take a knife and stab it right through his heart. Damn them, he thought. He didn't know where the hell he was going, just away from his "home". He sulked towards the park, towards the maze. Maybe if he was lucky, he would get lost and rot away. He smirked at that thought. Heero reached the maze and walked around. Hours dwindled by and the sun set lower and lower. He finally came into a clearing, fragrant flowers surrounding a small fountain. He sat on the stone fountain, and looked into the reflection.
"How could I have been so blind?" he scolded himself. "I don't even look like them…I'm such an idiot." The crickets chirped, and an owl hoot, before he heard rustling in the bushes.
"Who's there?" he asked, his voice tense.
"Me…"
Relena stepped out of the bushes, much to his surprise.
"What are you doing here??" he asked, his voice cold.
"I followed you. Pissed at someone?"
"Sort of. Why do you care?"
"When you're practically crash into someone in the park and don't apologize, something is wrong."
"Sorry."
"Sure no problem. So, you want to talk about it or do you want to stare into space and mutter swears?"
She sat down next to him and sat there in silence for awhile. Heero, finally, broke down and started rambling on. The night drifted by, and Heero finally finished his story. It seemed he was lost and confused…he had no idea what he was going to do.
"Don't worry…destiny has a funny way of making everything work…" she comforted him.
He looked into her bright eyes. She grinned at him, and he felt the warm blush rising in his face.
"Thank you…" he said quietly. "I feel better."
"I know how you feel. It feels strange to be a 'second'."
He curved his lips into the best smile he could make. He then looked up at the sky…it was pink with the rising sun. "we've been talking all night…are you tired?"
"Not at all…" she yawned.
He chuckled and got up. They wandered out of the maze without problem and he walked her back to her house in the woods.
"So…I'll see you later?" he said, almost hopefully.
"Yea…" she said tiredly.
In that instance, they felt a bond form. Heero and Relena looked into each others eyes and smiled. She then leaned in and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Bye…" she said, before disappearing behind the door.
He lingered at the door for a moment before walked back. He hardly knew her, only the fact she had a strong kick. Just for a minute, the world seemed to be alright.
Phew! Another chapter complete!! Things begin to heat up between Heero and Relena…hehe. Please r/r!! :D Also, please visit my sitey!
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