Tears of Heaven
Chapter 1: Reluctant Belief
"What?? My guardian angel??" she repeated once more, allowing the shock to settle in.
He nodded, his arms crossing and his pants flaring in the wind.
"And I'm the queen of England," she spoke sarcastically.
A stray feather drifted onto her lap. Relena gently touched the feather and swallowed hard.
"Do you have a name?" she asked meekly.
"I used to, but now I need not have one nor do I have one in my possession," his eyes locked onto the pearl in the sky.
"Then what am I supposed to call you?!" she whined.
"You may call as you wish."
Relena thought for a minute before speaking. "I'll call you Heero, spelled with two e's. I don't know why, but I think that you must have been a very brave person in you last lie, but you also look tainted. The extra 'e' is for you imperfection."
"Heero…" he said, letting the words echo in his mind.
They sat in silence for awhile, the moon rising higher into the velvet sky.
"It is late," he began, "I am taking you home." A gust of wind shot through the night sky, leaves stripped away from the trees.
"I don't want to go home," she replied sullenly.
Heero turned his head towards her, his eyes piercing into her soul. She grasped onto the branch, squeezing her flood of tears back.
"You must."
"NO!!" she cried. "I wanted to escape my life, not to be saved and safely returned by a winged…thing!!"
He almost cringed at the words, but instead, brushed them off. "It is my duty."
"Well screw duty!!"
Chirps from crickets sounded loudly in the night. Without hesitation or warning, her leaned over and gently picked her up.
"I thought we established the idea of letting me be!!" she hissed.
"I am only doing what I must."
Holding onto her tightly, he leapt off the tree and took off, spreading his great wings. The moonlight shone on the silken wings, creating a beautiful aura. Angered greatly, she struggled against him. Heero smirked at her and let go of her.
"As you wish."
She plummeted to the earth below. Screams tore through the silent night. Her screams. Water rippled underneath as her body neared it. With a loud splash, her body met the icy river. She didn't know where she was going, the murky waters obscuring her views.
"It's too cold," she thought, her body numbing.
All she remembered was the feeling of knives against her skin before she blacked out.
A huge headache was apparent when she woke up. Layers of thick blankets were piled atop her body. She grumbled and shifted around.
"You're awake," a voice sounded.
She sat up and looked towards the window, where a figure stood silently. She rubbed her head and sighed. "Why did you drop me??" she asked, standing next to him.
"I was only doing what I was being told."
She narrowed her eyes and retorted, "If someone told you to go jump off a cliff, would you??"
"Perhaps."
Relena looked into the paint horizon, the early hues becoming brighter. She then noticed that his wings had vanished. "What happened to your wings?"
"I tucked them away. Less conspicuous."
The irony, she thought to herself. "Great. Now can you leave so I can change into my uniform?" She pointed her finger at the door.
"I shall."
He made his way to the door but was stopped by her question.
"How did you know where I live?" she asked, curiosity getting the better of her.
"God told me."
Ah…another chapter. Hoped you all enjoyed it. Read. Review. Peace out.