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A/N: Enjoy!
Meant to be
By: Jenn Lynne
Chapter 2:
Dinner and a Movie
Relena was so nervous she couldn't sit still. She was currently in the limo with Pagan at the wheel heading for Heero's, a.k.a. William's, house. It had taken her and Hildi a solid hour and a half just to pick out her clothing. Pagan turned right onto another street and stopped in front of a large white home with a dark wood colored picket fence around it. Pagan parked and exited the driver's side and moved around the car to open Relena's door. When he got there he found Relena already out of the car, staring up at the house.
"When should I pick you up Miss Relena?" Pagan asked.
"Um. I guess I'll call you when I need a ride. Goodbye Pagan." She replied.
"Goodbye Miss Relena." With that said he got back into the car and drove off. The house was two stories and looked very cozy. She looked at the mail box. On it, written in fancy letters was "The Angels" Relena laughed at the title. I always thought of Heero as an angel. She walked up to the front door and knock quietly. She heard footsteps on the other side and then a women answered the door. She had long dark brown wavy hair that reached to her mid-back. Her eyes were the same stunning blue as Heero but seemed more mischievous.
"You must be Relena." She said extending her hand.
"And you must be Elizabeth." Relena said shaking the older girl's hand.
She laughed, "Call me Liz, everybody does." She moved out of the doorway to let Relena in. "Do come in, my brother is unavailable at the moment, but I'm sure he will be in a few minutes." Relena was confused by what that meant, but stepped into the house anyway. The dark wood floors and forest green walls were welcoming and reminded Relena of her cottage in the mountains, although the colors contrasted with the lilac shirt and white skirt her and Hildi had chosen. The shirt was a tank top and the skirt reached her mid-thigh, the perfect outfit to show off her curves. Liz was dressed in very neutral colors, with a pair of khaki shorts and a green tank top the resembled the one Heero had worn during the war.
"Will is in the kitchen trying to cook with one arm." She laughed, "I offered to help but he claimed he wouldn't wish my cooking an a dog and kicked me out of the kitchen."
Relena laughed at this too, picturing Heero cooking was funny enough, but with one arm. "Well, point me to the kitchen, maybe he will accept my help."
Liz laughed exceedingly loud, her demeanor definitely resemble Heero's. "You're welcome to try but I'm sure you know how stubborn he is."
Relena laughed nervously. Liz pointed to a room and then walked in the other direction. Relena took a deep breath and entered to find a fine looking cherry wood dining room table set for three. One chair at the head of the table and one chair on either side. At the other end of the room was another door. She slowly walked toward the door until she heard a loud bang come from the other side, followed by a yelp of pain and surprise. She dashed through the door in time to see Heero walk over to the sink, his back to her, and being to run water over his left arm, his right arm being in a caste and of no use. On the floor was a large pot, laying upside down with a large expanding puddle of water around it. Relena quickly closed the distance between them.
"Heero are you alright?" she asked as she was about to touch his shoulder. He turned around sharply and stared at her in awe for a moment before recovering and attempting to hide his smirk. He slowly put his left arm back under the water, now seeming cold. His arm was pink and swollen.
"I dropped the pot." He stated simply, trying not to look at her and show her his blush of embarrassment. She saw it anyway.
"Now Heero you don't have to be embarrassed because of me. Let me see your arm." She said gently, with visible concern in her voice. He turned toward her again. She very slowly touched the burnt skin of his arm and he pulled away with a sharp intake of breath indicating pain. She let her eyes move up to his face to find him thoroughly focused on her, not his wound.
"I'm in the other room trying to make a phone call when I hear a loud bang and I think to myself, 'What did William get himself into this…'" Liz's voice slowly faded off upon finding her brother and Relena in a precariously close proximity. She blushed. "Sorry, am I interrupting something?"
"No." Relena said with a calm sort of reassurance, "William simply dropped a pot and burned his arm." She turned back to Heero, "Why don't you put that back under cold water and I'll see if you have anything to treat it with." He nodded.
"Follow me." Said Liz cautiously, eyeing her brother. Heero shrunk under her gaze but turned around to the sink and continued to run his arm under the cool water. Liz led Relena out of the room and into a bathroom. She opened the mirror and pulled out a tube. It looked like a toothpaste tube, but larger. She looked at Relena. "This will help with the burn, do you want me to…"
"No," Relena interrupted, taking the tube from her hand, "I think I can handle it."
Liz shrugged her shoulders and left. Relena looked at the retreating form curiously for a moment. She seems very protective of him, but at the same time, she seems to trust me with him. A complete stranger to her. Milliardo doesn't even trust people I know with my care. I wonder why it is she does. Relena shook her head and headed back to the kitchen. Heero was still at the sink, but no longer running his arm under the water, he was looking at it, inspecting the damage. When he turned around upon hearing her entrance he seemed surprised to see Relena standing there with the tube. He raised an eyebrow.
Maybe Liz is getting soft. He mused. Relena smiled at him and approached, carefully taking the cap off the tube and setting it on the counter. As she gentle squeezed the tube, the clear contents felt like Vaseline on her fingers, only ticker and cooler to the touch. Heero moved his newly injured arm toward her. She slowly spread the gel over the red watching as, at first, his body stiffened and became rigid, then after a moment, when she began to gentle massage the substance into the wound, he relaxed and seemed to enjoy its coolness. Their eyes met again, Heero's were softer than she had remembered them, not softer in color, they were still a stunning shade of blue, but softer in the feeling they let off, a look of contentment on his face. They inched closer, slowly closing the last distance between them. Relena's hands moved away from his arm, which chose to encircle her waist, careful of its wound. They were so close that Relena could feel his warm breath on her face. Their lips touched ever so slightly and instantly ignited a long held captive desire in each to be closer. Relena's arms moved up to wrapped gently around his neck, and he leaded down, pulling her closer with his arms, making the kiss passionate and needy. All of the sudden BANG! And they separated instantly. Heero rushed to the door and opened it, rushing through it as well. Relena's body screamed to be returned into the warmth of his, but she ignored it and followed him. He walked hastily into the foyer where he found Liz sitting on the floor in front of the open door holding her head. In the doorway was a man about Liz's age with blond hair and light green eyes. He was relaying his deepest of apologies when the two entered.
"I'm so sorry Elizabeth, I really didn't mean to-"
"What happened?" Heero asked. Earning him a surprised look from their new guest and a stern glare from his sister.
"Mr. I-Push-Open-Doors-When-They-Are-Only-Just-Being-Opened over here just hit me in the head with the door." Liz exclaimed sending her glare back to the new arrival, as she stood.
"Seth, why don't you come back another time, maybe now's not such a good idea…" Heero began.
"William!" Seth exclaimed rushing toward him. "What on Earth happened to your arm." He reached out for Heero's burnt arm and Heero pulled away.
"I burnt myself while cooking." He answered quickly.
"You should NOT have been cooking with a broken arm anyway. How about, as a show of apology to your sister, I buy us all dinner." Seth said with a winning smile.
"Out of the question." Liz stated sternly. "As you can very well see Seth, William has a guest today and it wouldn't be proper for someone she doesn't know to buy dinner for her that she probably won't like anyway. I will just have to help William cook myself."
Heero's eyes widened in both shock and fear, as he shook his head 'no' rapidly. He quickly glanced back at Relena who smiled and mouthed 'Chinese would be nice' and he turned back to Seth.
"How about Chinese Seth? I think I'm in the mood for some oriental food. How about you Relena?" Heero said with a fake smile.
"Oh, yes. I think Chinese food would be perfect under the circumstances." Relena replied.
Liz glared back at the two with a look of pure venom. Seth beamed with delight. "Wonderful," he said taking out a pen from his pocket and a little notebook he conveniently left there. "What do you guys want?"
After Seth had taken orders and left to get the food, Liz turned to Heero and Relena. "How dare you do this to me." She whined at Heero.
"Liz, if I am unable to cook I will not, under any circumstances, subject Relena to your cooking. It was just convenient that he showed up." He replied.
"Convenient! He is obsessed with me William! And you know that. Aren't you supposed to be protective of me?" She whined again.
"Liz, Seth is harmless and you know it, besides, what could he really do to you with me around?" Heero said calmly back.
Liz huffed, "And he always calls me Elizabeth." She whined as she stalked away.
Heero laughed lightly then turned back to Relena. He paused for a moment. The memory of their kiss seeping back into he front of his mind. "I should go clean up the mess I made in the kitchen." He said, clearing his mind of those thoughts and moving passed her.
"I'll help you." She said with a smile, following him back into the kitchen.
After a while the doorbell rang again. Heero exited the kitchen covered in water, his blue button up shirt stuck to his chest in a way that made Relena unable to look away, and his bangs clung to his forehead. Relena followed not far behind, less wet than him, but still visibly so. Heero answered the door for Seth.
"What happened William? How did you get all wet?" Seth asked. Heero looked back at Relena who smiled mischievously at her triumph in the kitchen. "Hey," Seth began again, "I thought we might want to watch a movie while we ate so I picked up one of my favorites."
"Oh, joy. I bet it's a good one too." Liz said as she leaned against the doorframe as she entered.
He handed the video to Heero who looked at it curiously. "Evil Dead Two, Death before Dawn." He read aloud. Chuckling slightly. "Wouldn't we need to see Evil Dead one to understand its sequel?"
"No!" Seth cried, "In fact I recommend that you never see Evil Dead one."
"Why?" Relena asked.
"Just trust me." Seth replied. (A/N: NEVER SEE EVIL DEAD ONE! NEVER!)
Heero and Relena looked at each other for a moment. "Well, lets go watch it then." Liz said entering the living room, followed by Seth, Heero and Relena.
"Good… bad… I'm the guy with the gun." Ash said on the screen.
Heero and Relena sat cozily close on the love seat, sharing in the warmth of each other, while Liz sat as far away from Seth on the couch as possible. Heero looked over at his sister and Seth. She likes him so much, it's bizarre that she acts so estranged around him. Heero then let his eyes move back to the screen.
Soon enough, the movie was over and Seth left.
"Good riddance." Liz breathed out with a sigh. Heero stifled a laugh.
"I can't wait to see Army of Darkness." Relena exclaimed, anticipating the sequel to her new favorite movie. "Groovy." She said in her best Ash impression. Both Heero and Liz laughed.
"Do you need a ride home?" Heero asked after a shot pause.
"No," Relena said sadly, "I called Pagan during the bathroom break and asked him to pick me up in…" she looked down at he watch, "3 minutes."
Liz's smile faded. "You will come back of coarse." She said to Relena. "I have every intention of renting the sequel and I couldn't, in good conscious, watch it without you."
Relena smiled as a beep was heard from outside. "Well, that's him." She said walking to the door.
"I'll walk you out." Heero said quietly. He followed her out the door into the cool night air. She turned when she reached the limo door and looked at Heero with a smile on her face. She reached her hand out and pulled his head toward her's, claiming his lips in a sweet goodbye kiss. When the kiss ended and they parted she turned around silently and got into the limo. Before shutting the door however, she looked up at him smiling down at her.
"Can I call you tomorrow?" she asked him quietly as to not be overhead by her, sometimes-nosey, driver.
Heero nodded, "I would consider it an insult if you didn't."
And with that she closed the door and Pagan drove off. Heero turned back around and reentered the house. Liz was in the same place she had been when he had left.
"Why," he began, "did you lay off us tonight? I expected you to be peeking around every corner keeping an eye on her. And I certainly never expected you to hand over your nursing duties and let her tend my arm. So, why?"
"Because I can see it." she said sweetly.
"See what?" he asked.
"See that you two are meant to be. I could never stand in the way of that." As she said this, she turned around and walked upstairs.
((A/N: Mwahahahahahaaaaa! Why did Heero and Relena walk out of the kitchen covered in water? Am I going to tell you? Mwahahaha! I require reviews to be inspired…. Plus, I'm betting that you are curious as to why they were wet. Maybe I'll do a flashback if I get reviews… Thanks and cheers to everyone who reviewed chapter one. Also, I definitely recommend Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness. Do NOT see Evil Dead 1, you don't need too to under the other two movies. Evil Dead one is AU from the other two.))
A/N: Enjoy!
Meant to be
By: Jenn Lynne
Chapter 2:
Dinner and a Movie
Relena was so nervous she couldn't sit still. She was currently in the limo with Pagan at the wheel heading for Heero's, a.k.a. William's, house. It had taken her and Hildi a solid hour and a half just to pick out her clothing. Pagan turned right onto another street and stopped in front of a large white home with a dark wood colored picket fence around it. Pagan parked and exited the driver's side and moved around the car to open Relena's door. When he got there he found Relena already out of the car, staring up at the house.
"When should I pick you up Miss Relena?" Pagan asked.
"Um. I guess I'll call you when I need a ride. Goodbye Pagan." She replied.
"Goodbye Miss Relena." With that said he got back into the car and drove off. The house was two stories and looked very cozy. She looked at the mail box. On it, written in fancy letters was "The Angels" Relena laughed at the title. I always thought of Heero as an angel. She walked up to the front door and knock quietly. She heard footsteps on the other side and then a women answered the door. She had long dark brown wavy hair that reached to her mid-back. Her eyes were the same stunning blue as Heero but seemed more mischievous.
"You must be Relena." She said extending her hand.
"And you must be Elizabeth." Relena said shaking the older girl's hand.
She laughed, "Call me Liz, everybody does." She moved out of the doorway to let Relena in. "Do come in, my brother is unavailable at the moment, but I'm sure he will be in a few minutes." Relena was confused by what that meant, but stepped into the house anyway. The dark wood floors and forest green walls were welcoming and reminded Relena of her cottage in the mountains, although the colors contrasted with the lilac shirt and white skirt her and Hildi had chosen. The shirt was a tank top and the skirt reached her mid-thigh, the perfect outfit to show off her curves. Liz was dressed in very neutral colors, with a pair of khaki shorts and a green tank top the resembled the one Heero had worn during the war.
"Will is in the kitchen trying to cook with one arm." She laughed, "I offered to help but he claimed he wouldn't wish my cooking an a dog and kicked me out of the kitchen."
Relena laughed at this too, picturing Heero cooking was funny enough, but with one arm. "Well, point me to the kitchen, maybe he will accept my help."
Liz laughed exceedingly loud, her demeanor definitely resemble Heero's. "You're welcome to try but I'm sure you know how stubborn he is."
Relena laughed nervously. Liz pointed to a room and then walked in the other direction. Relena took a deep breath and entered to find a fine looking cherry wood dining room table set for three. One chair at the head of the table and one chair on either side. At the other end of the room was another door. She slowly walked toward the door until she heard a loud bang come from the other side, followed by a yelp of pain and surprise. She dashed through the door in time to see Heero walk over to the sink, his back to her, and being to run water over his left arm, his right arm being in a caste and of no use. On the floor was a large pot, laying upside down with a large expanding puddle of water around it. Relena quickly closed the distance between them.
"Heero are you alright?" she asked as she was about to touch his shoulder. He turned around sharply and stared at her in awe for a moment before recovering and attempting to hide his smirk. He slowly put his left arm back under the water, now seeming cold. His arm was pink and swollen.
"I dropped the pot." He stated simply, trying not to look at her and show her his blush of embarrassment. She saw it anyway.
"Now Heero you don't have to be embarrassed because of me. Let me see your arm." She said gently, with visible concern in her voice. He turned toward her again. She very slowly touched the burnt skin of his arm and he pulled away with a sharp intake of breath indicating pain. She let her eyes move up to his face to find him thoroughly focused on her, not his wound.
"I'm in the other room trying to make a phone call when I hear a loud bang and I think to myself, 'What did William get himself into this…'" Liz's voice slowly faded off upon finding her brother and Relena in a precariously close proximity. She blushed. "Sorry, am I interrupting something?"
"No." Relena said with a calm sort of reassurance, "William simply dropped a pot and burned his arm." She turned back to Heero, "Why don't you put that back under cold water and I'll see if you have anything to treat it with." He nodded.
"Follow me." Said Liz cautiously, eyeing her brother. Heero shrunk under her gaze but turned around to the sink and continued to run his arm under the cool water. Liz led Relena out of the room and into a bathroom. She opened the mirror and pulled out a tube. It looked like a toothpaste tube, but larger. She looked at Relena. "This will help with the burn, do you want me to…"
"No," Relena interrupted, taking the tube from her hand, "I think I can handle it."
Liz shrugged her shoulders and left. Relena looked at the retreating form curiously for a moment. She seems very protective of him, but at the same time, she seems to trust me with him. A complete stranger to her. Milliardo doesn't even trust people I know with my care. I wonder why it is she does. Relena shook her head and headed back to the kitchen. Heero was still at the sink, but no longer running his arm under the water, he was looking at it, inspecting the damage. When he turned around upon hearing her entrance he seemed surprised to see Relena standing there with the tube. He raised an eyebrow.
Maybe Liz is getting soft. He mused. Relena smiled at him and approached, carefully taking the cap off the tube and setting it on the counter. As she gentle squeezed the tube, the clear contents felt like Vaseline on her fingers, only ticker and cooler to the touch. Heero moved his newly injured arm toward her. She slowly spread the gel over the red watching as, at first, his body stiffened and became rigid, then after a moment, when she began to gentle massage the substance into the wound, he relaxed and seemed to enjoy its coolness. Their eyes met again, Heero's were softer than she had remembered them, not softer in color, they were still a stunning shade of blue, but softer in the feeling they let off, a look of contentment on his face. They inched closer, slowly closing the last distance between them. Relena's hands moved away from his arm, which chose to encircle her waist, careful of its wound. They were so close that Relena could feel his warm breath on her face. Their lips touched ever so slightly and instantly ignited a long held captive desire in each to be closer. Relena's arms moved up to wrapped gently around his neck, and he leaded down, pulling her closer with his arms, making the kiss passionate and needy. All of the sudden BANG! And they separated instantly. Heero rushed to the door and opened it, rushing through it as well. Relena's body screamed to be returned into the warmth of his, but she ignored it and followed him. He walked hastily into the foyer where he found Liz sitting on the floor in front of the open door holding her head. In the doorway was a man about Liz's age with blond hair and light green eyes. He was relaying his deepest of apologies when the two entered.
"I'm so sorry Elizabeth, I really didn't mean to-"
"What happened?" Heero asked. Earning him a surprised look from their new guest and a stern glare from his sister.
"Mr. I-Push-Open-Doors-When-They-Are-Only-Just-Being-Opened over here just hit me in the head with the door." Liz exclaimed sending her glare back to the new arrival, as she stood.
"Seth, why don't you come back another time, maybe now's not such a good idea…" Heero began.
"William!" Seth exclaimed rushing toward him. "What on Earth happened to your arm." He reached out for Heero's burnt arm and Heero pulled away.
"I burnt myself while cooking." He answered quickly.
"You should NOT have been cooking with a broken arm anyway. How about, as a show of apology to your sister, I buy us all dinner." Seth said with a winning smile.
"Out of the question." Liz stated sternly. "As you can very well see Seth, William has a guest today and it wouldn't be proper for someone she doesn't know to buy dinner for her that she probably won't like anyway. I will just have to help William cook myself."
Heero's eyes widened in both shock and fear, as he shook his head 'no' rapidly. He quickly glanced back at Relena who smiled and mouthed 'Chinese would be nice' and he turned back to Seth.
"How about Chinese Seth? I think I'm in the mood for some oriental food. How about you Relena?" Heero said with a fake smile.
"Oh, yes. I think Chinese food would be perfect under the circumstances." Relena replied.
Liz glared back at the two with a look of pure venom. Seth beamed with delight. "Wonderful," he said taking out a pen from his pocket and a little notebook he conveniently left there. "What do you guys want?"
After Seth had taken orders and left to get the food, Liz turned to Heero and Relena. "How dare you do this to me." She whined at Heero.
"Liz, if I am unable to cook I will not, under any circumstances, subject Relena to your cooking. It was just convenient that he showed up." He replied.
"Convenient! He is obsessed with me William! And you know that. Aren't you supposed to be protective of me?" She whined again.
"Liz, Seth is harmless and you know it, besides, what could he really do to you with me around?" Heero said calmly back.
Liz huffed, "And he always calls me Elizabeth." She whined as she stalked away.
Heero laughed lightly then turned back to Relena. He paused for a moment. The memory of their kiss seeping back into he front of his mind. "I should go clean up the mess I made in the kitchen." He said, clearing his mind of those thoughts and moving passed her.
"I'll help you." She said with a smile, following him back into the kitchen.
After a while the doorbell rang again. Heero exited the kitchen covered in water, his blue button up shirt stuck to his chest in a way that made Relena unable to look away, and his bangs clung to his forehead. Relena followed not far behind, less wet than him, but still visibly so. Heero answered the door for Seth.
"What happened William? How did you get all wet?" Seth asked. Heero looked back at Relena who smiled mischievously at her triumph in the kitchen. "Hey," Seth began again, "I thought we might want to watch a movie while we ate so I picked up one of my favorites."
"Oh, joy. I bet it's a good one too." Liz said as she leaned against the doorframe as she entered.
He handed the video to Heero who looked at it curiously. "Evil Dead Two, Death before Dawn." He read aloud. Chuckling slightly. "Wouldn't we need to see Evil Dead one to understand its sequel?"
"No!" Seth cried, "In fact I recommend that you never see Evil Dead one."
"Why?" Relena asked.
"Just trust me." Seth replied. (A/N: NEVER SEE EVIL DEAD ONE! NEVER!)
Heero and Relena looked at each other for a moment. "Well, lets go watch it then." Liz said entering the living room, followed by Seth, Heero and Relena.
"Good… bad… I'm the guy with the gun." Ash said on the screen.
Heero and Relena sat cozily close on the love seat, sharing in the warmth of each other, while Liz sat as far away from Seth on the couch as possible. Heero looked over at his sister and Seth. She likes him so much, it's bizarre that she acts so estranged around him. Heero then let his eyes move back to the screen.
Soon enough, the movie was over and Seth left.
"Good riddance." Liz breathed out with a sigh. Heero stifled a laugh.
"I can't wait to see Army of Darkness." Relena exclaimed, anticipating the sequel to her new favorite movie. "Groovy." She said in her best Ash impression. Both Heero and Liz laughed.
"Do you need a ride home?" Heero asked after a shot pause.
"No," Relena said sadly, "I called Pagan during the bathroom break and asked him to pick me up in…" she looked down at he watch, "3 minutes."
Liz's smile faded. "You will come back of coarse." She said to Relena. "I have every intention of renting the sequel and I couldn't, in good conscious, watch it without you."
Relena smiled as a beep was heard from outside. "Well, that's him." She said walking to the door.
"I'll walk you out." Heero said quietly. He followed her out the door into the cool night air. She turned when she reached the limo door and looked at Heero with a smile on her face. She reached her hand out and pulled his head toward her's, claiming his lips in a sweet goodbye kiss. When the kiss ended and they parted she turned around silently and got into the limo. Before shutting the door however, she looked up at him smiling down at her.
"Can I call you tomorrow?" she asked him quietly as to not be overhead by her, sometimes-nosey, driver.
Heero nodded, "I would consider it an insult if you didn't."
And with that she closed the door and Pagan drove off. Heero turned back around and reentered the house. Liz was in the same place she had been when he had left.
"Why," he began, "did you lay off us tonight? I expected you to be peeking around every corner keeping an eye on her. And I certainly never expected you to hand over your nursing duties and let her tend my arm. So, why?"
"Because I can see it." she said sweetly.
"See what?" he asked.
"See that you two are meant to be. I could never stand in the way of that." As she said this, she turned around and walked upstairs.
((A/N: Mwahahahahahaaaaa! Why did Heero and Relena walk out of the kitchen covered in water? Am I going to tell you? Mwahahaha! I require reviews to be inspired…. Plus, I'm betting that you are curious as to why they were wet. Maybe I'll do a flashback if I get reviews… Thanks and cheers to everyone who reviewed chapter one. Also, I definitely recommend Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness. Do NOT see Evil Dead 1, you don't need too to under the other two movies. Evil Dead one is AU from the other two.))