Arms Wide Open

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or any of Creed's songs.

A/N: I usually write dark, angsty, death, NC-17 shounen-ai stories. This one's for Dragonprincess, who was begging me to write a 1xR. Oh yeah, I write some humor, too.


The rain beat down upon the rooftops, drumming out a lullaby to lure even the most serious of soldiers into a deep slumber. The most serious of soldiers needed that sleep, too. He had been pulling too many all-nighters on his laptop lately.

'Well I just heard
The news today
It seems my life
Is gonna change
I close my eyes,
Begin to pray
Then tears of joy
Stream down my face...'

The phone kept ringing. He ignored it, it was late and he wanted to sleep. The caller finally gave up, and he pulled the phone cord out of the wall so the appliance wouldn't awaken him again. All he wanted was some rest, some well-deserved sleep.

'Well I don't know,
If I'm ready
To be the man
I have to be
I'll take a breath
I'll take her by my side
We stand in awe,
We created life...'

Less than an hour later, he was driven from slumberland by the doorbell. Grumbling, the Japanese man climbed out of bed. It was chilly outside, so he pulled on a jacket before answering the door.

"Heero?"

'With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place,
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
With arms wide open...'

She pulled a drenched jacket around herself, she had come wearing only that, pajamas, and a pair of shoes. Needless to say, she was soaking wet.

"Relena, what the hell?" he asked. "You'll kill yourself going out like that."

'I'll show you everything
Oh yeah
With arms wide open...'

He stepped back from the doorway to let her into the house. She hurriedly accepted the invitation, exactly like a wet little kitten.

"It's four in the morning. Why are you here?" his tone was colder than usual, due to lack of sleep.

'If I had just one wish,
Only one demand,
I hope he's not like me
I hope he understands
That he can take this life
And hold it by the hands
And he can greet the world
With arms wide open...'

"Heero, I..." she broke off into a trail of tears. She quickly regained her composure and muttered an apology. For what, he wasn't sure.

"What is it?"

'With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
Now everything has changed
I'll show you love
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
With arms wide open...'

"H-eero..." she mouthed wordlessly, choking on the sounds that would turn the motions into speech. "Oh God..."

It hit him then, the full realization of what was going on. He had not been expecting THAT of all things, and sat down on the floor very quickly.

"You're..."

She nodded and collapsed onto his lap, nervously.

'I'll show you everything
Oh yeah
With arms wide open
Wide open...'

Unsure of what to do, he clumsily wrapped his arms around the shaking brunette-blonde.

"It's okay. You can abort."

"No!" she lifted her head from his chest and looked him in the eye. "I can't...I don't want...how could you suggest..."

"Kidding. It's wonderful."

She blinked blankly. Heero Yuy never kidded around or declared things 'wonderful'.

"Yes, you're right. So you'll be there?"
He smiled. A real smile, unlike the fake mask he usually wore.

"Mission accepted."


A/N: Excuse me. ::runs off to shudder in the corner:: Sorry, I just really hate pairing Relena and Heero. Poor Wufei, poor Duo!