Trin sat on her bed with her laptop in front of her. She stared at the blank screen. Initially she was going to search for any articles concerning the death of Relena Peacecraft, but now she wasn't sure she should be doing that. This was Heero's past after all, she shouldn't be poking her nose into something that was none of her business. On the other hand, if Heero was hurting himself, it *was* her business. Or was it?

She sighed. 'Heero, why couldn't you just tell me?' she thought bitterly.

* * *

An hour passed and Trin was still not able to make a decision. She stood up and stretched, deciding to go for a swim in the pool. She grabbed a two- piece swimsuit out of the closet and changed. She stepped into a pair of flip-flops, snatched a towel from the bathroom and headed out of the room throwing it over her shoulder. She stopped in the doorway and walked back into the room. Opening a drawer in her dresser, she pulled out a pair of shades. It was sunny out; maybe she'll tan for a bit.

To her surprise, as she entered the gym she saw Heero swimming laps in the water. She frowned and instead walked through the double doors onto the deck. She stretched out on a recliner and folded the towel, putting it under her head as a pillow.

Her body relaxed under the warm rays and she was just starting to drift into sleep as a shadow fell over her. She opened her eyes slightly, squinting against the sunlight despite her sunglasses. Unsurprisingly, she saw Heero scowling down on her. He was dressed in a pair of swimming trunks and had a towel draped around his neck. She noticed he was still wet from head to toe.

"Why are you out here?" he demanded angrily.

She gave him a blank stare.

"Take a wild guess"

"You're not supposed to go out of the house alone" he snapped.

"You were right inside" she mumbled as she closed her eyes again.

"And that wouldn't help much if someone decided to put a hole through your head" he growled.

She sighed and sat up, propping herself with her elbows.

"Look, Heero, I have a feeling they want me alive, so they wouldn't shoot me"

He frowned and she noticed his eyes had that glazed over look they had when he got angry.

"If you're so afraid for my safety, you can stay right here and make sure I don't get dead," she said almost teasingly.

"Hn"

"….or, get one of the other guys to baby sit me" she added as she laid down again.

"Hn. They're all gone"

"Oh really? Where are they?" she asked half interested.

Heero didn't respond and she let it go. He wasn't the one to make conversation with. Besides, she didn't feel much like talking to him since that morning.

By the sound of his footsteps she could tell he walked to the edge of the deck, and by the slight squeak of the wood she guessed he leaned against it.

She wondered if he had even thought about what happened that morning. Probably not.

* * *

Without realizing it Heero closed his eyes and drifted into sleep as he leaned against the railing.



"I still don't think you should be making a speech at a time like this. It's too dangerous" he said heatedly.

"Heero, don't worry" Relena answered as she placed her hand on his cheek, just barely touching the skin. "I'll be fine. The speech is very important for the treaty"

She smiled and gently kissed him on the cheek; then stepped out from behind the curtains. Heero watched her as she walked to the podium.

She shouldn't be making a speech in an open area, especially since they had just recently lost track of OZ's plans and there were some signs the last few attacks were not made by the OZ. They didn't have a slight idea of when or where either of them was going to attack next. This was way too risky.

In the mean time Relena took her place at the microphone and began her speech. Heero listen half heartedly, but his attention was focused on scanning the crowd for anything unusual.



Relena had finished the speech and walked off the stage as the crowd gave a standing ovation. She smiled at him as he guided her toward a shuttle.

"See I told you it was going to be okay"

"Hn"

Suddenly Quatre ran up to them and grabbed Heero's arm just as he was boarding the shuttle.

"There's been an explosion at the Preventers Headquarters. We're needed there right away," the blond gasped as he tried to catch his breath.

Without another word, Heero jumped to the ground and alongside of Quatre ran back to the where their gundams were hidden; knowing the Preventers on the shuttle would take care of Relena.



Just as Wing Zero came to life he saw the other four gundams awake as well. With a press of a button the long white wings came out and Wing Zero soared into the sky. He had just turned to head in the direction of the Preventers Headquarters when something in the corner of his eye caught his attention.

He turned his gundam just in time to see the Shuttle XZ6 574 crash into the ground. His entire body froze as he saw explosion after explosion erupt where the shuttle hit the earth. His eyes widened in horror as he realized that was the shuttle Relena was on.

"No! Relena!" he cried desperately. But he knew it was too late. There was no chance she could have survived *that*.

"Heero!" Duo's voice cut into his trance.

His eyes frozen with terror and disbelief looked up at the screen just as Duo connected him with a communication link the others had just received inside their cockpits.

"I hope this will be a warning to you all-" a shadowed figure on the screen spoke. Suddenly as he became aware of Heero he leaned forward in his chair slightly.

"Heero Yuy! You were supposed to be on Shuttle XZ6 574!" he exclaimed.

Then he leaned back in his chair.

"No matter. I will deal with you later, but let this be a lesson to you all" with that he cut the link.

Heero remained in the same position as reality sunk in. It was him who the person was after. It was him who was meant to die on the Shuttle XZ6 574; which he left at the last minute. And Relena had paid the price.



Heero awoke with a shock as his eyes snapped open. His heart beat fast and he couldn't seem to catch his breath. That dream had been haunting him nearly every night for the past year.

* * *

Back on her recliner, Trin opened one eye lazily and gazed at Heero. She was just about to close it as she noticed something odd. His breathing was uneven, as if he couldn't catch his breath and his hand shook as he gripped the wooden railing.

"Heero?" she asked cautiously as she sat up half way, leaning on one elbow.

He turned to look at her and she didn't notice anything different about him. Had she been closer, she would see fright in his eyes, but she was too far away.

"Are you okay?" she alleged lightly.

"Hn" was his response.

"Ugh, why do I even bother?" she muttered as she turned over onto her stomach and practically threw herself back onto the recliner.