Night of Blue
By Perfect Soldier
Chapter 6:
Heero lifted Relena and himself up into the air flapping his wings. Taking off from a stationary position was certainly more strenuous than taking over while running. Soon he got enough height and continued to fly towards his hide away. Relena still lay asleep in his arms. A smile tugged at Heero's lips.
'She looks so peaceful when she sleeps.' Heero thought while descending to his cave. His wings led him down back towards the ground. A small tunnel at the foot of the mountain became visible. The boy carried the sleeping girl up through the tunnel. Girders, rather like a mine tunnel supported the long passageway. The passageway was an exact resemblance to a mine tunnel except it sloped upwards.
Heero felt Relena shift in his arms. Her eyelids fluttered open and she rubbed her eyes.
"Heero? Where are we?"
"Nearly there."
"Ok." She said hazily. Relena looked up towards the end of the tunnel. It looked as if a blue sheet had been draped over the end of it. The dark blue blanket also had small white stars woven into it.
As Heero flew out of the top of the cave, Relena's eyes widened. They entered a hollow chamber in the mountain and part of the ceiling was open to the night sky. Three of the walls towered up; grass covered the earthy ground; the lower wall facing the forest below spiked up towards the sky. The whole scene looked like one out of a fairy tale. The rock had been cut away to create this place, but had been smoothed down by the weather. The moonlight reflected onto the shiny surface of the rock giving it a silver colour.
"It's beautiful." Relena said amazed.
"I thought you'd like it." Heero said above her. He took off again and flew over the enchanted mountain cavern towards the opposite side. He flew down to the cave entrance. He freed Relena from his grip and set her down on the cold cave floor. Then he walked over to his laptop, which was place on one of the rocks. He shut it down and closed the lid and walked back over to Relena who was standing at the entrance staring out onto the grassed cavern below her. Heero came up behind her and snaked his arms around her small waist and rested his head on her shoulder.
"You want to go down and look around?" Before Relena could answer Heero had jumped off the ledge with herself in his arms. He flew gently and slowly down the soft grassy floor. Again he let Relena go. He walked away from her to sit down against the weathered rock wall to watch her roam about his mountain home.
Over in one corner of the mountain chamber there was a small spring filled with clear pure mountain water. Relena looked at this in wonder. Never had she been so close to this kind of nature. Heero watched her dip her fingers into the cold crystal water. He had never seen her so care free about things before. Usually Relena did things so formally to meet people's expectations, but she was acting like a curious child at the moment.
Relena stood up and walked over to the other side of the cavern looking at everything there. Heero's eyes watched her everywhere she went. Back and forth she wandered around the chamber. Heero's eyes grew tired and eventually shut and he fell asleep.
Relena came back to Heero finding him sleeping on the grassy floor. A sudden wind blew past her causing her to shiver. Her thin sweater wasn't doing much to keep her warm. Relena knew she shouldn't do what she was thinking, but if she was going to keep warm she was going to have to go through with her plan. She knelt down and leaned against Heero's chest. His soft and even breathing and the slow rise and fall of his chest lulled her to sleep.
Heero stirred in his sleep. The movement of Relena had half woken him up. He half opened his eyes to see her sleeping peacefully with her head rested on his chest. He smiled at the sight before him. He touched her cheek softly. She was freezing. If she were going to get any warmer, he would have to do something about it. Heero lent forward slightly allowing his wings to spread. He made them curve round them both. Heero lent back against the rock. His wings created a cocoon around them both. From the outside someone wouldn't even see the two figures lying close together inside the feather barrier. All they would see would be a mass of white feathers as if they were woven together.
Heero slept once again with Relena in his arms. Both were sleeping peacefully until Heero awoke yet again. He unfolded his wings to reveal himself to the open air. His eyes widened and his mouth wanted to drop to the floor. But he kept himself under control, and replaced his attitude with the perfect soldier.
"Relena...wake up." He said while gently shaking her on the shoulder. Relena rubbed her eyes as she awakened.
"Heero? What's the matter?"
"Be quiet and keep down." Relena became scared the moment the words flew from Heero's mouth. Although he said them gently, she could detect a slight hint of Heero let Relena out of his grip and they both crouched low on the ground. Heero kept his eyes glued to the now dawning sky. The colours mixed from pale lilac to pale blue. The sun peaked over the hills and shone down brightly on the mountainside. Everything was quiet, except for the odd song of a bird.
Heero motioned for Relena to run to the other side of the chamber that they were in to keep her from view of the sky.
"Run over to the other side and stay there. I'll follow you." Relena did as he said without question. She didn't know what was happening but she knew Heero knew best in these situations. As she reached the other side, Relena turned back to face her partner. He was scanning the sky for any movement making sure things were safe. Heero would take care of her, she knew that, but Relena couldn't help but feel a little scared. This had all come so suddenly to her that she didn't know what to do. But she knew Heero wouldn't lead her down the wrong path. He would always guide her along the right road.
Heero soon ran in the same direction as she had, following her as he said he would do. He came and stood beside her making sure she was all right.
"Heero what wrong?" Relena asked breaking the silence between them.
"Nothing." Heero said not wanting to frighten Relena.
"Well something must be wrong otherwise you wouldn't be acting this way." Heero let out a sigh. He closed his eyes preparing his answer. He opened them again ready to tell her what was happening.
"They've found me." Relena gasped at what he said. She knew whom Heero was talking about. "I heard their helicopter this morning."
"But I didn't hear anything."
"It was very faint. But that's what I heard. I'm sure it's them. They've been looking for me ever since I escaped."
"Why do they want you back?"
"I don't know. To finish the experiment maybe? Or perhaps they want to do something else to me."
"Heero..." There was a long silence between them. Relena could hear the helicopter coming closer. Heero was right. There had been one up in the sky. "Whatever they do to you, you know I'll always welcome you back."
"Relena..." Heero was taken slightly aback at her remark. "Even if they turn me into something else completely?" Heero was fighting small tears in his eyes. He looked down to the ground not to let Relena see the small drops of water run down his cheek. They weren't tears of sorrow, but they were of anger. Anger at the people who had already made him a freak of nature.
"Of course...Heero...I could never turn you away. However hard I would try, I would never be able to turn you away." Relena walked over to him and tilted up his face so he was facing her. She saw his tear stricken face and raised her hand to wipe away the moisture in his eyes.
"It's getting closer. Run. I don't want them to get you to." The helicopter blades very getting louder and louder as they rotated in the morning air.
"I know. What are you going to do Heero?"
"I can't run from them forever. They'll eventually find me wherever I plan to hide. I've been running for too long."
"You're going to give yourself up?" Relena was now close to tears, "Please Heero...you can't."
"Relena..." He placed his hands on her shoulders, "...you have to understand. The war is no longer. There is no need to fight anymore. I can't fight anymore."
"You can't go away again. Please Heero...not...again..." Relena broke into tears. Heero gathered the girl into his arms and let her cry. A loud speaker suddenly sounded from above.
"We know you're out here Yuy! You can't hide from us any longer! We know where you are."
"Promise not to forget me."
"Never. I would never do that Relena. I..." But before he could finish, the sound of the helicopter drowned out his sentence. Ropes suddenly fell from the roaring jet-black eagle hovering above them. Men slid down the thick woven material and surrounded the pair inside the mountain chamber. Again a voice sounded from above, this time visible from an open hatch in the black helicopter.
"Sorry to interrupt Yuy! We need to have a little chat! I'm sure you'll agree." The men who had come down the ropes all brought out hidden guns, and pointed them directly at Heero.
"Who are you?!" Heero shouted up at the figure. He was in shadow from Heero's angle.
"You want to know who I am? You should know me very well in fact!" The figure stepped out of the darkness. "Here I am Heero Yuy!"
"Quinze?! I thought you died 3 years ago! What do you want?" Heero placed Relena behind him out of view.
"Me? Why I'm alive and well and I want you to come and finish our little experiment! And who are you hiding there Yuy? Why...it's Vice Minister Dorlain! Why don't you come out from hiding and lecture us about peace that will never be achieved!"
"Leave Relena out of this!" Heero shouted.
"Put down you guns men! Let us invite out guests up!"
"Leave Relena out of this! She hasn't done anything wrong! Leave her alone!" Heero shouted up to Quinze.
"She hasn't done anything wrong? She has lectured the world about something that cannot be achieved! Anyway, I have no time for your childish arguments. Men! Bring Yuy and Dorlain up to me!" The soldiers below started to advance towards Heero and Relena. Heero stepped in front of Relena to protect her from any harm. The soldiers began to run towards them now, ever closing in on them.
"Heero!" Relena shouted from behind him. Heero turned around to face her. He grabbed her by the waist, pulled her to him and jumped into the air. The soldiers all stopped and turned their eyes to their commander.
"Don't just stand there! Catch them! Do anything it takes just bring them both back alive." Quinze shouted from the hatch. The soldiers brought their guns back out and started to shoot at Heero. He knew that himself and Relena were at a disadvantage in the air. They could easily come into the path of one of the bullets. He flew back down on the other side of the mass of soldiers. He knew that they couldn't win. If he tried to escape they would only catch them. His wings alone was no match their helicopter. He put Relena down and turned so he shielded her once again. He raised his hands in surrender.
AN: Hey! This chapter is huge! Much bigger than previous chapters! Anywho...what's gonna happen now? Any suggestions ^^:: I might use some of your suggestions ^^. I haven't actually got anymore in my rough draft and I'm kinda stuck on where to take this. Suggestions welcome!!
By Perfect Soldier
Chapter 6:
Heero lifted Relena and himself up into the air flapping his wings. Taking off from a stationary position was certainly more strenuous than taking over while running. Soon he got enough height and continued to fly towards his hide away. Relena still lay asleep in his arms. A smile tugged at Heero's lips.
'She looks so peaceful when she sleeps.' Heero thought while descending to his cave. His wings led him down back towards the ground. A small tunnel at the foot of the mountain became visible. The boy carried the sleeping girl up through the tunnel. Girders, rather like a mine tunnel supported the long passageway. The passageway was an exact resemblance to a mine tunnel except it sloped upwards.
Heero felt Relena shift in his arms. Her eyelids fluttered open and she rubbed her eyes.
"Heero? Where are we?"
"Nearly there."
"Ok." She said hazily. Relena looked up towards the end of the tunnel. It looked as if a blue sheet had been draped over the end of it. The dark blue blanket also had small white stars woven into it.
As Heero flew out of the top of the cave, Relena's eyes widened. They entered a hollow chamber in the mountain and part of the ceiling was open to the night sky. Three of the walls towered up; grass covered the earthy ground; the lower wall facing the forest below spiked up towards the sky. The whole scene looked like one out of a fairy tale. The rock had been cut away to create this place, but had been smoothed down by the weather. The moonlight reflected onto the shiny surface of the rock giving it a silver colour.
"It's beautiful." Relena said amazed.
"I thought you'd like it." Heero said above her. He took off again and flew over the enchanted mountain cavern towards the opposite side. He flew down to the cave entrance. He freed Relena from his grip and set her down on the cold cave floor. Then he walked over to his laptop, which was place on one of the rocks. He shut it down and closed the lid and walked back over to Relena who was standing at the entrance staring out onto the grassed cavern below her. Heero came up behind her and snaked his arms around her small waist and rested his head on her shoulder.
"You want to go down and look around?" Before Relena could answer Heero had jumped off the ledge with herself in his arms. He flew gently and slowly down the soft grassy floor. Again he let Relena go. He walked away from her to sit down against the weathered rock wall to watch her roam about his mountain home.
Over in one corner of the mountain chamber there was a small spring filled with clear pure mountain water. Relena looked at this in wonder. Never had she been so close to this kind of nature. Heero watched her dip her fingers into the cold crystal water. He had never seen her so care free about things before. Usually Relena did things so formally to meet people's expectations, but she was acting like a curious child at the moment.
Relena stood up and walked over to the other side of the cavern looking at everything there. Heero's eyes watched her everywhere she went. Back and forth she wandered around the chamber. Heero's eyes grew tired and eventually shut and he fell asleep.
Relena came back to Heero finding him sleeping on the grassy floor. A sudden wind blew past her causing her to shiver. Her thin sweater wasn't doing much to keep her warm. Relena knew she shouldn't do what she was thinking, but if she was going to keep warm she was going to have to go through with her plan. She knelt down and leaned against Heero's chest. His soft and even breathing and the slow rise and fall of his chest lulled her to sleep.
Heero stirred in his sleep. The movement of Relena had half woken him up. He half opened his eyes to see her sleeping peacefully with her head rested on his chest. He smiled at the sight before him. He touched her cheek softly. She was freezing. If she were going to get any warmer, he would have to do something about it. Heero lent forward slightly allowing his wings to spread. He made them curve round them both. Heero lent back against the rock. His wings created a cocoon around them both. From the outside someone wouldn't even see the two figures lying close together inside the feather barrier. All they would see would be a mass of white feathers as if they were woven together.
Heero slept once again with Relena in his arms. Both were sleeping peacefully until Heero awoke yet again. He unfolded his wings to reveal himself to the open air. His eyes widened and his mouth wanted to drop to the floor. But he kept himself under control, and replaced his attitude with the perfect soldier.
"Relena...wake up." He said while gently shaking her on the shoulder. Relena rubbed her eyes as she awakened.
"Heero? What's the matter?"
"Be quiet and keep down." Relena became scared the moment the words flew from Heero's mouth. Although he said them gently, she could detect a slight hint of Heero let Relena out of his grip and they both crouched low on the ground. Heero kept his eyes glued to the now dawning sky. The colours mixed from pale lilac to pale blue. The sun peaked over the hills and shone down brightly on the mountainside. Everything was quiet, except for the odd song of a bird.
Heero motioned for Relena to run to the other side of the chamber that they were in to keep her from view of the sky.
"Run over to the other side and stay there. I'll follow you." Relena did as he said without question. She didn't know what was happening but she knew Heero knew best in these situations. As she reached the other side, Relena turned back to face her partner. He was scanning the sky for any movement making sure things were safe. Heero would take care of her, she knew that, but Relena couldn't help but feel a little scared. This had all come so suddenly to her that she didn't know what to do. But she knew Heero wouldn't lead her down the wrong path. He would always guide her along the right road.
Heero soon ran in the same direction as she had, following her as he said he would do. He came and stood beside her making sure she was all right.
"Heero what wrong?" Relena asked breaking the silence between them.
"Nothing." Heero said not wanting to frighten Relena.
"Well something must be wrong otherwise you wouldn't be acting this way." Heero let out a sigh. He closed his eyes preparing his answer. He opened them again ready to tell her what was happening.
"They've found me." Relena gasped at what he said. She knew whom Heero was talking about. "I heard their helicopter this morning."
"But I didn't hear anything."
"It was very faint. But that's what I heard. I'm sure it's them. They've been looking for me ever since I escaped."
"Why do they want you back?"
"I don't know. To finish the experiment maybe? Or perhaps they want to do something else to me."
"Heero..." There was a long silence between them. Relena could hear the helicopter coming closer. Heero was right. There had been one up in the sky. "Whatever they do to you, you know I'll always welcome you back."
"Relena..." Heero was taken slightly aback at her remark. "Even if they turn me into something else completely?" Heero was fighting small tears in his eyes. He looked down to the ground not to let Relena see the small drops of water run down his cheek. They weren't tears of sorrow, but they were of anger. Anger at the people who had already made him a freak of nature.
"Of course...Heero...I could never turn you away. However hard I would try, I would never be able to turn you away." Relena walked over to him and tilted up his face so he was facing her. She saw his tear stricken face and raised her hand to wipe away the moisture in his eyes.
"It's getting closer. Run. I don't want them to get you to." The helicopter blades very getting louder and louder as they rotated in the morning air.
"I know. What are you going to do Heero?"
"I can't run from them forever. They'll eventually find me wherever I plan to hide. I've been running for too long."
"You're going to give yourself up?" Relena was now close to tears, "Please Heero...you can't."
"Relena..." He placed his hands on her shoulders, "...you have to understand. The war is no longer. There is no need to fight anymore. I can't fight anymore."
"You can't go away again. Please Heero...not...again..." Relena broke into tears. Heero gathered the girl into his arms and let her cry. A loud speaker suddenly sounded from above.
"We know you're out here Yuy! You can't hide from us any longer! We know where you are."
"Promise not to forget me."
"Never. I would never do that Relena. I..." But before he could finish, the sound of the helicopter drowned out his sentence. Ropes suddenly fell from the roaring jet-black eagle hovering above them. Men slid down the thick woven material and surrounded the pair inside the mountain chamber. Again a voice sounded from above, this time visible from an open hatch in the black helicopter.
"Sorry to interrupt Yuy! We need to have a little chat! I'm sure you'll agree." The men who had come down the ropes all brought out hidden guns, and pointed them directly at Heero.
"Who are you?!" Heero shouted up at the figure. He was in shadow from Heero's angle.
"You want to know who I am? You should know me very well in fact!" The figure stepped out of the darkness. "Here I am Heero Yuy!"
"Quinze?! I thought you died 3 years ago! What do you want?" Heero placed Relena behind him out of view.
"Me? Why I'm alive and well and I want you to come and finish our little experiment! And who are you hiding there Yuy? Why...it's Vice Minister Dorlain! Why don't you come out from hiding and lecture us about peace that will never be achieved!"
"Leave Relena out of this!" Heero shouted.
"Put down you guns men! Let us invite out guests up!"
"Leave Relena out of this! She hasn't done anything wrong! Leave her alone!" Heero shouted up to Quinze.
"She hasn't done anything wrong? She has lectured the world about something that cannot be achieved! Anyway, I have no time for your childish arguments. Men! Bring Yuy and Dorlain up to me!" The soldiers below started to advance towards Heero and Relena. Heero stepped in front of Relena to protect her from any harm. The soldiers began to run towards them now, ever closing in on them.
"Heero!" Relena shouted from behind him. Heero turned around to face her. He grabbed her by the waist, pulled her to him and jumped into the air. The soldiers all stopped and turned their eyes to their commander.
"Don't just stand there! Catch them! Do anything it takes just bring them both back alive." Quinze shouted from the hatch. The soldiers brought their guns back out and started to shoot at Heero. He knew that himself and Relena were at a disadvantage in the air. They could easily come into the path of one of the bullets. He flew back down on the other side of the mass of soldiers. He knew that they couldn't win. If he tried to escape they would only catch them. His wings alone was no match their helicopter. He put Relena down and turned so he shielded her once again. He raised his hands in surrender.
AN: Hey! This chapter is huge! Much bigger than previous chapters! Anywho...what's gonna happen now? Any suggestions ^^:: I might use some of your suggestions ^^. I haven't actually got anymore in my rough draft and I'm kinda stuck on where to take this. Suggestions welcome!!
