BACK TO SCHOOL !
Author's Notes
Note that I don't own ANY of the characters throughout the fanfic. * sob *
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" ... H ... Heero ? "
Relena slowly propped herself up, events of what had happened eased themselves into her consciousness again. Wincing a little as a dull ache reminded her of her injury, she blinked her eyes to make sure that the boy who was sleeping by the side of her bed was Yuy himself.
The sun's gentle rays were lightly falling onto the boy's ruffled hair, his eyes were closed and peaceful. A slow cooling breeze caressed the room, playing with Relena's long blond strands of her hair. Relena couldn't help but smile endearingly. If only she could hold on to this scene forever ... right now, she could only remember it in her heart ...
" Uh .. "
" I'm sorry Heero .. "
" Huh ? "
" I must have woken you up. "
" Don't be silly. "
Heero's cobalt eyes stirred into life, a manner in which captivated Relena. She liked it when he looked at her with those eyes that way. It was very addicting.
" Are you hungry ? "
" A little ... erm ... Heero ... ? "
" Hm ? "
" Were you .. with me the whole time ? "
" You were mumbling in your sleep. It was disturbing. "
Heero threw her a neutral look of irritation as he quickly exited the room. Relena had to smile again, finally realising how cute an embarrassed Heero could be.
" Aw man, do I have to wake up for school tomorrow ?! "
" Yes Maxwell. You're not the only one. "
" Wufei, can I go get a medical certificate ? "
" Duo, it's not advisable to be absent on the first day of term. "
" Quatre, you're such a priss. "
Duo pouted as he flipped the television off. Heero was silently sifting through some documents, possibly the remnants of their long vacation. There were bills, travel visas and others which Heero was careful not to show to them.
" Heeeeeeeeeero ... I'm boooooooooored. "
Duo slurred as he lazily turned to the direction of Heero, still sitting at the kitchen table. Trowa was quietly polishing his flute, a gift from Catherine. At this point, Trowa looked up and gave a small smile, somewhat amused.
" Go sleep. "
" I don't want to, Heero ! You've been so cold to all of us ever since you and Relena dated. "
A huge smile was now on Duo's cherubic face, wanting to prompt Heero into admission. Unfortunately, he was Heero Yuy. With an icy glare to perfection, he carefully gathered up the documents and stared right at Duo without blinking.
" Don't make stupid presumptions. "
Heero went back into his room and threw the pile of papers onto his desk. He gave a small sigh of exasperation as he sat down heavily onto his chair.
They were back in school, preparing for the new term. He knew how different his relationship with Relena was now, because he had finally relented and admitted privately to himself that he felt something special for the girl. Now this was a huge step for the perfect soldier, but what was he supposed to do after that ? Relena had somehow showed signs of knowing his feelings and acting in a positive way, but that was all. They did nothing after that. Things came to an absolute halt.
[ If that's how it is, I don't really mind .. it's better that way ]
Heero knew he was lying to himself, as insomnia kept him awake the whole night.
Relena greeted the 5 boys with a bright smile; seeing how sleepy-eyed Duo was, how friendly Quatre still was, how gentle Trowa was, how irritated Wufei felt and ... how Heero stirred this familiar feeling within her again.
" Ojou-san, how can you actually feel so excited about school ? AH YES, you get to see Heero again huh ... then again, throughout the whole vacati -- OOPH ! "
Heero had wisely dug his elbow into Duo's side, a sharp reminder of how secretive their whole vacation was supposed to be. Michael was fully dealt with, courtesy of the ever-protective elder brother of Relena. He had somehow coerced Michael into taking the whole knowledge of the vacation into his grave.
As they trooped into the main school's gate, Relena's friends saw her and they launched into excited chatters. Heero was about to make for his classroom when Relena discreetly and quickly slipped a note into his hand. Without looking back at him, she and her friends made their way to their classroom.
Meet me at the Podium at school break.
Heero tore the slip up and threw it into the next dustbin, much to Duo's exasperation of being kept in the dark.
Break came and Heero wisely slipped away to the Podium. It was situated in the farthest corner of the whole school and was used for big play productions or a makeshift indoor auditorium. It wasn't difficult to spot the girl, who was sitting in a strategic area, right in the middle of the round stage. She was already munching on her lunch, waiting for him.
" Relena. "
Heero approached her from behind and stopped, a safe distance away from her. He was still foreign to being close to her in public, not wanting to attract unnecessary attention.
" Heero .. erm .. this is for you. "
Relena stood up and carefully extended a box to him. Heero took it and unwrapped the decorations.
" What .. "
" Heero, this is for you. "
Sitting in the box was a silver-plated watch, something which he had never expected to be given.
" This gift is something really common, but you're different from the rest. I realised you're always wearing this watch of yours, which looked so old. I .. I just wanted to give you something which you can use. You seem to be the practical type of person. "
" .......... "
" If you don't like it, I can -- "
" No, I'll take it. "
Heero skilfully flipped the gift out of the box and smacked it smartly onto his wrist. Just then, he was surprised to see two hands gently clicking the watch into place for him. Relena adjusted the watch and then smiled in satisfaction.
" It looks lovely on you. "
Heero was by now staring at her, for an exceptionally long time. Relena felt her face flushing up as she tried to feel as comfortable as she could under his eyes.
" Relena .. "
His hand, with the watch, caught hers. Raising it up, he dug into his pocket to hand her something. When Relena felt something being placed into her palm, she curiously peered at it. It was a jewellery box, a dark velvetry blue one with an elegant design on its top. She had to gasp, as she had not been prepared for something in return.
" I .. I didn't know when to give it to you. "
Relena stared at him for a while, before slowly opening up the box. A silvery necklace, with the inital R was sitting neatly in its cushion, peered back at her surprised face. She had to gasp again, wondering when Heero had bought this for her. The designs on its chain was marvellous, the exact design which she liked. Heero had definitely checked her likings before purchase.
" It's .. it's .. beautiful ! "
As she gazed lovingly at the necklace, Heero took out the gift and slowly placed it on her neck, snapping it into place as he handled her hair gently as well. When it was done, Heero remained where he was, behind her, just staring at her.
" Thank you .. Heero .. "
As she turned around to look at him, a hot flush reappeared again as they fell into an embrace which both of them knew, would change their lives forever.
Author's Ramblings :
Shucks, I know that was a lousy ending to everything. Somehow, being back in Singapore made me a little oozy. Maybe it's the weather ? Anyway, should I just write a one-chapter-sequel to this or should I just leave it ? I simply can't write anymore on this, because I feel that if I write some more, it'll become stale. What's everyone's opinions ? I'll love to hear from you guys ! Email me at fuujin@singnet.com.sg !
Thanks for everyone's support too ! If you feel sorely disappointed by this chapter, please let me know. Suggestions or criticisms are widely accepted. Hmm, be gentle on flames please. ^_^ Any other stories you would like me to write about ? Please let me know too.
Ah yes, I should be writing on other animes as well. Please check back yeah ?
23rd July 2002
