Chapter 3: Explanations. . .and the Queen of the World?
Okie Dokie, here's chapter 3!!! Took me a while to actually sit down and finish this so I hope you guys like it. Same warnings as the previous chapters except add Relena bashing in this chapter. Oh and also note that in the flashback portion, Heero is 7 years old and Rai is 6 years old (Rai is a year younger than all the other pilots.) And if you haven't noticed yet, Rai is the Wing pilot and Heero is going to be referred to as the pilot of Zero.
Chapter 3: Explanations. . .and the Queen of the World?
Blinking his eyes open, Rai slowly pushed the covers down and yawned. From the sunlight streaming through the window, he could tell that it was only early morning. Deciding that staying in bed was not an option, Rai cautiously made his way out of the room and down the stairs, careful to not disturb his broken ribs.
//Seems as though no one's up yet.// He shrugged to himself mentally. //Might as well make breakfast for everyone.//
Shuffling into the small kitchen, the brown-haired boy set to searching for the needed supplies.
* * * * *
Duo awoke to a delicious smell wafting through the safe house. Hearing the sound of the shower, the Deathscythe pilot decided to head downstairs since Heero had already occupied the bathroom.
Padding out of his bedroom barefoot, Duo followed his nose to the kitchen where he was surprised to find the new pilot muttering a curse to himself when he accidentally burnt his finger placing the toast into the oven.
Looking up, Rai's face flashed with a strange emotion before it was pushed aside and a smile lit his face. "Mornin'. You up for some breakfast?"
Duo nodded, eyeing the other boy confusingly. "Uh, sure. Whatcha make?"
"Well, the eggs and bacon are done. The toast is in the oven right now. Also there's some coffee and juice. Which ever you prefer." Rai answered opening the oven to check on the said toast.
"Sounds great. Why don't I get the others?"
The gray blue-eyed boy nodded. "Go ahead. I'll get everything served."
"Alright." Quickly, the American bounded down the hallway and up the stairs. A few seconds later, there was an indignant shout and thundering footsteps.
Rai watched with amusement as the Chinese pilot of Altron raced after Duo, sword drawn and face red from anger. Deciding that having someone killed before breakfast was not acceptable, the brown haired boy waited until Duo was coming past him and grabbed the boy by the arm. He stood between the two pilots, arms crossed and glaring. "Duo, I said to wake people up not get killed."
Sheepishly, Duo smiled. "It's not my fault Wu-chan has an awful temper."
"Maxwell." Wufei growled out warningly.
Rai rolled his eyes. "You two act like children. Just get your plates and take whatever you want to eat. I think the others should be on their way now. Tell them to take their share, I'm going to go and grab some firewood." He said as he heard footsteps on the stairs.
Moments later, Quatre, Trowa, and Heero emerged from the hall.
"Ohayo!" Duo greeted cheerfully. "Breakfast is ready."
"What was all the noise?" The blonde asked when Trowa had handed him a plate and they set to scooping out some eggs. "You two aren't fighting again."
"Heh. . .umm. . ." Duo answered. "Just. . ." Another voice interrupted him.
". . . the sound of Wufei and Duo trying to kill each other." Rai finished, pushing the door with his foot so that it would shut behind him.
All activity stopped when the other five boys noticed the pilot standing at the door. Quatre was the first to speak. "Are you feeling better today?"
"Much. Arigato." Rai bowed slightly. "If you'll excuse me, I'm going to put this firewood up."
He began to head out of the kitchen but Heero stopped him. "Let me do it. You're ribs are still hurt." Without another word, the Japanese pilot took the bundle in Rai's arms and left the room.
"What. . ." Duo began, confused at his koi's behavior. ". . .was that?"
"Err. . .maybe Heero should explain it." Rai said nervously. //I really hope Duo doesn't have the wrong idea.//
* * * * *
"So, Heero. What's the story?" Duo asked.
They had finished breakfast and were now all seated in the small living room. Heero glanced at Rai, asking silently if it was acceptable for him to proceed with the explanation. A miniscule nod gave him the confirmation.
Taking a deep breath Heero began the long story.
*flashback*
A younger [1] version of Heero strode down the streets of L2, deep in thought. Doctor J had arranged a visit with one of the other professors and they had arrived on the colony earlier that day. With his trainer occupied, the Japanese boy had some time to himself and had chosen to take a walk. Although, now he noted, that it may not have been that great of an idea from a glance at his surroundings.
//I don't want to go back though. J is probably done with that meeting and that just means I'll have to train more.// So this left him no choice but to continue his way down the battered streets, fingering the gun hidden beneath his jacket every now and then.
Heero had rounded another corner when a charred smell assailed his senses. Following the scent, the small boy's eyes widened when he caught sight of a crumbling and burnt down building. Rushing towards the remains, Heero began to search for any survivors.
After about and hour of constant searching, the Japanese boy pushed aside a few pieces of rubble. The sound of a sudden intake of breath alerted him and he scanned the area. Finally his eyes came to rest on a hunched form of a child. From the slight shaking of the shoulders, Heero could tell that the boy?. . .or was it girl? he couldn't tell from the dark brown braid dangling to just brush the ground, was crying.
Hesitating just for a moment, Heero carefully advanced to stand behind the petite form. "Hey, are you alright?"
Frightened gray blue eyes met his and the boy (he could now tell from the face features) scampered back a few inches.
"Don't be scared. I'm here to help." Biting his bottom lip, Heero considered a thought before removing his jacket. "Here, you look cold. Put this on and then you can tell me what happened."
The American shakily reached out for the coat and wrapped it around himself. Relaxing slightly, the braided boy stood. "M. . .my name's Rai."
"I'm Heero Yui. What happened here?" Heero took the other boy's hand and led him out of the fallen building.
"Th. . .they burned it do. . .down whe. . .when I went to lo. . .look for my brother a. . .and kil. . .kil. . .killed everyone. My whole family is gone." The last part was whispered just as fresh tears began to flow down Rai's cheeks. "Everyone who loved me is dead. I have no one."
Frowning, Heero's young features lit up when an idea struck him. "Why don't you stay with me? I can look after you."
"Won't your parents be mad?" Rai asked, sniffling.
Heero froze. "I don't have any parents and the Doctor won't care anyway. So how about it?"
For the first time, Rai smiled. "Thank you." Clutching the miniature cross that he had found in the ashes, the American took hold of Heero's hand and they slowly made their way away from ashes.
* * * * *
"How dare you boy!" J struck Heero across the face again. "To bring someone else here when you know the importance of our mission."
"I will not let him die." The Japanese boy managed to force out, determination in his cobalt depths.
Doctor J was about to strike Heero again when he heard the muttered sentence. //I shouldn't let him feel emotions but. . .I trust him to know where to place it.// Lowering his fist, J smirked. "Fine. He can stay but you are responsible for him. I will have nothing to do with his welfare. Is that understood?"
Heero glared. "Ninmu ryoukai." Stiffly, he turned his back to his trainer and walked out of J's office.
As Heero stepped out of the office Rai approached the bruised boy. "You shouldn't be hurt because of me." Reaching out, he lightly brushed a finger across a cut on Heero's forehead.
"Don't worry about it Rai. I said that I would look after you and I will. I'm not going to make you stay on the streets. Not to mention J already said it was okay as long as I was the one to care for you." Heero answered quickly.
"I. . ." Rai turned his eyes downcast. "Then I have to do something for you."
"Rai. . ." The cobalt-eyed boy stopped mid-sentence. "Fine. Then let me train you. I want to make sure that you can take care of yourself if anything ever happened to me."
Rai nodded. "Deal. Now come on. I need to take care of those injuries."
~8 years later~
"Onni-chan, do you really have to leave?" A young man with gray blue eyes asked.
Heero sighed, forcing himself to smile. "I'm sorry Rai but I have to fight and you know I do. I've already taught you everything and I know you can take care of yourself. Maybe after the war is over, I'll see you again."
"But. . ." Rai protested but knew from the look on Heero's face that he wouldn't win this one. "I. . .I wish you luck then. Just be careful."
"I'll try." Hugging the boy that he saw a little brother, the Japanese pilot entered the cockpit of Wing. With one last fleeting look, Heero shut the hatch and took off into the dark void of space.
It was the last they would see each other until Doctor J had finished his portion of training Rai and would send the pilot to earth.
*end flashback*
Silence permeated the room as Heero finished his story. The pilots couldn't think of anything to comment about.
A loud banging at the door and a shriek of "Heeeerroooooo!" saved anyone from speaking.
"Oh dear god no!" Duo groaned, hearing Relena's customary greeting on the other side of the door. "How the hell did she find us?"
Quatre sighed and pushed himself up to open the door. Mustering a smile, he unlocked the door. "Hello Relena-sama. May I help you with something?"
"No. I'm just here to see Heero." Relena forced Quatre aside and stepped into the house, not even realizing that she was not welcome in.
Rai watched the proceedings disbelievingly from the hallway as the blonde girl practically went ballistic when she found out that Heero was not in the living room with the rest of the pilots. //Man, this girl must really scare Heero for him to have to sneak out to avoid her.// He winced as she pouted and seated herself on the sofa. //On second thought, she frightened me too when J had me protect her for that one week.//
Wufei stood, muttering something remarkably similar to "Damn idiotic onna." under his breath. "I'm going to work on Altron." He announced out loud before disappearing outside.
"Oi, Wu-man. Wait for me. I need to do some upgrades on Deathscythe too." Duo called out just loud enough for Wufei to hear him and took off after the other pilot.
This left Trowa and Quatre to deal with the irritated Queen of the World and neither of them looked too thrilled over the prospect.
In the hallway Rai nearly jumped when Heero reappeared behind him.
"Is she gone yet?"
"Not yet." Rai whispered back. "Why are you so intent on avoiding her?"
Heero grimaced. "She thinks that I'm her boyfriend."
"Oh. . ." The gray blue-eyed American's face showed understanding. "She's one of those damn delusional girls, eh? Trust me I know exactly how you feel."
Eyeing Rai questioningly, the blue-eyed boy raised an eyebrow in query.
"Let's just say that J assigned me to a mission involving her for a week and it was no fun listening to her complaints all day." Sighing, Rai peeked back into the living room to check on his friends.
"And you're telling me she didn't develop a crush on you? I know she's had one on about every one of us pilots." Heero muttered.
Rai snickered. "Unless she's a lesbian I don't think so. Ya see, J had me dress as a girl for that mission. Something about not needing OZ to find out who I really was prematurely."
//I was going to kill him for that but considering how much grief it saved me I should probably thank him.// The Wing[2] pilot added to himself silently.
Their conversation came to a pause as a pink blur rushed past them and then came to a halt. Beside him, Rai heard Heero released a pained groan and then Relena was dragging him off. Frozen in shock for a moment, Rai watched as his best friend desperately try and dislodge the young queen.
"Where did she go?" Trowa asked softly, coming up beside the American.
"Huh?" Rai's eyes widened. "Holy crap, she's got him!" Running in the direction he had seen Relena take, the pilot left the couple in confusion.
* * * * *
"Look Heero! A bunny! Isn't it just so adorable?" Relena squealed as she clung tighter to Heero's arm. "Come on. Let's go see if there are any more animals in those flowers."
The Zero pilot sighed and then growled out. "Relena. Let go of me."
Relena giggled, obviously not catching Heero's hint. "You don't need to be shy. There's no one here but me. . . "
"Oi, onni-chan!" Rai's voice sounded from behind them.
The Japanese boy breathed in a breath of relief as Rai skidded to a halt in front of him. "Hai?"
"We. . .umm. . .have to finish those upgrades now. I just got a vid from J saying that he's expecting the reports asap and. . ." Gray blue eyes shifted to the girl, she having cut in.
"Excuse me but those reports will have to wait. Heero and I are enjoying ourselves." Relena tilted her head slightly. "And may I also inquire as to who you are? I don't ever recall seeing you."
"That, Relena-san, is none of your damn business and I think that you're the only one enjoying yourself at the moment. So, I'm just going to take Heero and we'll be off." Grabbing his friend's hand, the American turned to walk away from the blonde.
A glare spread over Relena's features. "How dare you show such disrespect to me?"
Rai raised an eyebrow. "Well, lemme see. According to people like you, those that lived on the streets have no respect for anyone. Since I'm from the streets, that means I get to chew you out all I want." He could see Heero trying desperately not to grin from the corner of his eye.
The blonde girl promptly turned a dark shade of red, obviously that had struck a nerve. "Heero aren't you going to say anything?"
Heero shrugged. "Sayonara Relena-san."
They left the shocked girl behind them and quickly made their escape.
T. B. C.
1. I had already put it in the warnings at the beginning of this chapter but I know some people don't like to read those. (I know I don't.) So just to explain Heero is 7 years old and Rai is 6 years old during this flashback sequence. He's about a year younger than all of the other pilots.
2. Remember in this story Rai is the Wing pilot is Heero is the Zero pilot. Just so no one is confused about who actually said this.
Okay I know that this was an abrupt cut off but I have a reason for it. This being that this was sort of the semi humorous chapter (if you like Relena bashing) and this is the end of the humor for now. Now onto the schemes for the next chapter. *evil laugh* Can you tell I'm tired? *sigh* Definitely time to catch some Z's.
Okie Dokie, here's chapter 3!!! Took me a while to actually sit down and finish this so I hope you guys like it. Same warnings as the previous chapters except add Relena bashing in this chapter. Oh and also note that in the flashback portion, Heero is 7 years old and Rai is 6 years old (Rai is a year younger than all the other pilots.) And if you haven't noticed yet, Rai is the Wing pilot and Heero is going to be referred to as the pilot of Zero.
Chapter 3: Explanations. . .and the Queen of the World?
Blinking his eyes open, Rai slowly pushed the covers down and yawned. From the sunlight streaming through the window, he could tell that it was only early morning. Deciding that staying in bed was not an option, Rai cautiously made his way out of the room and down the stairs, careful to not disturb his broken ribs.
//Seems as though no one's up yet.// He shrugged to himself mentally. //Might as well make breakfast for everyone.//
Shuffling into the small kitchen, the brown-haired boy set to searching for the needed supplies.
* * * * *
Duo awoke to a delicious smell wafting through the safe house. Hearing the sound of the shower, the Deathscythe pilot decided to head downstairs since Heero had already occupied the bathroom.
Padding out of his bedroom barefoot, Duo followed his nose to the kitchen where he was surprised to find the new pilot muttering a curse to himself when he accidentally burnt his finger placing the toast into the oven.
Looking up, Rai's face flashed with a strange emotion before it was pushed aside and a smile lit his face. "Mornin'. You up for some breakfast?"
Duo nodded, eyeing the other boy confusingly. "Uh, sure. Whatcha make?"
"Well, the eggs and bacon are done. The toast is in the oven right now. Also there's some coffee and juice. Which ever you prefer." Rai answered opening the oven to check on the said toast.
"Sounds great. Why don't I get the others?"
The gray blue-eyed boy nodded. "Go ahead. I'll get everything served."
"Alright." Quickly, the American bounded down the hallway and up the stairs. A few seconds later, there was an indignant shout and thundering footsteps.
Rai watched with amusement as the Chinese pilot of Altron raced after Duo, sword drawn and face red from anger. Deciding that having someone killed before breakfast was not acceptable, the brown haired boy waited until Duo was coming past him and grabbed the boy by the arm. He stood between the two pilots, arms crossed and glaring. "Duo, I said to wake people up not get killed."
Sheepishly, Duo smiled. "It's not my fault Wu-chan has an awful temper."
"Maxwell." Wufei growled out warningly.
Rai rolled his eyes. "You two act like children. Just get your plates and take whatever you want to eat. I think the others should be on their way now. Tell them to take their share, I'm going to go and grab some firewood." He said as he heard footsteps on the stairs.
Moments later, Quatre, Trowa, and Heero emerged from the hall.
"Ohayo!" Duo greeted cheerfully. "Breakfast is ready."
"What was all the noise?" The blonde asked when Trowa had handed him a plate and they set to scooping out some eggs. "You two aren't fighting again."
"Heh. . .umm. . ." Duo answered. "Just. . ." Another voice interrupted him.
". . . the sound of Wufei and Duo trying to kill each other." Rai finished, pushing the door with his foot so that it would shut behind him.
All activity stopped when the other five boys noticed the pilot standing at the door. Quatre was the first to speak. "Are you feeling better today?"
"Much. Arigato." Rai bowed slightly. "If you'll excuse me, I'm going to put this firewood up."
He began to head out of the kitchen but Heero stopped him. "Let me do it. You're ribs are still hurt." Without another word, the Japanese pilot took the bundle in Rai's arms and left the room.
"What. . ." Duo began, confused at his koi's behavior. ". . .was that?"
"Err. . .maybe Heero should explain it." Rai said nervously. //I really hope Duo doesn't have the wrong idea.//
* * * * *
"So, Heero. What's the story?" Duo asked.
They had finished breakfast and were now all seated in the small living room. Heero glanced at Rai, asking silently if it was acceptable for him to proceed with the explanation. A miniscule nod gave him the confirmation.
Taking a deep breath Heero began the long story.
*flashback*
A younger [1] version of Heero strode down the streets of L2, deep in thought. Doctor J had arranged a visit with one of the other professors and they had arrived on the colony earlier that day. With his trainer occupied, the Japanese boy had some time to himself and had chosen to take a walk. Although, now he noted, that it may not have been that great of an idea from a glance at his surroundings.
//I don't want to go back though. J is probably done with that meeting and that just means I'll have to train more.// So this left him no choice but to continue his way down the battered streets, fingering the gun hidden beneath his jacket every now and then.
Heero had rounded another corner when a charred smell assailed his senses. Following the scent, the small boy's eyes widened when he caught sight of a crumbling and burnt down building. Rushing towards the remains, Heero began to search for any survivors.
After about and hour of constant searching, the Japanese boy pushed aside a few pieces of rubble. The sound of a sudden intake of breath alerted him and he scanned the area. Finally his eyes came to rest on a hunched form of a child. From the slight shaking of the shoulders, Heero could tell that the boy?. . .or was it girl? he couldn't tell from the dark brown braid dangling to just brush the ground, was crying.
Hesitating just for a moment, Heero carefully advanced to stand behind the petite form. "Hey, are you alright?"
Frightened gray blue eyes met his and the boy (he could now tell from the face features) scampered back a few inches.
"Don't be scared. I'm here to help." Biting his bottom lip, Heero considered a thought before removing his jacket. "Here, you look cold. Put this on and then you can tell me what happened."
The American shakily reached out for the coat and wrapped it around himself. Relaxing slightly, the braided boy stood. "M. . .my name's Rai."
"I'm Heero Yui. What happened here?" Heero took the other boy's hand and led him out of the fallen building.
"Th. . .they burned it do. . .down whe. . .when I went to lo. . .look for my brother a. . .and kil. . .kil. . .killed everyone. My whole family is gone." The last part was whispered just as fresh tears began to flow down Rai's cheeks. "Everyone who loved me is dead. I have no one."
Frowning, Heero's young features lit up when an idea struck him. "Why don't you stay with me? I can look after you."
"Won't your parents be mad?" Rai asked, sniffling.
Heero froze. "I don't have any parents and the Doctor won't care anyway. So how about it?"
For the first time, Rai smiled. "Thank you." Clutching the miniature cross that he had found in the ashes, the American took hold of Heero's hand and they slowly made their way away from ashes.
* * * * *
"How dare you boy!" J struck Heero across the face again. "To bring someone else here when you know the importance of our mission."
"I will not let him die." The Japanese boy managed to force out, determination in his cobalt depths.
Doctor J was about to strike Heero again when he heard the muttered sentence. //I shouldn't let him feel emotions but. . .I trust him to know where to place it.// Lowering his fist, J smirked. "Fine. He can stay but you are responsible for him. I will have nothing to do with his welfare. Is that understood?"
Heero glared. "Ninmu ryoukai." Stiffly, he turned his back to his trainer and walked out of J's office.
As Heero stepped out of the office Rai approached the bruised boy. "You shouldn't be hurt because of me." Reaching out, he lightly brushed a finger across a cut on Heero's forehead.
"Don't worry about it Rai. I said that I would look after you and I will. I'm not going to make you stay on the streets. Not to mention J already said it was okay as long as I was the one to care for you." Heero answered quickly.
"I. . ." Rai turned his eyes downcast. "Then I have to do something for you."
"Rai. . ." The cobalt-eyed boy stopped mid-sentence. "Fine. Then let me train you. I want to make sure that you can take care of yourself if anything ever happened to me."
Rai nodded. "Deal. Now come on. I need to take care of those injuries."
~8 years later~
"Onni-chan, do you really have to leave?" A young man with gray blue eyes asked.
Heero sighed, forcing himself to smile. "I'm sorry Rai but I have to fight and you know I do. I've already taught you everything and I know you can take care of yourself. Maybe after the war is over, I'll see you again."
"But. . ." Rai protested but knew from the look on Heero's face that he wouldn't win this one. "I. . .I wish you luck then. Just be careful."
"I'll try." Hugging the boy that he saw a little brother, the Japanese pilot entered the cockpit of Wing. With one last fleeting look, Heero shut the hatch and took off into the dark void of space.
It was the last they would see each other until Doctor J had finished his portion of training Rai and would send the pilot to earth.
*end flashback*
Silence permeated the room as Heero finished his story. The pilots couldn't think of anything to comment about.
A loud banging at the door and a shriek of "Heeeerroooooo!" saved anyone from speaking.
"Oh dear god no!" Duo groaned, hearing Relena's customary greeting on the other side of the door. "How the hell did she find us?"
Quatre sighed and pushed himself up to open the door. Mustering a smile, he unlocked the door. "Hello Relena-sama. May I help you with something?"
"No. I'm just here to see Heero." Relena forced Quatre aside and stepped into the house, not even realizing that she was not welcome in.
Rai watched the proceedings disbelievingly from the hallway as the blonde girl practically went ballistic when she found out that Heero was not in the living room with the rest of the pilots. //Man, this girl must really scare Heero for him to have to sneak out to avoid her.// He winced as she pouted and seated herself on the sofa. //On second thought, she frightened me too when J had me protect her for that one week.//
Wufei stood, muttering something remarkably similar to "Damn idiotic onna." under his breath. "I'm going to work on Altron." He announced out loud before disappearing outside.
"Oi, Wu-man. Wait for me. I need to do some upgrades on Deathscythe too." Duo called out just loud enough for Wufei to hear him and took off after the other pilot.
This left Trowa and Quatre to deal with the irritated Queen of the World and neither of them looked too thrilled over the prospect.
In the hallway Rai nearly jumped when Heero reappeared behind him.
"Is she gone yet?"
"Not yet." Rai whispered back. "Why are you so intent on avoiding her?"
Heero grimaced. "She thinks that I'm her boyfriend."
"Oh. . ." The gray blue-eyed American's face showed understanding. "She's one of those damn delusional girls, eh? Trust me I know exactly how you feel."
Eyeing Rai questioningly, the blue-eyed boy raised an eyebrow in query.
"Let's just say that J assigned me to a mission involving her for a week and it was no fun listening to her complaints all day." Sighing, Rai peeked back into the living room to check on his friends.
"And you're telling me she didn't develop a crush on you? I know she's had one on about every one of us pilots." Heero muttered.
Rai snickered. "Unless she's a lesbian I don't think so. Ya see, J had me dress as a girl for that mission. Something about not needing OZ to find out who I really was prematurely."
//I was going to kill him for that but considering how much grief it saved me I should probably thank him.// The Wing[2] pilot added to himself silently.
Their conversation came to a pause as a pink blur rushed past them and then came to a halt. Beside him, Rai heard Heero released a pained groan and then Relena was dragging him off. Frozen in shock for a moment, Rai watched as his best friend desperately try and dislodge the young queen.
"Where did she go?" Trowa asked softly, coming up beside the American.
"Huh?" Rai's eyes widened. "Holy crap, she's got him!" Running in the direction he had seen Relena take, the pilot left the couple in confusion.
* * * * *
"Look Heero! A bunny! Isn't it just so adorable?" Relena squealed as she clung tighter to Heero's arm. "Come on. Let's go see if there are any more animals in those flowers."
The Zero pilot sighed and then growled out. "Relena. Let go of me."
Relena giggled, obviously not catching Heero's hint. "You don't need to be shy. There's no one here but me. . . "
"Oi, onni-chan!" Rai's voice sounded from behind them.
The Japanese boy breathed in a breath of relief as Rai skidded to a halt in front of him. "Hai?"
"We. . .umm. . .have to finish those upgrades now. I just got a vid from J saying that he's expecting the reports asap and. . ." Gray blue eyes shifted to the girl, she having cut in.
"Excuse me but those reports will have to wait. Heero and I are enjoying ourselves." Relena tilted her head slightly. "And may I also inquire as to who you are? I don't ever recall seeing you."
"That, Relena-san, is none of your damn business and I think that you're the only one enjoying yourself at the moment. So, I'm just going to take Heero and we'll be off." Grabbing his friend's hand, the American turned to walk away from the blonde.
A glare spread over Relena's features. "How dare you show such disrespect to me?"
Rai raised an eyebrow. "Well, lemme see. According to people like you, those that lived on the streets have no respect for anyone. Since I'm from the streets, that means I get to chew you out all I want." He could see Heero trying desperately not to grin from the corner of his eye.
The blonde girl promptly turned a dark shade of red, obviously that had struck a nerve. "Heero aren't you going to say anything?"
Heero shrugged. "Sayonara Relena-san."
They left the shocked girl behind them and quickly made their escape.
T. B. C.
1. I had already put it in the warnings at the beginning of this chapter but I know some people don't like to read those. (I know I don't.) So just to explain Heero is 7 years old and Rai is 6 years old during this flashback sequence. He's about a year younger than all of the other pilots.
2. Remember in this story Rai is the Wing pilot is Heero is the Zero pilot. Just so no one is confused about who actually said this.
Okay I know that this was an abrupt cut off but I have a reason for it. This being that this was sort of the semi humorous chapter (if you like Relena bashing) and this is the end of the humor for now. Now onto the schemes for the next chapter. *evil laugh* Can you tell I'm tired? *sigh* Definitely time to catch some Z's.