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Chapter 8
What's Lost? What's Gained?
He grabbed his jacket and made his way to the door. Today he was going to see Relena again for the first time in over two years. He walked to the address he found and looked at the door. He raised his hand to knock but hesitated. What if she doesn't want to see me? What if she found some one else? Consequences be damned he thought and he knocked on the door. For a while all he heard was silence. Then.
"Just a minute." Came the voice of the one he had come to see. He heard the padding of feet against carpet as she walked to the door. He heard a click as the lock turned back and the doorknob turned.
The door opened. Her eyes locked onto him as she realized who it was. "Heero." She whispered.
"Relena." He eyed her up and down; she didn't look much different then when he last saw her, only more relaxed. She moved out of the doorway and extended her hand as an invitation to enter. He stepped inside and the door closed.
"What can I do for you Heero?" He let out a sigh.
"Forgive me?" He nearly sounded like he was pleading.
"And why should I do anything for you Heero? You take my love for you and toss it out the window like it was a piece of trash. Is that all I am to you Heero?" She was interrogating him in an angry tone.
"Please Relena, I want to fix the mistake I made. I want to make things right. I want you to come back with me to earth." He was pleading now. An infant's cry was heard from the back of the apartment.
"I can't just pick up and leave like that Heero." She said as she walked to the back of the apartment. He followed her.
"There's someone else isn't there?" He asked in a low tone.
"You could say that." They were almost to the back room.
"Then I'll leave. I won't bother you again." He stopped and started to turn around to walk back out.
"Wait a second Heero." She said coming back out into the hall. "The person I was talking about was Saline here." She said as she held an infant in her arms.
He turned around to face her. He looked down at the now sleeping child. "Only you could make something so pure and flawless." He told her not looking up to face her.
"Heero, she's ours. Not mine, but ours. We made her Heero." He looked up at her with questioning eyes. "Heero, that last night, on earth you spent with me." He looked back down at the child. "I don't need you to stay and try and support us Heero. I just need you to know that we're alive and well."
"Relena, I don't know what to do." She smiled at him.
"If you stick around you'll learn." She started to hand her to Heero. " Take he for a few moments. You need to know what it's like to hold your own daughter." He carefully took her from Relena like she was as fragile as glass. He was in awe of this little sleeping child barely a year old. Of all the enemies he's faced he has never truly been defeated. But in a mater of seconds an infant pulled him apart and found whatever shred of humanity there was in him. Heero smiled at her.
Relena looked at her daughter and her father as he held her. She hoped Heero would stay this time. Heero handed Saline back to her mother, which took her back to the crib and set her down. "How old is she?"
"Barely a year."
"When was her birth day?" He asked.
"4 days ago."
"Relena." He looked down at the floor. "I'm sorry" He lifted his head to meet her gaze.
"It's alright. Just stay. At least for a little while." She looked at him with sincerity. He ran a hand through his hair. He took a step closer to her. They were inches apart. He put his hand on her cheek. His hand moved to her chin as he leaned in.
"I should've done this a long time ago." He whispered as he began to kiss her. After a few seconds he pulled away. He looked deep into her eyes. "I love you Relena." Her eyes shot open after she heard him.
"You. You do?" He nodded with a small smile across his lips.
"I love you too Heero."
"I'm sorry but I must leave for a few weeks. I need to get some things straightened out on earth."
"I'm going with you."
"Relena, what about all that you have here?"
"I have very few social ties here besides for brother and Noin. I had to keep a low profile in case someone should recognize me."
"Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes Heero. There's nothing I want more right now then to be with you."
"I can't ask you to live with me."
"Heero, I still have a house in the mountains of the Sanc kingdom." She looked up at him. "It's more than large enough for us to live in." He looked at her and smiled.
"I'll help you pack." She smiled wide and jumped into his arms. He caught her with ease and held her tight.
Chapter 8
What's Lost? What's Gained?
He grabbed his jacket and made his way to the door. Today he was going to see Relena again for the first time in over two years. He walked to the address he found and looked at the door. He raised his hand to knock but hesitated. What if she doesn't want to see me? What if she found some one else? Consequences be damned he thought and he knocked on the door. For a while all he heard was silence. Then.
"Just a minute." Came the voice of the one he had come to see. He heard the padding of feet against carpet as she walked to the door. He heard a click as the lock turned back and the doorknob turned.
The door opened. Her eyes locked onto him as she realized who it was. "Heero." She whispered.
"Relena." He eyed her up and down; she didn't look much different then when he last saw her, only more relaxed. She moved out of the doorway and extended her hand as an invitation to enter. He stepped inside and the door closed.
"What can I do for you Heero?" He let out a sigh.
"Forgive me?" He nearly sounded like he was pleading.
"And why should I do anything for you Heero? You take my love for you and toss it out the window like it was a piece of trash. Is that all I am to you Heero?" She was interrogating him in an angry tone.
"Please Relena, I want to fix the mistake I made. I want to make things right. I want you to come back with me to earth." He was pleading now. An infant's cry was heard from the back of the apartment.
"I can't just pick up and leave like that Heero." She said as she walked to the back of the apartment. He followed her.
"There's someone else isn't there?" He asked in a low tone.
"You could say that." They were almost to the back room.
"Then I'll leave. I won't bother you again." He stopped and started to turn around to walk back out.
"Wait a second Heero." She said coming back out into the hall. "The person I was talking about was Saline here." She said as she held an infant in her arms.
He turned around to face her. He looked down at the now sleeping child. "Only you could make something so pure and flawless." He told her not looking up to face her.
"Heero, she's ours. Not mine, but ours. We made her Heero." He looked up at her with questioning eyes. "Heero, that last night, on earth you spent with me." He looked back down at the child. "I don't need you to stay and try and support us Heero. I just need you to know that we're alive and well."
"Relena, I don't know what to do." She smiled at him.
"If you stick around you'll learn." She started to hand her to Heero. " Take he for a few moments. You need to know what it's like to hold your own daughter." He carefully took her from Relena like she was as fragile as glass. He was in awe of this little sleeping child barely a year old. Of all the enemies he's faced he has never truly been defeated. But in a mater of seconds an infant pulled him apart and found whatever shred of humanity there was in him. Heero smiled at her.
Relena looked at her daughter and her father as he held her. She hoped Heero would stay this time. Heero handed Saline back to her mother, which took her back to the crib and set her down. "How old is she?"
"Barely a year."
"When was her birth day?" He asked.
"4 days ago."
"Relena." He looked down at the floor. "I'm sorry" He lifted his head to meet her gaze.
"It's alright. Just stay. At least for a little while." She looked at him with sincerity. He ran a hand through his hair. He took a step closer to her. They were inches apart. He put his hand on her cheek. His hand moved to her chin as he leaned in.
"I should've done this a long time ago." He whispered as he began to kiss her. After a few seconds he pulled away. He looked deep into her eyes. "I love you Relena." Her eyes shot open after she heard him.
"You. You do?" He nodded with a small smile across his lips.
"I love you too Heero."
"I'm sorry but I must leave for a few weeks. I need to get some things straightened out on earth."
"I'm going with you."
"Relena, what about all that you have here?"
"I have very few social ties here besides for brother and Noin. I had to keep a low profile in case someone should recognize me."
"Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes Heero. There's nothing I want more right now then to be with you."
"I can't ask you to live with me."
"Heero, I still have a house in the mountains of the Sanc kingdom." She looked up at him. "It's more than large enough for us to live in." He looked at her and smiled.
"I'll help you pack." She smiled wide and jumped into his arms. He caught her with ease and held her tight.