Sparkle
Part 5: The Realization
Around 2 a.m that night, Zechs and Noin had fallen asleep in each other's arms. Duo, Wufei, Soleil, and Trina were watching the news. Heero tood in his solitary corner and stared out of the window. Hilde and Kele had cried themselves to sleep and had earned a " Weak onnas" from Wufei. Donovan, Cathy, Dmitri (Duo's other brother) and Quatre sat, fighting sleep.
" In other news, starlet Relena was shot last night at Club Eckoh. She is in stable condition at McCreedy General Hospital. No suspects have been apprehended." The television personality said. Then Dr. Sally Po- Maxwell (she's married to Dmitri) walked in.
" The bullet only grazed her side. The shock from the pain is what caused her to faint. She needs about a month off to emotionally heal from all of this. No strenuous work or the stitches will pop out and she'll be bleeding and crying rivers. Oh, and she wants to see Heero." Sally said, saying that last sentence with all the obviousness in the world.
Heero looked thoroughly confused and surprised, but quickly got over it. The look of innocence quickly faded. He followed Sally back into Relena's room. She was staring at her hands. Her hair was tied back and her outfit was lying on the end of the bed. She looked up at Heero.
" Not bad for the first day on the job, huh? Anyway, thanks." She whispered.
" For what?" Heero said, crossing his arms. Relena clasped her hands together.
" For catching me, again. That was the third time, I think. Your eyes were the very last thing I remember before waking up." She said drowsily. Relena touched his arms. He unfolded his arms and her took her hand.
" You're welcome." He kissed it.
A month later, Relena convinced Zechs to let her record a song. It was a killer song if she must say so herself. Heero drove her to the recording studio.
" Why don't you ever start conversations?" Relena asked. Heero turned to look at her for a hot second, then looked back at the road.
" I see no point in talking unless I am spoken to." Heero said in that same monotone. Relena rolled her eyes.
" You really are a serious one, aren't you?"
" You have no idea." Heero parked the car. Relena sighed and got out of the car. They went up to the sixth floor where Sylvia Noventa and Eddie King were there. They were Relena's producers. After about two hours of making the music recording the background, Relena went in to sing. Heero watched from the shadows. Relena waved at him.
' I'm growing too fond of him,' she thought. Then the music began.
*I was a wayward child
With the weight of the world that I held deep inside
Life was a winding road
And I learned many things little ones shouldn't know
But I close my eyes,
Steady my feet on the ground,
Raise my head to the sky
And as time rolls by
Still I feel like that child as I look at the moon
Maybe I grew up a little too soon*
Relena opened her eyes after singing two verses and the bridge. She saw Heero still standing there with his eyes on her. When she opened her mouth to sing the third verse, Heero tuned in.
*Guardian angel, I sail away on an ocean
With you by my side
Orange clouds roll by
They burn into your image
And you're still alive
Still I close my eyes,
Steady my feet on the ground,
Raise my head to the sky
And still time rolls by
Still I feel like that child as I look at the moon
Maybe I grew up a little too soon..*
It dawned on both Heero and Relena that she was referring to him as her guardian angel. Then both realized something.
' I'm in love,' they both thought at the exact same time.
That night, Relena sat on her balcony with nothing but a long white nightgown and a bottle of tequila.
' I can't fall in love with him! He's my fucking bodyguard! Besides, everything I love dies,' Relena thought, sadly. Hiccupping and looking at the stars a single tear rolled down her face. She wiped it away.
" Why the fuck are you still up?" A deep sexy voice said. Relena dropped the bottle and sat up. Broken glass and tequila lay all over the floor. Heero stood, facing her and looking quite pissed. Relena stood.
" Damnit, Heero! Don't scare me like that!" She yelled. Heero smirked. He took a moment to look at her attire: a nightgown that hid her feet. She looked like an angel.
" You never answered my question, Relena." Heero stated simply. Relena rolled her eyes at him.
" Oh, don't be a Solange, 'kay? I don't need you breathing down my back also, my good sir." Relena's words were slurred.
" That still doesn't answer my question, Relena." Heero probed. Relena glared at him in all her drunkenness.
" Thinking, 'kay. I was only thinking." Relena tried to pass Heero, but he grabbed her arm. She turned to face him.
" That's another thing I failed to mention. Don't 'think' out in the open at 1 in the morning. You're open for all kinds of attacks." He said in a warning tone. Relena smirked seductively. Heero couldn't tell if it was intentional or not, given her drunken state.
" And why do you care, Sergeant Stick-Up-My-Ass? Aren't I just an obligation to you? Just a fucking obligation?" Relena stepped up real close to him. So close that he could feel the tiny hairs on her forehead against his neck. She looked up at him.
" Although you might not know it, Heero, I do love you. But it's hard to express it if the person doesn't love you back." Tears welled up in her eyes and she turned and ran to the bathroom. Heero sighed and left the room, making sure to the lock the balcony door.
AN: It starts. What will Heero do with this new found knowledge?
Part 5: The Realization
Around 2 a.m that night, Zechs and Noin had fallen asleep in each other's arms. Duo, Wufei, Soleil, and Trina were watching the news. Heero tood in his solitary corner and stared out of the window. Hilde and Kele had cried themselves to sleep and had earned a " Weak onnas" from Wufei. Donovan, Cathy, Dmitri (Duo's other brother) and Quatre sat, fighting sleep.
" In other news, starlet Relena was shot last night at Club Eckoh. She is in stable condition at McCreedy General Hospital. No suspects have been apprehended." The television personality said. Then Dr. Sally Po- Maxwell (she's married to Dmitri) walked in.
" The bullet only grazed her side. The shock from the pain is what caused her to faint. She needs about a month off to emotionally heal from all of this. No strenuous work or the stitches will pop out and she'll be bleeding and crying rivers. Oh, and she wants to see Heero." Sally said, saying that last sentence with all the obviousness in the world.
Heero looked thoroughly confused and surprised, but quickly got over it. The look of innocence quickly faded. He followed Sally back into Relena's room. She was staring at her hands. Her hair was tied back and her outfit was lying on the end of the bed. She looked up at Heero.
" Not bad for the first day on the job, huh? Anyway, thanks." She whispered.
" For what?" Heero said, crossing his arms. Relena clasped her hands together.
" For catching me, again. That was the third time, I think. Your eyes were the very last thing I remember before waking up." She said drowsily. Relena touched his arms. He unfolded his arms and her took her hand.
" You're welcome." He kissed it.
A month later, Relena convinced Zechs to let her record a song. It was a killer song if she must say so herself. Heero drove her to the recording studio.
" Why don't you ever start conversations?" Relena asked. Heero turned to look at her for a hot second, then looked back at the road.
" I see no point in talking unless I am spoken to." Heero said in that same monotone. Relena rolled her eyes.
" You really are a serious one, aren't you?"
" You have no idea." Heero parked the car. Relena sighed and got out of the car. They went up to the sixth floor where Sylvia Noventa and Eddie King were there. They were Relena's producers. After about two hours of making the music recording the background, Relena went in to sing. Heero watched from the shadows. Relena waved at him.
' I'm growing too fond of him,' she thought. Then the music began.
*I was a wayward child
With the weight of the world that I held deep inside
Life was a winding road
And I learned many things little ones shouldn't know
But I close my eyes,
Steady my feet on the ground,
Raise my head to the sky
And as time rolls by
Still I feel like that child as I look at the moon
Maybe I grew up a little too soon*
Relena opened her eyes after singing two verses and the bridge. She saw Heero still standing there with his eyes on her. When she opened her mouth to sing the third verse, Heero tuned in.
*Guardian angel, I sail away on an ocean
With you by my side
Orange clouds roll by
They burn into your image
And you're still alive
Still I close my eyes,
Steady my feet on the ground,
Raise my head to the sky
And still time rolls by
Still I feel like that child as I look at the moon
Maybe I grew up a little too soon..*
It dawned on both Heero and Relena that she was referring to him as her guardian angel. Then both realized something.
' I'm in love,' they both thought at the exact same time.
That night, Relena sat on her balcony with nothing but a long white nightgown and a bottle of tequila.
' I can't fall in love with him! He's my fucking bodyguard! Besides, everything I love dies,' Relena thought, sadly. Hiccupping and looking at the stars a single tear rolled down her face. She wiped it away.
" Why the fuck are you still up?" A deep sexy voice said. Relena dropped the bottle and sat up. Broken glass and tequila lay all over the floor. Heero stood, facing her and looking quite pissed. Relena stood.
" Damnit, Heero! Don't scare me like that!" She yelled. Heero smirked. He took a moment to look at her attire: a nightgown that hid her feet. She looked like an angel.
" You never answered my question, Relena." Heero stated simply. Relena rolled her eyes at him.
" Oh, don't be a Solange, 'kay? I don't need you breathing down my back also, my good sir." Relena's words were slurred.
" That still doesn't answer my question, Relena." Heero probed. Relena glared at him in all her drunkenness.
" Thinking, 'kay. I was only thinking." Relena tried to pass Heero, but he grabbed her arm. She turned to face him.
" That's another thing I failed to mention. Don't 'think' out in the open at 1 in the morning. You're open for all kinds of attacks." He said in a warning tone. Relena smirked seductively. Heero couldn't tell if it was intentional or not, given her drunken state.
" And why do you care, Sergeant Stick-Up-My-Ass? Aren't I just an obligation to you? Just a fucking obligation?" Relena stepped up real close to him. So close that he could feel the tiny hairs on her forehead against his neck. She looked up at him.
" Although you might not know it, Heero, I do love you. But it's hard to express it if the person doesn't love you back." Tears welled up in her eyes and she turned and ran to the bathroom. Heero sighed and left the room, making sure to the lock the balcony door.
AN: It starts. What will Heero do with this new found knowledge?