Astra: Hey…school has started for us…so pls. forgive short chapters and a little longer between posts…
Shizuko: But we PROMISE to keep it up! We won't leave you hanging!
Astra: *nodnodnod*
Chapter Two: Just Wing It
Heero stood outside Relena's door. He took a deep breath and rang the doorbell.
Here we go.
Relena opened the door. She looked exquisite, more so than usual.
"Ready to go?" Heero asked.
"Almost, I can't seem to locate my purse, come in while I look for it."
Relena beckoned him in and shoved him into a chair.
"Sit. Wait."
"I could help…"
"No…that's okay…"
So Heero sat. And sat. Nervous as anything. It wasn't really all that long, but to a prospective fiancé it was FOREVER…
"Ready!"
He escorted her out of the house and led the way to his car.
Dinner was beautifully quiet with a candle on the table, its flickering light giving a soft glow to everything around it. Heero ate without talking, simply letting his eyes drink in the way the candlelight glittered on Relena's tasteful jewelry and mostly on her hair, eyes, and lips. Still, every time he tried to make conversation, the certain unasked question nagged in the back of his mind. Yet, whenever he felt he was going to blurt it out, it stuck in his throat and made him swallow it again. Once, he was on the verge of asking, but took a deep breath before and choked on his soup. The coughing fit that ensued drove the thought completely from his mind.
They had just started on dessert when Heero steeled his resolved and slipped his hand into his pocket for the ring. Maybe holding something solid would help keep the words coming. Unfortunately, it wasn't there. Skillfully masking his rising panic, he checked his other pockets and then remembered. He had left it in the pocket of the driver's door in his car. It would still be there for later, but he couldn't possibly ask now. Sighing softly in annoyance, he finished his dessert, berating himself silently the whole time.
Once they were back in the car and on their way back to Relena's, the girl asked, "Are you okay, Heero? You've been unusually quiet, even for you,"
"Uh…"
What am I gonna say? I've been boring all night because I want to marry you? Wait a sec…
Heero pulled over to the side of the road sharply, causing Relena to gasp out, "Heero! What are you doing?"
Heero jumped out of the car and ran over to the passenger side. He opened Relena's door and held his hand out to her. As she unbuckled her seatbelt she whispered, "Heero?"
He led her safely out of the way of the quiet road and knelt holding her hand.
For a moment the world stopped.
Wildflowers and dandelions blew in the wind…
"…you need flowers, lots of flowers…"
The moon was bright and cast a lovely glow around them.
"…THAT'S the atmosphere thing…"
Heero was nervous…
"…you ACTUALLY WANT to MARRY her…"
I most certainly do. It's always just been how…
"…you just have to hand her the ring, no words required…"
So that is just what Heero did.
Astra: I feel so ingenious…I figured out how to tie in all of those quotes….Shizuko is proud…
Shizuko: *rolls eyes* ::I wrote the rest of the chapter, she didn't start until they were in the car…this whole fic, was, in fact, MY idea…::
Astra: *oblivious*
R&R!