" Err yes," the old man paused as he tried to conjure up a story to tell Hilde, but when he couldn't he just thought back on his life and than spoke. " Well I have a grand son, he grew up in terrible life style he separated from us got himself into a lot of trouble and started to fend for himself. When he heard that the family was dying out he tried to make it in some solider army unit," he said.
" Sound like your grand son had a hard life, I remember how it was like when.." she paused as she places her elbows on the floor and propped her head in her hands and looked up at him. " My mom died it was hard for me..for..my sister, and my brother especially," she stopped, than spoke again, " it wasn't expected..my brother loved her so much." Her blue orbs gazed off as tears brimmed at the corner of her eyes. " I was five when she died...and I was the one that was suppose to die, see I was born with a disease bone marrow it's called. My mother..she gave donation I'd say..and I live however she had died, Heero he seem so distant and for a while he HATED me. Than as I got older he started to get over protective of me and start to like me again..but you know he I know he still hurts. I DO too, I so in a way I kind of know how your grandson feels," Hilde trailed off.
The old man lips cringed into a frown as he looked down at the small figure that laid down on the carpeted floor before him, " No!, I think you know EXACTLY what he has been through.." he whispered.
Hilde looked up and smiled at the man, " Heh, you think so?"
The old man smiled, " bet you five bucks and an I.O.U on that."
Hilde smiled back, " your on gram's."
" OK, well how about I start up the piano and you start up that voice of yours," he laughed.
" No, how about you help me play that piano of yours and sing as well?" she asked.
" Okay that I will do," he said and waved her to get up and come over to him, and she did.
" So how do I start?" she asked, the old man stood and allowed her to sit on the low stool before the piano, " hey gram's you don't have to stand behind me you know."
" I have to be behind you in order to help you with the keys," he said.
" Well sit down than, I won't mind gram's," Hilde spoke.
' It's not that you won't mind...it's just that ...my little friend downstair..might out to stand up to have a peek..which won't be good in my case,' he thought. He sighed and slouched down on the stool behind her praying that he wouldn't have an unwanted visitor, he clasped his hands over hers and slowly begun to guided her hands across the keyboard.
' Heh..I never knew an old men had such firm stomachs and such upstanding attitude..'รด she smiled at him, as she tried to keep her focused on the keyboard.
" Your doing great.." he whispered, his breath nipping at her neck.
" Thanks.." she whispered, and they continued there practice.
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Relena frowned as she plopped down in the desk next to Heero, it had been two days now since they were assigned and so far they had spoken not one word to each other save saying ' you take it for today..' She didn't know why he disliked her but he did, and she hated that she hated being disliked SO much.
" Why?" she whispered.
Heero turned and looked at her with and arched brow, silent asking her what she was speaking about and than she replied, " I want to know why you dislike me so and you don't even know me."
" What is there to know about, girls like you are all the same," he tiff.
Relena's nose cringed, " Girls like me? You don't even take the time to get to know girls like me so don't make excuse because you want to be a cold heartless person!"
" Fine than tell me...tell me something, why do you try and be like them? Why can't you be your self?" he said, and turned back around in his seat.
" I don't--I I.." Relena stop short of what she was going to say as she put what he said in perspective and churned the thought with in her head for a while. After moments of silence she tilted her head slightly and looked at Heero calm facial expression which seemed to be focused on the work at hand, and than she looked to her 'friends' the were goofing around as usually. He was silent they were loud..she was loud at times as well, she was exactly like how he had just said..she was like them she wasn't herself.
She closed her eyes as she let memories of things she had once done with her friends indulge her, and than things she and Hilde had done together, she sighed, turned side ways and frown. She was someone else around them and around Hilde she was herself...it was like he knew more about her then she herself knew.
" I'm sorry..." she whispered, yet Heero heard and turned to look down at her, " I'm so sorry," she repeated, tears brimming at the corner of her eyes.
" If you cry you'll make our son upset," he said in a monotone voice, but Relena took it as the joke that he meant it to be.
Relena laughed and brushed away what little tears formed with her hands and smiled, " Can you give me a chance to prove..I'm not like them?"
Heero nodded, Relena slowly inched her hand and clasp his and than watched as he smiled slightly ( REALLY REALLY REALLY small smile.) at her and than looked at the teacher and she the same.
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A/N : I had writers block, I still do but I'm trying my best to write..PLEASE REVIEW..it helps
