Chapter 2
News spread quickly of Wing Zero Custom's destruction and the report appeared moments after the storm had cleared.
A young girl with long honey blonde hair stood at her window of the Peacecraft mansion, staring out on the world before her. Her kingdom. The television was on and the news appeared on the screen. At the single word 'Wing', Relena instantly thought of Heero. Thoughts of him mixed with the storm suddenly flew through her mind.
'What if Heero was caught in the storm?' She wondered. Relena knew she had to find out what happened to Heero. The young girl put on her favourite sweater and went outside to her car and left the security of her home, and drove out to where her instincts took her. Through the wet city and out into the damp countryside…Relena didn't have any idea where she was going, but headed towards where she thought Wing Zero had been destroyed. She had to find Heero.
The small roads were narrow and damp from the previous storm. The plants were sparkling with fresh raindrops.
'It looks so magical out here.' Relena thought. A smile came across her face as she looked out of the window and admired the peaceful countryside. But her smile soon disappeared. Small, wet droplets had appeared on the front of Relena's windscreen. The sky had returned to its original blackness, and looked ready for another storm. Relena slowed down her car.
'It would be hard to look for Heero in this weather. What if I missed him? I'll wait until the storm passes.' Relena stopped her car, and again stared out of the window. But something caught her eye. Not too far from where Relena had parked her car, a boy about the same age as her, was lying unconscious on the wet, damp ground. His unruly hair lay lifeless, and mud had stained his forest green tank top. Blocked from her view was the deep, bleeding wound in the boy's shoulder.
'What's that? No, it can't be!' Relena froze, 'Heero?...Heero!'
The girl jumped out of her car and raced towards the boy, forgetting completely about the storm. The rain beat against her skin, and the wind blew through her long hair. When she reached the unconscious form, her clothed were drenched and dirty, but Relena didn't care. She knelt down beside the body, and her knees plunged into the mud. Her slender arm came around the boy's back and brought him to a sitting position. His head flopped back and rested against her arm. The boy's body was like a puppet in Relena's arms: limp and lifeless. Relena looked at the boy's face and smiled.
'Heero looks so innocent when he has his eyes closed.' Relena thought. Heero's face was wet from the rain, and his hair fell in front of his eyes. Relena's other hand brushed them away.
"Heero?" No response came from the limp body, "Heero! Speak to me. Come on Heero..." Relena felt tears well up in her eyes. She feared that Heero was dead. her tears rolled down her cheeks and dripped onto Heero's face.
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Heero felt something cold and wet run down his cheek. A tear. He found himself sitting up and being support by a gentle arm around his back and his head leaning against it. His mind was spinning.
'Where am I? Why am I like this?' Heero thought. Then he heard a muffled voice crying out his name.
"Heero? Speak to me. Come on Heero..." His eyes fluttered open. His sight was blurred at first, but soon focused on a girl about his age, with long honey blonde hair cascading down her back. In her white coat, she looked like an angel. Her aqua blue eyes were looking straight at him and tears were streaming down her cheeks. The next thing Heero knew, was that pain was surging through his injured shoulder, which led to a soft moan escaping from Heero's mouth. He clutched his shoulder in pain.
Relena watched Heero wake up and suddenly saw his deep wound on his shoulder.
'How could I have been so stupid as to not have noticed that before?' Relena thought. "Heero...let me help you." Relena said softly. Heero jerked his head round to face her. His head was still spinning. He felt like he wanted to go to sleep and rest his head.
"Where are you here angel?....I'm not dead yet." Heero said slowly. His eyelids drooped and shut. Then he fell unconscious again
'He thought I was an angel?' Relena knelt there puzzled at what Heero said. "Heero? I'm here to help you...Heero! Don't leave me please!" Relena felt a new waterfall of tears form in her eyes. But she felt relieved when she saw Heero's chest rise and fall slowly.
'He's only asleep..' Relena thought. A sigh escaped out of her mouth. "Heero...you scare me too often."
She then took off her favourite white jacket and wrapped it around Heero's bleeding shoulder. The realisation of the storm then hit her. Relena's bare arms froze in the cold and she shivered. Then, putting the storm at the back of her mind, the young girl heaved Heero up so he was standing. His body leant against hers. His head tilted towards the ground and his body became floppy. Relena dragged him to her car, and leant him up against the passenger seat. Relena out the seatbelt around him to keep him still, and then he herself got in the other side and drove slowly home.