By ~*Ai*~Wing
Chapter 5
"Class, today I will assign your first assignment of the year." Ms Pascal, the psychology teacher, said.
Multiple groans aroused from the group.
"Don't worry, it'll be a fun one…back to the point. You and a partner will survey an amount of students in the school on their thoughts and plans for the new school year. I think a minimum of 20 students and a maximum of 50 students will be a good range. After collecting all the responses, the two of you will make a report on the result of the majority of subjects mentioned. Of course, since this is a psychology course, I would like an analogy of what thoughts were suggested included in the report. It will be due two weeks from now which is a Thursday. Any questions?" the professor asked.
A male student raised his hand.
"Yes, Donald?"
"I would like to know how the pairings would be arranged." He inquired.
"Usually, for the first project, I would allow for the students to choose themselves. However, from past experiences, I believe it would be best for me to assign the partnership for this particular exercise." Ms Pascal replied.
More groans were heard.
"It's a great chance for practicing team work skills." Ms Pascal said. "Now here are the pairings."
The professor droned on and on with the list. Relena just sat there. She didn't really know anyone in this class, so there was no one in particular that she wanted or didn't want to be paired up with. However, she was not prepared for the pairing she was to be assigned to.
"…And last but not least, Heero Yuy with Relena Peacecraft. Good luck on your projects. You may use the remaining time to work on it."
She was paired up with Heero Yuy…not exactly who she expected…yes, it was a dilemma…perhaps she could request for a switch? Anyhow, it was too late.
"So, I guess we're partners."
"Yeah…I guess so." She replied shyly.
"Well let's get started…what's our plan?" he asked.
"I don…"
Riinnnggg!!!!!!!!!! She was saved by the bell.
"I'll see you at lunch." He said and walked towards the room's exit.
She sat there for a minute, dazed. Then she gathered up her books and also left.
It was finally time for lunch. However, Relena dreaded for it to arrive today. She didn't want to face him…she didn't want to face them. She didn't know how she would react! Could she…could she just disappear? Yes, she could…and that's what she decided to do. She walked quickly to the parking lot before she could run into anybody. Her books were thrown in the trunk of her silver Porsche and she got out her key. She climbed into the car and drove off to one of her favourite restaurants. It was also in a secluded area so if she wanted to be alone, she could. It was the perfect spot.
Heero was walking to cafeteria. How he didn't want to face her! He considered the option of going out of campus for lunch. No…I would be taking the risk of running into somebody…Duo…Duo usually hangs around that greasy fast food restaurant. That's right. I'll just head back to the dorm. He picked up his tempo and went straight to his room. Once he got there, he turned off and unplugged all his phones. He didn't know why he felt so paranoid about letting anyone know where he was. He headed to the kitchenette. He looked around for some food. Damn! Duo must have eaten up everything. I must restock sometime soon. He thought, making a mental note to himself. Heero finally found a single cup of instant noodles in his private cupboard. Always need to have a backup plan against Duo. He smiled to himself. Then he looked again at the cup of noodles and sighed. This will have to do. Then went to prepare his lunch.
It was after school and she had successfully had a peaceful lunch. They had avoided each other during calculus as best as they could. The day was finally over. Relena thought. She was heading back to her dorm when she heard her name. She swiveled around and saw Heero casually walking up towards her. Oh great. She thought as she put on a smile.
"Hi." He said.
"Hello." She greeted him back.
"I was wondering…we should get started on the project soon." Heero said as casually as he could get it to sound.
"We'll have class time to plan things out." She replied nervously.
"Actually, I was thinking maybe we could start surveying people tomorrow and maybe you could come to my house after classes to work on the report."
"Your house?" She swallowed nervously. "Don't you live at the dorms?"
"Yeah, but I usually go home for the weekends. My parents insist. Don't worry…they won't be home. Plus, with Duo around, no work can be done."
"Uh…ok." She didn't know why she agreed. One thing she knew was they needed to get going on this project to get an excellent mark.
"Alright. I'll see you tomorrow." With that he walked to the opposite direction.
Her heart was pounding…she couldn't go back on her word. Relena, stop it! Nothing's going to happen except that you'll get a good mark on this project. She sighed and continued on her way back to the dorm.
He was relieved to have gotten that out…and for her to reply so easily. Yes, he will ace this project. Nothing's gonna happen, Yuy. So stop thinking like that. He tried to concentrate on something else as he walked back to his own dorm.
A.N.: I'm back with more chapters. For all of you out there that is concerned about Heero and Relena, well, things will get better for them for a while, but I can't guarantee what happens after. Anyway, back to the story. Anyone wonder about the two's queer behavior? As I said, everything would unravel itself soon enough. Hope you enjoyed the chapter, ja ne!
Disclaimer: I'm just borrowing GW for my uses right now.