Crossed Destinies
By ~*Ai*~Wing
Chapter 7For the whole week, Heero and Relena directed all their concentration towards their psychology project. Finally, they were done and satisfied with their report just slightly less than a week before the due date.
For Heero, the faster he was done, the more he was concerned if enough effort was put forth. For Relena, the faster she was done, the faster she would get away from sharing a project with Heero.
**"He has a girlfriend?"
She nodded; her cheeks were flushed.
"Well then, he doesn't deserve your devotion if he obviously found another." Hilde stated.
"I guess you are right…"
"There are so many other better fish in the sea, right?"
"…Right…" That same phrase again.
"Alright, let's get back to regular girl talk."
Relena sighed as Hilde started babbling about this hot and cute guy she had her eyes on at the moment.**
It was finally time for the presentation of their projects. Although Heero was not much of a talker these days, he still did his share in the presentation. Out of all the presentations, Heero and Relena's project was the most detailed and thorough. The teacher was very impressed. Finally, it was time for the class to receive their marks. All the students were nervous as the professor came around to hand out the rubrics. When the teacher came upon Heero and Relena, she gave them an approving nod before handing them their marks.
Finally! Relena thought. I don't want to look… She looked over at Heero. He obviously had already seen his mark and looked quite satisfied. Ok, I can do it. It can't be bad if Heero's satisfied with it. Slowly, she took a peek at the paper in her hands.
Content: 98.8%
Presentation: 97.4%
Overall Mark: 98.1%
Comment: Very well done! Both of you shared the work and did a thorough report. The layout was very interesting too. Keep up the good work. G.P.
She let out the breath that she held so long to. She started smiling…she was so happy. Now, Ms Pascal probably had a good impression on the both of them, seeing it was the first project of the year. She looked over at Heero. He showed no emotion at all. Isn't he happy? I don't remember him being like this…
Heero was quite satisfied with his mark. He worked hard on it and he got this well deserved mark. His eyes moved to his right. Relena looked quite nervous while she was looking at her paper. Then he saw her lips light up into a bright smile. She was most likely satisfied with her mark too. Seeing Relena smile made Heero want to smile too, but he just couldn't bring himself to. Things have changed…time has changed…people have gone through many changes too…
"Hey, what did you get on the test?"
"Why do you ask?"
"I see you have a smile on your face." The girl said with a smile.
"Tell me your mark first." The boy replied.
"…Fine. I got a 98.9%!!! I am so happy…how about you." The girl said confidently, being pretty sure that she had beaten him.
The boy chuckled to himself and gave her a mischievous grin.
"I don't like that look…what's your mark?" The girl exclaimed.
"100%" He stated with a proud look on his face.
"No, you can't be serious!" She grabs the test out of his hands. Her smile drooped as shock overtook her.
"I beat you!" He said to her teasingly.
"Ha ha, very funny." The girl said.
"That proves boys are smarter than girls."
"Says who?"
"Says the result of this test."
"Ugh, you annoying idiot!"
"Aw…come on. Don't be a sore loser."
"Shut up or…"
"Or what?"
"Or…I'll do this!" She jumped onto him and caught him off guard.
"Oh…playing naughty eh. Well two can play at that game." He pulled her off of him and twirled her around before whispering into her ear.
"Hey loser, meet you at the parlour for ice-cream." She smiled when he made the suggestion…before the insult sank in.
"Hey! Ugh, you're such a pain in the bottom!" She yelled after him as she chased and whacked him playfully.
The bell suddenly rang and startled Relena. Heero got up as the teacher said: "If anyone has problems with their marks, they can talk to me right now."
Then all of the students filed out of the classroom, leaving Relena and Heero alone in the room.
"So, I guess we did alright." Relena stated with a small smile.
Heero nodded.
After a long silence, Heero spoke up.
"Do you…want to go somewhere to celebrate a successful first project?"
"Sure…where to?" Relena asked as she gulped.
"You decide." He said casually.
"…How about for ice-cream…I haven't done that in a while."
"Ok, I'll meet you by the steps on the forum after school."
"Sure, see you then…actually, will I see you at lunch?"
"Yeah, I'll see you in the cafeteria."
"Ok, bye."
Relena watched Heero wave and walk out the door. She too, gathered up her books and headed to her next class.
It was finally lunchtime. Relena had to sit through another boring law lecture today. For some reason, she was looking forward to eating lunch with the old gang today. She started picking up her steps as she made her way to the cafeteria.
Jackie, Dave and Andy greeted her with a warm welcome. Relena still felt awkward towards Mel after that 'incident'. Not long after she sat down did Angel plop down in the seat across from her.
"Hey Relena! Where have you been?" Angel asked with a smile.
"Oh, nowhere really." Relena replied, not knowing what to really say.
"Well, we all missed you around here…right guys?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Heero's been missing lately too. I wonder what's up." Angel said slowly.
"Oh, he and I were working on our psychology project these days." Relena told her nervously.
"Oh." Angel replied as she started eating her lunch.
Mel shot a weird look at Relena, which made her cheeks flushed.
"So, you guys are still as good a p…OWWW!!!" Andy cried in pain as Jackie stepped on his foot.
"What he meant was that Heero and Relena are as diligent as always." Jackie said quickly. "Right?" She asked Andy while shooting him a look.
"Yeah, what she said." Andy said, still holding his foot.
Angel gave them a questioning look as she continued eating her lunch.
A few minutes later, Heero arrived at the scene. Seeing that no other seats were left, he took a seat beside Relena.
"Hey, Heero. I haven't seen you for a while." Angel commented.
"Yeah…I'm sure that you're aware of my psychology project?" Heero asked without much expression as he concentrated on his sandwich.
"Uh huh. Relena just informed me."
Heero didn't know if it was just him, but he thought he heard a touch of coldness in Angel's voice. He looked up at her.
"Angel, are you alright?" He asked quietly.
"Huh? I'm fine…are you all right? Angel replied with a confused smile.
"Uh…yeah. I'm fine." Heero said as he continued with his lunch.
"Say, do you want to go to the mall or somewhere after school? Or we can rent a movie and watch it at my house?"
Heero thought for a second before answering. "Sorry Angel. I have plans after school today…how about tomorrow?"
"Ok, no problem. So it's tomorrow." Angel turned back to her lunch. Heero could sense some disappointment from her. He then gave a quick glance towards the person beside him. He caught Relena's smile to him. Heero quickly finished his sandwich and excused himself. He felt slightly guilty for not spending any time with his own girlfriend. However, he couldn't just turn down Relena after he had made plans with her. Oh well. He thought. It's not so serious. After all, Angel's not that misunderstanding. With that, Heero continued to walk down towards the library.
A.N.: Hey! I know I haven't updated for a long time but you know, teachers always give you lotsa work befor the holidays…my friend says it's conspiracy! Anyway, the holidays are finally here! Which means I can get writing and update more often!!! Hope to see your reviews, thanks! What do you think will happen at the parlour…will things go right?
Disclaimer: As you all know what I'm gonna say, I'm not gonna say it this time.