Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. But I wish I owned Heero. He's soooo cool. But anyway enjoy the story.

To Wing Gundam, the bestest best friend I ever had.

Quick Note: This story is set in A.C. 202. The show is set in A.C. 195. Endless Waltz is set in A.C. 196. Got it? Okay, on with the show.

Angel Wings ~*~* Angel wings so soft and bright fly me from this place tonight. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

'It's so cold.' Relena thought to herself as she walked up the front steps of Zechs and Noin's cabin. 'It just like my heart's been ever since that day. Cold, dark, and empty.'

It was the week before Christmas. But this was the time of year Relena hated most. The time when the memories were most painful.

"Heero," she whispered softly, "Why did you leave me Heero?"

She went in the door and the first sight that greeted her was Quatre and Dorothy kissing under some mistletoe Hilde had hung up. She stood there wondering how long until they noted her. After a wile she cleared her throat, they both jumped about a foot in the air and blushed beet red.

"Um, hi Relena." Dorothy said.

"Hi," she replied. She was on the verge of tears. 'Why couldn't that be Heero and me?' she thought. 'Why can't he love me?' She walked quickly by with her head down so Dorothy could not see her face.

"What's the matter with her?" asked Quatre, truly concerned. Dorothy just shrugged.

As Relena entered the living room she gasped in admiration. In one corner of the room there was a giant Christmas tree. It was covered with thousands of tiny white lights and hundreds of ornaments. "How beautiful." She whispered softly.

"It is, isn't it?" said a voice beside her. She turned to see Noin standing there.

"Did you do this?" she asked.

"Yes," Noin replied. "With a lot of help from Hilde, Sally, and Dorothy."

"Well it's beautiful." She said. "By the way do you know when Catherine and Trowa are going to get here?

"No," Noin said. "Why?"

"Oh, just wondering." She replied. "I'm going up stairs to change."

"All right. Dinner will be ready soon; Hilde and Sally are cooking tonight so it should be something good." Noin called after her.

"But who could forget the nice dinner Duo and Wufei cooked the other night?" She said playfully. They both burst out laughing at the thought.

"Yeah." Noin said. "Did you ever find out whose bright idea it was to put chili pepper in the cake?"

"Duo's I think, but what about those potatoes? I think they qualified for toxic waste.

She left the room but Noin was still thinking, 'You have a good mask Relena, But not good enough, I can still see the pain in your eyes and in your heart.'

Relena went to her room and headed straight for her closet. She started shifting through clothes looking for something to wear. Her hand brushed something and she recoiled. It was the dress. The simple lavender dress, the last thing Heero had ever seen her in. She had not worn it since…No she would not think about it. It was too painful. 'How I hate that dress, but how I love it. It's a reminder of him, and a symbol as well.'

Suddenly she broke down crying. 'Does he not realize the pain he's causing me? Does he not know I love him?' She lay on her bed, curled up in a ball sobbing. That's how Sally found her an hour later.

"Relena," Sally said shaking her gently. "Relena, what's the matter?"

"Sally," she replied. " Sally, does love always hurt so much?"

"No." Sally said softly, thinking of the love she shared with Wufei. "No, love dose not always hurt. But you've been hurt, and when you've been hurt it's okay to cry. It's always okay to cry." As she said this she took Relena's hand in her own, Relena looked at her with a tear stained face. "Cry it all out now." Sally told her. "But don't run away from what your heart is saying. If you love him, love him. If not don't waste your time crying over him." Relena sniffed a bit and sat up.

"You're right Sally, I will always love him, but I won't cry over him anymore."

"Good!" Sally replied. "Now let's get you cleaned up, you're a wreck."

"Okay," Relena said smiling meekly. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Meanwhile elsewhere.

Ring Ring (Okay I know it's corny but I couldn't resist.)

"Hello, Duo speaking."

"Hello, Duo." Said a flat voice that Duo recoiled imedeatly.

"It's you! Wait 'till I tell Relena!" he snickered.

"Duo Maxwell! You better not. I'll…I'll kill you. No, even worse. I'll cut off your braid." said the voice.

"Nooooooo" Duo groaned. "Not my beautiful braid!"

"Tell and it's bye-bye braid." The person on the other end said harshly.

"All right, all right, I won't tell. But what do you want? You never ask me for anything."

"Okay, now that I've got your attention, Maxwell, you're going to help me with this little Christmas surprise."

Duo listened while the voice outlined its scheme, and when it was done he had nothing bad to say.

"She'll love I,." he gushed, " You are really going to make her happy this year."

"Just remember, ten o'clock, Christmas eve," the voice said. "and one word to anyone, especially Zechs, you will soon be known as Duo, no-braid. And  I mean that."

"I won't tell. See you lover boy," he said as he hung up.

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I bet you don't need 20 questions to guess what's going on. Please review! I no like flames, but I will take them.

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