Journey of the Heart
Chapter: 7
First Steps

Relena lay in the hammock, eyes closed tight; she had woke from a nightmare and now lay listening to Heero out side. Her breathing was still coming quick and short when he came in making it difficult for her to figure out where he was. A hand brushed against her forehead. "What has you so out of breath princess?" A soothing baritone asked from her side.

Heero had noticed the tense fear permeating the air as he entered the tent, there didn't seem to be a reason for it unless of course the reason she trembled be cause of him, and now as he knelt beside her he fought the urge to gather her safely in his arms. Why he felt like this he did not know, but the urge intensified as he looked into the crudely masked blue eyes. 'Is it me she is so afraid of?'

"M-m-m' Lord." Her voice wavered as she spoke. "I did not realize you had come in. . . "

"Was Wufei mistaken of your request for my company today?" It came out I bit more mocking than he had meant it to and he prayed that it didn't cause her to withdraw again. "N.n.no M'lord, I ." She averted her face from his cool gaze, it alwaysmade her uneasy. Heero seeing this kicked him self mentally, wondering what he had done, or if it was even him at all. He scooped her up receiving only a startled whimper or pain, and a look of shock.

"We should get you to the carriage, we will be moving out soon." He explained waiting for her objection to being carried, but to his surprise she didn't, she only laid her head on his shoulder.

She was quite startled by his comment but when he picked her up she felt a finger of fear shattered her reserve and crushed her remaining self esteem as flashes of the mistreatment she had endured flew through her minds eye. She wouldn't fight him for fear of being struck, or worse.

Heero was startled when she hide her face in his shoulder as they stepped outside. ' I wonder what caused this sudden change.' "Perhaps the absence of a threat, has left her feeling the pains of her injuries." What do you mean? "When faced with great danger the mind often suppresses certain emotions, fear, pain, even memories." I'm still not following you. "SHE IS DEALING WITH EVERY THING SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH NOW!" Ow..You didn't have to scream, I get it. Who the hell are you? "A friend." OH! That helps a hell of a lot! "You will find out soon enough." Fine.' Heero scowled mentally climbing into the cab and finding he wasn't sure what to do. Did he sit a crossed from her or cradle her as he was, or even still did he allow her to use him as a pillow.

"Could you please put me down now M'lord." Her voice was low almost a whisper, startling him from his thoughts, and made him all too aware that he didn't know what to do.

"Of course princess, but I am having a little trouble with the seating arrangement. Where would you have me stick you, and better yet where would you have me?" Opting for honesty he gave her the choice, after all it was she who requested his presence.

"I." She felt a lump raise in her throat, she no longer had her emotional barriers in place, and he was making her very nervous. "If it pleases you, where I can see you..."

He nodded and sat her on the seat across from him, and sat down himself leaning his head back crossing his arms over his chest, closing his eyes until it looked as if he were sleeping.

His actions surprised her, she didn't know what she was going to do. She hadn't planed what she would talk to him about, or even if she was going to talk to him, but it seemed as if he planed on sleeping. This was fine with her she had meant this to be a sort of peace offering to show him that she didn't see him as a threat, but she really needed something to do, she was afraid to be left to her own devices, to dwell on the experiences of the past week. "How are your injuries?" He asked noting the pain that had flashed across her eyes, and knowing it wasn't from her injuries, but not knowing how to ask. With his question came surprise snapping her out of her thoughts. "You looked as if you where in pain." His eyes where fixed on her, and she felt a chill pass down her spin.

"I'm alright M'Lord."

"Hn?" He questioned with a raised eyebrow when it seemed that she wanted to say more but was hesitating. He knew why she was holding back however, and didn't want to push her further than she was ready to reveal. ' "You do have to find out though, what happened during her captivity." Where do you keep coming from? "I am never very far. You do know how to get the information you seek?" I refuse to stoop so low as to.. "If you don't Lord Yuy you will never find out." I...'

"M'lord are you ok?" Heero's face was calm and neutral as usual, but his eyes flashed with anger and disgust, making her wonder if he some how knew what had happened. She trembled, wrapping herself deeper in her cloak wanting to disappear, feeling his eyes boring into her soul, as she often did when he looked at her like that. Under his intense gaze memories flashed through both there minds as they started their journey.

Um ok who can tell me who the Voice in Heero's head is. I'll give you a hint. It is another Character in this fic.