1 A/N: I'm really sorry for taking so long with this chapter guys. Hope you
like it though. I was thinking of something to write, and this came to me
at about 12:23am last night. . .
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3 If only you knew
Relena finally awoke, startled that she had actually fallen asleep by the big oak tree that she loved so much. She used to come here with Heero all the time, just to lean back on the smooth trunk of the tree, and watch the sunset, with leaves falling off every now and again onto the floor.
He never used to say much, just let her lean against him as they watched the brilliant reds and yellows and purples and pinks shoot across the horizon.
She yawned, and glanced at her digital watch.
22:24
"Oh no!" She moaned, and got up hastily. It wasn't all that dark, she could still walk home.
She moaned again.
'Milliardo will have a fit when I get home. He has probably sent out the whole Sanq kingdom defence and attack squads, plus the guards after me.'
The last thing Relena wanted to do was to get caught by any of her brother's people; they would probably just point a gun at her head, and dare her to move (it wouldn't work though as Relena knew they would never ~dare~ to shoot her), or maybe the newer ones would treat her like a queen and act fidgety and nervous around her. They were such bad guards. The only one who was even half as good as Heero had been was Duo, but he was away on leave.
Suddenly, someone; a man, wearing a black cloak with a cap on his head, and a load of hair in front of his eyes, ran in front of her, and pushed her ever so gently backwards onto the grass by the pavement.
Abruptly, a huge lorry came speeding past the area she had just been standing in.
She finally came back to her senses and noticed that she had been standing on the road! Was she ~that~ preoccupied?
She looked wildly around her to find some sign of her mysterious rescuer. She sighed.
'I wish I could have seen him,' she thought miserably to herself. 'I thought it was Heero for a moment,' but then scolded herself for thinking such things.
"Heero's dead!" She said firmly out loud.
She hadn't intended to. It had just slipped out. Actually, she knew why she had said it; to make herself believe that he ~was~ dead.
Tears started clouding her bright blue eyes, but she refused to cry. That was the past. She had to forget somehow.
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'What the hell was she thinking?' Heero asked himself, while walking on the dark path that led to the old oak tree; where he had carved 'HY Loves RP', and below it 'I'm alive' ( A few days ago) on the cliff where he and Relena used to go all the time... and where he had watched her sleep for three hours on end just a few minutes ago.
He couldn't believe that she would just run out onto the road like that. He had nearly given away his identity.
But thankfully, he had pushed her back in time, so that the lorry wouldn't hit her, and escaped before she could get a good look at him.
His anger began to subside. How could he stay angry at ~her~...? She was… the one he loved… granted, she didn't know it, but… Heero sighed.
His thoughts once again wandered back to the old oak tree...
~ FLASHBACK ~
Heero helped Relena up the old oak tree that they always climbed to watch the beautiful sunset. The gleaming sun highlighted the light brown strands of Relena's beautiful hair.
"Heero?"
Heero turned around to face her, she looked concerned.
"Yes," he whispered softly. Did she really need to talk at moments this beautiful and calm?
"Where is this heading? We've been coming here for two whole years, to this very spot, practically every day, hardly talking, hardly doing anything. And. . . and. . . oh, it doesn't matter, I'm sorry."
Heero searched for something in her clear blue eyes, he thought this would happen sooner or later. She was right though. She had told him a countless number of times how much she loved him, yet he hadn't told her once. He had been trying to hint that he had feelings for her, but hadn't been very successful. He couldn't just say 'I love you' ~now~. . . could he?
"Heero? Um. . . I don't feel very well, could you please take me home?"
He nodded, and helped her slowly down the tree, but didn't climb down himself.
While she was looking once more at the still gleaming sun, he climbed a bit higher, he got out his pocket knife, and carefully carved in 'HY loves RP', and before she could suspect anything, he climbed back down quickly.
~
Relena carefully inserted the gold key into the lock, and turned around to face Heero.
For a few moments they didn't say anything. . .
'Now is the time! She wants you to say it! SAY IT GODDAMNIT! You may never get another chance!'
He opened his mouth to say the three words he hadn't said to a single soul his whole lifetime, but nothing would come out.
He closed his mouth again, and turned around.
He couldn't do it. He was a coward. 'Could saying these three small words be harder than any of the countless battles, and wars I have taken part in?'
Relena started to close the door remorsefully, when Heero suddenly turned around, and looked her straight in the eye. She re-opened the door a fraction, unable to resist the temptation to see his face. . . maybe for the last time. . . maybe they were over. . . maybe this had been what they needed for them both to move on. . . just some silly excuse to end it all.
"You know I do." He said, and quickly disappeared around the black gates.
~ END OF FLASHBACK~
She hadn't found that mark yet, the one with 'HY loves RP', he didn't even know if she knew that he loved her. She hadn't found it when he was alive, and she hadn't found it when he was dead either. It was carved quite high up thankfully.
He hadn't intended to write 'I'm alive', but he hadn't been thinking properly at the time. He realised it was a silly mistake, and that he should probably carve over it, but something was pulling him back from doing so. He knew that ~really~, he wanted Relena, and ~only~ Relena to find out that he was alive... but it wouldn't really be ~only~ her... someone else had found out that he was alive... but was that really a mistake, or should he be thankful that ~he~, her brother of all people knew???
He had been debating this in his mind for a very long time, but he still hadn't come to any conclusions...
He finally arrived at ~the~ tree and fell into a deep slumber.
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A/N: Well???? What did you all think? I FINALLY decided to continue with it. My apologies for taking so long ^_~
Okay, now PLEASE review! Go! Cheers...
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3 If only you knew
Relena finally awoke, startled that she had actually fallen asleep by the big oak tree that she loved so much. She used to come here with Heero all the time, just to lean back on the smooth trunk of the tree, and watch the sunset, with leaves falling off every now and again onto the floor.
He never used to say much, just let her lean against him as they watched the brilliant reds and yellows and purples and pinks shoot across the horizon.
She yawned, and glanced at her digital watch.
22:24
"Oh no!" She moaned, and got up hastily. It wasn't all that dark, she could still walk home.
She moaned again.
'Milliardo will have a fit when I get home. He has probably sent out the whole Sanq kingdom defence and attack squads, plus the guards after me.'
The last thing Relena wanted to do was to get caught by any of her brother's people; they would probably just point a gun at her head, and dare her to move (it wouldn't work though as Relena knew they would never ~dare~ to shoot her), or maybe the newer ones would treat her like a queen and act fidgety and nervous around her. They were such bad guards. The only one who was even half as good as Heero had been was Duo, but he was away on leave.
Suddenly, someone; a man, wearing a black cloak with a cap on his head, and a load of hair in front of his eyes, ran in front of her, and pushed her ever so gently backwards onto the grass by the pavement.
Abruptly, a huge lorry came speeding past the area she had just been standing in.
She finally came back to her senses and noticed that she had been standing on the road! Was she ~that~ preoccupied?
She looked wildly around her to find some sign of her mysterious rescuer. She sighed.
'I wish I could have seen him,' she thought miserably to herself. 'I thought it was Heero for a moment,' but then scolded herself for thinking such things.
"Heero's dead!" She said firmly out loud.
She hadn't intended to. It had just slipped out. Actually, she knew why she had said it; to make herself believe that he ~was~ dead.
Tears started clouding her bright blue eyes, but she refused to cry. That was the past. She had to forget somehow.
* * *
'What the hell was she thinking?' Heero asked himself, while walking on the dark path that led to the old oak tree; where he had carved 'HY Loves RP', and below it 'I'm alive' ( A few days ago) on the cliff where he and Relena used to go all the time... and where he had watched her sleep for three hours on end just a few minutes ago.
He couldn't believe that she would just run out onto the road like that. He had nearly given away his identity.
But thankfully, he had pushed her back in time, so that the lorry wouldn't hit her, and escaped before she could get a good look at him.
His anger began to subside. How could he stay angry at ~her~...? She was… the one he loved… granted, she didn't know it, but… Heero sighed.
His thoughts once again wandered back to the old oak tree...
~ FLASHBACK ~
Heero helped Relena up the old oak tree that they always climbed to watch the beautiful sunset. The gleaming sun highlighted the light brown strands of Relena's beautiful hair.
"Heero?"
Heero turned around to face her, she looked concerned.
"Yes," he whispered softly. Did she really need to talk at moments this beautiful and calm?
"Where is this heading? We've been coming here for two whole years, to this very spot, practically every day, hardly talking, hardly doing anything. And. . . and. . . oh, it doesn't matter, I'm sorry."
Heero searched for something in her clear blue eyes, he thought this would happen sooner or later. She was right though. She had told him a countless number of times how much she loved him, yet he hadn't told her once. He had been trying to hint that he had feelings for her, but hadn't been very successful. He couldn't just say 'I love you' ~now~. . . could he?
"Heero? Um. . . I don't feel very well, could you please take me home?"
He nodded, and helped her slowly down the tree, but didn't climb down himself.
While she was looking once more at the still gleaming sun, he climbed a bit higher, he got out his pocket knife, and carefully carved in 'HY loves RP', and before she could suspect anything, he climbed back down quickly.
~
Relena carefully inserted the gold key into the lock, and turned around to face Heero.
For a few moments they didn't say anything. . .
'Now is the time! She wants you to say it! SAY IT GODDAMNIT! You may never get another chance!'
He opened his mouth to say the three words he hadn't said to a single soul his whole lifetime, but nothing would come out.
He closed his mouth again, and turned around.
He couldn't do it. He was a coward. 'Could saying these three small words be harder than any of the countless battles, and wars I have taken part in?'
Relena started to close the door remorsefully, when Heero suddenly turned around, and looked her straight in the eye. She re-opened the door a fraction, unable to resist the temptation to see his face. . . maybe for the last time. . . maybe they were over. . . maybe this had been what they needed for them both to move on. . . just some silly excuse to end it all.
"You know I do." He said, and quickly disappeared around the black gates.
~ END OF FLASHBACK~
She hadn't found that mark yet, the one with 'HY loves RP', he didn't even know if she knew that he loved her. She hadn't found it when he was alive, and she hadn't found it when he was dead either. It was carved quite high up thankfully.
He hadn't intended to write 'I'm alive', but he hadn't been thinking properly at the time. He realised it was a silly mistake, and that he should probably carve over it, but something was pulling him back from doing so. He knew that ~really~, he wanted Relena, and ~only~ Relena to find out that he was alive... but it wouldn't really be ~only~ her... someone else had found out that he was alive... but was that really a mistake, or should he be thankful that ~he~, her brother of all people knew???
He had been debating this in his mind for a very long time, but he still hadn't come to any conclusions...
He finally arrived at ~the~ tree and fell into a deep slumber.
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A/N: Well???? What did you all think? I FINALLY decided to continue with it. My apologies for taking so long ^_~
Okay, now PLEASE review! Go! Cheers...