A month or so later, the attack threats on Relena have diminished, but she
is still overtaxed, and frail. She is still unaware that Heero has been
guarding her...
*I'll bet that water would be really refreshing...* Relena thought, standing on her balcony looking out over the gold-tinted waters of the lake. It was very early morning and she'd been standing here all night. She was letting her mind wander listlessly.
Her first warning of trouble came when she heard a muffled *crack* from a gun and another muffled thud. Someone had just been shot. She was about to turn to see what the fuss was when a strong arm snaked around her thinly covered waist.
"Aren't you cold?" A familiar voice asked into her ear.
She gasped in surprise. *Heero?!* She silently vowed that she wouldn't act like a love-struck schoolgirl.
"Uh...What are you doing here, Heero?" She didn't move a single muscle. She didn't want him to let go, but she didn't want to act like a ninny, either.
"You're freezing..." Heero dogged the question, evasively. *Obviously, she hasn't been eating enough. She's too frail by half...* Letting none of his concern show, he stepped back and took his light jacket off his own back.
"I'm fine." Relena said stiffly as she turned to face him. She was wearing a skimpy little gauze nightdress, and was reluctant for Heero to know that fact. He still hadn't answered her question. She blushed and refused to meet his eyes as Heero swung his jacket over her skinny shoulders.
*I wish she were wearing something a bit more...Concealing? No, something warmer, I think...I wasn't lying when I said that she's freezing. She's like ice to the touch...* He thought. His subconscious grabbed the bait instantly, while he was still slightly off balance from her closeness. ~Huh. Concealing my ***! You like her like this!* He growled but didn't admit it.
"What were you doing out her this late?" He asked instead.
"I couldn't get to sleep. Lately, I haven't really been getting much restful sleep..." What Relena didn't tell him was the cause of her insomnia. *He'd laugh if I told him that those nightmares are all about him...* No, she didn't dare tell him.
*Funny that I haven't been able to sleep much, either...* Heero thought abstractly. But that was beside the point...
"You should try to get some sleep, Miss Relena."
"Wait!" Relena whirled, "Your jacket..." She whispered to the empty air. She sighed and slipped back inside to change for the day.
Heero watched from a little way off, with one eyebrow raised. *She's different. I think she's grown up a bit. I can't quite pinpoint it...A year or so ago, she would have taken advantage of that, but now...* His thoughts trailed off.
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"Get her out for a day, that's all I need." Heero spoke from the shadows of his room. he stood with his arms crossed and gazed at the picture on the transmitter.
"Alright, alright. I'll get her brother to take her to a movie or something..." Noin's face was slightly annoyed. Heero growled at the mention of his old arch-nemesis, Zechs Marquise.
"Too risky." Heero was quick to point out. "Take her to Quatre's place. It'll be a fun little outing to the country. She won't suspect a thing."
"You underestimate her." Noin replied quietly, "You always do, but I'll tell her Quatre requester a debate. She'll like that. It'll keep her busy, too."
Bip. End transmission.
* Alright, that's done. Now I just have to get those security cameras up. Simple. Piece of cake.* Heero closed the laptop and grinned. *Now I won't have to follow her everywhere like a puppy. And, she'll be safer.*
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*I'll bet that water would be really refreshing...* Relena thought, standing on her balcony looking out over the gold-tinted waters of the lake. It was very early morning and she'd been standing here all night. She was letting her mind wander listlessly.
Her first warning of trouble came when she heard a muffled *crack* from a gun and another muffled thud. Someone had just been shot. She was about to turn to see what the fuss was when a strong arm snaked around her thinly covered waist.
"Aren't you cold?" A familiar voice asked into her ear.
She gasped in surprise. *Heero?!* She silently vowed that she wouldn't act like a love-struck schoolgirl.
"Uh...What are you doing here, Heero?" She didn't move a single muscle. She didn't want him to let go, but she didn't want to act like a ninny, either.
"You're freezing..." Heero dogged the question, evasively. *Obviously, she hasn't been eating enough. She's too frail by half...* Letting none of his concern show, he stepped back and took his light jacket off his own back.
"I'm fine." Relena said stiffly as she turned to face him. She was wearing a skimpy little gauze nightdress, and was reluctant for Heero to know that fact. He still hadn't answered her question. She blushed and refused to meet his eyes as Heero swung his jacket over her skinny shoulders.
*I wish she were wearing something a bit more...Concealing? No, something warmer, I think...I wasn't lying when I said that she's freezing. She's like ice to the touch...* He thought. His subconscious grabbed the bait instantly, while he was still slightly off balance from her closeness. ~Huh. Concealing my ***! You like her like this!* He growled but didn't admit it.
"What were you doing out her this late?" He asked instead.
"I couldn't get to sleep. Lately, I haven't really been getting much restful sleep..." What Relena didn't tell him was the cause of her insomnia. *He'd laugh if I told him that those nightmares are all about him...* No, she didn't dare tell him.
*Funny that I haven't been able to sleep much, either...* Heero thought abstractly. But that was beside the point...
"You should try to get some sleep, Miss Relena."
"Wait!" Relena whirled, "Your jacket..." She whispered to the empty air. She sighed and slipped back inside to change for the day.
Heero watched from a little way off, with one eyebrow raised. *She's different. I think she's grown up a bit. I can't quite pinpoint it...A year or so ago, she would have taken advantage of that, but now...* His thoughts trailed off.
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"Get her out for a day, that's all I need." Heero spoke from the shadows of his room. he stood with his arms crossed and gazed at the picture on the transmitter.
"Alright, alright. I'll get her brother to take her to a movie or something..." Noin's face was slightly annoyed. Heero growled at the mention of his old arch-nemesis, Zechs Marquise.
"Too risky." Heero was quick to point out. "Take her to Quatre's place. It'll be a fun little outing to the country. She won't suspect a thing."
"You underestimate her." Noin replied quietly, "You always do, but I'll tell her Quatre requester a debate. She'll like that. It'll keep her busy, too."
Bip. End transmission.
* Alright, that's done. Now I just have to get those security cameras up. Simple. Piece of cake.* Heero closed the laptop and grinned. *Now I won't have to follow her everywhere like a puppy. And, she'll be safer.*
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