Akina's Notes: Hey all! Thank you to everyone who reviewed and read this story! I really do appreciate it. Sorry for not putting too much romance in here yet. I have to get the story more established and the characters to know each other more before I start getting them to be all lovey-dovey. The romance should start to show up more now. Don't worry; all of your questions should be answered in the story! If you're confused, put your question in your review and I'll do my best to answer them!
You Remind Me
Chapter 7: Pieces
Heero stared at the ceiling. His thoughts kept drifting to Rei and everything that she had done to him since their first encounter in that apartment building. He wondered why she had been standing by him when he had awoken. Her face had been so concerned, and that concern had seemed directed at him. Why would anyone concern themselves with him? He certainly wasn't worth their time. He was akin to a thorn stuck in one's finger, more annoying than anything and even painful to have around. That was what Dr. J had told him for years. Dr. J had tried to teach him to be helpful, but Heero continually messed up everything the doctor planned. So, what was it that had Rei so interested in him? The click of the lock and the opening of the door to his room interrupted his thoughts.
Heero shifted his gaze to take in the intruder. It was Rei and another girl whom he recognized as the other girl who had broken into Rei' cell in Dr. J's base. This other reminder of his failure stabbed into him like a knife to the heart. The girl looked at him carefully, sizing him up.
"Rei here seems to think that it would be better if we let you wander around for a little while. She has the idea that you might end up healing faster if you had some freedom and see other walls than these." The girl gestured around the room to emphasize her point. "I don't see why not. So, what do you think about some walking around a while? We'll even let you go outdoors." She looked to Heero expectantly. For a moment, he just lay there, not sure what to make of this new situation. Some exercise might do him some good and help him get more of a feel for this place. The more he knew, the easier escape back to Dr. J would be. He nodded his head in agreement. The girl smiled, "good, I'll go get the key to those restraints. Rei, why don't you come with me?" With that the two girls left.
Heero suddenly felt giddy, he was going to be able to walk around! Quickly he shook his head to clear his head of such thoughts. There was no time for that. He needed to get back to Dr. J, and possibly he could spare himself the almost certain beating.
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Rei followed Makoto out of Heero's room and down the hallway. She was so relived that he had agreed to walk around. There were a lot of questions that she wanted him to answer.
"Rei. Listen to me! Rei!" Makoto's voice snapped Rei back to the real world. "You need to be careful with Heero. He's dangerous, even though he doesn't seems it. He will be looking for a way to escape so he can return to Dr. J." Rei opened her mouth to protest, but Makoto waved a hand for silence and then continued. "I know it's hard to understand why he would try to return to that monster, but Dr. J is smart. He manages to make those under his control believe that no one else wants them. That he is worthless without Dr. J. I've seen it before. It's not an easy belief to undo either. Don't push him, he'll fight you every step of the way." Makoto then gave Rei a hard look. "No using your powers either. You don't know enough about them to control them properly, you could hurt him or yourself or both. You are one of the strongest psychics I have ever met; don't be tempted to use what you have learned so far on him. Like I said, you might do more harm than good. His soul is pretty damaged, and it will take a lot to heal it again. I don't want anyone to make it any worse."
Rei nodded. She hadn't really thought of using what powers she had on Heero anyway. It hadn't even occurred to her that they might help. She was still getting used to the idea of her being able to do things with her mind other than think. The others had said that she had another power other than the psychic powers she possessed. Though what those were, they hadn't even hinted at.
"I'll lead you two to the inner courtyard. It's completely secure so he won't be able to escape, and it has plenty of fresh air that could do him some good. I'll lock you two in so you can have some privacy. You won't have to worry about anyone hearing your conversation, but we have the place under watch so he won't be able to try anything. All right, that's all you need to know. Lets head back to Heero's room."
Rei gave Makoto a quizzical look. "What about the key?"
An evil grin spread across the taller girl's face. "You didn't really think that we needed a key to open those locks did you?" When Rei gave a small nod, Makoto pretended to be taken aback. "Please Rei, remember what we are!" The two girls were laughing as the stepped into Heero's room once again.
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Rei walked alongside Heero watching his face intently. They were alone in the courtyard, which was filled with large trees from giant oaks to maples. Flowers sprang up in all places and the grass was a deep lush green. It was simply a beautiful place filled with peace, a perfect place to try to get Heero to open up a bit.
"How is your arm, Heero?" asked Rei casually, trying to get a conversation started.
"Hn," replied Heero.
Rei blinked, 'way to make it difficult buddy,' she thought. "What was that?"
"It's fine." Growled Heero. Rei guessed that he didn't really want to talk, but she pressed on anyway.
"Well, that's good that it's feeling better." When no reply came Rei wanted to grab Heero and shake and yell at him for being so rude. Instead, she stated politely, "It's nice out here, isn't it?" A small snort was the only response she got. "Must be a nice change to get outside of those walls hm?" More silence. Rei's temper flared and this time she didn't try to conceal it. "Well, you could at least seem a little more interested in doing something other than lie there clamped down on that bed!" she yelled. Heero just looked blankly at her. "God dammit you're so frustrating!" Rei was all but fuming. She gave him a glare that would have frightened Satan himself.
Heero took each thing she threw at him with a seemingly emotional face. The comments were nothing new to him. Suddenly, Rei changed her demeanor. "I'm sorry, Heero. It's just I want to help you with whatever is shutting you up inside yourself so. I didn't mean to yell at you like that." The apology made Heero start. He had been expecting her to lash out at him with blows or extreme verbal abuse, not apologize to him. He stared at her, 'maybe this is a trap.' Looking down into her eyes, he didn't see any sign of such a thing though. She looked honestly sorry. 'She has the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen, so honest and open. Why is she looking at me like that?' He was angry at her for making him think like that. "Don't you have someone else to spend your time on?" he asked coldly.
Rei cheeks flushed angrily for a moment. Then she shook her head gently. Grabbing Heero's hand to make sure she had his complete attention, she spoke. "I really do care about you Heero. You have to be by far one of the most interesting people I have ever met. Honestly, I didn't mean anything I said earlier. Whenever you're ready to open up, I'm ready to listen." Staring at him the way she was, made her realize how good looking Heero actually was. His dark hair and steely gave him a handsome face. Rei tried to banish the thoughts from her head. He needs a friend right now, not a girlfriend! Save the romance for later when his mind is back together.
Heero turned away from Rei sharply. How could he tell her anything? He was a monster, a worthless person! She wouldn't even want to look at him when she knew what he really was. He realized that he was shaking and didn't care. He couldn't bring himself to believe that she really wanted to know anything about him. How could he have thought that she was actually interested in helping him? She was this beautiful wonderful person and he was a monster, a murderer even! He felt her hand on his shoulder and roughly shrugged it off. He thought of how Dr. J would laugh at him, laugh at how he had thought for a moment, someone cared.
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A.N.: Thanks for reading! Please review! That's the only way to get any questions answered and the only way that I will know more on what to write future chapters about. I try to answer questions in my writing, really, I do! So, click that review button! Lol Well, if you want to know a bit about what I'm going to go with this story, listen to the song "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence. I think that it kind of goes with the story (from Heero's point of view at least.) Well, that's all for now!
