( Zero )
( I )
He had taken it. Why, he did not know, nor would he ever forgive himself for. It had been offered so freely, and he had taken it. Why had he ever trusted Treize?
The system had completely overwhelmed him. Perfect physical condition and an emotional void did nothing to the Zero System. Epyon was built, it seemed, to take control of one's mind and keep control for as long as one was living.
Or perhaps it keeps control when you're dead, too.
He sat in the cockpit, surrounded by somewhat familiar controls and buttons. Soldier's hands slid around them in a near-sensuous embrace. The battlefield was not an obstacle. His battlefields were constantly changing. One only had to take into account the terrain and enemy. All battles in space could be fought the same way.
That is, if Epyon had let him.
Pilot.
It spoke. Not using words, not into his mind. He could feel it.
Pilot.
The cockpit pulsed with golden light each time it spoke.
Pilot. I control you now.
Defense took over.
"No one controls me."
He barely had to blink before he was standing in a field. He heard shouts and laughter. Barking.
That little girl and her dog-
The building exploded
Doctor J-
He wasn't enough of a soldier
A white room with a white bed
Needles and syringes
Trials and tests
Emotional void-
No one controls you?
He was standing with her. Holding a gun to her head.
"I'm going to kill you," he heard himself say. He saw her eyes staring at him, unafraid. Her eyes... no, not hers. A glowing, golden light.
I control you now.
He was with her again.
"Heero," she said in a soft, gentle voice. She was so gentle, so fragile...Her golden hair flowed freely over her shoulders. His hand reached out and his fingers- fingers that had wrapped themselves around weaponry and controls so many times- threaded through the silky strands.
"Relena..." he barely ground out before he brought her mouth to his in a kiss full of hunger. Dominating. He couldn't believe it when she tentatively moved her mouth against his. It sent cords of desire straight to his core. He growled. Their mouths apart, he looked down into her face. She was flushed with desire, lips swollen. Her half-lidded eyes met his as she twined her arms around his neck and brought her mouth up to his again.
They were in her bedroom.
She was leading him toward the bed. Never breaking the kiss, they backed up.
He didn't know how they got onto the bed or when they stripped their clothing, but she was lying on top of him, pressed against him and still kissing him. He wrapped his arms around her slim waist and growled again. Then they had flipped over and she was welcoming him, beckoning for him to reach completion...
"I love you, Heero..." she said the instant before they peaked. She opened her eyes to gaze up at him, and they were full of a hellish golden light.
I control you now.
He couldn't fight the system.
Pilot. You're lost. You can't control me.
He tried. Over and over again he tried.
You can't control me.
All he could hear was her breathy voice, calling his name as he ascended to heaven and hell at the same time.
Her eyes were full of golden light.
You can't control me. I control you now.
