Hey everyone! This is a chapter update on Deep at Heart. I hope you all enjoyed the previous chapters and I hope this one will meet your expectations. I'd like to thank everyone who reviewed. Thanks! Enjoy!!!

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Hilton stared into Heero's blazing eyes. Afraid of what Heero could do to him, but he tried to hide his fear.

"Look, maybe we could work something out. I'll give you all the money you want." Offered Hilton, but Heero tightened his grip, ignoring the deal.

"Stop this immediately!" yelled Relena out of nowhere. Heero turned to face Relena, but he kept his eyes glued on Hilton.

"Let him go Heero. Please. H.J. has wandered into the washroom inside looking for you, and when he comes back out, I'm hoping that he won't see any of this." Said Relena in a softer and gentler voice. Heero glared at Hilton but finally let him go. Hilton grabbed onto his throat, taking deep breaths.

"I hope to never see you again Hilton." Said Relena as she walked back into the restaurant. Heero stayed outside for a while, waiting until Hilton finally walked out of sight, and then slowly he walked back into the restaurant.

Relena waited silently as Heero approached the table. "Sit down Heero." Said Relena with her eyes closed. She patted the spot next to her. Heero slightly hesitated at first, but he sat down next to her anyways.

"Heero?" Relena whispered as she opened her eyes and turned to look at him. Heero looked at her "Hmmm?" "Heero, why did you want to fight Hilton? I could have simply talked things over with him. I'm sure that if I was given the chance to-" started Relena, but she was interrupted.

"Relena…" said Heero softly as he placed a hand on Relena's hand and shook his head slightly with his eyes closed. The corners of his mouth seemed to have formed a slight smile, though with Heero, you couldn't really tell.

"There's no point trying to have a conversation with him. He'll do whatever it takes to get what he wants. He's already proven that." Said Heero. "But how are you so sure?" asked Relena. "That's what he has done during the past, and he's not about to change his tactics now." Said Heero starring straight into Relena's eyes intensely.

Just then, "Mommy! Daddy! Guess who I met in the washroom?" smiled H.J. as he ran up to Heero and Relena. Heero took his hand from Relena as they both turned to face H.J.

"Who's that?" asked Relena. "I met Mr. Winner and Barton in there. They were also with another other guy. He had long brown hair, and he's really nice too. His name is Mr. Maxwell." Smiled H.J.

"Why would they be in there?" asked Relena facing Heero. Heero shrugged and quickly got up. "Where are you going Daddy?" asked H.J. Heero looked down at H.J. and knelt down in front of him, so that H.J. wouldn't have to keep starring up at him.

"I'm just going to check something out." Answered Heero as he quickly got up again and headed toward the washroom.

While inside the washroom.

"You think he knows?" asked Duo. "Probably." Said Trowa simply. "Well, what are we going to do?" asked Duo calmly. "Let's just wait and see what happens." Smiled Quatre.

"What are you guys doing here?" asked Heero as he walked into the washroom. "We wanted to grab a bite." Smiled Duo. "All the way out here?" asked Heero in disbelief. "We won't lie to you Heero. We came to check on how you and Relena were doing." Answered Quatre timidly. "Why?" asked Heero, though he pretty much knew the answer to that question himself.

"H.J.'s a great kid isn't he?" smiled Duo slyly as he tried to change the subject. Heero nodded slightly, unsure if that was meant to be a question. "He's really cute." Smiled Quatre. "Forget that! He looks like Heero!" said Duo. "And I finally got to meet him."

Heero turned around and was about to walk back out, "Where are you going?" asked Duo. "Relena and H.J. is waiting for me." Answered Heero. "It's always the girl." Sighed Duo after Heero had left.

"Why? Isn't that a good thing? Relena's the one. She's the answer to everything inside Heero. I think she'll be able to get through him." Said Quatre. "I'm not saying it's a bad thing, it's just that… if what happened outside is the cause of her, well… it could happen again." Said Duo. "Heero can control his actions. I'm sure he knows what he's doing. The best thing we can do, is leave him alone." Said Trowa. "Fine." Sighed Duo in defeat, but inside he was thinking the exact opposite.

1 While back with H.J. and Relena

"Daddy, what do you want to eat?" asked H.J. whom was sitting across from Relena.

Heero stared at H.J. for a second and thought about it, then finally he answered, "I'm leaving. I'm not going to eat anything."

H.J.'s smiling face soon turned into a teary one, "But you said… you said you weren't going to leave us again. Daddy, you promised." Sobbed H.J. Heero shook his head, "I'm going back to your place, I'm not leaving." H.J. lightened up, "Yea! Daddy's not leaving! But can't you please stay and eat with us?" asked H.J. doing a puppy face. Heero looked over at Relena and she smiled at him, as if telling him to stay.

Heero nodded slowly and then took a seat next to Relena. "What would you like to have Heero?" asked Relena turning to look at him. "Nothing. I'm not hungry." Answered Heero. "You haven't eaten anything all day. Are you sure you're not hungry? If it's us that's making you uncomfortable to eat, then we'll just leave and go home." Said Relena in a concerned voice. She didn't want Heero to starve to death.

Heero looked over at H.J. and sighed seeing H.J.'s unhappy pout. "I'm just not hungry." Answered Heero again. "Would you at least want a cup of water?" asked Relena. Heero looked at her concerned face and finally nodded. He didn't want to make Relena worried about him or anything; she had bigger things to worry about.

Relena smiled and then turned to H.J. "What would you like?" she asked. "I want whatever Daddy's having." Smiled H.J. Relena turned to look at Heero; she had a pleading look on her face. Heero sighed, "You order for me." He said finally.

"O.K." smiled Relena in relief. She raised her hand up and a waiter came over. "What would you like to have Miss?" asked the waiter. "We'd like to have this and this and this thank you." Smiled Relena showing the waiter the food on the menu. The waiter quickly walked away.

Heero sat still with his eyes closed and arms crossed. He was trying to think about what Hilton could be up to, and the different possible possibilities that Hilton would do, when Relena interrupted. She tapped Heero on the shoulder and motioned him to look over at H.J.

H.J. was sitting still with his eyes closed and arms crossed too. Relena smiled at the cute sight. Heero stared at H.J. with a blank expression. The waiter came back with three plates of food and two cups of tea and one cup of coke.

"Thank you." smiled Relena, but when she saw who the waiter was, her smile disappeared and was replaced by a shocked expression. Heero looked up at the waiter.

"Duo, what are you doing here?" smiled Relena when she had gotten over the surprise of seeing him. Duo shrugged, "So what are you and Heero doing here, and H.J.?" smiled Duo. "Eating." Answered Heero simply. "I guess that was pretty obvious huh?" smiled Duo nervously with a hand behind his head.

"Duo, would you like to join us for dinner?" asked Relena. Duo hesitated for a moment but then agreed and sat next to H.J. "Hi Mr. Maxwell." Smiled H.J. "Hey kid." Smiled Duo.

"Duo, what are you doing here anyways? I never expected you to work here." Said Relena. "I'm not working here. I just volunteered to bring the food over." Answered Duo with a shrug. "Why don't you order something to eat?" smiled Relena. "Don't bother." Said Heero quickly as he pushed his dish to Duo.

"Heero, aren't you going to eat that?" asked Duo in surprise. "No." answered Heero. "So you're actually being generous to me?" smiled Duo slyly. Heero got up from his seat and started heading toward the door, "Where are you going?" asked Relena. Heero ignored her question and just continued out the door, he needed time to think, and that meant without Duo hanging around.

Duo shrugged and pushed Heero's dish away from him, "Don't' bother asking. He's probably just taking a stroll. He always does when he has to clear his mind up a bit."

Relena looked at him questioningly. "How do you know? Where have you guys been for so long?" asked Relena bursting with questions. "I know cause he's my friend Miss Relena." Answered Duo. "You can just call me Relena." Said Relena. Duo shrugged.

"Mr. Maxwell, why did Daddy go?" asked H.J. tugging on Duo's sleeve. Duo looked down at him, "Daddy?" he asked in disbelief. "You mean this is Heero's kid? But I thought…when… what… how did this-" started Duo. "No, no, you don't understand. H.J. doesn't really have a father, and Heero seemed like his father, so he just started calling him that." Answered Relena quickly. "Oh, I see." Said Duo in relief.

"So how has it been going? You know, with all the politics and things." Said Duo. H.J. groaned as Duo said that. "What's wrong kid?" asked Duo looking down at H.J.

"I hate politics. Mommy never has a lot of time to herself so then she doesn't spend much time with me. I'm just glad I know daddy now." Smiled H.J. sweetly. Duo nodded slowly, lost for words, as Relena just smiled sadly.

"So have you heard word from your brother yet?" asked Duo with a slight yawn. "No, I haven't. We haven't spoken since AC 196, nor have we seen each other." Sighed Relena. (A/N: It's after the endless waltz basically.)

"Oh, I see." Said Duo, not sure if he should tell her anything. "What's wrong Mommy, you look sad." Said H.J. looking up at Relena with sad eyes. "It's nothing, really H.J." smiled Relena. "Well… if you… do you still want to see your brother?" asked Duo nervously.

"I suppose so. Do you know where he is?" asked Relena. Duo nodded, "He's been… doing things here and there. Our jobs keep us in touch with one another. He's been… busy but he's not lonely or anything. He's still got Miss Noin helping him with the missions… I mean, his assignments." Said Duo.

"Where is he right now? Is he here on earth or in outer space?" asked Relena as H.J. looked on in confusion. "He's somewhere, but I can't tell you that." Said Duo firmly. Relena knew she wouldn't get anything out of him, so she left it at that with a sigh of defeat.

"Mommy? Who are you and Mr. Maxwell talking about?" asked H.J. "We're talking about your uncle Milliardo, you should know him. He's your mother's brother." Smiled Duo. "Mommy has a brother? Yeah! I want to meet him!" smiled H.J. excitedly.

"Sorry kid, but that ain't gonna happen." Said Duo starring down at the table. "Why?" asked H.J. with a slight pout on his face. "He's… busy." Said Duo as he got up from his seat. "Where are you going Duo?" asked Relena. "I'm going to find Heero and then I'm going back." Said Duo as he headed for the door.

"Wait Duo, perhaps you'd like to stay with us, I mean at the kingdom." Blurted Relena before she could stop herself. "I think I'll take that offer, well, see you around." Smiled Duo mischievously, as he walked out the door. He had other things in mind. He was going to make Heero regret the day he ever met the great destroyer.

2 Somewhere on Earth

Milliardo Peacecraft was sitting in a bar talking to a secret source of information.

"So what you're trying to say is that it's in the Sanq Kingdom?" asked Milliardo. The stranger nodded, "But it hasn't been confirmed. Our resources say that is the most likely place where they can hide a thing that big, but it's almost impossible they could've snuck in without being noticed. So that's where you come in, you'll have to go there yourself, or tell someone else to." Said the guy. "I'll keep in touch then." Said Milliardo as he got up and went outside.

"You O.K. Zechs?" asked Noin. (A/N: I'm going to use the shorter form of their names instead.) "Yea." Sighed Zechs, "Are you sure you want to come along?" asked Zechs. "Really Zechs, I've told you before, please don't make me repeat myself." Said Noin as Zechs nodded. Noin leaned over and gave Zechs a peck on the cheek before she started to drive off.

If Milliardo wasn't himself, he would have kissed her back, but his mind was clouded so he just stiffened up. "Zechs, you've got to loosen up a little. What would Miss Relena say if she saw you all tensed up?" smiled Noin. Zechs decided to ignore that question.

"Have you heard news of Miss Relena's kid?" asked Noin after a moment of silence. "What are you talking about Noin?" asked Zechs. Noin smiled, as she seemed to have gotten his attention.

"Well, the newspaper say she has a kid that five years old right now." Answered Noin. "What?! But how? When did this happen?" yelled Zechs in shock, as he practically jumped out of his seat.

"I'm not sure, no one knows exactly. So what are you going to do about the mission now Zechs, now that you have a nephew." Smiled Noin as she teased Zechs a bit. "I'll let Heero handle this one, I heard he's over there right now." Answered Zechs as he tried to clam down. 'Maybe it's Heero's kid. Highly impossible though.' Thought Zechs. If there was one guy he'd prefer his little sister with, it'd definitely be Heero.

"Zechs, the only reason you don't want to go on this one, is because you're afraid aren't you? Afraid what she'd think and the kid." Asked Noin as she speed up. "No, I just think I shouldn't be bothering about it right now." Said Zechs simply, though he knew Noin was right. "You really are a bad liar you know Zechs." Said Noin as she closed her eyes and shook her head slightly.

"Noin! Watch out!" yelled Zechs as a car drove toward them and nearly killed them both. Noin swerved to the side as quickly as she could, but as she did she hit her head on the glass.

When everything came to a stop, Zechs slowly got up and opened his eyes. He turned to see if Noin was O.K. but what he saw was Noin was starting to bleed at the side of her head. He quickly got out of the car that was now crushed and ripped opened the broken car door that was hanging loosely on Noin's side.

'Please let her be alright.' Thought Zechs as he carried Noin out of the car. "Noin, wake up, are you all right?" asked Zechs as he put her feet on the ground and tried to help her stand. Noin opened her eyes slowly as she looked up at Zechs weakly. "I'm alright Zechs, just a scratch on the head." Smiled Noin, but her right leg seemed to be injured.

"No, you're not alright. I'm going to get you to a hospital, can you move?" asked Zechs with concern slipping into his voice. "Yea." Said Noin as she took a step forward with the help of Zechs but fell down slightly as Zechs held onto her tightly.

Zechs put her onto his back as she rested her head. "I'm really fine Zechs." Urged Noin. Zechs ignored her as he carried her through the doors of the nearest hospital. The doctors put her onto a stretcher and carried her into an examining room to make sure she didn't break her leg or anything. A few moments later, a doctor came out and smiled at Zechs.

"She's going to be fine sir. She's just sprained her ankle pretty bad and her cut isn't very deep, but we've put a cast on her leg, so that it'd heal sooner before she decides to walk. She kept saying she was fine through the whole examination." Said the doctor.

"Yea, well, thanks." Said Zechs as he went into the room Noin was in. "I told I was fine." Smiled Noin as Zechs just smirked at her. "And I didn't believe you." Zechs took a seat next to her as he held onto her hand. "I think you should sit this one out, I'll handle it on my own alright?" asked Zechs.

"I told you to let me help you Zechs, and I'm not going to sit one out because of some minor injuries." Said Noin stubbornly as Zechs began to laugh slightly.

3 Back with Relena

"O.K. H.J. We have to go back home now. I have paperwork to do." Smiled Relena as she paid a waiter. "O.K. mommy, but is daddy going to be home? I want daddy to read me a bed time story." Laughed H.J. playfully. "Well, you're going to have to ask him won't you?" smiled Relena as she called over a cab and they drove back to the Sanq Kingdom.

4 On Heero's stroll

Heero sat on a bench as he starred into the lake in front of him. 'Maybe I should just leave. The only reason I came here in the first place was…' thought Heero, but he really didn't know the reason, or at least he didn't want to. Deep down he knew what he felt and what was happening to him, but he tried to cover it up. He had always said to follow your emotions, but how could he say that, when he was doing the exact opposite. Well, not quite, he still wasn't sure what he felt.

"Hey Heero! Out for a stroll again I see. So what's going on between you and Relena?" yelled Duo in a taunting way as he ran over to Heero cheerfully. "What are you doing here?" asked Heero, making sure all emotions and confusion he had in him was taken out of his voice. "Eh, nothing much. I knew you'd be here. So what's troubling you this time? I know it's nothing to do with a mission, so it must be the kid and Relena!" said Duo in sarcasm. Heero shrugged carelessly.

"Oh come one buddy, why don't you tell your best friend all about your girl problems?" asked Duo with a mischievous smile on his face. "You're not my best friend." Said Heero in a dull tone. Duo shrugged as he urged on, "So what about the kid?" he asked. Heero ignored him and got up from his seat. "Where are you going now?" asked Duo impatiently. Heero continued to walk as Duo shrugged and decided to tell him about his stay later on when he got there.

About an hour later, Heero arrived back at the Sanq kingdom. He slowed down slightly as he walked into the playroom which H.J.'s voice could be heard from.

"Daddy!" yelled H.J. happily as he ran up to Heero and gave him a big hug. Heero looked down at him and then turned to look around, sensing that someone was watching. His eyes slowly landed on Relena who had a warming smile on her face. "Hello." Smiled Relena. Heero just nodded his head, acknowledging her existence.

"Daddy! Can you read me a bedtime story?!" asked H.J. excitedly as he let go of Heero and started jumping up and down. "I never had my daddy read me a story before and other people's voices don't sound right." Said H.J. with a pout. Heero looked at him curiously but finally nodded, making H.J. more hyper than he already was.

"Now H.J. why don't you go take a shower first? Mr. Yuy and I need to talk for a while." Smiled Relena. "O.K. Mommy, but remember, he's daddy." Smiled H.J. as he obediently skipped up the stairs. Heero turned to look at Relena.

"Heero, uh… Duo will be staying here for a while if that's alright." Said Relena nervously as she looked down. Heero shrugged, "It's your place." He said simply and Relena frowned slightly at his response but looked up smiling. Just then, there came a phone call and a butler came over to Relena, giving her the phone. Relena went into the living room and started to talk on the phone.

"Yes, this is Relena Peacecraft. No, I don't believe… yes, but… no, no, please. You have to understand what state you're… no wait!" said Relena as her voice started to panic. A sob escaped from her lips as she tried to hold onto her tears. Heero hearing her soft sobs went into the living room.

She was sitting on a dark blue couch with the phone still in her hand and tears threatening to fall past her eyelids. Heero looked at her with slight concern coursing through his features, though inside he was more concerned than that. "What is it?" asked Heero in a soft tone as he stepped up in front of her. Relena looked up at him but slowly looked down and turned away, putting away the phone and quickly wiping her tears. Heero sat beside her so that she could face him at eye level but she just turned yet again and looked away. She didn't feel like telling Heero, nor anyone else, she just wanted to keep everything to herself.

Heero quickly grabbed her by the shoulders with such strength and speed; Relena snapped her head back to face him. Before she could look away again so that he wouldn't see her tears, he touched the tip of her chin ever so gently, staring into her eyes so intensely it made her feel slightly weak and her heart beating quicker.

"Relena, tell me." Heero whispered as his heart began to pound a little faster. He tried to hide every look of worry and concern unsuccessfully. "Heero… Gordon Hilton, he…" started Relena as she closed her eyes tightly, thinking over the conversation. Heero dropped his hand from her chin and down to her hands, urging her to continue.

Relena opened her eyes again, "Look, a few weeks ago, Gordon had asked me to marry him, but I refused," explained Relena as Heero nodded his head slightly, "He has threatened to take H.J. away for good if I don't… If I don't marry him, I've got another month left before the wedding, if I want to see H.J. alive or if I ever want to see peace prevail that is." Said Relena painfully as one tear escaped her eyes.

Heero stared at her, speechlessly at first, making both of them feel uncomfortable. But then he spoke softly, "What are you going to do then?" asked Heero, though he already knew the truth. "I don't have any other choice." Relena said as strongly as she could. Then she smiled sadly at Heero, "H.J. really liked you as his father. Even if you really weren't." She said.

Heero tightened his grip on Relena's hands as he lowered his head slowly down to hers. Relena stared at him, slightly shocked but closed her eyes as Heero's lips finally made contact with her own. Brushing slightly as she took a sharp intake of air. Tears flowing gently down her cheeks.

"Mommy! Daddy! I'm done! Can you read me a story now daddy?" yelled H.J. excitedly as he ran into the playroom. Hearing H.J. Heero quickly backed away from Relena and dropped her hands, before the kiss had barely begun. He got up and walked away from her as Relena stared at him leave, then slowly she got up as well and walked into the playroom.

"There you are Mommy and Daddy! I was wondering where you went. Can Mommy tuck me in? Daddy's going to read me a story." smiled H.J. innocently. Relena nodded and smiled sadly at him. She knew she'd have to tell H.J. sooner or later, that his new father was going to be none other than the man he despised.

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Hey everyone! I'll end it there. Sorry for not updating lately, but I'll try harder. I have a lot of homework to do cause, anyways; there will be a lot more Zechs and Noin moments as we go on with this story. I hope you enjoyed the story so far even. Well, review and I promise to upload the next chapters sooner, if I get reviews k? So please R+R. Bye! ^-^ Hehe

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