Chapter 5
Relena felt the wind whip through her hair as she speeded
down the road on her bike. She had
never felt so much freedom in her life!
The feeling was so exhilarating…Yes, Relena was finally free…Free from
the grasps of Hell…Free from the torture and insults. This feeling resembled to that of a bird's…able to spread its
wings and fly to any depth, any dimension…
I've finally grown my own wings…and for the first time
in my life, I've been able to take off and fly out of the cage that's been
confining me all this time…I can fly to the unexplored depths… Relena
smiled. Yes, she was now truly free. Just one more block, and I'll reach my
'sanctuary'. Just one more block.
She started to peddle faster at
the thought and sped away to where she would finally be safe.
Heero looked around him.
There were very few people on the subway trains at this hour. That's the only reason he didn't get yelled
at for sneaking his bike on. Luckily,
there were enough people at the station for him to sneak it on unnoticed. Yes, his plan had been successful so far. As he rode to the subway station, he felt
this rush inside his soul that he had never felt in such a long time. He looked around himself again and caught
the stares of a few people. They were
probably wondering how he sneaked his bike on and why he did it. They probably also wondered what a fifteen
year old was doing out alone at this hour.
Heero ignored them and continued his ride in silence and without
thought.
"Next stop, Main Street." Heero looked up as the announcement came on.
That's my stop. He stood up and wheeled his bike
to the door. The trains halted and the doors
slid open. Heero wheeled his bike out
of the train and out of the station.
Whew, no one noticed my bike. He took in a deep breath of fresh
evening air. The scent of freedom could
be detected. Then, Heero hopped onto
his bike and peddled off fiercely to his destination.
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Relena plopped down onto her bed. It has been an hour since she arrived at the shelter. The lady was very nice and registered her
immediately. Then she was introduced to
her new roommate. It was a girl her
age. She had hair that was dark with a
bluish tint. Her dark blue eyes were
sparkling. She still remembers the
moment that she met her as if it had just happened a second ago.
**"Hi, my name is Hilde
Schbeiker. I've been at this shelter
ever since I was twelve. What's your
name?"
Suddenly, Relena felt shy towards
this friendly girl. "Relena." She
whispered.
"Relena? Well, it's really nice to meet you! It's been kinda lonely in a room all by myself."
Relena could only nod her head in
agreement.
Then, Hilde smiled and took her up
to their room. She started telling
Relena all the rules applied at the shelter.
Finally, Hilde left the room to give Relena some time to unpack.
"I'll take you on a tour of the
shelter first thing tomorrow morning.
I'll leave you to pack. Just in
case if you're asleep by the time I come back, wake-up time is at 7:30 sharp. Ok? If you need me, I'll be in the 'teenage
activity room'. Alright, see ya!" With that, her new roommate turned on her
heels and left the room. **
Hilde was indeed very nice.
Relena was already starting to love her new life. Sleepiness was starting to overcome the
happy teenager as her eyelids became heavier and heavier. Before long, she fell asleep.
Heero could feel the warm water run through his hair and
down his back. It felt so good, so
relaxing. He can't remember the last
time that he actually enjoyed his shower.
Finally, a moment of peace. Heero thought as he thought back
to when he had just arrived at the shelter.
**Heero wheeled his bike through
the glass doors of the huge shelter. He
had some difficulty trying to find his way here, but he was finally…here. Heero quickly left his bike by the door and
walked up to the reception desk.
"Excuse me." He said.
"Yes, how may I help you?"
Heero started to feel a bit of a
tingle…maybe it was caused by nervousness.
Heero rarely felt nervousness, but somehow, he felt unsure of this
matter.
"…I called earlier this evening and
the Association made an arrangement for me to stay here."
"Ok, may I have your name please?"
"Heero Yuy."
Heero watched the lady type his
name into the computer.
The lady started to talk to him
while her eyes were still glued to the screen.
"You're the second one to be
administered to this shelter today. A
girl your age was just here about half an hour before you. What's with abusive parents these days? What's the world coming to?" The lady said
as she shook her head.
After a few minutes, she finally
looked up at him.
"Ah, there you are. Your assigned roommate is Duo Maxwell and
you're staying in room 210 on the second floor. Your new roommate will explain things to you."
Heero nodded. As if on cue, a boy around Heero's age
walked out. He had his chestnut
coloured hair tied up into a long braid.
His twinkling violet-blue eyes looked as if they were laughing. He had a big grin plastered onto his
face. The boy walked up to him and
immediately started speaking.
"Hi, I'm Duo Maxwell. Are you my new roommate?"
"Yeah, my name's Heero Yuy. It's a pleasure."
"Well, don't just stand there. Let's get moving!"
Duo almost grabbed Heero and dragged him to their
room. Heero managed to say a thank you
to the receptionist before being yanked away by Duo. From then on, Duo started talking non-stop. He talked first about the rules applied here
to get that out of the way. Then, it
was endless friendly chatter. Heero had
almost tuned Duo out before he excused himself to go take a shower.
"Go ahead! Take as long as you like! I know you must be tired, man!" Duo had sent
him off to the bathroom. **
Heero turned off the tap and reached for his towel to dry
himself off. He quickly got
dressed. He found Duo to be very friendly,
but also too talkative and annoying at the same time. He let out a small sigh before heading back to his new room. It would be a new refuge and a place for a
new fresh start. The pressure on his
heart was finally lifted at that thought.
A fresh new start…that's away from Hell. He liked the sound of that. I've finally found a belonging place.
A.N.: My beautiful format…ruined!!! Ugh!
I just found out while rereading my own fics on the net. Well, from now
on, I've indicated 'memories' and past occurrences with two asterisks at the
beginning and end. What did you think
of this chapter? He he, I finally
finished the angst filled part of this fic.
Well…at least I think so. I'll
write more soon! Sorry if this or
previous chapters were a bit short but you know, when I see an appropriate
place to end this, I just have to end it there! Please R+R!!!
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing's not mine!!!