When All Purpose Is Lost

When All Purpose Is Lost

By ~*Ai*~Wing

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!!!