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HI MINNA!! Here is the next chapter! I hope you all are enjoying the story so far! Thank you to all those who have reviewed! I Love You All!
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~*The One I Love *~ Chapter 2 Duo POV
I smiled as I walked down the hall of the safe house we were currently residing in.
'I can't believe Heero actually brushed and braided my hair! I really thought he was gonna say no when I first asked him.'
I smiled even more as I recalled the event. 'I could feel him run his fingers through it and rub it against his face. I should get him to do it more often.' I thought happily.
I smiled, and sighed. 'I can't believe how beautiful that boy is.'
I continued to walk down the hall toward the exit. My smile became wider as I thought about what could have happened if Quatre hadn't interrupted.
'Could I actually have a chance with him? Could the Perfect Soldier care for me? Could he ever love me like I do him?'
My thoughts were interrupted when I walked outside to see Hilde hunched under a tree. On closer inspection, I noticed she was crying.
'I wonder what's wrong?' I thought as I walked toward her.
"Hey Hilde, what are you doing here?" I asked in my normal cheerful voice. She quickly wiped her tears away before looking at me.
" I came her with Relena" she replied it a sad voice. I frowned at the tone of her voice.
"What's wrong Hilde?" I asked my voice full of concern. She turned her head not wanting to look at me. I sat down next to her and lifted her chin so she could look at me.
"Hilde, I'm your friend" I said, "how can I help you if you don't tell me what's wrong?"
"You cant help" She murmured tears returning to her eyes.
"How do you know, you haven't even told me what's wrong." I said, trying to sound cheerful. She smiled slightly and looked back down at the ground.
'I cant tell you, you'll be completely disgusted." She said quietly.
I laughed slightly, I knew there was noting she could say to me that would make me disgusted. She looked up at me, confusion on her face.
"No I wont, trust me." I reassured her. She looked at me for a minute then stared at the ground again.
"It's about Relena." She said weakly, " I...I kinda..." Before she could say another word I cut her off.
"You're in love with Relena aren't you!" I said with a huge grin on my face.
Still looking at the ground Hilde nodded slightly.
"Is that all that's wrong?" I asked, confused at why she'd be upset over something like that.
"You don't think its wrong to love another girl?" She asked with some hope in her voice.
I smiled "so what your gay, what's the big deal?"
She smiled and looked up at me. " I'm glad you understand Duo," she said softly wiping her tears away.
"Relena would hate me if she knew." Started Hilde, "Besides she came here today to ask Heero to marry her," She said sadly, tears returning to her eyes.
"WHAT!?" I practically yelled in surprise.
Hilde then started crying again. "If she marries Heero, I will lose her. She will forget about me." She cried, tears streaming down her face. "I don't want to lose her, what am I going to do Duo? What can I do?"
I pulled her into an embrace; she immediately latched onto my shirt. She sobbed into my chest, while I gently rubbed her back.
"I don't know," I said sadly glancing up at the window to our room.
'Heero' I thought sadly as I tried to comfort Hilde.
~*Heeros POV*~
"Oh, Heero, how have you been? I haven't seen you in so long!" exclaimed Relena in an overly cheerful voice.
"I'm fine" I replied, coldly. She stared at me expectantly, seemingly unfazed by the tone of my voice. "Why are you here?" I asked calmly, no emotion showing on my face.
She stared at me for a moment then giggled. "That's just like you, skip the small talk and get straight to the point." She said with a smile. "hn" I said as I walked over to the window.
She then started talking about her kingdom and about keeping the peace, but I hardly heard. I looked out the window and watched as duo walked up to a girl and sat down next to her. The girl's back was turned away from me, but I could tell it was Hilde.
I suddenly felt myself tense. Anger and jealously flew over me as I watched Duo hold the girl in his arms. I started to feel sick, like my heart was shattering into a million pieces.
'I knew that Duo loved Hilde, so why does this hurt so much?' I asked myself.
'Because I was beginning to think that I had a chance with him.' I thought sadly, answering my own question.
'I was such a fool to think that Duo cared for me the way I cared for him' I thought as I watched Duo gently rub the girls back.
Just then I felt a hand on my shoulder. I instinctively threw it off, my eyes never leaving the window.
"Heero are you OK?" asked Relena in a worried voice. I then realized that my hands were clenched into fists and I was shaking. I forced my body to relax.
"I'm fine" I replied in an impassive voice.
She looked at me for a minute, disbelieving that I was fine, but figured I wasn't going to tell her if I didn't want to. She sighed and continued. "You don't have to answer me right away Heero." She said happily.
I then turned to look at her, Duo momentarily forgotten.
"You can have as long as you want to think about it," she said looking into my eyes.
"Think about it?" I asked, confusion evident in my voice.
Relena laughed, "well you don't have to think about it if you don't want to, but marriage is a big decision." She said, amusement in her eyes.
"Marriage? You want me to marry you?" I asked, surprise in my voice.
She smiled at me "yes Heero, have you not heard a word I have said?" she asked, her blue eyes sparkling.
With silence as an answer she continued. "As the future queen of the world, I need to choose a king, and my choice is you Heero. I love you, I always have." She paused looking at me, waiting for a reaction, but to her dismay she found none. She sighed and continued.
"With the war coming to an end, I will need someone to love and protect me. I'm sure that you can fulfill that role perfectly." I stared at her as she turned to leave.
"Wait" I said, as I looked one more time at Duo, once again feeling pain and jealously surge through my body.
'Duo is happy with Hilde, he doesn't need me.' I thought as I looked back at Relena.
"I will marry you." I said in an emotionless voice.
She looked at me in surprise, and then a bright smile lit up her face.
"Oh thank you Heero!" she said as she put her arms around me in an embrace. I kept my arms firmly at my side. "You've made me so happy." She whispered into my ear.
She then let go of me and backed away.
"I'll call you later so we can get together to plan the wedding" she said as she headed toward the door.
"No, don't bother," I said. "Just tell me when and where and I'll be there."
She just smiled and nodded, as if she expected me to say that.
"Goodbye Heero" she said sweetly as she left.
I then looked back out the window at Duo and Hilde. They were no longer holding each other, just standing and talking. I watched as Relena came out, and Duo greeted her. They talked for a minute, before Hilde and Relena left. Duo waved goodbye and headed back inside.
Deciding I didn't want to face Duo right now, I headed to the bathroom to take a shower.
I went into the bathroom and turned on the shower. I quickly rid myself of my clothes and stepped inside, letting the warm water caress my skin.
For some reason I couldn't help but to feel I made a mistake by saying yes to Relena.
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Well that's all for chapter 2! ^_^ I certainly hope this isn't as bad as it was before. Please tell me what you think!
HI MINNA!! Here is the next chapter! I hope you all are enjoying the story so far! Thank you to all those who have reviewed! I Love You All!
'thoughts' "quotes"
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~*The One I Love *~ Chapter 2 Duo POV
I smiled as I walked down the hall of the safe house we were currently residing in.
'I can't believe Heero actually brushed and braided my hair! I really thought he was gonna say no when I first asked him.'
I smiled even more as I recalled the event. 'I could feel him run his fingers through it and rub it against his face. I should get him to do it more often.' I thought happily.
I smiled, and sighed. 'I can't believe how beautiful that boy is.'
I continued to walk down the hall toward the exit. My smile became wider as I thought about what could have happened if Quatre hadn't interrupted.
'Could I actually have a chance with him? Could the Perfect Soldier care for me? Could he ever love me like I do him?'
My thoughts were interrupted when I walked outside to see Hilde hunched under a tree. On closer inspection, I noticed she was crying.
'I wonder what's wrong?' I thought as I walked toward her.
"Hey Hilde, what are you doing here?" I asked in my normal cheerful voice. She quickly wiped her tears away before looking at me.
" I came her with Relena" she replied it a sad voice. I frowned at the tone of her voice.
"What's wrong Hilde?" I asked my voice full of concern. She turned her head not wanting to look at me. I sat down next to her and lifted her chin so she could look at me.
"Hilde, I'm your friend" I said, "how can I help you if you don't tell me what's wrong?"
"You cant help" She murmured tears returning to her eyes.
"How do you know, you haven't even told me what's wrong." I said, trying to sound cheerful. She smiled slightly and looked back down at the ground.
'I cant tell you, you'll be completely disgusted." She said quietly.
I laughed slightly, I knew there was noting she could say to me that would make me disgusted. She looked up at me, confusion on her face.
"No I wont, trust me." I reassured her. She looked at me for a minute then stared at the ground again.
"It's about Relena." She said weakly, " I...I kinda..." Before she could say another word I cut her off.
"You're in love with Relena aren't you!" I said with a huge grin on my face.
Still looking at the ground Hilde nodded slightly.
"Is that all that's wrong?" I asked, confused at why she'd be upset over something like that.
"You don't think its wrong to love another girl?" She asked with some hope in her voice.
I smiled "so what your gay, what's the big deal?"
She smiled and looked up at me. " I'm glad you understand Duo," she said softly wiping her tears away.
"Relena would hate me if she knew." Started Hilde, "Besides she came here today to ask Heero to marry her," She said sadly, tears returning to her eyes.
"WHAT!?" I practically yelled in surprise.
Hilde then started crying again. "If she marries Heero, I will lose her. She will forget about me." She cried, tears streaming down her face. "I don't want to lose her, what am I going to do Duo? What can I do?"
I pulled her into an embrace; she immediately latched onto my shirt. She sobbed into my chest, while I gently rubbed her back.
"I don't know," I said sadly glancing up at the window to our room.
'Heero' I thought sadly as I tried to comfort Hilde.
~*Heeros POV*~
"Oh, Heero, how have you been? I haven't seen you in so long!" exclaimed Relena in an overly cheerful voice.
"I'm fine" I replied, coldly. She stared at me expectantly, seemingly unfazed by the tone of my voice. "Why are you here?" I asked calmly, no emotion showing on my face.
She stared at me for a moment then giggled. "That's just like you, skip the small talk and get straight to the point." She said with a smile. "hn" I said as I walked over to the window.
She then started talking about her kingdom and about keeping the peace, but I hardly heard. I looked out the window and watched as duo walked up to a girl and sat down next to her. The girl's back was turned away from me, but I could tell it was Hilde.
I suddenly felt myself tense. Anger and jealously flew over me as I watched Duo hold the girl in his arms. I started to feel sick, like my heart was shattering into a million pieces.
'I knew that Duo loved Hilde, so why does this hurt so much?' I asked myself.
'Because I was beginning to think that I had a chance with him.' I thought sadly, answering my own question.
'I was such a fool to think that Duo cared for me the way I cared for him' I thought as I watched Duo gently rub the girls back.
Just then I felt a hand on my shoulder. I instinctively threw it off, my eyes never leaving the window.
"Heero are you OK?" asked Relena in a worried voice. I then realized that my hands were clenched into fists and I was shaking. I forced my body to relax.
"I'm fine" I replied in an impassive voice.
She looked at me for a minute, disbelieving that I was fine, but figured I wasn't going to tell her if I didn't want to. She sighed and continued. "You don't have to answer me right away Heero." She said happily.
I then turned to look at her, Duo momentarily forgotten.
"You can have as long as you want to think about it," she said looking into my eyes.
"Think about it?" I asked, confusion evident in my voice.
Relena laughed, "well you don't have to think about it if you don't want to, but marriage is a big decision." She said, amusement in her eyes.
"Marriage? You want me to marry you?" I asked, surprise in my voice.
She smiled at me "yes Heero, have you not heard a word I have said?" she asked, her blue eyes sparkling.
With silence as an answer she continued. "As the future queen of the world, I need to choose a king, and my choice is you Heero. I love you, I always have." She paused looking at me, waiting for a reaction, but to her dismay she found none. She sighed and continued.
"With the war coming to an end, I will need someone to love and protect me. I'm sure that you can fulfill that role perfectly." I stared at her as she turned to leave.
"Wait" I said, as I looked one more time at Duo, once again feeling pain and jealously surge through my body.
'Duo is happy with Hilde, he doesn't need me.' I thought as I looked back at Relena.
"I will marry you." I said in an emotionless voice.
She looked at me in surprise, and then a bright smile lit up her face.
"Oh thank you Heero!" she said as she put her arms around me in an embrace. I kept my arms firmly at my side. "You've made me so happy." She whispered into my ear.
She then let go of me and backed away.
"I'll call you later so we can get together to plan the wedding" she said as she headed toward the door.
"No, don't bother," I said. "Just tell me when and where and I'll be there."
She just smiled and nodded, as if she expected me to say that.
"Goodbye Heero" she said sweetly as she left.
I then looked back out the window at Duo and Hilde. They were no longer holding each other, just standing and talking. I watched as Relena came out, and Duo greeted her. They talked for a minute, before Hilde and Relena left. Duo waved goodbye and headed back inside.
Deciding I didn't want to face Duo right now, I headed to the bathroom to take a shower.
I went into the bathroom and turned on the shower. I quickly rid myself of my clothes and stepped inside, letting the warm water caress my skin.
For some reason I couldn't help but to feel I made a mistake by saying yes to Relena.
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Well that's all for chapter 2! ^_^ I certainly hope this isn't as bad as it was before. Please tell me what you think!
