Song of Love

DISCLAIMERS: Naw, I don't own Gundam. Can I borrow some money so I can finally own Gundam? No? I thought so. *sigh* Continue with the story.

Chapter 3: Fun At The Mall

"Are you absolutely positive about this?" Tari asked for the millionth time.

"Yes I am. Now stop complaining," Heero said. The mall came into view. "Here we are."

"It's huge," Tari said in awe.

"Wait til you see inside."

"Hope I don't get lost."

"Stick by me and you won't."

"I'll be sure to do that. Who knows how long I'll be stuck in there lost." Heero found a parking space and parked. Both stepped out of the car and walked towards one of the many entrances of the mall. Tari could not help but stare at the sight of the mall.

"It's much bigger than I ever thought possible," she whispered in awe. This got a laugh from Heero. Tari turned to look at Heero. "You have a nice laugh. You should laugh a lot more often." She didn't seem to notice his surprised look at her comment as she turned to stare at the many sights of the mall.

Heero recovered and started to walk in a direction. "Come on. We need to buy you a formal dress for the ball." Tari followed closely behind him, but her eyes strayed to the many stores and food courts. Heero took her to a fashion store where there were dresses that looked beautiful and were at low prices.

"Here we are," Heero announced. Tari tore her eyes from the sites and looked at the store.

"Wow. I didn't think dresses were so pretty," she said. Heero took her by the arm and pulled her inside. They started their search right away. No matter how much they looked, Tari could not find one that suited her best.

"You sure are picky on dresses," Heero said warily.

"Well I've never had a dress before," Tari pointed out. Heero said nothing and they continued their search. Then, Tari came upon a pale blue dress.

It was slim to show your figure, but comfortable. It had spagetti straps that weer almost invisible unless you were up close. It came with a shawl that matched the outfit and dress shoes. Tari fingered the dress gently, afraid to ruin the beautiful piece of art. Heero came behind her.

"Found one?" Tari nodded. "Go try it on." Tari picked up the dress from the racket and went inside the dressing room. She quickly slipped on the dress and shoes and looked at herself in the full length mirror. A strange and mysteriously beautiful girl stared back.

"You done yet?" Heero's voice came from outside. Tari shyly stepped out of the stall. Heero was waiting outside and his mouth was open wide in shock. Tari flushed with embarrassment.

"Do I look that bad in this?" Tari asked. Heero seemed to snap out of his shock and shook his head.

"No, you don't look bad at all. You buying it?" Tari nodded and went back inside the stall to dress into her clothes. She came back out with the dress slung over her arm. She and Heero walked over to the cashier and paid for the dress. The woman gently put the dress into a bag and handed it to Tari. Tari thanked her and left the store with Heero.

"You want something to eat?" Heero asked.

"Sure." They headed to one of the food courts and ordered their choice of foods. They sat down at a table and quickly ate their food. They headed towards an exit when Tari spotted an arcade.

"Heero?" Heero turned to look at her.

"Yeah?"

"Can we please go to the arcade? Please?" Heero could not help but fall for her baby eyes.

"Alright," he sighed. "But we're leaving after half an hour." Tari nodded eagerly and ran to the arcade. Heero followed behind. I swear, she reminds me of Duo sometimes, he thought.

He found Tari jumping and dancing at one of the arcade games. Dance Dance Revolution, he read. Tari finished the song and turned to him. "Hey Heero. You wanna try with me?" pointing to the second player steps.

"No, it's okay," Heero declined.

"Please? You might even get a good score."

"No."

"Heero! Come on!" Tari thought a moment, muttering things like," Now what would a soldier say in this...?" Then, Tari grinned. "Heero, your mission is to have fun here and play Dance Dance Revolution with me!" Heero stopped at the word 'mission'. He sighed in defeat.

"Fine, but only one game."

"Okay. Come on!" Heero stepped over to the other side of the game as Tari picked out a song. "We'll do an easy one for right now, okay?" Heero nodded.

Tari picked out the song 'Boys'. The music started and Tari danced to it with ease. Heero was having a bit of trouble, but he was actually doing pretty good for a beginner. The song ended and Tari looked at Heero suspiciously.

"Have you played this game before?"

"No." Tari glared suspiciously at him before turning to pick out another song. This time, she picked one of her favorites 'End Of The Century'. Tari got a perfect score and was surprised when Heero got a B. She glare at him. He was better than her when she had started playing this game.

"I think you're lying. You have played this before, haven't you!" she exclaimed.

"I swear I have never played this before," Heero said. He was also surprised at how well he was doing on this game. The two continued to challenge each other until there was a crowd of people watching them. Both soon stop, sweaty and tired, but happy, they got off and Tari dragged him to play House Of The Dead III. They played a few other games before leaving.

"Hey, that was fun!" Tari exclaimed as she sat down in the passenger seat. Heero couldn't help but agree. "We should do that more often." They drove back to Heero's apartment in companionable silence. Tari had the window down and the wind blew at her hair. Heero's eyes strayed from the road to watch it. He then willed himself to concentrate on the road, which he did.

They got back to the apartment safely and stepped inside. Tari went to take a shower while Heero waited for his turn. He turned on his laptop and started typing. Tari came out a short while later. "Your turn Heero!" Heero nodded and shut his laptop. He lfet to take a shower and Tari sat down in a chair in front of the window. There was a cool breeze as the sun set. Tari sat there relaxed and comfortable, enjoying the view and feeling.

Heero came out of the shower a while later. He went into the living room and found Tari asleep on a chair. He chuckled and shut the window. He gently picked her up and carried her to his bed. He tucked her in and went to sleep on the couch once more. He didn't really mind. Not if it was Tari who was using his bed.