Disclaimer: I don't own GW or SM.
Title: Will Of God
Author's Notes: "The Present of Johanna Lindsey" and "Untamed by Elizabeth Lowell" inspire this story
Chapter 2: What Binds Us
He glanced at the big clock near the doorway then back at the unconscious woman in front of him. She was lying on the cushions with her servant fanning her. The servant kept shooting him glances as though putting the blame on him for what happened to her mistress.
Heero gave a mental sigh and gave a thorough study at his "sister-in-law". She was beautiful, but beauty fades. She looks innocent enough, but perhaps innocence is just a mask. He doesn't know what to make of her. "Was she responsible for his husband's death?"
*Groans* *Waking up*
"Are you alright now Mrs. Fier?" Heero asked coolly, as she began sitting up and asked the servant to fetch her some water.
"Blackthorne." Serina responded automatically. "Ms. Blackthorne, You see my husband is dead." Serina explained, and winced as the words sounded stupid to her ears. "Of course he knew Endymion was dead."
"Yes, I know."
"Right, of course you know." She spoke nodding.
"Are you sure you're alright now? Are you sick of anything?"
Serena shook her head and then nodded, assuring that she was all right. The servant handed her the water and she was about to drink.
"Then could you be pregnant?" Heero asked bluntly.
Serina sputtered eyes wide. "No, I don't think so." She answered inaudibly.
"Hmm." Heero noted. He stood up and walked calmly around, inspecting everything with a scrutinizing eye. Serina's eyes followed him. He touched things, held them up into better light, and wrote something in a notepad, which annoyed Serina immensely though she didn't know why.
"Mr. Smith…" Serina began.
He was kneeling inspecting a plant. He took some leaves and smelled it, touching the plant fibers with his fingertips and lacing his finger in his mouth tasting it.
"Call me Heero." He responded automatically without looking up from what he was doing. He then stood up taking unsuspicious steps back to her, eyes still roaming the room and shockingly leaned down close to her. Smelling her!
"What in the world are you doing?" She demanded standing up hands on hips. She was no longer nervous but enraged.
He leaned back and shrugged. "This plant is a drug, that could get you high if you take some in." He replied, placing the leaves automatically to his pockets.
Serina blushed, whether in more anger or embarrassment. "That was Endymion's favorite plant. He had one in his office and another in his bedroom."
"Hnn." Heero grunted and proceed to walk towards the staircase.
"Mr. Smith!" Serina called out walking fast to stop him. She was prepared to make a run when he stopped as so, and turned to look at her. They were only a step away from each other. Serina grudgingly looked up to him since he was a head taller than her.
"Heero."
"Whatever." She spoke her voice wavering as she was again caught unaware by the intensity of his eyes which contrasted the lack of emotion in all his other features and body movements.
"What is…your purpose here?" Serina demanded her hands moving dramatically.
"I'm your late husband's half-brother, therefore your brother-in-law. I'm accountable for your well-being in some ways." He answered.
"I don't need any help." Serina interrupted.
"I'm also working for the government. Endymion's estates are worth high and there's a considerable fortune involve in liquid assets. I'm here to find out who murdered him." He spoke in monotone watching for any reaction. He received one.
"Are you implying that I'm the one who murdered him?" Serina asked shocked. There was some nervousness as well. Heero noted.
"I'm not implying anything." Heero answered, a bit disappointed. "But yes, you are one of the chief suspects."
"Get out. You are here under my welcome. You've overstayed it now. I wont have myself insulted." Serina spoke coolly.
His eyebrows rose and there was a gleam in his eyes, and as quickly, it was gone. He frowned and nodded automatically, turning about and leaving.
Serina made a sound of disgust and sighed.
"Everything has become so complicated, let my mind and heart free and my soul wander." She spoke softly in thought as ugly images flashed before her mind. Decidedly, she planned to leave towards her sacred home by midnight.
***
She had her cloak on, an apple, a bottle of wine, some cheese and bread on the basket she was carrying. When a familiar knock sounded on her door. Frowning, she glanced at the big clock. "It's 12 midnight, the servants have already retired to their quarters, who could this be?" Serina wondered with caution. The knock echoed again.
She opened the door, half open. "Who's there?"
"Me."
She recognized the voice instantly much to her dismay. "I'm not letting you in."
"You have to. I half-own this place and all my late brother's estates." He spoke with some triumph laced in his voice.
Grumpily, she let him in with a string of curses echoing in her mind. "I need to have some proof." She asked arms crossed.
He threw a piece of paper at her. She caught it and read…
"It was true."
A/n: I would like to answer some of the reviewers as much as I can without giving anything away starting with the reviews I got from the 1st chapter and the Prologue.
Thanks to Gackt Camui (You got the part about her eyes ^_^; about her husband's death…HINT: there's a bit of supernatural interlaced with this story. And if you ever have any ideas about the last name please suggest. Or you'll have to suffer laughing about Smith or something worst till the last chapter. LOL),
Otaku (No, Heero didn't drug her. She fainted because there's something about Heero's eyes that reminded her about something.),
xxSilverWingsxx (Yes, Serena and Serina are the same persons. Quality reviews…um ^_^ some input about how the story went in your opinion.),
Crystalgem2003 (Well as you can see in the last chapter Darien has already been blasted. ^_^ hehe, This is taking place in an AU like in the Elizabethan era),
Angelight (Sorry that the voice in the last chapter wasn't Heero's. If it was, I don't have enough writing ability to twist the story around and have it come in the end to be H/S paired.),
Baby-bunnygurl (You guessed the guy, it was Mamoru/Endymion as I intended.)