Chapter Five

The group spent the entire morning discussing the plan designed by Lady Une and Sally. It was decided that Heero would go with Milliardo and Lucrezia to see Dr J to try to find out as much as possible about the device and after that Heero would try to get inside the terrorist group and blow their plan. Meanwhile Wufei and Sally would stay on the preventers HQ and try to keep a close watch on the situation from there. Relena's role was to try to find out if there was anyone unhappy with the Terraforming project among the Assembly members that could actually have the resources to finance such action against it.

After the meeting Lady Une, Sally and Wufei went back to the preventers HQ. Milliardo and Lucrezia, with Heero, were heading to Mars. They accompanied Relena to her private shuttle where her secretary and bodyguards were waiting for her. Lucrezia, pretending to have something to show to Milliardo before they took off, left the two alone with the hope they would actually speak to each other.

Heero kept looking away from her. The reality is that he was terrified. For the first time in his life he didn't know how to deal with fear. He looked at Relena briefly and saw her discussing her agenda with her secretary.

Suddenly she turned around and looked at him. Excusing herself with her secretary, she started walking towards him.

"Hello Heero…it's been a while…how are you?"

"Hn…I'm ok"

Relena, who was used to Heero's lack of conversational skills, said:

"I'm happy to hear that…Heero, now we have to concentrate on this mission but, I would like to have a word with you as soon as this is over…"

"Hn…"

"Well, now I better go…have lots to do today…do take care, will you?"

"Hn…"

"See you…"

With this she turned around and boarded her shuttle. He saw one of the bodyguards shutting the door and the shuttle taxied towards the take off ramp.

'Now, can I be more of a bastard?' thought Heero seeing her go. He had just blown it once again…Why was it that this girl could make him feel like he was the most stupid person on earth? She made him feel, weak…confused…She made everything so confusing…He felt frustrated and completely useless… 'Get a grip, will you?' Heero told himself…

"What?" Lucrezia asked him.

"What, what?" Asked Heero confused.

"You said, 'Get a grip, will you?', what did you mean?"

"Ah… nothing…thinking aloud that's all…" replied Heero telling himself off. He was definitely nuts. Now he had even started to speak to himself.

"Did Relena say anything?" Lucrezia asked incredibly curious.

"No. Did she had to?"

"Not specifically…Just thought…oh, forget it…"