Rachel sat in a restaurant, sipping water through a straw.Lillian's hard
effort at her first novel had finally paid off and had told Rachel she
would take her out for lunch in celebration.Lillian was across the table
from her, sipping a chocolate milkshake.
"So, where were you last night, hm?"Lillian said slyly.Rachel blushed.
"It's not what you think Lil!I just spent the night with an old friend, that's all,"Rachel said, looking down at the water in her glass.She knew she could easily pay Lillian off for this dinner with her savings but she felt guilty eating on Lillian's money anyway so she had decided to order everything cheap.So she drank water.
"Ri-ight, an old 'friend'" Lillian said, grinning. Lillian got a look in her eyes that scared Rachel. "You owe me, don't you.So, where's the cute friend, hm?".
"RELLIE!"Suddenly Rachel was glomped by some unseen force that moved very quickly.The entire restaurant stared.She blinked and looked up at whoever it was.
"Duo...?What are you doing here?"she asked, moving away from the enthusiastic companion.
"Oh Rellie, we've been looking for you everywhere!"he said, blue eyes bright.
"Sh-h, calm down.Can we talk about this later?My friend here is celebrating her first novel being published," she said, pointing at Lillian.
"It's quite alright Mr.Duo, you can join us!In fact I insist!Any friend of Rachel's is a friend of mine!"Lillian said, with stars in her eyes.
'Oh no...wait until she finds out about Hilde...'Rachel thought, a giant sweatdrop appearing.
"Eh?Rachel?"Duo sat down and looked at the both of them.Rachel smiled helplessly and shrugged.
"Huh?"Lillian said, completely confused.Rachel laughed.
"Oh, I can explain!Rachel was my middle name and I started using it when I came here so he doesn't recognize it!"Rachel lied.
"But..but he just called you Rellie....?"Lillian said, now more confused than ever. Rachel laughed.
"It's a long story," Rachel replied. Duo's mind clicked in.
'Oooooooh.Rellie snuck out of the airport under a different name.'Duo thought.
"Yes, very long.It's nice to meet you ms...?"he began, trying feebly to close the hole he had created unintentionally.
"Lillian.It's a pleasure,"she said, offerig her hand.He shook it.
"Well Miss Lillian, you were saying about your novel?"Duo said, changing the topic.
"Oh please, don't be so formal, call me just Lillian," she said brightly. Rachel had a huge sweat drop during the meal as she saw Lillian's eyes blazing and little stars and hearts around her head.Throughout it, she often asked to speak to Lillian in the lady's room but Lillian refused and said it could wait until later.Which was ironic, because she made a big deal of Rachel not explaining it later in their apartment.
"Why didn't you tell me?!" she said sadly.
"Well, you wouldn't let me.It's just that he was in a long term relationship last time we were in contact," Rachel said, feeling guilty nonetheless.
"Now I've invited him for dinner at the apartment and you're going out with that other guy!What am I going to do?!"Lillian said, flopping onto Rachel's bed. Rachel sighed.A thought popped into her head.
"Talk about your new novel!Use him as a critic and make it seem like you needed his honest opinion because he's not your friend so he'll be a proper critic compared to me," Rachel suggested. Lillian opened one eye.
"I guess that would work out but we need a back-up just in case,"she said cautiously.Rachel chuckled under her breath, Lillian was big on back-up plans. But she supposed that was useful sometimes.
"Well...you could tell him about my past year living here and how you met me and such!"Rachel said.
"And I could ask him about how he met you, great idea!"Lillian said, popping up like a daisey. Rachel sweatdropped. How was Duo supposed to explain she met him when she was about to be shot by Heero and she stopped Duo from shooting Heero?!The whole story was quite long and she didn't want to drag Lillian into her old life and politics.Lillian was just too sweet to do that to.
"Yes , well let's just hope you won't need a back-up plan, ne?"she said smiling with a sweat drop.
"Rachel...you speak japanese?"Lillian suddenly said. Rachel's eyes widened.
"Well...not really!I just picked it up from watching anime with you this year!"Rachel lied. Lillian could tell.
"But Rachel, you hate my anime..."she said, the air becoming cold as Lillian appeared as a ghost.
'EEEEEEEEE!Someone save meeeeee!'Rachel mentally cried, stepping back.The doorbell.
"I'll go get that!"she said, rushing out of the room.She saw Heero standing there. She let out a breath she never knew she had been holding.
"I know I'm early but.."he began.
"No, no, that's perfect!Just hold on a moment while I put on my shoes,"she said, grabbing some comfortable flat shoes this time. Without looking back sh called :"Bye Lillian!Good luck with Dinner!".
"She's having someone over?"he asked suddenly.
"Yes, Duo is coming over for dinner tonight,"she said, then realized her mistake.
"Duo?!"he said, raising an eyebrow. Rachel sighed and hooked her arm onto his. This had not been her night at all.
"Why don't we go watch the stars or something?"she said.She decided she might as well sew her mouth shut now in order to protect herself.She had babbled far too much all day.She decided that right now she would concentrate on being with Heero finally.There were so many questions, so many things to talk about, but she held it all in.She wasn't ready to confess to Heero just yet.
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thanks for keeping up!I haven't written this in a long while and sorry for the short chappie too.But I should go do the dishes now and bring up my basket of clothes and do my homework....*sigh*
To the reviewers::
Niome-Chan- no Heero has not noticed yet.And #2, he had something baggy because it helps his emotions show when he's not wearing spandex.Although if you really want to see him in spandex again that can be arranged...
Marlicat2007 - Gomen nasai!!!I'm sooo sorry this is short, but I've been updating things all weekend and watching Orphen!(also writing a fanfic on Orphen...) It's okay about Harry Potter, if you don't like it it's really up to you.Anyway, happy days!
Cynthia-She knows, he doesn't.It makes for a good plot,ne?
lexi- thanks bunches!I'm so glad to have someone who likes this enough to write in cap lock!*sniffle* so happy.... *runs away from yaoi fans and anti- Relena people*
Kai's Asian Angel- Thank you so much for the support!If it weren't for all my reviewers this chapter would remain unwritten and people would be sad.The yaoi and anti-relena people would be happy but they intend to kill me for this story anyway. *tied to a pole with hay around the bottom and anti-relena people with torches* *sniffle* I think it's going to get hot...should have worn sun block....
LadySilverDragon2- Thanks for your review too!Sometimes the best gifts are in small packages. *burning on pole* owww....
Pink Sakura- Well, guys do tend to be slow sometimes!And besides, now Rellie gets to have fun! *anti-relena people put in another torch* *sniffle*
"So, where were you last night, hm?"Lillian said slyly.Rachel blushed.
"It's not what you think Lil!I just spent the night with an old friend, that's all,"Rachel said, looking down at the water in her glass.She knew she could easily pay Lillian off for this dinner with her savings but she felt guilty eating on Lillian's money anyway so she had decided to order everything cheap.So she drank water.
"Ri-ight, an old 'friend'" Lillian said, grinning. Lillian got a look in her eyes that scared Rachel. "You owe me, don't you.So, where's the cute friend, hm?".
"RELLIE!"Suddenly Rachel was glomped by some unseen force that moved very quickly.The entire restaurant stared.She blinked and looked up at whoever it was.
"Duo...?What are you doing here?"she asked, moving away from the enthusiastic companion.
"Oh Rellie, we've been looking for you everywhere!"he said, blue eyes bright.
"Sh-h, calm down.Can we talk about this later?My friend here is celebrating her first novel being published," she said, pointing at Lillian.
"It's quite alright Mr.Duo, you can join us!In fact I insist!Any friend of Rachel's is a friend of mine!"Lillian said, with stars in her eyes.
'Oh no...wait until she finds out about Hilde...'Rachel thought, a giant sweatdrop appearing.
"Eh?Rachel?"Duo sat down and looked at the both of them.Rachel smiled helplessly and shrugged.
"Huh?"Lillian said, completely confused.Rachel laughed.
"Oh, I can explain!Rachel was my middle name and I started using it when I came here so he doesn't recognize it!"Rachel lied.
"But..but he just called you Rellie....?"Lillian said, now more confused than ever. Rachel laughed.
"It's a long story," Rachel replied. Duo's mind clicked in.
'Oooooooh.Rellie snuck out of the airport under a different name.'Duo thought.
"Yes, very long.It's nice to meet you ms...?"he began, trying feebly to close the hole he had created unintentionally.
"Lillian.It's a pleasure,"she said, offerig her hand.He shook it.
"Well Miss Lillian, you were saying about your novel?"Duo said, changing the topic.
"Oh please, don't be so formal, call me just Lillian," she said brightly. Rachel had a huge sweat drop during the meal as she saw Lillian's eyes blazing and little stars and hearts around her head.Throughout it, she often asked to speak to Lillian in the lady's room but Lillian refused and said it could wait until later.Which was ironic, because she made a big deal of Rachel not explaining it later in their apartment.
"Why didn't you tell me?!" she said sadly.
"Well, you wouldn't let me.It's just that he was in a long term relationship last time we were in contact," Rachel said, feeling guilty nonetheless.
"Now I've invited him for dinner at the apartment and you're going out with that other guy!What am I going to do?!"Lillian said, flopping onto Rachel's bed. Rachel sighed.A thought popped into her head.
"Talk about your new novel!Use him as a critic and make it seem like you needed his honest opinion because he's not your friend so he'll be a proper critic compared to me," Rachel suggested. Lillian opened one eye.
"I guess that would work out but we need a back-up just in case,"she said cautiously.Rachel chuckled under her breath, Lillian was big on back-up plans. But she supposed that was useful sometimes.
"Well...you could tell him about my past year living here and how you met me and such!"Rachel said.
"And I could ask him about how he met you, great idea!"Lillian said, popping up like a daisey. Rachel sweatdropped. How was Duo supposed to explain she met him when she was about to be shot by Heero and she stopped Duo from shooting Heero?!The whole story was quite long and she didn't want to drag Lillian into her old life and politics.Lillian was just too sweet to do that to.
"Yes , well let's just hope you won't need a back-up plan, ne?"she said smiling with a sweat drop.
"Rachel...you speak japanese?"Lillian suddenly said. Rachel's eyes widened.
"Well...not really!I just picked it up from watching anime with you this year!"Rachel lied. Lillian could tell.
"But Rachel, you hate my anime..."she said, the air becoming cold as Lillian appeared as a ghost.
'EEEEEEEEE!Someone save meeeeee!'Rachel mentally cried, stepping back.The doorbell.
"I'll go get that!"she said, rushing out of the room.She saw Heero standing there. She let out a breath she never knew she had been holding.
"I know I'm early but.."he began.
"No, no, that's perfect!Just hold on a moment while I put on my shoes,"she said, grabbing some comfortable flat shoes this time. Without looking back sh called :"Bye Lillian!Good luck with Dinner!".
"She's having someone over?"he asked suddenly.
"Yes, Duo is coming over for dinner tonight,"she said, then realized her mistake.
"Duo?!"he said, raising an eyebrow. Rachel sighed and hooked her arm onto his. This had not been her night at all.
"Why don't we go watch the stars or something?"she said.She decided she might as well sew her mouth shut now in order to protect herself.She had babbled far too much all day.She decided that right now she would concentrate on being with Heero finally.There were so many questions, so many things to talk about, but she held it all in.She wasn't ready to confess to Heero just yet.
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thanks for keeping up!I haven't written this in a long while and sorry for the short chappie too.But I should go do the dishes now and bring up my basket of clothes and do my homework....*sigh*
To the reviewers::
Niome-Chan- no Heero has not noticed yet.And #2, he had something baggy because it helps his emotions show when he's not wearing spandex.Although if you really want to see him in spandex again that can be arranged...
Marlicat2007 - Gomen nasai!!!I'm sooo sorry this is short, but I've been updating things all weekend and watching Orphen!(also writing a fanfic on Orphen...) It's okay about Harry Potter, if you don't like it it's really up to you.Anyway, happy days!
Cynthia-She knows, he doesn't.It makes for a good plot,ne?
lexi- thanks bunches!I'm so glad to have someone who likes this enough to write in cap lock!*sniffle* so happy.... *runs away from yaoi fans and anti- Relena people*
Kai's Asian Angel- Thank you so much for the support!If it weren't for all my reviewers this chapter would remain unwritten and people would be sad.The yaoi and anti-relena people would be happy but they intend to kill me for this story anyway. *tied to a pole with hay around the bottom and anti-relena people with torches* *sniffle* I think it's going to get hot...should have worn sun block....
LadySilverDragon2- Thanks for your review too!Sometimes the best gifts are in small packages. *burning on pole* owww....
Pink Sakura- Well, guys do tend to be slow sometimes!And besides, now Rellie gets to have fun! *anti-relena people put in another torch* *sniffle*