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Part 4
When Relena awoke (deja vous) it was in the middle of the night and Heero's arm was still tight around her. /I think he really did find himself during that time. He wouldn't normally be showing this much affection. The most he's shown me before was either when he saved me from the falling ceiling on Libra, when he pulled me close before he went to fight my brother, or when he gave me that first teddy bear./
Heero stirred in his sleep and Relena immediately shut her eyes.
"Liar," he said.
Relena sighed and opened her eyes.
"Can't sleep?"
"Like you ever do?"
"I asked you first."
"Not now. I slept in today and now... well..."
"Feeling awkward?" He asked with a very, very minute hint of fear.
"No! ...It's just that... I think my body is getting confused in telling the difference between a dream and reality. Now it's your turn."
"I usually don't sleep."
"Why is it that you barely say anything? No wait, I know the answer. Old habits are hard to break right?"
"Yeah."
"I knew it..." Relena said shaking her head and then immediately regretting it because she found herself gasping in pain. Unconsciously Heero's hand shot up to hold the back of the hand, though he quickly pulled it away when he felt blood. And sure enough his palm was practically covered with the dark fluid.
"I think that bandage needs changed."
"And I don't want to get up," Relena moaned.
"I'll help." Heero gently pulled Relena up and slowly led her to the bathroom where he sat her up on the sink as he got the hydrogen peroxide out and the gauze and tape.
"I can't believe you used that stuff on me and I didn't know it."
He just looked up at her and then went back to getting things ready. "We're going to have to get that bandage off. You hold the front in place as I take the rest off."
"Why do I have the feeling that I'm not going to like this?"
"chuckle Do you want me to go get the bear?"
"No. I am perfectly capable of going through this like a mature adult than clinging onto a stuffed bear like a five year old child!" She answered strongly.
"I'm getting the bear," Heero stated and began to walk out of the room.
"No!" Relena said firmly grabbing his wrist. "I can handle this. I've handled worse than just a little hydrogen peroxide before and I can do it again!"
Heero raised an eyebrow, but shrugged and said, "Have it your way."
After that everything seemed to be going fine until Heero applied the liquid that everyone hates. Relena hissed as tears started to form and Heero paused for a moment. He promised her he wouldn't make her cry again, and he wasn't about to break another promise. /IcandothisIcandothisIcandothis.../ Relena thought as she bit her lip and pushed back her tears. Heero began again working quickly so that Relena wouldn't be in pain for much longer.
"Done."
"Good," Relena said as she breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're just getting hurt all day today aren't you?"
"Huh?"
"Your lip's bleeding."
Relena put two fingers to her lips and looked at them. "Oh crap." She grabbed a tissue, quickly wetting it and putting it to her lips.
"That's not going to work."
"Sure it will. All I have to do is apply pressure or wait until it dries."
"And then the tissue will get stuck so that when you remove it, it will open the wound once more. I'm getting some ice."
"No! I don't want to be a bother to you."
"It's nothing," he said as he walked out of the room.
Relena sighed and put the lid down on the toilet and sat on it. It was getting very uncomfortable sitting on the edge of a sink like that. When Heero came back he had a bowl of ice with him. "Wet tissues are good for cleaning but not stopping," he said as he took it away form her. He then picked up an ice cub from the bowl, cupped Relena's chin in his hand and started to "clean" the wound. At the touch Relena jerked back and said, "I am fully capable of doing this myself."
At that Heero got up and gestured for her to continue. Then he leaned back against the wall and watched as Relena started cleaning her cut and looking in the mirror.
"Why are you staring at me?"
"To make sure you do it properly."
"Right..." she said as she rolled her eyes.
When she was sure the cut had been cleaned and the blood had stopped, she took another ice cub from the bowl and started eating it.
"If I keep this up, I really will get sick due to loss of blood," she stated in between munches.
"You're probably right," Heero agreed while grabbing an ice cube himself. "But then again, that's what I'm for."
"To make sure I don't get sick?"
"Yep."
"I didn't know you cared so much Heero!" Relena exclaimed sarcastically. Heero just shrugged and kept eating.
They silent for a long time even after the ice had been completely devoured.
"So where exactly is here?" Relena asked breaking the silence.
"Out in the countryside not far from Quatre's estate where you were staying. That is if you count 100 miles not far."
"Compared to the earth, it's not far, but compared to a state or country... far. How big is this place?"
"50 acres. I even have a horse stall with two horses. One white and one black, male and female."
"In that order?" Relena asked jokingly.
"Yes."
"Okay, you still have a hard time taking a joke."
"I'm surprised you can remember so much after a blow to the head like that."
Relena stared at him shocked before her eyes hardened. "Fine, be that way," she said harshly as she walked back into the bedroom, grabbing her bear and sitting on the bed holding it in her arms.
Heero sighed and followed her. /Big mistake Yuy.../ "I'm sorry."
"Sorry doesn't cut it now," Relena said while looking away.
"I'm really sorry. I didn't know that comment would affect you the way it did. I'm sorry if I hurt your pride, I didn't mean it like I was degrading your strength. You're one of the strongest people I know."
Relena gave a long sigh. "For you that's a big step, so I guess your forgiven," she said while laying down on the bed, but still not looking at Heero. /What am I doing? It was an attempt at a joke. A very bad joke, but a joke none the less./ She sighed as she felt Heero's weight on the other side of the bed. /He'd just better not try any other attempts like that./
"Why won't you look at me?"
"Maybe I don't want to."
"I'm really, really sorry. I really didn't think that would effect you like that."
Relena sighed again and turned over to look at Heero. "Well at least you're becoming more open now."
He gave an actual smile and put his arm around her once again. "Forgive me?"
"I suppose. But you're going to have to work for it."
"What do I have to do?"
Relena thought about that for a moment before she confidently answered, "Tomorrow we'll go horse back riding in the morning and in the afternoon we'll go over to Quatre's for a visit. Everyone is wondering what you're doing and I'm sure that they have found out about the attack by now."
"That's all?"
"For now."
"For now," Heero laughed
"I'm really am glad you're back Heero," Relena said putting her own arm around him for a moment before pulling it back again. "A year is too long."
"I had –"
"– to find yourself... I know. I'm glad you did."
"I won't leave again."
"Better not," she laughed and slightly hitting him on his chest. The only response was the tightening of his arm around her form as a lightning bolt lit the sky.
Heero glanced outside. "It looks like we're not going to go horse back riding tomorrow."
Relena put her hand on the crook of Heero's neck as she started to fall asleep. "It doesn't matter...."
He looked back over to Relena and after a few moments he kissed her forehead lightly before turning in for the rest of the night as well.
When Relena awoke (deja vous) it was in the middle of the night and Heero's arm was still tight around her. /I think he really did find himself during that time. He wouldn't normally be showing this much affection. The most he's shown me before was either when he saved me from the falling ceiling on Libra, when he pulled me close before he went to fight my brother, or when he gave me that first teddy bear./
Heero stirred in his sleep and Relena immediately shut her eyes.
"Liar," he said.
Relena sighed and opened her eyes.
"Can't sleep?"
"Like you ever do?"
"I asked you first."
"Not now. I slept in today and now... well..."
"Feeling awkward?" He asked with a very, very minute hint of fear.
"No! ...It's just that... I think my body is getting confused in telling the difference between a dream and reality. Now it's your turn."
"I usually don't sleep."
"Why is it that you barely say anything? No wait, I know the answer. Old habits are hard to break right?"
"Yeah."
"I knew it..." Relena said shaking her head and then immediately regretting it because she found herself gasping in pain. Unconsciously Heero's hand shot up to hold the back of the hand, though he quickly pulled it away when he felt blood. And sure enough his palm was practically covered with the dark fluid.
"I think that bandage needs changed."
"And I don't want to get up," Relena moaned.
"I'll help." Heero gently pulled Relena up and slowly led her to the bathroom where he sat her up on the sink as he got the hydrogen peroxide out and the gauze and tape.
"I can't believe you used that stuff on me and I didn't know it."
He just looked up at her and then went back to getting things ready. "We're going to have to get that bandage off. You hold the front in place as I take the rest off."
"Why do I have the feeling that I'm not going to like this?"
"chuckle Do you want me to go get the bear?"
"No. I am perfectly capable of going through this like a mature adult than clinging onto a stuffed bear like a five year old child!" She answered strongly.
"I'm getting the bear," Heero stated and began to walk out of the room.
"No!" Relena said firmly grabbing his wrist. "I can handle this. I've handled worse than just a little hydrogen peroxide before and I can do it again!"
Heero raised an eyebrow, but shrugged and said, "Have it your way."
After that everything seemed to be going fine until Heero applied the liquid that everyone hates. Relena hissed as tears started to form and Heero paused for a moment. He promised her he wouldn't make her cry again, and he wasn't about to break another promise. /IcandothisIcandothisIcandothis.../ Relena thought as she bit her lip and pushed back her tears. Heero began again working quickly so that Relena wouldn't be in pain for much longer.
"Done."
"Good," Relena said as she breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're just getting hurt all day today aren't you?"
"Huh?"
"Your lip's bleeding."
Relena put two fingers to her lips and looked at them. "Oh crap." She grabbed a tissue, quickly wetting it and putting it to her lips.
"That's not going to work."
"Sure it will. All I have to do is apply pressure or wait until it dries."
"And then the tissue will get stuck so that when you remove it, it will open the wound once more. I'm getting some ice."
"No! I don't want to be a bother to you."
"It's nothing," he said as he walked out of the room.
Relena sighed and put the lid down on the toilet and sat on it. It was getting very uncomfortable sitting on the edge of a sink like that. When Heero came back he had a bowl of ice with him. "Wet tissues are good for cleaning but not stopping," he said as he took it away form her. He then picked up an ice cub from the bowl, cupped Relena's chin in his hand and started to "clean" the wound. At the touch Relena jerked back and said, "I am fully capable of doing this myself."
At that Heero got up and gestured for her to continue. Then he leaned back against the wall and watched as Relena started cleaning her cut and looking in the mirror.
"Why are you staring at me?"
"To make sure you do it properly."
"Right..." she said as she rolled her eyes.
When she was sure the cut had been cleaned and the blood had stopped, she took another ice cub from the bowl and started eating it.
"If I keep this up, I really will get sick due to loss of blood," she stated in between munches.
"You're probably right," Heero agreed while grabbing an ice cube himself. "But then again, that's what I'm for."
"To make sure I don't get sick?"
"Yep."
"I didn't know you cared so much Heero!" Relena exclaimed sarcastically. Heero just shrugged and kept eating.
They silent for a long time even after the ice had been completely devoured.
"So where exactly is here?" Relena asked breaking the silence.
"Out in the countryside not far from Quatre's estate where you were staying. That is if you count 100 miles not far."
"Compared to the earth, it's not far, but compared to a state or country... far. How big is this place?"
"50 acres. I even have a horse stall with two horses. One white and one black, male and female."
"In that order?" Relena asked jokingly.
"Yes."
"Okay, you still have a hard time taking a joke."
"I'm surprised you can remember so much after a blow to the head like that."
Relena stared at him shocked before her eyes hardened. "Fine, be that way," she said harshly as she walked back into the bedroom, grabbing her bear and sitting on the bed holding it in her arms.
Heero sighed and followed her. /Big mistake Yuy.../ "I'm sorry."
"Sorry doesn't cut it now," Relena said while looking away.
"I'm really sorry. I didn't know that comment would affect you the way it did. I'm sorry if I hurt your pride, I didn't mean it like I was degrading your strength. You're one of the strongest people I know."
Relena gave a long sigh. "For you that's a big step, so I guess your forgiven," she said while laying down on the bed, but still not looking at Heero. /What am I doing? It was an attempt at a joke. A very bad joke, but a joke none the less./ She sighed as she felt Heero's weight on the other side of the bed. /He'd just better not try any other attempts like that./
"Why won't you look at me?"
"Maybe I don't want to."
"I'm really, really sorry. I really didn't think that would effect you like that."
Relena sighed again and turned over to look at Heero. "Well at least you're becoming more open now."
He gave an actual smile and put his arm around her once again. "Forgive me?"
"I suppose. But you're going to have to work for it."
"What do I have to do?"
Relena thought about that for a moment before she confidently answered, "Tomorrow we'll go horse back riding in the morning and in the afternoon we'll go over to Quatre's for a visit. Everyone is wondering what you're doing and I'm sure that they have found out about the attack by now."
"That's all?"
"For now."
"For now," Heero laughed
"I'm really am glad you're back Heero," Relena said putting her own arm around him for a moment before pulling it back again. "A year is too long."
"I had –"
"– to find yourself... I know. I'm glad you did."
"I won't leave again."
"Better not," she laughed and slightly hitting him on his chest. The only response was the tightening of his arm around her form as a lightning bolt lit the sky.
Heero glanced outside. "It looks like we're not going to go horse back riding tomorrow."
Relena put her hand on the crook of Heero's neck as she started to fall asleep. "It doesn't matter...."
He looked back over to Relena and after a few moments he kissed her forehead lightly before turning in for the rest of the night as well.