Found
Part 8
Winter was over and it was now spring. To the public, Heero and Relena were now considered an "item". The threats on her life had stopped once it was announced, although Heero knew that something was up. He had started to visit Relena daily, since she still lived in the palace. Then one day he had told her that there were rumors going around once again and he didn't think that it was safe there anymore. He offered to take her to his house to stay until the whole thing blew over, although he truly planned for her to stay much longer. She had agreed without giving it a second thought and arranged to leave the palace on the following Friday; that would leave Heero a week to get ready, not that there was much, but a few things needed to be done. He always felt cautious when leaving her for the day, but gave her a little devise for when she needed him immediately. She had never once used it.
"So... what's been going on?" Hilde asked while talking on the phone with Relena one day. Heero was out tending to the horses, so their conversation was private. "How much further have you gotten?"
"Not much. We've been too careful, what with the rumors of attempts."
"Too bad..." Hilde and Relena had grown to be best friends and shared almost everything with each other. "Duo and I have finally gotten to two and a half. Looks like both of our relationships are on hold for now."
"Ah-ah. I didn't say that it was on hold. We just haven't gotten any further."
"Right! Any further and you two would have --"
"– Hilde!!!"
"What!? It's true! And besides, you know you want to. You know he wants to. Can't you tell?"
"Hilde!!"
"What!? It's true! Every time I see you two together, I always see the way he looks at you. This boy is in total love with you. You're probably making him go insane with holding back."
"Like Duo doesn't want to do that with you?"
"No, not yet. I'm letting him do what he wants to, and he knows that. It's his own fault that it's going so slow."
"So you want to?!"
"Hell no!! It's way too soon!"
"Hilde, you two have been going out for over a year! It's May! Heero and I have only been going out for about five months."
"Yeah, your five month anniversary is coming up in one day isn't it?"
"Yep."
"What do you think Heero has in mind?"
"I don't know. You know how he can be. Secretive and then he'll show something that will shock everybody."
"Oh yes, he'll probably show something all right."
"Hilde!!!"
"What!? Listen, you keep me updated all right? And I'll talk to you later."
"Bye Hilde," Relena laughed before hanging up. /Maybe she's right. Maybe Heero would do that./ She looked outside to see him riding Paramount, the white horse. Breath, the black one, was enjoying the delicious taste of fresh grass (sarcastic input). Relena chuckled at remembering the names. Heero had picked them by sex, not color, so their meanings corresponding with their color was quite awkward. Paramount meant 'life-and-death', and Breath meant 'life.' She laughed again as Heero got off Paramount and was nudged affectionately by Breath's nose. The mare was pregnant and was due at anytime. Relena wondered at what the little colt would look like. The possibilities were nearly endless, but Relena knew that no matter what the colt looked like, it would be beautiful and perfect. She smiled and put back on a blouse that tied at the bottom, underneath that she had on a light pink tub-top that perfectly showed her mid-drift. Once the blouse was buttoned she went to join Heero outside.
"How long will it be?" she asked finally getting to him.
"Not long. We should expect it any day now." he answered turning and putting his arms around her. "Why do you ask?"
"Must just be getting impatient, that's all."
Heero laughed and kissed her lightly. "Don't worry so much, everything will turn out fine in the end."
"Saying of coarse there is an end..." she answered smiling. "Some things seem to never end."
"Like?"
"Paradise..." she sighed as she placed her arms around Heero's neck, but then her smile faded. "... and war."
Heero frowned at that. "Yes, some things never end."
"But there always is an ending to everything..."
"Not everything..." Heero answered kissing Relena again. "Some things are meant to last forever."
"Hmm..." Relena just got an idea when she remembered her and Hilde's conversation.
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/She is right.../ Relena thought while looking over at Breath, herself still in Heero's arms. She hugged him closer. /Love is love after all.../
"What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, just thinking about how nice it would be to walk through the woods now. It must be beautiful in there."
"Do you want to now? We have all the time we need and more."
"Really?" she asked looking up at him with joyful, innocent eyes.
"Sure. I don't see why not. Just let me put Breath and Paramount back in their stalls, and then we can go."
"Great!" Relena exclaimed as Heero went and did what he said. Afterwards, he led the way to one of the trails he had made.
"Where does this lead?" Relena asked when they were a fair distance into the woods.
"To the lake. Then there is another that leads back to the house. There are other trails that are like a maze, but every one eventually leads back to the house." He put his arm around Relena and she rested her head on his shoulder. They walked like that until they came across some wild flowers that had bloomed. Relena let go of Heero and went over to smell the flowers.
Heero laughed. "Like them?"
"Of course! I like any flower as long as they are beautiful or have a wonderful fragrance, or both!"
Heero smiled. /I'll remember that for future reference./
Relena stood and stretched, then went to put her hair back. "It so hot out here."
"Ninety-five degree weather will do that," he answered shielding his eyes from the glare of the sun as he looked towards the lake. They were nearly there, so he could see it slightly in the distance. But what he didn't see was that Relena had taken off her blouse and tied it around her waist. A gleam entered her eye as she looked over at her boyfriend. He had on his usual tank-top, and it was then that she really realized how much honor it gave him. She smiled and picked up one of the flowers and stuck it behind her ear. When Heero finally looked back over to her, he froze. Relena had always worn the tank-top with something over it, like a blouse, but never by itself. The sun shone through the tree branches from where she was standing, and when the wind blew it sent designs dancing over her slim body. To him, she almost looked like a goddess.
"What are you looking at?"
"... you..." he whispered in response.
Relena started walking towards him, "Why?"
"I like what I see."
"Hm..." She put her arms around Heero's neck as his own went around her waist once more. Their lips lightly touched as the embrace tightened. It deepened and Heero soon found himself against the tree he was standing by. The kiss broke, but Heero still gave his girlfriend sweet butterfly kisses. Soon her own lips where lightly brushing down the side of his neck. He felt his knees starting to give way in pleasure as Relena nipped gently before breaking skin slightly and drawing a little blood.
"... What are you doing...?" Heero gasped out.
"Remember when we were little? How when we got a cut, we would always suck at the blood..." Her tongue skimmed over the wound before her lips started to suck at it gently. Heero's knees gave way completely to the pleasure and they sank down to the earth, his arms falling limply at his side. His head went back and his eyes closed at the pleasure Relena was inducing, soon going into a slight trance. His breathing had quickened tremendously.
After a bit, Relena smiled and let go of Heero. "Tag..." she whispered seductively into his ear and started to follow the rules of the game. She looked back to see that Heero's position still hadn't changed. She smiled and quickened her pace.
Heero had felt Relena's weight no longer on him, but it took a while for it to register with him. When he opened his eyes, he saw that she was no where to be seen, but remembered her saying 'Tag'. He shakily got up and his hand went to his neck where he could still feel Relena's touch. /What did she do to me?/ He removed his hand and noticed that there was a little speck of blood on his fingers. Well, he knew the rules of the game, and followed them. He switched into pilot mode, or what he could of it, and followed Relena's footprints to the lake.
When he got there, the footprints stopped at the water's edge. He looked around and spotted her on the other side of the shoreline, which was actually west of his position. There was a cliff on the waters edge and he knew that there was no way she could have climbed that to get to the other side, although she was elevated on the top of the other rocks, twirling a flower in her fingers. /She isn't wet, so she didn't swim,/ But then he saw the answer. There were stepping stones that led directly to Relena's position in the water.
Relena turned her head and looked coolly at Heero. She smiled wickedly and ran her tongue slowly across her top teeth, then jumped off the rock and started running. Heero switched into full pilot mode and scaled the rocks easily, chasing after Relena.
/Why am I doing this? What do I seek to accomplish in this meaningless game that will end back at the house anyway?/
/The thrill of the chase itself./ He argued with himself. /The knowing of the game, how it's played, and that it's fun!/ He could no longer see Relena's form in front of him. /When did she get so fast?/
Soon he reached a small clearing and looked around. Once again the tracks had stopped. He couldn't see her anywhere, so he pushed all his senses to their limits and was rewarding; a small laugh came from behind him and looked up into one of the trees at the far side of the clearing. There was Relena smiling down in amusement, partly hidden by the leaves. Heero grinned wickedly, but before he had a chance to react, Relena jumped down and ran back into the woods laughing like an "innocent" forest sprite. Heero dashed after her and soon found he was running through the back door of the house and up the stairs. Skidding around one of the bends in the stairs he dashed up the rest of the way and then up into his darkened room. He looked around slowly, seeing into ever corner and shadow, but couldn't see Relena anywhere. Then he heard a creek in the floor but was too late because Relena had jumped out from her hiding place behind the door and tackled Heero onto the bed. She had a direct pin on him, holding his shoulders down.
"Looks like you need to start training again!" She laughed.
"Why do you say that?" Heero grinned back.
"You're slowing, it shows considerably."
"Am I?" he asked before kissing Relena fully, pulling her closer to him. Relena broke the kiss and started trailing little kisses down Heero's neck, before slightly suckling on the tiny wound once again. Heero whimpered slightly as his hands trailed down her waist and rested on her hips. Relena stopped and whispered seductively, "You lose." Then she got up and headed out the door and down the stairs. Heero looked after her and clenched the bed sheets before getting up and following her.
Relena had just reached right in front of the couch and turned around a split second before Heero tackled her down onto the piece of furniture. "No, you lose." He kissed her firmly as his hands trailed down her body again.
Relena smiled and broke the kiss again. "Sorry Heero, but once one person loses in a game, no others can." She then pushed him off and walked into the kitchen.
Heero growled. "Stop torturing me!" He got up and went to the kitchen. When he got there he saw Relena finish peeling a banana. "Why are you torturing me?!" he asked as Relena turned around and leaned up against the counter.
"To see how much you can take," she answered coolly before slowly taking a bite.
Heero watched her and felt his body harden slightly. Then it fully hit him. /She planned this! She planned this whole thing! And the banana symbolizes.../
As Heero smiled, Relena broke off a piece of the fruit and tossed it at him, which he caught easily in his mouth. He started slowly walking towards her as she took another bite.
"I figured it out," he said.
"Figured what out?" Relena asked innocently as she tossed him another piece, which he once again caught effortlessly in his mouth. By now, only two bites were left in the banana.
Relena took her last bite before Heero got to her and put his arms around her waist. She fed him the last piece slowly and he sucked on one of her fingers for a little while. When he let go, he chewed the last remnants of the fruit before leaning in and kissing her. He swallowed a moment before the kiss deepened. Relena put her arms around his neck once more as he pushed her further into the counter. He hoisted her up onto it and his hands went behind her back to undo the zipper of the tub-top.
But before he had a chance to do anything, Relena broke the kiss once again, pushed him away and jumped down to the floor. "I told you already..." She turned to face him, and finished the sentence. "... You lose..."
Heero growled before stating wickedly, "Omea o korosu..." And lunged at his girlfriend.
"No!!" Relena exclaimed laughing as she dashed back through the living room and up the stairs, although she could hear Heero gaining on her. She turned around to see that Heero was right behind her and his fingers brushed the side of her waist. She ran up into the room once more and tried to close the door at the same time, but Heero pushed it open easily and tackled her onto the bed, pinning her arms at the sides of her head. He kissed her more passionately than ever while moving both their hands above Relena's head and holding them together with one of his hands while the other quickly went behind her back and undid the zipper.
/Gotcha.../ Relena thought as Heero parted her lips and slid his tongue in. The kiss deepened to a need as his hands slowly starting to move the tiny straps of the shirt off of her shoulders. The new lovers found complete and total bliss for hours to come.
Heero groaned and looked over at the new alarm clock. It read 3:30 a.m. and Heero rolled his head back over to its original position. He felt a form shift slightly in his arms and he looked down at Relena, fresh memories streaming through his head. He smiled and hugged his girlfriend tightly, kissing her on the forehead. /Finally.../
The telephone rang and he cursed internally before gently got out of bed, careful not to wake Relena, who obviously wasn't bothered by the noise. He went over and picked it up. "Hello?"
"Hey Heero!" Duo's cheerful voice rang, which sent a new headache coursing through Heero's skull.
"Not so loud, you baka!" He whispered.
"Oh sorry... Did I wake you? Jeez, you're usually still up by now, unless that's another thing that's changed."
"I've learned to appreciate sleep."
"Really? I haven't."
"Why did you call me?"
"There is something I think you should know. The palace was seized by some group called 'The Makers.' They are the complete opposite of The Preventers, and strive to 'make' war."
At that Heero remembered what Relena had told him a few months ago.
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"Before another guy hit me on the head, I saw that there was something on the sleeve of the shirt that the first one had on under his jacket. It was in Chinese writing, but because we had Wufei on our side, I was able to read it."
"What did it say?"
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"Yeah, Relena told me about them a while ago."
"Really?! Well, they totally trashed the place looking for her and they are starting to search the entire area. I'm calling from Quatre's estate warning you that they are going to search this place in two days. They want her dead Heero... And since you are so close, well, you gotta get out of here. Go someplace safe, somewhere where they will never look."
"What is the security like at the places where they already looked?"
"They left those alone, sure that no one would return to a mess like that, and believe me, it's a pretty bad mess. But I'm not 100% positive if all places are like that."
"Well then that's where we'll go."
"Where!?"
"To the palace."
"ARE YOU INSANE!!!!"
"You said that the place wasn't well guarded..."
"I... you might be walking into a trap Heero."
"What do you suggest then?" He whispered angrily. "That we run over the entire world! Trying to always stay one step ahead of them?! Always running in fear?!"
"No... God, if we only still had our Gundams!"
"Which we don't," Heero stated looking back over at Relena. "So I have nothing to protect her with."
"Listen, I would help you if I could... But right now, there is nothing we can do. Either you go into hiding, or you turn yourselves in now. I don't like either option and I know you don't either... but if we don't think of something... the second option will happen no matter what."
"But where can we go...?"
"I don't know..."
Heero gave out a frustrated sigh and raked his brain for another idea. "Are you sure that the palace is deserted?"
"Pretty sure, but these guys are much better than the White Fang and the Perfect Peace People. You never know what they might be hiding, or where."
"If I only had my Gundam... I could take Relena over to Quatre's and we all could protect her there. But then we might get out-numbered by one million to six, the house would be destroyed and they would take Relena away. Are you sure that they want her dead?"
"Not really, maybe they just want her to be Queen again and force her to do what they want."
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"We're sorry Queen Relena, but we can't let you leave until we get what we want." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------
"That may be it."
"What? Making her Queen again?"
"Yeah. And after she does what they want in that area, I know exactly what the bastards would want from her in another area."
"........... God damn bastards!!"
"Exactly."
"You know I just want to kill them all right now. Anyone who is in that organization deserves to die."
"I know. So in the mean time, how do I protect her? A few guns aren't going to do it against over a thousand soldiers who each probably have their own Mobile Suit."
"Ask Relena."
"Relena?"
"From what Pargon tells us, there is something Relena is keeping from you..."
"Like what?"
"He wouldn't say, but ask her. Until we see you again, talk to you later." Then Duo hung up without waiting for a good-bye.
Heero put the phone back on its hook and looked over at Relena questionably, before climbing back into bed. He wrapped his arms tight around her once again and decided that he would ask her of what she was keeping from him in the morning. Until then, he would enjoy the time they had now, and nothing else would bother him.
Winter was over and it was now spring. To the public, Heero and Relena were now considered an "item". The threats on her life had stopped once it was announced, although Heero knew that something was up. He had started to visit Relena daily, since she still lived in the palace. Then one day he had told her that there were rumors going around once again and he didn't think that it was safe there anymore. He offered to take her to his house to stay until the whole thing blew over, although he truly planned for her to stay much longer. She had agreed without giving it a second thought and arranged to leave the palace on the following Friday; that would leave Heero a week to get ready, not that there was much, but a few things needed to be done. He always felt cautious when leaving her for the day, but gave her a little devise for when she needed him immediately. She had never once used it.
"So... what's been going on?" Hilde asked while talking on the phone with Relena one day. Heero was out tending to the horses, so their conversation was private. "How much further have you gotten?"
"Not much. We've been too careful, what with the rumors of attempts."
"Too bad..." Hilde and Relena had grown to be best friends and shared almost everything with each other. "Duo and I have finally gotten to two and a half. Looks like both of our relationships are on hold for now."
"Ah-ah. I didn't say that it was on hold. We just haven't gotten any further."
"Right! Any further and you two would have --"
"– Hilde!!!"
"What!? It's true! And besides, you know you want to. You know he wants to. Can't you tell?"
"Hilde!!"
"What!? It's true! Every time I see you two together, I always see the way he looks at you. This boy is in total love with you. You're probably making him go insane with holding back."
"Like Duo doesn't want to do that with you?"
"No, not yet. I'm letting him do what he wants to, and he knows that. It's his own fault that it's going so slow."
"So you want to?!"
"Hell no!! It's way too soon!"
"Hilde, you two have been going out for over a year! It's May! Heero and I have only been going out for about five months."
"Yeah, your five month anniversary is coming up in one day isn't it?"
"Yep."
"What do you think Heero has in mind?"
"I don't know. You know how he can be. Secretive and then he'll show something that will shock everybody."
"Oh yes, he'll probably show something all right."
"Hilde!!!"
"What!? Listen, you keep me updated all right? And I'll talk to you later."
"Bye Hilde," Relena laughed before hanging up. /Maybe she's right. Maybe Heero would do that./ She looked outside to see him riding Paramount, the white horse. Breath, the black one, was enjoying the delicious taste of fresh grass (sarcastic input). Relena chuckled at remembering the names. Heero had picked them by sex, not color, so their meanings corresponding with their color was quite awkward. Paramount meant 'life-and-death', and Breath meant 'life.' She laughed again as Heero got off Paramount and was nudged affectionately by Breath's nose. The mare was pregnant and was due at anytime. Relena wondered at what the little colt would look like. The possibilities were nearly endless, but Relena knew that no matter what the colt looked like, it would be beautiful and perfect. She smiled and put back on a blouse that tied at the bottom, underneath that she had on a light pink tub-top that perfectly showed her mid-drift. Once the blouse was buttoned she went to join Heero outside.
"How long will it be?" she asked finally getting to him.
"Not long. We should expect it any day now." he answered turning and putting his arms around her. "Why do you ask?"
"Must just be getting impatient, that's all."
Heero laughed and kissed her lightly. "Don't worry so much, everything will turn out fine in the end."
"Saying of coarse there is an end..." she answered smiling. "Some things seem to never end."
"Like?"
"Paradise..." she sighed as she placed her arms around Heero's neck, but then her smile faded. "... and war."
Heero frowned at that. "Yes, some things never end."
"But there always is an ending to everything..."
"Not everything..." Heero answered kissing Relena again. "Some things are meant to last forever."
"Hmm..." Relena just got an idea when she remembered her and Hilde's conversation.
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/She is right.../ Relena thought while looking over at Breath, herself still in Heero's arms. She hugged him closer. /Love is love after all.../
"What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, just thinking about how nice it would be to walk through the woods now. It must be beautiful in there."
"Do you want to now? We have all the time we need and more."
"Really?" she asked looking up at him with joyful, innocent eyes.
"Sure. I don't see why not. Just let me put Breath and Paramount back in their stalls, and then we can go."
"Great!" Relena exclaimed as Heero went and did what he said. Afterwards, he led the way to one of the trails he had made.
"Where does this lead?" Relena asked when they were a fair distance into the woods.
"To the lake. Then there is another that leads back to the house. There are other trails that are like a maze, but every one eventually leads back to the house." He put his arm around Relena and she rested her head on his shoulder. They walked like that until they came across some wild flowers that had bloomed. Relena let go of Heero and went over to smell the flowers.
Heero laughed. "Like them?"
"Of course! I like any flower as long as they are beautiful or have a wonderful fragrance, or both!"
Heero smiled. /I'll remember that for future reference./
Relena stood and stretched, then went to put her hair back. "It so hot out here."
"Ninety-five degree weather will do that," he answered shielding his eyes from the glare of the sun as he looked towards the lake. They were nearly there, so he could see it slightly in the distance. But what he didn't see was that Relena had taken off her blouse and tied it around her waist. A gleam entered her eye as she looked over at her boyfriend. He had on his usual tank-top, and it was then that she really realized how much honor it gave him. She smiled and picked up one of the flowers and stuck it behind her ear. When Heero finally looked back over to her, he froze. Relena had always worn the tank-top with something over it, like a blouse, but never by itself. The sun shone through the tree branches from where she was standing, and when the wind blew it sent designs dancing over her slim body. To him, she almost looked like a goddess.
"What are you looking at?"
"... you..." he whispered in response.
Relena started walking towards him, "Why?"
"I like what I see."
"Hm..." She put her arms around Heero's neck as his own went around her waist once more. Their lips lightly touched as the embrace tightened. It deepened and Heero soon found himself against the tree he was standing by. The kiss broke, but Heero still gave his girlfriend sweet butterfly kisses. Soon her own lips where lightly brushing down the side of his neck. He felt his knees starting to give way in pleasure as Relena nipped gently before breaking skin slightly and drawing a little blood.
"... What are you doing...?" Heero gasped out.
"Remember when we were little? How when we got a cut, we would always suck at the blood..." Her tongue skimmed over the wound before her lips started to suck at it gently. Heero's knees gave way completely to the pleasure and they sank down to the earth, his arms falling limply at his side. His head went back and his eyes closed at the pleasure Relena was inducing, soon going into a slight trance. His breathing had quickened tremendously.
After a bit, Relena smiled and let go of Heero. "Tag..." she whispered seductively into his ear and started to follow the rules of the game. She looked back to see that Heero's position still hadn't changed. She smiled and quickened her pace.
Heero had felt Relena's weight no longer on him, but it took a while for it to register with him. When he opened his eyes, he saw that she was no where to be seen, but remembered her saying 'Tag'. He shakily got up and his hand went to his neck where he could still feel Relena's touch. /What did she do to me?/ He removed his hand and noticed that there was a little speck of blood on his fingers. Well, he knew the rules of the game, and followed them. He switched into pilot mode, or what he could of it, and followed Relena's footprints to the lake.
When he got there, the footprints stopped at the water's edge. He looked around and spotted her on the other side of the shoreline, which was actually west of his position. There was a cliff on the waters edge and he knew that there was no way she could have climbed that to get to the other side, although she was elevated on the top of the other rocks, twirling a flower in her fingers. /She isn't wet, so she didn't swim,/ But then he saw the answer. There were stepping stones that led directly to Relena's position in the water.
Relena turned her head and looked coolly at Heero. She smiled wickedly and ran her tongue slowly across her top teeth, then jumped off the rock and started running. Heero switched into full pilot mode and scaled the rocks easily, chasing after Relena.
/Why am I doing this? What do I seek to accomplish in this meaningless game that will end back at the house anyway?/
/The thrill of the chase itself./ He argued with himself. /The knowing of the game, how it's played, and that it's fun!/ He could no longer see Relena's form in front of him. /When did she get so fast?/
Soon he reached a small clearing and looked around. Once again the tracks had stopped. He couldn't see her anywhere, so he pushed all his senses to their limits and was rewarding; a small laugh came from behind him and looked up into one of the trees at the far side of the clearing. There was Relena smiling down in amusement, partly hidden by the leaves. Heero grinned wickedly, but before he had a chance to react, Relena jumped down and ran back into the woods laughing like an "innocent" forest sprite. Heero dashed after her and soon found he was running through the back door of the house and up the stairs. Skidding around one of the bends in the stairs he dashed up the rest of the way and then up into his darkened room. He looked around slowly, seeing into ever corner and shadow, but couldn't see Relena anywhere. Then he heard a creek in the floor but was too late because Relena had jumped out from her hiding place behind the door and tackled Heero onto the bed. She had a direct pin on him, holding his shoulders down.
"Looks like you need to start training again!" She laughed.
"Why do you say that?" Heero grinned back.
"You're slowing, it shows considerably."
"Am I?" he asked before kissing Relena fully, pulling her closer to him. Relena broke the kiss and started trailing little kisses down Heero's neck, before slightly suckling on the tiny wound once again. Heero whimpered slightly as his hands trailed down her waist and rested on her hips. Relena stopped and whispered seductively, "You lose." Then she got up and headed out the door and down the stairs. Heero looked after her and clenched the bed sheets before getting up and following her.
Relena had just reached right in front of the couch and turned around a split second before Heero tackled her down onto the piece of furniture. "No, you lose." He kissed her firmly as his hands trailed down her body again.
Relena smiled and broke the kiss again. "Sorry Heero, but once one person loses in a game, no others can." She then pushed him off and walked into the kitchen.
Heero growled. "Stop torturing me!" He got up and went to the kitchen. When he got there he saw Relena finish peeling a banana. "Why are you torturing me?!" he asked as Relena turned around and leaned up against the counter.
"To see how much you can take," she answered coolly before slowly taking a bite.
Heero watched her and felt his body harden slightly. Then it fully hit him. /She planned this! She planned this whole thing! And the banana symbolizes.../
As Heero smiled, Relena broke off a piece of the fruit and tossed it at him, which he caught easily in his mouth. He started slowly walking towards her as she took another bite.
"I figured it out," he said.
"Figured what out?" Relena asked innocently as she tossed him another piece, which he once again caught effortlessly in his mouth. By now, only two bites were left in the banana.
Relena took her last bite before Heero got to her and put his arms around her waist. She fed him the last piece slowly and he sucked on one of her fingers for a little while. When he let go, he chewed the last remnants of the fruit before leaning in and kissing her. He swallowed a moment before the kiss deepened. Relena put her arms around his neck once more as he pushed her further into the counter. He hoisted her up onto it and his hands went behind her back to undo the zipper of the tub-top.
But before he had a chance to do anything, Relena broke the kiss once again, pushed him away and jumped down to the floor. "I told you already..." She turned to face him, and finished the sentence. "... You lose..."
Heero growled before stating wickedly, "Omea o korosu..." And lunged at his girlfriend.
"No!!" Relena exclaimed laughing as she dashed back through the living room and up the stairs, although she could hear Heero gaining on her. She turned around to see that Heero was right behind her and his fingers brushed the side of her waist. She ran up into the room once more and tried to close the door at the same time, but Heero pushed it open easily and tackled her onto the bed, pinning her arms at the sides of her head. He kissed her more passionately than ever while moving both their hands above Relena's head and holding them together with one of his hands while the other quickly went behind her back and undid the zipper.
/Gotcha.../ Relena thought as Heero parted her lips and slid his tongue in. The kiss deepened to a need as his hands slowly starting to move the tiny straps of the shirt off of her shoulders. The new lovers found complete and total bliss for hours to come.
Heero groaned and looked over at the new alarm clock. It read 3:30 a.m. and Heero rolled his head back over to its original position. He felt a form shift slightly in his arms and he looked down at Relena, fresh memories streaming through his head. He smiled and hugged his girlfriend tightly, kissing her on the forehead. /Finally.../
The telephone rang and he cursed internally before gently got out of bed, careful not to wake Relena, who obviously wasn't bothered by the noise. He went over and picked it up. "Hello?"
"Hey Heero!" Duo's cheerful voice rang, which sent a new headache coursing through Heero's skull.
"Not so loud, you baka!" He whispered.
"Oh sorry... Did I wake you? Jeez, you're usually still up by now, unless that's another thing that's changed."
"I've learned to appreciate sleep."
"Really? I haven't."
"Why did you call me?"
"There is something I think you should know. The palace was seized by some group called 'The Makers.' They are the complete opposite of The Preventers, and strive to 'make' war."
At that Heero remembered what Relena had told him a few months ago.
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"Before another guy hit me on the head, I saw that there was something on the sleeve of the shirt that the first one had on under his jacket. It was in Chinese writing, but because we had Wufei on our side, I was able to read it."
"What did it say?"
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"Yeah, Relena told me about them a while ago."
"Really?! Well, they totally trashed the place looking for her and they are starting to search the entire area. I'm calling from Quatre's estate warning you that they are going to search this place in two days. They want her dead Heero... And since you are so close, well, you gotta get out of here. Go someplace safe, somewhere where they will never look."
"What is the security like at the places where they already looked?"
"They left those alone, sure that no one would return to a mess like that, and believe me, it's a pretty bad mess. But I'm not 100% positive if all places are like that."
"Well then that's where we'll go."
"Where!?"
"To the palace."
"ARE YOU INSANE!!!!"
"You said that the place wasn't well guarded..."
"I... you might be walking into a trap Heero."
"What do you suggest then?" He whispered angrily. "That we run over the entire world! Trying to always stay one step ahead of them?! Always running in fear?!"
"No... God, if we only still had our Gundams!"
"Which we don't," Heero stated looking back over at Relena. "So I have nothing to protect her with."
"Listen, I would help you if I could... But right now, there is nothing we can do. Either you go into hiding, or you turn yourselves in now. I don't like either option and I know you don't either... but if we don't think of something... the second option will happen no matter what."
"But where can we go...?"
"I don't know..."
Heero gave out a frustrated sigh and raked his brain for another idea. "Are you sure that the palace is deserted?"
"Pretty sure, but these guys are much better than the White Fang and the Perfect Peace People. You never know what they might be hiding, or where."
"If I only had my Gundam... I could take Relena over to Quatre's and we all could protect her there. But then we might get out-numbered by one million to six, the house would be destroyed and they would take Relena away. Are you sure that they want her dead?"
"Not really, maybe they just want her to be Queen again and force her to do what they want."
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"That may be it."
"What? Making her Queen again?"
"Yeah. And after she does what they want in that area, I know exactly what the bastards would want from her in another area."
"........... God damn bastards!!"
"Exactly."
"You know I just want to kill them all right now. Anyone who is in that organization deserves to die."
"I know. So in the mean time, how do I protect her? A few guns aren't going to do it against over a thousand soldiers who each probably have their own Mobile Suit."
"Ask Relena."
"Relena?"
"From what Pargon tells us, there is something Relena is keeping from you..."
"Like what?"
"He wouldn't say, but ask her. Until we see you again, talk to you later." Then Duo hung up without waiting for a good-bye.
Heero put the phone back on its hook and looked over at Relena questionably, before climbing back into bed. He wrapped his arms tight around her once again and decided that he would ask her of what she was keeping from him in the morning. Until then, he would enjoy the time they had now, and nothing else would bother him.