Found
Part 9
When Relena awoke (yet again) she couldn't feel Heero's weight on the bed. She sat up, clinging the sheets to her body, and looked around. The clock read 10:30am and room was dark, but with the late afternoon sun streaming through the windows, she could see almost clearly. Heero was no where to be found in the bedroom so she went into the bathroom, he wasn't there.
"Heero?"
She looked outside and saw that he wasn't there either. She went back into the bathroom for a quick shower and then got dressed. When she reached the door, her hand brushed against something. She hadn't bothered to look at the details of the room, so she didn't notice that anything was there until that moment. She looked down and saw that there was a single small rose balancing on the door knob. She picked it up and brought it to her nose.
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/He remembered... But where is he?/ She put the rose behind her ear, since it didn't have any thorns, and headed downstairs. But before she even got to the stairs, she noticed that there were flower petals on the banister. She smiled and walked down the stairs. When she rounded the last bend, she noticed that there were lit candles on the end tables. She walked into the kitchen and saw that the flower petals and the candles led out through the side door and outside onto the patio. There was a small table with two candles on it, flickering in the gentle breeze. The flower petals were strewn all over the tablecloth and on the ground.
Relena smiled as she picked up another longer rose. Strong arms engulfed her from behind and a head rested on her shoulder.
"Like them?" Heero asked.
"They're beautiful..."
Heero smiled and kissed Relena's neck tenderly.
"Why did you do this?" she asked turning around in his arms.
"Because this may be the last day we're together," he answered truthfully.
"What?!"
"Duo called last night. He said that The Makers are searching for you. They are doing a thorough check everywhere. In about a day, they will be checking Quatre's estate, meaning that they will be here."
Relena rested her head on Heero's shoulder. "It's time." Then she looked up into Heero's eyes, "I'm sure that Pargon has told our friends that I'm keeping something from you. And then Duo told you last night."
Heero nodded. "What is it?"
"Rebuilt protection."
Heero looked confused. "What do you mean?"
"You'll find out once we round everyone up and head to the palace."
"It's been wrecked."
"It doesn't matter; they were in a secured area underneath the grounds of the castle.
Heero sighed knowing full well that he wouldn't get anymore out of her. Relena broke off from Heero and went to sit down. He followed her and sat on the opposite side of the small round table, taking her hand in his and stroking it gently.
"Why do I think that there is another reason for the extravagance of the decorations? Roses and candles; beautiful, meaningful, and symbols."
"I can't hide anything from you," Heero answered shaking his head and smiling.
"So?"
"So, you'll find out."
Relena leaning back in her chair and gave a slight pout, crossing her arms. Heero smiled and got up. He went over to her side and kneeled down next to her, giving her a soft kiss. "Come on," he whispered, pulling Relena to her feet.
"What are you doing?"
"You'll find out," he stated teasingly, pulling out a trigger at the same time. Once he pushed the button, the stereo inside clicked on and an old song by Lenny Kravits, 'Again', came through. "The last time we danced, it was at your old school's ball. Even then, we were interrupted. I'm not going to let that happen twice." He put his arm around Relena and took one of her hands in his. "Shall we?"
"We shall," she answered smiling and they began the same waltz that they had started so long ago. Sometime during the song, their foreheads had come close and rested on one another. "Ai shitiru Heero... Zutto..." Relena whispered and Heero kissed her softly again.
"Zutto..." he whispered before stopping the dance and dropping down on one knee. As he pulled something out of his pocket, the wind picked up and blew rose petals around them in a complete whirl wind.
Relena gasped slightly as Heero opened a little box which held a simple diamond ring. He didn't say anything, he didn't need to. Tears slid down from Relena's glistening eyes as she dropped to her knees, her hair flying with the wind. She gingerly placed her hands on the box and her fingers laced together with Heero's, her eyes never straying from the ring.
"... yes...." she whispered, then it grew stronger. "... yes... Yes... Yes!!! And forever yes!!!!" she threw her arms around Heero's neck and his went around her waist. They parted just long enough so Heero could place the ring on her finger, before they embraced each other again, both crying. Heero looked up into the clouds and mouthed to the heavens, 'Thank you...' He drew his head back and kissed Relena's lips gently. The kiss deepened as he pulled her even closer to him, and then heard the telephone ring.
"You should get that," Relena whispered sighing in disappointment
Heero growled in disappointment as well and said, "I will be back." "I know." He let go of her and went to the phone that was placed close to the door. "Hello?"
"HEERO!!!" Duo's frantic voice came through loud enough for Relena to hear. "THEY'RE COMMING!!!! RIGHT NOW!!!! THEY SHOULD BE THERE WITHIN SECONDS!!!" Before Heero even had time to react, Mobile Suits came out from the woods and cars pulled up in the driveway.
"Sir! I found her!" A soldier exclaimed into a comlink while getting out of a suit. "She's with the ex-pilot of Wing Zero!"
"Capture them and then bring them both to me!! Alive!!" The commander's voice answered back.
Heero couldn't react at all; he didn't expect them to be here so soon. He didn't even have a gun, and the soldiers grabbed him before he had a chance to get to Relena and head inside. Instead, they hit him on the back of the head. He could hear Relena screaming his name, but it was too late. They had grabbed her, tied her wrists, and pushed her into a car, and then picked up Heero's unconscious body and threw him into the back of a jeep.
"Heero!! Heero!! Are you there!!!" Duo frantically called through the phone.
A soldier picked up the phone. "We're sorry," he said evilly. "But this line has been disconnected." Then he clicked it off and threw it back inside laughing.
"Damn it! I was too late!!!" Duo exclaimed slamming the phone down.
"What?! What happened?!" Zechs asked.
"I heard everything..." Duo answered with his head hung and punched the wall. "As soon as I gave him the message I heard MSs come in and... something must have happened because I heard the phone being dropped and Relena screaming Heero's name. Then a soldier came on and said that the line has been disconnected and then I heard laughing before he hung up. Damn it!!!"
"So we were too late..." Wufei whispered angrily.
"Great!!! Now what!?" Quatre exclaimed throwing his hands up into the air.
When Relena awoke (yet again) she couldn't feel Heero's weight on the bed. She sat up, clinging the sheets to her body, and looked around. The clock read 10:30am and room was dark, but with the late afternoon sun streaming through the windows, she could see almost clearly. Heero was no where to be found in the bedroom so she went into the bathroom, he wasn't there.
"Heero?"
She looked outside and saw that he wasn't there either. She went back into the bathroom for a quick shower and then got dressed. When she reached the door, her hand brushed against something. She hadn't bothered to look at the details of the room, so she didn't notice that anything was there until that moment. She looked down and saw that there was a single small rose balancing on the door knob. She picked it up and brought it to her nose.
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"Of course! I like any flower as long as it is beautiful, as a wonderful fragrance, or both!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------
/He remembered... But where is he?/ She put the rose behind her ear, since it didn't have any thorns, and headed downstairs. But before she even got to the stairs, she noticed that there were flower petals on the banister. She smiled and walked down the stairs. When she rounded the last bend, she noticed that there were lit candles on the end tables. She walked into the kitchen and saw that the flower petals and the candles led out through the side door and outside onto the patio. There was a small table with two candles on it, flickering in the gentle breeze. The flower petals were strewn all over the tablecloth and on the ground.
Relena smiled as she picked up another longer rose. Strong arms engulfed her from behind and a head rested on her shoulder.
"Like them?" Heero asked.
"They're beautiful..."
Heero smiled and kissed Relena's neck tenderly.
"Why did you do this?" she asked turning around in his arms.
"Because this may be the last day we're together," he answered truthfully.
"What?!"
"Duo called last night. He said that The Makers are searching for you. They are doing a thorough check everywhere. In about a day, they will be checking Quatre's estate, meaning that they will be here."
Relena rested her head on Heero's shoulder. "It's time." Then she looked up into Heero's eyes, "I'm sure that Pargon has told our friends that I'm keeping something from you. And then Duo told you last night."
Heero nodded. "What is it?"
"Rebuilt protection."
Heero looked confused. "What do you mean?"
"You'll find out once we round everyone up and head to the palace."
"It's been wrecked."
"It doesn't matter; they were in a secured area underneath the grounds of the castle.
Heero sighed knowing full well that he wouldn't get anymore out of her. Relena broke off from Heero and went to sit down. He followed her and sat on the opposite side of the small round table, taking her hand in his and stroking it gently.
"Why do I think that there is another reason for the extravagance of the decorations? Roses and candles; beautiful, meaningful, and symbols."
"I can't hide anything from you," Heero answered shaking his head and smiling.
"So?"
"So, you'll find out."
Relena leaning back in her chair and gave a slight pout, crossing her arms. Heero smiled and got up. He went over to her side and kneeled down next to her, giving her a soft kiss. "Come on," he whispered, pulling Relena to her feet.
"What are you doing?"
"You'll find out," he stated teasingly, pulling out a trigger at the same time. Once he pushed the button, the stereo inside clicked on and an old song by Lenny Kravits, 'Again', came through. "The last time we danced, it was at your old school's ball. Even then, we were interrupted. I'm not going to let that happen twice." He put his arm around Relena and took one of her hands in his. "Shall we?"
"We shall," she answered smiling and they began the same waltz that they had started so long ago. Sometime during the song, their foreheads had come close and rested on one another. "Ai shitiru Heero... Zutto..." Relena whispered and Heero kissed her softly again.
"Zutto..." he whispered before stopping the dance and dropping down on one knee. As he pulled something out of his pocket, the wind picked up and blew rose petals around them in a complete whirl wind.
Relena gasped slightly as Heero opened a little box which held a simple diamond ring. He didn't say anything, he didn't need to. Tears slid down from Relena's glistening eyes as she dropped to her knees, her hair flying with the wind. She gingerly placed her hands on the box and her fingers laced together with Heero's, her eyes never straying from the ring.
"... yes...." she whispered, then it grew stronger. "... yes... Yes... Yes!!! And forever yes!!!!" she threw her arms around Heero's neck and his went around her waist. They parted just long enough so Heero could place the ring on her finger, before they embraced each other again, both crying. Heero looked up into the clouds and mouthed to the heavens, 'Thank you...' He drew his head back and kissed Relena's lips gently. The kiss deepened as he pulled her even closer to him, and then heard the telephone ring.
"You should get that," Relena whispered sighing in disappointment
Heero growled in disappointment as well and said, "I will be back." "I know." He let go of her and went to the phone that was placed close to the door. "Hello?"
"HEERO!!!" Duo's frantic voice came through loud enough for Relena to hear. "THEY'RE COMMING!!!! RIGHT NOW!!!! THEY SHOULD BE THERE WITHIN SECONDS!!!" Before Heero even had time to react, Mobile Suits came out from the woods and cars pulled up in the driveway.
"Sir! I found her!" A soldier exclaimed into a comlink while getting out of a suit. "She's with the ex-pilot of Wing Zero!"
"Capture them and then bring them both to me!! Alive!!" The commander's voice answered back.
Heero couldn't react at all; he didn't expect them to be here so soon. He didn't even have a gun, and the soldiers grabbed him before he had a chance to get to Relena and head inside. Instead, they hit him on the back of the head. He could hear Relena screaming his name, but it was too late. They had grabbed her, tied her wrists, and pushed her into a car, and then picked up Heero's unconscious body and threw him into the back of a jeep.
"Heero!! Heero!! Are you there!!!" Duo frantically called through the phone.
A soldier picked up the phone. "We're sorry," he said evilly. "But this line has been disconnected." Then he clicked it off and threw it back inside laughing.
"Damn it! I was too late!!!" Duo exclaimed slamming the phone down.
"What?! What happened?!" Zechs asked.
"I heard everything..." Duo answered with his head hung and punched the wall. "As soon as I gave him the message I heard MSs come in and... something must have happened because I heard the phone being dropped and Relena screaming Heero's name. Then a soldier came on and said that the line has been disconnected and then I heard laughing before he hung up. Damn it!!!"
"So we were too late..." Wufei whispered angrily.
"Great!!! Now what!?" Quatre exclaimed throwing his hands up into the air.