1.1 Chapter Five: Decisions to be Made
Chase found herself sitting by the pool sobbing openly into her hands. She rocked back and forth on the chair. The sound of footsteps caught her attention, but when she looked, no one was there. She sighed and looked up at the stars.
"Yes."
Chase's eyes darted back to the young man standing behind her. "Heero…"
He nodded. "When I first met you, you asked me if I thought the earth was as beautiful from the stars as the stars were from earth. Yes. The earth is beautiful."
"You really are Heero," Chase said quietly. "Why did you come back? Just to leave me again? I just got you out of my dreams. Did you know I woke up every night with dreams of that final battle? Every night up until a couple years ago when I put it behind me."
Heero sighed as he sat next to her. "I'm sorry I hurt you, Chase- chan."
"You swore you never would."
"I know, and I'm sorry that I did. Please forgive me?"
Chase sniffed, trying to retain some dignity. "I suppose… we're not legally married in this world," she said sadly.
Heero smiled and reached into his pocket, pulling something out. It was a small object, and too hard to see in the dimming light. Chase felt him slip it on her left hand's ring finger. "It's your wedding ring," he said slowly. "You… left it on my casket…" (C/A/N: And Amanda gave me a hard time about that one…)
Chase reached down and felt his hand, noticing for the first time that he still wore his ring.
"I never loved Relena, Chase-chan. I had very little to do with her after you left. I couldn't get you out of my mind. I would have come sooner, but I couldn't find a way. I'm sorry…"
Chase laid her head against him, hugging him. "S'okay, boyo," she whispered drowsily into his shirt. "You're here. That's all that matters…"
Heero smiled and hugged her close. Then he realized she had fallen asleep. He chuckled lightly and picked her up. "C'mon, Chase-chan. Let's get you home. I'm sure you've had a wild day."
Two hours had passed and still Anna was running. She had hit downtown half an hour ago, and she could feel Duo behind her. He was at a major disadvantage to her because he didn't know Chicago half as well as she did. This was her home, her heart, she knew it and knew it well. The only thing keeping him in tune to where she was happened to be the almost supernatural connection they shared. It had been severed ten years ago. Seeing each other again had ignited feelings they both thought they'd smothered.
Anna slammed to a stop at the corner of Lake Shore Drive. She had no clue where she was going, and she was going to drop dead if she didn't stop to catch her breath.
"Gomen ne, Duo-chan. I just can't deal with it right now. I just can't. It's all to much, to fast." She panted.
A sudden thought struck her. After Heero and Duo's funeral and after the gundam boys had decided that they should go home, she had given Wufei both her star and her wedding band. He'd promised her he'd always wear them, no matter what. One thing Anna knew about Wufei was that he was a man of his word. He would have been wearing them the night he died. She angrily brushed a tear away and headed towards Rush Presbyterian Hospital with a grim determination. She was not going to let her life get scrambled again and not do anything about it. This time, Anna was taking charge.
Chase found herself sitting by the pool sobbing openly into her hands. She rocked back and forth on the chair. The sound of footsteps caught her attention, but when she looked, no one was there. She sighed and looked up at the stars.
"Yes."
Chase's eyes darted back to the young man standing behind her. "Heero…"
He nodded. "When I first met you, you asked me if I thought the earth was as beautiful from the stars as the stars were from earth. Yes. The earth is beautiful."
"You really are Heero," Chase said quietly. "Why did you come back? Just to leave me again? I just got you out of my dreams. Did you know I woke up every night with dreams of that final battle? Every night up until a couple years ago when I put it behind me."
Heero sighed as he sat next to her. "I'm sorry I hurt you, Chase- chan."
"You swore you never would."
"I know, and I'm sorry that I did. Please forgive me?"
Chase sniffed, trying to retain some dignity. "I suppose… we're not legally married in this world," she said sadly.
Heero smiled and reached into his pocket, pulling something out. It was a small object, and too hard to see in the dimming light. Chase felt him slip it on her left hand's ring finger. "It's your wedding ring," he said slowly. "You… left it on my casket…" (C/A/N: And Amanda gave me a hard time about that one…)
Chase reached down and felt his hand, noticing for the first time that he still wore his ring.
"I never loved Relena, Chase-chan. I had very little to do with her after you left. I couldn't get you out of my mind. I would have come sooner, but I couldn't find a way. I'm sorry…"
Chase laid her head against him, hugging him. "S'okay, boyo," she whispered drowsily into his shirt. "You're here. That's all that matters…"
Heero smiled and hugged her close. Then he realized she had fallen asleep. He chuckled lightly and picked her up. "C'mon, Chase-chan. Let's get you home. I'm sure you've had a wild day."
Two hours had passed and still Anna was running. She had hit downtown half an hour ago, and she could feel Duo behind her. He was at a major disadvantage to her because he didn't know Chicago half as well as she did. This was her home, her heart, she knew it and knew it well. The only thing keeping him in tune to where she was happened to be the almost supernatural connection they shared. It had been severed ten years ago. Seeing each other again had ignited feelings they both thought they'd smothered.
Anna slammed to a stop at the corner of Lake Shore Drive. She had no clue where she was going, and she was going to drop dead if she didn't stop to catch her breath.
"Gomen ne, Duo-chan. I just can't deal with it right now. I just can't. It's all to much, to fast." She panted.
A sudden thought struck her. After Heero and Duo's funeral and after the gundam boys had decided that they should go home, she had given Wufei both her star and her wedding band. He'd promised her he'd always wear them, no matter what. One thing Anna knew about Wufei was that he was a man of his word. He would have been wearing them the night he died. She angrily brushed a tear away and headed towards Rush Presbyterian Hospital with a grim determination. She was not going to let her life get scrambled again and not do anything about it. This time, Anna was taking charge.
