Chapter 13- The Strategy
"You look quite calm. Didn't you hear me?"
"I heard you the first time. " "So what are you going to do?"
"I can't do anything about it. But the Preventers can."
Millardo threw a device at Duo.
"But this is a ..."
"That's why I'm calm."
*~*
Heero bowed his head in shame. He concentrated on his hands. They were fidgeting waiting to hear her never speak to him again. Although, Relena really wasn't surprised by his comment. But she needed to know.
"Do you still love her?"
Heero's head shot up. Their eyes locked with each other. The curiosity burned in her eyes. He thought about it a moment.
"No."
"How do you know?"
His forehead creased with his concentration.
"When I think about Cherry and I, I feel a coldness, an emptiness. But when I think about us, I feel warmth, at peace. My soul doesn't scream for a purpose. My heart aches for you love. It doesn't ache when I'm near you because I already have it."
"Do you still want to marry her?"
"No." Without hesitation, he kissed Relena passionately. Grogginess started to overcome her. Heero saw her yawn. Pulling her close, they both fell asleep dreaming about the other.
*~*
Duo had called a Preventers meeting. The other gundam pilots were there. Lady Une and Sally Po were also present. They all received an email telling them of the crisis. Relena and Heero were missing.
"Okay, you all know why we're here. I just want to point out that they're no longer missing."
Relieved looks filled across the table.
"They've been kidnapped. You know why is it called kidnapped when they're adults. Maybe it should be like adult-napped."
Quatre coughed. Duo getting the hint continued on.
"Security cameras at the hospital show that Relena was possibly drugged and Heero knocked out. We cannot make a positive Id on the kidnappers."
"So what do we do?" questioned Trowa.
"Millardo earlier saw Relena. Millardo feared for her safety and he left us a present."
Duo pulled out the device he was handed earlier.
"Is that a..." Wufei questioned.
"It's a tracking device. Millardo informed me that he placed it in Relena's blood system when he pricked her finger."
On the large screen behind Duo, a map showed. A red, flashing dot appeared on the screen.
"This is where they're being held. It is and old mobile suit factory. The current owners are the Johnsons. By the blueprints, there seems to be an underground holding cell. Also, before we all set out, I believe there's some things everyone should know about Relena."
*~*
Heero's headache had slowly, silently grown worse. He didn't' know when they would be getting out. If they were lucky, at all to get out of there. Relena seemed to be calm.
"What are you so calm about? It's not like you're used to being kidnapped."
"Millardo placed a tracking device in my blood system."
Heero rested his head against the wall.
"That's good."
Silence filled between them. The uneasiness eventually came.
"You know the day you called to end our relationship? I saw you that night."
Heero looked at Relena surprisingly.
"You did? Where?"
"In the shopping district. I was doing some late night shopping. I saw you and Cherry coming my direction. I just ran the other way."
So Relena knew that he called it off because of Cherry. Maybe he rushed into that decision. Who knows how Relena felt? Maybe he should have talked to her about Peter's death. He didn't give her time and space. Grief was something he never learned to deal with. The unknown scared him. But didn't the trust each other? So in the end, he had let her down. Could she even trust him again?
Heero's headache grew even worse. All his worries were adding more pressure. A sudden coolness covered his forehead. His eyes slowly opened to look at Relena.
"What are you doing?"
"Checking your temperature."
"I'm not sick."
"You could have fooled me. You have a fever."
Relena gasped as Heero pulled her onto his lap. A silence fell over them again.
"I do trust you, you know."
Heero looked at her with genuine surprise.
"I can see things through your eyes. They're so clear these days."
Heero smiled as he pulled her closer to him. Just then eh door to the cell entered. Heero and Relena stood up. As the guns fired, Heero and Relena fell to the ground.
"I heard you the first time. " "So what are you going to do?"
"I can't do anything about it. But the Preventers can."
Millardo threw a device at Duo.
"But this is a ..."
"That's why I'm calm."
*~*
Heero bowed his head in shame. He concentrated on his hands. They were fidgeting waiting to hear her never speak to him again. Although, Relena really wasn't surprised by his comment. But she needed to know.
"Do you still love her?"
Heero's head shot up. Their eyes locked with each other. The curiosity burned in her eyes. He thought about it a moment.
"No."
"How do you know?"
His forehead creased with his concentration.
"When I think about Cherry and I, I feel a coldness, an emptiness. But when I think about us, I feel warmth, at peace. My soul doesn't scream for a purpose. My heart aches for you love. It doesn't ache when I'm near you because I already have it."
"Do you still want to marry her?"
"No." Without hesitation, he kissed Relena passionately. Grogginess started to overcome her. Heero saw her yawn. Pulling her close, they both fell asleep dreaming about the other.
*~*
Duo had called a Preventers meeting. The other gundam pilots were there. Lady Une and Sally Po were also present. They all received an email telling them of the crisis. Relena and Heero were missing.
"Okay, you all know why we're here. I just want to point out that they're no longer missing."
Relieved looks filled across the table.
"They've been kidnapped. You know why is it called kidnapped when they're adults. Maybe it should be like adult-napped."
Quatre coughed. Duo getting the hint continued on.
"Security cameras at the hospital show that Relena was possibly drugged and Heero knocked out. We cannot make a positive Id on the kidnappers."
"So what do we do?" questioned Trowa.
"Millardo earlier saw Relena. Millardo feared for her safety and he left us a present."
Duo pulled out the device he was handed earlier.
"Is that a..." Wufei questioned.
"It's a tracking device. Millardo informed me that he placed it in Relena's blood system when he pricked her finger."
On the large screen behind Duo, a map showed. A red, flashing dot appeared on the screen.
"This is where they're being held. It is and old mobile suit factory. The current owners are the Johnsons. By the blueprints, there seems to be an underground holding cell. Also, before we all set out, I believe there's some things everyone should know about Relena."
*~*
Heero's headache had slowly, silently grown worse. He didn't' know when they would be getting out. If they were lucky, at all to get out of there. Relena seemed to be calm.
"What are you so calm about? It's not like you're used to being kidnapped."
"Millardo placed a tracking device in my blood system."
Heero rested his head against the wall.
"That's good."
Silence filled between them. The uneasiness eventually came.
"You know the day you called to end our relationship? I saw you that night."
Heero looked at Relena surprisingly.
"You did? Where?"
"In the shopping district. I was doing some late night shopping. I saw you and Cherry coming my direction. I just ran the other way."
So Relena knew that he called it off because of Cherry. Maybe he rushed into that decision. Who knows how Relena felt? Maybe he should have talked to her about Peter's death. He didn't give her time and space. Grief was something he never learned to deal with. The unknown scared him. But didn't the trust each other? So in the end, he had let her down. Could she even trust him again?
Heero's headache grew even worse. All his worries were adding more pressure. A sudden coolness covered his forehead. His eyes slowly opened to look at Relena.
"What are you doing?"
"Checking your temperature."
"I'm not sick."
"You could have fooled me. You have a fever."
Relena gasped as Heero pulled her onto his lap. A silence fell over them again.
"I do trust you, you know."
Heero looked at her with genuine surprise.
"I can see things through your eyes. They're so clear these days."
Heero smiled as he pulled her closer to him. Just then eh door to the cell entered. Heero and Relena stood up. As the guns fired, Heero and Relena fell to the ground.
