The Story of Our Love
Part 9: The Way I Am
Heero looked at Relena sleep. Zechs had not yet made it. He would be mad as all get out when he did make it. She hadn't said anything yet. After it happened, she was quiet as a cat and just sat and ate. After that, her voice seemed to leave for a vacation. She hadn't even cried. Relena was taking this rather well.
Heero always wondered what made Relena what she is today. How had a spoiled politician's daughter who looked so happy in all her past's pictures, become a rotten person who took joy in watching others fail? What had taken the sparkle out of this young girl's eyes? What had taken the life out of her face?
He'd seen the sparkle and the life. He'd seen it all when he told her what she wanted to hear that day. For split second, Relena's old childlike tendencies had come back. That beautiful child had come back. Then it had faded away as she turned away from him.
The opening of the door interrupted Heero's thoughts. Duo and Zechs walked in and saw Heero with his head furrowed in deep thought. He acted as if he hadn't heard them come in.
" Is it true, Heero?"
" Yes, Zechs. Relena had a miscarriage." Heero said. He sat back in the chair.
" The doctor said it was from stress. It had happened probably because she'd gotten all riled up. Zechs, why is Relena the way she is?" Heero asked. Both Heero and Duo looked at the older man. Zechs glanced at his sister, trying to keep from strangling Heero.
" I'll answer that in a quick minute. But, let me ask you this. You've been fucking my sister?" Zechs asked.
" Yeah. Believe this, though. I wasn't the first passenger." Heero said in a monotone that he is so well known for. Zechs disregarded the last two sentences.
" I thought you were just going to date her."
" Things change." Heero said.
" Anyway, I'm not the one to ask about that. Something definitely made her that way. When she came back from school, she was a totally different person. But it was mostly for the better, I guess."
Two days later, the beautiful Relena awoke. Heero was sleeping ever so quietly in the chair. Relena moved to awaken him. But, a voice stopped her.
" Don't. He's been watching over you for two days without sleep. Duo finally decided to drug him. Then him and Zechs took off in the vast search for the sustenance called food. They'll be back in a little while." Noin sat behind Relena. Heero stirred, but never awakened. Relena turned to look at Noin.
" How far along was I?" Was all Relena said.
" The doctor said about four weeks at best. I'm really sorry, Relena." Noin whispered. Relena nodded and turned to look back at Heero. She felt her eyes close and she fell back asleep within minutes.
Three hours later, Heero was awake and devouring a whole pizza. Relena awoke and looked at him greedily.
" Why are you here?" She asked, staring at the pizza. Heero looked at her.
" I just wanted to be near you." He said, pushing the pizza toward her. Relena looked down at it, then hungrily grabbed a piece. She bit into it and she thought that, for a split second, she'd died and gone to heaven. Heero smirked.
" You are incorrigible, Relena." He chuckled. Relena glared at him. She realized that she was eating like a hog and straightened up.
" Shut up. Why are you even entertaining my presence, anyway?" Relena asked, her face still pale.
" I have something to ask." Heero said. Relena polished off the pizza and licked her fingers.
" I need a beer."
" No you don't." Heero said. Relena glared at him.
" I'm going to overlook that. What is it, then?"
" Why are you the way you are? I've seen pictures of you as a child. You were happy. What happened?" Heero asked. Relena looked at him, her lip trembling. Her eyes immediately watered.
" When I was 14, my father sent me off to the Lake Victoria School for Girls. It was a prep school of a sort, not far from the Lake Victoria School for Boys and the army training facility. My brother attended the training facility, and kept an eye on me. I hated that school. None of my teachers liked me for the simple fact that my father was the Vice Foreign Minister. They all thought that I was a spoiled brat. I worked my ass off to maintain a perfect reputation. I had to become something great. One day, my Latin teacher called me in. He really did like me. He told me I was his favorite student. He attacked me. He raped me. He said if I ever told, he would kill me. I didn't listen. I told the headmistress, and she got mad at me. She called my father. He didn't believe me. No one did. So, I graduated and decided that I would never let anyone touch me again. I was going to be great. I'd walk over even those I love." Relena wiped away her tears.
" That's the reason why I am the way I am." She whispered.
" Relena, I'm so sorry. I'm sorry about everything. Please say you'll forgive me." Heero hugged her and she cried into his shoulder.
" Yes." She said, sniffling.
AN: Yay! The reunion. I guess everyone will be happy now. But, the story will go on. Guess what's going to happen when the Queen of Mean returns to work...
Part 9: The Way I Am
Heero looked at Relena sleep. Zechs had not yet made it. He would be mad as all get out when he did make it. She hadn't said anything yet. After it happened, she was quiet as a cat and just sat and ate. After that, her voice seemed to leave for a vacation. She hadn't even cried. Relena was taking this rather well.
Heero always wondered what made Relena what she is today. How had a spoiled politician's daughter who looked so happy in all her past's pictures, become a rotten person who took joy in watching others fail? What had taken the sparkle out of this young girl's eyes? What had taken the life out of her face?
He'd seen the sparkle and the life. He'd seen it all when he told her what she wanted to hear that day. For split second, Relena's old childlike tendencies had come back. That beautiful child had come back. Then it had faded away as she turned away from him.
The opening of the door interrupted Heero's thoughts. Duo and Zechs walked in and saw Heero with his head furrowed in deep thought. He acted as if he hadn't heard them come in.
" Is it true, Heero?"
" Yes, Zechs. Relena had a miscarriage." Heero said. He sat back in the chair.
" The doctor said it was from stress. It had happened probably because she'd gotten all riled up. Zechs, why is Relena the way she is?" Heero asked. Both Heero and Duo looked at the older man. Zechs glanced at his sister, trying to keep from strangling Heero.
" I'll answer that in a quick minute. But, let me ask you this. You've been fucking my sister?" Zechs asked.
" Yeah. Believe this, though. I wasn't the first passenger." Heero said in a monotone that he is so well known for. Zechs disregarded the last two sentences.
" I thought you were just going to date her."
" Things change." Heero said.
" Anyway, I'm not the one to ask about that. Something definitely made her that way. When she came back from school, she was a totally different person. But it was mostly for the better, I guess."
Two days later, the beautiful Relena awoke. Heero was sleeping ever so quietly in the chair. Relena moved to awaken him. But, a voice stopped her.
" Don't. He's been watching over you for two days without sleep. Duo finally decided to drug him. Then him and Zechs took off in the vast search for the sustenance called food. They'll be back in a little while." Noin sat behind Relena. Heero stirred, but never awakened. Relena turned to look at Noin.
" How far along was I?" Was all Relena said.
" The doctor said about four weeks at best. I'm really sorry, Relena." Noin whispered. Relena nodded and turned to look back at Heero. She felt her eyes close and she fell back asleep within minutes.
Three hours later, Heero was awake and devouring a whole pizza. Relena awoke and looked at him greedily.
" Why are you here?" She asked, staring at the pizza. Heero looked at her.
" I just wanted to be near you." He said, pushing the pizza toward her. Relena looked down at it, then hungrily grabbed a piece. She bit into it and she thought that, for a split second, she'd died and gone to heaven. Heero smirked.
" You are incorrigible, Relena." He chuckled. Relena glared at him. She realized that she was eating like a hog and straightened up.
" Shut up. Why are you even entertaining my presence, anyway?" Relena asked, her face still pale.
" I have something to ask." Heero said. Relena polished off the pizza and licked her fingers.
" I need a beer."
" No you don't." Heero said. Relena glared at him.
" I'm going to overlook that. What is it, then?"
" Why are you the way you are? I've seen pictures of you as a child. You were happy. What happened?" Heero asked. Relena looked at him, her lip trembling. Her eyes immediately watered.
" When I was 14, my father sent me off to the Lake Victoria School for Girls. It was a prep school of a sort, not far from the Lake Victoria School for Boys and the army training facility. My brother attended the training facility, and kept an eye on me. I hated that school. None of my teachers liked me for the simple fact that my father was the Vice Foreign Minister. They all thought that I was a spoiled brat. I worked my ass off to maintain a perfect reputation. I had to become something great. One day, my Latin teacher called me in. He really did like me. He told me I was his favorite student. He attacked me. He raped me. He said if I ever told, he would kill me. I didn't listen. I told the headmistress, and she got mad at me. She called my father. He didn't believe me. No one did. So, I graduated and decided that I would never let anyone touch me again. I was going to be great. I'd walk over even those I love." Relena wiped away her tears.
" That's the reason why I am the way I am." She whispered.
" Relena, I'm so sorry. I'm sorry about everything. Please say you'll forgive me." Heero hugged her and she cried into his shoulder.
" Yes." She said, sniffling.
AN: Yay! The reunion. I guess everyone will be happy now. But, the story will go on. Guess what's going to happen when the Queen of Mean returns to work...