The Story of Our Love
Part 12: Hormones and Cravings
Relena awoke at three in the morning. The small child growing inside of her was demanding attention. A kick shocked her and she sat up, jarring Heero awake.
" Relena..." He looked over at her. Relena burped loudly and then realized she was hungry. Very hungry.
" I'm starving, Heero." She said simply.
" What do you want to eat? It better be something in this condo of yours." Heero hugged his pillow, his eyes closed. Relena smacked the back of his head. He looked at her again.
" I have a strange craving for some Mayfield Caramel Coyote ice cream with banana pudding. All mixed together with pickles as a dipping instrument and a glass of prune juice on the side." She said it as if it was the most edible meal in the entire world. Heero just stared at her.
" You can't be serious. That is the most disgusting thing I have ever heard in all my years of living on this earth." Heero said, staring at her. Relena glared at him. The look she gave him surpassed every Death Glare he had ever done. It was quite scary.
" If you don't get your sorry ass out of this bed and go get me what the hell I asked for, I'll make you wish you hadn't gotten me pregnant! Now go and get my fucking food before I am forced to break your neck!" Relena yelled. Heero sank deeper into his pillow.
" But we don't have any pickles, ice cream, banana pudding, or prune juice Relena. Where the hell am I going to get those things at three in the morning." Heero asked. Relena glared again.
" GO! And don't keep me waiting, Heero." Relena yelled. Heero got up with the quickness and got dressed. He put on his sweatpants and his sweatshirt and headed out.
" It's just the hormones, it's just the hormones..." He repeated over and over. He got in the car and headed out. He drove for at least thirty minutes before he came to a grocery store on a street he didn't even know existed. He walked in and guessed he was the only person in the market.
Turning down the frozen foods isle, he came to the ice cream. He got a gallon of that, some banana pudding, and jar of dill pickles, and three gallons of prune juice. Walking to the register, the woman looked at his items and saw the sleepiness in his eyes.
" Your wife's pregnant?" She asked, ringing up his items. Heero looked at her.
" She's pregnant, but not my wife." Just then, Zechs walked up behind him. He had Golden Flake sour cream and onion chips, economy sized, and some Mayfield Hog Heaven ice cream. There was cranberry juice in his left arm.
" She sent you out too?" Heero asked.
" Yeah. She threatened me with a knife. How she plans on eating all of this, I will never know. What got me was the precision in what she wanted. It had to be Golden Flake chips. It had to be Mayfield ice cream." Zechs said. The woman just looked at them.
" Relena was the same way."
" Enjoy your night, gentlemen." She said, smiling.
Heero walked back in the house to see Relena watching the idiot box religiously. She heard the door open and saw the food. Heero sat it down and was immediately pushed out of the way. He hit the ground rather hard and winced, but Relena didn't even notice. She opened the ice cream, put some in a bowl and mixed it thoroughly with the banana pudding. Heero stood and watched. She took out a pickle and dipped it in. She looked at it hungrily and took a large bite out of it. She repeated the dipping several times. Then she opened the prune juice and drank it. Half of the gallon was gone.
" Why'd you only get three bottles?" She asked after finishing her little "meal." Heero stared at her as if she'd gone stone crazy.
" I'm going back to bed." He mumbled. He glanced at the food. The ice cream was gone, as was the pudding and the pickles. The prune juice was gone also. Everything was empty.
" I'm stuffed. I think I'll join you." Relena walked beside him.
Later that day, Relena was sitting in the park with Heero.
" So, if it's a girl, what are you going to name her?" Relena asked.
" I get to name her?" Heero asked, a little bewildered.
" Well, yeah. I had the privilege of carrying her, so you get the privilege of naming her." Relena said. Heero smiled at her words.
" Charli Asia." Heero said. Relena smiled.
" Charli? That's so original."
" You hate it, don't you?"
" No, not really." Relena said.
" So what are you going to name her?"
" Dru. Or maybe after you, my good sir." Relena kissed him.
That night, Relena looked in the mirror. She looked at her hands.
" When are you going to stop playing around and ask me to marry you, Heero?" She whispered in the mirror.
AN: She yearning to be asked. But, what will the name of the baby be? Is it a boy or girl? Will Heero finally get up enough guts to ask Relena to marry him?
Part 12: Hormones and Cravings
Relena awoke at three in the morning. The small child growing inside of her was demanding attention. A kick shocked her and she sat up, jarring Heero awake.
" Relena..." He looked over at her. Relena burped loudly and then realized she was hungry. Very hungry.
" I'm starving, Heero." She said simply.
" What do you want to eat? It better be something in this condo of yours." Heero hugged his pillow, his eyes closed. Relena smacked the back of his head. He looked at her again.
" I have a strange craving for some Mayfield Caramel Coyote ice cream with banana pudding. All mixed together with pickles as a dipping instrument and a glass of prune juice on the side." She said it as if it was the most edible meal in the entire world. Heero just stared at her.
" You can't be serious. That is the most disgusting thing I have ever heard in all my years of living on this earth." Heero said, staring at her. Relena glared at him. The look she gave him surpassed every Death Glare he had ever done. It was quite scary.
" If you don't get your sorry ass out of this bed and go get me what the hell I asked for, I'll make you wish you hadn't gotten me pregnant! Now go and get my fucking food before I am forced to break your neck!" Relena yelled. Heero sank deeper into his pillow.
" But we don't have any pickles, ice cream, banana pudding, or prune juice Relena. Where the hell am I going to get those things at three in the morning." Heero asked. Relena glared again.
" GO! And don't keep me waiting, Heero." Relena yelled. Heero got up with the quickness and got dressed. He put on his sweatpants and his sweatshirt and headed out.
" It's just the hormones, it's just the hormones..." He repeated over and over. He got in the car and headed out. He drove for at least thirty minutes before he came to a grocery store on a street he didn't even know existed. He walked in and guessed he was the only person in the market.
Turning down the frozen foods isle, he came to the ice cream. He got a gallon of that, some banana pudding, and jar of dill pickles, and three gallons of prune juice. Walking to the register, the woman looked at his items and saw the sleepiness in his eyes.
" Your wife's pregnant?" She asked, ringing up his items. Heero looked at her.
" She's pregnant, but not my wife." Just then, Zechs walked up behind him. He had Golden Flake sour cream and onion chips, economy sized, and some Mayfield Hog Heaven ice cream. There was cranberry juice in his left arm.
" She sent you out too?" Heero asked.
" Yeah. She threatened me with a knife. How she plans on eating all of this, I will never know. What got me was the precision in what she wanted. It had to be Golden Flake chips. It had to be Mayfield ice cream." Zechs said. The woman just looked at them.
" Relena was the same way."
" Enjoy your night, gentlemen." She said, smiling.
Heero walked back in the house to see Relena watching the idiot box religiously. She heard the door open and saw the food. Heero sat it down and was immediately pushed out of the way. He hit the ground rather hard and winced, but Relena didn't even notice. She opened the ice cream, put some in a bowl and mixed it thoroughly with the banana pudding. Heero stood and watched. She took out a pickle and dipped it in. She looked at it hungrily and took a large bite out of it. She repeated the dipping several times. Then she opened the prune juice and drank it. Half of the gallon was gone.
" Why'd you only get three bottles?" She asked after finishing her little "meal." Heero stared at her as if she'd gone stone crazy.
" I'm going back to bed." He mumbled. He glanced at the food. The ice cream was gone, as was the pudding and the pickles. The prune juice was gone also. Everything was empty.
" I'm stuffed. I think I'll join you." Relena walked beside him.
Later that day, Relena was sitting in the park with Heero.
" So, if it's a girl, what are you going to name her?" Relena asked.
" I get to name her?" Heero asked, a little bewildered.
" Well, yeah. I had the privilege of carrying her, so you get the privilege of naming her." Relena said. Heero smiled at her words.
" Charli Asia." Heero said. Relena smiled.
" Charli? That's so original."
" You hate it, don't you?"
" No, not really." Relena said.
" So what are you going to name her?"
" Dru. Or maybe after you, my good sir." Relena kissed him.
That night, Relena looked in the mirror. She looked at her hands.
" When are you going to stop playing around and ask me to marry you, Heero?" She whispered in the mirror.
AN: She yearning to be asked. But, what will the name of the baby be? Is it a boy or girl? Will Heero finally get up enough guts to ask Relena to marry him?