Nope, don't own them, wish I did.
Thanx you guys for being patient… I had a bit of writer's block with this chapter.
1 Chapter 4
"JADE!!!! Where have you been!?" Kara screamed, waving her flashlight and baseball bat that she had acquired to go search for the missing teen. Her face was a mixture of relief and anger. Bright red ears were peaking their way through her long black hair, portraying how deeply Kara was concerned for her friend, and how freaked she was now. Her hands ground across the handle of the bat and she was grinding her teeth as well.
" Er…. Uhm…well… I ran into an old friend. Heh heh heh…" Jade let her hair fall in her face to cover the massive bruise forming on her cheek. She figured that if she hid it well enough, Kara wouldn't be able to see it in the dim light. " I found out that an old friend of mine is a new student here. I stayed at his dorm for a little bit longer than I expected to."
Kara's eyes lit up. " A new guy!!! Spill!" The bat fell from her hands with a soft thud on the carpet. Jade watched the weapon hit the floor and tactfully put her hand on her face to conceal the bruise even more effectively.
" I don't really feel like talking about it right now Kara. I'm really tired. I promise to tell you all about it tomorrow, OK?" She caught the look of suppressed disappointment in her friend's face, but Kara could live. She had lived through bigger problems than this.
Jade reached the haven of her room and sighed in relief. "Kara would have gone straight after Jeffery with that bat and maybe a shotgun if she had caught sight of that bruise." She thought. " What can I tell her it was, well, that she'll believe anyway." Jade let her body go limp and collapsed onto her feather mattress. She loved just sinking into the soft, comfy bed. It smelled like her old home. The scent had yet to wear away; she hoped it never would.
"Heero" she smiled as his name rolled off of her lips and she realized he was actually there this time. He was around. She could once more see him, be near him, and with that realization all the feelings she had tried to hold back came flooding forward. She burst into tears, feeling happy and yet worthless at the same time. She cried herself to sleep that night.
Hayden didn't know what to think. He had hoped, wished that she was really here, but he didn't really think that it would happen. A thought flashed by his eyes. He had let her get hurt. She was in pain right now because of him. Had he not vowed to protect her? And look what he had done, let her get hurt because of a fight he had refused to walk away from. Anger at Jeffery and at himself boiled inside his mind. He would apologize tomorrow. He would try at least. He had never done something like that before.
"Jaaaaaaaade… get up, you're gonna be late… again" Kara was screaming again. It seemed to Jade that that was the thing that Kara was the best at, screaming.
"Five more minutes…" Jade pulled the pillow over her head. She winced a little as it came in contact with her swollen cheek. Her bruise… then Heero really was here. She smiled and quickly jumped out of bed and dressed.
Kara walked over to the door and opened it " Get out of be….. uh… you're… uhm…. Up." She almost fainted on the spot. Jade never got up on time for anything. " This guy must really have her going." Kara grinned at the thought until she caught sight of a dark colored swollen mass on Jade's cheek.
"What the hell happened to you!?"
" I uh… turned around really fast yesterday when I heard my old friend calling me. I was so surprised I forgot that I had just come out of a magnolia tree. Hehe… I kinda turned around really quick and bonked myself." Jade scratched the back of her head and chuckled embarassedly, all the while praying that Kara bought it.
"Girl, you are about the most klutzy person I know." Kara snickered.
Jade looked down at her clock and realized that she needed to get moving if she was going to make it to French on time. "Erk! Gotta go!" She hugged Kara and ran past her grabbing a pop tart on the way out.
Jade made her way through French and smiled as she walked out to the gardens afterward. She would meet Heero here today. "Heh, who would have thought that Heero and I would be having lunch together enjoying eachother's company. Well, at least I'll enjoy his company."
"Hello, Jade" came a deep voice from behind her. Not the strong voice she had been hoping for, but a voice tinged with a biting anger. Jade's eyes got hard and she turned to Jeffery.
"Go away."
"Now why would I do that?"
"I don't want to be around you, please go away." She said through her teeth. She was seething, but felt a little bit scared of him. Jade held her head high and level, trying not to let him see her nervousness.
"I don't have to go anywhere, I'm allowed to be here."
"I would leave if I were you." Joined another even deeper voice. Hayden stalked over to Jade and stood protectively in front of her. Jeffery turned on his heel and walked away, clearly accepting that he was outmatched at the moment.
"Don't worry Relena, I won't let that stop me…" Jeffery stated under his breath as he walked through the garden toward an unknown destination.
"Are you alright, Relena?" Heero looked at her as if Jeffery had done her more harm. He was worried that the girl would feel threatened by the mere presence of Jeffery. He was even worried that she would feel uneasy around him. He was the one who let her get hurt, after-all. Heero's head fell in shame. How could he face her now that he was the cause of her pain? He didn't really have a choice; he was here now, standing in front of her.
Jade watched Hayden with acute interest, he seemed upset or confused about something. She searched her mind for anything that she had done, but came up empty. "I'm fine Heero, thanks. I have to say you have impeccable timing though." Her smiled radiated from her face and when Hayden looked up his heart skipped a beat. She was smiling for him, at him. He loved the way she looked when she was happy. It made her pretty face even more beautiful.
"Well, about lunch, do you have anything in mind or do you want to check out what I've planned?" He smiled at his secret. Relena eyed him apprehensively.
"What exactly do you have planned?" Obviously he was happy to see her if he went through the trouble to plan something for her. Well, either that or he just wanted to kill her. Old memories flooded her mind. The days with all the Gundam pilots and being Queen of the World. A small smile filled with lost times and fond memories fluttered across her soft pale pink lips. She missed them, all of them. But the one she had missed the most was standing right in front of her and all she could think of was to smile shyly at him. He really had changed, and she wondered if he had changed as much mentally as he had physically.
"I've actually planned a little picnic, that is if you don't mind eating on a blanket. And if you'll just follow me, my lady." He spoke teasingly, using a respectful term to hint at her rank, and to loosen her up a bit. She was slightly tense, he could tell. Relena showed her bright smile to Heero and stuck her tongue out at him.
"Well all right then, good sir." She grinned. Heero led her through the gardens to a giant magnolia. Relena recognized the tree as the one she always loved to climb, her comfort zone. A pale blue blanket was laid at the bottom of the tree with a wicker picnic basket set on it. Relena took in the scene and looked at Heero's back and wondered when he had grown fond of romantic settings, cause this was definitely romantic. It was the prettiest spot on campus, well at least from Relena's point of view. The brook gurgled right beside the old magnolia, which was in full bloom, and a waterfall rushed a little way upstream.
Heero took her hand in an uncharacteristic move, which shocked Relena almost out of her skin. She looked down at the warm connection between herself and Heero.
"Heero, it's beautiful."
"I thought you'd like it." He smiled that she was enjoying his date so much. Date? He shrugged; yea it was a date.
Heero sat down on the blanket and began to open the basket to eat; Relena however had other ideas.
"I'm not quite hungry yet. When's your next class?"
" Not until uhm….3: 30… why?"
"Good." A mischievous grin spread across her face as she dashed into the branches overhead. Heero grinned and followed suit. He searched for her and finally found her sitting on a branch about half way up the tree. The branch made a perfect little seat and there was an opening in the branches in front of her to let her have a sort of window to look out over the brook and waterfall. The light came flowing in through the window and cast a light green luminescence across her. A magnolia bid was positioned right beside her soft cheek. Heero just stopped in his tracks. He stared at her; if he thought she was beautiful before, he was blown away now.
She turned her head and smiled at him. "C'mon, I want you to see my special spot." He climbed closer to her and sat on a branch beside her. "I've never shown anyone this spot. It is my own personal haven. I can come here and feel at peace no matter what. Who would be able to not feel at peace here? Here, come look." She pulled on his wrist as she said the last sentence, drawing him nearer. He leaned over her shoulder to better see the view, as he did that he caught the scent of her hair. She smelled as much of magnolia tree as the blossom that caressed her face a moment ago. The view really was breathtaking, but that was not what Heero was concentrating on. He was so caught up in her presence that he didn't notice that she had turned around. Relena felt brave at that moment, in her place of refuge. She reached out her arms and wrapped them around his strong frame and drew him even closer to her body. Heero didn't know what to think, but responded in kind and smiled into her hair.
"Hm… I think our food is getting cold." Relena laughed into Heero's chest and took another long breath before letting go. Heero took a little longer to let her go. He held her in his arms enjoying the moment. Heero stopped hugging her and just fell backwards.
"HEERO!" Relena screamed. She quickly grabbed the nearest branch and looked down. Her eyes searched the ground, but found no fallen angel. Suddenly she was grabbed from behind, strong arms wrapped around her small waist and picked her up. She found herself falling. She tried to scream, but could. Before she knew it, she was safely on the ground and laying down on the blanket with Heero standing over her laughing. She quickly regained her composure and stood up with a giant smile and thunked him on his head. "Right, so superman, what's for lunch?"
The wicker basket was open for her viewing pleasure. Heero picked up two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches out of the basket and placed one before himself and on in front of Relena. "The man who saved the world eats peanut butter and jelly?" Relena asked incredulously.
"Yea, don't you?" He grinned in response. He pulled out two pears and a couple of water bottles.
She smiled at him; he was being very cute with this whole lunch thing. They ate happily and just chatted about old times and who was doing what now and who had gotten married and so on. When the couple finished Heero helped Relena up. "Now I have something to show you, unless you've already found it before me."
The brook flowed gently on its course as the two walked past it toward the waterfall. He grabbed her hand and jumped into the waterfall, pulling her with him. She gasped as the cool water flooded over her body. Silently she thanked herself for picking out a shirt that was not white. Looking around, she found she was inside some kind of cave. The beam of a flashlight washed over the walls and Heero led her deeper inside of the cavern. She followed, completely overtaken by the surroundings she found herself so suddenly in.
"Heero do you know where this leads?"
"Not exactly, I haven't explored it all. But if we go up here a few more turns I think you'll like the surprise I have for you." They walked a few hundred more yards and the tunnel branched. Heero took the right tunnel. In the dark Relena could still hear the water flowing around her and wondered where the sound was coming from. She found out soon enough. Heero turned another corner and stayed close to the wall, forgetting to tell Relena to follow suit. Relena plunged into the cold, black water and immediately panicked. A strong arm once again encircled her waist and pulled her back up to the surface. She panted for breath when her head broke the surface.
"Relena, are you alright?" She responded with a weak dazed nod. "I'm sorry, uh… I forgot to tell you to stick close to me and do what I do…" Relena cut her eyes up at him.
"You forgot?" She tried to keep a straight face, but eventually started giggling. "It's alright, don't worry about it." Heero hoisted himself out of the water and leaned down to grab Relena's arm to help her up. She shivered slightly the rest of the walk. Up ahead Relena spotted a dim light coming out of another passage. She walked behind Heero until they came to the passage and turned into it.
A room lit by candles set in many different locations was what their eyes found. Another blanket was rolled out on the floor beside a back lit pool of water. The water glowed a radiant blue and made the whole setting seem as if it were out of a fairy tale. Two plates with cheesecake and strawberry topping were set out on the blanket. Relena's breath caught in her throat. It was even prettier than the picnic. "It is so beautiful down here. I didn't even know this place existed." She shivered again and Heero came up behind her and placed his warm arms around her small frame. Relena leaned into his chest thankful for the extra warmth and happy that Heero would allow her this comfort. He was full of surprises it seemed. They sat down together; she still cuddled up to him for "warmth." He picked up the food and gave her one and placed his off to the side. Picking up the deep blue blanket, he wrapped himself and Relena up together so that the chilling air of the caverns wouldn't affect them so much. Relena smiled at his consideration.
"Thank you. Cheesecake?" she offered him a bite. He smiled and ate the bit of cheesecake from the tip of her fork. He offered her some of his in the same manner and she eyed him cautiously before taking the bite.
"It's not like I poisoned the cake Relena." He quipped good-naturedly.
"I know, I just… well, I don't know." She blushed.
"I decided not to kill you a long time ago, don't worry so much."
"If you say so." She punctuated this with a dab of strawberry sauce on his nose. She grinned and hopped up so he could not repeat the action. "So why is this water lighted and the other completely dark?"
Heero grinned at her and wiped off the tip of his nose and said, "Because that leads outside." She felt stupid, but decided just to roll with it.
"Where is it exactly? Are we still on campus?"
"Actually this is almost directly beside my dorm." He stated.
"Interesting. I need to leave soon though. I have a music class to get to and I need a shower before hand." He nodded. His eye traveled up her figure and he caught himself staring at the beautiful woman before him. Her wet clothes showed off every curve, he found himself just taken away with unholy thoughts concerning the woman who stood so innocently before him. He shook his head and cleared his thoughts and led her to the pool of water.
"You go first. I'll be right behind you." He told her reassuringly. She quirked her eyebrow at him and dove head first, unafraid to be by herself. She popped up on the other side and swam to shore, he was right. It really was right beside his dorm. She got out and waited for Heero to follow. A few seconds later Heero swam out of the water and the two walked back to Relena's dorm.
"Thanks for lunch Heero. I'd like to do it again sometime. Are you free tomorrow night?" She smiled up at him hopefully.
"Yea, I'm free."
"Great! See ya then. Uhm… meet me at the tree again? I'll be there at 6:30." She leaned up to him and hugged him one last time.
"Sounds good to me, see you at track practice tonight as well." He smirked down at her surprised face.
"You actually joined?! Awesome! See ya!" With that see turned and walked into her dorm. All Heero was left with was the vision of her retreating figure and her promise to see him again.
Alright you guys… Tell me how I did.. I need feedback. Please Review!!!!
Any suggestions are welcome. Where should Relena take Heero?
Thanks for reading it! If I get 10 more reviews I'll try to speed up the next chapter!
* Cerina *
Thanx you guys for being patient… I had a bit of writer's block with this chapter.
1 Chapter 4
"JADE!!!! Where have you been!?" Kara screamed, waving her flashlight and baseball bat that she had acquired to go search for the missing teen. Her face was a mixture of relief and anger. Bright red ears were peaking their way through her long black hair, portraying how deeply Kara was concerned for her friend, and how freaked she was now. Her hands ground across the handle of the bat and she was grinding her teeth as well.
" Er…. Uhm…well… I ran into an old friend. Heh heh heh…" Jade let her hair fall in her face to cover the massive bruise forming on her cheek. She figured that if she hid it well enough, Kara wouldn't be able to see it in the dim light. " I found out that an old friend of mine is a new student here. I stayed at his dorm for a little bit longer than I expected to."
Kara's eyes lit up. " A new guy!!! Spill!" The bat fell from her hands with a soft thud on the carpet. Jade watched the weapon hit the floor and tactfully put her hand on her face to conceal the bruise even more effectively.
" I don't really feel like talking about it right now Kara. I'm really tired. I promise to tell you all about it tomorrow, OK?" She caught the look of suppressed disappointment in her friend's face, but Kara could live. She had lived through bigger problems than this.
Jade reached the haven of her room and sighed in relief. "Kara would have gone straight after Jeffery with that bat and maybe a shotgun if she had caught sight of that bruise." She thought. " What can I tell her it was, well, that she'll believe anyway." Jade let her body go limp and collapsed onto her feather mattress. She loved just sinking into the soft, comfy bed. It smelled like her old home. The scent had yet to wear away; she hoped it never would.
"Heero" she smiled as his name rolled off of her lips and she realized he was actually there this time. He was around. She could once more see him, be near him, and with that realization all the feelings she had tried to hold back came flooding forward. She burst into tears, feeling happy and yet worthless at the same time. She cried herself to sleep that night.
Hayden didn't know what to think. He had hoped, wished that she was really here, but he didn't really think that it would happen. A thought flashed by his eyes. He had let her get hurt. She was in pain right now because of him. Had he not vowed to protect her? And look what he had done, let her get hurt because of a fight he had refused to walk away from. Anger at Jeffery and at himself boiled inside his mind. He would apologize tomorrow. He would try at least. He had never done something like that before.
"Jaaaaaaaade… get up, you're gonna be late… again" Kara was screaming again. It seemed to Jade that that was the thing that Kara was the best at, screaming.
"Five more minutes…" Jade pulled the pillow over her head. She winced a little as it came in contact with her swollen cheek. Her bruise… then Heero really was here. She smiled and quickly jumped out of bed and dressed.
Kara walked over to the door and opened it " Get out of be….. uh… you're… uhm…. Up." She almost fainted on the spot. Jade never got up on time for anything. " This guy must really have her going." Kara grinned at the thought until she caught sight of a dark colored swollen mass on Jade's cheek.
"What the hell happened to you!?"
" I uh… turned around really fast yesterday when I heard my old friend calling me. I was so surprised I forgot that I had just come out of a magnolia tree. Hehe… I kinda turned around really quick and bonked myself." Jade scratched the back of her head and chuckled embarassedly, all the while praying that Kara bought it.
"Girl, you are about the most klutzy person I know." Kara snickered.
Jade looked down at her clock and realized that she needed to get moving if she was going to make it to French on time. "Erk! Gotta go!" She hugged Kara and ran past her grabbing a pop tart on the way out.
Jade made her way through French and smiled as she walked out to the gardens afterward. She would meet Heero here today. "Heh, who would have thought that Heero and I would be having lunch together enjoying eachother's company. Well, at least I'll enjoy his company."
"Hello, Jade" came a deep voice from behind her. Not the strong voice she had been hoping for, but a voice tinged with a biting anger. Jade's eyes got hard and she turned to Jeffery.
"Go away."
"Now why would I do that?"
"I don't want to be around you, please go away." She said through her teeth. She was seething, but felt a little bit scared of him. Jade held her head high and level, trying not to let him see her nervousness.
"I don't have to go anywhere, I'm allowed to be here."
"I would leave if I were you." Joined another even deeper voice. Hayden stalked over to Jade and stood protectively in front of her. Jeffery turned on his heel and walked away, clearly accepting that he was outmatched at the moment.
"Don't worry Relena, I won't let that stop me…" Jeffery stated under his breath as he walked through the garden toward an unknown destination.
"Are you alright, Relena?" Heero looked at her as if Jeffery had done her more harm. He was worried that the girl would feel threatened by the mere presence of Jeffery. He was even worried that she would feel uneasy around him. He was the one who let her get hurt, after-all. Heero's head fell in shame. How could he face her now that he was the cause of her pain? He didn't really have a choice; he was here now, standing in front of her.
Jade watched Hayden with acute interest, he seemed upset or confused about something. She searched her mind for anything that she had done, but came up empty. "I'm fine Heero, thanks. I have to say you have impeccable timing though." Her smiled radiated from her face and when Hayden looked up his heart skipped a beat. She was smiling for him, at him. He loved the way she looked when she was happy. It made her pretty face even more beautiful.
"Well, about lunch, do you have anything in mind or do you want to check out what I've planned?" He smiled at his secret. Relena eyed him apprehensively.
"What exactly do you have planned?" Obviously he was happy to see her if he went through the trouble to plan something for her. Well, either that or he just wanted to kill her. Old memories flooded her mind. The days with all the Gundam pilots and being Queen of the World. A small smile filled with lost times and fond memories fluttered across her soft pale pink lips. She missed them, all of them. But the one she had missed the most was standing right in front of her and all she could think of was to smile shyly at him. He really had changed, and she wondered if he had changed as much mentally as he had physically.
"I've actually planned a little picnic, that is if you don't mind eating on a blanket. And if you'll just follow me, my lady." He spoke teasingly, using a respectful term to hint at her rank, and to loosen her up a bit. She was slightly tense, he could tell. Relena showed her bright smile to Heero and stuck her tongue out at him.
"Well all right then, good sir." She grinned. Heero led her through the gardens to a giant magnolia. Relena recognized the tree as the one she always loved to climb, her comfort zone. A pale blue blanket was laid at the bottom of the tree with a wicker picnic basket set on it. Relena took in the scene and looked at Heero's back and wondered when he had grown fond of romantic settings, cause this was definitely romantic. It was the prettiest spot on campus, well at least from Relena's point of view. The brook gurgled right beside the old magnolia, which was in full bloom, and a waterfall rushed a little way upstream.
Heero took her hand in an uncharacteristic move, which shocked Relena almost out of her skin. She looked down at the warm connection between herself and Heero.
"Heero, it's beautiful."
"I thought you'd like it." He smiled that she was enjoying his date so much. Date? He shrugged; yea it was a date.
Heero sat down on the blanket and began to open the basket to eat; Relena however had other ideas.
"I'm not quite hungry yet. When's your next class?"
" Not until uhm….3: 30… why?"
"Good." A mischievous grin spread across her face as she dashed into the branches overhead. Heero grinned and followed suit. He searched for her and finally found her sitting on a branch about half way up the tree. The branch made a perfect little seat and there was an opening in the branches in front of her to let her have a sort of window to look out over the brook and waterfall. The light came flowing in through the window and cast a light green luminescence across her. A magnolia bid was positioned right beside her soft cheek. Heero just stopped in his tracks. He stared at her; if he thought she was beautiful before, he was blown away now.
She turned her head and smiled at him. "C'mon, I want you to see my special spot." He climbed closer to her and sat on a branch beside her. "I've never shown anyone this spot. It is my own personal haven. I can come here and feel at peace no matter what. Who would be able to not feel at peace here? Here, come look." She pulled on his wrist as she said the last sentence, drawing him nearer. He leaned over her shoulder to better see the view, as he did that he caught the scent of her hair. She smelled as much of magnolia tree as the blossom that caressed her face a moment ago. The view really was breathtaking, but that was not what Heero was concentrating on. He was so caught up in her presence that he didn't notice that she had turned around. Relena felt brave at that moment, in her place of refuge. She reached out her arms and wrapped them around his strong frame and drew him even closer to her body. Heero didn't know what to think, but responded in kind and smiled into her hair.
"Hm… I think our food is getting cold." Relena laughed into Heero's chest and took another long breath before letting go. Heero took a little longer to let her go. He held her in his arms enjoying the moment. Heero stopped hugging her and just fell backwards.
"HEERO!" Relena screamed. She quickly grabbed the nearest branch and looked down. Her eyes searched the ground, but found no fallen angel. Suddenly she was grabbed from behind, strong arms wrapped around her small waist and picked her up. She found herself falling. She tried to scream, but could. Before she knew it, she was safely on the ground and laying down on the blanket with Heero standing over her laughing. She quickly regained her composure and stood up with a giant smile and thunked him on his head. "Right, so superman, what's for lunch?"
The wicker basket was open for her viewing pleasure. Heero picked up two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches out of the basket and placed one before himself and on in front of Relena. "The man who saved the world eats peanut butter and jelly?" Relena asked incredulously.
"Yea, don't you?" He grinned in response. He pulled out two pears and a couple of water bottles.
She smiled at him; he was being very cute with this whole lunch thing. They ate happily and just chatted about old times and who was doing what now and who had gotten married and so on. When the couple finished Heero helped Relena up. "Now I have something to show you, unless you've already found it before me."
The brook flowed gently on its course as the two walked past it toward the waterfall. He grabbed her hand and jumped into the waterfall, pulling her with him. She gasped as the cool water flooded over her body. Silently she thanked herself for picking out a shirt that was not white. Looking around, she found she was inside some kind of cave. The beam of a flashlight washed over the walls and Heero led her deeper inside of the cavern. She followed, completely overtaken by the surroundings she found herself so suddenly in.
"Heero do you know where this leads?"
"Not exactly, I haven't explored it all. But if we go up here a few more turns I think you'll like the surprise I have for you." They walked a few hundred more yards and the tunnel branched. Heero took the right tunnel. In the dark Relena could still hear the water flowing around her and wondered where the sound was coming from. She found out soon enough. Heero turned another corner and stayed close to the wall, forgetting to tell Relena to follow suit. Relena plunged into the cold, black water and immediately panicked. A strong arm once again encircled her waist and pulled her back up to the surface. She panted for breath when her head broke the surface.
"Relena, are you alright?" She responded with a weak dazed nod. "I'm sorry, uh… I forgot to tell you to stick close to me and do what I do…" Relena cut her eyes up at him.
"You forgot?" She tried to keep a straight face, but eventually started giggling. "It's alright, don't worry about it." Heero hoisted himself out of the water and leaned down to grab Relena's arm to help her up. She shivered slightly the rest of the walk. Up ahead Relena spotted a dim light coming out of another passage. She walked behind Heero until they came to the passage and turned into it.
A room lit by candles set in many different locations was what their eyes found. Another blanket was rolled out on the floor beside a back lit pool of water. The water glowed a radiant blue and made the whole setting seem as if it were out of a fairy tale. Two plates with cheesecake and strawberry topping were set out on the blanket. Relena's breath caught in her throat. It was even prettier than the picnic. "It is so beautiful down here. I didn't even know this place existed." She shivered again and Heero came up behind her and placed his warm arms around her small frame. Relena leaned into his chest thankful for the extra warmth and happy that Heero would allow her this comfort. He was full of surprises it seemed. They sat down together; she still cuddled up to him for "warmth." He picked up the food and gave her one and placed his off to the side. Picking up the deep blue blanket, he wrapped himself and Relena up together so that the chilling air of the caverns wouldn't affect them so much. Relena smiled at his consideration.
"Thank you. Cheesecake?" she offered him a bite. He smiled and ate the bit of cheesecake from the tip of her fork. He offered her some of his in the same manner and she eyed him cautiously before taking the bite.
"It's not like I poisoned the cake Relena." He quipped good-naturedly.
"I know, I just… well, I don't know." She blushed.
"I decided not to kill you a long time ago, don't worry so much."
"If you say so." She punctuated this with a dab of strawberry sauce on his nose. She grinned and hopped up so he could not repeat the action. "So why is this water lighted and the other completely dark?"
Heero grinned at her and wiped off the tip of his nose and said, "Because that leads outside." She felt stupid, but decided just to roll with it.
"Where is it exactly? Are we still on campus?"
"Actually this is almost directly beside my dorm." He stated.
"Interesting. I need to leave soon though. I have a music class to get to and I need a shower before hand." He nodded. His eye traveled up her figure and he caught himself staring at the beautiful woman before him. Her wet clothes showed off every curve, he found himself just taken away with unholy thoughts concerning the woman who stood so innocently before him. He shook his head and cleared his thoughts and led her to the pool of water.
"You go first. I'll be right behind you." He told her reassuringly. She quirked her eyebrow at him and dove head first, unafraid to be by herself. She popped up on the other side and swam to shore, he was right. It really was right beside his dorm. She got out and waited for Heero to follow. A few seconds later Heero swam out of the water and the two walked back to Relena's dorm.
"Thanks for lunch Heero. I'd like to do it again sometime. Are you free tomorrow night?" She smiled up at him hopefully.
"Yea, I'm free."
"Great! See ya then. Uhm… meet me at the tree again? I'll be there at 6:30." She leaned up to him and hugged him one last time.
"Sounds good to me, see you at track practice tonight as well." He smirked down at her surprised face.
"You actually joined?! Awesome! See ya!" With that see turned and walked into her dorm. All Heero was left with was the vision of her retreating figure and her promise to see him again.
Alright you guys… Tell me how I did.. I need feedback. Please Review!!!!
Any suggestions are welcome. Where should Relena take Heero?
Thanks for reading it! If I get 10 more reviews I'll try to speed up the next chapter!
* Cerina *