DISCLAIMER: I do not own Gundam Wing or the people in it or anything of
that sort. If I did, I don't think the series would have turned out as well
as it did. Let us all give thanks.
Sally grumbled softly to herself as she came home to her apartment after a quick trip to the office. Heero had been staying at her place for a little over a week now. What bothered her was his insistency to go through her things. He didn't go through anything really personal. But they were still her things.
He was bored. As she could see why. He had already put use to her home computer. Hard telling just what he hacked into with it. It was weird to come home to an apartment that was silent when you knew someone else was staying there.
This was Heero she was talking about. You'd never come into the apartment and hear loud music playing while he played air guitar. Even though she did. The silence was still unnerving.
Setting her briefcase next to the front door, she went ahead. Wondering just what Heero was doing now with his spare time. And curiosity getting the better of her. Just what does the perfect soldier do with spare time on his hands?
Sneaking through the house as quietly as she could. Though knowing Heero, he already knew she was there. She peaked in some of the rooms to see where he was. Until she came to the kitchen.
She had never seen such a sorrowful expression in his eyes. Or on anyone for that matter. Let alone Heero. It froze her to the spot. She didn't know just how long she held her breath. But the look those eyes held made her heart ache. Without even knowing why.
Heero was looking away from her at the moment. Completely oblivious to the world around him. As if he we looking out into space. When she looked in the direction his eyes were, she saw a set of kitchen knives sitting on the kitchen counter.
Slowly, as though in a dream, he picked one up. Running his thumb across the blades surface softly. Testing its sharpness. He looked down on it thoughtfully. And rummaged through a drawer near by. He pulled out one of the sharpening stones she had just for that use.
He made slow deliberate movements with the knife across the stone. Not putting undue pressure on the knife. Running his thumb alone the blade periodically until its sharpness met his satisfaction. Running his thumb across it again, he grunted his approval and placed the sharpening stone back in its drawer before placing the knife back on the counter with the others.
He turned to look at her, when she finally remembered to breath and realized her head was sticking out from behind the door. She smiled at him, covering up her worry. "How have you been holding out by yourself."
Heero nodded his head. "Fine. Thank you. For your hospitality." His eyes became the hard cold eyes she was used to. She wondered just what he could have been thinking about. Up until this point, she had always though of Heero as the strongest of the Gundam Pilots. She forgot to remember that he was still human.
"No problem at all, Heero. You are always welcome at my place." She smiled at him. But it seemed to have little effect on him as she let it drop. He really needed something to do. An idea came to mind as a grin swept her face.
The grin did not go unnoticed by Heero. Knowing that she was probably up to something. He watched as she walked further into the kitchen and pulled something off from the fridge door. "Since your up and about now, I have something you can do."
"What?" He asked interested as to what she would deem him able to do. In his point of view, he was healthy enough to do whatever he wanted or needed to do. But to a doctor who's patient is badly injured in a dozen different places, they might disagree.
Sally shoved a little piece of paper in his face. "Shopping list." She stated simply and let him take the list from her hand. Waiting for a response from him, she watched his eyes go over the list, look at her, and then look at the list again.
"How about I do the grocery shopping?" He asked her as a smirk appeared on his face. She looked at him confusedly as he handed the list back to her. She looked over the list. Wondering what he was talking about.
"Socks, Herbal Essence Shampoo, Bra's, size 32C. . ." She blushed as she read over the list and understood what he meant. Looking over the paper, she saw the smirk on his face increase. "Sorry." She pocketed the list and pulled a different list from off the fridge. "I've been living alone for a while."
"I've noticed." He pocketed the list after checking its context. She glared at him for the comment. But knowing it to be very true. Before Heero had come to her apartment, you would never see a single piece of male clothing. Or anything men associated at all.
"I'd better go with you on this shopping quest. Just to see that you don't try anything funny." She poked him in the arm and smiled when she saw him roll his eyes. He had certainly come a long way when it concerns his emotions. But he still seemed to be holding some of them back.
"Come on. I'll drive." He grabbed a hold of his arm and began to pull him toward the door. Dragging him most of the way as she expected. Halfway to the car, he saw that he wasn't getting out of this, and walked of his own will to the passenger seat of the car. Helping himself from there.
The drive was short and quiet. Aside from Sally flipping to a different radio station every five seconds. Much to his annoyance. Which he supposed was her point. They pulled up to a small grocery mart, and Heero had to admit it was nice to get out a little bit. Rather than being locked up in the house. Good thing he was a fast healer.
"Some of this, some of that, some of the other thing. . ." Sally pushed the shopping cart along, grabbing things off the shelf and tossing them in the cart.
After looking at the cart and looking at the list, Heero briefly wondered why she bothered writing the list in the first place. Getting the things on the list, he moved at a slightly slower pace when pulling things off the shelves.
"Hey Heero, how about this for dinner tonight?" Sally tossed a package toward him and he caught it.. She saw the list she had given him in his other hand and gave a slight chuckle. She hadn't actually planned on going by the list.
Heero looked at the package she had thrown at him. Looking at its ingredients, it was a foreign dish of some sort. He glanced at her and quirked an eye brow at her with a smirk. "You have a stronger stomach than I do." He tossed it in cart anyway.
She grinned at him for what it was worth. Sarcasm was an interesting trait. Especially from Heero. Who before never had a sense of humor that she knew. "Lighten up Heero." She waved vaguely in his direction. Looking at the shelf next to her. "Want a candy bar?"
He opened his mouth to say something only to have a candy bar stuffed into his mouth. With the wrapper still on it. He glared at her for what it was worth. So busy glaring that he had forgotten that the candy bar was still hanging out of his mouth. And causing Sally to start laughing.
He dropped the glare to look at her with confusion when he suddenly realized what she was laughing at. Looking down at the candy bar still in his mouth. Taking it out, he looked about ready to beat her over the head with it. But a smirk still played his face. And Sally pushed the cart as fast as she could to the checkout line before he could catch her.
The clerk ran the items through the register and gave her the amount of the cost. She dug through her purse and fumbled with her check book. When suddenly a hand came out from behind her and gave a card to the clerk.
Sally froze as she felt Heero place a hand on her shoulder and lean toward her from behind so she couldn't see him. "I'll take care of it." He spoke into her ear. She didn't move. She wasn't used to having people in such proximity to her in a long time.
Just as quickly as it happened, he withdrew. And she gave a small sigh of relief. Turning around to look at him, she watched him smirk at her and take the card back from the cashier. "Where did you get. . ." She cut herself off and shook her head. "Never mind. I don't even want to know. Although you may regret buying that Mexican dish."
Heero loaded the bagged groceries back into the cart and prepared to push to the car. He paused momentarily at her comment and looked at her curiously before it clicked in his mind. He nodded to her in agreement and smirked while she just smiled at him. "Its going to be a gaseous night."
Sally grumbled softly to herself as she came home to her apartment after a quick trip to the office. Heero had been staying at her place for a little over a week now. What bothered her was his insistency to go through her things. He didn't go through anything really personal. But they were still her things.
He was bored. As she could see why. He had already put use to her home computer. Hard telling just what he hacked into with it. It was weird to come home to an apartment that was silent when you knew someone else was staying there.
This was Heero she was talking about. You'd never come into the apartment and hear loud music playing while he played air guitar. Even though she did. The silence was still unnerving.
Setting her briefcase next to the front door, she went ahead. Wondering just what Heero was doing now with his spare time. And curiosity getting the better of her. Just what does the perfect soldier do with spare time on his hands?
Sneaking through the house as quietly as she could. Though knowing Heero, he already knew she was there. She peaked in some of the rooms to see where he was. Until she came to the kitchen.
She had never seen such a sorrowful expression in his eyes. Or on anyone for that matter. Let alone Heero. It froze her to the spot. She didn't know just how long she held her breath. But the look those eyes held made her heart ache. Without even knowing why.
Heero was looking away from her at the moment. Completely oblivious to the world around him. As if he we looking out into space. When she looked in the direction his eyes were, she saw a set of kitchen knives sitting on the kitchen counter.
Slowly, as though in a dream, he picked one up. Running his thumb across the blades surface softly. Testing its sharpness. He looked down on it thoughtfully. And rummaged through a drawer near by. He pulled out one of the sharpening stones she had just for that use.
He made slow deliberate movements with the knife across the stone. Not putting undue pressure on the knife. Running his thumb alone the blade periodically until its sharpness met his satisfaction. Running his thumb across it again, he grunted his approval and placed the sharpening stone back in its drawer before placing the knife back on the counter with the others.
He turned to look at her, when she finally remembered to breath and realized her head was sticking out from behind the door. She smiled at him, covering up her worry. "How have you been holding out by yourself."
Heero nodded his head. "Fine. Thank you. For your hospitality." His eyes became the hard cold eyes she was used to. She wondered just what he could have been thinking about. Up until this point, she had always though of Heero as the strongest of the Gundam Pilots. She forgot to remember that he was still human.
"No problem at all, Heero. You are always welcome at my place." She smiled at him. But it seemed to have little effect on him as she let it drop. He really needed something to do. An idea came to mind as a grin swept her face.
The grin did not go unnoticed by Heero. Knowing that she was probably up to something. He watched as she walked further into the kitchen and pulled something off from the fridge door. "Since your up and about now, I have something you can do."
"What?" He asked interested as to what she would deem him able to do. In his point of view, he was healthy enough to do whatever he wanted or needed to do. But to a doctor who's patient is badly injured in a dozen different places, they might disagree.
Sally shoved a little piece of paper in his face. "Shopping list." She stated simply and let him take the list from her hand. Waiting for a response from him, she watched his eyes go over the list, look at her, and then look at the list again.
"How about I do the grocery shopping?" He asked her as a smirk appeared on his face. She looked at him confusedly as he handed the list back to her. She looked over the list. Wondering what he was talking about.
"Socks, Herbal Essence Shampoo, Bra's, size 32C. . ." She blushed as she read over the list and understood what he meant. Looking over the paper, she saw the smirk on his face increase. "Sorry." She pocketed the list and pulled a different list from off the fridge. "I've been living alone for a while."
"I've noticed." He pocketed the list after checking its context. She glared at him for the comment. But knowing it to be very true. Before Heero had come to her apartment, you would never see a single piece of male clothing. Or anything men associated at all.
"I'd better go with you on this shopping quest. Just to see that you don't try anything funny." She poked him in the arm and smiled when she saw him roll his eyes. He had certainly come a long way when it concerns his emotions. But he still seemed to be holding some of them back.
"Come on. I'll drive." He grabbed a hold of his arm and began to pull him toward the door. Dragging him most of the way as she expected. Halfway to the car, he saw that he wasn't getting out of this, and walked of his own will to the passenger seat of the car. Helping himself from there.
The drive was short and quiet. Aside from Sally flipping to a different radio station every five seconds. Much to his annoyance. Which he supposed was her point. They pulled up to a small grocery mart, and Heero had to admit it was nice to get out a little bit. Rather than being locked up in the house. Good thing he was a fast healer.
"Some of this, some of that, some of the other thing. . ." Sally pushed the shopping cart along, grabbing things off the shelf and tossing them in the cart.
After looking at the cart and looking at the list, Heero briefly wondered why she bothered writing the list in the first place. Getting the things on the list, he moved at a slightly slower pace when pulling things off the shelves.
"Hey Heero, how about this for dinner tonight?" Sally tossed a package toward him and he caught it.. She saw the list she had given him in his other hand and gave a slight chuckle. She hadn't actually planned on going by the list.
Heero looked at the package she had thrown at him. Looking at its ingredients, it was a foreign dish of some sort. He glanced at her and quirked an eye brow at her with a smirk. "You have a stronger stomach than I do." He tossed it in cart anyway.
She grinned at him for what it was worth. Sarcasm was an interesting trait. Especially from Heero. Who before never had a sense of humor that she knew. "Lighten up Heero." She waved vaguely in his direction. Looking at the shelf next to her. "Want a candy bar?"
He opened his mouth to say something only to have a candy bar stuffed into his mouth. With the wrapper still on it. He glared at her for what it was worth. So busy glaring that he had forgotten that the candy bar was still hanging out of his mouth. And causing Sally to start laughing.
He dropped the glare to look at her with confusion when he suddenly realized what she was laughing at. Looking down at the candy bar still in his mouth. Taking it out, he looked about ready to beat her over the head with it. But a smirk still played his face. And Sally pushed the cart as fast as she could to the checkout line before he could catch her.
The clerk ran the items through the register and gave her the amount of the cost. She dug through her purse and fumbled with her check book. When suddenly a hand came out from behind her and gave a card to the clerk.
Sally froze as she felt Heero place a hand on her shoulder and lean toward her from behind so she couldn't see him. "I'll take care of it." He spoke into her ear. She didn't move. She wasn't used to having people in such proximity to her in a long time.
Just as quickly as it happened, he withdrew. And she gave a small sigh of relief. Turning around to look at him, she watched him smirk at her and take the card back from the cashier. "Where did you get. . ." She cut herself off and shook her head. "Never mind. I don't even want to know. Although you may regret buying that Mexican dish."
Heero loaded the bagged groceries back into the cart and prepared to push to the car. He paused momentarily at her comment and looked at her curiously before it clicked in his mind. He nodded to her in agreement and smirked while she just smiled at him. "Its going to be a gaseous night."