Hey y'all this is my first fic, so be kind, it might be a while before I can update until my schedule is not as full as it is. The title is Latin it means "Appearances are Deceptive." umm.....I hope y'all enjoy and feel free to e-mail and review if you want too.

Title: Fallaces Sunt Rerum Specie Author: SidhePrincessAislinn (aka XiXi)
Summary: Sylvia Noventa needs a change, she wants to be free of her constricting life. To do so she disappears, unknowningly she brings the one person she never wanted to see again back into her life.
Pairings: 01Sylvia Noventa, 02OC

Fallaces Sunt Rerum Specie.

Chapter 5- Non est ad astra mollis e terris via

It was night, Heero had been on L2 for two days now. The minute Duo noticed the new white bandages on his wrist, the braided boy had been watching him non-stop. Kandie started complaining that Heero looked to skinny and she started to force him to eat three course meals. Heero was far from happy; he just wanted to be left alone and work on the case. So late that night, Heero went out into the Salvage yard where he saw a nice bench and a good view earlier that day.

Heero walked up to the bench to sit down, but was surprised to see he was not the only one out there. Sienna sat there smoking with her legs drawn up to her chest, hidden under a skirt. He knew from dinner that the skirt was a red tartan and the shirt she was wearing was black. Heero sat down next to her, He realized with a blink that her cigarette smelled really good and that it was black. Sienna regarded him with a nod, continuing to smoke. Heero took out his own cigarettes, Marlboro Reds. His smoke joining hers into the night.

After about an hour of silence and half a pack of cigarettes, Sienna asked him a question.
"Is Duo freaking out on you because of the bandages on your arms?" Sienna took a drag on her smoke after she asked the question.

Heero looked black for a second, deciding whether or not to answer her question.

"Hai"

Sienna blinked, a confused expression crossed her face. Heero continued to blacken his lungs as he stared at the moon, not elaborating anymore. Sienna looked as if she wanted to ask more about it, but she did not. Heero figured that if she could ask him a question, than he could do the same.

"How did you came to work with Duo?"

Sienna was quiet for a moment thinking of the question.

"He offered me the job once he realized I was down on my luck."

A little more wordy of an answer than Heero need, but still as ambiguous as his answer. He looked over at the girl next to him wrapped around herself smoking, and he could not help but to wonder as to where she came from.

Sylvia watched as Heero looked at her, giving her a really good look at him. He was tall with broad shoulders and a little skinny, most probably from smoking. He was dressed in jeans and a grey threadbare shirt. Sylvia took a drag on her clove cigarette hoping that maybe the questions would stop there. She did admit it was her fault for asking the question. She could not fathom why the Great Heero Yuy would try to himself, not only that, but why slit his wrists? He seemed like a man that would get something done efficiently. She figured he would probably use a gun. Following that train of thought she could not help asking the next question.

"How come you slit your wrist? Why not use a gun or hang yourself. Wrist slitting is such a girly why to go."

Sylvia watched as Heero turned him head to look at her.

"What makes you think I was trying to kill myself?"

He was right. She did not know him that well. If it was not suicide, than it had to be self-mutilation, still it was not any of her damn business. Stretching out her legs, Sylvia stood up. She sat back down and retrieved a bottle that sat next to her.

"You drink?" She asked watching him and holding up the bottle. Sylvia could not read the look in his eyes, but he nodded.

"Gin or Vodka?" Heero asked

"Vodka." Sylvia answered

Sylvia opened the bottle and took a swig of it. The clear liquid burned going down and tasted awful, but Sylvia did not care. She handed the bottle out to Heero. Heero took it and took two swigs before handing it back to her. Sylvia caught the challenging look in Heero's eyes. She took a breath and took three swigs before handing it back to Heero, whom took four. Sylvia was already buzzing after the three swings, she knew that they were probably going to play this game until either the vodka ran out or they passed out. Heero hanged the battle back to her and Sylvia decided she did not care how the game ended.

The next morning, Sylvia had no clue as to where she was. It was still dark and from what little light was in the room, Sylvia could tell that it was not her apartment. Sylvia did not want to move from where she was. It was warm and comfortable, she knew the moment she figured out where she was the wonderful feeling of security and happiness would be gone.

Arms pulled her closer causing Sylvia to wake up and realized exactly where she was. She was in Heero's hotel room, for a reason only known to God Heero did not stay with Duo. They had drank her whole bottle of vodka and some how managed to get to the room in one piece. Neither one of them had driven there.

As the night's event came crashing back to her, so it did to the rest of her body. She felt nauseous and had a headache. She was definitely hung over. Heero still seemed to be asleep that he did not notice her movement or change in her breathing pattern. Deciding that getting up would be a bad idea, Sylvia tried to replay in her mind how she ended up in Heero Yuy's bed with only her bra and panties on. Heero's arms were wrapped tight around her. She could not tell whether or not he had clothing on. Deciding that being in the room when Heero woke up was not a good idea, Sylvia slipped out of his arms, placing a pillow where she had been.

Sylvia quietly searched the hotel room for the rest of her clothes, finding her skirt in the bathroom and her shirt on the TV. Dressing quickly and quietly she found her shoes on opposite end of the room. Sylvia quietly opened the door escaping as quickly as possible.

It was when she made it down the hall and into the elevator that Sylvia really thought about what happened. Praying she did not put her sanctity in trouble. She walked briskly out of the hotel and into the street. Signaling for a cab, Sylvia got in and told the cabby how to get to her apartment. Al the while she could help but to wonder, what did she do with Heero? How as she going to kept her secret from him? The thought "maybe I should just leave" popped into her head. Maybe she should just leave.