Raining Forever

Chapter Two

Redundant

I nervously shifted my weight back and forth to my right leg from my left. I was standing on the front porch of Relena Dorlain's enormous butter cream yellow summer home. It was styled to look like an English country cottage . . . only four times larger than one would normally have been.

I took a deep breath and reached forward, slowly I pressed the ornate, round, white doorbell. I could hear its pleasant chime ring throughout the house. Patiently I waited for an answer, not that I would have minded if I didn't ever get one. I don't fancy Relena all that much.

We're living in repetition

Content in the same old shtick again

Now the routine's turning to contention

It was a few moments before an aging man with grey hair combed over to 'cover up' his bald spot. I hate it when geezers do that. If I ever went bald, I wouldn't try to hide from it like some old phony bastard, I would live with it . . . like Howard does. The old guy sort of glared at me before he said in this really stuck up kind of voice.

"May I help you, sir?"

I smiled brightly at him. "I'm here to speak to Miss Relena. I was sent by Mr. Quatre Winner to relay a message to her." Quat said to use his name so I wouldn't have much trouble, he calls it 'having friends in really, really, really high places and taking advantage of it'.

Like a production line going

Over and over and over. Roller coaster

Now I cannot speak

"Well, have at it. What's your message?" he snapped at me.

"I'm sorry, sir. Mr. Winner said to relay it only to the lady Miss Relena. And you're a little too old to be her, aren't you?" I said smugly.

He glowered. "Come in, sir. I'll call the lady down for you."

I allowed for him to lead me into the front room. It was a small room in comparison to her other homes. The walls were tea rose pink, her flooring was chestnut colored wood and all of the wood furniture in the room had been painted rustic white. There was a floral theme throughout her home. This room was decorated with roses and paintings of cats. Only adding to this picture was a white Persian sleeping on her pink and white stripped French chair.

I lost my voice

I'm speechless and redundant

'Cause I love you's not enough

After I had waited patiently for a few minutes, Relena came into the room wearing a white and pink summer dress. She smiled at me, and, out of politeness, I smiled back.

"Duo! Oh, it's so nice to see you. How have you been?" Relena chirped, her voice as fake as colony dirt.

"I'm fine, Relena. How about you," I said, returning the favor.

"Wonderful, what brings you to my home this afternoon?" she asked.

"Quatre, Heero and I are planning a surprise double birthday for Trowa and Wufei. Their birthdays are only a week apart and we thought it would be fun. Quatre said that we ought to invite you because you are a close acquaintance of ours and that it would only be polite," I answered.

I'm lost for words

Choreographed and lack of passion

Prototypes of what we were

"How lovely! When is it?"

"We're having it Friday at four at Heero and my apartment," I told her. She nodded and reached into her purse, after she dug around a bit she pulled out a pencil and paper. She wrote something on the paper and put it away.

"Thank you for telling me, Duo," she shook my hand and escorted me to the door.

After I left Relena's house I all but ran back home. Heero wouldn't be home yet, so I would be alone. I didn't care I wanted to be alone. I severely dislike Relena. Heero told everyone not to tell her about me and Heero's relationship. And even though he has told her quite blatantly that he isn't interested in women, she sees that as long as he is single, she still has a chance. There are times that I wish that I didn't love Heero as much as I do.

I ran up the stairs four stories until I got to the roof of our apartment building. I sit in the shadow of the taller neighboring building and just watch the cars and people below me. I feel frail, two days until I will have to be subjected to Relena's swooning over Heero. She won't keep her hands of him. Wufei would laugh at me for my insecurities, he would say that even though she is stupid and delusional, I should have more faith in Heero. I can't help but feel that she's going to snatch him away from me every time she drapes herself around him and he doesn't do anything to stop her.

Went a full circle 'till I'm nauseous

Taken for granted now

Now I waste it, faked it

My thoughts strayed back to Relena's summer house. She would always refer to it as her 'small house'. Even Quatre choked on his drink when she said that, she doesn't seem to realize the childhood Trowa, Heero and I had. Wufei hasn't got any patience for her, Trowa just shuts up around her, Quatre and I are polite . . . but Heero always seems to act semi-affectionate with her. It bothers me, she thinks that she understands Heero. How can a person who has always gotten whatever she wanted without any problem possibly understand any soldier. I read in People Magazine that Relena Dorlain is the second wealthiest person underneath the United Earth and Colony National Government. Quatre is number ten on the list.

She just thinks that she is so smart. She takes for granted her position as Vice Foreign Minister, which I will take this time to remind you that it is a hereditary role. She got the spot in the government because her dead daddy's daddy was elected into the position originally. But no, she gloats, Oh, I'm the Vice Foreign Minister! People love me, I make important government decisions! I'm absolutely vital to the welfare of Earth and the colonies.

Heero would ream me good for the things I think about Relena. He says that it is important that we protect her, NEWS FLASH HEERO!JUST BECAUSE A GIRL'S BIOLOGICAL PARENT'S LAST NAME HAS THE WORD 'PEACE' IN IT DOESN'T MEAN SHE IS VITAL TO SAID WORD! God, he is insufferable. I'm not the only one who thinks this either. The other guys agree with me, they think she is as much of an irresponsible dumb ass as I do.

Ate it now I hate it

Now I cannot speak

I lost my voice

I suddenly feel a presence behind me. "What is it, Heero? Is everything all right?"

"I told Relena about us," he said.

I whipped around to look at him. My eyes were probably the size of dinner plates. "YOU DID WHAT?"

He stared at the ground. "I told Relena. Are you mad?"

I looked at him incredulously. "Are you nuts? I couldn't be happier! You should know how I feel when she hangs all over you!" I laughed insanely, I laughed for a good five minutes until my eyes started to water.

I jumped up and flung my arms around him. I love this guy!

He smiled and put his arm across my back"I'm glad you approve, baby."

"You really rock sometimes Heero. You really do!"

I'm speechless and redundant

'Cause I love you's not enough

I'm lost for words

Now I cannot speak.

The birthday went smoothly, I think. Wufei was pissed as hell for being surprised like he was, I think Trowa expectedit. Though I think, my favorite part was when Relena draped herself on Heero, I was able to yell at her to get her hussy hands off my man! I'm free and I'm happy as hell!

Redundant belongs to Green Day, not me, unfortunately.

I'd like to thank Eliesa for reviewing my story. It's good to know that there are other people out there who like Green Day as muck as I do. Thanks!