Get Rel
NOTE: I don't own Gundam Wing or its characters.
Hey, I'm back! I know you all just throwing tomatoes and lettuce at me, but allow me to explain…I had exams, I was on vacation for nine days, and my mother keeps me very busy, plus I had writers block. Okay, now that's that is all cleared up, on with the chapter!
Why do I want to find her? Heero questioned as he stared unblinkingly at the ceiling with his hands folded under his head.
Yes, it was that time of year that came around every five to ten times a year for Heero, 'Reflection Time', and he was not enjoying it in the least. Unfortunately Heero was not one of those people who found time every day, week, or month to take the time to reflect upon his actions or events that have happened to him. No, most of his actions were done on the spot due to his training, instinct, and logic; all of which called for the usage of his brain and instincts, not his heart, that treacherous organ!
What he had told Duo earlier was a lie, about wanting to find Relena because she was his friend and he did not want to ask to disturb her happiness. The lying part was that he was not her friend; he was her bodyguard and her crush, though she claims it is love. Plus, he did have intentions of disturbing her happiness if it meant him accomplishing his mission.
And just what is that? he asked himself. At first his mission was to retrieve the Vice Foreign Minister and bring her back into politics so that she may finish off her term. However, Sylvia had claimed that it was more than just his need to protect Relena, he was her bodyguard, or that the world of politics still needed Ms. Darlian.
When did I resort back to calling her that?! Heero exclaimed, glaring at the ceiling in concentration. The last time I referred to her as Ms. Darlian was when I was first introduced to her as her bodyguard and she scolded me for referring to her as though they were complete strangers.
The memory was actually funny now that Heero was dwelling on it. He just couldn't believe that he had called her by such a formal title after all that they had gone through during the Eves War and the Mariemaia Rebellion.
Did he just laugh out loud? He must have for it still rang in the air around him.
"Who would have thought, Heero Yuy being capable of laughing aloud?" he sniffed.
"Hey Eiji," Jason called from his door, "I'm going out with some of the girls…"
"And guys!" interjected what sounded like Jackson's voice.
"And guys," added Jason, exasperation tainting her tone, "so you're on your own for food again. Sorry about that, unless you want to come along."
Heero had no idea why but Jason often left him to fend for himself at night to either go to work, though he was not certain what her job was, or Jason would go out with her friends. Oddly though, Jason would often invite Heero to join her and her friends when they would go out, of course he would refuse.
You ought to part take in one of those outings one of these days so that you are not so...singled out, Heero thought. "Sure, I'll come with you."
Wait! What?! Had he really agreed to go with Jason and her friends?! Did his mouth just go off without his brain?!
"Great, get your cute butt down here then!" Joey's voice yelled up.
Apparently Heero had taken the invite to join them…what was he going to do about it? The only thing he could.
Rolling off his bed, Heero slipped on his trademark shoes and resigned himself to the fate he had cast himself into. Just had to agree to this, didn't you?!
"There you are," greeted Jake when Heero came down into the living room. It looked as though half of the community was packed into the little rectangular room.
Half of the community probably is, commented Heero.
"We ready now? Good, let's go," Vicki stated, getting up and taking the lead out the door.
The room slowly emptied until there was only Heero and Salem left to decide who would be the last to leave the house. They stared at each other for a moment before Salem motioned Heero to go first while saying, "Ladies first."
That little remark mixed with that half-smirk rewarded Salem with Heero's patent glare and reply, "No I insist that the lady be the first to go."
Instead of returning Heero's glare or saying something in anger, Salem laughed and held up an 'Okay' sign. "Touché! Touché Eiji!" he laughed brushing past Heero and going out the door, but he turned for a moment. "But this is very ungentlemanly-like for me not to allow a young lady such as yourself not to go first."
Rolling his eyes, Heero followed Salem out and shut the door tightly behind him.
Okay, Heero had to admit that 'hanging out' with the group was not a complete waste of time that bored him to no ends; it was actually kind of interesting in a sort of queer-teenaged way. They all went to see this comedy-romance movie, 'Out of the Blue', and it turned out that the movie was a cheesy romance that had almost everyone in the group throwing popcorn at the screen.
Though Heero did not join in with the throwing of popcorn, he watched as some of the people in front of them were being hit by the kernels and how the group played the part of 'deeply engrossed in the movie to throw popcorn'. The façade didn't last long before they started having food fights with each other with Heero, having the misfortune of being seated somewhere in the middle, getting the blunt of the attacks. In fact, he still believed that there was some popcorn kernels still stuck in his hair.
Now the group was just lounging in 'their' café while sipping down some drinks and just generally mellowing out.
Heero didn't know why the kids liked the café so much, to him it was a place to come to for a quick bit to eat and for coffee, not some place to 'hang' with friends. Still, that was what the group, excluding Heero, was doing. Heero couldn't 'hang' with friends if he didn't have any…
"Need some company?"
"Uh?" Heero snapped his head up from the napkin he was doodling on and found that it was Robin addressing him while pointing at the empty chair right across from Heero. "No," Heero stated, "I don't want company."
Robin snorted, "That's not what I asked. I asked if you needed some company, and trust me, there is a difference."
"I know there is but once again, I don't need company," Heero told her as he returned to his doodling.
Ignoring Heero's statement Robin took the empty seat and observed Heero's drawing for a moment. It was very detailed and it appeared, to Robin, to be more of a blue print than an actual doodle.
"Are you sure you're in the right major?" he inquired after a moment.
"What do you mean?" Heero grumbled, pretending to be concentrating on the doodle whether than on Frankie, who stood on the other side of the café laughing at something Jackson had said.
"I mean, are you sure your major shouldn't be in engineering or something along those lines?" Robin clarified with a smirk as he stretched his arms above his head and cranked his head backwards to release the stiffness in his neck.
"No, but then again isn't that what college is for? To find what you really want to do with your life?" Heero answered. English was not a major that Heero would have taken by choice and obviously Robin had caught onto that…Better put this away. With that thought, Heero slipped the napkin into his pocket to finish back in the privacy of his room-attic.
"Does she remind you of her?" Robin inquired out of the blue as he returned his head to normal.
"Who reminds me of whom?" There must have been something that Heero had missed when he had put that doodle away.
"Does Frankie remind you of that girl, Sylvia?" elaborated Robin, sipping his drink than almost sprayed it at Heero. "Ah! Hot."
Raising an eyebrow, Heero remarked, "Word gets around fast around here, doesn't it?"
Shaking his head as though amused, Robin chuckled softly and leaned back in his chair, crossing his legs. "Between cousins that are as tight as Frankie and I nothing is sacred," he replied with a grin. "Was Sylvia that girl who you ran from?"
Does this guy ever drop a topic? Heero wondered, directing his glare at the boy seat across from him. "No, Sylvia was not her name."
"Oh…is that so…" Under Robin's securitizing eyes Heero felt almost naked and it made him shudder slightly for only few people had ever had that effect on him: Odin Lowe, Dr. J, Relena, and Dorothy. Now, he had another person to add to that growing list.
"Hey Robin, go play peacemaker before Jason and Ringo go at it again," Frankie commanded her cousin as she approached the table.
Breaking eye contact with Heero, Robin rose from his seat and set his features with an expression of playful exasperation. "Again? Don't those two know that they are just really star-crossed lovers?"
"Yeah right, as star-crossed as you and I," Frankie snorted only to be nudged by Robin.
"That brings disturbing thoughts," muttered Robin, causing Heero to bite back an ironic grin that threatened to present itself upon his face.
"Forget I said it, now go make pax," ordered Frankie as she gave Robin a shove towards the group. "Sorry that my cousin is such a nuisance Eiji, he needs to know any and all gossip that he can get his hands onto."
"Why is that? It's a bit of a…unusual trait for a guy," Heero noted, leaning back to hear the excuses for Robin's queer behavior.
The Shelly Family seemed to have the habit of finding Heero's questions and comments to be rather amusing instead of serious, especially since Frankie was laughing uncontrollably in Robin's seat. Pounding her feet and sometimes fist, Frankie slowly regained some form of composure.
"To help you understand Robin's mannerisms would take quite a while since I would have to explain our history, both his and mine. Trust me, it's a very long history and I have no intention of making it short," Frankie explained. "But I can tell you this; part of the reason Robin is the way he is because he grew up around only women."
"Sounds like Representative Quatre Winner," commented Heero only to realize that he may have just slipped up somehow by the way that Frankie was eyeing him behind her cup of latte.
"Hey Frankie, let's go!" shouted Robin from the door. "We have to work and we have classes tomorrow you know!"
"Yeah, I'm coming!" returned Frankie half-heartedly. "It was good talking to you Eiji," she whispered when she pat Heero on the shoulder before leaving.
I hope I didn't just compromise this entire plan just now, Heero thought rubbing his eyes.