Chapter Two

"D-Dorothy?" Heero said surprised by the unexpected visit. 'Why is she here?' He thought as he lowered his gun and put the safety back on.

"So I guess even you can be caught off guard, eh?" She said, a quick smile passed over her lips.

He stood up, resting his hand strongly on the boulder for support.

She noticed his strained breaths and how he tried to hide the pain contorted on his beautiful features. He successfully hid this, though Dorothy knew him to well. She had been spying on him for the last days and noticed one day the wound on his back. It almost made her retch at the site. "Heero?" She asked with a comforting tone in her voice.

"Yes?" He said looking up at her with his prussian blue eyes. "Why are you here?" He noticed the look on her face. "No use trying to say you came for a stroll in the woods. It's quite a while back to the Sanc Kingdom."

"Please, you're in pain." He said nothing at this comment. "Let me take you back to the palace." He shook his head, refusing her offer. He leaned heavily now on the boulder. He was at his limit. Even though his body could handle so much, his body needed rest. He had barely eaten and lack of sleep wasn't helping either. All this was going to deter him from his mission's, and he couldn't let that happen.

"I promise I won't let Relena see you." She said confidently. Heero didn't say anything. He didn't even acknowledge this. "I promise." She assured him. She walked over to him and let him lean on her for support. He didn't make any comment.

'There's no way I will let Relena.' She said, the word in her mind with pure disdain. 'Steal him from me. Not this time…' She looked at the young pilot. They had already made their way back to the castle.

When she got him settled secretly in her room, he quietly looked at her, keeping his straight face. Currently, the Kingdom was still a school and Miss Relena was the director and also its founder. Dorothy was a student there and hopefully no one would find out that she was housing the one Miss Relena had sought out for a very long time. Little did she know that he was now right under her nose.

"What?" Heero said, it would be impossible to not notice Dorothy's stare. He didn't have any feelings towards this, but the look in her eyes was kinda getting on his nerves.

"Nothing," She said and walked over to the very large bed that he currently occupied, leaning heavily on the pillows for support and the headboard to sit in an almost siting up position. "Let me take a look at your injuries." She said, reaching for his jacket.

Heero muttered to her. "No, I'm fine…" Like almost always, he was rejecting someone's help. Dorothy didn't find this surprising at all.

She looked at him. "Heero…" She said almost warning him. 'He had better do what I say, or he will aggravate the wound even more.' She sighed. "Roll over on your back. kay?" She said.

Heero couldn't not obey her. He could feel warm blood course down his back, he had put too much of a strain on it during the long walk here and pain shot through his back though he didn't so much a wince, having to always show no emotion. He was human, yet expected to act not human. He didn't care though if he was an empty shell though. Ever since his childhood, he had been trained to be a first class assassin. All he cared about was his missions. That was his purpose. To fulfill his missions, his life wasn't something to worry about.

He leaned over on his back, stripping his shirt and jacket off, doing as Dorothy bid. Dorothy's heart leapt at the sight of the fine toned body lying on HER bed, not Relena's. She noticed the small trickle of blood running down his bandages.

She leaned down on the bed, cutting off the old bandages and revealed the deep bullet wound. "Does is hurt?" She asked with sympathy. She looked at Heero, hearing him not respond. It wasn't the like the other times. He didn't even acknowledge her presence. He lay there, she could see his chest rise and all, his eyes closed and his face was relaxed.

Sleep didn't let him relax like this and usually even if he was, then it wouldn't be this deep. A warrior always has to be on his toes. Heero was always like that. Except now, he looked so vulnerable, in pain. He was obviously unconscious. Her hand wavered from his wound which hadn't quite stopped bleeding yet to his face. She let her index finger trace his lips.

A sharp yet soft knock jolted her from cloud nine. She looked around and then quickly lay a thin white sheet over his unconscious form. "W-Who is it?" She said with a strong shake in her voice.

The door opened to reveal a very concerned Miss Relena. "Dorothy, are you alright? It's lunch time, why aren't you with the others?"

Dorothy silently cursed her luck. 'Why did it have to be that time of all the day?' She thought exasperated. 'I don't believe in fate and if this was it, I will change this.' She thought determination seeping into her looks, but she quickly hid them, looking as innocent as she could, which freaked out Relena by the scary look on her face.

"Dorothy?" Pestered Relena. "What's going on?" Dorothy hadn't left her seat from the bed. Relena's eyes fell towards the white sheet. 'Odd, her comforter is still on, why would the sheet be ATOP her bed, why not underneath it?' She thought. Then she noticed the blotch that was slowly rising on the sheet. It was colored a very distinct color. Crimson. The color of blood.

"Dorothy?" Relena said, walking up to her and Dorothy turned to look at the sheet, and saw the crimson patch that was on the sheet, and slowly growing at a slow rate. 'God, why me?!' She screamed in her head, rapidly thinking of something to say, anything. She wouldn't loose him, not now, but it was too late.

Relena walked over to the bed stiffly, not knowing what to expect. Relena pulled the sheet and revealed a limp form with blood streaming down his back, the quick movement had shifted him and opened the wound even more. His face was turned away, but Relena knew who it was.

Author's note: There, that was a kinda long chapter. Okay, not really. Four pages isn't really a lot and it was double spaced. Anyhow…

The question is: Who will be paired with Heero? Duo later on? Another Gundam pilot? Relena? Dorothy? Some random character? Dun dun dun. I really don't know, but I will try romance for this story if people want it (it will be an action/romance fic though)