A/N: The next chapter! What'll happen to Heero, Duo, and Relena?
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The entire church was deathly silent as all the wedding-goers stared, uncertainly, at the groom and the intended best man, both standing frozen in horror at what had occured. Heero's normally lightning quick reflexes, honed from years of training, were suddenly defunct. All his mind could process was the refusal, which still rang in his shocked ears. He hadn't seriously expected her to say no. Hadn't there always been an unspoken promise between them, affection without words?
Outwardly, Heero's expression was as stony as it ever was. It showed nothing of the turmoil present in his fragile soul. But Duo's reaction was more visible; the long-haired former Deathscythe pilot looked torn with grief and pain. He could not believe that Relena would leave him, not after having agreed to spend the rest of her life with him. Had it all been a lie? It broke his heart to think so, but he didn't know what to believe after her tearful announcement and subsequent flight from the place where they would have made their sacred vows to join in holy matrimony. A single tear slid downwards to rest in his wedding finery. He knew then that his heart was irreparably broken, and it would never be the same again.
Heero broke out of his trance first, sprinting to the doorway as soon as his mind realized the most important thing--Relena. Though she had spurned him, maybe all was not as it appeared. It was the one hope he clung to as he ran in his uncomfortable dress shoes, not caring that his suit was stretching in ways it hadn't been designed for. Nor did he particularly care when he noticed, distantly, that Duo was on his heels, a little behind but matching his speed.
Duo's hurt became desperation as soon as he realized that Heero might catch up to Relena first. He began to run without consciously knowing what he was doing, only that he had to find his love and make her understand his feelings. Maybe Relena was confused, but he would show her how much he loved her and she would come back to him.
They ran as fast as they could. When they got outside, however, the car that had been waiting to carry the newlyweds to their next desination was gone...and so was Relena.
Duo sank to his knees in despair and cried into his hands. Heero looked down the street, expressionlessly, his own heart swelling with the pain of loss.
The sky quietly opened and wept with them.