"Heero, you've been here all night"
Relena came into the bedroom of one of the girls that had been found at the Crystal Palace to find Heero in his usual place beside the girl's bed. Ever since the Gundam pilots had brought in these girl's, Heero had not left the side of the ebony haired girl. He had his laptop and food brought to him at intervals, but all he did was watch over her and sleep. It was quite discerning for Relena, not knowing what had him so spellbound by the sleeping girl. Sure the girl was beautiful, but for as long as she had known him, Heero hadn't been interested in pretty girls. That was part of why she loved him. She knew he wasn't interested in her looks, or in her crown.
"Hn."
"You don't have to hang around, you dropped her off and completed your mission, you are free to leave," Relena pointed to him but Heero didn't move.
"Hn."
"Why do you feel you have to stay?" Relena blurted out bluntly annoyed and frustrated with Heero because she wanted him to be that attentive over her. She didn't even know this ebony-haired girl but already Relena was jealous of her, because Heero never left her side. He actually wanted to protect this girl.
"She saw something in me, I want to know what it was," Heero said quietly and Relena frowned not understanding but she backed away and left the room quietly and Heero dropped his head into his hands thinking back.
There had been something about her, something about the way she had smiled at him, he had never seen anyone so glad to see him before. And she was brave too, the gun didn't scare her at all. But that touch, the way she had touched him. He could still remember the way it made him feel. Like a fie was shooting throughout his body, a burning feeling flew through him. He had never felt this before and he wanted to know what it was. Heero looked over at the pale face of the girl who had sent his world upside down with just one touch and a half smile graced his lips.
And then her eyes fluttered open. It took her a moment or two to focus and when she did, her eyes became frightened as she glanced around her desperately until her gaze rested on Heero and again Heero felt that strange yearning when she looked upon him. She then blinked rapidly and the look faded from her eyes as though she realised that he wasn't who she thought and Heero couldn't understand why he regretted not being the one she was looking for.
"Are you all right?" he forced himself to ask gently so as not to startle her and the girl nodded hesitantly.
"What's your name?" Heero's interrogation techniques came into play without him realising and the girl stared at him not saying anything.
"Your name?" he demanded more forcefully and the girl pursed her lips the brought her arms out of the covers pushing them down.
She pointed first at herself then made a circle with her fingers waving at the sky, before pulling her had down, palm facing Heero, fingers splayed widely.
"Why aren't you speaking?" Heero asked, not understanding what she was doing at all.
The girl shook her head and repeated her motions and Heero tried to follow them with difficulty.
"Your name is…Sun…Sky…Rain…" when the girl started nodding Heero stopped thinking that was a strange name for a girl.
"You're name is Rain?" he asked, and was justifiably annoyed when she shook her head.
"Then what, if it isn't Rai…" It was here the girl pressed her finger to his lips cutting him off and suddenly Heero was understanding.
"Rai…Rei…your name is Rei," Heero concluded and at the girls' happy smile he presumed he was right.
It was then that Lady Une came in and seeing the girl sitting up in bed smiling she turned to her attendant who stood beside her.
"Its time for questioning, maybe we can find out what happened," Une said and the attendant bowed her head moving towards Rei and Heero stood to leave but a small hand reached out to grab his wrist pulling him back. Heero looked to Lady Une for permission and she raise an eyebrow but nodded granting him permission.
Hours later the attendant stomped out to find Lady Une waiting for her expectantly.
"Well?" Lady Une prompted the report and the attendant shrugged.
"She will tell me nothing, it seems she doesn't have the ability to talk, all she does is smile at me and nod," the attendant threw her hands in the air with frustration, "she only responds to Heero"
"Very well, maybe if we leave her a few weeks with Heero and the boys they will be able to get something out of her," Lady Une pondered thoughtfully beginning to walk and her attendant caught up.
"What about the others?" she questioned Une who shrugged.
"They are all awake and talking, this one was the last, but unfortunately they all have some sort of amnesia, they remember each other, but not Crystal Tokyo, its bizarre, perhaps they would be better off staying together, maybe that will jog their memories," as the idea formed in her head Lady Une began to like the idea a lot more as she nodded, "yes, get them packed and ready to leave, they will stay at Quatre's mansion with the Gundam Pilots, and we will keep a very close eye on all of them."
Heero and Rei were staring at each other, not saying a word until Heero could control his curiosity no longer.
"When you first saw me, why did you look at me like that?" Heero asked and Rei took a deep breath obviously trying to figure out how to gesture her reply.
She pointed to her chest then her temple. She then pointed at Heero covering her eyes with one hand, then she took her hand away still pointing at him and shook her head. And it was like Heero knew what she was saying already.
"Because you thought…I was someone else?" Heero asked dully and Rei nodded.
Heero stood up and walked away, wondering why he even cared what Rei had mistakenly thought. But somewhere deep inside he did care.
Heero felt something come flying past his head and he instinctively reached up and caught it, looking at his hand to see the pillow he held. He turned back to Rei and she was looking at him again, with those eyes that were so soulful and then she smiled widely at him.
In spite of himself, Heero smiled back.