At the mansion it was ever so quiet. Duo helped Rei through the front door and was met by Minako who threw her arms around her comfortingly hugging Rei to her. Duo stood back watching them a silly smile on his face, enchanted by the sight.
-Where are the others?- Rei asked Minako who smiled weakly.
"In their rooms, it is the wedding night after all," Minako winked at her and Rei realised that she had been detaining Minako's new husband from their first night together as man and wife.
A little embarrassed Rei kissed Duo on the cheek, pushing him towards Minako she waved her goodbyes and headed to her room. In her room Rei dressed into her nightgown and crawled into her four poster bed pulling the covers up around her warmly.
-Its my wedding night- Rei reminded herself and she could hardly believe it was true. She was married to a man she had not said one word to, except by her hands it all seemed so unreal, yet the ring on her fourth finger told her it was so.
-Goodnight Heero, wherever you are- Rei said her goodnight's to wherever her new husband was, hoping he would keep safe, and come back to her like he promised. Rei slowly fell asleep remembering how soft Heero's lips had been on hers, and inside she longed for more.
It was close to midnight when Rei heard the door to her room open and close softly. She sat up afraid until she saw familiar cobalt blue eyes in the darkness and her heart began to thump faster.
-Heero, what are you doing here?- Rei asked with her hands, but she realised in the darkness he couldn't see her.
"Rei…I didn't want to leave you yet…it is our first night as man and wife…I want to spend it with you," Heero said and Rei beckoned him towards her and Heero crawled into the bed beside her stiffly. Rei nuzzled into his body, warming him, and Heero felt himself long for Rei as he always did, but this time he did not have to exercise restraint. Rei was his wife. Heero pulled her closer towards him and in the darkness he could see Rei's wide beautiful eyes smouldering with passion. They closed the distance between them, cherishing each other and each other's body for these few precious morning hours. Heero was surprisingly gentle for a solider, his hands on her body were so soft, as they explored every inch of her. Rei in turn touched Heero as he had never been touched before, with so much love, and adoration. Rei knew that when she woke up a few hours from now, Heero would be gone, to where she didn't know and so for these few hours there was none other in this word bar them. No one but Rei and Heero.
Heero dressed quickly, planning to leave before dawn came but as he moved to leave the room he was drawn back to his wife's sleeping form. She looked so beautiful, like an angel. Her ebony hair was strewn about the pillows, one hand tucked under her head and the other across her stomach. Heero bent down to kiss her once more, promising silently that he would return. Heero then turned and left the room closing the door softly behind him.
"I knew you wouldn't be able to say no to the wedding night," Heero heard Duo chuckle and Heero turned, flushing a red colour to find Duo standing in the doorway of Minako's room, leaning against the doorjamb, arms folded across his chest smiling knowingly.
"Duo, come back to bed," Minako called from inside and Duo gave Heero a salute and a smile.
"Duty calls, good luck Heero," Duo said nodding his head at the Perfect Soldier before hurrying back to his wife and Heero smiled briefly.
"Goodbye Duo."
The two months passed without disturbance. The newly married couples were settling into married life without any further troubles, they were happy as could be. Except for Rei who had heard no word of Heero and how he fared, she was withdrawn, worried for him, hoping that he was well. The other girls tried to keep her happy, and her spirits up but Rei had no time for that, she was still finishing the last dress, finishing the bodice. She pretty much kept to herself, not wanting to be a burden to the others and she was on a mission to finish the dress as quickly as she could.
And so two months had passed.