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Aftermath of Rainy Nights
By Isis 01
It had been raining all morning long. The sky was white and cloudy, and the fog sweeping through the air gave her backyard an eerie and hunting feeling as Relena looked through her window. The entire house was in silence, only the dripping of solitary rain drops could be heard.
She was completely alone. She liked it better that way.
It hadn't always been like that. Before, she had had Pagan with her, always by her side, offering silent but irreplaceable support. Throughout her entire life, wars and all, Pagan had been there with her, never leaving her side. He had been the paternal figure she had so desperately needed. Even when the Darlians had still been alive, she had been more close to Pagan than to her own adoptive parents.
But Pagan was gone now. The illness that had been silently molesting him for so many years had finally taken its toll on him, and exactly 4 months from this day he had finally succumbed to it.
His death had been the drawing line for Relena, and 2 days from his death she had resigned her job as Vice Foreign Minister.
Many thought of it a drastic decision and had even feared an end would come to the peace they had so thoroughly enjoyed. Of course nothing of the likes happened. Peace remained stable, just like it had been for the past two years.
Two years of peace. Two years since the Mareimaia incident.
Two years since she had seen him.
Him being the enigma named Heero Yuy.
Heero Yuy, the boy—no, the man now—that stirred a series of indescribable feelings in her. He had always been a mystery to her, and she had been intrigued by his silent and mysterious personality. That much she was sure of.
Always surprising her with what he did. One moment he would be pointing a gun to her chest, and the next he would be rescuing her from the hands of doom.
When she had first met him she had been so intrigued by the mystery and elusiveness that surrounded him that she couldn't help but try to follow him around, in hopes of discovering the secrets that he kept and were somehow connected with her own existence. This display of "stalkery", as Duo would call it, had led people to believe that she had a serious case of infatuation with the stoic ex-pilot of the Gundam 01.
That, of course, had not been true at all. Well…at least at that time.
No, at that time Relena had simply held a deep respect for the stoic pilot. A deep sense of admiration, awe, and even a kind of friendly endearment towards him. But she had not had that stupid crush everyone thought she had had on Heero. At least not on that time.
No, the romantic feelings had started towards the end of the Eve Wars. What had at first been respect and admiration had turned into a deep sense of love.
At first, Relena was afraid and confused of the strange feelings she harbored, but there had been nothing she could have done to stop herself from falling for the brave young pilot.
Nothing could have prevented her from falling for him; not his cold, indifferent personality, nor the barrel of his gun, the death threats, or his frozen, unfeeling heart. Not even his sudden (but expected) disappearance after the Mariemaia incident swayed her stubborn heart.
Because deep inside her, Relena knew his cold personality was the result of the hard training he had had to undergo at such a young age. And that, in reality, Heero was a kind-hearted person, who was forced to put up a false façade in order to survive the harsh world that surrounded him.
Anyways, it still hurt. Especially since she knew that the day Heero left to disappear, he took her heart with him.
Relena broke out of her heart-wrenching train of thoughts when a sudden noise disrupted the thick silence she had been standing in. She wasn't alarmed though. The death threats had stopped some time after she had resigned, and besides, she had an idea of who had made the noise.
And, true enough, a second later a small mob of dark brown hair appeared from behind the couch closest to Relena. Big, ethereal green eyes looked up to her as she approached her little companion.
She gently took the kitten she had named Zero into her arms, the green eyes that had given it its name never leaving her face.
Duo had given it to her a few weeks ago, 'An early birthday present', he had said, though she knew very well he gave it to her so she wouldn't be all alone.
Anyway, whatever the reason, it hadn't mattered much to her, and when she had seen the kitten's big, green, almost fluorescent, eyes, she had been instantly reminded of the machine's own green eyes, which would light up when it was switched on.
Kind of ironic to name a sweet, playful, almost harmless creature after a machine that could cause so much destruction.
But she liked its name, it gave him personality. Not that it didn't have enough already. In truth, Zero was probably the only thing in the entire house that really gave signs of life. Playful and cheerful in nature, without Zero, Relena knew her life would be a lot duller than what it already was. It was thanks to Zero, and her best friends Duo and Hilde that Relena hadn't already given up on her life.
A smile crept up to her lips as she thought about the ex-pilot of the Gundam Deathscythe and his perky girlfriend.
They were Relena's lifesavers. She wouldn't know what to do without them.
Relena's delicate hand settled over Zero's soft fur as her mind started to drift.
She had stayed in contact with all the pilots (except you-know-who) after the Mariemaia incident.
Wufei became a Preventer and was currently working with his partner, Sally Po, here on Earth, usually living in the city of Brussels, where the Preventers' Headquarters and Relena's home were located. And though Relena didn't know him so well she always knew how he was doing, that being due to the close friendship Relena kept with Sally Po, who was also her doctor. Relena suspected there was something going on between Sally and Wufei, but didn't comment on it. If Wufei ever heard something of the likes he would probably go berserk on her.
Quatre had taken control of his family's business, and, with the help of his sisters and the ever-faithful Maguanacs, managed to keep everything on track. It sure wasn't an easy job, especially with the number of colonies the company owned, but even with that, Quatre managed to find time to call her once a week to see how she was doing and what was going on at Brussels. He had always been a great friend to her, and Relena knew that a better listener than Quatre could not exist.
Quatre also informed her about Trowa's doings. Though usually very quiet, Trowa was a very wise person and, whenever in trouble, the pilot of the Heavyarms would be the one to run to. Relena had a very special friendship with him and she would visit him every time he was in the vicinities. Anyhow, it was mostly thanks to Quatre that she managed to stay in touch with Trowa.
After the Wars he had returned to the circus. His sister, Catherine had been overjoyed to have him back and he had been traveling with them all over the world and the colonies ever since.
But out of all of the Gundam Pilots and their families, the ones she was closest to where definitely Duo and Hilde. When peace had settled in they had brought their salvaging business down to Earth, finally settling down in the city of Brussels. After some time Duo got a job at the Preventers, while Hilde stayed at home with the salvaging business. It wasn't until Duo got ascended to Relena's bodyguard that she really got to know them. And wasn't she glad she did!
Duo and Hilde really were her best friends. They had always been there for her. When Pagan had died, the self-proclaimed God of Death and his dark-haired girlfriend had been her pillar of strength.
Relena was taken out of her reverie by Zero's meowing, whom was tired of being hugged and was also probably hungry.
Giving one last look towards her window she noticed it was dark outside. Had she been thinking that long? Apparently yes.
Turning away from her window and her depressing thoughts Relena sought to feed her little companion.
AN: Okay, that was the first chapter. I really, really hoped you liked it. I doubt it though, since this IS my first story at Anyways, I would really appreciate it if you reviewed. I need to know if people like my story or not, that way I'll know if I should post the rest of the chapters, which are already done, or not. So please review if you liked my story. I openly accept constructive criticism. Everything but flamers. So, if you're a flamer looking for fun I suggest you go look somewhere else 'cause I'll simply ignore you. Thanks, and happy reviewing! -