Chapter seven:
"Ha haha! Duo, you're crazy!" Hilde said laughing.
"Am I?"
"Yes, you are. What would you have done if we had been caught?"
"Well, I'd have told him that I was just showing you around. He wouldn't do anything with Relena around."
"Ahh. You're using her as leverage. You're terrible!"
His grin was big, and he shrugged. "Well you can't blame a guy for wanting to see how the two of them are together, alone."
"True, but it was pretty rude, spying on them. It was really personal."
"Let's just forget about this for now and talk about something else."
"What did you have in mind?"
"Why aren't you seeing anyone?" Hilde started choking and coughing. Duo jumped up and ran to her side. "Are you okay?"
Her coughing ceased and she said, "Yeah, I'm okay. I was just surprised by the question. That's all."
"Are you going to answer it?"
"Well, uh, yeah. Umm, I'm a maid. I tended to Relena. There was and has been no time for to have a relationship with a man."
"That's no reason."
Hilde gave him an 'Oh really look' and said, "You obviously have never had to tend to a princess before. It is hard work. Making sure she's everywhere she has to be, getting her ready for the day, special occasions, and bed. Having to run back and forth from other maids, and having to clean up. I've never had the chance to squeeze a guy in."
"I've never thought of it that way before."
"Oh, really," she said with a smirk.
"Hey!" he yelled as he started to tickle her. She was squealing, trying to get away.
"Duo! Stop it!" she yelled while laughing, and still trying to get away.
"As you wish," he said as he stopped. The two talked for a long time after that.
Hilde yawned and blinked her eyes trying to stay awake. "Man, I'm really tired."
"I'll walk you back to your room."
She smiled. "Thank you. I'd like that." They walked back to her room. "Well goodnight. I had a wonderful time. Thank you."
Duo grinned and bowed. "You're welcome, but I think I had just as good of a time if not better with you. Sleep well. Goodnight."
"Goodnight." She was smiling as she walked in and closed the door. She lit a candle and realized that Relena wasn't back yet. 'I hope she's having as much fun as I did.' And that was the last thought she had before she went to sleep.
"…and I was running down the hall, when a young man decided to step on my dress, making me fall practically on my face. Everyone around was like 'Oh my goodness. The Princess fell!' so they all tried helping me up, but every time I tried to stand up, I'd step on it myself and make myself and one or two other people come down with me. It truly was funny, but everyone just babied me which I didn't like. They would not leave me alone. I think they even called the Doctor to come down and check to see if I was really alright, which I was." Heero just kind of smiled while he listened to her talk.
'Her voice is so soothing. It almost makes me want to melt. No! I can't think like this! I can't afford to have any weaknesses,' Heero thought to himself.
"Do you have any idea what time it is?"
"It's, let's see, 2:30 in the morning."
"What! It's already that late? I've got to go to bed."
He smirked at her outburst. "Very well. Come along."
When they arrived at her room, Relena said, "Thank you for such a wonderful evening."
"It was my pleasure."
"Goodnight," she said with a soft smile illuminated by the moonlight.
"Goodnight, Relena," he said before he turned around and left.
"Oh no. I forgot to give him back his jacket. Oh, well. All the more reason to see him tomorrow," she whispered to herself as she saw that Hilde was asleep. She smiled again, remembering what had happened earlier. 'He was so warm, and he smelled so good! His scent is all over this jacket. I just can't get enough of him. He's so mysterious. I like it. yawn I'm really tired. I need to take this stupid corset off.' She changed into her nightgown and put on Heero's jacket, smelling it as she got into bed, and drifted off to sleep.
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