An: Please don't hurt me I know that you have all been waiting for me to post and well…let's just do an update on my life real quickly. I am a freshman in college and I'm in nursing school none the less. It's the end of the year and things are piling on but I promised myself to get this story done because I love where it is going. Secondly, I am trying to work out an old relationship with a young man who I am still in love with and now that things are finally starting to smooth out and go well, I can finally focus on my writing. I cannot wait for summer to come because I will have time to actually write my stories. Anyways… hope you enjoy the chapter and please don't give up on me yet!

000

Relena spent the week after her illness in content. Heero had been reassigned, so he was near her everyday. She was glad to have him for company once more. Though the status of their relationship was still up in the air, she knew she had to be patient and give Heero time to sort out his feelings. He was not used to emotion and he needed to fully understand how he felt towards her before they could even think about starting a relationship together.

She was in her office one morning when she suddenly felt dizzy again. What was going on with her? Struggling to focus on her work, Relena tried to ignore the nausea riding up in her stomach.

Eventually she gave in to her fatigue and decided to take a break and lay down on the sofa a few feet away from her desk.

As she closed her eyes, the whole room began to spin. She groaned slightly as another wave of nausea hit her. She struggled to hold the contents of her stomach in. Suddenly, she heard the door to her office open.

Upon seeing her state, Heero frowned and walked over to her side. He noticed her shoot straight up into a sitting position and try to smooth out the wrinkles in her suit. He storde over to her and sat down beside her.

"Is something wrong, Relena?" he asked.

She waved him off, "I'm fine, I just have a slight headache and decided to lay down for a few minutes."

She stood up and turned to look at him. "Can I help you Heero?"

He stood and walked over in front of her. He stared down at her small figure. He towered over her, and he wondered how she seemed so fragile to him. "You have a lunch date with the

Secretary of L2," he stated deeply.

Relena nearly gagged at the thought of food at such a time. "Yes…let me get my purse."

Heero noticed her reaction to his statement and watched her curiously as she crossed the room over towards her desk. Her purse was lying on the floor and as she bent over to pick it up, another wave of nausea suddenly hit her. Her head was spinning and Heero walked over to her and caught her before she hit he ground.

"Relena what is going on?"

She struggled to make out his words. "I guess I'm still feeling a little sick that's all," she said.

Heero frowned at her statement. "I'm canceling your lunch date and taking you over to see Sally."

"Heero no! I can't possibly miss another meeting!"

"Relena you will miss a lot more if you do not take care of your health first."

Before she could say anything else, Heero had picked up the phone and was calling her secretary.

She leaned against her desk for support and decided to give up the fight. Heero Yuy always won.

000

When they got to Preventers, Heero took Relena to the infirmary immediately. Sally greeted them, slightly surprised.

"Relena, I was not expecting to see you today. Do we have a lunch date that I might have missed?"

"Examine her Sally, she's sick," said Heero curtly.

"I am not sick," insisted Relena. "I am simply still recovering from my episode last week. It is nothing to worry about."

Sally looked at her frowning. "I think I had better check you out just to be safe."

"Sally…"protested Relena.

"No buts," said Heero as he moved out of the room.

Relena watched him go through the corridor. She turned and looked at Sally. "I am fine really, I just had a dizzy spell earlier."

"Nevertheless, a flu bug should not last so long. Hop up on the table and we'll get started."

Relena sighed and obeyed, sitting on the examination table. The doctor took out her stethoscope and listening to Relena's heart.

"So things are going well between you and Heero I take it?"

Relena looked at her wryly. "How did you…"

"Oh I am not blind after your little fainting episode last week. Besides, Maxwell has a big mouth. He let a few things slip."

Relena's eyes widened at the comment. Sally took notice and laughed. "Oh don't worry, Relena, he did not give any details. What goes on between you and Heero behind closed doors is your business and no one else's. But, I believe you just gave yourself away."

Sally motioned for Relena to lay down. Relena did so and Sally began to palpate her abdomen for any abnormalities. Relena sighed, "I didn't know things would happen so fast…"

Sally smiled, "Isn't this what you have always dreamed of though? I know you have loved Heero for a very long time."

"Yes.. I suppose I have. But we are not together…"

"Then what are you?" asked Sally.

"I do not know," sighed Relena.

"Well, when you figure tall out let me know," said Sally. "You can sit up now."

"What is the diagnoses?" asked Relena.

"I think you are fine but your spleen felt a little enlarged. It could be mononucleosis, a sometimes stress induced illness. I want to do some blood wok just to be sure."

"That is fine," muttered Relena as she held out her arm.

Sally smiled and took out a rubber tunicate along with a needle and several vials for Relena's blood. A knock was heard on the door and Heero entered shortly after.

"What's going on?" asked Heero at the sight of the vials.

"I just want to do some blood work to rule some things out. It is nothing serious. If you ask me she is in perfectly good health, just under a bit of stress."

Heero nodded, "When you are done Relena, Commander Une wishes a word with you since you are in the building."

"Very, well," muttered the young woman. Relena sighed and winced slightly as she felt the needle enter her vein. She diverted her attention to the window and stared out at the dark storm clouds looming towards the base.

"It looks as if it might rain," she said softly.

Heero nodded, "We've been issued a severe thunderstorm warning. I suspect it should be here shortly."

Relena nodded in understanding.

"Well, you're done," said Sally as she withdrew the last vial.

Relena nodded and stood up slightly woozy. Heero held onto her arm slightly and she nodded her thanks.

"I'll have the results in for you by the end of the day. I'll call you tonight at home if that is alright?"

"Yes, it's fine, thank you Sally."

Heero walked Relena through the base to Commander Une's office. He studied her face carefully as they moved. Her pallor was pale and her eyes were unusually dull.

The sound of thunder shook the base slightly, but they did not pay it any mind. It was spring and thunderstorms were not unusual this time of year.

Heero's cell phone rang and he answered it, "Zero," he said curtly. He listened for a moment. "I will tell her."

"What is it?"

"Une wishes for us to meet her in the main hangar."

"The hanger? What ever for?"

"Everyone in the base has been summoned there for an urgent meeting. As to what it is about I

cannot tell you right now. They are only waiting for you to arrive."

"What could it be about?"

"I'm not sure…" said Heero as another clap of thunder echoed through the sky. That was when the lights went out.

Heero stopped suddenly and grabbed Relena's arm.

"Heero what's going on?" whispered Relena fiercely in the dark.

"We must have had a power surge from the storm. The back up system will kick in in a moment don't worry."

She nodded but she sensed something strange in the tone of his deep voice. Her eyes were becoming adjusted to the dark and she could see him slowly move his hand to his gun.

The thunder rolled outside and Heero felt an eerie feeling creep over him. There was silence in the base, a deathly calm, like the one that occurs right before the storm.

"Heero, what happened to everyone? Why is the base so quiet?" whispered Relena fiercely.

So, she had noticed it too. However, he did not answer her. Taking her hand into his and holding his gun in the other, Heero inched his way down the hallway.

The sound of footsteps ahead of them caused Heero to stop suddenly. Relena froze, and as she did, felt a wave of nausea hit her. She ground and felt herself start to become dizzy. Her body began to sway and without having to say anything, Heero picked her up into his arms, his gun still ready to fire.

"Heero…" she whispered.

"Stay quiet, Relena," he ordered.

She did as she was told and let herself fall as the dizziness consumed her once more.

Heero felt Relena slip away and go limp in his arms. She was ill, more so than she led on, of this he was sure. He carried her carefully and quietly as he made his way towards the sound of the footsteps.

The footsteps suddenly came around a corner and a flashlight appeared. Heero shielded his eyes but took comfort at the sight of Duo Maxwell.

"Heero! What the hell happened?" cried the braided young man as he stared at Relena.

"She's sick. What's going on? Why is the power out?"

Duo shrugged, "At first we thought it was just the storm, but when maintenance checked it out, they discovered that someone cut our line."

"You mean…"

"Someone is infiltrating this building and I don't know how the hell they are doing it," Duo said gravely. "We were all gathered in the hanger when it happened. Une called an emergency meeting and was waiting on the Vice Foreign Minister to arrive when the power went out. We waited but nothing kicked back on. So, she sent out several teams to check it out. I was sent to find you guys. Something isn't right, Heero. I'm getting a bad feeling about all this."

Heero frowned, "What could Une possibly have to say with such importance?"

"No one was briefed. Not even Sally or Wufei. I told you, something is wrong."

Thunder clapped loudly. Heero felt Relena stir against his chest. He stared down at her. Suddenly and idea hit him.

"Duo we have to get Relena out of this building immediately."

"What? Why?"

"Think about it. The past two times this base has been infiltrated, Relena was present on both accounts. Someone I watching her and watching her well."

"Do you think it was that soldier boy who threatened you a few weeks back?"

"I'm almost certain. He's here right now, he is the only one with the skill to break in again. He's after her Duo and he wants something from her, I just don't know what it is yet. He already took the layout plans for the Gundams, we can't let him have her as well."

A gunshot fired in the distance behind them and the two young men turned around sharply. Thunder rolled and lightning flashed outside.

"He's found us…" whispered Duo.

"Heero?" moaned Relena as she woke from her dizzy spell.

He looked down at her. Her eyes were confused and wide. Gently he placed her on her feet.

"Duo kill the light."

Duo did as he was told. Relena gripped onto Heero's hand tightly and looked around.

"What's happening?" she cried.

Heero looked at her and held her shoulders. "Can you walk alright Relena?"

"I…I think so."

"You are going to go with Duo then, he needs to get you to the hanger and out of the base."

Three more gunshots rang out in the darkness behind them. He was getting closer now.

"What about you?" she cried.

"Don't worry about me just go."

"Come on," ordered Duo as he grabbed her hand, pulling her along in the darkness.

Hayden heard them ahead of him before they knew it. Their whispered voices of urgencies ringing in his ears. Heero Yuy was just up ahead and he would get his revenge one way or another. He life did not matter any more. All that mattered was the mission. The mission is what was important.

He had already taken down several Preventers. The darkness was his friend and he blended in with the shadows well. He had taken the officers by surprise. They had not even heard him coming.

Hayden smirked. He would kill Heero Yuy and then he would finally be at peace with himself. Focus on the mission, that was all he had to do. It was the only thing left to do.

He was right by them now. They did not even know that he was right behind them. He watched in the darkness as a young woman was whisked away by Yuy's friend. So, she was there with him again. This woman that he held such affection for. Who was she? And what was her significance to the Preventers and to Heero Yuy's life? Hayden still had yet to clearly see her face. From his understanding, she was the Vice Foreign Minister to the ESUN. The ESUN did not exist anymore though. Not in his world.

Shrugging thoughts of the young woman aside. Hayden continued his approach upon the unknowing Heero Yuy. He was so close now. If he wanted to he could just reach out and touch him. Silence is golden though. And with that Hayden raised his gun and began to pull the trigger.

Goodbye, Heero Yuy.

A shot was fired.

000

Relena froze when she heard that shot. Time stopped and she slowly felt her heart screaming and yelling for her to stop running. Heero…

Duo looked behind them with worried eyes and a pale face. Something was wrong. Something was very wrong he could feel it in his blood. They did not call him the God of Death during the Eve Wars for nothing.

Looking behind him, Duo took Relena's arm and began to run with the young woman.

"Duo, something's happened to Heero!" she cried suddenly in the darkness of the base.

"Relena, just run!" cried Duo. He could hear footsteps behind him.

Relena sensed his urgency and ran to keep up with his pace. She too began to hear the footsteps and though the dizziness was beginning to set in again she pushed herself to keep going.

Suddenly Duo stopped and knelt down on the ground taking aim wit his gun. He screamed to her,

"Keep going!"

"Duo, I can't!" she cried terrified.

"Damn it Relena, run and run for your life!" he cried as he started to fire into the darkness behind them.

Relena nearly screamed as thunder shook the building once more but she took off obeying his words. She blindly fumble through the darkness, not knowing which way to go. The corridors of the Preventers base contained no windows and all the doors she tried to get into were locked. She desperately tried to remember which way the main hanger was. But the darkness consumed her and the more turns she took, the more lost she felt.

A wave of nausea was beginning to hit her and this time she gave in. She fell to her knees, so overwhelmed by her sickness that she did not even hear him come upon her. As she silently spit up the contents of her stomach, Relena could feel a cold chill wash over her. Someone was behind her.

Don't move, she told herself, not yet. He doesn't think that you can sense him but you do. Wait until the right moment then run for your life. If they are looking for you then they want you alive not dead. If they wanted you dead they would have killed you long ago, she told herself.

Breathing heavily, the young woman struggled to catch her breath as she sensed the silence coming near her. She knew she was being too loud for her own good, breathing heavily and vomiting at such a time when she needed the darkness to be her friend, but she could not help it now.

"Who are you?" asked a voice out of the darkness.

The question surprised her. She was expecting him to either shoot her immediately or take her prisoner. Yet, this intruder did not even know her title or position. She decided to cooperate. Maybe he was not looking for her after all. She would take that chance…

Relena rose to her feet not daring to turn around and see who the intruder was. Besides, it was too dark to make out any facial features. She slowly raised her hands above her head.

"My name is Relena Darlian. I am the Vice Foreign Minister to the ESUN."

"The ESUN," sniffed the man in a deep voice. "Let me be the first one to say that you are wasting your time."

Relena did not respond. She simply stayed still, reflecting on his last comment, while at the same time, trying to focus on her next move. What was he waiting for?

"What do you want from me?" she asked quietly. She could tell the man was walking around her in circle now even though they still could not see each other clearly for the darkness. Outside, the storm still rolled on.

"I want you to tell me about Heero Yuy and the extent of your relationship with him," stated the man coldly.

Relena frowned. What did this man want from Heero? What was she to tell him?

"What have you done to him?" she asked.

"That is none of your concern," stated the man coldly. The phrase sounded all too familiar. "now," he continued, "tell me what you know."

"Mr. Yuy is my bodyguard and nothing more," she said calmly.

She could hear he man sniff in the darkness. He was behind her again only this time he placed the barrel of his gun against her back. Relena went stiff with fear but held her ground.

"My death will be of no consequence," she said with her eyes towards the ground. "You will accomplish nothing by killing me."

"Don't think too highly of yourself," spat the man as thunder shook the base once more.

"What do you want from us?" asked Relena.

She waited for his answer but the darkness did not reply. Suddenly, she realized she was alone again. The man had left.

Confused, but breathing a sigh of relief, Relena struggled to see ahead of her. She could not make out where she was and the fear in her heart ceased to leave her alone. That man had gotten past both Heero and Duo. She shuddered to thin about what had happened to her two friends. She silently said a prayer for the best

She jumped at the crack of thunder that erupted next. Dizziness swelled upon her body once more and she struggled to move onward. What was wrong with her? It did not matter. All she had to do was find the main hanger. She would be safe there.

The sound of footsteps coming towards her made her freeze. Was that man coming back to kill her? No, it didn't make sense. Why would he when he already had the chance? Still she was fearful and struggled to contain herself as they drew near her.

Go away and leave me alone…she cried to self. She was growing dizzier by the minute. Breathing heavily, Relena struggled to move onward, but the darkness had her confused and bewildered.

She screamed when the hand grabbed her roughly from behind. She struggled against her captor but her growing dizziness and despair made her weak. She struck out blindly, the blackness not allowing her to see what was happening. She only sought to fight for her life, to escape.

"Relena!"

The voice made her stop and se fell to her knees sobbing. "Heero?"

He knelt down on the ground next to her and held her close. He breathed a sigh of relief knowing that she was safe in his arms.

"We have to move, Relena, I need to get you out of here."

She shook her head, "Heero he is not after me."

"What do you mean?"

"Heero listen to me…"

She was cut short when the power turned back on. Both of them shielded their eyes for a moment, adjusting to the bright light of the white corridor. As soon as Relena looked at Heero, her eyes went wide with horror.

"Heero, you're hurt!"

Indeed, his Preventers uniform was soaked in blood. She noticed no sign of pain in his eyes, but she could tell he was hurting on the inside. A soldier never cried, and Heero Yuy was the perfect Soldier.

"It's nothing," he replied numbly. "Let's go."

000

Commander Une paced back and forth in the infirmary. Twenty good Preventers had died that day. Twenty of her best. And all from the likes of one man. He was perfect in his technique and his approach. Twice, he had broken into their compound, taking them by surprise, Not once, but twice. She would never hear the end of it from the ESUN. At least Relena was still alive and had not been hurt…

Commander Une stared at the sleeping Duo Maxwell. He had been knocked unconscious, much to his dismay, and had still not wakened. A lump, the size of a small city, was growing on the side of his forehead.

"He'll be fine," said Sally.

"And Heero?" asked Lady Une.

"You know Heero," sighed Sally. "he suffered a gunshot wounded to the right upper quadrant of his back. He was lucky…again. But, I'm sure he'll be back on the job tomorrow."

Une shook her head. "This is ridiculous she muttered."

"Tell me about it," Sally said sarcastically as she made her way out of the room.

Meanwhile, Relena attended to Heero as he sat up on his cot.

"You really should lie down," she instructed him.

"Hn," was his only reply as he stood up to put on a clean shirt.

Relena rose to help him as his right shoulder was in a sling. Heero grunted his thanks and sat down again.

"Heero," Relena started. "I thought he had killed you. How did you escape?"

He was quiet for some time before he replied to her, "To be honest Relena…I'm not sure." She looked at him shocked but he continued, "He snuck up on me….I didn't even hear him coming even though I expected to. He shot me, but the darkness was the only thing that saved my life…I don't thin he could see me very well as trained as he may be…"

"You slipped away?"

"Barely," he muttered coldly. "Because I knew he was after you and I knew I had to stay alive to get to you…" he was quiet for a moment longer. "When he couldn't find me again, he started to run towards the direction you and Duo had taken. I followed him for a while until I heard Duo's gun go off…I feared the worst, but when I got there, you had disappeared."

"Duo told me to run away…"

"Yes," interrupted Heero. "I found him lying unconscious. I chased after you but you took so many twists and turns it was hard to tell which direction you took."

"I didn't know where I was going," Relena smiled gently. "I just ran like Duo told me to."

"He didn't find you…that's all that matters."

Relena looked at Heero sharply, "Heero, he did…"

"Relena I need to speak with you for a moment," said Sally as she entered the room.

Heero looked at her with questioning eyes, but Relena squeezed his hand and followed sally out the door.

"What is it Sally?" she asked.

Sally led her to an empty room, closed the door, and pulled the blinds on the window. She motioned for the young woman to sit down.

"The results o your blood work just came in."

"And…"

"We need to talk," Sally stated gravely.

Relena's face fell, "What is it? Is my condition serious?"

Sally shook her head, "Yes, Relena, it's quite serious."

Tears began to swell up in Relena's eyes and her mind raced. "What is it?" she asked meekly.

"Relena…you're pregnant."

000

Heero had moved to Duo's room to sit beside him. Wufei was there also. Though he did not always agree with his annoying friend, Duo Maxwell was still his companion.

Duo stirred and slowly opened his eyes, "What happened?" he groaned.

"You were knocked unconscious baka," spat Wufei. "Next time, wear a helmet."

Duo sat up slowly, "Uh, it feels like Heero pistol whipped me."

Heero could not help but smirk slightly.

Wufei sighed and turned to look at Heero, "What is your plan of action?"

Heero did not reply. Instead, he turned his attention to a knock on the door.

"Enter," muttered Wufei.

In walked a frail old man carrying a heavy brief case with him. His frazzled gray hair and wide eyes made Heero stand up immediately. The old man closed the door and looked at his former pupil with admiration.

Heero nearly stuttered, "Dr. J…"

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