A/N: Thanks again for the reviews. This chapter's longer than the first two so enjoy!

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Chapter 2

Heero read the last line of the letter again and again. …understand and respect my decision by not going after me He couldn't get over it. He was glad that she wasn't kidnapped, but somehow, he wanted it that way. He could save her and it will be alright, but no; she left on her own free will. He shifted in his bed and nearly cried in pain. It felt like he was being skinned while his bones started to break, but he kept a straight face. He tried to think of a reason on what would make Relena leave him.I have to find her... No matter what, I'm gonna find her

At first, Relena accepted what he was, bidding him goodbye with a smile and always welcoming him back. She always prepared for him and comforted him every time he got back from his work and was injured. However, Relena started to become more distant, not waking up and saying farewell to him. It was like she got fed up with him coming and going, like she was just a stopover for him, but Heero never thought of it that way. He cherished every moment he had with Relena, even though she was quiet most of the time. He noticed how she had gained weight the last time he saw her. It wasn't much of a change, so Heero didn't mind it. Then, it hit him…

Could she be pregnant? Heero sat up and grunted as he did. That explains it. She's pregnant… Heero felt a bittersweet feeling in his gut. He was proud that he was going to have a child, but he was sad to have Relena leave him, probably thinking that he wouldn't be a good father.

He tried to move again and stand up and probably walk up to his study, where his computer was, but he couldn't fight the pain. He rested on his bed for a while. Zechs is probably right…I'd need a month to recover, then I'll find her… no matter what



Meanwhile…

Relena rubbed her growing stomach. She had been seven months pregnant and it was already showing. She knew how Heero ignored the fact that her stomach grew, since it was probably because she wasn't as busy as she was a year ago, and it made it easier for her. Heero would he harder to hide from if he knew that she had their child. She had already found a one-bedroom apartment near a place where she could work as a secretary. She already applied and was instantly accepted.

She walked into the bedroom of her apartment. A white crib was there and she was quite fond of it. She looked into it and imagined a baby peacefully sleeping on it. She saw Heero with her, his arm resting on her waist. It had been hard for her since she left. She watched out for every brown-haired man that she sees, worried that Heero might've found her. She was especially alert of deep-voiced men with brown hair and blue eyes. She giggled when she remembered that time when a chubby man passed by her. He was talking on his cell phone, and she hid behind a tree since she thought it was Heero. The man had brown hair and blue eyes just like him, but of course, the man lacked the charm that Heero had.

Her laughter slowly turned into tears. She missed him so much and really hoped that he could be there with her, support her while she's this fragile. Her hand landed on her stomach again, and she caressed it. At least you'll be with me… she told herself, trying to find comfort in her unborn baby.

"Re—, uhh I mean, Lisa, you okay?" She turned to see Simon, a friend she had known since she was being called Relena Darlian.

"Yes, I'm alright…" She wiped her tears away. "Where's Christine?"

"Moving the rest of the boxes up…" Simon looked back to see his girlfriend struggling to carry the boxes in. Relena smiled

"I think you better help her…" she said, and Simon left her.

Minutes later, after hearing some complaints from Simon, Christine walked in the room. Relena was still there, looking at the crib. "It's all done, Re—, oh I mean Lisa…"

Relena turned and smiled. "Thanks for helping me move some stuff in."

"Aww, it's okay. Just one question, though… How come you only bought a crib? I mean, couldn't you have bought some more stuff? Like those things that go round all the time?" Christine asked.

"It's called a mobile, hon…" Simon corrected.

"Well, if Heero finds me then I'll tell him that I'd already bought the crib before I had a miscarriage… That should stop him, and if he finds me with the baby, I'll just tell him that it's not his," Relena explained.

Simon's eyebrows furrowed. "You're pretty prepared, huh?"

"Pretty much… That's why I need your help in this." Relena shot them a pouting look, like those puppy-dog-eyes Christine and Simon can't resist. Both of them started to back away slowly.

"Ohh no, Relena—," Simon started to say.

"It's Lisa…" Relena corrected.

"Fine, Lisa, we don't want to be in any way involved in this situation…"

"Why?" Relena stepped forward as they backed away.

"Well…because, we'd like to be kept alive. You know, with your husband being fully capable of breaking our necks, it's not really ideal to be in the way…" Christine said, again backing away.

"Oh, but you're already in the way. Since Simon helped me get those fake birth certificates and ids, he's the first person Heero will go to in case he finds out that I'm here…" Relena stepped forward.

Christine hit Simon's arm. "Oh, crap…Why'd you help her?"

"She was…persistent," Simon tried to reason with her.

"I am so gonna break up with you…" Christine said.

"So, will you help me?" Relena wickedly smiled. Christine and Simon sighed in defeat.

"Fine, we'll help you…" they said in unison.



1 month later…

Trowa stared at Heero as he drank his coffee in a nearby café. He thought that the two-month rest that Heero was given might be good for him, but it wasn't, and it showed on his appearance. Though there were no signs of him being almost blown up to bits, Heero didn't look so well. His eyes were red and they had dark circles around them from overexposure to the radiation of his computer screen and lack of sleep. He had gained a little weight recently, the almost prominent six-pack gone from his abdomen. He hasn't moved much from his computer, fearing that he might miss something that will lead him to Relena. All he did over the last month was eat, sleep and search for her.

"So what're you gonna do now?" Trowa asked him.

"She's not here; I know it…"

"Where're you gonna look next?"

"L2 colony…"

"Well, good luck then." Trowa said, standing up and leaving.

Heero just stared at him and watched him leave. I don't need luck…I need Relena, he told himself. He kept staring into his now empty mug and remembered how Relena would take him out for coffee during his break and they'd just take their time and look at each other.

"Heero…" He heard her voice. She was calling him. He looked up.

"Heero?" It was her. She looked worried.

"Heero!" He blinked and wished that he didn't. He opened his eyes and saw Duo sitting in front of him. "Catch any sleep last night?" he asked.

He kept silent and just looked at Duo with tired eyes. Duo sighed. "Okay, look, I've been thinking, and—,"

"Really? You think?" Heero managed to crack a joke.

Duo just looked at him blankly, obviously not amused with his joke. He cleared his throat. "Okay, consider this; you find Relena, you talk to her and you win her over, then what?"

"I'll get back to work?" He was starting to get the point.

"Yeah, but then isn't your work the reason why she left you? You know, since you don't spend time with her, and you put both of your lives on the line…" Heero thought about it; he was right. "…And what if you can't win her over? I mean, she did tell you not to go after her. She'll take it as an act of disrespect. You didn't respect her decision of leaving you. You went after her…"

"So what'll I do! I need her, Duo, I need her…" Heero sounded desperate, and Duo expected that he would be, but nevertheless, he was shocked to hear those words from a man so dedicated to his work that he'd die for it, a man like Heero Yuy.

"I-I think you need to make her fall in love with you again, but not as Heero Yuy…as someone else."

Heero was confused. "Why?"

"Well, to get her back. Once you've gained her trust, tell her the truth, and you have to change, too. Relena has her reasons for leaving you, so all you need to do is be flexible. Attend to your work, without compromising her needs. Spend some time with her. Take a vacation. Call her while you're working. Got it?"

"Just one question…"

"What?"

"Where'd you learn all this?"

"Oh, well, I found this book about a guy who's too obsessed with his studies that his girlfriend leaves him. So that's what he does."

Heero sighed. "So you expect me to copy off a sappy romance novel?"

"…Yes"

Heero thought about it for a moment. "…Okay, so what am I gonna do?"

"Well, first you have to find her. Second, we have to hide the things that identify you as Heero Yuy, like your eyes, your hair, your hands—,"

"My hands? What's wrong with my hands?"

"You hold hands with Relena, don't you?" Heero nodded. "Then she knows how rough, how warm, how your hand fits in hers…"

"Oh well, there's stuff for calloused hands, right? And I could use contact lenses for the eyes, and I'll get a haircut."

"Okay…Well then, it's all set."

"Uh-huh," Heero said as he stood up. "You know what; I like it when you think…"