A/N: Hey guys, this one's short. But, I put on two chapters to make up for it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam and its characters.


Chapter 3

1 week later…

Heero opened his eyes and laid still for a while. He stared up at the beige ceiling and sighed. So this is what Relena felt when I'm not here, he told himself. Loneliness; that was what filled his heart, not that it wasn't there before. It was different now; before he didn't care about the loneliness he felt. It was better to have no one to betray you than to have someone worried about you, he always told himself as a kid. He never considered anyone as his friends until he met Relena.

He was still for quite a long time, waiting for the sun to run through the sheer, pale blue curtain whose color nearly resembles Relena's eyes. As the room started to brighten up and hide the gloominess that he felt, his alarm clock pierced through the eerie silence that blanketed him. Heero sat up and nearly shattered the clock as he pushed the snooze button. He stood and rested his weight on the clock, breaking the glass of the clock even more.

He went to the bathroom for a quick cold shower to wake him up and temporarily put his thoughts away from Relena. The icy water streamed down on his tanned body and he just stood still with the shower nozzle directly in front of his face. He held his breath. He assumed that he'd forget about her, even for just the five minutes he needed to finish his shower, but this only made him remember the time when Relena took him out for a day at the beach.

He got out just in time to answer the phone. "Hello?" he said, sitting down on the bed.

"Hey, it's Duo. You're gonna have your haircut today, right?" He forgot about that.

"Yeah. Why?"

"I wanna come…"

"What?"

"I've never seen you get a haircut before. I wanna see what you'll look like."

Heero thought about it for a second. He didn't really want to cut his hair. He liked it that way it was pretty low-maintenance. "You know what, I'm thinking I shouldn't get a haircut…"

"But Relena'll recognize you…"

Heero slapped his forehead. Why didn't I think of that? "Well, what should I do?" he asked him.

"If you don't want a haircut then, I'll just bleach your hair, so you'll be blond!" Duo laughed on the other line. When he didn't hear Heero respond, he turned serious. "Okay, fine, how 'bout you just groom it a little? You know, spike it up or something…"

"Okay. Well, it's better than being blond… So I still have to wear contacts?"

"I think so… I mean, it's better if you do. Just to be sure, you know…"

"Okay. So what color do you think I should pick?"

"How 'bout black?"

"Black, huh?" He thought about it. Black was a pretty good color; something subtle but obviously different. "Okay…" he said as he hung up.


Meanwhile…

Relena walked down the street with a little difficulty. She would be expecting her child to come out in a month or so, and her stomach felt really heavy. She was meeting Simon and Christine for lunch at a restaurant near the park. She left early to catch a little sun, getting tired of staying at home all the time. She knew that she was risking being seen by Heero, but changed her look a little so that it would be hard to recognize her. She's trimmed her hair a little so it only reached her armpits and also had some brown highlights put on her. She always put it on a tight ponytail, especially if she knew that her picture would be taken.

She sat on a bench under a tree to get some of the shade. It was in front of a wide fountain where some kids splashed water onto each other. She smiled. One day, my child will be one of them; having fun and laughing with his friends, she thought. She looked at one of the children, a petite girl with auburn hair and sapphire eyes. She was laughing the loudest and her bright orange summer dress was drenched in water.

A man came to her and their playing ceased. They looked a bit apologetic, probably from getting the girl wet. The man faced the girl, and only the back of his head was visible to Relena. She suddenly tensed, recognizing the hair as Heero's. Her heartbeat raced as the man turned to the other kids. She heaved a sigh as she saw that the man wasn't Heero. He was the girl's father, she later found out when she mouthed Daddy.

Relena checked the time. It was still early, but she needed to walk slowly to support herself from falling over. She stood up and walked to the restaurant. She passed through a bed of flowers, their colors blending together in harmony. She thought about reaching down and touching one, but decided against it. It would be hard for her to scoot down in her condition. Instead, she continued on her way to the restaurant.

"Relena?" she heard someone call her. Again, she tensed. It took her a few more seconds to recognize the voice as Christine's, noting her British accent. She turned to see her blonde friend with her arms entwined with Simon's. "Hey…We were just on our way to the restaurant."

"Oh, well, I was on my way to see you…"

"Well, now that we're all here, let's go," Simon suggested.


Another week later…

Heero let out a breath as he stretched his arms and closed his eyes to relax himself. The coffee he had made earlier now lay cold beside his computer. He stared out into the wide window facing his desk. Relena always stood there staring into the sky while waiting for him to finish up his work. He pictured her standing there again and turning to smile at him from time to time.

A ring from his computer snapped him out of his daydream. A profile of someone named Lisa Darlynn popped up. "Darlynn…" he whispered. "Darlynn, Darlynn, Darlynn," he kept saying, until… "Darlynn…Darlynn…Darlian!" Relena's old surname! he thought.

"Lisa…Lina?... Lena?... Relena!" That's it! I found her!

He checked her photo and a grin was slapped onto his face, though a mere smile could never express the happiness and relief he felt. It was her, staring back at him with almost a distant expression. He found her. He finally found her.

It only took one phone call and it was all set. He was going to see her again…


The next day…

Relena stepped out of her apartment to go to work. It was her last day before a two-month maternity vacation. After all, she's due in about a week. She noticed the pile of boxes stocked up in front of the door next to hers. She knew it was vacant when she moved in, so it was probably someone moving in. She took a peek into the open door, just to greet her new neighbor, but no one was there.

Probably downstairs… she thought, making her way to the elevator. She waited for it to come up to her floor. The door stopped at her floor a minute later. Her eyes widened as the door opened to reveal a man. She was speechless, but a name escaped her lips. "Heero…"