Between Love and Hate

Disclaimer: pfft... Don't own Gundam Wing...

Prologue: AC197 – Peacecraft Mansion

"Heero Yuy, get out of my way!" Relena yelled at the young man who was blocking her only exit from the office room. His unruly brown hair fell across his eyes as he avoided her gaze.

"No Relena. I can't let you leave yet. Zechs' orders." Heero replied stoically. His prussian blue eyes, stared at her expressionlessly.

"Stuff Zechs' orders. I need out Heero. NOW!" Relena screamed at her bodyguard. She ran her pale hands through her honey-blonde hair agitatedly. Heero, unperturbed by her yelling, didn't move. Relena pushed past him, grabbing the handle to the door. 'Just one twist and I'm free.' She felt a warm hand envelope hers on the handle, stopping her from twisting it. Relena glared at the hand's owner.

"Relena, this is for your own good." Heero told her, his iron tight grasp on her hand left it immobile.

"My own good?" Relena felt her pent up anger bubbling up inside of her and bursting to be released. "What the hell would you know about my own good? Huh? Answer that Yuy!"

Heero didn't answer. Instead, he chose to stare at her with his expressionless, cold eyes.

"God dammit, Heero move. Or else-"

"Or else what? Relena." Heero interrupted.

"Or else… I'll, I'll make you." She told him sternly.

Heero seemed to find this funny. This was the final straw for Relena, her cerulean blue eyes darkened as she glowered at him.

"You are such an ass, Yuy! Don't you understand? I don't want this, I don't care what my damned brother thinks is best for me! Do you understand yet?"

"No." Heero replied, letting go of her hand and pushing her gently away from the door. "I cannot let you out Relena. I must follow my orders."

"Your orders?" Relena's fists clenched at her sides and she grit her teeth angrily. 'Okay Relena… deep breaths, you can get through this, don't let him get to you.'

"Don't I get a say in this? It is about me." She told him.

"No Relena, you don't. Now to save us both the hassle, why don't you go and sit down." Heero told her, his voice still devoid of all emotion. He placed both of his hands on her shoulders, to try to settle her down in her chair, but Relena decided to make things awkward.

"Get away from me!" She shoved his hands off her shoulders and pushed him back with as much force as she could muster.

Heero, shocked by her violent actions, took a few moments to recover. Relena used this time to her advantage, she dashed over to the door and was only a few inches away from it before her bodyguard jumped in front, throwing himself against the door. 'Oh hell, not again.' Relena thought.

"Oh no! You're not escaping that easy." He told her, a smirk spreading across his handsome face.

"Fine!" Relena inhaled a deep breath. 'So you want to play dirty Heero Yuy, well brace yourself.' She suddenly let out a piercing scream causing Heero to wince. She then tackled him to the floor in his moment of weakness. Heero automatically rolled her over, trying to get the upper hand. It was one of the rules of attacking. If tackled, gain the upper hand.

"What was the point in that?" Heero asked, grinning down at Relena, but he was stunned to see that she was grinning back. Suddenly she forced a fearful look onto her face, as if she was terrified of what he was about to do next. Heero frowned down at her in confusion.

"YUY! What the hell? Get off my sister now!" Zechs' voice roared throughout the room. Realisation dawned on Heero as he glanced up at Zechs, who was scowling back down at him. He glanced briefly back down to Relena who threw a quick wink at him, and then it was back to her 'innocent little girl' act.

"Yuy, I said get off her!" Heero found himself being lifted off Relena and pinned to the office wall by his throat. Choking for air, he glared at Zechs. "Now would you care to tell me what, exactly, you are playing at?" Zechs asked him, pushing him further against the wall, and therefore, blocking his air passage.

"…It… would… help…" Heero choked out between spluttering coughs. Zechs pulled him away from the wall and then thrust him harshly back into it again, causing Heero's eyes to lose focus.

"What are you saying?" Zechs spat at him. Heero's fingers clasped around Zechs' wrists, trying to pry his vice-like grip off his neck.

"…Can't breathe… Can't… talk!" Heero managed to cough out.

"Milliardo!" Relena screamed, "He can't breathe, let go of him now!" Zechs let go of the ex-pilot and Heero fell to the ground, coughing and spluttering in between gasping for air.

Once Heero had regained his stature, he glared callously at Relena, who looked to the floor guiltily.

"Yuy, you're fired! Your services are no longer needed to protect Relena Peacecraft." Zechs told him, rather calmly. Relena's eyes grew wide as she stared at her brother in disbelief.

"But Milliardo who…" She started, but was cut off, by her brother.

"Trowa Barton can replace him as your head bodyguard." He told her spitefully. Heero stood silently, observing the two siblings.

"You may leave now. You're things will be sent out to you, don't bother coming back for them." Zechs told Heero. Heero nodded his head slightly before turning his gaze on Relena. He glared daggers at her, his eyes suddenly icy. Relena shuddered. 'I never meant to get him fired.' "GO!" Zechs shouted to him. Heero turned on his heel and walked hastily out of the room.

Relena darted out of the room, following her recently made former, bodyguard and ignoring her brother's demands for her to stay. She was still in shock from Zechs having terminated his employment, 'that wasn't meant to happen, he was only meant to get in a little bit of trouble.' She couldn't believe he'd lost his job. This was all of her fault. Guilt surged through her body leaving her feeling numb and strangely empty.

"Heero wait!" She called after his retreating form as she caught a glimpse of him from around a corner. Heero didn't wait, if anything, he quickened his pace. "Heero!" She ran as fast as her body would let her, and after a few moments of following him through the corridors, Heero slowed down for her. Relena ran to catch up with him.

"I'm so sorry Heero, I didn't mean for that to happen." Relena explained, touching the back of his shoulder to get him to look at her. Heero turned around, his face as blank as usual, but his eyes… were alive with anger and an indefinite emotion… was it hate? Relena gasped, taking a step back and away from him.

"Stay away from me Relena." His voice was dead and hollow.

"No Heero. I'm sorry for what happened, but you're a great bodyguard, you can get another job elsewhere? Right?" Her cerulean blue eyes pleaded with him for forgiveness.

"Yes. Elsewhere." His voice was faded and Relena suddenly realised what he was thinking.

"No! Heero, you can't leave, there's a lot of jobs around here that you could take, I'll even put in a few good words, just don't… leave." Heero ignored her, turning around and starting to walk off again. Relena, angered by the fact that he was leaving and ignoring her, grabbed his arm, tugging him to a halt.

"Relena, let go of me!" Heero warned. His voice no longer hollow, but filled with anger. Relena didn't let go, instead she tightened her grip, her fingers digging into his arm.

"I told you to let go." He shoved her harshly away from him, causing Relena to fall to the ground. She looked up at him with now icy blue eyes.

"Right, whatever. Have it your way, leave for all I care!" Heero watched her slowly rise to her feet, dusting off her clothes. "Just know, that I'm not going to come looking for you. I'll leave you be, and you leave me be, that, I think would be the best plan." Heero glared at her coldly. Although Relena could have sworn that she saw a flash of pain in his eyes at her words. "I hate the way you do this to me. You act as if I'm the most important thing to you in the office, but as soon as you're off duty, I'm nothing! Not even a friend to you, Heero."

Heero stood silently, staring at her, as if she had grown two heads.

"Well I give up. I'm not going to try to make you my friend if you don't want to be one. Goodbye Heero." Relena stormed off down the corridor in the opposite direction. Once she was sure he was also walking away, she stopped and spun round to watch him.

He walked down the rest of the corridor and walking out of the main doors, Heero Yuy left the Peacecraft Mansion. Never to be seen there again...


'Hatred paralyzes life; lovereleases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illumines it.' --Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Hello my lubblies! I know i should really be working on 'Eternally Yours' at the moment, but i was bored last night and decided to just write the prologue of this story. What do you think of their argument? Was it realistic enough, if you have any hints or ideas for ways to make it more believable please tell me them.

The story will properly begin in AC200, three years after this argument, but i won't tell you anything else, don't want to spoil it.

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Allura