here's ch 3! i apologize for it being so short, and unfortuately the next 2 will be as such too.sowwy. hope you enjoy just the same!
Days passed by with no sign of any threat to Relena, however, Heero's behavior suggested otherwise.
As everyone attempted to get used to Duo's pranks and painfully loud rock music, Relena had her own disturbance to suffer with.
During the time he had been there, no matter where she went, Heero followed her. The only time he wasn't around was during the early morning hours, when he was on his laptop.
He hardly slept, and yet never seemed to show any signs of tiring.
Night fell on day four of Relena's vacation, although she liked to think of it as "imprisonment".
Due to Heero's constant surveillance, she was reduced to taking short walks in the garden, instead of going into town, even just to eat out. He insisted on keeping her indoors as much as possible, and it was beginning to drive her up the wall.
After dinner, she excused herself, claiming to be tired, and headed upstairs as quickly as possible to try and escape Heero, if only for a few minutes.
As expected, light footsteps sounded behind her.
Thoroughly frustrated at this point, she swiftly turned to face her insistent bodyguard.
"Alright, that's enough! I understand, and appreciate, your self-given duties to protect me Heero, but everyone needs a bit of privacy every once in awhile, including myself. Now, I'm going to take a LONG bath, and then I'm going to bed. During that time, please go downstairs!"
She smiled as he nodded quietly.
Not waiting to see him leave, she went into her room and closed the door, completely unaware that Heero had ignored every word she'd said.
Steam filled the room as the bathroom door opened nearly a hour later.
Completely refreshed, Relena literally threw herself onto the bed, now content in every possible way. It was absolutely amazing how much a simple bath could relax a person.
Lying in the darkness of her room, she turned her head slightly to check the time.
The clock read eight-thirty PM. Although it was early, she decided to turn in anyway. Closing her eyes, she smiled softly.
Nothing could break her good mood…not even the fact that Heero was standing in the corner at this very moment. At this she laughed inwardly.
He thought he was so elusive, that she didn't notice his presence.
She'd admit, she couldn't see him through the pitch black, but she really didn't need to. She could sense him, in a way, and for a moment played with the thought that perhaps it was because of their connection with each other.
Silently scolding herself for such thoughts, she rolled over, in the opposite direction of Heero, pulled the blanket over her head, and fell asleep.
The balcony doors creaked slightly as Heero re-entered the room after a quick perimeter check. Giving a glance toward the clock, he watched as the numbers changed from two fifty-nine to three o'clock.
It had been over two days since he'd last slept, and although his body was exhausted, his mind was struggling to keep alert.
Sitting in the chair at the Relena's desk, he pulled out his gun and began to fiddle with it: unloading and reloading, taking it apart and putting it back together in seconds time, anything to ease his boredom.
Paying little attention to what he was doing, he set the gun in one of the desk drawers, crossed his arms, and leaned back.
Staring at the ceiling, he fought to stay awake as his eyes closed, opened, and closed again.
He knew better to give in to exhaustion, but the weight of his eyelids was becoming to much to bear, and the comfortable position he was in didn't help.
As a quiet yawn filled the room, Heero's eyes finally closed completely, and remained so.
After a few minutes time, all that could be heard was the mutual sound of labored breathing.