Helllooooooooooo fellow readers with pitch forks and stones ready to be hurdled at me /hides behind random shield/. I know it's been umm...too long? Haha...hahaha...ha...h..a...o0 what are you doing with that - no - please NOOOO I WANT MY COOKIE!! Ahem, anyway - here is the next chapter...umm... please don't hate me? I am irresponsible to my readers this is an extra short chapter TT I am sorry...anyway..college + job no free time...well...if I do I spend it watching anime/reading manga...wasting my life away...Anyway for real, here you go, the next part of this story...

JK! HA, I have one last thing to say... if anyone is willing to help me out with some ideas... I have no idea what was running through my little mind when I began to write this - truthfully I'm surprised that people still read this old thing 0.o - just putting that out there.

One Hour into the Flight

A disoriented Relena allowed her irises to peak from behind her lids, waiting for her eyes to adjust to the stark light. The soft sound of breath reached her sensitive ears as she sought to get a hold of her surroundings.

'Mmmmnnggg... I don't remember the sun being so bright in the mornings. And what's with the breathing? I doubt that's me...' Her mind mused half asleep. She pondered the possibilities in her head, rating the probability of each one. After about half a minute of contemplating what was truly going on, reality hit her like a blinding flash of light – pun intended.

She was on her way to Earth

With a demon.

In a reserved compartment.

Where 'they were not to be disturbed.'

She was too horrified to notice the proximity between her ear and Heero's lips.

"Good morning, Princess Relena," he whispered, causing her to suck in a shocked gasp. Acting out of pure instinct, she twisted herself to face him and smashed his face back with her outstretched hand. In doing so, she pushed his face a foot away from her, her arm outstretched and her palm plastered against his face. Both were surprised at her sudden act of self defense, Relena's lasting longer than Heero's. A warm moist air soon pushed against the palm of her hand coming out from his lips, and Heero's head soon began to tremble slightly. Next thing she knew, he was flat out bursting with laughter.

'What an odd man...' she thought staring in wonder. She slowly and delicately pulled her hand away from his face, doing her best not to cause any more damage to his sanity. What surprised her more though, was his expression. His head was again pulled back as he allowed the laughter to pour out from his vocal cords. But this time it was different, his eyes were sincere with his smile. He almost looked... kind. She blinked her eyes and tipped her head at an angle.

"You should smile more often." She blurted out unconsciously.

'Baka (idiot), you shouldn't have said that,' she scolded herself. She quickly covered her open mouth with her hand. She didn't even notice the absence of Heero's laughter she was so shocked at what she had just said.

Heero was irked by her sudden outburst.s Taking her off guard, he snatched her wrists and pinned them above her head against the window. Before she could shriek out for help, he covered her mouth with his free hand. He silently berated himself in his head, how could he have let himself just drop his guard in front of her? And not only that, but laugh with the up most sincerity afterwards?! What the hell was WRONG with him? Mentally shaking it off, he focused his eyes on Relena's. Her azure eyes stared back in wonder laced with fear. He debated what to do to her how... to threaten or to accuse...

'Decisions, decisions... The little brat deserves far worse than what she has gotten. The damned Peacecraft family will pay for their deeds.' His eyes narrowed further as he thought of the past, but let it pass. He didn't have time for flashbacks. With a malevolent glint in his eyes, the edge of his lips curved up the slightest. His unruly hair hung over his eyes, adding a bit of mystery to his appearance. Relena gulped down whatever saliva she had in her mouth and diverted her eyes away from his, her discomfort clear as crystal. Oh and how he relished her shifting eyes and fidgeting feet, every small but apparent attempt to distract herself from him.

He allowed his hand to slide down to her chin, and grasped it firmly, forcing her eyes to meet his.

"Don't get too comfortable," Few words, but it was enough to get the message across. Relena nodded albeit timidly, she didn't want to cause herself any more shock for the rest of the flight. Perhaps it'd be fine once some quiet was attained – it was better than having him threaten her for nothing all the time. So with a 'hmph' he pulled back and turned his attention to a novel he had brought along. For the rest of the flight, he read and she stared out the window.

The sudden rumble of touch down shook her out of her stupor. Her pupils focused, taking in the new landscape. They landed at the edge of a stony cliff she could only hope was stable enough. It overlooked the turbulent ocean, harsh waves lashing against the cliff, rumbling over razor-edged rocks.

'How fitting,' she mused. 'This tempest typifies Heero Yuy.'

Not wanting to agitate the blue eyed Earthling further, she pushed herself up from her seat. Well, tried to at least. Cursing the intense gravity pulling her down, she stabilized her legs. With great concentration and effort, she stood, and slowly placed one leg in front of the other, cautiously making her way out of the aircraft. A sheen of sweat already began to form atop her brow to her annoyance. By the time she reached the exit her legs already weakened to a buckle. A brief flash of a platinum blonde flashed through her head.

'Brother...' Her eyes softened, 'I will be strong for you...and our people...'

She sighed hopelessly at her situation. She tried to make the best of it, she really was trying. Shaking the negative thoughts away before they enveloped her, she willed her body to straighten out, and took a dignified step. And tripped. Down the stairs. In front of Mr. Death Glare. Great.

To her relief, Sir Maxwell and Serena had yet to arrive. Unfortunately for her, a steely gaze was currently searing her frame. Crestfallen, her frustration began to build up. Swallowing her grief, she used her pride as motivation to pick herself up off the paved runway. Halfway standing, she felt a pair of arms lift her. Ashamed, she diverted her gaze once more to the stormy ocean.

"Useless."

His whisper mirrored her thoughts.

Heero Yuy's Wing

All the way Relena kept her eyes down, not daring look up to his face. Despondency began to tug at the corner of her heart not matter how much she thought of her home. It only made her more homesick. Tears began to form at her eyes' ends.

"Strong people cry. It's the weak who are afraid to." She recalled her brother's wise words. A sad smirk tweaked her lips. Guilt gnawed at the edge of her mind for her prior attitude. She acted immodestly and out of order. Determination started to chip frustration and hurt away. That is, until she was dropped on a black satin bed. All thoughts went blank as she tried to get herself together. She couldn't be weak. She couldn't be weak. A mantra repeating in her head. Her eyes dared not meet anything else but the lustrous duvet.

"I wonder why Lunariains put the fate of the future in the hands of a girl who does nothing but daydream," Sarcastic steel cut through whatever patience she attempted to conjure. Enough was enough, Earth or Moon, or whatever other planet she may have been on, she had enough. Tears leaked out of the corner of her eyes, and she could care less. She would not feel sorry for herself, she would not let him win. But right now, she needed to empty out her grief regardless of Heero's reaction. If she was to spend her life here, then what did it matter if her spirit was broken earlier rather than later.

A twinge pricked lightly at him as he surveyed her condition. He would pity almost any person in her position in her current position. Almost anyone. The Peacecrafts had done the damage and she was the perfect one to make them pay. His parents were so naive not to see what was happening right under their nose. He did wonder though, how such a young girl could be so sensitive with monsters as parents. What if he had miscalculated? No... impossible. He was the Perfect Soldier.

With that he left her to her grief. Some security issues regarding Relena were in order. He couldn't let her just go anywhere.