Trowa: beause... you finished the story?
Kitty~chan: Oh yeah! I'm cool now!!
Wufei: Whatever.
Kitty~chan: Heero~kun, you're the only one that hasn't done a disclaimer yet. you may do the last one.
Heero: I don' wanna.
Kitty~chan: Why not? *tearing up*
Heero: Because it's stupid and silly.
Kitty~chan: YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT YOU THINK THAT ME GETTING SUED IS STUPID AND SILLY?????????? WELL, JUST FOR THAT, YOU ARE GOING TO DO THE DISCLAIMER!!! GOT IT!!!
Heero: Alright alright, don't get your fur in a bunch!
Kitty~chan: *swipes Heero's leg, which is the only thing she can reach*
Heero: OKAY!OKAY!! Jeeze! Kitty~chan does not own any of the characters in this story except for Shakaju. That's it. There, you happy now?
Kitty~chan: Yes! Okay, so don't sue me. I have nothing you would want except my perdiful stories and my computer that doesn't always work. Bye!
Aishiteru
�Miss Darlin?� he called. The party of five stood and walked over to where he was and entered a hallway that lead to many rooms. As they walked toward Heero�s room, Relena asked a question that spoke for all of them.
�Doctor, how is Heero?�
�To be straight with you, not good. His brain went into overload because of what went on with you and him, and it was too much for his mind to take. He�s sort of in a psychological coma. He entered the coma in a fairly serious state, so it complicates things a bit. There�s really no way to tell how long he will stay asleep.�
Relena and the gundam pilots let all of that sink in as they reached an elevator and stepped in. They went up a few floors before they stepped into another hallway. The doctor lead them to the fourth door down and pointed to it. �This is your friend�s room. He�s been asleep since you brought him here. There�s really no telling when he�ll wake up. If he does, then he�ll make a full recovery. If he doesn�t within the next week, then, he might be beyond our help. I�m sorry. Just pray that he�ll wake up so we can help him to make a full recovery.� The doctor left then, leaving the five to the room.
Relena put her hands over her mouth. Her dream had a possibility of coming true. Heero? Die? No. He was a fighter. He wouldn�t die this easily.
The five entered the room to see Heero asleep on the bed. Many machines were hooked up to his body. His shirt was hanging over a chair rather than on him and a bandage was wrapped around his chest where the mind star had been. The five people were taken aback at the sight of the man on the hospital bed. He was usually seen as an intimidating sight, but not now.
Relena stared at him. This wasn�t fair. Heero hadn�t done anything wrong. He had been working so hard to make things right, but now this creep came and did this to him. She didn�t want him to have to remember any of the things that went on during the war. But it seemed as if things would never be very good for Heero.
Relena approached his bed and touched his face with the back of her hand. �I�m sorry. It�s my fault you�re in here. My fault you�re fighting for your life. I�m so sorry, Heero.� She whispered.
Duo walked up behind her. He put a comforting hand on her shoulder and squeezed it lightly. �Don�t blame yourself, Relena. It was the only way to bring him back to us. You couldn�t have done anything to prevent it. Besides, God-willing, he will wake up. All we need to do is have a little faith.�
�How do you know? What do you think faith can do? It�s just some word that means to believe in what can�t be done.� She said quietly, tears forming in her eyes.
�That�s not true. I may not be the best Christian in the world, but I do know that God works in incredible ways. He allows certain things to happen only to help us. Weather it seems so or not. Now, I may not think that at times, but I know it�s the truth. Now settle down. The only thing we can do now is pray.� He said.
Relena wasn�t totally convinced, but she nodded.
Six days passed, and Heero still had not stirred. Relena was burying herself in her work, she bearly slept, and she and the other four made regular visits to the hospital. Milliardo even came sometimes. He wasn�t sure why, but he was beginning to feel a respect for the younger man.
The seventh day came and Relena and the others prepared to make their regular visit to Heero�s room. Relena slipped her shoe onto her foot and looked around the room. She had been doing a lot of reflecting lately. What would she do if Heero didn�t wake up? How would she cope with it?
Her eyes found a small stuffed animal sitting on her pillow. It was the teddy bear Heero had given her. She picked it up, and squeezed it in a hug. Oh, Heero� please wake up. Small tears dropped onto the bear�s head as she began to cry. She finally put the bear down and headed out.
Relena walked down the halls of the hospital with the other four. This was Heero�s last chance to wake up, and she couldn�t take it if he didn�t. The four reached his room and made their way inside. Things were exactly the way they had been a week ago when they had first come in.
Relena took a seat next to Heero�s bed and took his hand. There was warmth there, and Relena silently prayed that it would remain. She wasn�t sure if praying would help, but she decided to give it a try. Silently she prayed that he would wake up. She had to tell him that she loved him. She wanted him to know that so badly.
She stayed by his bed for hours on end, waiting to hear a change in his pulse or brain waves. None came. It was getting dark and despair set in Relena�s heart. She was startled as a five-minute warning was spoken over the loudspeaker. Visiting hours were over in five minutes.
Duo stood, and looked over at Heero. �I�m sorry, buddy.�
The other four stood and headed out the door. Trowa stopped and turned back to Relena. �Relena. Come on. We did everything we could. We need to get going.� He said softly.
�I�ll be out there in a minute.� She said through tears. Trowa nodded and left. Relena stared at Heero�s limp form. He was dead. Or he would be within the next day or so. She would never see those beautiful prussian blue eyes of his again. Never.
She stood, walked over and knelt down next to Heero�s head. Tears were now streaming down her cheeks. She stroked his face gently before moving her hand to place it in his limp one. She squeezed it lightly before standing. She was about to pull her hand away when she swore that she felt his close around hers for a brief moment. Excitement and shock filled her senses.
�R-R-Re-le-na.� Came a hoarse whisper. She whirled around to see Heero�s eyes slowly opening. He turned to look at her, and smiled a bit.
�HEERO!!� she screamed. She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him, tears flowing freely down her face. Heero lifted a weak hand and put it on her back, doing his best to return the hug. The door burst open, and the other four gundam pilots walked in. Their expressions all brightened when they saw that he was awake.
�Welcome back, Heero. I gotta say, you had us all pretty worried there. This was the last chance you had to wake up, or you would�ve been beyond the help of the doctors. We were all worried you had kicked the bucket!� Duo said, humor evident in his voice.
Relena released him and sat down in the chair beside him. �How are you feeling?� she asked quietly. Tears still flowed freely down her cheeks.
Heero looked at her, his eyes half closed. �I�m feeling better and more awake as time goes by. However, I really hate hospitals.�
Relena smiled at him. Hospitals gave a bad lasting impression on Heero. The first time he was taken to a hospital was during the war and he was strapped down to a metal table so people could monitor him. �Well, at least you�re not strapped to the table.�
Heero gave what Relena had to take as a weak smile. He laid his head back and looked at the ceiling.
�How much do you remember?� Relena asked.
�Not much. Everything after Shakaju pressed that cloth to my mouth is pretty much a blur� he answered.
�Maybe it�s for the best that you don�t remember much.� Relena smiled weakly.
He sighed heavily. �Did I hurt you?� he asked slowly.
Relena looked up at him. �What?�
�Did I hurt you? Did Shakaju make me hurt you?� he asked again, still staring at the ceiling.
Relena looked at the floor. �I-It wasn�t your fault. Shakaju was controlling you. I�m fine now.�
Heero turned to her. He cringed as he thought of what he might have done to her. �What did I do?� he asked evenly.
�That�s not important. The fact is, even though Shakaju pulled the Perfect Machine back out of you, you Heero still protected me.� Relena smiled.
Heero�s eyes gained an air of seriousness. �Tell me what I did, Relena.�
Relena opened her mouth to speak, but another deep voice beat her to it. �You backhanded her across the face, beat the life out of the other gundam pilots, and then gave me three cracked ribs as well as two broken ones.�
Heero looked to the doorway. Milliardo Peacecraft stood at the door to his hospital room, a glare painted on his face.
Heero didn�t look worried at all. �I guess your hear to give me an earful of the fact that I should�ve been able to resist that star.�
Milliardo snorted. �Much as I�d like to, I won�t.�
Suddenly, a doctor walked in and told everyone that visiting hours were over. That was when he saw that Heero was awake. He ran up to him and began scanning every machine that was hooked up to the former gundam pilot. The six visitors said quick good-byes and left for home, joy and excitement filling their hearts.
�Hello, my name is Relena Peacecraft. We�re here to see Heero Yuy.� Relena said to the nurse at the front desk. She, Milliardo, and the four gundam pilots were there to see Heero about five days after he woke up.
The nurse gave a confused look. �Heero Yuy? Heero Yuy.� She muttered his name a few times under her breath as if to try and remember who he was. Finally, a lightbulb seemed to go on as her face brightened. �Oh! Heero Yuy! He was the one who was in that coma for a week, right?�
Relena nodded, uncertainly. The nurse continued. �He was released this morning. He�s gone.�
Relena cocked her head. �Oh� well, that�s great! Thanks!� the six walked out of the hospital. Relena spoke first. �I�m surprised that Heero didn�t tell us that he was being released.�
Duo laughed. �Can�t say I am. That�s just like that guy. He doesn�t like to draw any attention to himself. One of his hobbies seems to be disappearing without a trace.�
Relena smiled. �Well, I think it�s time I stopped chasing after that guy. He�s probably getting annoyed with me.�
Trowa smiled, amused. �What are you talking about?�
Relena raised an eyebrow. Quatre spoke next. �You can tell how much he cares for you. You need to go and tell him how you feel.�
�But what if he doesn�t feel the same way? I could really wound his social life.� She asked quickly.
Duo snorted humorously. �Listen, if someone telling him how they feel is wounding his social life, then he deserves it. He needs to learn how to be human again, and I think you can teach him.�
Relena smiled brightly. �Thanks you guys.� The four men nodded. Except for one grumpy guy who crossed his arms, and made himself deaf to everything they were saying.
Heero plopped down in his armchair and sighed. The bodyguard job was over, the headaches, nausea, and swirled vision had stopped, and now things were just as they had been before. Well, sort of.
Heero thought about the times he had spent with Relena. The gymnastics and the nightmare especially. When Heero caught Relena, he noticed how she didn�t ask to be put down. She just stayed there, looking into his eyes. He thought he saw something flicker in her eyes. He didn�t know what it was or recognize it, but he wouldn�t get his hopes up. The nightmare she had was something too. As soon as he had pulled her close to him, she immediately calmed down. Heero rolled his eyes and looked at his arms. It�s probably just because I�m really strong. That�s all.
He was about to go to get some breakfast when a knock sounded on his door. He looked over at the door to his apartment. What the? Who would be coming over here? He wondered. He walked over and opened the door to reveal Miss Relena. She wore Jeans and a tied off flannel shirt. Heero thought she looked cute.
Heero eyed her skeptically. �What are you doing down here?� he wondered.
�Well, I kind of forgot something.� She answered, blushing.
�You mean when we came here to test the food?� he asked, kind of densely.
�Well, no.� Relena smiled a bit. �I needed to tell you something.� She entered the apartment and closed the door behind her. Heero kind of backed up, not knowing what she had in mind.
�And what is that?� Heero wondered, getting kind of worried about what the answer would be.
�Well�� This is it. I�m going to tell him. If I don�t take this chance now, I won�t get another one. Even if he doesn�t feel the same way, I need to tell him. Well, Here goes. Relena took a deep breath. �Well, this past few weeks have been very meaningful to me. Having you around made me really think about some things. And really the only thing I can say is� aishiteru Heero.�
Heero stared into space. She loved him?
Relena saw his reaction and headed for the door. She was about to open it when a strong hand grabbed her wrist. She turned around to see Heero looking straight back at her. �I�m sorry Heero. I didn�t actually think I could say it!� she cried.
Heero pulled her close to him, not in a hug, but just kept her from opening the door. He put a hand to the side of her face. �Relena� aishiteru too, but��
Relena�s spirits went through the roof. He loved her back?! However, what was the but for? �But, what?�
�But, I don�t have a right to.� He answered resisting the urge to look away.
�What do you mean by that?� she wondered gently.
�Well� you�re an angel, Relena. And angel for pacifism. And I�m well, I�m a demon of the battlefield. I�ve killed so many people while you�ve saved so many through your pacifism. I don�t have the right to love you!�
�Heero, yes you do. You are free to do whatever you want to. Don�t worry about our social standings. We�re human beings. Not symbols.�
Heero seemed to take what she was saying, but he wasn�t fully convinced. �Besides, Relena, you, me? No, I don�t think so. I�m a former soldier working as a bodyguard. You are a famous peace-promoting leader! It just wouldn�t work.�
Relena smiled and shook her head. �Heero, I have something else to tell you.� Heero looked at her. �I don�t care about my rank. All I care about is you. Aishiteru Heero, and I can�t change that.�
�You�d give up your rank as Vice Foreign Minister for me??�
�In a second if I had to.�
�But why?�
�That�s what love is. You were willing to give up your life to save me, weren�t you?�
�Well, yes.�
�Why was that?�
�That�s� what� love� is. Sacrifice for the one you love.�
Relena smiled at him. She slowly approached him put her hands on his chest, stood on her toes, and captured his lips with hers in a kiss. Heero stood there for a moment before he succumbed to the kiss. Her elbows were on his shoulders, one arm was across the back of his neck, and the other hand was raking through his hair. Heero had one arm around her waist, his other elbow was on her waist and his left hand was on her right shoulder, holding her close.
Heero was the one to break the kiss and pull Relena in to a hug. Se set her head on his shoulder and received his hug. They stood there for the longest time before Relena�s body began to feel heavy. Heero pulled away a bit to see what was wrong. Relena looked like she was falling asleep.
Heero smiled faintly. �You look exhausted.�
Relena smiled back as she tried to stand a bit. She stood, but her legs were shaky. �Sorry.�
Heero easily scooped her up in his arms and cradled her head against his chest. �I know. Duo told me you hadn�t been doing anything besides working. You even stopped sleeping almost altogether. You must be tired.� Heero seemed to have been saying this to himself. Relena was fast asleep.
Heero walked over to a couch and sat down. He laid Relena across the couch, putting her head in his lap. He ran a hand through her golden hair, then folded his arms across his chest, bowed his head, and closed his eyes. Protecting her as he had always done. Though this time, there was something different about the way he did. He had one thing on his mind.
Aishiteru, Relena.
Heero could almost hear Relena�s unconscious reply. Aishiteru, Heero.
Heero: Hn... whatever.
Kitty~chan: Well, that's all folks! Sorry I had to say that!:P Anyways, don't give up on me because there are still so many more to come!
Trowa: Unfortunately for all of you.
Kitty~chan: What's that supposed to mean?!?! *scratches two long red sratches on Trowa's face*
Quatre: Well, now that the story's finished, I came out the only one that hasn't been clawed upon! *smiles*
Kitty~chan: I can fix that! *chases screaming Quatre away*
Heero: Well, that's all for now! Bye!
*Screen fades to black.*