Chapter 4
“Ah… that was a great birthday party, Relena.” Relena smiles at Duo. “Thank you, I’m really glad all of you could come.” Those that came in the limo exit the house into the darkening night. “Well, why don’t we go and spend some time together; maybe see a movie or something?” “Duo, it’s all ready ten o’clock. Some of us do have things to return to tomorrow.” The braided man sighs. “Trowa, you’ve got to live a little. Otherwise you’d become as serious and uptight as Heero.”
Duo jumps as he hears a voice from right behind him. “Uptight?” Duo turns around and waves his hands in the air, trying to act like he hadn’t meant it that way. Heero just stares at him. “Anyways, Trowa’s right. It was good to see all of you again, but we have lives to go back to.” Quatre steps towards him. “Yes, but couldn’t you chat with us sometime? There’s no reason we can’t stay in contact, is there?” Heero looks at the starlit night sky. “If you want, I won’t stop you.” Quatre smiles, knowing that would be the best response he would get. “Thank you, Heero.”
Wu Fei scolds at the group. “Hurry up and let’s go. Sally and I have something important to attend to in the morning.” Duo sighs and waves at Heero. “See you later then Heero. I’ll just pass along messages for you through Relena.” He winks before entering the limo. The rest board as well and Heero watches them leave, not turning when Noin steps outside.
“You could have tried to get them to do something.” “I could have, but there’s things I need to do that I put off for Relena’s party.” Noin leans against the side of the house, looking up at the moon. “You’re going to find out more information about Vincent, aren’t you.” Heero nods before turning and entering the house. Noin lingers a minute before entering as well, going to the second floor study where Millardo was talking with Relena.
“You could have at least attended the party as well.” Millardo is standing by the window; he looks at his sister sitting in a chair. “I could have, yes, but I would have put a damper on the festivities.” Relena scolds him. “You wouldn’t have. You’re simply making excuses for not wanting to see Heero again.” Millardo smiles slightly. “You’re right. However, it seems like I should have done so. At least then we would have found out why that uninvited guest came.” “Yes, he was uninvited, but he was polite and did not ruin the party by any means.”
Millardo glares at Relena. “I don’t like him.” “Yet you have quite a bit in common. You’re both gentlemen, persistent, and have fought Heero before.” Millardo looks at his younger sister. “You make it sound as if you like him.” Relena frowns lightly. “That’s absurd. I haven’t seen him in how long, and even then I didn’t know him very well.” “Yet you hadn’t seen Heero in a long time as well but don’t show anything about it.”
Relena opens her mouth to say something but stops, not wanting to argue with her brother, but also because the door opens as Noin enters the study. “What is it Miss Noin?” The brunette walks to the former Princess. “All the guests have left together.” Relena nods. “That’s good. I’m glad Quatre set everything up for us.” Millardo continues looking at Relena. “You were going to say something.” “I’ve decided not to say what I was about to.” Millardo smirks. “Yet you haven’t answered the question.” Relena looks quizzically at her brother. “You didn’t ask one.” “It was implied.” Relena looks away. “I refuse to answer.” She gets up and leaves the study.
Noin looks over at him. “What happened?” Millardo simply smiles. “She hasn’t admitted to herself that she likes Heero. She knows she does, but won’t acknowledge it.” Noin moves to stand beside him. “How were you going to make her do it? She can be rather stubborn.” Millardo puts an arm around Noin’s waist. “I have a plan.” Noin smiles lightly. “ A plan, huh? Were you going to tell Heero about it?” Millardo shakes his head. “It will work better if he didn’t know.” “If you says so, Zechs.”
Heero types away at a computer, looking up more information on Vincent Semist and his ties. “Hm, so Vincent’s family had been against Romefeller when it first took control but lacked the influence to do anything about it.” He looks at the hacked financial reports from AC 195. “What… this can’t be right.” His eyes scan the information, but it confirms what he saw. Opening a new file, he checks the date and things begin to make sense.
“They started making financial donations to Romefeller the day after Relena had became Queen.” Heero grinds his teeth and closes the timeline file. “I doubt the change was coincidental. Yet I wonder why it was done…” “Why what was done?” Heero turns around quickly at the voice behind him. “Relena.” Relena enters the small room on the first floor and reaches to turn on the lights. “Don’t turn them on, I like it being dark in here. Makes the screen hurt my eyes less.” Relena offers a slight smile and drops her hand to the side.
She walks to his chair and leans over his shoulder to look at the information Heero was looking at. Heero looks at her, seeing her features bathed in the green light coming from the screen. Relena looks back at him before commenting, “You seem less serious than you did seeing Vincent here.” Heero blinks and recovers, putting on a stone stare. “I’m just a little tired, that’s all. It has nothing to do with him.” Relena raises an eyebrow. “Is that why you’re here looking up information on him?”
Heero reaches over and shuts down the computer, trying to hide the evidence well after he was caught. Relena smiles at this and looks at him. “You act so cold, yet I know you’re not really this way.” Heero just glares at her, finding the longer he stared the more his glare was weakening. In disgust, he looks away from her, getting up off the chair. “Where are you going, Heero?” He glances at her over his shoulder as he goes to the door. “I’m going for a walk.” With that, he leaves the room and heads to the front door. Relena sighs and then goes to her bedroom, intending to get an early start to her day tomorrow.
Heero walks down the road, paying little attention to his surroundings. He sighs and stops, looking up at the full moon. “Why am I getting these feelings anyways?” He growls and yells. “What’s wrong with me!” He stands there, his fists shaking by his sides in frustration. He puts his hands in his pant pockets and continues walking further away from Relena’s house. “I need to get a grip with myself, I’m supposed to protect her.”
With that thought, he walks back to her house. “I must protect her, that takes priority over everything, including my feelings.” He gets back to Relena’s house and enters through the front door, relocking it behind him. He goes upstairs to Relena’s room and silently opens the door, looking at her sleeping form. “Good night, Relena.” He whispers before closing the door and going into the next bedroom. He lays down and closes his eyes, getting a quick catnap before continuing his information search.
Duo jumps as he hears a voice from right behind him. “Uptight?” Duo turns around and waves his hands in the air, trying to act like he hadn’t meant it that way. Heero just stares at him. “Anyways, Trowa’s right. It was good to see all of you again, but we have lives to go back to.” Quatre steps towards him. “Yes, but couldn’t you chat with us sometime? There’s no reason we can’t stay in contact, is there?” Heero looks at the starlit night sky. “If you want, I won’t stop you.” Quatre smiles, knowing that would be the best response he would get. “Thank you, Heero.”
Wu Fei scolds at the group. “Hurry up and let’s go. Sally and I have something important to attend to in the morning.” Duo sighs and waves at Heero. “See you later then Heero. I’ll just pass along messages for you through Relena.” He winks before entering the limo. The rest board as well and Heero watches them leave, not turning when Noin steps outside.
“You could have tried to get them to do something.” “I could have, but there’s things I need to do that I put off for Relena’s party.” Noin leans against the side of the house, looking up at the moon. “You’re going to find out more information about Vincent, aren’t you.” Heero nods before turning and entering the house. Noin lingers a minute before entering as well, going to the second floor study where Millardo was talking with Relena.
“You could have at least attended the party as well.” Millardo is standing by the window; he looks at his sister sitting in a chair. “I could have, yes, but I would have put a damper on the festivities.” Relena scolds him. “You wouldn’t have. You’re simply making excuses for not wanting to see Heero again.” Millardo smiles slightly. “You’re right. However, it seems like I should have done so. At least then we would have found out why that uninvited guest came.” “Yes, he was uninvited, but he was polite and did not ruin the party by any means.”
Millardo glares at Relena. “I don’t like him.” “Yet you have quite a bit in common. You’re both gentlemen, persistent, and have fought Heero before.” Millardo looks at his younger sister. “You make it sound as if you like him.” Relena frowns lightly. “That’s absurd. I haven’t seen him in how long, and even then I didn’t know him very well.” “Yet you hadn’t seen Heero in a long time as well but don’t show anything about it.”
Relena opens her mouth to say something but stops, not wanting to argue with her brother, but also because the door opens as Noin enters the study. “What is it Miss Noin?” The brunette walks to the former Princess. “All the guests have left together.” Relena nods. “That’s good. I’m glad Quatre set everything up for us.” Millardo continues looking at Relena. “You were going to say something.” “I’ve decided not to say what I was about to.” Millardo smirks. “Yet you haven’t answered the question.” Relena looks quizzically at her brother. “You didn’t ask one.” “It was implied.” Relena looks away. “I refuse to answer.” She gets up and leaves the study.
Noin looks over at him. “What happened?” Millardo simply smiles. “She hasn’t admitted to herself that she likes Heero. She knows she does, but won’t acknowledge it.” Noin moves to stand beside him. “How were you going to make her do it? She can be rather stubborn.” Millardo puts an arm around Noin’s waist. “I have a plan.” Noin smiles lightly. “ A plan, huh? Were you going to tell Heero about it?” Millardo shakes his head. “It will work better if he didn’t know.” “If you says so, Zechs.”
Heero types away at a computer, looking up more information on Vincent Semist and his ties. “Hm, so Vincent’s family had been against Romefeller when it first took control but lacked the influence to do anything about it.” He looks at the hacked financial reports from AC 195. “What… this can’t be right.” His eyes scan the information, but it confirms what he saw. Opening a new file, he checks the date and things begin to make sense.
“They started making financial donations to Romefeller the day after Relena had became Queen.” Heero grinds his teeth and closes the timeline file. “I doubt the change was coincidental. Yet I wonder why it was done…” “Why what was done?” Heero turns around quickly at the voice behind him. “Relena.” Relena enters the small room on the first floor and reaches to turn on the lights. “Don’t turn them on, I like it being dark in here. Makes the screen hurt my eyes less.” Relena offers a slight smile and drops her hand to the side.
She walks to his chair and leans over his shoulder to look at the information Heero was looking at. Heero looks at her, seeing her features bathed in the green light coming from the screen. Relena looks back at him before commenting, “You seem less serious than you did seeing Vincent here.” Heero blinks and recovers, putting on a stone stare. “I’m just a little tired, that’s all. It has nothing to do with him.” Relena raises an eyebrow. “Is that why you’re here looking up information on him?”
Heero reaches over and shuts down the computer, trying to hide the evidence well after he was caught. Relena smiles at this and looks at him. “You act so cold, yet I know you’re not really this way.” Heero just glares at her, finding the longer he stared the more his glare was weakening. In disgust, he looks away from her, getting up off the chair. “Where are you going, Heero?” He glances at her over his shoulder as he goes to the door. “I’m going for a walk.” With that, he leaves the room and heads to the front door. Relena sighs and then goes to her bedroom, intending to get an early start to her day tomorrow.
Heero walks down the road, paying little attention to his surroundings. He sighs and stops, looking up at the full moon. “Why am I getting these feelings anyways?” He growls and yells. “What’s wrong with me!” He stands there, his fists shaking by his sides in frustration. He puts his hands in his pant pockets and continues walking further away from Relena’s house. “I need to get a grip with myself, I’m supposed to protect her.”
With that thought, he walks back to her house. “I must protect her, that takes priority over everything, including my feelings.” He gets back to Relena’s house and enters through the front door, relocking it behind him. He goes upstairs to Relena’s room and silently opens the door, looking at her sleeping form. “Good night, Relena.” He whispers before closing the door and going into the next bedroom. He lays down and closes his eyes, getting a quick catnap before continuing his information search.
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