I do not own Gundam Wing.

The cold beers in Heero’s hands were welcoming. His hands were sweating and the cold beer was helping his sweaty hands to calm down a bit. He wanted to hear the tale in how Rin and Lauren had met. Where they met, and where they met. And now he was going to find out.

"I met her nearly eight years ago. I was traveling around the Midwest when I came upon a rest area. There were a couple of people sittings there just watching the cars pass by. Since I wasn’t driving but merely hitchhiking. That’s when I saw her. She was just sitting there looking down at the ground. Her face was all dirty and her hair hadn’t been wash for days. She only own the things on her back and she didn’t seem to care to people who walked past her and talk to her. At first I didn’t care but went on minding my own business. Soon I had decided to stay a little bit longer. I think I stayed there for two days." Lauren paused and took a sip of his cold beer.

"The first night, some teenagers had come by and tried to do havoc. They were harassing everyone who was there, but they laid their attentions on her. It was amazing at first, she ignored them as they were nothing. They got angry and then they decided to get violent. But that’s when I stepped in. Of course they got a few punches in but I beat their ass to the ground. They left and I held out my hand for her. She didn’t even care to look up at me. She didn’t say anything or if move from her position. It was like I didn’t exist for her."

"The second day I was getting ready to leave. But I got up on the roof of the rest area building and took out my flute. For some unknown reason I felt I needed to play. And so I did. When I finished playing, I looked down at everyone and to my surprise I saw her looking up at me and smiling at me. I gathered my stuff and began to leave the rest area. But I wasn’t alone. She was following me. For some bizarre reason she was following. At first I didn’t think she’ll make it but after half a day of walking I decided to talk to her."

"I asked her what her name was but she didn’t reply. I asked her again and still she didn’t reply. I got frustrated and began to walk away."

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"I don’t know." The young woman said.

Lauren stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at the girl.

"You don’t know? How could you not know your name?"

The young dark blonde woman looked down at the floor.

"I don’t remember." She whispered.

Lauren walked back to her and lifted her chin up in order to look at her eyes. Such gentle beautiful eyes.

"I think it starts with an R, though. I remember the R." She gently said as small tears streamed down her face.

Lauren smiled at her and wiped her tears away.

"An R, huh? Let’s see, how about Rin then?"

"Huh?" She asked.

"You’re name is Rin from this moment on. How about it? It means coming in a full circle in Japanese. Well, at least I think that’s what it means. I mean, someday you’ll remember and your life would come in a full circle when you finally realize your past." Lauren said.

Rin smiled at him and nodded.

"Good, then let’s go." Lauren said.

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"So, she doesn’t remember her past?" Heero asked more to himself then Lauren.

Lauren looked at him with seriousness.

"We traveled for a year or so and we fell in love." Lauren continued.

Heero gave Lauren his death glare but he ignored it.

"We married and had a son, David." Lauren said while standing up.

"Did you ever try to find out who she was?" Heero asked his anger getting to him.

"We had no home and we had no money. There was no way for us to find out." He said while walking away.

Heero stood up and he felt his anger being pushed out of him.

"What I do know of her past is that it was painful and sad." He calmly said and then finally left back to his chopping.

Heero was left there. He had discovered the truth now. Rin was Relena. She was Relena. His Relena. Sadly, she didn’t remember. But soon he vowed himself to make her remember. She had to remember. She had to remember him.

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As the day went by, Heero waited silently for Rin’s return. He needed to talk to her, he needed to tell her and show her who she was and where she came from.

Finally at sunset Rin and David returned with supplies. As they Rin put the supplies away, Lauren began to play his flute. The music was peaceful and calm. He didn’t want him to finish playing. But then he remembered his vow.

Heero stood up and walked slowly to where Rin was.

"Rin, I need to talk to you." He whispered softly to her.

"What is it?"

"Let’s go outside and talk." He said while gently pulling her outside.

Heero caught sight of Lauren watching them while he played his flute.

Once outside Heero looked at her and for the first time noticed her scars on her bare arms and her face. She had few and small scars on her cheeks and her arms carried larger scars. She must have been severely injured during the blast.

"What is it that you need to talk about?" She said with a bit of anger due to being pulled outside.

"It’s about your past."

Rin’s eyes widen and then they reverted back to normal. She was defiantly Relena.

"What about it?"

"I know who you are." He simply said.

"You are Relena Peacecraft Dorlian. You were once the Vice Foreign Minister of Earth and it’s Colonies. You believed in peace. You disappeared nine years ago due to a blast. Many were killed and many more injured. Including Quatre R. Winner. Luckily, he survived and is leading a healthy life." Heero said.

He looked at her and noticed that her face didn’t react to anything he said. She was just looking back at him as if it was nothing to her. He couldn’t help it. Maybe it was all those years without having her next to him or just knowing that she was out there alive and without him, disturbed him a bit.

He grabbed her shoulders and pulled her close to him. Somehow he felt calmer and yet desperate to have her with him. He didn’t know it, but he strongly cared for this woman that he was holding.

"Relena, come back. Relena." He whispered.

They stayed like that for a couple of minutes until Rin pulled away.

"I’m sorry. I don’t know who this Relena is, but I do know that my name is Rin. I’m sorry." She said and with that she went back inside the house and left Heero Yuy standing in the sun setting night sky.

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"Well, I’m off to work." Lauren said while walking out of his home.

The morning sun was warming to the house that was the home to Rin and her family.

Heero sat up from his sofa and looked at Lauren walking away.

"Where is he going?" He asked ruffly at David, Rin’s son.

"He’s going to work at the factory." The boy answered.

"The factory? What factory?" He said while standing up.

"The factory that’s 8 miles away from here it’s right outside of town. He works there five times a week." Rin said while cooking breakfast.

Heero quickly put on his shoes and ran off after Lauren. He needed to talk to him. He needed to talk to Lauren about Relena. Lauren needed to know too.

"Heero! Where are you going?" He heard Rin’s voice called after him, such familiar and peaceful words to him.

As soon as Heero catched up with Lauren, Lauren stopped and turned to face him.

"What did you follow me?" Lauren asked with anger in his voice.

"We need to talk." Heero replied.

"We have nothing to discuss." Lauren said while walking away.

Heero suddenly was in front of him and Lauren gasped and stepped back. It wasn’t everyday that a man can get in front of another man as quickly as Heero Yuy.

"I know who she is."

"What are you talking about?" Lauren asked a bit shaken up.

"I know who Rin is."

Lauren didn’t answer.

"She’s Relena Peacecraft. The Vice Foreign Minister of Earth and it’s Colonies. The one that was believed to be dead nine years ago, but her body was never found. Rin is Relena." Heero said while giving Lauren the death glare.

Lauren backed a bit again then suddenly stood up straight and began to walk away again. Heero was soon in front of him again. Lauren did it a couple of more times but then Heero got tired to repeating the same thing that he punched Lauren in the guts. Lauren fell to his knees while holding on to his stomach.

"I’ll say it again but don’t make me repeat myself. Rin is Relena."

Heero looked down at Lauren but then suddenly Lauren stood up painfully and looked hard into Heero’s face.

"You bastard. I already know Rin is Relena." Lauren said while spitting blood to the ground.

Heero’s eyes glared even harder at Lauren. So, this man already knew. He knew all along that he supposed. Then, why would he keep her here and never telling her who she was and where she came from.

"I have known for a long time Heero Yuy. I know who you are and I know about that attack on Relena and the other politicians. I know everything." Lauren began to walk away again.

Heero turned around and looked at Lauren’s back with cold eyes.

"Why didn’t you tell her? Why did you keep her here? WHY?"

Lauren stopped walking and slightly turned around and looked at Heero from the corner of his eyes.

"She’s my wife." He said and continued to walk away. But not before saying a few last words to him. "Besides, it wasn’t my decision."

And then Heero let Lauren go to work at the town’s factory. Still holding on to his stomach Heero stared at him while he walked away.

Heero walked back slowly to Rin’s home. He needed to see her to know that Relena was really back and finally at arm’s reach.

As soon as Heero reached the house, both Rin and David came out and helped him inside.

"Where did you go running off like that, huh?" Rin asked with anger in her voice.

Heero didn’t answer but just watched Rin react to his situation. David carefully sat next to him and shook his head at him.

"Rin, I need to talk to you." Heero finally spoke.

"What is it this time?" Rin asked, anger flaring even higher.

"You need to know….you need to…….." He began but was suddenly interrupted.

The room shook and the noise was loud enough to shattered two windows in the house. Rin covered her son while the glass shattered.

Heero stood up after it was over and went outside to see what it have been. In the distance, there could be seen a huge fire engulfing the sky. Heero felt Rin and David soon come outside with him, silence being held as they saw the fire go higher and higher into the sky.

But then a few seconds later, the silence was pierced with Rin’s yells. Heero turned around to look at Rin. Heero couldn’t make out what she was trying to say through her yells, but then he looked down to look at David and the boy revealed the reason she was yelling.

"Daddy." David uttered to himself.

Heero turned around to look at the fire and realized what had happened. The factory was on fire, it was what caused the explosion earlier before and all three of them knew that Lauren had been in there.

"Lauren"

To be continue……………………………….