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She lazily opened her eyes, and loved the feel of lulled heartbeat under her ear… She looked at Heero while a sigh of content escaped her. Tenderly, she touched his slightly parted lips with her finger then slowly moved away. Relena stretched and happily accepted the pain as her whole body ached. Her womanhood was sore, her breasts felt heavy but if he touched her right now, she wouldn’t think twice of doing it with him again…

Relena edged to the bed and sat up when a hand clamped itself possessively on her waist.

"Where are you going?"

A smile lighted her face… It was so sweet. He’s asking her where, almost as if he’s afraid she’ll leave him instead of the other way around… She turned and grinned at him. "I need to eat. We’ve been in bed since last night! And we’ve done…" She let her sentence hung while a blush blossomed on her cheek. "You can go starve if you want but I won’t."

Heero glanced at her bare back, that luscious curve… "Yes… I’m starving…"

The look in his eyes… She knew exactly what he’s thinking of… God! It felt so nice! "No! Food! I need sustenance. Missing dinner, breakfast, and lunch was okay… But right now, I need dinner. I can’t-" her stomach suddenly growled and the grin on Heero’s face made her blush some more.

"Call for pizza. Don’t get out of bed." His thumb stroked the skin under her ribcage and her breath came in faster. Who would have thought Heero was like this?

"Pizza… sounds like a… good plan… Heero, stop that." She snatched his hand away from her stomach to try to keep her mind clear. "And here I thought you had control…" She muttered playfully while she grabbed her corded phone.

Heero stilled. Control… He glanced at her and realized something he should have realized before… When it comes to her, Relena Dorlian Peacecraft… He has no control… He feasted at the sight of her while she dialed the number, and knew that what he just realized was true… Funny thing was, he didn’t feel as if he’s in danger at all! He didn’t care… It was… all right to have no control…!

"I’d like to order two medium pizzas… Pepperoni and cheese… and…" she turned to face him once again, looking at him as though trying to decide… "And the other will be sweet Italian sausage with pineapples."

For a moment, Heero frowned… How did she know what he would pick in a pizza place?

"Yes, that’s the place."

The blanket slid down her leg and Heero couldn’t stop himself as his hand traveled up that expanse of skin, just as it had done so many times the past night and while there was a sun in the sky.

She turned to him and he saw her eyes darken. Her tongue slid out to wet her suddenly dry lips, tempting him near to insanity. "Yes… Yes… that’s the address…" Relena gasped and stilled Heero’s hand, giving him a half-hearted glare.

His lips replaced his hand and another gasp escaped Relena’s lips while the phone fell down from her ear and onto the bed for her suddenly impatient hands to cup Heero’s face and bring it up to her face to kiss his lips.

The thud the phone made as it hit the floor jarred Relena’s thoughts even before her lips could touch Heero’s. She pouted and Heero… Heero grinned like a schoolboy on the verge of mischief… How she was able to stop herself from kissing him right at that moment, she didn’t know… but it was so beautiful to see that rare look on his face!

She grabbed the phone off the floor and held up a stopping hand to Heero. "Sorry about that. I… I was distracted." She nodded. "Yes, thirty minutes is fine… Good bye." Relena dropped the phone back on its receiver and glared at Heero with as much menace as she could muster. "Oh, you’re going to pay for that…"

Heero smiled. He was not acting like himself, but this was better… He dropped back on his side of the bed and then opened his arms. "How much?"

Relena moved to him, trying not to let her eyes stray to his wonderful chest to keep her anger intact. "You know what I mean…" She reached him and Heero instantly enveloped her in his embrace, throwing her anger out the window. "I didn’t know that you had a sense of humor." The twinkle in her eyes signified otherwise.

"You’d be surprised." He tickled her then and Relena laughed as she tried to wriggle out of his embrace but he ended up pinning her on her back. "How’d you know what I’d order?"

That slow shrug she just made had Heero kissing that creamy portion of her shoulder. A sigh left her lips before she spoke. "I spent many years trying to read people through their tastes and body language." She leaned forward, unable to stop herself from kissing that pulsing beat at the base of his neck. "You are one hard person to understand but… I just thought you were the sweet and tangy person, especially since you eat… everything when..." His lips and tongue, traveling down her body made her squirm and almost forget what she was saying. "When… that’s the food…" She became bold and ran her fingers down his spine, and more…

Heero’s eyes darkened like a storm she couldn’t wait to meet.

They stared at each other with huge smiles on their faces and then… started kissing… touching… and more…

"You… have an unquenchable hunger… Heero Yuy…"

"So do you… Relena Dorlian…"

Heero woke up. With eyes still closed, he reached out to feel for Relena’s body as he had done so many times before in the past few weeks, almost as if they had always slept together-

His eyes snapped wide open when he felt an empty space… His heart rate jumped as he stood up and stared at her bare side… He’s usually the one who wakes up first between them… And since the servants weren’t required to come inside Relena’s and his room to clean, they’ve never really bothered with them… But where was she now?!

His troubled thoughts ended as he heard the shower… His sudden panic attack disappeared and a glimmer of mischief appeared in his eyes while he left the bed and walked to her bathroom. He could see the outline of her delicious body well enough against the glass… When he was sure she wasn’t facing his direction, he slid open the door.

Relena gasped as she turned, and then… saw him. A smile appeared on her face while she openly stared at his body… Sleeping together everyday for nearly a month… Bliss! Why would she be embarrassed to look? She had never regretted that day… never regretted her decision… Her wait had not been in vain and every moment was better than a dream. "Good morning."

"You didn’t wake me up." Heero closed the door and she instantly felt the familiar curling and pulsing sensation that stretched from her center and spread in her.

"You looked too cute to wake up… I didn’t have the heart to."

Heero walked to her and embraced her. "Ever wondered how it feels like to shower together?"

"Hmm… Maybe…" She kissed his cheek.

"So do I…"

It took them nearly two hours before they got out of the shower… By then, she was laughing at his wrinkled hands, and he was grinning at hers.

Thankfully, none of the servants questioned their tardiness for breakfast… or why they would suddenly disappear… Heero was starting to spend too much time editing shots from the cameras in his computer because… well… He usually had enough sense to turn off the computers while they… uh…, but sometimes, kisses turns wild, and when they know that they were alone…

Heero’s throat dried as he watched the scene on his monitor. He couldn’t believe that they were that wild… or that soft… sometimes he even thought that they were different people. But, when he catches sight of Relena later on during the day… he knew it was them… it was real…

With a serene smile upon his lips, he pressed the delete button. Those scenes were stored in his memories already, and if he knew Relena, she will be quite distressed if she ever saw those shots.

Who could have thought that life could be this… wonderful? Damn! That word has been in his vocabulary too often for comfort! Good thing that the servants were going away today… He wouldn’t have to keep looking out for them the way he had been doing every weekday…

"Hey."

Hands went around his neck, and soft lips kissed his hair from behind. A smile instantly lighted his face as he turned his chair around … How often had he smiled this past month? How easy it was…

She sat on his lap and then looked over his shoulder. She was living in pure bliss, and the sparkle in her eyes showed it. "No intruders, right?"

"None." Heero settled his hands around her waist.

"Guess what…" She leaned to his ear in a secretive gesture.

"What?" His monotonous voice didn’t seem so monotonous anymore as he played along with the obvious game… Besides… What was that phrase Duo usually says to Hilde? Oh yeah. Relena turns him on.

"They’re gone."

"Finally!" In one sweeping motion, Heero had Relena in his arms and, in no time at all, they were walking up the stairs… Relena laughed as she wrapped her arms around Heero’s neck and almost couldn’t wait until they reached the bedroom…

Heero stirred under the sheets, not wanting to wake up, but instincts told him otherwise… He tried not to move and to relish his most recent memories.

Going to the park became a routine, one that he found himself looking forward to. But yesterday was different. Surprisingly, and against his better judgment, his hand reached out for hers. To hold. She gave a momentary stunned look, then her lips turned into that inviting crescent smile that lit his world like a multitude of stars and softly squeezed his hand.

It brought him pleasure- too much pleasure, and in the back of his mind, he wondered what it would cost him… Happiness has a high price. What will the world ask of him in return for these stolen moments? He was not an optimistic man. He knew that these moments would not last… His own countable memories of happiness only included Wing, and with those memories came pain. Now, that part of his past was gone, and he was living this blissful present.

Heero shook his head. No… Why was he torturing himself this way? He was confused, adrift in unfamiliar tides of emotions, but… dare he say it? He liked it. So rare it was that he liked something that… he doesn’t want to let go… not just yet. He stretched languidly, strategically placed his hand over Relena’s side to wake up knowing that she would be right beside-

His eyes snapped wide open once again and quickly turned to her side… She wasn’t there… "Relena?"

Her shower wasn’t turned on…

Waking up and finding her not beside him… One of the damnest feelings in the world- Bull! He’s gone soft… He shouldn’t be like this! He shouldn’t feel the need to have her beside him. He should be able to wake up after he dreamt about her and be able to face reality like a true soldier! Heero stood up and walked out of the room, determined to find her.

"Yes, of course Charlie!"

Her cheerful voice came from the study and his previous thoughts disappeared, replaced by a question- ‘Who’s Charlie?’ Her words became clearer as he neared the room…

"No… Fine! Okay… I’ll meet you. Honest!"

Heero’s hands turned into tight fists. His teeth grated as he heard Relena laugh. It was clear that she was talking to someone she was very familiar to on the vid-phone, but who the hell was it? They sound too sweet for comfort.

"I promise. This afternoon at the park."

‘Who are you?!’ Heero’s anger doubled at the way the voice teased Relena. It irked him so much that this person, whoever he was, could make her laugh so easily.

"Well!" She sounded playfully frustrated. "At least I know I haven’t lost your trust!"

"Okay Charlie."

He was shaking in barely contained anger. His blood was boiling and he could see red-

Those whispered words… It was as if lightning struck him and his heart just stopped pumping… the whole house suddenly became silent… He couldn’t feel his body as he waited for her answer…

"I love you too, Charlie."

{Heartfire’s Note: As I said before, PG… Uh… I do try to write a chapter or two a week. True, there’s a homepage that has up to ch. 6 of Heero’s, but the ones here has more tidbits because I tried to take time to make sure I didn’t leave anything. The webmistress is still going to change it, sometime.