I Can't Live Like This (Chapter 2)

[AnimeBabe90]

Ok, here is chapter 2. Thanks to all those who reviewed, and I hope you enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing and never will.
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I Can't Live Like This
Chapter 2


-5 Months Later-

-Relena's POV-

I walk over to my phone and check my messages, "You have 1 message." it announced. I pressed the play button and waited for someone to talk.

"Lena, it's Sean, I just wanted to tell you that I'll be at your house at 8:30 so we can walk to work. Anyway, call me back if you want to change the time or something. Later." Beep.

Sean, he's my best friend, here anyway. We work in the same place and he lives across the hall from me. I'll always remember the first time I met him.

I was going around town looking for an apartment. I was just looking over my 3rd choice when I had accidentally bumped into someone in the hall.
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"I am so sorry; I wasn't looking at where I was going." I heard a masculine voice apologized.

"That's all right, I wasn't either." I said. I was beginning to get up but then I lost my balance and fell, knocking him over as well. I landed on him and blushed. "I'm sorry, I lost my balance." I apologized. Looking at his face I saw that he was blushing as well, and then a smile appeared on his face. He was probably around 6 feet, brunet, and pretty muscular but not huge muscles that make guys look messed up.

"That's all right, my name is Sean Johnson, what is yours may I ask?" I had to smile at his manners.

"My name is Lena Marcus." I was so thankful that I did the whole hacking thing at my hotel room, or I would have had to think of a name on the spot.

"Well Miss Marcus, it is nice to meet you, and you can call me Sean."

"Call me Lena, and it's nice to meet you, too."

"Are you renting the apartment?" He asked.

"Actually, I just looked it over and, I guess that I am." I answered smiling.
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He got me a job at a diner, he knows the owner and so I easily got it. I'm still working on how to hack into some computer so I can pretend to have a college degree. (Author- note to Mia - I was going to use Starbucks but then I saw your review...so I chose just any old diner^^)

'It has been five months since I left; I finally got my life in order. I live on L1; I have an apartment, and a job. Thanks to Heero, I have a whole new identity. I am now Lena Faith Marcus. He never should have taught me to hack. All I had to do was break into a few government files, make a new identity, and type in a fake past.' I thought as I sat down on my couch and turned the TV on.

"Vice Foreign Minister, Relena Dorlain has been missing for five months. Preventers are still trying to track her down.
Lieutenant Une has not released any information on this case to the press. Some say that kidnapped and there was a note from the captor found, others say that she..." click. I shut the TV off and stood up.

"They're still trying to find me, sigh. They should just give up; they are not going to find me." I looked at the clock; it read10:00 pm. 'Might as well go to sleep, I still got to go to work tomorrow.' With that thought I went to my room and lied down, unfortunately I could not fall asleep. I kept seeing Prussian blue eye staring at me.

"Heero..." I whispered, 'why am I thinking about him?' "Because you love him." I heard myself say. Turning to lie on my side, I looked out the window and thought, 'I miss them, I miss him.' Then I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
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-Preventers HQ-

-Heero's POV-

"I got a lead." I stated as I saw Duo and Trowa pass in the hall.

"What? You do?" Duo asked as he ran in and looked at my computer.

"So, where is she?" Trowa asked me as he leaned against the wall.

"Somewhere on L1." I told them as I began to pack.

"Well then, I guess the rest of us should begin to back too." Trowa said as he began to leave.

"Why would you need to pack?" I asked.

"Heero, all of us were assigned to this mission, so we're all going." Duo said as he pulled out his suitcase.

"Hn..." I went over to my computer and saved the files.
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We had all packed and were now on a shuttle heading for L1.

"Hey Heero, how do you now that she's on L1?" Duo asked me as he sat down in the seat next to me.

"I hacked into a hotels security cameras and saw her." I answered, not looking up from my computer.

"Well He-man, I got to compliment you. You went searched high and low for the girl you love, and now you're going to find her." I heard Duo say, I looked up and saw him grinning.

"What are you talking about, Duo?" I asked, pretending to not know of what he was saying.

"You're in love with her, man. I know it, you know it, and they know it." He stated as he pointed to the guys sitting across the aisle from us.

"I don't know what you?re talking about." I said. 'Why would he think that? I don't love Relena, she is the Vice Foreign Minister, I am her bodyguard, and she is only a mission.' I kept telling myself.
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-Regular POV-

When the boys arrived on L1 they went to the apartment they rented while still at Sank. Entering the apartment they looked around, the room was just a plain, white apartment.

"Well, looks like it'll do for now." Duo said as he dropped his stuff on the floor.

"Hn....." Heero walked over to the coffee table and pulled out his laptop and began to do more searching.

"Let's go out and eat, I haven?t eaten all day!" Duo exclaimed as he slung his arm around Heero's shoulder. "What do ya say, buddy? A little food then we can search for O'Jousan. (I somehow forgot if that?s the nickname Duo has for Relena...if anyway knows that I'm wrong...please tell me ^^;; )

Walking out of the apartment they ran into a guy carrying a few boxes.

"Oh, we're so sorry, let me help you." Quatre said as he began to pick up a few boxes.

"That's all right, it happens to me all the time." the guy answered. "I've never seen you guys here before, are you visiting a friend?" He asked standing up.

"Actually we live here, we just rented this apartment." Duo said.

"Oh, well I'm Sean, Sean Johnson and I live across the hall in G8." Sean said putting his hand out.

"It's nice to meet you Sean," Quatre said taking his hand and shaking it, "This is Duo Maxwell, Wufei Chang, Trowa Barton, Heero Yuy, and I am Quatre Raberba Winner." He stated while pointing each person as he stated their name.

"Where are you guys going now?" Sean asked as he put the boxes in a pile.

"We were just going out to get something to eat." Duo said as a thought struck him, "Do you know any good places to eat?" he asked grinning.

"Actually I do, I was just going to head to a diner, but I just got to put these boxes in my apartment first." He said as he began to pick up a few boxes.

"Let us help you." Quatre stated as he picked up a box. Everyone picked up a box, there were still boxes downstairs in his car, and carried it to the door marked G8.

"What are all these boxes for?" Duo asked as he put a box in front of the couch.

"Oh, just some old stuff I've been keeping in storage." He answered putting down his box, "So, let's got get something to eat. My friend works at this really great diner." He said as he began to walk out the door.
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When they arrived at the diner Sean made us sit in a specific table. The menus were already there so we began to look for something to eat.

"I can't choose....a triple cheeseburger with chili cheese fries or an extra large personal pizza with nachos...." Duo said as he licked his lips.

"I don't think you want to order either of them, they are huge, and I mean huge." Sean said, showing the size with his hands.

"Yeah well, Maxwell can eat it; he's like a garbage disposal." Wufei stated as he continued to look through the menu.

"Hi Boys, what can I get you?" They heard the waitress ask.

"I'll have my usual Lee." Sean said as he gazed up at her.

-Relena's POV-
I knew that voice, looking down I saw Sean with his usual grin.

"Oh hey Sean, I didn't see you there. Who are your friends?" I asked as I wrote down his order on my notepad, I then looked at the other people at the table, and my eyes widened. 'Oh god, it's them, do they know it's me? Just keep your cool girl.' I kept telling myself.

"Oh they live across the hall from us." Sean answered.

"You guys live together?" Duo asked as he looked up at me.

"No, but our apartments are directly across from one another, I live in G9." I answered him. "Hi, I'm Lena Marcus and you are?" I asked politely. Of course I already knew their names, but I just wanted to seem less suspicious. They said their names one by one and I took their orders.
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-Heero's POV-

She looks so familiar, but I can't put my finger on it. Black hair, blue eyes, those eyes, they're what make her look familiar, but who is she?

She turned to look at me and smiled.

"What would your like, Mr. Yuy?" she asked.

"Call me Heero, I'll have coffee." I answered.

"Is that all Heero?" she asked and I nodded. "Well, ok, I'll be right back with your orders." and she walked off.

"Hm....she seems kind of distracted. I wonder what's eating at her." Sean said as she watched her take others orders.

"Maybe she's just not feeling that well, she looked kind of pale." Duo said as he drank his water.

"Hm...oh well, I'll just ask when she gets off work." Sean said looking at me.

"Why were you staring at lee, Heero?" he asked me.

"Hn....?" I can't believe he saw me.

"You were staring at her, pretty badly too, you must really like her. Want me to set you guys up on a date." He asked me with a sly grin.

"Aren't you two dating?" Duo asked.

"No, just very good friends, I think she's been keeping her eyes on a certain guy. She always turned me down when I asked her on a date." He said with a sigh, "But she might just not want to ruin our friendship."

I crossed my arms over my chest, leaned back, and closed my eyes. 'Relena...'

"Hay Heero, are you gonna fall asleep on us?" I heard Duo ask. I just glared at him then closed my eyes again.

"Here you go guys." I heard Lena say as she came to our table balancing plates on her hands and across her arms.

"Wow Lena, I didn't know you could do that." Duo said looking at her putting the plates down.

"Yeah well, it comes in handy when I have a lot of orders." She said as she put my coffee in front of me. "Is that all boys?"

"Yeah, until dessert." Duo said as he dug into his meal. Lena just laughed, that laugh was familiar too.

"Lena, when do you get off today?" Sean asked her.

"Um," she looked at her watch, ?right after you guys finish eating, your my last table." she answered.

"Oh, well then pack everything up; we'll take back to my apartment." Sean said enthusiastically.

"Ok...if you say so, what do you guys think?" she asked as she looked at us. We all agreed and she took the plates back and came back with a couple bags. "Here you go guys, just let me get my coat." she said as she left for the back again.
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Well there it is people, Chapter 2, sorry it took longer than I usually take but I've been busy.
Jai: Busy huh ::snicker::
::smack:: shut up Jai ya pervert.
Anyway, review and stay tuned ^^

[Julia]

Wow!!
Really good!
I hope Heero will see what's under his eyes lol
Take care!!!