Life At Cinq High: 16

[Hitomi Lei]

Chapter 16: Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down.







NEWS FLASH: NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS FIC. I DON?T OWN G-WING. IN FACT I DON?T EVEN OWN THE LENT IN MY POCKET. NOW THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU SUSPEIOUS THAT I MIGHT WANT TO MAKE MONEY OFF THIS. REST ASSURED THAT I?M MAKING NOT ONE PENNY.



This chapter is dedicated to all the ?03 grads! We made it guys!!!





::RECAP::



?I made Heero bring me, because it was such a nice day!? She told him happily. Trowa looked around for Heero and caught sight of him pushing Merimaia a few swings down.



?Sounds like fun.? Trowa gave Relena?s back a gentle push to get her swing going again. Cathy, not wanting to feel left out, gave the kid in the swing next Relena?s a threatening look and a dollar. Soon Trowa was pushing both girls high in the air.



Heero noticed this, but there was no way he could stop Trowa from pushing Relena. And she seemed to be having a good time. He felt jealousy spring up, but he struggled to push it back down.



?Relena?s not mine, and even if she were I couldn?t order her around. I?m just going to have to try harder to let her know how much I like her.?



::END RECAP::







[i]//Talkin' to myself and feelin' old
Sometimes I'd like to quit
Nothing ever seems to fit
Hangin' around
Nothing to do but frown
Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down.

What I've got they used to call the blues
Nothin' is really wrong
Feelin' like I don't belong
Walkin' around
Some kind of lonely clown
Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down.

Funny but it seems I always wind up here with you
Nice to know somebody loves me
Funny but it seems that it's the only thing to do
Run and find the one who loves me.

What I feel has come and gone before
No need to talk it out
We know what it's all about
Hangin' around
Nothing to do but frown
Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down.//[/i]






It is a truth universally acknowledged that Monday is, by far, the most hated day of the week. No one knows quite why this is, but after 17 years of life Relena is beginning to get a clue.



?Why can?t I find my shoes??



5 minutes later?



?Where on earth is my shirt??



5 minutes late?


?Hair brushes don?t just crawl away!?



Yet another 5 minutes later?


?Milli! Have you seen my homework??



?No.?



?My copy of Hamlet??



?No.?



?My shoes??



?By the back door.?



?Oh, thanks?? She rushed through the kitchen only to remember too late the reason her shoes had been left there. It had rained on Saturday, just a quick storm, but it had been enough to get her shoes muddy.



?Errrrg?I don?t have time to clean them now!! I?m going to have to find my other sandals now??



Yes, this was a normal Monday morning in the Peacecraft household. Relena stumbled up the stairs in an attempt to get to her room as fast as she could. She has exactly 3 minutes, the time it took for Milli to finish reading the morning newspaper, to find her other shoes, her homework, and her literature book.



?I?m never going to make it in time! Milli?s going to kill me if I make him late for class again?!?



?I?m beginning to think that I should never have gotten up this morning.?





// Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down.//











?I?m leaving now Relena!? Milli called up the stairs a few minutes later. There was a loud crash and a yelp of pain before Relena yelled back franticly.



?You can?t leave me here! How am I supposed to get to school??



?That Yuy boy is here to take you to school. He said that you asked him to pick you up Saturday. I?ll let him take you today, but just remember that I don?t like that kid much.? Relena breathed a sigh of relief, she?d forgotten about Heero coming to pick her up, but at least now she wouldn?t make Milli late.



?Thanks Milli! See you at school in a few!? She called back down the stairs. ?Ah-HA! I?ve found you Hamlet?!?



Milliardo walked out the door grumbling. He managed to give the boy sitting impatiently in his red sports car a token glare before he climbed into his SUV. As he pulled out of the yard he yelled over at the waiting teen.



?She?d better get to school in one piece or you?ll be very sorry.? Milliardo warned. Heero Yuy just waved at him and smirked.



?I think I finally understand why Lu?s father hated me so much back in high school.?



Inside the house Relena was hopping around on one foot trying to pull her shoe on and gather up her homework at the same time. She finally managed to make it out the door without too many bruises.



?I swear, if I ever become Queen of the World the first thing I?m going to do is officially declare Monday a part of the weekend...Or outlaw it altogether. I?m sure there would be world peace if there were no Mondays.? She mumbled to herself as she worked on locking the door.



?Relena! Hurry up! Your brother will have me thrown in jail if we?re late!? Heero called from the curb.



?I?m coming, I?m coming!? Relena turned and was hurrying across the lawn when the sound of a motorcycle coming down the quiet street caught her attention. She quirked her head to one side and listened closely. That definitely sounded like Trowa?s bike all right. But why would he be coming this way?



?Relena?? Heero reached out to take her books from her to speed up the process of getting Relena into the car.



?I think I hear Trowa coming. I wonder what he wants.? As she spoke the boy in question came into view. He roared into the drive and pulled his helmet from his head in one fluid, graceful move.



?Hello Relena.? Trowa greeted her quietly.



?Good Morning Trowa,? Relena returned his greeting cheerfully. ?Umm?Why are you hear? Did you think that Cathy had slept over?? Relena noticed the way Heero tensed at the sight of the spiky haired biker.



?What could be going on here? I thought Heero like Trowa.?



?No, actually, I thought that since it was such a pretty morning that you might want to ride to school with me this morning.? Trowa answered and then glanced over at Heero. Relena could feel the tension radiating from both boys in waves.



?Well, I had already asked Heero to take me to school this morning. Maybe tomorrow?? She hesitantly suggested. Out of the corner of her eye she caught Heero smirking.



?If I didn?t know any better I?d think they were fighting over me?. But that couldn?t be right?Trowa sees me as a little sister, right??



?I?m sure Yuy won?t mind if you come with me.? Trowa tried to coax her with one of his rare smiles.



?Oh, but I already told her brother that I?d be responsible for getting her to school,? Heero took a step closer to put himself between Relena and the other boy, ?And I highly doubt Mr. Peacecraft would be happy if his little sister showed up at school on the back of a motorcycle.?



?And riding with you is any better. That?s like asking the fox to watch the hen house for the weekend while the farmer takes a vacation.?



?She?s not going with you!?



?Oh, but she is!?



?IS NOT!?



?IS TOO!?



?NO!?



?YES!?



?NO!!?



?YES!!?



?STOP IT RIGHT NOW!!!!!? Relena slammed her hand down onto the hood of Heero?s car, hoping that the loud noise the blow created would get the boys? attention. No such luck. They were still standing toe to toe in her front lawn yelling at each other.



?I can?t believe that they are acting so childish, and that they?re ignoring ME in the process.? With angry, jerky movements, Relena fished her books out of Heero?s car. The school was only a few blocks away and right now walking sounded good to her, that is until it stated to rain.



?I really hate Mondays.?



?For the LAST TIME she?s coming with me!?



?No, Milliardo said she could ride with ME!?



?Well why don?t we just ask HER? Or are you too scared that she?ll pick me?? Both boys turned to ask the object of their affection to settle their argument once and for all?but they found that she?d already left.



?Hey, where?d she go??



?How should I know? It was your rude behavior that made her leave!?



?Why you little?!?



And the fight continued on in the middle of the downpour.



// Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down.//[color]
















?I heard that two guys got into a fight over her this morning!?



?I know! But I don?t know why?I?ve seen twigs with better figures.?



It was lunchtime at Cinq High, and already Relena was the talk of the school. It?s funny how news spreads in small places. Gossip reminded her of some kind of virus that was passed on by whispering into someone else?s ear.



?Relena? Are you even paying attention to me?? Hilde waved a hand in front of her face.



?What, oh I?m sorry, Hil?I must have drifted off.? Hilde looked at her in sympathy. She?d heard what the other girls three tables over had said and felt worry for her friend.



?Do you want to talk about it?? She asked quietly. Relena sighed and put her head down on the tabletop.



?They were both like little children fighting over a new toy. It was totally degrading! I ended up leaving them yelling at each other on the front lawn and walking to school in the middle of a rain shower. I think Heero finally drug in during second period and if the busted lip he was sporting is any indication, Trowa and him ended up fighting. I can?t believe they did such a childish thing!?



?So I guess this isn?t the best time to ask you what your favorite flower is so Heero can try to apologize, huh?? Relena looked up to find Duo standing a few feet away with a sheepish grin on his face.



?No, Duo this would not be a good time. But you can tell him that I don?t want to see his face for at least another day, or I swear I just might give him an eye to match his lip.? Hilde cringed at the anger in her friends voice and looked helplessly around.



?Your that mad, huh?? Duo asked hesitantly.



?I?m that mad.? Relena assured him.



?Alright-y then. I?ll see that he gets that message.? Duo hurried away to break the bad news to his friend, but on the way he thought better of it.



?Knowing Heero, he just might decide to kill the messenger. I think I?ll go see what business there is to be done in the Library. After all those six-week test are coming up!?





// Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down.//















So, because Duo suddenly developed self-preservation instincts, Heero never got the message of just how angry Relena was. I wonder what will happen when he shows up at her door with flowers later? Tune in next time to find out!





AN: I am really really really really sorry that it?s been so long since I updated!!!! But you all have no idea?unless of course you?ve ever planed your whole sr. prom with little help from any one else, finished 11 subjects for the school year, wrote two speeches, one of which was for your graduation, given up your room for the week because of all the family that traveled to see you graduate needed a place to stay, graduated and last but not least had your computer brake down.



So?



Umm?



Yeah?.



I?ve been a bit stressed I guess you could say. I thought about trying to write during all the stuff that was going on, but I came to the decision that anything I wrote would be trash because I was so burnt out. I hope you can all understand that. I?m going to work on IMR now but hopefully there will be another chapter here by the end of next week. I hope thank you all for your patients with me.



I also hope that this chapter wasn?t too big of a disappointment. I promise the next one will me better.



Oh and before I go, I wanted to tell you all that I don?t own Rainy Days and Mondays by The Carpenters. I just thought it fit.



Thanks again to all the beautiful people who review and congrats to my fellow ?03 grads. This chapter is for you.

[Eden]

*Taps forhead and thinks*

It has been a while since your last chapter, hasn't it? Well I understand all your stresses, and hope that things are gonna get a little back to normal for you soon!!

This chapter was really good, just a little too short! *Sniff!* I liked it all the same! I hope that you are gonna be able to find time to write more soon!

~Eden

[AngelOfDeath]

Hehe. Relena you stud. Even if she found it degrading, she must see the humor inherent.......