Warnings: Non really, some fluff
The Gift
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It had been 2 years since Heero had seen Relena. He had been watching from afar, protecting her. There had been no reason to talk to her, no reason to approach her. Well, that's what he told himself. In reality he was just afraid. Yes, the great Heero Yuy, afraid.
The truth is Relena stirred something inside him that he had never felt before. It frightened him. He had been trained to follow his emotions, to kill, to fight. But he had never learned about this. He could not place the feeling, it was....wierd. Whenever she came close to him, looked at him, his breathing would falter, his heart would race and sweat started to drip from his poores. He wanted to touch her, and he craved for her hands to touch him. This was not normal.
He walked through the crowded streets of L2. Not paying attention to all the people that had to jump asside to let him pass. His shoulders slammed into others. He didn't even notice.
It was the day that every person in the whole world and space had the day off. The celebration of the end of the great war and the birthday of it's leader. Relena Peacecraft.
Every year since he gave her the Teddy Bear he would send her a gift on her birthday. Last year he had send her a beautiful pearl necklace which she whore on every major event ever since. A small smile graced Heero's features. But this year he had not been able to find a gift that would top his last. It seems Heero Yuy had given the best gift ever and could not top himself.
"Excuse me sir." An older man sitting against the wall called to him. At first he did not evne notice the old man was talking to him. But when the man called a second time Heero turned.
The man was old, probably older then 70, Heero noted. Clearely homeless. His brown coat was torn in several places and looked dirty to say the least. His shoes had lost their shine and had big holes in them. You could see the mans toes in destroyed socks. The man smiled at Heero giving a good look at his blackend teeth.
"You sir" The man said. "You seem to be the kind of man that loves cats."
Heero raised an eyebrow. A cat person, Heero, really?
"My cat had a litter a while ago, and I'm looking for some good homes. I'm sure you can provide one!" The old man gave him a wink and his smile grew wider.
When Heero did not respond his smile fell.
The old man sighed and turned to look at other people. Holding one very frightened kitten up in his arms. The young animal gave a smal miauw.
The cuteness of it all whas overwhelming and suddenly a small lightbulb appeared above Heero's head.
He took a few steps and looked into the half open box the old man had besides him. 5 small kittens jumped up and down trying to get Heero's attention.
They all looked extremely cute, then Heero's eyes locked with a pair of blue and green. A small white fluffy kitten sat in the far corner. One blue and one green eye stared at him. The young animal tilted it's head and started to purr most contently. Heero picked the kitten up and settled in on his left arm. The young kitten closed his eyes and purred with all it's might.
The old man looked at Heero. "Thank you sir, I'm sure he'll be taken care of."
"Does he have a name?" Heero asked.
The old man shook his head. "I love cats, I didn't name them so I wouldn't get to attached. I can't take care of so many. Look at me I can't even take care of myself." The old man said with a half hearted smile. Pain evideent in his eyes.
Heero grabbed his wallet to pay for the young cat. "No please, he's for free. I just want a good home". The old man waved his hand.
Heero grabbed a $50 bill and handed it to the man. "I still want to pay for him" Heero said. "After all, you still have to take care of yourself and the others."
For a while the old man just stared at the bill in his hand. Then as Heero started to move away he wispered just loudly enough for Heero to hear. "Thank you, young sir."
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A large sigh escaped Relena's lips as she kicked of her shoes and set back on her sofa. She had been working all day. Walking from meeting to meeting, shaking hands, listening to outrages nonsense from young and old politicians and the mountain of paperwork still mocked her.
But today whas her birthday, and she'd be damned if she didn't have the day off! After much protest from Lady Une and her chief of staff she had finally manage to get to her appartment on L2 and relax.
Though she still wished to be home on earth, the colonies where nice but had no real charm as the earth had.
Relena laid down her feet on the coffee table and closed her eyes. 3 long years she had worked as the Vice Foreign Minister and it had been 2 years since peace had been achieved. And....she thought to her dismay, 2 years since she had seen Heero.
She had seen him, in the shadows, the corners and mingled within the crowds. But still she wanted to talk to him. To ask him about his life. She opened her eyes slowely and sighed again.
Relena had known for years that she loved Heero. At first it whas just a school girl crush on a handsome and mysterious stranger. But gradualy through the war she had found it be more. Slowely she had seen the real him that still slept inside him. He would show kindness, gentleness and honesty. But she also knew that his training didn't allow him to love. Her love whas unanswered and would always be that.
Relena sat up slowely and rested her head on her hand. Why did she have to fall in love with somebody unreachable? She had asked herself that question so many times. She just wished she knew if he was happy.
A loud knock on the door jolted Relena out of her thaughts. She blinked a few times before getting up and headed for the door. When she opened it she came face to face with nobody. Relena looked around the hallway but found no evidence of another person. A soft sound allerted her to the ground. There stood a lovely pink box with a large blue bow on top. She looked at it again before picking it up. She turned and closed the door. The lovely box suddenly moved in her hands. Relena raised an eyebrow, what whas in that thing??
Slowely she placed the box on her table and pulled the bow. Inmediately after the bow whas gone the top on the box started to move. A soft sound emerged from the box. Then a few white hairs got stuck between the lid and the box. Relena slowely lifted the top and peared inside.
"Owwwwwwww" Relena said. "You're so cute!" She said in a squeeky voice.
A small white kitten sat in the middle of the box looking to damn cute.
The small animal made a cute sound which was more a mix between a miauw and a purr. The overall cuteness whas enough to bring the biggest jock to tears.
Relena picked the small bundle up and huged it fiercely. "You're the cutest little kitten I ever saw. And you have such pretty eyes."
Her eye fell on a small ribbon tied around the young animals neck. "What's this?" She asked the kitten in a loveing voice. She sat down on her couch and untied the ribbon from her pets neck.
"Popeye" She read out loud. She looked at the small cat on her lap as it closed it's eyes and purred as hard as it could. "So your name is Popeye, it's really does fit you." She said while petting the young cat. The kitten purred with all it's might and purred even harder everytime Relena's hand touched his head.
"Popeye." She repeated to herself. "Time to go and shop for you then."
End of part 1
