Length: Ficlet
Pairing: 1xR
Prompt: "What can we expect? It's war...." -Night.
Teaser: "Do you still remember what you said the first time I saw you in your
underwear?" he asked, his voice carrying a seriousness that clashed with the
subject matter. "You really are drunk, aren't you?" she sighed, letting him rest
his head against her shoulder as she continued moon gazing.
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5141105/16/ ... al_Nuances
Disclaimer: GW = not mine
Author's Note: Smarty Cat's Out of Control sort of inspired this. This ficlet concludes the loose trilogy involving the Avalon party that began in Hollow Girl. Based on the ninth July prompt "What can we expect? It's war...." from Night. The orthodox approach would be the usual lover's quarrel. I try to avoid orthodox.
War leads to the most unexpected moments.Nonsensical Nuances
by mistress amethyst une
State of Undress
Relena looked out the car window, enthralled by the full moon as it followed them on their journey home.
?Do you still remember what you said the first time I saw you in your underwear?? he asked, his voice carrying a seriousness that clashed with the subject matter.
?You really are drunk, aren?t you?? she sighed, letting him rest his head against her shoulder as she continued moon gazing.
?Do you remember?? he insisted. ?It was then that I promised I would protect you.?
She stifled a laugh. Heero rarely got intoxicated, and when he did, he said the strangest things. It was often a source of amusement since, no matter what nonsense he was spewing, he would speak just as he would if he were sober. Her strangest trips down memory lane were often triggered by his random alcohol-induced remarks.
?No,? she replied. ?But I?m sure you do??
?Remember Libra? The locker room??
"Not exactly."
"You were so-"
"Annoying?"
"Plucky."
?I?m quite sure you don?t want to look but I?m not going to stop you if you do,? she told him, undoing the fastenings on her skirt before letting it drop. ?This is war, after all. Modesty is a privilege.?
His eyes were transfixed on her. She paid him no mind, making quick work of the buttons on her blouse.
?Shouldn?t you be getting changed, too?? she asked as she stepped out of her shoes, noting how his gaze was now glued to her chest.
?When I met you-?
He cut himself off, feeling a strange heat creep across his face. It was unlike him to make the mistake of giving his private thoughts a voice.
?You wanted to kill me,? she said, choosing words she thought he would use. ?Understandable.?
She stood before him in nothing but a pair of white panties and a matching bra. Her underwear was beyond plain, the sort a girl wore when she had no intention of showing anyone what was beneath her clothes. Why was he so fascinated? Maybe because she treated him like he was no threat of all. The things she made him want to do to her-
?I never thought you would be the first and last girl I?d see in a state of undress,? he blurted.
What the hell was wrong with him?! Dr. J had told him that people did stupid things when they knew they were going to die shortly. Heero always thought he was the exception. Apparently not.
To make matters worse, her stunned silence was swiftly shattered as she dissolved into laughter.
She was laughing!
Laughing!
At him!
His face felt like it was on fire now.
?I highly doubt I?ll be your last,? she smiled, wiping a tear from her eye as she grabbed a spacesuit from the nearby locker. ?You?re much too handsome. Oh goodness, thanks for the laugh. Such a morbid sense of humor you have??
He acts like an ass. She gives him a compliment. This girl was a candidate for sainthood. The world needed a girl like her?
?I?m going to protect you,? he told her.
She didn?t seem to hear as she sought the zipper on her spacesuit.
?Ah yes,? she chortled as it came back to her. ?Heero Yuy, regular teenage boy. That was quite the surprise.?
?Did you want to be?? he asked, his voice weary.
?Did I want to be what??
?My first and last,? he said, letting a yawn escape.
?I certainly didn?t want to be your first,? she snorted. ?Not in that underwear, at least. And of course I?d like to be your last. Every woman wants the man she loves to have eyes for her alone.?
Her words were met with silence. She looked at him, his eyes now closed, his head still resting on her shoulder.
?Sleep well, drunk Heero,? she smiled, kissing his forehead. ?I?m going to miss you. Hangover Heero isn?t half as fun??
Elyn Yuy