Life at Cinq High (10) revised

[Hitomi Lei]

Chapter 10: Open the Door.



Disclaimer: I don?t even own the lent in my pocket (it?s on loan from the dryer) So that answers anyone?s questions about me owning anything to do with Gundam Wing.









The ride home was silent. Relena?s fingers feverously played with the balled up vest in her lap. Heero didn?t take his eyes off the road or acknowledge her presence in any way.



?Okay?he told me we were going to ?Talk about what happened in class today.? So why?s he ignoring me?? Relena frowned and shifted in her seat. She sighed slightly then peaked over at him. No response. Relena was beginning to feel irritated.



?Wait, what am I thinking? I don?t want him to talk to me about it. I WANT him to leave me alone?just like he?s doing ? But those thoughts didn?t make her feel any better.



Relena?s mind began to wonder in the oppressive silence. This whole day felt like a dream.



?No scratch that?it was a nightmare?. This whole day had been like one long nightmare. First her locker getting broken into and the fight at her locker with the boys, then the bleach, which in her mind was so childish, really pouring bleach on someone?



Now the straw that could very well break the camels back, driving home with Heero Yuy. Relena sighed again. Why did he even care what happened to her? Last week she?d just been another face that he ignored?now he was acting as if her safety was all he cared about. And, really, what was he protecting her from? A few bullies? She?d had to handle worse on her own before?why now did he care?when she didn?t want him to?



Relena tried to rotate her stiff shoulders but the movement reminded her why she was wearing a sling. She gasped in pain, but manages to turn the sound into a cough.



?You know, I think I forgot to take those pills today?go figure.?



Because her back was partially turned to him, Relena didn?t see the look of concern flash across his eyes at her cough. Heero could easily tell that the girl next to him was in pain. He increased his speed a little in hopes of getting her home sooner.



A few minutes later Heero turned onto her street. Relena was definitely feeling the need for painkillers by the time he located she midsize while split-level house she and Milli had lived in since her parents died. Relena wasted no time waiting for Heero. As soon as the car was in park she opened her own door and got out. For the first time since they got into the car together Heero openly turned his eyes on her. He assessed her quickly while she struggled to get her stack of books from the tiny back seat of his car. With out saying a word he walked around the car and took the awkward load from her.



?Why can?t you just care these in a bag like a normal person?? He asked.



?No one asked you to carry them.? Relena snapped back.



?Well, it was either take them from you now, or help pick them off the ground later when you dropped them.? He commented back in a calm voice that made her want to scream and pull his messy brown locks out.



Heero knew her shoulder was giving her lots of pain because he had heard the gasp-cough in the car. It had almost made him break his vow of silence. Truth be told every sigh had almost had him talking, but his anger still held him back. He had to think about what he was going to say to her before he tried to talk about what happened today, because if he didn?t?



Relena reached under the dread potted fern near the front door for the house key. Her hands wear shaking slightly and she almost dropped the key once.



?Now is not the time for a case of butter fingers! Not in front of him??


When she finally got a secure grip on the little key she shoved it toward the lock, but for some reason the damn thing would not go in. Heero was getting impatient beside her. She could tell from the way he shifted back and forth on his feet. Finally he sat down her books and reached for the key. Relena ignored his ?helping? hand and continued to stubbornly try to impale the lock with the key. Some how that lock came to represent all her problems of late and she was determined to kill it with the key.



?Let me have the key.? Heero?s voice was quiet but the hint of inpatients rang loud.



?No? Relena said as she continued to stab the key at the lock. Heero, tired of watching the hopeless situation, took matters into his own hands and reached around her for the key himself.



?I said NO!? she yelled and held the key tightly to her chest where no polite male would put his hands. Relena stepped away from the door unconsciously so that she?d have room to run away with the key if she had too.



?What is your problem? I?m only trying to help you! Stop acting like a child!? Heero through his hands in the air and stepped toward the door of the house, letting the girl have the room she seemed to need.



?I?m not acting like a child! And this is all your fault anyway!!? Relena?s eyes flashed with anger. Neither of them stopped to consider that they were fighting about something other than the key. Heero ran frustrated fingers threw his hair.



?Why do you say that? I don?t understand how all your problems could be my fault. I?m not the one that made you run off and get into trouble today!? he said between clenched teeth.



?You volunteered to take me home!? She pointed out with a strange since of triumph.



?You ran away!?



?Yeah, well being with you got my stuff stolen.? She retorted.



?What?? His voice was back to its normal level but held a wary quality that made Relena nervous.



She looked at him strangely, ?Didn?t you see the inside of my locker??



?No, you slammed it to quickly, but I know that every thing was stolen? He looked at her as if trying to gage what she hadn?t told him.



Relena reached inside the pocket of her skirt and pulled out a folded piece of paper. It was the note that had been in the inside of her locker. She threw it at his chest.



?There does this answer your question?? As he opened it Relena tried to push past him. She was beginning to realize just how stupid it had been to let him between her and the door. Heero?s arm shot up and blocked the doorway as he finished reading the simple angry words.



Relena whipped her head around to face him.



?Bad idea.? She thought when she noticed that her nose was only inches away from his. She could feel his warm breath fanning her cheek softly. For a moment she couldn?t remember why she had been yelling at him or even care. His eyes had changed from the hard navy they had been only seconds ago to a warm cerulean color. A color she could happily drown in.



?Relena,? His voice was just as soft as his eyes and full of intensity. ?I want you to listen closely. I don?t plan to leave you alone again. I will not stand by while you come to harm because of me.? If possible he leaned in closer to her. Their lips were almost touching.



?Don?t I get a say in this?? She momentarily forgot about how close they were standing or wanting to drown in the ocean of his eyes to protest.



?No you don?t. You don?t know what you want.? Heero let his eyes drifted down to her lips. She wasn?t even thinking romantic thoughts at the moment, because this jerk had spoiled those for her with this attitude.



?I do know what I want. I---? The rest of her sentence was cut off when Heero brought his lips down on hers. Relena froze for a moment.



?Heero Yuy, kissing me?? She couldn?t process the overload of information that her senses were receiving fast enough and her body took over for her mind. She responded to the kiss with as much fervor as Heero. After what could have been days or minutes, she was never quite sure, Heero pulled back. Relena was in a daze. She didn?t even respond when he took the key from her limp hand. Heero would have found that funny if he hadn?t have been just as affected by the kiss.



After he unlocked the door (she had the key upside down the whole time) he met her gaze.



?Open the door, Relena.? He said quietly, ? I have to go back to school and you need to clean up. I?ll call you tonight.? Heero backed away from Relena and headed to his car. He had no clue what had come over him just now.



?Her eyes when she?s mad?No Heero you can?t let that girl get under your skin. You have a girl friend remember? Not that she?ll be your girl friend for much longer, but still, that kiss should never have happened.? But Heero?s last glimpse of Relena was of her standing by her half open door with her hand pressed to her lips. Heero Yuy didn?t realize it, but he was falling, and he was doing it fast and hard.





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Relena wondered around the empty house of a few minutes trying to remember what she was supposed to be doing.



?Oh, yes?shower.? She shook her head to get rid of the dazed feelings that had lingered after the kiss.



?It was just a kiss, nothing to get all light headed over.? She told her self as she picked out some clothes to wear after her shower.



After about 15 minutes she was out of the shower again, now smelling of fresh lily instead of household cleaner. Relena leaned closer to the mirror while brushing out her long hair to check on her bruise, but her eyes migrated up to her lips.



?I have to stop thinking about that kiss. About him altogether.? But she couldn?t forget what it had felt like to have Heero that close to her. One part of her didn?t even want to forget about it, that part that believed in love and generally mushy stuff.





?I wonder if he really will call??











The End of Chapter.











AN. So?there was a bit of romance in that huh? I just HAD to have them kiss!! It feels SOOOOOO good!!



Teeheehee



Okay so your all wondering about what comes next, right? Will he call her? Will they end up going on a date? Will the world end tomorrow? Will hamsters fall from the sky? What could possible happen next?



Well, I could tell you the future, but don?t you like finding out about it at your own speed?



Teeheehee



Just because it?s almost Christmas I?ll give you a small preview for the next chapter!!





Chapter 13: Break-ups and Make-ups.





?I was going to marry Zechs after graduation but when the Dorlians died he became your legal guardian. Zechs desided that no young woman wanted to take care of a 5 year old right out of school. So he broke up with me. I tried to talk him out of it but you know how he is?? A small tear slipped down Noin?s cheek. ? I was devastated. When the opportunity came to study in Italy I took it just to get away from all the sympathetic looks.? Noin silents stretched out between them.



?Is that all?? Relena asked.



?Well, that?s all of that story.? Noin smiled and whipped her eyes.



?But why did you come back?? Noin was thoughtful for a moment before answering.



?Well---------?







Hmm?I guess you?ll just have to wait to find out huh?



Ja ne!!





Ghostie-chan signing off!!!



Revised 3/17/03