Black and White: Chapter 3 ~ A New Job

[The Engrish Spy]

Black and White : A New Job
By: Engrish Spy
Rating: R for now.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing

It was close to closing time when he appeared again. Relena had been wiping the last of the tables when a tap at the closed French door alerted her. Confused she crossed the little caf? and opened the door to see the man with floppy brown hair standing there. He still wore the jean jacket and tight jeans from this morning.

"It's closing time. We'll be opened at nine tomorrow if you would like to come back," Relena stated in a quiet voice trying to hide her face.

"I need to ask you something?" he stated roughly.

Relena continued to avoid looking at him.

"What is your name?" he asked softly.

"What is your name?" she countered.

"Heero Yuy," he declared firmly.

Relena gasped and then turned away. Heero sighed and then turned to look at the counter.

"You piloted Wing Zero in the war?" she asked him from her position.

"Yes," He said softly, almost expecting her to run to the phone and call the authorities.

Relena surprised him when she spun to face him, and then stuck out her hand, "I'm Relena."

Heero accepted it and shook her hand firmly, "Nice to meet you Relena."

"Well with pleasantries out of the way, what can I do for you?" she asked and pushed the hair out of her eyes.

"I would like to know if I could have a job here?" he asked.
Relena smiled and then began to scrutinize the man; "Do you have any waiter or cooking experience?"

Heero shook his head. Relena continued to smile, "Do you know how to wash dishes or do you have any maintenance skills?"

Heero shook his head again but Relena continued to smile.

"What can you do?" she asked.

"All I can do is fight," he replied in a terse tone.

Relena's features fell at the comment. He caught the shimmer of tears in her eyes and then thought of another answer, but Relena beat him to it.

" I can teach you. If you want a job?"

Heero looked up to her face. The crystal blue eyes seemed to shimmer with hope. He nodded his head and Relena began to jump up and down with glee.

"When do I start?" Heero asked interrupting Relena's dance.

Relena stopped and stared quizzically at him. Heero repeated his question and Relena then smiled looking down at the floor.

"You can start tomorrow, if you would like? " she said

Heero grinned slight and then nodded, "I would like that."

~*~


" I want the usual," a pixy like girl cried out as she breezed in from the artificial June heat on the colony.

Relena moved into action, whipping out a white mug and poured coffee into it. Mika then tossed Relena a croissant from the display counter, cursing as the freshly baked pastry burnt her skin. Relena laughed and then placed it on a plate along with a little packet of butter. The pixy was at the counter by the time Relena had set the mug and the plate down in front of the cash. Mika came with a cup of coffee for Relena and Relena smiled and thanked her friend. She then followed the fairy girl to a table in the corner by the window of the caf?.

"So how are things going with you, Hilde?" Relena asked and then took a sip from the mug.

"Good," the girl replied with her mouth full.

Relena laughed slightly and then set her mug on the table.

"What's up with you?" Hilde asked.

Relena hung her head, " I've been the same."

Hilde nodded her head in a mocking way. Relena just hid her face from the black haired she had met after the war.

"Relena, Heero wants to know if he can go on break?" Mika cried from her position at the counter.

Relena nodded her head and then watched as Mika left to go to the kitchen.

"So who's Heero?" Hilde asked with a sly grin as Relena turned back to her friend.

"He's the new dishwasher. Nik was not working out," Relena replied and then took another long sip from her mug.

"Is he cute?" Hilde asked in her bubbly voice.

"I guess," Relena replied nonchalantly.

"Oh come on you have to admit if he's cute or not," Hilde chided her friend.

Relena shrugged her shoulders, "he's cute but it's not like he would return the sentiments."

Hilde sighed and then looked at her friend, "Well you don't know that he wouldn't."

Relena grunted and then gave her friend the all knowing look, "He would have to be blind, and have no feeling in his hands to every want to go out with me."

"That's not true Relena. It's what's in the heart that counts. Look at me and Duo," Hilde replied.

"You only say that because you are in love. I've heard Duo on a couple of occasion's mention that the reason why he asked to live with you during the war cause you were the hottest girl he had met," Relena retorted rudely.

Hilde gasped and then put a finger to her chin, "Duo's in for it when I get back." She mumbled and then looked at the watch on her right hand.

"I have to go," Hilde declared and then picked up her handbag, "Thanks for the food," and she tossed down the bill and was out of the caf? as quickly as she had arrived.

Relena shook her head and then drained the last of her coffee. As she did so, she watched as posh dressed people promenaded down the street, all were beautiful, rich and powerful. A young couple dressed in the latest designer sat on a bench near the caf?. Both were laughing, smiling and picture perfect. Relena sighed and wished she could be that woman with that man. Even if there were not a man in the picture, she would love to be that woman.

"Do you like the man or something?" a gruff voice asked bringing Relena out of her dream.

She turned to face the newcomer at the table. It was Heero standing in a white tee shirt and the black apron he wore, hanging at his waist, to look much like the waist aprons that Relena and Mika wore.

"N...no," she stuttered.

"Then what's bothering you?" Heero asked.

"Nothing," Relena said with a slight blush.
Heero sat down and the two sat in silence. Relena tried to ease it as the feeling always left her unhappy.

"How is your first day going?" she asked.

Heero downed his coffee and nodded as he gulped the hot liquid down his throat.

"Good," he replied.

"That's good to hear," Relena gave him a smile and then looked down into her mug, "Well I better get back to work. Enjoy your break."

Heero watched as Relena made her way to the counter and placed her mug in the bin where the dirty dishes were put. 'She's nothing like Sylvia-sama,' he thought as he continued to watch her.

~*~


Heero sighed as he entered his rented room. It was located in a seedy sector that was not too far away from Relena's downtown caf?. He threw his jean jacket on the rusty iron bed and walked over to the table he was using as a temporary desk, to turn on his power book. As he waited for it to load up, he pulled off his sweaty tee shirt and sauntered to the fridge to get a bottle of water. Taking a long gulp of the refreshing water, Heero booted up his Internet connection and awaited the incoming mail.

There was mail from Colonel Une about some offers on upcoming jobs . There was one from Quatre and Dorothy about the birth of their first daughter. A few were the usual Spam that came with the Internet. Then he spotter the one he had been looking for. It was from Trowa, and it was large. Heero smiled inwardly and with his usual determination, Heero clicked on the message and sat back to examine the contents of the letter.


TBC?

[aku_ryo]

hmmm what could it be that trowa is sending to heero a large package eh ? nudge nudge wink wink ill be watching and waiting to find out
aku aku

[lilac310]

hey.....pls. post the next chapter soon......i'm a dick.....a dick-ted to this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wicked]

Engrish, I couldn't post to this until our stud-muffin showed up. Okay so he didn't show up but his name did. Go Trowa!

This is a very interesting take on things and I'm loving every minute of it. Please post again soon!!!!! I'm waiting!

~Wicked

*taps her foot impatiently* I'm still waiting!