Blissful Ignorance

Yay! ^_^ And yes, lets! Melrose! *coughsno,I'mnotbeingahypocritecough*

And I just had to mention this . . . they just keep getting longer and longer, don't they? O.o

heh heh heh...oh, but when relena finds out that heero's being forced to "romance her" she will be utterly shocked...but that's not happened. Man, this is a great story! This is what has unwinded me for today, g'night and thanks and bring on the next chapter! :razz:

but for now...~yawn...snore~ zzzZ

yeah...I noticed that too! I'll be posting in the weekend, as soon as I finish my exams and papers.

How dare he say something like that, tying in Heero's rebellious nature with his mother! Scum-bucket !!!!! :x

However, this does mean that Heero will romance and make Relena fall in love with him (and he, in turn, falling in love with her )

Too good to stop now. You'll just have to hurry with the next part. I'm in dire need of Heero/Relena sap and romance. I need some now! Please... give some to me (get the hint?)!

You're all doing wonderfully, and the writing is so well structured. Beautiful.

Ooh... That evil man!!! :x :x

I can't wait to see the next part, melrose!!

I rather like Lord Faulkner.

Heh. Heero doesn't play the part of Romeo well. This will be interesting.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Go Melrose!

*Pumps air with fist*

YES!

Heero must romance Relena!

YEEEESSSS!

I'll post tomorrow, I swear, just a few more lines!

great job can wait till the next one!!! :razz:



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Relena

"What?!?"

My father, the King of Sanq, visibly winced at my outburst.

I knew it was uncalled for and that I was being rude, but I could not help it. I was so stunned. I could not believe it.

I was going to marry Prince Heero of Kquest.

I should have known this would end this way. The signs were all there. I was merely too optimistic to acknowledge it.

When the welcoming banquet for the Kquest party was over, my father had quietly approached me and in a firm voice said, "Come with me to the study, daughter. There is something we must discuss."

As soon as he spoke those words, the icy cold dread that had seized my heart had rapidly spread all over my body, making me tremble slightly as I followed my father, my hands clasped together, my head bowed slightly. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest, my breath caught in my throat.

I was truly afraid. I knew what was coming, I even contemplated it, but it does not make any less fearful of it.

My father quietly shut the door when we entered the study, but not before ordering the guards to leave us alone. As soon as the door closed, he turned to me, and said in the same firm voice he used earlier, "I have spoken with Lord Falkner. He has agreed to help us."

I nodded, waiting for him to continue. A fire was blazing merrily in the fireplace, but I felt no warmth, only numbness.

To his credit, my father looked at me straight in the eye when he added, "You are to marry the prince of Kquest."

I stood still for a moment, frozen in shock. Then I burst out, "What?!?"

I felt hot anger coursing through my veins. So Kquest was no different from the others. They were not here to offer help, not really…just to wed their prince to me, so that they could gain Sanq and an heir. I had thought–I had hoped things would be different, but I was wrong. I was so disappointed. I could feel the bitter taste of bile rising in my throat.

"However, you will only marry him if you want to, Relena. I would never force you to marry someone you have no regard for. We may be desperate for help, but not so desperate for me to sacrifice my daughter’s happiness," my father said.

I stared at him, a little startled. I did not expect him to say that. I had thought he would lecture me about my duty to my country and my people.

He smiled at me, a fond sad smile that touched my heart. He lifted his hand and gently touched my cheek. "You have grown to be so beautiful," he whispered. "I only wish things were not this way, my daughter. Your happiness is very important to me, but Trieze…" His voice trailed off and for the first time in many weeks I could see anger in his eyes.

I smiled back at him. I should tell him I would not marry the prince of Kquest. He would accept it, but for what price? The destruction of our kingdom, the death of the people we so love? I could not bear that my freedom had cost so much. There must be some way…
I took his hand and squeezed it. "Do not vex yourself, father. Everything will be all right." Just leave everything to me, I did not add.

Heero

I lay in my bed on my back, my arms behind my head, my eyes closed, unable to sleep. I could not forget what Lord Falkner had said to me.

"You will romance Lady Relena, Highness. You will bring her flowers. You will write her poems. You will seduce her if you have to, but you will get the girl to fall in love with you and accept. Is that clear?"

My eyes flew open at the memory. Damn him! Damn my Father as well for putting me in this position! They would even dare go as far as involving my mother, even to threaten me from receiving my birthright!

I thought of the princess. Seduce the girl? How could I? She was absolutely…infuriating. Still, a marriage with her is not unattractive. She was, after all, a beautiful girl with a beautiful bod–

There was a sudden, insistent knocking at the door. I started, startled by the sound. Irritated, I stood up. It was the middle of the night. Who could this be? Falkner? He wouldn’t dare. I walked towards the door, and yanked the door open.

And I felt my jaw drop.

She wore a hooded cloaked that concealed her feature, but I knew it was she, Princess Relena. Perhaps it was her sweet scent, or perhaps it was the flashing sky-blue eyes that gave her away. I stared at her.

She gave me a small, wry smile. "Good evening. Are you not going to invite me inside?" she said pointedly.

"What are you doing here?" I stepped aside to let her in, too stunned to think of objections.

She stopped in the middle of the room. Then she turned to face me, throwing back the hood to reveal her face. In the light of the fire, I could see she wore a thin…green nightgown. "I’ve heard of your proposal," she said in a flat, almost accusing voice.

Understanding dawned to me. "It was not my proposal. Falkner and my Father proposed it."

Relena took a step towards me, her face only mere inches away from mine. "I will not marry you.," she said firmly, "I have vowed to marry the man I love, and I do not love you…and I know you love me not."

I stayed silent, letting her go on.

Then she stepped away. "However, I love my kingdom and my people. My father tells me that I could refuse, but that is but a fanciful wish. Reality dictates that I have no choice on the matter."

"I do not want to marry you as well," I said. "Falkner told me I have to marry you…even going as far as seducing you to get you to marry me."

She smiled. "I know. I can see it. When I asked you at the dance what will we do if we were ever to arrive in this predicament, you said we shall see, but I do not think so." Her eyes suddenly hardened like sapphires. "I will stay and watch. I will do something about this. By God, there must be another way to escape Treize’s clutches without us having to wed."

"I have sent a letter to Luruah asking for help," I told her, spilling out what should have been a secret. Why had I told her that? "I have yet to wait for an answer."

Relena’s eyes suddenly sparkled. "That is it! I know now how to remedy our problem."

"How?"

"Delay."

"Delay?" I was confused. "Delay what?"

"We will pretend to comply to the proposal of marriage…but in truth…we are waiting for Luruah’s reply for our call of help. We will pretend that we are…" she paused, looking at me, "beginning to have an understanding."

"We shall trick them to thinking we have become lovers?" I could not help being astonished with her plan. I never thought she could come up with something so devious.

"Yes! In that way…there will be no need to disappoint or worry our parents. We will pretend to be involved, then we will break things off when help arrives, where there will be no need for the marriage."

"I see," I said slowly, staring at the girl. Cuckolding my father and Falkner appealed to me enormously.

"Do you agree with my plan, my lord Heero?" She gazed intently at me.

I nodded. "Aye."

"Good." She flashed me a brilliant smile. "We shall talk more about this plan." She pulled her hood over her head. "I should leave. They might miss me." She headed towards the door.

I escorted her. Then she paused in the act of opening the door and turned to face me. "There is one more thing, my lord Heero."

"What?"

"Lord Falkner told you to seduce me. I highly doubt you can."

"Is that so?" I growled out angrily.

Relena nodded. "However, there is one thing I am most sure of."

"What is that?"

Without warning, she grabbed my collar and pulled me into a kiss. Her lips were warm, incredibly soft, and tasted as sweet as honey. After the initial resistance my lips melted into hers.

She abruptly pulled away. I stared at her, then she whispered, "I can most assuredly seduce you."

Without another word, she left my room, leaving me standing by my door, the taste of her still in my lips.

OC: Gomen! I had so much to work on. hope this works!