Life at Cinq High(12)revised

[Hitomi Lei]

Chapter 12: Surprise phone calls.





NEWS FLASH: NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS FIC.













Laughter rang from the dinning area of the Peacecraft house. For once Milliardo had cooked a real meal. It didn?t matter that the meal consisted of scorched Betty Crocker ? Chicken Fried Rice and still crunchy potatoes, He had put forth an effort and Lu, for one, was very proud. At least the salad was edible.



Relena sat back and watched her brother interact with the young foreign language teacher. For the first time in years the burdens he always carried seemed to lift from his shoulders. Then it hit her. Her beloved brother was happy, and for that reason the idea of Lu being in their lives didn?t bother her any more.



?But we have to ask ourselves?Is it really good for two people who can?t cook to fall in love? What are they going to feed the children??



Relena sighed and picked up her plate. If the lovers were going to make eyes at each other she might as well began to clean up the dinner mess. Her sling made gathering the dishes awkward and she almost dropped a water glass. Milli smiled at her.



?Don?t worry Rel. We?ll get it, I know it?s hard for you with that arm. You can just go upstairs and?do homework or something.? He gave a vague wave toward the stairwell. Relena didn?t hang around for him to have second thoughts.



?I think I?ve finally found a bright side to wearing this stupid sling! I get out of house work?pity I only have to wear it for a few more days.?



When she got to her room she found her eyes drawn to the pink cordless phone in the corner.



?No, I will not do this to myself. I will not sit here and wait for him to call!?



With determination she started in on her homework. Five minutes later she caught herself wondering just where she had gotten the Hello Kitty sticker that graced the base of her phone. With a growl she slammed her English book shut.



?Geometry. That?ll take my mind off Heero.?



It was only when she started writing HY instead of HL (am I the only one that?s done that?) to solve a proof that Relena gave up.



?Errrg, He?s NOT going to call me! Or maybe he already did, but I was gone?GOD, I need more distraction than Geometry can give me. I know we have a jar of chocolate icing here somewhere?and I think I can still rent the latest horror flick off Pay-Per-View? Relena sighed and got off her bed. She went to the door but stopped. She didn?t really want to interrupt the adult?s time alone.



?Maybe I?ll see if Hilde and Cathy are on the net. I need to check my e-mail, and anyway I don?t need a whole jar of fudge icing I guess.? She walked over and switched her laptop on. As it was booting up she made a point to cover up her phone with a pillow.



?There! Now I can?t see it! Out of sight out of mind!!?



A moment later she was logged into Yahoo Messenger. A helpful little box came up and told her that Hilde and Cathy were indeed on and inviting her to join them. Relena grinned and entered their conference.



(quick A.N?I know these are super cheesy chat names?but I couldn?t think of anything better)



Peaceful_Dovey: Hi guys!! *superglomps* What did I miss at the Hallowed Halls of Hell?



Girl_with_Knives: *waves* School? No one wants to know about school! We want to know what happened when he took you home !!! J



Artistic_Chic: *whispers* Rumor has it he broke up with Dorothy as soon as he got back here.



Peaceful_Dovey: Nothing happened!!!!!!!!!!!!! 0_0 We had an argument and that?s all. He broke up with Dorothy?interesting?*taps chin*



Artistic_Chic: *looks at Cathy* I think she?s hiding something! Let?s use?



Girl_With_ Knives: *looks back* You don?t mean?



Artistic_Chic: YES! We shall use the wet noodle of death?!! *whips W.N.O.D out* MWAHAHAHAHAH!!!!



Girl_With_ Knives:*evil grin*



Peaceful_Dovey: No! Not that! I?ll tell all! *sigh* We were arguing?and he kissed me?



Girl_With_ Knives: WHAT???!



Artistic_Chic: You go girl.



Peaceful_Dovey: But he said he?d call?and he hasn?t *tear*



Girl_With_ Knives: Don?t worry he?ll call you!!



Artistic_Chic: Opps, I?m got to go! Dinneres finally here. I think it?s that cute pizza guy! Hang in there Rellie!



Artistic_Chic has logger off.



Girl_With_ Knives: Trowa?s coming over to take me out for a brother/sister movie night. I just love it when we can hang out! I mean, how many brothers let their twin sisters ride their bikes? Oh look, I can make his face!! ///_*



Peaceful_Dovey: OH! That does look like him!! Well have fun and tell your twin I said hi!!



Girl_With_ Knives: I?ll do that! And don?t get down if that jerk doesn?t call you okay?



Peaceful_Dovey: I won?t I promise!



Girl_With_ Knives has logged off.



Peaceful_Dovey has logged off.





Relena sat back and sighed. Everyone was doing something tonight except her.



?And while everyone is having fun what am I doing? Waiting for that jerk to call me! Which I know he won?t do?all guys are like that?lying cheats?errr?I hate them all!!!?



Relena flung herself down on the bed in disgust. The pillow hiding her phone had fallen to the floor sometime during her chat session. She signed and pulled Mr.Fuzzles close. She gave up all pretences of ignoring the phone, not that Mr. Fuzzles was ever fooled to begin with.



?I guess there?s no point denying it, Mr. Fuzzles I want that stupid boy to call me. Heero, please call soon!?



She felt her eyes drift shut as she lay looking at thee phone. School, the accidents, shopping with Lu?It had all taken quite a toll on her. She felt herself slowly falling asleep.







*RING*



*RING *



?Go away! It?s not time to wake up.?



*RING*



?AHHHHHHHH!? Relena sat up straight in bed. That ringing wasn?t the alarm it was the phone!! She fell out of bed in a tumble of limbs and blankets.



?Oww?? she managed to grab phone by the fifth ring.



?Hello??? She tried not to sound out of breath but it was hard considering what she had gone through to get to the phone.



?Relena? You sound out of breath.? It was Heero. Relena felt a smile tug at her lips.



?Did you have to run for the phone? That eager to talk to me huh?? His tone was slightly smug. Her smile disappeared.



?No, don?t flatter yourself Yuy. I was actually sleeping.? She informed him. Too late she noticed her mistake.



?Oh, so were you dreaming about me? Is that why you?re out of breath?? Relena felt a blush rise up in her cheeks. The nerve of this jerk! And to think she had been looking forward to his call!



?I?m going to hang up now!? She nearly shouted into the phone.



?No! I?m sorry. I didn?t call to start a fight.? He sounded sincere so Relena restrained her desire to slam her poor pink Hello Kitty phone down.



?Okay, I won?t hang up?yet.? She went over to her bed and sat down.



?Thanks! Now, I wanted to know how long it would take you to get dressed to go out?? Relena got up and looked down at her clothes?They were a little wrinkled, but other than that she was presentable.



?It'd take me about 10 minutes.? Relena went into her bathroom and picked up her brush to get some of the tangles out of her long hair.



?Nope, that?s too long. Can you do it in 5?? He sounded like he was grinning. Relena found a pair of shoes in her closet and slipped them on.



?Well?my brother might not let me go out.? She told him as she peeked in the mirror. This was as good as it was going to get in 5 minutes.



?Don?t worry about that, I?ve taken care of it.? Relena frowned in confusion. What was that supposed to mean? Her brother would never let her go out at--she checked the clock--- 8 p.m on a Friday night.



?Hey, are you descent?? His question brought her back from puzzling over his words.



?Is that your own twisted version of ?What are you wearing??? Relena asked him sarcastically.



?Just answer that question!? His voice had a bit of impatiens tainting it.



?What if I don?t want to answer it?? She grinned and lay back on her bed. By the sound of the static on the line, Relena guessed that Heero was on his cell phone. He would be here soon if her guess was good.



She heard him heave an impatient sign over the phone. The door to her room burst open and Heero stepped in. His eyes found her lying on her bed just as her phone fell to the floor.



?I asked if you were descent.? He informed her with a wicked grin, ?It?s just too bad that you were.?



Relena overcame her shock and sent a pillow spinning for his over-arrogant head.











HI!!! It?s Me-e!!



I want to let you all know that I don?t have any stock in Betty Crocker or Hello Kitty?I also don?t own potatoes?I think that about sums it up.



Thank you to all the wonderful people who have reviewed, but I want to dedicate this chapter to a special friend of mine. She?s the reason I?ve been able to update rather quickly this time!!



Happy 15 birthdays Rei!!





Revised 3/17/03