Perhaps an Intention chapt 4

[Ame-san]

Perhaps an Intention

By: Ame-san

Chapter 4

" Heero?" She called to his attention. " Heero? Are you alright?" She was worried, for he had been staring off into space for more than ten minutes now. The meal was getting cold, and even the waiter started to send them questioning glances. She felt a little hot on the cheeks, after all it was not common to have your date neglect you like that.

" Oh. I'm fine, Relena." He broke off his stare but instead looking at her, he went straight for the food in his plate. Man, they always care more about their stomach than anything else. So she thought.

" Relena?" She was more than embarrassed now. " Excuse me?"

He finally noticed her, but it was too late. The mistake had been made.

" I...I'm sorry...Clementine." He felt sweat coming down his forehead, but on the bright side, he no longer had trouble apologizing. " I didn't mean to...it just came..." Stuttering was his new problem. He couldn't believe it himself too.

" You don't have to apologize, Heero." Her voice was soft but demanding. " Just tell me what's wrong? Why Relena? "

" I misspoke. It was an accident." He tried to sound sincere.

" Is that so?" She put her fork down lightly on the table.

" It's just that under the light, you looked like her." He explained.

" I see. I understand." She paused. There was no sign of anger or jealousy. She was surprisingly calm. " It must be hard for you, not being able to..." She stopped before she could finish.

" What?" He lost on the last part.

" Nothing." She decided to change the topic. " So, as I was saying when you went off to Lala Land, Quatre invited me to dinner this coming Saturday. " She beamed at him.

He remained expressionless. " He did?"

" Yeah." The excitement lost after she saw his reaction. " But I ...I don't think I'm going. It would be too awkward, since all of your friends are invited too. I would just be an outsider."

" No, it's fine. You should come." He shook his head. Maybe it was because of guilt that he called her by another woman's name or he simply was fond of her, Heero was determined to make her come on Saturday. " I insist, Clementine. You should come and get to know all of them." He offered kindly.

" Well, I guess so." She accepted reluctantly.

" Oh, I almost forgot." She reached into her purse and pulled out something that resembled a photograph. " This is really embarrassing. I don't think I know what I'm doing, but here, it's a picture of me. "

She slid it over the table; he picked it up with curiosity and some doubt.

" I know it looks stupid. In fact, I'm acting like an idiot here. I don't know what came over me, but since we've been seeing each other, I thought you might like to have a picture of me as your...ehm...girlfriend. " She swallowed hard and glanced down at her skirt with burning cheeks. Her hands fidgeted with the napkin under the table. Great, I sound like a young school girl.

He raised his eyebrows in question. Why do I feel like this is so childish? Do all people who date act like this? And girlfriend? She thinks she's my girlfriend? Well, she is, but she's not...I'm not... What am I suppose to do now? Kiss her? Is that what people do in situations like this? Acting so young and childish? But what about... I hate not knowing what to do.

" Heero?"

He smiled at her and in a confused and daring move, he leaned over across the table and placed a kiss on her cheeks gently.

And awkwardly.

" Thank you." He said.

She froze in disbelief and was flattered by his kind gesture. I guess we are both acting like children here. Ok, this is not what exactly I expected, but at least he's trying.

He put the picture in his shirt pocket and found that somehow he couldn't look at her straight in the face again. He had never kissed another women before except Relena, but that was different. He was in love with her back then, even though he never told her.

Wait. In love with Relena? Relena. I loved her, but do I still love her? If so, then what am I doing here with Clementine? Suddenly he desperately hoped that Relena wouldn't be angry with him for kissing another woman.

But Relena is no longer Relena. There is only Lena. A small voice rang in his head.

* * *

" So let me get this clear. Thierry is actually the heir to Thierry Inter-colonial Satellite, but she only manages the software company instead of the whole corporation? Why?" Liz asked her mom while she was cleaning the dishes from dinner.

" The power transfer required that she be married or at least engaged." Lena replied. Her hands were busying with mopping the table. " She was engaged, but somehow it got canceled. She was the CEO for only a short time, then because the engagement was off, the power was given to someone else who used to work for her father before he retired. That someone else is Christian Rinehart, the old manager of the software company. "

" So basically they switched places?"

" Yes."

" So what does this has to do with Heero?"

" Hopefully nothing, but I'm curious to what happened to the engagement."

" Does Heero know?"

" The engagement? I think so. Why shouldn't he?"

" What now, mom?" Liz finished her chores.

" I want to do more research on this, maybe ask Quatre later when he comes over."

They both went up the stairs and Liz decided to stay in her mom's room for a little while.

" Don't you think you are looking too hard at this?" She hopped onto her mom's bed as Lena settled down on the small couch nearby.

" Maybe, I just have a bad feeling about this. Everything just seems so unnatural. "

" How so? I think it's just all a coincident. She was going to marry her love, then somehow they break up before the wedding, she lost some of her power, the other guy takes over, she met Heero, and she decided that she likes him better. Seems pretty normal to me." Liz bit her fingernail.

" Stop biting your nails, young lady." Nothing could pass a mother's eyes. " Still, why Heero?"

" Well, she might want to seduce him to get close to his company and take it over when the time comes." Liz chuckled. " Trust me, it's not like that mom."

" I hope you are only joking because the company Heero works for controls 20% of network satellites in the colonies." She was actually taking this seriously.

" Oh, please, mom. If that's her goal, why would she pick Heero instead of the CEO of his company?"

" That's what I am curious about." She sighed. " I can't answer this one."

A brief silence in the room.

" Have you considered that it might be because of your personal feelings that you think like this? Mom?" Liz lay down on the bed and looked at the ceiling.

" As a matter of fact, I have. I don't like him hanging out with her." She didn't have any problems saying that. " I don't like her very much either. "

" Good, at least you are being honest with yourself." Liz closed her eyes.

* * *

" Hey, Hilde? You awake?" Duo asked. He couldn't sleep at all and it was already passed midnight.

" No, not really." She replied in her sleep. She was the only woman he knew who could do that and he loved her for it. She turned to her side facing Duo, but with her eyes still closed tightly.

" I was just thinking about Heero and Lena." He wrapped his left arm around her.

" Why would you be thinking about them this late at night? It's way passed midnight, Duo." She groaned.

" I feel kind of sorry for Lena. It's just not fair that they are not together like they should be, you know."

" I wouldn't worry too much if I were you, honey. Things always work out between the two." She breathed in his scent.

" But now there is Clementine. If Heero keeps dating her, I don't think there ever will be a Heero and Lena. It's not that I don't like Clementine. She's good for Heero, but she's not Lena."

" You mean she's not Relena. Duo, Heero loved Relena. I'm not so sure if he loves Lena. Lena is different. She's not that little innocent pacifist princess anymore."

" I know, and I think she had changed for the better. If I were Heero, I would definitely ask Lena out, she is much more fun than Clementine. She might not be as pretty, but she's..."

" Duo. Just go to sleep and be quiet."

* * *

He turned the light on in his room and sauntered up to his desk. Heero took the picture out of his pocket and opened the drawer. He stared at her face for a few seconds then dropped the picture into the dark drawer and closed it. He climbed into bed and turned off the lamp. The moon light from the window cast itself on the night stand near the lamp where a picture frame stood motionless. It was a picture of Lena, taken at Liz's birthday party a few months ago. Her hair was short and neat, and there was a faint smile on her face. It was innocent and sweet, just like when she was fifteen.

AN: Well, I have now officially fulfilled my promise. Next update? I don't know when. Sorry.

[goddesswing]

Aww... I love that little scene at the end. And a girl PRETTIER than Relena?!?! Wow, who woulda thought?? Definately not Heero, cause Heero thinks Relena is the prettiest, most perfectest person right?? *cough, cough* But Lena, she's not Relena, so then where's Relena?? Is she dead? Is it Heero's fault that Relena was killed and possessed by Lena? Ahh! The more I read, the more mysterys come up then are left unsolved. Ahh! Suspense!!!!!!
You must update soon!!!!

+::goddesswing::+

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[bluefire]

Ame:

I really love reading your story. I am hoping to read more chapters very very soon.

[kawaiiemogirl]

I love this story...it's getting better and better.

[Fate Lowe]

Better...much better ...I knew he still loved Lena & the pictures prove it...haha!!!!!!!