Eclipse Through Night's Radiance

Tomorrow · Post by **Tomorrow** » Thu Jun 06, 2002 4:20 pm

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<H4>AN: This is something that came to me last night, and I just had to write it down. In case you get confused, this starts from Relena's POV, but then becomes third person omniscient later. Thanks everyone.</H4>

Disclaimers: I don't own Gundam Wing or the song "Surrender To Me" by Heart.

??? I will forever remember that fateful eve when I encountered him along the roadside, just standing there, drenched thoroughly from body to soul in the waters that fell from the celestials and dripped from his face. ?He walked ever so slowly, as if pondering deeply about some sort of decision or circumstance that was, to his conviction, soon to happen, and therefore--if I would have known myself less--he seemed as an illusion of the darkness, his stoicism and the tips of his boots seeming never to graze the mud that satisfied the thirst of the soil, giving him the semblance of a banshee's shrouded wings that could only be sighted by the glistening crystals of daze and splashes they left behind once fluttered.

??? He didn't even notice, or so it seemed, the knocking of my mare's hooves as they treaded over the pavement whilst I began to approach him, in just the same way as a one would a snow-drift rabbit with eyes of a fondling child's puerility, coming upon the enchantment with sincerity and caution--afraid to scare the timid thing away by too hostile a step. ?


Is it that we've been together much too long?

The answer may not be in black or white.



??? Earlier that night, I had become restless in sleep and found that I needed to get away from the bustle of majestic obligations to be amongst myself for a while, in some way or another to take an opportunity to become acquainted with my intrapersonal being, the essence within that controlled my chaste in virtue and love for all that is righteous. The only way to do that proficiently is by distancing yourself from all perplexities that mortal life will offer you in addition to any and all matter that can remind you of these distractions. ?I had set out into the darkness, my only guide the serenade of the nightingale who cantered with such equivocal allure to the rest of her children in the night, almost three hours ago, my pace a steady gallop the whole way along; and therefore I had put a great length between my home and this deserted stretch of road that lay before me, my stranger--that was yet so familiar to me--my only companion now. ?

??? "Heero, what are you doing out here all alone, without a cloak or anything to protect yourself from the rain?" I asked him, seeing the waterfalls that purified every inch of his frame shimmer in the precious glances of moonlight that would, as if playing a game of hide-and-seek, silently peek down at the play below her.

??? He didn't respond to my inquire, but only looked over to me, his eyes devoid and callous as usual, holding his hand out to receive my own... so that I may dismount from my horse. ?I pulled the cape that covered my barren shoulders--I having left the estate only clad in my nightgown--closer to my bosom, seeing the shivers that raced up his palms, making the tenuous hairs that trailed the limb to stand straight by the call of the rain, which made me quiver from the wind that began to gnaw at my flesh--ever so slowly eating away at my body for benefit of its own hunger.


We're always trying to prove who's right or wrong.

Yet now we're giving up without a fight. ?



??? I, without question, placed my hand within his, letting his fingers--now a ginger massage across my skin--cradle my hand in a thicket of solace from all the dangers that may surround me, and abandoning my steed by the roadside, he led me to a retreat where the rest of the night may be held in ecstasy.

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??? We were dancing on air, that's the only possible way to describe our journey through the brush. ?Our every step was so light, not even making a faint crackling as we pranced over the leaves that blanketed the path to the hideaway, and though the scenery would gradually change to show us a spectrum of various floras and soft-hued blossoms on the dogwood trees of pinks, whites, and flushed rouge, I would swear that our feet hadn't moved from the step before. ?It was all but a blur to me as we wandered through the twilight, his hand the only guide that could lead me in safety across the bracken, and the whole journey was in silence, not a word spoken between us or a glance the other's way... just an overpowering silence that reigned through the evening.

??? Soon I looked ahead and found I could see few strands of the goddess moon's luminous tresses peeking down from the heavens and settling on the clearing that lay only a few feet before us. ?He tugged at my fingers with more force than before, and instantly heightened our pace, seeming to burst if we did not reach this final destination within the next few moments. ?

??? As I took my place away from the trees and hedge that shrouded my vision only seconds before, my eyes could only look upon the specter that was spread out with such sovereignty before me, no matter how I tried, not being able to tear them away from this depiction of wonder. ?The grass that would act as our swan's down full of lace and comfort was a fresh green tone that sparkled with the florescence and an undisturbed grace, tears of dew shimmering from the blades as they were forever, so seemingly, being pelted by the torrents of rain that continued to fall around us. These crystals of laments from heaven's realm created for themselves a maze as they dropped from the leaves of the willows that clothed this umbrage, their thirst now being satisfied by this refreshing spring rain. ?A lake opened its reflection for us to bear, the diamond pendants from the stars creating friction with the cool waters that were its sustenance, ripples and fountains that trickled from these playful strikes sang in the moon's glow as it cast its own gleam from beyond the clouds, fairies being released from their fluent prison to glide through the abyss for one last time through this night--the tendrils of the eve's saber swimming through the lake, glistening with a silver magniloquence that was its claim. ?Far away from where we stood flowed an infant waterfall, taken with aurora's flame that waltzed upon the rocks that obstructed its crude rhythm, a shallow mist that with a breath could kill all reason and knowledge to leave but pure instinct for its victims to compete with, and therefore the garments of rainbows with their iridescence blatant as the dawn upon darkness spread its wings along the foam of the waters and took to the lake's glass with intimacy. ?

??? It wasn't until Heero called my name that I was brought back to the realities of this night.


But I know when you're gone,

??? "Relena," he gently chided, I turning my head his way that he may know I'm listening, "... it's beautiful isn't it?"

??? "Yes... I've never seen anything so gorgeous in all of my life," I whispered through the rains absently, still admiring the splendor that lay before me.

??? "But I have," he murmured, approaching me with a caution--thinking I would run from him--, and with a touch that felt like feathers upon my satin, he set his knuckle upon my cheek; and went on to say, "and as I look at this place, and then look at you, I can only think of how comparing you to this portrait couldn't due you justice."


I'll wish I'd held on.

??? I stayed silent, awestruck by how fanciful he was treating me, a side of himself he had never let man see before, and let him continue to speak, just drowning in his words of romance and forever-renounced affection. ?

??? He stepped clear from me, now about five steps away from the shore of the pond, and in the most disconsolate voice I had ever heard, said, "And that's why I'll have to kill you."

??? He turned back to see my countenance, and, I guess by the blank expression which my eyes portrayed, he knew that questions and feelings of hurt were racing about my thoughts. ?

??? "Relena, you know that I disappeared five years ago, after what happened with Mariemaia," he stopped for a moment, I nodding in confirmation.? "Well, I left to think about myself, about life... about you. ?

??? "Don't be deceived.? I didn't go to learn how to live with emotions, because I've always had them, just learning through past experience and further knowledge which ones I choose to show. ?I too am human, Relena, and no one can understand that. They place me on a pedestal, 'the Perfect Soldier' they call me, but inside I'm just a lost child." ?

??? I brought my hand to rest upon my chest, taking in a gulp of air as he went on to pour his heart to me... deep inside I am touched that he would confide his truths to me and no one else. ?

??? "I figured out how to analyze things quickly and therefore I knew only what needed to be said and I didn't have to let on to anymore of myself by excess words.? But, as I took time to see life without looking through a kaleidoscope of hatred and bloodshed, I realized that I didn't necessarily care for this new way of myself, being able to let off my guard and change my ways. ?And yet, I felt obligated to conform to this new millennium, for there was someone counting on me to be happy... you. ?

??? "I sealed away any chance of bliss long ago, knowing that it can make you or break you, and I wasn't about to take such a risk. ?Still, knowing that you're out there, crying for me, praying for me; I couldn't bring myself just to give up. ?The only way, Relena, to make me content is if the source of these yearnings dies," his tone was dangerous, and the sincerity in his voice told me that this is what he truly desired.


So, baby, surrender to me,

??? "Heero," I whispered, hesitating on my next words, "if my death will bring you to your own peace, then do with me as you will. ?But before you do, please tell me the truth: Have you, even in its smallest commodity, ever loved me?" ?I was treading on thin ice, I know, but I couldn't just die without my suspicions and hopes being put to rest first.


There'll be no holding back now.

??? "How could I not love you, Relena?" he looked up at me, his eyes warm and filled with sorrow for what he was destined to do. ?"That's why, tonight, I brought you to this place. ?I want to share our love for the first and last time."

??? "You, you want me to give myself to you?" I asked, not sure if I could give him such a thing, not because I didn't want to, but my morals would never allow me.

??? "No," he said simply, "I could never soil you like that; you're worth more to me than a night of frivolous passion. ?I just want to touch you, be with you. I want to remember you as pure and sweet, something to be cherished... not buried within my soul."

??? He again turned from me to descend into the lake, standing within its center and then glancing to me, so forlorn and filled with a need that I couldn't possibly refuse even if I was sentenced to hell for such an exploit. ?

??? His white shirt now clung to his fully toned chest as the tears of God continued to glaze him, and his skin shone with the immaculate strains of a dolphin, speckled with drops of the most distant waters that the Earth could provide. ?His untamed strands now concealed his eyes from my own, drooping over his face as small showers fell from each thread that graced his scalp, letting him, even if not by his own will, shed the tears and weep as he had denied himself so long ago. ?He was filled with pride, strong and unwavering from his position, and held his hand out to me, beckoning me to come forth and join him.


So, baby, surrender to me, tonight.

??? I was unsure whether I should adhere to his subjunctive need, when I then looked to the waterfall and saw a lone buck bathing himself amidst the river of the falls, arching his back that he may cleanse his antlers and feel the cool flow of water behind his reddened ears. ?Soon he turned himself that he may wash his breast, crested white and softened to the coarse fur of mahogany tinge, and closed his eyes in ecstasy, loving every bead that painted his coat in fluid wonder.


I don't want our love to cause you so much pain,

??? Before he could emerge from his bath, a rustling was heard among the brush, and timidly with a stealthy demeanor trotted a young doe, roses becoming intertwined within her fur from the bushes that she used to keep herself hidden while peering at her mate. ?Just staring at him, wanting his permission for her entrance beside him, she stood still at the stream's bed, just waiting for his eyes to shift that she may be given clearance to wallow nearby.


If this is how it's going to be I'll walk away.

Oh neither of us should have to say good-bye.

??? Turning his head away, she become enveloped in the waters of the lake, letting it splash against her slender frame with ease, rubbing herself against him in precise gestures and fur contact of fluent stride, they beginning a dance of eternal love that was only made even more mesmerizing by the glitter of the water against their touch. ?


Let's forget about the past and who's to blame,

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??? Looking into her lover's eyes, Relena made a graceful descent into the lake that whispered from the thunders of the rain, letting the wind rip the cloak from her shoulders and fall as a whirl of powdered flurries behind her steps that captured the essence of their desires. Her gown blended with the liquid glass of crystal adorn, a long, silken dress of dove's blessed whiteness whose sparkles could only put to shame the glamour of the creek perfuming her body with angel's wings, cutting through the waters with a majesty unequalled by all of the sheer of the Earth. ?Her tresses glistened with the golden rays as a tiara to crown her lovely eloquence, the rain's own beauty christening her as sovereign with its cries through divinity.


'Cause when this is all gone,

We'll wish we'd held on.



??? Heero took the girl within his embrace and began to twirl her amongst the collection of untamable dew that fell into this shallow lake, caressing her breasts as he did so with such a precious reverence that Relena could not help but moan in her own passions of lust which he would now bestow. ?He held her close to his heart, pressing her against his chest and glided his cheek along her blushing radiance, bringing her fingers to his lips that he would kiss them softly and give attention to even her most obscure of elegance. ?

??? Turning her lips to his cheek, she began to let her gentleness reign, sending the beautiful kiss through butterfly's innocent seductress along his neck, they falling into the lake and continuing their waltz of magical bliss beneath the surface. ?Under the glass they danced in each other's arms, stroking the other's cheek or intertwining their necks as is the swan's own mating rite, just content to be the only ones to know their secret wants that only each other could fulfill. ?


So, baby, surrender to me,

There'll be no holding back now.



??? Across from them, prancing about the fall were the deer, the male becoming the one in control of their every movement, stroking his bride oh so tenderly with his antlers; bringing her into a compelling bind through the power of his intensity--using his front legs to pull her into such embrace, she letting free from her recesses a soft whimper as he began to handle her more forcefully--, wanting what he needed from her, nothing more.


So, baby, surrender to me, tonight.

??? Heero with such care and ginger hold brought his beloved to lay upon the shore, white roses entangling amongst her tresses now being enlaced with florescent tears of nature's sorrow, she becoming a young nymph, waiting for the touch of her dryad. He began to kiss every inch of her body, massaging her thighs and letting their lashes pucker in their own lust, the grass a perfect bed for their undertakings. Her hair was now slicked back from being under the waters, and he began to rub his fingertips through these strands damp with pleasure, inhaling the scent of her newly acquired perfume of roses, finding rapture with her in his arms. ?

??? The buck licked the muzzle of his girl hungrily, wanting her to be his right then and there, but she resisted through her maiden uncertainty, she just becoming mature enough to mate. ?He rubbed his forehead along hers that his wet nose would caress the flesh among her eyes, only pure delight being evoked from these two animals.

 

How could this love be in danger,

That used to be so good, so right?

??? Whisking her into his arms, Heero brought Relena back into the lake, slowly lowering her into the water for a kiss... a deadly kiss. ?He kept her down beneath the water's face for much too long, letting her lips grow cold and lifeless from the death which he promised to give.


To think that fate could make us strangers,

Has thrown me in your arms tonight.

????

??? Unknowingly to the couple now of passion converted to a game of fate, a shot rang out through the shriek of the rain, the male deer being pierced with the bullet, causing him to stop the ritual with his darling. Losing his composure, he fell upon his love, pinning her beneath the water, and she could only try without hope to reemerge to drink the air, which was so vital to life--soon dying under his weight.


So, baby, surrender to me.

??? Being sure that she had perished without regret or vengeance for his love, Heero laid her to rest along the floor of the pond, caressing her cheek one last time before leaving her behind until eternity.


There'll be no holding back now.

??? But, as he turned to disappear into the midst of the waterfall, he could feel fire roam along his spine, causing his feet to buckle underneath him so suddenly, and hitting one of the rocks in possession to the cascade, he too fell into death... a pleasant smile of relief finally capturing him in expiration as blood tainted his lips.


So, baby, surrender to me, tonight,

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??? Emerging from the haze of the waterfall, tears streaking his face seeing the young girl who had perished by the hand of this murderous pilot, he slowly let the gun fall from his fingers and next to the boy now lulled to sleep by the humming of the lake; uttering but the words, "I told you I would survive Yuy. ?Strength comes in death, and there, with my sister, we shall see how strong you really are," and then another bullet pierced the night air, a faint splash heard as another man fell victim to the hypnotism of the lake's ever-truthful reflection.


So, baby, surrender...

AN: Now that was different, but I really like writing this one. ?I hope you all liked it too. ?Thanks, and please tell me what you think. ?


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