Overload Zero: Heero

[Krazy_kool_Snowborder_Chi]

A/N: this is to Lady Night. I'm glad you liked the idea. I thought I was going to get flamed and burned badly that I was never going to live it down. Here's Heero's side of the story. More to come.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. Simple as that.
Heero gave Duo a wave as he watched him pilot the ship out of the bay and into space back to earth. He then sighed and began to walk back to the car. Relena was already sitting in the Driver seat. He grunted and she rolled her eyed and hen moved over to the passenger seat.
?You know I never get to drive,? Relena argued.
There was a grunt from him and she rolled her eyes again. He took off towards the hotel. Relena flipped on the radio and found a top forty station.
?At least I get control of the radio,? she said with a small grin.
Heero stayed silent.
?Why did you say that you loved me?? Heero was caught unaware by the question. He did not expect Relena to ask him why with what she had told him last night. He did not know what to tell her, but his anger got the better of him.
?Now is not the time Lena,? he snarled using her nick name.
He never used her nick name. Relena heaved a sigh and fell silent.

~*~

The sex had been great; there had been no doubt about that. He groaned as he moved to watch the woman beside him. Her long blond hair, he rarely ever got to see down, was draped around her like a cape, hiding her face and front side to his gaze. His breathing caught in his throat as she moaned slightly. She was truly an angel to him. He lean back into his pillow and yawned. It was not like him to feel this tired after any intense activity. But this was kind of a different tired. He felt tingly and numb all at the same time. He felt as if he had died and gone to heaven and she was the one who guided him there.
She had saved his soul. Brought it back from hell and opened it to a new world of possibilities. She had shown him how to love and how to be Heero all in one night. He leaned up on his side and watched as she breathed in and out in her sleep. As he reflected on the past few hours he came to a startling realization. He decided to act upon it.
?I love you Relena Darlian ? Peacecraft. I will always protect you,? he whispered to her sleeping form.
He then placed a whispered kiss on her shoulder and curled up next to her to fall into a dreamless sleep. When he woke up the next morning it was still dark but he could tell that his bed partner had left his side in the middle of the night. He went about his morning routine with out even blinking an eye.

~*~

?So how is this going to work?? Quatre asked as the three men stood in the small room that served as the men?s quarters.
?I really don?t know,? Heero said with the shrug of his shoulders.
Heero ran a hand through his unruly chestnut locks and then gave the two a look.
?Knock, knock,? Relena said as she entered the room.
Quatre worried face broke into a grin as Relena came to hug the blond Arabian man. Heero watched as one of Relena?s now rare smiles appeared on her face when she saw Trowa and Quatre.
?Thank you for coming. I know you had to leave work to do this. I bet Ira was not happy when you left the company in her care?? Relena said to Quatre, her hands in the pocket of the Preventer issued pants.
?Oh no there is no problem. I?m so glad I can help you Lena,? he replied.
Heero rolled his eyes and Trowa quietly snickered as Quatra turned on the Winner charm.
Relena smiled again and then removed her right hand to scratch her eyebrow. She sighed.
?So what were you guys discussing?? she asked.
Trowa stood silent as did Heero but his eyes remained on Relena and the clown noticed. Quatre?s face fell to a worried look.
?Where each of us is going to sleep?? the blond haired boy stated.
Heero flinched as she began to laugh. It was the kind of laughter that he wished some days that she would do even if it was over the stupid taste of his strong coffee. Hell everyone had a good laugh as well as a good complaint about his coffee strength. Heero watched as she quickly disappeared behind the door and came back with a wicked gleam in her eyes, but her face still held the walls that she had built over the seven years she had been with the Preventers.
?One of you guys can bunk with me,? she suggested.
The three men stood around looking at each other when he saw the glance in both Trowa?s and Quatre?s eyes turn evil. He began to panic in his mind, but when Trowa opened his mouth, his fate was forever sealed.
?Oh Heero here doesn?t mind,? the Latin clown said nonchalantly.
Heero turned and gave him a patented ?Yuy Death Glare? but it unfazed the green eyed jester. Quatre beamed and gave him a small thumbs up signal. Heero smacked his face and then groaned inwardly. He turned to Relena to see that she was about to protest but Quatre handed Heero his duffle and pushed him and Relena through the open door into the next room.
Relena moved away from Heero and moved towards the second bed and began the process of clearing off the papers and files that she had started to work through as the pair waited for Trowa and Quatre. Heero ran a hand through his disobedient chocolate locks and continued to watch intently as Relena moved to quickly clear the bed. Once she was done, she move out of the way and left the room mumbling something about getting a snack from the vending machine down the hall. He heaved a sigh and then pulled off his tee shirt. He flung himself onto the bed that Relena said that he could have, drifting off into a troubled sleep.

~*~

The nightmare was the same as it had been the past few months. He would be having a dream about him and Relena only to have it taken away from him by something, usually war or a gun shot. He would normal wake up when that would happen. He never got to see the horrible act. Tonight was no different. This time he kept playing him and Relena together in a bed. It was magical and beautiful and just plain good feeling. He smiled and she smiled back. Soon the room turned black and everything fell. Relena was torn from his arms and flung to the ground by some invisible force. She was then shot horrible in the head. Blood was spurting every where. He screamed.

~*~
?What?s the matter?? a soft voice next to him asked.
Heero eyes flung open and he sat up in his bed in a flash bring his gun level to a shocked Relena. She regained some sense and slapped the gun in Heero?s hand which sent it skittering to the other side of the room. Heero gave her the death glare. Again she rolled her eyes and then moved off the bed. Heero?s breath caught in his throat. She stood there in a tiny nightgown, the type that you would see in a Victoria Secret catalogue. Relena was unfazed by his intense gaze.
?I didn?t pick this out. Lu gave it to me as a present,? she declared and then moved into the bathroom.
Once the door had shut, Heero retrieved his discarded gun and placed it under the pillow. He then placed his head back on his pillow in hopes that he could erase the thought of Relena that had popped into his head as he watched her in the very short and very see through nightgown. It did not work. He sighed and then got up from the bed. It was going to be a long night for him.

~*~

He walked into the office that served as his and Relena?s to find Duo sitting at his desk. He growled and Duo returned it with a smile. Heero playfully hit Duo with the files he was holding and the braided American got out of his chair and then placed himself on the desk. Heero began to busy himself with the pile of work on his desk.
?So where were you last night?? Duo asked with a devious smile.
Heero?s head popped up from his work at what his friend had asked. He mumbled something but Duo chose to ignore it and continued to talk.
?Cause I think I saw you at the club dancing with Lena?? he said nonchalantly.
Heero stayed silent trying to avoid Duo?s questioning.
?You slept with her,? he said accusingly, getting right into Heero?s face.
Heero gave his friend a glare.
?What are you taking about?? he said covering up his face with his emotional mask.
?Oh come on Heero ol? buddy. You taking to the king of sex here,? Duo stated proudly.
?Oh that was a mental picture I didn?t need,? Heero said in disgust.
Duo continued to go on, ?You don?t think that the grin on you?re face is not because the Knights finally won the championship do you??
Heero paused and reflected only to have Duo in his face again.
?Any ways you can tell either way, Relena has that glow around her that Hilde normally gets after really good sex,? Duo whispered.
Heero grinned. She did look different today. Even though their meeting in the break room was short and cold, he could tell the she was definitely more beautiful and it seemed to hide the tiredness she normally had floating around her.
?You two, we need to get ready,? It was Relena.
She stood in the door frame of the tiny office already changed out of her dress uniform and into her field fatigues which normal consisted of the Preventer Jacket and black pants with a pair of boots.
?For what?? Duo asked.
?We?re going to L1 to investigate the strike,? she said sternly.
?Yes Captain Relena,? Duo said with a mock salute.
Relena rolled her eyes, ?Duo do I have to remind you that you have to watch what you say.?
?Fine, Yes Captain Malena,? he repeated doing the mock salute.
Relena flashed the American her middle finger and then left the two in stunned silence. Duo turned to face Heero.
?What a little hell cat you?ve got there,? he said.
Heero began to chuckle.

~*~
(A few weeks later)

He blended into the crowed with ease. It was very crowed at the party. He was just one of the many guests who had been invited by Renee Jaust to talk Politics and fall victim to his scheme. He sighed and scanned the room. Heero had already spotted Quatre over by the refreshment table talking to a minister of Public Relations for L5. Trowa was a little more difficult to find but the clown was not far away serving trays of champagne to the guest. He nodded to the stoic green eyed man who returned it in a curt manner. Now finding Relena was going to be harder.
?Heero Yuy, is that you?? a voice called out to him.
Heero turned around and was greeted to the face of a woman he had not seen in awhile.
?Sylvia Noventa,? Heero said with a smirk.
?What are you doing here?? She asked him, ?Or can I ask??
Heero gave her a small smile, ?I?m here on business and that?s all.?
Sylvia smiled intentionally, ?Oh. I happened to see you partner, Malena I think that is her name is. My does she ever look like our Relena.?
Heero?s eyes opened at the mention of Relena.
?Where?? he asked
Sylvia pointed to her left, ?Over there with Jaust.?
?Thank you,? Heero said and then left Sylvia?s side.
He made his way across the room towards Jaust and Relena. He stopped dead in his track when he saw Jaust laid a kiss across Relena?s cheek. Heero?s blood began to boil in his veins as he continued to watch the displays of affection that Jaust would lay on Relena. How could Relena allow herself to be subjected to the whims of this man? He moved forward before a hand reached out to stop him.
?Ah Heero, I wouldn?t think of doing that. You could blow our cover,? said a soft voice.
Heero turned around to face Quatre. The blond man was holding two glasses of champagne and handed one to Heero to drink. He downed in less then five seconds and set it down on a near by table.
?Why did I get stuck with playing the business man,? Heero grumbled to Quatre.
Quatre did not answer. Trowa circled around them and picked up the empty glass on the table. Heero grabbed another glass off of Trowa?s tray all the time he continued to watch Relena with Renee Jaust.
?So I see you?ve seen Sylvia already,? Quatre said trying to distract the Japanese man.
?Hm??
Quatre began to giggle slightly, ?I see that Miss Noin has caught you?re interest and the Miss Noventa can not distract you.?
Heero sighed and cast a glance back at Quatre, ?Can I be frank with you??
Quatre nodded his head and pulled up closer to the usually cold man.
?I think I love her,? he whispered.
Quatre sat back taken aback by what the Asian man has just told him. He followed Heero?s gaze towards Relena. She was laughing at something that had been just said among the group of people that were gathered around Jaust. Quatre smirked inwardly and silently congratulated Relena for her act. He turned back to the Japanese man sitting next to him.
?But what is holding you back?? Quatre asked.
The blond loved playing the shrink to the other pilots. He was a good listener and listened to the other?s problems when they had them, but this was a first for Heero. Heero was exposing more then in the years that he had known him.
?I don?t know?? he started until he felt a shadow loom over him.
?Heero would you like to dance?? a sweet voice asked the brown haired man.
Heero looked up to see Sylvia holding out her hand. Heero gulped and then took the offered hand. They stepped onto the dance floor the same time Jaust did with Relena. She gave him a shocked look but turned back to her mission and began to dance.

~*~

It had been a long night. In the middle of the party, the shit had hit the fan. Operation Element had been able to stop Renee Jaust and the Phoenix Organisation. Now Heero stood out side the Hotel that had served as the staging ground for the Christmas party. Relena was by the ambulance that the local Preventer Unit had sent. Quatre and she had sustained gashes from the now dead Renee Jaust?s pocket knife. Heero sighed and then quickly loosened the bow tie at his neck. Trowa stood by talking to Preventer lackeys trying to get them to control the media. Heero strolled by Trowa and gave him a nod which Trowa returned. He continued to walk when the loud gong of the church clock nearby began to tell the time. Twelve loud and clear chimes to signal the time. Some Preventer agents stopped and whished each other a Merry Christmas. Relena spotted Heero walking towards the ambulance.
?Merry Christmas you two,? he said in a low voice.
Quatre groaned and just nodded his head. Relena turned towards Heero.
?He lost more blood then me,? she said in a soft voice.
?Ah,? Heero said.
Relena moved towards the bumper of a car. She learned against it and flinched. Heero stood unmoved in front of her. They stayed silent for a few moments.
?Do you realise that its Ruth?s first Christmas?? Relena said not caring that there were jobs to do, people to direct.
?No. I?ll have to get her a present,? Heero said quietly.
?So what are you?re planes for Christmas?? She asked.
?I?ll think I head over to the Maxwell?s annual feast,? Heero said with a sigh, ?And you?? he asked sitting down next to her.
?Paper work as usual. I?m the only one really trained for this type of mission. I?ve got to handle the press, the debrief report and any fall out from this event,? she said with a sigh.
?Well I guess I will see you when I get back from Holidays?? he asked.
Relena nodded and then pushed herself off the bumper and left to deal with the work that this mission had left for her. Heero stood there for quite some time reflecting on the past weeks events. He was interrupted by a blond haired figure with a sly smile.

~*~

?So how was your break?? Hilde asked Relena as the two took the familiar trip towards the break room.
?It was a normal Malena Noin Christmas. I worked, had a TV dinner and fell asleep on the couch watching both ?It?s a Wonder Life? and ?Rockin? New Year?s? special,? Relena said with a sigh.
?We missed you at Christmas. I was even surprised when you?re brother and sister-in-law came to the house with Parker,? Relena?s face fell.
?Wait ta go Heero. I didn?t think you had it in you,? the voice of Duo Maxwell filtered out into the hall.
Relena curious popped her head into the break room. Heero stood to one side shaking his head as Duo danced around from foot to foot and patting his friend on the back.
?What?s going on?? Hilde asked.
?What?s going on? Is that all you can ask? Heero here had a date tonight,? Duo said proudly.
Relena felt her heart drop out of her chest at the mention of Heero and another girl. She quickly moved towards the hot water pot that sat atop the break room coffee machine and began the process of brewing her tea.
?So who?s the lucky girl?? Relena heard Hilde ask.
?Do you remember Sylvia Noventa?? He said monotone.
Relena?s eyes opened in shock. He was dating a woman who was like her on so many levels yet was not. She mental flipped back to the last time she had seen Sylvia. She had met the woman at one of the final conferences she had attended before her untimely faked death. Sylvia had appeared to lobby for the support of the ESUN to elect her as the Minster of Trade. She had undoubtedly won her place and was slowly making her way up in the ESUN.
?Who couldn?t? Sally and I have had her security detail way too much to forget who she is,? Hilde said with a laugh.
Relena tried to escape the break room before they dragged her into the conversation.
?Hey where you going, Lena?? Duo asked as he spotted Relena leaving the room.
Relena cringed and then turned around.
?I have work to do,? she replied in a dull voice the one she used when she talked to Heero.
?Don?t worry about it. From what Lady Une said, you did most of our work. I?ll take care of the rest,? Heero said giving her a soft smile
Relena continued to stare at him, ?No it?s alright. The rest will take hours and I think you were scheduled to teach a class this afternoon with Duo,? Relena said still trying to cover up the fact that Heero was dating.
What did you expect? That he would wait for you? She thought as she walked out of the break room towards the office she shared with Heero.

~*~

?Has any one seen Relena? I need to check her wounds,? Sally said popping her head into the office.
Heero?s shook his head and the Chinese woman?s features turned from concern to outright worry.
?Well if you do, tell her that I really need to check that wound. Quatre told me about the shitty job the Preventer Medic on L1 did on the stitching to their wounds. I want to make sure the wounds not infected,? she said in a worried voice.
?I didn?t know it was that bad. Lena didn?t show signs of being in pain,? Heero mumbled.
?Well, Lena?s getting better at hiding her pain and not showing it to anyone,? Sally said and then left Heero to think in his office.
?What did Sally want?? It was Relena.
Heero was roused from his thoughts as he watched Relena enter the room and cross over to her desk.
?She wanted to see your wounds,? Heero said nonchalantly.
?Oh,? Relena said and sat down at the desk, ?I?ll see her later.?
Heero grunted and then began to type away at the computer. It was going to be another silent day in the office. He wished that something would stop it. Half way through the day he got sick of Relena typing away. She had not yet gone to see Sally about the wound.
?Let me take a look at your wound?? He said.
Relena looked at him in shock but replaced it with her usual calm and collected face.
?I?ll get Sally to look at it,? she replied and then went back to her work.
Heero frowned, ?She said it might be infected. She had a look at Quatre?s after Christmas Dinner. He?s lucky he?s not dead,? He replied.
Relena scowled, ?Well I?m fine, so don?t worry about me.?
Heero rubbed his forehead and then sighed returning to his desk to complete his work.

TBC?

[Angeldreams]

Hi! Thanks for posting on BI. Don't worry about flaming. I've never seen anyone get flamed here. I think 1 x 2 stay away. Anyway, I like your story - Definately original - and hope you continue to add to it. I like how Relena's grown and makes a point of showing Heero that she doesn't need him to protect her anymore. But, then again, *wacks Relena over the head* she could throw him a bone. I mean he TOLD her that he loves her.

Angel