Note: It's been a while. College is consuming my fun, time, and soul. UGH.
Warning: Drama ahead..but not too much.
The Moment
By: Miss K
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"You're being ridiculous."
"It doesn't matter. I'm staying."
"Relena."
She was being fussed over. It would have pleased her to have this kind of affection from the man she longingly loved in different circumstances, even if it was only over her safety and not her heart. But, Relena Peacecraft was a professional. Her people came first.
"As much as I appriciate your rather unreasonable concern for my safety, Mr. Yuy, I regret to inform you that this ball tonight means more than my life alone could ever."
Cursing under his breath, Heero ran a down his face before letting lose a brief stream of harsh explicits.
"Duo suggested that you had a filthy temper, but I must say your vocabulary suprises even me." With that, she raised a delicate teacup to her lips and took a sip to hide her smile. " This tea is excellent, Heero, why don't you come enjoy some?"
"I don't drink tea."
"Oh. That right, you Preventers prefer black coffee and stale cigarettes."
"What?"
"Nothing." She set her cup onto the matching saucer and smiled at her impossible bodyguard. He was angry. Relena was perceptive enough to pick up even that. Though years had passed between them, he was still as hard to read as ever. It pleased her to see the fierceness of his eyes when Heero lost some sort of self-control.
"This isn't a game. Preventer has reason to believe that there will be an attack. Even if security is doubled it doesn't lessen the risk involv-"
"Then will you personally take me back to Earth and help me see that every guest be sent safely back? Also that this ball will be rescheduled for the third time?" Her arms were crossed as she looked up into his eyes. She hadn't realized that she had standed and walked across the room to ask in the process.
He was stationed there until everything was cleared. Ball or no ball. "You know I can't. This is my job."
"And this is mine... Please don't ask me to go." She looked at the pointed, black heels she wore. A symbol of a professional.
There was something in her voice. A plee. A soft beg that held him and had him questioning his own stubborn thoughts. Every bone in his body told him that he wasn't going to back down. Every fiber told him it was a bad idea.
"You want this?"
"If you're going to be angry with me, wait until tomorrow. I don't need anything else to worry about tonight."
"I don't want to hear any complaining about the security at the ball."
The door behind them opened, signaling Relena's next appointment for the day.
"Thank you, Heero."
Heero wouldn't remember watching her leave the room for her afternoon meeting. What he would remember is the feeling of Relena's hand against his as she drew it into hers in a tender touch. He'd remember the soft smile that was reserved in that moment to him.
He would remember the uneasiness about the situation. And after that one night..
He would regret.
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(Note: Unlike my last fic (which I WILL complete.) the next chapters will come sooner. My goal is to get them out before spring break ends. Which is...Monday. Let's see if I can get them done.
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