Better Ideas 20 HY x MB

[Zeros Lost Soul]

Better Ideas 20


?No.? Her voice was sure, but her eyes showed an internal battle.
?Hn.? Heero seemed to consider this a moment, not offended at all.
?I guess what I mean is that I?m not ready for that, but maybe one day??
?It?s alright. Proposing wasn?t what I was intending to do tonight.? Heero instantly missed the warmth of her body as she stood and turned to face him.
?I think I?m going to head to bed.? She gave a knowing smile before looking back over her shoulder. ?Coming??

Heero folded his hands behind his head as he stared at the ceiling. A quick glance to the clock told him it was near two in the morning, with no signs of sleep in sight. Their conversation kept drifting through his head. Could he do it? Could he marry Mariemeia? Be her husband, and possibly father to her children? He had plenty of time to think about it. Mariemeia turned twenty in a few more months. Has it really been that long? They met once again when she was only eighteen, while nearly nineteen, still that meant they?d been together for over a year. It seemed strange, the way timed had passed so quickly.
Slowly he stepped out of bed and decided he needed to clear his head. Mariemeia stirred slightly as he slid out from the blankets. He rested a calming hand on her shoulder before getting dressed and leaving the house.
Zero?s lifeless eyes stared down at him. Heero stared right back, pleading almost for an answer to his life. When none came Heero did what always got his mind off things, he began to work on his suit, trying to get as much fixed as he could.

Mariemeia woke to an empty bed. ?Where could he have gone?? As she stood up out of bed a wave of nausea hit her and she moved instantly to the bathroom.

It was dawn when one of the technicians reported Heero?s presence in the hangar to General Une. Before long she was standing on the cat walks watching Heero work deep inside the machine. ?Heero! You mind telling me what you?re doing here and not at home keeping my daughter company??
Heero nearly hit his head at the sound of his superior?s voice. He made his way out from under the machinery so he could speak to her.
?You didn?t have a fight did you??
?No. I wasn?t getting any sleep.? Heero replied as he started to wipe the grease marks off of his hands.
?And why was that??
?I had something on my mind.? Heero continued to work as he spoke, pressing several keys on a terminal as he ran a diagnostic.
?Care to talk about it??
?No.? Une reluctantly gave up, while most of her subordinates would never act like that towards her, Heero and the other pilots always had a little bit of leeway.

Mariemeia continued to feel sick throughout the morning. Between wondering where Heero was and constantly running to the bathroom, she was having a rather rough morning. Finally she called her mother.
?Mother??
?Yes, what is it? You sound sick.?
?I think I am. I?m coming up to see Sally. By any chance do you know where Heero is??
?Yes, he?s up here, last I saw he was in the hangar. Is everything alright??
?Yeah, actually could you tell him to come pick me up??
?Sure, take it easy until he gets there.?
?Alright, thanks.?
?Of course, I?ll meet you at the infirmary.?

Heero heard his name called over the intercom to report to Une. He made his way up to her office hoping she wasn?t going to put him on mandatory leave again. He knocked before entering.
?Come on in.?
?You wanted to see me??
?Yes, Mariemeia is sick, could you go pick?? Heero was already out the door and headed to the parking lot. ?He really cares a lot for her.? A small smile made its way across her face as she picked up the phone.

Heero nearly broke the door down as he rushed inside. She was lying on the couch with a trash can nearby. ?Heero, I think I need to see Sally. I must have caught a bug or something.? Before she could finish Heero had lifted her small frame and was carrying her to his car.

Heero waited outside Sally?s infirmary while she examined Mariemeia. Mariemeia sat on the examining table as Sally worked. ?Here take this, you can use the restroom right behind you, I?ll be right back.?
Sally walked out and glanced at Heero. ?I have to go print something out, I?ll be right back. I?m sure everything is fine.? Heero merely nodded his head.
Sally returned a few minutes later with a folded piece of paper and went inside. He could hear them talking inside and Sally emerged once again. ?Heero I think you better go in there.? Heero walked in and saw Mariemeia reading the piece of paper. As she saw him walk in something small and plastic fell from her hand. Heero slowly bent down to retrieve it but Mariemeia beat him to it. Heero could tell something was wrong, tears were making their way down her cheeks as they stood up.
?What?s wrong?? Heero asked putting his arms around her.
?I? never expected this, I?m only twenty. I mean, shouldn?t they have called or something?? Mariemeia sounded scared.
?What is it? What?s going on?? He finally noticed the pregnancy test in her hand.
?Some kind of factory defect, they didn?t work.? Mariemeia slowly regained her composure. ?Heero, I?m pregnant. The company just sent out a letter saying the birth control pills they put out for this month were defective and recalled. What are we going to do? I?m not ready for this!? Heero was speechless, what could they do? So he did the only thing he thought of and held her tighter.


A.N. I don?t own GW or its characters. Wow, been a while. What are they gonna do? Oh no! Or Oh yes? Haha, this is really gonna stir things up now. Until next time. -Zero