A Second Chance.7 R (2xR)

[Fate Lowe]

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A Second Chance
Chapter 7
By: Fate Lowe

Bright light filled the room, as Relena turned on the overhead light. She chuckled as Duo buried himself further into his pillow. She walked over and threw the blanket off of him and he curled into a ball.

?Come on Duo, time to get up.?
?Just five more minutes.?
?Come on, get up. You need to take a shower and get dressed.?

Duo groaned. Relena laughed.

?Breakfast is almost ready.?

Duo jumped out of bed and rushed out to the bathroom.

?Be out in five.?

Relena laughed as she walked back to the kitchen.

*****

Duo walked into the kitchen and sat down in front of a huge spread of food. He had cinnamon pancakes, a sausage, egg and cheese omelet, hash browns, and toast.

?Wow, ?jousan! This all looks great. Thanks.?
?No problem.?

Relena walked over and handed him a cup of coffee, before she sat down at the table sipping from her own mug.

?You?re not eating??
?I already have.?

Duo continued eating in relative silence. After they cleared the table, Relena walked into the living room. Duo was watching her the whole way. Her hair fell in soft waves down her back, she had on a fitted, turquoise, bell-sleeved, tunic and a pair of white, boot-cut, hip huggers. She sat down on the couch to put on a pair of strapy, turquoise, sandals, with two and a half inch heels. Duo noticed that her make-up was lighter today. Her eye shadow was a shimmery turquoise. She had on white eye liner, black mascara, light rose blush, and her lips were a glossy pink. She was absolutely beautiful in Duo?s opinion. He walked over and sat down next to her to put on his boots. When they were done, Duo grabbed his jacket, keys, and cell phone. Relena grabbed a white, over-the-shoulder purse, a pair of dark sunglasses with white frames and her file, as they walked out the door.

*****

They walked into Commander Une?s office. Duo stepped forward and saluted.

?At ease, Maxwell. What can I do for you this morning??

Une looked up from her paperwork at the braided agent in front of her.

?May I present to you, Miss Renee Young.? Duo said, as he motioned for Relena to stand beside him.

?Who??
?Renee Young, ma?am.? Relena said, as she handed Une the file.

Une leaned back in her chair before opening the file. As soon as she realized what she was holding, she stood up.

?Miss Relena?? she whispered.

Relena merely smiled. Une came around her desk and gave her a hug.

?My God, I honestly didn?t even recognize you. How are you doing??
?Great. What about you and Marimiea??
?Good, good. Well, let?s see.?

She picked the file back up and flipped through it.

?Everything seems to be in order. All we need is a picture. Duo.?
?On it. Go stand by that wall, ?jousan.?

As Relena walked over to the wall, Une made a call to another Agent to process the paperwork. She stood in front of the wall and Duo grabbed a digital camera off the desk and pointed it at her.

?Say Shinigami?s the greatest!?
?Shinigami?s the greatest!? Relena said as she laughed.

Duo looked at the view screen.

?Perfect, beautiful.?
?Let me see.?

Relena looked at the screen.

?That?s the best pic I?ve ever taken for an ID.?

When the agent got there Une gave him instructions to make sure she had a fully traceable background. As they waited for the agent to return Duo took Relena to his office so that Une could get back to work and Duo could catch up on some paperwork.

?I don?t know how long it?s gonna take them to get done. I hope you don?t mind waitin? here while I work.?
?I?ll be fine. I brought my book with me.?

Relena sat down on the sofa in Duo?s office and opened up her book. Duo sat down at his desk to begin working. An hour passed by in silence until a knock came at the door.

?Yeah.?

The door opened and in walked a very scruffy, sober, Heero Yuy. His eyes were blank and his voice, once again, devoid of all emotion, when he spoke.

?The memorial is Sunday, noon, at the Peacecraft estate. It?s gonna be a small get-together, nothing formal, family and close friends, no delegates or media.?
?Ok. Um, can I bring an old friend of mine, for moral support and all??

Duo motioned toward Relena sitting on the couch. Heero looked at Relena with no recognition.

?Whatever. I need a name for the list.?

Relena stood up.

?Renee Young, it?s a pleasure.?

Heero only nodded before turning back to Duo.

?I was wondering if you?d meet me at the bar later.?
?Sure. Same old place we used to go to??
?Yeah. See ya later.?
?See ya.?

Heero left without another word. Relena let out a breath that she hadn?t known that she was holding and fell back onto the couch.

?My god, I thought that he was gonna recognize me for sure.?
?Of course he didn?t. Have you seen yourself lately. You look nothing like you used to.?
?Well wasn?t that the point??
?Yeah.?
?By the way, what do you think of the way I look now? You never did tell me what you thought last night.?
?Uh?well?you definitely look different.?
?I know that, but what is your opinion on the way I look??

Duo walked over and sat next to Relena on the couch, taking her face in his hands.

?You will always be beautiful to me Lena.?

Their faces were only about and inch apart when there was a knock on the door. They pulled apart as the agent entered with her paperwork.

TBC

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