AN: Hi, Naoko here. I took a break from writing Serendipity to write a quick entry for the New Year's Challenge. Please take it easy on me...it's my very first published fanfic. n.n; P.S.-Happy Birthday, Rose!
Title: New Year's Confessions
Author: Naoko
Word Count: 740
Pairing: HYxRP
Relena stood in awe beneath the clear, diamond-studded sky, the stars brightly mirrored in her violet eyes. The sounds of the New Year?s Eve Party she had left cut harshly through the chilly winter air, shattering the serenity of the never-ending universe she could see so clearly. Smiling softly, she shook her head and gently picked up her trailing skirts. She ran farther into her maze-like rose garden, the music and voices fading slowly into a comfortable silence.
Basking in nature?s serenity, Relena spread her bare white arms and tilted her pale face up towards the vast night sky. The moon and stars cast a heavenly light upon the golden-haired beauty, illuminating her long, womanly figure.
This is true peace, Relena murmured to herself, a faint ghost of a smile on her lips.
Several minutes passed before Relena finally realized the biting cold against her bare skin. Her cream-colored ball gown was hardly enough for a winter night?s walk. Breathing deep, Relena proceeded to rub her numbed arms.
Perhaps you should go back, she told herself. But the moment the thought entered her mind she shook it away. Her countless suitors would surely be crowding her once she showed herself, all of them hoping for a passionate New Year?s Kiss.
?Cold?? a gruff voice stated behind her. Relena turned slowly, trying to think of whom this voice could possibly belong to.
Could it be...? ?Heero??
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Ah, finally, he found her. Heero saw her leave the party in that stealthy way of hers and being the good little bodyguard that he was, he followed. He found her standing in her gem-studded dress that flowed gracefully over her shapely curves, her beauty suddenly leaving Heero breathless. Then her small hands came up against her arms and she noticeably shivered. Heero shrugged off the jacket of his suit, and forced himself to step forward to meet her.
?Cold?? he murmured, finally getting back his ability to breathe properly.
At the sounds of his voice she pivoted slowly, her hooded eyes coming up to meet his. They widened, and suddenly Heero saw his whole life inside those orbs.
?Heero?? she breathed. ?What are you...??
Without answering he came forward and draped his jacket over her shivering shoulders.
?You shouldn?t be out in the cold, Relena,? he said softly, still hopelessly captivated by her moon-shone eyes. ?You?ll get sick.?
?Those rich snobs were getting on my nerves,? Relena complained, pouting cutely. ?Did they really think I was going to kiss them all?!?
Suddenly, Heero laughed, startling the young girl next to him.
?What?s so funny?? Relena asked, surprised.
?You look so cute when you?re being a brat,? Heero said warmly, bringing a rough, calloused hand up to smooth her cheek.
Relena stared up at him with wide eyes, indignant and flattered all at once. Then she blushed when she saw the rush of emotion in his Prussian blue eyes, emotion meant only for her.
?Relena, I...?
Bip-Beep, Bip-Beep, Bip...
Heero turned off the alarm on his watch, then turned his head to gaze softly at her.
?Midnight,? he whispered.
Relena eyes widened even more as Heero came ever so close, bringing a hand up to tilt her chin up towards him.
?Happy New Year,? he breathed before pressing his lips gently against hers. Tremors of unfamiliar yet pleasing emotion exploded in their veins, matching the brightly colored fireworks that suddenly illuminated the sky. Heero felt Relena shiver under his touch, and he was positive that this time, it had nothing to do with the cold.
It ended so soon, yet it left them both out of breath. Then, as if they were both consumed by overwhelming desire, they came together once more. And this time, the kiss was even more passionate than the first. Heero?s mascular arm snaked around Relena?s narrow waist as her hands found their place behind Heero?s neck, their bodies molding together so perfectly. Several moments later, however, they had to break apart for air and settled for simply gazing into each other?s eyes. The emotion in Heero?s eyes so strongly mirrored Relena?s own, and the golden haired princess couldn?t help but let out a gasp.
?Oh, Heero, I love you...?
Heero smiled.
?And I love you,? he answered, giving her a soft peck on the cheek.
A moment later, as the couple watched the fading remnants of the multicolored sky-show, Relena murmured, "Oh, and Heero?"
?Yes, Relena??
?Happy New Year.?
