Destiny of the Heart


Chapter Six

Two days had passed and the snow storm outside was driving Relena nuts. The snow had died down some the past hour and she and Heero made their way out of the cave to gather wood and something to eat. Being stuck with him in the cave for the past few days had also drove her nuts. Heero stayed on one side of the cave making very little contact with her. He just stared at her making her feel uncomfortable under his gaze.

She was glad that they were able to get out. Heero had told her to stay close to the cave incase the storm picked up. He had headed down to the stream hoping to catch them dinner. Relena stood on a small hill and could see Heero in the distance, she smiled. 'I wish that he would talk to me instead of ordering me around.' She walked down the other side when she spotted a small tree with some braches that would be easy to break off.

A half hour later it was starting to get dark out so she decided to head back. Relena wiped the sweat off of her face as she carried the heavy armful of branches back to the cave. She looked down by the stream to see that Heero wasn't there. The snow was starting to pick up again. She tried to move as fast as she could in the knee deep snow, only tripping once on a rock that she couldn't see. She made her way into the cave to see that Heero had once again beaten her back. He was laying down covered up. Her stomach growled at the smell of food. She threw the sticks down and took off her jacket and extra layer of clothing. She then turned around to see that Heero had fallen asleep and that his clothes were around the fire. She stared at him for a few seconds, thinking about how she hated the fact that he couldn't shave, but over the past week she had gotten use to the beard that has been getting thicker by the day. She missed seeing his face. Then she also hated the fact that it reminder her that she didn't have a razor either.

She walked over to pick his clothes up when she took notice that they were damp. She blushed when she seen his boxers thrown on a rock nearby. She herd Heero move and she looked at him to see that he was staring at her.

"What happened to you?" she asked while smiling.

"Nothing." Heero sat up.

Relena blushed again when she saw his bare chest exposed. She looked down at her feet. "It looks as though you fell in the stream." she giggled.

Heero was silent and continued to stare at her. "Really what ever gave you that idea?"

Relena reached behind her and grabbed the first article of clothing that she could reach while still keeping an eye on him. She smirked and pulled it out into view. "Your clothes are damp that's a good clue." She watch as a smirk crossed Heero's face. He cleared his throat and pointed at what she was holding. Relena glanced over and her eyes went wide with shock. She quickly placed the article of clothing behind her back and blushed. She couldn't even look at him in the eyes she was so embarrassed that she grabbed his boxers.

"Relena, why don't you hand that to me." Heero had stretched out his arm waiting for her to do what he asked.

Relena started to pull them out from behind her back but then stopped. A mischievous smile crossed her face. "Not until you admit that you fell in the stream." She crossed her arms, not caring anymore that she held his boxers in her hand.

Heero shook his head. "It never happened now give it to me."

"No." She stood up and smirked. This was the most that he has talked to her in the past few days and she was going to keep it going.

Heero wrapped the blanket tightly around his waist, holding it with his left hand, he sprung up at her. Relena had been expecting it and took off around the fire to stand on the other side of the cave from him. She broke out laughing at him holding his boxers above her head.

"Come and get them Heero." She managed to get out between her laughter.

Heero chuckled to himself and worked his way around the fire to get at her. "Relena give them to me, then I'll tell you."

She continued to smirk and moved her hands behind her back. She let out a small scream when he charged at her again. He grabbed her by the elbow and pushed her up against the side of the cave, careful not to hurt her. Relena managed to get her hands above her head. She laughed knowing that he only had one hand to reach for his boxers. She kept them moving from one hand to the other. Heero grabbed onto her left wrist and held tightly so she couldn't move. He then grabbed her right wrist with his left hand. Her eyes went wide in shock as she took notice that he was holding onto both of her wrists, which meant he was no longer holding the blanket in place.

Heero smirked and held onto her wrists gently but firmly. Her hand slackened and his boxers fell on the floor when she saw the expression on his face, the lust in his eyes. She held her breath as he leaned toward her and pressed his lips to hers. She stifled a giggle as his beard tickled her face. Heero quickly pulled away from her and Relena moaned in protest. Heero brought his hands to her face and placed his forehead on hers.

"I'm sorry."

Relena closed her eyes "Don't be." She reached up and wrapped her arms around his neck and lead in and kissed him. But she once again became disappointed as he pulled back.

"No Relena, we....we can't."

She pushed him back and stepped around him. Heero seen the brief flash of disappointment and hurt cross her face as she walked away from him. He quickly put on his boxer and picked up the blanket and went back to get his clothes on. They were still a little damp, but he put them on anyway not expecting to go outside again today. He checked on their dinner and handed Relena hers once it was done. She was sitting down on their makeshift bed with her back facing him. They both ended up eating in silence.

*****

Duo had reread the paper in his hand over and over until he was certain that he was reading it right. He even went as far as asking some lady that he passed by in the hallway to read it to him. He was now running as fast as he could to get to Zechs hotel room. Once he reached it he started to bang on the door.

"Zechs is me Duo come on open the door."

The door flew open and Zechs stood in the door way in just a pair of shorts. "What do you want now Maxwell!" Zechs snapped at him.

Duo threw the paper in his face as he walked into the room. Zechs snatched it from him, glaring at him as he closed the door. Duo could hear the shower going and knew that Noin must be in the bathroom. Duo spun around and smiled as Zechs read the paper. His eyes went wide as he went over it.

"When did you get this?"

Duo sat down on the edge of the bed and looked around. "How come you got a better room than me."

"When did you get this!" Zechs yelled at him ready to rip Duo's head off.

Lucrezia herd Zechs yell at someone and she hurried out of the shower and put her robe on. She walked out in time to hear Duo's reply.

"I just got it a few minutes ago, I read over it a couple of times and already called the number to verify it."

Zechs seen her enter the room and handed her the paper. "What did they say."

"They had a team go up and check it out. There is defiantly a wrecked plane there."

Lucrezia read the paper. There was a report filed that evening by a group of people that had been snowmobiling. They claimed that they had come across a wrecked plane. The location was also on the paper.

"These coordinates say that the plane is about 150 miles north of here. That's way off from where we even considered they could be." she spoke up after reading the paper. Zechs looked at her. "It's them, I know it Noin."

Duo got off of the bed when Zechs started to walk toward him. "I also checked on the weather report. It has been snowing heavy up there the past two days. The storm died down some this evening but is expected to pick back up overnight. The local search and rescue people said that it didn't look possible to start searching until another day from now when the storm is expected to pass by." Zechs glared at him as he took Duo's spot on the bed. "They also said that they didn't think that it was possible for anyone to survive up there for almost three weeks. But I told them that we had our reasons to believe, and we wouldn't give up until they were found....or recovered, if it is their plane. They agreed to help when the storm lifts."

"I can't wait that long. If she's out there alone with...." Zechs closed his mouth knowing that Duo was Heero's best friend.

Duo smirked at him. "So you've thought about that as well." Duo snickered and walked toward the door. "Well, I'll let you in on a little secret that I pick up on hanging around Heero the past few years. He has feelings for her. He just won't admit it to himself. It's because of the way that he he views his life, and the way that the only authority heads in his life raised him."

Zechs stared at Duo for a few seconds. "Be ready to leave in the morning Maxwell, I want us to be ready when they give us clearance to head out to the crash site."

"Fine." Duo opened the door and was about to leave.

"Duo will you notify Wufei and Sally as well?" Noin asked.

"Sure thing." He closed the door and left.

"A 150 miles north of here. What in the hell type of flight pattern was he having them go by?" Zechs laid back on the bed and glanced a Lucrezia who was still standing near the bathroom door. She had her arms crossed and was staring at him. "What's wrong Noin."

"It's what Duo said." She seen that she still had his attention. "What he said about Heero. Have you ever taken notice that he acts uncomfortable around Relena whenever they are alone in a room together. I have walked in on them before and seen how he acts. He doesn't ignore her like some people thinks he does. What he's really trying to do is put his mind elsewhere so it doesn't wander to thought of her, so he can protect her."

"I really don't want to discuss Heero Yuy right now. I don't care about what feelings he may have. My only concern is to find Relena alive."

*****

They both had again laid down to sleep with their backs facing each other more than two hours ago.. Heero felt uncomfortable and rolled on his back. He became shocked as Relena rolled over in her sleep and snuggled against his chest.

He could tell that she was fast asleep. 'Relena, you're driving me nuts. I have all these conflicting feelings and it's taken me days just to sort them out. To figure out what they are. And then you have got to go and do something that makes me confused all over again'

She sighed in her sleep and her left arm came up and rested on his chest. Heero soon found himself pulling her closer against himself. 'How are you capable of doing this to me?' He ran his fingers threw her hair. "I need you in my life Relena." he whispered. "And I'll prove it to you soon enough." He then closed his eyes and listened to her breathing until he found sleep as well.



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