Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ A Shot at Normalcy: University Life? ❯ At the Ball (part 2) ( Chapter 11 )

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Chapter 12: At the Ball (part 2)

"Miss Relena, will now say a few words" said a voice over the speakers. Everyone stopped what they were doing and immediately turned towards the big slightly elevated dance floor in the middle. Relena was dressed in a peach coloured dress and her hair was down, just the way it was when she was younger.

Heero was watching her, his expression unreadable as usual and Jade was watching Heero and Relena. Relena was also watching Heero and when she saw Heero with Jade, she felt a pang of jealousy. Jade felt her emotions and smirked. What she thought was true. She would have to go and talk to the vice-foreign minister later. All through her speech, Relena's eyes kept wandering back to Heero and Heero never took his eyes of her. Oh yes, they were two people in love.

"I think you should go and tell her how you feel," Jade whispered in Heero's ear.

"Hn?"

"She loves you too."

"How do you know?"

"Why else would she feel jealous seeing with you another girl?"

"Another girl?"

"I mean me."

"Hn."

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There was a round of applause when Relena was done her speech. She smiled. Heero thought that she must be the only person who could look so sad even when she smiled. He was going to tell this to Jade. When he turned to where jade was, he was a bit surprised. Jade had vanished. He could not see her anywhere. And he would have heard if she would have left. He was looking around fro her when he saw her talking with Relena.

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Relena had just finished her speech. It was heart wrenching to take her eyes off Heero. She had noticed that he had a date and that both of them seemed pretty comfortable with each other.

'Why should I feel jealous? He never showed any interest in me and if he is happy with someone else, I should be happy for him,' she told herself.

"Its okay to feel jealous. That reaction was only natural," said a voice behind her.

Relena turned around to face the source of that voice.

It was none other than Heero's date.

"Hello, my name is Jade."

"I am Relena Peacecraft-Darlian."

"Miss Peacecraft…"

"Please call me Relena, miss,,,?"

"Just Jade, I never had a last name."

"Oh!"

"Don't apologise."

"So you wanted to talk to me Jade?"

"Yes, about Heero."

"I am happy for you and him."

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about."

Relena was dumbstruck. How in the world did this girl know what she was thinking? And as an answer to that question, Jade said, "I am an empath, I cannot read minds."

"That explains it."

"Yes, and Heero and I are in no relationship whatsoever. We are only friends."

"Oh!"

"And one more thing."

"Yes?"

"Do you love him?"

Relena was a bit taken aback by this question, but decided to answer it.

"I think I always have."

"Good, he loves you too."

"What?!?" Relena was now genuinely surprised.

"Yes, he does. It's just that he doesn't know how to express it. Just give him some time."

"…"

"I hope you will be staying here for sometime longer."

"As a matter of fact yes, I wanted to do a program at this place."

"Doctor?"

"Yes, how did you know?"

"You could call it a good guess."

Relena couldn't help but smile. She liked this girl. And she had to be special if Heero could be friends with her. And there was this strange aura about her. She just wasn't normal like other people. There was a definite air about her. Relena watched her as she walked away.

"She must have quite a few admirers," she said to herself. She looked around the hall, and she did spot other familiar faces. She saw Quatre and Dorothy walking towards her. Now that was something new. Those two were nothing like each other; God knows how they got together. They were even against each other during the White Fang war. But then again, she and Heero were nothing like each other either. And if what Jade said was true, then they both loved each other.

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"What did you say to her?" Heero asked her when Jade returned.

"Nothing."

"Liar."

"you know what I asked her, so why bother asking me?"

"Hn."

"Hey!"

"Duo," both Jade and Heero said in an exasperated voice.

"Hi Duo. Howz it goin'?" Jade asked him.

"Its going fine. I just got drinks fro you two."

"Thanks. Where's Hilde?"

"She'll be coming shortly."

Heero took a sip of his drink and looked at Duo. Duo just gave him a pleading look. Heero just smiled. Jade would pay for what she had done just now. Duo exhaled the breath he was unconsciously holding. Jade who was oblivious to all that was going on around her, absently chugged down her drink.

"Would you like one more?" Hilde asked

"Yes, thank you."

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It was time for the dance. Heero asked Relena to Dance. Or was it the other way around? Dorothy and Quatre were lost in their own world. Duo and Hilde were no where to be seen and Trowa was dancing with Sonia. A few people had asked Jade for a dance but she had declined. She was feeling strangely light headed and tipsy.

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Heero was dancing with Relena. It reminded him of the last time that they danced. She had grown. He had grown. Was it then that he had first began loving her? When was it? He never knew. He didn't even know he was in love till jade pointed it out to him. He looked down at Relena. She was looking at him intently.

"Why didn't you ever tell me?" He asked her.

"I did not want to impose on you."

"hn."

"Why did you never tell me?"

"I never knew till a few months back."

"Oh!"

Nothing much was said for the rest of the dance. They just danced quietly.

Trowa was dancing with Sonia, but his eyes kept wandering back to Jade. Sonia was saying something, but he never heard what she said. He was busy watching his room mate sit idly doing nothing. He felt a pang of jealously every time anyone asked her to dance. He was still thinking of Jade when he was brought back to reality as Sonia stopped dancing in the middle of the song.

"What's wrong?"

"Everything," she said blandly.

"Meaning?"

"Meaning that it's over."

"Over?"
"Yes, you are definitely not interested in me. All you have done this whole evening is watch that bitch," She said her eyes tearing up.

"Don't call her that," Trowa said threateningly.

"See what I mean. You don't care about me. It's Jade that you want." And she stomped off, leaving him standing there in the middle of the dance floor. The other couples continued dancing.

"So they have finally broken up. I was wondering how long that was going to last," Zechs said to Noin.

"I bet he is better off without her," Noin told him.

"We'll see."

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After the Function: Approximately 1.30 am

"Where's Trowa?" Quatre asked.

"I dunno. Must be off with his girl friend," Dorothy said.

"Nah! They broke up." Duo piped in cheerfully.

"And what are you so happy about?" Quatre asked him.

"Anybody see Jade anywhere?" Duo asked, still cheerful.

"No. I dropped her off at her room. She wasn't feeling too good," Dorothy said raising a quizzical eyebrow at Duo.

"Hey Trowa!" Hilde shouted out.

He just acknowledged the greeting with a nod of his head.

"Hey bud! Wanna do an all nighter?" Duo asked.

"No. Where's Heero?"

"Back at the apartment. He left soon after Relena." Hilde said.

"Figures."

" Heard you broke up," Dorothy said.

"I'm sorry to hear that," Quatre laid an apologetic hand on Trowa's shoulder.

"Don't be. She gave me an easy way out. I'm not at all sad about what happened."

"Oh!"

"So you not going to wait?"

"Wait and do what. I'd better go get some sleep," he said rubbing his temples.

"Okay, as you wish. But it would have been fun, if you would have stayed. Heero isn't staying anyways. No jade and now no you," Quatre said, looking at Trowa with his big puppy dog eyes.

"Won't work this time Q-man. Clown boy's got something else on his mind, or should I say someone?" Duo said with his elbow on Quatre's shoulder and a mischievous glint in his eyes. Hilde chuckled somewhere in the background. Quatre still seemed a bit confused but Duo got a frigid glare from Trowa.

Trowa walked away without another word.

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Heero was busy typing away at his computer. He kept a daily journal. Who would have thought that the perfect soldier would keep a journal?

Heero wasn't even paying attention to what he was typing. He just pounded away on the keyboard. All he kept thinking about was Relena. Relena and Jade.

He found the incident with Jade funny. She hadn't even noticed that she was drinking alcohol. He expected better of her. She was normally so perceptive and she hadn't even noticed this time. Duo sure could think of things sometimes. Thinking of that brought a smile to his face. And then he started thinking about how Jade had talked to Relena and then his train of thought shifted to his evening with Relena.

It felt good just holding her close to him like that. He did not want the evening to end. During the dance a few people had asked for a dance with Relena, but he had managed to silence them by using just his famous death glare.

Relena…It had been a long time since they had last met. And this was maybe the first time that they met without having to bother about dying.

Heero tried looking out of his window. His window was facing the grounds. Was that person walking across the campus grounds Trowa? No. Duo had told him that they were planning to do an all nighter. He wondered if Jade would be there. After a few minutes, the figure got closer. Yes, it was Trowa. Nobody else had those gravity defying bangs. He seemed lost in thought. Heero walked back to his monitor. He was keeping up to date on what Relena had been doing since the last time they met. Relena was planning on earning a Degree in medicine at this "Weird Place for Weirdoes" as Duo called it. It caused quite a hype in the Political world. How could the vice-foreign minister leave her post to go and study full-time? But she being Relena had managed to convince then that it would not be a problem. It was better for Heero. He got to see her more often.

If Jade was right, then he was as hopelessly in love with Relena as she was with him. Though he had a hard time admitting it, a part of him wished fervently for what Jade said to be true.

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Trowa entered the apartment. It was dark. He switched on the lights. Jade was sitting on the floor with her head on the couch. She seemed to be sleeping. She hadn't changed. Her hair was loose and it fell around her in waves. She was gorgeous.

He just walked around her. He did not want to disturb her. He would just change and he hoped that she would wake up by then. That's why he left the lights on.

Trowa walked to his room. He broke up because of Jade, but he was happy all the same. He could now concentrate on Jade without feeling guilty. He wasn't cheating on anyone now. The only problem now was what he would tell Jade if she asked him the reason for the break up. He would bother about it later. He brushed his teeth and changed into his pyjamas. He didn't bother putting on a shirt. It was warm.

He went outside. Jade was still asleep. He went and sat down beside her. He put his hand on her back and bent down to whisper in her ear.

"Jade wake up. Go and sleep in you bed."

She just mumbled something incoherent. He just shook her shoulder a bit harder and she opened one sleepy eye. She gave him a sleepy smile. He smiled back. And now he knew that she was definitely drunk. And he figured that it would have been Duo's fault.

"Jade. You should go and sleep now."

She just shook her head 'no' as a response. She tried getting up, but stumbled.

"Looks like I'm gonna have to give you a lift," he said with a smirk.

He bent down and effortlessly picked her up bridal style. She immediately put her arms around his neck and buried her face in his chest. The moment that she did this, Trowa could swear that he felt a jolt of electricity run down his spine. He stopped abruptly. His heart rate increased. He looked down at her sleeping form in his arms and wondered if she knew the effect that she had on him. As though she knew what he was thinking, and as if to tease him, she snuggled in even deeper in his arms. That made his breath catch in his throat again.

Trowa's mind wanted to take her to her bed and put her to sleep, but his body wanted something else altogether. He smiled wryly. Who would have ever thought that he could be in a situation like this? He stood there doing nothing, just looking down at her face and feeling the feel of her against his body. Her long hair tickled his bare stomach, but it felt good. Suddenly, a slight frown crossed her features and he frowned in response. He had this sudden inexplicable urge to find out what caused her to frown. He looked up and that seemed to bring him back to reality. He smiled to himself again. She did seem to have an unusual effect on him and more than likely she didn't even know about it. He willed himself to walk to her room. He put her down on the bed and was wondering if he should change her clothes. Put her into pyjamas for example. It would be a shame to spoil such a nice dress.

Speaking of dress, it was the first time that he actually took time to look at her properly. Her dress was black and though it covered all the areas of interest (…Ahem…), was also strangely revealing. Black suited her and added to her ever present air of mystery. And her dress was modest too, which made her appear all the more mysterious and at the same time all the more sexy. He didn't want that dress to be spoilt, but at the same time, changing her clothes was also not a good idea. Not that he would mind, but he didn't know how much he could take without his control actually snapping and not to mention Jade's fury and anger when she found out that he had changed her into her pyjamas. No, it was definitely not worth the risk.

He began getting up, but stopped midway when he heard Jade say,

"Please don't leave me. Not again. Please don't."

Her voice had a desperate edge to it and he turned around to look. He thought she was calling him.

"Please don't leave me. Please don't. Please don't."

A tiny glistening tear dropped from underneath a closed eyelid.

'She looks so helpless, so…so…so vulnerable,' He thought to himself.

'Even a normally calm and controlled person like her can't escape her dreams.'

And this fact Trowa knew all to well. He had been plagued by his dreams and nightmares ever since he could remember. The fact that he didn't let the world know was a different thing altogether.

"Please don't go," she said again and another tear escaped from underneath her eyelids. Trowa went back to her and embraced her tightly. He stroked her hair and whispered to her in a soothing voice, "Nobody's going to leave you Jade. No one. We'll always be there for you. I'll always be there."

He kept rocking back and forth and kept whispering to her till he was sure that the nightmare had passed and she was sound asleep again. He wondered to whom she was telling not to go, who was that person? He decided that he would ask her tomorrow, probably after she recovered from the killer hangover that she was going to get.

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A/N: Hey! What happened to the reviews? Is anybody even reading it or no? Am I just wasting my already scarce time? Please tell me if I am.

And for those people who are still with me, I thank you for bearing with me. I sincerely apologise for the delay in the publishing of this chapter. It was because I had practically no time. I was (and still am) really really busy with school and stuff. Its practically raining tests and assignments here. The next chapter will be late in coming out too and not that long either. Please forgive me. T_T Love you always, Devil.

On with the story:

Who do you think is Jade talking about in her sleep?

And what exactly does Trowa feel for Jade? Is it just physical or something deeper than that?

And what about Heero and Relena? Is Jade right?

Will Relena's arrival affect the Pilots in anyway?

And where is Wufei?!?!