Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Behind the Scenes with Heero and Relena ❯ Chapter 3

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Behind the Scenes with Heero and Relena: Chapter 3

*Warning* Ok guys, like I said, I do not do FULL lemons, but there will be some lemony scenes in this fic, thus the rating. Be prepared for that. Other than that, the usual warnings, you know, bad language and stuff.

*Disclaimer* I hate having to say this every time, it's depressing. However, I DO NOT OWN GUNDAM WING OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS!!!

Ok, sorry this took me forever to get out. I don't really have anything to say, so I'll just let you all read the next chapter! Enjoy!



The day went pretty well. Heero and Relena managed to get ready in the thirty minutes Duo gave them, and soon all three were walking the streets of the city trying to locate the Carnival everyone had been talking about, just like any normal kids. That was basically what they got out of the whole day, the sense that they could act as normal people, even if just for a few hours. It was refreshing, it was relaxing, and it was fun. The Carnival wasn't difficult to find, all you had to do was follow the throngs of people and signs. The trio spent the day going on those rides that all carnivals have, eating cotton candy, winning prizes from booths, (having two Gundam pilots with her proved to be advantageous for Relena; she was carrying two bags of various prizes and a large teddy bear with her wherever she went.) and acting like everyone else around them. Or at least doing their best to. It was difficult to make Heero look as if he was having a good time. Relena had wanted to get some sort of reaction out of him, and she managed to, though it wasn't what she wanted. At some points during the day, it was obvious that Heero looked...jealous? Whether it was from the fact that Duo and she were laughing and having a great time, or that it was DUO who could talk easily and laugh with her, Relena wasn't sure, but it was definitely there. She felt a little guilty about that, but it couldn't be helped. At least she managed to get Heero to laugh a little when Duo got drenched in some water ride.

Relena smiled to herself. It was already past eight. The day had gone by well, better than she originally thought. She and Duo had hit it off great; they'd been joking and laughing with each other the whole day. Sighing contentedly, Relena shifted the giant bear she was holding in her arms, and took another bight of her cotton candy. She finished it off and tossed away the stick. Looking around at the other people, her gaze landed on a particularly large group standing around a telephone pole looking at something. Tugging on Heero's sleeve and looping her free arm through Duo's, she said, "Come on guys. Let's go see what they're all looking at." Duo and Heero said nothing, they simply followed her. Pushing her way through the crowd, Relena made her way to the source of everyone's attention, and her eyes immediately lit up. "They're having a dance contest tonight! Oh let's go! Please!" she exclaimed, shifting her eyes between Duo and Heero.

Duo smiled brightly. "Sure! Fine by me, I love dances. Heero?"

"Hn," Heero said, looking indifferent.

"Come on! It'll be fun," Relena said, dragging them to the parking lot where the dance was to be held. "It's starts at 8:30. That's in like, ten minutes."

"Relena, it's a dance CONTEST, not just a dance," Heero pointed out.

"Oh I know. I'm not expecting to win anything; I just think its fun. I've been taking dances lessons all my life. It's the one thing my mother made me stick to."

"What type of dance?" Duo asked.

"Oh gosh, everything from ballet to jazz to swing to tap. I don't think there's anything I haven't tried. Swing dancing's my favorite though." Duo's eyes lit up.

"Lena, I think you and I are going to have a good time tonight."

"Lena?" asked Heero, glaring at Duo. Duo held his hands up defensively.

"Ok, ok, sorry. RE-lena. My bad. Gosh, you're so over protective," Duo mumbled. Relena laughed.

"Don't worry about it Duo. My father used to call me that all the time, so it doesn't bother me. Actually, it brings back good memories." Duo turned to Relena.

"You and your dad were pretty close, huh?"

"Yeah," Relena smile sadly. "You don't know how shocked I was when I found out he wasn't my biological father." It was quiet for a minute before Duo slung his arms over Heero and Relena's shoulders, ignoring the look Heero sent him.

"Well guys, let's go!" Several minutes later, a man with a loudspeaker walked to the middle of the parking lot. After getting the crowd's attention, he spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen! May I have your attention please! Thank you, thank you. Ok, we're going to begin tonight's contest by hosting a regular dance like one that you might attend at a school or someplace. The judges and I will be walking around, observing your dances, and those who we think are good enough to participate in the contest will be told. If they want to sign up, then they are welcome to. Tonight's contest is a "Couple's Contest," meaning you must have a partner to dance with if you want to be in the competition. We will be playing various styles of music, and if you don't want to be in the contest, then you certainly don't have to be. All are welcome to just dance! Thank you for your attention, and please, have a great time! The finals will probably be between 10 and 10:30. Thank you again!" That being said, the man walked off, and an old tune started floating through the air, one that caused Relena to smile.

"Can you swing dance, Heero?" she asked, turning around to face him. He looked coldly at her through narrowed eyes.

"I don't dance," he said simply, and broke eye contact with her. Relena's smile didn't waver.

"Oh really? Is this a new thing? Because you danced with me at our school dance." Heero didn't reply, and it occurred to her that he probably didn't know HOW to swing dance. Slow dancing was one thing, but swing dancing was totally different. "Ok then, that's alright." Turning to Duo, Relena asked, "How about you?"

Smiling widely, he replied, "Baby, you better believe it." Duo grabbed Relena's hand and started dragging her out to the dance floor, with her laughing the whole time. He looked back once over his shoulder to Heero and said, "Have fun buddy." He got a glare in return.

Relena threw her head back and laughed as Duo swung her around. She was having a blast! Relena hadn't expected Duo to be this good at dancing. She felt guilty though for leaving Heero by himself. However, she hadn't come to the dance to stand around, and if Heero didn't want to dance, then so be it. Relena was to busy laughing as Duo twirled her around to notice the man with a clipboard walk up to them.

"Uh, excuse me." Both Duo and Relena stopped and looked at him. "Sorry to interrupt, but I was wondering if you would like to join the contest? I was observing you two, and I like what I saw." Duo glanced at Relena, and the smile she was giving him was all he needed.

"Sure thing," Duo answered while smiling.

"Great. If you'd just put your name down here, and the contest will start in about ten minutes." Duo nodded and took the pen to put his name down.

"Duo," Relena whispered, "make up different names, k?" Duo nodded again understanding what she was getting at. "Ok, let's go tell Heero!" Relena dragged Duo off in search of the unruly haired boy. "I can't see him," she said, standing on her toes and looking around.

"Me neither," Duo said, also looking around.

"Oh well, if he doesn't want to be found then so be it, let's keep dancing."

"Okey-dokey." Duo took Relena's hand, but as soon as he did so, the fast paced song they had been dancing to abruptly slowed down, and around them all the various couples took their places in each other's arms, swaying to the beat. Duo looked at Relena mischievously. Bending over, he extended his hand to her and said in a British accent, "May I have this dance milady?"

Relena giggled and accepted his hand. "Well I would be delighted my good Sir," she said in an accent that matched Duo's. Smiling, Duo wrapped an arm behind Relena's waist and pulled her closer to him. Following his lead, Relena wrapped her arms behind Duo's neck and rested her head on his chest, feeling as if she and Duo had been childhood friends their whole lives. The two stayed like this for a little while before Relena lifted her head to look into Duo's eyes. "You're a good dancer Duo. I hadn't been expecting that from a Gundam pilot, no offense."

Duo smiled widely. "None taken, and thanks. I love dancing. When I lived at the Maxwell Church, Sister Helen taught me all sorts of-" Duo stopped abruptly and his smile disappeared, replaced with a look a sadness. Relena noticed this, and brought her hand up to brush some bangs out of Duo's face.

"Duo," he looked down at her. "It's ok to talk about the past and about loved ones we've lost," she said, guessing what had happened to this Sister Helen. "It's much better to talk about the good memories you have of those people than to lock them away forever and think only about the fact that they're gone. That's too painful. I've found that with my father I've looked past the fact that he's not my real dad, and I only think about the good times we used to have together." Duo smiled a little.

"Yeah, your right, but sometimes...it's just difficult. I've always felt as if it were my fault and I'll always blame myself, even though there wasn't really anything I could've done about it."

"That's better," Relena said, smiling. Suddenly her eyes narrowed and her smile turned into a frown as she looked at something past Duo's shoulder. "What does she think she's doing," she muttered to herself.

"Huh? What?" Confused, Duo spun around to see the source of Relena's annoyance, and could barely hold in his laughter at what he saw. Not too far away from them, some blonde woman was dragging out Heero onto the dance floor, and he looked anything but pleased by it. Actually, he looked as if he was about to have a panic attack, which was amusing because Heero never really showed too much emotion. Duo chuckled, and Relena soon joined him is his laughter.

"If you'll excuse me Duo. Sorry, but I think I should go save Heero from that blonde bimbo before he pulls a gun out on her," Relena said, pulling away from Duo's hold.

"Hey no problem. You'd better get over there fast, because I think I saw his hand moving towards it right now." Relena laughed.

"I'll be back in time for the contest," she called out over her shoulder as she walked away. Relena had to hold in her laughter at the sight before her. The blonde woman was currently trying to get Heero to keep his hands on her hips, and she kept trying to close the distance between then even though Heero continued to hold her at arm's length. Looking up, Heero caught sight of Relena heading towards them and sent her a desperate, pleading look. Relena giggled and tapped the blonde woman's shoulder. "Um, excuse me, but you're dancing with my boyfriend, and he promised he'd dance with me next." The blonde woman released her grip on Heero, who immediately latched onto Relena like he was about to dance with her, and turned to Relena.

Looking her up once, she said, "He's YOUR boyfriend? Damn. And here I thought I'd finally found me one of those shy but incredibly sexy hunks. Go figure." That said, she walked off into the crowd.

Heero watched her go with semi-wide eyes. "Gah, she just came out of nowhere and dragged me out here with her," he said, scowling. "I didn't even get the chance to say no. I was about ready to shoot her."

Relena giggled. "So I noticed." Pulling herself closer to Heero, Relena laid her head on his shoulder much like she had done to Duo. "Dance Heero," she commanded, and he complied, swaying slowly with the music. (A/N: This is a really long song, ne?) Relena sighed. This was how she wished everything could stay, now and forever. No disruptions, no war to deal with, and no death. Maybe, in another place and another time, but back to reality. There definitely was a war raging on, and she was dancing with one of the main participants in it. Relena wouldn't change anything for the world though. Closing everything off around her, Relena focused only on Heero and herself, happy that for now she could pretend they were the only ones in the world. Just she and Heero-

"Well you two love birds look pretty cozy." And Duo. Relena sighed. It figured that nothing good could last for more than a minute. As her mind focused on the real world again, she noticed that she and Heero were dancing to a song that was no longer playing. Heero noticed this also and pushed Relena away from him gently.

"Hello Duo," Relena sighed.

"Sorry to disturb you, but I thought you might want to know that the contest is starting." Heero gave Relena a questioning look.

"Contest?"

"Yeah," Relena said, perking up a little. "Duo and I were asked to be in the dance contest. Not that we'll get very far, but it should be fun." Boy was she wrong. Relena and Duo made it all the way to the "finals," which consisted of the last five couples competing against each other. It was funny that they made it that far when they weren't even trying. Duo and she were laughing the entire time, through all the mistakes they made, and were generally having a great time, unlike some of the other serious couples that really wanted to win. Unfortunately for those people, they DIDN'T make it far because their dances were considered too stiff and formal. The judges liked the laid back style of Duo and Relena. They ended up getting third overall. Both got a small medal, and they had a trophy to share.

"I think I'll let you have the trophy," Duo said as he and Relena walked off the platform towards Heero. "I don't really think there's any room for it in Deathscythe."

"Deathscythe? Is that what you call your Gundam?"

"Yes-sir-ee. Deathscythe and I go back a long ways. Hey Heero!" Duo shouted as he and Relena neared the boy.

"You guys looked good up there," Heero said with a bit of an edge in his voice.

"Aw, don't worry Heero, I'm not gonna steal your girlfriend." Heero glared at him.

"She's NOT my girl-"

"Oh shove it," Relena said, looping her arm through Heero's. "Come on guys. There's supposed to be fireworks at 11." With that, Relena dragged the two boys off.

Thirty minutes later found the three lying in the grass on a hilltop watching the fireworks burst in the sky above them.

"This was fun," Duo said as flipped onto his side to look at Relena. "It's a shame it couldn't last longer. Tomorrow we have to go back to being killing machines."

"Don't talk so loud. Someone might over hear you," Heero put in, as he too flipped to face Relena who was in between the two.

"I agree," Relena said quietly.

"What? You don't want me to talk loud either?" Duo asked looking slightly offended. Relena laughed.

"No, no that's not what I meant. I agree with what you said before. This was fun. Did you have fun Heero," Relena asked, glancing over at the stoic teen next to her. He didn't answer for a while; he just fiddled around with a piece of grass.

"I did," he admitted finally. "I mean, as much as I could have," Heero finished quickly. Relena smiled. Eventually, she noticed that the fireworks had stopped, and the only light they were receiving was shining down on them from the moon.

"Well guys," she said, sitting up. "I think we should be going back soon. Pagan's going to flip if I don't contact him soon."

"We'll walk you back," Duo offered. "It's too dark for you to be wondering around by yourself.

"Thanks," said Relena, smiling. The three of them walked in silence, taking their time to get back to the hotel Relena was staying at. When they finally arrived at their destination, Relena turned to face the two boys. "I really did have a good time today. You two better stay safe, I'll expect to see BOTH of you again." Duo smiled and was about to reply when Relena wrapped her arms around his neck. "It was good to meet you Duo. You're a great dancer!" Pulling back, she kissed him lightly on the cheek, smiling at the slight blush that spread across his face.

"Hey," he said after he recovered, "the pleasure is all mine. I will definitely be sure to visit you sometime little missy." Relena smiled again and turned to Heero, who in turn thrust his hand out in her direction. She looked down at it for a second, and then finally grasped it with her own hand. Yanking Heero towards her, Relena pressed her lips to his, smiling into the kiss when he decided to deepen it. Heero pulled back somewhat reluctantly and backed away from Relena. Looking towards Duo, Heero gestured with his head towards the road, signaling that it was time for them to go. Giving a farewell smile to Relena, Duo rushed off after him. They hadn't gotten very far when Heero stopped and turned around again.

"You better not come after me on anymore missions. That's too dangerous, and you could get hurt," he yelled back to girl standing in the doorway.

"Well I'm glad you care!" Relena shouted back. Heero took that as an agreement that she wouldn't go after him again. He really shouldn't have, as he would find out months later when Relena would go to the extent of flying to Antarctica just to deliver a letter to him. Ahh, the things you do when you're in love. Unfortunately, Heero and Relena would not have the chance to actually speak with one another until even later, when Heero and Quatre took refuge in the Sank Kingdom with the newly appointed PRINCESS Relena.



Ok, sorry if this chapter seemed to go way off track in comparison to the series, but I wanted them to do something aside from battling. Plus, I wanted to get this part out so that I continue with the part where they're at the Sank Kingdom. I pretty much know how I'm going to finish this; in fact, I already have the Endless Waltz part written. Oh! Does anyone know what episode this took place after?!?! The episode I'm looking for is the one where Duo and Heero are playing basketball. I don't remember what number it was!!! If you know, could you please inform me!!! Thanks a bunch! I hope you liked this, and please review!

*~Maxine~*