Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Death Becomes Her ❯ Only Time Will Tell ( Chapter 12 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
"Heero, you ok?" Duo asked when Heero's eyes displayed some movement.

Heero slowly lifted his eyelids, revealing his most striking feature, and found himself back in the room with the other Gundam pilots surrounding him. He was back but what of Relena? His attempts in getting up proved unsuccessful when he fell back down again. The perfect soldier felt overwhelmingly weak as if he had no energy to sustain himself.

"What happened?" he asked as he rubbed his forehead.

"You've returned! Did you find her?" Trowa replied while helping him up to his feet.

"Everything is a blur at the moment. I don't even know how I managed to come back." Heero responded. Madame L'avenir then entered the room as they were leaving.

"So you've figured out the key to the pendent didn't you?" She asked of Heero.

"I don't see how I could. I've failed…. Relena …"

"She's perfectly safe. As I recall, her body was in the hospital right?" She exclaimed.

They nodded.

"Very good then. Her spirit's returned to her body. I can feel it." She said and smiled. "I see you're still confused about how you've escaped. Well you see, the pendent is fueled by a deep desire of hope. In your case, it was your determination in saving the one you love that reacted with the power of that silver stone."

"But I don't…" Heero began.

"So, Heero does care for Relena more than we think. Big surprise." Duo said mockingly.

"Duo, not now." Heero shot back at him. He then turned his attention back to the psychic. "So, she's alright. Everything will be back to normal again?"

"Well, not exactly. Whatever she experienced in the other dimension, everything that she has done, everything that she has seen will be erased from her memory. The reason is because her spirit has left her body for such a long period of time. She doesn't possess enough energy to preserve all her memories unless, you tell her Heero."

"Good, she won't remember what I've said or done. Our kiss will only be locked in my thoughts." He thought.

"I don't think I'll be doing that." Heero responded, walking away.

"Hey where are you going?" Wufei asked, chasing after him.

"I want to see how Relena's doing."

(A FEW DAYS LATER)

Relena woke up from a night of restlessness. She didn't have any recollection of what happened to her and unfortunately, the Gundam pilots wouldn't inform her of the situation either. For some reason, Heero seemed adamant that she didn't possess the knowledge of her whereabouts. While sitting comfortably on her hospital bed, she looked out the glass window. It looked so beautiful and lively. She couldn't remember the last time she viewed the world with such detail and admiration.

"It's incredible how the world looks when you've been locked in a hospital for so long." She thought.

She turned her head when she heard the door creak open. Heero walked in and presented his usual greeting by nodding only once when he saw her. He came closer to her and sat on a chair facing her bed.

"Feeling better?" Heero asked.

"Yes thank you. Why won't you tell me what happened to me?" The former queen demanded.

"There are some things better left unknown."

"Why?"
Heero didn't respond to her that time. He looked away from her and said calmly, "Relena, I'm sorry for not being there. If only…"

"Heero why are you being like this? Must you be so secretive about everything?"

Heero stood up and began to depart from the room. "Wait." She murmured under her breath. He stopped but didn't turn to face her. There were so many things he wanted to tell her, so many words to express what he was feeling. He couldn't.

"Heero, thank you. You've constantly been my strength and I know that whatever I've encountered, you were there to guide me through it." She said as she looked down on her bed sheets.

When he no longer heard words coming from her lips, he reached for the doorknob and opened the wooden frame. "Be well Relena." He said before he left from her sight.

"I love you Heero." She whispered once she heard the door click shut. "Maybe one day I will reveal my feelings to him. No longer will I think of death as the answer. Life can offer me so much more and perhaps Heero can guide me as he had before. Only time will tell."

~~*END*~~



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