Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Wedding Vows ❯ If Anyone Has a Reason ( Chapter 5 )
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Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Drama / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.08.2002 | Updated On: 12.23.2002 | Pages: 4 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 430 | Status: Work In Progress
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Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Drama / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.08.2002 | Updated On: 12.23.2002 | Pages: 4 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 430 | Status: Work In Progress
LSE // 8-8-02
(Wedding Vows - Chapter Five: If Anyone Has a Reason)
rated: PG13 - adult language
shounen-ai/AU
If Anyone Has a Reason
Heero carefully peeked out through the door, checking both ways
before casually walking out into the hall. He'd bought some time away
from the ever-watchful eyes of Trowa, who was waiting patiently off
in the wings for Heero to return.
He crept up to the closed boudoir door and leaned an ear against it.
Inside, he could hear Relena's muffled voice. Kneeling down, Heero
peeked through the key hole, keeping a watchful ear out for anyone
approaching.
Relena stood in the center of the room, a breathtaking image of white
and lace. Her veil floated over her face and swept down the back to
trail on the floor with the long train.
Heero stared at her, feeling slightly ashamed. He'd peeked at the
bride before the wedding, bad luck for everyone. He felt better,
though, having seen her. She simply glowed with joy, he could see it
on her face even half-hidden as it was.
So lost in admiring his bride-to-be that he was, Heero hear Dorothy
approaching until the door opened, pulling away from his face and
exposing him kneeling there. Quickly, Heero bent over and started to
pretend to search for something he dropped.
"Heero!"
"I'm not looking," Heero said quickly, since it was true.
"How dare you spy on your fiancee! Don't you know it's bad luck?"
Dorothy said, nudging at him with her foot.
"Heero..." Relena sounded so sad.
Starting to panic, Heero stood quickly, hiding his face from Relena
with one hand, "I'm not looking."
"Bad luck..."
"Relena, honestly, you don't believe that, do you?"
"You've ruined it!" Relena cried, skirts rustling as she tried to
hide behind Miss Noin.
Heero stumbled back, tripping over his own feet in haste as he fled.
Relena...
//"See, you do have a fever!" Relena said, showing the thermometer to
Heero.//
//Heero peered at the digital numbers, "Just a little," he mumbled.//
//"I can't let you leave, not if your sick. Don't worry, it's no
trouble at all."//
//Heero sighed and relented. There was no use trying to budge Relena
once she dug her claws in. Plus, he had to admit it was nice to be
fussed over. He felt relaxed in Relena's care. No worries...//
//The phone rang and Relena excused herself, slipping out from the
guest bedroom. Heero stared up at the pristine ceiling, allowing
himself to just lay there and rest.//
//"How odd," Relena said as she appeared in the doorway, the cordless
phone held in one hand, "it's for you."//
//"What?" Heero asked as he took the phone. Who would be calling him
at Relena's? Relena shrugged in response to his silent question.
Heero put the phone to his ear with a sigh, "Hello?"//
//"...Heero?"//
//Sitting up a little straighter, Heero barely concealed his shock
from the curious Relena. "Duo? What...?"//
//"Heero, oh, I'm so glad your okay. You are okay, aren't you? You
sound funny..."//
//"Duo, I'm fine. How did you get this number?"//
//"I asked around, someone saw you get into a car. I had Hilde trace
it for me... You're okay?"//
//"Fine."//
//There was an awkward silence and Relena raised one eyebrow and
mouthed, "Who?"//
//Heero covered the phone with one hand, "Duo. My...roommate."//
//"I thought you didn't have a place?" Relena whispered back,
eyebrows coming together to meet across the fine point of her nose.//
//"Er, ex-roommate. We had a fight."//
//"Heero? Heero, who are you talking to? Roommate?"//
//"Nothing. I'm fine, Duo. Good-bye."//
//"Wait! Heero! Heero, please, don't do this..."//
//Heero clicked the phone off and handed it over to Relena with a
small smile, "Sorry about that."//
//"It's all right. So, did your roommate kick you out?" she asked
sympathetically, taking the phone from him.//
//Heero nodded slowly. He felt horrible. Duo had sounded so frantic,
but he just couldn't... Not anymore. No more would he be Duo's bank
account. No more. He wasn't Duo's keeper.//
//"I'll fix you some soup," Relena said with a smile, "Chicken noodle
okay?"//
//"Perfect."//
Heero slipped into position behind Quatre as rich music filled the
chapel. The blonde in front of him turned slightly, a quizzical look
on his face as he mouthed, "About time."
Heero shrugged, trying to forget the look he'd seen across Relena's
face. Had he really cursed the wedding? He'd only wanted to see
Relena, what was the harm in that?
The opening bars of "Canon in D Major" filled the chapel, and Miidi
Une stepped up beside the alter. She began lighting the candles,
solemnly holding the tall brass flame holder. Heero stared from the
wings, unable to comprehend the ceremony had began.
Soon, he would be forever Relena's.
Miidi finished her task and moved down to her seat in the front row.
Since neither Heero nor Relena had parents living, the first row was
occupied by their closets friends. Correction. Relena's closest
friends.
"Jesu, Joy of our Desiring" suddenly replaced Pachelbel's work as the
pastor stepped around Trowa and out into the front of the chapel. He
clasped his folder to him and looked out at the modest gathering,
mostly friends of the Peacecraft family.
Trowa stepped forward, followed by Wufei and Quatre, and Heero
shuffled after them, his mouth suddenly going dry. He felt the heat
of the spotlight on him as he took his place along the steps, facing
the back of the church where he could see Lucrezia Noin making her
way up the aisle.
It seemed to take forever for the woman to get to the front, and as
soon as she took her spot Dorothy made her agonizingly slow walk to
the front. Heero shifted nervously, causing Quatre beside him to
lightly touch the back of his hand in a calmly gesture.
Heero stared fixedly at the back of the church where Relena would
soon make her appearance. Excitement rippled through the crowd as
the familiar chords of the bridal march began. Everyone stood
respectfully as Milliard appeared at the back, Relena on his arm.
"Beautiful..." Quatre whispered beside him. Heero nodded in
dumbstruck agreement.
Relena simply glided elegantly down the aisle, all eyes on her but
her own eyes locked fiercely on Heero's hunched form. Her groom's
hair was hopelessly disheveled and his jacket had a slight smudge
across it, but she didn't care.
Even though Heero had stolen a peek, the sight of Relena in full
bridal regalia was breathtaking. She clutched her bouquet to her,
ribbons cascading off her wrists and hiding the tissue she'd tucked
into her sleeve.
Someone was saying something, but she paid little attention since it
wasn't directed at her. Heero stared at her in awe, she was pleased
to note. The veil shifted past her eyes, her vision clouded by white
and ... She was surprised to find herself all ready in tears.
Heero stepped forward and gently took her arm from Milliard, leading
his bride up the steps to stand before the pastor. He bent and lifted
back the veil, frowning slightly at the tears collecting to either
side of her face.
"You're crying," he whispered softly.
Relena sniffled and lifted the tissue to dab the salt drops away,
"I'm fine," she whispered back. Heero gave her arm a reassuring
squeeze.
Behind them, rows of people sat as the pastor began to speak.
It had begun.
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------
Duo looked down the tracks towards the approaching train, then down
at the piece of crumpled paper laying there. "I really hate you," he
informed it heatedly.
Thoughts and scattered memories were chasing themselves around in his
head. Heero...
//"Ai shiteru," Heero whispered, circling his arms around Duo's
slim waist.//
Duo clenched his hands into fists. Heero had made his decision, Duo
had made his. It was over between them. Heero would marry Relena and
that would complete the deal. No more.
//"I know what that means," Duo murmured back. "I shetaru..."//
//"Ai shiteru, not I shetaru."//
//"I love you, too, Hee-chan."
Without realizing it, Duo jumped down onto the tracks, stumbling
towards the discarded paper. He had to take that information. He
couldn't - wouldn't! - let Heero be cut away from his life forever.
Duo looked to his watch. Six-twenty. He didn't have time, there
wasn't time! He had to get there, he just couldn't let Heero...
He snatched the paper off the tracks and quickly started to move back
to the edge of the platform. He still had time.
"Eh?!" Duo cried, looking down as his pants snagged across a piece of
metal. He tugged, hoping the fabric would tear. Damn these rugged
jeans! Panic filled him as he yanked fiercely, battling with the
metal and his jeans.
He glanced up, hearing the train approach.
No!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Author's Notes: Do you hate me? ^^ I promise I'll try and have the
next chapter started before I go to bed (It's only 11PM) and hopefully
I'll be able to have it finished tomorrow. Keep the feedback coming,
it just makes me type all the faster. *shoots rubber band at muses*
Bryony complained about the typos. ^^() Sorry, but this is all
unbeta-ed work. Eventually I'll get Savie to give it a once over. I
did the best I could. Really. I swear!
I actually got someone to feel sorry for Relena! ^^ wow... I do kinda
feel sorry for her, everyone picks on her...
Oh, wait, that's because she's an evil bitch from hell who would dare
mess with the wonderfulness that is yaoi! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!! *gets
dragged away by muses, who chant, 'TYPE! TYPE!'*
Ai shiteru - I love you
// - marks a flashback sequence
Feedback/reviews are very much appreciated! More chapters soon.
copyright 2002 - Gundam Wing and characters copyright other people.
LSE - "Violet" (ManzokuBiscuit@aol.com)
Email me to join my Update ML (be alerted when I add new stories)
www.geocities.com/manzokubiscuit/index.html
(Wedding Vows - Chapter Five: If Anyone Has a Reason)
rated: PG13 - adult language
shounen-ai/AU
If Anyone Has a Reason
Heero carefully peeked out through the door, checking both ways
before casually walking out into the hall. He'd bought some time away
from the ever-watchful eyes of Trowa, who was waiting patiently off
in the wings for Heero to return.
He crept up to the closed boudoir door and leaned an ear against it.
Inside, he could hear Relena's muffled voice. Kneeling down, Heero
peeked through the key hole, keeping a watchful ear out for anyone
approaching.
Relena stood in the center of the room, a breathtaking image of white
and lace. Her veil floated over her face and swept down the back to
trail on the floor with the long train.
Heero stared at her, feeling slightly ashamed. He'd peeked at the
bride before the wedding, bad luck for everyone. He felt better,
though, having seen her. She simply glowed with joy, he could see it
on her face even half-hidden as it was.
So lost in admiring his bride-to-be that he was, Heero hear Dorothy
approaching until the door opened, pulling away from his face and
exposing him kneeling there. Quickly, Heero bent over and started to
pretend to search for something he dropped.
"Heero!"
"I'm not looking," Heero said quickly, since it was true.
"How dare you spy on your fiancee! Don't you know it's bad luck?"
Dorothy said, nudging at him with her foot.
"Heero..." Relena sounded so sad.
Starting to panic, Heero stood quickly, hiding his face from Relena
with one hand, "I'm not looking."
"Bad luck..."
"Relena, honestly, you don't believe that, do you?"
"You've ruined it!" Relena cried, skirts rustling as she tried to
hide behind Miss Noin.
Heero stumbled back, tripping over his own feet in haste as he fled.
Relena...
//"See, you do have a fever!" Relena said, showing the thermometer to
Heero.//
//Heero peered at the digital numbers, "Just a little," he mumbled.//
//"I can't let you leave, not if your sick. Don't worry, it's no
trouble at all."//
//Heero sighed and relented. There was no use trying to budge Relena
once she dug her claws in. Plus, he had to admit it was nice to be
fussed over. He felt relaxed in Relena's care. No worries...//
//The phone rang and Relena excused herself, slipping out from the
guest bedroom. Heero stared up at the pristine ceiling, allowing
himself to just lay there and rest.//
//"How odd," Relena said as she appeared in the doorway, the cordless
phone held in one hand, "it's for you."//
//"What?" Heero asked as he took the phone. Who would be calling him
at Relena's? Relena shrugged in response to his silent question.
Heero put the phone to his ear with a sigh, "Hello?"//
//"...Heero?"//
//Sitting up a little straighter, Heero barely concealed his shock
from the curious Relena. "Duo? What...?"//
//"Heero, oh, I'm so glad your okay. You are okay, aren't you? You
sound funny..."//
//"Duo, I'm fine. How did you get this number?"//
//"I asked around, someone saw you get into a car. I had Hilde trace
it for me... You're okay?"//
//"Fine."//
//There was an awkward silence and Relena raised one eyebrow and
mouthed, "Who?"//
//Heero covered the phone with one hand, "Duo. My...roommate."//
//"I thought you didn't have a place?" Relena whispered back,
eyebrows coming together to meet across the fine point of her nose.//
//"Er, ex-roommate. We had a fight."//
//"Heero? Heero, who are you talking to? Roommate?"//
//"Nothing. I'm fine, Duo. Good-bye."//
//"Wait! Heero! Heero, please, don't do this..."//
//Heero clicked the phone off and handed it over to Relena with a
small smile, "Sorry about that."//
//"It's all right. So, did your roommate kick you out?" she asked
sympathetically, taking the phone from him.//
//Heero nodded slowly. He felt horrible. Duo had sounded so frantic,
but he just couldn't... Not anymore. No more would he be Duo's bank
account. No more. He wasn't Duo's keeper.//
//"I'll fix you some soup," Relena said with a smile, "Chicken noodle
okay?"//
//"Perfect."//
Heero slipped into position behind Quatre as rich music filled the
chapel. The blonde in front of him turned slightly, a quizzical look
on his face as he mouthed, "About time."
Heero shrugged, trying to forget the look he'd seen across Relena's
face. Had he really cursed the wedding? He'd only wanted to see
Relena, what was the harm in that?
The opening bars of "Canon in D Major" filled the chapel, and Miidi
Une stepped up beside the alter. She began lighting the candles,
solemnly holding the tall brass flame holder. Heero stared from the
wings, unable to comprehend the ceremony had began.
Soon, he would be forever Relena's.
Miidi finished her task and moved down to her seat in the front row.
Since neither Heero nor Relena had parents living, the first row was
occupied by their closets friends. Correction. Relena's closest
friends.
"Jesu, Joy of our Desiring" suddenly replaced Pachelbel's work as the
pastor stepped around Trowa and out into the front of the chapel. He
clasped his folder to him and looked out at the modest gathering,
mostly friends of the Peacecraft family.
Trowa stepped forward, followed by Wufei and Quatre, and Heero
shuffled after them, his mouth suddenly going dry. He felt the heat
of the spotlight on him as he took his place along the steps, facing
the back of the church where he could see Lucrezia Noin making her
way up the aisle.
It seemed to take forever for the woman to get to the front, and as
soon as she took her spot Dorothy made her agonizingly slow walk to
the front. Heero shifted nervously, causing Quatre beside him to
lightly touch the back of his hand in a calmly gesture.
Heero stared fixedly at the back of the church where Relena would
soon make her appearance. Excitement rippled through the crowd as
the familiar chords of the bridal march began. Everyone stood
respectfully as Milliard appeared at the back, Relena on his arm.
"Beautiful..." Quatre whispered beside him. Heero nodded in
dumbstruck agreement.
Relena simply glided elegantly down the aisle, all eyes on her but
her own eyes locked fiercely on Heero's hunched form. Her groom's
hair was hopelessly disheveled and his jacket had a slight smudge
across it, but she didn't care.
Even though Heero had stolen a peek, the sight of Relena in full
bridal regalia was breathtaking. She clutched her bouquet to her,
ribbons cascading off her wrists and hiding the tissue she'd tucked
into her sleeve.
Someone was saying something, but she paid little attention since it
wasn't directed at her. Heero stared at her in awe, she was pleased
to note. The veil shifted past her eyes, her vision clouded by white
and ... She was surprised to find herself all ready in tears.
Heero stepped forward and gently took her arm from Milliard, leading
his bride up the steps to stand before the pastor. He bent and lifted
back the veil, frowning slightly at the tears collecting to either
side of her face.
"You're crying," he whispered softly.
Relena sniffled and lifted the tissue to dab the salt drops away,
"I'm fine," she whispered back. Heero gave her arm a reassuring
squeeze.
Behind them, rows of people sat as the pastor began to speak.
It had begun.
----------------------------------------------------------- -----------
Duo looked down the tracks towards the approaching train, then down
at the piece of crumpled paper laying there. "I really hate you," he
informed it heatedly.
Thoughts and scattered memories were chasing themselves around in his
head. Heero...
//"Ai shiteru," Heero whispered, circling his arms around Duo's
slim waist.//
Duo clenched his hands into fists. Heero had made his decision, Duo
had made his. It was over between them. Heero would marry Relena and
that would complete the deal. No more.
//"I know what that means," Duo murmured back. "I shetaru..."//
//"Ai shiteru, not I shetaru."//
//"I love you, too, Hee-chan."
Without realizing it, Duo jumped down onto the tracks, stumbling
towards the discarded paper. He had to take that information. He
couldn't - wouldn't! - let Heero be cut away from his life forever.
Duo looked to his watch. Six-twenty. He didn't have time, there
wasn't time! He had to get there, he just couldn't let Heero...
He snatched the paper off the tracks and quickly started to move back
to the edge of the platform. He still had time.
"Eh?!" Duo cried, looking down as his pants snagged across a piece of
metal. He tugged, hoping the fabric would tear. Damn these rugged
jeans! Panic filled him as he yanked fiercely, battling with the
metal and his jeans.
He glanced up, hearing the train approach.
No!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Author's Notes: Do you hate me? ^^ I promise I'll try and have the
next chapter started before I go to bed (It's only 11PM) and hopefully
I'll be able to have it finished tomorrow. Keep the feedback coming,
it just makes me type all the faster. *shoots rubber band at muses*
Bryony complained about the typos. ^^() Sorry, but this is all
unbeta-ed work. Eventually I'll get Savie to give it a once over. I
did the best I could. Really. I swear!
I actually got someone to feel sorry for Relena! ^^ wow... I do kinda
feel sorry for her, everyone picks on her...
Oh, wait, that's because she's an evil bitch from hell who would dare
mess with the wonderfulness that is yaoi! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!! *gets
dragged away by muses, who chant, 'TYPE! TYPE!'*
Ai shiteru - I love you
// - marks a flashback sequence
Feedback/reviews are very much appreciated! More chapters soon.
copyright 2002 - Gundam Wing and characters copyright other people.
LSE - "Violet" (ManzokuBiscuit@aol.com)
Email me to join my Update ML (be alerted when I add new stories)
www.geocities.com/manzokubiscuit/index.html