Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Wedding Vows ❯ Or Forever Hold Your Peace ( Chapter 8 )
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By: Violet_Nyte 
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Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Drama / Romance | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 08.15.2002 | Pages: 3 | Words: 1.4K | Visits: 659 | Status: Completed
LSE // 8-14-02
(Wedding Vows - Chapter Eight: Or Forever Hold Your Peace)
rated: PG13 - adult language
shounen-ai/AU
Or Forever Hold Your Peace
Heero looked between identically pleading sets of eyes, purple and
blue. At his side, Relena's hand tightly held his own, but in his
heart... He looked to Duo, who stood there, risking everything to
have one more chance with Heero.
"I'm sorry," Heero whispered.
"Heero...?"
"I can't. I'm sorry, I just can't."
"Heero!"
//Candle light reflected in Relena's eyes as she looked across the
table at Heero. She took one of his hands in her own and smiled,
"Isn't this romantic?"//
//Heero shrugged and reached into his jacket, pulling free a small
jewelry box. Relena gasped as he opened it to reveal a modest diamond
ring. "Oh, Heero!" she gushed, taking the ring from its box, "Yes!
Oh, of course, yes!"//
//"What?"//
//Relena beamed as she admired the way the diamond glinted in the
candle light. "Yes, I'll marry you. Oh, Heero, how romantic!
Proposing on our six month anniversary."//
//Relena didn't see the panic in Heero's eyes at her words. Heero
stared at her for a moment, unable to believe what had just occurred.
He'd strangle Dorothy next time he saw her. Get her a ring, Dorothy
said, a diamond ring.//
//The perfect anniversary gift.//
//"Heero," Relena sighed happily, looking up to meet his eyes. He
quickly schooled his features into a blank look, hiding his doubts.//
//"I'm glad you like it, Relena."//
"I can't."
Heero looked once more to Duo before turning and facing the alter.
Relena, at first shocked by her groom's words, quickly regained
composure once she realized they weren't directed at her. Duo looked
stunned, as did most of the guests who had heard the exchange.
The pastor looked confused, but Heero ignored him and nodded to
Relena.
Relena looked at Heero's face for a moment, then glanced back to see
the heart break written across Duo's. Something wasn't right here.
She was marrying Heero, and he had just refused Duo for her. Why
wasn't she happy?
Beside her, Heero said, "I do."
"Do you have the rings?"
//Relena beamed and proudly held out her hand to Dorothy, "See? It's
kinda small, but it's the thought that counts, right?"//
//Her friend's eyes widened slightly as she took in the sparkling
diamond on the young woman's ring finger. "He asked you to marry
him?" Dorothy asked, quite confused but pleased for her friend.//
//"Last night, at our anniversary dinner."//
//"Heero asked me what I thought you wanted... Wow, I never thought...
" Dorothy shrugged and gave Relena a hug, "Congratulations!"//
"With this ring, I thee wed..."
Relena looked up into Heero's eyes and saw the anguish laying behind
a wall of duty. From the corner of her eye, she could see Duo
hovering by the doors for a moment before slowly walking out.
Then he was gone, the only rival to Heero's affection.
//Humming slightly to herself, Relena walked down the hallway towards
Heero's room. She balanced the tray carefully in her hands and leaned
against the door, but stopped when she heard voices within the room.//
//"Duo... Don't do this. Whatever is in the apartment you can have."//
//"No, Duo, I really don't need a microwave. Yes, even though I
bought it... Well, it's your now. Duo. Duo!"//
//Relena frowned. Duo... Heero's old roommate?//
//"No... Duo, stop it. Don't say that! Duo..."//
//Curiosity overwhelmed her and Relena set the tray down in the hall,
abandoning her task for the sake of eavesdropping. She hurried to her
room and went over to the phone, looking down at it for a moment
before gently taking it off the hook.//
//"Heero, please, at least just come get your clothes?"//
//"Maybe."//
//"It's not like I'm the fucking plague, Heero! Can't you even see me
for just a few minutes?"//
//"It's over, Duo. Don't try to make something out of nothing."//
//"Can you honestly tell me you feel nothing? Dammit, Heero, just
last week you told me you loved me!"//
//Relena nearly dropped the phone in surprise. Love...?//
//"That was last week."//
//"Heero!"//
//"I'm sorry, Duo."//
//"Fuck you." Click.//
//Relena stared at the phone in amazement until she heard Heero hang
up. She carefully set the receiver down into its cradle and stared at
it for a moment longer. Heero... She'd heard in his voice the truth
of his... No.//
//Heero was hers.//
Dorothy handed Relena the thick gold band that was Heero's wedding
ring. The pastor was addressing her with words she was supposed to
repeat. Empty words that would only have meaning for her, because
Heero didn't love her. Heero had never loved her.
Her marriage would be a lie, a complete lie. A sham.
"I want to change my answer," Relena said softly, looking down at the
circle of gold in her hand.
She heard gasps, but she ignored them. She looked up into Heero's
eyes and smiled slightly, "I don't."
"Re...Relena?" Heero gaped at her.
Relena nodded, looking meaningfully towards the doors. She sighed,
laying a hand on Heero's cheek. "Go," she urged.
Heero hugged her tightly, whispering, "Thank you," ever so softly in
her ear. Relena nodded slightly, the pain her words caused to her
heart softened under the weight of Heero's joy.
She watched with heavy eyes as her groom all but ran from the church.
"Good luck," she whispered, even if it was just to herself. The
wedding party looked to each other in amazement, no one really sure
of what had just happened.
The bride herself wasn't even sure.
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Duo didn't pay attention to where he was going, he just tried to put
as much distance between himself and the church as possible. Fuck.
He'd never been that mortified in his entire life.
Heero...
Duo stopped walking and stood there, feeling the wind brush through
his bangs. Too late, he had been too late after all.
"Duo!"
He turned towards the caller, thinking it sounded a lot like Heero...
His eyes widened as he saw it was, indeed, Heero. Either that or he
was hallucinating. Heero ran up to him, stopping an arms length away
and look slightly embarrassed. Duo looked down as the man's hand,
searching for the wedding ring he knew he'd find there.
To his surprise, Heero took a step forward and lifted the hand in
question, showing off the lack of any adornments.
Duo quirked an eyebrow, searching the face before him for any sort of
clues, "You're here."
Heero nodded once, "Yes."
As much as he wanted to throw himself into Heero's arms, Duo guarded
his heart from feeling anything besides outrage. "Your bride's
waiting for you, Heero."
He shook his head, taking another step forward and gathering Duo's
hand in his own. Heero looked down at them for a moment. "I'm here,"
he said at last, looking up to meet Duo's amethyst eyes.
"Heero...?"
Lips met and Duo's word were cut off by the kiss. What started simply
lengthened and deepened as Duo wrapped his arms around Heero's neck.
When they at last pulled apart enough for words once more, he
whispered, "You're here."
"You may kiss the groom," Heero replied with a sly smile.
~*~*~*~*~*~*End*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Author 's Notes: I said I'd finish this before I went to school. And I
did, dammit. I finished this story.... HA! *points and laughs at her
muses, who look at her with blank-Heero stares, except for Bit-muse,
who humps her leg* O_O
Thanks to everyone who sent me all that feedback, WOW! ^_^ I'm sure
chapter seven's insane cliffhanger had something to do with it. I
loved getting death threats! XD
I'm rather pleased with this story, because it has such a sappy
ending... Hehe! School starts tomorrow... *sigh* Summer was fun while
it lasted, lots of good nighttime hours for writing. Night is good.
Look! *points to muses and laughs* HAHAHAHAHA!!! )_)
I'm wearing Pink Pajamas. Do you know the Pink Pajamas song? *sings*
// - marks a flashback sequence
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(Wedding Vows - Chapter Eight: Or Forever Hold Your Peace)
rated: PG13 - adult language
shounen-ai/AU
Or Forever Hold Your Peace
Heero looked between identically pleading sets of eyes, purple and
blue. At his side, Relena's hand tightly held his own, but in his
heart... He looked to Duo, who stood there, risking everything to
have one more chance with Heero.
"I'm sorry," Heero whispered.
"Heero...?"
"I can't. I'm sorry, I just can't."
"Heero!"
//Candle light reflected in Relena's eyes as she looked across the
table at Heero. She took one of his hands in her own and smiled,
"Isn't this romantic?"//
//Heero shrugged and reached into his jacket, pulling free a small
jewelry box. Relena gasped as he opened it to reveal a modest diamond
ring. "Oh, Heero!" she gushed, taking the ring from its box, "Yes!
Oh, of course, yes!"//
//"What?"//
//Relena beamed as she admired the way the diamond glinted in the
candle light. "Yes, I'll marry you. Oh, Heero, how romantic!
Proposing on our six month anniversary."//
//Relena didn't see the panic in Heero's eyes at her words. Heero
stared at her for a moment, unable to believe what had just occurred.
He'd strangle Dorothy next time he saw her. Get her a ring, Dorothy
said, a diamond ring.//
//The perfect anniversary gift.//
//"Heero," Relena sighed happily, looking up to meet his eyes. He
quickly schooled his features into a blank look, hiding his doubts.//
//"I'm glad you like it, Relena."//
"I can't."
Heero looked once more to Duo before turning and facing the alter.
Relena, at first shocked by her groom's words, quickly regained
composure once she realized they weren't directed at her. Duo looked
stunned, as did most of the guests who had heard the exchange.
The pastor looked confused, but Heero ignored him and nodded to
Relena.
Relena looked at Heero's face for a moment, then glanced back to see
the heart break written across Duo's. Something wasn't right here.
She was marrying Heero, and he had just refused Duo for her. Why
wasn't she happy?
Beside her, Heero said, "I do."
"Do you have the rings?"
//Relena beamed and proudly held out her hand to Dorothy, "See? It's
kinda small, but it's the thought that counts, right?"//
//Her friend's eyes widened slightly as she took in the sparkling
diamond on the young woman's ring finger. "He asked you to marry
him?" Dorothy asked, quite confused but pleased for her friend.//
//"Last night, at our anniversary dinner."//
//"Heero asked me what I thought you wanted... Wow, I never thought...
" Dorothy shrugged and gave Relena a hug, "Congratulations!"//
"With this ring, I thee wed..."
Relena looked up into Heero's eyes and saw the anguish laying behind
a wall of duty. From the corner of her eye, she could see Duo
hovering by the doors for a moment before slowly walking out.
Then he was gone, the only rival to Heero's affection.
//Humming slightly to herself, Relena walked down the hallway towards
Heero's room. She balanced the tray carefully in her hands and leaned
against the door, but stopped when she heard voices within the room.//
//"Duo... Don't do this. Whatever is in the apartment you can have."//
//"No, Duo, I really don't need a microwave. Yes, even though I
bought it... Well, it's your now. Duo. Duo!"//
//Relena frowned. Duo... Heero's old roommate?//
//"No... Duo, stop it. Don't say that! Duo..."//
//Curiosity overwhelmed her and Relena set the tray down in the hall,
abandoning her task for the sake of eavesdropping. She hurried to her
room and went over to the phone, looking down at it for a moment
before gently taking it off the hook.//
//"Heero, please, at least just come get your clothes?"//
//"Maybe."//
//"It's not like I'm the fucking plague, Heero! Can't you even see me
for just a few minutes?"//
//"It's over, Duo. Don't try to make something out of nothing."//
//"Can you honestly tell me you feel nothing? Dammit, Heero, just
last week you told me you loved me!"//
//Relena nearly dropped the phone in surprise. Love...?//
//"That was last week."//
//"Heero!"//
//"I'm sorry, Duo."//
//"Fuck you." Click.//
//Relena stared at the phone in amazement until she heard Heero hang
up. She carefully set the receiver down into its cradle and stared at
it for a moment longer. Heero... She'd heard in his voice the truth
of his... No.//
//Heero was hers.//
Dorothy handed Relena the thick gold band that was Heero's wedding
ring. The pastor was addressing her with words she was supposed to
repeat. Empty words that would only have meaning for her, because
Heero didn't love her. Heero had never loved her.
Her marriage would be a lie, a complete lie. A sham.
"I want to change my answer," Relena said softly, looking down at the
circle of gold in her hand.
She heard gasps, but she ignored them. She looked up into Heero's
eyes and smiled slightly, "I don't."
"Re...Relena?" Heero gaped at her.
Relena nodded, looking meaningfully towards the doors. She sighed,
laying a hand on Heero's cheek. "Go," she urged.
Heero hugged her tightly, whispering, "Thank you," ever so softly in
her ear. Relena nodded slightly, the pain her words caused to her
heart softened under the weight of Heero's joy.
She watched with heavy eyes as her groom all but ran from the church.
"Good luck," she whispered, even if it was just to herself. The
wedding party looked to each other in amazement, no one really sure
of what had just happened.
The bride herself wasn't even sure.
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Duo didn't pay attention to where he was going, he just tried to put
as much distance between himself and the church as possible. Fuck.
He'd never been that mortified in his entire life.
Heero...
Duo stopped walking and stood there, feeling the wind brush through
his bangs. Too late, he had been too late after all.
"Duo!"
He turned towards the caller, thinking it sounded a lot like Heero...
His eyes widened as he saw it was, indeed, Heero. Either that or he
was hallucinating. Heero ran up to him, stopping an arms length away
and look slightly embarrassed. Duo looked down as the man's hand,
searching for the wedding ring he knew he'd find there.
To his surprise, Heero took a step forward and lifted the hand in
question, showing off the lack of any adornments.
Duo quirked an eyebrow, searching the face before him for any sort of
clues, "You're here."
Heero nodded once, "Yes."
As much as he wanted to throw himself into Heero's arms, Duo guarded
his heart from feeling anything besides outrage. "Your bride's
waiting for you, Heero."
He shook his head, taking another step forward and gathering Duo's
hand in his own. Heero looked down at them for a moment. "I'm here,"
he said at last, looking up to meet Duo's amethyst eyes.
"Heero...?"
Lips met and Duo's word were cut off by the kiss. What started simply
lengthened and deepened as Duo wrapped his arms around Heero's neck.
When they at last pulled apart enough for words once more, he
whispered, "You're here."
"You may kiss the groom," Heero replied with a sly smile.
~*~*~*~*~*~*End*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Author 's Notes: I said I'd finish this before I went to school. And I
did, dammit. I finished this story.... HA! *points and laughs at her
muses, who look at her with blank-Heero stares, except for Bit-muse,
who humps her leg* O_O
Thanks to everyone who sent me all that feedback, WOW! ^_^ I'm sure
chapter seven's insane cliffhanger had something to do with it. I
loved getting death threats! XD
I'm rather pleased with this story, because it has such a sappy
ending... Hehe! School starts tomorrow... *sigh* Summer was fun while
it lasted, lots of good nighttime hours for writing. Night is good.
Look! *points to muses and laughs* HAHAHAHAHA!!! )_)
I'm wearing Pink Pajamas. Do you know the Pink Pajamas song? *sings*
// - 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)
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