The Sun You Seek

5/7/03: Yes! Finally, after more than a year finally! Chapter six is here!
AN: *blows the dust off the story* Whew, it’s been a while since I wrote something for this story! I’m still not in the mood to write anything, but something is better than nothing don’t cha think? *audience is not amused* Okay, here we go, let’s see if we haven’t lost our touch!
Warnings: I’m not really a potty mouth but I have been known to throw around the “F” word once or twice or three times. SOME language.

Chapter 6
Hilde and Heero held hands as they entered the elevator. When they were inside, Hilde saw Heero look at the inside of the elevator. When he was done searching for whatever he was looking for he looked down at Hilde. “Looking for cameras,” he said smoothly before taking her in his arms and kissing her.

“Damn, Heero, didn’t know you were this kinky,” she said between kisses. They hadn’t thought to stop the elevator with the emergency button. So it wasn’t stopping on every floor. The bell rang, which meant that the elevator doors would open and they had to stop what they were doing. They didn’t though and they were brought apart by the gasps of the two old ladies that had come in the elevator.

Hilde fought hard not to laugh and hid her face in Heero’s shirt. They stepped out of the elevator in the next floor and decided to just take the stairs. “That was kind of embarrassing,” she said.

“I guess,” he mumbled and lead her to their room. “Hilde, do you think we can do this? Do you think we can keep this relationship afloat when it started out of lust?”

Hilde became still. She looked down at their intertwined hands. “We’ve been alone for so long Heero,” she said. “I don’t just want you to stay for a year or two. I want you to stay forever, but if you think that this is not going to go anywhere then tell me before either of us get too attached.”

Heero kissed the top of her head. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know what I was saying. I guess I just wanted to make sure you felt the same way. You know? I was giving you a way out,” he said and hugged her tightly.

She buried her head in his neck and inhaled his scent deeply. “I don’t need an easy way out, Heero. I need you to stay with me because I love you. Of all the things that I thought were constant in my life you have been the only thing that truly has kept me afloat. I wouldn’t have made it through... through Duo’s and Relena’s... through our break up if you weren’t there to be my friend. I love you so much more than I ever thought I could love Duo,” she choked out.

‘She’s crying,’ he realized. “I’m flattered, Hilde,” he said for lack of anything else to say.

“Don’t be,” she said and sniffled. “It’s true. When I first met Duo I thought he was unattainable. I thought I would never have him, and then out of nowhere one day we were together. What more could I have asked for? We were happy and he was with me and I though he loved me. And now there’s you. I never imagined loving you like I love you.”

“Hilde, don’t cry,” he said burying his hands in her hair and pressing her body closer to his. “I love you so much, Hilde. I don’t want you to ever leave me, please don’t ever leave me. You’re my lifeline too. This feeling... what I feel for you is so much more than I ever felt for anyone in my life. The love I had for Relena doesn’t come close to what I feel for you.”

Hilde sniffled some more and then giggled. “We sound so cheesy, Heero!”

Heero hugged her tighter. He wasn’t good with words, most of the time he wouldn’t know what to say to a girl but with Hilde it was so different. So different than it had been with Relena. With her, he had not been able to tell her about his emotions for a long time. It didn’t come easy to him like it did with Hilde. With Hilde, the words just came out of his mouth and they were the right ones. He didn’t have to struggle with what he felt or how to voice his feelings. “I love you,” he whispered into her hair.

“I love you too,” she answered. “Heero, what am I going to do about Duo and the scrap yard?” she asked quietly.

“You could start by reading that contract and those other papers he gave you and then decide.”

“I don’t know,” she said. “I kind of want my lawyer back home to take a look at them, you know? To make sure of what I might be getting myself into.”

He looked down at her. “That’s a good idea. I hadn’t thought of that, but I don’t really think Duo would screw you over like that,” he said thoughtfully.

She rolled her eyes at Heero. “That’s what got us into this mess in the first place. He betrayed me, he cheated on me and that, in my book, means he screwed me over.”

Heero sighed and walked over to the bed to sit down. “You’re right,” he said and started taking off his shoes.

“I’m sorry, Heero. I didn’t mean to say it like that,” she said in an apologetic voice.

He snorted good naturedly. “You didn’t hurt my feelings, Hilde,” he explained. “I’m just tired and I had nothing to say to your comment. Don’t worry, if you hurt my feelings I’ll make sure you know it so you can make it up to me. Do you mind of we go to bed now, I’m really tired,” he questioned.

She responded with a yawn. She smiled and said, “Guess all the emotional revelations got to us, huh? Yes, let’s go to bed, Heero, my love.” She giggled and walked into the bathroom.

Heero took off his pants and shirt and laid on the bed on top of he covers waiting for his turn in the bathroom. He crosses his arms behind his head and sighed loudly. He was wary of this relationship, but he knew he shouldn’t be scared. They were both adults and they knew what they were doing. He just didn’t want to be hurt again. But Hilde had been hurt the same way. Surely she wouldn’t betray him like Relena had done. ‘No,’ he thought. ‘She knows the pain I’ve been through. She would never hurt me like that.’ Heero sighed again and closes his eyes. He heard the bathroom door open and opened his eyes.

“It’s all yours, Heero,” she said before slipping into the bed next to him.

*~*~*~*

The phone rang for the fourth time before Heero answered it. “Hello?” he asked gruffly and angrily.

“Heero?” said a female voice on the other end.

“Hello?” he said again to make sure he was hearing correctly.

“Heero? It’s me Relena,” said the voice.

Heero sighed loudly. “What do you want?” he said not bothering to hide his annoyance at her for calling so early and for bothering to call at all. “It’s seven o’clock in the morning, what do you want?”

“Heero... I... I wanted to talk to you,” she said. “In private,” she added quickly. “Can you meet me at--”

“No,” he said flatly before she could finish her sentence.

“But--” she started but he interrupted her yet again.

“No, I don’t want to meet you anywhere. I don’t want to talk to you. You and I have nothing to talk about, Relena. Everything was said and done a year and a half ago. We have nothing we could possibly say to each other.”

“I don’t think so, Heero. You and I have an unfinished conversation! We need to talk about what happened,” she said angrily.

“Listen!” he hissed into the phone. “You and I have nothing to talk about! Don’t ever call me again!”

Relena gasped on the other end. “Heero?” she heard Hilde ask. It confirmed her suspicions that they were indeed in the same room. Her pretty features twisted into an unbecoming frown.

“Whos is that?” Hilde asked Heero while rubbing her eyes.

“It’s Relena,” he said calmly.

Hilde frowned and looked at him in confusion.

“She said she wants to talk to me in private and wanted me to meet her somewhere,” he said after a long pause. He wondered if Relena was still on the phone.

Relena frowned even more. Heero put the phone back on his ear. “I don’t want to talk to you, Relena. Don’t bother me,” he said and hung up.

*~*~*~*

Relena was mad. How dare he hang up on her. She picked up the phone again and was about to press the redial button when Duo came out of the bathroom.

“Who were you calling, baby?” he asked and smiled.

“I was about to order us some room service,” she said without hesitation. “But now that you’re out of the bathroom you can tell me what you want.” She smiled at him.

His violet eyes danced merrily at the mention of food. “All right!” he exclaimed and tackled her back onto the bed. “You always know just how to make me happy,” he said and kissed her lightly on the lips.

“You make me happy too, Duo.” The pang in her chest did nothing to make her bright smile falter. After all this time, she still couldn’t picture Heero with anybody else. After all this time and even when she loved Duo, she hadn’t gotten over Heero completely.