New Sanq Kingdom
Yuy Mansion
Heero had just finished eating breakfast when he heard a knock on the door. He decided to get it himself, instead of waiting for one of the butlers to do it. He opened the door and was greeted by a familiar face.
“Zechs Merquise, welcome back,” said Heero as he smiled and extend his hand.
Zechs shook the hand and smiled back, “Heero, it’s good to see you again.”
“Come, lets go to the living room, I’ll have one of the servants get us a drink.”
Zechs nodded, “Sure thing.”
The two walked into the living room and sat on the couches.
“So Zechs, what brings you here, I thought you and Noin would be busy with the Preventers.”
“Well I had some time off, and since I was stationed not to far from here, I decided to come visit.”
Heero smiled, “Well I’m glad you came over, I’m sorry that Relena’s not here right now, work has been keeping her busy.”
“It’s okay; I’m off the rest of the week so I’ll see her some other time.”
“That works, so how are you and Noin doing?” asked Heero.
Zechs grinned, “Well, actually that’s one of the big reasons I’ve come down here. I wanted to tell you first… Noin and I are engaged.”
Heero’s eyes widened, “Well it’s about damn time, I thought you’d never ask.”
“Well I’ve been just waiting for the right time.”
“In your case I half expected the right time would be on your deathbed,” said Heero with a smile.
Zechs chuckled, “Yeah yeah, anyways we’re not sure on a date yet but when we do I’ll let you and the others know.”
“The others… it’s felt like forever since I’ve last seen them.”
“Well what did you expect, Quatre is running his fathers company, Duo is running his scrap yard business, Trowa’s a huge star at the circus, and Wu-Fei runs the Preventers, we pretty much have only enough time to worry about our own lives. As sad as it may be, that’s life.”
“I know, it’s just that I wish we could make time to see each other once in a while.”
Zechs nodded, “I hear you, well enough about me, how have you been doing?”
“Well, I got elected as a senator for the Sanq Kingdom, so that pretty much keeps me busy most of the time, other than that I just spend time with Relena.”
Zechs smiled, “That’s good to know, at least one of us is getting used to peace.”
Heero sighed, “It seems that way but its not. I’m no more used to it than the day I became a Gundam Pilot.”
“You know that isn’t true, your nothing like the man you were, I mean look at yourself you’re a new man.”
Heero lowered his head, “Yeah I go thru the motions in this life, but in my heart, there’s still a part of me longing for the thrill of combat. And no matter how hard I try to push it down its still there. I’m not sure how much longer I can keep going like this.”
Zechs put a hand on his shoulder, “Look Heero, you’re not alone in this. I guarantee you each one of us feels the same way you do. It’s impossible to deny it, fighting is what we were raised to do, what we were born to do. But you have a life now, a chance to make it anew, would you really give it all away for something like that?”
Heero thought about it for a moment, “I guess I couldn’t, I just wish I could get rid of it for good and live a decent life… sorry about bringing this all up, I’m sure it’s the last thing you want to hear.”
“Don’t apologize, it’s good that you told me about this, maybe by doing that, it might make it easier it deal with,” Heero gave him a simple nod, “Look I have to go, I’ll drop in from time to time. If you need to talk more, don’t hesitate, I’ll listen.”
Heero smiled at him, “Thanks Zechs, you’re a good friend.”
Zechs patted his shoulder, “Hey don’t mention it. Just remember, you saved my life once, the least I can do is help yours.”
Zechs shook Heero’s hand and started walking to the door. He stopped and turned around when he reached it.
“Hey listen, be sure to tell Relena I dropped by, but don’t tell her about the engagement, I want to be the one to tell her.”
Heero nodded, “Okay I will, you take care of yourself.”
Zechs smiled, “You too buddy.”
With that he opened the door and walked out of the mansion.
End Ch 1