Cheer Up, Relena

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I am writing this fanfic because I'm sick of GW fans bashing Relena all the time. I don't know what's so bad about her. I rather like her. I think she's a strong character, and I'm actually a rare Heero/Relena supporter. And even if she makes mistakes sometimes, she's still just a girl who's even younger than I am.

I don't really have a problem with people disliking her, and I certainly don't expect them to support her and Heero, but I think it's silly to say that Heero hates her, or that she's evil, and deserves to die a slow, painful death.

This story takes place after Endless Waltz, so all the characters are over 18. How much time has passed, I'll leave the reader to decide.

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Relena sighed sadly. In her heart, she had known it all along…she had known that Heero didn’t love her.

“I’m sorry, Relena,” he had said. His voice had been cold as usual, but he did not look her in the eye like he always did. She was glad; she would have broken down in tears at that moment had she been able to see his face.

“I know how you feel about me,” he continued, “but I’m afraid I just don’t feel the same. You’re a kind person, but I do not have any feelings for you.”

She knew by the way he said it…There was someone else. Was it Dorothy? It was probably some girl she didn’t know. Some other woman had made her way into Heero’s delicate heart…

Now that he was gone, she could allow herself to cry freely. She fell to the ground, her knees hitting the pavement first, then her hands, and a myriad of tears cascaded down her face. “Oh, Heero,” she sobbed.

“So, you finally figured it out, dimwit?”

Relena started, then looked up, shocked out of her crying for a moment. “Who…who are you?”

“Only one of Heero-kun’s biggest fans,” sneered the girl standing in front of her. “Hey, girls, come over here. This little baka finally found out she’s not the only girl in the world.”

Relena shakingly got to her feet. What was going on? Who were these girls using Japanese words inserted into English, and why were they talking to her?

A second girl strode over to her and slapped her across the face. “Bitch,” she spat, looking down at Relena in disgust. “You’re so annoying. Always ‘Heero, Heero’! God, Hii-chan should have killed you when he had the chance!”

Hii-chan? Relena would have laughed under different circumstances, but she was beginning to feel threatened by these…fans.

“I always knew he was totally gay for Duo-kun,” the first girl went on. “Don’t you think they make the perfect couple?”

“Of course she doesn’t,” answered the second. “She wants Hii-chan all to herself.” She turned to Relena and flashed her a nasty smile. “Do you have any idea how much you’re hated among the Gundam Wing fandom?”

Relena’s eyes stung with tears. “I…I am sorry,” she whispered. “I just wanted to be with Heero…That is all!”

“God, I hate little Mary Sues like you,” the first girl snapped.

“If I had my way, you’d die a horrible, gruesome death like in all those fanfics I wrote,” the second girl added. “I bet Hii-chan would want it that way, too.”

The two finally left, leaving Relena alone yet again, and feeling much worse than she had before.

“So…Heero hates me?” she asked no one in particular.

“Hey, Relena,” came a voice from across the street. “What’s going on?”

Relena turned around and found herself looking into the eyes of Duo Maxwell, Heero’s…boyfriend?

Duo grinned at her as he walked across the street. “Hey, long time how see. How’ve you been?”

“I have been…fine,” Relena said, trying not to regard Duo coldly. She knew it was wrong to do so. If this was the man whom Heero loved, then…

“Hey, are you all right?” Duo asked, seeing the tears run down her face once more.

“It’s…It’s nothing,” Relena stammered, ashamed to have Duo see her like this.

“Right, and my hair isn’t braided, either.” Duo squeezed her shoulder and went on, “Go on, you can tell me…It’s Heero, isn’t it?”

“How…how did you know?”

Duo shrugged. “Well, it’s no secret that you’ve had feelings for him for a long time now…”

Relena blushed a little. “Duo, you’re…close to Heero, aren’t you?”

“Yeah…I guess you could say that,” Duo answered, a coy smile creeping onto his face. “Why do you ask?”

Her eyes brimmed with tears again. “Heero doesn’t hate…me, does he?” She knew that Heero wasn’t the friendliest person, and that he hated a few people (although he denied it), but she had never counted herself among them.

Duo looked surprised. “Of course not, Relena. Where the heck did you get that idea? Just because he doesn’t love you back…that doesn’t mean he hates you! I’m almost offended that you would think that, and I’m sure Heero would be too!”

Relena nodded, feeling relieved. “Thanks…I really appreciate it, Duo. I am sorry for offending you.”

Duo winked at her. “I said ‘almost,’ remember? Actually, I have an idea that might cheer you up a bit…but it’s kind of embarrassing to ask. And you may find the idea completely repulsive, but…”

Now Relena was curious. “What is it?”

“Well, it’s…” Duo’s faced turned red, and he stammered, “Have you ever seen two guys get it on?”

Relena’s eyes widened and she turned even redder than Duo. “Such a question! No, I have not. Does that mean you and Heero are…” She gasped, shocked at what she was about to ask. And yet, her mind burned with curiosity…She had always wondered what it was like.

Duo nodded. “Yeah. We’ve been doing it for about six months now.”

Relena blushed again. “So…What does this have to do with me?”

“I’m getting to that,” Duo said. “So anyway, both of us have been looking into exhibitionism…You know, letting another person watch as we go at it.”

Relena felt her mouth go dry, and the area between her legs began to throb with desire. How long had it been since she’d felt that? Too long, she realized.

“And…you want me to be the one to watch you?” Relena asked, her heart beating faster. “But…”

“If you don’t want to,” Duo interrupted, “it’s fine, really.”

Relena shook her head. “No, I do! It’s just…I’m a girl. Is that okay?”

“Oh, sure. We don’t really care, as long as someone’s watching us. And we want them to be aroused, so we thought that maybe you might be a good idea…What do you think, Relena? Do you think watching Heero and me would turn you on?”

Relena subconsciously squeezed her thighs together, as though trying to keep her growing arousal from escaping. “Y-yes…I imagine I could.”

Duo grinned at her naïve embarrassment. “Then meet us at our apartment at midnight tonight.

And he left, leaving Relena feeling baffled and very aroused.