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Daughter

Six years had gone by since Heero had disappeared mysteriously. Relena stood by her window thinking about her past.  But a voice from the present brought her back. ?Mommy!? A fair, honey-brown-haired girl with cobalt blue eyes came bolting from through the room doors. ?Mommy, see what I made!? She held the picture up for her mother to see. ?Wow! That?s great Hannah! Keep practicing, and someday, you will get famous for your art!? She picked up her daughter and hugged her tight. ?Mommy, tell me about daddy.? She asked. ?Sure. Well, your daddy was a brave man. He was a fighter, and a great person. He never lost a battle. He was so good, that he was know by everyone as the??Mom,? she whined. ?Tell me what daddy looked like.?   ?Well,? Relena said softly, drifting slowly back to her past, remembering his face?

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<Six years ago?>Relena?s POV

?Heero, please don?t go!? I cried.   ?Relena, I must. I can?t live here. I?m a murderer?a professional assassin! What would people think of a person like me, living with pacifists!??  I took a glance at my stomach and sighed. I looked at him. ?What would your child think?? There was complete silence in the room. He walked towards me, his eyes filled with shock and emotion. He pulled me towards him in his embrace. Using his knuckles, he brought my face up to his from my chin. I was completely engulfed in his embrace, and even more so when my eyes met his. I put my hand on his cheek, and told him that I loved him. Tears streamed from his eyes.

Heero?s POV

Tears poured from my eyes. I was going to be a father. But I couldn?t. I didn?t know if I could. I entwined my fingers with hers, and with my other hand, I touched her belly. ?When did you find out?? I asked her.

?Yesterday.? I told him. He put his head on my shoulder and I stoked his head gently. I in turn, placed my head on his. He looked up and searched my eyes. ?I? I have to leave; tomorrow.? I immediately pulled back from him. I didn?t understand. He would just pick up and leave his child? He would leave me? I turned around and folded my
arms across my chest. Through the corner of my eye, I saw him slowly approach me, but then as he turned to touch my shoulder, he stopped  in his tracks, turned around and walked towards the door. I quickly turned around to see him walking through the door, his bag on his back. BLAM! The door slammed shut. ?Heero! Please, don?t go!? I
shouted out in between sobs and tears. I was literally being torn apart inside. I stooped down against the door and buried my face in my knees. That was the last time I saw him, and the last time I heard from him.

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?Mooooom! Earth to mom!? I was so deep in my thoughts, that I didn?t realize that Hannah was frantically trying to get my attention by tugging on my arm. ?I?m sorry sweetie, I was just?Oh well, never mind. By the way, where?s your uncle hon??   ?I thinks he?s downstairs with Aunt Noin.? She answered stiffly.  ?Now, what did dad look like?? I got up, placed her on my hip, and walked towards my dresser. I pulled out my top drawer where I kept all my personal photos and memoirs, and pulled out a framed picture of Heero. It was one that I had taken myself, just before I found out that I was expecting Hannah. I gave it to her. ?This is your daddy.? I told her softly. She looked at the picture very carefully, memorizing every detail of his face. I looked at her. She had his eyes; the same cobalt blue eyes that had caused me to fall in love with him. And, she had his glare. The same glare that caused many people to quiver just at the sight of him. Hannah Sidney Yuy Peacecraft. ?Wow mom! My daddy sure is handsome. Why couldn?t Uncle Zechs look like him?? I had to laugh. We spent the rest of the morning laughing. It was the first time in a long while since I laughed like that, and it felt good.

That afternoon, since I didn?t have any paperwork to do in my ffice, I took Hannah to the park.. As usual, she took her toys, and  was playing in the sandbox with two other little kids. I took a book along with me, and sat on a bench nearby, so that I could keep an eye on Hannah.

Heero?s POV

I stood at a distance watching her play with the two other children in the sandbox. My Hannah. The daughter I never got to hold, to hear cry, to hear laugh,  to touch, or to play with. And Relena. Oh how I missed her. Her melodious voice, her blue-green eyes. I was so sorry that I left her. But, my heart was filled with joy, for it was the first time I had seen my daughter in all her five years. I couldn?t believe how much she looked like her mother.  All I wanted to do was hug them both and tell them how much I cared for them, but I was afraid of what Relena might think. After six years, I would just come back and want to be a part of their lives, just like that? I decided that I would just watch from the shadows  for the first part, just to get to know them, just by their actions.  I moved a little closer to another bench right across from Relena, and the sandbox in between. I pulled my hat closer down over my face, and just watched Relena as she read her book, her long, bveautiful hair blowing in the wind, and  some falling over her lithe shoulders. I couldn?t help but admire her. A world leader, a diplomat, and most of all, a mother. Then I was knocked out of my gaze, when I felt a bump at my foot. I looked down to see a plastic shovel at my feet. I picked it up, and raised my head to see a pair of eyes, just like mine staring at me. Her honey-brown hair, blowing all over the place. It seemed as if all time stood still as I looked at her face. It was as if I was staring into Relena?s face. I felt a tug at my cap. ?You shouldn?t put your hat so much that it covers your face. I can?t see your eyes.? My cap was raised up so that my eyes were visible to her. She was smiling at me. ?Hannah?

I looked up from my book to see Hannah talking with a man dressed in a black trench coat, black shirt, and black pants. Full back. I didn?t know what to think. He could be a killer, or even kidnapper trying to kidnap her. I wasn?t taking any chances. I got up from my chair, put down my book and walked over to where they were.  ?Hannah, please come over here!? She looked at me with those eyes, with that glare. ?Don?t give me that look young lady.? She
turned her head to the stranger and smiled. ?I?ll come back, you just don?t move.? She came over to me. I crouched down to get to her height. I held her shoulders, oblivious to the stranger who was sill sitting there  watching us. ?Hannah, don?t you remember what I told you about talking to strangers??  ?Yes mom, but this one?s different. I feel like I know him.? She turned her head around to look at the man. ?He has daddy?s eyes.? I got up slowly and walked to the stranger who was standing facing me.  I walked up to him. ?Heero?? He took off his cap and my question was
answered.

Heero?s POV

I pulled her into my embrace, streams of tears coming down my face. She was crying too. She put her head on my shoulder, and let it all out. I never wanted to let her go. ?You came back?? She whispered to me, her sobs dying down. ?Of course. I couldn?t bear it anymore. I had to.? I looked into her eyes, and I knew that I could do it.  Everything would be alright. I knew that I could be a good father. All my fears were washed away with those tears. All that was left was confidence and perseverance. I placed my lips upon hers and kissed her deeply. It felt good to have the person you love in your arms, and their lips upon yours.


I broke away. I smiled at him, then I turned around to Hannah who was sitting in the sandbox playing with her friends. ?Hannah? I said softly, ?Come and meet your daddy.?