Moonlit Past
Chapter Five
Catrina shifted, yawning tiredly. She slowly opened her eyes and stretched. Everything was still dark, the sun still hidden behind the hills. Cool air brushed past her face from the open window. It had been more than a year since Heero had found her crying in the woods.
She stood up slowly, pushing the sheets away as she did. Moving gracefully she slipped into the bathroom and turned on the shower, lost in her own little world.
She wasn't the only one up at this early hour. Heero was wandering throughout the halls of the mansion, looking to entertain himself. He heard Catrina singing in the shower, and stopped outside her room, staring at her door. He just stood there for several minutes before he finally went in.
Heero looked around, wondering what he was in Catrina's room for anyway. And when she was in the shower no less! He swallowed, realizing that he had no reason to be in here. Spinning around quickly, Heero began to make his way to the door.
However, before he was able to leave the spacious room, Heero was confronted with a rather startling sight. In his rush to leave, he had failed to notice Catrina stop singing. She was now standing before him, wearing nothing but a short blue robe, looking utterly confused.
"H.Heero! What are you doing in my bedroom?" She blushed, recalling the last time Heero had caught her when she was just stepping out of the shower.
Heero looked over to the side, trying to avoid staring at the girl. "I was just." he trailed off, not able to formulate an excuse as to why he had walked in.
"Just what??" Catrina blinked, remembering Hilde's promise to visit today with the twins.
"Nothing." He slowly walked closer to her. Catrina smiled slightly and met him halfway.
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Quatre looked towards the stairs with an almost worried expression. Duo and Hilde would show up within the hour, and Hilde was dying to talk with Catrina again. She would also have the twins with her. So where in the world was Catrina? It wasn't like her to be asleep for so long. Not now, especially. Ever since she and Heero had come from the woods that early, early morning, she had almost always remained in good spirits. And when she didn't, Heero was there to comfort her. Still, though, after all that time, Quatre couldn't rid himself of those mental pictures their coming had conjured for him.
Suddenly, a few things made much more sense to him. He choked on his tea as the mental pictures came crowding back in his mind. That's where they are!!! His brain screamed in mocking. Quatre put his face down in his hands and groaned. Why him?? Why?
"Quatre?" A puzzled Catrina looked down at him. "Whatcha doing?"
Quatre looked up and moaned louder. Suddenly, Heero wandered into the room, took his sister's hand, and brought her out into the garden. While the blond boy was happy he was free from answering any questions that Catrina had, he was still amazingly curious of what was about to happen. Silently, he crept up to the third floor of the building and peered down at the two of them. He watched in amazement as Heero got down on one knee, Catrina laugh in amazement, and both of them hug. He put a ring on Catrina's finger, and they both shared a kiss. Quatre leaned against the wall, eyes widened. Heero. his brother? He fainted.
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Catrina stood in front of Heero and listened as the ex-pilot quietly asked her to marry him. Unable to contain her emotions, she threw herself into his arms almost before he had a chance to complete his sentence with a loud "yes!". He put the ring on her finger, and she barely had the chance to notice that it was inlaid with a small emerald before he was kissing her. Somewhere above she heard a slight thud, and guessed it was her brother Quatre, as happy as she was.
With a genuine smile, Heero lifted Catrina off her feet and into his arms, carrying her happily back into the house and towards a vidphone, where the news of the day was to be announced, and plans to be made. They found Quatre lying in her bedroom on the balcony, out cold.
Catrina smiled and laughed, helping her brother up, and flashed a grin in Heero's direction. A slight twitch in his lips was all she received in return, but she could see a glow in his eyes that was defiantly new. Quatre looked at both of them warily.
"We're getting married!!" Catrina exclaimed joyfully.
Quatre fainted again.
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~Owari~
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Sorry that this took so long to come out, but it's finally here! Please review. This is the second story that I've successfully completed, but one that has received very few reviews. I'm looking forwards to receiving any input you might have, and I truly hope that you all enjoyed the story!! ^^
~Catrina Winner~
Catrina shifted, yawning tiredly. She slowly opened her eyes and stretched. Everything was still dark, the sun still hidden behind the hills. Cool air brushed past her face from the open window. It had been more than a year since Heero had found her crying in the woods.
She stood up slowly, pushing the sheets away as she did. Moving gracefully she slipped into the bathroom and turned on the shower, lost in her own little world.
She wasn't the only one up at this early hour. Heero was wandering throughout the halls of the mansion, looking to entertain himself. He heard Catrina singing in the shower, and stopped outside her room, staring at her door. He just stood there for several minutes before he finally went in.
Heero looked around, wondering what he was in Catrina's room for anyway. And when she was in the shower no less! He swallowed, realizing that he had no reason to be in here. Spinning around quickly, Heero began to make his way to the door.
However, before he was able to leave the spacious room, Heero was confronted with a rather startling sight. In his rush to leave, he had failed to notice Catrina stop singing. She was now standing before him, wearing nothing but a short blue robe, looking utterly confused.
"H.Heero! What are you doing in my bedroom?" She blushed, recalling the last time Heero had caught her when she was just stepping out of the shower.
Heero looked over to the side, trying to avoid staring at the girl. "I was just." he trailed off, not able to formulate an excuse as to why he had walked in.
"Just what??" Catrina blinked, remembering Hilde's promise to visit today with the twins.
"Nothing." He slowly walked closer to her. Catrina smiled slightly and met him halfway.
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Quatre looked towards the stairs with an almost worried expression. Duo and Hilde would show up within the hour, and Hilde was dying to talk with Catrina again. She would also have the twins with her. So where in the world was Catrina? It wasn't like her to be asleep for so long. Not now, especially. Ever since she and Heero had come from the woods that early, early morning, she had almost always remained in good spirits. And when she didn't, Heero was there to comfort her. Still, though, after all that time, Quatre couldn't rid himself of those mental pictures their coming had conjured for him.
Suddenly, a few things made much more sense to him. He choked on his tea as the mental pictures came crowding back in his mind. That's where they are!!! His brain screamed in mocking. Quatre put his face down in his hands and groaned. Why him?? Why?
"Quatre?" A puzzled Catrina looked down at him. "Whatcha doing?"
Quatre looked up and moaned louder. Suddenly, Heero wandered into the room, took his sister's hand, and brought her out into the garden. While the blond boy was happy he was free from answering any questions that Catrina had, he was still amazingly curious of what was about to happen. Silently, he crept up to the third floor of the building and peered down at the two of them. He watched in amazement as Heero got down on one knee, Catrina laugh in amazement, and both of them hug. He put a ring on Catrina's finger, and they both shared a kiss. Quatre leaned against the wall, eyes widened. Heero. his brother? He fainted.
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Catrina stood in front of Heero and listened as the ex-pilot quietly asked her to marry him. Unable to contain her emotions, she threw herself into his arms almost before he had a chance to complete his sentence with a loud "yes!". He put the ring on her finger, and she barely had the chance to notice that it was inlaid with a small emerald before he was kissing her. Somewhere above she heard a slight thud, and guessed it was her brother Quatre, as happy as she was.
With a genuine smile, Heero lifted Catrina off her feet and into his arms, carrying her happily back into the house and towards a vidphone, where the news of the day was to be announced, and plans to be made. They found Quatre lying in her bedroom on the balcony, out cold.
Catrina smiled and laughed, helping her brother up, and flashed a grin in Heero's direction. A slight twitch in his lips was all she received in return, but she could see a glow in his eyes that was defiantly new. Quatre looked at both of them warily.
"We're getting married!!" Catrina exclaimed joyfully.
Quatre fainted again.
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~Owari~
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Sorry that this took so long to come out, but it's finally here! Please review. This is the second story that I've successfully completed, but one that has received very few reviews. I'm looking forwards to receiving any input you might have, and I truly hope that you all enjoyed the story!! ^^
~Catrina Winner~