Heero Yuy sat on the short stepladder with Relina Dorlain pressed up against him. He had his arms wrapped around her now. He knew her hands were beside him on the step he was sitting on. While her hands balanced her they kissed. It occurred to him on another level of consciousness that he wasn’t getting much work done. He had gotten up early because that was what he was used to. Unfortunately with nothing to do he quickly became bored. He had found a rag and a small stepladder and had started working in the room that was being redone; it had been a storage room. About a half an hour after he had started working she had popped in. She said she wanted to help, but after an hour and a half they had found themselves in this position. At least he wasn’t bored.

Relina broke the kiss looking dazed. Her statement cleared up and she laid her head on his shoulder. She closed her eyes and smiled. She hadn’t been bored either. She was still wearing her nightgown and slippers. He was wearing jeans, a shirt (Relina sighed regretfully at this), and socks. When she had peaked in on him she had thought about how handsome he was; then she had seen his socks. She had nearly giggled. His fierce, tough-guy image was totally ruined. They were pink and white socks.

When Relina had said she would help she really had meant it. When he sat down to rest and watch her work they started talking and one thing led to another. “It’s not my fault,” Relina thought as she yawned, “I certainly didn’t ask him to be… so… enticing…” Relina soon gave up thinking and drifted off. She wasn’t used to waking up before dawn but as she had drifted closer to consciousness earlier she had decided to wake herself up. She had sensed, even while half asleep, that he was here.

Realizing she had fallen asleep Heero gently lifted Relina up and carried her back to her room. Heero knew Pagan was not exactly overjoyed at the thought of Relina staying here but Relina had really wanted to and Pagan had caved. He also knew Pagan had nothing to worry about. Most men, if not all of them, saw Relina as something pure and untouchable. Heero knew he was one of them. He also knew he would probably think that way until she stopped kissing like a virgin. Heero stopped on his way out of the room she was using. He wondered vaguely if she had done this on purpose. Was she trying to seduce him? Her clothes were everywhere and scattered throughout were bits of lingerie. Heero shook his head and walked out. You didn’t get to be a Gundam pilot without learning self-control. It was a good thing he had been trained too. It was a struggle to walk out even now.