She oversaw his bedtime rituals; changing into his pyjamas, brushing his teeth, checking all the doors and windows to see that they were locked and alarmed, and that no enemy could get through the perimeter. Only then was he willing to settle into bed, one hand left under his pillow to hold a gun that was no longer there.
When he was asleep, she came back into the room for a time and watched him. After a few minutes, she crossed to his dresser and picked up the teddy bear that sat there, then placed it on the bed by his hand. Some nights, he would clutch it to him. He mumbled and swatted, knocking it away, and it fell to the floor.
Relena went out into the kitchen, and poured herself a cup of coffee before moving into the den. She seated herself in front of the computer and switched it on, placing the coffee mug beside her as she called up her word processing program and opened a new file. She had promised Heero there would be a new letter from Duo in the morning, and so must there be.
Re: A Day With Heero
Date: 2006-02-22 09:22 am (UTC)She oversaw his bedtime rituals; changing into his pyjamas, brushing his teeth, checking all the doors and windows to see that they were locked and alarmed, and that no enemy could get through the perimeter. Only then was he willing to settle into bed, one hand left under his pillow to hold a gun that was no longer there.
When he was asleep, she came back into the room for a time and watched him. After a few minutes, she crossed to his dresser and picked up the teddy bear that sat there, then placed it on the bed by his hand. Some nights, he would clutch it to him. He mumbled and swatted, knocking it away, and it fell to the floor.
Relena went out into the kitchen, and poured herself a cup of coffee before moving into the den. She seated herself in front of the computer and switched it on, placing the coffee mug beside her as she called up her word processing program and opened a new file. She had promised Heero there would be a new letter from Duo in the morning, and so must there be.
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