As You, I've Felt the Same
Chapter 11
By: Swissalo
Started: 11/26/09
Finished: 12/22/2011

"You are an ass." Serena ground out as she watched Heero move mechanically through their new house, his arms laden with cardboard boxes. Long gone was the apartment, home was now a three bedroom two bath house in the suburbs of L2. Even then it didn't quiet matter that there were three bedrooms when Heero had all but ordered that they were going to be sharing the master bedroom. He apparently didn't trust her to not use the windows as means of escape, even though leaving him was the last thing on her mind. That and the fact that they now lived in suburbia and in suburbia newlyweds shared a living space or so Heero said. Serena had stared at him in silence for a few seconds, jokes could have been said, she could have screamed and raged but Heero had been expecting such a reaction she just couldn't work up the energy.

Storming after Heero Serena smiled as she entered their house, it was comfortable with its beige walls, to her left was the kitchen and dinning room and to her right the living room and hallway to the living quarters. Heero had picked out a nice home for them. It was as if he knew exactly what she had been wanting without even asking. It was something she could see herself having chosen, and something she could see them living in comfortably. Through it all one thought raced through her mind, and she wondered fleetingly if she'd ever be able to return home. But the home of her childhood was starting to feel less and less like the home she and Heero were making and it scared her. Her feelings for the other teen were becoming something more than she could have ever imagined. Together they were headstrong, neither wanting to give an inch; it should have made their lives hell. It had made their lives hell, at least until she had re-evaluated her actions.

Watching Heero drop the boxes in what would be their bedroom, Serena glanced around at the room it was horribly plain, the walls a boring beige it was not a room that she could ever see herself relaxing in. Thankfully Heero was letting her redecorate as she saw fit, as long as he got his office there was going to be no complaining on his part. Turning to the dark haired teen, Serena slowly walked up to him, he was staring at her probably still waiting for her to explode on him for being forced to share a bed with him.

"I like it." Serena mumbled as she stood before him offering her hands to him in a show of peace. Heero took her hands in his own rough ones, the contrast of their hands always got to him. Her's were soft, unsoiled while his were calloused from years of work as a soldier and assassin. He wasn't proud of his past, but it was his and nothing could change that. He just hoped that if the time came when he had to tell her what he'd done she didn't hold it against him. Tugging her closer Heero felt her surprise when he initiated their contact for once, he felt Serena relax in his hold, their clasped hands trapped between them. Serena looked up at him with a soft smile, her eyes consuming the contentment that she could see in Heero's cobalt eyes. "You're still an ass."

"You're not carrying the boxes." Heero said lightly as he watched sapphire eyes narrow as she stared up at him. He'd watched in amusement as she'd clumsily attempted to help move the boxes in their apartment around, nearly killing herself in the process. Even here in their new home, she'd tried and not succeeded in helping him. Her one box to his three, it had been an amusing sight for him watching her try to carry the box into the house. She'd managed it before collapsing to the floor just inside the foyer, her strength spent from carrying what ended up being a box full of books. He'd looked at her with respect for completing the task before picking her up and carrying her to the recliner where he had placed her with the orders of not helping. She hadn't taken the orders lightly and had glared at him from her where he had placed her, she'd stayed in that chair for about twenty minutes before standing to follow him around the house as he took any box she tried to lift. Her glares were halfhearted at best as about halfway through their two hours of moving in Serena had gone and become acquainted with some of the other wives on the street. He'd picked a decent neighborhood for them to live in, full of young couples for her to make friends with but old enough to understand the wars.

"We need to go shopping." Serena laughed, her voice muffled by his arms, Heero looked down at the little blonde in his arms before turning to look at their room, he knew his saying that she could decorate was going to come back to haunt him. Pulling the little pixie closer to him, Heero nodded before releasing her and heading out of the room to collect the last of the boxes from the truck. Serena watched him go with a huff before running into the room that would become the office, digging through one of the boxes hoping to find a note pad and pen.

Serena smiled as she and Heero walked through the furniture store. So far they had furnished their kitchen and living room, and were currently heading for the office furniture, a room that was going to be primarily Heero's. It certainly wasn't a room that she was going to be spending a great deal of time in so she didn't feel like adding her input for what he needed for his own office. The only thing beside any accessories to decorate the room, she had been able to pick out the colours for all the rooms, and Heero's office was going to be a nice forest green. Glancing at all the room setups littering the show floor, Serena followed Heero as he moved with determination through the displays. Watching as Heero stopped to study a dark mahogany office set, Serena smiled as he presented her with the tags, they were officially halfway done with shopping, all that was left were the two bedrooms. Studying the set closely Serena smiled brightly at Heero before skipping off to pick out the accessories, Heero could only shake his head as he watched her dance through the displays.

If he was being honest with himself this was the most comfortable he had ever been with himself in such a setting. Watching as Serena lay claim to several paintings, a fish tank, and lamps he allowed a small smile to cross his face before moving to join the happy blonde. Heero watched as she turned to face him, it was the happiest he had seen her since their meeting on the Tokyo Tower. Taking her arm he steered her towards the bedroom furniture, he could feel her tense under his arm but followed him into the land of nod. Glaring at any sale's associate that dared approach them as Serena stared silently at all the bedroom sets. Heero grunted slightly before leading her towards the larger beds. Reaching the queen sized bedroom sets Serena turned her attention onto a bed set with silver draws set into a cherry headboard, Heero nodded at the practicality of it he could keep his gun there instead of under his pillow. Serena glanced at Heero who nodded in her direction before she pulled the tags for the bed, matching nightstands and dresser. As Serena moved away from the furniture to an Asian inspired set, Heero pulled a tag off a nearby vanity that Serena had been eying before joining her by the last piece of furniture the second bedroom.

Serena turned her attention to Heero as she gazed at all the tags they had collected, she watched as Heero calmly collected the tags before walking over to the linen area and pulling down several bags of bedding for her to choose from. Serena couldn't stop humming as she happily pointed out some rugs that she wanted for the living room. Heero shook his head as he collected everything necessary to make their house a home. It was something he'd never had, at least from what he could remember. Odin had taken care of him but they had moved around so much and Dr. J lived in a run down lab and while it was a roof over his head it wasn't a home. Gazing down at the woman who was his wife he could only hope that this feeling stayed.

Serena giggled as the checkout clerk rang up their purchases. The bill was astronomical, but Heero just stoically handed over his credit card to the girl all the while watching as Serena browsed through a home decorating magazine. Glancing at the final price Serena smiled lightly as she placed the magazine down and moved to stand by Heero as they left the department store.

Staring at the park Heero had bought her to, Serena smiled as she led him down the path that wound in between the trees. Turning to smile at him, she wove her arm around his as they veered off the path and up the hill, towards a large maple that looked comfortable. Studying the large tree, Serena smiled in comfort as she settled herself under the tree with a content sigh; while they had trees on their property they didn't offer the same comfort the same feel of home. Staring up at Heero innocently she shrugged as the older teen stared blankly at her before scanning the surrounding area. His dark eyes finally settled on her before he wordlessly sat down beside her. Today was a get to know the area day, they had lived in their new house for over a month now and it was starting to feel more like a home than the apartment and sometimes even her parent's home. He'd let her decorate everything, she was grateful for him letting her add her touch to their home while offering his own ideas, and decorating his office on his own. The only stipulation was their having to share a bedroom; suburbia was more in your face. They had to play their parts as husband and wife instead of as roommates. It had not taken her long to getting use to calling herself Mrs. Yui it was as natural as anything else and she certainly enjoyed the partnership. Even if being a stay at home wife wasn't exactly what she wanted there was nothing she could do about it. There was no way Heero was going to let her work he didn't trust what he couldn't control. Something she was not going to get him to budge about, no matter how many ways she spearheaded the argument.

Pulling at her ponytail, Serena laid her head on his shoulder and just sat back to enjoy the scenery and company, for once it just felt right. To sit and just not fill the silence with Darien the silence had to be filled, the older man driving her to boredom most days. It was days like today that had her thankful that the old man had found her, that she had decided to evaluate her own effectiveness. Her anger at the situation had not helped anyone it had made her so mean. It was no wonder that Duo had kept asking if she were pregnant.

Feeling eyes on her, Serena glanced up to meet Heero's gaze. His dark blue eyes held so many emotions she wondered how the old man could have ever thought him stripped of humanity and human emotions. He had the most expressive eyes and every grunt conveyed a separate meaning, though it had taken forever to learn said language. Heero pulled her tighter against his side as he watched his wife. Wife was such a strange word to come out of him, the Perfect Soldier of from the Eve Wars and the Mariemaia incident. He'd never pictured himself as caring for another person, he'd planned to have disappeared but he had received that email and had responded, never questioning why Dr. J was contacting him from beyond the grave. No one had but he and the doctor had the access codes to send him such a message and no one could have encrypted the message using J's personal coding language. He'd have to hunt the madman down someday but for now he was content. He felt useful, even though he had figured out a while back that there really was no one after the small blonde. She'd lied when she had told him the night they'd met that she wasn't important. If he was honest with himself, she'd become the most important fixture in his life and he didn't want to give her up.

FIN