"You know Duo, it's been 5 years since we met. Can you believe that the Prom is the same day as our anniversary?" Relena told her boyfriend. They were in a park near Duo's apartment, and Duo was on the ground with Relena on top of him, holding her securely around his arms.
"Yea, its going to be a special event, for the both of us." Duo said with a hint of a sly smile on his face as he played with Relena's fingers under his own.
"Are you thinking what I think your thinking?" Relena asked as she turned around to face her boyfriend. Ever since that day, they've rarely been apart. If one went somewhere, they would just talk on the phone with each other, the other's voice soothing their senses. They were the most popular couple in school, high school sweet hearts. All the girls wanted to go out with Duo, and all the guys wanted to go out with Relena. But they remained true to one another, and only dated each another.
"Well, most couples do it on their prom night, and we should keep up the tradition." Duo replied smugly.
"I know, I wanted the first time we do it, to be somewhere special, and the prom is a special occasion." Relena said as she turned backwards again, facing the stars and leaning on her love.
"Our only problem is what to tell your brother, and making sure that I can run fast." Duo replied back as he once again put his arms around his love and leaned back to gaze at the stars too.
"I love you Duo." Relena said.
"And I love you too Lena." Duo answered.
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"Oh Cousinnnnn!!!!!! I'm home and better than ever!!!!!!!!!!" a voice rang through the halls.
"Hilde, is that you?" asked Heero as he came down from the attic.
"Of course, what other cousin of ours do that?" Hilde asked as she put her hands on her hips and stood glaring at her cousin.
"Well, not a cousin, but your mother does do that,...." Heero replied.
"Oh shut up before I tackle you." Hilde told him.
"Hey, I was sick last time, that was your only advantage. I could beat you right now if I wanted too." Heero replied back.
"Then c'mon, lets go." Hilde said as she hunched down into a fighting stance.
"We are way too mature and old to do something that immaturely." Heero told his cousin.
"Yea, fighting is immature but wearing Power Puff Girl Boxers is the latest style for eighteen year old guys." Hilde joked.
"Shut up. My mom bought it for me."
"Come on. I'm your favorite cousin, well who's normal." Hilde said.
"We have other normal cousins." Heero said.
"Yeah right, look at Cathy and Trowa. She throws knives at him and he just stands there, plus his hair. I mean, how does he do that. And then look at cousin Quatre. He drinks pitchers and pitchers of tea, and you'd think that his bladder would be broken by now. Then his sister Dorothy, I mean she needs to pluck those darn eyebrows. Remember when we were little, she scared poor Wufei practically to death with those, and now he's against women by calling them weaklings and screams junk about justice." Hilde replied.
"Well, what about Cousin Sally?" Asked Heero.
"She's 21 for pete's sakes, she's an adult. Besides, she's too busy clubbing now that can she drink at bars." Hilde reminded her cousin. They were born one day apart, Heero being the oldest of the two of them.
"That girl could so not hold her liquor. Remember when our parents gave us little hints of champagne on New Years and Sally rushed into the bathroom and was sick for a 3 days. Now if you don't excuse me, I was busy doing something upstairs." Heero excused himself and went upstairs to the attic.
"Oh yea, I wonder how she's feeling now. Well, what are you doing cous?" asked Hilde as she followed Heero.
"Gazing at the stars." Heero replied as he sat down on a spinning chair. Hilde saw an empty crate and plopped herself down on it.
"Oh, can I take a peek at the old tube?" asked Hilde.
"Sure." Heero said as he got off of the chair and let Hilde sit on it.
"Woohoo! Someone is makin out tonight." Hilde exclaimed as soon as she took a peak down.
"What?" asked Heero as he took the telescope and looked around for a couple.
"Look down, at the park. See those two on the blanket, man those two are really, woo hoo." Hilde laughed.
"Oh." Heero said when he saw them.
"Man, that's Relena and Duo." Heero thought to himself. Ever since Relena started going out with Duo, Heero had changed. He talked more and even combed his hair on important days.
"Oh what?" asked Hilde as she knocked Herro from his head in the clouds.
"Oh, that's just my friends, Relena and Duo. They are the most popular couple in school, 5 years this Friday." Heero sighed.
"Hey, Friday's the prom. Maybe they'll be doing a lil dancin in the bed huh?" joked Hilde as she watched Relena and Duo make out.
"So, who's your date?" asked Hilde as she noticed the silence from her cousin.
"I don't have one, and I don't plan to go." Heero replied silently.
"Yeah right, you gotta go to the prom. Its a once in a life time experience." Hilde replied practically mortified at her cousin.
"No." Heero replied.
"Come on, I know that you had a crush on Relena, Quatre told me. Well, you can't keep yourself down just because she's going out with someone else." Hilde said as she sat next to Heero and put her hand on his shoulder.
"Well, they've been together for 5 years." Heero told her.
"Damn, I can't even stay in a relationship for more than 5 days." Hilde replied.
"No wonder your always single, and dateless for the prom too. You've gone out with practically every guy in school. Your such a heartbreaker." Heero said as he looked through the telescope again. Now Relena and Duo were on the swings staring at each other and holding hands.
"No, they're are only 5 boys who I haven't gone out with, and 4 of them are my cousins. The only boy is, Duo Maxwell, your girlfriends boy." Hilde replied.
"You know Heero, we could try to break them up for the prom. I mean, its only 2 days away and that's plenty of time for us." Hilde told her cousin.
"Well,..." Heero replied.
"Come on, remember when we were little. Even now in the family, we're known as the terrible twosome. Just like the good old days." Hilde said as she put her arms around Heero.
"We'll be at the prom. You dancing with Relena and me in a corner making out with Duo." Hilde said as she put her hand in the air and staring into space.
"Ok." Heero said.
"Now thats like the Heero I know." Hilde said as she slapped him on the back.
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