~ * flashback* It was not four hours ago, she was going riding with her well….not exactly crush….but her beloved, Heero Yuy. She had never worked up the courage to tell him her true feelings. She figured one of four things would happen: One: She would get an emotional slap in the face. Two: He could laugh at her. Three: He would just disappear like he always did. Four: He would love her back. Not feeling the nerve to take the chance, she just left her feelings confined. She was probably much better off being lonely the rest of her young life, rather than suffer knowing the one she loved didn't love her at all. She couldn't bear that. Just then Relena was snapped out of her sad nightmare by a familiar monotone voice. "Are you okay, Relena? Relena are you with me?"

"Oh! Yeah I'm fine. Just daydreaming." She replied. Heero looked uncertain. "Are you sure? You dropped Starlight's reins" Relena looked down and she did drop Starlight's reins. She lazily picked them up. She now tried to look at the positive side. What could be better than a beautiful Summer day, riding an elegant horse with smooth gaits, and riding next to the love of her life? She didn't want to be anywhere else. "Yeah I'm positive I'm fine. Since when are you so concerned? And about me?"

"Well I…..I just…..I'm supposed to look out for your well-being. Remember, I'm your bodyguard." Heero told her with an icy tone.

`That's not what I wanted to hear. But why did he stutter? Oh! There I go wishing and hoping again that he really does care for me. Just give it up Relena! You're way too stubborn. Someday it's going to get you in trouble……' " Is that all. Hm. I guess so………". Sadly Relena turned away.

Just then the sky began to darken. Rain was coming and none too soon. She and Heero needed to find shelter. `But where do you find shelter in the middle of the mountains?' And just what they needed, appeared. Or not. A flash of lightening spooked their horses. Then the crash was worse. Both Heero and Relena were thrown by a frightened Starlight and Comet. They flew through the air and went sperate ways. "Heerooooooo!"

"Relenaaaaaa!!!" The last thing Relena remembered was hitting her head on a rock and seeing Heero nowhere in sight.

"Heero……". Then all went black. * end flashback* Then she remembered. Heero! He was still out there! `I have to find him. What if he's hurt? Or worse…..dead?' Relena was in panic. She couldn't get up. Her right leg was cut badly and she probably had some tendons ripped. Her arm was seriously fractured and bloody. Along with all of this, she had a concussion making it hard to see anything, along with her tears of fear and pain. "Why? Why did this have to happen to me? To us? We just wanted to ride horseback and have some summer fun." Relena thought out loud as she began to cry. Relena made her way over to a near by river to wash her wounds.

"If I can help myself heal, I can find Heero. Oh god I hope he's okay. Even though we may never be happy, I at least want to know he's alright. Duo's right. He waaaaaayyyyyyy to suicidal."

She heard a soft moan come from the woods. "Re…len…a…… Help me……"

"Heero! Where are you? Heero? Are you okay? Answer me!" screamed Relena at the top of her lungs.

"Relena."

"Heero. Are you okay?" "Yeah I'm fine. Now that my Angel is here with me. Besides, I've experienced much much worse."

Relena was blushing crimson. His Angel? Dare she let herself hope………? "Relena do you have a temperature or something? You're bright red."

"No Heero. But my leg, arm, and head are seriously injured. I still can't believe I made it to you. Unlike you, I can't just pop my bones back into place." He just laughed.

"You know it's funny. When I was trained, that wasn't even half of it. They buried my humanity. I thought it was impossible to get it back. No matter how hard I tried, or how far I dug, they buried it more. They didn't care about me. I started to get the feeling no one did. So, I went along for the ride. I felt nothing for no one. Compassion, love, friendship were foreign to me. But there was still a part of me that wanted to be left alone. To grow, get married, have kids, have fun, and live. But no one would help me. No one cared enough. That is till I met you. You helped me see what it means to love. You helped me love. You cared enough. And that's what I love you for. Aishiteru Relena."

You thought she was blushing Crimson a second ago, she was five times that red. `He…..he cares…..he cares for me? He loves me.' "Heero……I-I love you too. So much."

Neither of them noticed that it was pouring, as in waterfall pouring. You'd think it was the rainforest. As the two of them were about to kiss, creeping ever slower toward each other's lips, the ground began to shift beneath them-a mudslide. Heero had enough time to save Relena. He pushed her out of the way, but didn't have enough time to save himself. He plummeted to the waterfall below.

"Heeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooo!!!!!!!!!" was the last thing he heard of Relena's angelic voice before blacking out . Relena just stood there in horror. It was over before it had begun. Before their first kiss, their first date. They had just confessed they're true feelings and they had already been torn apart. What kind of relationship was that? `No he has to be alive. He can't die yet. He lived through self-detonation, so why couldn't he live through a fall? He even lived through a fall before. Why should this be different? I refuse to believe that the waterfall took his life. I have got to find him.' She tried as hard as she could, but she couldn't find him, no matter how hard she tried. Finally she collapsed in tears. "No! Nooooooooo! He can't! Not yet! No."

"Oh Heero. I'm so sorry. I should have seen what a burden I was to you. You didn't need me, and you still don't. This was all my fault. If hadn't have burdened you so this never would have happened. I'm sooooo sorry. You should have let me fall Heero, you should have let me fall. You were better off without me, and now it's too late. I don't believe this. I took your life, I took your life." Relena whimpered.

" Goodbye Heero. My love……..I'm so so so sorry." With that Relena collapsed on the ground alone and afraid.

"Heero……….".She whispered his name one last time before falling asleep.

In the distant woods a sullen figure watched with the saddest eyes……………

~Five Hours Later~

"I wonder where Relena and Heero are? You should Never ride after dark." Asked Catherine.

" I suppose that's true. It's eight thirty. Where are they? Maybe we ought to call the stables. They must be back by now. Maybe they're making out……." Hilde snickered. But still Catherine's worry was contagious. Where were they?

" Yes is this Fox Crest stables? Do you know if Heero Yuy and Relena Peacecraft have returned their horses?" Hilde asked the Stable secretary.

"Let me check." Said the secretary.

"I'm sorry, but they haven't returned. Is something the matter?" Asked the secretary.

"No everything's fine. Thank you. Goodbye." That didn't even sound reassuring to even Hilde.

"So?" Catherine was really starting to panic.

"They aren't back yet. This doesn't seem right. You aren't supposed to ride at night, and not even Heero would try that, especially with Relena. Something is seriously wrong. We have got to find them." Hilde had bad feeling about this.

"Relena wake up. Relena can you here me? Relena? Relena!" Relena woke up to the sound of a deep male voice and ice blue eyes. Her brother, Milliardo.

"Oh where am I?"

"You're out in the middle of the woods. What the hell happened to you Relena? Where's Heero? Are you hurt?" Was she hurt? What about Heero? He died for heaven's sake! Then she was forced to relive each horrifying moment. "And then…..he… fell in to the waterfall, and then……." Relena barely managed get out. She was crying so hard.

"Shhhhh. It's okay. Calm down."

"Calm Down!?!? How can you even say that? I just lost the love of my life and you expect me to be calm!?!?" Relena screamed at her brother.

Even the unemotional Gundam pilots were sympathetic, but hurt at the same time knowing one of their best and one of their friends had died. Finally she had to cry herself to sleep. She couldn't take anymore. She hoped she'd die in the night, so she could be with Heero eternally. But she couldn't. The people needed her. Her dreams were shattered.