[Author's Note: Alternate Universe alert! Alternative Universe alert! Err, actually, this is more like an alternate part to Cerulean and Jade so read that first!! | Kinda angsty, I guess. ]
(Quatre patiently waits for Dorothy to arrive at the restaurant for dinner. Even though his attention wanders to take in the scenery he instinctively glances toward the entranceway just as Dorothy walks in)
She looked at me, across the room
Emerging from a silk cocoon
Along beneath venetian chandeliers
(Dorothy slowly moves forward, the light from the crystal chandeliers above setting a sparkling glow over her)
Against the moon, her body rocks
Her eyes were cunning like a fox
Wings of passion fly on all frontiers
(Their eyes meet -- her expression is coy yet her gaze speaks of something else...)
From this fire there's no returning
No escape your heart is burning
(Quatre feels a shiver go down his spine. He awkwardly steps forward and bows to her, taking her hand to kiss but suddenly wanting to kiss her on the lips; he mentally shakes away the thought)
Love becomes a lethal weapon
No one is too smart--
In affairs of the heart, mm-hmm
In affairs of the heart...
Now upon the bridge she waits
Dreaming of our tangled fates
(After dinner Dorothy stands out on the balcony gazing up at the stars and thinking regrets for what she did during the war)
Her face was like a ghost with eyes of jade
(Quatre watches her unnoticed from the side, reading the regret in her eyes. He realizes he understands what she's going through...)
Fell just like a falling star
Victim of this coup d'etat
(He goes over and takes her hand in one of his, the other going up to stroke her cheek. He softly reassures her of forgiveness)
I could not see behind this masquerade
(They slowly lean closer to each other...then their lips meet...)
From this fire there's no returning
No escape your heart is burning
Love becomes a lethal weapon
Careful where you start --
(They pull out of the kiss and Dorothy blushes. Quatre smiles gently and strokes her cheek again)
In affairs of the heart
In affairs of the heart
(They part ways for the night, promising to see each other again the next day)
In affairs of the heart--
Sometimes I think I'll never learn
(back at his hotel, Quatre sits thinking about how he wishes he could stay with Dorothy and help her overcome her guilt)
Were all those promises in vain..?
(but then he looks down at the photo clenched in his hand of the one he vowed to wed)
Do the wings of fire still remain..?
(He spends another hour agonizing over a decision, his heart crying the entire time)
All is fair in love and war
The tender draw the shortest straw
Like autumn leaves they vanish in the air
(Quatre stands at the window, his forehead resting on the glass, the beauty of the night completely lost to him)
Is this the time we say goodbye
I call her room, there's no reply
Tonight we end this fleeting love affair
(He calls Dorothy's friend's house to say he won't be able to meet with her again...)
From this fire there's no returning
No escape your heart is burning
Love becomes a lethal weapon
Sharper than any dart--
(After shakily replacing the receiver he puts a hand to his left side, thinking his dismissal must have seemed as cruel to her as his war wound had been to him...)
In affairs of the heart
In affairs of the heart...
In affairs of the heart
In affairs of the heart...
(c) 2000-2004 Autumn Loweck. This work may not be copied, distributed, or reprinted without the author's permission. Characters of Quatre and Dorothy belong to the creators of the GundamWing series, Sotsu Agency, Sunrise, Bandai, and whoever else in Japan involved in this most cool anime.