The Double life of Hilde Chapter 1

[The Engrish Spy]

The Double Life of Hilde
By: Engrish Spy
Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: You only live once so do not murder me, because I am taking characters that are not my lawful property and placing them in my realm of chaos. So I don't own Gundam Wing. I'm just taking my two favorite charters. If I did own Gundam Wing I would continue it.

A/N: I would just like to say this was my first attempt at a Duo/Hilde fan fic series.

A young man stepped off the air-conditioned bus and into the searing heat of the day. Looking around he noticed that this school was no different from the rest he had been to in all his years of schooling. The grounds were well kept, and lush. This was something that was rare in Southern Africa these days. There were students milling around in the school's hot season uniforms, talking on cell phones, wearing Prada shoes, carrying Guichi backpack and eating tofu. This was what being at Prep school was. Rich kids who's parents were able to send them away for school while half of the countries population was uneducated. The boy sighed and then hefted the large military duffel onto his shoulders. The only thing different this time was that he was here because the school wanted him for their rowing team.

He began to walk forward when he bumped into a solid form in front of him.

"Hey watch were you're going." The voice exclaimed

The young man mumbled apologies and then continued forward. As he reached the steps of the building a voice called out.

"Hey are you Hil Shekbreaker?"

The boy turned around and was greeted with a pair of violet eyes. The boy gasped at the boy who had just called his name. He was taller then the boy and his long chestnut coloured hair was pulled into a braid.

"I take it you're Hil?" The boy asked with some annoyance in his voice

"Yes" Hil squeaked and then proceeded to cough

"Okay? Well I'm Duo Maxwell," The boy with the hair said as he scratched his forehead as if he was assessing the situation before him.

"I'm Hil Shekbreaker." The boy squeaked and then coughed again

"Do you want some water?" Duo asked the boy and then patted Hil's back

"No," Hil replied in his normal voice

Duo looked at the boy hooking his eyebrow up, but then turned to other matters.

"Well welcome to Preventer Prep school. I'm your guide Duo Maxwell." He said with a laugh and then started to walk towards the school.

Hil picked up his bag and reluctantly followed the boy. The name rang a bell in his head.

"Your Headmaster Maxwell's son aren't you?" Hil asked as he dragged the bags behind him.

"In the flesh." Duo joked as they left the heat of the day for the air-conditioned building

They enter the great hall. Hil was in awe of the surroundings. Of all the private schools in which he had attended in the past year this one was the largest and the oldest.

"How old is the school?" He inquired

"It's about hundred years old. The oldest Prep school on Lake Victoria and the oldest in South Africa." Duo said as they past a statue of the founding father, the original Preventer, Milardo Peacecraft the first.

"Both of his descendants, Millardo the fourth and Relena Peacecraft are students here at the school. Actually there's Millardo now. Hey Millardo " Duo said as they past an older man with long almost white blonde hair.

"Hey Maxwell." He said with a curt nod of the head.

"He's on the rowing team." Duo turned his attention back to Hil.

The continued to walk down the hall. They passed classrooms and the teacher lounge. Duo pointed out people and classes rooms, all the time chattering away about things that were like gossip between girls. This was beginning to annoy Hil. They went from the main building of the school to lush green yards out back. Duo lead Hil to a large Victorian building to the left of the school.

"Lake is just over that hill." Duo pointed out to Hil. "The windows in the rower's dorm face the lake." He continued as they moved into the boy's
dormitories.

After climbing four sets of stairs and taking a couple turns here and there, they finally reached Hil's room. Duo opened the door. A musty smell came rushing out Hil, which made his stomach turn. Duo ran to open the windows and the rush of the fresh air came in quick replacing the musty smell. Hil looked at the room. The walls were a tawny colour. A wooden runner ran around at about Hil's hip. Under the runner was a midnight blue wallpaper. The floor was lacquered corkboard cut to look like real wood. Duo noticed Hil staring at the floor.

"It's warm on the feet during the cold season." He said

Hil just nodded and then moved into the room. In the corner were the boxes with her name on them. He turned around and looked at Duo. He just kept on smiling.

"Is there anything else you would like to tell me?" He said in an annoyed tone.

"Oh I should leave you to unpack. Just a few friendly reminders to ya, most sports practice at five, breakfast is served till eight thirty and classes start at nine." With that he shut the door and left the room.

Sitting on the bed Hil let out a sigh and looked around the room. He was reluctant to start the unnerving task of setting his room to right. As he deiced to get up and open the box marked bedding, a brisk knock came on the door. He opened the door and peered out. There with a large basket was a short blonde haired kid. Hil noted that his hair reminded him of the colour of Lemons.

"Hello, you must be Hil Shekbreaker? I'm the rowing team's coach caller, Quatra Winner." His voice was soft

Hil opened the door fully and let the small man in. He walked in with the basket and then handed it to Hil.

"It's a welcome to the team present." He said shyly

"Thank you." Hil replied and sat the basket on the desk.

"Well I guess I should introduce you to the team. I was informed by Headmaster Maxwell that you already met his son, Mr. Duo?"
Hil nodded his head

"Well then we must go meet the other." Quatra said and then took Hil's arm and led him out of his room.

"The room next to yours is occupied by myself and Trowa Barton." He said as he pointed to the door that was slightly open.

Hil could see the man Quatra had just mentioned. Hil raised his eyebrow when he noticed that the man's bangs were all swept over one eye. Hil giggled to himself and then tried to catch up to Quatra.

"This room is occupied by Heero Yuy and Chang Wu Fei. Heero is most likely out romancing Miss Relena again." He said as he poked his head into the room. There was a growl and shrieking. Quatra pulled his head out that was covered with a towel.

"I think I awoke Mr. Chang." He said and then quickly shut the door.

"This is were Millardo Peacecraft and Mr. Treiz reside." He went to open the door.

"I already meet Peacecraft." He said. Quatra just shrugged his shoulders and then continued down the hall.

Hil became confused. He was supposed to be an alternative. Hil did a quick count on his fingers. So there was Yuy, Chang, Barton, Maxwell and Peacecraft. Quatra interrupted his thoughts.

"The sixth man is Treiz but we don't know when he is coming back to the school. Until such time I'm afraid that you are the sixth man on our team." He said looking kind of flustered.

Hil just nodded and then turned around going back to his room. Quatra called out to him. "Remember practice is at five in the morning and during the cold season try to wear something warm." He said then entered his room.

Hil entered his and then gazed at his sterile room. 'Time too fix this up' He thought and then went to work unpacking the boxes.

The dinner bell rang by the time Hil placed the last picture on the shelf over the head of his bed. Hil glanced at the picture. It was of him and his older brother and his older brother had him in a headlock. He remembered the day that the picture was taken. It was the day before he went to fight in Afghanistan. He was killed during a night mission raid. A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

"Mr. Hil are you coming to dinner?" The soft voice was barely heard from behind the door.

"Yeah," Hil stated and then grabbed his sunglasses and was out of the door.

~*~

The phone was ringing as Hil entered the dorm at about eight. Picking up the phone Hil answered in a deep voice. "Hil's room, Hil speaking"

"Hilde, It's me dad!" The voice exclaimed on the other end. Hilde let out a sigh of relief and settled on her bed, pulling her legs under her in Indian fashion

"Dad, how's it going there in Johannesburg?" Hilde said reverting to her normal voice.

"Great your sister is loving the city life." He stated

"So she's doing better being out of Zimbabwe? Away from the plantation?" She inquired.

"Honey don't worry. She's fine. So enough about how your sister is doing, how about you? How's impersonating a boy going for you?" He asked

"It's a lot tougher then I thought" She said and then leaned back on the bed

"I told you." Her father said cheekily.

"So you don't mind though, do you?" She said timidly

"No, no, as long as you are rowing and getting the education that the daughter of a CEO of a major corporation deserves then it's fine with me." He said

"But you won't tell mother right?" She said as she placed a hand over her eyes and forehead trying to get rid of the sweat that had accumulated there when she was outside.

"I won't my little Hilde bear. Your secret is safe with me. So when is parent's day?" He asked trying to change the subject a little.

"It's just right before the spring holiday." Hilde answered as she grabbed the soccer ball at the foot of her bed.

"Well expect me to be there with Granny." He said. Hilde's face lightened at the thought of her German grandmother coming for a visit to South Africa. She would be there for Christmas as well.

"That's good to hear. So what's new on the dating front?" Hilde asked her father slyly.

"Well I'm seeing a thirty year old widow, I met during a trade negotiation. Your sister loves her and I think she's the one my little Hilde bear." He said. Hilde could tell her father was smiling ear to ear on the other end.

"Light's out Hil." A soft voice called through her door; "It is you first day tomorrow."

"Listen dad I have to go." Hilde said

"Just one more question Hilde? Have you met any cute boys yet?" He asked with a sly tone.

"Maybe, maybe." She uttered

"Bye my bear, don't worry. This will all work out." He said and then hung up the phone

Hilde did the same. She got up from the bed and opened her top drawer on her dresser and pulled out a ratty tee shirt and a pair of boxers. She began to undo the buttons of the short sleeved shirt she had worn for traveling that day. After she let it slip to the ground, she began the tedious task of undoing the flatting corset her friend Ricardo Rochelle had bought for her the last time she was in New York. In undoing the pants she slipped on the tee shirt and boxers. She pulled the covers around her and fell asleep.

TBC?
(Four people in chibi form appear out of thin air)
Hilde: Well what is She trying to do. First I'm a boy, now I'm a girl trying to be a boy.
Duo: I was thinking the same thing.
Quatra: Don't you guys think that this is reminiscent of some show that was on back in the early twenty first century?
Duo: Now that you think of it. Hey Krazy are you trying to copy that show?
Krazy: I'm just borrowing one the basic plot from the show. Girl comes to school dressed as a boy. Falls in love with the headmaster's son. School year ends. Show got cancelled. I was upset forgot about it and then came up with this idea.
Quatra: Still shouldn't you say that in the disclaimer
Krazy: (Singing Oblivious to Quatra) Six pacs and Big Mac's keep us rollin' down the road?
Duo: We'll be back after a word from our sponsors.

[PeRiDoTs13]

hmmm...sounds pretty good. i'm interested as 2 why hilde is dressing as a boy, but i'm sure u'll get 2 it in due time. well, off 2 read the next chapter!