This fic was inspired by the song ?Air Hostess? by British band, ?Busted?. I recommend any of their albums!
Air Hostess Chapter 7 (last chapter!)By dragon agility
~*~*~*~*~SEVEN YEARS LATER AC208~*~*~*~*~
?Eight?nine?ten! Ready or not, here I come!?
Duo opened his eyes, looking around his garden. He couldn?t see them, so he turned around, ?Did you see where they went??
Relena was lounging on a deck chair, her blonde one-year-old daughter on her lap. She laughed, ?You?re not supposed to ask that.?
?Exactly, Duo,? said Heero, coming out from inside with two bottles of beer. He chucked one to Zechs, who was sitting next to Noin on a bench. Wufei and Sally were talking to Quatre and Trowa enjoying the sun. Heero joined his wife on the deck chair, ?that?s the whole point of hide and seek.?
Duo smiled, ?I?m only getting a head start!? He turned to face the trees in his garden and began to walk towards them.
Quite a lot had happened in six years. Many were married: Heero and Relena, Sally and Wufei and Zechs and Noin had just celebrated their ninth anniversary. Duo had invited everyone to his house, because it was the hottest summer on record and a good chance to socialise.
He walked through the trees near the end of his long garden and heard a laugh. He smiled. Actually, he liked playing with the kids. He could see them now, behind a shrub. Two of them.
?I wonder where everyone is?? joked Duo. He poked his head through the shrub, ?Boo!?
The two kids screamed and jumped backwards. Duo smiled. Wufei and Sally?s little girl was blonde and cute. She had a special bond with Trowa and Quatre?s adopted son. They had adopted him after they had found each other.
The two kids smiled and grabbed Duo?s hands, ?We?ll help you!?
Duo was pulled along by the two five year olds.
?Two down, six to go.?
Duo was pulled along the grass and through the shrubs and the kids stopped, ?They?re hiding in the Tree Man!?
Duo gasped, ?Aren?t they scared of the Tree Man??
The boy nodded, ?Christina said that he?d protect them.?
Duo made an O with his mouth. All the kids followed Christian?s lead. Noin and Zechs? son was the oldest and the splitting image of his Father.
Duo roared, ?The Tree Man is coming alive!?
He heard a slight shriek. He walked up to the tree with its low branches and leaves. He walked behind it and looked up.
?Found you!?
Laughing and groaning was heard. Up on the tree were four kids?well Mariemaea was with them but she had grown into a pretty adult.
?It?s not fair! You cheated,? said Christian, jumping off the tree.
He helped his younger brother off the tree, ?Yeah! You cheated Uncle Duo. My brother?s always right!?
They all called him Uncle. Mariemaea jumped off, holding Heero and Relena?s middle child. He smiled sweetly.
One was still up in the tree, ?You should come down.?
?I don?t want to.?
Heero and Relena?s eldest was as stubborn as her parents, and she was only five.
?Do it for your Uncle Duo?? pleaded Duo. She came down eventually after her cousin Christian told her to and they all set out to look for the remaining two. Duo knew where they would be. Everyone followed him and he stopped when he got to the destination.
?You can come out now, you?ve won!?
No answer so he tired again, ?Luke! Julian!?
Two heads poked out from behind a shrub. They smiled cheekily and ran towards the group together.
?Daddy!!!!?
Duo bent down and outstretched his arms as the two boys ran into his arms. He stood up, twirling his sons around. Yes, sons. Duo glanced down at his left hand, a wedding band on his finger. He then looked to his sons. They were identical twins, with his brown hair, but they had inherited their mother?s eyes: a shimmering blue.
The day he had married Hilde and the day she had brought their sons into the world had been the best days of his life.
?Daddy??can we have some sweets??
?Yeah!? the other agreed, ?Sweets!?
Duo looked to the other kids, ?Come on, let?s go back and eat all the sweets!?
The kids all yelled and disappeared towards the house. Duo walked back with Mariemaea and his twins. They exited the trees and the twins jumped out of Duo?s arms to look for the sweets. Heero looked suspiciously at them and then proceeded to eat the sweets in the big bag he was holding. The kids all looked at each other and then they all jumped onto Heero.
Heero groaned as the weight of seven kids jumped onto him. When his middle child settled on top, the deck chair gave way. Heero fell backwards, eight kids on top of him. Everyone laughed, including his youngest who was giggling on Relena?s lap. One of the kids shouted, ?I?ve got em!? and they all jumped up and ran after the one who had the sweets.
Heero finally got up, his hair in disarray. Wufei slapped him on the back, ?Weakling.?
Heero glared and fixed the deck chair. Duo checked the BBQ. It was hot. All he needed now was the food.
?Anyone seen Hilde?? he asked.
?Yeah,? replied Relena, ?She?s looking for painkillers. Says she needs them. We?re gonna help her make a salad once she comes back.?
?She?s gonna need out help,? said Noin.
Duo smiled, ?Yeah. Guys, there?s beer in the fridge and the BBQ?s hot. Make yourselves at home. I?m gonna check up on Hilde.?
He entered his home and then poked his head out of the door. Wufei looked grumpy. Duo smiled, ?Oh kids! Wufei?s got more sweets!?
He watched as the kids all bundled him. He smirked and went indoors. He climbed up the stairs and walked down the hallway, slipping inside a closed room quietly. He smiled.
He leaned back casually on the door and looked. She was standing at the open window, looking down into the garden. She looked simply beautiful. Her hair had lengthened, so it was floppy on her head, framing her face. She hadn?t noticed him.
He walked up behind her and she gasped as he put his hands on her waist. He pulled her back against him to calm her.
?Hey,? he said, his breath on her ear. Hilde turned her head to face his.
?Be careful Duo. You shouldn?t shock me!?
Duo smiled and kissed her from behind. She responded immediately. They broke apart and he put his hands on hers. Duo looked down to their joined hands on her enlarged stomach. He kissed her neck. She was due in three weeks and she looked positively radiant in her last part of pregnancy.
She sighed, ?It?s been having a football match with my internal organs Duo. I think it knows that everyone?s here.?
?Hn.?
She smiled, ?I hope it?s a girl. Too many men in this house!?
Duo laughed, ?If it is, there?ll be two special ladies in the house.?
Hilde giggled, ?Oh Duo??
She lifted her hand to the back of his neck as he nuzzled her neck. The last seven years had been blissful, with each achieving the career they wanted and being with each other. Duo remembered their wedding day: a small church in the country with all their friends gathered for the event. She had looked like an angel that day, with a white flowing dress, billowing in the wind. It had been so special to them.
And then, Hilde had fallen pregnant with twins. Neither had ever looked at the prospect of starting a family, but they had given it a go seeing how happy their friends were with their children. After nine months of pregnancy and twenty-seven hours of painful labour, the boys were brought into the world. Crying, wrinkled and pink, they were one of the most beautiful gifts they had ever seen. Tears had been shared on both parts and when they had been brought the twins home, it had been a happy time. Relena, Noin and Sally had decorated the house with banners on their return.
Everyone loved the twins. It had been hard at first, especially with two of them, but Duo had been amazed by Hilde?s natural abilities of a mother. She was patient, loving and motherly. He couldn?t wait for this one to be born. Duo kissed her cheek. Ever since the last scan two months ago, Hilde would sing to her stomach late at night, so the baby would recognise their voice. Duo often talked to the baby and the ?baby-growing machine? within their mother fascinated their twins. Duo loved to listen to Hilde sing. She had a beautiful voice: very gentle.
Hilde sighed and Duo rubbed her stomach, ?What?re you thinking??
Hilde turned around and wrapped her arms around his neck, trying to get as close as possible. She smiled, ?Remember that Christmas at Relena?s??
?The one when Zechs fell down the stairs??
?No, not that one.?
Duo smiled, ?The one where Wufei got bitten by Heero?s dog in the privates??
Hilde shook her head, ?The one before.?
Realization dawned on him, ?Oh! The one where we got Heero insanely drunk on vodka and we told everyone he had sex on the shuttle with Relena and I got a black eye from where he punched me when he found out??
Hilde smiled, ?Yeah, but not that part,? her eyes turned serious, ?remember when it began to snow??
Duo lowered his voice and put his forehead on hers, ?How could I forget??
Hilde closed her eyes as Duo kissed her forehead, ?Duo, our family is about to get bigger and I still can?t believe it.?
?Hm. I can?t believe that I?m married to a beautiful, sophisticated though wild and down-to-earth babe who?s made me the happiest man alive.?
They looked into each other?s eyes and Hilde put her palm to his cheek, ?I love you so much Duo. And I love Luke, Julian and out unborn baby as well. I never knew I?d be so happy.?
Duo smiled as she continued, ?And to meet you on a normal shuttle flight where I saw thousands of people per day and smile an average 634 times??
They smiled to each other and Hilde gasped, ?It?s kicking again.?
Duo smiled and lent in close, cupping her cheek. Their lips met once more.
Hilde turned Duo to look out of the window, holding his hand, ?I saw what you did to Heero and Wufei.?
?Well, Heero shouldn?t have been eating all the sweets in the first place and Wufei needed to chill!?
Hilde giggled and stared at everyone outside. Christian and Heero?s eldest daughter were arguing. Hilde smirked, ?They may be related, but they sure argue a lot!?
Duo nodded, ?remind me of their Fathers.?
Wufei and Sally?s daughter and Trowa and Quatre?s son were practising martial arts. Both had similar likes and were taught by Wufei. Zechs and Noin?s other son was watching his older brother argue and Heero and Relena?s middle child was eating sweets with the twins.
Hilde tutted, ?They?re eating too many sweets.?
?They take after me! Come on, let?s get the BBQ started.?
They turned around, Duo?s hand on her lower back. Hilde stopped him, put her hands on his tee-shirt collar and pulled his head towards hers. Duo?s eyes widened at her sudden actions, but he smiled.
She drew him close and kissed his lips lightly, ?I love you Duo. Just remember that when I start accusing you of seducing me and hating you when I give birth.?
Duo nodded and then grinned, ?It?s the drugs talking dear! And I love you too.?
He lightly returned her kiss and they walked together out of the room, the door closing quietly. The room was silent, sunlight filtering in through the windows. Their bedroom was small, though filled with family value. On the walls were pictures of Luke and Julian and all their friends and family. On the bedside cabinet was a picture frame. Around the picture frame were religious figurines to keep everything safe. In the frame was a picture and on the picture was Duo and Hilde. He had his arm around her shoulder and she was wearing her hostess uniform.
?Yes,? thought Duo as he watched his wife talking to the others, ?you?re still my air hostess Hilde.?
Hilde sensed his eyes on her back and she turned to look at him. She smiled and he smiled back. They would continue to smile for the rest of their lives.
~*~*~*~*~
SOMETIME LATER???
?Heero?I?m kind of bored so what shall we do??
Heero looked at his wife and squeezed her hand. He didn?t reply until the shuttle had taken off, the atmosphere changing from the blue of the earth to the black of space, glittered with stars, ?You should sleep, Relena. This conference is pretty important.?
Relena sighed and put her hands on his chest. She began to play with this buttons on his shirt, ?Heero?you know what I mean. Come on?I love you??
His Prussian eyes softened, ?Relena??
?No one?s here. The kids are with Milliardo and there are no hostess? on this flight. Just you, me and the pilot. It?ll just be us??
Heero smirked and pressed his lips to Relena?s. They continued everything in the restroom. The door was locked and it was just them. Relena straddled his lap and within seconds they were half undressed. Heero kissed Relena?s neck and then he froze.
?Heero??
Heero gripped Relena tighter and shook his head, cursing himself for imagining someone calling him other than his wife. He kissed Relena?s collarbone when he heard it again.
?Oh Heero??
Heero looked at Relena and she said, ?Don?t look at me. I don?t have a male voice.?
?Then?? and Heero gritted his teeth in anger, quickly covering Relena up as the door swung open to reveal Duo with a video camera.
Duo smiled slyly, ?Smile! When yours and everyone else?s kids are old enough, I?m sure they?d want to see this!?
Heero and Relena clenched their teeth: ?DUO!!!!!!!!?
OWARI (the end!!!!)
