Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2002 7:14 pm
Chapter One
He noted that the usual rumble of war tanks and soldiers was louder today. It was always a sign that something was going to change. He kept his head down and continued to the market place, Ethel needed some more medication and Relena was getting bigger. He did his shopping quietly and discreetly unlike everyone else around him, the screaming, yelling, and haggling was nothing new but Heero preferred not to bring attention to himself. He was checking his list when he noticed a foreigner with a long chestnut braid hanging down his back. ?It couldn?t be, could it?? He dropped his basket and walked across the street in a daze. Heero followed the braided man into a bar and listened to his conversation with the bartender a moment.
?Are you sure you haven?t seen this man?? Duo asked, holding a picture of Heero.
?I?m sure bud, now will you move along, I got customers.?
?But you haven?t even looked properly.?
?I said move along.?
Duo sighed, ?Yea, I heard.? He turned and walked, quite literally, into the one man he?d been searching for. Heero didn?t say a word but simply turned and led Duo to Ethel?s.
Relena stood up again to open the cellar door a crack. It was stuffy as usual and scalding hot August day outside but just maybe a breeze would come to cool her off. She wasn?t ungrateful that Ethel had made room for Heero and herself, she just had hoped it would have been inside the house. She shook her head, she knew it was a stroke of luck that she and Heero found someone who didn?t want them dead- it was just hard to be appreciative when your half way through a pregnancy and living in someone else?s cellar. When she heard the footsteps and low murmuring she hurried to shut the door and hide in the corner. The door opened and two men entered quickly, she couldn?t identify them in the dark but she wasn?t scared. One of the men moved to light a lamp and she immediately recognized them both. She immerged from the hiding spot and cried out, ?Heero! Duo!?
Both men turned and Heero held his arms out to her. She ran into his arms and held him tight.
?Relena, we need to talk.? He started unsure of how to tell her the news. He knew it would be hard on her, they hadn?t been apart more than a few days since they were married.
Duo sat down and tried to be invisible, he knew what was coming. Hilde hadn?t taken it well either when he told her he had to leave her and their small son.
Relena looked up and waited patiently to hear what her husband had to say. He took a deep breath before continuing. ?Relena, the Gundams have been re-built and I?m needed to help control the revolt.?
She backed up and shook her head. ?No, no. This isn?t happening, you can?t go! What about our baby?? She wiped at tears that streamed down her face, the tears that broke his heart.
?I have to go, to protect you. To protect our baby.? He gathered her in his arms and rocked her gently while she cried.
Duo sighed and stood up. ?I?ll wait outside man.?
Heero nodded and held her until the tears subsided. He tilted her chin up to look her in the eyes. ?I?ll be back, I promise. But I want you to stay here at Ethel?s. Don?t leave this city, alright??
?Okay, I promise. I?ll be here when you get back.?
He hugged her once more time before turning and walking out the door. She kept a stiff upper lip until she was almost certain he had gone. Then she broke down and cried until there were no more tears to cry.
Heero leaned up against the door and listened to her strangled cries, he himself had to keep his tears in check. Duo rubbed the back of his neck, ?Listen, I?m sorry man, but this is something we gotta do.?
?Isn?t there something else we can do? Someone else that can go??
Duo shook his head; ?It?s too short of a notice to train anyone else to do this. You know that.?
Heero pushed himself up and shoved his hands in his pockets. ?Yea, I know. But I?m going to miss the birth of my first child.?
?Yea? Well I?m going to miss my son?s first steps. Wufei?s going to miss his daughter?s first words. Quatre?s going to miss his twin?s first day of school. And Trowa?s going to miss his son?s first performance. We?re all going to miss something, but we?re the lucky one?s. What about those who are going to die or already have? They?re going to miss everything.?
Heero nodded and noted mentally that Duo had most definitely grown up in the past couple of years. They started out and soon caught a train to the nearest spaceport. There they met up with the other pilots and sneaked onto a shuttle and off they were to fight the next war.
To be continued?
He noted that the usual rumble of war tanks and soldiers was louder today. It was always a sign that something was going to change. He kept his head down and continued to the market place, Ethel needed some more medication and Relena was getting bigger. He did his shopping quietly and discreetly unlike everyone else around him, the screaming, yelling, and haggling was nothing new but Heero preferred not to bring attention to himself. He was checking his list when he noticed a foreigner with a long chestnut braid hanging down his back. ?It couldn?t be, could it?? He dropped his basket and walked across the street in a daze. Heero followed the braided man into a bar and listened to his conversation with the bartender a moment.
?Are you sure you haven?t seen this man?? Duo asked, holding a picture of Heero.
?I?m sure bud, now will you move along, I got customers.?
?But you haven?t even looked properly.?
?I said move along.?
Duo sighed, ?Yea, I heard.? He turned and walked, quite literally, into the one man he?d been searching for. Heero didn?t say a word but simply turned and led Duo to Ethel?s.
Relena stood up again to open the cellar door a crack. It was stuffy as usual and scalding hot August day outside but just maybe a breeze would come to cool her off. She wasn?t ungrateful that Ethel had made room for Heero and herself, she just had hoped it would have been inside the house. She shook her head, she knew it was a stroke of luck that she and Heero found someone who didn?t want them dead- it was just hard to be appreciative when your half way through a pregnancy and living in someone else?s cellar. When she heard the footsteps and low murmuring she hurried to shut the door and hide in the corner. The door opened and two men entered quickly, she couldn?t identify them in the dark but she wasn?t scared. One of the men moved to light a lamp and she immediately recognized them both. She immerged from the hiding spot and cried out, ?Heero! Duo!?
Both men turned and Heero held his arms out to her. She ran into his arms and held him tight.
?Relena, we need to talk.? He started unsure of how to tell her the news. He knew it would be hard on her, they hadn?t been apart more than a few days since they were married.
Duo sat down and tried to be invisible, he knew what was coming. Hilde hadn?t taken it well either when he told her he had to leave her and their small son.
Relena looked up and waited patiently to hear what her husband had to say. He took a deep breath before continuing. ?Relena, the Gundams have been re-built and I?m needed to help control the revolt.?
She backed up and shook her head. ?No, no. This isn?t happening, you can?t go! What about our baby?? She wiped at tears that streamed down her face, the tears that broke his heart.
?I have to go, to protect you. To protect our baby.? He gathered her in his arms and rocked her gently while she cried.
Duo sighed and stood up. ?I?ll wait outside man.?
Heero nodded and held her until the tears subsided. He tilted her chin up to look her in the eyes. ?I?ll be back, I promise. But I want you to stay here at Ethel?s. Don?t leave this city, alright??
?Okay, I promise. I?ll be here when you get back.?
He hugged her once more time before turning and walking out the door. She kept a stiff upper lip until she was almost certain he had gone. Then she broke down and cried until there were no more tears to cry.
Heero leaned up against the door and listened to her strangled cries, he himself had to keep his tears in check. Duo rubbed the back of his neck, ?Listen, I?m sorry man, but this is something we gotta do.?
?Isn?t there something else we can do? Someone else that can go??
Duo shook his head; ?It?s too short of a notice to train anyone else to do this. You know that.?
Heero pushed himself up and shoved his hands in his pockets. ?Yea, I know. But I?m going to miss the birth of my first child.?
?Yea? Well I?m going to miss my son?s first steps. Wufei?s going to miss his daughter?s first words. Quatre?s going to miss his twin?s first day of school. And Trowa?s going to miss his son?s first performance. We?re all going to miss something, but we?re the lucky one?s. What about those who are going to die or already have? They?re going to miss everything.?
Heero nodded and noted mentally that Duo had most definitely grown up in the past couple of years. They started out and soon caught a train to the nearest spaceport. There they met up with the other pilots and sneaked onto a shuttle and off they were to fight the next war.
To be continued?
OHHHHH! poor Heero !Relena too! what now? Did Treize come back form the dead again? Write more! I'm new by the way!