Never forget: Part 3 +

[pilot03]

Author's disclaimer: Wow. People like this. I mean they really like this. I had no idea. I don't own Gundam Wing. Not even a little bit.

On with the show.........

Never forget: Part 3
by: Pilot03

Quatre stared numbly at the hanging receiver. His highly tuned hearing caught the tell-tale beeping that meant the call had been disconnected. Quatre felt his world falling apart. Piece by piece his heart tore apart. How could he have been wrong? He was suddenly filled with a deep self loathing. He was to blame. His indecisiveness.

"I waited to long. Why did I expect her to wait for me. She probably has forgotten about me." His hand went down to his old wound that had begun to throb causing a slight discomfort. Quatre assumed it was due to the weather.

He absently picked up the phone and hung it up. As soon as the receiver was back in it's cradle it rang. Quatre looked at the phone as if he had never seen one before. Quatre wondered who would be calling him at this time of night. He picked up the phone and put it to his ear. "Hello....?"

"What do you mean hello. We were just talking when the line went dead for some reason." Quatre made no response. "Weeeell anyways...as I was saying before getting disconnected, I could send everything I found over to your office so you can review it. I'm sending it right now. You wouldn't believe some of the trouble I had to go through to find some of this stuff. It's almost as if someone tried erasing everything. Funny, huh."

"You said she was married, right." Quatre couldn't help letting his sadden emotions creep into his voice. Duo took note of his change in additude. There has to be more to all of this then he is letting on Duo thought

"According to some of the information I pulled up. It says she got married a year after the Eve's War. To some guy named.....Robert Baker. He was some top executive for a mobile suit company that went under. Looks like he still made out alright. They were married and moved to a small city somewhere nearby. Since then Dorothy seems to have taken an active part in veteran issues and the reconstruction of the colonies. Maybe she turned over a new leaf. Either way, looks like she is making up for her past actions from the look of it."

Quatre couldn't help but smile. He was happy to hear that she had in fact survived Libra. To make matters better she had gotten her life together and was making positive gains in her life. She even found someone to spend her life with. That last thought returned Quatre to his dark mood. "That should have been me," he silently mused to himself.

"I'm happy to hear that things have changed and are now going so well for her." Quatre heard a few pages being turned. Duo smacked himself. "It also looks like I overlooked something. I don't know how that could have happened. Dorothy did get married but she also got divorced just last year. I found a police report. It states she was suffering from domestic abuse at the hands of her husband. She applied for a restraining order when he threaten her life." Quatre nearly fell out of his chair. He cleared his throat which had suddenly become dry. "Your telling me that she is single now because she was being abused by her husband?" That last word left a bad taste in his mouth.

"Single? I thought you wanted to find an old friend. Why Quatre...are you interested in being more then friends with this women?" It looked like the cat was out of the bag. Quatre couldn't take anymore of this emotional roller coaster. "I just need to speak with her Duo to find out if there is something between us. I have thought about her for a long time but could never make up my mind to find her until now. I need to speak with her. I have some questions only she could answer. I was disappointed to hear she got married but she didn't owe me anything. I never gave her a reason to wait."

Duo listened to his friends confession. "I know what your talking about. I feel the same way with Hil..." Duo suddenly broke out into nervous laughter. "Just ignore me Q-man. I've been stuck at work to long. I can't wait to get home is all." It was Quatre's turn to dish out some fun. "Don't you live with Hilde now? How is she doing since I last spoke with you? She must be home right now cooking or fixing something if she hasn't changed. So you want to get home as quickly as possible...to see her, right?"

Ever since Quatre had met Duo he had never seen him for a lose of words. "Duo? Are you still there?" Quatre gave a small chuckle. "Um....so I'm sending the information and a map to her address. I was trying to remember earlier something Trowa had said. I recall him mentioning her name once or twice. Didn't you all meet. Was it on Libra?" Duo quickly changed the subject.

"We met in the mobile doll control room. I was trying to save her when she stabbed me. Trowa was busy disabling the equipment. It was when she stabbed me that I should have been thinking about my safety, but I kept wanting to save her. I saw it in her eyes. I think she could see what I was trying to do when I saw the horror on her face. I don't think she meant to take it that far. I've learned that women don't like to be wrong."

"I find that's because most guys are wrong alot. What makes you think she won't try to finish the job if you two met again?" Duo glanced over to a picture of himself with his arm around Hilde that sat on his desk.

"I don't know. I just have a feeling. I need to follow my heart or I'll never be get over this." Duo could understand what Quatre was going through right now. "I'll keep my eyes and ears open for more information. Let me know what your going to do. I'll be here to help."

"Thank you Duo. I'll keep that in mind." They hung up again. Quatre stared out the window at the calming storm. He knew what had to be done. It was the only option left to him. He picked up the faxed papers and slowly starting studying what had become of Dorothy.

Most of the information was during the time when she was married. Loan requests. Credit card applications. All the information was in her new name. She went back to school and graduated with a degree in business.

"If things don't go as well as I plan maybe I can offer her a job." The small joke didn't ease his nerves. There was so much about this women that he just had no knowledge about. After Dorothy's divorce she reverted back to her surname. It also seemed that Dorothy was not one to take a beating lightly either. Included in Duo's research was a medical report for her ex-husband.

Quatre couldn't help but cringe at the details. "Looks like she is still practicing fencing." He debated whether he should take a gun if he planned to visit her at all. "Is this women the means to my salvation, or my descrution. Do I deserve a chance at finding my own peace."

If Dorothy can move on with her life after the war, why couldn't he? Quatre slammed his fist onto the desk. "I won't let this chance pass me by." For the first time since the Eve's war Quatre took a hold of his decision. There was no backing out now. He did not pass up being a Gundam pilot.

Inside Quatre's heart a spark of hope flickered. A hope of happiness. A new begining.

Duo was still in the office. He was making progress on his promise to find more information. The more he searched, the harder it was to find anything more linked to Dorothy Catolina. It was almost as if someone of Heero's hacking skills and access to the Preventor's database was editing or erasing her information. He cracked his knuckles. "I've always loved a good challenge."

In a darken office not to far away another figure was busy at work over Dorothy Catolina's information. The only light coming from the computer screen.


Author comments: Here is chapter 3. It is very short but I wanted to get it up while I was at work. My home computer has been acting up and I was no a creative roll. I'm going to edit and add more so don't worry.

[Calla Lily]

Hey, it's getting really interesting now. ^^' But I wonder just how long Dorothy had to put up with the abuse before she decided to pull off the marriage.

Furthermore, are we going to see the other pilots as well?

~Calla.

[pilot03]

I'm going to put in more details later. I just wanted to get the outline posted so I can edit at home. Keep checking back for more. I've already edited my 2nd chapter so look it up.

[Raspberry]

Yeah, now it's really gettin' misterious... in some way I'm looking forward next chapter! BTW, great work Pilot

[Morrighan]

Ooh... Twists and more twists abound!! I can't wait to see the detailed version soon!!

[bookworm]

Nice. Very nice. Quatre sounds like such a...man. It brings tears to my eyes. They sound so much...older.

Oh, can't wait for Dorothy to appear. What happens next, I wonder?

[Andrea]

I'm liking where this is going! It's very interesting, and mysterious! Keep it up, p03!

[pilot03]

Edited just a bit. Had some trouble with my computer over the weekend and not to mention some other personal issues. Added alittle bit more details. I might update again before the next chapter.

[Raspberry]

Yes! You edited few paragraphs! Now it's getting really misterious!

Me wondering who is 'the figure'...

Oh yeah! Go Quatre!

[pilot03]

Fic has been temporarily delayed due to work, the ozone, and um....zzzz...zzz.. Lack of sleep!! Be well everyone!!