The Story of a Family
By BjdIII Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, but Helen is MY character!!! So back off lawyers and people who don't like me!!!! (are there any!?) A/N: I can't believe I have SAP in one of MY stories!!!!! *looks in drinking glass* (I bet there's something in the water...) Q-cat (counterpart: Quatre): I like this story...it's sappy, but I like it so far! I've got a major role in it!! Thank you Bj!! *hughugs BjdIII* BjdIII: *_* (starry eyed) *hugs Quatre back* Your welcome! I wuv you, too! Dual: I wanna hug....T_T BjdIII: aww....how can I resist? *no answer* Cool! *hugs Dual* *stops hugging Duo - I mean, Dual* Well folks, here's a note: I put italics in this (I wasn't thinking...ay..) and you MIGHT not be able to see 'um...so make up your own places where they emphasize, kk? You CAN do that, right? *no answer* ^_^() sure ya can...
Prologue (Warning: very SHORT!!!) On the warm spring day of May 15 AC 120, Hilde Schbieker and Duo Maxwell exchanged their wedding vows in a small church surrounded by all their friends. They had the usual celebration after their wedding and were overloaded with gifts. They were married for a year before being blessed with a baby daughter...
Chapter 1: Goodbye So Soon? (Warning: very SHORT!!!) Duo watched as Hilde struggled, a scream of pain escaping her lips every once and a while. She squeezed Duo's hand, and he squeezed in return. 'How long is this going to go on?' Duo thought, his eyebrows coming together in apprehensiveness. Another scream escaped Hilde, and she suddenly became silent, but a wail substituted her shrieks. Duo looked to the doctor, and saw him holding a wailing baby girl. He smiled. "Hilde, look, it's our baby girl!" Duo whispered, trying to look at Hilde and the baby girl at the same time. But he stopped when he saw Hilde. Her face was milk white, her hair clung to her face with sweat; however, she was still the beautiful woman he loved and married. But her indigo blue eyes were fading in color. "Hilde?" Duo murmured. She tried smiling. "Duo...I love you..." she murmured. "I love you, too, Hilde," he said. "I'm sorry...I have...to leave..." she whispered. She closed her eyes and caught her breath. "Wha-Hilde...what do you me-" Then it hit him. "No! No, Hilde...no. Please don't leave me-us. Don't leave us, Hilde. I love you too much." His tears of happiness were now tears of sorrow. "I'm sorry Duo..." She looked at the baby girl that the doctor was still holding, then she turned back to Duo, tears cascading down her face. "Tell her...that I...loved her." Then she closed her eyes, and her face was the image of when someone has reached true, and infinite peace. Duo's eyes went blank, the pupils disappearing as if he were looking into an intensely bright light, so his eyes were only a void, opaque blue. For some reason he couldn't comprehend, he saw images of explosions, the Maxwell Church, Father Maxwell, Sister Helen lying close to death on the ground, more explosions, more pain, more crimson. Then he saw Hilde. He remembered the wedding; their dance; shopping for baby clothes, both boy and girl; and finally, the moment of triumph for both of them: their baby girl. But the triumph was supposed to be a cheerful time, not so dark and bleak like it seemed now. "Hilde..." he murmured. "Hilde...no..." He brushed the side of her face with his hand, wishing she would just open her eyes and smile at him. Telling him she had him fooled, that she was okay, and they had a beautiful baby daughter they would raise together... But he knew, in his heart, that that was not going to happen. "Hilde...!" he sobbed and hugged her as well as he could. "She's gone, Mr. Maxwell," the doctor said after a few minutes. He had seen this many times before, but a tear still sprang into his eyes when he saw it. Duo stood up and nodded, wiping away the stray tears. "Your baby daughter," the doctor said, handing him the small, pink blanketed bundle that was Duo's daughter. Duo lowered a part of the blanket and looked into the small, kittenish face of his baby daughter. She was beautiful, and he saw that she had Hilde's nose, chin, mouth, forehead even. But there was one thing Hilde hadn't claimed of their daughter's face. She had Duo's eyes. Cobalt blue, clear, and a flame of fire, spirit, and dew. But she reminded him so much of Hilde. He knew, right from the moment he saw the cherubic face, it was impossible for him to take care of a baby that would always bring back painful memories of Hilde. So when the baby, who he named Helen for the time being, was discharged from the hospital, he put her up for adoption. He met the to-be parents and looked them over carefully. The woman was slender and had warm, chocolate brown eyes, like a Golden Retriever in which you can confide anything in. The man was in good shape for his age (45) and had gray-blue eyes. But they were overflowing with warm, and fondness. It could be clearly seen through the golden spectacles. Their names were Leah and John Russinger. Finally, Duo reluctantly agreed for them to be her parents. Part of him wanted them to seem like bad parents, and the man seemed that way, so Duo could keep her. And the other part of Duo wanted her to leave, to have a better home than with him; and the woman depicted his feelings exactly. So Helen became the Russinger's adopted- daughter. They were keeping the name Duo had given her to his comfort. But just before they took her to their home, Duo remembered Hilde's words. Tell her I loved her... He stopped the receding couple with his daughter. "Wait," he said. "Oh, a few parting words, Duo?" asked the woman warmly. He nodded. "Take all the time you need." The two went to the other side of their car, and Duo held his daughter for the last time. "You won't remember me-I know that already-but I need to tell you," he said, as if speaking to an adult. "Helen, your mother, Hilde, and I loved you very much. I would keep you if she just hadn't left us though. You're the most precious thing that's happened to me in my life, and I love you to the moon, the colonies, and back here-and more. That's the reason I'm giving you up. If you ever figure out, forgive me. I will never forget you." Then he kissed the top of her head that had just started sprouting black-purple hair. "I love you." Then he watched as his own life and blood was taken from him. Fresh tears began falling from his eyes, but he did nothing to stop them. "I love you..." ~~~ BjdIII: omigod!!!! *bawls her head off* I made Hilde die!!! Why!?!?! I can't believe it... O_O (in shock) Dual: YOU KILLED HILDE!!!!!!!!! Q-cat: but we shouldn't be killing at all!!!!! ...or should we..? BjdIII: do NOT - whatever you do - do NOT go ZERO, Q-Cat!!!!!! I had enough of that in You Must Be This Tall... (which will prob'ly never get finished unless someone wants to gimme ideas...*hinthint* *winkwink*) *collective sweatdrop* BjdIII: well, please R&R!!!!! I know...it prob'ly sucked....but - whatever you do - NO FLAMES!!!!!! *glowers at TheAlmightySicOne (or as he/she? [prob'ly both] calls him/herself...[look at my reviews on GinaStarwind for the story McDougall Sister!?!?] *snicker*) Milli-sama (Ctrprt: Milliardo): she followed my advice! She didn't forget her ENEMY'S name!!! Yay!!! *clapclaps* BjdIII: oh yeah, that reminds me........ On Episode Zero manga, it shows Zechs saying (remember, this might be wrong since it's the ENGLISH version [the English version came out this year]): It's here at last! The rebel will of outerspace... *holding clipboard with papers clipped to it {no duh} and smiling STRANGELY* Well...I'm thinking of doing a stupid making-fun-of skit for that...it'll be in this story (The Story of a Family all you people that are idiots out there) and either up there in the A/Ns or down here in the A/Ns, kk? Cool....well, vena ci! Q-cat: ja!! Dual: va!! Mm...Java good for Dual...java... BjdIII: DUAL!!!!!! GET OVER HERE!!!!!! *pulls Dual by the ear* Dual: ow, ow, ow, ow Q-cat: but we shouldn't be fighting at ALL!!! BjdIII: please be quiet... *the three figures/muses walk into an intensely bright, white light and fade...*
By BjdIII Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, but Helen is MY character!!! So back off lawyers and people who don't like me!!!! (are there any!?) A/N: I can't believe I have SAP in one of MY stories!!!!! *looks in drinking glass* (I bet there's something in the water...) Q-cat (counterpart: Quatre): I like this story...it's sappy, but I like it so far! I've got a major role in it!! Thank you Bj!! *hughugs BjdIII* BjdIII: *_* (starry eyed) *hugs Quatre back* Your welcome! I wuv you, too! Dual: I wanna hug....T_T BjdIII: aww....how can I resist? *no answer* Cool! *hugs Dual* *stops hugging Duo - I mean, Dual* Well folks, here's a note: I put italics in this (I wasn't thinking...ay..) and you MIGHT not be able to see 'um...so make up your own places where they emphasize, kk? You CAN do that, right? *no answer* ^_^() sure ya can...
Prologue (Warning: very SHORT!!!) On the warm spring day of May 15 AC 120, Hilde Schbieker and Duo Maxwell exchanged their wedding vows in a small church surrounded by all their friends. They had the usual celebration after their wedding and were overloaded with gifts. They were married for a year before being blessed with a baby daughter...
Chapter 1: Goodbye So Soon? (Warning: very SHORT!!!) Duo watched as Hilde struggled, a scream of pain escaping her lips every once and a while. She squeezed Duo's hand, and he squeezed in return. 'How long is this going to go on?' Duo thought, his eyebrows coming together in apprehensiveness. Another scream escaped Hilde, and she suddenly became silent, but a wail substituted her shrieks. Duo looked to the doctor, and saw him holding a wailing baby girl. He smiled. "Hilde, look, it's our baby girl!" Duo whispered, trying to look at Hilde and the baby girl at the same time. But he stopped when he saw Hilde. Her face was milk white, her hair clung to her face with sweat; however, she was still the beautiful woman he loved and married. But her indigo blue eyes were fading in color. "Hilde?" Duo murmured. She tried smiling. "Duo...I love you..." she murmured. "I love you, too, Hilde," he said. "I'm sorry...I have...to leave..." she whispered. She closed her eyes and caught her breath. "Wha-Hilde...what do you me-" Then it hit him. "No! No, Hilde...no. Please don't leave me-us. Don't leave us, Hilde. I love you too much." His tears of happiness were now tears of sorrow. "I'm sorry Duo..." She looked at the baby girl that the doctor was still holding, then she turned back to Duo, tears cascading down her face. "Tell her...that I...loved her." Then she closed her eyes, and her face was the image of when someone has reached true, and infinite peace. Duo's eyes went blank, the pupils disappearing as if he were looking into an intensely bright light, so his eyes were only a void, opaque blue. For some reason he couldn't comprehend, he saw images of explosions, the Maxwell Church, Father Maxwell, Sister Helen lying close to death on the ground, more explosions, more pain, more crimson. Then he saw Hilde. He remembered the wedding; their dance; shopping for baby clothes, both boy and girl; and finally, the moment of triumph for both of them: their baby girl. But the triumph was supposed to be a cheerful time, not so dark and bleak like it seemed now. "Hilde..." he murmured. "Hilde...no..." He brushed the side of her face with his hand, wishing she would just open her eyes and smile at him. Telling him she had him fooled, that she was okay, and they had a beautiful baby daughter they would raise together... But he knew, in his heart, that that was not going to happen. "Hilde...!" he sobbed and hugged her as well as he could. "She's gone, Mr. Maxwell," the doctor said after a few minutes. He had seen this many times before, but a tear still sprang into his eyes when he saw it. Duo stood up and nodded, wiping away the stray tears. "Your baby daughter," the doctor said, handing him the small, pink blanketed bundle that was Duo's daughter. Duo lowered a part of the blanket and looked into the small, kittenish face of his baby daughter. She was beautiful, and he saw that she had Hilde's nose, chin, mouth, forehead even. But there was one thing Hilde hadn't claimed of their daughter's face. She had Duo's eyes. Cobalt blue, clear, and a flame of fire, spirit, and dew. But she reminded him so much of Hilde. He knew, right from the moment he saw the cherubic face, it was impossible for him to take care of a baby that would always bring back painful memories of Hilde. So when the baby, who he named Helen for the time being, was discharged from the hospital, he put her up for adoption. He met the to-be parents and looked them over carefully. The woman was slender and had warm, chocolate brown eyes, like a Golden Retriever in which you can confide anything in. The man was in good shape for his age (45) and had gray-blue eyes. But they were overflowing with warm, and fondness. It could be clearly seen through the golden spectacles. Their names were Leah and John Russinger. Finally, Duo reluctantly agreed for them to be her parents. Part of him wanted them to seem like bad parents, and the man seemed that way, so Duo could keep her. And the other part of Duo wanted her to leave, to have a better home than with him; and the woman depicted his feelings exactly. So Helen became the Russinger's adopted- daughter. They were keeping the name Duo had given her to his comfort. But just before they took her to their home, Duo remembered Hilde's words. Tell her I loved her... He stopped the receding couple with his daughter. "Wait," he said. "Oh, a few parting words, Duo?" asked the woman warmly. He nodded. "Take all the time you need." The two went to the other side of their car, and Duo held his daughter for the last time. "You won't remember me-I know that already-but I need to tell you," he said, as if speaking to an adult. "Helen, your mother, Hilde, and I loved you very much. I would keep you if she just hadn't left us though. You're the most precious thing that's happened to me in my life, and I love you to the moon, the colonies, and back here-and more. That's the reason I'm giving you up. If you ever figure out, forgive me. I will never forget you." Then he kissed the top of her head that had just started sprouting black-purple hair. "I love you." Then he watched as his own life and blood was taken from him. Fresh tears began falling from his eyes, but he did nothing to stop them. "I love you..." ~~~ BjdIII: omigod!!!! *bawls her head off* I made Hilde die!!! Why!?!?! I can't believe it... O_O (in shock) Dual: YOU KILLED HILDE!!!!!!!!! Q-cat: but we shouldn't be killing at all!!!!! ...or should we..? BjdIII: do NOT - whatever you do - do NOT go ZERO, Q-Cat!!!!!! I had enough of that in You Must Be This Tall... (which will prob'ly never get finished unless someone wants to gimme ideas...*hinthint* *winkwink*) *collective sweatdrop* BjdIII: well, please R&R!!!!! I know...it prob'ly sucked....but - whatever you do - NO FLAMES!!!!!! *glowers at TheAlmightySicOne (or as he/she? [prob'ly both] calls him/herself...[look at my reviews on GinaStarwind for the story McDougall Sister!?!?] *snicker*) Milli-sama (Ctrprt: Milliardo): she followed my advice! She didn't forget her ENEMY'S name!!! Yay!!! *clapclaps* BjdIII: oh yeah, that reminds me........ On Episode Zero manga, it shows Zechs saying (remember, this might be wrong since it's the ENGLISH version [the English version came out this year]): It's here at last! The rebel will of outerspace... *holding clipboard with papers clipped to it {no duh} and smiling STRANGELY* Well...I'm thinking of doing a stupid making-fun-of skit for that...it'll be in this story (The Story of a Family all you people that are idiots out there) and either up there in the A/Ns or down here in the A/Ns, kk? Cool....well, vena ci! Q-cat: ja!! Dual: va!! Mm...Java good for Dual...java... BjdIII: DUAL!!!!!! GET OVER HERE!!!!!! *pulls Dual by the ear* Dual: ow, ow, ow, ow Q-cat: but we shouldn't be fighting at ALL!!! BjdIII: please be quiet... *the three figures/muses walk into an intensely bright, white light and fade...*