Take Up Your Cross Chapter One: And The Earth Was Still
Duo grabbed Relena's hand as she finally let the last tear fall down her face.
"Do you regret it?" He asked her.
"Do I regret what?" she asked softly.
"Not being there, at the funeral...to say goodbye."
"Sometimes..." She sighed "Do you think he would have wanted me there?"
Duo studied the ground "With Heero, did anyone know? I know he cared for you."
Relena turned away from Duo. "Heero cared for no one."
He put his hand on the Princess's shoulder "He did Relena, he just didn't know how to show it. You better than anyone should know that. He wasn't raised the way we were." he felt as if he was talking to a small child who could not understand the obviouse. His heart ached for her.
"Sad though, he died before he turned eighteen..."
"Yeah, it is." Duo agreed.
The two were silent for a few more moments before Duo spoke again.
"He asked me..." He started to say then hesitated.
"Asked you what?"
He sighed "He asked me where I thought he would go when he died."
Relena's face did not change but her eyes wandered "Something that a child would think to ask. What did you tell him?"
"I told him he would sit with God and be taken care of for the first time in his life. To finally know peace and rest." Duo's own eyes filled with tears.
Relena pulled Duo into an embrace "I hope your right duo, I hope your right."
Two Months before
"Your sins could never be forgiven Heero Yuy..." Said a cloaked figure who's deep yellow eyes glared through.
"They already have been, you speak only lies." Said Heero. He could not look the stranger in the eye, not out of fear but because of the evil he felt in this creature, not humans presence.
"But have you forgiven yourself? All the lives you've destroyed? The lies you told...People you've killed." The creature hissed.
Heero blinked and he was gone. Then he felt a hand on his back and quickly turned around. Deep yellow eyes inches from his "You purpose is the same as mine...to kill ,steal and destroy."
Heero put his hand around the silver cross on his neck "Get behind me-"
"SHUT UP!" The creature shouted "That doesn't work..."
Heero smirked.
The creature sat casually on a Pew "Are you ready to become a part on my army Heero Yuy, there is so much you could accomplish. So much power I could give you. You can serve your God all you want...but you'll never receive his forgivess."
"No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will hold to one and despise the other...ye cannot serve two masters." Heero said reciting what lye in his heart.
"Choose me for your master, Don't you see? I'll offer you forgivness..." The creature said , his voice calm and cool.
"Forgivness is not yours to give." Heero said sternly "But that ye may know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins."
Before the creature had time to feed Heero any more lines Duo rushed in "Heero your needed at the gate, mobile suits, everywhere...so many." he said out of breath.
"Go now Duo, if you value your life...GO!" Heero said pointing to the door of the church where they stood.
Duo eyes grew wide as he looked at the creature hunched over a pew. Heero stared it down "In the name of ch-"
"HEERO RELENA IS IN DANGER!" Duo was paniked.
The creature laughed " I see now where your heart lies Heero...But we'll see where you end up after tonight. See if your God has truly forgiven you of all your sins..." The creature raised his hands and the ground began to shake, the stone chapel began to crumble as Duo and Heero fled. Heero's eye caught sight of a pillar begining to crack right above Duo, not having enough time to yell out Heero pushed Duo out of the way, the pillar missing Duo but crushing Heero.
And with that the the earth was still.
Duo look mortified as he ran over to his friend "Oh my god Heero..."
Heero winced in pain.
Duo knew there was no hope, it would be minuted before Heero would pass.
"Duo..." Heero whispered.
"Yeah buddy?" said asked doing his best to hide his tears.
"Where do you think I'll go?"
Duo Pulled Relena tighter. He just prayed she continued to think it was the fighting outside the church that caused the church to fall. But a dark sick feeling in Duo's heart knew that wasn't true.
He just hoped she would never ask.
Not far in the distance a pair of dark eyes watched the two....
Author: If you like the story PLEASE REVIEW!! I'm alredy working on chapter two...
Duo grabbed Relena's hand as she finally let the last tear fall down her face.
"Do you regret it?" He asked her.
"Do I regret what?" she asked softly.
"Not being there, at the funeral...to say goodbye."
"Sometimes..." She sighed "Do you think he would have wanted me there?"
Duo studied the ground "With Heero, did anyone know? I know he cared for you."
Relena turned away from Duo. "Heero cared for no one."
He put his hand on the Princess's shoulder "He did Relena, he just didn't know how to show it. You better than anyone should know that. He wasn't raised the way we were." he felt as if he was talking to a small child who could not understand the obviouse. His heart ached for her.
"Sad though, he died before he turned eighteen..."
"Yeah, it is." Duo agreed.
The two were silent for a few more moments before Duo spoke again.
"He asked me..." He started to say then hesitated.
"Asked you what?"
He sighed "He asked me where I thought he would go when he died."
Relena's face did not change but her eyes wandered "Something that a child would think to ask. What did you tell him?"
"I told him he would sit with God and be taken care of for the first time in his life. To finally know peace and rest." Duo's own eyes filled with tears.
Relena pulled Duo into an embrace "I hope your right duo, I hope your right."
Two Months before
"Your sins could never be forgiven Heero Yuy..." Said a cloaked figure who's deep yellow eyes glared through.
"They already have been, you speak only lies." Said Heero. He could not look the stranger in the eye, not out of fear but because of the evil he felt in this creature, not humans presence.
"But have you forgiven yourself? All the lives you've destroyed? The lies you told...People you've killed." The creature hissed.
Heero blinked and he was gone. Then he felt a hand on his back and quickly turned around. Deep yellow eyes inches from his "You purpose is the same as mine...to kill ,steal and destroy."
Heero put his hand around the silver cross on his neck "Get behind me-"
"SHUT UP!" The creature shouted "That doesn't work..."
Heero smirked.
The creature sat casually on a Pew "Are you ready to become a part on my army Heero Yuy, there is so much you could accomplish. So much power I could give you. You can serve your God all you want...but you'll never receive his forgivess."
"No man can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will hold to one and despise the other...ye cannot serve two masters." Heero said reciting what lye in his heart.
"Choose me for your master, Don't you see? I'll offer you forgivness..." The creature said , his voice calm and cool.
"Forgivness is not yours to give." Heero said sternly "But that ye may know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins."
Before the creature had time to feed Heero any more lines Duo rushed in "Heero your needed at the gate, mobile suits, everywhere...so many." he said out of breath.
"Go now Duo, if you value your life...GO!" Heero said pointing to the door of the church where they stood.
Duo eyes grew wide as he looked at the creature hunched over a pew. Heero stared it down "In the name of ch-"
"HEERO RELENA IS IN DANGER!" Duo was paniked.
The creature laughed " I see now where your heart lies Heero...But we'll see where you end up after tonight. See if your God has truly forgiven you of all your sins..." The creature raised his hands and the ground began to shake, the stone chapel began to crumble as Duo and Heero fled. Heero's eye caught sight of a pillar begining to crack right above Duo, not having enough time to yell out Heero pushed Duo out of the way, the pillar missing Duo but crushing Heero.
And with that the the earth was still.
Duo look mortified as he ran over to his friend "Oh my god Heero..."
Heero winced in pain.
Duo knew there was no hope, it would be minuted before Heero would pass.
"Duo..." Heero whispered.
"Yeah buddy?" said asked doing his best to hide his tears.
"Where do you think I'll go?"
Duo Pulled Relena tighter. He just prayed she continued to think it was the fighting outside the church that caused the church to fall. But a dark sick feeling in Duo's heart knew that wasn't true.
He just hoped she would never ask.
Not far in the distance a pair of dark eyes watched the two....
Author: If you like the story PLEASE REVIEW!! I'm alredy working on chapter two...