These Burning Hands
disclaimer: I do not own anything that has to do with Gundam Wing or its characters. I simply have borrowed them for my own sick pleasure [just kidding!], and I own nothing but the idea for this fic. Please don't sue me!!!
AN: Before reading any further, please take the time to read my little message. This fic is entirely het and contains no yaoi or shounen-ai. You know why? Because it's my fic and those don't fit into the plot. So, please don't send me any flames. I've warned you even in the summary. If you don't like het fics, then this isn't the right one for you, okay? Thanks!
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"Duo, you have to be strong for me, please. Know that I'll always watch over you no matter what, don't ever forget that. You're my best friend, my brother. Live for me, please. I know I don't have much time left, but that was what I wanted to tell you. I'll always love you, brother..." were Solo's last words before he fell into the open arms of death.
This was the second time the Heavens stole something from Duo. Letting his tears flow freely, he watched as Solo's skin lost it's colour and turned a blueish hue. He cried knowing he was the only one left, no one to care for him, no one for him to care. Swiping furiously at his eyes, he held Solo's cold hand, praying that what he said was true.
The night's air blew through the open windows and fluttered the thin drapes. Hilde stirred hearing moans, cries. Turning on her bedside lamp, she searched for her slippers and robes before exiting her room and down the hall. She knew where the noise was coming from. It was Duo and he must have been having another nightmare.
'Third time this week. It seems to be getting worse,' she thought as she neared his door. Pausing, she hoped that him finally talking to her would lessen his inner pain. Turning the knob, she entered to see darkness greet her. Flicking on his lamp, she saw as the light flooded to room in it's dim glow. Her eyes met his shut ones, clenched together as tears dripped from his cheeks. Fisting sheets, he cried out.
"No, Solo! Don't leave me, you're the only one I have left. Please don't die on me!!!" he shouted as Hilde moved to wake him.
"Duo, please wake up. It's Hilde and you're having another nightmare. Please wake up, it's only me," she tried to coax him.
Duo heard someone calling, a voice from the distance. It was faint, but strong in his heart.
He woke suddenly, coughing. Wiping at his teary eyes, they focused on a pajama-clad girl.
"Hil, how long were you there?" Duo asked, suddenly ashamed of his tears.
She smiled at him and sat on the edge of his bed. "Only a minute or so. I heard you yelling and crying and I knew you were having another nightmare. Third one this week. Are you okay?" she asked.
Duo looked at the sheets, colour draining from his face. "No, I don't think so. I don't know why this keeps happening to me. All that stuff happened years ago and I hadn't even started remembering it until now. Please just go Hil. I can't bear to let you see me this way," Duo said plaintively.
Refusing to budge, Hilde moved closer to him. "No, I'm sorry. I can't leave you like this. What's hurting you so much? Please tell me, otherwise it might keep happening," Hilde coaxed.
Duo was too stubborn and proud. "I can't tell you. It hurts so much to speak about it. I'm sorry Hilde. I know you care, but let me figure this out myself. Go back to bed, I'll be fine. Just, never mind," Duo tried to finish, but couldn't.
Frowning, Hilde wondered why he couldn't trust her. Getting up, she grabbed his hand.
"Duo, you know I'm always going to be here for you, all you have to do is ask and I'll come running. I wish you'd open up," she said before turning to leave. It absolutely broke her heart to know that Duo couldn't bring himself to tell her something that was bothering him for so long. Fighting tears, she glanced at him one last time before leaving.
'You are an idiot, Maxwell,' his brain spoke. Smacking his head, Duo just realized that he pushed his best friend away. She needed to know his past, and he needed to tell her, or it would eat him up inside. Moving to flick his lamp off, he watched as the moonlight played shadows in his room. Folding his arms behind his head, he lay down and stared at the ceiling. Had he just lost another person dear to him?
Hilde made her way through the darkness of the hallways, wiping teary eyes. She didn't think that Duo could be so- cold. All she wanted to do was help him, not force him to tell her.
'I'm so foolish. What could possibly make me think that Duo would tell me anything? We've only been living together for three years, what difference does that make? A world of difference, that's what," she rationalized. She was torn between leaving their apartment, to free Duo from her, and she was planning on forgetting about the whole ordeal, but she couldn't. Slippered feet entered carpeted room and she flung her robe and slippers off before crawling under the covers.
'I wish you trusted me, Duo,' she thought before falling into a fitful sleep.
Meanwhile, in another room...
Duo felt his eyelids begin to grow heavier each minute. He had to go to bed, hopefully the nightmares wouldn't resurface.
'I'm sorry I pushed you away. Please forgive me Hilde,' Duo thought as he too fell asleep.
Both of them hoped for a better morning.
AN: So.... how did you like it? Am I fit for angst? Anyways, please be the nice person that I think you are, and review my fic please. I don't know if I should continue this story, so please review and let me know. Hope you had great summer, and hope we have an even better school year!!! Yeah... I hope so!!! Please review, thanks!
disclaimer: I do not own anything that has to do with Gundam Wing or its characters. I simply have borrowed them for my own sick pleasure [just kidding!], and I own nothing but the idea for this fic. Please don't sue me!!!
AN: Before reading any further, please take the time to read my little message. This fic is entirely het and contains no yaoi or shounen-ai. You know why? Because it's my fic and those don't fit into the plot. So, please don't send me any flames. I've warned you even in the summary. If you don't like het fics, then this isn't the right one for you, okay? Thanks!
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"Duo, you have to be strong for me, please. Know that I'll always watch over you no matter what, don't ever forget that. You're my best friend, my brother. Live for me, please. I know I don't have much time left, but that was what I wanted to tell you. I'll always love you, brother..." were Solo's last words before he fell into the open arms of death.
This was the second time the Heavens stole something from Duo. Letting his tears flow freely, he watched as Solo's skin lost it's colour and turned a blueish hue. He cried knowing he was the only one left, no one to care for him, no one for him to care. Swiping furiously at his eyes, he held Solo's cold hand, praying that what he said was true.
The night's air blew through the open windows and fluttered the thin drapes. Hilde stirred hearing moans, cries. Turning on her bedside lamp, she searched for her slippers and robes before exiting her room and down the hall. She knew where the noise was coming from. It was Duo and he must have been having another nightmare.
'Third time this week. It seems to be getting worse,' she thought as she neared his door. Pausing, she hoped that him finally talking to her would lessen his inner pain. Turning the knob, she entered to see darkness greet her. Flicking on his lamp, she saw as the light flooded to room in it's dim glow. Her eyes met his shut ones, clenched together as tears dripped from his cheeks. Fisting sheets, he cried out.
"No, Solo! Don't leave me, you're the only one I have left. Please don't die on me!!!" he shouted as Hilde moved to wake him.
"Duo, please wake up. It's Hilde and you're having another nightmare. Please wake up, it's only me," she tried to coax him.
Duo heard someone calling, a voice from the distance. It was faint, but strong in his heart.
He woke suddenly, coughing. Wiping at his teary eyes, they focused on a pajama-clad girl.
"Hil, how long were you there?" Duo asked, suddenly ashamed of his tears.
She smiled at him and sat on the edge of his bed. "Only a minute or so. I heard you yelling and crying and I knew you were having another nightmare. Third one this week. Are you okay?" she asked.
Duo looked at the sheets, colour draining from his face. "No, I don't think so. I don't know why this keeps happening to me. All that stuff happened years ago and I hadn't even started remembering it until now. Please just go Hil. I can't bear to let you see me this way," Duo said plaintively.
Refusing to budge, Hilde moved closer to him. "No, I'm sorry. I can't leave you like this. What's hurting you so much? Please tell me, otherwise it might keep happening," Hilde coaxed.
Duo was too stubborn and proud. "I can't tell you. It hurts so much to speak about it. I'm sorry Hilde. I know you care, but let me figure this out myself. Go back to bed, I'll be fine. Just, never mind," Duo tried to finish, but couldn't.
Frowning, Hilde wondered why he couldn't trust her. Getting up, she grabbed his hand.
"Duo, you know I'm always going to be here for you, all you have to do is ask and I'll come running. I wish you'd open up," she said before turning to leave. It absolutely broke her heart to know that Duo couldn't bring himself to tell her something that was bothering him for so long. Fighting tears, she glanced at him one last time before leaving.
'You are an idiot, Maxwell,' his brain spoke. Smacking his head, Duo just realized that he pushed his best friend away. She needed to know his past, and he needed to tell her, or it would eat him up inside. Moving to flick his lamp off, he watched as the moonlight played shadows in his room. Folding his arms behind his head, he lay down and stared at the ceiling. Had he just lost another person dear to him?
Hilde made her way through the darkness of the hallways, wiping teary eyes. She didn't think that Duo could be so- cold. All she wanted to do was help him, not force him to tell her.
'I'm so foolish. What could possibly make me think that Duo would tell me anything? We've only been living together for three years, what difference does that make? A world of difference, that's what," she rationalized. She was torn between leaving their apartment, to free Duo from her, and she was planning on forgetting about the whole ordeal, but she couldn't. Slippered feet entered carpeted room and she flung her robe and slippers off before crawling under the covers.
'I wish you trusted me, Duo,' she thought before falling into a fitful sleep.
Meanwhile, in another room...
Duo felt his eyelids begin to grow heavier each minute. He had to go to bed, hopefully the nightmares wouldn't resurface.
'I'm sorry I pushed you away. Please forgive me Hilde,' Duo thought as he too fell asleep.
Both of them hoped for a better morning.
AN: So.... how did you like it? Am I fit for angst? Anyways, please be the nice person that I think you are, and review my fic please. I don't know if I should continue this story, so please review and let me know. Hope you had great summer, and hope we have an even better school year!!! Yeah... I hope so!!! Please review, thanks!