Original Message

By: violetscythe (Owule)

Pairing: 1&2

Warnings: deathfic? (You guys decide the ending)

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Heero snarled at the people in front of him, guns pointed at him, white expressionless masks in place of human faces, bodies covered in black.

If only he hadn't tripped over that damned debris he wouldn't be in this position now. No matter what he would be dead, even he couldn't out run a bullet. Or a thousand of them.

He saw one nod to another and that one took aim and fired.

The sickening sound of bullet meeting flesh resounded in the hollow space only he didn't feel any pain.

Heero looked up to see a black clad figure before him, arms spread wide and a long chestnut braid swirling with life around him.

One word resounded in his head. Duo.

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As I stood there I hoped he didn't notice how battered I really was. I already knew I had a dislocated shoulder, cracked bones, bruises galore, and broken ribs protesting the new bullet wound in my side. Breathing was taking all my concentration and hoping that a rib wouldn't decide to puncture a lung at the moment.

"Duo!" The voice hissed behind me. I must have imagined the slightly startled tone in that usually cold voice.

"Run, Heero." I kept my voice low, ignoring my body's urge to cough up blood. Fuck. There goes my lung.

He growled.

I knew he was tallying up the opponents in front of us. His back was toward the only exit and I was his living human shield. He could make it. We needed that data badly. He needed that data to keep his princess and the peace from falling apart.

"Go, Heero!" I snarled, blood beginning to dribble down my chin, "Go. Please." I smiled, even though I knew he couldn't see my face. "You need to get that info to Une, I'll cover you."

The air didn't even stir.

I cursed under my breath. Stupid, stubborn- " 'Ro! Go ahead, I'll catch up, I promise."

He shifted behind me and was suddenly gone, not even his footsteps made a sound as they ran away…away from me.

I looked up, facing the masked bastards that wanted to take away our hardly won peace. 'Ro's peace.

I smiled and flipped my hand over, showing the hidden detonator I held, Shinigami taking the forefront and smiling madly.

"Never fuck with what's mine!" And pressed that red button.

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Heero ran through the tunnel, heart throbbing but not from adrenaline. The disk was clutched tightly in his hand as he finally burst through the opening into the brightly lit night.

What he saw dazed him. Trucks. Preventer trucks with swarming agents strapped with bullet proof vests and helmets, and an assortment of guns.

"YUY!" A voice called out and Heero slowly turned his head to see Chang running up to him, gun strapped to his back and helmet under his arm. Worry lightened his black eyes.

"What are you doing here, Wufei?" His voice was hoarse and raw from smoke and debris that littered the tunnel.

Wufei searched his face for something as he talked, "Maxwell called for backup, saying you had the info and might need help with extraction." He raked him up and down. "You look fine."

"Where's Duo?" Another voice.

Heero turned his face to see Trowa on his other side, similarly decked out like Wufei.

"Duo-"

An explosion rocked the ground, blowing the nearest agents to the ground as the facility burst into flames in a roar of rage.

Heero arms began to shake as he stared at the ground in front of his face, eyes wide, disk laying in the dirt forgotten, while the heat of the flames licked his back.

Duo-Duo had still been in there. He…he had probably set the bombs and- his mind refused to compute the data. But the soldier in him calmly recited his most terrifying dream coming true. Self-destruction.

But he promised me. He promised! That could only mean one thing. Duo had lied.

Duo lied. Duo had lied to ME!

He spun around toward the incinerated facility and was lurched back from his run by a force on both his arms as he started to struggle and scream. Not even noticing that it was Wufei and Trowa holding him back, pained looks on their faces.

"DUO-!!!!!!!!!!"

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Okay, everyone, the ending's up to you now will Duo die or miraculously survive and hear Heero confess his feelings? Email me and it will be done!

Love ya all-scythe