Warnings: Deathfic, angst, sad, VERY short.
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"Aishiteru…"
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I remember that day as if it had just happened. It was about a month ago, and all five of us had set off on a mission. The Vice-Foreign Minister Dorlian had been kidnapped, and of course it was up to us to save her. Zechs had tracked the kidnappers and sent the five of us gundam pilots after them. We ended up at a secret base located in Peru. Three of us headed for another part of the base to battle mobile dolls while Duo and I snuck into the prison chambers. After finishing off all the guards in our area, we busted Relena out and headed down the hallway. We heard a warning alarm go off, probably triggered by someone else. So the three of us started running.
Unfortunately, we had underestimated the amount of soldiers on the base. As we rounded a corner, a group of them sprung up on us. The soldiers opened fire. I grabbed Relena and pulled her to the ground out of the shower of bullets as Duo pushed us both back into the hallway we had come from. But he wasn't that lucky. I heard Relena scream when two of the bullets went right into his chest and blood splattered on his blue shirt. Of course, it could have been a scream because one of the shots just barely scraped her arm. Heck, I was probably screaming too. Duo just looked at me and flashed a small, tranquil smile as his eyes slowly closed and he crumpled to the ground with a soft thud. At that moment, Trowa and Wufei burst onto the scene, taking out all of the pursuing soldiers. Quatre scooped up Relena and carried her towards our escape route, and Trowa and Wufei followed. But I scrambled up and pulled Duo into my lap.
"Duo, DUO!" I shouted, trying to get a response as I shook him gently.
"Heero…" the whisper came back. "Heero, I'm sorry…"
"Sorry for what?" I asked hoarsely. "You going to be ok? We're going to get you to the hospital."
He chuckled weakly. "Don't kid yourself. I don't think I'll get out of here alive." He muttered.
"Yes, you are, you baka, don't talk like that!" I told him firmly.
"You stay here any longer and you're gonna get captured." He whispered. "I just wanted to tell you…. I love you, Heero. Tell everyone goodbye f-for…me….."
His eyes closed once more, and this time did not open. I pulled him close, and felt wet, hot liquid run down my cheeks.
"Duo! Don't die on me…." I cried out. "Aishiteru, Duo, aishiteru…………"
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Horribly short and a deathfic. This isn't like me at all. *sigh* So, anyone want me to continue? I could write a sequel, but I'm not sure what it would be about…. >_<
Standard disclaimer applies. Bug me while I'm in a bad mood and you WILL_NOT like the response.
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Oh yes, for all you Japanese-challenged people out there, Aishiteru means I love you.