I do not own Gundam Wing or any of the characters. The new ones I share with my sister, blackshadowfoxshaman. She has a slightly different version of the same story posted on her author page, so if you like this, i suggest you check it out. her's is from Hunter/Harmony's point of view while mine is from Zeero's. Enjoy and tell me what you think please.
Twin of Peril.
Deep blue eyes met light blue as the newly wedded couple sat together in their small town home.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, Relena I have to go," Heero whispered softly as he squeezed Relena's hand gently.
"But..."
"I'll return. I promise."
"I believe in you always."
"I know. That's what keeps me going."
He slung his bag over his shoulder as he kissed his wife goodbye. She had a bad feeling wash over her. He retreated into the shadows as silently as he had walked into her life.
Heero had never returned since that night fifteen year prior to our story. No one really knew what happened to him. Many feared the worst, but one still held hope. Relena would always believe in Heero, no matter what happened or how many years passed.
Twin fits of giggles filled the lonely home as two young girls ran down the stairs and into the living room. The oldest, by a few mere minutes was chasing her younger twin sister who hugged a lap-top to her chest as she dashed through the house, always remaining just a feather's tip away from her sister's finger tips.
Though they looked similar, the sisters were by no means identical. The older sister, Harmony who preferred to be called Hunter when they weren't with their mother, had dark brown hair that hung down her back in a long braid. Her eyes were light, like her mother's but her skin was a shade darker than the fair Relena's.
The younger twin was named Serenity, however, neither sister really liked their true names, so she had come up with the idea of changing them though the use of nicknames. The idea had caught on and now the younger sister with her wavy honey blonde hair and Persian blue eyes was called Zeero. While her sister resembled their mother in many ways, Zeero only shared Relena's fair skin and sweet smile.
"Take it outside," Relena called sweetly to her daughters. She loved how happy they could make the usually lonely home feel. She always missed them when they were away.
"Some hunter you make," Zeero laughed as she dashed out the door and lead her sister on a merry chase to the grove of trees beside the house. A sudden eerie feeling crawled up her spine as she froze and pressed herself against the side of the house, all thoughts of the game forgotten. She motioned to Hunter for silence and the two girls searched the horizon for signs of danger.
"Not cool," Zeero grumbled as she finally found the threat. A group of men, all wearing black in an attempt to conceal their location, were crouched in the grove. The sunlight bounced off the guns they held at their sides and a painfully familiar logo was sewn to their jackets. The logo reminded her of the Preventer insignia except the star was read and an angry black lightening bolt struck through the center of the star.
The men were obviously there for a specified reason. To either capture or kill Relena, the Prime Minister of the world. Zeero's heart skipped a beat when she realized she would have run right into their clutches if she hadn't stopped in time. "Let's get mom." Hunter nodded in agreement.
Silently as the night, the two girls snuck back into the house to find Relena in the kitchen. Zeero realized her worry must have shown on her face since the moment her mother glanced in her direct, the smile vanished from the Prime Minister's face. "What is it, girls?" Relena asked with false calm.
"Men with guns are out front," Zeero stated simply. She lack the grace of putting things gently and often failed to see why taking time to use kind words could be useful. She sometimes wondered if that was a trait she had inherited from her father, but figured it didn't matter since she would never know who he was.
"What?" Relena asked in shock. She hadn't expected anything to happen so soon. "Did they see you?"
"No, Mother," Hunter whispered softly. Zeero always wondered how her sister could remain so serene when anything happened. Zeero didn't exactly over-react to anything, but she always wanted to do something. Pacifism didn't make sense to her, and she would rather fight than run, though she would never confess such a thing to her mother.
"Good," Relena said as she turned to glance out the window. "Girls," she said after a moment. "Go to your rooms and pack a few things. You can escape through the back."
"Yes, but, mother," Hunter began, though she didn't have much else to say.
"Harmony, I'm entrusting you and Serenity to take care of each other," Relena said solemnly. She would rather die a thousand times over than let harm come to her daughters. "I was afraid this would happen. Quatra will accept you into his home."
"Right," Zeero said, though she really wanted to shout a denial. She knew that remaining calm and doing as their mother said had to be the best thing. Wu Fei would have said so anyway.
The twins rushed to their rooms, shoved a few changes of clothes into light weight backpacks and snuck out the back.. Zeero could see the look of pain cross her sister's face and gently squeezed her sister's hand in reassurance. "She'll be fine, Harm," Zeero promised as they disappeared into the coming night. "Come on."
"All right," Hunter agreed as she kept close to her sister's side.
