Chapter 3
Duo sat in the plane watching out the window. He was thinking, thinking about Heero, about his responsibilities to his friend, but most of all he was thinking about Hilde.
"I can't do this," he told himself and stood up.
"Sir we're getting ready to take off. I'll need you to sit down," A stewardess said.
"I need off the plane," Duo replied and passed by her.
"But sir!" the girl cried, but Duo didn't hear her. He was off and now on his way back to Relena's and to Hilde.
"You're turn," Hilde said with a cocky tone.
"Now I know why Duo won't play chess with you anymore," Quatre said annoyed as scanned over the board for his next move. He moved. Hilde took his queen.
"Checkmate," She smiled and leaned back.
"What? No way," Quatre cried and looked over the situation. Sure enough, he was in checkmate. "Darn, you win." Relena began laughing.
"I warned you, Quatre. She's really good at that game. I bet she could beat any one," Relena smiled and took a sip of her hot chocolate. She looked out the window and saw lighting in the distance. "I think we might have a storm tonight," She sighed.
"Really?" Hilde cried. "Great! Earth storms are so much more exciting then the colony's!"
"That's because they're controlled and can't get to the maximum level that they can down here. I've studied some of the type of weather down here and frankly I don't want to be in the middle of one of those tornadoes or hurricanes!" Quatre said and sat down on the couch beside Relena. She smiled and folded her hands together and rested her chin on them.
"But they are beautiful," she sighed.
"The whole Earth is beautiful," Quatre replied. "Some times I wish I could live here instead of the colonies."
"I wish that the colonies looked more like the Earth," Hilde said in a melancholy tone and sat down in a chair beside the couch Relena and Quatre were on. Rain began splattering on the window they were all looking out.
"Tomorrow's going to be very strange. All of us need to be prepared," Quatre stated.
"Yes," Relena agreed. "I think we should treat him as a different person, not Heero."
"maybe when he sees some of this stuff he'll remember," Hilde said thoughtfully.
"Maybe if he sees his Gundam," Quatre added.
"Maybe if he goes back to the colonies," Relena supplemented. A silence came over them as they sat and watched the lighting outside.
"Why so sad guys?" a cheerful voice said. Hilde knew that voice any where she turned around.
"Duo!" she cried and leaped over her chair and ran to hug him. She grabbed him and squeezed him hard. "I thought you left," she whispered in his chest as a tear rolled down her cheek.
"What and leave my best friend and number one babe hanging? No way," he smiled.
"Oh Duo I'm so glad you decided to stay!" Relena cried and got up. Hilde let him go.
"When is Heero coming here?" Duo asked suddenly very solemn.
"Tomorrow," Quatre replied.
"We want to make him as 'at home' as we can. We also want to treat him as, uh, a different person, not the Heero we know," Relena explained.
"And he is a different person, Duo. I saw him today. He's not the Heero we know," Hilde told him.
"I don't know how else to treat him though," Duo said confused.
"We don't either," Relena sighed. "But, we're going to try and treat him like a new person we just met."
"That'll be hard," Duo replied.
"Everything with Heero always is," Quatre said. Everyone smiled.
"I guess we'll just have to wait until tomorrow when he comes home," Duo sighed.
"Yes, but for now lets all get some sleep," Relena said and yawned. "I'll see you all in the morning. Good night."
"Good night, Relena," Quatre said as she left the room. "I'm going to rest too. Good night, Duo, Hilde." Quatre left the room.
"I think I'm going to hit the sack with the others," Hilde yawned.
"Wait, Hilde," Duo sighed. "I owe you an apolgy."
"No you don't. You came back," Hilde smiled.
"No, not that. About leaving you six years ago. I had some problems that I had to deal with, but I shouldn't have hurt you in the process. Hilde, babe, you are everything to me and I don't want to hurt you any more." Hilde gasped and was taken completely aback.
"Do you mean it?" Hilde cried and stepped toward him. He grabbed her and pulled her to him. Hilde looked deep into Duo's eyes.
"Yeah, I mean it. Let's go to bed."
Duo sat in the plane watching out the window. He was thinking, thinking about Heero, about his responsibilities to his friend, but most of all he was thinking about Hilde.
"I can't do this," he told himself and stood up.
"Sir we're getting ready to take off. I'll need you to sit down," A stewardess said.
"I need off the plane," Duo replied and passed by her.
"But sir!" the girl cried, but Duo didn't hear her. He was off and now on his way back to Relena's and to Hilde.
"You're turn," Hilde said with a cocky tone.
"Now I know why Duo won't play chess with you anymore," Quatre said annoyed as scanned over the board for his next move. He moved. Hilde took his queen.
"Checkmate," She smiled and leaned back.
"What? No way," Quatre cried and looked over the situation. Sure enough, he was in checkmate. "Darn, you win." Relena began laughing.
"I warned you, Quatre. She's really good at that game. I bet she could beat any one," Relena smiled and took a sip of her hot chocolate. She looked out the window and saw lighting in the distance. "I think we might have a storm tonight," She sighed.
"Really?" Hilde cried. "Great! Earth storms are so much more exciting then the colony's!"
"That's because they're controlled and can't get to the maximum level that they can down here. I've studied some of the type of weather down here and frankly I don't want to be in the middle of one of those tornadoes or hurricanes!" Quatre said and sat down on the couch beside Relena. She smiled and folded her hands together and rested her chin on them.
"But they are beautiful," she sighed.
"The whole Earth is beautiful," Quatre replied. "Some times I wish I could live here instead of the colonies."
"I wish that the colonies looked more like the Earth," Hilde said in a melancholy tone and sat down in a chair beside the couch Relena and Quatre were on. Rain began splattering on the window they were all looking out.
"Tomorrow's going to be very strange. All of us need to be prepared," Quatre stated.
"Yes," Relena agreed. "I think we should treat him as a different person, not Heero."
"maybe when he sees some of this stuff he'll remember," Hilde said thoughtfully.
"Maybe if he sees his Gundam," Quatre added.
"Maybe if he goes back to the colonies," Relena supplemented. A silence came over them as they sat and watched the lighting outside.
"Why so sad guys?" a cheerful voice said. Hilde knew that voice any where she turned around.
"Duo!" she cried and leaped over her chair and ran to hug him. She grabbed him and squeezed him hard. "I thought you left," she whispered in his chest as a tear rolled down her cheek.
"What and leave my best friend and number one babe hanging? No way," he smiled.
"Oh Duo I'm so glad you decided to stay!" Relena cried and got up. Hilde let him go.
"When is Heero coming here?" Duo asked suddenly very solemn.
"Tomorrow," Quatre replied.
"We want to make him as 'at home' as we can. We also want to treat him as, uh, a different person, not the Heero we know," Relena explained.
"And he is a different person, Duo. I saw him today. He's not the Heero we know," Hilde told him.
"I don't know how else to treat him though," Duo said confused.
"We don't either," Relena sighed. "But, we're going to try and treat him like a new person we just met."
"That'll be hard," Duo replied.
"Everything with Heero always is," Quatre said. Everyone smiled.
"I guess we'll just have to wait until tomorrow when he comes home," Duo sighed.
"Yes, but for now lets all get some sleep," Relena said and yawned. "I'll see you all in the morning. Good night."
"Good night, Relena," Quatre said as she left the room. "I'm going to rest too. Good night, Duo, Hilde." Quatre left the room.
"I think I'm going to hit the sack with the others," Hilde yawned.
"Wait, Hilde," Duo sighed. "I owe you an apolgy."
"No you don't. You came back," Hilde smiled.
"No, not that. About leaving you six years ago. I had some problems that I had to deal with, but I shouldn't have hurt you in the process. Hilde, babe, you are everything to me and I don't want to hurt you any more." Hilde gasped and was taken completely aback.
"Do you mean it?" Hilde cried and stepped toward him. He grabbed her and pulled her to him. Hilde looked deep into Duo's eyes.
"Yeah, I mean it. Let's go to bed."