EDIT: This chapter has been reformatted and improved on 10/03/10 for your reading pleasure. :D
Koiame: Okay... I'm sorry about the delay... everything I used to have on my hard drive totally got whipped out... so basically I had already started this chappie but it went poof so I had to write it again... *not a fun thing!* Well... here it is... sorry for the long delay... Enjoy!
Chapter 8
-Duo's POV-
'My head is a mess, but I have no choice but to keep going. I don't want to open my eyes... I don't want to see the white walls, the glass windows with bars, the restraints... wait...' I raised my arm with great difficulty. 'No restraints?'
I opened my eyes slowly; finding something I thought I would never see again... 'Home. But how?' I sat up slowly, my will urging me on. 'Heero… The last thing I remember was…' A modest about of food was laid out on the coffee table before me. Someone obviously had left if for me. An empty plate that had been used not to long ago sat on the table before the chair to my right.
'What the hell?' I scanned the room for any movement - any sign of who had brought me there. 'Why am I here?' I startled as the shower turned on in my bathroom. 'Who the fuck? Wait... is this a trick or something? Man, I'm confused.' I moved away from my bed slowly.
'Should I go in and see who it is? I mean, what if it was Hilde. She'd be pissed... Oh, Kami-sama... what if it is Wufei?' I flinched inside at the mental image of naked Wufei that plagued my mind. Instead of dreading the possibilities, I decided to just eat some of the breakfast. 'If it is poisoned, then I'm screwed… but at least I wouldn't have to risk seeing a Wufei naked!'
I sat down with a sigh and ate the eggs, toast, and bacon happily. 'Mmm... Quatre must have made these... couldn't be Hilde because her cooking is...'
The shower turned off abruptly. I waited, listening intently to the sound clothing rustling. 'Who is it?' The suspense was killing me. My mind went through the possibilities for a while as I watched the door, waiting for it to open.
'Er… wouldn't it be kinda weird if they came out of the shower and found me staring like this?' So I laid back down on the couch and stared around the room; making sure it was apparent I'm awake. The door opened and casually turned to see him...
"Heero?" I questioned.
He stared at me quietly for a moment. 'So weird... Heero... here... in my house... and how the heck did I get here anyways? What do I say to him? Oh hey, how was the shower? Er, no… I don't think he'll appreciate that.'
"Morning." He acknowledged me quietly, trying to make everything seem perfectly normal by cleaning stuff up.
"Heero... how did I get here?" I tried not to fumble my words; starting to wonder if I was going insane.
He turned to face me with his cobalt blue eyes. "You were released."
He wasn't telling me everything, I could just tell...
"How did you do that?" I questioned suspiciously; glad to know I may not be hallucinating… but also not entirely please with all that being real either.
"Aggressive negotiation..." The great Heero Yuy did his best not to look uncomfortable.
I gave him a blank stare; the silence inviting him to explain more.
"I broke you out."
'What did he just say?' I stared at him in disbelief; trying to process the gravity of what he had just admitted to. 'He got me out? Why?'
"Uh... thank you." It so awkward having to thank him, the man who had captured me in the first place!
Both of us made ourselves seem busy, feeling equally as awkward about the situation. 'Wait, I'm making the perfect soldier feel awkward? Okay... now I am doubting my sanity again...'
"So... what's going to happen now?" I picked his brain.
"We leave tomorrow morning to go hide out with Quatre's friends, Rashid and the rest of his group. From there, I don't know..." He told me, regaining the cold barrier around him.
'The perfect soldier; that had always been the extent to which I thought about Heero Yuy. He was one who could kill in cold blood as soon as I could. He was the true God of Death... But lately... he's become something else... something more.'
I took a quick look over at my microwave clock... 1:28 p.m. 'I slept in late... wait, how did I sleep through my escape? That bastard must have drugged me or something...' I half-heartedly fumed. 'Guess it doesn't really matter now.'
"You better get whatever you need..." Heero told me casually.
"Oh, yeah... right."
From that point on, I was hobbling around my apartment, trying to focus on getting together all of my things. 'Shirts, pants, weapons... all the usual boring stuff. Check.'
I gazed out my bedroom window. It was a typical day being played out on the unsuspecting street below. My mind was in a daze. 'Tomorrow I'm leaving with Heero... but then what? What is going to happen after that? What... wait! There is someone there; I know it... Where, though...' I searched for the eyes I felt upon me. Finally, I found the person that had caught my attention.
'He's looking right at me... could he be... no... SHIT! What am I gonna do?' He signaled me to meet him down there. 'How do I get down there without Heero noticing? I can't get him mixed up in this... He's already done enough for me already…'
"H… Heero... I need to go buy a few things from the store... I'll be right back!" I hollered quickly.
Then I pulled on my black trench coat to disguise myself. I took my hair out of it's comfortable braid and put on a pair of sunglasses.
"See, all disguised... I'll be back in ten." I beamed; summoning up happiest fake smile I could.
"Bye!"
"Wait... Duo!" Heero attempted to object, but the door was shut and I walk already gone.
'Now to find that asshole...' The streets were crowded with shoppers. 'There!' I spotted the guy and dashed after him. I follow the cloaked figure as he ducked into a deserted alleyway.
"Alright, what do you want?" I asked him impatiently. My side was radiating with pain.
"Here, take this. Be there tonight... Come alone and don't be late." The shady man handed over a letter, passed by me, and then disappeared into the throng of people in the street.
'What the hell? What do they want from me now?' I stood there for about ten minutes afraid to open it. 'Oh God... this can't be good. Do they actually expect me to do another job right now?' I finally summoned up the courage to open it. Letter unfolded, it read:
Duo Maxwell,
Go to East river park. Meet us near the bridge at 12:50 a.m. or your friend will be killed. We have rigged explosives to detonate if you so much as breathe a word of this to anyone. If you do, you will both die. If you attempt to leave with him, the bombs will go off. We have enough explosives to destroy the whole street if need be. We look forward to seeing you tonight. Remember; don't be late.
The Organization
I felt my body slip down slowly against the wall when I finished reading.
'Oh fuck... Heero...' I sat there for a while thinking what to do. 'I guess I'll just have to go. I'd rather work for them then have Heero die because of me.'
"No... Heero won't die... If anyone will... it'll be me."
Koiame: Heh... did you all like... a nice long chappie with a mean little cliffie... don't worry thought, the next chapter is going to be awesome! Just review and I'll let you all read! ^.^ Till then...
