Standard disclaimers: you all know them.
Hatikva Ch.3
It had all started a couple of months before. Heero had already
established himself in a private school in Japan, though he still had
some problems adapting to a civilian life. On normal days, he would
go to Preventers HQ after school, where he worked alongside Mariemaia
as advisor to Lady Une, and as an intelligence officer. But on a
really bad day he could be found on the cockpit of Wing ZERO, trying]
to sort things out.
As was to be expected, Relena would visit him everytime she got an
apportunity to escape her duties. And then Mariemaia enrolled in the
same school. So instead of having one girl chasing after him, Heero
now had two. He was fond of them, and that made it easy for him to
tolerate their constant attempts for him to open up.
Sometimes he did open up. But only to Duo or Mariemaia. So in a way,
life was becoming bearable for him.
That was, until Duo asked him about Dekim's Weapons. Something he
had read about when he had hacked the information on Operation Meteor.
Heero became angry and sharply ordered Duo never to mention it
again. But Duo, being Heero's best friend and all, and worried about
Heero's reaction, decided to ask the youngest Barton. He got the same
answer and the same death glare. So he dropped the subject altogether
and quickly forgot about it.
Afterwards, Heero became restless and more paranoic than usual. The
first one to notice this was Mariemaia. And that was because they were
more alike than anyone thought.
"Duo's question is bothering you, right?" She asked one afternoon
while eating ice cream on a sidewalk cafe.
They were in no hurry to get to Preventers HQ, since Lady Une had
threatened to suspend them for a whole month if they showed up to
work. It was the only way she could get them to take a couple of days
off, and they knew from experience that she would carry out her threats.
Heero looked around himself, carefully scanning every face he saw.
He couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched.
"He's still alive," He finally said, "I just know it."
"He's dead." Mariemaia said, "You were there. You saw when one of
my guards shot him." She saw that he wasn't reassured a bit. "Don't
tell me you don't remember? You said you were going to kill me, but
when you pulled the trigger nothing happened. You must have emptied
your gun on someone else."
"I don't remeber anything of that." Heero turned to her. "All I
remember was firing the Beam rifle, Wing falling apart around me and
the explosion in the cockpit. That's all. Nothing else."
"So you don't believe he's dead." The girl said, "But I know he is.
I saw it with my own eyes. I even went to recognize the body..."
"Did you see the scar in his body?" Heero interrupted her.
"What scar?" Mariemaia asked.
"Dekim had a scar on the left side of his abdomen." Heero answered,
lost in memory, "Not many people knew about it."
"Then how did you know about it?" Mariemaia asked, turning to look
at the crowd.
Heero sighed and looked at his hands, trying to decide if he should
answer or not. But she was going to find put, sooner or later.
"I gave that scar, the first time we met." He finally said, "Six
weeks after I met Dr. J. He was going to punish me for answering
sharply to him, but I struck him instead. Doing that earned me the
first of many beatings during my training..." he closed his eyes and
shivered, "He also forced Dr. J to change the method of my training..."
Mariemaia turned to Heero, sensing his uneasiness. Sure enough, she
saw that the boy had his eyes closed and was trembling slightly.
When she placed her hand on his arm, he jumped a bit and turned to
her.
"I didn't see his body," She answered, "Just his face. So I didn't
see if he had a scar or not."
"Sally was with you, right?" Heero asked. When she nodded, he stood.
"Let's go talk to her."
"If it sets your mind at ease." Mariemaia stood, and followed him
to his jeep.
************To be continued**********
Hope this fic is keeping you interested.
Blackthorn Hiei Yamato Iori Hibiki Sagara Yuy Ayanami
Warrior Spirit of the Quetzal bird
Keeper of the Xiuhcoatl, the Turquoise Snake sword
Guardian of Quetzalcoatl's tailfeathers
Guardian of Wing ZERO's tailfeathers
Future Guardian of Heero's deadly spork
Hatikva Ch.3
It had all started a couple of months before. Heero had already
established himself in a private school in Japan, though he still had
some problems adapting to a civilian life. On normal days, he would
go to Preventers HQ after school, where he worked alongside Mariemaia
as advisor to Lady Une, and as an intelligence officer. But on a
really bad day he could be found on the cockpit of Wing ZERO, trying]
to sort things out.
As was to be expected, Relena would visit him everytime she got an
apportunity to escape her duties. And then Mariemaia enrolled in the
same school. So instead of having one girl chasing after him, Heero
now had two. He was fond of them, and that made it easy for him to
tolerate their constant attempts for him to open up.
Sometimes he did open up. But only to Duo or Mariemaia. So in a way,
life was becoming bearable for him.
That was, until Duo asked him about Dekim's Weapons. Something he
had read about when he had hacked the information on Operation Meteor.
Heero became angry and sharply ordered Duo never to mention it
again. But Duo, being Heero's best friend and all, and worried about
Heero's reaction, decided to ask the youngest Barton. He got the same
answer and the same death glare. So he dropped the subject altogether
and quickly forgot about it.
Afterwards, Heero became restless and more paranoic than usual. The
first one to notice this was Mariemaia. And that was because they were
more alike than anyone thought.
"Duo's question is bothering you, right?" She asked one afternoon
while eating ice cream on a sidewalk cafe.
They were in no hurry to get to Preventers HQ, since Lady Une had
threatened to suspend them for a whole month if they showed up to
work. It was the only way she could get them to take a couple of days
off, and they knew from experience that she would carry out her threats.
Heero looked around himself, carefully scanning every face he saw.
He couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched.
"He's still alive," He finally said, "I just know it."
"He's dead." Mariemaia said, "You were there. You saw when one of
my guards shot him." She saw that he wasn't reassured a bit. "Don't
tell me you don't remember? You said you were going to kill me, but
when you pulled the trigger nothing happened. You must have emptied
your gun on someone else."
"I don't remeber anything of that." Heero turned to her. "All I
remember was firing the Beam rifle, Wing falling apart around me and
the explosion in the cockpit. That's all. Nothing else."
"So you don't believe he's dead." The girl said, "But I know he is.
I saw it with my own eyes. I even went to recognize the body..."
"Did you see the scar in his body?" Heero interrupted her.
"What scar?" Mariemaia asked.
"Dekim had a scar on the left side of his abdomen." Heero answered,
lost in memory, "Not many people knew about it."
"Then how did you know about it?" Mariemaia asked, turning to look
at the crowd.
Heero sighed and looked at his hands, trying to decide if he should
answer or not. But she was going to find put, sooner or later.
"I gave that scar, the first time we met." He finally said, "Six
weeks after I met Dr. J. He was going to punish me for answering
sharply to him, but I struck him instead. Doing that earned me the
first of many beatings during my training..." he closed his eyes and
shivered, "He also forced Dr. J to change the method of my training..."
Mariemaia turned to Heero, sensing his uneasiness. Sure enough, she
saw that the boy had his eyes closed and was trembling slightly.
When she placed her hand on his arm, he jumped a bit and turned to
her.
"I didn't see his body," She answered, "Just his face. So I didn't
see if he had a scar or not."
"Sally was with you, right?" Heero asked. When she nodded, he stood.
"Let's go talk to her."
"If it sets your mind at ease." Mariemaia stood, and followed him
to his jeep.
************To be continued**********
Hope this fic is keeping you interested.
Blackthorn Hiei Yamato Iori Hibiki Sagara Yuy Ayanami
Warrior Spirit of the Quetzal bird
Keeper of the Xiuhcoatl, the Turquoise Snake sword
Guardian of Quetzalcoatl's tailfeathers
Guardian of Wing ZERO's tailfeathers
Future Guardian of Heero's deadly spork