Torn between the past and present
Part 20
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Hi. Thanks for the reviews and in this chapter everything about Heero and Amber will be explained.
Warning: Dorothy gets saved towards the beginning.
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The first place Hannah went to, was the hospital. Everyone got out and Dorothy got a room. They were all in waiting room.
"Um, Miss why are you here?" Reuben asked, noticing that Hannah was with them.
"You didn't tell them?" Amber asked. Hannah shook her head.
"Tell us what?" Sophie asked.
"That's she's my sister," Heero said.
"She's our aunt?" Sophie asked. Heero nodded.
"What's your name?" Reuben asked.
"Hannah Hoshi Lowe," Hannah said. At that moment, the doctor walked in and said, "She's sleeping right now but I don't think she'll make it though the night."
"Why not?" Trowa asked.
"There's something in her that's eating way at her intestines and liver. There's nothing we can do," the doctor said.
"Can I see her?" Trowa asked.
"Of course ," the doctor said. Trowa got up and followed the doctor to Dorothy's room. Ironically, it was the same room that Trowa had. Trowa walked in. What he saw scared him to death.
Tubes and wires were embedded into her skin. She was pale and was hard to see in the mess of white sheets and blankets. An air mask was placed on her mouth to help with her breathing. She was asleep.
Trowa walked over to the bed and took Dorothy's hand. The gently gesture work Dorothy up.
"Hey," she said, her voice weak.
"Hey. Do you remember anything?" Trowa asked.
"No," Dorothy said. She looked away.
"Don't worry about it," Trowa said.
"I won't but it's sad to die with out knowing who you are. You can't remember your religion. You can't remember your family. You can't remember anything," Dorothy said. Trowa didn't say anything at first but soon did.
"What make's you think you're going to die?" he asked. Dorothy laughed.
"With the doctors looking so grim how could I not?" she asked. Trowa couldn't answer.
"Will you do something for me?" Dorothy asked, suddenly.
"Of course, what is it?" Trowa asked.
"Can you help me get saved?" she asked.
"I don't know how," Trowa said.
"Do you know someone who might?" Dorothy asked.
"Yeah just hang on," Trowa left the room and headed for the waiting room.
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In the waiting room, everyone but Amber. Relena's head rested on Heero's shoulder and the kids crowded around Amber. Hannah slept in a chair. Trowa walked in.
"Hey, is somethin' wrong?" Amber asked tiredly.
"Nothing's wrong but Dorothy wants to get saved and I don't how," Trowa said.
"I guess I could help," Amber said.
"Thank you," Trowa said. Amber got up and followed Trowa to Dorothy's room. When they got there, Amber let out a small gasp.
"Dorothy, we're here," Trowa said. Dorothy looked over at them.
"Thank you for coming," Dorothy said.
"Your welcome. So you want to get saved?" Amber asked.
"Yes," Dorothy said.
"Sorry, it's just I never helped somebody get saved," Amber said.
"It's okay," Dorothy smiled.
"Thanks. So do you believe that Jesus died for you on the cross and that the only way to get to heaven is though him?" Amber asked.
"Yes," Dorothy said.
"Okay. Pray to God to ask him to forgive of your sins," Amber said.
"What do I say?" Dorothy asked.
"Just repeat after me, okay?" Amber asked. Dorothy nodded. Amber and Dorothy bowed their heads and Amber began to pray.
"Lord, I'm sorry I've sin and I ask that you please forgive me for my sins," she said. Dorothy whispered what she said.
"I believe that Jesus died on the cross for me and rose from the dead on the third day. Please come into my heart and save me. Amen," Amber finished.
"Amen. Thank you," Dorothy said and closed her eyes. Two minutes later, the heart monitor , she was hooked on to, stopped beeping and cried a never-ending note, signaling that she was dead.
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Amber and Trowa rode the elevator down to the waiting room. The doctors tried everything to bring Dorothy back but nothing worked.
"I'm sorry," Amber said, knowing it wasn't going to mean much .
"Do you think she's in heaven?" Trowa asked.
"She was saved, what you think?" Amber asked.
"Good point," Trowa said. He looked over at her.
"I'm sorry about your father," he said. Amber quickly turned her head.
"How do you know about that?" she asked.
"Heero told me," he said.
"Oh, thank you," she said, looking at the floor. After a while she looked up. Her and Trowa's eyes locked. Slowly, inch by inch, their heads inclined towards one another till their lips touched. It was a soft, gently kiss and ended the moment Trowa realized what he was doing. He pulled back, his eyes wide and said, "I'm sorry."
Amber just shook her head and muttered, "Don't worry about it."
They turned away from each other and were silent the rest of the way down. Both were wrapped in their thoughts. One was think about how long it's been since she was last kissed like that and the other wondering how he was going to be able to face a certain gundam pilot.
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When Trowa and Amber got back to the waiting room Heero was awake.
"Is she alright?" he asked.
"She died," Amber said. Heero looked away and said, "I see."
"Let's go," Amber said. They got everyone up and left.
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The next day, Heero and Amber asked their children, Relena, and Trowa talk with them.
"Reuben, Samantha, and Sophie we have to tell you guys something before anything else," Amber began.
"What is it?" Reuben asked.
"Reuben, I'm not your…biological mother," Amber said. Reuben eyes widen.
"What?" Reuben asked, shocked.
"When your father and I meet you were seven months old and I was five months pregnant with two," Amber said.
"So your not are father?" Sophie asked. Heero nodded his head.
"There's more," Amber said.
"What?" Sammy asked.
"You do know I was fifteen when I was pregnant with you two right?" Amber asked. The girls nodded.
"Well, when my father find out, he told me that I would have to get married or have an abortion. At first it wasn't a problem, I figured I marry your real father. We both were in love and he agreed to it. But two months before the wedding, he was proven to be insane and went to a mental clinic. Now I was going to have to have abortion. I thought there was nothing I could do until I meet Heero," Amber said.
"What do you mean?" Reuben asked.
"What she means is that I was the answer to her prayers. I was at the risk of losing you to your mother and she was at risk of losing you two to death. So marriage was the only way we'd get to keep you so we got married and her father said he never speak to her again," Heero said.
"So you guys only got married for us?" Sammy asked.
"Yeah," Heero said.
"So that's why you didn't slap me when I kissed you," Trowa said.
"He kissed you and you didn't tell me?" Heero said.
"I don't have to you everything," Amber said.
"Yeah but still," Heero said. Amber rolled her eyes.
"Are you three going to be okay?" Amber asked.
"I think so," Sammy said. She, her sister and step-brother got up and left.
"Trowa can I talk to you alone?" Amber asked. Trowa nodded. He and Amber left the room. Heero got up and sat next to Relena.
"So, how do you feel about all this?" Heero asked. 'How do I feel? Well let's see, the hope that he loves me is back, along with all my dreams about us getting married. I don't know what I feel.' She thought.
"I don't know," Relena said.
"What would you do if I said that I love you?" Heero asked. Relena froze. 'Did he just say that… that he loves me?' Relena thought.
"You love me?" she asked.
"Yeah, what about you? Do you love me?" he asked. 'Do I? Do I love him? I think I do but he's married. But he's not in love with his wife. Why does he always do this to me?' she thought.
"Why are you doing this to me?" Relena asked.
"I never wanted to," Heero said. He gently brushed away a tear that started to fall from Relena's face. Relena turned to look at him. Heero slowly eased his head towards hers. Gently their lips touched. They shared their first real kiss. The one you share when you're really in love.
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"Trowa I'm sorry about all of this," Amber said.
"Don't worry about it," Trowa said.
"So, why did you kiss me?" Amber asked.
"I don't know," Trowa said.
"I see," Amber said.
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"Reuben, what do you think about all this?" Sophie asked.
"That they love us more that we'll ever know," Reuben said.
"Yeah. Do you think they'll get divorce?" Sophie asked.
"I don't know," Reuben said.
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Ja ne,
Pinkmoon