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Shinigami Never Dies
Prologue: Death
--------Heero's POV---------
"DUO….NO!!!" I screamed as the love of my life explodes in mid air along with his gundam Deathsythe. For the very first time, I unmasked my emotions. Tears fell freely on my cheeks. 'This can't be true, IT CAN'T BE!' I pounded on the controls. 'Those bustard. They'll PAY for what they've done!' " ARGH" I screamed out in irony as I fearfully slice through the Oz army not caring about the damages on my gundam or my injuries. Suddenly, a face appeared on my screen with tears still visible on his cheeks, blood stains were on his golden hair and his shirts.
" That's enough Heero," he cried out, " that's enough. We can't win the battle like this."
I replied coldly, not caring if he saw the tears on my face or not, " Even there's no chance of winning, I'll do it for Duo. Now GO AND LEAVE ME ALONE!"
"But…"
"Take Sandrock with you and LEAVE if you don't want to continued," I yelled as I knock down another enemy. 'This is REVENGE for killing MY Duo Maxwell.'
Another voice in anger can hear through the speaker, " Heero, what you're doing is pointless. You think Duo would want you to continue this battle and die? I DON"T THINK SO!"
"Trowa…." I did not reply because I know he's right. I lower my hands from the controls. Wufei appeared on my screen as Quatre's image disappeared. "We must retreat. NOW!" He screamed, trying to take control, " We CAN'T afford to loose another pilot."
'Wufei sounded hurt.'
Without a word, the other pilots retreats and fly toward the nearest safe house. 'Only if I have tell him how I feels.' I wiped my tears. 'No, Shinigami NEVER dies.'
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Chapter One: The departure
---------Quatre's POV------------
'Duo is gone...' I still can't believe that happy, cheerful friend left us. Most of all, He left Heero. I know how Heero felt toward Duo. Although he tries to hide it, but it was very obvious for me to see the love in his eyes. 'Duo...' No one wants to believe it, but it's true. Now, i wish Heero would come out of that door. 'Heero...'
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"Heero, Open the door. Please!" Quatre standing outside of the room begging. It has been a whole month after the explosion of the gundam Deathsythe. Heero has lock himself in Duo's room ever since. Everyday, one of the pilot Quatre, Trowa or Wufei would place his food in front of his door, knowing that he will not come out of the room for a while. Only Quatre would try to convince Heero to open the door or at least talk to him. Trowa and Wufei would just look at Quatre from a distance. Everyone has their own things in mind. The safehouse is dark and gloomy without the annoying, cheerful chatterbox Duo Maxwell.
'He hasn't eaten anything for two weeks now. Usually the food we place in front of his door would be gone in the morning but...it's like he's not there or something.... He's...' Quatre's eyes widen in realization as he pounded on the door and yell out the most shocking words ever been said in 'Quatre History'
" OPEN UP THE F*****G DOOR DAMMIT. I'M WARNING YOU HEERO YUY, IF YOU DON'T OPEN THE DOOR WHEN I COUNT TO TEN. I SWEAAR I'LL BUSTED THAT DAMM DOOR AND BEAAT YOU UP IN BLOODY PULPS!"
"ONE..."
Wufei imminently shot up from
the sofa as Trowa rush up stairs leaving the fridge open and his breakfast
on the table. Both of them were thinking about the same thing. 'If it makes
the kind and gentle Quatre talk like that. Something's defiantly wrong.
In fact, something serious, something...'
"EIGHT..."
"NINE..."
"TE...!"
Before Quatre can finish, Trowa and Wufei were on each side of his arms holding him back.
"LET GO! Let go...let go of me." Wufei stepped away from Quatre as his voice gets lower and lower till a soft sob can be heard. Quatre trembles against Trowa as he hold him close, trying to comfort his with soft words.
Wufei saw the foods in front of, now Heero's, used to be Duo's room. Than he looks back at Quatre and finally realized. Wufei closed his eyes trying to hold back his tears, "Losing one pilot is enough, but losing another one right after the incident while the rest of us still trying to recover from the shock is just too much." Wufei open his eyes, trying to hide the hurt in his voice, "I know how you feels Quatre, I'm didn't want to loose Heero too, nor any of you. But you have to understand and let Heero get over with the death..." Wufei paused for a moment, "...The death of his love ones, the death of our friend. Wufei walked off. Closed the door behind him as he entered his own room.
" It's ok Quatre, it's ok. Don't worry I'm here..." Trowa, holding Quatre close tries to calm his distracted angel.
Quatre still crying but his soul was somewhat clamed by his lover. He whispered back, "Why did he have to leave...why...?" He paused to think for a minute, "We should go find him"
Trowa nodded at Quatre's suggestion. ' But this is Heero Yuy. If he doesn't want to be found, not even god himself can find him.'
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Heero wondering around aimlessly
to different places. Soon, he found himself standing in front of a school.
Lucky for Heero, it was a weekend so no one's there to catch him sneak
into the computer room. But than again, Heero Yuy doesn't need any luck.
------------Heero's POV----------------
It's 2 weeks since i left the safehouse. I stood in front of Greysong High School. A strange feeling come to me out of no where, telling me that this is the school I'll be staying in for a while.
Carefully i sneaked into the school. No one's in there because it's a weekend. Students are off in their dome home visit, or just with their friends downtown. "Hn." I smirk 'typical teenagers'. I can by the Hall of frame. Usually I don't care about those thing, but somehow, a picture, a face caught my attention. Heart shaped face, large violet eyes. He has long chestnut hair, which was in a braid. ' Duo...' I stooped in front of the picture to get a closer look. 'No..... This is impassible!' I rush into the computer room and hacked into the school system. I quickly look over the student records, my own business can wait, but first, I have to check out that guy who looked like Duo.
I scroll down the list of pictures. After few minutes, the picture I was looking for appeared on the screen. 'That face…' I quickly checked the student status. His name was Travis Avenline. 'Travis Avenline…can Duo be using a fake name?' I was totally confused because all the description all matches the Duo I know, the Duo I've loved. 'That's it, I'm staying at this school.' With that thought, my fingers start clicking away on the keyboard.
Name: David Maxwell
Age: 17
Gender: Male
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Class: 9B
Dome: 16th building
After making sure I had the
same class and live in the same building as 'Travis'. I sneak out of the
school. ' From this moment on, my name is David Maxwell.' Now all I need
to do is to wait till Monday, than all my questions will be solved. As
I ran by the Hall of Fame again, looking up at the picture for that final
time. 'Can Travis Avenline be my precious Duo? Please let him be, PLEASE
let him be.'
Chapter Two: Shocking News
The bell ring as Mrs. Tanga walked in with a new student behind her, " Good morning class. Today we have a new student here to join us."
Then the student spoke coldly. Glare at everyone in the room, "My name is David Maxwell." He scans across the room, looking for a certain somebody.
" You may sit beside Mr. Avenline at the very back row Mr. Maxwell." Mrs. Tanga said as she turns to the class, " Mow, please open to page 115 in your textbook."
David walks up the guy name Travis Avenline. His cold eyes never left him for a second. Travis looks up at the new student who was assigned to sit beside him. 'He looks very…familiar. Have I seen him somewhere before?' Travis's eyes locked on to David's.
"Well, well, aren't we cheerful today. My name is Travis Avenline," He grin at the new student as David quietly sat down beside him, " Here you can share my textbook since you haven't have the time to get one." With that, Travis opens his textbook and put it in-between him and David.
--------------Heero's POV-------------
I walked into the classroom with the teacher as the bell ring. I introduce myself as David Maxwell. A brand new name so no one would find me or knows that I was the pilot of Wing, the fearful gundam. But I kept my love's last name. I scan the room looking for that Travis Avenline guy. To my surprise, Mrs.Tanga set my seat beside the guy I was searching for. As I walked up to him, I can't help myself but to lose in his stars-like violet eyes. He seems to notice me as he looks up to me. With his wide grin, he offered to share his textbook with him. It's Duo all right. IT IS DUO! 'I wonder how he survived? But who cares, as long as he's alive.' Still, I kept my cold mask on but he didn't seem to mind at all. I wasn't really concentrating on the lesson. All I care about now is that silly American Duo Maxwell; the love of my life is alive and sitting right next to me. I was right all along. ' Shinigami NEVER Dies. He'll always return from death.'
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"Hey David, care to join us?" Travis yelled across the room with whole bunch friends and admirers around, disturbed Heero's thoughts, " It's lunch time. COME ON!"
'Lunch time already?!' Heero shakes his head in disbelieves. He Slowly walk down toward Travis as he blah on about the school, class, friends, foods…well, EVERYTHING.
Time passes through fairly quickly. To his surprise, Heero found himself in the middle of a basketball game. "Hey David CATCH!" With sudden motion, a ball flied toward his way. Heero caught it with ease. With sudden motion, He duck under the people in front of him, smoothly he dump the ball in the net. On the side, girls were cheering for him.
" Great move David. We make a great team don't we, give me five!" Travis gives David one of his famous grins.
Before Heero can say anything, other basketball teammates came up to them. " Wow, David, you can really play. You better watch out Travis, you got computations!"
Heero smile to himself without
showing it on his face. 'Duo will always be Duo'
Later that night, When all
lights in the building were off, everyone's asleep. Heero quietly walk
out of the building to the nearest hill the put his thoughts together from
the explosion of gundam Deathsythe to this morning when he meet Travis
Avenline. ' How did Duo survive that explosion? Why didn't he come back
to us?' Too many questions stuck in his head as he found himself facing
the back of the figure sitting in front of him.
The figure sense someone
came up to him. He turns around and found him facing another guy.
"David? What are you doing here? You should be asleep by now," The figure said
Reality hit him as Heero realized
that it was Travis who was sitting in front of him. 'Duo…'
" Hn, what are YOU doing,
aren't you suppose to go to sleep?" Heero turn back the question.
Travis stands up and scratches
the back of his head. Laughing nervously he said, "I'm just here
to think about something…"
He looks up to David. Suddenly,
a vision hit him.
A large robot-like machine
zoomed up to the sky with a large scythe with its blade made out of thermal
energies. Gracefully it slices through armies of other types of military
suits and destroyed the whole building.
Heero watch in horror as Travis collapses on the ground. Luckily he was there. Heero caught Travis before he fell on the ground. Travis jacket somehow drops on the ground. The site appeared in front of him was not what he expected. Travis has wear nothing beneath the jacket. His body was bandaged up with a huge red spot, as bloodstain covered most of his back. Heero's eyes widen in shock.
Travis quick grabs for his jacket put it on quickly and ready to leave. Heero, without warning grab on to Travis arm before he can leave.
" Where…when…how did you," Heero can't seem to find the right word. Finally he asked, " How did you hurt yourself? When did this happen?"
Travis shake off Heero's hand, " I don't know what you're talking about David. I'm going back." He turned around and walked off.
Heero watched Travis as he walked off the hill. Suddenly he found himself running after Travis. " DUO WAIT!"
Travis stopped imminently
and turned around in confusion. " What did you call me?"
Heero stopped beside Travis,
" Duo, Duo Maxwell. That's what I called you. HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW THAT?"
He screamed out the last part to Travis whom just stood there
Finally He spoke, "So my real name is Duo Maxwell…" He jump up and down happily, " My name is DUO MAXWELL!" Travis hug Heero happily, " Thanls buddy, that means a lot to me." He let go of Heero, " Tell me, how did you know my name? Do I know you before you came here? Who are you to me?"
Questions spill out like rivers
as Heero stood there in disbelieve and hurt, " You…you don't remember?"
' How could you not remember who you are? How could you not remember everything
that had happened to you?...Duo...'