Title: So Hard To Say Goodbye parts 2 and 3
Author: **Dark~Angel**
Rating: G
OK, this is the second part. I'll spare you the long introduction that I put up last time. I've written the other parts, I just need to type them, so if they take a while, don't flame me *ducks flames*. All flames will used to toast marshmallows, so don't think about it….
Disclaimers: I don't' own Gundam Wing. Never did, never will. *Sigh*
PART TWO
Duo crept through several dark alleys before reaching the entrance to Heero's house. It was deep in the heart of the city, enough thugs to be dangerous. Nothing was to dangerous for Heero. There were many thieves, too, but Heero possessed nothing worth taking of or value.
He slipped through an open window. As usual, Heero was working on his laptop.
Heero continued to type, but felt something twitch in the back of his mind. He felt another presence in the room. "Whoever you are, I would leave," he said as the typing ceased and he reached for his gun.
Duo was slightly surprised, but he had expected Heero to do that. You couldn't keep anything from Heero for too long. "Hey, Yuy. Long time, no see."
"I'm glad it stayed that way," Heero replied. "I have work to do for a very important mission, so I would appreciate if you would leave me to work. Before I have to make you." His finger twitched toward the trigger of his gun.
"Woah, Yuy, don't get trigger happy on me now. I just want to discuss some things, and to start, what is this mission of yours anyways? And how are things with Relena?" He asked the last question in a slightly teasing voice.
Heero reddened slightly. "My mission is between Lady Une and I. As for Relena, there was never anything in the first place."
"I think so," Duo replied smugly. "Have you seen the way she's been working lately?" He asked, his tone softening. "That's all cause of you, buddy. That's the reason she wraps herself in her work." He shook his head sadly. "The more you resist her, the more lost she'll become. Have a heart, perfect soldier, and see what's before you eyes. You've got to talk to her"
"There's nothing between us!" Heero persisted as some of his anger at Duo subsided and a guilty feeling filled his throat.
Duo shook his head again, drew out his tape player/recorder, and pressed play. HE left silently, leaving Heero to listen to Relena's words. "...someone who can carry the weight of the world on their shoulders, yet fly free like a bird. I think I've found that someone, Hilde. He just has to realize that person is inside of him."
END OF PART 2
PART THREE
"Heero," Hilde repeated.
"Really, I know that person is inside of him Hilde. Really." Tears hinted at the corners of her eyes. "I know that person is really there." Her tea sat cold and bitter in her hands. Forgotten. Just like Heero.
Heero sat still and frozen. Hilde's voice cut through his mind. "Heero?" it softly inquired. Heero caught his breath. He reached out and turned off the tape player. Was that person really inside of him?
He went over, saved his latest mission report, and closed down the screen. "…who can carry the weight of the world on their shoulders…"
Duo shook his head as he left the room. He left Heero sitting there, dumbfounded. How blind can one man be? He thought angrily. Even Wufei opened up eventually and his and Sally's relationship is flourishing. But Heero, he thought grimly, Heero's a tough little but that'll stick to his ways till the end. Just on more choice left, I guess. I'll have to visit Lady Une myself."
"Why don't you spend the night? Duo won't be home until later," Hilde offered Relena gently. The girl looked as frail as a china doll, and it was best Hilde didn't drop her.
"Thank you, Hilde. I'm afraid I must be going. I still have some work to finish up, though." She dusted past the small coffee table next to the chair where her coat was, picked it up and put it on, and made her way to the door. "Thanks for every thing, Hilde. I'll meet you again sometime next week. WE have to inspect all the Preventers' stations, so maybe we can have lunch or something."
Relena floated down the street, vaguely in the direction of the bus station. She continued walking, past the bus station, past the taxi garage, past the rental car center. She let her feet lead her as she basked in the moon's creamy light. She found herself in a dark ally. Remembering the last ball she had gone to and danced under the twinkling stars alone, she picked up her feet and played a tune in her head. She sent herself into a spinning dance, faster and faster until she was beginning to feel dizzy. She picked a slower ballroom dance, her perfectly coordinated feet following the steps smoothly. At the moment, she remembered that this was the dance in which she had danced with Heero. She lost herself in memory as she danced, not realizing somewhere in the shadow someone was watching her.