"Duo! No!" Heero landed in a heap on the floor.
"Heero, we have to go!" Quatre yelled, "they're coming for us!"
"No, we can't leave Duo," Heero said. Relena pulled him by the arm, "Heero, we have to go!"
"No, Duo!" Heero screamed. Quatre and Relena dragged him towards the door and opened it.
~~~~~~
Duo stood there patiently. Evil Heero leapt from the vent, facing him.
"Where are the others?" He asked.
Duo stood in front of the laundry vent so they couldn't see it.
"I don't know," Duo admitted. He reached into his coat, and turned the bomb on. One minute until it detonates.
I hope you guys got out in time, Duo thought.
Evil Trowa, Wufei, and Quatre jumped from the vent. They stared hard at him.
"We're going to give you a slow, painful death," Evil Heero sneered. Thirty seconds to go. Before Duo could react, Evil Heero punched him hard in the stomach. Evil Wufei grabbed him by the head and threw him into a wall. Duo spat up blood, he struggled to get up. Fifteen seconds. Evil Heero grabbed him by the collar, pulling his fist back. Evil Wufei, Trowa, and Quatre grabbed him by the arms.
"Any last words?" Evil Heero asked.
"Yeah," Duo said, grinning. Evil Heero sneered at him, Duo looked at all of them. They were close enough. Five seconds.
"Yeah, I have something to say," Duo said, smirking. Two seconds.
"Boom," Duo said as a light shone through his jacket and exploded in their faces.
"Wha-" Evil Heero was cut off as the explosion liquidated his robotic form. The others were liquidated as well. Duo was at ground zero, which meant instant evaportation.
~~~~~~~~
"Get down!" Quatre yelled. They dove on the ground as the wind hit them from the explosion. Heero shielded Relena from the flying debris. Soon, all was quiet. Heero got up, and looked at their headquarters. There was nothing left...
"No, no, no!" Heero screamed, "that IDIOT! How could he?!"
Quatre sat there, his eyes filled with tears. Relena mourned with Quatre. Heero sat here in disbelief.
"Why did he do it?" Heero asked himself as he took out the flower, the flower he's supposed to give to Hilde. He noticed there was a note attached to it. His first instinct was to open it and read it. But he respected Duo's privacy.
"What happened?" Trowa and Wufei ran towards them.
"Where they destroyed?" Wufei asked.
"Yes," Quatre answered.
"Where's Duo?" Trowa asked.
Quatre, Relena, nor Heero said a word.
"He was caught in the explosion, wasn't he?" Wufei asked.
They only nodded. Heero abruptly got up and went into his Gundam, without saying a word. Relena followed him.
"Heero, it's not your fault," Relena said.
Heero only stared.
"You don't have a ride home, do you?" Heero asked.
"No," Relena said, "don't worry, I'll find a way home."
"Are you sure?" Heero asked, "I can drop you off at your house."
Relena was about to say no, when she noticed his bullet wound.
"Okay," she said softly, "thanks."
"Get in," Heero ordered. Relena went into the cockpit with him. There was no room, so she sat on his lap. His Gundam came to life, transformed into bird mode, and flew off.
A grieving Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei returned to their Gundams and flew off also.
"Heero, you need to do something about your bullet wound," Relena said softly.
"I'll be fine," Heero said as he arrived at her mansion, he opened the door of the cockpit and let Relena out.
"Heero, come inside with me and I'll take care of that wound."
"No, I told you, I'll manage," Heero replied.
Relena sighed, "Please? At least let me thank you for saving me by tending to your injury."
Heero knew it was now futile to argue, "Fine..."
He went into the mansion with her. A happy, and very worried, Noin and Milliardo welcomed her with open arms.
"Where were you?" Milliardo demanded.
"Um," Relena started.
"She had some business to attend to," Heero interrupted. Milliardo looked up at Heero, "I see...what happened to you?"
"That is none of your concern, Zechs," Heero said.
"He's been hurt. I'm going to bring him into the medical room and clean him up," Relena said as she escorted Heero.
"Those two are perfect for each other," Noin observed. Milliardo only snorted.
"Okay, sit down over here," Relena said.
Heero obeyed and sat down, "You know, you still need a cast for your arm."
"I know," Relena said, "now take off your shirt."
Heero took of his shirt. His stomach was covered in blood. Relena got a wash cloth and began to wipe the blood away until she saw the bullet wound. There was still blood oozing out.
"You really know how to take pain, don't you?" Relena asked as she got some disinfectant. Heero said nothing. She wiped his wound with some disinfectant, and took out a pair of plyers.
"What are you doing?" Heero asked.
"I'm taking the bullet out," Relena said, smiling.
"You're not a doctor!" Heero reminded her, alarmed.
"I'll manage," Relena took out a flashlight and shone it in his bullet wound.
"There it is," Relena said, "this might sting."
She reached in with the plyers and grabbed hold of it, gently taking it out.
"Good, I got all of it," Relena smiled, pleased with herself. Heero sat there in disbelief. Relena chuckled and grabbed some bandages, bandaging his stomach.
"Thanks," Heero said softly, his eyes filled with pain.
"What is it?" Relena asked, concerned.
"Duo," Heero whispered, "it wasn't supposed to be Duo..."
Relena cocked an eyebrow.
"It was supposed to be me! I was the one that was supposed to die!"
Relena grabbed Heero by the shoulders and shook him.
"You mean you were going to get yourself killed!?" She screamed.
"I'm willing to die, just as long as I complete my missions," Heero said.
"Heero, you're crazy, do you know that? Stop mourning! Duo died and you can't bring him back! He wanted it that way, he died a hero, so be happy!"
Heero shot her a dirty glance. He got up and walked towards the door and opened it.
"You're just glad it wasn't me," he sneered and walked out.
"Heero, wait!" Relena cried. She ran out into the hallway, he disappeared. She heard a humming sound as Wing Zero flew off towards the night sky.
"Heero...I'm sorry..." Relena whispered as a tear rolled down her cheek.
~~~~~~
Hilde got up from her chair once she heard a knock at the door. She opened the door, surprised to see Heero there.
"Heero...! Um, hi," Hilde smiled, "Please come in!"
Heero walked in, how was he going to tell her?
"Heero, what's the matter? You look bummed," Hilde asked.
Heero turned towards her, he took out the flower. Hilde gasped at the flower.
"I gave that to Duo..." Hilde whispered, "where is he? Where's Duo?!"
"He wanted me to give you this," Heero said as he handed her the flower.
"No, you don't mean he's....no! He can't be! He told me it was just a minor mission! What kind of sick joke is this?!" Hilde screamed.
"I'm sorry..." Heero said softly, he turned on his heel and walked off, unable to bear the pain any longer. Heero Yuy broke down inside his Gundam.
Hilde looked at the flower, she noticed there was a note attached to it with a red string. She undid the string and opened the note up, it had Duo's hand writing on it, she began to read it:
"Hilde,
I can't explain how much it hurts to leave you like this. I promised to take you out to lunch and a movie. I'm sorry to say I can't. I have a duty as a Gundam Pilot, I saw this coming and that's why I wrote this letter to you. You were the closest friend I ever had, and you don't know how much it meant to me when you gave me that flower. It symbolizes friendship, and our friendship is something I'll always cherish. So now, I give this flower back to you. Keep it and remember me, I'll remember you, even while I'm dead. Okay, not the best sentence, how about this: 'I'll always remember you', there, much better, ne? No crying Hilde, I wanted it this way. I care so much about you and seing you cry is too much for me to bear. I'll see you when you're gone. Something to look forward to, right? I have to go, Hilde, keep the flower, it's the only thing I could give you instead of my love. Take care, Hilde. I'll be watching over you and I'll keep you safe. We'll meet again.
Love always,
Duo"
Hilde looked at the flower, and at the note.
"This is a blood drip flower. It symbolized friendship in the Native American cultures. How about we carry on the tradition?" Hilde asked as she gave him the flower. The smile on his face was priceless. "You'll always be my friend, Hilde," Duo said as he hugged her...
"Oh Duo," Hilde whispered as a tear rolled down her cheek, "You'll always be my best friend."
"Heero, we have to go!" Quatre yelled, "they're coming for us!"
"No, we can't leave Duo," Heero said. Relena pulled him by the arm, "Heero, we have to go!"
"No, Duo!" Heero screamed. Quatre and Relena dragged him towards the door and opened it.
~~~~~~
Duo stood there patiently. Evil Heero leapt from the vent, facing him.
"Where are the others?" He asked.
Duo stood in front of the laundry vent so they couldn't see it.
"I don't know," Duo admitted. He reached into his coat, and turned the bomb on. One minute until it detonates.
I hope you guys got out in time, Duo thought.
Evil Trowa, Wufei, and Quatre jumped from the vent. They stared hard at him.
"We're going to give you a slow, painful death," Evil Heero sneered. Thirty seconds to go. Before Duo could react, Evil Heero punched him hard in the stomach. Evil Wufei grabbed him by the head and threw him into a wall. Duo spat up blood, he struggled to get up. Fifteen seconds. Evil Heero grabbed him by the collar, pulling his fist back. Evil Wufei, Trowa, and Quatre grabbed him by the arms.
"Any last words?" Evil Heero asked.
"Yeah," Duo said, grinning. Evil Heero sneered at him, Duo looked at all of them. They were close enough. Five seconds.
"Yeah, I have something to say," Duo said, smirking. Two seconds.
"Boom," Duo said as a light shone through his jacket and exploded in their faces.
"Wha-" Evil Heero was cut off as the explosion liquidated his robotic form. The others were liquidated as well. Duo was at ground zero, which meant instant evaportation.
~~~~~~~~
"Get down!" Quatre yelled. They dove on the ground as the wind hit them from the explosion. Heero shielded Relena from the flying debris. Soon, all was quiet. Heero got up, and looked at their headquarters. There was nothing left...
"No, no, no!" Heero screamed, "that IDIOT! How could he?!"
Quatre sat there, his eyes filled with tears. Relena mourned with Quatre. Heero sat here in disbelief.
"Why did he do it?" Heero asked himself as he took out the flower, the flower he's supposed to give to Hilde. He noticed there was a note attached to it. His first instinct was to open it and read it. But he respected Duo's privacy.
"What happened?" Trowa and Wufei ran towards them.
"Where they destroyed?" Wufei asked.
"Yes," Quatre answered.
"Where's Duo?" Trowa asked.
Quatre, Relena, nor Heero said a word.
"He was caught in the explosion, wasn't he?" Wufei asked.
They only nodded. Heero abruptly got up and went into his Gundam, without saying a word. Relena followed him.
"Heero, it's not your fault," Relena said.
Heero only stared.
"You don't have a ride home, do you?" Heero asked.
"No," Relena said, "don't worry, I'll find a way home."
"Are you sure?" Heero asked, "I can drop you off at your house."
Relena was about to say no, when she noticed his bullet wound.
"Okay," she said softly, "thanks."
"Get in," Heero ordered. Relena went into the cockpit with him. There was no room, so she sat on his lap. His Gundam came to life, transformed into bird mode, and flew off.
A grieving Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei returned to their Gundams and flew off also.
"Heero, you need to do something about your bullet wound," Relena said softly.
"I'll be fine," Heero said as he arrived at her mansion, he opened the door of the cockpit and let Relena out.
"Heero, come inside with me and I'll take care of that wound."
"No, I told you, I'll manage," Heero replied.
Relena sighed, "Please? At least let me thank you for saving me by tending to your injury."
Heero knew it was now futile to argue, "Fine..."
He went into the mansion with her. A happy, and very worried, Noin and Milliardo welcomed her with open arms.
"Where were you?" Milliardo demanded.
"Um," Relena started.
"She had some business to attend to," Heero interrupted. Milliardo looked up at Heero, "I see...what happened to you?"
"That is none of your concern, Zechs," Heero said.
"He's been hurt. I'm going to bring him into the medical room and clean him up," Relena said as she escorted Heero.
"Those two are perfect for each other," Noin observed. Milliardo only snorted.
"Okay, sit down over here," Relena said.
Heero obeyed and sat down, "You know, you still need a cast for your arm."
"I know," Relena said, "now take off your shirt."
Heero took of his shirt. His stomach was covered in blood. Relena got a wash cloth and began to wipe the blood away until she saw the bullet wound. There was still blood oozing out.
"You really know how to take pain, don't you?" Relena asked as she got some disinfectant. Heero said nothing. She wiped his wound with some disinfectant, and took out a pair of plyers.
"What are you doing?" Heero asked.
"I'm taking the bullet out," Relena said, smiling.
"You're not a doctor!" Heero reminded her, alarmed.
"I'll manage," Relena took out a flashlight and shone it in his bullet wound.
"There it is," Relena said, "this might sting."
She reached in with the plyers and grabbed hold of it, gently taking it out.
"Good, I got all of it," Relena smiled, pleased with herself. Heero sat there in disbelief. Relena chuckled and grabbed some bandages, bandaging his stomach.
"Thanks," Heero said softly, his eyes filled with pain.
"What is it?" Relena asked, concerned.
"Duo," Heero whispered, "it wasn't supposed to be Duo..."
Relena cocked an eyebrow.
"It was supposed to be me! I was the one that was supposed to die!"
Relena grabbed Heero by the shoulders and shook him.
"You mean you were going to get yourself killed!?" She screamed.
"I'm willing to die, just as long as I complete my missions," Heero said.
"Heero, you're crazy, do you know that? Stop mourning! Duo died and you can't bring him back! He wanted it that way, he died a hero, so be happy!"
Heero shot her a dirty glance. He got up and walked towards the door and opened it.
"You're just glad it wasn't me," he sneered and walked out.
"Heero, wait!" Relena cried. She ran out into the hallway, he disappeared. She heard a humming sound as Wing Zero flew off towards the night sky.
"Heero...I'm sorry..." Relena whispered as a tear rolled down her cheek.
~~~~~~
Hilde got up from her chair once she heard a knock at the door. She opened the door, surprised to see Heero there.
"Heero...! Um, hi," Hilde smiled, "Please come in!"
Heero walked in, how was he going to tell her?
"Heero, what's the matter? You look bummed," Hilde asked.
Heero turned towards her, he took out the flower. Hilde gasped at the flower.
"I gave that to Duo..." Hilde whispered, "where is he? Where's Duo?!"
"He wanted me to give you this," Heero said as he handed her the flower.
"No, you don't mean he's....no! He can't be! He told me it was just a minor mission! What kind of sick joke is this?!" Hilde screamed.
"I'm sorry..." Heero said softly, he turned on his heel and walked off, unable to bear the pain any longer. Heero Yuy broke down inside his Gundam.
Hilde looked at the flower, she noticed there was a note attached to it with a red string. She undid the string and opened the note up, it had Duo's hand writing on it, she began to read it:
"Hilde,
I can't explain how much it hurts to leave you like this. I promised to take you out to lunch and a movie. I'm sorry to say I can't. I have a duty as a Gundam Pilot, I saw this coming and that's why I wrote this letter to you. You were the closest friend I ever had, and you don't know how much it meant to me when you gave me that flower. It symbolizes friendship, and our friendship is something I'll always cherish. So now, I give this flower back to you. Keep it and remember me, I'll remember you, even while I'm dead. Okay, not the best sentence, how about this: 'I'll always remember you', there, much better, ne? No crying Hilde, I wanted it this way. I care so much about you and seing you cry is too much for me to bear. I'll see you when you're gone. Something to look forward to, right? I have to go, Hilde, keep the flower, it's the only thing I could give you instead of my love. Take care, Hilde. I'll be watching over you and I'll keep you safe. We'll meet again.
Love always,
Duo"
Hilde looked at the flower, and at the note.
"This is a blood drip flower. It symbolized friendship in the Native American cultures. How about we carry on the tradition?" Hilde asked as she gave him the flower. The smile on his face was priceless. "You'll always be my friend, Hilde," Duo said as he hugged her...
"Oh Duo," Hilde whispered as a tear rolled down her cheek, "You'll always be my best friend."