Hi all! This is
my second 2+3 fic because I'm sooo in love with the Duo/Trowa combo! Please review
for me! I always love to hear from all of you, no matter what you have to say! Thanks!
Nikki :-P
Name:
Carnival Night
Couples: 2+3
Time: Episode
36 though I rewrote a bit (understatement)
Rating: PG
Warning:
Shounen-ai, curses
Key:
*Thought*
~(-Point of
View-)~
~Time~
Disclaimer:
I don't own Gundam
Wing or any of its characters. Don't sue me please. I'm poor.
Carnival Night
~I~ Chapter One ~I~
~Episode 36-ish~
~(-Hilde-)~
I'm
sitting on the couch, flipping through the channels on TV and trying to ignore
the unusual silence. Usually, between Duo and me the house is pretty loud,
music blasting so loud the neighbors would complain. Right now I wouldn't mind
hearing Mrs. McNeil's complaints, it would be something, this is driving me insane!
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Duo's
just looking off into the distance, staring out the window as if nothing was
wrong, or everything was wrong...I can never be sure with him. I sigh and tap
him on the shoulder. He blinks and turns to me.
"Sorry
Hil', did ya say somthin'?" he asks.
I
sigh. "No, not a thing. Are you okay?
You've been staring out that window for an hour now! What's wrong?"
Duo
shook his head and slapped on his signature smile.
"Nothin'!"
He says. "You're over-exaggerating, it hasn't been an hour. I was
just...Thinking"
"About
what?" I ask, sitting next to him.
He
shrugs and turns back to the window.
"Nothin'
much" he says. But his smile fades. "...Ian..."
I
pull his head to my shoulder and he sighs.
"What
happened with Ian?" I ask softly.
"Well
for one, he's cheating bastard" Duo says.
"I'm
sorry," I say, it's all I can think to say.
Ian
and Duo had been dating for the little time we've lived here. Duo found me
after he escaped from the Lunar Base. We've been running a small repair
business since. Ian was a customer that Duo fell madly in love with. Naturally I hated the guy. Duo was my best
friend, seeing him with a jerk like Ian was just tore my heart in two.
"That's
all right," Duo breathes. "He was an ass hole, wasn't he Hilde?"
"Yeah.
I'm sorry I was right"
Duo
chuckles bitterly. "You're always right...Well, about guys anyway"
I
pull on his braid lightly. "Hey!"
He
laughs again, though this time it didn't have the bitter tinge.
"Well"
He says. "At least I found out early on, unlike some of my last boyfriends..."
"Do
me a favor?" I ask.
"Hmm?"
"Ask
me next time, I'm good at those kinda things," I say.
"Yeah,
I'm so incapable of picking good guys"
"Obviously"
Duo
sits up and hits me in the back of the head.
"It's
true," I say, rubbing the sore spot.
"You
don't have to say so" Duo mumbles, looking back to the window.
*Bad
move Hilde! Bad, bad move*
"Hey!"
I say brightly. "Let's get out'a here! I think I heard something about a circus
being in town, let's go check it out!"
Duo
looks back to me.
"I
don't know Hil', I'm not really feelin' up to it" he says.
"Aw
come on Duo" I say, ruffling his bangs. "It'll be fun! Besides, you need to get
out, get some fresh air! I promise-" I put my hand on my heart. "-If you don't
have fun, we'll leave. We can come back here and watch depressing movies and
eat ice cream. 'Kay?"
Duo
sighs.
"Yeah
all right" He says. "But remember you promised me ice cream"
I
smile. "Pinky?" I hold out my pinky finger.
"Pinky"
he hooked his pinky around mine.
~(-Hilde-)~
"You're
losing" Duo says in a singsong voice as we step off of the roller coaster.
"Come
on Duo!" I say. "That was fun! It's the biggest ride here!"
We've
been all over the circus. Rides, games, food, nothing seemed to work.
Duo
yawns.
"Fine"
I say. "Forget about rides. How about a show? Yeah! I bet there's one starting
soon, it's almost seven. Come on!" I grab his wrist and drag him to the tent in
the middle of the circus.
I'm
gonna make him have fun or die trying...
My
words "prepared to die at any time" are coming back to haunt me...
~(-Duo-)~
We
shuffle into the crowded circus tent.
"It
smells in here," I mumble to Hilde.
Sweaty
people, animals and old food...
"Hush!
This'll be fun!" she hisses back.
I mumble
again and sit in down. A few moments later the lights go dim and a spotlight
turns on in the middle of the ring.
The
Ring Leader -at least I guess he is, he's wearing the funny clothes- stood in
the light. "Ladies and Gentlemen..."
*Yeah...whatever...*
The
show went on like any normal circus, clowns and elephants and stuff. It would
have been okay -maybe- but my mind kept wandering...
*...."He's
a really great guy, you two would get along"...damn you Ian! He's exactly like
me! Just blond...and a ditz...and I bet-*
"And
now one of the stars of our show..." The ringleader said, though I only barely
heard. The crowed erupted in applause as a tall clown leapt from the curtain.
"Trowa Barton!"
I
immediately snap out from my troubled thoughts at the name.
*Trowa?*
I
look down to the tall clown as he leapt on lions' backs, flipped, and did a
number of things I didn't think possible. The crowed is going wild. They love
him, who wouldn't? The guy was amazing!
"Whoa!"
Hilde exclaims. "Look!" she points as he jumps into the air and does a few
turns before landing on one hand, he quickly flips backward and lands
perfectly. He bows before turning to the curtain.
The
crowed is cheering so loudly that Hilde's covering her ears. I'm too shocked to
cover my own.
*Trowa's
here? What happened to Heero? And Quatre? Trowa's here!*
I
get up from my seat and run towards the exit, weaving between people. Hilde is
calling after me but I ignore her.
*Another
Gundam pilot, someone to talk to. I can find out about the others, try to
figure out what to do next...* the relief of finding one of the others drove
away all thoughts about ex-boyfriends and stinking circus customers. Finally
someone who understood...
I'm
running to the back where I saw Trowa disappear to, ignoring the people telling
me I couldn't come back here. I can see him putting away his costume as I run
up.
"Trowa!"
I yell, running up and grabbing his shoulders.
He
looks at me blankly.
"Do
I know you?" he asks.
I
laugh. "Do you know me? Of course you know me! What's wrong with you! It's Duo!
Remember? Pilot 02? Gundams? You freakin' locked me in a cell for a weeks!
Okay, maybe not weeks, but it sure as hell felt like it!"
He
blinks.
"I-I'm
sorry...I don't remember..." he says sadly.
"Wh-what
do ya mean? Y-your kiddin' me right?" I ask shakily. "It's me, Duo. Come on you
have to remember!" I shake him a
little on my last words.
The
curtain opens but I don't pay attention until someone yells: "what are you
doing?!"
I
turn to see a girl, not much older then me, holding up the tent flap. She
rushes over and hugs Trowa's shoulders, pushing me away in the process.
"Can't
you see you're hurting him?!" She yells at me.
I
shake my head to clear my thoughts.
"What
happened Tro'? What's wrong?" I ask Trowa, ignoring the girl.
"Nothing's
wrong!" The girl says. "Everything's fine now! Trowa's back where he belongs.
Get out of here! Leave us alone!"
"Trowa..."
I lift my hand slightly but drop it.
Trowa
is still staring at me blankly, no recognition what so ever.
"Just
go" the girl whispers.
I
turn and lift up the outer tent flap, taking one glance back at Trowa before
leaving.
~(-Hilde-)~
I'm
watching Duo stare at the window again. This time he assures me it's not about
Ian, though he won't tell me what's wrong.
"You
wanna to play cards?" I ask hopefully.
"No
thanks" he says, not turning from the window. I sigh and give up, turning back
to the TV, but not really watching it at all.
*At
least I tried*
~(-Duo-)~
*He
doesn't remember anything. Me, the others, the Gundams for Christ's sake! How
could this happen?*
"Is
this about that guy?" I forgot that Hilde was even there.
I
look away from the window. She's watching me, her brow creased with worry. I
sigh.
"Yeah.
I just can't believe he doesn't remember. I don't even know what happened. What
if Heero and Quatre are the same way? I don't know where Wufei is...It's
depressing to think that I could be at this alone..."
"Duo..."
Her
eyes are huge. She so looks frightened! Oh god, I'm scaring her!
*You're
supposed to be the optimistic one, remember?*
I
smile and laugh.
"Hey!"
I say cheerfully. "It's alright, right? I got you! And Deathscythe! It'll be
all right!"
She
smiles back. "Yeah! It's not hopeless!"
"Right"
I nod.
I
look back to the window for a moment, making up my mind.
"I'm
goin' out" I announce, standing up.
"Where
to?" Hilde asks, standing up as well. "You want me to come too?"
I
shake my head. "Just out for a while. I need you to stay here and hold up the
fort"
She
smiles and salutes. I return it with a big goofy grin.
"Sir!"
she says.
I
march out the door. As it closes behind me I drop the act.
"Naw"
I whisper. "Me, Hilde and one Gundam against the earth and colonies, that's not helpless"
~End of Chapter One~
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Named after the great Scott McNeil! Though Mrs. McNeil is an old
woman...oh well...
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are loved! Please tell me what you think! I hope you liked this!
Nikki :-P