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Family Ties
Part 2
Duo quickly piled some clothes and things into his bag. Mentally checking off points as he went along. // Gun . . . ammunition . . . first aid kit . . .// He turned as the door opened, still stuffing the items into his bag.
Heero stood there taking in his rushed packing.
"Don't go alone."
Duo paused. "How much did you hear?"
"Not much, but I'd know a lot more if you told me what's going on."
Duo moved to sit on his bed, fingering the end of his braid. Heero had changed a lot in the four years after the war he never would have cared, or shown that he cared anyway, about his team's welfare before.
"It was. . . a guy I knew when I was little. He's . . . been trying to track me down. He wants my gundam schematics."
"Why would you give him those?"
"He has a hostage . . . my twin brother Justin."
Heero took this revelation in stride. He moved over to sit at the chair next to the desk, giving his full attention to his partner.
"He's going to trade your brother for the schematics?"
"Ya. I'm supposed to meet him at the L2 colony."
"Do you know what the hostage's condition is?"
"Broken leg. Probably nothing more serious for a while at least. I doubt he'll stay that way for long though.
//He's still not telling me something. Damn it, the war is over! Why won't he stop dodging our questions.//
"I'll go with you."
//I don't want him involved in this. But . . . I need help. It's sure to be a double cross. There is no way he'd let me leave with Justin. Besides if he knows I was the Gundam pilot of the Deathscythe, he should know then that I won't give up those schematics without a fight. We worked too hard to get rid of all the Mobile Suits for them to come back now that we have finally attained peace.// "Fine, but we have to be careful. He's bound to be watching me."
"Agreed." Heero left to prepare his own supplies. He was glad Duo had agreed to his coming along. Not that Duo's refusal would have stopped him. It was just easier to keep an eye on him this way.
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They quickly tracked down a shuttle heading for the right colony. They then slipped out of the safehouse telling the others only that there was something they had to do on Duo's home colony and they would only be gone a few days.
~ ~ ~
"Thanks Heero." Duo said as he leaned back to catch up on some sleep before they arrived at their destination.
"What for?"
"For backing me up. I'd probably of bungled the job without my favorite partner to back me up." Duo's voice was playful as he waited expectantly for Heero's response.
"Hn."
Duo put his thoughts of Heero out of his mind as he drifted of to sleep. But his mind easily found other notions to fill his dreams. Visions of running children being chased by blood stained hands filled his mind.
TBC
I know that was a really short chapter and it didn't tell you any more. But dang it I'm not creative on vacation. My best ideas come from sitting in science banging my head against my desk!
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