Untold Secrets…The Pilot's Story
Part 1
Heero picked up his briefcase and kissed his wife goodbye. He walked out to the car and sat inside. Heero watched as his two children hugged their pregnant mother. Odin kissed his mother's cheek and Sara gave her mother a great big hug. Sara and Odin were fraternal twins so they did not look alike. Odin looked like his father and Sara looked like her mother. Heero was in no hurry to go. He didn't want to leave his children at a boarding school any more that his wife had. But that was what was decided would be the best thing for the twins. Odin climbed into the front seat and Sara sat in the back. Heero put the car into gear and pulled out of the driveway. Sara waved at her mother until she could no longer see her. The ride to the shuttle port that would take them to one of the L1 colonies would be a slightly long one.
Relena drove Ami to the airport that would take her to space. Relena hoped that she was doing the right thing for her daughter. Relena was busy being a Vice Foreign Minister and she felt that Ami would do better in a boarding school, Relena remembered how much she loved space when she was her age. She would go on trips with her father…but Ami had no father. Or rather the father had run away. Relena helped Ami carry her bags through the airport and hugged her as she was about to board. Ami still said nothing, as usual and didn't glace back as she walked toward the plane. Relena got tears in her eyes as she watched her daughter walk away…just like someone else she knew. And it didn't help matters any that she looked just like him.
Quatre knocked on Amanda's door. "Come in." She answered. Quatre slowly opened the door to find Amanda standing in the middle of her room with a wishful look on her face. Amanda knew her father was there but still she stood. Finally she sighed and turned to her father. "Are you ready?" Quatre asked. Amanda nodded and picked up her backpack. Quatre had already made sure that everything had gotten put in the car and Rasid stood ready to drive the two to the shuttle port. Quatre was glad that he had decided to come with his daughter just to get her settled. He would stay for a couple of days and then if everything worked out he would leave and visit often. Amanda didn't want to go to the boarding school but she trusted that her father knew what was best for her.
"Are you sure you're going to be fine?" Duo asked Hilde for the hundredth time. "I just found out! I'm not going to have the baby while you're gone you're only going to be gone for a couple of days I'll be fine! I promise I won't have the baby for 9 months okay?" Duo nodded as he out his arms around his wife's waist. "I know but I just worry." Duo said. Hilde playfully punched Duo. " Well you better start worrying about your son and get him to the shuttle port or both of you are going to miss the shuttle." Hilde said picking up one of the bags waiting to go out to the car. "Oh let me get that!" Duo said taking the bag from Hilde. "You might hurt yourself." Hilde rolled her eyes as she called her son to the car. "I'm fine!" She said as Duo jr. came out of the house. Duo jr. jumped into the car and waited for his father to get in. after Dou had gotten in Hilde waited for something. "Aren't you forgetting something?" She asked her husband and son. Duo got out of the car and kissed his wife while Duo jr. held out his hand for money. "I need 5 bucks!" He said to his mother. " I meant a hug you big goof!" Hilde said hugging her son. Duo jr. smiled and hugged his mother. After getting back into the car Duo jr. rolled down his window and yelled to his mom. "And don't be surprised if I come back with a braid!" He said. Hilde's eyes got very big. "Don't you dare let my son get a braid!" She yelled pointing at Duo who was pulling out. Duo just smiled and waved. Hilde got very mad and stormed into the house yelling. Duo laughed as he pulled down the street. "So are you going to let me get a braid?" Duo jr. asked. "No! of course not!" Duo said. "I was just teasing your mother. You can't have a braid!" "But you have one!" Duo jr. said. "My braid is special!" Duo said. Duo jr. started to say something else but Duo raised his chin and looked at Duo jr. through the side of his eyes signaling the end of the conversation.
Mark and David waited in the car for their father. Wufei kissed his wife and hugged Meiran no doubt promising to bring her back something special. Sally shooed Wufei out to the car and kissed him one last time through the car window that was rolled down and told him to hurry back because the baby could came at any moment. Mark watched silent as usual as his family faded from view. Wufei glanced over at his son and knew what he was thinking. "It's the honor…" Wufei thought. Mark was somewhat disappointed in his father. Here his mother was pregnant and Wufei was accompanying Mark and David to the boarding school! Mark had told his father many times that he should say with Sally. But Wufei, always stubborn insisted on coming. Mark knew that his mother didn't mind but still he worried. He wished his father would worry more…what Mark didn't know was that his father did worry…much more than anyone else.
Trowa kissed Katie goodbye and promised to play with her when he got home. Katie hugged her doll as she watched her mother give last minute instructions to her uncle Trowa. "Now don't forget! I want you to call me as soon as you get there okay?" Cathrine said following her brother around the kitchen. Trowa nodded and motioned for his nephew to get up off the chair that he was slouching in. "Can I drive Uncle Trowa?" Trey asked in a deep voice for a 15 year-old. "No! Of course not!" Cathrine said turning sideways to cross the small space between the chair and the table…being 6 months pregnant didn't help with space any! Cathrine caught up to her brother just as he was picking up the keys from the counter. "Don't you let him drive!" Cathrine said putting a hand on the arm of her brother. Trowa didn't say anything as he picked up the keys to the car. Cathrine hugged her son goodbye and made him promise not to get into trouble. "I promise!" Trey said following his uncle out into the garage. Cathrine stood at the door for a moment with Katie at her side. "Bye Uncle Trowa!" Katie yelled as Trowa and her brother got into Cathrine's car. Cathrine closed the door and Trowa just at in the car and looked at his nephew. Silently the two shared a secret and they out got out of the car and headed over to Trowa's motorcycle. But on the way Trowa did something unexpected. Trowa threw the keys to Trey and told him to drive. Trey lifted an eyebrow. "Come on! You're 15 you can drive!" Trowa said. Trey smiled that winning smile that made him popular among the girls at his old school. Trowa and Trey hopped on the motorcycle and just as they sped off Cathrine opened the door and started yelling after them. Trowa just smiled and urged Trey to keep going. To Be Continued…