Disclaimers: We don't own anyone in here except the evil
stepmother from hell * ahem, ahem *, Lila Wellington and no
one else.So don't sue us.We're just poor highschool students who
play with bishounen and ( some ) bishoujo
" Saga of the rebels~part 3 "
by: Whyt~wing and Digi~kid
Mimi settled Duo down on his bed, a not-so-comfortable mattress,
which made him wince when he lay down. " Ow! I think I hurt my
back from that rolling on the floor scenario ... Itai! " He moaned in
pain when Mimi touched his back lightly. " Ooops .. Gomen ..." Mimi
whispered apologetically as she fixed the pillows for Duo to lie
on.She took the small piece of cloth from the basin and squezzed
the excess water off before cleaning Duo's still bleeding lower lip.
Mimi returned the cloth on the basin which was now tainted with
red from Duo's cleaned blood.She smiled down at her brother, who
didn't smile back.Her smile quickly faded and she patted Duo's
shoulder.
" What's wrong, otouto~kun? "
Duo looked up at her with sad, violet eyes. " I'm sorry, oneesan."
Mimi stared at him, surprised. " What for? "
" For making you suffer with my stubborness.Maybe I shouldn't
have provoked Lila.She is our mother, afterall.I mean, she's
supposed to hate me & only me.But she hates you too.And it's all
because of me! I'm just a stupid---"
Mimi stood up and looked at Duo straight in the eye." No, you're
not! You're not stupid! You're not stubborn, either! But you're
making yourself seem stubborn because I told you many times that
you shouldn't say sorry and we go through this together, do you
hear me?!?!?! " She slumped down on her knees with a ' thud ' and
looked up at Duo with glistening brown eyes.
" We go through this together."
That was her last sentence before tears finally fell from her eyes.
Duo stood up and joined Mimi on the floor, kneeling next to her
sobbing form.He took his sister in his arms and leaned on the edge
of the bed.He rested his chin on Mimi's head and stroked her hair. "
Ssshh ... I'm sorry, neesan.I forgot that we go through this
together.It's alright ...You held me .. when I cried, so now I'll hold
you when you're crying."
Mimi's cries came to a sudden halt and she leaned into the embrace
before falling asleep.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mimi woke up to the startling howl of an owl outside and the
realization that the warmth which held her was now gone.She
blinked before adjusting her eyes to the strangely comforting
darkness.She could make out a distorted figure resting on the
windowsill.
" I have something to ask you."
Mimi squinted her eyes to focus on her brother. " H~hai.What is it?
"
" Do you want to go away? "
Mimi blinked in confusion before standing up and going over to the
windowsill to stand just behind his brother.She put both of her
hands on her brother's shoulders.Her eyes went towards the
direction Duo was staring at.She gaped in awe at the field of
glowing stars. " Go away from what? "
" From here. "
Mimi looked down at Duo and gasped. " I do want to ... but there
are alot of risks, Duo."
" Like what? "
She sighed. " Well, for one thing we're both too young.Both of us
don't go outside of this mansion very often so we don't know too
much about the life outside.If we apply for jobs, they won't accept
us because of our inexperience.We're going to be like babies born
into a whole new world and atmosphere."
Duo giggled. " It's going to be hard, I know.But don't you miss being
free? "
Duo's last sentence struck Mimi like a bolt of lightning. " I do ... I
miss our .. freedom."
" Then would you come with me if I say that I want to go away
tonight? "
Mimi frowned. " What time is it? "
" Almost midnight.Why? "
" Do I have a choice? I guess I'll go with you too.I mean, we go
through this together, ne? "
Suddenly, Duo jumped up and hugged the taller girl. " Of course, we
do.C'mon, let's get dressed and we're outta here! Freedom, here
we come! " He beamed giddily and practically ran to his and
Mimi's closet, rummaging through his various clothing.He pulled out
his favorite: a white sweatshirt and his black priest~like outfit with
matching black boots.
Mimi can't help but laugh at her brother's giddiness.She walked over
to the closet and rummaged through her own clothes.She found a
white shirt with an imprinted gold star on the middle, a dark green
skirt that reached a few inches below the knees and matching
white boots.She tied her hair in a high ponytail while she helped
Duo braid his hair.
" We can't afford to bring other clothes, Duo."
" Well, I guess we just have to take care of the ones we have, ne?
"
Duo reached for a drawer and pulled out a golden cross.He carefully
settled it on his neck while Mimi threw him a questioning '
I've-never-seen-that-where-did-you-get-it ' look.
" I always hid this underneath my shirt, so you never saw it.Mother
gave it to me before she died.This brings back so many memories I
don't want to remember.I never wore it in fear that I might grieve
again. " His voice was saddened and he could feel his eyes getting
teary.But he refused to cry.He promised himself eversince Mimi
cried because of him.In a flash, his teary~eyed state was gone as
he thought of his sister.
Mimi sighed and nodded in sympathy and understanding.She
carefully tapped his shoulder. " It's dangerous going out at night
like this ... do you suppose we could bring even just a little knife or
something? "
Duo held the hand at his shoulder. " I suppose we could.It can be
our only line of defense.We can't use guns because we'll soon run
out of bullets.Our bodies are a way of defending ourselves too."
Mimi grinned at him. " Our bodies? ... "
Duo elbowed her in the ribs. " Not that kind of defense, you
hentai.I meant our fists. "
; Immediately realizing her train of thought.Mimi just chuckled. " I
know ... and I'm not a hentai.I'm just kidding. " Duo rolled his eyes
in reply.
" Let's just go before she wakes up, ok? "
" I just hope we know what we're doing. " Mimi looked at Duo, her
face suddenly an expression of worry.Duo, sensing this, gave his
sister a quick hug before murmuring
" We'll be fine ... " He took one last look at their room before bolting
out of the door, going ahead of Mimi.
Mimi clutched her fist directly at her heart before going after him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After grabbing each of them identical knives ( and Mimi listening to
Duo whisper his rants on how daggers would have been much
cooler ...) and a rock~climbing rope complete with the hook for
their escape routine, they finally decided that it was every material
thing they needed.
They tiptoed their way down the stairs from the huge mansion with
Duo leading the way.They reached the garden where the mansion's
huge gate stood.They didn't manage to find the key so their only
option was to climb over the gigantic, gray and vine-covered
wall.Duo reached for the thick rope and spun it around and around
like a cowboy would before focusing it on the other side of the
wall, looking as though he could see through it.
Mimi could her crickets chirping and she began to get nervous. "
Duo, hurry up! " She whispered frantically.
The faint sound of gravel chipping perked her ears up.
Duo nodded at Mimi. " I've got it.You wanna go first? "
Mimi bit her lip before shaking her head.Duo shrugged in return. "
Ok, guess I have to go now."
Mimi watched in anxiety as Duo's hands held onto the rope and
began to climb, step by step.Slowly but surely.He finally reached
the very top of the wall and for 10 horrible seconds, Mimi thought
he was going to jump all the way down.Suddenly---
He jumped.
Mimi refrained herself from screaming out loud, carefully reminding
herself that this is an escape plan.No shouting allowed.She held her
breath when she heard the raather loud ' Oof! ' coming from the
other side of the wall.
She slowly asked hesitantly. " Duo, are you alright? "
Meanwhile, on the other side of the said wall, Duo checked himself
first for any bruises or small wounds before answering Mimi's
question. " Uhhh ... yeah, I'm fine ... I think." He heard Mimi sigh
loudly in relief. " Can you make it down here or do I have to come
back and carry you? "
Mimi bit her lower lip yet again. " I think I can manage.Wait for me."
She approached the waiting rope and thankfully managed her feet
to climb the stone wall very carefully.A bead of cold sweat fell from
her face and she winced lightly as her arm passed over the rough
gravel.She managed to make it to the top and she looked down to
see Duo's smiling face, waving at her.
She wasn't able to smile back however as she realized that it was
a long way down.And if she jumped she would surely break a leg. "
Duo ... I can't do it ... "
Duo couldn't help but roll his eyes. " She carried me before, why is
she afraid now? "
he thought to himself but replied anyway. " Jump down and I'll
catch you. "
Mimi stared down in horror. " What?!?! "
" Oh, come on ... it ain't that bad ... And don't yell." He smirked in
satisfaction as he saw Mimi nod once. " Alright ... here goes ... "
She threw herself in the air and closed her eyes.She opened them
when she felt warmth envelop her and glanced at a widely smiling
Duo. " Y-you c-can put me down now."
Duo quickly deposited his sister and left her to stand up.She
brushed away the dirt from her arms and clothes and looked at Duo
worriedly. " Suddenly ... I'm not so sure about this anymore ... "
Duo glared at her and held her wrist. " We can't give up now.This
might be our only chance to gain freedom.You can't---We
can't---back out now."
Mimi stared back guiltily and bowed her head low. " I'm sorry, it's
just the fact that I'm not sure if we're going to survive this.No
money, no other clothes, no---"
" You have to believe in us! You have to believe that we can do
this! "Mimi let those words go through her heart and she realized ...
that her brother was the most important person in her life.As long
as they were together, they'd both survive.Mimi wasn't in the mood
for words now.So she reversed their hands so that she was the
one now holding Duo's wrist.
Ignoring the rather obvious " Hey!!! ", she pulled his wrist and
together, they ran through the forest.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They'd been running for almost 3 hours now.And they were both
sure that they were very far away from the Tachikawa mansion
now.Mimi panted and gasped for breath.She slowed down and as
she did, so did Duo.
She leaned against an also very tired Duo and they both fell down.
" I ... I ... can't run anymore ... Duo ... tired ... " She gasped again
and the sound of Duo's heartbeat lulled her to sleep.Duo looked
down at the sweat~drenched face of his sister and sighed. " Can't
... give up ... now ... must ... run some ... more."
He decided that he still had the energy to both carry Mimi and run
some more.He slowly stood up and wiped his own sweat~covered
forehead.They were almost at the city and only a few kilometers
until they reach it.He was really determined to free Mimi and himself
from their past.
Duo picked Mimi's limp form up and with 3 final breaths, ran as fast
as he could manage to their waiting freedom, reminding himself that
together, they can do this.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Heero groaned as Yamato sang another bawdy, horrible and
off~key song.They had both gone to their favorite bar and Yamato
got as drunk as his stomach can take, also persistently forcing
Heero to drink different vodkas and martinis.Heero usually got drunk
with him too, but tonight he declined the tempting offer.As a
result:
" Che ... some Friday night.I get stuck carrying my best friend.Who
happens to be as drunk as hell.And now, I'm driving his car at 4:00
in the morning with the fear of having some accident because of
his terrible, terrible singing!!! "
And just after the word ' singing ' he put the car to sudden halt.He
peeked behind the steering wheel and snarled at the person stupid
enough to cross the street without looking first.He got even more
pissed when the said person made no move to get away even when
he honked the horn several times.He got out of the car, pushing
the car door roughly and taking one last look at Yamato, who was
now thankfully dozing off in the backseat, he approached the
person with his patented ' omae-o-korosu ' death glare.
He squinted his eyes and forced it to look through the darkness. "
Didn't notice that she ... or he is carrying somebody ... " was the
last thing he murmured before cursing in a very colorful language.
" You! What the fuck do you think you're doing, asshole?!?! Didn't
you see the goddamned car---" he paused to point at the red car.
" ---How stupid can a person get? Look, if you don't know how to
look before crossing the street, then if I didn't stop you might have
been a pile of shit on the ground!!! "
To his surprise, the person with the seemingly long braid trailing
behind his back---wait a minute ... a dark chestnut braid?! ... "
Where did I see this before? " his thoughts were interrupted with a
rough answer.
Duo narrowed his eyes at the stranger. " Look jackass, my sister
here is as exhausted like freakin' shit and I don't care if I get hurt
as long as she doesn't.And I don't care about your bloody car
either.If you want to hit me, fine! Why did you stop anyway? So
that you and boyfriend could fuck in the middle of the street?!?! "
his eyes glanced at a sleeping Yamato, oblivious to the fact that
he was sleeping.Mimi stirred in her sleep and Duo clutched her
closer.
Mumbling ' bastard ', Duo spit at Heero's face and took off.
After that, Heero was too shocked to move.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Minna, bad news.We have to post another chapter every week.So
that means you all have one week for part 4.We owe it to
schoolwork and exams to cope up with.Anyway, see you next
week!
stepmother from hell * ahem, ahem *, Lila Wellington and no
one else.So don't sue us.We're just poor highschool students who
play with bishounen and ( some ) bishoujo
" Saga of the rebels~part 3 "
by: Whyt~wing and Digi~kid
Mimi settled Duo down on his bed, a not-so-comfortable mattress,
which made him wince when he lay down. " Ow! I think I hurt my
back from that rolling on the floor scenario ... Itai! " He moaned in
pain when Mimi touched his back lightly. " Ooops .. Gomen ..." Mimi
whispered apologetically as she fixed the pillows for Duo to lie
on.She took the small piece of cloth from the basin and squezzed
the excess water off before cleaning Duo's still bleeding lower lip.
Mimi returned the cloth on the basin which was now tainted with
red from Duo's cleaned blood.She smiled down at her brother, who
didn't smile back.Her smile quickly faded and she patted Duo's
shoulder.
" What's wrong, otouto~kun? "
Duo looked up at her with sad, violet eyes. " I'm sorry, oneesan."
Mimi stared at him, surprised. " What for? "
" For making you suffer with my stubborness.Maybe I shouldn't
have provoked Lila.She is our mother, afterall.I mean, she's
supposed to hate me & only me.But she hates you too.And it's all
because of me! I'm just a stupid---"
Mimi stood up and looked at Duo straight in the eye." No, you're
not! You're not stupid! You're not stubborn, either! But you're
making yourself seem stubborn because I told you many times that
you shouldn't say sorry and we go through this together, do you
hear me?!?!?! " She slumped down on her knees with a ' thud ' and
looked up at Duo with glistening brown eyes.
" We go through this together."
That was her last sentence before tears finally fell from her eyes.
Duo stood up and joined Mimi on the floor, kneeling next to her
sobbing form.He took his sister in his arms and leaned on the edge
of the bed.He rested his chin on Mimi's head and stroked her hair. "
Ssshh ... I'm sorry, neesan.I forgot that we go through this
together.It's alright ...You held me .. when I cried, so now I'll hold
you when you're crying."
Mimi's cries came to a sudden halt and she leaned into the embrace
before falling asleep.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mimi woke up to the startling howl of an owl outside and the
realization that the warmth which held her was now gone.She
blinked before adjusting her eyes to the strangely comforting
darkness.She could make out a distorted figure resting on the
windowsill.
" I have something to ask you."
Mimi squinted her eyes to focus on her brother. " H~hai.What is it?
"
" Do you want to go away? "
Mimi blinked in confusion before standing up and going over to the
windowsill to stand just behind his brother.She put both of her
hands on her brother's shoulders.Her eyes went towards the
direction Duo was staring at.She gaped in awe at the field of
glowing stars. " Go away from what? "
" From here. "
Mimi looked down at Duo and gasped. " I do want to ... but there
are alot of risks, Duo."
" Like what? "
She sighed. " Well, for one thing we're both too young.Both of us
don't go outside of this mansion very often so we don't know too
much about the life outside.If we apply for jobs, they won't accept
us because of our inexperience.We're going to be like babies born
into a whole new world and atmosphere."
Duo giggled. " It's going to be hard, I know.But don't you miss being
free? "
Duo's last sentence struck Mimi like a bolt of lightning. " I do ... I
miss our .. freedom."
" Then would you come with me if I say that I want to go away
tonight? "
Mimi frowned. " What time is it? "
" Almost midnight.Why? "
" Do I have a choice? I guess I'll go with you too.I mean, we go
through this together, ne? "
Suddenly, Duo jumped up and hugged the taller girl. " Of course, we
do.C'mon, let's get dressed and we're outta here! Freedom, here
we come! " He beamed giddily and practically ran to his and
Mimi's closet, rummaging through his various clothing.He pulled out
his favorite: a white sweatshirt and his black priest~like outfit with
matching black boots.
Mimi can't help but laugh at her brother's giddiness.She walked over
to the closet and rummaged through her own clothes.She found a
white shirt with an imprinted gold star on the middle, a dark green
skirt that reached a few inches below the knees and matching
white boots.She tied her hair in a high ponytail while she helped
Duo braid his hair.
" We can't afford to bring other clothes, Duo."
" Well, I guess we just have to take care of the ones we have, ne?
"
Duo reached for a drawer and pulled out a golden cross.He carefully
settled it on his neck while Mimi threw him a questioning '
I've-never-seen-that-where-did-you-get-it ' look.
" I always hid this underneath my shirt, so you never saw it.Mother
gave it to me before she died.This brings back so many memories I
don't want to remember.I never wore it in fear that I might grieve
again. " His voice was saddened and he could feel his eyes getting
teary.But he refused to cry.He promised himself eversince Mimi
cried because of him.In a flash, his teary~eyed state was gone as
he thought of his sister.
Mimi sighed and nodded in sympathy and understanding.She
carefully tapped his shoulder. " It's dangerous going out at night
like this ... do you suppose we could bring even just a little knife or
something? "
Duo held the hand at his shoulder. " I suppose we could.It can be
our only line of defense.We can't use guns because we'll soon run
out of bullets.Our bodies are a way of defending ourselves too."
Mimi grinned at him. " Our bodies? ... "
Duo elbowed her in the ribs. " Not that kind of defense, you
hentai.I meant our fists. "
; Immediately realizing her train of thought.Mimi just chuckled. " I
know ... and I'm not a hentai.I'm just kidding. " Duo rolled his eyes
in reply.
" Let's just go before she wakes up, ok? "
" I just hope we know what we're doing. " Mimi looked at Duo, her
face suddenly an expression of worry.Duo, sensing this, gave his
sister a quick hug before murmuring
" We'll be fine ... " He took one last look at their room before bolting
out of the door, going ahead of Mimi.
Mimi clutched her fist directly at her heart before going after him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After grabbing each of them identical knives ( and Mimi listening to
Duo whisper his rants on how daggers would have been much
cooler ...) and a rock~climbing rope complete with the hook for
their escape routine, they finally decided that it was every material
thing they needed.
They tiptoed their way down the stairs from the huge mansion with
Duo leading the way.They reached the garden where the mansion's
huge gate stood.They didn't manage to find the key so their only
option was to climb over the gigantic, gray and vine-covered
wall.Duo reached for the thick rope and spun it around and around
like a cowboy would before focusing it on the other side of the
wall, looking as though he could see through it.
Mimi could her crickets chirping and she began to get nervous. "
Duo, hurry up! " She whispered frantically.
The faint sound of gravel chipping perked her ears up.
Duo nodded at Mimi. " I've got it.You wanna go first? "
Mimi bit her lip before shaking her head.Duo shrugged in return. "
Ok, guess I have to go now."
Mimi watched in anxiety as Duo's hands held onto the rope and
began to climb, step by step.Slowly but surely.He finally reached
the very top of the wall and for 10 horrible seconds, Mimi thought
he was going to jump all the way down.Suddenly---
He jumped.
Mimi refrained herself from screaming out loud, carefully reminding
herself that this is an escape plan.No shouting allowed.She held her
breath when she heard the raather loud ' Oof! ' coming from the
other side of the wall.
She slowly asked hesitantly. " Duo, are you alright? "
Meanwhile, on the other side of the said wall, Duo checked himself
first for any bruises or small wounds before answering Mimi's
question. " Uhhh ... yeah, I'm fine ... I think." He heard Mimi sigh
loudly in relief. " Can you make it down here or do I have to come
back and carry you? "
Mimi bit her lower lip yet again. " I think I can manage.Wait for me."
She approached the waiting rope and thankfully managed her feet
to climb the stone wall very carefully.A bead of cold sweat fell from
her face and she winced lightly as her arm passed over the rough
gravel.She managed to make it to the top and she looked down to
see Duo's smiling face, waving at her.
She wasn't able to smile back however as she realized that it was
a long way down.And if she jumped she would surely break a leg. "
Duo ... I can't do it ... "
Duo couldn't help but roll his eyes. " She carried me before, why is
she afraid now? "
he thought to himself but replied anyway. " Jump down and I'll
catch you. "
Mimi stared down in horror. " What?!?! "
" Oh, come on ... it ain't that bad ... And don't yell." He smirked in
satisfaction as he saw Mimi nod once. " Alright ... here goes ... "
She threw herself in the air and closed her eyes.She opened them
when she felt warmth envelop her and glanced at a widely smiling
Duo. " Y-you c-can put me down now."
Duo quickly deposited his sister and left her to stand up.She
brushed away the dirt from her arms and clothes and looked at Duo
worriedly. " Suddenly ... I'm not so sure about this anymore ... "
Duo glared at her and held her wrist. " We can't give up now.This
might be our only chance to gain freedom.You can't---We
can't---back out now."
Mimi stared back guiltily and bowed her head low. " I'm sorry, it's
just the fact that I'm not sure if we're going to survive this.No
money, no other clothes, no---"
" You have to believe in us! You have to believe that we can do
this! "Mimi let those words go through her heart and she realized ...
that her brother was the most important person in her life.As long
as they were together, they'd both survive.Mimi wasn't in the mood
for words now.So she reversed their hands so that she was the
one now holding Duo's wrist.
Ignoring the rather obvious " Hey!!! ", she pulled his wrist and
together, they ran through the forest.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
They'd been running for almost 3 hours now.And they were both
sure that they were very far away from the Tachikawa mansion
now.Mimi panted and gasped for breath.She slowed down and as
she did, so did Duo.
She leaned against an also very tired Duo and they both fell down.
" I ... I ... can't run anymore ... Duo ... tired ... " She gasped again
and the sound of Duo's heartbeat lulled her to sleep.Duo looked
down at the sweat~drenched face of his sister and sighed. " Can't
... give up ... now ... must ... run some ... more."
He decided that he still had the energy to both carry Mimi and run
some more.He slowly stood up and wiped his own sweat~covered
forehead.They were almost at the city and only a few kilometers
until they reach it.He was really determined to free Mimi and himself
from their past.
Duo picked Mimi's limp form up and with 3 final breaths, ran as fast
as he could manage to their waiting freedom, reminding himself that
together, they can do this.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Heero groaned as Yamato sang another bawdy, horrible and
off~key song.They had both gone to their favorite bar and Yamato
got as drunk as his stomach can take, also persistently forcing
Heero to drink different vodkas and martinis.Heero usually got drunk
with him too, but tonight he declined the tempting offer.As a
result:
" Che ... some Friday night.I get stuck carrying my best friend.Who
happens to be as drunk as hell.And now, I'm driving his car at 4:00
in the morning with the fear of having some accident because of
his terrible, terrible singing!!! "
And just after the word ' singing ' he put the car to sudden halt.He
peeked behind the steering wheel and snarled at the person stupid
enough to cross the street without looking first.He got even more
pissed when the said person made no move to get away even when
he honked the horn several times.He got out of the car, pushing
the car door roughly and taking one last look at Yamato, who was
now thankfully dozing off in the backseat, he approached the
person with his patented ' omae-o-korosu ' death glare.
He squinted his eyes and forced it to look through the darkness. "
Didn't notice that she ... or he is carrying somebody ... " was the
last thing he murmured before cursing in a very colorful language.
" You! What the fuck do you think you're doing, asshole?!?! Didn't
you see the goddamned car---" he paused to point at the red car.
" ---How stupid can a person get? Look, if you don't know how to
look before crossing the street, then if I didn't stop you might have
been a pile of shit on the ground!!! "
To his surprise, the person with the seemingly long braid trailing
behind his back---wait a minute ... a dark chestnut braid?! ... "
Where did I see this before? " his thoughts were interrupted with a
rough answer.
Duo narrowed his eyes at the stranger. " Look jackass, my sister
here is as exhausted like freakin' shit and I don't care if I get hurt
as long as she doesn't.And I don't care about your bloody car
either.If you want to hit me, fine! Why did you stop anyway? So
that you and boyfriend could fuck in the middle of the street?!?! "
his eyes glanced at a sleeping Yamato, oblivious to the fact that
he was sleeping.Mimi stirred in her sleep and Duo clutched her
closer.
Mumbling ' bastard ', Duo spit at Heero's face and took off.
After that, Heero was too shocked to move.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Minna, bad news.We have to post another chapter every week.So
that means you all have one week for part 4.We owe it to
schoolwork and exams to cope up with.Anyway, see you next
week!
