The Chatting Hearts Chapter 10: C4MS Carrier
By Hotaru and Arissia
Hi again. Here we are writing another part to chatting hearts. We don't own GW or SM like you already know. But the C4MS was Hope's idea for this story. You'll find out what it is later. Now enjoy our story. Chow. Sign Aris.
***^_^*****
Hotaru struggled against Duo's arms and her feet kicked and tried to free themselves from the cuffs the long banged one named Trowa had placed on her. One with cold deep blue eyes, Heero if she recalled correctly, walked up to her gun ready. "Move and your friend dies." He stated in an icy tone. Tears began to find their way to Hotaru's eyes. She felt another shift from Duo and looked up at him. He held her gently, but strong enough to imprison her. Footsteps were heard from not to far away. Larger foot steps, kind yet strong too, ones she knew to well from not down a hall. The teary eyed teen came face to face with her fear, Professor Tomoe, her father.
****_****
Haruka watched helplessly as Tomoe made a slow path to his daughter. He seemed to be the same as always. Calm and collected, that was Tomoe to T. Pleading eyes looked back at her as she watched the man. 'Hotaru…' Her mind screamed. The blonde looked for any possible way to get to her adopted child. She noticed one thing as she watched. Three of the pilots visibly flinched and watched Tomoe with wary. Each of those were ready to kick him back if need be. Some chill found its way into the air, growing about them. Something was defiantly misplaced. Then Tomoe reached out and grabbed something from Hotaru.
****~_~`****
Hotaru Tomoe squeaked in fear as her father grabbed her favorite necklace. It was a gift from her…her what… 'Who gave me my necklace and its locket?' She thought. The image of an old man with a metal hand came into view. 'Who…' She stopped the thoughts when she felt the chain from around her neck break pulling her somewhat with it. "You've kept it…" Tomoe broke the silence. "You kept it through everything." He stated softly smiling mischievously. Hotaru shivered under his never moving glare. She pushed into Duo's warmth unknowingly and shivered again. He moved a little holding her tighter. "What is that?" Raye asked. "The greatest key to everything." Tomoe smirked. "The key that will destroy Oz's true leader, Romefeller once and for all." Hotaru's head lay against the braided pilots' chest and tears streamed down her face a memory resurfacing.
***Hotaru's memory***
"Taru! Taru wait for me!" Came a calling voice of a certain child. A small chibi-Hotaru giggled. "No way Owdin (Sp?). You have to catch me first!" She called back at him. "And you promised! No special moves!" Hotaru smiled happily, as the taller boy seemed to catch her. "You too!" He told her. He was only a few inches taller than she was, with unruly brown hair and deep laughing eyes. "Hotaru!" Came a stern voice. The two children turned to look a little down the hall. "Grandpa!" She screeched and raced to the man. She stopped when she came close to him, unable to see his face or other figures due to the little lighting. "Hotaru…" He looked down at her. She could tell this by the shadowy movement of his head. He pulled something out from behind him. "Your mommy told me to give you this. She says its an early birthday present." He handed the girl a necklace with a small circle shaped locket. "What is it Grandpa?" She questioned the man. "A very very special locket Hotaru. Guard it with your life." He told her.
***End of Memory***
"What do you want with Hotaru?! You got your "Key"!" Makoto shouted as she watched a cursing Wufei. "No. Hotaru is part of the Key!" Tomoe told them. "Oz will be destroyed and Hotaru will destroy them!!!" The girls and the gundam pilots all gasped except for Heero and Trowa, whose eyes narrowed. Hotaru visibly flinched and another tear came. "What?! Are you insane! Your own daughter!" Duo screamed at him. "No…It wasn't going to be her. It was going to be her mother. But now only she and Dr. J are the two remaining figures who are biologically connected to Hitomi." Professor Tomoe pointed at Hotaru. "Dr. J?" Quatre' looked at Heero then to Duo and Hotaru. "Wouldn't that mean that Hotaru is…" Trowa began. "A relative of Dr. J?" Quatre' finished. Everyone's attention went to Tomoe. "Who is Dr. J?" Makoto asked.
****$_$****
Hotaru's heart thumped when she heard Duo yell at her father. She felt somewhat relieved that she wasn't going to her father without a fight. Hotaru loved her papa like mad, but when she was back in infant form, something had happened to him. It was like an old promise had been remembered, just after Hotaru returned to being Saturn, he'd gone back to his research. That was when she heard the insane talk as he distanced himself again from his family and friends. His only family was Hotaru or so she thought. Fear consumed her before Pluto came to take her away again. 'Papa…' She looked at the man. "Who is Dr. J?" Makoto asked the insane scientest. "Dr. J is a great scientest like myself. He raised that boy over there." Tomoe pointed at Heero. "To be an assain. Plus he helped in the formation of Gundam Zero and Gundam Wing. Now, his dream, my dream and Hitomi's dream will be realized as soon as I open the door to the C4MS carrier. HAHAHA!" Tomoe laughed loudly. Hotaru shivered again pressing into Duo as her father continued to increase her fear. "Come now Maxwell. Give me my daughter." Tomoe told the boy who held her. Duo blinked and looked at everyone in the room.
****#_#*****
Duo blinked and looked at everybody in the room then down at Hotaru. Fear was in her eyes. Nothing but fear existed there right now. He looked down at her and was about to obey the mission when a tear slid down her soft cheek. A single word left her mouth. "Shini…" Duo looked at her. His Deadly Firefly, his little destroyer, his life. 'My what?' Duo thought doubts began to fill his head. He looked back down at the girl. Eyes now shown pleading for him to not obey her father, to save her, to free her, but even more to love her. 'Does she really want me to love her? This Tenshi? This goddess of death wants me to love her…No…I already love her…but does she love me?' His mind started with serious questions coming back to meet her violet gaze again. He searched her deep eyes. The violet hint was there and something else, hope and love. 'She does…though she may never say it…she does…' A warm feeling caressed him. He felt at peace with this teen for the first time in his life. "No…" He mumbled. "What?" Professor Tomoe seemed surprised. "No!" Duo shouted at the man. "I won't let her go through what we have!" Duo defiantly told the elder man.
*****; _; ****
Raye and the others stood amazed as the longhaired boy told off the evil like man. Raye looked to Haruka with gazing eyes. A mind entered her own. **Raye…that boy is the real thing.** Raye looked at Michiru questionably as if saying what. ***He's Shinigami…or at least part of Shinigami…Plus he is in love with Hotaru…*** Michiru replied. ***The mirror says it to be true*** Raye looked at Haruka. The elder blonde nodded her head as if saying "yep." Turning back she watched Tomoe. "I cannot allow C4MS Carrier to be unleashed. It's the main key to Operation Meteor." Trowa calmly stepped next to his friend and bent. The long banged boy released Hotaru's ankles. Quatre looked at Trowa then back at the others, "You shouldn't do this. Violence will lead to more violence. (Don't quote Relena-baka Quatre' it's a bad thing!)" The boy stated. Wufei humped and looked at each side. The scouts had slowly made their way behind the gundam pilot rebels. Sighing in defeat the Chinese teen took it upon himself to stand next to the one who'd punched him. Purposefully the teen rubbed his nose and got a dirty look from two of the scouts. "Owdin. Don't you dare disobey me and J." Tomoe glared at the boy.
***^_^***
Heero felt the icy stares of the Senshi and of Tomoe. He calmly walked to his laptop. "Don't disobey J." ran in his head. He pressed some keys and something popped up. Getting up he looked at the Senshi then to Tomoe. Lifting his gun he stated two words. "Mission accepted."
TBC…..