Passing Destinies
Chapter 8- Forever in a Moment
By Miko of da Shinigami
Miko's Note~ This fic is dedicated to Princess Raye Fire who gave me the idea. ENJOY! You guys are soooo lucky I'm writing this…you have no idea…
Disclaimer~ Well…guess what!!! I DON'T OWN IT!!!! BUT NEITHER DO YOU!!! SO THERE!!! ALSO THE PLOT IS MINE…STEAL IT AND YOU HAVE A DATE WITH THE SHINIGAMI!!! (but not the romantic kind…so there :P)
Part One- Forever in a MomentHotaru dropped his hand.
'What was that? Was it a vision of the future? Please no. Not Heero. It was a passing destiny. An undecided fate. One possible ending to a story.'
"Hotaru," Heero said. "Are you okay?"
"Like you care," Hotaru answered. "You know what I'm here to do."
"And you know I'm going to stop you," Heero replied. Not a threat. Just a statement.
"And how do you plan to stop me"
"Look," Heero said, taking Hotaru's chin and turning her head so she could face Bunny. Bunny was dancing with WuFei. He held her close and whispered something in her ear. She giggled, he ring shining even brighter in the moonlight. (Miko's note~ KAWAII!!!!)
"Do you really want to destroy that?" He asked.
"Has what I want ever mattered?" she replied.
"Do you want to come back to the mansion with me."
"Do I have a choice," Hotaru said, putting on a pair of sunglasses.
"No," said Heero, following her out the door.
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Hotaru put her short hair in two braids. She wore a loose green tanktop and a pair of dark blue boxer shorts, curtsy of Heero.
She sat down on the bed while Heero sat on the chair beside her.
She smiled.
"Almost like before," Hotaru said. "But it never will be. You're sitting right next to me, but you'll never be with me. You left, and I'm supposed to kill you. Just one night, lets pretend that everything is normal, that we're normal. Let it be forever in a moment, so I can spend my forever with you."
Heero slid into bed behind her, holding her up to his chest.
She nuzzled against him
"Forever in a moment," he repeated.
And they fell asleep.
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"OH MY GOD!" Duo shouted the next morning from Heero's door. "HEERO'S IN BED WITH THE ENEMY!"
Simultaneously, the four girls came running up behind him. Three of them sulked away muttering 'You could have told us the had their clothes on.' Lita remained.
"Leave them alone Duo," She said, dragging him away.
However, Duo's shouts woke the two sleepers. Hotaru got into the pants and shirt she brought and sat in a chair. Heero took out his laptop and began to type.
"Mission," He said.
"When," Hotaru said.
"Now," Heero replied, grabbing his jacket.
"You know," said Hotaru. "I can't guarantee I'll be here when you get back."
"That's okay," Heero replied. "I don't know if I'll make it back."
He left quietly, making it out without anyone noticing he was gone.
Hotaru climbed down from the balcony and began to walk away. She looked up at the sky and saw Zero. Just like a late to rise shooting star, it rode the morning sky and disappeared into outer space.
"If you go into the battlefield with the intent on dying, you'll never return," Hotaru said before disappearing into the shadows.
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Part Two- The Passing DestinyHeero sat it the cockpit of Zero. It was totally dark, except for the flashing red light that could only mean something has gone wrong.
His finger was hovering inches from the top of an overused button.
'I know what I have to do. I have to read out and take one of these passing destinies, these many paths, and endings. Sayonara, Hotaru. Ashitaru.'
Flames engulfed him and Heero died. The war was over. Both sides lost.
***
Shock. That was the only way to describe what. Shock and the need to blabber consistently.
"Here I was thinking he could never die," Duo said, laughing nervously, despite the tears that stained his face and clothes. 'I lied when I said he wasn't human. I thought I never lied?'
"He did what he had to do," said WuFei, staring at a spot on the wall no one else new or cared about. Bunny gave his hand a squeeze. 'He was far stronger than I could ever be.'
Trowa was silent. 'WuFei is right. Heero knew what to do. He acted on his emotions,' Trowa thought, staring at Ami. 'They never lie.'
"He did the right thing," Quatre said. "We should honor that." 'He did it even though he found someone he loved. Someone who loved him back.' He glanced at Mina. 'I could never do that.'
"He realized that it was his destiny to show those people what one soldier would do to end that war," Lita said quietly. "He realized that to end a war, you need to show people that what they really want is to live peacefully, but with the option to fight. That's why we don't believe in disarmament. It makes people want to fight even more. No matter what you do, there will always be fighting, and mankind will always have wars. What's important is the path you take to end them." 'I hope Hotaru is okay.'
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Part Three- The Vanishing PointHotaru stood in a clearing, staring out at the horizon.
"A good friend once told me that he would be waiting for me at the vanishing point," she said to no one in particular. "It seems like no matter how far I go, not matter how long I run for, it still lies ahead of me."
A soft voice spoke to her. "A good friend once told me that everyone has a mask. Who are you, behind yours?"
Hotaru spun around, praying that the speaker was still there. But still she stood, alone, in that clearing, the only other inhabitant being the wind, constantly blowing through the treetops and caressing Hotaru's rosed cheeks.
'Who are you,' it whispered over and over into Hotaru's ear.
Hotaru Tomoe looked up and saw a shooting star traverse the sky before disappearing forever across the vanishing point.
Someday you and I will be taking off
Looking for the place where we smile again
Time is round around
Here today so we say good-by to all we used to have
Someday you and I will be reaching out
To each other for love forevermore
Change is round around
Here today so we stay to be like how we used to be
Come with me to the star on your wing in your dream
It's now for departure
Take you out to the place that we can be alone
It's far and far away
Just!! meeting on the planet
Makes me feel so brave to be free there
Meeting myself who I know best
If I can be for my own
Just dancing in the stardust
This is what you've got to believe in
Give me your hand, don't be afraid
Filling your heart with my love
One day you and I got together, once
Longing for the life that we spent before
Time is round around
Here today so we say hello and get in love again
One night you and I got together, once
Looking up the sky that we had before
Time is round around
Here tonight but I wish to be with you over again
Come with me to the door for the world in my dream
It's now for departure
Take you out to the time that we can be alone
It's far and far away
Just!! meeting on the planet
Makes me feel relieved to be going to
Run on my feet, on the big ground
If I can be for my own
Just!! dancing in the stardust
This is what you've got to remember
Give you myself, won't be afraid
Filling my heart with your love
~ Just Meeting on the Planet- Gundam Wing
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- Yes, I finally wrote the happy ending you all wanted. What's that you say? That ending wasn't happy? I ask you this, how could I have made that a happy ending!!! It would be against the Miko laws…When Heero left Hotaru to be a gundam pilot, that was it…he left her and they would never be together. He's always two steps ahead, always just beyond the vanishing point. He's so close, but when she reaches the vanishing point, there's always another one. He's ALWAYS gone and will always be gone. What happened to Hotaru? No one knows. She's probably still walking forward, trying in vain to reach the vanishing point, and hoping that there is something there, waiting for her to find it.
- **FIN**