Disclaimer: Nope I do not own gundam wing, or any of its characters they belong to other people unfortunately. I do however own, Marcail, Mary, Mark *I have a thing for M's I guess* and Mrs. Whatworth. So don't take them cause I WILL find out.
Also this story came from my brain people and plagiarism is a big NO, NO so don't even think about taking it. Go find your own!
Walking down the hall she sighs, she needed to talk to someone and talk bad. The only person that she could think of was Mary and the lunch that they had planned together seemed to be the perfect excuse. Maybe if she talked it out she could get herself to see reason, or better yet, come up with the right choice in it all.
"Hilde," Mary exclaims happily opening the door "Lunch is almost ready."
"Mommy," Marcail yells happily, her legs working as tiny whorl winds as the propelled her to her. "Do I hafta go home ight now? Cause we prawen undam and I is winnen." she says while proudly holding up her 'styth'.
"Not yet sweetie, we are going to eat lunch and then go home."
"Oh okay," she says smiling at her Mommy. "Is dat man going to be dere?" she questions with a giggle, "I ike him. But he tol my hair."
"He stole your hair? How did he do that?"
"I don't know he dust did." She says her tiny shoulders shrugging "Its ota though cause he seems dice."
"Okay, why don't you go play with Mark while me and Mary talk."
"Dat neato," she says giggling before propelling herself away at her break neck speed.
"Is something wrong Hide?" Mary questions looking at her friend in confusion? "You seemed worried about something."
"A lot of stuff is wrong…" Hilde whispers, "And I am finding it easier to hate myself over it." Grabbing the head of lettuce that had already been washed she begins to shred it into a salad. "And I don't know what to do."
"Talking always helps," Mary says while chopping eggs and dropping them into the bowl "I know talking you about the whole with Mark helped me more than a simple thank you can say."
"I would love to talk to you," chewing on the inside of her mouth she sighs, "But I am afraid that you will hate me or think poorly of me for it."
"Oh Hilde," she says turning to look at the smaller woman, "I love you as a sister, I might not agree with you, but I will not turn you away nor will I judge, its not my place."
"I know," she whispers softly, "I am just scared out of my mind."
"Start talking." Mary says calmly her eyes narrowing slightly in concern.
Nodding slowly she begins "You see it started three years ago before Marcail was born."
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"None of my business," Duo rants into the screen his characteristic grin gone from his face and anger was practically causing him to smoke. "Heero she said it was none of my business."
Nodding slowly Heero sighs, he just didn't know how to comfort his friend in this. It was up to him and Hilde to work things out, her having a child, Duo's child for that matter, threw a whole new complication into the matter.
"You are sure it was yours?" He questions softly. If it was they might have something to work on, "Did she say it was?"
"No," he says frowning darkly, "Nor did she deny it. But the little girl, Marcail, she called her, had my coloring Heero, from my hair to my eyes. There is no doubt she's mine one look would tell anyone that."
"What did you tell her? I am not trying to get into this Duo, this is something that you and her need to talk about, but if I am going to help you get her back to the colonies then your going to have to tell me everything you said." 'If you can' Heero mentally added.
"I told her that she was free to stay, but that no matter what I was taking Marcail with me." Turning he growls in frustration, "Three years Heero, three, and I never even knew that she was pregnant"
"I can't do anything about that Duo," He whispers shaking his head and fighting off the anger that threatened to engulf him. "If Relena had done something like that to me I don't know what I would do either….The only thing I can really say is that you need to get her back on the colony. In your home where you can take care of her."
"I know but I do I do that without bodily forcing her to? Or threatening her? Man this is so screwed up," he mutters slamming his hand down on the desk that the phone stood one.
"You are going to have to figure that one out yourself Duo…do your best. What you need to figure out is if you still love her."
Starring thoughtfully at his friend he sighs, "Yah, man I do, I still love her with all that I am. That tiny little pixie holds my heart in her hands and she doesn't have a clue at the moment…" shaking his head he sighs, "After all this time and what she did, I still need her man. I can't imagine spending the rest of my life without her. I barely survived three years, now that I finally found her I can't just up and leave her."
"Then fight for her Duo," His normally expressionless eyes had a serious look in them. "No matter what, hold on tight and never let her go."
"Thanks man," Duo whispers before cutting the transmission. He could not believe that it had all turned out this way, that they were at this point in there lives he and Hilde. But thanks to Heero he knew one thing for sure. "Get ready Hilde cause there is no chance in hell that I am leaving earth without you and Marcail, both of you are coming with me."
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"So basically you left your husband and now he is back and wanting you to come with him back to the Colonies?"
"Yes," Hilde whispers. It had taken the meal and some extra time after word to get her tale out to her friend, and even then she had left the most important point out. Why she had left?
"Why did you leave Hilde? Through out the whole tale you have never told me why you left" Mary questions almost reading Hilde's mind.
"I would love to," Hilde whispers "But I am still adding it all up three years later…and I am not ready to talk about that particular subject just yet. The first person who has a right to know is Duo and until I can get up the courage to tell him its not fare to tell anyone else."
"I understand." She says nodding softly, "I felt that way for a long time about things"
"What do I do Mary? I am so confused."
"Your going to have to follow your heart on this one kiddo, I can't do much but be here for you when you want to talk."
"What would you do," Hilde demands, "I need HELP here…I 'm so lost I couldn't hit water if I fell out of a boat."
Chuckling softly she smiles warily at her friend, "I really don't know how to help you here," she admits, "Your husband seems so different from mine that I don't know how to handle it. Some people say you don't know a good thing until it leaves, you have left Hilde , you need to think long and hard about this. And if you pray I would get down on my hands and knees and start begging for some direction here. There are benefits all the way around and disadvantages here."
"If I go with him," she says softly, "I give her home I never had and always swore I would give my children. If I stay and he takes her, and in the processes he takes my everything I live for with him….I don't know Mary. There is always the possibility that he'll hurt me Lord knows I did enough to him. I am scared silly of the one man I swore to love, I just don't understand myself anymore."
"Believe," Mary, says softly, "You gotta believe that everything will be alright. If you go I will miss you terribly but it's not like we won't see each other. Don't let us hold you back follow your heart and it will turn out fine in the long run. I am not saying its going to be easy or fun but its all you've got and if you don't reach out, and grasp it with both hands it might just pass you by never to return."
"I am so confused," Hilde wails throwing her hands up.
"Fused bout what mommy," Marcail says walking up and picture in hand.
"Men," she mutters softly shaking her head, "What is that sweetie?"
"It's a piture," she says climbing into Hilde's lap "see? Dat you, dat is da man with my hair" she say pointing at her stick figures and squiggle lines "And dat is Mary, and dat is me and Mark playing."
"Wow, sweetie this is wonderful." Hilde say smiling at the little girl.
"Tank you mommy, can we hang it da idge?"
"Of course" she murmurs smiling at the little girl "We had better get going Mary" Hilde says with a sigh "I need to think some more and then I am sure he will be back for my decision tonight or tomorrow"
"Okay and just remember if you need anything I am here a few doors down and just a phone call away."
"Thanks" she whispers grabbing the older woman in a hug "I won't forget."
"Mommy what are we having for dinner?" Marcail questions
"I don't know how does spaghetti sound?"
"Pettie?" tapping her finger on her chin she grins "Ota that sounds good. Can eet have bunches of eetballs?"
"Sure thing sweet heart," Hilde says.
"And eese?"
"And cheese," Hilde says nodding her head in agreement with her child. "Gotta have that Cheese."
"Uh hu…"She says a huge smile lighting her small face "I wuv eese. I go play now" she finishes before running out of kitchen and towards the living room where she kept her toys.
Twenty minutes later a very tired and hot Hilde had dinner ready. "Marcail dinners ready come wash up."
"Wash up? Does that mean bafe?" she says barely sticking her head around the counter that separated the kitchen from the living room.
"No sweetie we just got to wash your hands."
"Oh dat is alright then," she says stepping into the room. Lifting her up Hilde sets her on the counter next to the sink before washing her hands.
"Dere Mommy all clean," she states looking up at her she smiles, "Do I still have to take a bafe?"
"Yes sweetie."
"I don't," she starts only to be interrupted my Hilde.
"We will talk about this later right now we have to eat our spaghetti before it get cold."
"Ota lets eat our pettie"
"I hate bafe's," Marcail wines as Hilde dries her off, they had just finished her 'bafe' and she was still upset about taking one. But after dinner and her coming out looking like a piece of spaghetti herself there was no doubt in her mind that she needed one. "Mommy do you EVER take bafe's?"
"Yes, sweetie I take them in the morning while your still sleeping."
"Why do you take them in da morning?"
"Because that way I am clean for the day," she says smiling at the precious bundle in front of her.
"But your dirty at night like me and I hafe to take them at night. Why don't you?"
"Because I have to be clean for work and it's better to take them in the morning."
"Why?"
"Because that way I don't stink at work."
"Oh, tory time" she says as Hilde pulls the her pajama's on.
"You know I am tired tonight why don't you tell me a story?"
"Me tell you mommy?" she says her eyes going wide, "Neato."
Pulling her mommy to the bed she smiles, "Once apwon a time der lived a ting. And he had a princess for a daughter…and one day a knight had to rescue da princess from the dragon with his undam. He did so with a styth and they lived happily ever after" she says smiling at her mommy "De end"
"That was very good sweetie you might just have to start telling me stories from now on."
"Maybe," she says, "But I like the ones otta da book to." Leaning over she kisses Hilde on the check "Night mommy."
"Night sweetie," pulling the covers around the little angel she smiles with a soft sigh, she was going to be good tonight and go straight to bed. Feeling eyes on her she sighs and turns around "Hello Duo." she says softly, "How long have you been there?"
"Long enough," was his only reply "Have you decided?"
Looking at him she sighs, motioning for him to follow her from the room. Closing the door behind him she sighs leaning against the door. "Yes," she murmurs there was really no choice if she was going to do right by Marcail. She just prayed that it would turn out right in the long run.
"Well?" he says a brow raising, it was soon becoming a habit of his, raising his brow and breaking into her apartment, and he really didn't know what to think of it, just yet that was.
"I…we…I mean" taking a deep breath she looks away from him, she couldn't make herself look at him just yet it was still so painful. "That is we are going to go with you."
Cheers I got it out people *deep breath then exhales in relief" that so far has been my hardest chapter to write I had no clue how to get that out. But hey its out and I 'm ready to start on the next one. Questions? Reviews? Thoughts? You know the routine. My emaill me at marcailmaxwell@hotmail.com you wanna email me!