Humming softly Hilde sighs to herself. She was so happy, now that the war was over, the whole thing, or at least that was what they were saying. Grabbing a picture on her bedroom dresser she smiles her corky grin. It was a picture of her and duo cheesing at the camera right after that had gotten married, and quiet frankly she was happier now than she had ever been in her entire life. This is what it was all about being happy and living life to it's fullest. The ringing of the phone quickly brought her out of her happy reverie.

"Hello?"

"Mrs. Hilde Maxwell."

"That would be me," she had responded smiling at the Mrs. Maxwell part, six months and she was still floating every time she was called that.

"Do you remember a Robert Johnson from Libra?"

"A who?" she replies a frown creasing her face.

"That is right, a Robert Johnson, I believe he is the one that you shot and killed that night that you stole that data from Libra."

"Excuse me?" she responds confusion etching her face. "Who is this?" but only the sound of the phone being disconnected greeted her ear. Shuddering slightly, she put it behind her, whoever this person was they needed help. But how had they found her?

~~~

She was walking down the hallway trying to find the computer maintenance, she could have sworn that it was this way. That was until she was suddenly grabbed and pulled backwards.

"SHHH," a deep voice rasped in her ear "Hold still now little girl," the man murmurs smiling at her between crooked teeth. Struggling Hilde gasps in fear, whoever this man was, he was severely messed up in head. "Now be a good girl and don't struggle" the man whispers. Eyes widening Hilde grabs the gun by some piece of luck, that he had hidden on his waste, pulling it up she fires it point blank, with a gasp the man throws her against the wall. Reaching down he touches his stomach and holds up his hand frowning at the blood that now was on it. "Why you little."

Holding the gun again she bites back the scream that threatened to push past her lips. Holding the gun up she levels it at his head. "D…don't come any closer" she hisses between clenched teeth "I will shoot," Paying her know head he continues his forwards movement. Closing her eyes she shoots once again only looking up when she hears his body hit the floor, she had hit him by some stroke, right between the eyes. "Oh God," she mumbles horror feeling her. Dropping the gun with a clang, she shuts her eyes fighting back tears. It was war but that didn't make killing any easier, of course when she killed it was always mobile suits and the people inside never seemed real to her. Practically running she jets from the room, she was going to get that information and then get the heck out of there. Turning the door she frowns someone was opening it looking up she bites back a scream it was HIM"

~~~

Waking up screaming Hilde fight for air, 'It was just a dream' she thinks to herself 'Only a dream' wiping her hand over her face she frowns, she was crying. "Dangit" she hisses "I am sick of crying over this dream," shaking her head she hold up her hands they were shaking. Getting up she pads softly to the room next door, she opens the door and sighs softly. Marcail was sound asleep in the makeshift toddler proof bed that Duo had built. Stroking her check gently she smiles softly at the little girl. Sitting down she sighs, as her mind starts to wonder back to Duo and that fateful day almost three four years ago that she had left Duo.

Shaking uncontrollably Hilde burns the note. They had been coming in a lot more lately and it was getting harder and harder to keep them from Duo. She knew what would happened if he found out, he would find whoever it was and kill them but she couldn't make herself tell them. The fear, which was of losing him, was still there so strongly that it hurt. They would kill Duo without hesitation and she knew it, and she feared it.

The notes had started coming regularly these last few weeks, notes that read.

"For your crime you will pay," and "Murderers will die," the one that scared her the most though threatened not only herself but also Duo. "I shall take everything that you love and believe in and I shall rip if from you as you did him. Nothing will be left but your battered soul and the knowledge that you did this." Shuddering at the thought she watched as that particular message disappeared. There was no choice left to her, she had to leave before Duo got hurt. She was not afraid that he could not take care of himself, but that they would catch him unaware. And so she had done the only thing she knew to do, to protect both of their tattered hearts. Hearts that had seen to much killing and done its own fare share. He would never have to kill again not if she had something to say about it. Then the fighting, shuddering she blocked that thought as easily as she did breathing, she would not think of it not if she could help it. And so she had packed what she needed to survive and then she had fled, to the one place she knew to go she fled to earth.

Blinking her eyes Hilde frowns, there was light coming in through the window and she had a crick in her neck. It was definitely morning and time for her to get a move on the day. Smiling softly at the innocent baby asleep in the crib, kissing her gently on the check she sighs no one would harm her baby, not while she had a breath in her body to fight them.

Walking slowly down the stairs Hilde fights back a yawn, falling asleep in a chair was not a good idea at all. But then again it wasn't the first time she had down it since Marcail was born. That girl had been restless since the day she was born, she was just glad that she slept through the night now.

"Defintily her fathers child," she mutters.

"Glad you think so."

Jumping like a startled rabbit she whips around. "Don't do that Duo" she yelps holding her hand to her heart "You scared me to death," she hisses

Smirking at her he takes a bow "God of Death at your service."

"More like Heero Yuy the way you sneak around now a days," She snaps back at him frowning darkly.

"Sure, sure," he grins "You know you should go without your glasses more often." he says winking at her "It should be a crime in hiding those pretty eyes."

Her hand going to her face she pales slightly, she had never in all the time that she had gotten those bulky things forgotten to wear them.

"I really don't think so," she replies her eyes narrowing at him.

"I was just making a suggestion babe." He replies his grin once again splitting his face "Don't get so jumpy."

"I am not," she starts only to have his hand cover her mouth.

"Now, now don't get all mad over the glasses," he replies his eyes laughing at her "Its your turn to make breakfast," rolling her eyes she sighs.

"Oh really," she retorts her hands going to her hips "Who said?"

"Me," he replies his grin matching hers

"Sure, sure," she replies rolling her eyes. "But only if you explain where you got the money for this and to bring us and ALL of our stuff back from earth"

Eyes darkening for a moment at the reminder of her disappearance he frowns slightly. "Fine." he replies "But I want a big breakfast."

"So basically," Hilde repeats as he finishes his tale over a breakfast of eggs, bacon and English muffins "Is Quatre had you design a engine and he had it patent to you, and now you have more money than what you know what to do with?"

"We have more money" he corrects before nodding "But yah that's pretty much it, since he started to use it though a lot of other companies started to as well. So while a good portion comes from him, a lot comes from other companies as well."

"Oh" she murmurs blinking rapidly she really had no clue as to what to say to this.

"What's a…a.." Marcail struggles "anthent?"

"A patent?" Duo says a comical look hitting his face

"Yes a anthent" She says nodding her head quickly a grin spreading across her face.

"Its where you event something and you have it put under your name and if someone uses it then you get money" Hilde explain to the little girl.

"OH…can I anthent my styth?"

"No sweetie," she replies

"Why its mine?"

"I know but you didn't make it,"

"But it's still mine,"

"Whats a styth," Duo interrupts.

"My styth," Marcail replies as if it's the most obvious thing in the world.

Turning questioning eyes to Hilde he blinks "A what?"

"Her scythe," Hilde answers sighing in defeat, he would figure it out anyway "That is what she calls her miniature Deathsycthe."

Eyes going wide he blinks before grinning evilly "You like Deathsycthe?"

"Uh hu," she replies, "I want more but mommy hasn't ot me one yey," she replies grinning back "But I wuv my undam"

"Well then we will have to get you Deathsycthe Custom," he replies grinning like a child

"What an ustom?"

"It has wings and can fly," he replies.

Her eyes going wide Marcail grins, "NEATO!"

Hilde just groans shaking her head, he had created a monster.

Yawning Hilde blinks tiredly, she had thought she was tired earlier in the week, now she was just plain wiped out.

"Time for a bath sweetie," she says to the equally tired Marcail who's eyes go wide with horror.

"But MOMMY," She wails, "I ALL CLEAN" she says diving behind Duo. "Sides I took a bafe this morning I no want two bafe's."

"Why don't you like baths?" Duo questions her picking her up and bringing her out of her hiding spot.

"uase" she whispers in his ear now that she was close enough "I ork all day ong for dat dirt" she sighs. "And den Mommy washes it off."

Smiling at the now sleeping toddler Hilde groans before stretching. She had gotten Marcail to tell her another story tonight. Had it had been about 'undams rescuing a ittle girl with ing ustom"

"You should get some sleep." Duo says from the door.
"Duo," she hisses through gritted teeth, "If you don't stop sneaking up on me I swear I will start calling you Heero!"

"If you say so Babe." Duo replies a grin lighting his features, "Just so you know though, we are going to have dinner with Relena and Heero and the others while there on the colony tomorrow night."

"WHERE WHAT" Hilde yelps

"Ya," he says, "Normally I wouldn't have agreed only they threatened to send Sally after us if we didn't come. And quiet frankly I don't mess with that particular woman when she is pregnant." Shuddering he sighs "That woman is HORMONAL."

"All woman are dork," she retorts rolling her eyes.

"Well you know," he replies "I wouldn't know since the only person who I would have been around the whole time left."

Wincing slightly she sighs before lowering her gaze. "I" she starts only to be cut off.

"Don't," he starts, "I don't want to hear it until your ready and you're not ready to tell me yet." Looking up at him confused she frowns at him. "Oh, I plan to get it out of you" he smirks. "Don't fret that pretty head of yours, but I am taking my time. You obviously need it. Were leaving to go over there tomorrow at about 6. So be ready by then, its casual so don't worry about dressing up or anything." turning he quickly walks out of the room as silently as he had entered it.

Sinking slowly into the chair that was next to Marcail's bed she sighs softly biting back her tears of frustration. She couldn't face them, any of them. Looking at Marcail she sighs, what was she going to do?