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Part 2: The Left Behind Catch Up
Late September
10:56 AM
Heero woke up to the buzz of his beeper. He rubber his eyes, and for a
moment, forgot where he was. He looked next to him. Relena had woke up,
and was in the middle of a stretch. ~"Did I do what I think we did?"~
Heero thought to himself. Relena finished her stretch, and looked at
him. "Sleep well?" She asked politely. "Better than most." He replied,
then stood up. "You know," Relena said out of the blue. "You have a
really cute ass." Heero pondered what she just said, and realized he
had no pants on. He shrugged it off and picked up his beeper.
223-5673
"Oh shit." Heero said. Relena stood up and bent over his shoulder.
"Who is it?" She asked. "It's Duo. He probably wonders where I am."
Heero looked at Relena. "Could I use your phone?" "Yeah, sure" Relena
said. Heero went out of her bedroom and downstairs. She turned around
and headed for the bathroom. On her way, something shining in the morning
light caught her eye. It was a small golden ring, that she had for some
time. ~"I wonder if he knows...."~ She thought to herself, then she went
into the bathroomand closed the door.
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New York
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Duo sat up from the table, which was covered with beer cans. He stood up
slowly, and picked up the phone. "Hello?" he said weakly into the phone.
"Duo, its Heero." Duo frowned. "Where the hell have you been Heero? I had
to say we were both on vacation, or else we'd be out of jobs!" Duo yelled
into the phone. "I found a new job, in Los Angeles." Duo looked puzzled.
"What are you doing now?" Duo asked. "Im going to be a personal bodyguard."
" For who?" "Relena."
"...Should've known Heero would pull something like this."
"Listen, Heero, I'm going to catch a flight over there. It's boring as hell
here." "I bet." Heero hung up, and Duo stood there, listeneing to the dial
tone. "I hope he dosen't find out about us..."
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Los Angeles
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Relena got out of the shower and put a towel on. When she came out of the
bathroom, she saw Heero sitting in a corner chair reading. "I see you found
your jeans." She said evilly. Heero looked up and smirked. "At least I found
clothes." He said with a wink. Relena laughed a bit, and sat down on Heero's
lap. Heero sat his book down on the floor, and held Relena close. "Where do
we go from here?" He asked. Relena looked out the bay window. "I don't know."
Heero pondered for a second. "I think Duo might be coming here." Relena looked
at him. "He is?" "I bet. It's his style to show up when I dont want him to." Heero
laughed. Relena laughed with him for a bit, then stood up. "Well, if you don't
mind, I'd like to get ready for the day." She told him. Heero nodded in agreement,
and went downstairs.
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L.A.X.
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4:22 PM
Duo stepped out of the airport complex and looked around. "Not as crowded as I
thought it would be." He said to himself, then unfolded a piece of paper in his
pocket. "So that's where she lives." Duo refolded the paper, called for a cab
and took off for Beverly Hills. On the way, he looked at his ring, and thought
back twelve years earlier.....
*Flashback*
"Hey Duo." Heero said, in his monotone voice at his desk in New York's
Preventers office. "What's that ring on your finger for." Duo looked up from a
legal document, then looked at his ring finger. "Oh, that. Well, I married someone
a few years back. We're seperating right now." Heero went back to his work, then
said quietly. "I'm sorry." Duo pretended to be reading a paragraph on illegal
mobile suit construction, but he was thinking. ~"I wish I could tell him that it's
Relena, but he'd kill me. It's not like I destroyed their relationship. He did just
disappear, after all..........."
*End Flashback*
Duo broke out of his state when the cab slowed to a stop "Here you are sir, that'll
be $20." Duo said "Thank you." and gave him the amount asked, then he stepped out
and got his things out of the trunk, then watched as the cab drove off. Sure enough,
Heero's black Camaro was sitting in her driveway. "Figured, I'm getting good at
these guessing games. Or maybe Heero's not as crafty as he used to be." Duo chuckled
to himself, then made his way to the front door.
Heero was busy seeing what was around to eat when the doorbell rang. "Can you get that,
Heero?" Relena called from upstairs. Heero shrugged. "Why not." Heero made his way
towards the front door. When he opened it, he almost wished he didn't. "Ah ha! So I
found you at last." Duo said, in his usual happy tone. Heero tried not to frown and
slam the door in his face. Duo looked around inside. "Can I come in?" He asked. Heero
stepped out of his way, and Duo came inside. Heero shut the door behind him. "Didn't
think you'd find us so soon." He said. Duo sat down his things and turned around.
"Took me awhile, but I found her house address in your dresser." Relena came down the
stairs, wearing a yellow tank top and light blue jeans. Duo bowed. "Nice to see you
again, Relena." Relena smiled and gave him a hug. "I haven't heard from you in a long
time, Duo! What has Lady Une been putting you through?" She asked. Duo frowned. "Just
the usual paper worked." Heero understood just what he meant. "I know, we always have
something to do, even if were ahead of schedule on everything. While Heero was talking,
Relena whispered in Duo's ear. "Should we tell him now?" Duo shook his head slightly,
no. Heero then noticed Relena was wearing a gold ring, something he hadn't seen before.
"I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to go get something to eat." Heero said,
pulling on his jacket. "Want anything while I'm out?" Relena shook her head. Duo said,
"No.". Heero stepped out the door and closed it behind him. Relena shivered, "I put
this on at the wrong time of the day." She cursed at herself. Duo noticxed this, and
offered her his jacket. "Thank you." Relena said, draping his kacket over her shoulders.
Relena motioned into the living room. "Would you like to sit down?" She asked. Duo smiled
and said "Yes, please." Relena led him into the living room, and Duo sat down on the couch.
Relena sat down beside him, and turned on the TV. After a few moments, Duo put his arm
around her shoulders, and Relena put her head down on his shoulder. "Duo," She asked.
"Why'd we ever break up?" Duo looked at her in surprise, no one had ever been that
direct to him in a long time. "Well, because your a Foreign Minister, and I'm not much
better than a cop with a desk job. Plus, we live in different parts of the counrty."
Relena sighed sadly. "So how are we going to tell Heero?" Duo looked at the ceiling.
"I have no idea, but he's not going to like it very much." Relena sighed. "He'll probably
try to shoot you.......again." Duo smirked. "He left his issue handgun at home." Relena
laughed. "You mean he's gotten that soft?" She asked. "Yeah, probably from age." Duo
leaned back, and sighed a deep sigh. "At least he's becoming more like a normal human."