Okay this is chapter 4. Duo has taken matters into his own hands. What will he
learn? And will he like it?
"Why did you let him do that? His parents are dead Heero!"
"He never saw them dead. They just never came back to get him."
"So you think they may be alive?"
"I don't know. But I think that Duo needs to find out himself, prove to himself either
way."
Duo's head was racing.
"Maybe they are still out there! Maybe i need to go save them! Just maybe....."
He now boarded a space carrier and flew back to colony L2, home.
It took only an hour to get there. He pulled into a space port. He left his bike in the
carrier, this journey would be made on foot. When he stepped out of
the port he felt lost. The colony had changed so much. Big buildings, and all, the
makings of a city. It was slowly rebuilding its self. He slowly made his way to
grimy part of the city, where he spent most of his life. This part had not been
repaired. Dark alleys and ashes everywhere. He was lost but managed to find
someone, a homeless man, to help him. "Excuse me sir,
could you tell me where the Maxwell Church use to stand?"
"The Maxwell Church? Well right there." The man said pointing. "You know it
burnt down 11 years ago, in the war. They called it the Maxwell Church
tragedy or something like that. Aw heck if your asking for it your probably a tourist."
"Umm actually no I..."
"11 years ago. hmm long time. The Father was a great man, I knew him myself. He
took in a bunch of orphans. I remember this one though. He had some spunk!
Nobody wanted him. Poor guy, I would have taken him if I hadn't been a solider
at the time. Yup they say he was the only survivor of the incident. Some actually
say he set the place of fire! I don't believe it. Poor little tyke was 7, I mean he was
a handful but he loved the father to death. Besides the Father had gun wounds! Hmm
now what was his name? umm.."
"Duo."
"Wow so i guess you know your history then?"
"Actually I am Duo." The older man looked curiously at him. Now that he looked at
him he had the braid, and the eyes! So full of curiosity! He tugged lightly on the braid.
"You never would let her cut it. Stubborn as a mule she called ya! You get in anymore
fights? Look at your arm. Come on you can come back to my place and we'll get ya a
bite to eat!" Duo was reluctant at first, but figured it was worth it to talk to anyone about
his parents. Only there was a small problem. He didn't know his last name or really
anything about them. 'How did Heero get all those pics, how did he trace them down?'
The old man led him further down the grimy streets to a building where only a towel
draped as the door. "Duck there. So I heard they shipped you off pretty quick eh?
So what have you been up to?" Duo began to tell the man everything, From his
training to the battles, pretty much up till that week.
"Yea on my most recent battle I got some metal through that damaged my arm.
Course Heero set it back in place for me! But I guess that's part of being a Preventor."
Duo looked out to see the sun coming up. "Oh geez" he said rubbing the back of his
neck. "I guess I talked all night. I'm really sorry bout that." It was strange how Duo was
able to pour his life story out to this man, as he had to Heero. They were the only
ones who knew, but why this man? His thoughts were interrupted by his stomach
growling followed by a sweat drop on his head.
"You must be hungry. I can put on some breakfast for ya. All I have is oatmeal
though." Duo thought for a moment remembering the disgusting gray stuff offered to
him the morning before. But a growl from his stomach caused him to nod his head up
and down. When it was finished the man gave Duo the bowl. He pushed the stuff
around with his spoon before closing his eyes and taking a bite.
"Hey this stuff is actually pretty good!!" he exclaimed and pretty much swallowed the
bowl. After breakfast he took a nap. By the time he woke up it was noon. "Well I
really should get going. I promise to come see you again. Thanks for breakfast and
the place to sleep!" He waved and then left.
Well now he was on the street with no idea where to go. As he walked down the
street he saw people, they were near fires, and had tatters on. Little children
where running around. Just then a younger kid came running down the street with
a loaf of bread in his hand. He was yelling at the top of his lungs,
"I did it! I got the bread from the rich mans market!" When he got in the middle he gave
it to an adult who broke it into pieces and gave one to everyone. 'This is how I grew up.'
Duo thought. 'Just like this.' He walked through quietly until some woman saw him.
"Your from the Rich Man's side!" She threw a rock at him. "See how we live! Nice to
be greedy eh?" With that insult came more rocks.
"Lady, please calm down! I don't live here anymore!" That was defiantly the wrong thing
to say.
"Oh to good to be on L2? Come here kids! Come see the rich man!" Some kids came
over and pulled on his clothes and braid to exam them.
"Lady I am not rich! In fact..." Duo said looking around, "I grew up in Maxwell Church."
With that her rants left her.
"Duo?" He nodded. Unknown to him he had become a hero around here. Not only
because he had survived the tragedy, but because of the wars. "Come here. I am
so sorry. Come sit over here. I knew your parents Duo. In fact some kid was around
here not long ago looking for pics."
"Please tell me everything you know about my parents!" Duo said with pleading eyes.
She sat down across from him.
"Well for starters I should introduce myself. I am Tina Forman. Most people around here
just call me momma Forman. Well lets see, your father was the greatest man around. He
was a soldier, but would sneak us less fortunate food. Sure he got hell but he said he
would give up his rations for those who never got to eat, most of the time he did. Yuki,
ah Yuki I miss ya. Your mother Tomoya loved you to death. She worked as a doctor and
helped the injured. So sweet, she had such lovely hair, chestnut like yours, long and tied
back in a ponytail. They met in high school and married when Tomoya got out of High
school." It was late at night when she had finished talking.
"Well I have to go now. I still believe that they are alive! And I will find them!" Duo said waving.
'Tomoya and Yuki' he wondered in his mind. 'What pretty names.'
He continued to walk for a while. Only thing he found were crumpled buildings. Pretty soon
he came upon a small building that looked like a doghouse. Duo recognized it immediately.
He crawled in and curled up. This had been the place where he had hidden when his parents
had left him.
"Duo, go with those other children. Go now!" Duo remembered crying at the thought of having
to leave his mother but another kid grabbed his hand and led him here. There were about 4
of them in here hiding. All those other kids went to families though. It was funny how it took
them about 2 years to actually do anything about the orphans. Probably just because they
were pissed the kids were stealing food. It was late so Duo curled up and went to sleep.
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learn? And will he like it?
"Why did you let him do that? His parents are dead Heero!"
"He never saw them dead. They just never came back to get him."
"So you think they may be alive?"
"I don't know. But I think that Duo needs to find out himself, prove to himself either
way."
Duo's head was racing.
"Maybe they are still out there! Maybe i need to go save them! Just maybe....."
He now boarded a space carrier and flew back to colony L2, home.
It took only an hour to get there. He pulled into a space port. He left his bike in the
carrier, this journey would be made on foot. When he stepped out of
the port he felt lost. The colony had changed so much. Big buildings, and all, the
makings of a city. It was slowly rebuilding its self. He slowly made his way to
grimy part of the city, where he spent most of his life. This part had not been
repaired. Dark alleys and ashes everywhere. He was lost but managed to find
someone, a homeless man, to help him. "Excuse me sir,
could you tell me where the Maxwell Church use to stand?"
"The Maxwell Church? Well right there." The man said pointing. "You know it
burnt down 11 years ago, in the war. They called it the Maxwell Church
tragedy or something like that. Aw heck if your asking for it your probably a tourist."
"Umm actually no I..."
"11 years ago. hmm long time. The Father was a great man, I knew him myself. He
took in a bunch of orphans. I remember this one though. He had some spunk!
Nobody wanted him. Poor guy, I would have taken him if I hadn't been a solider
at the time. Yup they say he was the only survivor of the incident. Some actually
say he set the place of fire! I don't believe it. Poor little tyke was 7, I mean he was
a handful but he loved the father to death. Besides the Father had gun wounds! Hmm
now what was his name? umm.."
"Duo."
"Wow so i guess you know your history then?"
"Actually I am Duo." The older man looked curiously at him. Now that he looked at
him he had the braid, and the eyes! So full of curiosity! He tugged lightly on the braid.
"You never would let her cut it. Stubborn as a mule she called ya! You get in anymore
fights? Look at your arm. Come on you can come back to my place and we'll get ya a
bite to eat!" Duo was reluctant at first, but figured it was worth it to talk to anyone about
his parents. Only there was a small problem. He didn't know his last name or really
anything about them. 'How did Heero get all those pics, how did he trace them down?'
The old man led him further down the grimy streets to a building where only a towel
draped as the door. "Duck there. So I heard they shipped you off pretty quick eh?
So what have you been up to?" Duo began to tell the man everything, From his
training to the battles, pretty much up till that week.
"Yea on my most recent battle I got some metal through that damaged my arm.
Course Heero set it back in place for me! But I guess that's part of being a Preventor."
Duo looked out to see the sun coming up. "Oh geez" he said rubbing the back of his
neck. "I guess I talked all night. I'm really sorry bout that." It was strange how Duo was
able to pour his life story out to this man, as he had to Heero. They were the only
ones who knew, but why this man? His thoughts were interrupted by his stomach
growling followed by a sweat drop on his head.
"You must be hungry. I can put on some breakfast for ya. All I have is oatmeal
though." Duo thought for a moment remembering the disgusting gray stuff offered to
him the morning before. But a growl from his stomach caused him to nod his head up
and down. When it was finished the man gave Duo the bowl. He pushed the stuff
around with his spoon before closing his eyes and taking a bite.
"Hey this stuff is actually pretty good!!" he exclaimed and pretty much swallowed the
bowl. After breakfast he took a nap. By the time he woke up it was noon. "Well I
really should get going. I promise to come see you again. Thanks for breakfast and
the place to sleep!" He waved and then left.
Well now he was on the street with no idea where to go. As he walked down the
street he saw people, they were near fires, and had tatters on. Little children
where running around. Just then a younger kid came running down the street with
a loaf of bread in his hand. He was yelling at the top of his lungs,
"I did it! I got the bread from the rich mans market!" When he got in the middle he gave
it to an adult who broke it into pieces and gave one to everyone. 'This is how I grew up.'
Duo thought. 'Just like this.' He walked through quietly until some woman saw him.
"Your from the Rich Man's side!" She threw a rock at him. "See how we live! Nice to
be greedy eh?" With that insult came more rocks.
"Lady, please calm down! I don't live here anymore!" That was defiantly the wrong thing
to say.
"Oh to good to be on L2? Come here kids! Come see the rich man!" Some kids came
over and pulled on his clothes and braid to exam them.
"Lady I am not rich! In fact..." Duo said looking around, "I grew up in Maxwell Church."
With that her rants left her.
"Duo?" He nodded. Unknown to him he had become a hero around here. Not only
because he had survived the tragedy, but because of the wars. "Come here. I am
so sorry. Come sit over here. I knew your parents Duo. In fact some kid was around
here not long ago looking for pics."
"Please tell me everything you know about my parents!" Duo said with pleading eyes.
She sat down across from him.
"Well for starters I should introduce myself. I am Tina Forman. Most people around here
just call me momma Forman. Well lets see, your father was the greatest man around. He
was a soldier, but would sneak us less fortunate food. Sure he got hell but he said he
would give up his rations for those who never got to eat, most of the time he did. Yuki,
ah Yuki I miss ya. Your mother Tomoya loved you to death. She worked as a doctor and
helped the injured. So sweet, she had such lovely hair, chestnut like yours, long and tied
back in a ponytail. They met in high school and married when Tomoya got out of High
school." It was late at night when she had finished talking.
"Well I have to go now. I still believe that they are alive! And I will find them!" Duo said waving.
'Tomoya and Yuki' he wondered in his mind. 'What pretty names.'
He continued to walk for a while. Only thing he found were crumpled buildings. Pretty soon
he came upon a small building that looked like a doghouse. Duo recognized it immediately.
He crawled in and curled up. This had been the place where he had hidden when his parents
had left him.
"Duo, go with those other children. Go now!" Duo remembered crying at the thought of having
to leave his mother but another kid grabbed his hand and led him here. There were about 4
of them in here hiding. All those other kids went to families though. It was funny how it took
them about 2 years to actually do anything about the orphans. Probably just because they
were pissed the kids were stealing food. It was late so Duo curled up and went to sleep.
Okay so how did you like it? I love reviews they make you feel all tingly! Thanks so much!
Next chapter will be up soon!