Chapter Seven







The night is beautiful. The harsh winter wind seems to have gone into hiding as well as the gray winter clouds, leaving the sky open and clear. Many are out star gazing, many are just walking the night with their loved one but all are enjoying the silence until . . .



"God DAMN it all! He broke nose! Sarah! He broke it!"



"I know darling. I was there. Come on. Let's go to the hospital."



"You know!" He says as he pushes Sarah away. Peter turns back to her and points a finger at her. "You know! I have seen the man before! I just know it."



"I believe you. He does have one of those faces that you could never forget." Sarah sighs in a dreamy like state. Peter glares at her and then looks back at the restaurant. He couldn't believe she is seeing someone. He can't let anyone he knows find out. Not after all he said about her . . .





"I'm telling you guys. She keeps calling me! If she doesn't stop soon, I may get a restraining order." Peter smiled listening to his friends talk about his "situation".



"Man, Peter. She must really be pressed over you!"



"Yeah. Well, it happens all the time. 'Cause once you have been with me, you never what to go!" They laugh and joke about the whole thing not noticing the two ladies in the group.



"Come off it Peter. You and Hilde never did anything."



"Yeah. And leave the poor girl alone. She has enough to worry about."



"You come off it Relena! And don't start Dorothy. We all know that Hilde is a little prude. Won't do anything fun. I feel sorry for any guy who gets stuck with her."





Duo is having a blast. He was all ready to take her home after dinner but she insisted that they go to this club that just opened up. Hilde said she wanted to go but never had someone to come with her. He was amazed at her request, after hearing that she hates going to clubs. Yes, she does hate going to clubs. She hates going with her friends.

The club is small, do to some more construction going on, but never-or-less, it is a club. Full of loud music, drinks and dancing people. Duo is enjoying this night more and more. Even more now that he is in his type of environment. He doesn't get out much. A days full of work can really put a toll on him. Sometimes he just sleeps in the shop, too tired to go home.



"Duo?" Duo stops dancing and slowly turns to see one of his clients. Hilde has also stopped dancing and looks at the girl. "I came by today and you weren't open. Why?"



"Uh, I . . . well you see. I always have this day off."



"Then why did you schedule for us to met today?"



"Must have slipped my mind." He laughs. Duo turns to Hilde and pulls her away from the confused girl.



"What was that about?" Duo smiles at her and tries to get her to dance again but she won't move.



"Hilde. I took to day off . . . "



"Took it OFF?" She pushes Duo away. "I need that dress done by tomorrow!"



"I said I have others working on it. I am the main Tailor and many of my clients like me to work on them. I need a break. So don't worry." He gentle touches her cheek. "It will be ready." Hilde smiles and pulls him to the center on the dance floor. Duo smiles at her. He could really begin to like this job.



At the hospital . . .



Peter sits in a chair as he waits for the nurse to give him his bill. His mouth is opened and drooling is starting to drop, since his nose is currently out of order and is forced to breathe out his mouth. But that is not on his mind. What is, is the man Hilde was with. He knows, has a gut feeling, that he has seen that man before.



"Where have I seen you?" He growls. Suddenly the nurse comes back.



"Sorry about the wait. Our printer is a piece of junk."



"Junk?" He says as if the word is the most amazing word he has every heard. "JUNK!" He stands up and hugs the nurse. "Know I remember! HAHAHAHA!" He starts to dance around the room with the nurse in arms. "I have you now . . . Duo Maxwell."





















The next day . . .



"Damn it." Hilde flips the paper on the clipboard back. She puts the clipboard back and sighs. Floor 5 duty today for her. Floor 5, or the Petrified Forest as it is most commonly called, is the floor where the elderly stay overnight. Hilde doesn't mind but her time for her duty is right at the time for the sponge bath. She shivers as she rethinks her first time in helping with a sponge bath. "Just do it quickly and fast. You can do it Hilde girl." It is hours before she has to go on that duty so she heads for the cafeteria. On her way she thinks about last night, or more on her date. She sighs as she thinks about Duo. His smile, hair . . . His eyes. Oh, how they make her melt. He is too good to be true. But she really didn't care. Duo is like a breath of fresh air for her. If things don't work out between them then at least she knows they will be good friends. Thinking that makes her forget about the sponge bath. She knows nothing can make her day bad unless Peter shows up. Which is did.



"Hilde?" He smiles at her. Or has best as he could with a bandage on his noise and two black eyes.



"Peter." She spits out his name. He walks up to her and she takes a step back.



"Hilde." He says to her in a cold voice. "He's not what he seems. Stay away from him."



"Who?"



"Duo."

















































"Duo?" Says a cold voice. "Duo? Are you here?"



"In the back Hero." Hero moves to where the voice came from. It is a small room with a bed and nothing more . . . except Duo. He is only in black boxers and has his back to Hero. His hair is a mess but still in a braid.



"Duo? Are you all right?" Duo looks over at him and the pain in his eyes make Hero cringe.



"Hero . . . I think I am in deep trouble."



"What? You didn't get anyone pregnant did you?" Duo laughs as he shakes his head.



"Wish that was the case. I could deal with that."



"Then what?" Hero is starting to get annoyed. There is a long silence as Duo tries to gather the right words.



































"I...I think I'm in love."















*Well, I did have more chapters for my other stories but I lost power last night and didn't save...Oh well, I didn't like them anyway. So I hope you like this chapter...I need sleep. I have an English report due Monday. Yea! One out of Seven pages done! See ya! ^.^*