Disclaimer: Not mine! None of it is mine! Not even the storyline...
AN: Here's chapter 1. This is where the story really picks up. It's been a year since the prologue. No Heero in this chapter, and the introduction of Richard Maxwell, Duo's father. REVIEW!
Warnings: AU, OOC, sappiness, fluffiness, and a sometimes mean Duo! Oh there's also language so I changed the rating to R.
Hilde's Fashion
by Oyuki
(a year later...)
Duo opened the door to his office only to find Hilde asleep on his desk with her arms pillowing her head.
"Hey, wake up! Wake up!" he said.
"Huh?" she mumbled opening her blue eyes. "What happened?"
"Geez, you're still here? What are you doing in my office anyway? Shouldn't you be in yours right through that door?" he asked. He sounded annoyed, very annoyed.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Duo!" she said rubbing her eyes with her hand, " I was just finishing the report for your father. When I was leaving last night I saw it on the floor and..."
Duo made a face and said, "Yeah, okay..." Wow, she'd actually done something right for a change. Not that she wasn't a good at her job, it was just that he would never admit to it. What he would admit was that he found her... he struggled to find a correct word for her. Um... ugly. He disliked her because she was ugly.
Hilde quickly left Duo's chair as he walked around the desk to sit on it. She walked to the other side of the room and opened a door to her office. Well, it looked more like a closet than an office rather than an office, but hey, she had her own office.
"Well, now I have nothing to do for the next," he looked at his watch, "twenty minutes that I was going to spend doing this report. I'm home free," he said to himself. He read the report so he wouldn't look like a complete idiot when he presented it to his father and found that it was surprisingly well done. She knew what she was talking about.
When Duo finally met with Richard Maxwell, he saw right through his son. "Duo, who wrote this for you?"
Dou managed to look hurt and said, "Dad, c'mon! Most of your workers, with the exception of Heero, are completely incompetent. Who could write this besides me; I mean, I researched and--"
"You're just digging a deeper grave for yourself, son. Now, tell that nice secretary of yours to come see me, please," Richard said good naturally, as if speaking to a small child.
"Hilde? You want to see HER?" he said narrowing his eyes.
"Duo--" his father warned.
"But dad--" Duo whined.
"Duo, I know you didn't write this, Hilde did. And you and I both know that she's overqualified to be your secretary. Now, please tell her I want to see her."
"Fine, be that way! But I'm not calling her! Get your secretary to call her, I was your errand boy when I was ten, not anymore!" he said before he slammed the door.
He pressed a button on the cradle of his phone and a pleasant female voice answered. "Relena, please call Hilde Schbeker and ask her to come to my office. She's my son's secretary.
The door opened and he said, "Ahh, Hilde I wanted to talk to you..."
*~*~*~*
There was a rumor going around Maxwell Fashion. A rumor that had reached Duo Maxwell this morning that hadn't yet reached Hilde Schbeker.
Duo seethed in anger. There was a wild rage inside of him that if he'd seen Hilde that moment he'd have strangled her!
He sat in his chair, behind his desk, holding his aching head in his hands. It was a bright, sunny Monday morning, and he had a splitting headache. After a night of drinking and partying, and an incredible night with Catherine Bloom, he arrived to work to hear the latest rumor. Usually, he would not pay attention, but he knew this one was real! It wasn't a fabrication. He was ready to kill!
How could his father do this to him? His only child! The rumor going around was that his father was thinking of retiring, due to his health, and passing control of the company over to... to Hilde! The secretary; his SON'S secretary.
That dumb bitch, how had she managed to gain presidency of HIS company!
He was going to have a talk with is father...
*~*~*~*
Hilde, of course, was clueless to all. She had no idea what was going on. Her days were filled with work and Mr. Duo (as he insisted everyone call him to differentiate him from his father, Mr. Maxwell). She sighed. Her nights were filled with dreams of Mr. Duo.
She sighed again and leaned her head back into her chair. 'Mr. Duo,' she thought fondly. There was no denying it now, she was in love with Duo Richard Maxwell. She even thought that little trick his parents had made with his name was cute. He was so handsome, and he seemed so dedicated to his work, and his father's company. She wondered where he was. He was usually pretty punctual, even if he'd spent the night before partying and drinking.
Hilde sighed a third time and straitened. She knew there was no way Duo would ever notice her. He was handsome, rich, sophisticated, and experienced... in everything. Over the year that she'd worked with him she'd seen him go out with many women. She knew because she'd seen them come and go through his office door. They'd all been different, but they all had had one thing in common. They were beautiful. Oh yes, they had more than that in common. They were all tall, to compliment his 6'4" frame. They'd had blond hair, brown, different shades of red, black hair... the list was endless.
It seemed that his favorite flavor was Catherine Bloom. He'd been out with her more than he had gone out with the others. She was gorgeous. Long legs, a body Hilde wished would come naturally to her, well endowed, auburn hair that curled naturally and eyes... those eyes. Her eyes would make every movie star jealous; they were unmatched.
Yes, it hurt her but she knew she would never have him.
*~*~*~*
"... I don't understand why you're doing this? The presidency should be mine, I'm your son, your heir! Why are you giving it to her?" yelled Duo at his father. The rumor was true. His father was giving Hilde Schbker the presidency of the company, and making his son vice-president.
"Duo, if you calm--"
"Is the bitch fucking you?"
"Watched your language, Duo!" Mr. Maxwell as he stood up to face his fuming son.
"Well, is she? I find no other reason as to why you are doing this! I mean, it's not as if she was anything else going for her, she's probably really good at giving he--"
"I told you to watch our language! No, she is not doing anything for me. I just think she is better at managing herself, and it will only be for three years. It will be in her contract, she'll step down as president then you will get the position. Then she can either become vice-president or leave the company. It's so you will gain experience--"
"Dad, it's not as if she'd that much older than me--"
"She's not, she's your age. She has your same birthday in fact--"
"Dad, come on! You will embarrass me and when I do become president then other companies won't trust me. I mean, they'll think that you didn't leave me the presidency because I'm stupid or something! Argh! I can't talk to you anymore!"
Richard only shook his head. This was the reason he wanted Hilde to be president before him, she would show him the ropes and when he was ready he would take the reins.
tbc...
AN: ooh, things are getting intense! I don't think I'll get the other characters very involved int this story. I mention Catherine, but she's not a major player, stay tuned for what happens when Duo knows he can't change his father's mind...
AN: Here's chapter 1. This is where the story really picks up. It's been a year since the prologue. No Heero in this chapter, and the introduction of Richard Maxwell, Duo's father. REVIEW!
Warnings: AU, OOC, sappiness, fluffiness, and a sometimes mean Duo! Oh there's also language so I changed the rating to R.
Hilde's Fashion
by Oyuki
(a year later...)
Duo opened the door to his office only to find Hilde asleep on his desk with her arms pillowing her head.
"Hey, wake up! Wake up!" he said.
"Huh?" she mumbled opening her blue eyes. "What happened?"
"Geez, you're still here? What are you doing in my office anyway? Shouldn't you be in yours right through that door?" he asked. He sounded annoyed, very annoyed.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Duo!" she said rubbing her eyes with her hand, " I was just finishing the report for your father. When I was leaving last night I saw it on the floor and..."
Duo made a face and said, "Yeah, okay..." Wow, she'd actually done something right for a change. Not that she wasn't a good at her job, it was just that he would never admit to it. What he would admit was that he found her... he struggled to find a correct word for her. Um... ugly. He disliked her because she was ugly.
Hilde quickly left Duo's chair as he walked around the desk to sit on it. She walked to the other side of the room and opened a door to her office. Well, it looked more like a closet than an office rather than an office, but hey, she had her own office.
"Well, now I have nothing to do for the next," he looked at his watch, "twenty minutes that I was going to spend doing this report. I'm home free," he said to himself. He read the report so he wouldn't look like a complete idiot when he presented it to his father and found that it was surprisingly well done. She knew what she was talking about.
When Duo finally met with Richard Maxwell, he saw right through his son. "Duo, who wrote this for you?"
Dou managed to look hurt and said, "Dad, c'mon! Most of your workers, with the exception of Heero, are completely incompetent. Who could write this besides me; I mean, I researched and--"
"You're just digging a deeper grave for yourself, son. Now, tell that nice secretary of yours to come see me, please," Richard said good naturally, as if speaking to a small child.
"Hilde? You want to see HER?" he said narrowing his eyes.
"Duo--" his father warned.
"But dad--" Duo whined.
"Duo, I know you didn't write this, Hilde did. And you and I both know that she's overqualified to be your secretary. Now, please tell her I want to see her."
"Fine, be that way! But I'm not calling her! Get your secretary to call her, I was your errand boy when I was ten, not anymore!" he said before he slammed the door.
He pressed a button on the cradle of his phone and a pleasant female voice answered. "Relena, please call Hilde Schbeker and ask her to come to my office. She's my son's secretary.
The door opened and he said, "Ahh, Hilde I wanted to talk to you..."
*~*~*~*
There was a rumor going around Maxwell Fashion. A rumor that had reached Duo Maxwell this morning that hadn't yet reached Hilde Schbeker.
Duo seethed in anger. There was a wild rage inside of him that if he'd seen Hilde that moment he'd have strangled her!
He sat in his chair, behind his desk, holding his aching head in his hands. It was a bright, sunny Monday morning, and he had a splitting headache. After a night of drinking and partying, and an incredible night with Catherine Bloom, he arrived to work to hear the latest rumor. Usually, he would not pay attention, but he knew this one was real! It wasn't a fabrication. He was ready to kill!
How could his father do this to him? His only child! The rumor going around was that his father was thinking of retiring, due to his health, and passing control of the company over to... to Hilde! The secretary; his SON'S secretary.
That dumb bitch, how had she managed to gain presidency of HIS company!
He was going to have a talk with is father...
*~*~*~*
Hilde, of course, was clueless to all. She had no idea what was going on. Her days were filled with work and Mr. Duo (as he insisted everyone call him to differentiate him from his father, Mr. Maxwell). She sighed. Her nights were filled with dreams of Mr. Duo.
She sighed again and leaned her head back into her chair. 'Mr. Duo,' she thought fondly. There was no denying it now, she was in love with Duo Richard Maxwell. She even thought that little trick his parents had made with his name was cute. He was so handsome, and he seemed so dedicated to his work, and his father's company. She wondered where he was. He was usually pretty punctual, even if he'd spent the night before partying and drinking.
Hilde sighed a third time and straitened. She knew there was no way Duo would ever notice her. He was handsome, rich, sophisticated, and experienced... in everything. Over the year that she'd worked with him she'd seen him go out with many women. She knew because she'd seen them come and go through his office door. They'd all been different, but they all had had one thing in common. They were beautiful. Oh yes, they had more than that in common. They were all tall, to compliment his 6'4" frame. They'd had blond hair, brown, different shades of red, black hair... the list was endless.
It seemed that his favorite flavor was Catherine Bloom. He'd been out with her more than he had gone out with the others. She was gorgeous. Long legs, a body Hilde wished would come naturally to her, well endowed, auburn hair that curled naturally and eyes... those eyes. Her eyes would make every movie star jealous; they were unmatched.
Yes, it hurt her but she knew she would never have him.
*~*~*~*
"... I don't understand why you're doing this? The presidency should be mine, I'm your son, your heir! Why are you giving it to her?" yelled Duo at his father. The rumor was true. His father was giving Hilde Schbker the presidency of the company, and making his son vice-president.
"Duo, if you calm--"
"Is the bitch fucking you?"
"Watched your language, Duo!" Mr. Maxwell as he stood up to face his fuming son.
"Well, is she? I find no other reason as to why you are doing this! I mean, it's not as if she was anything else going for her, she's probably really good at giving he--"
"I told you to watch our language! No, she is not doing anything for me. I just think she is better at managing herself, and it will only be for three years. It will be in her contract, she'll step down as president then you will get the position. Then she can either become vice-president or leave the company. It's so you will gain experience--"
"Dad, it's not as if she'd that much older than me--"
"She's not, she's your age. She has your same birthday in fact--"
"Dad, come on! You will embarrass me and when I do become president then other companies won't trust me. I mean, they'll think that you didn't leave me the presidency because I'm stupid or something! Argh! I can't talk to you anymore!"
Richard only shook his head. This was the reason he wanted Hilde to be president before him, she would show him the ropes and when he was ready he would take the reins.
tbc...
AN: ooh, things are getting intense! I don't think I'll get the other characters very involved int this story. I mention Catherine, but she's not a major player, stay tuned for what happens when Duo knows he can't change his father's mind...