Hilde's Fashion
by Oyuki
Standard disclaimers apply.
Warnings: read the other chapters
AN: I can't think of anything right now, maybe by the end of the chapter.
"What are you talking about Duo? I don't know what the hell you're saying," said Heero to his friend. They were in Duo's office.
"What I'm saying is that-- that I don't... think I can tell Hilde not to take charge of his company. What kind of guy would do this? My actions have been so immature. Do you really think I am ready to head this company if I play such adolescent games with people?"
Heero was drawing a blank. Duo had never said anything like this. "You like her," he said simply. " I think you feel bad about what you did."
"I do feel bad. Hilde is a nice gir-- woman. She's funny, and extremely smart. That's why, I think, my father chose her. She's intelligent, she knows how to handle herself in a job like this. I mean, think about it! She didn't do anything to me, and what do I do? I sleep with her only to coerce her into not signing a contract that will warranty her--"
"Wait, wait! So you're totally backing out? Why?"
"Because of Hilde!"
*~*~*~*
"Ugh! I'm running so late!" exclaimed Hilde. She had gone to her orthodontist this morning to get her braces off. 'Finally! After three years of pain and suffering they're finally off!' She looked in the mirrors that lined the elevator walls. She gave herself a big cheesy smile. Like the ones she never allowed herself to give anybody when she'd had her braces. 'It was worth it!'
Relena had wanted her to wear her contact lenses, but she'd refused. Instead she was wearing silver, thin framed lenses. She wasn't quite ready for her WHOLE appearance to change.
She walked out of the elevator smiling to herself. She was trying to imagine how Duo would react when he saw her. She was wearing a conservative two piece, black suit with a silk shirt underneath. Her designer three-inch heels clicked as she walked to her office. She flicked her hair from her shoulder onto her back. It had been trimmed at least five inches and it had been layered at the front. It looked like a silk veil around her.
As she neared Duo's office she heard voices. They weren't loud enough to be considered shouting, but they were loud, and that the door was slightly open didn't help. She was in front of the door now, but she didn't want to interrupt Duo and Heero. Only those two would be shouting at each other in the morning.
She was going to turn around and go to see Relena, she didn't' want to interrupt, until she heard her name. She didn't' want to be nose, but this involved her as well, in a way.
*~*~*~*
"Because of Hilde?"
"Yes! I'm not going to ask her to do anything. It was wrong to make that bet with you! I shouldn't have used her like that. She told me that her other boyfriend had done the same thing and I just went right ahead and did the same thing! I can't do that anymore! How can I face her after all I've done? How can I look at her in the face and not think about the fact that I dated her-- slept with her only so she wouldn't take my father's offer of becoming president of the company! Do you know how I'd feel?"
*~*~~*~*
Hilde only blinked. She didn't-- couldn't take it all in. Her eyes pooled with tears. How could Duo use her like that? How could he do that to her after hearing what had happened to her before? How could he be so selfish, so shallow?
She wanted to run, to run home and cry her eyes out. But no! She wouldn't do that. She had run away from the man that had hurt her once, and she wouldn't do it again. She would face him and all his lies; look at him in the eyes and tell him what she thought of him at that moment!
She blinked her tears back and took a deep breath. She reached her hand out and pushed the door open.
Duo heard the door open and stopped yelling at Heero.
A tiny woman came in dressed all in black. He looked at her. She seemed familiar, but he couldn't place her face. He stared at her up and down. When he reached her eyes she knew who it was. "Hilde," he said. He smiled slightly at her. She looked beautiful. "You look--"
"You fucking bastard!"
"Hilde--" How much had she heard? 'Obviously enough if she's this pissed!' his mind screamed.
"Don't say anything you piece of shit! I heard it all! How could you do this to me? Especially after what I told you!" Despite her efforts, she started to cry, but that didn't dissuade her from telling him off.
'Dammit. I didn't want her to find out this way.' His heart dropped. "Hilde listen--"
"No! Fuck you! Fuck you and your stupid little games! I hope you fucking rot in hell! You and your friend!" she said looking at Heero. "I only came in here to tell you that I don't care what your father's offer is..."
"Please, don't--"
"I'm going to accept!" Without another word, she left. So fast Duo thought that she hadn't been there. But she had. The outburst hadn't lasted more than thirty seconds but it had happened.
"Shit," was all he said. He closed his eyes. He took off after her. He had to explain, he couldn't let her think that he didn't feel guilty.
"Duo, where you going? C'mon man! Let her go, she-- Argh! Women! They totally screw with a guy's head!" Heero took off after Duo.
tbc...
AN: Sorry so short but I have a TON of stuff to do. My committee and I have to arrange some stuff for our graduation in June. We're trying to have it outside instead of in the auditorium, and we have to... you don't want to hear it. Let's just say I have a lot to do. I end up coming home at nine everyday and I still have to do my homework. Better than no chapter, yes?
by Oyuki
Standard disclaimers apply.
Warnings: read the other chapters
AN: I can't think of anything right now, maybe by the end of the chapter.
"What are you talking about Duo? I don't know what the hell you're saying," said Heero to his friend. They were in Duo's office.
"What I'm saying is that-- that I don't... think I can tell Hilde not to take charge of his company. What kind of guy would do this? My actions have been so immature. Do you really think I am ready to head this company if I play such adolescent games with people?"
Heero was drawing a blank. Duo had never said anything like this. "You like her," he said simply. " I think you feel bad about what you did."
"I do feel bad. Hilde is a nice gir-- woman. She's funny, and extremely smart. That's why, I think, my father chose her. She's intelligent, she knows how to handle herself in a job like this. I mean, think about it! She didn't do anything to me, and what do I do? I sleep with her only to coerce her into not signing a contract that will warranty her--"
"Wait, wait! So you're totally backing out? Why?"
"Because of Hilde!"
*~*~*~*
"Ugh! I'm running so late!" exclaimed Hilde. She had gone to her orthodontist this morning to get her braces off. 'Finally! After three years of pain and suffering they're finally off!' She looked in the mirrors that lined the elevator walls. She gave herself a big cheesy smile. Like the ones she never allowed herself to give anybody when she'd had her braces. 'It was worth it!'
Relena had wanted her to wear her contact lenses, but she'd refused. Instead she was wearing silver, thin framed lenses. She wasn't quite ready for her WHOLE appearance to change.
She walked out of the elevator smiling to herself. She was trying to imagine how Duo would react when he saw her. She was wearing a conservative two piece, black suit with a silk shirt underneath. Her designer three-inch heels clicked as she walked to her office. She flicked her hair from her shoulder onto her back. It had been trimmed at least five inches and it had been layered at the front. It looked like a silk veil around her.
As she neared Duo's office she heard voices. They weren't loud enough to be considered shouting, but they were loud, and that the door was slightly open didn't help. She was in front of the door now, but she didn't want to interrupt Duo and Heero. Only those two would be shouting at each other in the morning.
She was going to turn around and go to see Relena, she didn't' want to interrupt, until she heard her name. She didn't' want to be nose, but this involved her as well, in a way.
*~*~*~*
"Because of Hilde?"
"Yes! I'm not going to ask her to do anything. It was wrong to make that bet with you! I shouldn't have used her like that. She told me that her other boyfriend had done the same thing and I just went right ahead and did the same thing! I can't do that anymore! How can I face her after all I've done? How can I look at her in the face and not think about the fact that I dated her-- slept with her only so she wouldn't take my father's offer of becoming president of the company! Do you know how I'd feel?"
*~*~~*~*
Hilde only blinked. She didn't-- couldn't take it all in. Her eyes pooled with tears. How could Duo use her like that? How could he do that to her after hearing what had happened to her before? How could he be so selfish, so shallow?
She wanted to run, to run home and cry her eyes out. But no! She wouldn't do that. She had run away from the man that had hurt her once, and she wouldn't do it again. She would face him and all his lies; look at him in the eyes and tell him what she thought of him at that moment!
She blinked her tears back and took a deep breath. She reached her hand out and pushed the door open.
Duo heard the door open and stopped yelling at Heero.
A tiny woman came in dressed all in black. He looked at her. She seemed familiar, but he couldn't place her face. He stared at her up and down. When he reached her eyes she knew who it was. "Hilde," he said. He smiled slightly at her. She looked beautiful. "You look--"
"You fucking bastard!"
"Hilde--" How much had she heard? 'Obviously enough if she's this pissed!' his mind screamed.
"Don't say anything you piece of shit! I heard it all! How could you do this to me? Especially after what I told you!" Despite her efforts, she started to cry, but that didn't dissuade her from telling him off.
'Dammit. I didn't want her to find out this way.' His heart dropped. "Hilde listen--"
"No! Fuck you! Fuck you and your stupid little games! I hope you fucking rot in hell! You and your friend!" she said looking at Heero. "I only came in here to tell you that I don't care what your father's offer is..."
"Please, don't--"
"I'm going to accept!" Without another word, she left. So fast Duo thought that she hadn't been there. But she had. The outburst hadn't lasted more than thirty seconds but it had happened.
"Shit," was all he said. He closed his eyes. He took off after her. He had to explain, he couldn't let her think that he didn't feel guilty.
"Duo, where you going? C'mon man! Let her go, she-- Argh! Women! They totally screw with a guy's head!" Heero took off after Duo.
tbc...
AN: Sorry so short but I have a TON of stuff to do. My committee and I have to arrange some stuff for our graduation in June. We're trying to have it outside instead of in the auditorium, and we have to... you don't want to hear it. Let's just say I have a lot to do. I end up coming home at nine everyday and I still have to do my homework. Better than no chapter, yes?