Chapter eleven- Who are you?
Duo stared at Noin his eyes glazing over with unshed tears. His whole life just came crashing down around him. Slowly everything started to fade and he felt like life was about to end for him.
Noin stepped inside, shut and locked the door behind her. Carefully she fell onto the bed, her eyes never leaving Duo's chest.
Duo inhaled sharply, "I can explain...I mean."
Noin shook her head numbly and ran her hands down her face and then glanced at Duo's chest again. Wearily she asked, "They're real right."
Duo blanched and shouted, "Of course they are!"
Noin frowned, "Who are you and what did you do with the real Duo?"
Duo sighed and he moved in front of her. Noin jerked away and she stared hard up at him. "What did you do with the real Duo? Tell me or I'll have the others in here before you can say..."
Duo's hand covered her mouth and he whispered while shaking his head, "No please don't." He was careful with her stomach so he wouldn't hurt the baby inside.
Duo's eyes penetrated through all the anger Noin had built up and her gaze softened on him. Slowly Duo's hand fell away from her mouth. But he leaned close to her so he wouldn't have to raise his voice at any level but a whisper.
"Who are you? And why did you dress yourself as Duo? Why are you here, really?"
Duo sighed, "I am Duo. I am the Duo you all know and love, well sort of. I am the Duo, Heero met on a boat and was held up by gunpoint and then he held me at gunpoint. I am the Duo that met Hildi, and the one that she lives with. I am the Duo you met yesterday morning."
Noin pointed at his clothes in the suitcase, "Then what's with all this? Why not be yourself, uh whoever you are, and what you are."
Duo rubbed his forehead and bit his bottom lip. Kami, things were not going well. He would have to tell her everything. All about his past, who he was, what happened, his failure.
"Because I'm not the Duo Maxwell."
Noin glared up at him and stated hotly, "But you just said...?"
Duo nodded, "Yes I did, but I am not Duo Maxwell who lived in a church and grew up on the streets."
Noin frowned and shouted, "then why should I believe you...!"
Duo covered her mouth again and pushed her back against his bed. He was once again careful of the baby and did not lean on her at all. "Please be quiet. I can't have them hearing you. They can't know not yet."
He removed his hand slowly after she calmed down and stated, "If they know, then all I have done will be ruined. And I have been working on this mission for three years."
"Why?"
Duo sighed, "Because my superior gave me this mission, to take Duo's place...since he..."
"Duo is..."
Duo nodded slowly and with a sigh began his story, "About three years ago, I was supposed to go to the Father Maxwell's church and speak with Duo about seeing Dr. G. I was to give him a push so that he would become a gundam pilot."
Duo glanced at the door, which was closed and he moved away so Noin could sit up.
"When I got there Oz had already done is damage. I was able to kill the remaining soldiers and found Duo, Father Maxwell, and Sister Mary all dead. They had been burned alive in the fire."
Duo turned away from Noin, "I reported back to head quarters. They came and picked up the bodies, and myself. My superior told me that my mission was to take Duo's place, that I would go to Dr. G as Duo and ask to live with him. I would train for a year under him and then meet all of you."
Duo fell back next to Noin and covered his face in his hands. "I lied to you all but I had no choice."
Noin frowned, "So if you're not Duo, then who are you?"
Duo looked up at her his eyes were filled with sadness and defeat. "I'm Usagi Tsukino."
Noin walked out of the room silently. Her thoughts wandered to the new information she had gained from which she had thought was Duo Maxwell.
But in fact Duo Maxwell was someone else known as Usagi Tsukino. And the real Duo Maxwell had been killed in a fire.
Noin walked down the hall heading towards her office. Once there she opened the door and slid inside. She shut and locked the door behind her.
She had sworn to Duo/Usagi that she would keep his secret. She would keep a secret from all of her friends, even from her princess.
Noin sat behind her desk and turned on her computer. She waited till the desktop pulled up and moved the mouse to a file.
She clicked on some files and opened up a find and search program. She typed in, Tsukino.
Seconds later a list of names appeared, seven of them.
Noin then typed in Tsukino Usagi.
This time a single family name appeared on screen. Noin clicked on it and four names popped up.
Tsukino Kenji, Ikuko, Usagi, Shingo.
Noin clicked on her parents' names, only to find them all deceased along with her younger brother.
Noin then selected Usagi's name and information popped up. Noin clicked the down arrow and she read off information.
'Name Tsukino Usagi
Age 15
Height 4'9
Weight 100lbs
Hair color blonde
Eyes blue
Background Usagi's parents were killed at home when she had gone to school. She was 7 years old when Oz destroyed her home and left no trace it was them.
Usagi was then taken in by the leader of colony L2, and then was not heard of since.'
Noin frowned, "very odd." The picture popped up and Noin had to take double look.
Golden blonde hair, crystal blue eyes, pale skin, curves, long legs, and a slim waist. She looked nothing like Duo Maxwell she Noin knew.
Noin exited out of the program and shut off her computer. "Why is it so important that Duo Maxwell be a gundam pilot? And Why id Duo a big part of this mission?"
Duo stared at Noin his eyes glazing over with unshed tears. His whole life just came crashing down around him. Slowly everything started to fade and he felt like life was about to end for him.
Noin stepped inside, shut and locked the door behind her. Carefully she fell onto the bed, her eyes never leaving Duo's chest.
Duo inhaled sharply, "I can explain...I mean."
Noin shook her head numbly and ran her hands down her face and then glanced at Duo's chest again. Wearily she asked, "They're real right."
Duo blanched and shouted, "Of course they are!"
Noin frowned, "Who are you and what did you do with the real Duo?"
Duo sighed and he moved in front of her. Noin jerked away and she stared hard up at him. "What did you do with the real Duo? Tell me or I'll have the others in here before you can say..."
Duo's hand covered her mouth and he whispered while shaking his head, "No please don't." He was careful with her stomach so he wouldn't hurt the baby inside.
Duo's eyes penetrated through all the anger Noin had built up and her gaze softened on him. Slowly Duo's hand fell away from her mouth. But he leaned close to her so he wouldn't have to raise his voice at any level but a whisper.
"Who are you? And why did you dress yourself as Duo? Why are you here, really?"
Duo sighed, "I am Duo. I am the Duo you all know and love, well sort of. I am the Duo, Heero met on a boat and was held up by gunpoint and then he held me at gunpoint. I am the Duo that met Hildi, and the one that she lives with. I am the Duo you met yesterday morning."
Noin pointed at his clothes in the suitcase, "Then what's with all this? Why not be yourself, uh whoever you are, and what you are."
Duo rubbed his forehead and bit his bottom lip. Kami, things were not going well. He would have to tell her everything. All about his past, who he was, what happened, his failure.
"Because I'm not the Duo Maxwell."
Noin glared up at him and stated hotly, "But you just said...?"
Duo nodded, "Yes I did, but I am not Duo Maxwell who lived in a church and grew up on the streets."
Noin frowned and shouted, "then why should I believe you...!"
Duo covered her mouth again and pushed her back against his bed. He was once again careful of the baby and did not lean on her at all. "Please be quiet. I can't have them hearing you. They can't know not yet."
He removed his hand slowly after she calmed down and stated, "If they know, then all I have done will be ruined. And I have been working on this mission for three years."
"Why?"
Duo sighed, "Because my superior gave me this mission, to take Duo's place...since he..."
"Duo is..."
Duo nodded slowly and with a sigh began his story, "About three years ago, I was supposed to go to the Father Maxwell's church and speak with Duo about seeing Dr. G. I was to give him a push so that he would become a gundam pilot."
Duo glanced at the door, which was closed and he moved away so Noin could sit up.
"When I got there Oz had already done is damage. I was able to kill the remaining soldiers and found Duo, Father Maxwell, and Sister Mary all dead. They had been burned alive in the fire."
Duo turned away from Noin, "I reported back to head quarters. They came and picked up the bodies, and myself. My superior told me that my mission was to take Duo's place, that I would go to Dr. G as Duo and ask to live with him. I would train for a year under him and then meet all of you."
Duo fell back next to Noin and covered his face in his hands. "I lied to you all but I had no choice."
Noin frowned, "So if you're not Duo, then who are you?"
Duo looked up at her his eyes were filled with sadness and defeat. "I'm Usagi Tsukino."
Noin walked out of the room silently. Her thoughts wandered to the new information she had gained from which she had thought was Duo Maxwell.
But in fact Duo Maxwell was someone else known as Usagi Tsukino. And the real Duo Maxwell had been killed in a fire.
Noin walked down the hall heading towards her office. Once there she opened the door and slid inside. She shut and locked the door behind her.
She had sworn to Duo/Usagi that she would keep his secret. She would keep a secret from all of her friends, even from her princess.
Noin sat behind her desk and turned on her computer. She waited till the desktop pulled up and moved the mouse to a file.
She clicked on some files and opened up a find and search program. She typed in, Tsukino.
Seconds later a list of names appeared, seven of them.
Noin then typed in Tsukino Usagi.
This time a single family name appeared on screen. Noin clicked on it and four names popped up.
Tsukino Kenji, Ikuko, Usagi, Shingo.
Noin clicked on her parents' names, only to find them all deceased along with her younger brother.
Noin then selected Usagi's name and information popped up. Noin clicked the down arrow and she read off information.
'Name Tsukino Usagi
Age 15
Height 4'9
Weight 100lbs
Hair color blonde
Eyes blue
Background Usagi's parents were killed at home when she had gone to school. She was 7 years old when Oz destroyed her home and left no trace it was them.
Usagi was then taken in by the leader of colony L2, and then was not heard of since.'
Noin frowned, "very odd." The picture popped up and Noin had to take double look.
Golden blonde hair, crystal blue eyes, pale skin, curves, long legs, and a slim waist. She looked nothing like Duo Maxwell she Noin knew.
Noin exited out of the program and shut off her computer. "Why is it so important that Duo Maxwell be a gundam pilot? And Why id Duo a big part of this mission?"