Heero's Clone

Chapter 5: The Good-Bye Hopes

It was a bright, sunny day when Heero stood, putting on a black outfit. 'Duo would have loved a day like this.' he thought to himself sadly. Hilde's car horn sounded from outside, signifying to Heero that he had wallowed in depressing thoughts long enough.

The agreement was that Heero could start the funeral with a few words, and that Quatre may say some things after... Upon entering the room, Heero saw many familiar faces: Trowa Barton, Quatre Raberba Winner, Chang Wufei, Milliardo Peacecraft, Relina Darlian, Lady Une, Sally Po, Lucrezia Noin, Hilde Shebeiker (Who had driven him there.), even Dorothy, and little Mariemaia had shown up. Heero wandered through the crowds, not hearing anything that went on, he couldn't even go near the casket. When everyone had filtered in, Heero went to the podium. "Duo was... He was... A good...", his throat tightened, tears began to brim his eyes, "Excuse me...", Heero said, running outside.

Relina and Milliardo quickly left, following his direction. Quatre went up to the podium, "Duo was a good friend, and a joyful word when all seemed to have gone wrong... However, as I have just found out from Heero, Duo was his clone.....", silence fell over the room, "Do to the current problems of cloning, his early death occurred."

Quatre then went and lifted the casket's lid. Inside lay Duo, with the long, gray braid laid over his right shoulder. He was dressed in the preachers outfit, he looked as though asleep, though wrinkled his face still held the impish air about it as always, and his clasped hands held the silver cross he had worn around his neck, barely visible scribbles of all the names from Maxwell church on the surface. The room felt as though the time had stopped, no one moved, barely anyone breathed, it was Wufei who stood first, and started a slow moving line for finale farewells.

Heero stood alone by Hilde's car, crying softly, when he felt a hand pressed to his shoulder, it was Relina. "I understand how it must feel."

"Life will move on, with time Heero.", Milliardo said from behind her, "Are you going to be all right on your own for a while?"

Heero nodded, then shook his head sobbing harder, Milliardo gave him a firm hug, and Relina also did the same. "You'll move on eventually.", both repeated over, and over.

Heero finally stepped back, nodding, and wiping back the tears, which he had cried dry, or so it seemed. When Hilde returned to the car, Heero got in, and they headed to the graveyard. They rode in silence, not even the radio playing... It wasn't until they were well into a half an hour of the drive that Heero spoke. It was barely a whisper at first, "I want to bring him back...", silence, "I've found a way to fix the problem of cloning, but for him.... It was too late."

"It wouldn't be the same, Heero, and you know that.", Hilde said quietly.

"But still, I want something to remember.....", He fell silent again, "I want you to be the segregate mother....",

"I understand Heero, I'll do it, okay? If that's what'll make you feel better.", Hilde gave him a faint smile, then turned back to the road.

...

While the funeral was going on, Duo stood in a very long line, not that he minded, there were enough sexy angel chicks to satisfy him. They sold magazines, snacks, and other items. Heck, his funeral was the most interesting part of this place. Heero was showing emotion, and Duo swore he heard some people go awww, already. It was interesting, then the speakers blared out his number, and he had to get up and go though the giant white doors. Behind which sat a very business like man. He sat at a white desk, in the middle of a white room, wearing a white suite. "I am St. Peter.", he said, holding out his hand.

"Duo, Duo Maxwell.", Duo took hold of the hand and shook it.

(Quick note: Duo's soul still looks about twenty, cause it was way younger than the body looked.)

"Duo... Duo.... Here you are. Duo Maxwell, you have been accepted into Heaven.", Peter said, shutting the book with a loud thud!

"I don't want to go there!", Duo argued.

"YOU WHAT?!!!!!!!", Peter bellowed, shocked, "Gabriel take over for me please. I have to take Maxwell to God."

"Cool! I always wanted to meet him.", Duo faked, rolling his eyes.

Frankly to put things straight, Heaven wasn't all that different from the two rooms Duo had been in already, white, white, white, and (Shock.) more WHITE! It was not until they both got close to another set of white doors that something was different.... A loud stereo was playing the old seventies song Love Shack! St. Peter beat on the door, so to be heard over the blaring music, which was turned down, as a door opened to reveal.... A man with colored sunglasses on, long, white hair and beard. "Chill out, man!", he said.

"God, sir, we have a slight implication." , Peter suggested, "Uh, Mr. Maxwell here said he wants to go to hell, when he was accepted into Heaven."

"Well, why don't you just let him?", God suggested, "And call me Bob, it is my real name you know, Peaty."

"Don't call me that!", Peter protested.

"Cut with the negative vives, man, I like that nickname!", Bob(God) said, "Just give him a new demon body! That way he can still visit heaven if he wants."

"Earth too?", Duo asked, interrupting Bob.

"Yes, that too. Now go get some magazines for him to find one he likes in.", Bob said.

"Yes sir.", Peter said, walking off.

(Half an hour later....)

"Here, all the different varieties of demons, pick one out.", Peter flopped about two billion mags. in Duo's lap.

(About a week later...)

"That one!", Duo proudly pointed to the picture in the magazine.

The one he picked was off the normal type, it had black hair, and eyes, tan fur, large, bat-like wings, a long, thin, tail, large, clawed, cat-like feet, and claws on the five fingered(including thumb.) hands. "Are you sure?", Peter asked.

Duo nodded, "Uh- Huh! I like that one!"

"Okay, just stand over there.", Bob pointed to a corner, and then turned him into that demon.

"Cool, I'm a demon...", Duo turned in circles for a while.

"You can visit Earth, but first, get use to the body.", Bob suggested.

"Right, and learn to fly.", Duo said.

While all this happened about six years had passed on Earth Heero's second clone, and son had been born, and after Heero had married Hilde, and of course, Heero was not stoic anymore.....

( You think that's it? Well it's not, there's going to be a second story, where Duo comes back! For a visit.)

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