Heero's Life: As Told By Fellow Pilots

Chapter 4: The Swordsman

Dear Readers,

Oh thank you all for the reviews, this one is not a continued piece from Milliardo, don't worry! He will be heard from again later. They are only telling what they want at the time, besides Wufei's piece here will explain at the end why. So keep sending reviews, I never erase any either, so any you have up, are still there for all to see!

Yours Truly,

Funny Bunny

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The first time I saw Heero was the same as Trowa, however, for your own good I am skipping ahead to when he left Heero with Duo, who as you have known at the time was staying with me.

I came home from getting some news from the nearby town, seems I lived in the forest a little over fifteen minutes away from any living person. Duo at first gave me a bunch of silly grins and wise- cracks before telling me what he had done, this time. "Sit down, Wufei.", he said sounding serious for the first time since I met him, "Listen, the pilot of zero- three was here today, while you were gone and..."

"And what, Maxwell?", I persisted him.

"He left the pilot that self- detonated with us, says the wounds haven't completely healed yet, well, um...", Duo tried not to sound so blunt with the next remark, "I like you and all as a friend, and I don't like to lie a whole lot either."

"Yes, I know that.", I gave him a hard glare.

"Well for his safety I cannot tell you everything about him, all I am willing to give is his name.", Duo said, "It's not his real name, just a code name, but it's just something to call him. Heero Yuy, that's it, all I can tell you.",

"Fine, that's just fine.", I said a little gently to show him that the name was all I needed to know, "I have data from the battle, I just needed the name of the pilot."

That on my part was a lie, I had no data, I didn't need any to know the pilot of zero- one was probably the best among us. I was not an idiot understand, I didn't just have the brute strength of a Chinese warrior in my blood, but brains also. Unlike many believed before, and that was their mistake, not mine. I will admit I am not perfect, I am only in this for one thing, my only weakness, I thirst for revenge. The only weakness of mine dragged me into this, revenge.

Evening went pretty quiet, considering Maxwell, until later. I heard Maxwell, supposedly arguing with Heero over some matter. "Listen, I know you don't want to wear these, but if Wu- man out there finds out about you, your toast. He's not to well with weaklings, as he calls them.", I heard him say, "Listen, I practiced all this in hopes you would understand what I'm saying, if you don't say anything back then, I don't know if I have it down."

Silence then fell over them. I was shocked that Duo had shut up, but I didn't feel like barging in. It was later, when both came down, I thought something amiss, but dismissed it as my imagination. I studied the other pilot, messy brown hair, nice completion that hinted a Japanese background(If you ask me a very strong race, and intelligent even more so than many Chinese.) then I reached the eyes, covered by sunglasses. Those accursed things would really get on my nerve later on. Here is why, when you evaluate someone to test his strength, no matter what his lies maybe on the outside, you can always find truth in his eyes. That is why they would taunt me, they covered the truth. It would take several days to be able to look into his eyes. (Once again for your own good, I skip forward to that day.)

It was a nice afternoon, in the sixties, which was a rarity on Earth considering all the sudden weather that can occur. Duo was taking this time to go out and explore a bit of the town, maybe go shopping for groceries as well. "Now, if Heero comes down, don't talk to him, he doesn't like to talk a whole lot.", Duo said, "And leave a bowl of warmed- up Grape- Nuts kay? He's not much of a cook."

I did this, I left a bowl of Grape- Nuts, because if he couldn't cook, it was most likely a result of very concentrated training. However, I waited for him to come downstairs, to snatch those glasses right off, to see truth! Only the truth I had expected wouldn't be there, nothing would prepare me to look at those eyes for the first time.

He did come, one hand on a wall as he had always had. found the chair and sat down, found the bowl and began to eat, ignoring me. I got up, walked slowly over to the back of the chair, then I just grabbed the glasses right off. Just took them, he ignored me, or so I thought. I slowly walked around to the chair I had been sitting in before, and looked up. His eyes were parisian blue, and there was nothing, no light, no focus, not even the hint of the true person inside. No, it wasn't there, and all I did was watch him all day until Duo came back. Well, not just that I did still go outside to do the same thing I always would. Practice with my sword, it was the pride of mine, a skill passed down from generations before me. I loved to just hit rocks tossed into the air with it when I was younger. That is what I was doing, after forcing Heero to stay put, which was only done when I found some malicious looking bear, a piece of trash I thought of it at first as. Anyway, during this time, Heero ended up getting bored I guess, and got up, walking towards me. I stopped of course, and went to force him to sit back down. Heero grabbed hard onto one arm, and with his free hand began to feel my face. I watched his reaction to this, his brows furrowed in concentration, and his hand moved from the chin up, nose was breathing in deeply, as though he could smell me from where he was. I found this interesting it was a great sign of intelligence, possibly the same as I had seen from the battle. It was at this moment Duo returned, and dropped what he had in his hands. "What the?", Duo stated.

"It's okay, I've found out.", I said calmly, at that moment being partially muffled by Heero's hand.

"You didn't hurt him did you?", Duo asked, a little relived that I laughed to this.

"No, I did not, why would I?", I asked, getting up.

"You don't know everything about him yet, do you?", Duo asked, amused.

"I believe I do, he is blind.", I stated continently.

"And he is deaf as well.", Duo smirked.

The one detail I missed, well, no change for my decision on Heero's abilities, he had more than proven what he could do. I had seen him during the battle. "Here Heero, put these back on.", Duo said, trying to put the glasses back onto his face.

Heero tossed them off, and then made hand gestures, sign language, which was something I had thought unnecessary until him. Duo responded the same way, but you could tell he had just learned, he took longer to make the symbols.

It was later that night that I had heard the smartest idea from Duo's mouth in a long time, and probably for a while yet. "You should talk to him, not in sign language, but verbally.", Duo said quietly while Heero was in the other room, playing with that rag- sag bear again, "To tell him secrets only you keep to yourself, Heero can't hear you. However, he does help to relieve whatever troubles you have.",

I didn't really trust what he said to be wise, or smart, however, I did see Duo was being sincere. I waited until the next night, when Duo was out exploring the town again (Mainly for hot girls.) before I went to see Heero a lone. He sat there hugging the same bear as always. I wondered what it was that he enjoyed about that bear so much? I'd ask Duo later. "I- I'm not perfect.", I began feeling foolish, "I need to talk to someone, but I'm afraid of what they would say. I have been married before, yes, to Myran." (Sorry if I spelled wrong. Don't complain, at least I can spell the g- boys names right.) I paused, it seemed frozen, that moment of silence, inner silence. "She became sick, I- I feel I could have saved her, but, it was too late. I was too late, if I had gone faster, maybe. Maybe I could have given the cure to her. But I was weak, I couldn't stop the plague OZ rained onto our colony, without our knowing it. My entire fault. It's all my fault.", I stopped.

I looked at him, Heero Yuy, the best of us, but the most child- like. Yes, that's what he was, he killed without realizing what he had done. I looked at him, he had rested his head on my lap, without me noticing, and fallen asleep. Later, I would learn that he slept wherever he found comfort. "I didn't even tell him that she was pregnant.", was all I whispered to myself.

In that instant I saw so many things clearly, and grow to peace in my mind. Their deaths, both where no longer a burden to me, no. Instead they would be the reason to fight, them and Heero. I knew that he longed to see the way we did, colors, shapes. I wanted to help him along with it, I would make a couple more mistakes before I would truly realize this. Yet, now it doesn't seem so bad, Heero still lives, so does everyone else, minus Treize.

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I have taken a months break between the last paragraph and now, thinking of what to write next, I've read all the others so far. I have decided to explain for you, for him, for myself as well, what is happening as of present. It is a year after Relina was kidnapped, and we saved her. I did turn on them, but I was lost at that time. The others have explained it more riddle- like than what I plan on putting it. I'll give it directly. First, what you maybe reading is a book that we, those who know Heero Yuy are writing for him. Each of us have gone to where we most feel comfortable, and may find our true feelings about these experiences. Heero is with Quatre, as we all agreed, would be best. The items I am referring to are dried flowers, from the reclaimed America that Duo is staying in, a post card of Australia, where Trowa is, and a mini- painting of snowfall, from Milliardo in Russia. I am placing a small seashell into the book, from the beaches of China. We are keeping this because, soon, Heero will go into surgery to gain the ability to see. If all of this will work out, Heero will eventually be putting his first writing in this book. Something for him to remember how far he's gotten, and how hard he had to work for it to happen.

He has waited so long, and now it will happen, and yes, eventually hearing too, but sight is what he really wanted. We have all learned so much from him, and this is how we give our gratitude. I am thinking of what it might be like, to see the world for the first time, and all I can do is smile, Heero will cherish all that he sees for sure. Until next time, I give my farewells.

End Chapter: Bravo! Bravo! Encore! Encore!(Funny Bunny wipes away a tear.)