Heres the next chapter, enjoy!
Stop: Part 3
"What are you going to do with me?" Hallie asked, looking up at Duo.
"You'll find that out soon enough. And stop asking questions." Duo replied, as he looked out the windows to see if anyone was coming.
Hallie sighed and looked around the dark house. Cobwebs lined every corner of the wooden walls and floor, and it seemed like there was at least two inches of dust on every piece of furniture. Hallie looked up at Duo, who still had his back to her. She began to wonder what this man could possibly want with her.
Hallie guessed that she had been lost in her own thoughts, because a hand suddenly came down upon her head. Not forcefully, but it just lay there. She jerked her head away violently, and looked up at Duo. He was looking down at her with the same cold stare, but somehow it was a little kinder.
"Is your mother well?" he finally asked.
Hallie blinked, and nodded slowly. "Y-you know my mom?"
Duo got up again, and took his previous seat at the other side of the couch. "I know her from a couple years back."
"Oh."
Hallie looked at Duo and saw he was sitting rather tensely. She looked down again and started playing with the end of one of her midnight blue pigtails. "How did you know her?"
Duo didn't respond. Hallie supposed he didn't hear her and opened her mouth to repeat the question. Before she could utter a word, Duo cut her off.
"I was married to her."
What felt like a cold wave of shock coursed through Hallie's veins. She looked at Duo, disbelief written all over her pale face. "S-so...that would make you...my father?"
Duo again didn't respond. He just sat there, staring at a point on the wall across from him. After a moment of silence, Duo nodded curtly. Hallie thought for a moment before she stood up, and sat down again beside Duo. He looked down at her, puzzled, before Hallie slowly hugged him around the middle.
"I've been wondering why I never had a dad," she said.
Duo blinked, and returned the hug quickly before letting go. "You're not mad?"
"Not mad. Suprised, but not mad."
She smiled softly and leaned against Duo's side. She sighed softly, thinking of her mother and what she must be going through at this second. Duo looked down at her, and put his hand on her pig-tailed head.
"We'll work something out with your mother, okay?"
Hallie smiled. "Okay."
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"Wufei! Slow down!" yelled Quatre, hands flying out to prevent himself from flying headlong into the windshield.
They were on their way to the location where Hallie was being held, and to hopefully find her alive. Wufei obviously was anxious to get there -- he had the sirens on and was going well above the speed limit. Hilde, however, seemed to pay no mind to Wufei's driving conditions, because she kept staring out the window.
"Do you think she's still alive, Quatre?" she asked, her tone calm but curious.
"I'm positive. You keep your hopes up, okay?" he responded kindly, his hand going back to cup over hers. Hilde smiled at him, but blinked when Wufei made a left turn when he was supposed to make a right.
"Where are we going...?"
"Back to headquarters. I was instructed by Une to bring along two recruits."
Hilde nodded, and adjusted her uncomfortable seatbelt.
Fifteen minutes later, Wufei's blue SUV pulled up infront of Preventer Headquarters. No sooner had the truck stopped, when two women emerged from the building and walked to the car.
The first girl was short -- no taller than 5'4". Her hair was dark brown with some blonde highlights, and her soft eyes were a midnight blue color with some silver. When Quatre saw her, he waved to her and the girl blushed slightly and waved back. Hilde guessed they already knew each other.
The other girl was much taller, about 5'7". She had olive colored skin, green eyes, and very short maroon colored hair -- obviously dyed. She was clearly from Asian descent.
As the two girls climbed into the truck, Wufei turned in his seat to face them. The girls seemed to put on innocent, angelic faces as he eyed the both of them.
"You two DO know that Une practically forced me to bring you two along, Angel," he looked to the shorter girl. "And Makoto," he looked to the Asian girl. "If either of you screw up, I will personally make sure you both lose your jobs. Is that clear?"
Makoto merely nodded, as did Angel. Hilde looked over at Angel, who sat beside her, and noticed a large collection of daggers strapped around her waist. Makoto had guns in holsters in her belt.
Wufei gave both girls sharp looks before putting the truck into drive, and speeding onto the freeway. Hilde leaned over to Angel and whispered so Wufei couldn't hear.
"Doesn't like you or your friend much, does he?"
Angel shook her head. "He just hates us because were women."
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Duo sat back onto the couch, and looked over at a small digital clock on the table beside the moth-eaten furniture.
It flashed 2:45 AM.
Duo looked down at Hallie who was curled up at his side, asleep. He gave her a kind smile and gently petted her midnight-blue colored hair. Hallie stirred, and Duo pulled his hand away, but she didn't wake.
Suddenly, the sound of a car pulling up into the gravel driveway caught his attention and he sprang to his feet. Hallie blinked as her head hit the worn couch and she blinked sleepily.
"Daddy? What's going on?"
Duo rushed over to her, and picked her up. "Shh...people are here. Go back to sleep okay?"
Hallie nodded dumbly and let her head fall back onto Duo's shoulder. Duo inched quietly to the window and peeked out of the faded curtain. Wufei, gun drawn, was slowly getting out of the drivers seat, followed by Quatre, Hilde, Makoto, and Angel. He watched Hilde for a second, before turning and fleeing out the back door.
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"Hilde."
Hilde stopped when Wufei whispered her name. Everyone had stopped and was now looking at her. Makoto had one of her guns drawn, and Angel had a butterfly in each hand. Quatre had a small revolver.
"I need you to stay here. Duo might be after you as well."
"Duo?! You never said who we were dealing with, Wu!" whispered Makoto harshly, fwapping Wufei over the head with her gun. "We can't hurt him!"
Wufei turned on Makoto, his onyx eyes gleaming threatingly. Makoto glared back, her forest green eyes flashing dangerously.
"You will do as you are ordered, Makoto. Keep in mind, you are simply a recruit."
Makoto paused for a moment, before nodded reluctantly. Hilde watched this, as she sat on the hood of the car, looking worried and anxious.
"But...I need to know if Hallie is alive!"
"If we find her, we will bring her out to you, now be quiet!"
Hilde nodded, and leaned against the winshield as the four of them crept inside the old house. Angel looked disgustingly at the moth-eaten furniture, and the cobwebs occupying every corner.
"Looks like someone forgot to dust," she muttered, keeping a sharp eye out.
"Duo! We know your here, so I would be useless to resist. Come out!" Wufei shouted, cocking his pistol in case Duo leapt out at him from a dark corner.
Movement came from the kitchen doorway and Duo walked into the room, hands raised above his head. Hallie was nowhere to be seen.
"What did you do with her?" asked Wufei, pointing his gun, level at Duo's head.
"That is none of your business."
Duo smirked maliciously as a loud crack of a gunshot rang throughout the small house.
*End Part 3*
WAHA! Cliffhanger! *points and laughs at Angel*
Stop: Part 3
"What are you going to do with me?" Hallie asked, looking up at Duo.
"You'll find that out soon enough. And stop asking questions." Duo replied, as he looked out the windows to see if anyone was coming.
Hallie sighed and looked around the dark house. Cobwebs lined every corner of the wooden walls and floor, and it seemed like there was at least two inches of dust on every piece of furniture. Hallie looked up at Duo, who still had his back to her. She began to wonder what this man could possibly want with her.
Hallie guessed that she had been lost in her own thoughts, because a hand suddenly came down upon her head. Not forcefully, but it just lay there. She jerked her head away violently, and looked up at Duo. He was looking down at her with the same cold stare, but somehow it was a little kinder.
"Is your mother well?" he finally asked.
Hallie blinked, and nodded slowly. "Y-you know my mom?"
Duo got up again, and took his previous seat at the other side of the couch. "I know her from a couple years back."
"Oh."
Hallie looked at Duo and saw he was sitting rather tensely. She looked down again and started playing with the end of one of her midnight blue pigtails. "How did you know her?"
Duo didn't respond. Hallie supposed he didn't hear her and opened her mouth to repeat the question. Before she could utter a word, Duo cut her off.
"I was married to her."
What felt like a cold wave of shock coursed through Hallie's veins. She looked at Duo, disbelief written all over her pale face. "S-so...that would make you...my father?"
Duo again didn't respond. He just sat there, staring at a point on the wall across from him. After a moment of silence, Duo nodded curtly. Hallie thought for a moment before she stood up, and sat down again beside Duo. He looked down at her, puzzled, before Hallie slowly hugged him around the middle.
"I've been wondering why I never had a dad," she said.
Duo blinked, and returned the hug quickly before letting go. "You're not mad?"
"Not mad. Suprised, but not mad."
She smiled softly and leaned against Duo's side. She sighed softly, thinking of her mother and what she must be going through at this second. Duo looked down at her, and put his hand on her pig-tailed head.
"We'll work something out with your mother, okay?"
Hallie smiled. "Okay."
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"Wufei! Slow down!" yelled Quatre, hands flying out to prevent himself from flying headlong into the windshield.
They were on their way to the location where Hallie was being held, and to hopefully find her alive. Wufei obviously was anxious to get there -- he had the sirens on and was going well above the speed limit. Hilde, however, seemed to pay no mind to Wufei's driving conditions, because she kept staring out the window.
"Do you think she's still alive, Quatre?" she asked, her tone calm but curious.
"I'm positive. You keep your hopes up, okay?" he responded kindly, his hand going back to cup over hers. Hilde smiled at him, but blinked when Wufei made a left turn when he was supposed to make a right.
"Where are we going...?"
"Back to headquarters. I was instructed by Une to bring along two recruits."
Hilde nodded, and adjusted her uncomfortable seatbelt.
Fifteen minutes later, Wufei's blue SUV pulled up infront of Preventer Headquarters. No sooner had the truck stopped, when two women emerged from the building and walked to the car.
The first girl was short -- no taller than 5'4". Her hair was dark brown with some blonde highlights, and her soft eyes were a midnight blue color with some silver. When Quatre saw her, he waved to her and the girl blushed slightly and waved back. Hilde guessed they already knew each other.
The other girl was much taller, about 5'7". She had olive colored skin, green eyes, and very short maroon colored hair -- obviously dyed. She was clearly from Asian descent.
As the two girls climbed into the truck, Wufei turned in his seat to face them. The girls seemed to put on innocent, angelic faces as he eyed the both of them.
"You two DO know that Une practically forced me to bring you two along, Angel," he looked to the shorter girl. "And Makoto," he looked to the Asian girl. "If either of you screw up, I will personally make sure you both lose your jobs. Is that clear?"
Makoto merely nodded, as did Angel. Hilde looked over at Angel, who sat beside her, and noticed a large collection of daggers strapped around her waist. Makoto had guns in holsters in her belt.
Wufei gave both girls sharp looks before putting the truck into drive, and speeding onto the freeway. Hilde leaned over to Angel and whispered so Wufei couldn't hear.
"Doesn't like you or your friend much, does he?"
Angel shook her head. "He just hates us because were women."
.....................................................................................................
Duo sat back onto the couch, and looked over at a small digital clock on the table beside the moth-eaten furniture.
It flashed 2:45 AM.
Duo looked down at Hallie who was curled up at his side, asleep. He gave her a kind smile and gently petted her midnight-blue colored hair. Hallie stirred, and Duo pulled his hand away, but she didn't wake.
Suddenly, the sound of a car pulling up into the gravel driveway caught his attention and he sprang to his feet. Hallie blinked as her head hit the worn couch and she blinked sleepily.
"Daddy? What's going on?"
Duo rushed over to her, and picked her up. "Shh...people are here. Go back to sleep okay?"
Hallie nodded dumbly and let her head fall back onto Duo's shoulder. Duo inched quietly to the window and peeked out of the faded curtain. Wufei, gun drawn, was slowly getting out of the drivers seat, followed by Quatre, Hilde, Makoto, and Angel. He watched Hilde for a second, before turning and fleeing out the back door.
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"Hilde."
Hilde stopped when Wufei whispered her name. Everyone had stopped and was now looking at her. Makoto had one of her guns drawn, and Angel had a butterfly in each hand. Quatre had a small revolver.
"I need you to stay here. Duo might be after you as well."
"Duo?! You never said who we were dealing with, Wu!" whispered Makoto harshly, fwapping Wufei over the head with her gun. "We can't hurt him!"
Wufei turned on Makoto, his onyx eyes gleaming threatingly. Makoto glared back, her forest green eyes flashing dangerously.
"You will do as you are ordered, Makoto. Keep in mind, you are simply a recruit."
Makoto paused for a moment, before nodded reluctantly. Hilde watched this, as she sat on the hood of the car, looking worried and anxious.
"But...I need to know if Hallie is alive!"
"If we find her, we will bring her out to you, now be quiet!"
Hilde nodded, and leaned against the winshield as the four of them crept inside the old house. Angel looked disgustingly at the moth-eaten furniture, and the cobwebs occupying every corner.
"Looks like someone forgot to dust," she muttered, keeping a sharp eye out.
"Duo! We know your here, so I would be useless to resist. Come out!" Wufei shouted, cocking his pistol in case Duo leapt out at him from a dark corner.
Movement came from the kitchen doorway and Duo walked into the room, hands raised above his head. Hallie was nowhere to be seen.
"What did you do with her?" asked Wufei, pointing his gun, level at Duo's head.
"That is none of your business."
Duo smirked maliciously as a loud crack of a gunshot rang throughout the small house.
*End Part 3*
WAHA! Cliffhanger! *points and laughs at Angel*
