"Shadows of The Past" Pg 18
Disclaimer/Notes:
I do not own Gundam Wing or any of it's wonderful character, they
are owned by some rich guy.
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Heero
sat beside Duo under a large tree off the path near the Fields of
Selastini. They had been sitting there comfortably for a couple of
hours when two figures appeared down the road. The figures approached
at an easy walk, they seemed to be enjoying the warm sunlight and
very happy. As they came closer Heero could make out Trowa's uncommon
hairdo. Kieandra looked up from her spot in the warm grass only to
stretch and lay her head back down.
"Good
afternoon," Quatre greeted the two sitting as they came within
hearing distance.
"Hello
to you too," Duo returned, a smile gracing his lips.
"So
are we going to be walking from here?" Trowa asked stepping up
to them.
"Why
would we walk?" Duo asked a gleam in his eyes.
"Well
we did leave our stuff and the horses behind They probably ran
away," Quatre replied sensibly.
"You're
right they did run away but they are also here now."
"Huh?"
"Over
there," Heero volunteered pointing behind the two.
Both
mages turned around to se the three horses standing in the field
grazing. Their saddles were packed just like they always were when
they headed out.
"Heero
and I did that while we were waiting for you all," Duo said to
their looks.
"Is
there anything you can't do?" Quatre asked looking at Duo.
"Um,
well I can't walk and eat at the same time."
Everyone
laughed at Duo's comment, which made him happy to see everyone else
happy even if it was at his expense. Heero looked around, his eyes
watching the road where the two mages had come from.
"Have
a seat, Duo offered the two mages. Quatre and Trowa sat down next to
each other, their hands clasped together. "Did something happen
that we should know about?"
Quatre
and Trowa looked each other before smiling, but didn't say a word to
answer Duo's question. Duo and Heero looked at each other knowing
they were missing something but not sure what.
The
suns hung low in the sky when two figures appeared in the distance.
Heero stood up recognizing Milliardo even at that distance. As the
two figures drew closer, Duo detected a change in them as well. 'Did
they make up? Are they lovers now?' He wondered silently to himself
as Heero ran to Milliardo. The tall blonde caught the boy he helped
raise and held him in a warm embrace.
"I
see Duo's been taking good care of you," the blonde said with a smile.
"I
can take care of myself!" Heero replied defensively.
"Oh
course you can," Milliardo conceded.
"Milliardo!"
"Yes?"
Heero
couldn't formulate quite what he wanted to day his mind starting to
come to term with the truth. Instead of speaking he just shook his
head and disengaged himself from Milliardo's arms. Sitting down in
the grass he felt something warm curl up beside him. Looking over
Kieandra watched him supportively. His hand gently pet her fur down
feeling a little better.
"Don't
worry Heero you're still young, you have plenty of time to become
strong like your father," Milliardo reassured the youth.
Heero
looked up at him, something changed in his eyes and his voice was
colder then normal, "I don't want to be like father. I don't
ever want to go back there."
Milliardo
looked at him surprised, "Heero you have to."
"No!
I won't!" he cried jumping to his feet and running toward Duo.
"Please Duo, take me away from here."
Duo
looked at him just as surprised as everyone else," What's wrong Heero?"
"Take
me to your secret place, I want to stay there forever," Heero
panted reaching the three.
"Heero,
we can't do that, you know why."
"I
don't care about that! I don't want to go back ever!"
In
the horizon dark clouds seemed to appear out of nowhere as bright
while lightening shot to the earth from them. They moved slowly
toward them. Duo jumped to his feet and approached the prince,
"Heero calm down. I know you don't want to go back, remember
that village. The country will look that all over if you don't return
and protect them."
Heero
looked at Duo, his eyes moistening, "It's not fair."
"I
know but we have all been given a role and yours is to lead this country."
As
the others looked at the clouds they could see a hard rain falling.
Then Heero collapsed to the ground and on the horizon the clouds
dispersed and dissipated. Milliardo moved quickly pulling the young
prince into a warm hug. Heero welcomed the embrace.
"Milliardo
why can't you be my father?" He asked the blonde who held him protectively.
"Treize
is a good father, Heero," Milliardo replied.
"No,
he was never there, but you...
you were always there since I can remember. Why not you instead of
him, he doesn't deserve it or anything. He never cared, not like you."
"Oh
Heero you're like a son to me even if it isn't by blood,"
Milliardo replied removing the loose strands of hair from Heero's face.
"I
love you more then I could ever love him. He was so fake, acting
like he was normal."
"Heero
what are you saying?"
"I
know how you felt about him, he must have felt the same."
"Heero!?"
"Let
me finish. But what does he do he goes off and marries some woman,
how I miss my mother, she doesn't deserve his crap. He has a child
but he still made you think he wanted you. Maybe he does but that's
just deceitful and I hate him for it. You have been the best father
anyone could want. I don't ever want to lose you or that, not for him."
Milliardo
stared at the prince in total disbelief not knowing what to say.
"I
only hope you will realize what he is doing and move on to someone
more worthy of your love before it's to late." As the last word
left Heero's lips he passed out in Milliardo's embrace. Milliardo
looked around realizing everyone had heard the truth. He felt Wufei's
hand gently squeeze his shoulder and looking up he knew he had make
the right choice.
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Heero
lay sleeping in Milliardo's lap, as Kieandra lay very close by.
Quatre and Trowa sat together opposite them while Duo sat on a fallen
log. Wufei set beside Milliardo his arm hidden around Milliardo's
waist, no one could tell though.
"Did
he cause that storm?" Quatre asked.
"His
anger triggered the power inside him causing the dark clouds and
fierce lightening. But then when he grew sad that caused the rain. By
calming him down I ended the storm of emotions inside him, which
ended the storm you saw."
"He
can affect the weather?" Trowa wondered.
"If
he could control the power after it fully awoke he could make it
snow in summer and rain in the winter. He could move continents, kill
or create, give and take everything. He could control everything just
like the Gods. For you see 'It' is a God."
"We
can never let 'It' fully awake, who knows what he would do,"
Quatre replied.
"I
can tell you what he would you," Milliardo's voice spoke up
with a hint of sadness. "He would protect his people from
invaders, be he would also change their thinking. Foe you see when he
was cursing his father, he was actually telling me he didn't want to
do the same thing. He had done as his father did. He has fallen for
someone that will not satisfy the rules. His heart belongs to someone
that cannot produce an heir with him, only he doesn't want to do as
his father did and take some woman when he knows he can't love her."
"Who
could this person be?" Quatre asked quietly.
"Duo."
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