Chapter 4
Heero turned on his computer. It was Saturday and he was really bored, so he went into his
usual chat. Almost immediately a private chat window popped up. It was the same person he
had been chatting with the whole three weeks since Heero had last spoken with Duo. He felt
like he could just let everything out to this person. It was so nice having another human,
wherever they may be on the planet, to talk to. They chatted for a while when they finally
found out that they lived in the same town. He wanted to meet Heero. He was more than
apprehensive, he knew he could be chatting with anyone, but, in the back of his mind, he
wanted to meet the person he had been telling everything to. He decided to throw caution
to the wind and set up a meeting time.
~*~
Duo just kind of stared at Hilde. She had just hit him with a very difficult decision.
She asked him to stay. Even after the colony was completely back on its feet she wanted
him to move in with her. She had confessed serious feelings for him. This was a huge blow.
"I would have to think about it."
"Of course. I know you have friends back on earth." She stared into his eyes.
"Don't you ever feel anything for me?"
"Yeah," he answered honestly, "but what about Heero? He's all alone and I know he must be
going crazy by now." He knew there was more to it than him just worrying about Heero being
lonely.
"You said yourself Heero is a friend. You said he sounded fine on the phone. He's a big
boy Duo, he can take care of himself."
"I guess." He sighed. He really needed time to think about this. "Just give me time, ok?"
"Sure." She got up and went into her bedroom. Duo sat back on the couch and put his feet on the coffee table. How exactly did he feel about Hilde? He did really like her but something was holding him back. What was it? He needed to take a walk to clear his head. A few weeks ago, not long after he had last spoken with Heero, he had tracked down the rest of the pilots. They were all more than happy to hear from him and wondered what had happened to the two others. Wufei and Sally had gotten married, and had twins on the way. He ran a successful dojo and said he planned to pass it onto any future sons. Trowa and Quatre were writing books together. Trowa turned out to be a great writer and they're books had become very popular in the past year. They had been writing under a pen name and it turned out that Heero and Duo were big fans themselves. Duo had given them all his home phone number and encouraged them to call.
He realized he had walked all the way back to his apartment and still couldn't figure out
his feelings for his partner. Something was gnawing at the back of his mind, telling him
Hilde was not the way to go. He had always gone with his gut instinct and the feeling told
him he needed to go home and see Heero, then figure things out. He had been told he would
only be required for another week, and then he could go home. He wanted to see Heero more
than anything right then. Just to be able to look at the pilot would be a relief.
~*~
Heero got into the car. He was going to meet his friend in about a half hour at the mall.
He smirked at himself. Heero Yuy was going off to meet a complete stranger. The person
could be anyone, but he wanted…no, needed to trust someone like this. Last week, to his
surprise, he had gotten a call from all of the pilots. They had spoken with Duo and said
he had said they should call. Once again, Duo was looking after him. There had been quite
a few times during the war when Duo helped him, trusted him when no one else would. He
missed Duo so much, he desperately wanted him home. Just to know that he was in the other
room. To hear a smart ass remark again would be a great relief.
He pulled into the parking lot. They were going to meet in front of the mall, and let
things go from there. He walked through the dark parking lot and stood in front of the
lighted entrance. After about five minutes, he saw a figure walking up. The mall was very
deserted so he figured it had to be him.
"Solo?"
"Yes, it's me. I'm gla..." His voice trailed off as a gun was pointed at him.
"Shut up."
"What's going on?" Heero let himself slip into Perfect Soldier so he wouldn't panic.
The man smirked. "You don't know me, but I know you Pilot 01."
"So you know who I am." He tried to memorize everything about him.
"Better than you'd know. Your code name is Heero Yuy and you've been living with pilot 02,
Duo Maxwell, for some time now. I've come to pay you back."
"Pay me back?" Heero felt frozen to the spot. He hadn't been in this kind of situation in
years.
"When you fought in the war, you killed many people. One of those people happened to be my
father."
"Listen. I didn-"
"I said shut up." He clenched his teeth in anger. "You know, after my father died my mom
took it so bad she decided life wasn't worth living anymore. After that, I was passed
around from orphanage to orphanage. I felt like no one wanted me." He smiled.
"During that time I did a bit of research. I found out that you were the pilot responsible
for making my life fall apart. I've been waiting for this for a very long time. Now its
time for justice." He cocked the gun and pulled the trigger.
At first, he felt nothing. Then the second bullet, the pain rushing in. He began to fall
as the third bullet hit him in the stomach. Then, nothing.
Heero turned on his computer. It was Saturday and he was really bored, so he went into his
usual chat. Almost immediately a private chat window popped up. It was the same person he
had been chatting with the whole three weeks since Heero had last spoken with Duo. He felt
like he could just let everything out to this person. It was so nice having another human,
wherever they may be on the planet, to talk to. They chatted for a while when they finally
found out that they lived in the same town. He wanted to meet Heero. He was more than
apprehensive, he knew he could be chatting with anyone, but, in the back of his mind, he
wanted to meet the person he had been telling everything to. He decided to throw caution
to the wind and set up a meeting time.
~*~
Duo just kind of stared at Hilde. She had just hit him with a very difficult decision.
She asked him to stay. Even after the colony was completely back on its feet she wanted
him to move in with her. She had confessed serious feelings for him. This was a huge blow.
"I would have to think about it."
"Of course. I know you have friends back on earth." She stared into his eyes.
"Don't you ever feel anything for me?"
"Yeah," he answered honestly, "but what about Heero? He's all alone and I know he must be
going crazy by now." He knew there was more to it than him just worrying about Heero being
lonely.
"You said yourself Heero is a friend. You said he sounded fine on the phone. He's a big
boy Duo, he can take care of himself."
"I guess." He sighed. He really needed time to think about this. "Just give me time, ok?"
"Sure." She got up and went into her bedroom. Duo sat back on the couch and put his feet on the coffee table. How exactly did he feel about Hilde? He did really like her but something was holding him back. What was it? He needed to take a walk to clear his head. A few weeks ago, not long after he had last spoken with Heero, he had tracked down the rest of the pilots. They were all more than happy to hear from him and wondered what had happened to the two others. Wufei and Sally had gotten married, and had twins on the way. He ran a successful dojo and said he planned to pass it onto any future sons. Trowa and Quatre were writing books together. Trowa turned out to be a great writer and they're books had become very popular in the past year. They had been writing under a pen name and it turned out that Heero and Duo were big fans themselves. Duo had given them all his home phone number and encouraged them to call.
He realized he had walked all the way back to his apartment and still couldn't figure out
his feelings for his partner. Something was gnawing at the back of his mind, telling him
Hilde was not the way to go. He had always gone with his gut instinct and the feeling told
him he needed to go home and see Heero, then figure things out. He had been told he would
only be required for another week, and then he could go home. He wanted to see Heero more
than anything right then. Just to be able to look at the pilot would be a relief.
~*~
Heero got into the car. He was going to meet his friend in about a half hour at the mall.
He smirked at himself. Heero Yuy was going off to meet a complete stranger. The person
could be anyone, but he wanted…no, needed to trust someone like this. Last week, to his
surprise, he had gotten a call from all of the pilots. They had spoken with Duo and said
he had said they should call. Once again, Duo was looking after him. There had been quite
a few times during the war when Duo helped him, trusted him when no one else would. He
missed Duo so much, he desperately wanted him home. Just to know that he was in the other
room. To hear a smart ass remark again would be a great relief.
He pulled into the parking lot. They were going to meet in front of the mall, and let
things go from there. He walked through the dark parking lot and stood in front of the
lighted entrance. After about five minutes, he saw a figure walking up. The mall was very
deserted so he figured it had to be him.
"Solo?"
"Yes, it's me. I'm gla..." His voice trailed off as a gun was pointed at him.
"Shut up."
"What's going on?" Heero let himself slip into Perfect Soldier so he wouldn't panic.
The man smirked. "You don't know me, but I know you Pilot 01."
"So you know who I am." He tried to memorize everything about him.
"Better than you'd know. Your code name is Heero Yuy and you've been living with pilot 02,
Duo Maxwell, for some time now. I've come to pay you back."
"Pay me back?" Heero felt frozen to the spot. He hadn't been in this kind of situation in
years.
"When you fought in the war, you killed many people. One of those people happened to be my
father."
"Listen. I didn-"
"I said shut up." He clenched his teeth in anger. "You know, after my father died my mom
took it so bad she decided life wasn't worth living anymore. After that, I was passed
around from orphanage to orphanage. I felt like no one wanted me." He smiled.
"During that time I did a bit of research. I found out that you were the pilot responsible
for making my life fall apart. I've been waiting for this for a very long time. Now its
time for justice." He cocked the gun and pulled the trigger.
At first, he felt nothing. Then the second bullet, the pain rushing in. He began to fall
as the third bullet hit him in the stomach. Then, nothing.
