The Gathering of the Gods

Side-story 4- Heero Yuy

"Mama, where's daddy?" The woman glanced up at her child, and smiled.

"Heero, he's not here right now."

"I know that mama. Don't be silly. I mean, where is he actually, right now?" The woman sighed softly.

"He's away…" She stated, her voice trailing off to the 4-year-olds confusion.

But mama, why would he go away? Is he mad at us?" The woman smiled as she leaned down and pulled the boy into her arms.

"Honey, he's not mad at us! And he never will be. Daddy loves you, and he loves me. He just had to go away to help some of his friends." The child nodded, his tiny head bobbing up and down.

"But mommy, what if he doesn't come back?"

"He still loves you anyways honey. And he always will." Heero nodded on his mother's lap.

"Daddy, he's dead isn't he?" Heero asked as his mother looked at him in shock.

"Heero, how did you…?"

"I just know mama. But what is dead?" She sighed, There was no way out of this one.

"Well Heero, dead is when someone is no longer living."

"What's the difference then?"

"Well, a dead person can no longer speak, or move. While a living person is the opposite. They can hug you, and give you kisses, and go fishing with you." Heero's lower lips trembled.

"You mean daddy will never do that again?" She sadly shook her head as the boys tears fell faster.

"I'm gonna miss daddy!" He wailed as his mother nodded.

"I will too honey, I will too."

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Seven Years Later….

"Heero, I have to go."

"Mama, what do you mean?" The ten-year-old asked as the woman sighed.

"One of the other elementals. He's calling. He's being hurt, and I have to help him."

"But Mama, what about me?'

"Stay here. In case something happens to me, you have to live on, for the sake of our kind! If you die, so does the last of our species." Heero looked on in fear.

"Mama, you aren't going to die on me, are you?" He asked in fear as his mother sighed.

"I can't promise anything Heero. But I have to do this. For the sake of our people, and the chance of our survival." Heero nodded as his mother hugged him.

"Now remember, you may be the last one. Love on son, live on." And in a flourish of bright lights, she was gone. Heero glanced around the room, the fear that his mother might never return filling his heart. Letting himself slid to the floor, he burst into tears, letting the liquid fall down his cheeks.

And she never came back…

To be continued….

A/N: Very crappy chapter, short and stupid, but Heero has SUCH a boring life! Ugh, I need more Ryo angst… I really do. Well, I promise that the next actual chapter will be better!

Ja!

~Angel