Heres the next one. To make up for missing so many others. I hope its ok!
~~~~~Duo's P.O.V~~~~~
You never expect someone to bang on the door at practically 1:00 at night. At least, I didn't.
I had laid there, hoping someone else would answer it. When the banging persisted, I finally got up.
"Alright alright."
Believe me, I HATE being woken up. Especially if I haven't slept much lately.
As I reached the door, I heard the others waking up too and silently cursed them for being so damn lazy.
But when I opened the door, all thoughts fled.
She was there. Supporting a tired looking Trowa.
And we just stared at each other.
My first thoughts were, how?
And then came relief, confusion, anger, love, helplessness.
That's when the others arrived. Quatre with a robe, Wufei with an angry expression on his face and Heero with a gun. They stopped when they saw who it is.
"Trowa!!" Quatre cried out over my shoulder.
Sarah grinned slightly, "Here. Take good care of him.. He'll be well soon." She gave Trowa a gentle shove and let him stumble into Quatre's waiting arms. I noticed the others confused faces.
Sarah gave a bow, "I must be going. They know I'm the one who's doing this. If I don't make up a very good excuse, I'll be imprisoned." She winked and slowly backed off, before turning and running to her car.
I lunged after her, "Sarah!!"
Frantically running, I grabbed her arm, holding her back. She turned towards me, "Hey Duo."
"Why? How?"
"For you."
With that, she wrenched free and leapt into her car, starting it and racing down the dirt road. I threw a hand out, "Wait!"
But she was gone.
I stood staring at the road for a long time, new sorrow washing over me. So close and yet so far.
It wasn't long till Heero came out and grabbed my shoulder gently, "Duo. She'll be back. Come inside. Trowa is going to explain what happened."
Reluctantly I turned, fighting back the tears that rushed to caress my eyes. Damn it.
Once inside, I leaned against the wall alone, trying to listen to Trowa's story.
"She was the one who had helped me escape from OZ.. She had manipulated the members of WF to do it. She then took care of me and handled all interrogation instances, though she faked them."
"Why?" Quatre piped up, looking quite confused.
"She said she wasn't doing it for me.Wasn't doing it for us.. But for Duo.. To repay him back. We had to leave a bit unscheduled because they found out the loops she had been running through the cameras.. So..I'm still not fully healed."
All eyes shifted towards me and I simply stared back, "What?"
"Her father is Zech's. She's aligned with him.. And yet..She's helping us.. All because she loves you. Before.We were talking. I asked her why she was working there."
Trowa paused, not used to talking so much, and tired from his previous ordeals.
"She said she followed her heart. Stayed with the ones she loved. But now is torn between battle fields. It hurts her. I could tell."
I basically snarled, "What in the hell am I supposed to do about it?"
Wufei spoke up, "Her fighting life is with Zech's. She's a gundam pilot. But she's given everything up to help us.. To help you. Treason. They'll kill her off."
"That's one less enemy for us." Heero grumbled, fingering his gun slowly.
"She's not our enemy. She's a girl, trapped in the middle of this wretched war, heart torn in two, not knowing who to trust. Who to fight for."
Quatre.
Fuck.
He was right. I had basically caused all this. The torture of her heart. Because of me. Because of my selfishness. I didn't want to let go. I didn't want to loose yet another.
"Why should we care? If she's that messed up, killing them off will be easier. She wont be in condition to fight in a gundam."
I seethed in anger at Heero words and clenched my fists, "No. She'll risk her life to protect her father. She's found someone finally that loves her.. Will take care of her. Out of every fucking disappointment in her life and every time she's tried to end it, he's the guy who's helped her through it."
"She's just like you."
Immediately I was at Wufei's throat, "Shut the fuck up. She's not like me. She found someone who is on her side. She found someone who wont be forced to kill her off. She's found someone she can ALWAYS be with! I haven't."
"Duo.."
"Fuck off Quatre. I don't need a freaking pep talk from your lets not get angry bullshit. Look. We have a damn job to do. Let kill OZ and WF off and get on with our pathetic lives."
"Listen to me Duo. You have someone who has given up basically their life to help you. You have love. Look at the rest of us. All warriors caught in fighting a war with odds that outnumber us to the breaking point. All we have to fight for is orders. You have the reason to believe. If we end this war. She will have no reason to be torn."
I turned to Trowa, "To end this war we kill her father! To kill her father is to kill her!" I turned away, "Look. I'm tired of this. She's chooses her path, I choose mine. It can't be love. We've only spent two, three weeks together. Don't give me this shit. Anyone close to me dies. That's how it's always been." I headed up the stairs.
"Duo wait."
"I thought I said fuck off Quatre. I don't need your shit now."
"Grow up." He yelled in return, "I don't need to give you any damn advice you ass."
I kicked the step in front of me and hissed through my teeth, before once again rising up the stairs. There I ducked and listened in to the following conversation.
"That was pointless. Why are we discussing the life of some useless girl?"
"I thought you had gained a heart Heero." Wufei grumbled, "We were discussing her because that 'useless girl' has been helping us out all because of Duo."
"She loves him and he loves her. But what in the hell can we do about it?"
"Quatre.. Since when did you become so forward?"
"Since all this shit started happening Trowa."
"Oh. While I was at WF, she came in sometimes looking completely ragged, exhausted. I asked her what had happened and she explained Zech's had a new gundam, Epyon. Since she is the gundam tester, she had to pilot it.. And barely control it. How did Zech's get a new gundam?"
"She piloted Epyon.And controlled it on the first try?" All eyes turned to Heero.
"That's what she said."
"Damn it. If she can control it that easy, even barely, then she's a god damn good pilot."
"Heero gained Epyon for awhile Trowa.. But got back his old gundam in return. Zech's found Epyon and took it."
"Both of those two gundams are hooked into the Zero System."
"Zero system. She said her gundam's system was identical.And she's been piloted it a few times."
"She shared all this information with you Trowa?"
"Yes Wufei."
"To open."
I didn't really hear the rest because I was to busy being amazed. So she too had piloted Epyon? And controlled it the very first time?
With a sigh, I slipped into my room and basically fell in bed, covering up.
To much thinking for one day.
Sleep finally overcame me..
I awoke from Quatre shaking me hard, but trying to be gentle about it.
"Huh wha?"
"Duo.. Get up.. There's something you have to see."
Grumbling, I pulled myself out of the bed and shot a glance to the nearest clock. 2 pm..
I had slept that long? Great.
"Duo c'mon!"
"Coming!" I finally stood, gaining a wave of dizziness that soon cleared. With a grumble, I followed Quatre down the stairs in into the small room with the TV.
Everyone was group on the couch or behind it, watching some dumb report on the news.
"This is what you dragged me down here for?"
"Duo.. Shut up and listen."
My head cleared finally and the words began to make sense in my head.
"Last night was unexpected for WF. Their prisoner, a gundam pilot, escaped with the help of a female worker."
I froze.
A clip came on the screen.
"Newscasters were lucky enough to see a glimpse of the girl before she was escorted to a WF prison base."
We watched silently as the video clip scrolled. There I saw Sarah, arms held behind her back, cuffed with extremely thick handcuffs, along with her feet. She was held at gun point.
"Subject is known as dangerous and mildly insane, extra precautions were taken."
She was dressed all black, a short sleeved shirt and pant slacks. Held hanging, she was marched steadily into a nearby car. As the camera followed, the girls grin forever shown in front of pained, golden oculars.
A reporter broke through the gate that had opened for the car and rushed forward, yelling, "What made you do this?"
"Him." Was solid answer as she was shoved into the car. The clip cut off.
"Leader of WF has this to say."
Zech's flashed on screen, "I do not know how this became public so quickly and I hope it dies soon. The female was traitor and will be tried for treason. Punishment will be decided on a later date."
The screen flashed back to the reporter, "We shall have further news later. Now on with."
"He's her goddamn father! Treason is serious. And he AGREES?" Quatre yelled at the screen. Finally, all eyes turned to me.
"It's my fault."
"No. It's mine.. I was careless enough to be captured by OZ."
"Trowa you were sick!"
"But that caused her to come rescue me and then send me back at the cost of everything."
"For me."
Trowa fell silent.
"You saw how they took precaution. Thicker chains and clasps, gun point, everything. I've researched her on the profiles. She seems to have a case of mental illness. But she's listed with inhuman abilities to heal, take a beating and survive almost anything."
"Sounds like you Heero."
"Hn. One less enemy for us."
"Don't you GET IT? She gave EVERYTHING for us! Everything! Even if it's cause was Duo. Shouldn't we owe her SOME gratitude?"
I glanced to Quatre as he came over and gave me a hug without letting go, "I know this isn't easy for you."
"What do you want us to do? Break her out? That'll definitely brand her as a traitor." Wufei grumbled, "Now her father can easily get her out with an alibi."
"I agree." Trowa spoke up.
I just stood there, Quatre's arms around me and managed a shaky grin, "Right."
With a numb feeling, I shoved away from Quatre and headed up the stairs with one thought on my mind.
Punishment for treason was death.
~~~~~TBC
Dum dum duuuuummmmm! The plot thickens! What will Duo do? Will his love be killed? Will they ever see each other again? Stay tuned for the next chapter!
~~~~~Duo's P.O.V~~~~~
You never expect someone to bang on the door at practically 1:00 at night. At least, I didn't.
I had laid there, hoping someone else would answer it. When the banging persisted, I finally got up.
"Alright alright."
Believe me, I HATE being woken up. Especially if I haven't slept much lately.
As I reached the door, I heard the others waking up too and silently cursed them for being so damn lazy.
But when I opened the door, all thoughts fled.
She was there. Supporting a tired looking Trowa.
And we just stared at each other.
My first thoughts were, how?
And then came relief, confusion, anger, love, helplessness.
That's when the others arrived. Quatre with a robe, Wufei with an angry expression on his face and Heero with a gun. They stopped when they saw who it is.
"Trowa!!" Quatre cried out over my shoulder.
Sarah grinned slightly, "Here. Take good care of him.. He'll be well soon." She gave Trowa a gentle shove and let him stumble into Quatre's waiting arms. I noticed the others confused faces.
Sarah gave a bow, "I must be going. They know I'm the one who's doing this. If I don't make up a very good excuse, I'll be imprisoned." She winked and slowly backed off, before turning and running to her car.
I lunged after her, "Sarah!!"
Frantically running, I grabbed her arm, holding her back. She turned towards me, "Hey Duo."
"Why? How?"
"For you."
With that, she wrenched free and leapt into her car, starting it and racing down the dirt road. I threw a hand out, "Wait!"
But she was gone.
I stood staring at the road for a long time, new sorrow washing over me. So close and yet so far.
It wasn't long till Heero came out and grabbed my shoulder gently, "Duo. She'll be back. Come inside. Trowa is going to explain what happened."
Reluctantly I turned, fighting back the tears that rushed to caress my eyes. Damn it.
Once inside, I leaned against the wall alone, trying to listen to Trowa's story.
"She was the one who had helped me escape from OZ.. She had manipulated the members of WF to do it. She then took care of me and handled all interrogation instances, though she faked them."
"Why?" Quatre piped up, looking quite confused.
"She said she wasn't doing it for me.Wasn't doing it for us.. But for Duo.. To repay him back. We had to leave a bit unscheduled because they found out the loops she had been running through the cameras.. So..I'm still not fully healed."
All eyes shifted towards me and I simply stared back, "What?"
"Her father is Zech's. She's aligned with him.. And yet..She's helping us.. All because she loves you. Before.We were talking. I asked her why she was working there."
Trowa paused, not used to talking so much, and tired from his previous ordeals.
"She said she followed her heart. Stayed with the ones she loved. But now is torn between battle fields. It hurts her. I could tell."
I basically snarled, "What in the hell am I supposed to do about it?"
Wufei spoke up, "Her fighting life is with Zech's. She's a gundam pilot. But she's given everything up to help us.. To help you. Treason. They'll kill her off."
"That's one less enemy for us." Heero grumbled, fingering his gun slowly.
"She's not our enemy. She's a girl, trapped in the middle of this wretched war, heart torn in two, not knowing who to trust. Who to fight for."
Quatre.
Fuck.
He was right. I had basically caused all this. The torture of her heart. Because of me. Because of my selfishness. I didn't want to let go. I didn't want to loose yet another.
"Why should we care? If she's that messed up, killing them off will be easier. She wont be in condition to fight in a gundam."
I seethed in anger at Heero words and clenched my fists, "No. She'll risk her life to protect her father. She's found someone finally that loves her.. Will take care of her. Out of every fucking disappointment in her life and every time she's tried to end it, he's the guy who's helped her through it."
"She's just like you."
Immediately I was at Wufei's throat, "Shut the fuck up. She's not like me. She found someone who is on her side. She found someone who wont be forced to kill her off. She's found someone she can ALWAYS be with! I haven't."
"Duo.."
"Fuck off Quatre. I don't need a freaking pep talk from your lets not get angry bullshit. Look. We have a damn job to do. Let kill OZ and WF off and get on with our pathetic lives."
"Listen to me Duo. You have someone who has given up basically their life to help you. You have love. Look at the rest of us. All warriors caught in fighting a war with odds that outnumber us to the breaking point. All we have to fight for is orders. You have the reason to believe. If we end this war. She will have no reason to be torn."
I turned to Trowa, "To end this war we kill her father! To kill her father is to kill her!" I turned away, "Look. I'm tired of this. She's chooses her path, I choose mine. It can't be love. We've only spent two, three weeks together. Don't give me this shit. Anyone close to me dies. That's how it's always been." I headed up the stairs.
"Duo wait."
"I thought I said fuck off Quatre. I don't need your shit now."
"Grow up." He yelled in return, "I don't need to give you any damn advice you ass."
I kicked the step in front of me and hissed through my teeth, before once again rising up the stairs. There I ducked and listened in to the following conversation.
"That was pointless. Why are we discussing the life of some useless girl?"
"I thought you had gained a heart Heero." Wufei grumbled, "We were discussing her because that 'useless girl' has been helping us out all because of Duo."
"She loves him and he loves her. But what in the hell can we do about it?"
"Quatre.. Since when did you become so forward?"
"Since all this shit started happening Trowa."
"Oh. While I was at WF, she came in sometimes looking completely ragged, exhausted. I asked her what had happened and she explained Zech's had a new gundam, Epyon. Since she is the gundam tester, she had to pilot it.. And barely control it. How did Zech's get a new gundam?"
"She piloted Epyon.And controlled it on the first try?" All eyes turned to Heero.
"That's what she said."
"Damn it. If she can control it that easy, even barely, then she's a god damn good pilot."
"Heero gained Epyon for awhile Trowa.. But got back his old gundam in return. Zech's found Epyon and took it."
"Both of those two gundams are hooked into the Zero System."
"Zero system. She said her gundam's system was identical.And she's been piloted it a few times."
"She shared all this information with you Trowa?"
"Yes Wufei."
"To open."
I didn't really hear the rest because I was to busy being amazed. So she too had piloted Epyon? And controlled it the very first time?
With a sigh, I slipped into my room and basically fell in bed, covering up.
To much thinking for one day.
Sleep finally overcame me..
I awoke from Quatre shaking me hard, but trying to be gentle about it.
"Huh wha?"
"Duo.. Get up.. There's something you have to see."
Grumbling, I pulled myself out of the bed and shot a glance to the nearest clock. 2 pm..
I had slept that long? Great.
"Duo c'mon!"
"Coming!" I finally stood, gaining a wave of dizziness that soon cleared. With a grumble, I followed Quatre down the stairs in into the small room with the TV.
Everyone was group on the couch or behind it, watching some dumb report on the news.
"This is what you dragged me down here for?"
"Duo.. Shut up and listen."
My head cleared finally and the words began to make sense in my head.
"Last night was unexpected for WF. Their prisoner, a gundam pilot, escaped with the help of a female worker."
I froze.
A clip came on the screen.
"Newscasters were lucky enough to see a glimpse of the girl before she was escorted to a WF prison base."
We watched silently as the video clip scrolled. There I saw Sarah, arms held behind her back, cuffed with extremely thick handcuffs, along with her feet. She was held at gun point.
"Subject is known as dangerous and mildly insane, extra precautions were taken."
She was dressed all black, a short sleeved shirt and pant slacks. Held hanging, she was marched steadily into a nearby car. As the camera followed, the girls grin forever shown in front of pained, golden oculars.
A reporter broke through the gate that had opened for the car and rushed forward, yelling, "What made you do this?"
"Him." Was solid answer as she was shoved into the car. The clip cut off.
"Leader of WF has this to say."
Zech's flashed on screen, "I do not know how this became public so quickly and I hope it dies soon. The female was traitor and will be tried for treason. Punishment will be decided on a later date."
The screen flashed back to the reporter, "We shall have further news later. Now on with."
"He's her goddamn father! Treason is serious. And he AGREES?" Quatre yelled at the screen. Finally, all eyes turned to me.
"It's my fault."
"No. It's mine.. I was careless enough to be captured by OZ."
"Trowa you were sick!"
"But that caused her to come rescue me and then send me back at the cost of everything."
"For me."
Trowa fell silent.
"You saw how they took precaution. Thicker chains and clasps, gun point, everything. I've researched her on the profiles. She seems to have a case of mental illness. But she's listed with inhuman abilities to heal, take a beating and survive almost anything."
"Sounds like you Heero."
"Hn. One less enemy for us."
"Don't you GET IT? She gave EVERYTHING for us! Everything! Even if it's cause was Duo. Shouldn't we owe her SOME gratitude?"
I glanced to Quatre as he came over and gave me a hug without letting go, "I know this isn't easy for you."
"What do you want us to do? Break her out? That'll definitely brand her as a traitor." Wufei grumbled, "Now her father can easily get her out with an alibi."
"I agree." Trowa spoke up.
I just stood there, Quatre's arms around me and managed a shaky grin, "Right."
With a numb feeling, I shoved away from Quatre and headed up the stairs with one thought on my mind.
Punishment for treason was death.
~~~~~TBC
Dum dum duuuuummmmm! The plot thickens! What will Duo do? Will his love be killed? Will they ever see each other again? Stay tuned for the next chapter!