Chapter fifteen: A Turn for Better, and Yet all Seems Lost.
The five males drove on wearily. It seemed like days before they found an area to their liking to stop. It was small, conspicuous, and well hidden; at least that was their views. No one spoke unless it was nessascary; Wufei and Trowa were both socked Heero changed his mind. Still not a word from their mouths.
"I'm off to get a few things," Quatre said quietly, "dose anybody need anything?"
"Do you mind picking up lunch?" Duo asked. He received a small chuckle from both Quatre and Heero.
"I'll pick up lunch." Trowa offered.
"I'll get our rooms." Wufei crossed his arms.
"Then me and Duo will help Wufei with unloading our stuff." Heero nodded.
"Don't forget your guns." Duo said softly as he waved Quatre and Trowa off. The winked and patted her hips signaling they had it. He nodded and followed Heero and Wufei.
Hours seemed to roll by before the anticipation exploded, Heero knew something bad had happened and Wufei and Duo were arguing. But Trowa and Quatre returned safely. Them selves and their charge in tact.
"Food!" Duo cried happily. It was Trowa's turn to laugh as he kept the bag of food from Duo.
"Hey!! Give that here!! Come on!!"
Quatre poked Trowa in the side causing him to giggle and Duo to snatch the food and pass it out. Trowa grabbed Quatre and tickled him mercilessly. He stopped when the blond boy began laughing through his tears. He placed a quick kiss on his neck and let him go. Things settled down and they ate silently, somewhat not so depressed. All though, in the back of their minds they dreaded the next minute.
**** ~ *****
Heila opened her eyes to he touch of a soft hand to her check. "Who?"
"So ye be awake?" an older female's voice asked.
"What? Where am I?" she asked.
"Just near where ye last were, the place where ye got shot."
"Oh?" She sat up with a bit of assistance, her long silkily strands of sliver hair fell over her shoulders.
"Come, I know it's not much, but ye must try and eat." The elder lady said gently. Heila got a good look around and shook her head.
"No I couldn't your kindness is much more than enough."
"But ye will die, so eat." She placed it in her lap and stood up her old bones creaking slightly. Heila sighed and nodded, she quickly dug in and found the food to be what she needed.
"May I ask your name?" Heila asked.
"The name of me? Come child, ye needn't know it, just call me angel, it will suffice, but that's me boy, Jo. He's all I have. Such a sweat child..." she sighed lovingly.
"Well angel I don't mean to run off but the food and hospitality was wonderful, but I mustn't linger, and I need to go, my friends are in trouble."
"So we've heard, when Jo wakes he can take you to a place where ye can get help and help these friends of yours, Heila."
Heila just stared gawking.
*****~*****
Macentire looked through his telescope and cursed, they had left. 'Dang they escaped my fingers, I must capture those little basterds, oneby one I pick them off , I can claim this was done by the earth, and soon war will open again between the colonies and earth. THIS! This is what I will achieve, battle and hate will be sufficed, no more will we solders be oppressed!'
*****~*****
It had been a peaceful week, the boys had even been brave enough to venture out and spend time with their respective lovers or with the memory. Non the less they even as a group went for a little adventure having fun playing small games for small children enjoying the limited peace they had.
"Got'cha!!" Duo pounced on a figure in a bush.
"Oaf! MAXWELL!!" Wufei rolled over kicking Duo off him laughing. "Don't pounce!"
"Well, your it Chang!" Duo laughed. Trowa dropped out of a tree near by and smiled. Quatre crawled out of a badger hole his clothes spoiled, Heero hung up side down, his shirt ripped in a few parts, from a tree limb.
"This has got to end...." Quatre said still lying on his stomach. "I'm so worn out from running so much."
"Huh?" Trowa asked.
"The game!" he chuckled. "Duo and Heero like coming after me.... I'm tired...."
"I just didn't feel like getting stuck in a hole!" Duo crossed his arms. Quatre laughed, "Right Duo... sure!!"
"Let just finish this round then?" Wufei asked sighing standing up.
"Okay!" They nodded, quickly running away as Wufei counted. Time ticked by and he looked up, everything was quite and no one was around obviously. She walked around careful of his footing as to not give off his position to the others. Suddenly a helicopter flew over head he looked at it stunned and dived into a bush, landing right on top of Heero. The two tumbled out and blinked as the helicopter landed near by. They jumped up and scrambled up the tree.
*****~*****
Heila sighed and looked at he bullet indented helicopter, it was a miracle they didn't blow her up. She jumped out and looked around. "Now to find my boy..... er... boys..." she giggled and readied her gun just in case.
Waling quickly and quietly through the woods she found traces of their fun but she thought it was struggle or fighting, her worry only increased when she found no one around.
"I'm too late..." she fell on her keens. Placing her hand over her stomach wound she sighed. "I couldn't get here in time....
Wufei looked down on the silver haired female below him, could it be? It-it couldn't! how could it, the dude said she was dead.... But he... he had to find out.
Heero looked oddly as Wufei feel from the tree limb to the ground below. He watched curiously, Wufei approached cautiously, then he too feel on his knees, Heero wiped out his gun. But he didn't eve get to cock it before his eyes realized they were hugging, weeping, happy to see the other.
"Heila...." He muttered.
*****~*****
Macentire could only smile at the military base, they were shocked to find that the presidents were in trouble and were being preseueded by a bounty hunter, they easily lended him a helicopter. "What fools, don't get it, they're only helping me with this.... Thank you Heila, your actually following plans this time."
*****~*****
"Heila... I can't believe it! Heila!" Wufei sobbed holding the girl who sobbed into his chest. "Your not dead..."
"I was afraid I had failed you...." Heila whispered. A blond peaked out of a bush, his facing grinning, Trowa and Duo weren't too far behind in popping out. Heero again hung upside down.
"No, no." Wufei gained control of his tears and wiped her away, "Don't say that."
She smiled and met his lips surprising him with a kiss. His face sure did show his surprise, but he slowly fell victim kissing her back. Duo let out a soft, ' ooooooooooo.' The two jerked toward the sound to fins three boys smiling back at them. Heila blushed while Wufei scowled, "Can't a guy get any privacy at all?"
"No!" Quatre smiled. Wufei sighed and helped Heila to her feet. They all greeted Heila warmly.
"I've got a helicopter, so it will be easy to get out of here!" She asid finally.
"Why does it look bo battered?" Trowa asked. Heila laugh nervously. "I stole it from a millitary base."
"YOU WHAT?!" The five boys echoed.
"Do you know how bad that's gonna make us look!?" Quatre asked.
"Well I do take full reposiblitly," she stuck her tonge out. Wufei sighed nad rubbed his temples, "Wonderfull..."
"Common! Lets get going!" She waved them in the craft. The reluctantly climbed aboard.
As soon as they were on their way, what they saw scared the living hell out of them, Macentire.
The five males drove on wearily. It seemed like days before they found an area to their liking to stop. It was small, conspicuous, and well hidden; at least that was their views. No one spoke unless it was nessascary; Wufei and Trowa were both socked Heero changed his mind. Still not a word from their mouths.
"I'm off to get a few things," Quatre said quietly, "dose anybody need anything?"
"Do you mind picking up lunch?" Duo asked. He received a small chuckle from both Quatre and Heero.
"I'll pick up lunch." Trowa offered.
"I'll get our rooms." Wufei crossed his arms.
"Then me and Duo will help Wufei with unloading our stuff." Heero nodded.
"Don't forget your guns." Duo said softly as he waved Quatre and Trowa off. The winked and patted her hips signaling they had it. He nodded and followed Heero and Wufei.
Hours seemed to roll by before the anticipation exploded, Heero knew something bad had happened and Wufei and Duo were arguing. But Trowa and Quatre returned safely. Them selves and their charge in tact.
"Food!" Duo cried happily. It was Trowa's turn to laugh as he kept the bag of food from Duo.
"Hey!! Give that here!! Come on!!"
Quatre poked Trowa in the side causing him to giggle and Duo to snatch the food and pass it out. Trowa grabbed Quatre and tickled him mercilessly. He stopped when the blond boy began laughing through his tears. He placed a quick kiss on his neck and let him go. Things settled down and they ate silently, somewhat not so depressed. All though, in the back of their minds they dreaded the next minute.
**** ~ *****
Heila opened her eyes to he touch of a soft hand to her check. "Who?"
"So ye be awake?" an older female's voice asked.
"What? Where am I?" she asked.
"Just near where ye last were, the place where ye got shot."
"Oh?" She sat up with a bit of assistance, her long silkily strands of sliver hair fell over her shoulders.
"Come, I know it's not much, but ye must try and eat." The elder lady said gently. Heila got a good look around and shook her head.
"No I couldn't your kindness is much more than enough."
"But ye will die, so eat." She placed it in her lap and stood up her old bones creaking slightly. Heila sighed and nodded, she quickly dug in and found the food to be what she needed.
"May I ask your name?" Heila asked.
"The name of me? Come child, ye needn't know it, just call me angel, it will suffice, but that's me boy, Jo. He's all I have. Such a sweat child..." she sighed lovingly.
"Well angel I don't mean to run off but the food and hospitality was wonderful, but I mustn't linger, and I need to go, my friends are in trouble."
"So we've heard, when Jo wakes he can take you to a place where ye can get help and help these friends of yours, Heila."
Heila just stared gawking.
*****~*****
Macentire looked through his telescope and cursed, they had left. 'Dang they escaped my fingers, I must capture those little basterds, oneby one I pick them off , I can claim this was done by the earth, and soon war will open again between the colonies and earth. THIS! This is what I will achieve, battle and hate will be sufficed, no more will we solders be oppressed!'
*****~*****
It had been a peaceful week, the boys had even been brave enough to venture out and spend time with their respective lovers or with the memory. Non the less they even as a group went for a little adventure having fun playing small games for small children enjoying the limited peace they had.
"Got'cha!!" Duo pounced on a figure in a bush.
"Oaf! MAXWELL!!" Wufei rolled over kicking Duo off him laughing. "Don't pounce!"
"Well, your it Chang!" Duo laughed. Trowa dropped out of a tree near by and smiled. Quatre crawled out of a badger hole his clothes spoiled, Heero hung up side down, his shirt ripped in a few parts, from a tree limb.
"This has got to end...." Quatre said still lying on his stomach. "I'm so worn out from running so much."
"Huh?" Trowa asked.
"The game!" he chuckled. "Duo and Heero like coming after me.... I'm tired...."
"I just didn't feel like getting stuck in a hole!" Duo crossed his arms. Quatre laughed, "Right Duo... sure!!"
"Let just finish this round then?" Wufei asked sighing standing up.
"Okay!" They nodded, quickly running away as Wufei counted. Time ticked by and he looked up, everything was quite and no one was around obviously. She walked around careful of his footing as to not give off his position to the others. Suddenly a helicopter flew over head he looked at it stunned and dived into a bush, landing right on top of Heero. The two tumbled out and blinked as the helicopter landed near by. They jumped up and scrambled up the tree.
*****~*****
Heila sighed and looked at he bullet indented helicopter, it was a miracle they didn't blow her up. She jumped out and looked around. "Now to find my boy..... er... boys..." she giggled and readied her gun just in case.
Waling quickly and quietly through the woods she found traces of their fun but she thought it was struggle or fighting, her worry only increased when she found no one around.
"I'm too late..." she fell on her keens. Placing her hand over her stomach wound she sighed. "I couldn't get here in time....
Wufei looked down on the silver haired female below him, could it be? It-it couldn't! how could it, the dude said she was dead.... But he... he had to find out.
Heero looked oddly as Wufei feel from the tree limb to the ground below. He watched curiously, Wufei approached cautiously, then he too feel on his knees, Heero wiped out his gun. But he didn't eve get to cock it before his eyes realized they were hugging, weeping, happy to see the other.
"Heila...." He muttered.
*****~*****
Macentire could only smile at the military base, they were shocked to find that the presidents were in trouble and were being preseueded by a bounty hunter, they easily lended him a helicopter. "What fools, don't get it, they're only helping me with this.... Thank you Heila, your actually following plans this time."
*****~*****
"Heila... I can't believe it! Heila!" Wufei sobbed holding the girl who sobbed into his chest. "Your not dead..."
"I was afraid I had failed you...." Heila whispered. A blond peaked out of a bush, his facing grinning, Trowa and Duo weren't too far behind in popping out. Heero again hung upside down.
"No, no." Wufei gained control of his tears and wiped her away, "Don't say that."
She smiled and met his lips surprising him with a kiss. His face sure did show his surprise, but he slowly fell victim kissing her back. Duo let out a soft, ' ooooooooooo.' The two jerked toward the sound to fins three boys smiling back at them. Heila blushed while Wufei scowled, "Can't a guy get any privacy at all?"
"No!" Quatre smiled. Wufei sighed and helped Heila to her feet. They all greeted Heila warmly.
"I've got a helicopter, so it will be easy to get out of here!" She asid finally.
"Why does it look bo battered?" Trowa asked. Heila laugh nervously. "I stole it from a millitary base."
"YOU WHAT?!" The five boys echoed.
"Do you know how bad that's gonna make us look!?" Quatre asked.
"Well I do take full reposiblitly," she stuck her tonge out. Wufei sighed nad rubbed his temples, "Wonderfull..."
"Common! Lets get going!" She waved them in the craft. The reluctantly climbed aboard.
As soon as they were on their way, what they saw scared the living hell out of them, Macentire.