Duo sighed and leaning back in his chair had a revelation. It had been almost six months since he had heard from Hilde. No birthday card, no Christmas card, no nothing. Not even a telephone call, e-mail, or page. He had contemplated many times on sending her some form of message, but then thought better of it. She obviously didn't want to hear from him if she had been ignoring Duo for so long already.... But still... Duo wondered where she was, what she was up to. Duo sighed again and flicked on his radio.
"It was pain- Sunny days and rain. I knew you'd feel the same things... Everybody knows- It sucks to grow up, and everybody does. It's so weird to be back here. Let me tell you what... The years go on and we're still fighting it, we're still fighting it... You'll try and try and one day you'll fly away from me..."
The tones on the radio were sweet, soothing, calming for Hilde. Yet they angered her somewhat, they all seemed to be about love. Another song popped on into the air of music. The tune flooded Hilde's thoughts, overpowering her and drawing her in. The melody was strong, the beat compelling, the harmony beautiful. Hilde had to listen.
"From the back of your big brown eyes, I knew you'd be gone as soon as you could.... And I hoped you would... We could see that you weren't yourself and the lines on your face did tell. It's just as well- You'd never be yourself again... Saw you last night. Dance by the light of the moon- stars in your eyes... Free from the life that you knew... You're the magic that holds the sky up from the ground... You're the breath that blows these cool winds 'round. Trading places with an angel now... Saw you last night. Dance by the light of the moon- stars in your eyes... Free from the life that you knew.. Saw you last night, stars in your eyes... Smiled in my room..."
Hilde felt strangely drawn to the song, it seemed to illustrate what had happened perfectly. Well, maybe not perfectly, but pretty darn close. As though she were possessed, Hilde stood up as the song finished. She turned of the radio and slipped a jacket over her shoulders, as well as some shoes on her feet. She stepped outside and was greeted by a cool breeze- but not a pleasant one. Her feet moved without warning, without control; she realized as she found herself walking towards Duo's apartment for the first time in months.
"Sir, we understand you wanted to see us?" A man appeared to the right of a room with dimmed lights.
"That is correct. We have to get to the pilot of 02. Find his weakness, and destroy it."
"Understood, sir." The man paused at the door as he noticed an eerie silence emanating from his commanding officer. "Sir?"
"The girl, Corporal. The girl."
"I understand." The man disappeared.
Pausing for a moment, Hilde noticed how beautiful it was outside. She hadn't been out in gosh knows how long, it had been months it seemed. 'Perhaps it had been,' Hilde heard her conscience say coldly. 'Perhaps it has.' Hilde shrugged off the harsh words and continued down the street, not noticing with her occupied mind that there was a car just metres behind her, following her.
"How much further to the pilot's house? This must be timed perfectly." The Corporal tapped his watch for emphasis, glaring down at the private in front of him. "Well?" The private spoke up with a distinct stutter.
"F- Four m- more m- minutes, s- sir."
"Excellent. We capture the girl in front of the house and leave a ransom note at the scene."
"S- sir?"
"Oh, and do make sure you bloody her up a bit." The private nodded, and went back to controlling the wheel. The Corporal smiled coldly. 'Surely I'll get a promotion for this,' He thought, 'At least I had damn well better.'
Back he spurred like a madman, shrieking a curse to the sky... With the white road smoking behind him, and his rapier brandished high! Blood-red were the spurs in the golden noon, wine-red was his velvet coat... When they shot him down in the highway, down like a dog on the highway, and he lay in his blood in the highway, with a bunch of lace at his throat... [1]
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[1] From the poem 'The Highway Man.' (I couldn't think of anything that fit better.)
Here's Monday's chapter, up on Sunday. ^_^ Enjoy, folks. T_T Or at least it would have been had www.fanfiction.net been working!! AGH! ;___;
First: * Dedications: Here's to.... Blossy, shi-shi, Airurando, Seiji Takayama, Little-shinigami, Shining Emerald, Symee-Sama, Lorimlowe2, selene947, and Seak5. ^_^ Thanks for reviewing. Is this chapter satisfactory? Tell me what you think, or what you'd like to see happen- I'll see what I can do. ^_~ *
Second: * Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, nor the lyrics I used. The lyrics are property of Ben Folds Five and Gundam Wing is the property of Bandai and blah, blah, blah. These disclaimers are pretty much all the same. No one bothers reading them ANYWAY. It's just a legal procedure. *
Second and a half: * I don't think the story idea I have so far is all that original. It bothers me. Let me know what you think, please!! ^_^ *
Second and two thirds: * Have you figured out who's going to be the bad guy? Have you, have you, have you, huh? ^_^ *
Third: * Hmmm... Oh yes, the random part of today's segment. (Which I hope you enjoyed. Please say you enjoyed it... _ Crickets chirping. _ Please?) Just so you know, I'm Fuu, Little-shinigami is Umi. Wait- that doesn't make it quite so random anymore, does it?....Meh. *
Umi: "HEY!! What does this button do?" * She reaches over Fuu's shoulder and hits a button. *
Fuu: "Don't touch that!"
Umi: "Too late!"
Fuu: * She sobs into her hands as her computer screen goes dark and all her files get erased. She suddenly stops crying and blinks. * "How did you do that?!"
Umi: "Hackers University. Now get to work writing! Lazy person."
Fuu: O_o; "Oh yeah, right.." * Reboots the computer and starts typing again. *
Umi: * She presses the button again. *
Fuu: "STOP THAT!"
Umi: ^_^
Fuu _X
~soulwithwings (becky_sweet_16@hotmail.com)
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"It was pain- Sunny days and rain. I knew you'd feel the same things... Everybody knows- It sucks to grow up, and everybody does. It's so weird to be back here. Let me tell you what... The years go on and we're still fighting it, we're still fighting it... You'll try and try and one day you'll fly away from me..."
The tones on the radio were sweet, soothing, calming for Hilde. Yet they angered her somewhat, they all seemed to be about love. Another song popped on into the air of music. The tune flooded Hilde's thoughts, overpowering her and drawing her in. The melody was strong, the beat compelling, the harmony beautiful. Hilde had to listen.
"From the back of your big brown eyes, I knew you'd be gone as soon as you could.... And I hoped you would... We could see that you weren't yourself and the lines on your face did tell. It's just as well- You'd never be yourself again... Saw you last night. Dance by the light of the moon- stars in your eyes... Free from the life that you knew... You're the magic that holds the sky up from the ground... You're the breath that blows these cool winds 'round. Trading places with an angel now... Saw you last night. Dance by the light of the moon- stars in your eyes... Free from the life that you knew.. Saw you last night, stars in your eyes... Smiled in my room..."
Hilde felt strangely drawn to the song, it seemed to illustrate what had happened perfectly. Well, maybe not perfectly, but pretty darn close. As though she were possessed, Hilde stood up as the song finished. She turned of the radio and slipped a jacket over her shoulders, as well as some shoes on her feet. She stepped outside and was greeted by a cool breeze- but not a pleasant one. Her feet moved without warning, without control; she realized as she found herself walking towards Duo's apartment for the first time in months.
"Sir, we understand you wanted to see us?" A man appeared to the right of a room with dimmed lights.
"That is correct. We have to get to the pilot of 02. Find his weakness, and destroy it."
"Understood, sir." The man paused at the door as he noticed an eerie silence emanating from his commanding officer. "Sir?"
"The girl, Corporal. The girl."
"I understand." The man disappeared.
Pausing for a moment, Hilde noticed how beautiful it was outside. She hadn't been out in gosh knows how long, it had been months it seemed. 'Perhaps it had been,' Hilde heard her conscience say coldly. 'Perhaps it has.' Hilde shrugged off the harsh words and continued down the street, not noticing with her occupied mind that there was a car just metres behind her, following her.
"How much further to the pilot's house? This must be timed perfectly." The Corporal tapped his watch for emphasis, glaring down at the private in front of him. "Well?" The private spoke up with a distinct stutter.
"F- Four m- more m- minutes, s- sir."
"Excellent. We capture the girl in front of the house and leave a ransom note at the scene."
"S- sir?"
"Oh, and do make sure you bloody her up a bit." The private nodded, and went back to controlling the wheel. The Corporal smiled coldly. 'Surely I'll get a promotion for this,' He thought, 'At least I had damn well better.'
Back he spurred like a madman, shrieking a curse to the sky... With the white road smoking behind him, and his rapier brandished high! Blood-red were the spurs in the golden noon, wine-red was his velvet coat... When they shot him down in the highway, down like a dog on the highway, and he lay in his blood in the highway, with a bunch of lace at his throat... [1]
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[1] From the poem 'The Highway Man.' (I couldn't think of anything that fit better.)
Here's Monday's chapter, up on Sunday. ^_^ Enjoy, folks. T_T Or at least it would have been had www.fanfiction.net been working!! AGH! ;___;
First: * Dedications: Here's to.... Blossy, shi-shi, Airurando, Seiji Takayama, Little-shinigami, Shining Emerald, Symee-Sama, Lorimlowe2, selene947, and Seak5. ^_^ Thanks for reviewing. Is this chapter satisfactory? Tell me what you think, or what you'd like to see happen- I'll see what I can do. ^_~ *
Second: * Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, nor the lyrics I used. The lyrics are property of Ben Folds Five and Gundam Wing is the property of Bandai and blah, blah, blah. These disclaimers are pretty much all the same. No one bothers reading them ANYWAY. It's just a legal procedure. *
Second and a half: * I don't think the story idea I have so far is all that original. It bothers me. Let me know what you think, please!! ^_^ *
Second and two thirds: * Have you figured out who's going to be the bad guy? Have you, have you, have you, huh? ^_^ *
Third: * Hmmm... Oh yes, the random part of today's segment. (Which I hope you enjoyed. Please say you enjoyed it... _ Crickets chirping. _ Please?) Just so you know, I'm Fuu, Little-shinigami is Umi. Wait- that doesn't make it quite so random anymore, does it?....Meh. *
Umi: "HEY!! What does this button do?" * She reaches over Fuu's shoulder and hits a button. *
Fuu: "Don't touch that!"
Umi: "Too late!"
Fuu: * She sobs into her hands as her computer screen goes dark and all her files get erased. She suddenly stops crying and blinks. * "How did you do that?!"
Umi: "Hackers University. Now get to work writing! Lazy person."
Fuu: O_o; "Oh yeah, right.." * Reboots the computer and starts typing again. *
Umi: * She presses the button again. *
Fuu: "STOP THAT!"
Umi: ^_^
Fuu _X
~soulwithwings (becky_sweet_16@hotmail.com)
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