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Sorry this is up so late, guys- but my internet was down all morning!! so here it is, now. =D Enjoy.
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"E- engage o- operation," A stuttering private began. "And d- don't d- drive up to the h- house until y- you know I- I'm b- back with the g- girl." The Corporal smiled. Even if the man was a stuttering idiot, he could still put up a pretty good fight.
"You have five minutes, Private." The Private saluted his Corporal before jumping out of the van and ducking behind a large shrub, in the vicinity of Hilde.
Hilde heaved a sigh and didn't even notice the dark shape looming behind her. She made her way to Duo's house like a turtle, or at least with the speed of one. Her fingers fumbled over her buttons as she undid the top button of her jacket. The temperature seemed to be rising.
'Or is that just my imagination?' She wondered.
A chestnut braid fell over the shoulder of the gundam pilot as he got out of his chair and wandered over to the window. The snow had long since melted, and now birds and buds on trees were replacing it. Everything seemed to be paired up, Duo noted with a slight twinge of pain. Everything. Everyone. Except him. Duo and Noria had been keeping in touch, both conspiring on how to fix up this mess with Hilde. Whenever they called her house however, there was never any reply; it seemed she had set up some form of caller ID and now refused to pick up the phone when the names 'Song' or 'Maxwell' popped up on the screen. Duo shoved his hands into his pockets angrily.
'Why did this have to happen to me? Why did she have to that.... That... That phrase!' Duo frowned and ran his finger along the window edge. It was much quieter without Hilde, he had noticed. None of the pilots had time to visit him anyway. Quatre now had his own business, Trowa had once more joined the circus, Wufei had returned to his colony to help defend it in case of danger, and Heero... Heero had disappeared into the depths of space once more. Only Duo remained, solitary, lonely. That is, after Hilde left and the rest of the gundam pilots followed suit. Out of the corner of his eye, Duo saw a familiar shape, but it took a minute to register.
"Hilde!" He hollered. "HILDE!" His voice came out dry and cracked, and didn't manage to make it through the window in front of him. Still, she was coming. 'Coming here,' Duo pondered. 'But why is she coming here? Why now? It just doesn't make sense... Well I guess when you're given a blessing you don't ask why you received it...' Duo bounded over to his porch door, jumping over a fallen green chair next to his fairly weathered lawn furniture. "HILDE!"
Hilde stopped short. "Duo?" The word came out strangely on her tongue, as if it were an unnatural thing to speak. She looked up, and there was the boy himself. That boy who had caused her so much pain, so much grief... So much happiness too... She smiled half-heartedly, and raised her hand in greeting.
Duo saw it coming before Hilde did. Hilde only saw his eyes fill with fear. Quizzically, she turned only to find a man charging her at full speed. She was glued to the ground- paralysed in trepidation. The man tackled her, and before she knew what was going on, he drove his fist into her nose. The pain came instantly.
"AH!" Hilde let out an uncontrollable scream; before she knew what had happened, she found her own fists driving relentlessly at her attacker. Her thoughts ran all in the same train- 'Get away from this man, protect yourself, aim for the jugular...' -but then one concept hit her mind rather hard- 'Why isn't Duo helping me? He's supposed to be my protector... Oh wait... He can't be, we're barely friends....' "DUO!" Hilde's voice ran clear as the man drew another well-laid punch into her face, and the blood dripped out the side of her mouth.
Duo felt a sudden rage building up inside him- his porch, a four story drop, was the least of his concern. He tried to figure out the quickest route to his attacker, which seemed to be jumping of the balcony, onto a nearby tree branch, and finally on top of a fairly hard-to-reach mailbox... But he knew he could do it. He was a gundam pilot, that was what they did- they risked their lives to save someone else's, and killed other men at the same time. Killing in masses in comparison to letting one person didn't seem right, but again, at this point it was not relevant. Duo performed the jumps flawlessly. Moving like a cat, Duo stalked his prey, the man who was delivering punch after punch to Hilde's face.
Hilde grit her teeth in pain, this man could deal out shattering blows. A few more and Hilde knew she would lose consciousness, at the maximum she could probably take five more- but that was maximum, and Hilde wasn't even sure she could take it for that long. With a wave of relief, she saw Duo behind the man, ready to strike, but with a sudden strike of horror, she noticed the gun on the man's side.
"Duo, he-!" The man struck Hilde one more time, and she fell silent, cut off in mid-sentence. The man immediately whipped around and pulled out his gun, aiming it at Duo's head. Duo was faster, and as the man pulled the trigger, he jumped away, so that the bullet only grazed his left leg. With the mental stress and anxiety, however, that was enough to incapacitate Duo. The man seized his chance- Duo fell to the ground limply, long enough for the attacker to make his getaway. The Private scooped Hilde up in one of his arms and Duo watched helplessly as the man dragged her into the back of a van.
Duo lost consciousness after the van drove out of sight. A soul paper floated downward towards him, landing at his feet.
Someone told me, love would all save us... But, how can that be? Look what love gave us... A world full of killing- and blood spilling.... That world never came. And they say that a hero could save us... I'm not gonna stand here and wait... I'll hold onto the wings of the eagles, watch as we all fly away. Now that the world isn't ending... It's love that I'm sending to you. It isn't the love of a hero And that's why I fear it won't do... And they say, that a hero could save us... I'm not gonna stand here and wait... I'll hold onto the wings of the eagles, watch as we all fly away.
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First: * Man, I really have to stop leaving you poor guys with cliff-hangers! Sorry about that. ^_^; It seemed like a really good place to stop though! So what do you think? Flames, comments, etc., can all go into the reviews, or you can send me an e-mail: becky_sweet_16@hotmail.com. If you only send me flames- and lots of them, I'll block you however, so be careful. ^_~ *
Second: * Ho-hum, the disclaimer. The lyrics belong to Chad Kroeger and Josey Scott. I don't own Gundam Wing. (SOB) Why can't you all just leave me alone?! (Cries off in a corner.) *
Third: * Dedications, dedications, dedications. ^_^ I like dedications. This goes out to all my reviewers-
Blossy, miyu, shi-shi, Airurando, Seiji Takayama, Little-shinigami, Shining Emerald, Symee-Sama, Lorimlowe2, selene947, and Seak5.*
Fourth: * This chapter is _ slightly _ longer than the others. I'm sure you don't mind, though, right? ^_^ Good. ^______^ *
Fifth: * The Randomness of it All. *
Umi: * She finishes reading Fuu's most recent chapter. * "HEY!"
Fuu: "Hey... What?"
Umi: * Glares. * "You're not allowed to make Hilde get beaten up!"
Fuu * She speaks up sheepishly. * "It was only a little..."
Umi: ¬_¬ "She was knocked unconscious, Fuu."
Fuu: "...Quiet, you."
Umi: =P "Make me."
Fuu: * Pulls out a roll of duct tape. * "You want to try me on that one again?"
Umi: =P "Make me."
Fuu: "AGH!" * She charges at Umi. *
*** Ten Minutes Later ***
Fuu: * She sits in a closet, bound and gagged. *
Umi: "So long, folks!"
Fuu: "MMMMPH!!!"
Umi: "See ya next time!"
~soulwithwings
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Sorry this is up so late, guys- but my internet was down all morning!! so here it is, now. =D Enjoy.
*****
"E- engage o- operation," A stuttering private began. "And d- don't d- drive up to the h- house until y- you know I- I'm b- back with the g- girl." The Corporal smiled. Even if the man was a stuttering idiot, he could still put up a pretty good fight.
"You have five minutes, Private." The Private saluted his Corporal before jumping out of the van and ducking behind a large shrub, in the vicinity of Hilde.
Hilde heaved a sigh and didn't even notice the dark shape looming behind her. She made her way to Duo's house like a turtle, or at least with the speed of one. Her fingers fumbled over her buttons as she undid the top button of her jacket. The temperature seemed to be rising.
'Or is that just my imagination?' She wondered.
A chestnut braid fell over the shoulder of the gundam pilot as he got out of his chair and wandered over to the window. The snow had long since melted, and now birds and buds on trees were replacing it. Everything seemed to be paired up, Duo noted with a slight twinge of pain. Everything. Everyone. Except him. Duo and Noria had been keeping in touch, both conspiring on how to fix up this mess with Hilde. Whenever they called her house however, there was never any reply; it seemed she had set up some form of caller ID and now refused to pick up the phone when the names 'Song' or 'Maxwell' popped up on the screen. Duo shoved his hands into his pockets angrily.
'Why did this have to happen to me? Why did she have to that.... That... That phrase!' Duo frowned and ran his finger along the window edge. It was much quieter without Hilde, he had noticed. None of the pilots had time to visit him anyway. Quatre now had his own business, Trowa had once more joined the circus, Wufei had returned to his colony to help defend it in case of danger, and Heero... Heero had disappeared into the depths of space once more. Only Duo remained, solitary, lonely. That is, after Hilde left and the rest of the gundam pilots followed suit. Out of the corner of his eye, Duo saw a familiar shape, but it took a minute to register.
"Hilde!" He hollered. "HILDE!" His voice came out dry and cracked, and didn't manage to make it through the window in front of him. Still, she was coming. 'Coming here,' Duo pondered. 'But why is she coming here? Why now? It just doesn't make sense... Well I guess when you're given a blessing you don't ask why you received it...' Duo bounded over to his porch door, jumping over a fallen green chair next to his fairly weathered lawn furniture. "HILDE!"
Hilde stopped short. "Duo?" The word came out strangely on her tongue, as if it were an unnatural thing to speak. She looked up, and there was the boy himself. That boy who had caused her so much pain, so much grief... So much happiness too... She smiled half-heartedly, and raised her hand in greeting.
Duo saw it coming before Hilde did. Hilde only saw his eyes fill with fear. Quizzically, she turned only to find a man charging her at full speed. She was glued to the ground- paralysed in trepidation. The man tackled her, and before she knew what was going on, he drove his fist into her nose. The pain came instantly.
"AH!" Hilde let out an uncontrollable scream; before she knew what had happened, she found her own fists driving relentlessly at her attacker. Her thoughts ran all in the same train- 'Get away from this man, protect yourself, aim for the jugular...' -but then one concept hit her mind rather hard- 'Why isn't Duo helping me? He's supposed to be my protector... Oh wait... He can't be, we're barely friends....' "DUO!" Hilde's voice ran clear as the man drew another well-laid punch into her face, and the blood dripped out the side of her mouth.
Duo felt a sudden rage building up inside him- his porch, a four story drop, was the least of his concern. He tried to figure out the quickest route to his attacker, which seemed to be jumping of the balcony, onto a nearby tree branch, and finally on top of a fairly hard-to-reach mailbox... But he knew he could do it. He was a gundam pilot, that was what they did- they risked their lives to save someone else's, and killed other men at the same time. Killing in masses in comparison to letting one person didn't seem right, but again, at this point it was not relevant. Duo performed the jumps flawlessly. Moving like a cat, Duo stalked his prey, the man who was delivering punch after punch to Hilde's face.
Hilde grit her teeth in pain, this man could deal out shattering blows. A few more and Hilde knew she would lose consciousness, at the maximum she could probably take five more- but that was maximum, and Hilde wasn't even sure she could take it for that long. With a wave of relief, she saw Duo behind the man, ready to strike, but with a sudden strike of horror, she noticed the gun on the man's side.
"Duo, he-!" The man struck Hilde one more time, and she fell silent, cut off in mid-sentence. The man immediately whipped around and pulled out his gun, aiming it at Duo's head. Duo was faster, and as the man pulled the trigger, he jumped away, so that the bullet only grazed his left leg. With the mental stress and anxiety, however, that was enough to incapacitate Duo. The man seized his chance- Duo fell to the ground limply, long enough for the attacker to make his getaway. The Private scooped Hilde up in one of his arms and Duo watched helplessly as the man dragged her into the back of a van.
Duo lost consciousness after the van drove out of sight. A soul paper floated downward towards him, landing at his feet.
Someone told me, love would all save us... But, how can that be? Look what love gave us... A world full of killing- and blood spilling.... That world never came. And they say that a hero could save us... I'm not gonna stand here and wait... I'll hold onto the wings of the eagles, watch as we all fly away. Now that the world isn't ending... It's love that I'm sending to you. It isn't the love of a hero And that's why I fear it won't do... And they say, that a hero could save us... I'm not gonna stand here and wait... I'll hold onto the wings of the eagles, watch as we all fly away.
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First: * Man, I really have to stop leaving you poor guys with cliff-hangers! Sorry about that. ^_^; It seemed like a really good place to stop though! So what do you think? Flames, comments, etc., can all go into the reviews, or you can send me an e-mail: becky_sweet_16@hotmail.com. If you only send me flames- and lots of them, I'll block you however, so be careful. ^_~ *
Second: * Ho-hum, the disclaimer. The lyrics belong to Chad Kroeger and Josey Scott. I don't own Gundam Wing. (SOB) Why can't you all just leave me alone?! (Cries off in a corner.) *
Third: * Dedications, dedications, dedications. ^_^ I like dedications. This goes out to all my reviewers-
Blossy, miyu, shi-shi, Airurando, Seiji Takayama, Little-shinigami, Shining Emerald, Symee-Sama, Lorimlowe2, selene947, and Seak5.*
Fourth: * This chapter is _ slightly _ longer than the others. I'm sure you don't mind, though, right? ^_^ Good. ^______^ *
Fifth: * The Randomness of it All. *
Umi: * She finishes reading Fuu's most recent chapter. * "HEY!"
Fuu: "Hey... What?"
Umi: * Glares. * "You're not allowed to make Hilde get beaten up!"
Fuu * She speaks up sheepishly. * "It was only a little..."
Umi: ¬_¬ "She was knocked unconscious, Fuu."
Fuu: "...Quiet, you."
Umi: =P "Make me."
Fuu: * Pulls out a roll of duct tape. * "You want to try me on that one again?"
Umi: =P "Make me."
Fuu: "AGH!" * She charges at Umi. *
*** Ten Minutes Later ***
Fuu: * She sits in a closet, bound and gagged. *
Umi: "So long, folks!"
Fuu: "MMMMPH!!!"
Umi: "See ya next time!"
~soulwithwings
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