Hilde drew out a long gasp of pain as she sat up. The floor she was on was cold, bare empty and... and moving? Quizzically, Hilde tried to speak but found her mouth was dry- and her feet and hands tied up. 'God...' Hilde squinted her eyes in frustration. 'What HAPPENED?' As Hilde's eyes adjusted to the darkness, she made out the shape of something in front of her, a lumpy and grotesque shape. She screamed as it moved- but shortly after determined it was a man.
"Shh, c- can't h- have y- you c- causing a b- bother t- to the C- C-..." The man trailed off, muddled by his stutter.
"The what? Who?" The man drew in a breath.
"C- Corporal." Hilde frowned.
"Is he the man who attacked me?"
"N- No M- Miss-?" Hilde spat at the man's face, now seeing who he was.
"As if I'm going to tell you my name! You're the one who did this to me!" The man shrugged amusedly, smiling.
"S- see if I c- care," He grinned. "W- where w- we're g- going, y- you're-"
"Just going to rot in hell anyway," The Corporal interrupted. The man instantly saluted, sending the van off course. Hilde yelped as the van crashed into- and went over- a garbage can.
"I take it you are the Corporal?" The man merely nodded. "Bastard." The man grinned.
"Not quite. My parents were married." Hilde rolled her eyes as the man walked up to her. He took his glove off his hand and ran it across Hilde's cheek, wiping away the blood. "Such a pretty face. Too bad you have to die once your precious pilot comes to save you." The man grinned seeing the obvious shock in Hilde's eyes. "Oh, but don't worry- He will follow you shortly afterward." The Corporal laughed mockingly as he turned to rejoin his Private at the front of the van.
Hilde's brow furrowed. She wasn't even sure that Duo would WANT to come and save her, but she knew he would. He would have to; that was the kind of man he was. If he didn't come, she would probably still die; at least that would save him, she thought.
Duo sat up, and immediately felt the pain shoot through his left leg. He ignored it, and reached for the piece of paper just in front of him. It was written shakily, as if the person had no control over their hand, or was at least, tremendously nervous. It read as follows:
Pilot-
If you want to see your girlfriend ever again, I suggest you arrive at 186 Rancorous St., at 12:00 am sharp. No earlier or later.
Duo crunched the paper in his hand vindictively, he would have his revenge. He paused, thinking on the letter, and Hilde. 'Girlfriend... Not now, not in this lifetime,' Duo breathed. 'Not in this lifetime.' The braided pilot then sneered- 'Rancorous Street? What a friendly sounding name. Well, I'd better get ready...'
Hilde's eyes widened in alarm as she felt someone wrap the hand around her mouth, and she had one last thought as she inhaled the sweet smell of turpentine, which knocked her out cold. I was one word, 'Duo....' She fell with a solid 'thump' to the van floor. The Corporal laughed wickedly; that dosage was enough to cause an unconsciousness of at least eight hours.
A hand reached up to straighten a wayward black hat, and a cross was simultaneously dropped around Duo's neck. He barely wore that cross anymore, even if he did always wear his priest's collar. The cross was faded, but very beautiful. Hilde had questioned him once why he no longer wore it- he simply shrugged. The real reason, though, was because Duo didn't trust it anymore. He had seen someone die every single time he had worn it... But now... Now was different. He felt a new power welling up inside of him, fury perhaps, but it didn't matter. He was going to make sure that Hilde made it out of this mess alive, even if it was the last thing he did. He saw that his hands were shaking slightly, and amply noted that it very well may be his last mission.
The door flew shut behind a flapping braid, and a single drop of blood was the only thing that marked the pilot's return to his apartment.
When the dark wood fell before me, and all the paths were overgrown... When the priests of pride say there is no other way... I tilled the sorrows of stone. I did not believe because I could not see, though you came to me in the night... When the dawn seemed forever lost, you showed me your love in the light of the stars... Cast your eyes on the ocean, cast your soul to the sea... When the dark night seems endless... Please remember me. Then the mountain rose before me, by the deep well of desire... From the fountain of forgiveness, beyond the ice and fire. Cast your eyes on the ocean, cast your soul to the sea... When the dark night seems endless... Please remember me...
*****
First: * Whoops, another cliff-hanger. Don't you just hate those? =P Hmm... What did I want to ask you guys? Oh yeah- do you think I should continue to post lyrics at the ends of some of the chapters, or do you hate it and want them to go away? =D *
Second: * The disclaimer. 1.) I don't own Gundam Wing, but I wish I did. 2.) I don't own the lyrics, either. They are owned by Loreena McKennitt. *
Third: * Dedications: Blossy, miyu, shi-shi, Airurando, Seiji Takayama, Little-shinigami, Shining Emerald, Symee-Sama, Lorimlowe2, selene947, and Seak5. Aren't you thrilled? ^_^ I am!! *
Fourth: * Umi ((Little-shinigami)) wanted me to post her review thingamajig. So here it is!
....Maybe not. She apparently hasn't written one yet. That's okay! ^_^ I don't mind. I can post it next time! *
Fifth: * More Randomness Brought to You By: The Exciting World of Disk Drives. *
Fuu: * Pulls the duct tape off her mouth, her wrists are a little red from the rope she was tied up in earlier. * "UMI!"
Umi: o]=D "What's that, Fuu?"
Fuu: ¬_¬ "Omae O Korosu." ((I will kill you.))
Umi =P "Good luck!"
Fuu: * She sighs and boots up her computer again. * "So... Did you enjoy my latest chapter?"
Umi: "Yup!"
Fuu: "Anything wrong with it?"
Umi: "Yup!"
Fuu: * She pauses. * "What?"
Umi: "Well you see...."
*** Four Hours Later ****
Umi: "Plus the fact that rubber duckies do not have flippers!"
Fuu: * She nods. * "You have a really good point." * She gestures with her thumb to the readers. * "But do you think anyone else but us really thinks about that sort of thing?"
Umi: * She shrugs. * "No, I guess not."
Fuu: ^____^ "Problem solved!"
Umi: "See you next time!"
Fuu: "Hey, that's my line!"
Umi: * She pulls out a roll of duct tape. * "You want to try that again?"
Fuu: * She whimpers. * "No! That's okay!"
Umi: * She grins evilly. * "Good. G'bye, folks!"
"Shh, c- can't h- have y- you c- causing a b- bother t- to the C- C-..." The man trailed off, muddled by his stutter.
"The what? Who?" The man drew in a breath.
"C- Corporal." Hilde frowned.
"Is he the man who attacked me?"
"N- No M- Miss-?" Hilde spat at the man's face, now seeing who he was.
"As if I'm going to tell you my name! You're the one who did this to me!" The man shrugged amusedly, smiling.
"S- see if I c- care," He grinned. "W- where w- we're g- going, y- you're-"
"Just going to rot in hell anyway," The Corporal interrupted. The man instantly saluted, sending the van off course. Hilde yelped as the van crashed into- and went over- a garbage can.
"I take it you are the Corporal?" The man merely nodded. "Bastard." The man grinned.
"Not quite. My parents were married." Hilde rolled her eyes as the man walked up to her. He took his glove off his hand and ran it across Hilde's cheek, wiping away the blood. "Such a pretty face. Too bad you have to die once your precious pilot comes to save you." The man grinned seeing the obvious shock in Hilde's eyes. "Oh, but don't worry- He will follow you shortly afterward." The Corporal laughed mockingly as he turned to rejoin his Private at the front of the van.
Hilde's brow furrowed. She wasn't even sure that Duo would WANT to come and save her, but she knew he would. He would have to; that was the kind of man he was. If he didn't come, she would probably still die; at least that would save him, she thought.
Duo sat up, and immediately felt the pain shoot through his left leg. He ignored it, and reached for the piece of paper just in front of him. It was written shakily, as if the person had no control over their hand, or was at least, tremendously nervous. It read as follows:
Pilot-
If you want to see your girlfriend ever again, I suggest you arrive at 186 Rancorous St., at 12:00 am sharp. No earlier or later.
Duo crunched the paper in his hand vindictively, he would have his revenge. He paused, thinking on the letter, and Hilde. 'Girlfriend... Not now, not in this lifetime,' Duo breathed. 'Not in this lifetime.' The braided pilot then sneered- 'Rancorous Street? What a friendly sounding name. Well, I'd better get ready...'
Hilde's eyes widened in alarm as she felt someone wrap the hand around her mouth, and she had one last thought as she inhaled the sweet smell of turpentine, which knocked her out cold. I was one word, 'Duo....' She fell with a solid 'thump' to the van floor. The Corporal laughed wickedly; that dosage was enough to cause an unconsciousness of at least eight hours.
A hand reached up to straighten a wayward black hat, and a cross was simultaneously dropped around Duo's neck. He barely wore that cross anymore, even if he did always wear his priest's collar. The cross was faded, but very beautiful. Hilde had questioned him once why he no longer wore it- he simply shrugged. The real reason, though, was because Duo didn't trust it anymore. He had seen someone die every single time he had worn it... But now... Now was different. He felt a new power welling up inside of him, fury perhaps, but it didn't matter. He was going to make sure that Hilde made it out of this mess alive, even if it was the last thing he did. He saw that his hands were shaking slightly, and amply noted that it very well may be his last mission.
The door flew shut behind a flapping braid, and a single drop of blood was the only thing that marked the pilot's return to his apartment.
When the dark wood fell before me, and all the paths were overgrown... When the priests of pride say there is no other way... I tilled the sorrows of stone. I did not believe because I could not see, though you came to me in the night... When the dawn seemed forever lost, you showed me your love in the light of the stars... Cast your eyes on the ocean, cast your soul to the sea... When the dark night seems endless... Please remember me. Then the mountain rose before me, by the deep well of desire... From the fountain of forgiveness, beyond the ice and fire. Cast your eyes on the ocean, cast your soul to the sea... When the dark night seems endless... Please remember me...
*****
First: * Whoops, another cliff-hanger. Don't you just hate those? =P Hmm... What did I want to ask you guys? Oh yeah- do you think I should continue to post lyrics at the ends of some of the chapters, or do you hate it and want them to go away? =D *
Second: * The disclaimer. 1.) I don't own Gundam Wing, but I wish I did. 2.) I don't own the lyrics, either. They are owned by Loreena McKennitt. *
Third: * Dedications: Blossy, miyu, shi-shi, Airurando, Seiji Takayama, Little-shinigami, Shining Emerald, Symee-Sama, Lorimlowe2, selene947, and Seak5. Aren't you thrilled? ^_^ I am!! *
Fourth: * Umi ((Little-shinigami)) wanted me to post her review thingamajig. So here it is!
....Maybe not. She apparently hasn't written one yet. That's okay! ^_^ I don't mind. I can post it next time! *
Fifth: * More Randomness Brought to You By: The Exciting World of Disk Drives. *
Fuu: * Pulls the duct tape off her mouth, her wrists are a little red from the rope she was tied up in earlier. * "UMI!"
Umi: o]=D "What's that, Fuu?"
Fuu: ¬_¬ "Omae O Korosu." ((I will kill you.))
Umi =P "Good luck!"
Fuu: * She sighs and boots up her computer again. * "So... Did you enjoy my latest chapter?"
Umi: "Yup!"
Fuu: "Anything wrong with it?"
Umi: "Yup!"
Fuu: * She pauses. * "What?"
Umi: "Well you see...."
*** Four Hours Later ****
Umi: "Plus the fact that rubber duckies do not have flippers!"
Fuu: * She nods. * "You have a really good point." * She gestures with her thumb to the readers. * "But do you think anyone else but us really thinks about that sort of thing?"
Umi: * She shrugs. * "No, I guess not."
Fuu: ^____^ "Problem solved!"
Umi: "See you next time!"
Fuu: "Hey, that's my line!"
Umi: * She pulls out a roll of duct tape. * "You want to try that again?"
Fuu: * She whimpers. * "No! That's okay!"
Umi: * She grins evilly. * "Good. G'bye, folks!"