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Matsuri: Thanks again for reviewing and for the information on Sailor Saturn. I'm not going to keep you with my yapping so here's chapter eleven. Enjoy!
11 Chapter Eleven
"We're going to be leaving soon," Makoto blurted out. Usagi quickly turned to Makoto, her expression shocked. They were in a clothing store standing next to a rack of sweaters. Makoto had her hand resting on one as if she were going to pick it out, but she just stared at it as if under a trance.
"How do you know!?" Usagi asked. Makoto sighed.
"I can tell. All good things must come to an end.sooner or later."
Usagi looked as if she were about to cry. Her eyes drooped to the floor. She whispered, "Hiro."
Meanwhile, back at the mansion, Duo was setting up the table.
"I'm making her dinner," he said to Quatre, who was watching him. "Then maybe we'll go for a walk. Before she leaves, I want to give her a night of pleasure." Quatre smiled.
"That's a good idea," he said. "I wonder what Hiro's doing for Usagi."
"I'm not worried about what he's doing," Duo said, rushing about. "I'm going to stay focus and get this done before tonight. That way I can surprise Makoto."
The phone rang.
Quatre made his way over and picked it up.
"Moshi moshi," he greeted. "Matte! Slow down. I can't understand what you're trying to say." After a second, Quatre held the phone out to Duo. "It's for you."
"Who is it?"
"I didn't ask. She says it's pretty urgent that she speaks to you."
Duo went to the phone and put it on his ear.
"Hai?"
"Duo?"
He froze. After all this time, he could never forget that voice, her voice. Hilde.
"Duo? Are you there?"
They spoke simultaneously.
"You have some nerve."
"I know you're upset."
".to even think."
".and I know you may not."
".I want to say anything."
".want to speak to me."
".to you!"
".but I have to see you."
Duo didn't answer.
"Please, Duo," Hilde pleaded on the other end. "I want to meet with you somewhere. I'll answer your questions, any that you might have, but please.meet with me." Duo remained silent.
"Please, Duo."
"Where?"
"At the dock."
"When?"
"Now."
"Five minutes."
"And no longer than that."
Duo hung up the phone. He hesitated before moving from it.
"That voice was familiar to me," Quatre said. "Who was that?"
"Hilde," Duo answered, getting ready to leave.
"Hilde?" Quatre repeated. "Why would she call now out of all times?"
"I'll be back," Duo said, ignoring Quatre's question.
"You'll be back!? You're not going to meet Hilde somewhere, are you? What about Makoto, the dinner?"
"I won't be gone long."
Duo left the room, leaving Quatre to stand in the middle of the living room, shaking his head.
"No, Duo," he said to himself. "This isn't a good idea."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "I'm ready to go now, Usagi," Makoto said. "I want to be near Duo."
"Ok, we'll go," Usagi said. They'd left the clothing store and were now in the shoe store. They hadn't really been looking for anything to buy, just browsing.
"I know how you feel," Usagi said as they were walking out. "I absolutely love it when Hiro wraps his arms around me. He makes me feel safe and protected." Makoto just listened, her hands jammed in her pockets. The sun was starting to settle along the horizon. It caused a magnificent glow of beauty. It reminded Makoto of how she and Duo had shared a sunrise together at the dock. She smiled, although she was hurting inside. She would have to leave Duo and probably never see him again.
"I am going to miss him," Usagi sighed. "Hiro is different from everyone, even Mamoru."
"At least you have someone to go to when we get back," Makoto said, her eyes stayed on the horizon.
"You don't know that he'll be there," Usagi stated.
"Seems like you're hoping that he won't be there," Makoto said blankly. Then she stopped walking and looked back at Usagi. She quickly regretted what she had said. Usagi stood, biting her bottom lip, her eyes watering.
"Oh! Usagi, I." Makoto started.
"Are you saying that I'm hoping that Mamoru isn't alive? Usagi choked out.
"No, Usagi. I shouldn't have."
"Is that how you think I am," Usagi cried, tears slowly falling. "That I'd actually wish death on someone just to.to." Makoto didn't know what to say.
"I'm sorry, Usa-
"No! If that's how you feel about me then you're better off without me!"
Usagi stormed off, her feelings deeply hurt.
"Usagi! Kaeru!" Makoto called out to her, but Usagi kept walking, rushing through the crowds of people.
"Ugh!" Makoto smacked her forehead with her palm. "What were you thinking, Makoto?! How could you say that to her?"
Makoto stood there for a moment, feeling guilty. Was she irritated? Depressed? Or maybe frustrated. She needed comfort from someone she trusted. Duo. She needed Duo. Just then, she happened to see him pass by. He was going in the opposite direction of the mansion.
"Duo?" Makoto wondered. She began to follow him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Hilde. After all these days, months, she decides to call now. It's not like Duo wanted to get back with her. He just wanted to know. He had to know! 'She doesn't stand a chance!' Duo thought as he trekked toward the dock. 'Nothing she says.'
Hilde stood on the dock. Her hair had grown a little longer and was blowing in the wind. She looked out over the water and waited patiently for Duo. She knew that he was going to have many questions that she didn't know how she was going to answer. Most of all, though, she just wanted to see him. Duo. Her sweet Duo. Hilde turned just in time to see Duo standing a few feet behind her. He wasn't smiling, wasn't frowning. He just stared at her with his brown eyes. She always loved them. She tried to make the moment pleasant and smiled.
"Duo," she said. "It's nice to see you again."
"I can't say that I feel the same way," Duo said, solemnly. Hilde's smile faded. Her eyes fell to the ground.
"I-I know that I hurt you, Duo," Hilde said. "It hurt me to see you hurt."
"Could've fooled me," he said.
"My initial idea was to surprise you," Hilde said, coming a step closer. "I got.a new job. It was an office job and it would've brought me closer to the gundams, to you. After a few days of working there, I met Joal." Joal. That name. Duo hated it. Hilde continued.
"Joal and I became friends.good friends. We slept together."
Hilde paused. Her eyes averted away from Duo's gaze.
"Because of this, he gave me a higher position with even better pay."
Duo sighed and looked away.
"So that's it," he said. "You left me for another guy."
"Duo, I didn't want to do it. I even tried to break up with him," she said.
"Why didn't you?" Duo asked.
"It turns out that he was my boss. If I had bailed out on him then he would've put me right back where I was when I started out and things were hard. With me having to work at the junkyard and in the office, I was getting tired. I couldn't do it anymore. So I stayed with him, but it was only temporarily."
"Temporarily, Hilde?!" Duo cried. "It's been almost eight months!"
"I know, Duo," Hilde said. "But that was my fault. Not having to work two jobs and getting paid lots appealed to me. I didn't want to lose that."
"So that was what it was!!" Duo yelled. "Money?! You left me for money and some guy?!! That's what you wanted?!!!"
"No, Duo-
"It is all you wanted!! You know it is deep down inside!!"
"Duo, I-
"You lied, telling me that you were sick! You could've turned to me! I would've helped you out!!"
"It's not that easy, Duo!"
"So what do you expect for me to do?! Welcome you back with open arms?! You can let Joal hold you from now on!"
Hilde didn't say anything. Her hands covered her face. She was breathing hard.
"Our five minutes are through! I'll see you around, Hilde."
Duo turned to leave. Hilde gasped and fell to her knees.
"DOU, I LOVE YOU!!" she cried, tears streaming down her face. "I never meant to hurt you. I wasn't thinking. I understand that, but please! Please don't walk out on me now, out of all times!!" Duo stood there, his heart giving in. He listened to Hilde's cries as she sobbed into her hands.
"Hilde," he said softly, not noticing Makoto walking toward the dock. She stopped when she saw Duo and Hilde and quickly hid herself.
"What's going on?" she asked herself in a whisper. She couldn't hear what they were saying because they were talking low, but she watched. Duo bent down in front of Hilde. She hid her eyes from him.
"Hilde, I've had a change of heart," he whispered, her chin now in his fingertips. He then pulled her in an embrace, her eyes wide with questioning.
"I'm sorry, Hilde, but I don't love you anymore."
And before she could utter a word, his lips crushed hers as he kissed her passionately, one last time. Duo then stood, leaving Hilde to savor that last moment. He turned and caught sight of Makoto. Her eyes were wide and her head shook slowly from side to side. The expression on her face was enough to slice him in half.
"Makoto!" Duo cried, but she took a step back and then took to running. She was gone in a second.
"Kuso!!" Duo swore as he ran after her.
Matsuri: I'm sorry. I had to do it to her! Don't hate me!! I know you all are hating me big time, also, since this is a huge cliffhanger. But don't worry. I won't leave you hanging. Just keep reading. Until next time. ^_^
Moshi moshi- greeting over the telephone. (Basically Hello)
Kaeru- come back
Matsuri: Thanks again for reviewing and for the information on Sailor Saturn. I'm not going to keep you with my yapping so here's chapter eleven. Enjoy!
11 Chapter Eleven
"We're going to be leaving soon," Makoto blurted out. Usagi quickly turned to Makoto, her expression shocked. They were in a clothing store standing next to a rack of sweaters. Makoto had her hand resting on one as if she were going to pick it out, but she just stared at it as if under a trance.
"How do you know!?" Usagi asked. Makoto sighed.
"I can tell. All good things must come to an end.sooner or later."
Usagi looked as if she were about to cry. Her eyes drooped to the floor. She whispered, "Hiro."
Meanwhile, back at the mansion, Duo was setting up the table.
"I'm making her dinner," he said to Quatre, who was watching him. "Then maybe we'll go for a walk. Before she leaves, I want to give her a night of pleasure." Quatre smiled.
"That's a good idea," he said. "I wonder what Hiro's doing for Usagi."
"I'm not worried about what he's doing," Duo said, rushing about. "I'm going to stay focus and get this done before tonight. That way I can surprise Makoto."
The phone rang.
Quatre made his way over and picked it up.
"Moshi moshi," he greeted. "Matte! Slow down. I can't understand what you're trying to say." After a second, Quatre held the phone out to Duo. "It's for you."
"Who is it?"
"I didn't ask. She says it's pretty urgent that she speaks to you."
Duo went to the phone and put it on his ear.
"Hai?"
"Duo?"
He froze. After all this time, he could never forget that voice, her voice. Hilde.
"Duo? Are you there?"
They spoke simultaneously.
"You have some nerve."
"I know you're upset."
".to even think."
".and I know you may not."
".I want to say anything."
".want to speak to me."
".to you!"
".but I have to see you."
Duo didn't answer.
"Please, Duo," Hilde pleaded on the other end. "I want to meet with you somewhere. I'll answer your questions, any that you might have, but please.meet with me." Duo remained silent.
"Please, Duo."
"Where?"
"At the dock."
"When?"
"Now."
"Five minutes."
"And no longer than that."
Duo hung up the phone. He hesitated before moving from it.
"That voice was familiar to me," Quatre said. "Who was that?"
"Hilde," Duo answered, getting ready to leave.
"Hilde?" Quatre repeated. "Why would she call now out of all times?"
"I'll be back," Duo said, ignoring Quatre's question.
"You'll be back!? You're not going to meet Hilde somewhere, are you? What about Makoto, the dinner?"
"I won't be gone long."
Duo left the room, leaving Quatre to stand in the middle of the living room, shaking his head.
"No, Duo," he said to himself. "This isn't a good idea."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "I'm ready to go now, Usagi," Makoto said. "I want to be near Duo."
"Ok, we'll go," Usagi said. They'd left the clothing store and were now in the shoe store. They hadn't really been looking for anything to buy, just browsing.
"I know how you feel," Usagi said as they were walking out. "I absolutely love it when Hiro wraps his arms around me. He makes me feel safe and protected." Makoto just listened, her hands jammed in her pockets. The sun was starting to settle along the horizon. It caused a magnificent glow of beauty. It reminded Makoto of how she and Duo had shared a sunrise together at the dock. She smiled, although she was hurting inside. She would have to leave Duo and probably never see him again.
"I am going to miss him," Usagi sighed. "Hiro is different from everyone, even Mamoru."
"At least you have someone to go to when we get back," Makoto said, her eyes stayed on the horizon.
"You don't know that he'll be there," Usagi stated.
"Seems like you're hoping that he won't be there," Makoto said blankly. Then she stopped walking and looked back at Usagi. She quickly regretted what she had said. Usagi stood, biting her bottom lip, her eyes watering.
"Oh! Usagi, I." Makoto started.
"Are you saying that I'm hoping that Mamoru isn't alive? Usagi choked out.
"No, Usagi. I shouldn't have."
"Is that how you think I am," Usagi cried, tears slowly falling. "That I'd actually wish death on someone just to.to." Makoto didn't know what to say.
"I'm sorry, Usa-
"No! If that's how you feel about me then you're better off without me!"
Usagi stormed off, her feelings deeply hurt.
"Usagi! Kaeru!" Makoto called out to her, but Usagi kept walking, rushing through the crowds of people.
"Ugh!" Makoto smacked her forehead with her palm. "What were you thinking, Makoto?! How could you say that to her?"
Makoto stood there for a moment, feeling guilty. Was she irritated? Depressed? Or maybe frustrated. She needed comfort from someone she trusted. Duo. She needed Duo. Just then, she happened to see him pass by. He was going in the opposite direction of the mansion.
"Duo?" Makoto wondered. She began to follow him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Hilde. After all these days, months, she decides to call now. It's not like Duo wanted to get back with her. He just wanted to know. He had to know! 'She doesn't stand a chance!' Duo thought as he trekked toward the dock. 'Nothing she says.'
Hilde stood on the dock. Her hair had grown a little longer and was blowing in the wind. She looked out over the water and waited patiently for Duo. She knew that he was going to have many questions that she didn't know how she was going to answer. Most of all, though, she just wanted to see him. Duo. Her sweet Duo. Hilde turned just in time to see Duo standing a few feet behind her. He wasn't smiling, wasn't frowning. He just stared at her with his brown eyes. She always loved them. She tried to make the moment pleasant and smiled.
"Duo," she said. "It's nice to see you again."
"I can't say that I feel the same way," Duo said, solemnly. Hilde's smile faded. Her eyes fell to the ground.
"I-I know that I hurt you, Duo," Hilde said. "It hurt me to see you hurt."
"Could've fooled me," he said.
"My initial idea was to surprise you," Hilde said, coming a step closer. "I got.a new job. It was an office job and it would've brought me closer to the gundams, to you. After a few days of working there, I met Joal." Joal. That name. Duo hated it. Hilde continued.
"Joal and I became friends.good friends. We slept together."
Hilde paused. Her eyes averted away from Duo's gaze.
"Because of this, he gave me a higher position with even better pay."
Duo sighed and looked away.
"So that's it," he said. "You left me for another guy."
"Duo, I didn't want to do it. I even tried to break up with him," she said.
"Why didn't you?" Duo asked.
"It turns out that he was my boss. If I had bailed out on him then he would've put me right back where I was when I started out and things were hard. With me having to work at the junkyard and in the office, I was getting tired. I couldn't do it anymore. So I stayed with him, but it was only temporarily."
"Temporarily, Hilde?!" Duo cried. "It's been almost eight months!"
"I know, Duo," Hilde said. "But that was my fault. Not having to work two jobs and getting paid lots appealed to me. I didn't want to lose that."
"So that was what it was!!" Duo yelled. "Money?! You left me for money and some guy?!! That's what you wanted?!!!"
"No, Duo-
"It is all you wanted!! You know it is deep down inside!!"
"Duo, I-
"You lied, telling me that you were sick! You could've turned to me! I would've helped you out!!"
"It's not that easy, Duo!"
"So what do you expect for me to do?! Welcome you back with open arms?! You can let Joal hold you from now on!"
Hilde didn't say anything. Her hands covered her face. She was breathing hard.
"Our five minutes are through! I'll see you around, Hilde."
Duo turned to leave. Hilde gasped and fell to her knees.
"DOU, I LOVE YOU!!" she cried, tears streaming down her face. "I never meant to hurt you. I wasn't thinking. I understand that, but please! Please don't walk out on me now, out of all times!!" Duo stood there, his heart giving in. He listened to Hilde's cries as she sobbed into her hands.
"Hilde," he said softly, not noticing Makoto walking toward the dock. She stopped when she saw Duo and Hilde and quickly hid herself.
"What's going on?" she asked herself in a whisper. She couldn't hear what they were saying because they were talking low, but she watched. Duo bent down in front of Hilde. She hid her eyes from him.
"Hilde, I've had a change of heart," he whispered, her chin now in his fingertips. He then pulled her in an embrace, her eyes wide with questioning.
"I'm sorry, Hilde, but I don't love you anymore."
And before she could utter a word, his lips crushed hers as he kissed her passionately, one last time. Duo then stood, leaving Hilde to savor that last moment. He turned and caught sight of Makoto. Her eyes were wide and her head shook slowly from side to side. The expression on her face was enough to slice him in half.
"Makoto!" Duo cried, but she took a step back and then took to running. She was gone in a second.
"Kuso!!" Duo swore as he ran after her.
Matsuri: I'm sorry. I had to do it to her! Don't hate me!! I know you all are hating me big time, also, since this is a huge cliffhanger. But don't worry. I won't leave you hanging. Just keep reading. Until next time. ^_^
Moshi moshi- greeting over the telephone. (Basically Hello)
Kaeru- come back
