Disclaimer: I Don't own, Gundam Wing! But I made up Engel, ect.

10/18/02

Rebuilding Past Horrors.

"Duo?" Heero asked his face was concern.

"He's all right, just slipped on the steps."

Quatre help Duo sit down at the kitchen table. Duo's hair was wet, his shoes muddy while Heero kneeled next to him. "What happened?" Duo slowly looked at Heero, "Something bad.. Something bad happened to.. Engel.." Heero rubbed Duo's shoulders, "How would you know?" All Duo could do was shake his head causing the droplets of water to fall off.



Engel blinked a few times before he turned to look over his shoulder. There his father and brother were looming over him snickering. His brother took his own plate and walked off, "Finish your plate now, Engel.." His father said warmly before he too walked off.

Engel rose up on his feet. "I haven't used.. Self Defense in a while but I could've dodged that.." He whispered to himself before he picked up his plate, he wasn't hungry anymore. He cleaned it off and silently helped dry the dishes. "Time for bed." Eugene said washing off the last dirty dish.

"Wha..? Its only eight o'clock.."

"I know. And you have to go to bed. We work early tomorrow. Come your room is this way."

Eugene led Engel up stairs, and shown him a neatly kept yet, dusty old room. "Here. Bathroom is down the hall.. Have a goodnight." And Eugene turned and left Engel in the dark room. Engel flipped the switch as the lights flickered on. He turned to look back at his room and gasped, the wallpaper was blue with some pink and red flower designs going in rows.

Yes, it was a woman room. The bed was old and creaky and there were boxes laying all over. There was an odd smell of perfurm and roses, it was indeed a sweet smell. And now for the life of him, Engel couldn't remember the scent in Duo's hair. It smelled like a fresh rain mixed in with some kind of flower.. Oh, what was that sweet exotic aroma?



Engel had a feeling this was his mother's room and her scent still remained behind. He knelt down and looked through a box nearest to his feet. Before he could remove the contains he heard shouting downstairs and someone tredding up the stairs. Engel closed the box and stood up just in time before his father burst in.

"You! Out!"

Engel walked out of the room as he saw the other two fight. "My son is stupid! Your room is with him!" The father shoved Eugene as he obeyed and led Engel to his own room. "We have to share a bed. If you pee in it, i'll kill you."

"EUGENE!"

"I'M COMING!"

Eugene glared once more at Engel before he left to see what his father had wanted. Engel sighed deeply and sat on the bed. At least the room wasn't dusty. Engel fell asleep but he heard Eugene come in, but remained still. The sun shone in Engel's face when he opened his eyes he realized there was no shade or curtain. But he saw other rooftops and the rising of dawn.

"Ahh. You awake."

Engel looked over and saw Eugene dressed and ready. "What time is it?"

"Dawn, you fool. Come on, we must get ready."

Engel got up and they had breakfast. Then the two brothers walked silently to the factory. "This factory is one of the largest copper and metal making companies in the world! We make for foolish Colonies in space to make repairs."

Eugene smiled, he seemed much happier at work and yet he was still a snot to Engel. "You work at this sector! Screw up and you may loose your hand.. Or head..." Eugene walked away laughing as Engel went to the dicretion to where he would be working.

"Hello... Can you tell me if this is the right place?"

Engel handed a weilder a piece of paper. The weilder looked up and he seemed shocked by something. "What's wrong?" Engel asked looking quite puzzled enough. "You're in right place. You come to help me, ehh? Come sit by me, Engel."

"How did you know my name?"

"Oh.. Eugene.. told me.."

Engel sat next to the man, he seemed to be in his forties. "What's your name?" Engel smiled this man seemed to be nice and kind. "Peter." Engel helped Peter at tighting bolts to a large sheet of metal and polishing it. And sure enough four o'clock, the whistle screamed out its daily cry. "Nice meeting you, Peter! Goodbye!"

"Goodbye, Engel.."

Engel ran off as Peter sighed. "How I miss your mother.." Engel stood at the gate waiting for his brother. He stood for a half an hour before he went back inside to look for him. He walked up the steel staircase up to the higher level. Then he walked past second, and third. When he came to the fourth level, (from the ground) he saw a door was open and went inside. He walked down some dark steps as he smelled some gasoline.

Soon he saw a light at the end, and when he stepped out onto the steel balcny he gasped as he saw a Moblie Suit being rebuilt. He saw his father and other men talking until onre of them looked up and pointed at him. Everyone stopped and saw Engel and shouted.

And out from the shadows themself, came Eugene has he got a hold of Engel in a headlock. "What are you doing?! FOOL!" Engel tried to get free while he choked, "I came.. Looking for you.."

The man who first saw him was in a business suit and shouted again, what sounded like another order. Eugene dragged Engel down the stairs, not letting his grip go. He threw him at the feet of that man. "Sooo... A spy, no?" Engel coughed, his head was lifted up by this man.

"N-no, sir.. I came to look for Eugene.."

"And why were you?"

"The bell rang and.. He didn't come.."

"Ahh.. Its four o'clock, gentlemen.. We'll continue out talk later." He rose back up and made a quick nod at Eugene Jr. Engel stood up, "I'm sorry, I didn't.." The man in the suit nodded with a grin before he walked towards the suit. "Listen you filth!"

Eugene hissed, as he pushed Engel against the wall.

"No one must know. Do not tell anyone outside!"

"I won't.. Why are you repairing it?"

"That's our business, soon you will know. If you keep your mouth shut!"

"All right."

Engel took one look at it and it still needed major repair, "My Moblie Suit was hit, and it burned.." Duo's voice whispered inside his mind. Engel had a feeling something wasn't right about this.

Engel laid on the bed staring at the stars as he wandered back into pasttimes.

"Which is a Colony and which is a star?"

"Heheh, its very hard to tell, Engel. But that one, at the right hand corner from Tarus. That's my Colony.. See how it slow flickers around the edges?"

"Yes! Oh! Quatre! I see it!"

Engel tried looking for it now but then he heard another voice inside his head.

"Engel!"

"Trowa.. Ready.."

"Now! JUMP!"

Engel jumped into the air, curled like a ball, spinning moving towards Trowa. Trowa jumped up and held his arm as if he was pretending to hold a weapon. At the right moment Engel uncurled himself, he leaned his upper body forward, while he sent his left leg at Trowa's breast.

"Trowa!" Engel landed and ran while Trowa sat on the ground. "Trowa! I'm sorry! Are you hurt?" Trowa smiled and lift up his shirt, there was a mark across his chest. "Not bad for an eight year old.. How about I make some Ziti tonight?"

"YES!"

Engel missed Trowa's cooking, Quatre's baking, Heero's odd dishes. Engel missed Heero's boiled fish head stew, with baboo shoots, mushrooms, and a big hepping help of white rice. Duo's chocolate fudge cake, Engel chuckled as he remembered his nineth birthday...

"Duo?! Is that cake pure chocolate!?"

Wufei demanded while Duo was stiring the icing. "Yea, why?"

"IDIOT! Don't give Engel a cake like that! Three layers of colate frosting!?"

Heero shouted, "Four layers.." Duo stuck his tongue out, continuing to stir. "You'll rot his teeth!" Wufei muttered as Duo started to sway side to side almost like dancing. Wufei grumbled, Engel peered inside the kitchen as he saw Duo swaying back and forth with Heero beside him.

Duo had whispered something, before he took the rubber whisk and placed a little bit of chocolate icing on Heero's nose. Duo snickered and whispered once more before he leaned forward and licked the icing off.

"Idiot.." Heero poked Duo's side. By this time Heero had noticed Engel watching from the doorway. "Hey! You're not suppose to be here until i'm done with your cake!"

Engel smiled at his fond memories. But why couldn't they tell him the truth? Well it was time for bed, he had work in the morning.

-To be continued...

Spazmastic: Engel's father hit him on purpose..