Why waste energy.

The next morning Miss Johnson had just when up when she heard the phone ring. Who was calling at 7 o'clock in the morning a Saturday was beyond her, since everybody she knew was still sleeping. She picked it up reluctantly.

"Hello?" she said groggily.

"Good morning, is Mr. Maxwell there?"

"Who is this?"

"It's queen Amelia, may I speak to Duo?"

"Uh.hold on a sec.."

Miss Johnson was about to call him when she remembered he was going to Hilde's that day.

"His not here, he went out today."

She told her were he was and how to get there and decided to go back to bed. As this happened, some streets down.

" You can stop working now and take a break."

"No way, I'm finishing this bike before lunch."

"Why such determination Duo?"

"I want my baby back to live!"

Hide rolled her eyes and sighted. Duo had been working on that bike for a real long time now and she was beginning to feel sorry for the god of death. She decided to leave Duo alone with his bike for sometime and went back to other jobs she had. They were pretty easy, mostly were bike and car repair. She was almost done when a big black limmo stopped in front of the shop. Out came Joseph followed by Amelia.

"Is Duo here?" he asked her.

"Yeah he's out back, you must be his grandmother, right?"

"Yes I am Amelia MiƱonete Thermopolis Renaldy."

"Hilde Schbeiker." She said shaking hands with the Queen." Let me call Duo."

Hilde walked to the backdoor of the small office were she was.

"DUO!!! YOUR GRANDMA IS HERE!!!!"

"BE THERE IN A SECOND!!!!"

Just then, the deafening sound of an engine starting resonated through the room, followed by a bang and the sound of Duo swearing. He appeared seconds latter covered in dirt and oil.

"Please remind me never to turn on something with a motor unless I'm sure it's repaired." he said whipping his face clean. He walked to the counter and smiled at the queen.

"I thought I had the day of?"

"Well yes, I come here with a different porpuse."

"If the limo broke down it's still gonna cost you, less but not free"

"It's not that. You see I was thinking we could spend the day together, you could show me around the city or something like that."

"I guess so, aren't you to busy or something?"

"I canceled everything for today."

"Would I get to drive? On my own car?"

"Well." she looked over at Joe who nodded " Alrigth."

"Great! Then give me a second while a change and we'll cruise around town. Oh and babe, sorry for the mess outside."

"I'll clean it Duo, go change and go hang out with your grandma, I can manage here."

"Thanks babe you're the best!" he said as he kissed her on the cheek and exited the office. Hilde walked to the back as she murmured to her self "What did he do to his baby now.". She didn't notice that the queen had heard that and with a rather alarmed face leaned over the counter to see. Amelia sighted when she saw that Hilde had been talking about the bike. Duo came in shortly after wearing long black pants, a red T-shirt and a black leather jacket over it.

"Well, lets go!"

They got inside his car and began their ride. As they rode through the golden bridge Duo had an idea.

"Hey grandma, do you have any spare change?" "Well no it's not right for royalty to jingle."

"That's OK I'll get the change."

They got to the boardwalk were Duo took the queen to a dime museum. They played with several of the machines and later took some pictures at a small booth, one of which his grandmother took. At the end of the day they got some corn dogs and walked all they way along the boardwalk.

"Grandma."

"Yes."

"D id dad always want to be a prince?"

"Well, yes.except for once about 15 years ago, when he meet a young girl at the college he was studying.he seriously considered abdicating the throne.but she told him not to, she became a princess, even thought she never really liked the lifestyle of the royal family, didn't like staying stable in one place. When you were born was the only time she stayed in one place, but when you were about one they got back to traveling a lot, always taking you along the way."

"What was her name?"

"Elizabeth, she was from one of the colonies, loved to travel to them."

"Yeah me to."

"Enough about what's passed, who was that girl in the shop?" she said with a small smile.

"Hilde? Were just friends." Duo had a small flush of crimson in his cheeks.

"One of the great gundam pilot's blushing."

"OK drop it."

"Ohhhh so it's more than just friends."

"Grandma please."

"All right, I won't ask anymore."

A long awkward silence followed.

"You gonna eat that thing?" he asked her pointing at the corndog.

"Oh yes, it's quite good." "OK I'm gonna go get another one."

As he walked away he smiled." Maybe she isn't as bad as she looks" he thought to himself.





OK, I know it's to short for the time I've taken, I decided to finish writing it all, just one more chapter to write. Ill do my best to get on- line as soon as possible. Mean while I need to consult readers for two things: one, the chapter I'm working on right now involves Duo betraying his friends, anybody got any good ideas for that, it's during a beach party and I don't know how to make him abandon them; two, very weird idea came to my mind, what if Duo was related to one of the other gundam pilot's and what if this pilot is......Quatre, kind of to strange now that I think of it, but be honest and tell me what you think, r/r please, next chapter up or this weekend or the next at most.