Damnation of the Heart
Chapter 2: Remembrance and Betrayal
Heero opened his eyes. He was in a dark room. With white crosses on silver necklaces everywhere. He was looking around nervously as he was waiting and watching to see what was making the necklaces float in mid-air. Heero suddenly spotted a tiny necklace floating to left of him. It looked so familiar. He reached out for it, and clasped onto the silver and gold embroidered cross necklace. Suddenly, a flash of light reamed its way around him and he remembered…
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Duo walked into the lounge and found Heero reading a book in the comfort of a chair. Dup walked up behind him in an attempt to scare him half to death, when the tables were turned and Heero scared Duo.
"What are you doing Duo?" Heero asked coldly.
"Uh…nothing!" Duo was on the floor and he sweat dropped.
"Did you really think you could scare me?" He asked sarcastically.
"Not really, but anything's worth a try." Duo smiled and grabbed the book from Heero's hand.
"Watcha' reading?" He asked snickering, when all of a sudden, a necklace fell to the ground. Heero and Duo both went to reach for it at the same time when they're hands touched.
"Is this yours Heero?" Duo asked picking up the necklace and handing it to him.
"You keep it. I didn't want it anyway…" Heero stood up from his chair and sighed. He thought he could at least get silence reading in this room, but alas, he was wrong.
"Yo! Thanks Heero!" Duo smiled as he tried to clasp the necklace shut in the back.
"Here…" Heero helped Duo clasp it shut and Duo turned around.
"Thanks buddy!" Duo walked proudly out of the lounge and Heero sat down and began to read again.
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Heero released the cross from his clutches and his hands shook. His whole body shook, and tears began to well up in his eyes. He placed one hand to his face and he shook violently. Then, a cloaked man put his hand on Heero's shoulder. Heero immediately reacted to it, but instead of rushing out of the way, he moved closer. He felt that certain warmth of that day he met Duo, and despite all he tried, he couldn't forget that feeling. He was in love with Relena, but his feelings for Duo melded with that emotion of love. He was so confused, and being confused made him scared. Yes, Heero Yuy, was scared. The cloaked figure removed his hood from his head, and just before Heero could see the person beyond the hooded shadows, he woke up. Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei were all standing over him. It seemed that he had passed out after the ceremony, and was running a high fever.
"What happened?" Heero asked still groggy.
"You fainted at the ceremony. Heero, you have too much on your mind, you need to slow down." Quatre said reassuringly.
"Thanks, but I don't need someone telling me how to act." Heero tried to get up, but then, the fever broke in again. Heero fell back and his breathing shallowed. He clutched his sheet covers, and before he passed out once again, he whispered to the pilots.
"He's a…traitor….he betrayed me…He said…we would go…together……" Then, Heero passed out, leaving the others with sympathetic feelings towards him.