Chapter 2
"...This is very bad. Duo..." When he got no response, he repeated. "Duo!"
"Yeah, I heard you Quatre." Then almost hesitantly he asked. "You don't think he did it do you?"
Quatre rolled his eyes. "Of course not! If there's one thing I know about that guy is that he would NEVER do anything to hurt Relena."
Duo nodded his head smiling "Yep you got that right. Heero's about as crazy as they come, but when it comes to that girl, he's just like one of us."
Quatre recognizing something in his voice asked. "How's Hilde?"
"Fine. She's fine. It took a lot of convincing, but I got her to stay home for this one." Duo shook his head, but Quatre could see the love and pride in his eyes. "Over eight months pregnant and she still thinks she can save the world." He smile again. "Not very much unlike someone else we know. Anywho, you were saying about Relena and the Duke..."
Quatre sighed the smile fading from his face. "They're both still in intensive care. About a less than 40 percent chance for the both of them.."
"I don't like those odds."
"Neither do I. If either of them dies Heero will be executed."
Duo was surprised "Without a trial?"
"Colony L12 operates on stricter rules than any other colony. They have their own ideas of fairness and justice."
"But he's not even a native to that colony. Surely we can convince them to extradite him."
Quatre shook his head sadly. "You're forgetting Duo, Legally Heero Yuy doesn't exist. He is neither a citizen of the earth or the colonies. And I'm not sure that Earth Confederation is willing to take such a gamble in such a time over an unknown quantity."
"Damn them!" Duo shouted in frustration as he punched the table. "We've come so far in the past two years. One more colony Quatre. One more colony and we could have seen the true peace we've been working for all this time. We were almost there."
Quatre put a comforting hand on his shoulder. "I know."
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"Okay men back off." On command the five guards took and few steps back standing at attention. "Are you ready to talk yet?" This last was addressed to the battered prisoner. Heero Yuy painfully raised to stare back at his capture, his eyes bright with cold defiance. "Tell me what I want to know and my men will leave you alone. I might even be able to save you from execution." He let that sink in for a moment before continuing. " Who are you working for? Is it one of the colonies? The earth? Which one?Why did you kill Relena Dorlian and Duke Ream?'
Heero had been defiantly starring at his captures, struggling with against his bonds until the last sentence fully registered. Killed...Dead. Relena was dead. He finally had the answer to the question that had been burning in his heart ever since he had seen Relena's still body laying on the ground bleeding. Relena was dead and the knowledge shattered his heart and told his blood to ice. His eyes lost their defiant look and his whole body sagged as the strength seeped out of him. The leader noticing the change in his demeanor, swore then marched up to him, harshly grabbing his hair and forcing his head up again. "This is your last chance assasin." He spat the last word. When all he got was empty hollow eyes gazing back at him, he swore again motioning for the men to resume their interrogatin. This time Heero didn't bother to fight back.