Once Upon The Night Of Death
By: Moonlit Love
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing but I own (most) of this story line.
(A.N. The Vote is pretty tied up! I will post the final previews and you can vote again if
you would like.)
Chapter Three: I Don't Want To Say Good-bye
Part One
'Thirty days. It doesn't seem like enough time to be together,' Hilde thought to
herself.
She placed her clothes into a box. She didn't care how wrinkled they looked, just
that she took them with her. Soon she would be leaving Duo, and it was something she
was not looking forward to.
The room was slowly beginning to empty of all her belongings. Soon any trace of
her would be gone from the room forever. Her heart hurt at the thought of it. Thirty days
had given her memories she would never forget.
The memories would hurt, but what would hurt the most was the fact she would
be unable to ever see Duo again, unless Death came back for another visit. She doubted it
was likely in the near future, but she secretly crossed her fingers. She wanted to be able
to spend more time with Duo, the man she had come to love in a matter of two days. Her
heart wouldn't be able to stand the separation and the thought of never seeing him ever
again.
She dropped down to her knees. Her shoulders began to shake with sobs. Tears
rained from her eyes and landed on a pale, lavender beret she pulled out of the dresser.
'Where did this come from?' she asked herself, knowing she didn't own such a hat.
"Hilde, you got any boxes you want me to take out to your car?" she heard Duo
ask.
She turned her head away from him. "No, thanks. I haven't yet filled another box
full," she replied.
"Tell me when you have another. I'll be glad to take it out for you," Duo told her,
standing a second to long in the doorway to just be offering help.
She felt his presence, even after he had left. She held the beret close to her nose
and inhaled deeply. 'Odd, but I would swear this had a faint smell to it, a smell usually
put together with Duo,' Hilde thought, a smile gracing her features at her last thought.
She tries hard not to let her smile drop, not to think she is about to leave him, have
him out of her life for good. She can't handle it, and yet it is the way it is supposed to be.
Things were not going the way she wanted them to go. She finally finds something to
make her life whole, and she must leave it behind and go on with her life without her
other half.
Her smile drops and tears shake her shoulders once again. She didn't hear Duo
approach the door, but she did feel his strong hand on her shoulder. She turned and
looked up at him, offering him a semblance of a teary smile. "You okay, Hilde?" he
asked gently, kneeling down beside her.
"I'll be fine," she whispered fiercely wiping away her tears.
He looked down at her empathetically. "It's okay. It'll be all right," he softly told
her.
She looked up into his amethyst eyes. "No, it isn't okay. I won't ever be able to
see you again!" Hilde cried, burying her face into his chest.
Duo looked surprised, but held her close, letting her tears flow. "I promise I will
find you again, some way, somehow," Duo promised.
He stroked her hair until she had cried herself to sleep. Then he carefully set her
on the bed. She could stay a little while longer...
~~
Relena put her things into the boxes. She had but a few outfits and a few other
necessities. She tried shoving everything down, but a few stray items popped from the
box. Relena grasped onto them, as if to prevent them from becoming lost before she
crammed them down into the box once more.
She was going to look on to computer once more, to see if she had persuaded
anyone it was only a vacation she was on, and she was not being held against her will.
She walked to the computer room, a trail had become worn into the carpet from her room
to the computer room. She went on and checked, but the story was being believed. And
today everyone was expecting her safe return.
She shut down the computer and went back to her room, a bouquet of orchids
greeted her on the bed. Relena picked them up and lightly touched the petals with her
fingers. She inhaled the rich scent. "Thank you, Heero," Relena said.
Her back had been to the door and no note was attached to the flowers, but Relena
knew he was in the hall outside her room and the flowers were from him. She felt his
smile and turned, awed at how beautiful he was when he smiled. "You're welcome," he
said as he came into the room.
He encircled her waist with his arms from behind. He rested his chin on her
shoulder. "Those flowers aren't as beautiful as you," Heero whispered into her ear.
"Thank you," Relena said, her heart beating at his nearness.
"I'm going to miss you," Heero told her, his voice quiet.
"I'll miss you, too. Please try to find a way to contact me when you are done with
being a Death protector. I'll be waiting for you always," Relena promised.
Heero turned her around and kissed her lips. They stayed in each others
comforting embrace, even after the kiss had long ended. "Goodbye," they both whispered
inaudibly at the same time.
~~
Catherine finished placing her things in the boxes. She had taken up ten boxes,
and all that was left was her daggers. She organized them into their case and lightly
placed them into the top of the box. Her items were ready to go, but she was not.
"Trowa, can you help me get this into the car? There is no way I could get all of
this into there by myself," Catherine asked, at a loss as to how she could prolong her time
with him.
Her heart had been snagged by this young man. She didn't know exactly how she
came to love him, but she knew they were meant to be. 'But meant to be isn't the same
as can be,' Catherine thought to herself, well knowing they could never be together as
long as he was a death protector.
He nodded silently. The longer Catherine had known him, the more she knew he
didn't like to speak much. He was almost like Heero, except he didn't have so much
heartlessness to him. He picked up the heaviest box and carried it out to the car.
Catherine followed him with a much lighter box.
It wasn't long before the house had almost no trace of her, but Trowa could catch
the light, lingering perfume in the house. He looked out her window and saw she was
standing out by the car, waiting for Hilde and Relena. He wanted to run to her and ask
her to stay forever, but he knew his line of work would only get her killed. 'I'm doing
this for her. I won't let her get killed, even if it means dying without love,' Trowa
insisted as his heart fell heavy longing.
As Catherine stood by the car, thoughts ran through her head. She knew she
would almost certainly never see Trowa again. As for Hilde and Relena, a miracle would
have to be done if they were to ever see each other again. The people she had spent the
last month with would be gone from her life for good. A silent tear slid down her cheek.
This was what good-bye felt like.
~~
Sorry this is so short. I wasn't able to type very much, and school is getting harder as we
come to the end of the year. I will try to update as often as possible. I will post the final
two and let you decide on which one you would like.
Under the moon you shall find true love.
~~*Moonlit*~~
Please review and tell me which of the following you would like to read:
Survivor, a sequel to Once Upon The Night Of Death, a romance, supernatural.
Preview: After Once Upon The Night Of Death. Is set in future times. I won't say more
for fear of ruining the story. (Five part series)
Lost Memories, a romance, action/adventure.
Preview: Relena Peacecraft, or Relena Darlian under her alias, was brought up to be a
Gundam pilot. She was trained until she was twelve, where a suicidal mistake costs
Relena her memory and her ability to walk. She was adopted by the Darlians
(coincidentally) and raised to be a normal young lady. When her father is killed, she
learns of her true heritage.
Then she becomes Relena Peacecraft. She is a symbol of peace, but the
appearance of five young men begin to trigger violent memories she thought she had lost
so long ago. With these memories, she is given the ability to walk once more. She can't
piece together who she truly is until she comes face to face with a Gundam.
Her memories will serve as both a use of destruction and salvation. She must
choose who she wants to be. But before she can choose, she is struck with a deadly
disease and the possibility of dying. Relena lives in the past while she is unconscious,
and finds out so much more than she ever knew about herself. And what about her
strange attraction to a certain pilot? Are they brother and sister from long ago, or
something else?
By: Moonlit Love
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing but I own (most) of this story line.
(A.N. The Vote is pretty tied up! I will post the final previews and you can vote again if
you would like.)
Chapter Three: I Don't Want To Say Good-bye
Part One
'Thirty days. It doesn't seem like enough time to be together,' Hilde thought to
herself.
She placed her clothes into a box. She didn't care how wrinkled they looked, just
that she took them with her. Soon she would be leaving Duo, and it was something she
was not looking forward to.
The room was slowly beginning to empty of all her belongings. Soon any trace of
her would be gone from the room forever. Her heart hurt at the thought of it. Thirty days
had given her memories she would never forget.
The memories would hurt, but what would hurt the most was the fact she would
be unable to ever see Duo again, unless Death came back for another visit. She doubted it
was likely in the near future, but she secretly crossed her fingers. She wanted to be able
to spend more time with Duo, the man she had come to love in a matter of two days. Her
heart wouldn't be able to stand the separation and the thought of never seeing him ever
again.
She dropped down to her knees. Her shoulders began to shake with sobs. Tears
rained from her eyes and landed on a pale, lavender beret she pulled out of the dresser.
'Where did this come from?' she asked herself, knowing she didn't own such a hat.
"Hilde, you got any boxes you want me to take out to your car?" she heard Duo
ask.
She turned her head away from him. "No, thanks. I haven't yet filled another box
full," she replied.
"Tell me when you have another. I'll be glad to take it out for you," Duo told her,
standing a second to long in the doorway to just be offering help.
She felt his presence, even after he had left. She held the beret close to her nose
and inhaled deeply. 'Odd, but I would swear this had a faint smell to it, a smell usually
put together with Duo,' Hilde thought, a smile gracing her features at her last thought.
She tries hard not to let her smile drop, not to think she is about to leave him, have
him out of her life for good. She can't handle it, and yet it is the way it is supposed to be.
Things were not going the way she wanted them to go. She finally finds something to
make her life whole, and she must leave it behind and go on with her life without her
other half.
Her smile drops and tears shake her shoulders once again. She didn't hear Duo
approach the door, but she did feel his strong hand on her shoulder. She turned and
looked up at him, offering him a semblance of a teary smile. "You okay, Hilde?" he
asked gently, kneeling down beside her.
"I'll be fine," she whispered fiercely wiping away her tears.
He looked down at her empathetically. "It's okay. It'll be all right," he softly told
her.
She looked up into his amethyst eyes. "No, it isn't okay. I won't ever be able to
see you again!" Hilde cried, burying her face into his chest.
Duo looked surprised, but held her close, letting her tears flow. "I promise I will
find you again, some way, somehow," Duo promised.
He stroked her hair until she had cried herself to sleep. Then he carefully set her
on the bed. She could stay a little while longer...
~~
Relena put her things into the boxes. She had but a few outfits and a few other
necessities. She tried shoving everything down, but a few stray items popped from the
box. Relena grasped onto them, as if to prevent them from becoming lost before she
crammed them down into the box once more.
She was going to look on to computer once more, to see if she had persuaded
anyone it was only a vacation she was on, and she was not being held against her will.
She walked to the computer room, a trail had become worn into the carpet from her room
to the computer room. She went on and checked, but the story was being believed. And
today everyone was expecting her safe return.
She shut down the computer and went back to her room, a bouquet of orchids
greeted her on the bed. Relena picked them up and lightly touched the petals with her
fingers. She inhaled the rich scent. "Thank you, Heero," Relena said.
Her back had been to the door and no note was attached to the flowers, but Relena
knew he was in the hall outside her room and the flowers were from him. She felt his
smile and turned, awed at how beautiful he was when he smiled. "You're welcome," he
said as he came into the room.
He encircled her waist with his arms from behind. He rested his chin on her
shoulder. "Those flowers aren't as beautiful as you," Heero whispered into her ear.
"Thank you," Relena said, her heart beating at his nearness.
"I'm going to miss you," Heero told her, his voice quiet.
"I'll miss you, too. Please try to find a way to contact me when you are done with
being a Death protector. I'll be waiting for you always," Relena promised.
Heero turned her around and kissed her lips. They stayed in each others
comforting embrace, even after the kiss had long ended. "Goodbye," they both whispered
inaudibly at the same time.
~~
Catherine finished placing her things in the boxes. She had taken up ten boxes,
and all that was left was her daggers. She organized them into their case and lightly
placed them into the top of the box. Her items were ready to go, but she was not.
"Trowa, can you help me get this into the car? There is no way I could get all of
this into there by myself," Catherine asked, at a loss as to how she could prolong her time
with him.
Her heart had been snagged by this young man. She didn't know exactly how she
came to love him, but she knew they were meant to be. 'But meant to be isn't the same
as can be,' Catherine thought to herself, well knowing they could never be together as
long as he was a death protector.
He nodded silently. The longer Catherine had known him, the more she knew he
didn't like to speak much. He was almost like Heero, except he didn't have so much
heartlessness to him. He picked up the heaviest box and carried it out to the car.
Catherine followed him with a much lighter box.
It wasn't long before the house had almost no trace of her, but Trowa could catch
the light, lingering perfume in the house. He looked out her window and saw she was
standing out by the car, waiting for Hilde and Relena. He wanted to run to her and ask
her to stay forever, but he knew his line of work would only get her killed. 'I'm doing
this for her. I won't let her get killed, even if it means dying without love,' Trowa
insisted as his heart fell heavy longing.
As Catherine stood by the car, thoughts ran through her head. She knew she
would almost certainly never see Trowa again. As for Hilde and Relena, a miracle would
have to be done if they were to ever see each other again. The people she had spent the
last month with would be gone from her life for good. A silent tear slid down her cheek.
This was what good-bye felt like.
~~
Sorry this is so short. I wasn't able to type very much, and school is getting harder as we
come to the end of the year. I will try to update as often as possible. I will post the final
two and let you decide on which one you would like.
Under the moon you shall find true love.
~~*Moonlit*~~
Please review and tell me which of the following you would like to read:
Survivor, a sequel to Once Upon The Night Of Death, a romance, supernatural.
Preview: After Once Upon The Night Of Death. Is set in future times. I won't say more
for fear of ruining the story. (Five part series)
Lost Memories, a romance, action/adventure.
Preview: Relena Peacecraft, or Relena Darlian under her alias, was brought up to be a
Gundam pilot. She was trained until she was twelve, where a suicidal mistake costs
Relena her memory and her ability to walk. She was adopted by the Darlians
(coincidentally) and raised to be a normal young lady. When her father is killed, she
learns of her true heritage.
Then she becomes Relena Peacecraft. She is a symbol of peace, but the
appearance of five young men begin to trigger violent memories she thought she had lost
so long ago. With these memories, she is given the ability to walk once more. She can't
piece together who she truly is until she comes face to face with a Gundam.
Her memories will serve as both a use of destruction and salvation. She must
choose who she wants to be. But before she can choose, she is struck with a deadly
disease and the possibility of dying. Relena lives in the past while she is unconscious,
and finds out so much more than she ever knew about herself. And what about her
strange attraction to a certain pilot? Are they brother and sister from long ago, or
something else?