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Shattered Memory
by Miyoko and Rin-chan
Chapter Two
Heero and Duo came back from their honeymoon and moved into their small house located in the small town of Speicher, Germany. They had only been back for two weeks when Duo had to go out of town for business. It was only a couple days after he had left when Heero started feeling sick. She couldnít seem to keep anything down. It wasnít until she noticed that she had missed her period that she even thought that it was something other than the stomach flu.
She found herself at the local drugstore looking at different pregnancy tests before she finally chose one. She paid for it and went home. When the timer went off a few minutes later. Heero was anxious and nervous. She had always wanted children but didnít know if she was ready for any this early in her marriage. She picked up the white stick and saw the pink plus sign that confirmed that she was indeed pregnant.
Once the shock wore off Heero started a happy dance around her house and couldnít stop the smile that took over her face. The phone rang in the middle of her "Happy happy joy joy" song. she picked it up and said, "Hello."
"Hey, you sound happy," the familiar voice of her husband sounded over the phone.
"Duo!" she exclaimed.
"Heero!" he replied laughing. "Whatís gotten you so hyper?"
"Itís a surprise. Youíll have to wait until you come home to find out," she said wanting to tell him in person the happy news.
"Heero, why canít you tell me now?" Now he was very intrigued. Heero was not very good at keeping secrets from him so this must be something big.
"Because I want to tell you in person," she replied.
"But Heero thatís not fair at all. Youíve got me interested, and Iím not going to stop thinking about it until you tell me." Duo was pouting by then, and Heero could hear it through his voice.
"Youíll find out in two days."
"Actually thatís why I called. The meeting took a lot less then I thought and Iím coming home early! My plane leaves in two hours."
Heero didnít think she could get much happier than she already was but after hearing this news she did. "Well then I guess you wonít have to wait as long."
"Well I better get going so I can pack and get to the airport. See you soon. I love you, Heero," he said.
"Wait what flight are you on? Iíll pick you up."
"JAG Airlines Flight 326."
"Okay, Iíll see you soon. I love you," Heero said.
"Love you too. Bye."
"Cheerio," she said before hanging up. She started
up her happy dance again at the thought of seeing her husband in a few
hours.
Meanwhile Duo thought about all the things the surprise
Heero had for him could be as he packed. Did she adopt a dog? Or a cat?
Did one of their close friends get engaged? Quatre and Stephanie? Or Meiran
and Wufei? It continued you to bug him for the next few hours up to and
while he was on the airplane home.
Three hours after Heero had gotten off the phone with Duo she was on her way home from the grocery store with food she would use to make a welcome home dinner for him. She was listening to one of her favorite songs on the radio when it was interrupted with chimes signaling a breaking news story. Heero reached over and turned the volume up as a female reporterís voice came on before turning into her driveway and parking.
"Just moments ago JAG Airlines Flight 326 from London to Speicher, Germany crashed just outside of Brussels. The plane exploded on impact and itís been said that there are no survivors. More information will be given as it comes in." Her whole body went numb when she heard the word "crashed." She quickly turned off her car as the shock turned to anguish as she realized what the reporter had just said. Sobs shook her body and tears blurred her eyes.
Duo was dead.
After being together over seven years and not even being married a month Heero couldnít believe that he was gone. "Gone" was such an awful word. It meant that she would never see him again or hold him again. And worst of all it meant her baby would grow up without a father. She couldnít stay alone in the empty house any longer so she went inside and called her good friend, Quatre Winner.
Quatre answered his vidphone and seeing Heeroís face immediately asked, "Heero whatís wrong?"
"Duo...he's...he's..." she broke into sobs again.
Quatre was even more concerned now, "Duoís what Heero? Tell me."
"Heís dead." Quatre was barely able to hear the words as she had whispered them.
"What do you mean heís dead?!"
"His plane... it... it crashed. Flight 326."
"Oh my God. Heero, Iím on my way. Donít go anywhere." With that he hung up and broke many traffic laws speeding to Heeroís house. He arrived a record seven minutes later and was let in by a still crying Heero. He quickly pulled her into his arms and was unable to stop his own tears from falling. He couldnít believe that one of his closest friends was no longer with them. He felt even worse though when he thought of how much pain Heero was in now.
Her sobs eventually slowed down and she looked up at him and said in a barely audible voice, "Quatre?"
"Yeah," he said looking at her tear-stained face.
"Iím pregnant," was all she said, her voice just has soft.
"Oh Heero," was all he could say.
"What am I going to do? I have no way of supporting us. Iíll have to get a job. Quatre, how am I going to survive?" Tears glistened in her eyes once more. "And what about our baby who will grow up without a father. I grew up without a parent and I know how hard it is. I never wanted any of my children to ever have to go through that."
"It will be alright. I know itís not right now, but it will. Itíll be hard, but youíll make it. And all your friends will be right there to help you. You will never be alone."
"I donít think I can live without him, Quatre. I just canít."
"You have to for you baby and for everyone. Do you know how much it would hurt if we ever lost you?! You have to keep going and know that we are always here and will never leave you."
"I just miss him so much. A part of my heart has died. And it hurts...so much." Tears fell down as she buried herself into Quatreís arms once again.
"I know, Heero, but youíll be okay. I promise," he said softly rubbing her back as he made a promise silently that he would never leave Heero alone and he intended to keep it.
AN: Please, please don't kill us! I was crying as I wrote this. It was incredibly hard, and I never want to write anything like this again. Please don't be mad at us and flame us. It all turns how well in the end. You're just going to have to trust us. Stay tuned for the next chapter.