Chapter Eleven: What he lived for.
'Keep it cool, keep it cool.' Toru told himself as he saw his mother unconscious on a couch behind the men and women. 'Just because your soon to be mother is unconscious doesn't mean you can blow your cover.' He warned himself. Silently he looked at the man that was supposed to be his father in two years time. He looked colder than he was in the future. Frowning he leaned on the doorframe behind him. He was still tired and swore. 'Fuck' He cursed silently. 'Why the hell did I beat myself up so bad? If mother ever hears of this, she'll kill me herself.' He groaned before sliding downwards until his butt kissed the ground.
"Hey are you ok?" He heard a woman's voice as well as footsteps. Slowly, he gazed upwards and stared into worried blue eyes, which belonged to Minako. He smirked as he realized her appearance hadn't changed. She still wore that bow in her hair and her eyes were still wide like they are now. "I think his crazy." He heard her whisper to someone else.
"Minako shut up!" He turned to look at Rei and was surprised to see her. She looked so different. In the future her hair was cut shoulder length and was slightly layered. While her eyes were a darker shade of violet and looked almost black. 'This is too much.' He thought to himself. He didn't even realize he was being picked up from the ground until he was settled on the same couch as his mother. Turning to see his carrier he smiled kindly as he stared at his father's face.
"What happened to you?" Wufei spoke up, impatient.
Rei turned to Wufei while narrowing her eyes. "Would you shut up and leave the boy alone! Can't you see he's still dazed?" She sneered, surprising Toru. The Rei in the future would have never snapped at Wufei like that. They hardly even fought.
"Look you feeble onna!" Wufei shot back, his eyes blazing with anger. "I did not address you in anyway possible, so shut that mouth of yours and let me be!"
Toru looked on in awe and shock. He couldn't believe that the royals of Mars argued like this. He smirked, now he could see where Rhea gets her temper. It was definitely from her mother. He had the feeling that he would have a lot of stories to tell everyone when he gets home.
"Who are you calling feeble?" Rei spoke through clenched teeth.
"Obviously you, onna." Wufei applied.
Before Rei could spit out another remark Heiji interfered. "Shut up now." He ordered as he looked at them. "If you want to argue like children get the hell out of this room."
"You can't talk to me like that!" Rei screeched.
"Rei-chan, onegai. You'll wake Matsu and Makoto up." Minako whispered, as she looked at her friend a bit frightened before she grinned as she thought of something. "You two argue like a married couple."
Duo suddenly busts out laughing at the comment. He could see them together arguing over the slightest thing. Toru couldn't help but release a small laugh while the others shook their head. "Yeah, I can actually picture you guys married. Nice one." Duo sighed as he wiped his tears from his eyes and stared at the two who both looked appalled. He snickered amused.
"There is no way I would spend my life with her." Wufei grumbled but was heard by everyone. No one notices the knowing smile on Toru's face when Wufei had spoken.
Quatre sighed hopelessly and looked at Toru with an apologetic smile. "So what happened to you young one?"
"Toru." The boy stated as he looked at Quatre while he also caught everyone's attention. He didn't mind being called young one but he still preferred his name. "My name is Toru Fu…Toru Fu." He quickly caught himself. "I had gotten in a little mishaps that's all."
"What kind of calamity?" Trowa asked as he stared down at the boy who silently cursed at himself.
"My friend…had gotten into trouble with two older men." He paused as he collected more to make the story believable. "They wouldn't leave him alone and the odds were unfair so I tried to help him. When the fight was over I couldn't see him anymore and I needed help, I guess I ended here." He bowed his head. "Thank you for taking care of me."
Quatre nodded while the others just stared at him, trying to get his story straight in his or her mind. "Just what did your friend do that it left you unconscious and seriously wounded?" Duo asked.
Toru shrugged his shoulders indicating he didn't know.
Heiji was looking at him from where he staid and could tell the boy was lying. Not buying it he quickly spoke up. "What's the really truth behind you being beating?"
Toru cursed. Why did his dad had to catch on quickly. Damn it! Toru looked up at him pretending to be surprise before angered. "What makes you think I'm not talking the truth?"
Heiji shifted from his position before narrowing his eyes. "The fact that you couldn't see your friend after the fight was over. You would have heard him yell if the men took him. No one would leave their friend after they both went into the fight." Heiji paused before speaking again. "Do you need more reasons?"
The younger man narrowed his eyes towards Heiji while he cursed himself for being careless in front of his father and the other men. He looked down at his feet and sighed. "Fine you got me." He whispered after he collected all his thoughts on how to fool them including his soon to be father. "I'm an orphan. I live on the streets. I had picked out a target for me to steal money from to get food and clothing. I picked the wrong person to steal from and when he finally caught me I got into a fight." Tears had unconsciously built up in Toru's eyes as he realized that he was lying to his father for the first time in his life. He had never lied to him.
Minako looked worried while she walked over to him and knelt down in front of him. She lifted his face and was surprised to see tears. As his eyes locked with hers she searched for something. She could see hurt emotionally and physically, and shame in him. It was projecting off of him so much that she could sense it.
'Ok, use this to your advantage Toru. Don't screw it up.' He told himself quickly and firmly as he ignored what was going inside him and fell into Minako's embrace, shocking the blonde.
Duo smiled as he looked at Minako embracing the boy. It had surprised him when she had actually walked up to the boy and just started at him. When he saw Toru fall into her embrace he had half expected Minako to push him away and was slightly surprised she didn't. Instead she held him close to her. He sighed as he shook his head. A smile still remained on his lips as he looked up again. Although he had never talked to Minako he could see himself falling for her little by little. She was funny, smart; she could fight and could be serious when she needs to be. She was just like him but more crazier. He wouldn't mind getting to know her.
Heiji sighed as he looked at the boy. There was something about his story that didn't register in him, but he knew he couldn't call him on it because this time he didn't have any proof that he was telling a lie. Makoto had done a great job in cleaning him up so there was no way to know by looks that he was an orphan. His speech was almost too perfect for an orphan, but that didn't mean he wasn't. He sighed once more as he looked at the young man in Minako's arms and narrowed his eyes. 'I'll keep my eyes on you Toru. I'll find out what you're hiding.'
It wasn't until night had fall did Makoto waked up. Everyone had gone to there own direction and Minako and Rei had gotten Heiji to promise he would tell them when she woke up. When Makoto grunted, unnoticed to her she had received Heiji's attention.
The man placed his laptop on the table and moved towards the brunette. He silently knelt down in front of her and watched as her hand rested on her forehead while she let out another groan. "Are you ok?" He whispered the question that fled from his lips.
Makoto startled slightly jumped and regretted it as the pain intensified. "Heiji, this hurts." She whispered.
"Hold on. I'll get you pain killers." He spoke as he stood up. As he was about to leave Makoto grabbed his hand and looked up to him. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you."
Heiji smiled lightly. "You're still Mako." He whispered to her before leaving the room. The brunette on the couch sighed relieved before closing her eyes once more.
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Makoto sighed anxious as she squeezed her hand with her other one as if wanting to suppress exploding in front of the adults that had gathered in a room. It had been five days since Toru had left, and no word from him since. This was scaring her. What if he got lost? Or he stumbled into trouble? What if he didn't make it? The brunette closed her eyes tightly while breathing in deeply.
Heiji looked over his shoulder while Endymion was talking to the rest of the males about what could be delaying Toru's call. He knew Makoto was worried and feared something was wrong, but there wasn't anything he could do to stop a mother from worrying. His eyes rested on her and frowned when she sank to the ground in the corner of the room. Turning rapidly, he quickly rushed towards her while getting everyone's attention.
Ami moved forward to help but Trowa stopped, as he shook his head no. He knew there was nothing they could do.
Heiji knelt down in front of Makoto and lifted her head up to gaze at him. He was taken back when he saw tears. Wiping the tears from her eyes he smiled softly at her. "Makoto, its ok."
"No its not Heiji!" She shook her head and buried her face in his chest. "Why hasn't he contacted us yet? Heiji, something happened to him. I know it."
Heiji sighed as he ran his hand in her hair and held her tight. "Makoto, don't think bad things. He will come back and you will see Matsu also. He probably couldn't find time alone."
Makoto didn't say anything else. She knew something happened to her son. Her heart told her so and it never lied before. Closing her eyes she held on to her husband as if he was her lifesaver. "I'm scared Hei-chan." She whispered in his ear as more tears fell from her eyes. "He always contacts us every two to three days when he was gone. He never let more days go by. Something is wrong Heiji. I can feel it. Something is wrong."
"Mother?" A familiar voice rang in the room startling everyone. Serenity quickly went to the wall across from her and punched in a set of numbers quickly before stepping back as a visual appeared slowly. Everyone gasped in surprised when they saw the young boy once the visual was clear. His head was bandaged, while bruises played on his face. "Mother?"
Makoto immediately stood up and went to stand in front of her son, while Heiji stood behind her. "Toru…what happened to you?" Makoto asked as she lifted her hand to touch the screen.
The thirteen year old smiled slightly as he looked down at his parents. "I'm fine mother."
"What do you mean your fine?!" Makoto yelled as she looked at her son. "You haven't contacted us in five days and now I see you like you went through hell! You are not fine!"
Heiji pulled Makoto back a bit and held her, trying to calm her down. Toru smiled in gratitude towards his father. "Thank you father. I made it in one of Uncle Quatre's Mansion. I had to convince them to let me get in the house."
"And you gotten into a fight?" Duo asked, as he looked skeptical.
The boy grinned sheepishly. "You can say that, only with myself."
"You…WHAT!!????" Makoto screeched, to everyone's dismay. "You beat yourself up, just to get into a stupid home!!!"
Toru grimace a bit out of fear as he listened to his mother yell at him. At that moment he saw his dad let go of his mother, knowing what would come after that. He gulped. "Mom, I thought of everything else but I had to make in convincing. I'm fine I swear!"
"You know you could have came to the place begging for food. My younger self would have let you in." Quatre spoke as he looked at the boy.
Toru facevaulted. This man was supposed to help him cool his mother down yet he was doing the opposite. Suddenly he thought of something. "Matsu is here with me." His face suddenly disappeared only to be replaced by his sister's. Makoto's anger quickly left her as she saw her daughter. She smiled happily as she walked towards the screen. "Darling." She whispered.
Matsu smiled as she giggled. Her eyes shined with happiness.
Heiji smiled to himself as he saw his daughter smiling happily at them. Suddenly they heard Toru talking. "Matsu say bye, someone is coming." The small girl waved bye and Toru came on. "Uncle Dou and Aunty Mina are coming. I have to go. I'll report in two days. I promise. I'm sorry mother. Bye." The screen went blank.
Makoto sighed as she rested her forehead on the screen and balled her fingers into a fist that lay on the monitor. 'At least I got to see my children again.' She thought to herself while she shut her eyes closed.
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Ami giggled as she left Usagi's room. The blonde was currently yelling at her husband for putting her through all the pain. The bluette sighed as she walked through the hall way and into the waiting room where she saw Hotaru reading, while Michiru was leaning on Haruka's shoulder. The blonde turned towards her and spoke. "Still cursing?"
Ami giggled even more. "Yes, she's still cursing at him."
"Poor Mamoru-san." Michiru said as she sat up. "I'm sure after this, he wouldn't want another one."
"I'm positive that's one of the reasons they only had one child." Haruka teased and they all laughed.
"So, you learned a few things about Makoto as I've heard." Ami commenced. "Who is Heiji Fujita?"
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"What are you two doing?" Minako asked as she entered the room of Matsu and Makoto's. Duo came from behind her to see Matsu in her crib giggling while Toru was standing on the side with a teddy bear in hand. The boy looked over his shoulder and smiled slightly. Duo and Minako was surprised at how much he looked like Heero when he did that. Pushing the thought out of their minds the watched as he turned to face them fully. "She was about to cry so I thought I would entertain her." He titled his head as he finished. "What's her name anyway?"
Duo walked over and touched the girl's cheek. "Matsu." He whispered and laughed as the baby grabbed on to his finger. "Her name is Matsu. Some couple left her in the park. It's a shame too. She's adorable." He turned to Toru who smiled.
"Yeah, she is." He replied back.
"It's getting late." Minako spoke as she stepped up to Toru. The two of you should be going to bed.
"But…"
"I know what you're going to say. I'm too old for bedtime. But you're still injured and if you want all those bruises gone you will have to let your body rest. Meaning its time to sleep." Minako grinned as she pointed to the bed behind him.
Sighing, Toru turned towards the bed after placing the teddy bear next to his sister, who grabbed it and climbed on the bed. Minako followed him and made sure he was going to be all right before moving towards the crib that held the smaller child. Toru sighed once more as he turned to his side. His mind going back to when he saw his mother unconscious. Looking up at the adults he realized that they were about to step out of the room and quickly called out to them. "Hey, is that lady going to be ok?"
Minako turned to face him a bit surprised before she smiled. "Don't worry about her. Makoto will be fine when morning comes. Good-night." She replied and closed the door, leaving the two kids to themselves.
"You know," Duo started as he looked at the blonde. "You are really good with children. You'd become a great mother one day."
Minako blushed and looked up at him. "Thank you Duo-san…"
"Just Duo."
The blonde woman smiled. "All right Duo."
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Heero stepped into the den with painkillers in one hand and in the other hand was a cup filled with water. He swiftly moved towards the brunette on the couch and set the items in his hands down on the coffee table, before he knelt down by her side. He sighed when he noticed she had fallen asleep. Gently and silently he stood up and lifted her off the couch, so not to wake her.
His body froze when she moved. Looking down at her, he watched as he pressed her cheek on his left breast and moan. A sigh escaped his lips when she hadn't opened her eyes. Slowly he walked towards her room only to find the boy sleeping on her bed. Turning his back to the room he walked to his with Makoto still in his arms. When he had reached his bed. He gently placed her on there and covered her body with his bed sheet.
Heiji paused as he looked at her face. She looked as beautiful asleep as when she was awake. He smiled slightly before he brushed her hair from her face. He was happy. Happy that he found her. Happy that she still cared for him and happy that she took him back. He could honestly say now that he had found what he was looking for all these years. He could now say that he had found his life. What he lived for and nothing will take it away from him. Nothing.
Heiji Fujita is to stay and Heero Yuy is gone. Forever.
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Author's Note: Well, there you have it, the eleventh chapter. I tried my best mina but the writer's block is killing me. Hopefully the next chapter will be better and more exciting than this one. THANK YOU to ALL of you who tried giving me suggestions. It helped in a lot of ways. This is dedicated to all of you guys thanks a bunch ^_^ Well, minna, it's the time to give me your judgment. Be nice ^_^;;