Chapter 5~

Duo looked up at the house warily. Well, not house exactly, Mansion. He knocked on the door and pulled out his preventer's badge. No one answered. He knocked again, louder this time.

A man in about his thirties answered, glaring at him. Gruffly he asked, "What do you want boy?" Duo held up his preventer's badge and smirked.

"I'm here for Hilde, preventer's orders."

The man just grinned. "Ah, I see, well come in Mr. Preventer. I'm Hilde's father." He opened the door and let Duo in.

Duo looked around. "Now then, where's Hil---" He was cut off as the man hit him in the back of the head with the metal rod. The man looked down at him and smirked. Turning to the maids, he barked,

"Take him away." The maids scurried and dragged Duo off, throwing Duo into a darkened room and locking the door behind him.

~The next day~

Duo awoke with a splitting headache. Sitting up slowly, he rubbed the back of his head, finding a huge lump. Groaning, he blinked his eyes and looked around. Seeing nothing but darkness, he felt his way to the door and turned the knob.

Locked.

Sitting to the side of the door, he waited until one of the maids came. She glared down at him and threw him a plate of food. He sighed and gave her a look of defeat, then lunged.

Knocking her over, he ran. Looking around the empty house, he heard a girl yelling. Following the noise, he ran up the stairs and came to a broom closet. Tearing the door from its hinges, he looked down at a very angry Hilde, tied and gagged, and to Duo's happiness, unharmed. Untying her, he stood her up and hugged her.

"Oh god Hilde, you have no idea how much I've missed you.." He said softly, hugging her tighter, leaning in for a kiss.

She stopped him. "Not now!!! Lets go!!" She whispered quickly. He picked her up and ran down the stairs, running towards the door. Her father stepped in the way.



"And just where do you think your going?" He asked, grinning and twirling the rod between his fingers. Taking a deep breath, Duo charged him, Hilde's father raising the iron rod. Duo dodged as he swung it, barely avoiding it's blow. He grabbed it and ran, throwing it backwards at the man as he ran out of the house.

Setting Hilde into the jeep and gunning the engine, they tore out of the driveway. Hilde gasped and clung to Duo's arm.



"Duo are you crazy?! Slow down!!" She then noticed the iron rod sitting at the bottom of the jeep. "Wait, isn't that the thing you threw at my dad?" She looked over at Duo and saw an evil grin spreading across his lips. He glanced at his watch and gunned the engine faster.

An explosion resounded from behind them and Duo just laughed. Hilde smiled.

~Christmas~

"DUO MAXWELL!!!" Hilde yelled, looking around for Duo.

She heard a laugh from around the corner. Following it, he grabbed her and pulled her close.



"Merry Christmas babe, and a happy new year! Glad to have you back babe. I really missed you." He said cheerfully. He pressed his lips against hers, and for the first time, it was uninteruptted.

~End~

wow, ok guys, this was no where near humor, im sorry ;-; the original idea for this story was that Duo would have to meet Hilde's parents and it would be one of those "Meet the Parents" parodies..but well, my emotions have been in a downward spiral since I started this, so no humor o_o;; gomen guys..anyways, review please ^^