Author: Fate's Child (Terra Brooks)
Date: December 5, 2001
E-mail: Prncss_Earth@hotmail.com
Going Home and Finding Serenity
The sound of footsteps caused Duo to whirl around, the gun coming back up towards whoever approached him. He lowered it when he saw it was Wufei.
"Maxwell-" Duo held up a hand.
"Don't." Before Wufei could even open his mouth again, Duo ran out of the alley at an amazing speed. By the time that Wufei shook off his surprise and got to the front of the alley, Duo had disappeared into the crowd. Sighing, Wufei placed his hands in his pockets and started towards Quatre's mansion.
* * *
It was almost midnight before Duo opened the door. He had thought about what to do all day and couldn't come to a decision. He loved his sister and his first thought was to find her and hug the life out of her. But his second was anger, hurt that she had waited this long. It had been almost ten years! She was hiding so much from him. His third reaction was fear. Yes, he, a Gundam pilot, was afraid. Because he might lose her again. And he might lose her because of what he was doing. What he had agreed to do to protect the colonies. But that had been before he had known that she was alive. Before, she had-
"Duo, you okay?" Quatre's quiet voice came from the top of the stairs.
"Yeah, fine Q-man." He tried to muster up a grin, but failed. "No. No, I'm not okay. But I'll be fine. I always am." Before the blond boy could respond, he walked into the library. And straight into Wufei.
"Duo," the use of his actual name caused him not to snap at Wufei like he had earlier in the day. Instead his voice was weary.
"Don't tell me Wufei. You can't believe that the braided baka is crying, worrying over a stupid onna. Yeah, that's right, Wufei, I cried." His anger drained as he sat down in one of the plush chairs. He almost jumped when Wufei spoke.
"I cried. When Merrian died, I cried." His voice was a soft, sad tone Duo had never heard before. "That's when I decided it was weak to cry. Crying doesn't change anything. Merrian is still dead." He crouched down and looked at Duo in the eyes. "I didn't let myself feel until I met you guys. You became my family when I would have... I wouldn't have survived without you guys helping. And if Merrian walked into the room, or ran into an alley, I would have a lot of questions. But a long time ago, before I closed myself down, I had something unbreakable with her. I think it's the same with family. But whatever it is, it's worth a try." Wufei stood to go, almost embarrassed about what he had shared.
"I'm afraid, Wufei. Because what if OZ finds her and hurts her? What if because of all the things I've done in my past, she'll hate me? I'm not an eleven year old boy now! I've done things, killed people that didn't necessarily know they were working for the wrong side. She'd hate me." The last part was whispered. Wufei shook his head and came to a decision.
"Maxwell," his tone was hard, the sympathetic friend from before was gone. "That onna in the alleyway was strong. She was also hurt and alone. You are her family. From the sound of things, she wants to protect you from her as much as you want to protect her from you. She left a message. To check your pocket. She also told me to tell you that if you were as good with a computer as you used to be that you could find her." He said the last part with a raised eyebrow.
"I used to hack. She taught me." Duo shrugged. "I guess that's why I stopped. Reminded me of her." He stood up and opened his mouth to thank the Chinese boy, but he was alone in the room.
* * *
Lita had been walking aimlessly for the past day. The sun had set and rose again hours ago, but she just kept walking. Part of it was to get herself acclimated to the city, but the other part was to get her mind off of her brother. Her mind was clogged with all the things she wished she could tell him. About being a senshi, a friend to a Princess who was so full of life, anyone would have died for her. But she couldn't. Her eyes glazed as she thought about the conversation she had with Pluto before coming back to this dimension.
Flashback
"Everything that happened to you in the last ten years can never be repeated unless you somehow find Serenity again, Jupiter." The use of her title warned her that what the time senshi was vital to the conservation of the time stream.
"Not even my brother?"
"Not even your brother." Pluto's voice was stern. "If I don't think that you can keep this secret, Lita, I will take your memories." Fear lanced through the Jovian senshi and made her voice hard.
"No. You have my word as a Princess and a senshi. I will never speak of my service to Princess Serenity of the Moon and Sun kingdom unless I meet with her again." Suddenly weary, Lita smiled at the senshi of Pluto. "What will happen to the rest of the senshi?" Pluto gave a sad smile in return.
"They will learn to live their lives without the Princess in them. And without you. There will be many hardships ahead, but when the time is right, everything will be alright again. Give me your transformation wand." Confused at the change in topics, Lita did as she was asked. In a flash of light, the wand disappeared and only a pendant remained.
End Flashback
Lita was brought out of her thoughts as she bumped into a warm body. Looking up, she was surprised to find hard cobalt eyes. She pulled her hand away from where it had landed on his side and opened her mouth to apologize but before she could talk, the dampness on her hand registered. She looked down to find her fingertips covered with blood.
"Damn, you're bleeding." She looked up and watched him sway slightly. She ducked under his arm and started supporting his body with hers. "Let's get you to a hospital." She stopped when she felt the violent shake of his head. "No?" She frowned and mumbled that it was a stupid idea under her breath-in Japanese. So imagine her surprise when he responded in the same language.
"Iie. Bioen e ikimasen!" Then as an afterthought, he added, "Omae o korosu!" She smiled slightly and returned to English.
"I won't take you to a hospital if you don't want to. And you can kill me when you've got your strength up again. But for now, I'm going to take you to the apartment I rented the other day and I am going to administer whatever first aid knowledge I can remember to that wound in your side and pray to whatever deity there is that you don't die."
"Why do you care what happens to me? I'm a soldier, I cause death in numbers." His eyes had started to cloud and Lita realized that she was close to losing him to unconsciousness. She frowned and took a little bit more of his weight, mentally trying to figure out how far it was to the little apartment she had rented before finding Duo the previous day. A thought suddenly occurred to her. She shoved him away from her slightly.
"Are you an OZ soldier?" The rage in her voice cut through the fog in his brain.
"No." He winced in pain as her hand grazed his side when she tried to support him again. Some part of his brain realized that he wasn't acting like a soldier. He wasn't acting like the perfect soldier. His mind was too hazy to process the information though. "I work for the good guys," he mumbled before finally fainting into the strange girl's arms.
"Shit." Lita looked up to the sky and where she imagined Pluto was watching her from the Time Gates. "Nothing is ever easy."
TBC...
Iie! Beoen e ikimasen! - No! I won't go to a hospital!
Wow, there's three pages for ya. I should have a new chapter out every few days, probably have them getting longer because it's almost Christmas break. Read and review and if you have the time or inclination, e-mail me at Prncss_Earth@hotmail.com
Ja.
Date: December 5, 2001
E-mail: Prncss_Earth@hotmail.com
Going Home and Finding Serenity
The sound of footsteps caused Duo to whirl around, the gun coming back up towards whoever approached him. He lowered it when he saw it was Wufei.
"Maxwell-" Duo held up a hand.
"Don't." Before Wufei could even open his mouth again, Duo ran out of the alley at an amazing speed. By the time that Wufei shook off his surprise and got to the front of the alley, Duo had disappeared into the crowd. Sighing, Wufei placed his hands in his pockets and started towards Quatre's mansion.
* * *
It was almost midnight before Duo opened the door. He had thought about what to do all day and couldn't come to a decision. He loved his sister and his first thought was to find her and hug the life out of her. But his second was anger, hurt that she had waited this long. It had been almost ten years! She was hiding so much from him. His third reaction was fear. Yes, he, a Gundam pilot, was afraid. Because he might lose her again. And he might lose her because of what he was doing. What he had agreed to do to protect the colonies. But that had been before he had known that she was alive. Before, she had-
"Duo, you okay?" Quatre's quiet voice came from the top of the stairs.
"Yeah, fine Q-man." He tried to muster up a grin, but failed. "No. No, I'm not okay. But I'll be fine. I always am." Before the blond boy could respond, he walked into the library. And straight into Wufei.
"Duo," the use of his actual name caused him not to snap at Wufei like he had earlier in the day. Instead his voice was weary.
"Don't tell me Wufei. You can't believe that the braided baka is crying, worrying over a stupid onna. Yeah, that's right, Wufei, I cried." His anger drained as he sat down in one of the plush chairs. He almost jumped when Wufei spoke.
"I cried. When Merrian died, I cried." His voice was a soft, sad tone Duo had never heard before. "That's when I decided it was weak to cry. Crying doesn't change anything. Merrian is still dead." He crouched down and looked at Duo in the eyes. "I didn't let myself feel until I met you guys. You became my family when I would have... I wouldn't have survived without you guys helping. And if Merrian walked into the room, or ran into an alley, I would have a lot of questions. But a long time ago, before I closed myself down, I had something unbreakable with her. I think it's the same with family. But whatever it is, it's worth a try." Wufei stood to go, almost embarrassed about what he had shared.
"I'm afraid, Wufei. Because what if OZ finds her and hurts her? What if because of all the things I've done in my past, she'll hate me? I'm not an eleven year old boy now! I've done things, killed people that didn't necessarily know they were working for the wrong side. She'd hate me." The last part was whispered. Wufei shook his head and came to a decision.
"Maxwell," his tone was hard, the sympathetic friend from before was gone. "That onna in the alleyway was strong. She was also hurt and alone. You are her family. From the sound of things, she wants to protect you from her as much as you want to protect her from you. She left a message. To check your pocket. She also told me to tell you that if you were as good with a computer as you used to be that you could find her." He said the last part with a raised eyebrow.
"I used to hack. She taught me." Duo shrugged. "I guess that's why I stopped. Reminded me of her." He stood up and opened his mouth to thank the Chinese boy, but he was alone in the room.
* * *
Lita had been walking aimlessly for the past day. The sun had set and rose again hours ago, but she just kept walking. Part of it was to get herself acclimated to the city, but the other part was to get her mind off of her brother. Her mind was clogged with all the things she wished she could tell him. About being a senshi, a friend to a Princess who was so full of life, anyone would have died for her. But she couldn't. Her eyes glazed as she thought about the conversation she had with Pluto before coming back to this dimension.
Flashback
"Everything that happened to you in the last ten years can never be repeated unless you somehow find Serenity again, Jupiter." The use of her title warned her that what the time senshi was vital to the conservation of the time stream.
"Not even my brother?"
"Not even your brother." Pluto's voice was stern. "If I don't think that you can keep this secret, Lita, I will take your memories." Fear lanced through the Jovian senshi and made her voice hard.
"No. You have my word as a Princess and a senshi. I will never speak of my service to Princess Serenity of the Moon and Sun kingdom unless I meet with her again." Suddenly weary, Lita smiled at the senshi of Pluto. "What will happen to the rest of the senshi?" Pluto gave a sad smile in return.
"They will learn to live their lives without the Princess in them. And without you. There will be many hardships ahead, but when the time is right, everything will be alright again. Give me your transformation wand." Confused at the change in topics, Lita did as she was asked. In a flash of light, the wand disappeared and only a pendant remained.
End Flashback
Lita was brought out of her thoughts as she bumped into a warm body. Looking up, she was surprised to find hard cobalt eyes. She pulled her hand away from where it had landed on his side and opened her mouth to apologize but before she could talk, the dampness on her hand registered. She looked down to find her fingertips covered with blood.
"Damn, you're bleeding." She looked up and watched him sway slightly. She ducked under his arm and started supporting his body with hers. "Let's get you to a hospital." She stopped when she felt the violent shake of his head. "No?" She frowned and mumbled that it was a stupid idea under her breath-in Japanese. So imagine her surprise when he responded in the same language.
"Iie. Bioen e ikimasen!" Then as an afterthought, he added, "Omae o korosu!" She smiled slightly and returned to English.
"I won't take you to a hospital if you don't want to. And you can kill me when you've got your strength up again. But for now, I'm going to take you to the apartment I rented the other day and I am going to administer whatever first aid knowledge I can remember to that wound in your side and pray to whatever deity there is that you don't die."
"Why do you care what happens to me? I'm a soldier, I cause death in numbers." His eyes had started to cloud and Lita realized that she was close to losing him to unconsciousness. She frowned and took a little bit more of his weight, mentally trying to figure out how far it was to the little apartment she had rented before finding Duo the previous day. A thought suddenly occurred to her. She shoved him away from her slightly.
"Are you an OZ soldier?" The rage in her voice cut through the fog in his brain.
"No." He winced in pain as her hand grazed his side when she tried to support him again. Some part of his brain realized that he wasn't acting like a soldier. He wasn't acting like the perfect soldier. His mind was too hazy to process the information though. "I work for the good guys," he mumbled before finally fainting into the strange girl's arms.
"Shit." Lita looked up to the sky and where she imagined Pluto was watching her from the Time Gates. "Nothing is ever easy."
TBC...
Iie! Beoen e ikimasen! - No! I won't go to a hospital!
Wow, there's three pages for ya. I should have a new chapter out every few days, probably have them getting longer because it's almost Christmas break. Read and review and if you have the time or inclination, e-mail me at Prncss_Earth@hotmail.com
Ja.
