Chapter 6
It took Duo several moments to remember why in Hades, he was sleeping on a hard, uncomfortable couch with nothing but a blanket to use as a comfort, instead of in Hilde's arms. It had only been once, but damned if he didn't think he had been in her bed forever. Duo shook his head, already telling it was going to be terrible. He resisted the moment of contentment knowing that Hilde was there though, well, not really there, but more within a distance where he could keep a close eye on her. It was true that he was always worrying about her, where she was, what she was doing, and if she was safe. That was something he was not accustomed to and there were some of the downfalls to such feelings, at least in his eyes. Of course, he missed the ability of not caring about anyone and doing what he felt like doing; simply going on a whim wherever he pleased. That all changed after he had moved in with Hilde. After that, things began to change on him and before he knew it, he was praying that the war would end and he could settle down into a normal routine with his girl. Duo grinned a little, his eyes sliding shut. The words rolled over him like warm waves; 'bhis/b girl'. It felt great.
His blissful thoughts were interrupted by a rough foot driving itself into his side. He rolled over to glower up at the intruder upon his happy little dream world he had created. Wufei stood with a small smile on his lips.
"Time to get up," he said quietly. He walked away, and if he had been anyone else but Wufei, he would have stuck his hands in his pockets and started to whistle some little blue bird tune. Duo ground his teeth noisily and sat up, groggily looking at his surroundings. Heero was already at the maps, charts, and files. Quatre was being sensible and already put out some food for them, sure they were small slices of bread and some rice, but it would have to do. Trowa stood watch over the windows, leaving Wufei to do more of his hacking into the rebel systems. Duo could tell his braid was a mess, but he should have been used to that after Kami knew how many years of war and endless battles. Heero looked up only for a moment to glance at Duo. Then he returned to his work. He spoke was he memorized numbers and codes.
"I have a job for you," he said suddenly. Duo looked around at the other pilots, not sure of who Heero was talking to. None of them were looking at him; that was a bad sign. Heero looked up when he did not hear a response from Duo.
"I need you to infiltrate the base about 60 miles north of here and tap into the computer systems and implant our own tracking devices." Duo was groggy, but he wasn't completely out of his mind. He frowned critically.
"That's the base that I'm assuming the girls are located." The only base all of them knew about the time that they arrived was the one only 30 miles away to the east, and that was the one that had their main concerns, at least before all of those crazy females appeared. It was only logical to assume that Hilde was only 60 miles away and definitely within spying range. Then it hit him.
"Why am I stuck with this job?" he cried. Going onto such turf was dangerous, but the danger was increased by ten fold when the people there knew to look for you. Trowa answered for Heero.
"Because you're the only one who has the least chance of either being killed or killing someone there." Duo understood. Trowa was already mad as Hades at Cathy for signing up with such an organization. Quatre was neutral ground; so therefore, the rebels would not have much hesitance in questioning him thoroughly, not to mention, most of them thought Quatre was rather soft around the edges. Wufei would be shot on sight by Natria and Heero…
"Hey, wait, why can't Heero do this?"
"I have no connections to that base and besides, I have better things to do than worry about those inexperienced females." Trowa thought to intervene again, with a small smirk.
"He found out Relena has some part with that base." Duo grinned, winking in mock understandment. Heero would cross the galaxy to get away from Relena, for what reasons, Duo didn't know, but he had a good guess that it had something to do with Heero simply wishing to not feel anything close to human emotions. That must by why Relena scared him so much. She brought out feelings in him that he thought had never existed.
Heero sent a deathly glare towards Trowa, but simply ignored the comment, returning to his vow of silence. Duo rolled his eyes and rethought the plan. He would be able to keep a closer eye on Hilde and without her knowing. That was a definite plus. Looking, but not getting slaughtered for it. That was such a great idea. Smiling, Duo nodded. The best part was that they would not know and he would not be caught.
"So, where do I start?"
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"How could you do this!" screamed Hilde nearly at the top of her lungs. Duo sat with his hands cuffed severely to the back of his chair. His head was bowed as he took his verbal beating. He sat in a small room with a single interrogation light gleaming overhead. He looked up and tried to give Hilde his best smile, but the withering glare sent his way vanquished any hope of sympathy.
"What on Earth possessed you to think that you could simply waltz in here, impersonate a guard, skip into the main headquarters and bug our system? Anyone could tell it was you before you hit the base with that braid hanging out like a banner." Duo flinched, yes, he was in such a hurry to get it done and over with, he had forgotten about his trademark hair. The guys were going to kill him for screwing up.
"When will you ever learn that I am a full grown woman, I can take care of myself, and it's none of your business in what I do during the course of this war." Now that was hitting a nerve and Hilde saw it immediately. The thought of the handcuffs were no longer a comfort because Duo had easily disposed of them throughout her rampage. His face went to one of defeat to a look of utter anger. He was out of the chair and backing her up just by his presence. She eventually hit the wall behind her, finding she had no where else to go, she stood, waiting for Duo's wrath. He was practically breathing fire.
"You just assume that after what we've been through and what we have done, that I will turn my head when you go out and put yourself right at the center of some hornet's nest?" Hilde was opening her mouth to say something. "Shut up!" She was silent; the shock of Duo's sudden reprimand was almost appalling to her. He had never scolded her in such a way. "I believe, BMiss/B Hilde Scheibecker, that you owe me an apology for that comment because you do realize that you are my responsibility as long as you persist in being a participant of this war." Hilde was biting her lip and trying desperately hard not to yank her head away from Duo's, he had come perilously close to her own throughout his tirade. It only took her a moment to realize that Duo was reacting this way because he was afraid of losing something dear to him and Hilde was putting that person in danger. The fact that it was herself sent a shiver up her spine. Not an all together horrible feeling. She remained silent.
"I'm still waiting for that apology," he growled. Hilde glared up at him, finally pulling herself out of her trance of fear. This was Duo and she never let him run her over like that.
"Fine, if you won't give me an apology, I'll just have to take it." At the last, he lunged forward and pinned her hard against the wall. He invaded her mouth roughly, pillaging what was there. Hilde wasn't sure how to react. It had only been a matter of days since they had seen each other last, but it felt like years. She had missed him during the evenings and throughout the day. He was always a source of her happiness and without him, life seemed so bleak. Duo's ravishing soon turned to gentle probing, questioning. 'Is everything ok?' Hilde deepened the kiss once again. 'Yes.' Duo held her tightly to his chest. Like her, he had missed her as well, feeling the chasm that had once been his world before he had met her, closing up again. During the time he had not seen her, he had felt the looming abyss within his soul yawning open slowly once again. Such deep feelings were horrifying in his mind, but for some reason, the vision of Hilde's smile banished such unsure feelings. They were simply two people in love.
"Ahem." The interruption didn't seem to stop anything. Duo continued to hold Hilde in a tight embrace as Hilde threaded her fingers into his braid. A small cough went through the room, the person obviously trying to get someone's attention, but she went unheard.
"Excuse me," hissed Cathy. Once again, they were oblivious to her presence. "Hey, you two, break it up." No response. Finally, Cathy rolled her eyes and leaned out into the hall and whispered something to the guard. He gave her a strange look, but did not question her. In a moment, he returned with a bucket of cold water. Cathy smiled and gave him a quick thank you as she proceeded to douse the two lovers. Duo and Hilde sputtered and tried to figure out what had happened. Duo looked up to find Cathy standing before them, leaning heavily on one leg and a bucket dangling from her fingers. She was grinning slyly.
"I'm glad that worked or else I would have had to bring out the hose and then we would have had an even bigger mess to clean up." Duo let out an embarrassed cough as Hilde cleared her throat, thinking of something to say for this particular situation. There really wasn't anything. Cathy seemed to understand. Her smile remained pasted in place as she made for the door.
"Now that everything is under control here, Hilde, I have arranged it so that Duo may stay here for the evening. He may find a room if he wishes, or find… other accommodations." Hilde swore under breath. Cathy let out a chuckle and left.
"Well, it looks like I need a place to stay," said Duo with a huge grin. Despite the fact that she was soaked completely through to the skin, Hilde sauntered casually towards the door and looked back over her shoulder.
"Good luck finding a place then." Duo's eyes narrowed.
"That's just cruel." She grinned. "What's even more cruel is the fact that you're currently wearing a very white, very wet t-shirt and I don't get to stay with you." Hilde's eyes widened as she glanced down and saw what he meant. Letting out a gasp, she fled for her room, Duo in hot pursuit. A devilish grin began to spread across his face. Yes, he definitely had a place to stay tonight.
It took Duo several moments to remember why in Hades, he was sleeping on a hard, uncomfortable couch with nothing but a blanket to use as a comfort, instead of in Hilde's arms. It had only been once, but damned if he didn't think he had been in her bed forever. Duo shook his head, already telling it was going to be terrible. He resisted the moment of contentment knowing that Hilde was there though, well, not really there, but more within a distance where he could keep a close eye on her. It was true that he was always worrying about her, where she was, what she was doing, and if she was safe. That was something he was not accustomed to and there were some of the downfalls to such feelings, at least in his eyes. Of course, he missed the ability of not caring about anyone and doing what he felt like doing; simply going on a whim wherever he pleased. That all changed after he had moved in with Hilde. After that, things began to change on him and before he knew it, he was praying that the war would end and he could settle down into a normal routine with his girl. Duo grinned a little, his eyes sliding shut. The words rolled over him like warm waves; 'bhis/b girl'. It felt great.
His blissful thoughts were interrupted by a rough foot driving itself into his side. He rolled over to glower up at the intruder upon his happy little dream world he had created. Wufei stood with a small smile on his lips.
"Time to get up," he said quietly. He walked away, and if he had been anyone else but Wufei, he would have stuck his hands in his pockets and started to whistle some little blue bird tune. Duo ground his teeth noisily and sat up, groggily looking at his surroundings. Heero was already at the maps, charts, and files. Quatre was being sensible and already put out some food for them, sure they were small slices of bread and some rice, but it would have to do. Trowa stood watch over the windows, leaving Wufei to do more of his hacking into the rebel systems. Duo could tell his braid was a mess, but he should have been used to that after Kami knew how many years of war and endless battles. Heero looked up only for a moment to glance at Duo. Then he returned to his work. He spoke was he memorized numbers and codes.
"I have a job for you," he said suddenly. Duo looked around at the other pilots, not sure of who Heero was talking to. None of them were looking at him; that was a bad sign. Heero looked up when he did not hear a response from Duo.
"I need you to infiltrate the base about 60 miles north of here and tap into the computer systems and implant our own tracking devices." Duo was groggy, but he wasn't completely out of his mind. He frowned critically.
"That's the base that I'm assuming the girls are located." The only base all of them knew about the time that they arrived was the one only 30 miles away to the east, and that was the one that had their main concerns, at least before all of those crazy females appeared. It was only logical to assume that Hilde was only 60 miles away and definitely within spying range. Then it hit him.
"Why am I stuck with this job?" he cried. Going onto such turf was dangerous, but the danger was increased by ten fold when the people there knew to look for you. Trowa answered for Heero.
"Because you're the only one who has the least chance of either being killed or killing someone there." Duo understood. Trowa was already mad as Hades at Cathy for signing up with such an organization. Quatre was neutral ground; so therefore, the rebels would not have much hesitance in questioning him thoroughly, not to mention, most of them thought Quatre was rather soft around the edges. Wufei would be shot on sight by Natria and Heero…
"Hey, wait, why can't Heero do this?"
"I have no connections to that base and besides, I have better things to do than worry about those inexperienced females." Trowa thought to intervene again, with a small smirk.
"He found out Relena has some part with that base." Duo grinned, winking in mock understandment. Heero would cross the galaxy to get away from Relena, for what reasons, Duo didn't know, but he had a good guess that it had something to do with Heero simply wishing to not feel anything close to human emotions. That must by why Relena scared him so much. She brought out feelings in him that he thought had never existed.
Heero sent a deathly glare towards Trowa, but simply ignored the comment, returning to his vow of silence. Duo rolled his eyes and rethought the plan. He would be able to keep a closer eye on Hilde and without her knowing. That was a definite plus. Looking, but not getting slaughtered for it. That was such a great idea. Smiling, Duo nodded. The best part was that they would not know and he would not be caught.
"So, where do I start?"
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"How could you do this!" screamed Hilde nearly at the top of her lungs. Duo sat with his hands cuffed severely to the back of his chair. His head was bowed as he took his verbal beating. He sat in a small room with a single interrogation light gleaming overhead. He looked up and tried to give Hilde his best smile, but the withering glare sent his way vanquished any hope of sympathy.
"What on Earth possessed you to think that you could simply waltz in here, impersonate a guard, skip into the main headquarters and bug our system? Anyone could tell it was you before you hit the base with that braid hanging out like a banner." Duo flinched, yes, he was in such a hurry to get it done and over with, he had forgotten about his trademark hair. The guys were going to kill him for screwing up.
"When will you ever learn that I am a full grown woman, I can take care of myself, and it's none of your business in what I do during the course of this war." Now that was hitting a nerve and Hilde saw it immediately. The thought of the handcuffs were no longer a comfort because Duo had easily disposed of them throughout her rampage. His face went to one of defeat to a look of utter anger. He was out of the chair and backing her up just by his presence. She eventually hit the wall behind her, finding she had no where else to go, she stood, waiting for Duo's wrath. He was practically breathing fire.
"You just assume that after what we've been through and what we have done, that I will turn my head when you go out and put yourself right at the center of some hornet's nest?" Hilde was opening her mouth to say something. "Shut up!" She was silent; the shock of Duo's sudden reprimand was almost appalling to her. He had never scolded her in such a way. "I believe, BMiss/B Hilde Scheibecker, that you owe me an apology for that comment because you do realize that you are my responsibility as long as you persist in being a participant of this war." Hilde was biting her lip and trying desperately hard not to yank her head away from Duo's, he had come perilously close to her own throughout his tirade. It only took her a moment to realize that Duo was reacting this way because he was afraid of losing something dear to him and Hilde was putting that person in danger. The fact that it was herself sent a shiver up her spine. Not an all together horrible feeling. She remained silent.
"I'm still waiting for that apology," he growled. Hilde glared up at him, finally pulling herself out of her trance of fear. This was Duo and she never let him run her over like that.
"Fine, if you won't give me an apology, I'll just have to take it." At the last, he lunged forward and pinned her hard against the wall. He invaded her mouth roughly, pillaging what was there. Hilde wasn't sure how to react. It had only been a matter of days since they had seen each other last, but it felt like years. She had missed him during the evenings and throughout the day. He was always a source of her happiness and without him, life seemed so bleak. Duo's ravishing soon turned to gentle probing, questioning. 'Is everything ok?' Hilde deepened the kiss once again. 'Yes.' Duo held her tightly to his chest. Like her, he had missed her as well, feeling the chasm that had once been his world before he had met her, closing up again. During the time he had not seen her, he had felt the looming abyss within his soul yawning open slowly once again. Such deep feelings were horrifying in his mind, but for some reason, the vision of Hilde's smile banished such unsure feelings. They were simply two people in love.
"Ahem." The interruption didn't seem to stop anything. Duo continued to hold Hilde in a tight embrace as Hilde threaded her fingers into his braid. A small cough went through the room, the person obviously trying to get someone's attention, but she went unheard.
"Excuse me," hissed Cathy. Once again, they were oblivious to her presence. "Hey, you two, break it up." No response. Finally, Cathy rolled her eyes and leaned out into the hall and whispered something to the guard. He gave her a strange look, but did not question her. In a moment, he returned with a bucket of cold water. Cathy smiled and gave him a quick thank you as she proceeded to douse the two lovers. Duo and Hilde sputtered and tried to figure out what had happened. Duo looked up to find Cathy standing before them, leaning heavily on one leg and a bucket dangling from her fingers. She was grinning slyly.
"I'm glad that worked or else I would have had to bring out the hose and then we would have had an even bigger mess to clean up." Duo let out an embarrassed cough as Hilde cleared her throat, thinking of something to say for this particular situation. There really wasn't anything. Cathy seemed to understand. Her smile remained pasted in place as she made for the door.
"Now that everything is under control here, Hilde, I have arranged it so that Duo may stay here for the evening. He may find a room if he wishes, or find… other accommodations." Hilde swore under breath. Cathy let out a chuckle and left.
"Well, it looks like I need a place to stay," said Duo with a huge grin. Despite the fact that she was soaked completely through to the skin, Hilde sauntered casually towards the door and looked back over her shoulder.
"Good luck finding a place then." Duo's eyes narrowed.
"That's just cruel." She grinned. "What's even more cruel is the fact that you're currently wearing a very white, very wet t-shirt and I don't get to stay with you." Hilde's eyes widened as she glanced down and saw what he meant. Letting out a gasp, she fled for her room, Duo in hot pursuit. A devilish grin began to spread across his face. Yes, he definitely had a place to stay tonight.
