Chapter 9
"Babe, you're not leaving me here!" argued Duo as Hilde ran around the room dressing for the day's battle. They had received information that the other rebels were planning on attacking a base nearby which was also surrounded by civilian homes and communities of the soldiers. Whoever had designed such a stake out was an idiot. Some enemies don't have morals, such as these rogue rebels. Hilde cursed as she realized she only had one boot.
"Duo, do me a favor and be quiet. Damn it! Where is my shoe?" she yelled in frustration. Feeling a lot of pressure of being on time to the hanger was causing her movements to be rapid and jerky. Duo sat on the bed with a sheet barely covering him. Hilde rolled her eyes as she realized that the missing article was under the bed. As she leaned down, Duo stood up, ignoring his lack of clothing and stood behind Hilde. As she stood up, pulling the shoe open and concentrating on fixing the lacing she turned only to bump into him. Taking advantage of her off balance, he fell forward, pushing her back onto the bed. She let out a yelp. Duo effectively pinned her to the mattress.
"Duo! What the hell are you doing? I have to be out of here in five minutes!" Duo grimaced.
"I'm not letting you go to battle without me."
"Duo, I can take care of myself. Now get off, I'm going to be late."
"Babe, this isn't like going off to work and I'll see you later. You could go out and seriously get hurt!" Duo was obviously becoming very irritated among other things. Hilde's squirming was not helping him concentrate on containing this woman.
"I'm not an idiot, Duo. I did happen to survive before I met you and I was a soldier if you don't remember." She uselessly tried shoving him aside. He wasn't listening. She was about to protest again when he dove in after her and kissed her, trying to preoccupy her with something else. It was so tempting. Damn, he was a good kisser if he put his mind to it. He was so warm and the feel of him pressing down on her was so enticing. As soon as Duo started undoing the buttons that she had just a moment ago taken care of she snapped out of her drugged state.
"Duo!"
"Come on, Hilde. Stay here with me. I need you here," he said hotly.
"No," she mumbled, trying to distract herself from his ministrations. She moved towards the edge of the bed, buttoning the one he had managed to open. "No, no, no, I have to go." Just as she got up she felt him grab a hold of her hand. She turned to start her protest once again, only to be stopped dead in her tracks. His eyes were intense, a strange mix of energy and sadness. They were pleading.
"Please… Hilde… I'm begging you not to go." Instead of continuing to pull away, she turned fully to face him. She gently cradled his head in her hands and kissed him lovingly on the lips. Then she stared straight into those violet orbs.
"Duo, I love you darling, but I have to do this. Perhaps you can use this and see how I felt every time you had to leave on a mission." This seemed to make it through to him.
"Hilde…" he whispered. She smiled and kissed him again.
"I love you, Duo."
"I love you too, Babe." He wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his head on her stomach as she stood there. She ran her hands over his head, combing through his loose hair. Her heart felt much lighter than it had in days.
"I'll be back before you know it," she said. Duo grumbled something only pulling away to lean up and pulling her down at the same time to give her a timeless embrace of lips.
"Damn well better," he said after he released her. "The God of Death doesn't take well to his girl being taken by any other god of death but him." Hilde smiled and turned to pick up her boot and slide it on. She was officially late, but it was all right.
After the door had closed Duo leaped for the small drawer next to the bed, pulling out a small square communicator. He turned it on quickly and switched on the knob. The small screen flashed with salt and pepper before turning into a black screen. Duo tapped on a button for a moment or two before a face appeared on the screen. It was Trowa.
"Trowa, the rebels here have moved out to stop an attack on the base east of here by the other rebels. You need to get out there and watch over the battle." Trowa didn't say anything at first. "Trowa?"
"We can't do anything," he grumbled. Duo's eyebrows knit together in confusion.
"What do you mean you can't do anything?" Trowa seemed a little irritated by Duo's questioning.
"There are certain circumstances keeping us from being involved with the women rebels concerning the colonies." Duo's eyes narrowed.
"So you're saying that we can't even battle in our own mission?" Trowa was silent again.
"No, I didn't say that, but we can't be involved with the women and interfere in what they do." Duo seemed to soak this in for a moment. An idea began to form within the back of his mind, quickly analyzing the situation.
"We can't interfere in what they do, but we can proceed with our own mission." Duo smiled mischievously. Trowa's eyes narrowed in understanding.
"It seems we've received more information about the rebels' activities. I think we better go investigate." Duo smiled as he realized that Trowa understood what he was saying. "We'll leave immediately."
"Trowa…"
"What?"
"Look out for Hilde for me, will you?" Trowa gave a small nod before the screen went blank. Duo let out a gust of air as he fell back on the bed. All he could do now was wait.
"Babe, you're not leaving me here!" argued Duo as Hilde ran around the room dressing for the day's battle. They had received information that the other rebels were planning on attacking a base nearby which was also surrounded by civilian homes and communities of the soldiers. Whoever had designed such a stake out was an idiot. Some enemies don't have morals, such as these rogue rebels. Hilde cursed as she realized she only had one boot.
"Duo, do me a favor and be quiet. Damn it! Where is my shoe?" she yelled in frustration. Feeling a lot of pressure of being on time to the hanger was causing her movements to be rapid and jerky. Duo sat on the bed with a sheet barely covering him. Hilde rolled her eyes as she realized that the missing article was under the bed. As she leaned down, Duo stood up, ignoring his lack of clothing and stood behind Hilde. As she stood up, pulling the shoe open and concentrating on fixing the lacing she turned only to bump into him. Taking advantage of her off balance, he fell forward, pushing her back onto the bed. She let out a yelp. Duo effectively pinned her to the mattress.
"Duo! What the hell are you doing? I have to be out of here in five minutes!" Duo grimaced.
"I'm not letting you go to battle without me."
"Duo, I can take care of myself. Now get off, I'm going to be late."
"Babe, this isn't like going off to work and I'll see you later. You could go out and seriously get hurt!" Duo was obviously becoming very irritated among other things. Hilde's squirming was not helping him concentrate on containing this woman.
"I'm not an idiot, Duo. I did happen to survive before I met you and I was a soldier if you don't remember." She uselessly tried shoving him aside. He wasn't listening. She was about to protest again when he dove in after her and kissed her, trying to preoccupy her with something else. It was so tempting. Damn, he was a good kisser if he put his mind to it. He was so warm and the feel of him pressing down on her was so enticing. As soon as Duo started undoing the buttons that she had just a moment ago taken care of she snapped out of her drugged state.
"Duo!"
"Come on, Hilde. Stay here with me. I need you here," he said hotly.
"No," she mumbled, trying to distract herself from his ministrations. She moved towards the edge of the bed, buttoning the one he had managed to open. "No, no, no, I have to go." Just as she got up she felt him grab a hold of her hand. She turned to start her protest once again, only to be stopped dead in her tracks. His eyes were intense, a strange mix of energy and sadness. They were pleading.
"Please… Hilde… I'm begging you not to go." Instead of continuing to pull away, she turned fully to face him. She gently cradled his head in her hands and kissed him lovingly on the lips. Then she stared straight into those violet orbs.
"Duo, I love you darling, but I have to do this. Perhaps you can use this and see how I felt every time you had to leave on a mission." This seemed to make it through to him.
"Hilde…" he whispered. She smiled and kissed him again.
"I love you, Duo."
"I love you too, Babe." He wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his head on her stomach as she stood there. She ran her hands over his head, combing through his loose hair. Her heart felt much lighter than it had in days.
"I'll be back before you know it," she said. Duo grumbled something only pulling away to lean up and pulling her down at the same time to give her a timeless embrace of lips.
"Damn well better," he said after he released her. "The God of Death doesn't take well to his girl being taken by any other god of death but him." Hilde smiled and turned to pick up her boot and slide it on. She was officially late, but it was all right.
After the door had closed Duo leaped for the small drawer next to the bed, pulling out a small square communicator. He turned it on quickly and switched on the knob. The small screen flashed with salt and pepper before turning into a black screen. Duo tapped on a button for a moment or two before a face appeared on the screen. It was Trowa.
"Trowa, the rebels here have moved out to stop an attack on the base east of here by the other rebels. You need to get out there and watch over the battle." Trowa didn't say anything at first. "Trowa?"
"We can't do anything," he grumbled. Duo's eyebrows knit together in confusion.
"What do you mean you can't do anything?" Trowa seemed a little irritated by Duo's questioning.
"There are certain circumstances keeping us from being involved with the women rebels concerning the colonies." Duo's eyes narrowed.
"So you're saying that we can't even battle in our own mission?" Trowa was silent again.
"No, I didn't say that, but we can't be involved with the women and interfere in what they do." Duo seemed to soak this in for a moment. An idea began to form within the back of his mind, quickly analyzing the situation.
"We can't interfere in what they do, but we can proceed with our own mission." Duo smiled mischievously. Trowa's eyes narrowed in understanding.
"It seems we've received more information about the rebels' activities. I think we better go investigate." Duo smiled as he realized that Trowa understood what he was saying. "We'll leave immediately."
"Trowa…"
"What?"
"Look out for Hilde for me, will you?" Trowa gave a small nod before the screen went blank. Duo let out a gust of air as he fell back on the bed. All he could do now was wait.
