One Last Chance
Chapter 8
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Warnings: Umm... swearing?
AN: This is the END!! YAY!! I've finished a multipart!!
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By the time Heero and Duo heard of Relena's death, they were both back on L2 sharing Duo's apartment. It wasn't very big or anything, but it suited the both of them. They mourned for Relena, but they didn't dwell on her death overly long. They had not pity or sympathy for someone who committed suicide without due cause. Life was precious, if the war had taught them anything, that would be it.
It was about two weeks after her death that Heero received a letter. In it, the letter described the condition Relena's body had been found in and the note that she had attached to herself before ending her life. The note was still sealed, indicating that no one had invaded his privacy by reading what was on *his* note.
Just as Heero sat down on the couch to read the handwritten note from Relena, Duo came bounding into the room, his normal cheerful and grinning self. The weeks they had spent together after Duo was released from the hospital had been close to perfect. They had gotten beyond that communication barrier that they had had in the past and were now very open with each other. Their relationship had even taken the amorous route so that they shared a bed, cuddled, and kissed every day , every chance they got.
"Whatcha reading, koi?" Duo asked as he settled himself on the couch next to Heero.
"Hn. It's the note they found attached to Relena's person when her body was found."
"WHAT?! EWW! Heero... that's disgusting!!" Duo continued making gagging noises in the background as Heero read the note.
// My Beloved Heero,
You have hurt me to the core, my love and I can find no other way to repay you than this. If you are now reading this letter, that means that my body has been found in my cell. I plan to use the sheets to make a rope, and that I plan to convert into a noose to end my life. This is your doing, Heero. The fault lies with you and with that trash you ran off with. How does it feel, love? To have the blood of another innocent on your hands? How does it feel to have killed the person who loved you most in this world? You are at fault, darling. My death hangs over your head, whether you choose to admit it or no. See what comes of deceit? Had you not double crossed me and taken that whore to bed with you, we might have already been married by now. Wouldn't it have been wonderful, precious?
Think of all that you threw away to be at the side of a filthy little slut of a street rat. Think on it, and remember my name...
Eternally yours,
Relena //
Duo had stopped making hacking noises when he saw Heero turn pale, then a sickly green. He snatched the letter from his hands and read it through once, then twice, then once more to be sure. She was laying the blame on Heero? That BITCH!
Duo tossed aside the letter and grabbed Heero by the shoulders, shaking him slightly, "Heero, snap out of it! She wants to make you suffer, Heero. She doesn't want you to be happy. She did this on purpose to get you to feel guilty."
Heero looked into Duo's eyes, full of emotions, full of grief.
"Heero, don't listen to what she said in that letter, you hear? She's more schizoid than Une on PMS! This was the work of a loony ass psycho bitch! You can't be listening to this, Heero." He sighed, "Please koi," he added more softly, bringing Heero into a hug, "snap out of it, it's not your fault at all, okay?"
Duo kissed Heero tenderly, keeping the hug loving, "Please Heero... don't let her get to you, okay?"
Heero relaxed in his arms and hugged back, "Arigato, koi."
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A month after Relena's death, Heero and Duo got a visit from a man in a business suit.
"Mr. Yuy?" He asked as Duo opened the door.
"No, he's inside. What is this about?"
"This involves Mr. Yuy and the late Miss Peacecraft," the man said, a little annoyed.
"I don't think Heero cares much about Relena, Mr...."
"Johansson."
"Right," Duo sighed and stepped aside, letting the man in after seeing the man wouldn't be deterred.
"Oi, Heero! You got company!"
Heero came out of the bedroom, dressed in comfortable jeans and a white t- shirt, "Shoes," Heero said, nodding at Mr. Johansson's feet.
Johansson looked down by the door where he saw all the shoes in the house lined up neatly against the wall and slipped off his own loafers.
"Mr. Yuy," He extended a hand in greeting.
Heero took it and led him to the living room area.
"Mr. Yuy, I am here to present to you your estate on behalf of the late Miss Relena Peacecraft."
"What?!" both boys said in unison.
Johansson cleared his throat, "It appears, Mr. Yuy, that you are the sole recipient of Miss Peacecraft's insurance claim, money, and estate. She left all she possessed under your name in the event that something should happen to her. I am merely here to have you sign the contracts to get everything placed in your name."
Heero was taken aback by this turn of events, but read through all the contracts carefully, making sure he was given a copy of all the paperwork.
A few hours later, Heero Yuy was a few hundred billion dollars richer in estates, stocks, and banking accounts, But the question was: What were they going to do with all that money?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Epilogue ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Heero came into their new home, which was built about a year ago. Looking around the "front yard" area, he spotted Duo sitting in the middle of a large group of children animatedly telling them a story about a boy and a lamp and how all his wishes came true.
Heero smiled at that. At first when they had gotten that unexpected chunk of change from the late Relena, they hadn't known what to do with it. Now, they had bought a large piece of land in Duo's old neighborhood on L2 and had put up an orphanage/day center for all the kids of underprivileged families to have a place to have fun and not be in danger.
The project had gotten off to a rocky start, but things were going very well for them now. They had even put up several apartment buildings where they would rent out spaces for low income families at virtually no cost, just to keep them off the streets.
To Duo, it was a dream come true to have this sort of thing where he knew so much poverty existed. For Heero, it was a blessing to see his love blossom in his new surroundings. Yes, they would live happily ever after, it seemed, much like that boy in Duo's story.
Heero shook his head and went inside to their own apartment. This was home. Duo was his home. He was glad that he kept himself from making the biggest mistake of his life, and grateful to be given one last chance.
OWARI!!
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Okay, I know I didn't wait for any reviews for this one but I couldn't help it! I just had to get it all out of my system. The only two people who were online when the last chapter was posted were the ever muse stirring Angel Reid and Cilver Klaw.
Angel Reid: Thanks for the cookies, teddy bear and ducky! The sugar rush helped me write faster.
Cilver Klaw: Sorry about the cliffhanger ending, but I thought it would be a good part to stop at. *backs away from Cilver's baseball bat* Also being intimidated by what you'd use the bat to do to me helped me pick up the pace.
Heh, one gives me incentives for what I've done, the other wants to hurt me if I don't come up with something fast enough for her liking. Gotta love my motivators!
Again, thank you to ALL my reviewers, I loved getting your feed back *hugs*
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Warnings: Umm... swearing?
AN: This is the END!! YAY!! I've finished a multipart!!
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
By the time Heero and Duo heard of Relena's death, they were both back on L2 sharing Duo's apartment. It wasn't very big or anything, but it suited the both of them. They mourned for Relena, but they didn't dwell on her death overly long. They had not pity or sympathy for someone who committed suicide without due cause. Life was precious, if the war had taught them anything, that would be it.
It was about two weeks after her death that Heero received a letter. In it, the letter described the condition Relena's body had been found in and the note that she had attached to herself before ending her life. The note was still sealed, indicating that no one had invaded his privacy by reading what was on *his* note.
Just as Heero sat down on the couch to read the handwritten note from Relena, Duo came bounding into the room, his normal cheerful and grinning self. The weeks they had spent together after Duo was released from the hospital had been close to perfect. They had gotten beyond that communication barrier that they had had in the past and were now very open with each other. Their relationship had even taken the amorous route so that they shared a bed, cuddled, and kissed every day , every chance they got.
"Whatcha reading, koi?" Duo asked as he settled himself on the couch next to Heero.
"Hn. It's the note they found attached to Relena's person when her body was found."
"WHAT?! EWW! Heero... that's disgusting!!" Duo continued making gagging noises in the background as Heero read the note.
// My Beloved Heero,
You have hurt me to the core, my love and I can find no other way to repay you than this. If you are now reading this letter, that means that my body has been found in my cell. I plan to use the sheets to make a rope, and that I plan to convert into a noose to end my life. This is your doing, Heero. The fault lies with you and with that trash you ran off with. How does it feel, love? To have the blood of another innocent on your hands? How does it feel to have killed the person who loved you most in this world? You are at fault, darling. My death hangs over your head, whether you choose to admit it or no. See what comes of deceit? Had you not double crossed me and taken that whore to bed with you, we might have already been married by now. Wouldn't it have been wonderful, precious?
Think of all that you threw away to be at the side of a filthy little slut of a street rat. Think on it, and remember my name...
Eternally yours,
Relena //
Duo had stopped making hacking noises when he saw Heero turn pale, then a sickly green. He snatched the letter from his hands and read it through once, then twice, then once more to be sure. She was laying the blame on Heero? That BITCH!
Duo tossed aside the letter and grabbed Heero by the shoulders, shaking him slightly, "Heero, snap out of it! She wants to make you suffer, Heero. She doesn't want you to be happy. She did this on purpose to get you to feel guilty."
Heero looked into Duo's eyes, full of emotions, full of grief.
"Heero, don't listen to what she said in that letter, you hear? She's more schizoid than Une on PMS! This was the work of a loony ass psycho bitch! You can't be listening to this, Heero." He sighed, "Please koi," he added more softly, bringing Heero into a hug, "snap out of it, it's not your fault at all, okay?"
Duo kissed Heero tenderly, keeping the hug loving, "Please Heero... don't let her get to you, okay?"
Heero relaxed in his arms and hugged back, "Arigato, koi."
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A month after Relena's death, Heero and Duo got a visit from a man in a business suit.
"Mr. Yuy?" He asked as Duo opened the door.
"No, he's inside. What is this about?"
"This involves Mr. Yuy and the late Miss Peacecraft," the man said, a little annoyed.
"I don't think Heero cares much about Relena, Mr...."
"Johansson."
"Right," Duo sighed and stepped aside, letting the man in after seeing the man wouldn't be deterred.
"Oi, Heero! You got company!"
Heero came out of the bedroom, dressed in comfortable jeans and a white t- shirt, "Shoes," Heero said, nodding at Mr. Johansson's feet.
Johansson looked down by the door where he saw all the shoes in the house lined up neatly against the wall and slipped off his own loafers.
"Mr. Yuy," He extended a hand in greeting.
Heero took it and led him to the living room area.
"Mr. Yuy, I am here to present to you your estate on behalf of the late Miss Relena Peacecraft."
"What?!" both boys said in unison.
Johansson cleared his throat, "It appears, Mr. Yuy, that you are the sole recipient of Miss Peacecraft's insurance claim, money, and estate. She left all she possessed under your name in the event that something should happen to her. I am merely here to have you sign the contracts to get everything placed in your name."
Heero was taken aback by this turn of events, but read through all the contracts carefully, making sure he was given a copy of all the paperwork.
A few hours later, Heero Yuy was a few hundred billion dollars richer in estates, stocks, and banking accounts, But the question was: What were they going to do with all that money?
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Epilogue ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Heero came into their new home, which was built about a year ago. Looking around the "front yard" area, he spotted Duo sitting in the middle of a large group of children animatedly telling them a story about a boy and a lamp and how all his wishes came true.
Heero smiled at that. At first when they had gotten that unexpected chunk of change from the late Relena, they hadn't known what to do with it. Now, they had bought a large piece of land in Duo's old neighborhood on L2 and had put up an orphanage/day center for all the kids of underprivileged families to have a place to have fun and not be in danger.
The project had gotten off to a rocky start, but things were going very well for them now. They had even put up several apartment buildings where they would rent out spaces for low income families at virtually no cost, just to keep them off the streets.
To Duo, it was a dream come true to have this sort of thing where he knew so much poverty existed. For Heero, it was a blessing to see his love blossom in his new surroundings. Yes, they would live happily ever after, it seemed, much like that boy in Duo's story.
Heero shook his head and went inside to their own apartment. This was home. Duo was his home. He was glad that he kept himself from making the biggest mistake of his life, and grateful to be given one last chance.
OWARI!!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Okay, I know I didn't wait for any reviews for this one but I couldn't help it! I just had to get it all out of my system. The only two people who were online when the last chapter was posted were the ever muse stirring Angel Reid and Cilver Klaw.
Angel Reid: Thanks for the cookies, teddy bear and ducky! The sugar rush helped me write faster.
Cilver Klaw: Sorry about the cliffhanger ending, but I thought it would be a good part to stop at. *backs away from Cilver's baseball bat* Also being intimidated by what you'd use the bat to do to me helped me pick up the pace.
Heh, one gives me incentives for what I've done, the other wants to hurt me if I don't come up with something fast enough for her liking. Gotta love my motivators!
Again, thank you to ALL my reviewers, I loved getting your feed back *hugs*