Gomen for the wait all. Life has been busy and many things, both good and bad, have occured. Plus graduation iz almost here as well as the testing. I'm going to fail...
Since that fateful day, Heero walked around the safe house in daze, doing things without seeing. Everyone could understand why, but never did they say a word about that day. He kept to himself, as well as the other pilots. The place much quieter since then. That is, until Heero decided it was time for him to ask Relena out. "Today the day?" Duo asked with a fake grin. It hurt inside, but he wouldn't stop his friend from doing what he wanted or to make him unhappy.
"Yeah... I don't really have a place in mind though..." Heero said thoughtfully.
"You should take her to the French Quisine," Duo suggested. "Very fancy and she'll love it."
"Thanks..."
"No problem. Ask Quatre for the silverware. You're gonna need it." And Quatre was happy to teach Heero the different types of silverware. Once Heero got all of that in mind, he called Relena. Duo listened from the hallway.
"Hello? Relena? Yeah, it's Heero. Well, um, I was wondering if you would like to join me at dinner on Friday night. Really? You sure? That's great. Okay, I'll pick you up at seven. Bye." Heero hung up and with that, Duo hung his head with a small sigh. He quietly went back to his room and lay down upon the bed. He could feel his head pounding painfully. His eyes closed with throbbing pain and fell asleep.
Duo could feel someone shaking him. "What?" he asked groggily.
"Duo, I'm going now. Do you have any more advice?" Heero asked.
"Wa..." he said, not fully awake. "Just go have fun and let me sleep." Heero watched him as he turned over and pulled the covres over his head. He sighed and walked out of the room.
"I'm sorry Heero," Duo whispered. He could hear the car starting and driving away. Duo threw off the covers knowing that he wouldn't be able to sleep. He walked sluggishly to the kitchen and grabbed the aspirin bottle. He took out four pills and swallowed it. He then walked to the refridigerator and grabbed a beer bottle from the back. He sat down at the kitchen table and gulped down some of the beer. He could feel the dull ache in his head leave, but his mind became foggy. He finished his beer, but could not get up. He slumped down onto the tabel and his beer bottle shattered on the floor.
Footseteps ran in as the shattering sound echoed throughout the household. "Duo! What's wrong?" a worried voice asked urgently. Duo groaned and felt sleep tugging at him.
"It's alright, it's probably just the alcohol," another voice assured the first.
"You're probably right. Let's get him back to his room so he can sleep it off." Duo could faintly feel someone holding him up and carrying him to his room. He could feel the soft mattress underneath him. Sleep pulled him in as the door shut and the room was filled with darkness.
"Duo..." Duo looked around. All he could see was darkness. //Where am I?//
"Duo..." There was a sudden flash and all around him were flowers. He was in a field at the edge of the sea. //It's beautiful...// He could hear far off laughter. //Who's there?//
Two figures appeared from a grove of trees. They were holding hands. //Heero!// And there he was, holding hands with Relena. He could see a big smile upon Heero's lips. //No...// He bent down to kiss Relena. //NO!!!// Duo tried to turn away, but something held him in place. Tears welled up in his eyes, but refused to fall.
There was a blur of motion and then Duo was standing upon a cliff that looked over the sea, the open field far away. Someone pushed him and he was falling, down, down... His hand reached out and grabbed a foothold. He looked up to see Relena and Heero standing above him. //Heero!//
"Your times up Duo," Relena said. "Isn't that right love?" She turned to Heero. //No!//
"That's right darling. You're always right." Relena giggled.
"We're getting married Duo." //NOOO!!!// His hand was loosened from the hold and he plummeted down into the depths of blue so much like Heero's eyes.
Duo's eyes opened to see Heero working on his laptop. "Heero!" Heero turned to look at him. His eyes were glazed over and dull. A shadow appeared behind him. "HEERO!!!" A gunshot was heard as Heero slumped to the ground, a pool of blood encircling him. The shadowed figure stepped forward. //Relena!// She turned the gun on him and his vision blurred into nothing.