Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing.
(A/N: This takes place after Endless Waltz, but you don't have to have seen it to know what's going on.)
What Will Soon Be Memories
By: Saiya-jin Patricia
*****
Special THX to:
Dreamwinder001: my first reviewer. THX! I'll never forget you! ^___^
Heachan: thanks for the encouragement, it means a lot to me. ^_^
ElfIcarii: thanks for the ideas and constructive criticism, even though you haven't seen Gundam Wing, I would definitely recommend it any day.
kaira: thanks for the encouragement, it helped me write the next chapter!
Narya Silver Fox: thank you very much for the encouragement and the constructive criticism. I will try to add more detail. ^_^
By the way, cool names, minna.
*****
Quote: "Some people are like slinkies: Not really good for anything, but you can't help laughing when you push them down the stairs."
Last Chapter: It was time to find Duo. It was time to pay a visit to the Perfect Soldier.
Chapter 3
It was dark. Too dark to see your own hand in front of your face. Or Duo's hand in front of Duo's face, in this case.
He didn't know how long he had been here. He knew that his ribs still hurt from his little "accident" with a piece of scrap metal this morning, and various cuts hurt in places he didn't care to think about. Using one hand to feel over his shoulder and wincing as pain seemed to radiate from previously mentioned injuries, he pulled his braid over his shoulder, relieved to find it intact.
He wondered if it still indeed was "this morning." He had no way of telling how much time had passed.
He felt along the cold, hard surface of the floor until he came to a wall, feeling along from there until he came to a corner. He was near exhausted by this time, and leaned against the wall.
He was about to force his body, weakened already by blood loss, to stand up so he could feel along the wall until he came to a door, when he was blinded by a light. Squinting and blinking behind one of his hands he waited for his eyes to adjust to the light so he could see his surroundings.
He nearly gasped when he saw where the light came from. It wasn't from a door to his left or to his right. I t wasn't even from in front of him. It was directly above him. He was trapped like some animal in a pit.
~*~*~*~
Hilde took a deep breath. She was nervous, maybe even afraid... okay, very much afraid. But she had to do this... for Duo.
With that thought, she took another deep breath, and lightly tapped on the apartment door three times. She slowly counted about twenty seconds, and raised her hand, about to knock again. It was about that time it opened.
"Who are you?" the person at the door asked.
She lowered her raised fist from in front of his face, now very nervous.
"You're one of Duo's friends, right? Heero Yuy?" she asked, hoping very much that the answer would be yes.
The boy gave her a calculating look before opening the door and turning for her to follow. She stepped out of the hallway and inside the living room cautiously, shutting the door quietly behind her.
She turned from the door to observe the room. A cushioned chair stood in the far right corner of the room, a closed laptop sitting in the middle of it. A mug of what looked like still-steaming black coffee was on a small table between the chair and a wooden desk opposite of it. On the left side of the room, a bookshelf stood along the wall on one side, the other side containing a curtained window. Straight ahead of her, she could see through a doorway where the door had been left open, into his kitchen, which looked, from what she could see, to be cleaned to perfection. Or rather, to the point of it looking like no one lived there. (Observation Of Heero's Apartment is dedicated to Narya Silver Fox. ^-^ see reviews for more info.)
Pulling herself out of her thoughts, she noticed that he had moved the laptop from the seat to the desk, taking his mug of coffee with him and setting it beside the laptop. He pulled out a chair from the desk that she hadn't even noticed was there, motioning for her to sit in the other seat. She walked over to it and sat down.
He gave her a questioning look.
"I-I had something I wanted to ask you, Mr. Yuy," she said, her voice trembling at the first word.
She suddenly stood up, looking at him with desperate eyes.
"I need you to help me find Duo!" she said.
~*~*~*~
Heero scolded the sarcastic voice in his head that said "that didn't sound like a question to me!" and responded, keeping a straight face. (A/N: Okay, that was probably a bit OOC, but hey, you never know what the guy's thinking, with a poker face like that! Oh, yeah, back to the story...)
"I have just gathered a bit of information on the whereabouts of the people who have Duo," he hesitated before stating the next part, "From the information I have at the moment, I'd have to say that there is a distinct possibility they've taken him to Earth."
"Then let's go there," the blue-haired girl said determinedly, making for the door.
"I've already made arrangements with the other pilots, we'll be meeting at an airport not far from here," he turned his colbat blue eyes to the girl, whom had paused for the moment. "You may want to go home and pack, I'll inform the others that you're coming along."
With that said, he opened his laptop and began typing, probably sending a message to "the others."
She stood there in shock for a moment, then turned and walked out the door, closing it behind her.
Heero glanced at the closed door, mentally saying to himself, 'If Duo's still alive, he's going to kill me for this.'
Will Hilde ever make it to Earth? She's going to have to put up with the other pilots on the way there... who knows what could happen.
(A/N: Wow, this chapter felt so much easier to write than the others did... So? Should I continue? Or will Duo stay in that pit forever? *sniff* I hope I get more reviews so we can find out what happens. *evil grin*)
(A/N: This takes place after Endless Waltz, but you don't have to have seen it to know what's going on.)
What Will Soon Be Memories
By: Saiya-jin Patricia
*****
Special THX to:
Dreamwinder001: my first reviewer. THX! I'll never forget you! ^___^
Heachan: thanks for the encouragement, it means a lot to me. ^_^
ElfIcarii: thanks for the ideas and constructive criticism, even though you haven't seen Gundam Wing, I would definitely recommend it any day.
kaira: thanks for the encouragement, it helped me write the next chapter!
Narya Silver Fox: thank you very much for the encouragement and the constructive criticism. I will try to add more detail. ^_^
By the way, cool names, minna.
*****
Quote: "Some people are like slinkies: Not really good for anything, but you can't help laughing when you push them down the stairs."
Last Chapter: It was time to find Duo. It was time to pay a visit to the Perfect Soldier.
Chapter 3
It was dark. Too dark to see your own hand in front of your face. Or Duo's hand in front of Duo's face, in this case.
He didn't know how long he had been here. He knew that his ribs still hurt from his little "accident" with a piece of scrap metal this morning, and various cuts hurt in places he didn't care to think about. Using one hand to feel over his shoulder and wincing as pain seemed to radiate from previously mentioned injuries, he pulled his braid over his shoulder, relieved to find it intact.
He wondered if it still indeed was "this morning." He had no way of telling how much time had passed.
He felt along the cold, hard surface of the floor until he came to a wall, feeling along from there until he came to a corner. He was near exhausted by this time, and leaned against the wall.
He was about to force his body, weakened already by blood loss, to stand up so he could feel along the wall until he came to a door, when he was blinded by a light. Squinting and blinking behind one of his hands he waited for his eyes to adjust to the light so he could see his surroundings.
He nearly gasped when he saw where the light came from. It wasn't from a door to his left or to his right. I t wasn't even from in front of him. It was directly above him. He was trapped like some animal in a pit.
~*~*~*~
Hilde took a deep breath. She was nervous, maybe even afraid... okay, very much afraid. But she had to do this... for Duo.
With that thought, she took another deep breath, and lightly tapped on the apartment door three times. She slowly counted about twenty seconds, and raised her hand, about to knock again. It was about that time it opened.
"Who are you?" the person at the door asked.
She lowered her raised fist from in front of his face, now very nervous.
"You're one of Duo's friends, right? Heero Yuy?" she asked, hoping very much that the answer would be yes.
The boy gave her a calculating look before opening the door and turning for her to follow. She stepped out of the hallway and inside the living room cautiously, shutting the door quietly behind her.
She turned from the door to observe the room. A cushioned chair stood in the far right corner of the room, a closed laptop sitting in the middle of it. A mug of what looked like still-steaming black coffee was on a small table between the chair and a wooden desk opposite of it. On the left side of the room, a bookshelf stood along the wall on one side, the other side containing a curtained window. Straight ahead of her, she could see through a doorway where the door had been left open, into his kitchen, which looked, from what she could see, to be cleaned to perfection. Or rather, to the point of it looking like no one lived there. (Observation Of Heero's Apartment is dedicated to Narya Silver Fox. ^-^ see reviews for more info.)
Pulling herself out of her thoughts, she noticed that he had moved the laptop from the seat to the desk, taking his mug of coffee with him and setting it beside the laptop. He pulled out a chair from the desk that she hadn't even noticed was there, motioning for her to sit in the other seat. She walked over to it and sat down.
He gave her a questioning look.
"I-I had something I wanted to ask you, Mr. Yuy," she said, her voice trembling at the first word.
She suddenly stood up, looking at him with desperate eyes.
"I need you to help me find Duo!" she said.
~*~*~*~
Heero scolded the sarcastic voice in his head that said "that didn't sound like a question to me!" and responded, keeping a straight face. (A/N: Okay, that was probably a bit OOC, but hey, you never know what the guy's thinking, with a poker face like that! Oh, yeah, back to the story...)
"I have just gathered a bit of information on the whereabouts of the people who have Duo," he hesitated before stating the next part, "From the information I have at the moment, I'd have to say that there is a distinct possibility they've taken him to Earth."
"Then let's go there," the blue-haired girl said determinedly, making for the door.
"I've already made arrangements with the other pilots, we'll be meeting at an airport not far from here," he turned his colbat blue eyes to the girl, whom had paused for the moment. "You may want to go home and pack, I'll inform the others that you're coming along."
With that said, he opened his laptop and began typing, probably sending a message to "the others."
She stood there in shock for a moment, then turned and walked out the door, closing it behind her.
Heero glanced at the closed door, mentally saying to himself, 'If Duo's still alive, he's going to kill me for this.'
Will Hilde ever make it to Earth? She's going to have to put up with the other pilots on the way there... who knows what could happen.
(A/N: Wow, this chapter felt so much easier to write than the others did... So? Should I continue? Or will Duo stay in that pit forever? *sniff* I hope I get more reviews so we can find out what happens. *evil grin*)