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:
wingedstallion22: for his/her.... enthusiastic reviews ^_^;;
Sailor J-chan/DuoxHilde 4ever: Don't worry, it won't be that short of a story for long. (If that makes any sense...) ^_^;
Tiger Shinigami: I love tigers. ^_^ Thank-you for reviewing.
Narya Silver Fox: Thanks so much for reviewing again. ^_^ Thanks for the compliments and encouragement.
CC: Thanks for reviewing! Just curious, what does the "CC" stand for?
wingedstallion22: Thanks for another enthusiastic review! Uh... sorry about the cliffhanger.... ^.^;;; I couldn't help it. ^__^
Lynn Yuy: You sound like you're a Duo fan. ^_^ Don't worry, I'm continuing the story...right now.
Heachan: the only one that actually emailed me ^_^
On to the story:
*****
Quote: "I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once."
Last Chapter: 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.
Chapter 4
Duo's eyes finally adjusted to the light, allowing him to observe the room now that he could see it. The floor was made of metal, no getting out that way. The walls were also metal, but only to about halfway up. Duo found this odd, and he could see roots coming out from the dirt upper half of the wall. The floor was about twelve feet by twelve feet, and the wall was almost twice that length tall. The light poured in from a hole in the middle of his, for lack of a better word, "ceiling," which happened to be a domed structure made from the same silver-looking metal.
The head and torso of a human figure was silhouetted in the light, and it took him a few seconds to realize it had spoken.
"Hey! You still alive down there?" the voice had a definite masculine quality to it, and seemed to be being... more than a little bit sarcastic.
Duo tried to speak, but it ended up coming out as cough, which led to more coughing, until he felt lightheaded, his eyes closed and slid down to the floor with his back against the wall.
"Guess that means it's still alive..." he heard the voice mutter.
He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand; his eyes shot open at the familiar scent and texture of the blood he found there.
It was likely that among the stabbing pains in his sides, one of his broken ribs had punctured something it shouldn't have. His lungs, for example, he thought, sarcasm making it's way into his mind through the pain.
He wondered where the others were... where Hilde was... and then his world faded to black yet again.
~*~*~*~
Hilde sat in the seat in the airplane, the silence seeming uncomfortable to her as she recalled the earlier argument Heero had with a Chinese-looking boy... that still happened to be scowling, even though he appeared to be asleep.
**Flashback**
"We can't take that onna, Yuy! She'll just get in the way, and you know what happens to weak women on the battlefield!" the boy said.
Heero looked guilty for a brief moment, before he spoke.
"The girl's coming, WuFei, whether you like it or not. She's our responsibility for the moment, now that Duo's missing."
At the mention of the missing one among their number, there was a solemn silence... none of them knew what could have happened to him...
**End*Flashback**
Hilde sighed softly, hoping they would get wherever they were going soon. Slowly, her eyes drifted closed, and she became oblivious to everything around her.
~*~*~*~
Duo was starting to really get worried now. His wounds had not been treated, for how long, he didn't know, but all of the blood from his cuts had dried long ago.
To add to that, he hadn't eaten in what he was sure had been at least three days.
He was thoroughly miserable, hardly able to move, from weakness at his lack of food, and from his injuries that weren't getting any better-to say the least.
He sighed. This place was so boring.
The lack of food and his injuries catching up to him, he faded into unconsciousness yet again.
~*~*~*~
Hilde put a hand to her shoulder. It was bothering her again.
She got up, making an excuse to go to the plane's restroom. When she got there, she downed a cup of water and some medication she had been on to keep the pain down. Her shoulder was an almost constant reminder that she had failed to save Duo. She leaned her back against the wall of the small bathroom (being cautious of how much weight she put on her shoulder), closing her eyes and tilting her head back until it hit the wall.
Opening her eyes once again, she noticed that she was starting to get tired due to the medication, so she headed back toward her seat.
Heero, who sat beside her seat, arms crossed and eyes closed, opened his eyes when she sat down.
"We should be landing in approximately thirty minutes near the place that we have reason to believe Duo is. Don't get your hopes up though," he said, noticing her look, "We can't be sure if he's even there."
Hilde nodded, understanding, but not losing hope.
~*~*~*~
Duo woke up. He had done so before, and, had nothing unusual happened, there would be no story to tell. But this was a very unusual waking-up, and one worth talking about.
Duo opened his eyes. He quickly closed them again, due to the fact that they felt as though the light that had just blinded them had been a needle instead, working itself into his very mind through his eyes. Yes, Duo was no longer in the pit he had been trapped in. He rolled onto his stomach, feeling the ground give way unusually easily opposed to the hard metal before. He opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was gold.
(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:
wingedstallion22: for his/her.... enthusiastic reviews ^_^;;
Sailor J-chan/DuoxHilde 4ever: Don't worry, it won't be that short of a story for long. (If that makes any sense...) ^_^;
Tiger Shinigami: I love tigers. ^_^ Thank-you for reviewing.
Narya Silver Fox: Thanks so much for reviewing again. ^_^ Thanks for the compliments and encouragement.
CC: Thanks for reviewing! Just curious, what does the "CC" stand for?
wingedstallion22: Thanks for another enthusiastic review! Uh... sorry about the cliffhanger.... ^.^;;; I couldn't help it. ^__^
Lynn Yuy: You sound like you're a Duo fan. ^_^ Don't worry, I'm continuing the story...right now.
Heachan: the only one that actually emailed me ^_^
On to the story:
*****
Quote: "I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once."
Last Chapter: 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.
Chapter 4
Duo's eyes finally adjusted to the light, allowing him to observe the room now that he could see it. The floor was made of metal, no getting out that way. The walls were also metal, but only to about halfway up. Duo found this odd, and he could see roots coming out from the dirt upper half of the wall. The floor was about twelve feet by twelve feet, and the wall was almost twice that length tall. The light poured in from a hole in the middle of his, for lack of a better word, "ceiling," which happened to be a domed structure made from the same silver-looking metal.
The head and torso of a human figure was silhouetted in the light, and it took him a few seconds to realize it had spoken.
"Hey! You still alive down there?" the voice had a definite masculine quality to it, and seemed to be being... more than a little bit sarcastic.
Duo tried to speak, but it ended up coming out as cough, which led to more coughing, until he felt lightheaded, his eyes closed and slid down to the floor with his back against the wall.
"Guess that means it's still alive..." he heard the voice mutter.
He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand; his eyes shot open at the familiar scent and texture of the blood he found there.
It was likely that among the stabbing pains in his sides, one of his broken ribs had punctured something it shouldn't have. His lungs, for example, he thought, sarcasm making it's way into his mind through the pain.
He wondered where the others were... where Hilde was... and then his world faded to black yet again.
~*~*~*~
Hilde sat in the seat in the airplane, the silence seeming uncomfortable to her as she recalled the earlier argument Heero had with a Chinese-looking boy... that still happened to be scowling, even though he appeared to be asleep.
**Flashback**
"We can't take that onna, Yuy! She'll just get in the way, and you know what happens to weak women on the battlefield!" the boy said.
Heero looked guilty for a brief moment, before he spoke.
"The girl's coming, WuFei, whether you like it or not. She's our responsibility for the moment, now that Duo's missing."
At the mention of the missing one among their number, there was a solemn silence... none of them knew what could have happened to him...
**End*Flashback**
Hilde sighed softly, hoping they would get wherever they were going soon. Slowly, her eyes drifted closed, and she became oblivious to everything around her.
~*~*~*~
Duo was starting to really get worried now. His wounds had not been treated, for how long, he didn't know, but all of the blood from his cuts had dried long ago.
To add to that, he hadn't eaten in what he was sure had been at least three days.
He was thoroughly miserable, hardly able to move, from weakness at his lack of food, and from his injuries that weren't getting any better-to say the least.
He sighed. This place was so boring.
The lack of food and his injuries catching up to him, he faded into unconsciousness yet again.
~*~*~*~
Hilde put a hand to her shoulder. It was bothering her again.
She got up, making an excuse to go to the plane's restroom. When she got there, she downed a cup of water and some medication she had been on to keep the pain down. Her shoulder was an almost constant reminder that she had failed to save Duo. She leaned her back against the wall of the small bathroom (being cautious of how much weight she put on her shoulder), closing her eyes and tilting her head back until it hit the wall.
Opening her eyes once again, she noticed that she was starting to get tired due to the medication, so she headed back toward her seat.
Heero, who sat beside her seat, arms crossed and eyes closed, opened his eyes when she sat down.
"We should be landing in approximately thirty minutes near the place that we have reason to believe Duo is. Don't get your hopes up though," he said, noticing her look, "We can't be sure if he's even there."
Hilde nodded, understanding, but not losing hope.
~*~*~*~
Duo woke up. He had done so before, and, had nothing unusual happened, there would be no story to tell. But this was a very unusual waking-up, and one worth talking about.
Duo opened his eyes. He quickly closed them again, due to the fact that they felt as though the light that had just blinded them had been a needle instead, working itself into his very mind through his eyes. Yes, Duo was no longer in the pit he had been trapped in. He rolled onto his stomach, feeling the ground give way unusually easily opposed to the hard metal before. He opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was gold.