Child of Death

013: Nerves on End

The rest of the day went by, Duo putting on a fake smile as to not get Quatre talking towards him. Heero had disappeared as well as Koran and Kies seeming as the mission was in the middle of tomorrow. Tension was high and the way the others were acting made Duo seen to just calm down a little.
Heero walked in and Koran's and Rashid's voice seemed to fallow. His hands and shirt were covered in red brownish oil; Quatre right away hurried Heero into a separate room. Trowa and Wufei noticing that information would be coming there way. Duo noticed the turning heads but only as moving blurs and stood himself. Counting his steps to find his backpack, pulling out his sunglasses and slipping them on, he walked out to get some air.
"Farther and farther that's all we ever seem to be getting." Duo reached for his braid and undid it letting his braid becoming something that looked like a long tail.
"Dad, dad, wait up!" A small female voice called from behind.
"Yes," Duo tuned to the voice and was instantly on the ground.
"Did you open mom's present?" Gave up trying to get up feeling as Kies sat on his stomach.
"No I haven't why?" Kies pulled a small box out from behind her and placed it on Duo's chest.
"Now, why do you want me to open it now?" Duo reached for the box but Kies took it away, a small giggle reached his ears.
"Wait for Koran! Wait!" Kies got up and Duo sat up.
"While we wait I'll read what mom wrote." Kies sat in Duo's lap and he rested his chin on her head.
"Dear Duo, I hope you get this in time. I know you and the others have seen the news, in reality this whole Seta thing scares me. Who would have thought I was something like this huh? Kies I hope she knows why she is there," Kies stopped thinking on that last sentence. She had a good Idea why she was there.
"Duo please it may not be that safe with you but even hear it is worse. She's in more danger then any Oz leader's child alone. Watch them, Kies and Koran soon I hope you all can come with me or I with you. They expect so much of me, Duo be careful and stay by there side for now. Good Bye and all the love I have to you and the kids." Koran had some out and saw Kies barrier her head into Duo's chest. Koran saw the box and picked it up noticing his and Duo's name. He pulled out a small necklace and placed the box next to Duo's hand.
"Cross hearted love." Koran looked at the cross and placed it around Duo's neck. He looked at Kies who was messing with the last necklace and he noticed another cross.
"Cross the sun's to our one son." Kies stood so she could fix the necklace around Koran's neck.
"Mine says, Cross the stars to our one daughter." Kies said trying to get her brother to smile.
"Koran, Kies come in we need to mesure your suites." Yelled Rashid and they looked at there ground based father and said they'd see him latter.
Watching the blurs walk away and the wind picking up and brown lines flying by his face.

The Next Day

It was 6 o' clock in the morning and no sleep seemed to come to Duo. Every hour on the hour he got up and counted his steps to the kid's room. He could not see them but he could hear there steady breaths.
When 9 o'clock came he stayed in his room no matter how much Quatre came to his door. He sat on his bed his hair not tamed and a blanket wrapped around his body his good hand tracing the metal on his bad.
11 o' clock and he heard the engines of two Gundam's started up, he could hear Heero's voice talking with what wounded like a serious voice. His body shivered he could not keep himself from thinking the worst.