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The Assassins' Lament Chapter Five: Right And Wrong

Duo headed to his second job the next day at the junkyard. He wasn't really supposed to but he needed to get his mind off of all the terrorism and killings.

Hilde was already there waiting for him since he'd called her. However, she didn't look too cheery.

"You ok Hilde?" Duo asked as he walked up to her.

She immediately put on a fake smile, "Course I'm ok. Why wouldn't I be?"

Duo gave her an odd look then shook his head, "Lets get to work."

"Right," she replied with a smile.

The two went to work on their usual tasks till Hilde looked over to Duo and asked, "… So Duo… How are Relena and Quatre doing?"

"They're going to be just fine. They're both up and Relena's going home today. I'm gonna leave early to go and greet her with the others and bring her home," Duo explained.

"Mind if I come?" Hilde asked, "Relena really is a great person and I'd like to show my support. I only met her a few times but I really feel close to her."

Duo smiled, "Of course you can come."

"Great!" Hilde beamed.

Duo continued to work but couldn't stop wondering about the way Hilde had been acting for the past few days. She'd been more distant then ever and seemed to be hiding something.

Soon enough, however, Duo brushed the thought out of his mind. Hilde was one person in this world he could trust… Or so he thought.

Heero woke up early that morning. He'd been up late that night thinking about what he'd said to Trowa and realised that he'd once again jumped to conclusions. He wasn't thinking straight and it was affecting his performance as a Preventer.

He decided to apologise to Trowa for his actions the other day. Unfortunately Trowa had gone off early that morning for a ride. He would be back shortly though, so Heero just waited by the entrance of the Preventer's HQ.

The sound of a motor soon reached his ears and he lifted his head to see the other Gundam Pilot drive up on his black motorcycle. He parked and got off then walked towards the entrance where Heero was waiting. Heero stepped out and looked the other boy in the eyes, "Can I talk to you for a second?"

Trowa nodded calmly, "Something wrong?"

"No," Heero replied as he walked away from the building.

Trowa followed quietly, wondering what Heero would want to speak with him about and secretly worrying that Heero had somehow figured out how much he was tangled in this whole conspiracy.

"I'm sorry," Heero said suddenly.

Trowa gave him a shocked look. An apology was definitely not what he was expecting.

"I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions the way I did. I just want to end this all before we have another war on our hands," Heero explained.

Trowa though to himself, 'But there's nothing to forgive…' but said nothing to the other pilot.

Heero looked at the other boys face starting to have second thoughts about the green-eyed boys innocence.

"Anyone can make a mistake, Heero. There is not one person on this planet that is perfect," Trowa said calmly, more to himself then to Heero.

Heero immediately brushed the thought of Trowa being a traitor aside and nodded to him, "You're right."

The two then walked back towards headquarters in silence, both left to their own thoughts.

Evening came and the pilots and other people and even the press headed to the Hospital by their own means. Relena looked great. She looked almost completely healed though she needed someone to be there by her side in case she fell.

Heero smiled as he walked up. She looked more beautiful then ever. At that thought he looked away. Why was he thinking of her this way? All he'd ever wanted to do was protect her… Just keep her safe… Nothing more…

Duo and Hilde walked up hand in hand. The two had become extremely close though they hadn't yet admitted their feelings to each other. Duo smiled at Relena and waved.

Relena smiled back and waved as Noin helped her down the hospital stairs, "Wow… Thank you all for coming," Relena said looking around at all the people.

Press people began to take pictures and ask questions like, "Do you have any idea who could have done this?" and "What will you do if this leads to another war?"

The gundam pilots then stepped up.

"Back off… Let her breathe," Duo said with a sigh.

"Please… Miss Dorlan needs her rest. I'm sure she'll give some interviews when she's feeling better," Noin said.

The press soon died down and all that was left were the preventers and other people who "really" cared about Relena.

"Miss Relena… It's so good to see you well again," Dorothy said as she walked up to Relena.

"Hello Dorothy. It's good to see you," Relena smiled slightly.

Dorothy smiled then sighed slightly, "I'd like to stay longer Miss Relena but I'm afraid I have other things to attend to right now."

"Thanks for coming Dorothy," Relena said with a gentle smile.

Dorothy bowed slightly then turned and walked away. Two sets of eyes watched her as she left then turned to each other with a nod.

Trowa quietly turned and walked away trying not to be noticed. Heero turned to look over at him as he walked away with his hands in his pockets, "Where are you going Trowa?"

"I'm a lousy party guest. You guys go have fun. I'm going to go do some more research on these terrorists back at HQ," Trowa said calmly turning to Heero.

"Good luck finding anything," Heero said then turned back to Relena who was walking his way. He still had a gut feeling that Trowa was hiding something but he trusted the other pilot enough to believe he'd tell him if something was wrong.

"Hey Duo… I have something I forgot to do. Can you give my best wishes to Relena. I really hate to walk out on her but I really need to get this done," Hilde said.

"Of course Hilde. What's so important anyway?" Duo asked.

"Just stuff… You know," Hilde said then turned and walked away.

Trowa and Hilde both arrived at the same place from different directions. Dorothy stood there with her head lowered, "I can't stand this anymore. Are we really doing the right thing? Standing by and watching it all happened was bad enough, but now we're helping them. Is it right for us to play god like we are?"

They both walked up to her and each put a hand on one of her shoulders, "What is right anymore? All we're trying to do is protect those we care about. Besides… If we were playing god then we would have much more of a choice," Hilde said calmly but her two companions could tell she was worried.

"Ya… But should we really be doing that? The lives of the many for the few? Shouldn't we be trying to save more people?" Dorothy asked looking Hilde in the eyes.

"Maybe, but I don't know if I can do that… I couldn't put her in danger like that," Trowa said.

"I know 'her' well enough to believe that she'd rather die then live knowing her death could have saved the world and so many innocent lives," Dorothy said.

Trowa turned away, his hand going to the locket hidden under his shirt. He gently took it out and opened it examining the picture in held within it. A picture of a very young boy and girl watched him from within the locket. The young girls bright blue eyes seeming to pierce the darkness he felt within his soul. Her deep brown hair cut short and wavy. She held the young boy close to her in a caring embrace. His green eyes full of life and happiness with his brown haircut short fully showing his facial features.

Dorothy turned to him and put a hand on his shoulder like he'd done her, "Maybe it's time to do the right thing. The thing we've known to be right for over four years now."

Hilde also went to the locket around her neck, which was also hidden from the world, "You're right, they would want it this way. All of them."

Dorothy nodded as she took her own locket from her neck, "It's time to fight back."

"They should have realised their mistake from the beginning. They gave us the power and now we can use it against them," Trowa said as he clenched his fist around the locket and narrowed his eyes.

"Where do we start?" Hilde asked looking at the other two.

"We're going to pay old Z a little visit," Trowa said looking up at the sky.