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Duo sighed as he made his way to Releena's mansion. It wasn't getting there that made him tired. But everything else. He was tired of it all. He wasn't even really thinking when he snuck through the security at her mansion.
Getting past his anger stage with Hilde, all there was to do now was to accept it. Accept that he had lost her. And it was his fault.
All of her explanations to him finally rang true in his head. It was true. He had come home drunk with a woman before. And she stayed loyal to him. He had gotten both Hilde and Heero and put them in a situation they could not be held accountable for. And she was still wanted to be with him.
And what did he do? Pushed her away for something that was his fault anyway. And now she was gone. How could he ever expect her to forgive him for all that? She could never forgive him.
Maybe Releena would know what to do? She was smart. She made difficult decisions everyday. If nothing else, she could at least comfort him.
The inside of the mansion was almost empty, save the workers. And they were easy enough to get by without being seen. He felt kinda bad for Releena. Living her like this. No one really to keep her company. Zechs wasn't the biggest conversationalist.
He searched the mansion for an hour looking for her. He found the only other place she could be. Her bedroom. Or at least what he surmised to be her bedroom. The door was pink after all.
Knocking softly, he walked in not really waiting for a response. What he saw made him stop in his tracks. Releena was sitting on the floor next to the bed. Looking sad and stricken. But somehow unable to cry.
Man he was selfish. Here he had come here looking to be comforted. Thinking only about his own well-being. He didn't even thing about how much she might need comfort also.
She loved Heero just as much as he loved Hilde. Only she was the one hurt. Heart broken and sitting on the floor. Something else he could add to his list of things that were his fault.
Releena seemed to notice him. But just didn't seem to care. Slowly, he sat down on the floor next to her. "Releena. . ." What was he supposed to tell her?
"Duo, why did he do this to me?" She didn't even look at him. Only stared off into space. "I loved him. He admitted to having feelings for me."
"Releena," Duo began again. "It was partially my fault. Everyone did get really drunk at that party. I don't think they did it on purpose."
"Maybe I wasn't good enough for him. Or I didn't give him what he needed." Releena sighed and slumped further to the floor.
"Maybe it was both out faults." Duo put an arm around her in a half hug.
"Duo," Releena turned her head to look at him. But in the process her lips accidentally met his. But that didn't matter. She fell into his embrace. Comfort was all she wanted right then.
Duo also didn't fight the kiss. Only deepened it, trying to forget and push away all the emotional pain he was in right then. And enjoying the feeling of having someone in his arms.
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What was he supposed to do now? Someone tells him that he is going to be a father. What was he supposed to do now? He couldn't just ignore this problem. He wouldn't. Was it even a problem at all?
He paced the living room, wondering what his next move was supposed to be. While Hilde was in the next room doing much the same. The vid phone started ringing. Damn. How was he supposed to think if he was getting interrupted?
He sat down at the phone. The screen flipped on. "Yuy residence. Heero Yuy speaking."
A middle-aged woman with black hair down to her shoulders appeared on the screen. He wasn't sure why, but something about her was familiar to him. "I'm looking for Hilde."
"One moment." He got up to go get her Hilde. She sat down at the vid phone a moment later. "Hello?"
"Hilde! Its so good to see that you are okay!" The woman exclaimed happily.
"M-Mom?" Hilde stared at the screen in shock. "How. . ."
"Oh honey, we wanted to search for you sooner after the war ended. But your father, the stubborn old fool that he is. He wouldn't forgive himself." She looked sadly at her daughter.
Hilde was at too much of a lost for words to say anything at that point. When a memory came to surface. "But when I joined the war effort, you and Dad. . .you disowned me." Her voice came close to a whisper. She didn't know weather to cry out of happiness of seeing her mother, or out of sadness from all the painful memories.
"Hilde, I'm so sorry. Your father really did want to look for you. But when I learned that you were pregnant, I very well couldn't leave my only daughter to face it alone!" Her face brightened up into a smile at the confused look her daughter had.
"How did you know I was pregnant?" Hilde was in shock. How did she know? She hadn't told anyone yet! Not even Sally knew about it yet! And somehow her mother had gotten word?
"Mothers intuition, dear!" She grinned at her daughter. "So tell me, who is the father? Was it that nice looking young man I just saw a bit ago?"
"Well, yes. But-"
"Oh joy! I can't wait to meet him!" She cut her off.
"Meet him?" Hilde looked at the screen. Unsure of just what to think. Why did she want to meet him when, oh no!
"Yes! We'll be coming down to see you and meet the man this weekend. Me, your father, the whole family! So tell me, have you two talked about marriage?"
"Um. . ."
"Don't worry about it right now." Her mother waved a hand dismissively. "We'll talk about it when we get there! Oh, someone is here. I'll call you later honey! Bye now!" Her mother turned off the vid phone before Hilde could get a word in edge wise.
Oh, man! They thought Heero and her were a couple! A happy couple expecting their first born! What was she supposed to do? How could she tell them of the mess she had gotten herself into? How would she tell them about Duo?
There was only one thing to do.
She slammed Heero into the wall, holding him there by his neck. "Listen to me! My parents know that I am pregnant and they are coming to visit! And when they do you are going to LOVE me until they leave! They want to meet their future son in law!"
Heero opened his mouth to argue when he heard a familiar click sound. He quickly shut his mouth.
Hilde pointed the gun at his head. Of which was moments before put safely away at Heero's backside. "NO ARGUMENTS! They WILL be visiting a happy couple awaiting their first-born! And you will meet them lovingly! OR I WILL KILL YOU!" She screamed at him. Heero paled.
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Duo sighed as he made his way to Releena's mansion. It wasn't getting there that made him tired. But everything else. He was tired of it all. He wasn't even really thinking when he snuck through the security at her mansion.
Getting past his anger stage with Hilde, all there was to do now was to accept it. Accept that he had lost her. And it was his fault.
All of her explanations to him finally rang true in his head. It was true. He had come home drunk with a woman before. And she stayed loyal to him. He had gotten both Hilde and Heero and put them in a situation they could not be held accountable for. And she was still wanted to be with him.
And what did he do? Pushed her away for something that was his fault anyway. And now she was gone. How could he ever expect her to forgive him for all that? She could never forgive him.
Maybe Releena would know what to do? She was smart. She made difficult decisions everyday. If nothing else, she could at least comfort him.
The inside of the mansion was almost empty, save the workers. And they were easy enough to get by without being seen. He felt kinda bad for Releena. Living her like this. No one really to keep her company. Zechs wasn't the biggest conversationalist.
He searched the mansion for an hour looking for her. He found the only other place she could be. Her bedroom. Or at least what he surmised to be her bedroom. The door was pink after all.
Knocking softly, he walked in not really waiting for a response. What he saw made him stop in his tracks. Releena was sitting on the floor next to the bed. Looking sad and stricken. But somehow unable to cry.
Man he was selfish. Here he had come here looking to be comforted. Thinking only about his own well-being. He didn't even thing about how much she might need comfort also.
She loved Heero just as much as he loved Hilde. Only she was the one hurt. Heart broken and sitting on the floor. Something else he could add to his list of things that were his fault.
Releena seemed to notice him. But just didn't seem to care. Slowly, he sat down on the floor next to her. "Releena. . ." What was he supposed to tell her?
"Duo, why did he do this to me?" She didn't even look at him. Only stared off into space. "I loved him. He admitted to having feelings for me."
"Releena," Duo began again. "It was partially my fault. Everyone did get really drunk at that party. I don't think they did it on purpose."
"Maybe I wasn't good enough for him. Or I didn't give him what he needed." Releena sighed and slumped further to the floor.
"Maybe it was both out faults." Duo put an arm around her in a half hug.
"Duo," Releena turned her head to look at him. But in the process her lips accidentally met his. But that didn't matter. She fell into his embrace. Comfort was all she wanted right then.
Duo also didn't fight the kiss. Only deepened it, trying to forget and push away all the emotional pain he was in right then. And enjoying the feeling of having someone in his arms.
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What was he supposed to do now? Someone tells him that he is going to be a father. What was he supposed to do now? He couldn't just ignore this problem. He wouldn't. Was it even a problem at all?
He paced the living room, wondering what his next move was supposed to be. While Hilde was in the next room doing much the same. The vid phone started ringing. Damn. How was he supposed to think if he was getting interrupted?
He sat down at the phone. The screen flipped on. "Yuy residence. Heero Yuy speaking."
A middle-aged woman with black hair down to her shoulders appeared on the screen. He wasn't sure why, but something about her was familiar to him. "I'm looking for Hilde."
"One moment." He got up to go get her Hilde. She sat down at the vid phone a moment later. "Hello?"
"Hilde! Its so good to see that you are okay!" The woman exclaimed happily.
"M-Mom?" Hilde stared at the screen in shock. "How. . ."
"Oh honey, we wanted to search for you sooner after the war ended. But your father, the stubborn old fool that he is. He wouldn't forgive himself." She looked sadly at her daughter.
Hilde was at too much of a lost for words to say anything at that point. When a memory came to surface. "But when I joined the war effort, you and Dad. . .you disowned me." Her voice came close to a whisper. She didn't know weather to cry out of happiness of seeing her mother, or out of sadness from all the painful memories.
"Hilde, I'm so sorry. Your father really did want to look for you. But when I learned that you were pregnant, I very well couldn't leave my only daughter to face it alone!" Her face brightened up into a smile at the confused look her daughter had.
"How did you know I was pregnant?" Hilde was in shock. How did she know? She hadn't told anyone yet! Not even Sally knew about it yet! And somehow her mother had gotten word?
"Mothers intuition, dear!" She grinned at her daughter. "So tell me, who is the father? Was it that nice looking young man I just saw a bit ago?"
"Well, yes. But-"
"Oh joy! I can't wait to meet him!" She cut her off.
"Meet him?" Hilde looked at the screen. Unsure of just what to think. Why did she want to meet him when, oh no!
"Yes! We'll be coming down to see you and meet the man this weekend. Me, your father, the whole family! So tell me, have you two talked about marriage?"
"Um. . ."
"Don't worry about it right now." Her mother waved a hand dismissively. "We'll talk about it when we get there! Oh, someone is here. I'll call you later honey! Bye now!" Her mother turned off the vid phone before Hilde could get a word in edge wise.
Oh, man! They thought Heero and her were a couple! A happy couple expecting their first born! What was she supposed to do? How could she tell them of the mess she had gotten herself into? How would she tell them about Duo?
There was only one thing to do.
She slammed Heero into the wall, holding him there by his neck. "Listen to me! My parents know that I am pregnant and they are coming to visit! And when they do you are going to LOVE me until they leave! They want to meet their future son in law!"
Heero opened his mouth to argue when he heard a familiar click sound. He quickly shut his mouth.
Hilde pointed the gun at his head. Of which was moments before put safely away at Heero's backside. "NO ARGUMENTS! They WILL be visiting a happy couple awaiting their first-born! And you will meet them lovingly! OR I WILL KILL YOU!" She screamed at him. Heero paled.