A/N:
Thanks for the reviews folks. By all means, please continue to drop me a note. They make my days happier!
I have survived week two of the intensive summer sessions and you know what that means… exactly what does it mean? That I'm even more masochistic for sticking with the class? Probably… however for you it means I have another chapter up So enjoy the sweet, sweet… sweetness of the chapter… brain shutting down, no more adjec… word thingies ;
Ok, that's it- I need sleep, that or alcohol…however seeing as I will get neither… enjoy!
Chapter 3
"Play it now." Millardo simply commanded as the door closed and he was left alone in the room.
"Hey all." Came Duo's voice over the communication file.
"State your status. Have you picked up Yuy?"
"Ah Zechs, I didn't know you cared about us that much." The pilot tried to smile, seeing that his superior officer was seemingly in a bad mood, like he was ever in a good mood. "Roger that Blondie- oh and have a medic team ready on stand by… our boy's really beat up. I did what I could after we ditched those fighters."
"Understood, what's your ETA?"
"About a good half hour out yet… I've got the shuttle at full speed considering we've been dinged up pretty good." Duo said scratching this head. He hated to admit that someone actually gave him a hard time maneuvering out there. The battle that had occurred left him with little chance to do anything other than defend and flee. Both went against most of his rules for flying, however when he had a look at Heero's wrecked escape pod, he knew that the sooner he got his friend to a doctor, the better.
"What's Yuy's status?" The man had to ask. Not only for himself, but also for his little sister. If anything happened to that boy, Relena would probably die. As much as he hated it, Heero was a part of her life.
"Um, I'm not exactly sure." Duo stated as he continued to pilot the shuttle and talk at the same time. "He's not in good shape- if his small pod wasn't totaled from the attacks, it surely took on more damage when it crashed into the cargo bay of my ship." Duo said the smile now erased completely from his lips. "I couldn't really get down there to pull him out until I finished with the fighters. These guys really must Heero dead, they were serious."
"That would be expected then, because he is the target this time." Millardo told the man with the long braid.
"What?"
"We just confirmed it with Dr. J. These people, the so called Red Dove Organization, are not after Relena or us, they want the destruction of anything that had a part in the perfect solider project that produced Yuy… they'll attack us only if they see us in the way of their target."
"So what do we do?"
"Nothing at the moment."
"But what about Heero?" Duo asked trying to read what the older man was thinking. However the only one who could read Millardo were his wife, Relena, and a solider who matched him in nearly everyway. None where presently there.
"We'll treat hiss wounds and discuss it with him upon his arrival…" Was the only answer Duo got from the usually silent and brooding man on his screen.
"We can't just let him go- there are people who seriously want him dead." Duo objected to his commanding officer's remark. "Besides, you know as well as anyone, that Relena wouldn't like doing that… she'd never forgive you for sending Heero to his death."
"All he's ever done is break her heart! He's nothing but a youthful crush to her. She maybe mad at first, but she'll get use to the idea of no Heero Yuy being there to threaten her life…" Millardo knew how false some of his words were. Granted Heero had brought her youth heart great pain, however Heero's influence in her happiness was just something one could not deny.
"I disagree."
"Dually noted, that is all." Came over the COM and the screen went blank. The brown haired man was left feeling quite angry with the seemingly lack of caring about the situation.
"Man- that guy's still such a pain in my ass…" Deathsythe's pilot mumbled as he continued on the shuttle's course. Thinking things over, both men could be described as being a pain to him; Heero from day one was always causing problems. Same with Millardo, or rather Zechs was the one from day one to also add to the frustrating and trying times.
Rechecking his flight coordinates, Duo increased the engine output a little thinking about the unconscious body in the other compartment. "Don't worry there Heero- I won't let you go down this easy. Besides, Hilde would kill me if I didn't get you and Relena together."
Getting up from his chair after finding the shuttle was safe enough to fly for a time on autopilot; he quickly made his way out of the cockpit. The gravity level of the shuttle allowed him to glide down the hall to the place where he had strapped the silent and still body of his closest friend. Gently as possible, for the man who never liked being delicate about anything, Duo unwrapped the still bleeding man in order to better assess his wounds.
"You always have to cause trouble… you can never just be a normal… oh never mind." The youth sighed as he began to treat, with better care, his friend's wounds. He figured even if Heero could hear him, he was highly unlikely to actually listen to him. He had never once taken Duo's advice about trying to be more 'normal.'
After using every emergency packet he could find, and not to mention the shirt he wore on under his flight suit, he finally was able to stop Heero's blood from draining. Somehow the crudely fashioned dressings would have to do for the time being.
"Well, you've seen better days, but knowing you- you'll pull through. You always do. Lucky sob." Once he had finished doing everything in his power Duo strapped his friend in so they could make their landing at headquarters and returned to the cockpit.
Damn it. Can't we go any faster… just hang on Heero." Duo said with worry in his voice, glancing back at his friend down the hall, Duo looked at the earth. "Please…"
-
Noin sat back and sipped her tea as she watched her worried sister-in-law. The lavish waiting room and it's plush cream carpet were about to gain a worn line in it unless some one could convince the world's youngest world diplomat to stop pacing.
Heero would survive. Relena herself should have known he would be all right, however the image of him looking into the monitor almost straight at her caused her logical side to be silenced.
"Relena, you know we can't do that." Noin said setting down her cup.
"And why not? Heero's risked his life too many times for us… for me. We have to." She pleaded passionately to the woman who had stood up only moments ago and was now walking towards her.
Setting a comforting hand on Relena's shoulder, Noin stopped the pacing girl. For a moment neither said anything. And yet the silence conveyed their feelings fully to each other. Relena's deep blue eyes bore into the older woman's orbs. Suddenly as if a final wave of emotion hit, Relena finally cracked. Her emotions could not be held back like she had done in the past.
"I love him so much…" The young beauty sobbed as she threw herself into Noin's motherly embrace. Relena knew exactly what her brother saw in Noin, the woman was strong and compassionate.
"I need him Noin… I can't live without him anymore."
"Hush Relena, I know what you're going through. When Millardo was gone, my heart ached… but everything will turn out just fine." The dark haired woman tried to explain.
"At least you knew my brother… you actually spent time together throughout everything. I don't know anything about Heero, or how he feels. All I know is I want him back here with me."
"Relena you have no fears about his feelings for you. He feels just as strongly for you."
"How do you know?" Relena sniffled as she listened to Noin's soothing voice. A hand stroked her hair and seemed to calm the younger woman a bit.
"Relena you just need to watch him… His entire body language changes when you are so much as mentioned. And the thing that seals the deal was his volunteering on this mission. Heero once told me he'd fight as long as someone tries to dominate others. That was before you won him over."
"I… I don't understand. Won him over?"
"Relena, he loves you. He didn't want to at first, however I've know my share of men who keep to themselves… all the bottled up emotions inside come lose sometime." Relena had to give a halfhearted smile knowing all too well that her brother Millardo was exactly who Noin was talking about.
In that sense the two most important men in her life seemed similar. That thought amused her more than she wanted it too. Causing her to give off a small smile, Relena let her sobs turn into an almost giggle. Her heart already seemed a bit lighter.
"I've also known them to get out of the most serious of troubles just fine." Noin added in after a pause.
"I know, I'm being stupid. I can't help it." Relena said a little embarrassed for her outburst.
"I know… I know. You're not stupid, you're in love."
Thanks for the reviews folks. By all means, please continue to drop me a note. They make my days happier!
I have survived week two of the intensive summer sessions and you know what that means… exactly what does it mean? That I'm even more masochistic for sticking with the class? Probably… however for you it means I have another chapter up So enjoy the sweet, sweet… sweetness of the chapter… brain shutting down, no more adjec… word thingies ;
Ok, that's it- I need sleep, that or alcohol…however seeing as I will get neither… enjoy!
Chapter 3
"Play it now." Millardo simply commanded as the door closed and he was left alone in the room.
"Hey all." Came Duo's voice over the communication file.
"State your status. Have you picked up Yuy?"
"Ah Zechs, I didn't know you cared about us that much." The pilot tried to smile, seeing that his superior officer was seemingly in a bad mood, like he was ever in a good mood. "Roger that Blondie- oh and have a medic team ready on stand by… our boy's really beat up. I did what I could after we ditched those fighters."
"Understood, what's your ETA?"
"About a good half hour out yet… I've got the shuttle at full speed considering we've been dinged up pretty good." Duo said scratching this head. He hated to admit that someone actually gave him a hard time maneuvering out there. The battle that had occurred left him with little chance to do anything other than defend and flee. Both went against most of his rules for flying, however when he had a look at Heero's wrecked escape pod, he knew that the sooner he got his friend to a doctor, the better.
"What's Yuy's status?" The man had to ask. Not only for himself, but also for his little sister. If anything happened to that boy, Relena would probably die. As much as he hated it, Heero was a part of her life.
"Um, I'm not exactly sure." Duo stated as he continued to pilot the shuttle and talk at the same time. "He's not in good shape- if his small pod wasn't totaled from the attacks, it surely took on more damage when it crashed into the cargo bay of my ship." Duo said the smile now erased completely from his lips. "I couldn't really get down there to pull him out until I finished with the fighters. These guys really must Heero dead, they were serious."
"That would be expected then, because he is the target this time." Millardo told the man with the long braid.
"What?"
"We just confirmed it with Dr. J. These people, the so called Red Dove Organization, are not after Relena or us, they want the destruction of anything that had a part in the perfect solider project that produced Yuy… they'll attack us only if they see us in the way of their target."
"So what do we do?"
"Nothing at the moment."
"But what about Heero?" Duo asked trying to read what the older man was thinking. However the only one who could read Millardo were his wife, Relena, and a solider who matched him in nearly everyway. None where presently there.
"We'll treat hiss wounds and discuss it with him upon his arrival…" Was the only answer Duo got from the usually silent and brooding man on his screen.
"We can't just let him go- there are people who seriously want him dead." Duo objected to his commanding officer's remark. "Besides, you know as well as anyone, that Relena wouldn't like doing that… she'd never forgive you for sending Heero to his death."
"All he's ever done is break her heart! He's nothing but a youthful crush to her. She maybe mad at first, but she'll get use to the idea of no Heero Yuy being there to threaten her life…" Millardo knew how false some of his words were. Granted Heero had brought her youth heart great pain, however Heero's influence in her happiness was just something one could not deny.
"I disagree."
"Dually noted, that is all." Came over the COM and the screen went blank. The brown haired man was left feeling quite angry with the seemingly lack of caring about the situation.
"Man- that guy's still such a pain in my ass…" Deathsythe's pilot mumbled as he continued on the shuttle's course. Thinking things over, both men could be described as being a pain to him; Heero from day one was always causing problems. Same with Millardo, or rather Zechs was the one from day one to also add to the frustrating and trying times.
Rechecking his flight coordinates, Duo increased the engine output a little thinking about the unconscious body in the other compartment. "Don't worry there Heero- I won't let you go down this easy. Besides, Hilde would kill me if I didn't get you and Relena together."
Getting up from his chair after finding the shuttle was safe enough to fly for a time on autopilot; he quickly made his way out of the cockpit. The gravity level of the shuttle allowed him to glide down the hall to the place where he had strapped the silent and still body of his closest friend. Gently as possible, for the man who never liked being delicate about anything, Duo unwrapped the still bleeding man in order to better assess his wounds.
"You always have to cause trouble… you can never just be a normal… oh never mind." The youth sighed as he began to treat, with better care, his friend's wounds. He figured even if Heero could hear him, he was highly unlikely to actually listen to him. He had never once taken Duo's advice about trying to be more 'normal.'
After using every emergency packet he could find, and not to mention the shirt he wore on under his flight suit, he finally was able to stop Heero's blood from draining. Somehow the crudely fashioned dressings would have to do for the time being.
"Well, you've seen better days, but knowing you- you'll pull through. You always do. Lucky sob." Once he had finished doing everything in his power Duo strapped his friend in so they could make their landing at headquarters and returned to the cockpit.
Damn it. Can't we go any faster… just hang on Heero." Duo said with worry in his voice, glancing back at his friend down the hall, Duo looked at the earth. "Please…"
-
Noin sat back and sipped her tea as she watched her worried sister-in-law. The lavish waiting room and it's plush cream carpet were about to gain a worn line in it unless some one could convince the world's youngest world diplomat to stop pacing.
Heero would survive. Relena herself should have known he would be all right, however the image of him looking into the monitor almost straight at her caused her logical side to be silenced.
"Relena, you know we can't do that." Noin said setting down her cup.
"And why not? Heero's risked his life too many times for us… for me. We have to." She pleaded passionately to the woman who had stood up only moments ago and was now walking towards her.
Setting a comforting hand on Relena's shoulder, Noin stopped the pacing girl. For a moment neither said anything. And yet the silence conveyed their feelings fully to each other. Relena's deep blue eyes bore into the older woman's orbs. Suddenly as if a final wave of emotion hit, Relena finally cracked. Her emotions could not be held back like she had done in the past.
"I love him so much…" The young beauty sobbed as she threw herself into Noin's motherly embrace. Relena knew exactly what her brother saw in Noin, the woman was strong and compassionate.
"I need him Noin… I can't live without him anymore."
"Hush Relena, I know what you're going through. When Millardo was gone, my heart ached… but everything will turn out just fine." The dark haired woman tried to explain.
"At least you knew my brother… you actually spent time together throughout everything. I don't know anything about Heero, or how he feels. All I know is I want him back here with me."
"Relena you have no fears about his feelings for you. He feels just as strongly for you."
"How do you know?" Relena sniffled as she listened to Noin's soothing voice. A hand stroked her hair and seemed to calm the younger woman a bit.
"Relena you just need to watch him… His entire body language changes when you are so much as mentioned. And the thing that seals the deal was his volunteering on this mission. Heero once told me he'd fight as long as someone tries to dominate others. That was before you won him over."
"I… I don't understand. Won him over?"
"Relena, he loves you. He didn't want to at first, however I've know my share of men who keep to themselves… all the bottled up emotions inside come lose sometime." Relena had to give a halfhearted smile knowing all too well that her brother Millardo was exactly who Noin was talking about.
In that sense the two most important men in her life seemed similar. That thought amused her more than she wanted it too. Causing her to give off a small smile, Relena let her sobs turn into an almost giggle. Her heart already seemed a bit lighter.
"I've also known them to get out of the most serious of troubles just fine." Noin added in after a pause.
"I know, I'm being stupid. I can't help it." Relena said a little embarrassed for her outburst.
"I know… I know. You're not stupid, you're in love."
