Two: Calm before the storm

Inside the Schbeiker residence, Mrs. and Mr. Schbeiker congregated on the sells they made over the past month since they started working for the salvage business under the name; Schbeiker's salvage yard; the best place to find spare parts and whatnot.

They're minds were so in engrossed in their business that they didn't notice Hilde rising from the dinner table after eating a hardy meal her mother made them, the young girl left the table uncleared the contents of food, beverages, and condiments remained on the table and Hilde's leave was completely unnoticed by her parents.

She put her plate into the dishwasher before walking away from the machine she left the door open hoping her parents would at least figure out that she was no longer there. Hilde trotted up the stairs with a sigh as the sent of warm and ready bath water awaiting her inside the bathroom.

Once she was inside the bathroom the German girl stripped herself off her clothes then settled herself into the bath with a 'ouch' and a sigh, she flopped her bottom onto the tub's bottom grabbing a bottle of Johnson's baby bath.

Hilde squeezed the bottle releasing the gel upon her head before dropping the bottle proceeding to give her head a massage.

Heero-sama's leaving, I can't believe it. He's leaving... probably forever..., Relena must feel depressed right about now. Just like I am. Hilde sighed at the thought as she stared up at the night sky through the bathroom's open window noticing the steam of her bath escaping through it, she sighed in hopes it would lift the heavy feeling in her heart but no avail; it remained still.

Hilde couldn't take this feeling of dread in her heart, she began to scrub vigorously at her hair scratching at her scalp until her arms became heavy with aching pain. They fell to her side splashing against the water as they floated down to the bottom removing the suds that resided on her fingers while she sobbed silently as the tears flowed downed her cheeks like a rain fall dripping into the bathwater vanishing forever just like Heero would.

Hilde lifted her hands up to her face smothering it in her palms crying listening to the dead silence inside the colony.

After taking a bath Hilde silently made her way out of the bathroom after cleaning the dirt ring out of the tub. She entered her bedroom with a sigh welcoming it's warmth that greeted her when she entered.

The towel wrapped around her slim body fell to the ground as she made sure the door was locked and her windows were shut. After shutting the curtains Hilde walked past her desk and flopped onto the bed whipping her face in case her salty tears left their marks she pulled her pajama's from underneath her pillow before picking up her panties and bra.

Afterward the dark-haired girl pulled on her pajama's and placed herself underneath the covers of her bed turning her table lamp off, greeted by the nightsky and the darkness of her bedroom. All her mind could think about was the new Sylvia had told her about, Heero's face flashed through her mind endlessly as did the visions in her mind.

But they came unbidden and flooded her conscience with questions and curiosity while one side of her was worried about Heero. Hilde placed her hands against the sides of her face as the blood rushed to her cheeks at the thought of Heero. He was her hero, her idol, her role model and also her first love. Him leaving, would leave her in a state of depression and hopelessness. A determined look conquered her saddened expression.

Tomorrow I'll go and see Heero, and I will ask him... before he leaves. With this goal set firmly in her mind, Hilde let sleep claim her.

School was the same as usual, Hilde fell asleep during her algebra test barely passing with a B+. Mrs. and Mr. Schbeiker wasn't going to be too happy about that news.

Afterward, she watched Trowa and Catherine show off during gym performing dangerous stunts in the semi small area.

Dorothy and Quatre performed very long poetry in front of their English class putting some to sleep.

Nataku and Wufei taught the newly installed self-defense classes assigned to them by Principal and vice-principal, Une and Treize Kushrenada who Wufei despised with a passion but respected him all the same for respecting his strengths.

Hilde found this to be strange, but never asked the Chinese boy what his reasons were for hating and respecting Treize. She probably never would.

Hilde returned to track practice despite her personal doctor Sally Po's warnings of an another fainting episode. The German girl knew what caused her fainting-episode; the strange mix of visions she saw concerning the young boy and giant that haunted her dreams the night after her bath.

Sylvia Noventa was especially worried for her since she too beside the those present at the track witnessed her faint. Hilde brushed their worry off calling them surrogate mother hens that wouldn't give her a break for a second.

Hilde watched Relena and Heero converse with eachother as she positioned herself on the blocks, she noticed Heero wore a usually happy expression on his face as he and the Darlain girl strolled across the track on the sidelines amongst the runners laughing and whispering to eachother about things causing Heero make faces.

Hilde almost envied Relena, she got to spend what few hours she had left with the highly praised Heero Yuy, her boyfriend before he left to wherever he was going. She sighed sadly before the sound of the gunshot went off and she bolted from her spot zooming past everyone that had gotten in front of her, Hilde ran with her goal in mind as the wind washed over her like a river.

Author's note: Originally this was a part of chapter 3: Boy from Gaia, which would have been chapter two, but I ran out of room to write soo it's turned out to be a short chapter. I hope you enjoy two chapters in this one update! Ja ne! Sakura123