Heero wrapped his jacket tightly around him, ignoring the biting tears as the memory of last night kept playing over in his head, repeating the heartbreaking kiss.
Duo left him, why?
Heero wanted to scream. He thought that at least Duo would be by his side when it came down to it. He'd thought of a lot of things, and he'd ended up being wrong about most of them.
Heero continued on, ignoring the feeling inside himself that he should turn around and walk back to the abandoned town but it was too late, he was miles ahead already.
It was close to morning when he finally reached the intersection of the gravel road. The road was deserted and they'd been driving all day yesterday, how far were they anyway?
Heero continued walking, ignoring the sound of a car behind him with some sort of engine, figuring that it might be Quatre.
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"Ouch!" Duo growled as someone kicked his ribs rather hard.
"Duo, get up." Wufei hissed, helping Duo to a sitting position. "Heero's gone."
"Wh-what?" Duo asked shakily, shock hitting full force and instantly waking him up. He jumped to his feet by the tire. "How?"
"We assumed that you knew." Trowa said angrily.
"What the hell does that have to do with me?" Duo replied brusquely. Before a fistfight could occur between the two, Quatre intervened.
"Guys, please. We have more important things to worry about." Quatre gently said, raking his hand through his blonde hair. "Like Heero."
"Where did he go?"
"That's what we're all wondering." Wufei said.
"Do you think he went back to the school?" Meiran asked.
"If he did, we might catch up with him on the road!" Quatre enthusiastically said.
"Let's not waste anymore time and get a move on." Wufei said.
"Are you feeling well?" Zechs asked the young man sitting in the passenger seat. "We can stop if you like."
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"I'll be fine." Heero muttered, staring off into the far distance of the horizon.
"You don't look too well to me." Zechs said.
"Just keep on driving." Heero muttered, willing himself to focus his attention to the passing scenery.
"I can stop if you like." Zechs offered, but Heero didn't respond, unable to at that very moment as his mind was caught up in the dream of the past few days. Duo.
"Can't this piece of junk go any faster?!" Duo shouted at Quatre, who was doing his best to speed and avoid the pedestrians, if there were any, while tuning both Duo's and Trowa's frantic voices out. They were supposed to be in this together, they made a pact yesterday. What went wrong? What made Heero leave all of a sudden, without a note and furthermore where did he go?
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Their first thought was that Heero went back to the school, but they would have seen him on the road, unless he was picked up. Shoot! They could have looked at the road and seen what direction he went. How could they have been so stupid?
Quatre suddenly skidded to a halt, knocking his friends forward and instantly turning around the way they've come.
"Quatre..."
"We're going in the wrong direction." Quatre stated, stepping on the gas once more.
"Wrong direction?!" They all chorused.
"Just think about it. It's Heero and I'm sure he went back to the School knowing that J would be there."
"He wouldn't do something as stupid as that!" Trowa growled.
"Well, he did." Quatre said.
"Why?"
"It's a stupid idea, but revenge is the only motive that I think he would go back for, and so would I if our roles were reversed." Quatre said. "There is nothing holding him back anymore."
"He'll be committing suicide if he goes back to space!" Duo said. "What the hell is he thinking?!"
"At this point, Duo, I don't think he cares." Quatre said, "I think he sees this as a lifelong mission and he has to complete it or he failed, and Heero is no failure."
"But why would he want to go back to space?"
"That's were the production of the drug is and you might as well kill two birds with one stone."
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Heero stood patiently outside of the office, not bothering to go inside where a brief meeting was being held between his guardian and the head of the school.
It's not like he wanted to come back; he had no choice. If he didn't do this now, J would be following him to the ends of the universe and it was better to get this over with.
If only he had a little more time – more time to be with Duo. Sadly he wasn't given that choice as Duo had just used him, some friend.
Heero sighed as he shifted his weight from foot to foot. This week had been hectic, to say the least. It would have been more fun if he could express his feelings.
The confounding feeling that Duo always brought out when he was near, comforting and yet frightening. Heero never experienced such intensity from any type of emotion, except anger.
Given time, Heero would come to understand it.
"Well Heero, I am sure you'd like to say goodbye," J said, walking out with his hand crossed behind his back and staring challengingly at him.
"I don't do goodbyes." Heero stated firmly, crossing his arms and staring defiantly at J.
"Indeed, you don't," J said, walking forth to the door. "Come Heero, we have much to discuss."
Heero didn't argue as he reluctantly followed Dr. J out the door and into a black limo.
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"I hope we're not too late," Quatre muttered under his breath, racing above the speed limit and into the city, avoiding the traffic as much as he could and not bothering to look back at the accidents he caused.
"If we are, then we'll follow." Trowa said, holding tightly onto the door, not at all used to Quatre's driving.
"How the hell are we going to do that?" Duo asked the obvious and if possible, all four of the other former students rolled their eyes.
"Sometimes Duo, I forget that you're intelligent." Quatre said.
"The skills I acquired as a temp. Pilot. I am capable of flying a shuttle." Trowa said. "I guess that aviatrix school paid off."
"We can use my father's company plane." Wufei and Quatre said simultaneously.
"Or my dad's newly improved shuttle." Meiran piped up.
"I opt for going in my family's craft." Duo stretched, "It's cozier, nice exterior, and fast as hell."
"And that's if we don't manage to catch Heero before he leaves for the airport." Trowa said.
"And what if we do?"
Trowa smirked, "Ever heard of the term kidnap?"
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"As you can see Heero, I need you to do this last favor for me." J said and Heero solemnly listened. "Our rival in weapon production is your uncle. I need you to declare you have no affiliation with him, otherwise our dreams will never become a reality."
"Hmm." Heero looked at his hand and absently wished for a gun. It would be useful for this moment.
"Once that is done, Yuy Corp. will never be government regulated and you can make your own choice for your own inheritance, and you are proving exceptional. With both of us at the helm, Yuy Corp. would be at the top of the pinnacle of success with nothing holding us down. We will be powerful and no one will be able to defy us."
"That's all based on opinion, and without my consent, none of your dreams will happen." Heero said tonelessly and J's face took on a strange cold look, to the point of murderous.
"Your father did the same exact thing, refused the offer of power. You don't want to go and make the same mistake, do you?"
"My father never trusted you."
J did not reply, only stared thoughtfully at Heero for a few minutes before turning to look out the window. "He never realized how much of a fool he was either."
"That's also based on opinion." Heero said. "However, I won't die like him."
"How do you come by this conclusion?"
"You said it was impossible when you went forth with your creation," Heero said, "Perfection has no faults."
"I see..."
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AU: ...you don't know how much I am angsting over the last three chapters. I know it's not perfection quality, but still...does it go nicely along with the previous chapters?
And I am sorry for not updating sooner. Life could be a erm..the "b" word.
The Becky and Suzi factor...are well...evil. At least Suzi..lol. She threatened me with a deadline. Anyway, much love to both my beta's, evil or not, they do a hell of a job betaing.Thank you!