An: I know, that was evil, but there's method to my madness. You'll see. Oh, and btw, did you all get mad at me or did just no one read last chapter? I got two reviews! It was like mass influx of reviews come in last two chapters oh good! posts chapter 14 and gets 2 what happened? That's ok, I know Rinny and Raizard love me! (jk everbody)

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Ch. 15 – Mr. Right

Hilde sat patiently on the sofa, hands folded neatly in her lap, much more proper than she had ever felt before. She looked down at her crème skirt. It had been a present from Relena last Christmas, when Hilde had told her she wanted to have a 'professional looking' outfit. It had come with a matching jacket, which Hilde decided to leave at home for today. She wore a deep brown button up shirt tucked gently into the skirt, which actually was worn at her waist for a change. It felt awkward to be in such an outfit. She really felt more like Relena than herself, but she figured if this man was some important somebody from some business magazine, she might as well look the part for one day of her life.

"Miss Schbeiker?" That handsome voice called out to her over the rapping on her door. Hilde jumped three feet off the ground and rushed to open it. "Ah, there you are. I was beginning to wonder if you had stood me up."

"No. No. I wouldn't."

"Well, that's marvelous to know. I hope you like Italian." He hooked her arm in his. "Shall we?"

Hilde smiled brightly, but couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt as she took one last look back at her and Duo's home.

Jason took one step in front of her and opened the passenger side of a beautiful black Corvette. "Your carriage awaits."

"Thank you." She smiled, dipping down into it.

He quickly closed the door after her, scurried around to his own and hopped in. He turned the key and the engine roared to life. "Pretty nice, huh?"

"Yeah. Nice. Nice. Real nice!" –Hilde, get a hold of yourself! You're here now, might as well enjoy yourself!-

"So tell me a little about yourself." He looked over at her for a moment, grinning.

"Well there's not really much to tell…" –Don't incriminate Relena, don't incriminated Relena, don't incriminate Relena-

"Well, obviously you have to be someone to be friends with the all-powerful Relena Peacecraft Yuy, ex-queen of the world."

"I guess…well…I mean. We kind of know each other because of the war I guess you could say."

"So obviously Mrs. Yuy can't be a total pacifist, she met her best friend and husband from the effects of war."

"No, Relena's definitely a pacifist. I guess there can be good and bad to war. I'm just glad it's over now."

"So you're not anti or pro war?"

"I don't really guess so. I mean, I'm just…here. See the guy I live with he fought in the war, too. He was a Gundam pilot, like Heero. They were kinda like buddies, I guess. It's a long and complicated story. Anyway, since Heero and Duo are kinda close…well…it's just long, complicated, and boring."

He put his hand on top of hers and traced his thumb along its outer line. "No, I'm intrigued."

Hilde blushed. "Oh…it's nothing special. I'm just thankful to have someone like Relena. She's just great. I try to help her out sometimes, but I usually screw up."

"Like what?"

"Well, like that trip to Aruba, man, that was a screw up!" Hilde's eyes grew wider than she thought humanly possibly. –What happened to 'don't incriminate Relena?' "

"Oh, yes, I do believe I heard a few comments about that trip. Isn't that where she and Mr. Yuy wed?"

"Yeah. It was just supposed to be a quiet little vacation, but yeah. They'd been long overdue for a trip down lovebird lane."

"That's sweet. Obviously it couldn't have been too much of a 'screw up,' if the two married."

"No. It just wasn't Relena's fantasy white wedding. Great planning on my part, huh?" Hilde laughed, hoping he would just take that as what she meant and nothing more.

"Oh well. You can't blame yourself." He glanced at her once more. "So are you seeing wedding bells in your future?"

-Well I thought I was…- "I guess I just haven't found the right guy yet."

"That's too bad." He sighed. "But didn't you say you lived with some guy?"

"We've been friends a long time." – Just let me forget Duo for the one hour I'm with you.-

"What did you say his name is? Like Two-oh or something?"

"Duo. Duo Maxwell."

"Oh! I remember the name now. My, he was a little famed back in those war days."

"Just a little." Hilde beamed for a moment, then realized it, and just went back to smiling. "Yeah, we're friends."

"It's good to have friends." The car came to a screeching halt. "Well, here we are."

"Great! I'm starved."

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"I can't believe how stupid I am…" Duo stared at the black velvet box which contained a tiny ring with a tiny gem. "I have wanted to give this to her for weeks, and then Relena, dangit, I can't get you out of my head." He slammed his fist against the desk. "Never in my life did I even see you in any light like that…but…kisses don't disappear from your mind overnight."

"Maxwell, what are you babbling about?" Heero growled, walking into his office.

"Hey buddy! What are you doing at the office? I thought you had like retired from here to be like full time princess body guard or something."

"I needed to run some information. There's been even more bad press on her."

"Aww, that's too bad. What this time?"

"They're saying our child isn't ours."

Duo nodded for a second, then his words sank in. "Wait, what?"

"It's that Kevin guy again, always spreading something!"

"No, no, the other part."

"What?"

"The 'our child' part."

"Isn't that self explanatory?"

"Relena's pregnant!"

"Yes."

"How?"

"Maxwell, I refuse to have to explain what you should have learned as a twelve year old."

"No, I know HOW, I just meant…you two have been hitched what…a month?"

"Not quite. Our anniversary is in two days."

"Well congratulations, big daddy!" Duo popped up and hugged him, but Heero quickly pushed him away. –Leave her be, let her be happy, push her from your mind.-

"But these tabloids keep insinuating there is something between her and this Kevin guy. I know there's not. There's just NOT!" Heero froze, fist squeezed tightly, the veins in his hand and his arm were visible and pulsing.

"Calm down, buddy. No reason to get jealous. She loves you, always has, always will."

"To see her dancing with him in that picture. In the dress that she married me in…"

Duo gestured toward his computer. "Here, use mine if you like. Look up whatever you need." He picked up the box, snapped it shut, and put it in his pocket. "I've got something to take care of."

An: Are you happier now? At least a little? Don't get too excited just yet.

Special Thanks:

Raizard333 – You're very much so on the right track. Thanks for sticking in there with me, even when I was a little disappointing.

Rinny Leonheart – Aww, poor dear. I can feel for you, me too! But maybe things will turn out a little better in fantasy world than in reality.