Hey everyone….Reason why I'm updating is because I'm sick. I got food poisoning from the school food. How fantastic is that? Well, the last chapter was pretty dark. Gomen! Here's chapter 17 and this might be the last chapter! I don't know. Should it?

Warning: This is getting so annoying. You've read my story so you should know what I like to throw in here!

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Chapter 17: Golden Locket Of Promise

Amber smiled and pulled out of Duo's kiss. Standing up, she pulled her lover to his feet. Hugging him, she leaned up and whispered, "Let's not speak of what happened in here." Duo nodded, staring into Amber's eyes. Clasping her hand, he smiled and they walked out side by side, hand in hand.

"Duo! Amber!" Quatre ran up to them as soon as they came into the hanger. He stopped short when he saw the blood drying on them. "What happened?" he managed to ask.

The couple glanced at each other then said in unison. "Oh. We just ran into a little trouble." Smiling, Amber ran to hug her friends, who seemed happy enough to see her than to care about the blood.

((Amber))

Amber sighed, glancing out the window of the shuttle into the black reaches of space. She had just gotten out of the shower. Turning away from the window, she wrung out her hair, watching the little trails of water go down the drain. "Why did all this have to happen?" She whispered to no one.

Closing her eyes, her pictured Duo, smiling and calling her name. He was holding out his hand to her, beckoning her to come with him. She reached up to grab his hand, instead brushing against the mirror, causing her eyes to snap open. Smiling, she turned away from her reflection.

((Duo))

Duo stood in front of the mirror in the guy's bathroom. He shivered slightly, since he was only clad in his boxers. Smiling, he pictured Amber, smiling and laughing as though nothing has happened. He shook his head, ignoring the hand he was holding out to him. Snapping open his eyes, he let a single drop fall. "She's not safe with me. I need to let her go…for her sake…"

((Normal))

Amber and Duo walked out of their bathrooms at the same time. Amber ran up to Duo, hugging him tightly. Duo twitched, a little reluctant at first, but then he gave in and hugged her back. He breathed in her clean, wonderful scent. He really wished he didn't have to leave her..

"Amber, we've been meaning to ask you, are you the 6th Gundam pilot?" Heero bluntly asked. Amber stared at him and let out a little giggle.

"Of course not!"

"Then how did you become so strong?" Wufei asked.

Amber smirked. "That's for me to know." Turning back to Duo she smiled. Leaning up, she kissed him, then pulled away and walked towards the hanger with the escape shuttles. "And you to never find out. But I'll tell you this. I'm on good terms with 06."

"What? How?" Quatre shouted, running up to Amber. Amber just smirked again. "What? You didn't think I'd know 06? After all, I did build Dark Wings all by myself." This shocked all the pilots. They looked at each other, and then back to the girl who was saying she built 06's Gundam single-handedly.

"Amber…Why didn't you tell us?" Duo stepped up to her, a little hesitantly. Amber just stared at him and shook her head sadly. She moved towards to door and opening it, she stepped into the hanger.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I need to meet with 06. He's expecting me." And with that she closed and locked the door. Running towards a shuttle, she let a few stray tears fall. I'm sorry Duo…

"Amber! Open up!" Duo pounded on the door but it was no use. From the sounds coming from the other side, Amber had already started up a shuttle. Dropping to his knees, Duo shook his head. Everything was happening so fast. It seemed as though Amber had popped into his life and then suddenly she was gone.

"Maxwell. Get up. We need to get out of here." Heero's words cut through Duo's thoughts. At first Duo didn't understand why until he heard a ticking. He froze. Amber had planted a bomb on here! Suddenly he felt himself yanked up by Heero. "Snap out of it baka! We need to go. Now."

"Huh? Oh. Right!" Duo ran of in the direction of the Gundam hanger. Passing his room, he saw something on his bed. Running inside, he grabbed it and shoved it in his pocket, not bothering to see what it was.

When they finally reached the hanger, they wasted no time boarding their Gundams and taking off. They flew a good distance away from the shuttle then turned just as it exploded. All the boys were in shock that someone they had trusted had tried to kill them.

Duo sighed and dug around in his pocket, pulling out a folded piece of paper. It was a letter. In Amber's handwriting. He quickly unfolded it and a golden locket dropped onto his lap. The letter read:

My dear Duo,

If you are reading this, I have left you. I am very sorry. Please do not hate me for this but I had to leave. This golden locket is a symbol of promise. My promise. To come and find you someday so we can be together again. I love you so much. Please remember the time we spent together and cherish it until we meet again.

With much you,

Your Dearest Amber

Duo felt a tear drop onto the paper, blurring the ink of Amber's name. Fumbling with the locket, he managed to open it, despite his shaking hands. There, inside, was a picture of Duo and Amber when they had gone to the amusement park together during the time the boys had lived with her. Her smile shone brightly up at him.

We look so happy there…Why couldn't things have stayed that way? Duo closed the locket and slipped it around his neck, then tucked it under his shirt.

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