1A/N: thankies for the reviews.
It took an hour or so before they arrived at his home. It was quite large for a Gundam pilot, but she guess he needed the space to dock and fix his gundam if needed. The man hurried out of the car and pulled open the gates that blocked entry into the estate. When they pulled in he grabbed her suitcase from the back and ushered her into the house.
"Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Maxwell?" he called out and led her down the hallway and through several rooms. It seemed that this Duo Maxwell was not at home and Hilde was beginning to wonder if she had been duped and set up.
But as they exited the house towards the back, she had to catch her breath in surprise as a low gasp escaped her. The Gundam that stood infront of her was amazing. The way it was built, the power that it emulated. But what took her breath away the most was the little voice in the back of her head that told her that she knew this gundam and its pilot. While apart of Oz she had studied various threats to their rule, but this could not be the very same.
"Mr. Maxwell, I have brought the woman here. She has signed the contract and your wedding is tomorrow morning, as soon as I could arrange it. Will you come down here and meet her?"The man stood there staring at the Gundam and wondered with Hilde if it was empty.
Just as she was going to turn to him and ask him what the hell was going on, A man, no a young man around her age appeared from the cockpit of the Gundam.When he saw her he grinned down at her and then he disappeared back in the cockpit only to hop down a moment later.
Hilde took a step back. It was him. Why hadn't she recognized it before. The second Gundam Pilot of the five who fought, and continues to fight against Oz.Duo Maxwell the god of death, and she was going to be married to him?
"Whats up babe?" He asked with a deep charming, almost flirtatious voice.
Her eyes slightly closed in anger and frustration. "My name is Hilde, please do not refer to me as babe."
He shrugged and frowned then turned to the man next to her and completely ignored her. "She seems a bit, whats the word I want to use? Bitchy. But she is a looker. Where'd you find her?"
"She owns a junkyard, when I was buying the parts you asked for, I saw her." The man was a bit shaky still and threw a curious glance back at her.
"She'll have to do. Go prepare her room its the one at the end of the hall, and," he leaned closer to the other man and whispered something inaudible to Hildes ears.
Hilde stood there and watched as the man scurried away quickly taking her bags with him.
"So, Babe. Have you always owned a junkyard? Or did you just fall into it?" he was watching her intently for a moment before she glared at him and he grinned and grabbed her arm."You must know about Gundams then. I call him Deathscythe Hell. Hes pretty powerful, if I do say so myself. You want to look inside?"
Hilde pulled her arm from his and stood still, he glanced at her briefly before shrugging, "Ok, I get it, no touching. Do you want to see inside?"
"No I don't want to see inside of your Gundam, double intendre or not. I would just like to get this farce marriage over and get back to my life. Now if you would excuse me I have to go use the rest room." She turned and walked away. When she walked into his house she stood still staring around the large kitchen area. She didn't even know where the bathroom was!
"Um..wheres the bathroom?" She asked as she walked out.
He burst into a roar of laughter and held his stomach as he did so. What an asshole, Hilde thought, but he calmed himself down after a minute ,"Its the first right down the hall from the kitchen. Don't get lost." he said and started laughing again.
"Don't get lost.." Hilde mimicked him angrily and walked down the hallway to the bathroom. Who was he to act so cocky?
After she used the restroom she walked out, deciding not to go back out side, Hilde walked around the house abit. It was huge really, something a mere gundam pilot could not afford. This house maybe was from Father Maxwell? She would have to ask him about it. She wandered around the house some more until she came upon a large room, the door was shut and it was locked. She jiggled the handle a bit.
"Um..may I help you Miss. Schreinbeker?" it was that same portly man, who had gotten her into this mess.
"No I was just looking around and I got lost could you show me to my room please?" Or maybe how to get my self out of this place.
He led the way down the hall to a large room. It was bare of furnishings except for a bed and a dresser. There was also a connecting bathroom and a large closet. But one thing was out of place. If this was her room, where were her belongings? In the closet were clothes that weren't hers but surprisingly her size. What the hell was going on here? If he needed some one to marry him, why didn't he get the owner of these clothes to do so?
"Is everything alright? Miss. Hilde?" He still hadn't gone away but was watching her from the doorway.
"No everything is not alright. I want to speak to Mr. Maxwell. I have some concerns about this deal." It wasn't so much as concerns as she wanted to pry into his past a little.
"You shall see him at dinner time, Miss. Hilde. Dinner will be served in one hour sharp." With that he shut the doors and walked away. Ok so this whole setup is seeming more and more weird as she went along. She browsed through the clothes in the closet and found a pair of jeans and a T-shirt that was suited more to her taste then the folds of dresses that occupied all the space. Where the hell was her stuff anyways? Did he throw them away or burn them or something? With him anything was possible.
She sat on the bed, which was surprisingly comfy and tried to conjure up what she knew about the five Gundam pilots. They went in order of the colonies which they came from. There was Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton, Quatre Rebera Winner, and Chang Wufei. Each had their own personal reasons to fight in the war and each had their own custom Gundam designed to suit their needs as a pilot. If she remembered correctly Duo fought to end the war and revenge the death of Father Maxwell. His Gundam was Death scythe Hell and he came from colony L002.
But that is all OZ knew of him. Nothing about his personal life, of any other relationships he might have had. She was in a total blank now. What the hell has she gotten herself into?
She made her way down the long stairway and through the hallway into the dinning room. He was already sitting there and the food was set on the table. He glanced at her momentarily before going back to a small computer infront of him. When she sat down he shut it off with a grim look on his face.
"I wasn't sure what you liked to eat so I just ordered some Chinese food." He smiled briefly and began eating.
It was silent as she began eating also. In the air hung something like dread, and the tension was thick.
"We need to talk about some things. Number one where are my stuff?" she set down her fork and glared slightly at him.
"Don't worry about them, they are safe you'll get them back after we are married tomorrow. It's just a precaution." He said it with a slight hint of something in his tone, but then smiled at her .Hilde was a bit taken aback, the smile seemed genuine and she found herself smiling back.
"What about the clothes that are in the closet of my room?"
"That's just temporarily your room. You may have what you want from it. After the ceremony tomorrow you will be moved to another room. Don't worry I've got everything under--"The small computer in front of him beeped and cut him off. He flipped it open and stared at the screen. He looked her once and began typing. He paused and then he shut the computer off."I'm sorry I have to cut the meal short. Duty calls. I'll see you in the morning, hopefully." he remarked with a grin and walked away.
Hilde sat there stunned, moments later she heard the undyable stutter of a gundam as he took off the ground began to rumble beneath her feet. She grasped the edge of the table until it stopped.
"Hopefully?" Hilde said to the silence and began to contemplate what he meant by that? She finished what was left of her dinner and retired to her bedroom. It was so eerily quiet in the house by herself and she wondered just when the little man had gone home.
But what stayed on her mind was Duo. He had said 'hopefully' could he have been going on a dangerous mission?And who was that on his computer? Could that have been the way they had been contacting the Gundam pilots. If she was still a member of Oz she would have been promoted once they found out her predicament. But would she have used it to her advantage?
She sighed and closed her eyes.
The next day she was woken up by who she was just gonna call Mr. Port. He never mentioned his name and she wasn't gonna ask for it. He laid a few dresses beside her on the bed and she wondered how he got into her room.
"Good morning Miss. Hilde. Today is the big day, I've picked out several dresses, I wasn't sure if you were...um...what color you would like so I just brought these. I'll be back in thirty minutes to walk you to the wedding ." He seemed so chipper today in a nice black suit.
"Walk me?" She was confused now.
"Yes the wedding will be held here. I will be walking you to the altar, since you do not have a family member to do so. Is that alright?"
"Yes thats fine." he nodded and bowed a bit and left. So Duo must have made it in ok. Why did she feel a bit of relief in her when she thought of him being ok?She should be angry. Hilde sighed and went to take a shower she didn't know what to think anymore. She just hoped that she could survive this marriage and get on with her life.