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Everything I Wanted

Chapter 2: Vindicated

Hope, dangles on a string,

Like slow spinning redemption,

Winding in and winding out,

The shine of it has caught my eye.

And roped me in so mesmerizing, so hypnotizing.

I am captivated, I am vindicated.

I am selfish, I am wrong.

I am right I swear I'm right.

Swear I knew it all along.

And I am flawed, but I am cleaning up so well,

I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself.

All I could do is sit there and stare, dumbfounded and hurt well past when the news anchor had switched topics. It wasn't me! How could they accuse me when I was no where near Greece? But none of that mattered now, all that mattered was that I had to leave, that picture looked too much like me for any of my co-workers not to figure it out. I had to run...again.

5 hours later on the Pacific Ocean (Switching to 3rd person, yes not good english but its needed)

Duo let out a sigh as he slug his bag over his shoulder and stepped onto the deck of the ship. Bast meowed from his perch on the braided boys shoulder, nails digging in so as not to fall off into the water.

"Duo me boy! Welcome aboard." Duo smiled as he spotted Howard walking briskly toward him. He smiled fondly at the man he considered his foster father. The two men shook hands briskly before the older man frowned slightly.

"Duo I have good news and I have bad news." Howard ushers the boy inside the ship and sat him down in a chair. It was Howards personal room, his bed was messy and his personal computer sat on the desk to Duo's left.

"Isn't that how it always is?" The braided boy joked as he leaned back in his chair. "So what is it?"

"Well the good news is the others boys have no idea you're here." Howard turned to look out the porthole window. "Though they've been here more times than I can count in the last few months looking for you." He sent a meaningful glance over his shoulder at the boy who sat behind him, seeming to the world that he didn't care about what the man was saying. But anyone who knew Duo would notice the tenseness in his shoulders and the way his lips made a thin line like he was thinking very hard.

"And the bad news?" Duo's voice was serious, Howard resisted the urge to gulp as Shinigami momentarily surfaced in the normally happy boy.

"This." Howard grabbed the edge of his laptop and turned it so the boy could see it. Amethyst eyes practically glowed as they turned to the screen that displayed a simple message addressed to Duo.

Duo Maxwell aka Shinigami,

Did you like the news? I certainly did, but next time I won't miss and there's nothing the other Gundam pilots can do to stop me. But there is something you can. I will attack Relena again when she speaks at the peace conference in New York City. You are the only one that knows this, so what shall you do? Her life is in your hands, can you save her in time? Don't bother telling the others, not that they'll believe you anyway...

The White Orchid

"I got that message early this morning, I tried to trace it but no luck." Howard said with a sigh. He looked over worriedly at the boy he considered a son. Catching him looking Duo smiled reassuringly.

"Howard can I get some time alone?" The old man stood with a nod and walked past him to leave. As he passed he let a hand drop onto the thin shoulders in a comforting gesture.

As the door clicked shut Duo let out an audible sigh. What was he supposed to do now? Relena was in trouble but if he got anywhere near that conference he would be arrested because they thought he was the one trying to kill her!

That's only if you get caught.

True, not getting caught would be very difficult, especially since he knew that it meant sneaking by the other pilots, but after all his specialty was stealth.

But do you really want to save the woman that stole the two people you loved most?

Duo shook his head forcefully, as if that would dislodge the voice echoing in his head. It hurt, remembering how they had so easily left him, how they no longer loved him. Pain like hot lightning shot through his system, making his eyes water. Could he do it? Could he save her...

What if you just let her die? Then maybe you can be happy again...

"What if Relena just died?" Duo whispered hoarsely. Darkness seemed to swirl around his heart, its thick tendrils reaching for the easy answer.

"No!" Duo shouted, clenching his hands so hard his nails dug into his skin. "I am not that kind of person! Every life is precious, I know that better than anyone." Resolve firmly set in his mind and heart he turned to see Bast staring at him from the dresser, head tilted to the said in confusion. Chuckling Duo walked over and rubbed the cat behind the ears, making him purr.

"Sorry Bast but I need to leave you here for awhile, there are some things I need to take care of."

Duo snuck quietly from one shadow to the next. Dressed totally in black he blended in perfectly away from the roaming sight of the guards. What he was attempting to do was insane, it was so dangerous he needed to be invisible to pull it off, he was going to talk to Heero Yuy. Even if Heero shot him on sight his former lover still needed to know, Relena was in danger. Sneaking around a corner Duo finally made it to the small garden that was outside Heero's room, or at least what used to be Heero's room. Duo was taking a big risk, hoping Heero and Wufei hadn't moved into Relena's room with her. He wanted to catch the former Wing pilot alone. Even if Wufei was there he was screwed, two against one was not the odds he was looking for.

Carefully the braided teen scaled one of the larger trees and shimmed along the branch toward the open balcony. He froze as a guard walked hazardously below him, he was to close to be caught now. Jumping up he flipped over the railing onto the balcony and held his breath. He could hear water running quietly, meaning one of the was in the shower, praying it was Wufei Duo snuck closer and looked in.

A force slammed into him from the front rolling him onto his back. He caught sight of Prussian blue and unruly chocolate hair before his head slammed into the marble floor. SHIT! Yeah he was officially screwed. Desperately Duo balked upward flipping Heero over on his back. His head spinning Duo ignored the hits aimed at him as he pulled out a special pair of handcuffs Howard made out of gundanium and looped them around the railing before grasping Heero's hands and somehow locking them around his wrists.

Panting heavily Duo straddled the silent pilot's thighs, making it so he couldn't kick. His head pulsed painfully but he shook it off as he stared at the beauty below him.

"Hi Heero." He said with a smile. Suddenly feeling more happy than he should given the situation, maybe the head injury was worse than he thought.

"Duo I swear to God I'll call the guards and!" Duo clamped his hands over the boys' mouth. The scratching of metal against stone made Duo glance at the handcuffs that were beginning to bend slightly, he knew they wouldn't be able to hold soldier for long but he just needed a little time.

"Listen Heero! This is important." Duo practically pleaded, the boy below him only glared and bit down hard on Duo's hand. Wincing Duo held back a yelp and tried to pull his hand away but Heero wouldn't give it up.

"Damn it Heero Relena's in danger!" Heero stilled and with a sigh Duo withdrew his injured hand.

"I know Relena's in danger, you're trying to kill her." Heero's voice was cold and monotone. The fact that that cold voice was directed as him made Duo want to start crying.

"NO! It's not me Heero! It's some other person, their going to attack Relena at her speech in New York City." Duo whispered harshly. "I got this e-mail and."

"Stop lying." Whatever Duo was going to say was cut off and he started in shock at the boy below him. Heero thought he was lying, he didn't believe him.

"Heero please..." Duo leaned down both his arms on either side of Heero's head as he looked him in the eye. "Please believe me, it's me, Duo. Ya know the one that doesn't lie?" Duo was begging, he knew he was and he hated himself for it, but Heero had always trusted him before, always believed in him more than anyone else.

"Leave now and never bother Relena again and I won't search for you."

I am right I swear I'm right, swear I knew it all along.

I am flawed, but I am cleaning up so well, I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself.

Duo fell back as if he had been struck. Unfeeling Prussian eyes stared at him, no emotion flickering in their depths.

"I agree with him." Duo swung around to see Wufei standing behind him, a towel wrapped around his waist and gun in hand.

"Wufei..."

"Leave now, you don't belong here." Duo's heart dropped as he took a hesitant step back. In a surreal way he felt like he was dreaming, a haunting nightmare on a plain of glass and suddenly the glass shattered below him. The two people he loved most In the whole world wanted nothing to do with him.

Why the hell am I here? Duo thought dejectedly. The pain he went through at first was nothing compared to the million pieces of his shattered heart piercing him now. They wouldn't even believe him. The world suddenly didn't seem to make much sense. He hadn't realized he was laughing until he felt the first tear trek down his cheek. He spun, not wanting them to see his shame. Boys don't cry, especially not over bastards that stomp their hearts into the ground.

"I don't care what you think of me, but I still...." Duo stopped, he couldn't see them because his back was turned to them but he could hear the gundanium snap meaning Heero was free. He suddenly wished Wufei would just shoot him and end it all. "I still love you. Nothing will ever change that, and I still believe in you guys. I don't understand what happened, but no matter what, I still love you guys and would never do anything to hurt you. Even if it means protecting the one you replaced me with." The last sentence came out as a whisper before the braided boy vaulted over the railing, not looking back.

Wufei and Heero stood on the balcony for a long time after he departed, just holding each other. Nothing was said between the two but each knew what the other was feeling, they both just stood there and watched the moon come out and run across the sky.

The click of heels on tile was echoed down the empty corridor before stopping before a partly open door.

"The message has been sent." I male voice said form inside. The woman outside smiled and walked away without a word, her plan was running smoothly, soon Duo Maxwell would wish he was never born.

Sorry this took so long everyone! But yeah there it is, poor Duo ne? Please review they remind me I have to update!