Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ❯ Part Seventeen ( Chapter 17 )

Part Seventeen

Duo and Trowa had woven together a little thundercloud and were chasing Quatre around with it, laughing, in the Garden. Heero was trying to perfect his rose making skills as he wove different elements into it.

However, they were all waiting for Wufei.

It had been almost two weeks since they decided to make a plan, and they had grown in strength and we're quite comfortable weaving in and out of each other's patterns.

Everyone was proud of Quatre for holding out so long. It may have been one of the only reasons he had managed to. Entering Heero, finding the correct stream in his body, channeling into everyone else, and keeping it all going for an extended period of time always had him on the ground once he let it all go.

They knew Heero was most important in the operation, being as he provided the way they would destroy what was around them, and decided that he would come last. Quatre would then go directly in front of him, second most important. Trowa, Wufei, and Duo would lead, Trowa being the most mentally and emotionally stable to lead them, Duo and Wufei at his sides.

It would be complicated and thorough and they wanted to be ready.

If all had failed, Quatre and Heero were responsible for killing all of them.

Then Wufei walked in and they quit their assorted little games and settled down.

"Sorry," he apologized heavily, sitting down in the grass. His entire torso was wrapped in bandages. "I had to tend to...myself."

No one said much of anything.

"We have to hope nothing like this happens on the day we carry this out," Quatre murmured.

"Speaking of that.... When shall we do it?" Wufei asked quietly.

"The full moon. Seven days," Duo decided. "Quatre should refrain from using his Talent at all until then."

Heero nodded. "Agreed."

"Agreed," Trowa also confirmed a second before Wufei and Quatre nodded.

Everyone was quiet for a few moments before Duo cleared his throat.

"If this thing fails, Heero, Quatre, you have to swear to me that you'll kill me," he told them, his eyes begging them and tugging at them.

Quatre nodded solemnly, but Heero turned his head away, tears stinging his eyes and trying to break free.

"Swear it to me, Heero!" Duo cried.

"We'll talk about this later," Heero growled.

Duo muttered under his breath. If he wasn't going to be free, he didn't know if he could subject himself to such torture, as he would have to if they didn't prevail.

"Fine. We'll talk about it later," he spat back.

"You guys, we can't fight. We need to be in sync with each other if we're going to pull this off," Quatre warned softly.

They both new this was true, but Duo didn't want to live after such a thing and if Heero couldn't swear it to him, then he'd give him the silent treatment until he did.

But he never held out long with those and after a while of chatting and making plans, he was lying next to Heero and clutching his pant leg in one hand as he talked.

Heero hoped that he might just forget about the whole thing about killing him, but when they got back into their room that night, it was the first thing Duo brought up.

"Swear it to me, Heero," he spoke, facing him with his arm on his hip.

"I...I can't do that," he whispered back in the darkness.

"And why the hell not?! Do you want me to suffer?! If we don't make it the hell out of here, Heero, then do you have any idea how much torture I'm going to endure if I'm still alive?"

Heero bit his lower lip as a few tears escaped his eyes.

He didn't want to be crying. Not in front of Duo. Not right now.

But he couldn't help it....

The picture was so vivid....

It hurt.

"I can't.... Not you...."

Duo slapped him hard across the face, then froze when he realized that his hand had fallen against tears and Heero gasped, admitting a small sob.

"Oh Divine...." he whispered, wishing he could take the action back with everything in him.

He didn't know the idea upset him so badly...!

"I can't do to you what I did to her.... I...I can't.... Forgive me...."

"Oh...my.... Oh, Divine.... Oh jeez.... I'm sorry...."

"I can't destroy any more beautiful people...."

"Oh stop that!" Duo cried, grabbing his chin and jerking it up, wiping the tears away from his cheeks. "First of all I am no where near a beautiful person!"

"Have you ever seen yourself? How would you know?"

"Because I'm not beautiful on the inside, that's why. It shouldn't be that hard to kill me when I never deserved to be born."

"Well, then I guess I really am a baby," Heero replied. "Call me what you want, but I can't do that."

Duo sighed and lifted his hand to his head wearily. "You've got to...."

Heero walked over and wrapped his arms around Duo's waist and held him close.

"Don't worry.... We'll make it out...."

Then, winning the award for the most unexpected gesture of the night, Duo began to cry softly on his shoulder and return the hug.

"I just want it so bad.... Remember for me, Heero.... Please...?"

Heero smirked and began to whisper in his ear.

"Imagine this.... A huge green field littered in clover before you. The grass is soft and fresh and a breeze gently blows back your hair...."

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"Two more days.... Two more days...." Duo whispered, his mobile arm wrapped firmly around Heero's as they walked down to the Garden to meet their friends.

"How are you doing?"

"I can't sleep! I don't know how you can. I'm so nervous, so excited.... It's driving me loony just thinking about it.... I'm also kind of scared.... Scared of what's behind the walls.... I've heard stories, but still.... I can't help it. I'm scared."

"Don't worry about that! It's the most amazing thing...." Heero answered.

"I'm sure it'll be grand, but I'm still scared out of my mind."

They opened the door to the Garden and froze.

"No...." Duo whispered. "No, no, no...."

Heero knew it was bound to happen sooner or later, but he had to wonder if They knew about the plan, with Their timing.

"It'll be fine Duo. Remember? No one can take if from you if you're proud of it. They can burn down the world, but you'll always have the memories in your heart."

Duo began to sob softly, trying very hard not to and take faith in Heero's words, but it was so hard when everything they had was burned to a crisp before his eyes.

So close to the planed date, too.... Only two days away....

It was uncanny....

"Come on, Duo," Heero commanded when he saw how upset it was making him. "Let's go talk to the others.... Tell them what happened.... Tell them we're still going through with it...."

"We are?!"

"Of course," Heero replied, defiance in his voice. "What do you think? We're going to let Them push us around like this? Oh no we won't. We're going to retaliate as well as we possibly can!"

Heero's words had invigorated Duo.

What right did they have to do this? They weren't hurting anyone with the Garden? Why did they just go and destroy it?

The least they could do was show them they wouldn't be pushed around any longer!

"Come on Heero! We're going to show them a thing or two!"

Heero smiled down at the other boy who looked so fierce and determined, finding it amusing.

He was so cute when he was determined and mad.

Duo grabbed Heero's hand and dragged him away to find Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei.

"I don't get what you find so funny."

Heero just smiled a little wider.

"I don't think you'd understand."

~Til Then~