Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Helping Hands ❯ Part 5 ( Chapter 5 )

Author's Notes:

 

Okay, to clarify a couple of things. One of them is that, as I said in the author's notes, Duo doesn't speak very much Japanese in my fic, but Heero is fluent in both Japanese and English, so that means most of the conversations are in English. Also, this is an AU fic. The boys are all around 18 years old and have been fighting for the past 3 or so years. They have teamed up and work with one another on various missions. Heero and Duo are partners and so are Quatre and Trowa. Wufei either works with the others or alone, depending on the needs of the mission. Those are the main points, all of which actually come out later in the fic. Zechs, Treize, Relena, and the other characters do not appear in this fic, so I haven't bothered to decide what they have been up to over the years.

Also, I tend to change POV a lot in this story, in case you haven't already noticed. I did intend to warn you guys of that earlier, but forgot. Sorry about that. Another thing is that, while I try to keep the boys in character, I'm not always successful. I know that, but I've done the best that I can as I understand the characters. In this part, however, I freely admit, Duo is out of character. Sorry, but I couldn't resist. Again, Parts 5 and 6 are fairly short. Part 7 is actually lemon/lime and is almost 3 times longer than part 6, when it isn't cut. The version I'm posting here is cut, so that it has an M rating instead of NC17, or X, I think is what they are using now. If you want the uncut version, it's on mediaminer. Oh, and the ghost is an original character. She isn't Trowa's sister from the circus, or any other GW character. Hopefully, that fact won't chase you off and you will continue to read my story. Now, on to part 5! I hope you enjoy it!

 

 

Helping Hands part 5

Katherine stood in front of her youngest sister-in-law's bedroom door and tried to decide what to do. She could barely resist the desire to turn away from the door and continue on her way to the kitchen for a cold drink. The voice stopped her, though. A man's voice and he was obviously in pain. Why was a strange man in her sister-in-law's room? She sensed loneliness and a longing for someone that was so strong, it brought tears to her eyes. She knew these feelings. She felt this way every time Benjamin had to leave her to go on a business trip.

Benjamin...it had been so very long since she had last seen him. Wait. That couldn't be right. She had just left him a moment ago, sleeping soundly in their bed. She shook off her momentary confusion and decided to try and comfort the poor, lonely soul within the room. Never mind why he was there. She reached for the door and froze in horrified disbelief as her hand passed through the doorknob.

Suddenly, it was if she had been blindfolded and someone had ripped the cloth away from her eyes. She knew, she knew the truth now. She was dead, a disembodied spirit, and had been for centuries. Benjamin was long gone and probably lost to her forever. She was trapped in this house, doomed to walk these halls, alone, quite possibly for eternity. She threw back her head and screamed, giving voice to her anguish and sorrow, before collapsing to the floor, sobbing.

The door before her, and the one to the left of it, were flung open almost immediately, in response to her cry. She looked up at the two boys standing before her, both of them holding guns directed straight at her.

"Help me," she asked, begging them. "Please, oh, please, set me free." The boy with the long braid simply stood there, staring at her in shocked disbelief. The other one tucked his gun into the waistband of his shorts and met her gaze calmly. She saw compassion in his eyes and realized that he understood. Somehow, this boy before her knew exactly how she felt.

"Ninmu ryoukai," he said. "We will. We will set you free."

"Thank you," she whispered and very deliberately caused her body to fade from view.

Heero stared at the spot where she had been until a dull thud attracted his attention. Duo had passed out cold. He sighed. "Baka. Now, I'll have to carry you back to bed. Tomorrow, we can decided where to start searching for the journal."

Heero put Duo to bed and then returned to his own room. Katherine, still invisible, followed him and watched as he went back to sleep. Who was this boy that was so willing to help her?

Reaching out to him, she tried to move a lock of his hair away from his face. Instead of moving his hair, her hand sank into his forehead. Shivering with distaste, she was withdrawing her hand, when she was suddenly assaulted with visions of blood, death, and destruction. Staring at Heero, she realized that she was seeing what the sleeping boy was dreaming.

She could see into his dreams? Now, that was interesting. She wondered what else she could do and set about trying to find out.

tbc..