Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Past Meets Present ❯ Chapter 24 ( Chapter 25 )

Duo sighed as he stretched out on the park bench. The inn wasn’t there anymore and he couldn’t find another. So now he was in the small town’s park, sitting on a bench, his pack at his feet. He had no idea what to do next. He didn’t want to return home yet, but, he was missing the guys and the girls.

“Why, hello again, Mr. Maxwell,” a female voice said as she sat down next to him. “How are you liking this little town?”

He sighed, “I can’t find a place to stay, so I’m thinking of going back home.” He didn’t look at her, though he recognized her voice as that of Middie Une’s. Just then his personal line chirped from his pack. With a frown, Duo told her that it was important and he had to take it. She nodded and stood to leave, adding as she left that she would come back in a little bit.

“What’s wrong?” Duo questioned the familiar face of Heero Yuy. “The others are in trouble. They have locked themselves in the safe room below the house. Lady Une has sent some scouts but none came back.”

Duo shook his head. “I guess I am returning home after all,” a slight smile on his face. Then he went serious as he added, “I’ll be on the first shuttle out. Where do you want to meet? I can see your on Earth as well.”

“We’ll meet at the port at home;” Heero cut the line. Duo sighed again and put his line back in his pack. As he was adjusting the straps, Middie came back, a pack in hand as well. Duo’s eyes shot open.

She smiled sweetly, saying, “I’ve decided to continue my journey. Mind if I travel with you, at least part of the way?”

Duo shrugged, it wasn’t like she would become involved with what was going on with his friends. No harm in that, he guessed. Holding up one finger though, he told her that he was leaving right away. Heading to the bus stop, he waited with her for a while until the contraption lumbered and both boarded.

At the port, Duo glanced at her, off gazing at departure times, then turned back the man at the ticket counter. Pulling out his Preventor id, he said he needed two tickets on the next shuttle home. With the id, he was granted both in minutes.

Surprisingly, Middie did not ask how he was able to get them tickets on a shuttle that was supposed to be full. They boarded and spent the trip in relative silence. Duo found himself going over strategies in his head, thinking of the layout of the house and the best way to infiltrate the place. In his mind’s model, he decided the best place to start from would be the attic. It was rarely used and the only way to get to it was through what had been his and Heero’s room.

Of course, Duo, being who he was, had found dozens of ways to get into the room and the same number as to leaving it. The process had annoyed Heero greatly but Duo had a feeling that the man would be grateful for that knowledge now. A smirk on his face, Duo remembered all the times he’d startled the man by, as Heero put it, appearing out of nowhere. It surprised Duo that he had been able to sneak up on Heero at all, since the man was supposed to be Mr. Perfect and all.

When they arrived, Duo apologized to Middie that he had to go but would be in contact with her. She nodded, leaving her line’s number with him.

“I’ll be expecting a call from you in the near future, Mr. Maxwell,” she said as she walked past him, a breezy step to her stride.

He spotted Heero and rushed to the other man’s side. Heero gave a slight nod that showed he recognized the braided man.

“Who was the girl?” Heero questioned. Duo knew his friend. He knew that Heero was just checking to make sure she wouldn’t pop up and interfere with their mission. Duo shrugged. “Just some girl who tagged along with me,” he answered.

Heero left, Duo followed. As they headed to the parking lot, Duo mentioned the attic as the best place to enter the house. Heero just nodded his head, spotting their car. Taking the drivers’ seat, he let Duo take the passengers’ seat. Their ride was spent going over plans.

Trowa was stretched out on the floor, his eyes trained on the door. Nearby, crouched down low, was Wufei. Quatre was guarding the girls, keeping them safe in one of the rooms. Sounds of a scuffle were coming through the door.

It had been about five hours ago that they had heard voices yelling, around three that they had heard a gunshot. It had been instantly decided that the girls and Quatre, who was still a little out of it due to whatever had been in the room.

They had gotten a hold of Relena, and with her Heero. Duo was nowhere to be found, unfortunately. They could only hope that Heero had found him somehow. But at the moment, they were all on high alert, just doing their best to survive.

A/N: Don’t kill me! I know, it’s been two months. But I will say this in my defense, Christmas, New Years’, my “sweet” 16, Valentines’ Day, and my best friend turning 18 all happened. Add in schoolwork and Final Fantasys’ X and X-2, what time do I have to write except for little one-shots? Plus, my Gundam muse seems to have taken a vacation. I honestly have no idea when the next update will be.

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