Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Pieces of a Puzzle ❯ Chapter Sixteen ( Chapter 16 )
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By: siberianknight 
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Supernatural | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 02.23.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.5K | Visits: 259 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Supernatural | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 02.23.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.5K | Visits: 259 | Status: Completed
Author's Notes: I have NOT quit writing this story ... sorry it took me so long to get out another chapter. Those that are reading my other story, Dragonfly, please be patient too ... I haven't quit writing at all, I've just been sick with a nasty head cold on top of a sinus infection.
This chapter marks the slow climb to the climax of the story. We're now moving into the final stretches ... I'm happy and sad all at the same time. I hope you enjoy!
Warnings: None
Chapter Status: COMPLETE
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Heero& rsquo;s stomach was filled with dread the next day as he and Duo walked into their classroom. Aya was there, and he knew that it wasn’t just because of an assignment. He scanned the room and couldn’t find her, so far so good. She at least wasn’t in their classroom. “Hee-chan? What’s wrong?” Duo’s worried gaze didn’t help the trepidation which Heero was feeling at the moment.
Heero sighed and squeezed Duo’s hand in a reassuring gesture. “I’m fine. I’m just concerned about what might happen when Aya shows up.” The two took their seats and waited for the teacher to come in and begin their first class of the day. After a short while, the door slid open and a quiet rustling murmured through the group of students. Heero knew without looking that Aya had walked into the room.
“Ah! Heero-kun! There you are.” A small and slender hand came to rest on Heero’s tensed shoulder as the young woman slid into her seat beside his desk. “I was hoping we’d be in the same class.”
Heero grunted softly. He wished that he could throw her out the window, but that would probably not look too good in either world. So he sat there, saying nothing. He noted, however, that Duo was staring at Aya with a puzzled expression. In front of Aya was not the place to ask him about his expression, but Heero wanted so badly to just blurt out the question of whether or not he had remembered something.
At long last the teacher entered and saved the two from having to listen to Aya’s prattling. Heero could feel her eyes on him as the day’s classes dragged on. Several times he imagined hurting her in various ways, just to try and take his mind off those brown eyes which were boring holes in the side of his face. He had no idea what he had ever done to her to make her obsess over him the way she did, but it was very annoying.
When lunch came, Heero and Duo nearly ran from the classroom to get away from Aya. It wasn’t as if they could actually hide from her, but the two nearly came to a decision to skip the rest of school that day. “What’s her problem? She’s been staring at you all day long?”
“I’m not sure.”
“I don’t like her.” Duo spat angrily. It wasn’t often that he made a proclamation like that, but when he did, there was a good reason behind it. Heero sat against the wall on the roof of the school building and watched as Duo paced back and forth.
“Duo, sit down.”
“I can’t. There’s something bothering me about her ... I just can’t figure out what it is.” He sighed loudly and then plopped down beside Heero. Duo rested his head on his lover’s shoulder and then wrapped an arm loosely around the other’s lean waist. “I love you.”
Heero smiled quietly and leaned over to place a kiss on Duo’s forehead. “I love you too.”
“So here’s where you went!” Heero gazed up to see Aya standing before them, a broad knowing smirk plastered on her perfect face. “So, this must be him ... the one you left Soul Society for. He looks oddly familiar.”
“Aya ... don’t.”
“Oh! I’m so sorry ... does he not know?” If WuFei hadn’t walked through the door at that moment, Heero would have killed her. She knew, he could tell that she knew who Duo really was, and she was playing him. He wasn’t sure what her goal was, but there was another reason why she was on Earth, and it had something to do with Duo.
“Maxwell, Yuy ...” WuFei nodded to each of them and then stopped when he glanced at Aya. “A-aya ... I thought you said that you wouldn’t be starting until tomorrow ...”
Aya’s grin was sheepish as she turned to face WuFei. “Well, I guess I fibbed a bit. I couldn’t wait to get to school with everyone ... so I began today.”
The group sat and talked until lunchtime was over. After spending the hour with Aya, Heero was absolutely convinced that somehow she knew everything about Duo. The only question which remained was that of her motive. If she wanted Heero, going through Duo was not the way to do it. Unless of course, she was trying to make Duo seem like he was a cheater and a liar. Those were two things which Heero knew he wasn’t, and he had learned that through harsh experiences. No there was no way that she could win Heero’s heart, it was a completely futile effort. So why then was she there?
The rest of the day seemed to drag slowly by, mostly because Heero was now dreading going home. He knew that Aya was going to follow, whether she got their permission or not. Duo had wanted to visit his father, but that would be complicated if Aya was there as well. Heero decided just to be rude and make her go away, there wasn’t many choices left to him. Hopefully if she saw there was no hope with him, she’d leave.
“Hey Heero!” Duo ran up to him with a bright smile on his face. “I just saw Aya speaking with one of the teachers ... if we leave now she won’t know where we went.” Heero grinned. It was just like Duo to know exactly what had been going through his head.
“That’s great. Let’s go then.” The two walked to the bus stop in silence. It wasn’t until they were on their way to the hospital that Duo spoke.
“Heero, did you find it odd that WuFei and Aya seemed to already know one another?”
“Yeah, that was strange.” Heero grunted thoughtfully and began to focus on the reasons why the two may know each other. It would explain the sudden willingness of WuFei to proclaim his undying love for Duo, but then how did Aya get to him? WuFei wasn’t the type to give in so easily to other people. He was the type of person who stood proudly on his own two feet, and wouldn’t budge unless given a good reason to do so. There was something bigger going on, something larger than just Duo and Heero’s relationship, and it seemed somehow that WuFei had now been dragged into it. “Duo, would WuFei believe someone if they told him lies to convince him to do things that they wanted him to do?”
“Hmm,” Duo’s face scrunched up as he thought for a few moments. Finally after a space of silence, he spoke again. “Well, I think that if you worded things correctly ... if you used something important to him against him -- then yeah, I think it would be possible. Very difficult, but still it could be done.”
Heero mumbled his thanks softly and felt that same knot tighten within his stomach. It had been there all day long and was getting worse by the moment. WuFei was an unknown factor in Aya’s scheme, something to throw him off balance. He knew this much, but was it possible that she had been ... Heero’s mind stopped on that thought. No Aya couldn’t be so cruel as to kill people. She had never been that type. Possessive over him, yes, but a murderer, no.
The bus came to a stop two blocks from the hospital and the boys exited, then walked the distance keeping their thoughts to themselves. Heero decided that he needed to speak with Trowa again. He needed to get the whole story, there was more going on than what he had been told. Of course there was the possibility that the rest of the answers were locked deep inside Duo. If that was the case, then he may as well just give up on trying to figure everything out. “Heero ...” He glanced over to see a concerned look on Duo’s face. “I want to try and remember everything. I think it’ll help.”
“Duo, I’m not sure how to make your memories come back ...”
“There has to be a way. Who do you know that could help us?” Heero thought for a few moments and then realized that there was someone who could help, Trieze.
“After we’re done here, we’ll go and see Treize. I think he may be able to help us.” Heero smiled to try and assure Duo that all would be fine, but he could tell it didn’t help much. His boyfriend still had a concerned expression on his face.
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Heero slid the shop door open at Treize’s store. “Hello? Anyone --” The small redheaded girl, Honor, came running up from the back of the shop to great them.
She bowed deeply and smiled a sweet smile. “Welcome!”
Duo grinned broadly and stooped down to the young girl’s level. “Hey. Do you work here?”
“Yup.” Honor looked up at Heero. “Is this your lover?” The two boys both began to blush violently. They looked at each other with embarrassment overflowing.
“Honor! I think Kenzie’s been a poor influence on you! Get to the back and leave these two alone.”
“Yes sir.” Honor bowed slightly and scurried off. Trieze shook his head and then turned his attention to Heero and Duo.
“I see you’ve finally come back. What is it that you need now?”
“I want my memories back.” Duo blurted out, there was note of desperation in his voice that tore at Heero’s heart. He began to pray silently that Trieze could help.
“Ah, your memories. So you are the famous Duo Maxwell ... the shinigami who gave his life because he knew too much.”
“Huh?” The two boys spoke in unison. This was the first Heero had heard of this. He had learned through Trowa that Duo had apparently become a spy, but he never once had thought that his death had anything to do with the coup within Soul Society.
“Trieze, do you mean to say ... that Duo was murdered because of the coup? Or was it something else?”
Trieze grinned and turned with his arm outstretched toward the back room of the store. “Follow me ... it’s too open out here. I’ll tell you everything that I know.” The small group walked back into a small room which seemed to be sealed off. Obviously this room was intended to keep wayward eyes and ears from finding out what was going on inside. Trieze sat on the tatami mat before Duo and Heero. He took a few moments situating himself so that he would be comfortable. He then asked Honor to fetch the group some refreshments so that they wouldn’t be interrupted while he was speaking with them. She bowed and ran off to do as she was told.
After the tea was served and the door was shut and locked, Trieze cleared his throat. “What I’m about to tell you is information which I have gathered through various sources. I’m uncertain of my contact’s original source or sources, but mine is a young girl by the name of Relena Peacecraft.”
“Relena!? Well ... that would make sense. She was the one who first contacted Duo, but everyone knows that she’s the leader of the police force. I don’t understand, how is she giving you information without getting caught?” Heero was genuinely puzzled. Surely Relena realized that she was in more peril than anyone else because of the fact that she was so prominent within Soul Society.
“Those girls out there ... they get the information from her. It’s very complicated, and I’d much rather just continue instead of explaining it all.”
“Sorry. Go ahead.” Heero wanted to know, but didn’t press the matter. Trieze looked like he really didn’t want to explain anything, so he didn’t want to press his and Duo’s luck and not get any information at all.
“First off ... do you remember the young girl named, Laurie?” Heero nodded. “Her death was because she got too close to the truth. You see, the coup which you are referring to has been building up for quite some time now ... and she had become very close to finding out who was behind it all. The person is a prominent figurehead. Someone very important.”
“Do you know who it is?”
“Sadly, no. But we do know some of the members.”
“Tell me, is my captain ... is Akimori Aya one of them?” Treize's eyes narrowed and then closed. He sat that way for a few moments and then reopened his eyes to look at Duo. He stared at him as he gave his answer.
“Yes. I would be wary of her. Especially you.”
“Me?” Duo looked confused, and the knot within Heero’s stomach felt as if it had just exploded. He knew who had killed Duo now ... it had been Aya.
“She killed you. Because she wants Heero for herself and because you had found out something that no one else was supposed to know.”
“I wonder what that was ...” Duo stared into his cup of tea trying to force the memories back into his mind.
“Don’t strain yourself. You can’t possibly bring back any memories from a previous life just by sheer will alone. I’m sure that Aya is hoping you don’t remember anything. I would imagine that she’s here just for that reason. She wants to know what he remembers.”
“Nothing! I don’t remember a damn thing!” Duo growled in frustration and clenched his fists in his lap. “If she’s the one that took me from Heero ... then I want to know why. I want to make her pay!”
“Perhaps we should first ask a question before we answer that one ... we need to know why you’re here. Most people when they die in Soul Society go on to heaven, yet you were reincarnated. Why? What purpose does your new life serve?” Heero’s eyes narrowed as Trieze rambled out his many questions. He didn’t want more questions, but he could answer that one very easily, because their souls were intertwined and he had been split in two when Duo had died. That was why Duo was back, because they couldn’t be separated. It was a romantic reason, but it was the truth and Heero knew it without a doubt in his mind. “You look as if you don’t want to hear this, Heero-kun.”
“No. I don’t want to hear it, because I know the answer to it.”
“Oh really ... then enlighten me.”
“Duo’s here because of me. Because our zanpakutou’s are two halves of a whole. My life called his back to me. He was reincarnated on Earth instead of Soul Society.”
“Which would make sense. I’ve never heard of someone ending up in Soul Society again after they’ve died there.” Trieze appeared to get lost in thought after he spoke. Heero was beginning to grow annoyed with the man, he seemed to be able to do that quite easily to him. “I think that a hypnosis session might do Duo some good.”
“So are you saying that I answered your question?” Heero asked in confusion.
“Well, your answer was very romantic, but it does make sense. I’d have to say that there is some force that wants the truth out ... before all of Soul Society is destroyed.” Trieze rose from his sitting position and walked toward the door. “Coming?” The two boys stood and followed him out of the room.
The small group walked down what seemed like at least three flights of stairs which led to a small basement room. Inside the room was strange looking equipment, Duo’s hand instinctively grabbed Heero’s as he gazed at the equipment. “Duo-kun ... would you please have a seat?” With a loving squeeze from Heero’s hand, Duo reluctantly let go and sat in the only chair in the room. It was a cushioned recliner but not very comfortable. Trieze pushed the back of the chair down and propped Duo’s feet up with a stool. “The foot rest is broken. My apologies.”
Duo chuckled a bit nervously. “It’s okay.”
“This won’t hurt Duo ... You’re going to basically take a trip deep within you to find your lost memories. While you are doing this, the two of us will be here the entire time next to you. When you awaken, if you’ve found them ... you should be your former self.” Duo nodded and Trieze placed an odd contraption over his head. It had a green light behind what looked to be an ordinary pair of sunglasses.
Trieze quietly explained to Heero that the light was what put the user to sleep. It basically placed him in a deep trance so that he could look within himself. The entire process wasn’t much different from finding the name of their zanpakutou. Heero watched nervously as Duo’s body relaxed in the chair and finally his breathing slowed. If he could remember everything, then maybe his true murderer would finally be brought to justice. “Please find your memories, Duo ... not because I want you to remember us, but I don’t want what happened to you before to happen again ...”
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This chapter marks the slow climb to the climax of the story. We're now moving into the final stretches ... I'm happy and sad all at the same time. I hope you enjoy!
Warnings: None
Chapter Status: COMPLETE
Heero& rsquo;s stomach was filled with dread the next day as he and Duo walked into their classroom. Aya was there, and he knew that it wasn’t just because of an assignment. He scanned the room and couldn’t find her, so far so good. She at least wasn’t in their classroom. “Hee-chan? What’s wrong?” Duo’s worried gaze didn’t help the trepidation which Heero was feeling at the moment.
Heero sighed and squeezed Duo’s hand in a reassuring gesture. “I’m fine. I’m just concerned about what might happen when Aya shows up.” The two took their seats and waited for the teacher to come in and begin their first class of the day. After a short while, the door slid open and a quiet rustling murmured through the group of students. Heero knew without looking that Aya had walked into the room.
“Ah! Heero-kun! There you are.” A small and slender hand came to rest on Heero’s tensed shoulder as the young woman slid into her seat beside his desk. “I was hoping we’d be in the same class.”
Heero grunted softly. He wished that he could throw her out the window, but that would probably not look too good in either world. So he sat there, saying nothing. He noted, however, that Duo was staring at Aya with a puzzled expression. In front of Aya was not the place to ask him about his expression, but Heero wanted so badly to just blurt out the question of whether or not he had remembered something.
At long last the teacher entered and saved the two from having to listen to Aya’s prattling. Heero could feel her eyes on him as the day’s classes dragged on. Several times he imagined hurting her in various ways, just to try and take his mind off those brown eyes which were boring holes in the side of his face. He had no idea what he had ever done to her to make her obsess over him the way she did, but it was very annoying.
When lunch came, Heero and Duo nearly ran from the classroom to get away from Aya. It wasn’t as if they could actually hide from her, but the two nearly came to a decision to skip the rest of school that day. “What’s her problem? She’s been staring at you all day long?”
“I’m not sure.”
“I don’t like her.” Duo spat angrily. It wasn’t often that he made a proclamation like that, but when he did, there was a good reason behind it. Heero sat against the wall on the roof of the school building and watched as Duo paced back and forth.
“Duo, sit down.”
“I can’t. There’s something bothering me about her ... I just can’t figure out what it is.” He sighed loudly and then plopped down beside Heero. Duo rested his head on his lover’s shoulder and then wrapped an arm loosely around the other’s lean waist. “I love you.”
Heero smiled quietly and leaned over to place a kiss on Duo’s forehead. “I love you too.”
“So here’s where you went!” Heero gazed up to see Aya standing before them, a broad knowing smirk plastered on her perfect face. “So, this must be him ... the one you left Soul Society for. He looks oddly familiar.”
“Aya ... don’t.”
“Oh! I’m so sorry ... does he not know?” If WuFei hadn’t walked through the door at that moment, Heero would have killed her. She knew, he could tell that she knew who Duo really was, and she was playing him. He wasn’t sure what her goal was, but there was another reason why she was on Earth, and it had something to do with Duo.
“Maxwell, Yuy ...” WuFei nodded to each of them and then stopped when he glanced at Aya. “A-aya ... I thought you said that you wouldn’t be starting until tomorrow ...”
Aya’s grin was sheepish as she turned to face WuFei. “Well, I guess I fibbed a bit. I couldn’t wait to get to school with everyone ... so I began today.”
The group sat and talked until lunchtime was over. After spending the hour with Aya, Heero was absolutely convinced that somehow she knew everything about Duo. The only question which remained was that of her motive. If she wanted Heero, going through Duo was not the way to do it. Unless of course, she was trying to make Duo seem like he was a cheater and a liar. Those were two things which Heero knew he wasn’t, and he had learned that through harsh experiences. No there was no way that she could win Heero’s heart, it was a completely futile effort. So why then was she there?
The rest of the day seemed to drag slowly by, mostly because Heero was now dreading going home. He knew that Aya was going to follow, whether she got their permission or not. Duo had wanted to visit his father, but that would be complicated if Aya was there as well. Heero decided just to be rude and make her go away, there wasn’t many choices left to him. Hopefully if she saw there was no hope with him, she’d leave.
“Hey Heero!” Duo ran up to him with a bright smile on his face. “I just saw Aya speaking with one of the teachers ... if we leave now she won’t know where we went.” Heero grinned. It was just like Duo to know exactly what had been going through his head.
“That’s great. Let’s go then.” The two walked to the bus stop in silence. It wasn’t until they were on their way to the hospital that Duo spoke.
“Heero, did you find it odd that WuFei and Aya seemed to already know one another?”
“Yeah, that was strange.” Heero grunted thoughtfully and began to focus on the reasons why the two may know each other. It would explain the sudden willingness of WuFei to proclaim his undying love for Duo, but then how did Aya get to him? WuFei wasn’t the type to give in so easily to other people. He was the type of person who stood proudly on his own two feet, and wouldn’t budge unless given a good reason to do so. There was something bigger going on, something larger than just Duo and Heero’s relationship, and it seemed somehow that WuFei had now been dragged into it. “Duo, would WuFei believe someone if they told him lies to convince him to do things that they wanted him to do?”
“Hmm,” Duo’s face scrunched up as he thought for a few moments. Finally after a space of silence, he spoke again. “Well, I think that if you worded things correctly ... if you used something important to him against him -- then yeah, I think it would be possible. Very difficult, but still it could be done.”
Heero mumbled his thanks softly and felt that same knot tighten within his stomach. It had been there all day long and was getting worse by the moment. WuFei was an unknown factor in Aya’s scheme, something to throw him off balance. He knew this much, but was it possible that she had been ... Heero’s mind stopped on that thought. No Aya couldn’t be so cruel as to kill people. She had never been that type. Possessive over him, yes, but a murderer, no.
The bus came to a stop two blocks from the hospital and the boys exited, then walked the distance keeping their thoughts to themselves. Heero decided that he needed to speak with Trowa again. He needed to get the whole story, there was more going on than what he had been told. Of course there was the possibility that the rest of the answers were locked deep inside Duo. If that was the case, then he may as well just give up on trying to figure everything out. “Heero ...” He glanced over to see a concerned look on Duo’s face. “I want to try and remember everything. I think it’ll help.”
“Duo, I’m not sure how to make your memories come back ...”
“There has to be a way. Who do you know that could help us?” Heero thought for a few moments and then realized that there was someone who could help, Trieze.
“After we’re done here, we’ll go and see Treize. I think he may be able to help us.” Heero smiled to try and assure Duo that all would be fine, but he could tell it didn’t help much. His boyfriend still had a concerned expression on his face.
Heero slid the shop door open at Treize’s store. “Hello? Anyone --” The small redheaded girl, Honor, came running up from the back of the shop to great them.
She bowed deeply and smiled a sweet smile. “Welcome!”
Duo grinned broadly and stooped down to the young girl’s level. “Hey. Do you work here?”
“Yup.” Honor looked up at Heero. “Is this your lover?” The two boys both began to blush violently. They looked at each other with embarrassment overflowing.
“Honor! I think Kenzie’s been a poor influence on you! Get to the back and leave these two alone.”
“Yes sir.” Honor bowed slightly and scurried off. Trieze shook his head and then turned his attention to Heero and Duo.
“I see you’ve finally come back. What is it that you need now?”
“I want my memories back.” Duo blurted out, there was note of desperation in his voice that tore at Heero’s heart. He began to pray silently that Trieze could help.
“Ah, your memories. So you are the famous Duo Maxwell ... the shinigami who gave his life because he knew too much.”
“Huh?” The two boys spoke in unison. This was the first Heero had heard of this. He had learned through Trowa that Duo had apparently become a spy, but he never once had thought that his death had anything to do with the coup within Soul Society.
“Trieze, do you mean to say ... that Duo was murdered because of the coup? Or was it something else?”
Trieze grinned and turned with his arm outstretched toward the back room of the store. “Follow me ... it’s too open out here. I’ll tell you everything that I know.” The small group walked back into a small room which seemed to be sealed off. Obviously this room was intended to keep wayward eyes and ears from finding out what was going on inside. Trieze sat on the tatami mat before Duo and Heero. He took a few moments situating himself so that he would be comfortable. He then asked Honor to fetch the group some refreshments so that they wouldn’t be interrupted while he was speaking with them. She bowed and ran off to do as she was told.
After the tea was served and the door was shut and locked, Trieze cleared his throat. “What I’m about to tell you is information which I have gathered through various sources. I’m uncertain of my contact’s original source or sources, but mine is a young girl by the name of Relena Peacecraft.”
“Relena!? Well ... that would make sense. She was the one who first contacted Duo, but everyone knows that she’s the leader of the police force. I don’t understand, how is she giving you information without getting caught?” Heero was genuinely puzzled. Surely Relena realized that she was in more peril than anyone else because of the fact that she was so prominent within Soul Society.
“Those girls out there ... they get the information from her. It’s very complicated, and I’d much rather just continue instead of explaining it all.”
“Sorry. Go ahead.” Heero wanted to know, but didn’t press the matter. Trieze looked like he really didn’t want to explain anything, so he didn’t want to press his and Duo’s luck and not get any information at all.
“First off ... do you remember the young girl named, Laurie?” Heero nodded. “Her death was because she got too close to the truth. You see, the coup which you are referring to has been building up for quite some time now ... and she had become very close to finding out who was behind it all. The person is a prominent figurehead. Someone very important.”
“Do you know who it is?”
“Sadly, no. But we do know some of the members.”
“Tell me, is my captain ... is Akimori Aya one of them?” Treize's eyes narrowed and then closed. He sat that way for a few moments and then reopened his eyes to look at Duo. He stared at him as he gave his answer.
“Yes. I would be wary of her. Especially you.”
“Me?” Duo looked confused, and the knot within Heero’s stomach felt as if it had just exploded. He knew who had killed Duo now ... it had been Aya.
“She killed you. Because she wants Heero for herself and because you had found out something that no one else was supposed to know.”
“I wonder what that was ...” Duo stared into his cup of tea trying to force the memories back into his mind.
“Don’t strain yourself. You can’t possibly bring back any memories from a previous life just by sheer will alone. I’m sure that Aya is hoping you don’t remember anything. I would imagine that she’s here just for that reason. She wants to know what he remembers.”
“Nothing! I don’t remember a damn thing!” Duo growled in frustration and clenched his fists in his lap. “If she’s the one that took me from Heero ... then I want to know why. I want to make her pay!”
“Perhaps we should first ask a question before we answer that one ... we need to know why you’re here. Most people when they die in Soul Society go on to heaven, yet you were reincarnated. Why? What purpose does your new life serve?” Heero’s eyes narrowed as Trieze rambled out his many questions. He didn’t want more questions, but he could answer that one very easily, because their souls were intertwined and he had been split in two when Duo had died. That was why Duo was back, because they couldn’t be separated. It was a romantic reason, but it was the truth and Heero knew it without a doubt in his mind. “You look as if you don’t want to hear this, Heero-kun.”
“No. I don’t want to hear it, because I know the answer to it.”
“Oh really ... then enlighten me.”
“Duo’s here because of me. Because our zanpakutou’s are two halves of a whole. My life called his back to me. He was reincarnated on Earth instead of Soul Society.”
“Which would make sense. I’ve never heard of someone ending up in Soul Society again after they’ve died there.” Trieze appeared to get lost in thought after he spoke. Heero was beginning to grow annoyed with the man, he seemed to be able to do that quite easily to him. “I think that a hypnosis session might do Duo some good.”
“So are you saying that I answered your question?” Heero asked in confusion.
“Well, your answer was very romantic, but it does make sense. I’d have to say that there is some force that wants the truth out ... before all of Soul Society is destroyed.” Trieze rose from his sitting position and walked toward the door. “Coming?” The two boys stood and followed him out of the room.
The small group walked down what seemed like at least three flights of stairs which led to a small basement room. Inside the room was strange looking equipment, Duo’s hand instinctively grabbed Heero’s as he gazed at the equipment. “Duo-kun ... would you please have a seat?” With a loving squeeze from Heero’s hand, Duo reluctantly let go and sat in the only chair in the room. It was a cushioned recliner but not very comfortable. Trieze pushed the back of the chair down and propped Duo’s feet up with a stool. “The foot rest is broken. My apologies.”
Duo chuckled a bit nervously. “It’s okay.”
“This won’t hurt Duo ... You’re going to basically take a trip deep within you to find your lost memories. While you are doing this, the two of us will be here the entire time next to you. When you awaken, if you’ve found them ... you should be your former self.” Duo nodded and Trieze placed an odd contraption over his head. It had a green light behind what looked to be an ordinary pair of sunglasses.
Trieze quietly explained to Heero that the light was what put the user to sleep. It basically placed him in a deep trance so that he could look within himself. The entire process wasn’t much different from finding the name of their zanpakutou. Heero watched nervously as Duo’s body relaxed in the chair and finally his breathing slowed. If he could remember everything, then maybe his true murderer would finally be brought to justice. “Please find your memories, Duo ... not because I want you to remember us, but I don’t want what happened to you before to happen again ...”