Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Return to Me Salvation ❯ Betrayal ( Chapter 1 )

Return to Me Salvation

By FantasiCat

Disclaimer: I don't own anything! Except my ideas.

Author's Notes: Umm, this is my first Gundam Wing fic, AND my first real angst writing experience, so please tell me what you think. Also, I don't know much about the series or characters except what I read in Episode Zero and fanfics. Any OOC-ness is accidental. That's about it, so let's start the fic!

Italics are thoughts

Chapter 1: Betrayal

Duo Maxwell fell against the front door, his weight effectively closing it, before letting gravity take over and sliding down to sit crumpled on the floor, silent tears streaming down his face. Why would Heero do this to me? I thought he loved me. He said… Duo hugged his knees to his chest and pressed his face against them. He closed his eyes, and once again saw the scene that had sent him running home in tears.

~Flashback~

Relena had invited Heero, and by extension Duo, to a party she was throwing at her house. Soon after they got there she dragged Heero off somewhere, saying she wanted to speak to him privately. Duo hadn't thought much of it at the time. Relena was always chasing after Heero. He went over to where Quatre and Trowa were standing with Wufei to say hi. A few hours later, Duo was worried at the fact that Heero hadn't managed to extract himself from Relena's grasp, so he went in search of them, hoping to rescue his lover so they could leave.

After poking around Relena's house for awhile, Duo was about to give up his search and rejoin the party, when he heard what sounded like voices coming from behind a large wooden door. The first thing he noticed when he opened it was the large quantity of books lining the shelves. The second, was Relena and Heero making out by the fireplace.

Relena looked up from her exploration of Heero's mouth when she heard the door squeak open. "Oh, look. It appears we have a visitor," she said with a sneer. Heero lifted his head from where it was lolling dazedly on the floor, his eyes locking immediately on Duo. For several seconds Duo stared in shock, mouth agape, before turning and fleeing the room.

He ran through the house, not seeming to hear his friends' questions as he flew past them. He ran through the streets, ignoring the startled looks people threw at him, his long, chestnut braid flying behind him. He ran the entire way home, back to the house he had shared for months with Heero, hoping to outrace the pain clawing at his heart.

~End Flashback~

Duo hugged his legs tighter, hoping to find some measure of comfort in the action. How could I have been such a fool?! Of course someone like him wouldn't want to be with a worthless little orphan from L2. He deserves better and he knows it. Maybe… maybe Relena can give him what he deserves. Maybe she'll be able to make him happy, since it seems I can't. He lifted his head a little, violet eyes widening slightly as something occurred to him. I'm probably just a burden to him anyway. He'll be much happier without me in his life, the stupid, hyper, braided baka constantly underfoot. Why would anyone want someone as useless and worthless as me around? As Duo's thoughts grew darker and more self-berating, he realized something that he should have seen from the beginning. No one needs or wants me here. Heero, Quatre, Wufei, Trowa… They'll all be better off without me. With a small nod, he made a decision. I'll just remove my annoying self from their lives permanently.

Duo stood slowly and made his way to his room. Opening the top drawer of the dresser, he pulled out an extremely sharp dagger, which gleamed brightly in the moonlight filtering through the window. "Yes," he whispered. "This will do nicely."

To be continued…

A/N: *sniff* I'm such a mean person, making Duo cry. If you want to find out what Duo's going to do with that knife, read the next chapter. Remember, it's been scientifically proven that reviewers are 30% smarter then normal people. Constructive criticism is always welcome, but flames will be laughed at, sent to my friends to be laughed at some more, and then cheerfully used to roast marshmallows. Ciao4now! ^_^