Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Slave To Love ❯ To Live a Life ( Chapter 6 )

Chapter Six - To Live a Life...

Loud voices and running footsteps woke Heero. The moment he sat up was the moment his door burst open and Wufei came skidding in.

"What?"

"Hilde's slave has run. Hilde is going mental looking for him and the whole house is in a state of collapsing!"

Heero swung his legs out of bed.

"Have Hilde re-call her men. We'll go and look for him, we have more chance of finding him!"

Wufei bowed and left, shutting the door behind him.

Heero stood and reached out to the table where he had laid the golden strand the night before. He raised it in to the air and studied it carefully.

Then there was a loud hammering at his door.

"WAIT!"

He dressed quickly in his royal clothes and throw open the door to reveal Hilde.

"Why must I re-call my men?" She snapped.

"Duo will surely hide from them and many people who hide a young beautiful boy from you. I will find him."

"I will not redraw my men!" She glared at Heero but the young prince refused to back down.

"Then I will have them killed."

"What?"

"You wish for Duo to be brought back to you?"

"Yes."

"Then I will bring him back."

"My men will be back within the hour." She bowed. "My Prince." She slammed the door shut.

"Shows where you lie in this line Hilde." Heero turned to the window and stared at the raising sun.

Duo would be in hiding. He would know that Hilde would give chase to him and Heero was willing to bet his life Duo was a very good thief and could hide better than most. The boy had grown up living in a farm and a church. He needed to know how to survive on the streets. Heero would start searching tonight but what to do until then?

***

"Wufei? Do you know where the Maxwell Church is?" Heero asked, swinging up onto his horse.

"M'lord. I know the Maxwell Farm, it helps to support the running of the church but the location of the Church has always been a secret!"

Heero turned to the guard who had spoken.

"Then lead the way!"

***

Hilde watched them go with clenched fists. She stormed away into the house screaming "I'll have somebody's head for this!!!"

She glared at G who cupped his hands around his neck and made a mental note to sent his own search party up, one full of peasants.

***

"Duo? What is..."

"I'm so sorry." Duo cried throwing himself into his mother's arms. She held on to her child tightly and looked across at the fields.

"My child. It has been so long. Where is the Lady?"

"I left, ran away. Please mother; let me stay for the day. I'll be gone by nightfall. I will not place this family in danger."

Duo's wide violet eyes pleaded into his mother's and quickly she pulled Duo towards the church, hidden behind the fields of the farm and a long line of trees.

"Duo?"

"DUO!"

Suddenly, a dozen children attacked Duo. The small ones hanged off his waist and all he could do was hug them back.

"It's been a long time bro."

Duo raised his head and smiled at Catherine.

"Hey." He disentangled himself from the limbs of the children and hugged her to his chest. "How is it going?"

"What are you doing back here?"

"I seek shelter for one day. I must leave by nightfall."

"Too soon." Catherine sobbed hugging Duo tighter.

"I know. I know."

***

Heero glanced around at the dirty small yard. One of the guards swung down and went to look inside. There was no one there.

"Well?"

"I would of thought he would of come to see his family before leaving the lands for good." Heero commented.

"May I help you?"

"Huh?"

Heero looked down at a small ginger head.

"Hello there."

"Hi. Can I help you?"

"I'm looking for someone. A boy. Named Duo."

"Never heard of him. He might be new or could have already left. If he left he'll be in the fields farming."

"How old are you?"

"I'm 4!" She held up four fingers. "Who are you?"

"No one of any importance."

"OH. I'm Chistie!" She waved up at Heero.

"My name is Heero."

"Hero. Cool name."

Heero nodded.

"Excuse us."

He turned his horse round and began to trot off.

"Come and see me again!!!" Chistie yelled.

***

From high up in a tree a dark-haired youth watched Heero exit the farm and walk off down the lane towards the town. One green eye visible. He made sure that Heero was gone before swinging down and picking Chistie up.

"Good job." He told her and she smiled broadly.

"I liked him. He had really nice blue eyes." She said giggling.

"Who was that?"

Trowa turned to see Duo standing in the shadows by the farmhouse.

"He called himself Heero. He said he wasn't of any importance."

Trowa placed Chistie on the floor.

"Back to the church."

"Okay!" She ran off and Trowa straighten up.

"You know him? He was after you."

"He's the one who has to marry Hilde."

Trowa nodded. "Why aren't you still with Hilde?"

"That kind of life just isn't me."

"So being on the run is?"

"Better than living a lie."

Trowa turned back to the gateway to the lane and stared at it as if he thought Heero might come back in any second.

"To live a life Duo, is something special. To live your own life, is ten times better."

Duo nodded and disappeared back towards the church leaving Trowa standing there.

***

"Where do we go now Sir?"

Heero looked around, back at the farm.

"The city. Hopefully we can find him by morning."

TBC…

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