A Hero's Journey -- Part 23 -

Duo groaned as the tapping against his shoulder grew more insistent. Blinking hard, he realized that he had once more fallen asleep leaning against Hilde’s bed. With a sigh, he sat up and stretched the protesting muscles of his back and shoulders.

“Sorry,” he said, popping his neck, “I didn’t hear you come in.”

However, he froze as he finally noticed the pair of sapphire eyes gazing lovingly up at him. Shaking slightly, he watched her, unsure if he was still dreaming or not. He carefully picked up the nearest of her hands.

“Babe, are you really awake?”

She nodded weakly, covering his hands with hers. Crying her name, Duo wrapped his arms around his wife, holding her tightly. Hilde gently stroked his hair as he sobbed, not noticing she was weeping as well.

* * * * *

“Uh,” Sally muttered, fighting to open her eyes, “what happened?”

“I was wanting to ask you the same thing,” a male voice stated.

Sally sat up immediately, but the movement made her head swim terribly. As she closed her eyes to fight the dizziness, a pair of hands pressed her back against the cot. She smiled in spite of herself as he muttered, “Foolish onna.”

“Good to see you, too, Wufei,” she quipped. “Enjoy your vacation?”

Her partner’s permanent frown deepened even further as he folded his arms across his chest. “Hardly.”

“Well, I’m sorry that Une interrupted it to send you after me,” Sally said tersely, glaring up at him. “I’ll ask her to send someone else next time so you won’t be bothered.”

“Une didn’t send me,” he stated as he held her gaze. “Winner received a threat against you and contacted me.”

“Quatre? Why would he receive a threat against me?”

Wufei shrugged. “He’s received others. Maxwell’s wife is still unconscious in the hospital from an attack and there was another assassination attempt on Dorlian, but she escaped.”

“What in the hell is going on, Wufei?” she demanded as she sat up, dizziness be damned. “Going after Relena I can understand, but why try to kill Hilde or me?”

For a moment, Wufei simply stared at her, something unreadable flashing briefly in his dark eyes. “I don’t know,” he finally said and returned to the cockpit.

Sally waited for her partner to disappear before she murmured, “Liar.”


Part XXIIII Duo groaned as the tapping against his shoulder grew more insistent. Blinking hard, he realized that he had once more fallen asleep leaning against Hilde’s bed. With a sigh, he sat up and stretched the protesting muscles of his back and shoulders. “Sorry,” he said, popping his neck, “I didn’t hear you come in.” However, he froze as he finally noticed the pair of sapphire eyes gazing lovingly up at him. Shaking slightly, he watched her, unsure if he was still dreaming or not. He carefully picked up the nearest of her hands. “Babe, are you really awake?” She nodded weakly, covering his hands with hers. Crying her name, Duo wrapped his arms around his wife, holding her tightly. Hilde gently stroked his hair as he sobbed, not noticing she was weeping as well. * * * * * “Uh,” Sally muttered, fighting to open her eyes, “what happened?” “I was wanting to ask you the same thing,” a male voice stated. Sally sat up immediately, but the movement made her head swim terribly. As she closed her eyes to fight the dizziness, a pair of hands pressed her back against the cot. She smiled in spite of herself as he muttered, “Foolish onna.” “Good to see you, too, Wufei,” she quipped. “Enjoy your vacation?” Her partner’s permanent frown deepened even further as he folded his arms across his chest. “Hardly.” “Well, I’m sorry that Une interrupted it to send you after me,” Sally said tersely, glaring up at him. “I’ll ask her to send someone else next time so you won’t be bothered.” “Une didn’t send me,” he stated as he held her gaze. “Winner received a threat against you and contacted me.” “Quatre? Why would he receive a threat against me?” Wufei shrugged. “He’s received others. Maxwell’s wife is still unconscious in the hospital from an attack and there was another assassination attempt on Dorlian, but she escaped.” “What in the hell is going on, Wufei?” she demanded as she sat up, dizziness be damned. “Going after Relena I can understand, but why try to kill Hilde or me?” For a moment, Wufei simply stared at her, something unreadable flashing briefly in his dark eyes. “I don’t know,” he finally said and returned to the cockpit. Sally waited for her partner to disappear before she murmured, “Liar.”


Part XXIV Back to Main Page