Running Out Of Tomorrows

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">DISCLAIMER:
Mine... mine... all mine!!!!!! *wakes up* Nani? It was just a dream!? NOOOO!!!!!
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style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">WARNING:
Angst (duh!), Heero-torture (duh again...), past 2xH, 2x1. style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">AUTHOR’S
NOTE: This is what I do when I have two scripts due in less than a week. Baka
me! *sighs* But Gundam Wing fics are MUCH more fun to write... SQUASH! *a big
DEADLINE sign falls on her* *Naomi crawls from underneath the sign and goes to
write her scripts* ;_;

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">ARGHHH!!!!!
I WANT TO WRITE GUNDAM WING FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">

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OUT OF TOMORROWS

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ONE

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style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">AC
204.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Mommy
is taking me to the fair next weekend. You wanna come with us?” A little
childish voice filled the kitchen as a pot of stew rattled on the
stove.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
Maxwell picked up a wooden spoon and hurried to uncover the pot, in order to
stir the dish. His braid, now merely reaching down to his shoulder blades, was
resting against his shoulder, so he pushed it back
absentmindedly.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“She
said they’re gonna bring all these animals from Earth, and the guys from Jinx
are gonna be there!”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Behind
him, by the kitchen table, sat a little boy, about six or so, sitting with his
feet dangling down the chair, swinging back and forth. The boy was busy
arranging a pack of collector’s cards on the small table, raising his hand up
from time to time in order to push a few chestnut bangs out of his eyes.

“She
said she might know someone who can help me get a backstage access! Maybe I can
get Jinx’s autograph, huh? Do you wanna come, daddy? Do ya? It’ll be
fun!”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
smiled, shaking his head. “As alluring as it might sound, little-man, I
think I just might have to pass on that one.”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">The
little boy pouted, looking up at his father with big blue puppy-eyes. “Just this
once, daddy? Please?”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
sighed and looked sorrowfully at his son. “Solo, you know I would love to come,
but...” He sighed, turning back to the stove, stirring the stew. “You also know
that your mother and I don’t get along so well.”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“But
you didn’t have a fight the last time she came!” The little boy reminded him,
his voice still hopeful.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
chuckled, running a hand through his long bangs. “That’s because there were two
lawyers present. I’m sorry, little-man, but no can do. It’s better this way, and
you know it.”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Solo
sighed and bowed his head sadly. “Yeah... I know...” He muttered, pushing a few
cards back and forth. He sighed again and looked up at his father. “Maybe we can
go together next time?”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
smiled and nodded his head. “Sure. Trowa told me that the circus is coming
around here soon. Maybe I’ll take you there, huh? What do you
say?”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">The
little boy grinned, jumping up excitedly. “And uncle Trowa will let me into the
lion’s cage again?!”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
made a face, a very unpleased one, and turned back to his cooking. “Well, uh, I
don’t think he’ll take you anywhere NEAR the lion’s cage after that last
time...”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Solo
chuckled, his blue eyes sparkling. “You really gave him a scare there,
daddy.”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Well,
no one is turning MY son into ‘Lion’s meat’!” He called in mock-anger. “I
wonder what Hilde will have to say about that...”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“You’re
such an idiot, daddy.” The boy let out teasingly, shaking his
head.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
smiled. “So she kept telling me.” He leaned down to taste his stew and then
nodded in satisfaction. He turned to his son. “Now go arrange the table or I’ll
be forced to coat you with this DELICIOUS stew and throw you into the lion’s
cage.”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Solo
rolled eye eyes, but got up nonetheless. “Daddy, you really are an
idiot...” He muttered, walking over to the cupboards to take out two sets of
plates.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
smiled, watching his son walk out of the kitchen and to the dining room. His
smile slowly faded and he turned to place the stew in a bowl. He sighed heavily,
closing his eyes for a moment. “You’re not the only one who used to say
that...”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">It’s
been seven years since the end of the war. So much had happened during this
time, that sometimes Duo found it hard to believe that not even a decade had
passed. It felt like he had lived a lifetime during those few years. He had
gotten married, became a father, got a divorce and became a singarenarent in
only a short amount of time. Not that he complained, of course. He had no
regrets about anything he had done. Hilde and he had been happy for a while, but
it just wasn’t meant to happen. Hilde lost her interest quickly, seeking a more
exciting life than being a housewife or having a desk job at their joint
company. While they didn’t finish on the best of terms, they had absolutely no
regrets about ever being together. It was good while it lasted, and most of all,
they created a life together. A child that they both loved and
cherished.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Solo
was about four when they got divorced. Since Duo was the one with a more stable
lifestyle, he got custody of their son. He remained running the salvaging
company he and Hilde had started together, and bought a nice little home, on the
better side of the L2 cluster. It was a nice style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">suburbanstyle=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">
home, and it fitted both of them just fine. Solo got to stay with his mother
during the weekends and some holidays. Duo didn’t mind, he didn’t hate his
ex-wife or anything, and he was just happy that his son could have both his
mother and father around.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">As
for the people he knew during the war, Duo had more or less lost touch with
them. He and Quatre spoke from time to timet itt it’s been YEARS since the two
saw each other in person. Solo had only met Mr. Winner once, but he was too
young to remember. Duo also saw Trowa a couple of times, taking Solo to a trip
in the circus. Wufei and Sally were together on Earth, happily married and
working as Preventers, so he didn’t get to see them either, only by vid-ph
A
As for the last part of the group... that was a different
matter.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">During
the first few years after the war, Duo and Heero did keep in touch. Duo was more
than surprised to see that the ex-soldier was suddenly sending him emails on a
more or less regular basis. But it was only for the first few years. The emails
lessened in frequency when Hilde and he got married, and then got even more
style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">infrequentstyle=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">
when Solo was born. In the last few years, Duo didn’t receive one word from
Heero. To make things worse was the fact that Duo never knew his exact
whereabouts, so Heero was hard to track down through mere emails. He did know
that the Japanese boy style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">chose to stay up in the colonies,
but anything more than that was still a mystery.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt\">It was strange, ever since the
divorce Duo found himself wondering more and more about Heero’s
whereabouts.style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">
Not once or twice did he catch himself thig abg about him for a few long
moments. He told himself that he was just worrying about him, because he didn’t
hear from him for so long, but deep inside, he knew that there must be another
reason. The reason why he didn’t mind soh whh when Hilde and he ended their
marriage. The reason he woke up at night, panting and covered with cold sweat.
The reason his smile had just faded, just because of a few words his son had so
innocently muttered.

style=NT-FNT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">//”You’re
such a baka, Duo...”//

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
sighed and picked up the stew, walking heavily towards the dinner table. He
smiled at his son, serving him his meal, while on the inside he couldn’t help
but wonder if Heero was somewhere out there, doing the same thing... And for
some reason, it made his heart ache, thinking of the possibility that the
ex-Wing pilot went on with his life as well, leaving him completely
behind.

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style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Mary-Jane
said that if I’ll give her my three Silver-Jinx cards, then she’d let me have
the diamond one. But that’s not fair, cuz three silvers are better than one
diamond.” Solo’s cheerful voice spoke over the dining table, his laughing eyes
dancing happily under the lights of the room.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
smiled at his son’s reasoning, looking at him with eyes that shone with
pride.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“So
I dunno what to do, cuz I REALLY need the diamond one, but it took me three
months to get the silver ones!” The little boy sighed, blowing out air to push a
few long bangs out of his eyes. He looked up at his father, his blue eyes
thoughtful. “What do you think I should do?”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“I
think you should stop wasting your allowance on those damn
cards.”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Daddy...”
Solo droned, rolling his eyes.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
chuckled; unable to resist the look Solo was giving him. “Alright, alright.” He
mumbled, wiping his mouth with a napkin. “I think that it would be best if
you’ll just te--”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">The
phone suddenly rang and Duo looked up, a little startled.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“I’ll
get it!” Solo chirped, already jumping out of his chair.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
smiled as he watched him run over to the nearest phone, which hung on the
kitchen wall. He continued to watch as his son answered the call, his violet
eyes shining with pride. Merely a few short years ago he was learning how to say
his first words... Time sure flew by quickly.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Daddy,”
Solo cut his string of thoughts, handing him the phone. “It’s for
you.”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
nodded and got up. “Who is it?” He asked quietly as he took the phone form the
boy.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Solo
shrugged. “I dunno. Some lady.” He mumbled, walking back to the dining
table.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
watched him as he returned to his dinner, and then brought his attention back to
the phone. “Hello?”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Mr.
Maxwell?” A woman’s voice came from the other line, sounding sort of cold and
detached.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Yes.
Speaking.”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">There
was a sigh and then the woman spoke up again. “My name is Carry Nemek and I’m
calling on behalf of the ‘One Wish’ organization.”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
sighed, rolling his eyes. “Listen, lady, I’m not gonna buy anything.” He looked
up at his son, seeing him play with his food, waiting for his father to return
and help him with his dilemma. He looked back down at the receiver. “So if you
don’t mind, I’m just gonna hang up and--”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“I
assure you that I am not a telemarketing girl. Our organization works in
correspondence with various hospitals. Our aim is to help people who are fatally
ill by giving them their last wish.”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“And
what does this thing have to do with me?” Duo asked, still a little pissed at
being interrupted like that, while his son needed him.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Sir,
I think it does have to do with you.” The woman stopped him, her tone
harsh.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
sighed. “And that is because of... what?”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Mr.
Maxwell, I am calling on behalf of Heero Yuy.”

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style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">It
was less than four hours later that Duo Maxwell was sitting on an express
shuttle flight to the L7 cluster. He had packed Solo’s bag, called Hilde, and
with a rush of words explained to her that he had to go away for a while. He
dropped his son at his mother’s place and hurried to the nearest spaceport. Now
sitting in an uncomfortable seat, in the cramp tourist class section of the
shuttle, Duo fidgeted in his seat and sighed.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">The
details about Heero’s condition were still unknown to him. The woman on the
phone knew nothing about his condition. Sas oas only instructed to fill Heero’s
last request- to inform Duo of his death. Whether Heero was dead or alive, Duo
didn’t know. No matter what he used in order to threat the woman and no matter
how much he yelled at her, he didn’t get an ounce of information out of her. All
he did manage to do, was give Solo a scare. The boy’s face paled dramatically as
he watched his father yell at the phone in a fit of panic and
hysteria.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">The
only thing the woman had to give him was the name of the hospital in which the
request had come from. It took him about ten minutes of research to find out
that the hospital was located at the far end of the ‘Border Colonies’.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Most
colonies centered around the Earth and its nearest surroundings. The hospital,
however, was located on one of the ‘Border Colonies’, thousands of miles from
the Earth itself. The notorious L7 cluster was a poorly-developed and deprived
cluster. Barely any commerce came in and out of the cluster and communication
between it and the other colonies was very infrequent due to the fact that the
colonies there had li mon money to build the means of proper, modern age,
communication.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
had no idea what Heero was doing in such a horrendous place, but he hoped that
he will have the chance to ask him that question in person. He hoped that he was
not too late.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">It
was a long flight and Duo found it very difficult to relax and sleep like the
rest of the passengers. Every time he closed his eyes he pictured some horrific
image or her.her. His mind spun in circles, conveying images Duo was not
interested in seeing. So he tried to think about something else. He tried to
think about the Heero Yuy he knew during the war. He tried to think about the
boy he had met so long ago, in what felt like another lifetime. Closing his
eyes, Duo tried to picture that raging blue fire bur burned fiercely in the
boy’s midnight blue eyes.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">He
never claimed to be overly connected to Heero in any special way. Like the other
Gundam pilots, he was a good friend and a comrade, and it never went beyond
that. He didn’t have any special feelings for the boy, but now, when he looked
back, Duo could tell that he did care for him tha than he cared for the others.
Heero was important to him in some way, but he wasn’t so sure how. It wasn’t in
a romantic way, in that he was sure. Though Duo never had a problem dating both
boys and girls, he never had any thoughts of Heero in that manner. Sure, he had
to admit to himself that the Japanese boy was very attractive, but at the time,
he was really interested in someone else.

s=\"F=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Or
so he had thought. Soon after he and Hilde married, they discovered that it was
not what they were looking for. A teenage crush and a bond between warriors was
not meant to keep them together. They both lost interest quickly, seeking other
partners, and thus divorced. Was it possible that he had lost interest because
all that while, he was actually thinking about Heero?

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Duo
sighed and leaned his head against the shuttle’s window. He closed his eyes, and
took a deep breath.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">//”You
called his name again!”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: VerdanaI
I
did not!”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Ch!
Don’t give me that crap, Maxwell! I know very well what I hear! I’m sick of you
calling his name! Not in my bed, you hear that?! Not while our SON
is sleeping across the hall!”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Hilde,
honey, I didn’t say his name. Why would I? I know I’m with you, honey... It’s
you I love...”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Bullshit!
Don’t sell me this CRAP, cuz I ain’t buying it no more! You can go sleep on the
couch tonight, honey! Goodnight!”//

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Did
he really think about him so much, even when he slept with his wife? It’s true
that he thought about Heero from time to time. But he was just wondering where
he was. If he was okay, and how did he live his life after the war... He didn’t
think about him in any other manner. He didn’t care for him in that manner...
did he?

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">//”Ne,
Heero! Where are you off to?”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“I’m
not so sure, Duo. Why?”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Well,
it’s not everyday we win a war, now is it? I brought
champagne!”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Duo,
I don’t think it’s a very good idea...”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“And
look! Strawberries! Did you ever eat strawberries, Heero?”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“No...”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“A
toast? What for?”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“For
peace, what else? We can finally move on with our lives!”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“.
. . . . .”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Here,
have this big one. It goes great with the champagne!”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Thank
you.”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Ain’t
it great?! If I had to describe what life tastes like, this would be it!
Strawberries and champagne! They rock!”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Well,
they are quite good. . . . . What are you planning to do now that the war is
over?”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“I
dunno. Probably go back to L2. Got someone waiting for me, ya know. Want some
more?”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“.....no
thank you. I have to leave. My shuttle takes off soon.”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Huh?
Where to? Where are you going?”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“I
don’t know yet. I’ll contact you. Have a good life,
Duo...”

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">“Hey!
You didn’t finish your drink! Heero! Heero! Heero, come back! Hey, c’mon!
Heeeeroooo!!!!!”//

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-ffamifamily: Verdana\">Duo
sighed, turning to lay his head back against the seat.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Why
was he so reluctant to let Heero go? Why did he get upset as he watched that
shuttle leave Earth and disappear into the endless black void of outer space?
Why did he feel like he had done something wrong? Why did he get that burning
urge inside him to run after Heero as the boy walked away, living his drink and
strawberries behind? Could it be that he knew that it was their finale goodbye?
Did it matter that much?

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana\">Again
Duo sighed sadly and turned to look out of the window, violet eyes staring at
the pitch black of space.

style=\"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-fonmilymily: Verdana\">He
really didn’t know, but he intended to find out.

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2.

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