Well...I hope
all you people are happy! ::tries to look stern, but breaks into a smile::
Because of ya'll, ya
know what I did? I wrote a sequel, well...actually, it's a prologue to
"Hypntotize The Moon". And, I know ya'll
wanna know *WHAT* happened to the kids...but, hey, *that'll* be the sequel!
(Plus, my mind isn't in *that* great
of shape...meaning, A) Yes, it *is* Friday, but my brain is tiiirrreeedddd!! B)
I still have my cold...and it isn't going
away.... C) I'm tryin' ta write the "PREQUEL"!! Give me a chance ta
breath then I'll write the SEQUEL!) ::breathes
deeply:: Okay...now that that is out of my system.....skim through the
disclaimer then onto the fic!!
(oh, THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HAS READ *AND* REVIEWED!! YA'LL ARE THE REASONS
THIS IS UP HERE!!)
Disclaimer- I do not own Gundam Wing...I do not own Sara Evans....I do not own
this song....I do not have any
money....DO NOT sue me...oh, b/c it is still BEFORE October 20th, (When
Toonami/Cartoon Network plans to air Endless Waltz) this story takes place as
if Endless Waltz never happened. Now, n-e-one asks, "Why?" I'll tell
ya. It's quite simple.
A) I *haven't* seen Endless Waltz; therefore I know nothing about it
B) I really don't feel like having a million people review and tell me what I
did wrong
C) I like changing things! ^_^
D) Now........if n-e-one has probs w/ that...I'M SORRY!
K....now.....this takes place around 8 years AFTER the cartoon series! Meaning
this places everyone in their 20's...got it? This takes place about a month
before "Hypnotize The Moon".....
**I can't imagine any greater fear
Then waking up without you here**
Heero bit his lip to keep from crying. She was gone. Gone like the snow that
had once graced the cold, silent world; gone like the roses she loved so much;
gone like the laughter that had once filled the house; gone like the sparkle in
their children's eyes. She was gone, plain and simple...and he couldn't live
without her.
"Daddy?"
Heero lifted his head off the pillow, "What?" he said softly. The
door opened a crack, "Bad dweams.." Heero let his head fall back onto
the pillow. "Come here.." He listened as the door sqeaked, the small
running footsteps, the creaking of the bed. He opened his eyes only to stare
into Relena's eyes. /No..not Relena's eyes...Sarah's eyes...\ The little girl's
face was stained with tears, her small nose red from crying. "What's wrong
Princess?" Heero asked softly, sitting up in the bed. /Our bed...\
"I miss Mommy.." Sarah whispered as she snuggled against her father.
"Bwian said she gone...whewe Mommy go Daddy? Whewe is she?"
"She's in Heaven.." Heero said, his voice choking as he laid back
down, Sarah laying on his chest. He tried his best to explain to her where her
"Mommy" was, but he couldn't find his voice. Finally he settled for
rubbing her back, murmmering softly. When her breathing was slow and rhymec, he
slowly laid her beside him. Her brown ringlets hung around her face, her pink
lips parted to let air in and out. Heero sighed, /I have to try...I have to try
for them...Relena would want me to try...I must try...\
**And though the sun will still shine on
My whole world would all be gone**
/Memories..so many memories..\ Slowly his eyes scanned the hallway walls. There
were many pictures, some of him, Sarah and Brian..there were many of Relena. It
seemed as if a cold hand held his heart in its hand, it gave it a hard squeeze
at every picture of Relena. Their wedding picture, Heero licked his dry lips.
The tears burned hot behind his eyelids, they threatened to fall at the
slightest movement. He blinked. Tears began to roll down his cheeks, he did
nothing to stop them.
**But not for long**
He slowly walked to their once shared bedroom. Taking a small brass key from
his pocket he opened the nightstand's top drawer. There it laid, his gleaming
machine of death. He picked up the gun, its weight felt 'right'. Automatically
he checked the gun, it was in perfect working order. Slowly he brought it to
his head, his finger itched to pull the trigger.
"Dad? Where are you?"
Heero lowered the gun, with a shaking hand he let it fall into the drawer. He
closed it and locked it. Dropping the key into his pocket he answered his son.
"I'm in here Brian.."
**If I had to run, if I had to crawl
If I had to swim a hundred rivers
Just to climb a thousand walls
Always know that I will find a way
To get to where you are
There's no place that far **
"Whewe is Heaven Daddy?" Sarah asked innocently. Heero nearly dropped
his fork. Brian glanced at his father, "Ssshh Sarah.." he hissed to
his sister. The meals they shared at dinner time were always tense now without
Relena. It had been nearly a month since her death. Brian glanced at his
father, curious how he would answer his 3 year old sister.
"Heaven is a far off place." Heero said, his voice carefully void of
emotion.
"How did Mommy get thewe then?" Sarah lisped reaching for her drink.
She took a sip, "I wanna go too."
Heero suddenly pushed back his chair, "Excuse me." he muttered out of
habit. Brian and Sara watched their father leave the room. Brian swallowed
hard, /I miss her too Dad..We all miss her....*everyone* misses Mom....\
**It wouldn't matter why we're apart
Lonely minds or two stubborn hearts
Nothing short of God above
Could turn me away from your love**
~*~ FLASHBACK ~*~
The announcer looked at the screen sadly. "It brings me great sorrow to
report to you the following.." The screen filled with an image of Relena.
"Vice-Forgein Minister Relena Peacecraft-Yuy died today in Darilan
Memorial Hospital at 3:15 P.M." The screen flickered to a picture of a
shocked Heero, a crying Brian, and a bewildered Sarah. "Here her husband
Heero Yuy, former Gundam Pilot and children, Brian and Sarah, are seen leaving
the hospital. Minister Yuy died from wounds substained from an assasin attempt
earlier this week---"
Heero shut the TV off with disgust. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he thought
of his angel. "Oh Relena..." he held his face in his hands. "I'm
sorry.." he whispered in a choked voice. "I didn't mean for this to
happen...I'm sorry..." He felt as if his heart was breaking in two. He
could still hear her last words, "I will always love you Heero..tell Sarah...and
Brian...I love you all.."
~*~ END FLASHBACK ~*~
**I need you that much**
Another day passed. Heero moved like a robot. He took Brian to school, Sarah to
daycare. Only when they were gone did he retreat to his office. Arranging
pictures of Relena around him, he would sit in front of his laptop and type
letters to his children, to Relena, to friends and family. Heero lost count of
the times he debated whether or not to commit suicide, he lost count of how
many times he nearly commited it only to be interupted by someone, something.
He would listen to Relena's favorite songs, he would play 'their' song over and
over. The words seemed to taunt him. Their message was clear, it hurt him to
think of how he couldn't do what they proposed. It haunted him, just like her
face and last words...they haunted him......
**If I had to run, if I had to crawl
If I had to swim a hundred rivers
Just to climb a thousand walls
Always know that I will find a way
To get to where you are**
"Always know that I will find a way to get to where you are..." The
words slowly died as Heero shut off the car. Holding the bouquet of white roses
in his clenched hand, he made his way to Relena's grave. Slowly he placed them
at her headstone. /White roses...purity of heart...Relena..I'll be joining you
soon...if not in Heaven, in death...\
**There's no place that far**
Brian held his sister's hand tightly in his as the pole-bearers walked past,
carrying his father's casket. He stood tall, his Prussian blue eyes void of
emotion, his mother's honey-blonde hair whipping in the cold winter wind. In
his jacket pocket was a disk of letters from his father. Brian had discovered
them days ago when he had arrived home from school. After searching all the
rooms in the house, Brian found himself in his father's office. He was curious
when he saw his father's laptop sitting on the desk, still on and booted up.
Curiosity got the best of him, soon he was reading the letters that were simply
entitled "To Brian", "To Sarah" or "To My Children".
The last letter had been dated the one month aniversary of his mother's death.
Within the hour, they had found his father's lifeless body at his mother's
grave. He gave his sister a small smile as they lowered his father's casket
into the ground next to his mother. He read the headstone's inscription, it had
been simple like his father.
Here Lies Heero Yuy
Fearless Soldier, Perfect Father and Husband
"I will find a way to get to where you are; There's no place that
far."
**If I had to run, if I had to crawl
If I had to swim a hundred rivers
Just to climb a thousand walls
Always know that I will find a way
To get to where you are
There's no place that far**
Brian looked up at Quatre, his new guardian. "Mr.Winner," he said,
his voice choked. "Sarah and I are ready to go home.." Quatre gave
them a sad, understanding smile. He picked up the crying Sarah and laid a
gentle hand on Brian's shoulder. "It's okay to cry.." he said softly
as they walked away.
"I know." Brian whispered, "That was one thing Dad taught
me.."
**Baby, there's no place that far**