| Disclaimer: I don�t own any gundam stuff in any way, shape or form. I also don�t own the song �Revolution Man� That belongs to The Union Underground. I�m not getting paid for this at all, and I�m poor, please don�t sue. Warnings: Angst. 1+2 REVOLUTION MAN One more time and you'll be dead At least I think that's what they said Forty days won't break a man It was a bullet in his head �You know Heero, sometimes I think I was made for this. The killing.. the fighting. I don�t know what I�d do without it. I have to pay them back for what they�ve done.� Inhaling sharply, he walked over to the table and started inspecting his arsenal. �I think I would go insane if I couldn�t destroy them.� �Hn.� Heero looked up at the unusual pronouncement. Examining his partner closely, he found only the glint of tears betrayed Duo�s statements. �I don�t think you mean that.� �Do you know how many people I�ve killed? If you do, you know more than I do. I dream about it at night. There�s pain of course, but there�s something satisfying about destroying those that have hurt everyone. Just stopping them wouldn�t be enough. Those people don�t change.� �Hn.� There's something in the... Something in the way you were The pain so wrong my friend Revolution...revolution man Imagine all the people �Damn.� Heero muttered as he stared up at the ceiling. Why did Duo say that? It seemed nearly impossible that he really felt that way. Duo was always the driving force behind the pilots, keeping them going no matter what. His energy never seemed to run out� other than tonight. Maybe Duo was better at hiding his feelings than he was. It was disturbing. Even Quatre seemed to think Duo was simply the mask that he wore, and Quatre was better than anyone at sensing what was hidden inside people. Was it really a mask though? What does Duo have to live for? Hilde? Yeah.. right. He only talked to her when he really needed something. Us? What do we give him? A target for his jokes maybe.. something to keep busy with.. but mostly we take from him, without giving anything. Who is going to tell him that he�s appreciated for trying to drive us insane. When have we realized what he�s doing and has done? Does anyone really realize? One more time and you'll be dead At least I think that's what they said Forty days won't break a man It was a bullet in his head Smiling slightly, Duo ran the scythe through another suit. It�s almost too easy now. Another soul for Shinigami�s enjoyment. Turning, he watched as Heero continued methodically destroying the enemy. Heero was so neat.. precise. He didn�t have the hate backing him. He couldn�t feel the satisfaction of cutting down the enemy. Grabbing the controls, he bore down upon the next enemy, ignoring the stinging of his eyes. Why didn�t anyone see what they were really here for? Oz took everything away from people. Ripped families apart, killed loved ones. They all deserve to die. They left him with nothing. Fair enough. He would leave them with less. Listen while I load my gun He said to me Something 'bout a chosen one It's comin' back to me Watch him while I taste the sun He said to me Something 'bout a chosen one You'll never be �Duo, I�ve been thinking about what you said the other night.� Looking up with a smirk, the braided one locked stares with steely eyes. �What about it?� �Do you really hate them so much? Most of them just follow orders. Do they all deserve your hate?� �Yes. I�m surprised you don�t hate them as much as I do. They�ve taken everything away from you, just like they did from me.� Growling, he pulled the cross from his shirt. �I was chosen to be a pilot to put an end to them. I will kill until there isn�t an OZ soldier left. I will know victory.� �They haven�t taken everything away from me Duo.� �What do you have left then, your Gundam?� Eyes narrowing, Heero quickly stood and walked across the room. �I have this.� Grabbing the back his neck, he pressed his lips against Duo�s with bruising force. One last time your medicine Swallow hard and take it in Lucy's in the sky again Trippin' on her diamonds Why did he have to do that? Duo pressed his shaking fingers against his lips as he watched the man who had kissed him walk away. Feeling tears run down his face, he felt something inside him crumble. Only the perfect soldier could have gotten through his defenses� to prove he had only been lying to himself. �Damn you� Looking out the window, he watched the moon carefully, trying to sort out the confusion in his mind. Heero. Heero cared about him. Laughing painfully, he walked over to lay on the bed. The perfect soldier thought that He was something to live for. Is the love of one person enough to put to rest the souls of the many who had died? Was love something worth letting go of the hate? Listen while I load my gun He said to me Look what you�ve done Walking over to his dresser, he pushed his braid behind him and started to pick up a gun. Holding it in his fingertips, he looked at it in fascination, like he�d never seen it before. Dropping it, he sat down and buried his head in his hands. �Heero.� Something 'bout a chosen one It's comin' back to me Look what you�ve done With utmost precision, Deathscythe mowed through the soldiers confronting him, trying to get through them to the general he knew was in the shuttle behind them. Opening a link, he watched Heero out of the corner of his eye without speaking. Finally shutting down the video, he spoke. �Heero.� Watch him while I taste the sun He said to me Look what you�ve done �Do you see what you�ve done to me?� With an anguished look, Duo blasted the shuttle before him. �I don�t know if I can keep doing this!� Panting with effort, he fought his way back to where Wing held off the remaining forces. Something 'bout a chosen one You�ll never be �Duo, I know you can fight without hate. You need to fight for the right reasons. You�ll never be the monster you think you are.� Heero said, retreating back towards their base. �You have something to fight for.� Finally exiting their gundams, Heero grabbed Duo and pulled him close. �Do you know what you have?� Nodding, Duo let himself fall into the embrace. |