HAPPIER A 11x13 story RAVEN NO POE (ravenmaniac@home.com) Une waited nervously for her boyfriend to call. Tapping her toes impatiently, she finally thwacked the offending instrument. “RING GOD DAMN YOU!” It rung. “Hello?… again? Sodding bastard… Yes, I’ll come. Thank you for calling officer.” Treize was on the floor, smiling weirdly. He looked up at Lady as she came in. “’Lo Lady!” “Treize, we have to go home now.” She sighed, knowing he had no clue as to where he was or who she was. “I has sumfin a tell you…” He said as she shoved him in the car. “I loves you.” He kissed her, while she was driving- causing her to nearly crash. “YOU IDIOT! ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US KILLED!” She yelled. He cringed. “I’m sorry… just chill out.” She continued driving, knowing she had been far too rough on him. After what he was going through…  she needed to let up on him. All that night, still in his drunken stupor, Treize stared at the ceiling of the bed he shared with Une, in an apartment they shared Say goodbye, Lose your friends, Make them go, You don’t need them anymore “Just like before…” He sighed. “I never could do things right.” He hugged her in his sleep. Cause its time, No more friends, Time to go, Never supposed to be like this  What was right for Une? He gently kissed her, not knowing she was awake. “Oh Treize, what’s the right thing for me to do?” She thought. “I feel guilty with you, and lonely without you…” Am I too weak, too prone to break, My needs too deep, my skin too thin? By now I took what was to take, Tear it apart and start again… She then realized that he had problems. She could only wonder, “Does he want to leave?” So go on, if this will make you happier I got you this far, what have I to lose? Treize couldn’t tell her mind. If he did, he’d know they were thinking about the same thing. For two weeks now, he’d continually gotten drunk. He’d finally told Une about Marie-Maya, and they both began to think about what to do. Wasted every moment of your Saturdays, and Sundays, Wasted from the worries, not supposed to be like this, Like your father do what was done unto you… always, In your father’s steps you’ll do what was done unto you, It won’t be hard to start again… Their thoughts were overlapping… should he go? Who would cry? Treize was somewhat eager to have Marie-Maya back… So go on if it’ll make you happier You took me this far, what have I to lose? Une’s ideas were on the same wavelength… but what if they never saw each other again? Well I knew this would come, Don’t take it so seriously… The next morning, Une found a note… and no Treize! It was some of the lines of the song… the one she had been singing in her sleep! Well I’m gone now… Une thought, And left me all alone, The next line read, And did it make you happier? She thought, Lost, long gone, don’t take it so seriously, It then read, It wasn’t that hard, She whispered, Get going, I’m fine on my own, It finished, Did what I had to do… She said it out loud, Pushed you too far and I’ve finally got it figured out… The Next Day… “Une, you don’t look so good.” Noin remarked. “Maybe you should see Quinze. He’ll help you!” “No. I want to talk to you.” She sat down. “Noin, he left me!” She expected a ‘oh, that’s terrible! But I’m sure he’ll be back!’ from Noin. Before she could answer, another voice cut in. “That little son of a bitch!” Zechs looked ticked. “I think you should forget about him!” “How would you like it if I forgot about you?” Noin said, in Une’s defense. “I can’t just forget!” She cried, before they could start to argue. “We’ve slept, and I love him! I will never stop loving him!” She put her hand to her head. “I expect you two at the bridge, zero-six hundred hours.” “Yes ma’am.” Two months later… “Congratulations, Lady Une.” Quinze smiled happily. “You are officially pregnant!” “Oh no!” It was too much on poor Une. She ran out in tears. “First Treize leaves, and now he leaves his mark!” Noin watched the ordinarily strong Colonel (or whatever position she is) sink to her knees on her cot. “Lady…” Noin made a movement towards her, but Zechs touched her shoulder. “Let her rest. She’s had a hard day.” Zechs lead Noin out. Une could only sing to herself. What had she been shoed into now was beyond the pain of his leaving. One more inch, you sonofabitch! You were just wasting my time always, And now I’m half awake, So, was this my mistake? Because you wasted my time, Always… All she could do was wait… and pray… that her child would be born with a father. Throughout the next three months, there was no sign of Treize. Zechs acted as a “godfather” throughout, acting like he cared. He really did care, and was worried about her heart, and how prone it was to break. Noin always gave the best advice. She herself had one daughter. They’d use her for practice. “Look, hold her under the head… support on her head at all times… AH! NO! No, no, no, no, no! Back of the head, and the bottom! Lady… stop crying! It’s only your second time…! Shit!” It had been four months… and Lady had done no better. Her constant tears prevented her from fighting, the one thing that really distracted her. One other thin prevented her fighting… The large bulge in her stomach. Every night, she would lay back and ask herself, “What is it? Are you a boy? Or a girl?” One night, she lay in her bed doing just that. Suddenly she heard voices outside her door. “We should give it to her!” “No Noin! It’ll only hurt her more! We don’t know what it says!” “She has a right! Zechs, this is from… it’s our obligation! We. Have. To!” Lady sat up, and waddled to the door. “What’s going on out here?” She murmured. “Lady!” Noin gasped, and quickly put something behind her back. “Did we wake you?” Zechs asked. She could see the sweat rolling down his forehead. “No… I was awake… Ugh…” She wiped her brow. “Mighty hot in here? I’m sweating in my pants…” Noin and Zechs looked at each other. “Uh oh.” “Er, Noin.. is it normal to feel sharp squeezing pains?” “AGH! NOT NOW!” Lady gasped, realizing what Noin had on her mind. “This is bad… this is bad!” Noin and Zechs each grabbed one of Une’s arms. “Keeping calm, keep calm…” She kept murmuring. “Just keep breathing!” She soon found herself in the Hospital Wing of the base. Noin and Zechs shoved her into a bed. All Lady could do was watch, as Zechs ran around, finding nurses, and Noin got her a gown. She changed as fast as she could, wishing the pain would go away. She continually looked up at the clock, counting the minutes she was there. Nurses rushed about, checking the monitor. Zechs was holding her hand the whole time. Beads of sweat rained down her forehead, as the pain grew stronger and stronger. Finally, after four hours, twenty-one minutes, and forty-eight seconds, one nurse shouted, “We’re ready!” The ragged man arrived on a one-man craft. He stepped out, wearing a General’s uniform. All guards saluted, as he passed by them. He requested the computer, “Location of Colonel Une.” “Hospital Wing.” It answered after a few seconds. “Oh no…” He began to run. “LADY! IT’LL BE FINE IF YOU JUST CONCENTRATE! PUSH, DAMNIT!” “I’M… TRYING!” The man was standing right outside the room. He could hear the screams, feel her pain… “What have I done?” He burst in, and watched as Une gave the final heave. “Congratulations, Une, it’s a boy…” Noin whispered in the sleepy new mother’s ear. The guy walked over to Une, as Noin reached into her pocket. ‘T-t-t-Treize?” Une choked out. “Is it you?” I’ll go on If it would make you happier “I’m home, koi.” He looked at the new baby. “I guess I have two kois now…” “Why did you leave? You knew the risks, you knew I would be angry!” She turned away from him. He put a hand on her shoulder and sighed. “Be angry as you wish. I’ll never leave again.” He kissed her cheek lightly. I took it this far Now what have I to do? Une whispered, into her son’s ear, “I’ll name you Treize the second.” The baby boy babbled back, and pointed at its father. “Ap-a!” And you’re gone now, left me all alone, It didn’t make me happier, At least you returned, so don’t take it so seriously, It took me too far, and you had to get a goin’, Did what I had to do, pushed you too far, finally got it figured out. “TREIZE!” She reached out to him. He turned around, looking at both his lady and son. “Yes, Lady?” he smiled, knowing that she was about to say… “I… I love you.” <OWARI> Notes: I am just an American idiot, don’t sue me. “Koi” means boyfriend/girlfriend, “Owari” means the end, and if you want me to continue, drop me a line! Until next time, Raven No Poe, signing out!