Everything I Own, chpt 2 *I'd give everything I own, Just to have you back again* "Who are you calling?" Heero asked, surprised to find himself panicking. Duo faced away from him, hunched over the phone. "I'm not letting you pass this up. I'm calling the lady." Duo said after a second, looking at the number a few times. "She's probably a fraud." Heero said unconvincingly. "Just claiming to be the mother of Heero Yuy...war hero and all that..." "Matte, Heero. Your head is inflating." Duo said sarcastically. "Wouldn't SHE have come for YOU rather than the other way around? She probably doesn't want to scare you off." "She's doing a wonderful job." Heero muttered to himself. "Duo, stop. She's not my mother, she can't be." Duo turned to him, still clutching the reciever. He gave Heero a cold gaze. "Give me a real and logical reason why she can't be. Did Dr. J said she's dead? Why would you believe him anyway? Look what he did to you." Heero stood up, now enraged. "Look what SHE did to me. If she's my mother, then why the hell was I raised like this, Duo? Why didn't I grow up all oblivious to true pain and suffering?" Heero whispered hoarsely. Duo's gaze softened momentarily, then the other line picked up and Duo became excited. "Mrs. Raleigh?" Duo asked excitedly. "Yo, my name is Duo Maxwell....and I think I have your son here." He winked at Heero. *You taught me how to love What it's of, what it's of* @--->---- "Mrs.Raleigh?" The boy on the other end quipped. "Yo, my name is Duo Maxwell....and I think I have your son here." Hanake blinked. "Excuse me?" She asked quietly. "I'm his.....uh....." The boy's excitment nose-dived into discomfort. "I live with him." He finished. "Roommates, I guess. You say Heero Yuy is your son?" "Yes, he is." Hanake continued, not really paying attention to what Duo had said. "I know he is. I handed him to Dr. J when he was two years old. A year after...a year after his father died." She choked on her words. "I'm sorry." Duo said kindly. "Heero's a little nervous, but I think you might be the real thing." "I can prove anything, young man." She began to feel a rise in her mood. She still felt in a dull stupor, but it was as if a light was coming from the darkness. Hope--the hope that she might see her son. Why wasn't she more excited? "Um...are you all right, ojou-san? I figured you might get a little more excited." Wow, almost as if he'd read her mind. *You never said too much But still you showed the way* *And I knew from watching you And nobody else could ever know The part of me that can't let go* A slow stupor again settled into her mind. "I lost my son to the war. I also lost his presence in my life and the right to call myself his mother." She said softly. "I want to meet him....but..." "I understand. Look, ojou-san, we'll catch the next shuttle flight over, ok? If Heero is still a little unconvinced we'll run some tests." "I have proof, don't worry about that." Hanake nodded, the numbness in her brain beginning to spread to her fingers. "So you're going to bring my son home to me?" She could hear Duo's bangs hitting the reciever as he nodded. "Hell yeah." "Thank you..." She breathed. "Its okay. Gimmie your address." Hanake took a long breath before she passed out. She gave it to him, feeling the numbness reach her mouth at last. Duo thanked her, hung up... Then Hanake Raleigh blacked out. @--->---- *And I would give everything I own, I'd give up me life, my heart, my home* *I would give everything I own, Just to have you back again* Duo looked back to Heero. "And?" Heero asked, his voice devoid of any emotion. "You're gonna meet her." Duo shrugged. "Damn, if there's hope for you, there's hope for me, right? I could have a parent or something out there somewhere." He managed to smile. "What did she tell you? My name, maybe? Do I have a name? Maybe a damned father?" Heero spat icily. Duo's smiled vanished. "She said your dad died, man. Sorry. When you were one, I guess. She didn't mention your name." "Hn." Heero grunted. "Maybe, Heero. Just maybe, she wanted to tell you your name to your face." Duo said softly. Then he let out a sudden, gunshot laugh. "What?" "Your last name is *Raleigh*!!!!" Duo howled with laughter. "Somethin Raleigh!! HA!" Heero grunted. The room became very quiet, and the glaze that had taken over Hanake slowly developed in Heero's head. Only one thing made any sense. I have a name. I have a mother. Her name is Hanake Raleigh. I have a mother. I have a name. Doesn't matter how stupid it is... It's *my* name.