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This was some thing I have wanted to write for a while now please forgive any and all spelling mistakes as well as any grammar. The bulk of this was written at 2 something in the morning and even though I reread and fix what I found lets just say I'm going to be a school to be an artist not a writer so there will be mistakes I'm not perfect.

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Of War and Love

Elves tended to have high opinions of them self, it wasn't some thing they did on purpose. But they were firm beavers in experience brings knowledge and to them you needed a lot of knowledge before you did any thing.

Duo was not only an elf full of himself, but he was well known as a very stubborn elf.

That was not making Wufei's job any easier. Wufei was used to getting the nastiest jobs, wolves always got screwed over it was there station in life. However he was hoping since Duo was a dear close friend that just maybe just once his job wouldn't have to been such a headache.

But than again Duo rarely made thing easier for any one. "DAMN IT! MAXWELL! OPEN THIS DOOR NOW OR I'M GOING TO BUST IT IN!"

Duo from the other side of the door let out an amused snort. "What are you going to do huff puff and blow my house down?"

Wufei turned red and kicked to door. Duo was just being plain cocky now. He had to think of another way in, or better yet to get the man to open the door and let him in. Sighing he backed away from the door. It was times like this he wished he knew were Quatre had vanished to. If the blonde had been here then Duo wouldn't have even had the chance to slam the door in his face, if Quatre had wanted in then Quatre would have been in side two hours ago. Not standing in the cold trying to convince the very crazy elf to let him in the house.

Wufei was lost deep enough in his thought that he didn't notice the small boy approach from behind him. "Uncle Wufei why are you out side? Is my mommy not letting you in the house again?"

Wufei smiled and knelt down and picked the small boy up. They were out of earshot Duo. Wufei knew this because Duo never let Odin get away with calling him mommy without him screaming like a banshee. "I need you help kid. Are you going to give me a hand?" the child nodded smiled as Wufei filled him in on his plain.

"DUO!" Wufei Screamed at the house moving closer just in case he wasn't being loud enough. "I HAVE YOUR ONLY CHILD IN MY ARMS. NOW IF YOU DON'T OPEN THAT DOOR THIS INSTANT AND LET ME IN I'M TAKING HIM TO HEERO."

The door flew open faster then Wufei could blink. Duo however didn't move from the door. "You lie you have no clue were that cock sucking son of a Bitch Bastard fuck off is."

The child who was in his uncles arms laughed. "See mommies in a good mood, normally when you bring up that guy, He turns red and won't stop with the bad language for days."

Duo narrowed his eyes at his son he wanted to yell at him for calling him mommy again however the brat purposely mentioned the words bad language so Duo wouldn't have a foot to stand on if he yelled. Glaring he slowly moved to the side and let Wufei in. "I'm letting in now only because you're my friend and I know you won't try to kick my ass for being difficult while my child in the house. And to answer the question your just about to ask me already told your boss my answer. "

Wufei put his hostage down and watched the boy run off. "This is why it's a miracle I haven't killed you yet." Wufei walked in Duo kitchen and opened the fridge and started to cook himself some warm apple cider. "I'm not here about that." Duo raised an eyebrow of disbelief. Wufei caught the look and continued as if he hadn't seen it. "I honestly don't believe they have a right to ask you to fight any more, the last thing I want is for that kid to become an orphan I don't even want to be a think of putting any more of my pack in danger."

Duo opened his mouth to say something however Wufei cut him off before a single word left his lips. "One smart ass remark about you being part of my pack And I swear you'll little be the little piggy that won't make it all the way home."

Duo made a face "hey are you calling me fat?"

"If you get to make big bad wolf jokes I'm aloud to call you a pig." Wufei took the cider off the stove and poured two cups of cider

"So you're not telling me I'm fat." Duo smirked if he played his cards right he'd talk Wufei into cooking for the two of them with out the wolf knowing he was talked into it.

"Please you and the Odin both could put on some weight." He turned around and looked Duo over. "The kid has an excuse but you. You look like you've dropped more then ten pounds since the last time I saw you." Duo shifted slightly under Wufei's look. But didn't say any thing, he wanted to argue but the wolf was only being honest and concerned. "Like I said I don't want that kid growing up an orphan." He hand the cider to Duo who took it.

Duo frowned. "That was a cheap shot."

"But it was shot that needed to be dealt." Wufei muttered in to his cider.

Duo decided that now was a time for a change of topic. "So you know were Heero is?" Duo tone was pleasant enough. However he was gripping his cup so hard his knuckles turned white.

"No. But Sally dose apparently that onna thought that was the golden ticket to getting you to help."

"She hasn't told you were he is?"

"She wouldn't dream of it she's too afraid I hunt him down and rip him to shreds after what he did to you."

"And here I thought you didn't love me."

Wufei turned to the fridge and opened the freezer and frowned at the lack of real food. "Of course I love you. Some one has too."

"So does that mean you going to make an honest elf out of me?"

"We talked about this. I'll make an honest elf out of you when you have that sex change." Wufei sighed "get Odin You're coming to my place to night. I can't cook with the cardboard you have in your freezer."

By the time Duo and Wufei realized how late it was Odin had already fallen asleep in Wufei's guest bedroom. They had taken Wufei's car and the Wolf was in no mode to drive back. Wufei informed Duo that he and Odin were staying over and Duo could take his bed and while the wolf was going to take the sofa.

"You never told me why you stopped by." Duo buttoned up the dark blue pj's Wufei let him borrow.

"I need your help. My bosses want me to find Quatre and it would be a hell of a lot easier if you came with me."

"Given enough time you could find him with out my help. Hell you found me."

"That's the problem we don't have time."

Duo frowned "mind if I sleep on it?"

"Why not? It's not like the fate of the world is resting on your answer."

"No one likes a smartass Wufei." Wanting to get the last word Duo closed the door before Wufei could get another word in.

Duo rubbed his eyes he was tired. Lately he was always tired he hadn't had a good night sleep in years. Duo slowly unbraided his hair it was still damn from the morning shower. He looked at his refection in Wufei's mirror, ever since Heero had left him he looked like hell.

Wufei was right when he said he could have afforded to put on a few pounds. He was thin now, well he'd always been slim but it was a sicklier thin at the moment. His well built body had lost most of it chiseled form. It was now mostly skin and bones. His skin had lost most of its warm magical glow, and it now looked a bit grayish and in need of sun light badly, his lovely violet eyes were sunken in to his skin. Dark circles were ever present around those orbs. Duo noticed that even his hair at the moment looked different, that at lest couldn't find a way to blame wet hair on Heero.

Duo looked miserable. He felt it too.

When it came an elf's personal wellbeing an elf knew every thing about themselves. There body projected whatever they felt it came from not having a soul. Duo had loved Heero more then he ever imagined was possible, Heero had hardly been the first person he loved after all Duo was over eight hundred years old he'd loved a lot in his long life. The day he realized he was in love with Heero was the day he realized that his love for Heero was different from the other people he had loved. He knew he wasn't going to be able to get over Heero. He'd thanked the Goddess that Heero's kind lived long lives.

After the war they had were together for four years to the day. Then Heero was gone. The asshole left a note seven words 'I can't do this any more. Heero'

After that duo's world had stopped. He simply broke. He wondered to the nearest tree sat down and waited to die, well die really wasn't the right word to use elves, didn't die they just faded in to nothing.

That was when he heard Odin cry for the first time. He only meant to pick the child up and find it parents. But after about two seconds of holding it he knew he wasn't going to be ale to give the screaming brat up. Still he looked for its parents any way after six hours of searching Duo gave up. He had a feeling that the kid was abandoned on purpose. So Duo named the infant Odin Solo Maxwell, Odin mere seconds after he was named bit down hard on Duo's hand drawing blood. To this day Duo still had the scars.

In the morning Odin was hardly ever quite so Duo had been up for a while before Duo finally rolled out of bed to join his Son and Wufei for breakfast. Odin beamed as Duo sat next to him. "See Uncle Wufei I told you if you cooked Mommy would get up."

"I'm going to kill you one of these day for teaching him to call me that."

TBC……..

I promise that things will be clearer as the story moves along this jumps around on purpose.

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