Title: Control
Chapter: one : A usual night
Author: scottylass
Warnings: yaoi , violence etc. etc. etc.
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters sobs if I did then GW would be very interesting
Summary: AU. Duo is being controlled by his foster father. Who is going to help him and will they get to him before things get even worse?
Authors notes: This is my first Gundam Wing fic so please read and review because I could use some helpful hints as to how I can improve this. I apologise if there are any mistakes I'm on a sugar high right now and I just had to post this now or else I would forget to do it and it wouldn't be posted for a long time. Anyway here goes hope you like it
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The teenager just lay curled up in the corner waiting for the blows to stop, he knew that eventually his adoptive father would get bored and leave to find something else to occupy his time. He didn't scream out in pain anymore because his adoptive father Steve seemed to enjoy it more when he did. He was right and after another ten minutes the beating stopped and Steve retreated to his own room where his friends were waiting for him. The boy got up slowly, ever mindful of his injuries, and closed and locked his bedroom door before he began making his way to his en-suite bathroom.
He flicked the switch and suddenly the bathroom was bathed in a bright white light, which made him flinch because he didn't really like bright lights. He preferred the darkness because to him the darkness was his friend, he could hide in the dark and though it would seem strange he felt safer in the dark. He made his way towards the bathroom cabinet, where he kept some medical supplies just for times like this, and took out some bandages and cleaning fluid. He began to clean and dress his wounds like he normally did and when he was finished he stood up and took a look in the mirror. He didn't like what he saw, he looked a mess, his long chestnut brown hair was in it's usual braid but it had blood stuck in it and the braid itself was all mussed, he had a bruised jaw and cheek, a black eye and his unusual violet coloured eyes were devoid of the usual spark of life they had held so long ago and were now dull and unhopeful. He decided that he would have to shower in the morning before going to school, he was just too tired just now to shower and he didn't really like the idea of showering when Steve and his friends were in the house drinking.
Yes this was the life of Duo Maxwell and he hated it Steve always hit him and for no good reason because Duo was not a bad kid, infact he was considerate, caring and he was always there if his friends or family ever needed him but Steve didn't care about any of that. Take that night for instance Duo's adoptive mother was away on business as usual (not that she stopped the beatings when she was there) and Duo had been eating the dinner, he had made himself earlier, in his room like he usually did when Steve had come home with his friends and had gone straight to Duo's room. Steve had decided that Duo shouldn't have ate until he said so and so he began bombarding Duo with blows to the face and torso and all because he had been eating his dinner.
Duo knew now that he wouldn't be able to have any food for a while now because whenever something like this happened Steve normally starved him for a while to teach him a 'lesson'. The only time Duo could eat during this type of 'punishment' was when he was at school and that's only because he took food off his friends' plates. They didn't suspect anything because Duo always made them think that no matter how much he ate he would still be hungry so when this happened they just thought he was being his usual self. Duo didn't want his friends to know how weak and pathetic he was so he never invited his friends home much and he never told them about what went on at home. His best friend Heero always asked him about his injuries and Duo couldn't lie to anyone, but somehow he always managed to evade the truth and he knew that Heero was beginning to get suspicious so he didn't know how long it would be until Heero discovered the truth. Duo didn't want to lose Heero because out of all his friends it was Heero he was closest to and recently Duo realised that he had grown to love Heero. He knew that it was wrong to fall for his best friend but he couldn't help it there was just something about Heero that made him smile whenever he was with him. He would never tell Heero of his feelings because he didn't know if Heero was gay and if it turned out he wasn't Duo would probably lose the best friend he had ever had and he knew that he just couldn't handle that.
Duo started making his way over to his bed and that's when he began to feel slightly dizzy so he paused for a moment to let it pass and he immediately regretted it as soon as the black of unconsciousness began to descend on his mind. He tried to fight it at least until he got himself into bed because if he passed out in the middle of the floor his injuries would feel worse in the morning, it looked as if luck wasn't on his side when he collapsed unconscious in the middle of his bedroom floor.