NOTICE 9/21/2012

Wow, ok, so MrGoodyTwoShoes pointed out to me on 9/19 that songfics are technically NOT ALLOWED on ff dot net, and this entire fic was promptly deleted by the admin a few hours after I received the message. Sorry guys I had no idea until he said something. I'm not angry, but perhaps a bit surprised that action was taken so quickly without giving me time to fix it. But that's not anybody else's problem but mine for not reading the rules. So everyone THIS IS A REPOST, of course without the lyrics. Thankfully everything's still in my Doc Manager. I hope you don't mind the truncated version (I'll work on x-posting the full version on my LJ account or something), but this is all I can do without violating anything.

On another note, for the convenience of followers to this story, I think I'll try for weekly updates, so if any of you are waiting for this fic to update, there you go. Also there should be 16 chapters (4 parts, 4 chapters each?). That's how I planned it out, but things might change if the flow changes as I write.

The song that was previously used for this is "I Have Nothing," sung by Whitney Houston. You can look up the lyrics yourself if you'd like, seeing as I can't put them on here...

This plot is based on the movie "The Bodyguard" starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. I did change a few things, in particular the ending (I didn't really like the way it ended). You don't have to have watched the movie to read this. The story itself is not going to be all songfics, only the first chapter of each part. I'm still writing this, so it might not come up that quickly later on, but I hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: This is a 1x2 story, so if you're against boys kissing, then don't read this. I don't own the movie "The Bodyguard" or the rights to any of its songs. I also don't own Gundam Wing or any of its characters.

Note: I took out some of the parts where she's "ooh"-ing and "yeah"-ing or just repeating words like "you." Just a head's up.

Large amethyst eyes blinked slowly as the child absorbed the news.

"Solo's gone?"

The nun sat down and looked into the boy's face. It broke her heart. "Yes, Duo."

"But he promised we'd eat cookies together today." Crystalline drops rolled down the smooth cheeks. "He promised."

Her eyes softened. "Solo's with God now."

Duo shook his head violently even as he tried his best to stop crying. Solo had said he was getting better. Solo had said that nothing could take him away from Duo.

Solo had lied.

/Song break/

Duo watched as the children smiled happily up at the visiting couples, his large eyes solemn. All of them wanted to be adopted or go to nice foster homes. But Duo knew that most of them weren't comfortable with him. Duo always looked at them too intensely or said the wrong thing. He unnerved them.

He pulled his knees up and rested his chin upon them. He couldn't change everything about himself to please them, even if he tried. Someday, the truth would come out and they would bring him back. It was the harsh reality, but at least he understood. It was just life.

/Song break/

"They really want me?" Amethyst eyes blinked in consternation.

Sister Helen smiled as she fastened another sheet to the clothesline. "Yes. The Peacecrafts are a lovely couple."

"They already have kids. They don't need me..."

"You're right. They don't need you." Duo couldn't help the hurt that suffused through him with those words. Sister Helen paused, waiting for Duo's eyes to meet hers again, before she smiled. "But they want you anyway."

/Song break/

It wasn't long before Duo was in love with his new life. He had parents who loved him and siblings to play with. The eldest, a boy named Milliardo, adored his new little brother and pulled him along wherever he went. The girl, Relena, was quieter but had a sweet smile although sometimes Duo would catch her watching him with a blank look on her face.

Duo was happier than he had ever been in his life, and therefore he was completely terrified. So he pulled himself in. He tried not to let himself love them, even though a voice in his heart cried out that it was too late. Far too late not to love.

/Song break/

"Duo, sweetheart, there's something we would like to talk to you about."

Duo's heart sank. He had been dreading the day when the Peacecrafts would realize that Duo was nothing special and send him back. It was finally coming into cold fruition. They didn't want him anymore. A tear slid slowly down his cheek.

"Oh honey, what is it?" Concerned, Mrs. Peacecraft pulled him into her arms on the chaise. "Are you hurt?"

Duo started crying. In the midst of his tears, he finally managed to blurt out, "You don't want me anymore."

"What are you saying, boyo?" bellowed the gruff Mr. Peacecraft, so loudly it shocked the little boy into stopping his tears. "If we didn't want you, we wouldn't have taken you in the first place."

/Song break/

Mrs. Peacecraft's light touch brought Duo's gaze back to hers. She smiled. "We just wanted to tell you that the adoption process has almost been finalized. We wanted to make sure you still wanted us."

"So I can stay?" His hoarse voice was threaded with disbelief.

A large hand clapped onto his shoulder. "You don't need to ask permission to stay in your own home. It'll always be here for you, whatever you decide." His lips twitched under his mustache as he looked at the little boy's wide eyes. "So, I take it that's a yes?"

Duo laughed as he felt a weight lifted off his tiny shoulders. "Of course!"

Mrs. Peacecraft enveloped him in a perfume scented hug. "Welcome home."

/Song break/

Duo remembered acutely the phone call from a sobbing Milliardo asking him to come to the hospital. They had called him at his university and Relena at her boarding school. Nobody had thought to call him.

He made his way to the hospital as if caught in a nightmare. When he got there, the entire place was in a frenzy. Reporters swarmed everywhere, trying their best to find and corner Milliardo and Relena or anyone else with new information. Duo slipped through, his feet finding their way with foreboding accuracy. The bodyguards at the doors, recognizing Duo, gave their sympathies before they let him through.

The heart monitor beeping in the quiet room were deafening.

/Song break/

"My baby boy." Duo caught his mother's trembling hand and gazed at her tear-streaked face. "You're finally here."

"Yes mother, I'm here." Duo looked over at Milliardo stood on the other side of her bed, silent tears streaming down his elegant face. Relena was sitting in front of him and had her face buried in her mother's side, her quiet sobs wracked her thin frame. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he pulled himself onto the bed to hug his mother.

"I'm sorry," she said quietly after a moment. "Your father didn't have time to say goodbye."

Duo shook his head frantically, his face buried now in her neck.

"We loved you so much, my dear. All of you, my darlings. I'm so sorry..." The monitor beeped slower until it flatlined.

/Song break/

Doctor Sally Po, wiping her own tears off her cheeks, walked around the children to confirm the time of death.