A/N: Yay! My first fic up here, I've got more written so some updates will be quick, but I have to get over a small wall before I can get to where my creative process is taking me. It'll be fast up to a point, but then it might slow down, so please bear with me! Thanks, and hope you enjoy it!

Oh yeah, Heero is a bit OOC, sorry, but that's just how I wrote him in this one.

I don't own GW, if I did, you would know, because Heero would be dating Duo and Relena would have died a hideous, agonizing death loooooong ago.

Ch. 1

It was a year and a half since the end of the war. A year and a half in which Duo had gone missing. Heero couldn't help but wonder about where he had gone. Throughout the war they had fallen in love, and towards the end had almost become… lovers. They hadn't ever gone beyond kissing because they had to be ready for a mission at any time yet… Heero found himself wondering if there was something he could have done to prevent his love's disappearance. Perhaps if they hadn't hidden it so well…

Heero sighed as he leaned against the outside wall of the restaurant. It could simply be because they were being required to go through high school; for whatever strange reason. They were halfway through their sophomore year when Sally had switched where they were going to, making them go to a new school on this colony. She said she had found a surprise for them there at the school. Other than that, she had left them in the dark about what was so special about this place. Hopefully it wasn't simply the fact that one of the guys from the council lived here. He was throwing them a welcome party at his home Sunday; it was currently Saturday afternoon. Heero sighed again, why was he being so compliant? He was even putting up with more and more of Relena's strange notions that he was in love with her.

"Heero?" he suddenly heard a familiar voice call. It couldn't be… He turned in shock and disbelief to see Duo running up the street in a pair of ragged jeans and a black t-shirt. Duo's face lit up as he got a clearer view of Heero's face. "It is you!" he cried. Surprised at Duo's sudden reappearance, Heero stood there dumbfounded as Duo pounced on him, hugging him for all he was worth. Almost as if he was afraid to let go. "Wow! How have ya been, buddy?! God, with Relena's tight rope I never thought I'd be able to see you again!!"

"D-Duo?" Heero finally managed to get out as he processed Duo's ramblings. "What?" Duo pulled away and smiled cheerfully at him.

"Oh, the same old story," he answered. "Relena thinks I'm stealing you from her so she tries to get me into a mental institute, yet to do that they have to run DNA tests to see who your family is, and—wonder of wonders—they found that I match with Mr. Sullivan. Isn't that weird?!"

"Wait," Heero interjected, "Mr. Sullivan is your dad?" Duo shrugged.

"Apparently, although he's not much of one, let me tell you." Duo laughed. The laughter slowly subsided as they stood there starring at each other. "It's so good to see you again, Heero," Duo broke the silence.

Heero smiled. Surprising himself and Duo he hugged the other boy and told him, "I never thought I'd see you again." Duo returned the embrace with a gentle smile.

"Take a walk with me and I'll explain everything," Duo told him. Heero pulled away and nodded. Duo started off down the street, and Heero followed by his side.

"So," Duo explained, "Like I said, Relena decided that shoving me in a mental institute for 'post-war stress' was the best way to keep me away from you."

"That would have made me stick by your side even more than usual," Heero interjected. Duo laughed.

"So that plan would have backfired. Anyway, after they ran extensive tests for a week they couldn't deny that I was Jhonathan Sullivan's son. Relena thought this was even better, seeing as how such a proper stuck up guy wouldn't allow my being gay—like he could do anything about it, he can hardly control me as it is—and shipped me off to him. I've been going to the local high school here, which isn't that bad really, if you discount the gold diggers who got pissed because I wouldn't play their game and started hating me. I also gained a brother and a sister from dear old 'daddy'. He's having a hard time dealing with me, I almost feel sorry for him."

Duo saw Heero raise an eyebrow. "Almost," he emphasized. "So what brings you to this colony," Duo inquired now that he was done explaining.

"Sally said there was a surprise here for us and transferred us to a school here," Heero answered.

"And have you found the surprise yet?" Duo joked.

Heero took Duo's hand in his own and answered, "Yes, the best one of all."

Duo blushed and stammered out, "H-Heero… are you certain about this? We're in public and I thought…"

"Duo," Heero interrupted. "All I've been able to think about is how many times I left wasted that I could have held you just one last time." Heero brought Duo's hand up to his lips. "I don't want to feel that kind of regret again, not when I finally get to see you once more. I want to spend every moment I can with my angel, for who knows when heaven will whisk him off again, never to be seen?" Heero kissed Duo's hand as Duo turned a pretty pink color. Heero met his eyes, and Duo could see the love in them. He smiled lovingly back.

"Why would heaven want me back when I've fallen so far?" Duo asked him.

"A fact I thank the lord for every day," Heero smoothly replied. Duo laughed and got closer to him.

"Relena can't do shit about what's not hers," he told Heero, hugging him with his other arm. "That is, if you still want a Shinigami like me after a year and a half." Heero smiled and hugged him back with the arm not holding his hand.

"You've been all I've wanted during that time, how could I not want you now?" Duo smiled, leaning his head against Heero's shoulder.

Duo sighed. "What a really bad time for your bladder to speak up, huh?" Duo asked him. Heero laughed as Duo pulled away and disappeared into a store with an apologetic look. An idea struck him out of nowhere, and Heero got out his phone to make a call while Duo was in the bathroom.

When Duo came back out he could tell by the glint in Heero's eyes that he had done something he was proud of. "What'd you do to look so smug," Duo asked as he walked over. Heero merely smiled and took his hand. It felt wonderful to Duo to just be able to be a normal couple like this. Well… as normal as you could get when you're gay war heroes.

"Would you like to go out with me tonight," Heero asked. Duo looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"You mean a date date or a friend's outing?"

"A real date," Heero answered. Duo lit up brighter than a christmas tree.

"I'd love too!"

"Great, I'll pick you up at 6:30 so we can be at the restaurant by 7."

"Tonight?" Heero nodded as an answer to Duo's question. "Then I'll have to take you back to the house with me, Amaria and Rodger both said they'd have to approve before I went on a date." Duo turned down a street that looked more upscale. Heero quirked an eyebrow and Duo explained, "My siblings. Amaria thinks it's unfair that I get to approve of her dates first, so she insisted that she'd have to do the same with me." Duo laughed. "And Rodger just wants to warn the girl so she knows what she's getting herself into." Heero began to chuckle at this. They walked on in comfortable silence, each simply glad to have the other back. There would be plenty of time for talk later.

Soon they arrived at a large house that stood out from the others.

"Here we are," Duo stated as he opened the doors. "Hell sweet hell." Heero thought Duo was making a big deal out of it as he walked inside. It was very nice, with a large entrance hall that was probably used for parties and a giant staircase going off in two directions at the back of the room. The carpet was a rich satin red, the walls a cool marble. The room was beautifully furnished in dark woods and gold and silver accessories.

Duo led him up the long staircase and down a hallway that was decorated quite the same way, except for the paintings that hung on the walls. They were of old wars on horses and people who must have been in the family ages ago. Duo paused at one door and opened it with a knock. "Amaria, Melissa, I'm back," Duo called. "And I've got a friend." Heero followed him into the room to find a little girl with brown hair and blue eyes, about six, a pretty woman with wavy blood hair who had her clothes strewn out all over the bed she and the girl were sitting on, and a boy that looked thirteen. The black haired boy looked slightly agitated about being there. The girl got up and immediately flung herself into Duo's arms.

"Duo!" she exclaimed. "Did you have a nice run?!" Duo hugged her and spun her around the room.

"Yes, I did indeed," Duo answered her. "I even brought back a guest!" Duo put the girl in her purple dress down and addressed the gaping boy, "Well Rodger, that's sure the proper way to welcome our guest."

Rodger shut his mouth and managed to stammer out, "You're H-Heero Yuy. Right?" Heero nodded at the boy, who was wearing a cream blue suit without the jacket, which was on a chair not to far away, and a white shirt. The boy stood up and held out his hand. "I'm Rodger Sullivan; it's an honor to meet you."

"My pleasure," Heero replied, shaking his hand. "So you're the boy that Duo said wanted to warn me about what I was getting into." Rodger stood in a sort of shock.

The woman on the bed gasped. "No way, so this is… Duo you dog!" she proclaimed with a giant smile. "However did you get yourself a catch like that?!"

Duo laughed and replied, "Please Melissa, not so loud! You'll wake the dead!" Duo gestured to the woman and commented, "This is Melissa, our cook. I'm supposed to help her find an outfit for her date tonight." Duo turned to look at the mess. "But it seems you've started without me."

"I'm sorry Duo," Melissa said. "But when you go out for a run no one knows how long you'll be gone and I just got too impatient! I have to look my best for a guy like him!"

"Who you won't even tell the name of," Rodger interjected.

Melissa held a finger to her red lips and winked one of her green eyes as she told them all, "It's a secret. But you'll know him when he arrives."

"Know him or not I'm still gonna question him," Duo told her as he went to stand by Heero. "Which is why I figured I'd bring my date over beforehand so we could get all of that out of the way."

"Wait a second," Rodger interrupted. His blue eyes were confused as he asked, "Just how do you know Mr. Yuy, Duo?" They all starred at Duo with wondering eyes.

"I'm a gundam pilot," Duo answered.

"They didn't know?" Heero asked, looking at Duo.

"Nah, figured I'd let Dad stew with wondering what in hell I was before they found me." Duo laughed as he crossed his arms. "Serves the old man right."

"You could have told us," Amaria said as she pulled on Duo's pant leg. Duo picked her up with a smile.

"Ah, but you can't lie to Dad and so would have told him, because I know he's asked you if I'd told you about what my job was before," Duo told her with a knowing smile as he gently tapped a finger on her nose.

Amaria starred down as she bit her nail. "This is true."

"Stop that," Duo told her as he gently took her fingers out of her mouth. "It's a bad nervous habit and I don't want you to develop it."

Heero raised an eyebrow in a silent question.

"Hey," Duo defended, "I couldn't help but to develop that nervous habit, I picked it up from Solo who twisted his hair a lot. Hers she can stop if she stops now." Duo put her back down before he turned to glare defiantly at Heero with his hands on hips.

Rodger spoke up from his thoughtful trance as he asked, "So, Mr. Yuy is your boyfriend, Duo?"

Duo smirked at him as he got in Rodger's face. "Now what ever makes you think that I'd reveal a secret like that?"

Rodger was begging to get red from anger and shot back, "Stop teasing me damnit, I just wanted to know. Besides, I want to know that you're actually going steady with someone rather than being a slut."

"Don't worry," Heero commented. He walked over and grabbed Duo around the waist from behind the braided boy. "I won't allow that as long as he's with me." Duo looked over his shoulder and gave a confused smile to the taller boy.

"That's oddly romantic, Mr. Peacecraft," Duo couldn't help but tease him at the end. Heero glared at him in response.

Melissa gave the couple an evil smile. "Does Miss Relena know about this?" Duo blinked, and looked at Heero for an answer.

Heero shrugged as he answered, "I don't think so." Melissa began to rub her hands together as a mischievous look crossed her face.

"Oh how she'll scream when she finds it broadcasted all over the news," she cheerily commented. Everyone starred at her in shock. "What," she asked, suddenly looking innocent again. "The press will be here because of my date, and if they catch site of you two they're going to go after you. If Duo hadn't been missing for so long they probably wouldn't have bothered even if it was still your first date, which I highly doubt."

"Makes sense," Duo said.

"With all of that aside," Melissa stated, changing topics, "could you help me out, Duo, as the others interrogate Heero in the next room?" Duo looked at Heero, who nodded. Duo nodded as well, and they reluctantly parted ways.

"Don't go too far," Duo called down the hall to them, "I'll bring out Melissa for approval when we've found something really good!"

"Don't worry," Rodger called back, "we're not going to shove him out until you're done!" Rodger sighed and continued walking until they came to the edge of the stairs. "Is here okay?" Heero nodded. They sat on the steps, Amaria on Rodger's lap. "As you might have guessed, this is our little sister Amaria." Amaria smiled up at Heero in wonder and awe as he shook her little hand.

"Are you really the pilot of Wing Zero?" she asked him. Heero nodded and smiled slightly as her eyes widened. "Is Duo really a pilot as well?"

"Yes," Heero answered. "Duo is the pilot of Deathscythe, Gundam 02." Her eyes got even wider, a feat Heero had previously thought impossible.

"You've got a piano lesson now," Rodger told Amaria. "Why don't you go now so Dad doesn't run into our guest before tonight, okay?"

"Okay," Amaria stood up and gave Rodger a kiss on the cheek. "Bye Mr. Heero, I'll see you tonight!" she called as she ran down the hall.

"Why did Relena try to put him in a mental asylum," Rodger asked. Heero had to think about that one. Who knew what went on in her head?

"She's convinced that we're soul mates," he tried to explain. "And that Duo was just getting in the way of that, I think."

"In other words she's delusional when it comes to you," Rodger commented. Heero raised an eyebrow. "Even I can tell that you're crazy for Duo, which is the only reason I haven't had Gerard run you off the colony by now." He sighed and looked at his lap. "For as silly and irritating as he is, I can't help but love my older brother. My 'warning a girl' excuse is really just so I can see if they're really in love with him, and if not I can run her off."

"Does your father not like Duo," Heero inquired. Rodger jerked his head up and starred at him in surprise. "That's the impression I've gotten," Heero explained.

"Yeah, Dad isn't too happy," Rodger answered. "He thinks Duo is brash, talks excessively, has extremely improper behavior, thinks his last job was probably as a hooker, and is entirely unsuitable to inherit the family business, and so he's decided to give it to me instead, as originally planed."

"Unless, of course," Duo's voice commented from behind the pair, "I can somehow change my manner of being into a respectable, proper grown man."

"How long—" Rodger started to ask before he was crushed in Duo's hug.

"Long enough, you're soooo sweet!" Duo exclaimed as he squeezed the younger boy. Rodger fought against his grip, trying to break free.

"I take it you found something for Melissa," Heero stated.

"Oh yeah." Duo stopped his assault on Rodger and grabbed both of their arms. He started to drag them down the hall as he called out, "Come on out and show 'em your stuff Melissa!" Melissa came out of the room as the three of them stopped. She smiled as Rodger gawked at her and Heero smiled approval. She stood there in a dark satin skirt that came down to above her knees in the front and billowed out behind her in the back. The red skirt and red lace collar offset her emerald eyes while her low-cut black top with lace fringe did much the same thing for her porcelain skin. Her blond hair was put up in a ponytail at the top of her head.

She blushed a bit and asked, "W-well? Is it good?"

"I told you it would be," Duo exclaimed. "Just look at these two gawking at you!"

"And is that a good thing when he's your boyfriend?" Melissa teased as she walked over to them.

"Weeeeelllll," Duo dragged the word as he slowly starred at Heero. "If I didn't have him wrapped around my finger I might be a bit concerned," Duo teased back. Heero rolled his eyes.

"So I really look good," Melissa asked them.

"You can really tell Duo's gay, because you look like a princess," Rodger answered. Melissa smiled sweetly at him as Heero nodded in agreement.

"Thanks guys, I'll go get back into my normal clothes, don't want to spoil the surprise for Mr. Sullivan over there," Melissa told them before she headed into her room.

"Oh joy," Duo mouthed. A smile planted firmly on his face he ran into Melissa's room while dragging Heero by the arm with him.

"Duo get back here!" bellowed a voice from behind them.

"Comin through," Duo warned as he and Heero raced through the room and jumped out the window. She starred in astonishment with Mr. Sullivan as they hit the ground and started running.

"Why are we running," Heero asked.

"I just don't want to deal with him until I absolutely have to," Duo answered. Heero nodded in understanding and they kept running. They came to a stop under a tree about three of the giant houses away. "Well, I guess I'll see you tonight," Duo said as he smiled and started to walk off. Heero reached out and grabbed Duo's hand. With a yank he flung Duo around back into his arms and kissed him. Duo stood there in shock until Heero pulled away, at which point he blushed and went in for another kiss, where this time he'd do it properly. They stood there kissing under the tree until they both broke away from a need for air. Duo waved goodbye and Heero let him go this time. He watched his braided love run back to his house until he was gone from sight before heading back to his own house to prepare things.

When Duo got back to his house he found his dad waiting there for him in the front hall with his arms crossed. "Hiya Pops," Duo greeted, smile firmly in place.

"Who was your guest," Mr. Sullivan demanded. "And what was with your need to run?"

"I didn't want to ruin the surprise of my date tonight," Duo calmly replied while he walked on past him. He knew the aspect of his "gay" son having a date would make him happy. And he knew that his dad hadn't really had that great of a look at Heero so… hopefully he didn't know that his date was a guy yet.

Predictably, his dad responded with, "A date? Is she proper?"

"Dad," Duo shot back, "my date is in the private circle of Miss Relena Peacecraft's personal guard." Not a lie, Heero was the first up on Relena's guard. He was the top person to go to for her safety. "Of course they're proper. I wouldn't dare bring shame to the family by dating someone not worth a position in the family in your eyes." Also not a lie, because the only one he wanted was Heero, who was more than proper and respectable in his father's eyes. Duo was halfway up the stairs before his dad could inquire any further. He ran to the upstairs main balcony—more like a courtyard—where Amaria was practicing her piano. He went and sat down next to her, and began to play with her until it was time for him to get ready.

A/N: Oooh, clifhanger! Not for long, I'll be nice and update the date right now. See you then! READ ON!! Lol sorry, 1 am and chocolate don't mix well.