Title: I'm Still Standing Here

Author: Avel

Summary: Duo befriends a new transfer student who has just escaped an abusive relationship. Sex, drugs, pain, and love, Duo's life will never be the same.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, nor do I make a profit from these works.

Pairings: 1x3, 6x2 (Haha, last time I put up 11 instead of 6 – tried to figure that one out!)

Friday arrived to find the two teenage boys in Trowa's 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 truck, blasting the radio as they left the school campus. It was around 3:55 pm and Trowa had been bringing Duo to and from school ever since the incident at the pizzeria.

"You wanna' do anything today, I don't have work, whatcha' think?" Duo said looking out the window, his arm casually draped across the open window, allowing a full stream of air to blow in his face.

"Where? I'd have to call...if we go anywhere that is." Trowa looked a little uncomfortable for a second as he realized he still didn't know how Duo would react to him being a homosexual; after all he didn't want to lose his new best friend.

"Anywhere's fine, who'd ya' have to call? Catherine's staying with your manager so its not her...my place is a shit house, you've seen it. Hmm..."Duo sat in thought for a moment before Trowa broke the silence.

"Duo? May I ask what your preferences are?" receiving a blank stare from his confused friend Trowa blushed and restated his question.

"I meant are you into girls or..." Trowa said shyly.

Duo shifted nervously, not liking the odds of him being shunned away from a new friend but remembering his honor code, he let out a sigh and mentally shrugged. What the hell, he thought and glanced over at Trowa to find him waiting for an answer.

"I'm into guys, why? Am I making' you nervous?" Duo asked cautiously but attempting to sound un-phased.

"Not at all, so if you want we can go to my place, my boyfriend wont be home until 5:30pm, we can decide what we're going to do when we get there. That alright with you?" Trowa let a relieved smile cross his face as Duo nodded in agreement.

"Why didn't you tell me you had a boyfriend? So you're staying with him or is he stayin' with you?" Duo asked curiously.

"I'm staying with him, I was originally staying with..." Trowa paled, but continued hastily, "but luckily I met Heero soon after I arrived, he's been nice enough to let me live there without paying rent. He's really nice once you get to know him, though he may seem like a complete bastard at first" Trowa chuckled softly, though his hands were still a bit shaky as he remembered what Wufei had said the night he had ran away. "You're making a mistake Trowa, I'll find you. And when I do, you'll wish you'd never left, that what we had going was a fucking paradise, compared to what I'll do to you."

Trowa shuddered involuntarily causing Duo to look at him concerned.

"Are you alright Trowa?" the boy asked vigilantly.

Nodding wearily, Trowa gave a brief nod before turning up to a clean looking apartment building.

"It's a very nice building, very quiet, normally" Trowa smirked at the last word, " C'mon lets go in." Duo looked at the building and then at Trowa.

"You do realize that the people in there will not be to happy that I'm there, just in case you're trying to leave a lasting impression on these people." Duo smiled slyly, "What are we waiting for? Lets go in with a bang." A thud was more like it, Duo hadn't noticed a figure coming from the inside of the apartment so when he swung around his head connected with the door with a loud 'smack' before Duo sunk to the ground clutching his wounded forehead.

"Duo! Are you okay!" Trowa exclaimed over Duo as the figure stood at the door unnoticed by both the braided one and the banged boy.

"Let's get you inside and put some ice on it, I don't think I've ever heard that type of sound the door made when it hit you, can you stand?" Worry evident in the young man's voice, Duo rubbed his forehead and a rushed mantra of 'OW, OW, OW'', tumbled out of the teens mouth. Relieved his friend wasn't too badly injured, Trowa noticed that the person that had opened the door was still standing there. Trowa looked up to find a pair of cobalt blue eyes staring amusedly at the scene before him.

"Heero? What are you doing here?" Trowa smiled brightly at his lover," and how dare you try to murder my friend!" Heero smirked at him, before gazing at the braided boy whose hood had fallen off. Raising an eyebrow at his lover Heero questioned the boy. "If I didn't know better I'd say you were with a girl, but obviously girls around here wouldn't necessarily dress in his attire" He thumbed at Duo's all black get up and offered his hand to Duo. A bit defensive about his braid, Duo accepted the hand before remarking.

"Damn right I'm not a girl, you should see what that one does to those poor souls!" Duo smiled brightly at Trowa, who shrugged in return.

"I take it he's staying for a while?" Heero inquired, eyes focusing on Trowa.

"We're going to hang out here for a while, you busy?" Heero shook his head.

"No, if you two want we can go to 'The Count's' tonight around eight, does that agree with the both of you?" Heero asked bluntly.

"Sure, what do you think Duo?" Trowa turned to address his friend.

"You mean THE Count's Club! You guys can get in!" Duo asked bewildered.

"Of course we can, Hee's friends with the owner." Trowa commented softly.

" You mean I can come? Don't we need ID's?" Duo exclaimed, excited at the opportunity that he may be going to the hottest club in town.

"Zechs put us on the list, you're with us, there won't be a problem." Heero assured in a monotone voice.

"Lets go inside we can watch some TV and get a bite to eat before going" Heero ushered them inside letting the glass door shut with a small thud.

"You really should eat something Tro, before we leave" Heero called from the bedroom where he was currently changing into some casual clothes for the club. They had driven back to Duo's place where he got a change of clothes and then proceeded back to the apartment. To Duo's amazement, Heero was far from being a "bastard", as Trowa had stated earlier. He was actually really sweet with Trowa, very gentle. Duo however noticed that there was something rather off in the way Trowa acted around Heero and when Heero wasn't present. It was almost like Trowa was afraid of what might happen if he did something wrong in Heero's presence. Not accustomed to this behavior, he decided to store that information for later, preferably when they were alone. His train of thought however was broken by the simple fact that Heero suddenly became a god. He hadn't noticed how well defined and handsome Trowa's boyfriend had been, sure he had been wearing a business suit but out of it…Duo felt like drooling. Heero was wearing a cobalt blue collared button up shirt, opened to reveal the young mans six pack abs but closed to cover his stomach. Tight fitted enough to sag in just the right paces making it look unintentional for sex appeal, but enough to emphasize his beautifully sculpted arms. To complete the outfit he wore black slacks that complemented his slender frame, by tightening and revealing his solid rear. However gorgeous he was, one could not miss the fact that he was about to ruin everything by moving towards one of the most hideous pairs of shoes Duo had ever seen in his life.

"Hee? Where are you going?" Trowa stated more than asked, well aware what his lover was planning.

"Shoes." Was all he was awarded with, as he stood and followed his lover to the unsightly scene.

"Those?" Trowa continued, "Are not shoes." Trowa met Heero's eyes and smirked at the frown that graced his lover's face.

"You wear those, then I might do something drastic" Trowa leaned in to whisper something in Heero's ear, receiving a scowl and a blush in return.

"I thought you would agree." Trowa smiled, "go find something black.''

Heero turned scowl still in place as he headed back down the hall to their bedroom.

"I knew he'd see it my way" Trowa smiled at his friend, as he himself started to head to the bedroom to get changed.

"Hey Tro?" Trowa turned to address Duo, "What did ya' tell him?" Duo asked innocently, though his eyes said otherwise.

"Told him I'd go naked'" Trowa replied bluntly as he walked down the hall shutting the bedroom door closed.

Chuckling to himself Duo started to flip through the TV channels in search of something to watch, but was interrupted mid way to the sound of a rather forceful knocking on the door. Unsure as to get it or not, Duo opted to ask, but was stopped short by the fact that knocking had switched to kicking. Heero rushed out of the room and shouted for the person to stop and that he was opening the door. When he did open it Heero was met with an angry looking Chinese man around the same age as Heero by the looks of it, either 19 or in his early twenties.

"Where is he?" The young man snarled, "Where?" he took a step as to enter the apartment but Heero blocked him.

"I don't know what your talking about" Heero stated calmly, though his eyes held a warning.

Ignoring Heero, the Asian man began to yell for Trowa to get out from wherever he was hiding because they were leaving. This in turn enraged Heero who had yet to meet the man that had hurt his lover. This was the man that had kept his lover awake at night screaming, the one who when he had found Trowa had left such severe injuries on the boy that he had to be hospitalized for two weeks. This was Trowa's rapist. This was Wufei.

"You're the one" Heero's voice rained like ice, "that hurt him." Heero was shaking with unrestrained anger.

"You fucking bastard!" Heero gripped the Chinese man's throat quickly as he started to strangle him.

"I'm going to kill you, you sick son of a bitch!" he began to beat the man while he was trying to regain his breath.

"He's not yours!" the Chinese man threw a punch that connected with Heero's jaw.

"He's mine." And with that he broke free and with his parting words he growled "I'll get you back Trowa, you know I will!" Heero would've gone after him but thought it wise to check on Trowa and to explain things to Duo.

"What the hell was that about?" Duo asked a bit shaken up by what had just happened.

"That bastard is Tro's…rapist" Heero cringed at the word, watching as Duo's eyes widened with shock.

"Rapist…" Duo repeated softly, mind going numb at the thought of his best friend being hurt…being forced into…he just couldn't think about that.

"That's the first time I've ever seen Wufei" Heero spoke gently "Tro's not going to be able to trust this place now." Heero looked at the bedroom door that was now closed, he was, ultimately fearing that Trowa wouldn't feel safe with him anymore. It had taken a while to gain Trowa's trust; he didn't want to lose it.

"You're welcome to spend the night here…that is, if you feel comfortable staying here after what just happened…" Heero trailed off looking at the open door and finally walking over to it and closing it. Almost as if by closing it, the demons that constantly haunted his lover, would vanish.

"I'll stay." Duo said quietly, "I don't want Trowa to think that I'd abandon him." He gave a sly smile and winked at Heero, trying to comfort the distraught young man.

"'Sides…" Duo's face darkened," I understand what he went through."

Heero's head shot towards Duo, a look of surprise etched in his facial features.

"I'll go talk to him, you make something for him to eat or drink." Duo stood up from the couch catching Heero's gaze he continued " He's going to want you afterwards, so ya' mind making me a place to sleep?"

Heero smiled softly and nodded, "arigato…thanks."

"No prob." Duo said as he made his way towards the door at the end of the hall, no problem he thought softly, no problem at all.

And as his hand touched the doorknob, Duo felt himself cringe as the memories of what had happened so many years ago threatened to overpower him.

A/N: Well here's the end of part 2. I really had hoped to finish more, but I have way too much homework for my honors and AP classes, so yeah. Remember to review! Honestly I don't know if anyone is reading this, it'd be nice to think that somebody out there is, but one can never tell. We're finally getting somewhere in the plot! I had planned on finishing what now will be part 3 and have that be the end of part 2. Damn it! My four-part fic is going to turn out to be a 13 part fic at this rate! Well maybe it'll be good? If I'm going to start writing up parts 3 and 4, I'd like to know that I'm writing it for someone who wants to read it. -x.

-Late