Title: Control

Chapter: Two: The morning after

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 hope you all like it so far and I'll do my best to update regularly just for you

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The first thing Duo registered when he woke up was the pain but he couldn't remember why he was in so much pain. He opened his eyes and sat up very slowly, that's when the memories of the night before and his latest beating came flooding back to him. Duo looked around him and realised that he must have passed out the night before because he was sitting in the middle of his bedroom on the floor. He knew then that his injuries probably hurt more than usual because he had been lying on the ground. He checked the clock by his bedside and saw that it was only 5:30am, so he decided that he would go for a shower because he could feel the dried blood in his hair, and he just felt horrible so he thought a nice hot shower might cheer him up a bit. Duo stepped into the shower and while he was washing he realised how bad his injuries looked this time and he knew that he would have a hard time disguising it this time. He even noticed bruises around his ribs and back which he hadn't seen the night before but he figured he was just too tired at the time to notice it. He got out of the shower and went into his room to get dressed; he was going to put on a t-shirt but thought better of it because it would hurt his injured ribs more so he decided on a black button up shirt instead. He put on his favourite baggy black pants and his pair of New Rock boots on and looked at the clock again. It was now 6:30am and Duo decided that it would be safe to go downstairs for some breakfast now because Steve would most likely be at work and so Duo wouldn't need to face him.

He stepped into the kitchen and the first thing he noticed was the beer cans which littered the floor and countertop, Duo sighed and began the task of cleaning up because he knew that if he didn't then he would be beaten again when he got home. It was only then that he noticed the note on the counter addressed to him, he walked over picked it up and began to read the untidy scrawl

Duo,

I cannot believe what you did last night. I thought I told you not to eat until I got home but no you just couldn't wait could you? So I'm afraid you know what the punishment for this is don't you? Yes you are not to eat anything until I say so. Therefore I have left no money for your lunch and I have taken count of what food there is in the house and I will know if you have taken anything. I should be home around ten tonight and you better have behaved yourself.

Steve.

Duo gulped, he had hoped that Steve had forgotten about the punishment he normally gave him for something like this but he had no such luck and now he would be starving for a few days and it didn't help that he hadn't ate much of his dinner last night before Steve had 'interrupted'. Duo sighed and decided that he would get some food of his friends at lunch and whatever he was given would have to sustain him until Steve allowed him to eat again. He checked the time on his watch and realised that it was now 7:00am, so he decided that he had better leave if he wanted to meet Heero at their usual spot, he picked up his set of keys and walked out into the cool breeze locking the door behind him. He began making his way to the small park near the school where he met Heero every morning before walking to school together to meet their other friends.

Duo took no notice of where he was walking, he was too lost in his thoughts and besides he knew the route like the back of his hand so he didn't really need to pay attention. He was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't see or hear Heero coming up behind him until Heero had put his hands over his eyes and said

"Guess who?" Duo jumped right away from Heero and turned to face him and winced as a shot of pain went straight to his ribs. He looked at Heero and began to talk hoping that he had missed the wince

"God Heero don't do that to me you nearly gave me a heart attack. Besides why are you not waiting at the park?" Heero began laughing as he answered Duo

"Um Duo the park is right over there" Heero gestured with his hand to the right and sure enough there it was.

"Besides I saw you and it looked like you were in another world so I thought I'd surprise you." Duo looked up and replied sheepishly

"Yeah well I was just thinking and I guess I didn't look where I was going and my feet just took me here." Duo finished by giving Heero one of is smiles hoping that Heero had forgotten about the wince of pain he had seen from Duo earlier but Duo's bad luck struck again.

"Duo are you alright today did I hurt you earlier? You just seemed to be in some pain when you jumped away from me" Duo grimaced inwardly at the comment while trying to think about what he could tell Heero had happened this time. Heero just stood there waiting for Duo's answer and he was surprised when Duo laughed nervously and began speaking to him

"Yeah well you see it's quite a funny story actually. I was eating my dinner on my bed last night and I fell off it and I think I just bruised my ribs a bit it's nothing big honestly." Duo hoped that Heero believed him and it wasn't actually a lie because he was eating dinner on his bed last night but he didn't fall off he was dragged off so it wasn't really a lie and he didn't feel too guilty about it. Heero just nodded his head before answering him

"You know Duo you are getting really clumsy recently I mean wasn't it only last week you fell down the stairs?, and the week before that you were playing baseball and the ball hit you in the eye. Are you sure your okay I could take a look at your ribs if you wanted, I know a little bit of first aid and I could help you." Duo gulped, he was beginning to get the feeling that Heero suspected something.

"No I'm alright honestly Hee-Chan. I'll be fine besides like you said I'm used to this sort of thing now what with me falling around all the time." Duo grinned at Heero to reassure the Japanese boy that he really was okay. Heero just smiled back and started walking towards the school to meet with their group of friends like they always did. Duo ran to catch up with him and walked with him lost in his thoughts again.

A loud yell reached Duo's ears as he turned into the school courtyard and that was the only warning he got before one of his other close friends Quatre jumped in front of him and gave him one of his trademark bare hugs. Now Quatre didn't look strong but this was definitely a case where looks could be deceiving because he was as strong as any of the others. Duo yelped in pain without realising it, and Quatre immediately let him go worried look in place of his former smile.

"Duo are you alright? What's wrong with you?" Duo looked around uneasily and spotted his other friends coming over so to try and distract Quatre Duo called them over

"Yo! Trowa, Fei get over here I haven't seen you all weekend." Trowa and Wufei came stalking over. Trowa wrapped his arms around Quatre and Wufei just stood beside Heero. Wufei was the first one to speak and Duo knew what was coming.

"How many times have I told you not to call me that Duo? You know I hate it. My names Wufei not Fei, not Wuffers and certainly not Fei-Fei." Duo laughed but was interrupted by Quatre

"Duo don't try and change the subject what is wrong with you?" Wufei stopped the glare he was sending Duo at that moment and a worried look came over his features

"Duo what is Quatre talking about? Are you injured or something?" Heero looked in Duo's direction, he had known that Duo had been trying to distract Quatre from asking that question but he didn't know why. Heero could see that Duo was looking really uncomfortable so he intervened and told them exactly what Duo had told him. Duo sent Heero a thankful glance before everyone began asking him questions.

"Duo you really should be more careful. How do you manage to injure yourself every time you do something?" Duo might have known Trowa would be the one to get straight to the point so he just smiled and said

"Hmm well what can I say I'm just accident prone" next came Wufei and Duo was dreading it because he could just see Wufei making some sarcastic comment, so he was surprised at Wufei's reaction.

"Duo are you sure you're alright? I mean you have always been clumsy but you seem to have been getting worse recently." Wufei hesitated slightly and then continued

"I'm getting worried about you Duo I think you should see a doctor. There might be a medical reason for it." Duo just smiled at Wufei not letting his surprise show. It's wasn't that Wufei was nasty or never worried he just never really showed his feelings outright, he always had a round about way of letting you know how he felt. The fact that Wufei was showing concern outright was what surprised Duo.

"Awww Wuffers I'm touched by your concern but I'm really alright. Honestly. Now can we stop with the questions because we'll be late for class if we don't get going soon." Duo began walking off and the others followed knowing that for some reason Duo didn't want to talk about it, so they decided to drop the subject and follow him to class.

TBC

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Reviewer responses:

Akima5000: I hope this is soon enough for you. I didn't rush so I hope it's good enough for you. The first few chapters are just sort of a background thing and letting you know the situation but they should get more exciting soon ok.

Anachan: Thanx for the compliment it's this type of thing that makes me write and it gets me updating faster. I hope this is updated soon enough for you.

MysticHeero: Hee hee hee hee yeah I know what you mean wink wink Yeah I updated quick cause you were annoying me too and for a change you were getting on my nerves instead of me getting on your nerves (lol). Yeah I like the ending to your review (hee hee nice pictures).

HeeroDuo4eva: I love your screen name. The others should find out within the next few chapters but for now they are just a bit suspicious but with Duo telling them nothings wrong they just kind of shrug it off for now. I hope this chapter was good enough and was it updated fast enough for you?

Little duo: Thank you for the compliment and I hope this was fast enough for you.