Uzume Tsuki: OKAY! I FIANALLY got some more ideas for this story! LOL In this chapter I will explain how Duo became a Flynn. I had planned to do it all along as it were, but I was not sure what the circumstances would be. After much debate I decided to keep the fact that Duo came from L2 and was an orphan on the street. But I AM altering some of what happened. So here we go. I will post at the end of this chapter what each name means. Each and every name I use is a REAL name. Most of them will be Irish names. I might even use Scottish ones. Rohan means Red Haired. Most people identify Irish people with red hair. When in fact other colors like blond(e) and black and brown are more common. I'll list what each name means at the end of this chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or any other anime mentioned in this story. Only the Flynn and Doherty families are mine. And of course Armani, Gianni Bini, and Michael Kors and any other designer mentioned in this story belong to their respective owners.
WARNING: This story will contain OOC moments. I know that the way Duo was written he would never do what I have him doing. The same goes for any other character in this story. This is a fanfic. As the author of said fanfic I can do whatever I feel like to these characters. Don't like what I am writing, don't read it. Don't bother even leaving a comment about how you hate it. Just click the little back arrow at the top left hand corner of your browser and find another story. It will make EVERONYES day soooo much better ^_^ If you see something that could be changed or fixed to make the story better (OTHER THAN DROPPING THE STORY LINE!) Please feel free to send me a PREIVATE MESSAGE. If you are offended by this story, I am sorry. Not really. Unless the original creators of the animes/mangas I am using write me to say take it down it will be here until I say otherwise.
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+A few days after the escape+
A few days after the confrontation at the Preventer's, Duo walked out of the barber shop running his hands through his now short hair. He could never remember ever having hair this short. Barely even half an inch long, it was spiked up in a fashionable style. His ears were cold. Damn he shouldn't have killed that bastard so quickly. There was so much that he would do to Chang right now if he could get his hands on him. Too bad he wasn't alive to see Sally's face when she found out what type of person the bigot really had been. He hadn't wanted to hurt her, he really did like Sally. But it was necessary to do it. The sweet little Kathy didn't need a man like Wufie for a father anyways. (1)
His next target after that? One Quatre Winner. And really it would be easy. His Uncle Aidan Doherty had told him that before the politician Hiiro Yui had begun preaching total pacifism, Winner Enterprises had kept itself going the same way the Doherty and Flynn families had; with blood money; though it hadn't been as known with them as it had been with his family. And those that knew were either silenced or paid off. Such a good example of total pacifism.Duo sneered.
Adjusting his black tie and smoothing down his dark blue dress shirt, Duo grinned suavely at a group of passing school girls. He looked like quite the rich business man in his tailored Armani suite. But then again, he was the son of the world's foremost black market weapons dealer. Well adopted son anyways. He smiled at the thought of his adoptive family. It was shortly after Solo died that he had met them. What irritated the authorities the most was that the Doherty and Flynn families put their "dirty money" to good use, making it almost impossible for them to be fingered for anything. They had decided to try and use that money to make L2 a better place. After all it was home to a large community of Irish-American immigrants. Seeing their expensive clothes he knew right away they would be the best marks. Sadly, he had been caught picking the pocket of the man that would become his father. Both he and Aidan Doherty had been so impressed by his guts and subsequent escape, that when they next saw him at the church, Kane Flynn asked if Duo would like to be adopted into his family, while putting his skills to good use.
Father Maxwell, while not exactly thrilled that a man like Kane Flynn wanted to adopt an aspiring thief like him, was happy that someone had finally offered. So he had reluctantly signed the papers, and Duo got a family. Thos years after his adoption had been the best. It had been hard for him to adjust to life in the Flynn family, but he had managed. His adopted mother Brighid was kind and patient woman. She took her time to teach him everything he needed to know. She was understanding when she found out that he lacked proper manners. His brother Gawyn filled the whole that had been left by Solo's death. He could never replace Solo, no one ever could. But he helped Duo move on.
And Finn…. Oh sweet Shinigami what could he say about Finn Doherty? He was a fireball. The youngest of the three Doherty children, Finn became his father' heir when his eldest brother Daegan had been mortally wounded. He had gracefully stepped aside for his youngest brother while his twin Rohan decided to go on to be a lawyer for both the Doherty and Flynn families. Rhonwyn was a strong willed woman, and the strength behind her husband Aidan. She had taught him that behind every great man is a strong woman. The woman was the rock that held her family up. That was how she was raised and how she raised her children. If and when her sons got married they had better treat their wives like the Queen's they were or face her wrath. And Rhonwyn Doherty was something to be feared when angry. Even his father and uncle avoided her when she was on the war path.
It had been on a trip to L2 where Daegan was injured. They had been visiting Father Maxwell and Sister Helen when the attack happened. After watching Sister Helen die, and seeing his brother and friends hurt Shinigami struck. He had fought the attack off allowing Gawyn and Rohan to get Daegan to safety. Months later Professor G found them and made the offer to be a Gundam pilot. And the rest was history. When he could he would send letters home to let his family know he was alive. In fact they were where he got most of his weapons.
He was in all actuality getting ready to meet his family. They had been working diligently since he had contacted them through Howard. Rohan would act as his lawyer and start the whole rolling. Looking down at his Armani watch to check the time he quickly pulled his coat on egan strolling towards his destination. He had managed to make it back to his apartment a few days after contacting his family to find some gifts from Finn. He didn't want to even think about how much everything he was wearing cost. He had been afraid to touch it at all. It had been the note that had made him smile and made his mind up that he would wear it. It had been written in Finn's neat cursive script. The guy always had nice hand writing…
It simply stated:
Just a few of many welcome home gifts.
He had always been attracted to Finn. And Finn had always been generous with his gift giving. But as the head of his family Finn needed a woman to give him a child. Preferably a son. So he had settled for Hiiro. What had originally attracted him to the Japanese man he couldn't remember, and he had begun to wonder if he had suffered a concussion or something when he crashed to Earth during Operation Meteor.
He was nervous. Everyone had dropped everything to help him, and meet him today. They said it was what family did, and told him to think nothing of it. Adjusting his coat and tie one more time he took a deep breath at the sight of the nice café he was supposed to meet them in. Finally working up his nerve he opened the door and looked for his mother's dark head. Before he could even make a move she crashed into him.
Pulling back to look at him she hugged him close again. "Oh my poor Duo look what they did to your hair!"
"Hello Máthair(1)." He smiled and hugged her back.
Her beautiful blue eyes darkened as she looked at him her brogue (2) thick with fury. "Please tell me you dealt with the bastaird (3) that did this to you."
He snorted. "Of course I did Ma. I slit his throat."
"Now, now Brig let the boy sit!" Hi father laughed.
"Hello Da."
"Looking sharp there boyo." He saw Rohan smirk out and lean over to Gawyn and whisper out of the corner of his eye. They both laughed. Damn them they knew something.
"So where do you want to start Duo?" Said red head jumped straight to business.
"Wufie might be dead, but there is still more damage that can be done to his name." Pulling out some pictures he slid them across the table.
+present day+
No one had seen Duo at all in the past month. Not that anyone expected to find him. He was a trained terrorist; one that they had all underestimated. A once in a life time thing was happening today. The whole Preventers building was shut down for the memorial of Agent Wufie Chang. [A.N Memorial not funeral LOL] Even Relena Peacecraft was in attendance.
It was the hope of Lady Une that the Deathscyth pilot would attend because of his guilt. So far he had yet to be spotted. Every agent was reminded that his hair was no longer in a braid. Noin had made it clear that she doubted he would show. Out of all the pilots, Duo was the most secretive. It had been proven that with a few drinks the other pilots would loosen up enough to speak of some of their pasts. Even Hiiro would talk with enough alcohol in his system. Duo would laugh, he would flirt, and if given the chance he would sleep with anyone pretty enough. But he would not talk about his life.
The past month had been a rollercoaster for everyone. Sally had resigned and moved back to China with Kathy. The poor woman just couldn't take being there anymore. Not after she ran into one of the women in the photos. That would make the third top agent that Lady Une had lost. Her superiors were not happy. Relena had been released from the hospital and with no Duo to distract her Hiiro ripe for the picking. And Hiiro didn't say no. They had started their relationship shortly after Rohan Doherty had made his threat to Hiiro. Noin was honestly waiting to find the girl dead.
Quatre in the end had to leave and return to the mess that had become his company as soon as the truth of how the company was actually built had come out. Normally that wouldn't have mattered. But apparently even after his father began following the teachings of the original Hiiro Yui, he continued his dealings with blood money. And it was a tradition that his only son had carried on. It had been leaked to the press who attacked Winner Enterprises like the ravenous bloodsuckers they were. Connections to major crime syndicates were coming to light right and left, and all of his clients who weren't implicated pulled their funds.
Quatre Winner would be left bankrupt by the end of the year. And all twenty-nine of his sisters had turned their backs on him; wanting nothing to do with the whole that their father and brother had dug. The only things he had left were his Maganac Corps and Trowa.
She looked around at the gathering. Not many of the agents or office workers were here because they were mourning the loss of Chang, Wufie. They were here because they got out of the office, and because Lady Une had ordered them all here. It had been common knowledge that Duo was charismatic. He made friends where ever he went. And Wufie, pushed people away with his angry personality and sexist attitude. How he even managed to catch Sally's attention Noin would never know.
Just as the priest finished with the prayer the police marched up and slapped cuffs on Trowa. "Triton Bloom. You are under arrest for the death of Trowa Barton the subsequent theft of his identity."
"What is the meaning of this?" Lady Une stepped forward.
"Lady Une. This young man has been living under the assumed name of Trowa Barton for years, when he is in fact a young man by the name of Triton Bloom."
A slightly older looking Mariemaia Barton/Kushrenada stepped forward with Dorothy Catalonia beside her. "He is not my uncle. I have seen pictures of my uncle and he looks nothing like him."
"It has been established that Doktor S killed Trowa Barton Mariemaia." Lady Une frowned.
"Do you have proof Lady Une?" Dorothy spoke. "No? Well then you have no way to prove that this man didn't kill my cousin's uncle (4)." Dorothy led a "grieving" Mariemaia away from the memorial as the authorities took the pilot of Heavyarms away.
When they were far enough away Mariemaia stopped her fake crying and smiled. "How was that Duo?"
"Just perfect kid. You did great."
"I must say Duo the new look suites you perfectly. So does your accent." Dorothy batted her eyelashes at the ex-pilot. Someone clearing their throat made her jump slightly. "Oh hello Finn!"
"Hullo Dorothy. Long time no see. You as well Mariemaia. Glad to see you doing better after your incident." The young black haired pale man stepped out and kissed both girls on the cheek. "Now let's find a nice café so you can tell us what was said."
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Uzume Tsuki: Well there you have it. Chapter two is FINALLY out. I'm not sure I like it at all. This will be one of those chapters that people will either love or hate. Originally I had Finn as a girl named Erin. But as you can tell I have plans for the story to be Duo/Finn. While I wouldn't mind Duo being bisexual, I felt that having Erin become Finn made much more sense. Especially since Duo was trying for a relationship with Hiiro. And I even put WHY Duo started trying for Hiiro.
Okay now for the names. I doubt I have to explain the name Kane. Aidan is another form of Aiden. And means Little fiery one. Brighid is Irish for strength and is another form of Bridget. Daegen is Irish for black haired. Finn is Irish for light skinned or blond though I intend to use it as light skinned because I want Finn to have black hair. Gawyn is Scottish for Whiet Falcon. LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I FOUND THESE NAMES ON THE INTERNET. IF MY MEANINGS ARE WRONG SORRY!
[1] Kathy Po is a real GW character. She isn't seen until the next generation join the fight if I'm not mistaken. I'm using her however now instead of later since the GW boys do not have children in this story.
[2] Máthair is a formal Irish or Celtic way of saying mother. Not many people say it anymore. Which is why he used Ma right afterwards.
[3] I'm not sure how many people out there know what a brogue is. It's an accent in English; mostly Irish or Scottish.
[4] bastaird: if you honestly can figure out what this is try and sound it out. But I will tell you it is Irish for bastard.
[5] Dorothy Catalonia was the granddaughter of Duke Dermail, who was the uncle to Treize Kushrenada who in turn was thought to be Mariemaia's father with Dekim Barton's daughter Leia Barton, who was the sister to the original Trowa Barton.
So I hoped you guys liked this chapter. JA NE!
