Oh My God! Would you look at that? I'm finally updating this fic. Ok, I would say that you could all kill me for not updating sooner but if you killed me then I wouldn't be able to update again. You can just send flames to my e-mail inbox for a few weeks. It should get me to update quicker. Anyway, this fic is nearly finished…. I think… I hope. This has to be my longest running fic that I haven't discontinued and I promise I will finish it… soon!

Anyway, thank you to all my loyal readers and reviewers and this part is for you.

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Chapter Twelve

Brady looked around the room but couldn't see anyone apart from Heero. He strolled confidently over to where the boy was sitting on the lab table. "Hello Heero Yuy," he purred as the boy looked at him, his eyes empty. "You know, there's something I've been wanting to do since I first saw you and now, there is no one around to stop me. Oh, I will enjoy this."

Duo forced himself to his feet, ignoring the pain that coursed through his body. He lent against the wall and when he was certain he could remain standing he coughed loudly which caused Brady to pause in his actions of taking off Heero's clothes.

"Who's there?" he snarled out, his hands paused on Heero's trousers.

"Shinigami."

"What?" Brady let go of Heero and stalked around the room, looking for the voice. He stopped and turned back to the lab table.

"Hello," Duo smirked from where he was standing by the lab table.

"Duo Maxwell."

"Brady."

"What do you think you are doing?"

"I'm not letting you take advantage of my boyfriend."

Brady laughed. "I told you, Elli, I'm going to have Heero one way or another and if I have to kill you in order for it to happen, I'm not opposed to that idea."

Duo returned the laugh. "I can assure you that you can try."

"I wouldn't dirty my hands. I suggest you go back to your corner, curl up and go to sleep. Leave me and Heero alone."

Duo chuckled. "Yeah, I don't think so. Perhaps you enjoy raping people but I'm not going to let you hurt Heero that way."

"Of course, I understand, with your past it must hurt to remember such a thing."

"Excuse me?"

"Your past, living as a whore on L2. Do you honestly think I believe you are still a virgin? Stupid Katie may have brought that but I don't."

"So, you stalked us all? You listened to every conversation we had? You looked into our pasts?"

Brady laughed again. "Yes. I found out everything I needed to know. I discovered you used to work in a lap dancing club up on L2 but your services expanded beyond just dancing."

Duo paled. The reminder of his past was not helping him in keeping his balance steady.

"What's wrong? Are you not feeling very well? The past hurts?"

"Fuck off Brady before you say something you're going to seriously regret."

"Well, it appears you aren't going to give up so we'll have to do this the hard way."

"If you wanna fight me, then lets go."

"Oh don't be stupid. I already said I wouldn't dirty my hands. Heero, kill him."

The boy beside Duo moved. His bare chest flashed in Duo's vision and he threw himself away from the other pilot.

Brady giggled like a schoolgirl. "That's right, run in fear. This will be fun."

Brady sat down on the lab table and watched as Duo scooted backwards from Heero.

Duo forced his body still and into a defence position. He took a deep calming breath as Heero approached. He never fought Heero in anything part from for training and even then Heero was always able to win against Duo, but this time he wasn't fighting for training and this was real and Duo knew he didn't stand a chance, all he could do was pray someone would come alone before Heero had a chance to finish him off.


Quatre raced with Stefan and Patsy along a corridor when the wall beside him became a wide window. He called for a stop and the other two looked around.

"What is it?"

"Down there, its Heero and Duo!"

"What?"

"The two boys fighting?"

Quatre nodded. "We need to get down there."

"We should keep going, we might be able to find some stairs to take us down."

Quatre gave another nod as he looked down one last time. Duo appeared to be struggling at keeping Heero's blows at bay.

"Just hold on Duo, we'll be there soon."


Duo danced away, trying to put enough distance between him and Heero to give him a short break. He was finding it hard to remain on his feet. Heero hadn't even broken out in a sweat and just kept coming. Duo wondered if he should try talking sense into him but with Brady sneering at him it was hard to get a word in. He just kept ducking and diving and trying to breath.


"Here," Trowa whispered as he and Wufei reached the hanger bay. Their gundams were standing proud with many men running about at their feet.

"What do you think they are doing to them?"

"Trying to work out how they work."

"Shall we?"

"Go ahead. I'm right behind you."


Duo fell to the floor with a cry of pain, his leg feeling like it was about to snap in half as he crashed down on to it.

Heero towered above him. His Prussian eyes narrowed and focused on Duo.

"Oh how the mighty have fallen," Brady laughed.

Duo looked up at Heero, his eyes pleading with Heero to stop.

"Come on, buddy, its me, Duo, you know me, you really don't want to hurt me."

Heero lent down, his hands reached for Duo.

Duo closed his eyes, waiting for the blow to fall.

"God, Heero," he muttered. "I love you."

Duo's mouth opened in a silent scream as Heero's hands grasped his arms and squeezed.

"Heero stop!"

Heero dropped Duo who curled in on himself, trying to stop the pain in his body.

"What the fuck do you think you are doing?" Brady screamed.

"Something I should have done a long time ago."


Quatre raced down the stairs just as an explosion rocked the cave.

"Looks like your friends found the Gundams. Come on, let's hurry up and get the others and then get out of here before the cave collapses."

Quatre followed Stefan and Pasty.

Time was running out.

Tbc…

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Shini