Holy shit, I'm actually updating this!

:listens to the shocked gasps of the crowd:

I dunno how many of my faithful followers with bother reading this anymore, but I'm keeping my word anyway about getting this done.

May take me another 6 years, but I'll get it done, dammit!

Anywho

Enjoy!

chapter 29

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"My goodness gracious, boys! How on earth did this happen to you?!" Mama Sarah's voice exclaimed as she quickly made her way around the kitchen.

Slightly amused by the way the plump woman was waddling around the room near frantic in her fluffy blue robe, Chase cleared his throat. "There was a fight at the bar... Heero and Trowa got themselves sucked into the middle of it." he lied calmly. 'Well.. It's not a total lie..' he reminded himself sedately.

Papa Jo shook his head as he looked over the various dark bruises that were on the pair seated at the table. "Must have been quite a scrap. Looks like whoever did this meant business..." he whistled while making his way over to the fridge. "Maybe we should let Officer Peacecraft know..." he suggested lightly.

"I don't think it'd do much good..." Heero said quietly. "It happen too fast, and it's not like there's any serious damage."

"I'll be the judge of that." Sarah stated firmly as she placed a chair close to Heero. "Prop your leg on that. I'll see how bad that ankle is." When the leg was gingerly lifted onto the chair, Sarah went to work on unlacing the heavy leather boot.

Although the old nurse was trying to be as careful as she could, Heero was still having to grit his teeth tightly when she tried to tug the boot off his foot. He then felt a gentle hand gripping firmly at his own. Looking to his left, a slight smile formed on his lips when he saw Chase close by. The deep concern on his pale face made the pain seem to lessen. "I'm okay, Chase..." he insisted in a weak attempt to calm his love.

But the raven head shook. "Quit it. You're okay when Mama Sarah says you are." Chase chided before he dove in for a quick chaste kiss.

Sighing softly in defeat, Heero nodded and leaned against his lover. "Alright... Well, how bad is it..?" he asked when the woman finally got his boot off. It took a bit of effort not to wince when she was gently feeling around his ankle.

Sarah frowned deeply in concentration as she recalled her years of medical training. "Well, as far as I can tell there's nothing broken... From the swelling and discoloration it seems to be a sprain.. I'd say first degree since those riding boots probably supported your ankle... Some time with an ice pack and an ace bandage will probably do the trick... Although you'll be sore for a few days." she listed off. She looked back towards the freezer and smiled when Jonah already had an ice pack held out waiting for her. "Thank you, Jonah."

Jonah nodded and moved around the table where Trowa was sitting. He held out another ice pack to the quiet young man. "Might want this, you got quite a bump on the back of your head."

"Which might be a concussion!" Sarah quickly stated while pointing at the quiet rider. "We need to keep a close eye on you. If I see the first signs of one it's off to the hospital." she said. Leaving no room for protest.

Trowa smirked as he took the ice pack. "Yes, Ma'am."

"Well, this is quite the change of pace..." Jonah chuckled while pulling out the peroxide from the medical kit on the table. "Usually the Sarah Chase and I would be hovering over Chance in here after one of her scuffles.

Chase suddenly let out a sarcastic snort as he scooted his chair closer to Heero. "Scuffles my ass. She'd come back half dead. This is nothing compared to that..." He looked into Heero's eyes and gave a knowing smile. "Which I'm completely grateful for..."

Heero hummed in amusement and tightened his hold on his lover's hand. "That's only because you stepped in and broke it up... We'd probably be still back at the bar if you hadn't..." In truth it actually frightened him to even consider what might have happened had Chase not arrived when he had.

The soft spoken words made Chase smile as he leaned gingerly against Heero's shoulder. "I knew I couldn't just stand by... I knew I had to help both of you..." he whispered as he glanced over towards Trowa. With the distant gaze the motocross rider kept giving him he was beginning to wonder if he should have told Trowa what he did. 'I can't take it back now... God, how did things get so damn complicated...?' he wondered miserably.

Easily noticing the wary looks Chase kept tossing at him, Trowa knew that he was worried about him revealing the truth to Heero. 'He looks on the brink of being terrified... What is he really hiding... And should I bother investigating...? He said he would tell Heero the truth tomorrow... Can't I give him today..?'

"Well, if you still feel up to it, I think I'll go start setting things up for the cook out today." Jonah suddenly announced as he made his way back to the fridge.

"Do you think we should, Jonah?" Sarah asked hesitantly. "These two still may need medical attention."

Jonah sighed heavily and gave a sarcastic glare to his best friend of nearly forty years. "Sarah, they were just in a little bar fight. They'll be fine, won't you, boys?" he asked the scuffed up brothers with a wink.

"We're fine, Sarah.. I think we just need a bit of rest, that's all." Heero said to the worrying woman. It actually made him feel as if these two were really a sort of family the way they readily took care of them. And with Chase at his side Heero felt as if he actually found a place where he belonged without question. It made him feel good, and he could only pray that it would always feel like that. 'As long as I have Chase.. It always will...' he thought with a slight smile.

Seeing that foreign smile on his brother's face almost hurt Trowa more than the fight did. 'Heero.. What's it going to do to you when you know that he has to leave you...?' It bothered him to no end that he had to stand by and watch his brother fall even more in love. 'He's setting himself up for a huge fall.. But what can I do...? No matter what he's going to get hurt...' Just thinking about it made the headache he had double. His skull was throbbing, so he carefully placed the ice pack over the spot where he had hit his head on the pavement.

The brooding expression on Trowa's face made Jonah frown slightly. He knew that they were lying to them by the way Chase and Trowa kept trading uneasy glances. He was tempted to send Sarah away and confront the three on what really happened. 'No... I'm gettin the feeling that things aren't going as well as we all thought...' The last thing they needed was to get something bad stirred up again.

Feeling that they needed a bit of time to themselves, Jonah hooked Sarah's arm and led her out of the kitchen. "Come on, Sarah, let's started getting things ready. Joey and Rosie should be up soon, and we don't want them worrying about us all crowded in the kitchen. So you go ahead and finished getting dressed so you can get breakfast started. I'll start setting things up in the garden." he said calmly while guiding her along.

The moment he mentioned the two children and the word breakfast Sarah's mothering instincts kicked in full gear. "Oh goodness you're right! I promised Rosie I'd make waffles today too! Oh let go of me, Jonah, I've got work to do!" she yelped while swatting his hands away from her.

Jonah barely kept his laughter in check as he watched the woman bustle as fast as she could down the hall towards the stairs. "That woman never ceases to amaze me.." he chuckled. A sigh left his lips and he reached into his own red robe pocket for his cherry wood pipe. "Well, I best get things situated myself. You three can stay here for now and try to think of something to tell Rosie. She'll be asking a million questions when she sees you two hurt." Jonah warned lightly. Rosie absolutely hated to see anyone hurt, and usually ran around the house bringing the person that was injured various stuffed animals in an attempt to make them feel better. It was an adorable sight, but usually left Rosie very upset for a while afterwards.

Just as Jonah was about to leave the kitchen Trowa suddenly stood up. "Jonah.. Mind if I help you with setting things up?" He had to get away from Chase and his brother before he was too tempted to speak out.

A bit surprised, Jonah hummed thoughtfully before he nodded. "If you feel up to it, Trowa, I would appreciate the help. It is a pain in the ass to move that grill from the garage up to the roof. Wait for me in the living room. I'll hurry up and get dressed then take you to the garage." he called out before he left the kitchen for the stairs as well.

When Jonah left Trowa gave a brief glance towards his brother still holding on to Chase at the table. His chest tightened slightly, but he forced himself to look away. "Make sure Heero doesn't try to move around too much, Chase.." Trowa said in as calm a tone as he could manage.

Chase bit lightly at his lower lip when he clearly heard how forced his name sounded. "I will, Trowa... You just don't over do it helping Papa Jo.. That grill's heavier than it looks.." he warned quietly.

"Alright..." Before anything else could be said Trowa walked out of the kitchen.

His brother's strange behavior made a frown form on Heero's face. "Is there something else bothering Trowa...? It seems like he's hiding something..."

His heart skipped a beat, but Chase struggled to fight away the fear that was quickly making him paranoid. "I'm not sure, Heero.. Maybe he just needs some time to think over things... The two of you let a lot out at the bar." he reminded him.

"Yeah.. You're probably right..." Heero muttered. Everything had happened so fast that he could barely remember why they had gotten in a fight in the first place. "I just wish I could understand him more...I mean he's my brother... You'd think I'd know more about him.."

"It's not always that easy, Heero." Chase cut in softly. "I still don't understand Chance and we share just about everything..."

Heero smirked slightly and wrapped his arm around his lover. "Well, Chance isn't exactly a typical woman... I'm just grateful that I have you... As long as you understand me that's all that matters.." He leaned in closer and placed his free hand on Chase's pale cheek. "You have no idea how much you mean to me, Chase..." he whispered before he closed the spaced between them in a kiss.

Chase responded to the kiss almost desperately as he clutched tightly to Heero's shirt. He felt horrible that Heero had no clue about the truth. What was worse was that he still had no idea how he was even going to approach the subject. It wasn't something that you could just blurt out. 'But Chance was right.. I've waited too long already.. Heero's going to be so angry with me... No matter what I do it's going to destroy both of us...' With that thought clawing at his mind Chase doubled his response to the kiss. His mouth worked hungrily trying to commit the tastes and sensations to memory so he would be able to look back on them when he had to leave.

Startled by how forceful Chase was being, Heero found himself having to pull away before he got carried away. "Chase... Keep that up and we might get ourselves in trouble here.." he said a bit breathlessly.

A soft chuckle left Chase's now bruised lips as he nuzzled closer. "Sorry... I sometimes get clingy when I'm worrying too much... I can stop if you want..." he offered even though he wanted to be closer to his love while he could.

One of those rare smiles formed on Heero face. "I don't want you to stop... But until we can be in a more private setting we have to behave..." Nothing would have made him feel better than being locked in his lover's embrace, but now was hardly the time for such thoughts.

Blushing slightly, Chase held onto Heero tighter and placed a few soft kisses to his neck. "I shouldn't be acting like this anyway.. You're hurt, I should be more considerate."

"Shh.. Enough.." Heero chided quietly. "You get it in your head now that no amount of injury is going to make me turn you away... I wouldn't care if I had a broken leg. I'd set it myself if it meant me being able to be with you." His tone was honest, and the smile was still on his face. Heero was certain that he'd do anything to be with Chase, so the injuries were a minor deterrent at most.

Although the thought of Heero setting his own broken leg was a disturbing thought, Chase knew what his lover was getting at. "Sometimes I think you just say things like that because you're crazy... But I understand.. I'd do anything to be with you too.." Chase purred. He was about to go in for another kiss when a voice from the hallway startled them.

"Oh there's too much going on for me to keep track of..." Sarah's voice muttered loudly. She soon shuffled back into the kitchen now in a blue sun dress as she was trying to adjust the bun her salt and pepper colored hair was in. When she saw how close the pair in the kitchen were she beamed brightly. "You two just look too adorable together! At this rate we're all going to be one big happy family." she chirped, more than eager to see that moment.

Chase knew the woman's words were supposed to be happy, but they still stung at the secret he was keeping from the man in his arms. "We can only hope for that, Mama Sarah."

Sarah suddenly shot the raven haired teen a light glare on her way to the fridge. "Don't question Mama Sarah, dear. I've never been wrong yet, and I don't plan on it anytime soon." she corrected firmly. She began gathering various items from the fridge to begin work on breakfast as she continued. "Yes sir... Rule one in the cosmic order of things is that Mama Sarah always gets her way. Might take twenty years, but I'm always right in the end."

Amused by the amount of confidence in the old woman's voice, Heero quirked up a brow. "That's an interesting way to look at things. Are you serious about never being wrong..?"

"Indeed I am, hun. I've figured out that if you always keep your options open and a bright outlook on life that you'll always get your way no matter how long it takes." Sarah began mixing up a batch of waffle batter, but paused for a moment before looking towards the cobalt eyes watching her. "Plus making your predictions incredibly vague helps out a lot too." she stated with a bright smile.

That statement made Chase burst out laughing. "You're too much, Mama Sarah."

Sarah giggled and sat the batter aside so she could hunt down the waffle iron. "Thank you, Sweetie, I try my best. Anyway, you just trust your Mama Sarah. I promise you that everything will turn out well. We'll all get that happy ending we read so much about."

The amount of sureness she had in what she was saying made Chase's spirits suddenly brightened. 'Maybe she's right... Maybe all I need is the right attitude... I'm an adult anyway, Father can't keep me locked up in the company forever... Maybe this can really work...' he thought to himself as his own confidence suddenly rose. He held on tighter to Heero and looked into his eyes when he met his gaze. "Think you could stand a corny happily ever after ending?" he asked teasingly.

That question made a wider smile appear as Heero placed a tender kiss on his pale forehead. "I'll stomach it if I have to." he muttered in as a flat a tone as he could.

Unable to keep a straight face when Heero was trying to stay stoic, Chase snickered. "I love you, Heero." he sighed while resting his head on his lover's strong shoulder.

"Love you, Chase." Heero readily replied as he rested his cheek on top of the silky black hair. 'Hm.. Happily ever after... I think I could get used to it..'

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On the roof top garden Jonah and Sarah were getting things ready for their cook out. Joey and little Rosie were running around and playing tag, giggling up a storm while Trowa was assisting Jonah with the grill. As they were busy doing that Chase and Heero were quietly sitting on the steps of the gazebo, just enjoying the beautiful day. Everything was very peaceful on the roof top garden other than Rosie squealing in excitement when Joey actually caught up with her. But the calm was soon disturbed when a loud voice cut through the air.

"What the hell happened ta you two?!" Duo exclaimed as he climbed out of the stairwell and onto the grass covered roof, soon followed by Chance and Wufei. Once he caught sight of his two friends he was thoroughly shocked at the amount of damage that had been inflicted.

The instant Wufei stepped foot on the grass he nearly ran to Trowa's side when he saw the array of bandages on his love. "Trowa! My god are you alright? Who did this to you?" he asked in concern as he tenderly caressed his bandaged cheek.

Trowa grasped gently at the dark hand and smiled down at his lover. "I'm fine, Wufei, don't worry.. Just a little scuffle last night... Luckily Chase was able to break it up before it got too bad." he stated, at least being partly honest with him.

Chance blinked in shock and glanced over to where her brother was sitting with Heero on the gazebo steps. "Bro...? You actually broke up a fight?" she asked in surprise.

Chase shrugged lightly and grinned up at his twin. "Yeah... I guess I did."

She stared at him for a moment before smirking and clapping her hands together. "Wow.. I am very impressed! Come here, that deserves a congratulatory hug!" she called out as she pulled him up from his seat and gave him a firm bear hug.

"Chance.. Chance.. Can't... Breathe!" he choked out when her grip grew tighter.

Chance grinned and hugged tighter. "Breathing is over rated anyway!" She waited for the choked out string of curses before she finally released her brother. "Now who did you two get into a fight with? It wasn't Alex or Nikol was it?" she asked curiously, although she had a feeling that it wasn't either of them.

Heero looked at the woman curiously and shook his head. "Who are Alex and Nikol?"

"They're the regular bar brawlers..." Chase coughed out when he finally regained his breath.

"Yeah, those two are great. They don't consider it a good night out unless the cops escort them home." Chance chuckled as she thought about it. "I highly recommend you don't be around if those two ever show up. They really like umm.. Welcoming new people in an interesting manner..."

"Interesting my ass!" Chase shot back with a slight growl. "Alex gave me a black eye!"

"You kneed him in the crotch! What was he supposed to do? Giggle?" Chance called back sarcastically.

"Children! Please! We're supposed to be celebrating, remember?" Casey's voice called out as he stepped out onto the roof top garden with the others.

"Well.. If it isn't my no good rat bastard younger brother.." Jonah snorted loudly from where he was setting up the grill. He kept his eyes on what he was doing, purposely not looking up where he knew his younger brother was standing.

Casey grinned widely as he approached the group near the fountain and gazebo. "Is that any way to address family?" he asked lightly before walking over and giving Sarah a kiss on the cheek. "How ya doin, Sarah? I thought you were gonna beat that sour attitude out of him." he quipped lightly as he took a step back.

Sarah beamed up at the tall bald man and swatted at him lightly. "Oh you know better than anyone that's impossible. But don't start anything, Casey. Like you said, we are supposed to celebrate today." She looked over at all the new additions to their unconventional family and nodded to herself. "And we have quite a bit to celebrate..." she whispered when she saw how happy the twins were with their newly acquired loves.

Casey glanced in the same direction as Sarah and smirked when he saw what she was staring at. "Heh.. After all these years bein cooped up around my brother yer still a hopeless romantic.. I'm impressed, Sarah." he chuckled as he wandered over to the grill to make fun of his older brother's cooking.

Crossing her arms over her chest, Sarah kept her smile in place and kept watching the six talking around the gazebo. "I'm a romantic activist..." she muttered to herself. The way Chance and Chase... Quatre were so happy warmed her old heart almost to the point of tears. "And I'll make sure there's a happy ending... Those two deserve it more than anyone..." she muttered to herself with a strong conviction.

The day went by remarkably fast as their private festivities continued. They all drank several toasts to each other, to Chance and Duo for scoring the sponsorship, and towards their success in the up coming races. They were enjoying the company and the stories that they each had to share about their different wins or upsets at various races past. Towards the middle of their party Chance had opened the french doors to her room wide and turned on her stereo for some music.

But the main entertainment was the constant arguments that Casey and Jonah got into over everything. The four newcomers had never seen the pair of middle aged men together at the same time, but now it was almost painfully obvious that the two were related. At the moment they were arguing over how long the ribs were supposed to cook while Sarah was making sure that the said ribs didn't catch on fire on the grill.

"It's fifteen minutes on each side, you asshole!" Casey shouted as he tried to tower over his shorter brother.

Jonah glared hard at his younger brother and got up in his face. "I said twenty, you Mr. Clean reject!" he snapped while flaunting the fact he still had a full head of hair.

Actually shocked at the low blow Casey's jaw hung open for a moment as he tried to think of a retort. "At least I can actually reach top shelf ya freakin midget!"

Just when it looked as if the two middle aged men were about to start a brawl Sarah shoved her way between them. "Honestly, you two, go argue somewhere else! I'll cook the food!" she exclaimed in annoyance.

"But Sarah, he.. Ow!! Dammit!" Jonah yelped when his hand got slapped hard by the spatula that the old woman was holding.

"No excuses, that goes for the both of you!" Sarah pointed to the other side of the roof top garden and glared at the two old men. "Now get! You've already torched the hotdogs and the hamburgers, I won't let you turn the ribs into charcoal!" she snapped while whacking Casey on the ass with the spatula just for good measure.

The two men grumbled at being sent away like children, and as they wandered off to continue their argument in private Chance had fallen to the grass laughing near the fountain. "Hahahaha! You go Mama Sarah! Woo!!" she cheered between giggles.

Sarah smiled at Chance and waved her spatula. "Thank you, deary. Now how is the whole contract thing going? Have you read over everything?" she asked lightly while taking up a pair of tongs to turn the ribs over.

Chance shrugged as she sat on the edge of the fountain and pointed towards Heero and Chase still sitting on the gazebo steps. "I dunno, Chase and Heero are going over the details. They know more about all that legal crap than I care to." he said with a dismissive wave of her hand.

"I second that motion!" Duo laughed as he plopped himself down on the grass next to his love.

The raven haired woman snuggled readily into the embrace that Duo offered her, and hummed happily. "I really don't see what the big deal is. Just sign the damn thing and be done with it." she called out to the pair that were sitting in the gazebo behind them.

Chase snorted loudly from his place in Heero's arms and glared at the back of his sister's head. "We need to go over the contract to make sure there's no hidden articles that'll screw all of us over later on. We're almost done anyway, so quit complaining."

Before anything else could be said a horrible mechanical hissing and popping sound came from Chance's room, and it was followed by a loud annoyed growl. "Dammit, my stereo's acting up again... Hold on, lemme see if I can fix it..." she mumbled as she untangled herself from Duo's grasp.

"Need any help?" Duo asked as he stood with her.

"Heh.. Maybe.. If I can't fix it you can help me chuck the damn thing off the building." she laughed as she took his hand and led him into her opened room.

"Chance, don't you dare to that again! You almost hit me and the mailman last time!" Joey called out from where he had finally caught the giggling and squirming Rosie.

"That was funny!" Rosie chirped as she tried to wriggle out of Joey's arms. "Joey turned a pretty red color and fell over!" she giggled before a hand clamped over her mouth.

"I did not fall over.." Joey grumbled loudly. He then felt something wet on his palm and jerked his hand away. "Eww! Rosie licked my hand!" he yelped and tried to wipe his hand on the grass he was sitting on.

Seeing this as her chance to escape, Rosie made a run for the gazebo and hid behind Chase and Heero. "Help me, Daddy Chase! Joey's gonna get me!" she giggled as she peeked around the pair to see Joey glaring at her.

Chase chuckled and pulled the small girl into his arms and held her firmly. "Don't worry, Rosie. Daddy Heero will protect us from the big bad Joey." he told her with a sly glance towards his lover.

An eyebrow lofted curiously as Heero looked on at the interesting sparkle in Chase's eyes. "Daddy Heero...?" he repeated slowly, not sure of how the name sounded.

"Just play along." Chase prompted while gesturing to the girl who was watching curiously.

After a moment of looking into those large brown eyes Heero sighed deeply and pulled both of them closer. "Right.. Daddy Heero will protect you..." he muttered, feeling completely ridiculous.

But Rosie was thrilled. "Yay! Daddy Heero gonna save me!" she giggled while snuggling closer to Chase.

Further back in the gazebo Wufei and Trowa were both perched on the railing watching everything happening, and Wufei couldn't stop himself from snickering. "Heh.. Daddy Heero.. There's two things I never thought I'd hear together, right, Trowa?" he asked his lover as a joke. But when he looked over at his normally passive lover he became curious when he saw a slight frown creasing his brow. "Trowa...? Something wrong...?" he asked on a whisper so as not to draw attention.

Trowa snapped out of his thoughts and turned his attention towards the concerned gaze Wufei placed on him. "Hm..? Oh, yeah I'm fine, just thinking about everything... How things have happened so quickly... Sort of hard to believe..." he said quietly. Which was partially true. What he was really studying was how things would be when his brother found out about Chase's departure lurking in the near future. 'It's going to break his heart... Chase better tell him soon...'

Oblivious to anything out of place, Wufei chuckled lightly and leaned against Trowa's shoulder. "Yeah, it does seem like it's all too good to be true. Just think of what it's going to be like racing Tuesday with such a heavy hitting sponsor... Not to mention all the gear and new model bikes they'll probably have us testing. We'll have the latest top of the line equipment before anyone else. That's going to give us a staggering edge over the competition..." He then turned his attention towards the pair still 'protecting' Rosie and called out to them. "Have you two found anything in the contract on if we'll get to test anything from the company?"

Chase glanced back when he heard the question and nodded. "Yeah, and the coolest part is that Jay wants us to do massive field testing on any new models he produces. It basically says that he wants Chance Duo and Trowa to practically trash the motocross bikes by doing whatever tricks they can think of. You Heero and I are supposed to field test the speed bikes and see how fast they can go and how hard we can push them before they give out on us." he explained.

"Which will be completely sweet as hell!" Duo cackled from Chance's room.

"Hey! You're suppose to hold that wire still! You trying to electrocute me?!" Chance's voice snapped quickly.

"Chance, this thing's an antique. Let's just buy a new one."

"Oh alright... At least help me toss this thing off the building."

When Sarah heard that she glanced over her shoulder and glared at where she saw Chance attempting to pick up the stereo speakers. "Chance, sweety, don't toss things off the building. You know Officer Peacecraft asked you not to do that anymore. Where is he anyway? I figured you would have invited him for this."

When Chance heard her mention the man's name she chuckled. "I tried, but he promised Lu that he'd take her out today. Anywho, my stereo's busted, so we're gonna hafta find another form of musical entertainment..." Her teal eyes zeroed in on her brother and a wide grin formed on her face. "Chase! Get yer violin! Play us some music!" she nearly commanded while bounding towards the gazebo.

Startled, Quatre looked up from where he was tickling Rosie and stared blankly at his sister. "My violin..? I don't know, Chance..." he stammered nervously.

Heero leaned forward with an eyebrow lifted in curiosity. "You didn't tell me you could play the violin..."

Chase avoided his gaze for a moment as he let out a nervous chuckle. "Well... I try to play..." he mumbled to lessen the attention on him.

But Chance wasn't having any of it. "Try my ass! You're probably the best there is! Now go get it! It's been a long time since you've played for us." she demanded as she picked Rosie up off his lap.

"Yay, Daddy Chase! I wanna hear you play! It sounds so pretty!" Rosie chirped as she hugged around Chance's neck.

Seeing no way out of this, Chase gave an annoyed glare towards his twin while he reluctantly stood. "Alright.. I'll go get my violin..." he sighed deeply.

As he headed for the stairs, Chance sat Rosie back on the grass to sic her after Joey again. Once the little girl shot out to tackle the unaware Joey, Chance was startled when a pair of arms wrapped around her waist. "You always this jumpy?" a deep voice purred into her ear.

Chance smirked and placed her hands on the arms around her. "Only when things are going too good." she countered.

Duo chuckled and rested his chin on her shoulder. "Yeah, does seem like things are too good to be true."

As her teal eyes wandered over to three sitting in the gazebo, Chance bowed her head slightly and frowned to herself. 'Too bad it's not going to last for much longer... There's got to be something I can do... Dammit, think, Chance! Quatre's life is at stake here...' She bit lightly at her lower lip as she worried silently. What was the most depressing thing was that she was on her own. She had no one to turn to for help or advice. 'Wait..' She glance over towards the old woman working the grill and her spirits brightened. 'Mama Sarah.. Maybe she'll be able to help...' She and Poppa Jo were the only ones that knew about Quatre, but Poppa Jo had adopted a 'don't ask don't tell' policy about the entire thing.

Oblivious to any sort of problems going on, Duo noticed that Chance had gone unusually quiet. "Something on yer mind, Baby?" he asked curiously.

Shaking out of her thoughts, Chance glanced over her shoulder and smirked. "Just wondering if I'm gonna hafta worry about you running me off the track during the test runs." she teased before placing a quick kiss on his lips.

Frowning in annoyance, Duo held onto her tighter. "Yer never gonna let me forget that, are you?"

"Nope." Chance stated with a wide grin.

Duo let out a frustrated growl. "I can see I'm not gonna be able to get away with much around you..." he mumbled, but kept his firm hold on her.

Knowing that he was playing, Chance nodded and turned to wrap her own arms around him. "Really depends on what yer tryin ta get away with..." she purred. She closed the space between them in another kiss.

Duo hummed in pleasure and was about to return the kiss when a high pitched giggling sounded out from next to them. "Ewwww!! Daddy Duo is givin Mommy Chance coodies!!" Rosie jeered before she fell over in a mass of giggles.

The two parted and looked down at the hysterical girl in amusement. After a few seconds, Chance gave a sly glance towards her new lover and smiled. "Mommy Chance likes Daddy Duo's coodies..."

It took everything Duo had not to burst out laughing at the ridiculous statement. When he was sure he could half way speak without incident he coughed slightly. "Ahem.. How lucky for Daddy Duo.." he snickered.

Grinning at her lover, Chance dove in for another kiss before she pulled away. Then turning her attention to the still staring Rosie she pointed over to where Heero was waiting for Chase to return. "Why don't you keep Daddy Heero company until Daddy Chase gets back. Joey might sneak up on you again."

Rosie immediately looked around for where Joey was and saw him already trying to sneak up behind her. "Ahhh!! Daddy Heero! Joey's gonna get me again!!" she squealed before running for where Heero was obviously startled.

Heero barely had time to blink before the small girl was already hiding behind him and peeking out from behind his shoulder. "Rosie, calm down. Joey's not going to get you." he pointed out, finding the girl's antics rather odd.

But Rosie wasn't convinced. "You promise you won't let him get me, Daddy Heero?" she asked as she looked up at him with her large brown eyes.

Unable to resist the sad puppy dog eyes, Heero sighed deeply and pulled the child into his arms. "I promise Joey won't get you as long as you promise to behave when Chase is playing." he offered. He was actually eager to hear what his lover could do. 'I wonder why he never told me he could play the violin... Was he keeping that a secret from me..?' he wondered as he held on to Rosie.

Rosie quickly nodded in agreement and snuggled into Heero's arms. "I promise. I always love watchin Daddy Chase play."

"You guys are going to make me blush if you keep that up!" a voice yelled from the opened stair well. Soon Chase was climbing out of the stairwell with his black violin case in hand.

Chance grinned from her place in Duo's arms as she looked back at her brother. "That's what happens when yer too damn modest. Now play for us or I'll sick the infamous Rosie pout on you." she threatened lightly while winking over at the little girl.

Picking up her cue, Rosie looked over at Chase with her large brown eyes and let her lower lip poke out. "Pleeeeeaaassse, Daddy Chase..? I wanna hear you play.." she asked sweetly. She even added a sniffle and a lip quiver for effect.

Which hit the target on Chase's heart. "Gah! Chance, quit teaching her stuff like that! It's too cute to refuse!" he exclaimed a bit dramatically. He raised his hands in surrender and grumbled loudly. "Alright, I give, I'll play... Just no more pouting."

Roise practically bounced on Heero's lap in glee as she clapped her hands. "Yay! Play somethin happy, Daddy Chase!" she giggled before clutching tightly to Heero.

Chase smiled warmly at his lover when he saw him humoring the small girl by holding her close. "Alright, Rosie, I'll play something happy." he chuckled on his way towards the gazebo.

He sat himself on the front step of the gazebo and set to opening the black leather case. Carefully he pulled out the almost black varnished violin and leaned back against one of the main support beams that was next to the step. After plucking at the strings for a moment to check the pitch, he pulled the bow from the case and tucked the instrument under his chin. "I don't suppose anyone has any requests...?" he asked lightly while positioning his fingers over the strings.

"Oh! Play Carmen, hunny! I've always loved that piece!" Sarah called out from where she was turning the ribs on the grill.

Smiling at the request, Chase raised his bow and chuckled. "Okay, Mamma Sarah..." As he pulled the bow back and forth across the strings a light playful melody rang clear through the air. Everyone recognized the famous piece, but what amazed them was how precisely Chase played it.

Chance and Duo were swaying back and forth to the rhythm of the music as they were pressed against one another. "Wow.. You're brother's really good.." Duo whispered into Chance's ear.

Chance smiled and readily nodded. "He's the best. I'm pushing him to get serious about his music, but he's stubborn." she whispered back.

Duo smirked and nipped softly at the pale neck in front of him. "Don't worry... From the look on Heero's face I'm sure he'll help ya push him."

At the gazebo Heero was in a state of awe as he watched his lover play the lively tune. The small smile on Chase's pale lips as he played was probably the most beautiful thing he had ever seen, and it humbled him that the talented young man was his. 'He's perfect..' his mind concluded as a pleasant warmth filled his chest. A warmth that sparked quickly when Quatre's eyes opened and stared right into his own.

Inside the gazebo, Wufei had a rather bemused smile on his face as he watched Chase play, and it quickly caught Trowa's attention. "What is it, Wufei?" he asked quietly.

Wufei glanced towards his lover and chuckled slightly. "I'm not sure, really.. Just this weird feeling of deja vu..." When he saw the self satisfied smile and the unusual color of the violin, Wufei shook his head in a bit of a confusion. "I don't know why, but I got this weird feeling I've seem him play that violin before... The embellishes he does to the music sound familiar too... Kinda sounds like one of the music programs that I tape off public tv... Strange huh?" he asked on a light chuckle.

Trowa hummed thoughtfully and looked back towards Chase. "Yeah.. I think I know what you're talking about..." He trailed off as the thought sunk in. 'Maybe I should look through Wufei's old tapes when we get home...' It was a farfetched idea, but he had nothing to really lose by a little investigating. It would at least save Wufei the time of wracking his brain trying to figure it out.

But the longer that Trowa looked at the pale racer playing his violin the longer he couldn't help but think he had seen it somewhere before as well.

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TBC

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Stay tuned, kiddies, because the moment you've all been waiting for resides in the next chapter!

That's right!

Heero finds out the truth!

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What shall happen?!

You'll just hafta wait and find out :p

Later!