Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from GW
Note: This was for a contest from Shades of Color. It didn't win and I wanted to post it somewhere.
Trowa still comes off as an asshole, I'm really sorry, I do like the guy, promise!
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PART TWO
Chapter Two
Heero had searched the Internet about this knew world and what he found amazed him. Duo, Trowa and Wufei were all quite famous, along with Sally Po. They had not only found a cure for Gemini, but also Lupus and AIDS. The four scientists worked well together and they had won many prizes for their studies.
It had initially been Trowa's idea to use the MS and MD for construction equipment. Heero had even found an interview that Trowa had given, it explained that all the weaponry had been taken out of the suit and dolls so they were virtually safe, but like all heavy machinery there was still some danger.
Heero finished with that quickly. There were a lot of things about the marriage between the two ex-pilots and it hurt to read or look at. Heero sighed as he leaned back in the chair, wondering if he would ever get over the braided Deathscythe pilot. // I have to, that will be my next mission and probably my last, I'm no longer a pilot. \\
Bored, Heero got up and began to wander around. The lab had changed so much; there was so much more equipment and nothing Heero had ever seen before. He stopped when yelling got his attention. Quietly he looked around and spotted a door. He opened it soundlessly just enough for him to peek out.
He was across from Duo and Trowa's room. They were yelling at each other and Heero cringed at the thought. Then he spotted Quatre sitting on the floor just outside the room. His head was resting on his knees and he was silent.
"Duo, we can't take Quatre." Trowa shook his head. "I mean, every time we talk to each other we end up fighting! Neither of us should have to live in that environment. We never should have tried for a cure." He growled as he shook his head.
"Well they're both here now, we should make the best of it." Duo crossed his arms.
"Fine, but let's let Wufei and Sally take Quatre home with them. I know that you wanted to adopt Heero anyway." Trowa tried to reason.
Duo looked at him surprised. "Trowa, I want to take both of them home with us! We already told Quatre that he was coming with us. How do you think he'd feel if we suddenly changed our minds and told him that we wanted Heero? Quatre isn't some.pet that we can just take to the shelter. He was our friend, our brother.your lover."
Trowa sighed, "I know Duo." He mumbled.
Quatre leaned his head against the wall. Heero saw the tears fall from his eyes as he listened to the argument and he knew the pain the other boy was feeling. Nobody even wanted him.
Quatre wiped his eyes then stood up, figuring he could give someone some peace by switching places with Heero. Heero realized where Quatre was going and closed the door, then ran down the hall. He made it back to the computer room before Quatre entered.
When the blonde did come in he sighed, "Heero, can I go and live with Wufei and Sally?" He asked quietly and flinched when Heero began to study him.
"If you want." Came the reply.
"I do." Quatre nodded, then smiled, "I know you wanted to go live with Duo in the first place and I wouldn't mind living with a sister again." He shrugged.
Heero nodded, "Alright, I'll go find Duo and Trowa."
Quatre went pale. "They're in their room." He said softly. Heero nodded and left the boy alone.
***
Quatre had never seen Trowa more relieved in his life when Heero had told them the change of plans. It made the ex-Sandrock pilot feel like a burden. On the shuttle he stayed by himself, staring out one of the windows.
"I heard the fight too." Heero's voice surprised him and he jumped, turning to look at the other boy. He stood for a second then sat down beside Quatre.
"You did?" Quatre whispered. Heero nodded as Quatre swallowed. "I'm not being selfish am I?" He wondered. "I mean, by not living with Trowa I couldn't try to come between him and Duo, right?"
Heero looked at him confused. "Quatre, you wouldn't try to get between them anyway. Did Trowa say something to you?" Heero wondered.
"No." Quatre lied. "I just.thought, that's all." He shrugged. He turned back to the window.
Heero put a hand on his shoulder, making Quatre look back. "You aren't alone, remember that. You and I are strangers to this world and we have to stick together." He whispered, he had the urge to protect this boy, ever since he had seen Quatre pointing the gun at Duo's head. Sure, it had been Duo but Quatre was the one that needed the real help.
"Thanks Heero." Quatre nodded and slowly, because they both needed the support, Quatre rested his head on Heero's shoulder lightly, as Heero's arm rested across his shoulders. "Do you think this world has changed a lot?" The blonde boy wondered softly.
"How much could it have changed?" Heero shrugged.
***
Quatre turned and looked at Heero. "How much could it have changed?" He mimicked as they watched people go by. Duo had explained to them that the world had indeed changed. The cities where people lived were different, depending on where you go and how the people there wanted to live. While most of the regular laws still reigned each city had their own.
"It all depends on what people want. I mean, if you want to live in a western, you live in Washington State and Texas. If you want to live like royalty, you live in Europe." He shrugged as the two got the picture as a horse and buggy pass a window. "If you want to live in the twenties then you live in North Dakota."
"Where do we live?" Heero inquired.
"We wanted to live in a semi normal lifestyle. So we chose an American one around the second millenium." Trowa shrugged as they waited for their bags in the terminal. "You'll get used to it after a while. There are only a few things you should be warned about." He drifted off.
"Like what?" Quatre wondered.
"Well." Duo began after there had been a long silence where everyone had waited for Trowa to continue his thought. // Trowa won't even answer my questions for me. \\ Quatre sighed, but listened to Duo. "The four of us have made pretty good names for ourselves.and for Wufei, Trowa and I part of our fame is because we were Gundam pilots." He said.
"You two are well known as well, and especially Quatre because he was.is." Wufei stumbled, not knowing exactly what Quatre wanted.
"Was." Quatre replied, understanding.
Wufei nodded. "Was a Winner."
Heero looked at them, "So we're famous?"
Duo grinned, "Bet that's fun to wake up to." There was a hint of sarcasm. "You'll live regular lives, usually all we get is a few questions and maybe a requested story but that's about it." He shrugged, "Nobody wants to anger an ex-Gundam pilot after all." He winked.
"Daddy!" A voice suddenly erupted from somewhere behind them. "Mommy!" It continued. Everyone turned around and saw a little girl running towards them. She had long dark brown hair and onyx eyes. Behind her stood Zechs Marquise and Lucrezia Noin.
Quatre groaned suddenly and everyone looked at him. "What's wrong with you?" Heero asked.
Quatre shook his head. "I was still on the Zero! The last thing I said to him was-"
"I still think that your face is uglier than a horses' ass." Zechs replied as he heard Quatre's voice. Quatre's face grew red and he sighed. Zechs only laughed. "I've forgiven you long ago." He replied. "Anything else you would like to tell me?"
Quatre nodded; "I apologize?" he looked up questioningly.
"Accepted." Zechs replied then turned to the four doctors. "I hope the flight was fine coming back." He said then noticed Heero. "Welcome back Heero." Heero inclined his head.
"The flight was fine. Except Maxwell wouldn't shut up, but that's nothing knew." Wufei sighed as he picked up his daughter. "Justice, I want you to meet two people. You remember Heero and Quatre, our friends from childhood, right?" He asked.
She nodded. "Yeah Daddy! You tell me lots!" She grinned.
Wufei smiled at her then knelt down in front of Quatre and Heero who looked at the little girl. "This is Heero and this is Quatre." He said introducing them. "Boys, this is my daughter Justice."
"You can call me Tice!" She leaped into Heero's arms. He caught her and held her. "Wow! You're really real Dragon!" She beamed happily and hugged him tight. Quatre grinned when Heero blushed. But his grin was interrupted when Justice threw herself at him. "Oh! Sunshine!" She giggled. "I like you, you're pretty." This time it was Quatre's turn to blush and he caught Heero grinning.
"Justice," Wufei began but the girl cut him off.
"Can we take them both home with us Daddy? And keep them forever and ever and ever?" She asked. "Please? Please? Please?"
Sally smiled and shook her head. "Heero's going to live with your Uncle Duo and Uncle Trowa. Quatre's going to come home with us. Is that okay?" She asked gently.
Justice pouted. "But I want both of 'em!" She whined.
"Aw, but we'll visit a lot!" Duo interjected.
Justice gasped and a grin a mile wide cross her lips. "Uncle Duo!" She giggled as Duo took her from the blonde boy. "Missed you!" She gave him a big kiss on the cheek.
Duo laughed, "I missed you too princess. Hey, let's go scare your Uncle Trowa while he's trying to get the bags." He said sneakily.
Justice giggled then nodded, "Yeah!" She agreed quietly and the two of them slinked away to go find Trowa.
As Heero and Quatre watched, Noin, Zechs, and Sally began to talk about everything and anything. Wufei stood silently, nodding or shaking his head every one in a while. Through the entire conversation, the two boys heard 'shopping', 'a day trip' and 'with the whole gang' and some how they both knew that it wasn't a good thing.
Finally, Duo and Trowa came back, this time Justice was sitting on Trowa's shoulders while Duo pushed a cart with the bags. "We'd better get going. We need to have something to eat, unpack and wash everything and I think Heero probably wants to take a bath."
With those words Heero's body seemed to suddenly become hallow. He didn't want to leave with theses two strangers. Sure, he had known them before, but that was before, they had changed so much where he hadn't changed at all. But that wasn't the only reason. He didn't want to leave Quatre. He felt nervous without the other boy, and when Quatre moved a little closer to Heero, he knew that the blonde felt the same way.
Nobody else seemed to notice the interaction between the two teenagers as they all said their good-byes and dragged both of them opposite ways. // This is ridiculous, it's just Duo and Trowa, I don't need Quatre with me. \\ Heero reminded himself but sighed as he got in the back of a large limousine. // Maybe I don't need him.but I definitely want him with me. \\
***
The bath had felt great. He had the tour of the house and the meeting of the family pets, two dogs both Eskimos; rather medium sized dogs with beautiful white fur and they were both very gentle. Heero had been amused at their names. The Silencer, or just Silencer was the male and Scythe, because 'Death' didn't fit the happy white pooch, was female. Though gentle, they were both bursting with energy.
Heero was happy to just relax in the peaceful tranquility that was Duo and Trowa's bathroom. He had found that even though both of the doctors were famous and very wealthy, their house was family sized and cozy.
After the warm bath he ate supper with Duo and Trowa in comfortable silence. Heero silently wondered if this silence would be at all comfortable if he had been Quatre, but dismissed the thought as he ate his pizza. Nobody had wanted to cook so they had opted for pizza. So while they waited for the delivery boy, who on arrival Heero had noted the resemblance to Zechs, they had talked about the plans for the next day.
The plan was that the whole gang, which consisted of almost fifteen people, would take the two boys shopping, mostly for clothes and perhaps school supplies. By the end of that conversation the pizza had arrived and they began to eat.
"That was Rorey." Duo explained after he had tipped the delivery boy ten bucks. "He's Zechs and Noin's kid." He shrugged. "A little older than you. Anyway, the plans for tomorrow sound okay to you?"
Heero nodded. "They sound fine." He suddenly yawned. "If you don't mind, I'd like to go to bed." He said.
Duo smiled, "Sure, hope you sleep well." He said as Heero got up and went to his room.
That night Heero slept like a rock. Absolutely nothing woke him up and he was sure that if a Mobil suit had crash-landed right in their glorious backyard then he still would have been asleep. When he woke, he dressed wearing the black T-shirt from the day before and a pair of jeans Duo had laid out for him. Upon closer inspection of the pants Heero realized that they were in fact, his own. Figuring Duo had kept some of his things Heero slipped them on and left his room, going down the stairs.
From the outside, the house looked small, but on the inside it was extravagant and big. The walls were decorated with paintings, most of the by artists not well known, and pictures of their friends and family and every once in a while a drawing by Justice or a picture of a particular Gundam.
Heero stopped as he found a picture of Wing ZERO in the hallway right before the stairs. He'd miss being a Gundam pilot, but perhaps he'd see his beloved Gundam again.
"Maxwell!" Wufei's voice suddenly boomed from the main room. It was followed by a bunch of giggles from about five different girls and then an excuse from Duo, which Heero couldn't quite make out.
// A lot of things have changed, but something things never change. \\ He thought to himself as he made his way down the stairs. He came into the living room first to find Quatre and Justice looking at a picture book on the floor while Trowa and Zechs sat across from them on another couch. He turned and looked in the kitchen and dining room to find Duo grinning like an idiot and Wufei steaming mad. // Nope. Something's always stay the same. \\
Sally, Noin and who looked to be Relena, Dorothy and Catherine sat around the dining room table drinking coffee. Relena was the first to notice him and she smiled. "Why, hello Heero." She greeted him.
"Relena?" He asked questioningly.
"Of course it is silly! You remember Dorothy, right?" She asked pointing to the long hairded blonde beside her.
"Yes." Heero bowed slightly. Then turned to Trowa's sister. "Hello Catherine."
The woman smiled. "It's nice to see you again Yuy." They had all gotten older, but something about them had stayed the same.
A hand landed on Heero's shoulder and he looked up to see the braided Shinigami. "Come on Heero, tell Wufei which Gundam was the coolest!" He insisted. "Deathscythe Hell or Altron."
"Wing." Heero replied immediately.
Duo pouted. "Aw, you're no fun! Quatre!" He yelled, "Who had the coolest Gundam? Wufei or me?" He asked.
"Me!" Was Quatre's reply.
"You two are hopeless. Deathscythe Hell was the best." Duo said looking at Wufei, daring him to say otherwise.
Heero left the room then and entered the living room. "Twenty years later and they're still at it?" He looked at Trowa and Zechs.
"Still at it?" Zechs asked, "It's a favourite passed time." He said.
Heero rolled his eyes his eyes as he sat down beside the Sandrock pilot and Justice. Justice looked at him and grinned. "Hi Dragon!" She smiled widely, crawling away from Quatre and into Heero's arms.
"Hello Justice." Heero smiled and held her "You wanna go shopping?" He asked.
She nodded eagerly. "Yeah! Daddy said that I could get a knew dress for my first day of school!" She grinned.
"What color do you want it to be?" Heero wondered.
Justice seemed to think. "I don't like pink. Auntie Relena always makes me wear pink and I hate it! Pink is a girly color." She said matter-of- factly. "I think I want blue. Dark blue." She looked at Heero's face. "Ooh! Like your eyes!" She exclaimed, making him chuckle.
Trowa got up, as well as Zechs and took the little girl from him smiling. "Come little one, we'll go see if the others are ready yet." He mentally kicked himself when he saw Quatre flinch at the nickname. Trowa hadn't meant to say it, he hadn't even thought about it. He had always called Justice by that nickname. The ex-Heavyarms pilot sighed, knowing the damage was done. // I want to push you away, not hurt you; I'm sorry my little one. \\ He thought as they joined the others in the kitchen.
Heero looked over at Quatre who sat quietly beside him. There were noticeably dark circles under his eyes; "Didn't you sleep last night?" He wondered.
Quatre shook his head without looking up. "Too many nightmares." He whispered. He wasn't about to tell Heero that he had spent the entire night crying. And he was relieved that everyone came into the living room ready to go before Heero had the chance to ask what his nightmares had been about.
Duo, Trowa, Wufei and Sally had needed to talk so they, as well as Catherine had gotten into one car while both Heero and Quatre rode with Justice, Noin and Zechs. Dorothy and Relena were in the minivan with the five. Zechs and Noin talked to each other all the way; sometimes they'd throw a question at Justice, who sat between the two Gundam pilots.
Once at the store, the older men let the women lead the expedition while they went else where in the store. The women dragged Heero and Quatre all over the stores. Just before they were to meet for lunch, Justice begged to go into the toy section.
Once there she ran over to a section, pulling Heero and Quatre behind her. "Look! See!" She pointed up. They followed her finger and were surprised to find toy models of their Gundams. Slowly, Heero pulled a model of Wing from one of the racks and looked at it, his heart in his throat. Quatre followed this action by pulling down a model of Sandrock. Wishing to see the real Gundams, they both put the toys back.
"So did you have fun?" Duo asked when they joined the guys in a restaurant in the store. He had a cheeky grin plastered on his face, as if knowing where the two teens had been pulled.
"Wonderful time!" Relena sat down. "I haven't been able to spend money like that for a while." She was slightly out of breath as everyone else sat down. Now that everyone was there they ordered late lunch.
"So, you boys looking forward to school?" Zechs asked as they waited for their food to arrive. "I expect you both to be in my Social class." Heero remembered that Zechs was a teacher.
"Need a few stories to add to the curriculum?" Heero raised an eyebrow.
"Perhaps. Your memories are still fresh in your mind." Zechs replied.
"What other classes are we taking?" Heero looked at Trowa and Duo who seemed to be running the show.
Trowa shrugged, "You get to choose, though Social Studies is a necessity to pass. We should have you fill out the classes you guys want soon before the classes become too full." He decided. "There's a band." Trowa began as he looked at Quatre. The blonde gave no response. Trowa sighed; he really had done the damage.
"Anyway," Wufei saw Trowa's dilemma, "Are we still having the barbecue tonight?" He asked, then began to explain to the teens that every Friday night they had a 'family barbecue'. It was to keep the friends close together.
"Of course Wu, you're hosting it after all." Duo grinned an evil grin.
"Maxwell, if you even think about throwing me into the pool again I'll grab Nataku and destroy Deathscythe." Wufei threatened.
Duo stuck his tongue out at the man. "My Gundam's still cooler."
Wufei scowled. "Not if it's blown to itty bitty pieces." He replied.
Duo thought about this for a few seconds. "Ya know, I think Heavyarms is the coolest Gundam. I mean, I can say that with confidence after all. It's not like you'd go try to destroy Trowa's Gundam." He smirked.
Wufei snorted. "Of course not. Barton would skin me alive and use my skin as a knew throw rug in Heavyarms' cockpit." The adults chuckled.
***
Heero entered the Chang's. He was greeted by an unusually large black lab, who had been named Shinigami. Upon hearing the name Heero had raised an eyebrow questioningly at Wufei. "Duo gave him to us." He explained. It turned out that Shinigami was only a puppy and bound to get bigger.
After greeting everyone again, this time as well as their families and Hilde as well, along with her husband, and two kids, Heero became curious for he had not seen Quatre at all. As if reading the young boy's mind, Sally knelt down and whispered, "He's in his room, second door to the right upstairs."
He nodded his thanks and made his way up the stairs. He found the room with no problem. On the door there was a painted picture, which Heero recognized as Justice's. It was a picture of a smiling sun with rays beaming down upon what looked like to be Sandrock. Underneath the Gundam were the words "Sunshine's Room", which was unmistakably Wufei's handwriting.
Heero knocked, but got no reply. He quietly opened the door into the dim room. No lights were on and the fading sunlight from the window wasn't much help. But Heero waited until his eyes became used to the dimness before entering. Once the door was closed it was easier to see.
Quatre lay across the bed soundly sleeping. Carefully, not wanting to wake the sleeping boy Heero stretched out beside the blonde and just watched him. Quatre's deep breathing was the only sound in the room for a long time before Heero yawned himself. The yawn, which hadn't been loud, nor had any movement Heero made been jerky, woke Quatre up.
Sleepy eyes stared at the dark haired boy in confusion before giving the face a name. "Heero?" Quatre whispered, "What are you doing here?" He wondered softly looking around the room.
Heero shrugged, "I didn't want to hear Duo tell Wufei how cool Deathscythe was again." He mumbled. "That and Catherine likes to pinch my cheeks." He rubbed his sore cheek absently.
"Oh." Quatre said as he yawned softly. "I suppose I have to get up now." He blinked the sleep from his eyes as he looked at Heero.
Heero shook his head. "I think we still have about an hour." He said. "Do you mind me being here?" He wondered.
"Of course not." Quatre shook his head. "You seem to be the only one who doesn't seem to think of me as some bother." He leaned his head on his pillow.
"Nobody else thinks you're a bother Quatre." Heero replied as he turned over onto his side, bringing him closer to the blonde.
"Right, that's like saying that they were fighting each other for me." The boy whispered. "You heard the fight between Duo and Trowa too Heero. You can't argue with that." Heero cursed Quatre for being right.
"No, I can't and I won't try. But I like having you around so you're not going anywhere." Heero said, ending that conversation. Quatre seemed a little more surprised by this and he didn't even try to mask it. Heero grinned, knowing the surprise. "It's probably always been there Quatre, but you and Duo both had a place in my heart a little bit bigger than everyone else."
A tear fell from Quatre's eye and Heero gently wiped it away. No words were spoken as they both moved closer on the bed so Quatre could rest his head on Heero's shoulder and so Heero could wrap an arm around Quatre.
About an hour later the door opened and Sally poked her head in. She smiled warmly at the sight before she quietly went over and pulled a quilt over the two boys. When she was done she tiptoed back out and closed the door behind her. She turned to her husband. "I have a feeling that they'll be okay." She whispered.
I was thinking of a sequel but I'm not sure.what do you think?
Note: This was for a contest from Shades of Color. It didn't win and I wanted to post it somewhere.
Trowa still comes off as an asshole, I'm really sorry, I do like the guy, promise!
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PART TWO
Chapter Two
Heero had searched the Internet about this knew world and what he found amazed him. Duo, Trowa and Wufei were all quite famous, along with Sally Po. They had not only found a cure for Gemini, but also Lupus and AIDS. The four scientists worked well together and they had won many prizes for their studies.
It had initially been Trowa's idea to use the MS and MD for construction equipment. Heero had even found an interview that Trowa had given, it explained that all the weaponry had been taken out of the suit and dolls so they were virtually safe, but like all heavy machinery there was still some danger.
Heero finished with that quickly. There were a lot of things about the marriage between the two ex-pilots and it hurt to read or look at. Heero sighed as he leaned back in the chair, wondering if he would ever get over the braided Deathscythe pilot. // I have to, that will be my next mission and probably my last, I'm no longer a pilot. \\
Bored, Heero got up and began to wander around. The lab had changed so much; there was so much more equipment and nothing Heero had ever seen before. He stopped when yelling got his attention. Quietly he looked around and spotted a door. He opened it soundlessly just enough for him to peek out.
He was across from Duo and Trowa's room. They were yelling at each other and Heero cringed at the thought. Then he spotted Quatre sitting on the floor just outside the room. His head was resting on his knees and he was silent.
"Duo, we can't take Quatre." Trowa shook his head. "I mean, every time we talk to each other we end up fighting! Neither of us should have to live in that environment. We never should have tried for a cure." He growled as he shook his head.
"Well they're both here now, we should make the best of it." Duo crossed his arms.
"Fine, but let's let Wufei and Sally take Quatre home with them. I know that you wanted to adopt Heero anyway." Trowa tried to reason.
Duo looked at him surprised. "Trowa, I want to take both of them home with us! We already told Quatre that he was coming with us. How do you think he'd feel if we suddenly changed our minds and told him that we wanted Heero? Quatre isn't some.pet that we can just take to the shelter. He was our friend, our brother.your lover."
Trowa sighed, "I know Duo." He mumbled.
Quatre leaned his head against the wall. Heero saw the tears fall from his eyes as he listened to the argument and he knew the pain the other boy was feeling. Nobody even wanted him.
Quatre wiped his eyes then stood up, figuring he could give someone some peace by switching places with Heero. Heero realized where Quatre was going and closed the door, then ran down the hall. He made it back to the computer room before Quatre entered.
When the blonde did come in he sighed, "Heero, can I go and live with Wufei and Sally?" He asked quietly and flinched when Heero began to study him.
"If you want." Came the reply.
"I do." Quatre nodded, then smiled, "I know you wanted to go live with Duo in the first place and I wouldn't mind living with a sister again." He shrugged.
Heero nodded, "Alright, I'll go find Duo and Trowa."
Quatre went pale. "They're in their room." He said softly. Heero nodded and left the boy alone.
***
Quatre had never seen Trowa more relieved in his life when Heero had told them the change of plans. It made the ex-Sandrock pilot feel like a burden. On the shuttle he stayed by himself, staring out one of the windows.
"I heard the fight too." Heero's voice surprised him and he jumped, turning to look at the other boy. He stood for a second then sat down beside Quatre.
"You did?" Quatre whispered. Heero nodded as Quatre swallowed. "I'm not being selfish am I?" He wondered. "I mean, by not living with Trowa I couldn't try to come between him and Duo, right?"
Heero looked at him confused. "Quatre, you wouldn't try to get between them anyway. Did Trowa say something to you?" Heero wondered.
"No." Quatre lied. "I just.thought, that's all." He shrugged. He turned back to the window.
Heero put a hand on his shoulder, making Quatre look back. "You aren't alone, remember that. You and I are strangers to this world and we have to stick together." He whispered, he had the urge to protect this boy, ever since he had seen Quatre pointing the gun at Duo's head. Sure, it had been Duo but Quatre was the one that needed the real help.
"Thanks Heero." Quatre nodded and slowly, because they both needed the support, Quatre rested his head on Heero's shoulder lightly, as Heero's arm rested across his shoulders. "Do you think this world has changed a lot?" The blonde boy wondered softly.
"How much could it have changed?" Heero shrugged.
***
Quatre turned and looked at Heero. "How much could it have changed?" He mimicked as they watched people go by. Duo had explained to them that the world had indeed changed. The cities where people lived were different, depending on where you go and how the people there wanted to live. While most of the regular laws still reigned each city had their own.
"It all depends on what people want. I mean, if you want to live in a western, you live in Washington State and Texas. If you want to live like royalty, you live in Europe." He shrugged as the two got the picture as a horse and buggy pass a window. "If you want to live in the twenties then you live in North Dakota."
"Where do we live?" Heero inquired.
"We wanted to live in a semi normal lifestyle. So we chose an American one around the second millenium." Trowa shrugged as they waited for their bags in the terminal. "You'll get used to it after a while. There are only a few things you should be warned about." He drifted off.
"Like what?" Quatre wondered.
"Well." Duo began after there had been a long silence where everyone had waited for Trowa to continue his thought. // Trowa won't even answer my questions for me. \\ Quatre sighed, but listened to Duo. "The four of us have made pretty good names for ourselves.and for Wufei, Trowa and I part of our fame is because we were Gundam pilots." He said.
"You two are well known as well, and especially Quatre because he was.is." Wufei stumbled, not knowing exactly what Quatre wanted.
"Was." Quatre replied, understanding.
Wufei nodded. "Was a Winner."
Heero looked at them, "So we're famous?"
Duo grinned, "Bet that's fun to wake up to." There was a hint of sarcasm. "You'll live regular lives, usually all we get is a few questions and maybe a requested story but that's about it." He shrugged, "Nobody wants to anger an ex-Gundam pilot after all." He winked.
"Daddy!" A voice suddenly erupted from somewhere behind them. "Mommy!" It continued. Everyone turned around and saw a little girl running towards them. She had long dark brown hair and onyx eyes. Behind her stood Zechs Marquise and Lucrezia Noin.
Quatre groaned suddenly and everyone looked at him. "What's wrong with you?" Heero asked.
Quatre shook his head. "I was still on the Zero! The last thing I said to him was-"
"I still think that your face is uglier than a horses' ass." Zechs replied as he heard Quatre's voice. Quatre's face grew red and he sighed. Zechs only laughed. "I've forgiven you long ago." He replied. "Anything else you would like to tell me?"
Quatre nodded; "I apologize?" he looked up questioningly.
"Accepted." Zechs replied then turned to the four doctors. "I hope the flight was fine coming back." He said then noticed Heero. "Welcome back Heero." Heero inclined his head.
"The flight was fine. Except Maxwell wouldn't shut up, but that's nothing knew." Wufei sighed as he picked up his daughter. "Justice, I want you to meet two people. You remember Heero and Quatre, our friends from childhood, right?" He asked.
She nodded. "Yeah Daddy! You tell me lots!" She grinned.
Wufei smiled at her then knelt down in front of Quatre and Heero who looked at the little girl. "This is Heero and this is Quatre." He said introducing them. "Boys, this is my daughter Justice."
"You can call me Tice!" She leaped into Heero's arms. He caught her and held her. "Wow! You're really real Dragon!" She beamed happily and hugged him tight. Quatre grinned when Heero blushed. But his grin was interrupted when Justice threw herself at him. "Oh! Sunshine!" She giggled. "I like you, you're pretty." This time it was Quatre's turn to blush and he caught Heero grinning.
"Justice," Wufei began but the girl cut him off.
"Can we take them both home with us Daddy? And keep them forever and ever and ever?" She asked. "Please? Please? Please?"
Sally smiled and shook her head. "Heero's going to live with your Uncle Duo and Uncle Trowa. Quatre's going to come home with us. Is that okay?" She asked gently.
Justice pouted. "But I want both of 'em!" She whined.
"Aw, but we'll visit a lot!" Duo interjected.
Justice gasped and a grin a mile wide cross her lips. "Uncle Duo!" She giggled as Duo took her from the blonde boy. "Missed you!" She gave him a big kiss on the cheek.
Duo laughed, "I missed you too princess. Hey, let's go scare your Uncle Trowa while he's trying to get the bags." He said sneakily.
Justice giggled then nodded, "Yeah!" She agreed quietly and the two of them slinked away to go find Trowa.
As Heero and Quatre watched, Noin, Zechs, and Sally began to talk about everything and anything. Wufei stood silently, nodding or shaking his head every one in a while. Through the entire conversation, the two boys heard 'shopping', 'a day trip' and 'with the whole gang' and some how they both knew that it wasn't a good thing.
Finally, Duo and Trowa came back, this time Justice was sitting on Trowa's shoulders while Duo pushed a cart with the bags. "We'd better get going. We need to have something to eat, unpack and wash everything and I think Heero probably wants to take a bath."
With those words Heero's body seemed to suddenly become hallow. He didn't want to leave with theses two strangers. Sure, he had known them before, but that was before, they had changed so much where he hadn't changed at all. But that wasn't the only reason. He didn't want to leave Quatre. He felt nervous without the other boy, and when Quatre moved a little closer to Heero, he knew that the blonde felt the same way.
Nobody else seemed to notice the interaction between the two teenagers as they all said their good-byes and dragged both of them opposite ways. // This is ridiculous, it's just Duo and Trowa, I don't need Quatre with me. \\ Heero reminded himself but sighed as he got in the back of a large limousine. // Maybe I don't need him.but I definitely want him with me. \\
***
The bath had felt great. He had the tour of the house and the meeting of the family pets, two dogs both Eskimos; rather medium sized dogs with beautiful white fur and they were both very gentle. Heero had been amused at their names. The Silencer, or just Silencer was the male and Scythe, because 'Death' didn't fit the happy white pooch, was female. Though gentle, they were both bursting with energy.
Heero was happy to just relax in the peaceful tranquility that was Duo and Trowa's bathroom. He had found that even though both of the doctors were famous and very wealthy, their house was family sized and cozy.
After the warm bath he ate supper with Duo and Trowa in comfortable silence. Heero silently wondered if this silence would be at all comfortable if he had been Quatre, but dismissed the thought as he ate his pizza. Nobody had wanted to cook so they had opted for pizza. So while they waited for the delivery boy, who on arrival Heero had noted the resemblance to Zechs, they had talked about the plans for the next day.
The plan was that the whole gang, which consisted of almost fifteen people, would take the two boys shopping, mostly for clothes and perhaps school supplies. By the end of that conversation the pizza had arrived and they began to eat.
"That was Rorey." Duo explained after he had tipped the delivery boy ten bucks. "He's Zechs and Noin's kid." He shrugged. "A little older than you. Anyway, the plans for tomorrow sound okay to you?"
Heero nodded. "They sound fine." He suddenly yawned. "If you don't mind, I'd like to go to bed." He said.
Duo smiled, "Sure, hope you sleep well." He said as Heero got up and went to his room.
That night Heero slept like a rock. Absolutely nothing woke him up and he was sure that if a Mobil suit had crash-landed right in their glorious backyard then he still would have been asleep. When he woke, he dressed wearing the black T-shirt from the day before and a pair of jeans Duo had laid out for him. Upon closer inspection of the pants Heero realized that they were in fact, his own. Figuring Duo had kept some of his things Heero slipped them on and left his room, going down the stairs.
From the outside, the house looked small, but on the inside it was extravagant and big. The walls were decorated with paintings, most of the by artists not well known, and pictures of their friends and family and every once in a while a drawing by Justice or a picture of a particular Gundam.
Heero stopped as he found a picture of Wing ZERO in the hallway right before the stairs. He'd miss being a Gundam pilot, but perhaps he'd see his beloved Gundam again.
"Maxwell!" Wufei's voice suddenly boomed from the main room. It was followed by a bunch of giggles from about five different girls and then an excuse from Duo, which Heero couldn't quite make out.
// A lot of things have changed, but something things never change. \\ He thought to himself as he made his way down the stairs. He came into the living room first to find Quatre and Justice looking at a picture book on the floor while Trowa and Zechs sat across from them on another couch. He turned and looked in the kitchen and dining room to find Duo grinning like an idiot and Wufei steaming mad. // Nope. Something's always stay the same. \\
Sally, Noin and who looked to be Relena, Dorothy and Catherine sat around the dining room table drinking coffee. Relena was the first to notice him and she smiled. "Why, hello Heero." She greeted him.
"Relena?" He asked questioningly.
"Of course it is silly! You remember Dorothy, right?" She asked pointing to the long hairded blonde beside her.
"Yes." Heero bowed slightly. Then turned to Trowa's sister. "Hello Catherine."
The woman smiled. "It's nice to see you again Yuy." They had all gotten older, but something about them had stayed the same.
A hand landed on Heero's shoulder and he looked up to see the braided Shinigami. "Come on Heero, tell Wufei which Gundam was the coolest!" He insisted. "Deathscythe Hell or Altron."
"Wing." Heero replied immediately.
Duo pouted. "Aw, you're no fun! Quatre!" He yelled, "Who had the coolest Gundam? Wufei or me?" He asked.
"Me!" Was Quatre's reply.
"You two are hopeless. Deathscythe Hell was the best." Duo said looking at Wufei, daring him to say otherwise.
Heero left the room then and entered the living room. "Twenty years later and they're still at it?" He looked at Trowa and Zechs.
"Still at it?" Zechs asked, "It's a favourite passed time." He said.
Heero rolled his eyes his eyes as he sat down beside the Sandrock pilot and Justice. Justice looked at him and grinned. "Hi Dragon!" She smiled widely, crawling away from Quatre and into Heero's arms.
"Hello Justice." Heero smiled and held her "You wanna go shopping?" He asked.
She nodded eagerly. "Yeah! Daddy said that I could get a knew dress for my first day of school!" She grinned.
"What color do you want it to be?" Heero wondered.
Justice seemed to think. "I don't like pink. Auntie Relena always makes me wear pink and I hate it! Pink is a girly color." She said matter-of- factly. "I think I want blue. Dark blue." She looked at Heero's face. "Ooh! Like your eyes!" She exclaimed, making him chuckle.
Trowa got up, as well as Zechs and took the little girl from him smiling. "Come little one, we'll go see if the others are ready yet." He mentally kicked himself when he saw Quatre flinch at the nickname. Trowa hadn't meant to say it, he hadn't even thought about it. He had always called Justice by that nickname. The ex-Heavyarms pilot sighed, knowing the damage was done. // I want to push you away, not hurt you; I'm sorry my little one. \\ He thought as they joined the others in the kitchen.
Heero looked over at Quatre who sat quietly beside him. There were noticeably dark circles under his eyes; "Didn't you sleep last night?" He wondered.
Quatre shook his head without looking up. "Too many nightmares." He whispered. He wasn't about to tell Heero that he had spent the entire night crying. And he was relieved that everyone came into the living room ready to go before Heero had the chance to ask what his nightmares had been about.
Duo, Trowa, Wufei and Sally had needed to talk so they, as well as Catherine had gotten into one car while both Heero and Quatre rode with Justice, Noin and Zechs. Dorothy and Relena were in the minivan with the five. Zechs and Noin talked to each other all the way; sometimes they'd throw a question at Justice, who sat between the two Gundam pilots.
Once at the store, the older men let the women lead the expedition while they went else where in the store. The women dragged Heero and Quatre all over the stores. Just before they were to meet for lunch, Justice begged to go into the toy section.
Once there she ran over to a section, pulling Heero and Quatre behind her. "Look! See!" She pointed up. They followed her finger and were surprised to find toy models of their Gundams. Slowly, Heero pulled a model of Wing from one of the racks and looked at it, his heart in his throat. Quatre followed this action by pulling down a model of Sandrock. Wishing to see the real Gundams, they both put the toys back.
"So did you have fun?" Duo asked when they joined the guys in a restaurant in the store. He had a cheeky grin plastered on his face, as if knowing where the two teens had been pulled.
"Wonderful time!" Relena sat down. "I haven't been able to spend money like that for a while." She was slightly out of breath as everyone else sat down. Now that everyone was there they ordered late lunch.
"So, you boys looking forward to school?" Zechs asked as they waited for their food to arrive. "I expect you both to be in my Social class." Heero remembered that Zechs was a teacher.
"Need a few stories to add to the curriculum?" Heero raised an eyebrow.
"Perhaps. Your memories are still fresh in your mind." Zechs replied.
"What other classes are we taking?" Heero looked at Trowa and Duo who seemed to be running the show.
Trowa shrugged, "You get to choose, though Social Studies is a necessity to pass. We should have you fill out the classes you guys want soon before the classes become too full." He decided. "There's a band." Trowa began as he looked at Quatre. The blonde gave no response. Trowa sighed; he really had done the damage.
"Anyway," Wufei saw Trowa's dilemma, "Are we still having the barbecue tonight?" He asked, then began to explain to the teens that every Friday night they had a 'family barbecue'. It was to keep the friends close together.
"Of course Wu, you're hosting it after all." Duo grinned an evil grin.
"Maxwell, if you even think about throwing me into the pool again I'll grab Nataku and destroy Deathscythe." Wufei threatened.
Duo stuck his tongue out at the man. "My Gundam's still cooler."
Wufei scowled. "Not if it's blown to itty bitty pieces." He replied.
Duo thought about this for a few seconds. "Ya know, I think Heavyarms is the coolest Gundam. I mean, I can say that with confidence after all. It's not like you'd go try to destroy Trowa's Gundam." He smirked.
Wufei snorted. "Of course not. Barton would skin me alive and use my skin as a knew throw rug in Heavyarms' cockpit." The adults chuckled.
***
Heero entered the Chang's. He was greeted by an unusually large black lab, who had been named Shinigami. Upon hearing the name Heero had raised an eyebrow questioningly at Wufei. "Duo gave him to us." He explained. It turned out that Shinigami was only a puppy and bound to get bigger.
After greeting everyone again, this time as well as their families and Hilde as well, along with her husband, and two kids, Heero became curious for he had not seen Quatre at all. As if reading the young boy's mind, Sally knelt down and whispered, "He's in his room, second door to the right upstairs."
He nodded his thanks and made his way up the stairs. He found the room with no problem. On the door there was a painted picture, which Heero recognized as Justice's. It was a picture of a smiling sun with rays beaming down upon what looked like to be Sandrock. Underneath the Gundam were the words "Sunshine's Room", which was unmistakably Wufei's handwriting.
Heero knocked, but got no reply. He quietly opened the door into the dim room. No lights were on and the fading sunlight from the window wasn't much help. But Heero waited until his eyes became used to the dimness before entering. Once the door was closed it was easier to see.
Quatre lay across the bed soundly sleeping. Carefully, not wanting to wake the sleeping boy Heero stretched out beside the blonde and just watched him. Quatre's deep breathing was the only sound in the room for a long time before Heero yawned himself. The yawn, which hadn't been loud, nor had any movement Heero made been jerky, woke Quatre up.
Sleepy eyes stared at the dark haired boy in confusion before giving the face a name. "Heero?" Quatre whispered, "What are you doing here?" He wondered softly looking around the room.
Heero shrugged, "I didn't want to hear Duo tell Wufei how cool Deathscythe was again." He mumbled. "That and Catherine likes to pinch my cheeks." He rubbed his sore cheek absently.
"Oh." Quatre said as he yawned softly. "I suppose I have to get up now." He blinked the sleep from his eyes as he looked at Heero.
Heero shook his head. "I think we still have about an hour." He said. "Do you mind me being here?" He wondered.
"Of course not." Quatre shook his head. "You seem to be the only one who doesn't seem to think of me as some bother." He leaned his head on his pillow.
"Nobody else thinks you're a bother Quatre." Heero replied as he turned over onto his side, bringing him closer to the blonde.
"Right, that's like saying that they were fighting each other for me." The boy whispered. "You heard the fight between Duo and Trowa too Heero. You can't argue with that." Heero cursed Quatre for being right.
"No, I can't and I won't try. But I like having you around so you're not going anywhere." Heero said, ending that conversation. Quatre seemed a little more surprised by this and he didn't even try to mask it. Heero grinned, knowing the surprise. "It's probably always been there Quatre, but you and Duo both had a place in my heart a little bit bigger than everyone else."
A tear fell from Quatre's eye and Heero gently wiped it away. No words were spoken as they both moved closer on the bed so Quatre could rest his head on Heero's shoulder and so Heero could wrap an arm around Quatre.
About an hour later the door opened and Sally poked her head in. She smiled warmly at the sight before she quietly went over and pulled a quilt over the two boys. When she was done she tiptoed back out and closed the door behind her. She turned to her husband. "I have a feeling that they'll be okay." She whispered.
I was thinking of a sequel but I'm not sure.what do you think?
