Eleison
A Gundam Wing Fanfic
By:
Sailor Seraphim



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Author's Notes:

I do not own Gundam Wing or any of its related characters. If I did, the series would be chock-full of shounen ai goodness. I'm also borrowing some concepts from Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" series, particularly his character, Death. I don't own Death, either. I do, however, own the situations which occur in this fic.

I've read a lot of fics using the very genki Death of "Sandman" fame. I'll have to admit that I was inspired to write this because of those fics. However, I'm taking a different spin on things. There's a sad sort of happiness in this fic... that's all I'm going to say.

"Eleison" means "have mercy."

SPOILERS for the TV Series, Endless Waltz and Episode Zero.

WARNINGS: 1x2, major angst, bad language, violence, death, shounen ai, and suicide... in no particular order. Timeline is roughly 3 years after Mariemaia, making it AC 200.

Enjoy!

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Chapter One -- A Time For Everything





It was a classic case of a mission gone bad.

From the beginning they had had bad intel, bad communications, bad layouts, a second-rate infiltration force made up of mostly new recruits, and a shoddy plan thrown together in the last few hours. It was a damn shame that the Preventers had thought they were totally on top of things. The simple mission of storming an empty warehouse and arresting the neighborhood gang that held it was supposed to go off without a hitch. But the "neighborhood gang" had turned out to be a hardened and disillusioned group of mercenaries still loyal to the Barton Foundation. And the warehouse ended up being a fully loaded weapons depot.

Perhaps the only thing that had stopped the situation from turning into a total disaster with 100% losses for the Preventers was the fact that Heero Yuy and Duo Maxwell were leading the team. The two former Gundam pilots were as effective as a fully-armed assault force, and in short order, trademarked Maxwell explosives were rocking the depot and the mercenaries were being mowed down in a hail of Yuy-brand gunfire. With reckless destruction and mayhem erupting all around them, the Preventers had pulled out of the situation, Heero and Duo covering their team to make sure that every injured Preventer was pulled out of the fire. Then the two former-terrorists had hot-wired one of the mercenaries' own jeeps and fled in a screech of rubber and tarmac.

Of course, this did not make the mercenaries happy, and they continued to chase the deadly pair, hoping to gain their revenge. Duo was bent over the wheel of the jeep, skidding back and forth across all lanes the paved road (mercifully empty this far out in the wilderness)... when he was bothering to *stay* on the road, that was. The American was trying to put as much distance between themselves and the mercenaries, and if some trees had to die to do it, so be it. Heero seemed to take no notice of Duo's driving skills, laying down supressing fire from his machine gun, actually standing up in his seat and firing at the pursuing jeep.

But Fate is not so kind and finally, Heero's machine gun jammed, no ammo. The mercenaries seemed to sense the change and opened fire on the stolen jeep again. Heero ducked back into his seat, but not before several bullets ripped through various parts of his anatomy.

"Ah... fuck!" Heero swore, collapsing in his seat and clutching his shoulder and upper chest. Immediately, he began to rip off the sleeve of his shirt to try to stop the blood flow.

Duo cast a quick glance at his lover and then jerked the steering wheel to the right, avoiding yet another tree. The whole jeep lurched to the side and Heero hissed as he was slammed against the door.

"Sorry!" Duo exclaimed, biting off a curse of his own and pulling the jeep back onto the main road. "Ahhh... shit! Damn, mercs! Heero, are you okay?"

The Japanese boy grunted as he tied off his makeshift tourniquet. "I'll live, as long as your driving doesn't kill me first."

"Aww, Hee-chan, you always say the sweetest things! AAAAAHhhhhhhhh!!! FUCK!!!" Duo screamed as the windshield exploded into shards of glittering glass and fell into his lap. "Shit! Heero! Can't you do something about those guys?! I've already radioed the base for backup, but it'll take maybe twenty minutes for the Preventers to get here."

Heero nodded and checked the clip on his gun. "I'm low. Do you have an extra?"

The braided man nodded, not taking his eyes off the road. "I've got one left, on my belt. I lost my gun at the depot, or else I would've given that to you, too."

The Japanese man just grunted as he pulled the full clip from the holster at Duo's waist. "All I need is a clean shot to get them off our tails. Keep her steady, Duo."

"Ryoukai! If you can keep those bastards from following us, I'll give you a kiss."

Heero just smirked from his seat as his loaded his pistol and twisted up to lean over the roof of the jeep. "Just a kiss?"

"I didn't tell ya where, Hee-chan!"

Then it was all business again as Heero tried to stay as close to the top of the jeep while trying to pull off his shot. As soon as his head had popped up, the mercenaries had opened fire once again. Heero just focused past the pain searing through his shoulder, aiming for the front tire of the jeep following them. He didn't even feel the stinging pain burn across his cheek as he fired. The shot was true and the mercenaries' jeep started to skid, sparks flying up as the rim ground against the pavement. Heero lined up another shot, killing the driver. His third dropped the mercenary manning the machine gun mounted on top of the vehicle. He continued to watch as the jeep finally began to run off the road and was about to turn when he saw someone from the passenger's side launch something at their jeep. Heero didn't panic, already tracking and calculating that the thrown... whatever... was going to land wide and in front of them. Then something exploded with the force of a grenade, and Duo started to yell, and the jeep swerved out of control, and Heero turned around in time to be launched out of the jeep as it fell into the deep forest around them.

And then Heero didn't think at all.





-- To Be Continued --