"Shadows of The Past" Pg 18

Disclaimer/Notes: I do not own Gundam Wing or any of it's wonderful character, they are owned by some rich guy.
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Heero sat beside Duo under a large tree off the path near the Fields of Selastini. They had been sitting there comfortably for a couple of hours when two figures appeared down the road. The figures approached at an easy walk, they seemed to be enjoying the warm sunlight and very happy. As they came closer Heero could make out Trowa's uncommon hairdo. Kieandra looked up from her spot in the warm grass only to stretch and lay her head back down.

"Good afternoon," Quatre greeted the two sitting as they came within hearing distance.

"Hello to you too," Duo returned, a smile gracing his lips.

"So are we going to be walking from here?" Trowa asked stepping up to them.

"Why would we walk?" Duo asked a gleam in his eyes.

"Well we did leave our stuff and the horses behind They probably ran away," Quatre replied sensibly.

"You're right they did run away but they are also here now."

"Huh?"

"Over there," Heero volunteered pointing behind the two.

Both mages turned around to se the three horses standing in the field grazing. Their saddles were packed just like they always were when they headed out.

"Heero and I did that while we were waiting for you all," Duo said to their looks.

"Is there anything you can't do?" Quatre asked looking at Duo.

"Um, well I can't walk and eat at the same time."

Everyone laughed at Duo's comment, which made him happy to see everyone else happy even if it was at his expense. Heero looked around, his eyes watching the road where the two mages had come from.

"Have a seat, Duo offered the two mages. Quatre and Trowa sat down next to each other, their hands clasped together. "Did something happen that we should know about?"

Quatre and Trowa looked each other before smiling, but didn't say a word to answer Duo's question. Duo and Heero looked at each other knowing they were missing something but not sure what.

The suns hung low in the sky when two figures appeared in the distance. Heero stood up recognizing Milliardo even at that distance. As the two figures drew closer, Duo detected a change in them as well. 'Did they make up? Are they lovers now?' He wondered silently to himself as Heero ran to Milliardo. The tall blonde caught the boy he helped raise and held him in a warm embrace.

"I see Duo's been taking good care of you," the blonde said with a smile.

"I can take care of myself!" Heero replied defensively.

"Oh course you can," Milliardo conceded.

"Milliardo!"

"Yes?"

Heero couldn't formulate quite what he wanted to day his mind starting to come to term with the truth. Instead of speaking he just shook his head and disengaged himself from Milliardo's arms. Sitting down in the grass he felt something warm curl up beside him. Looking over Kieandra watched him supportively. His hand gently pet her fur down feeling a little better.

"Don't worry Heero you're still young, you have plenty of time to become strong like your father," Milliardo reassured the youth.

Heero looked up at him, something changed in his eyes and his voice was colder then normal, "I don't want to be like father. I don't ever want to go back there."

Milliardo looked at him surprised, "Heero you have to."

"No! I won't!" he cried jumping to his feet and running toward Duo. "Please Duo, take me away from here."

Duo looked at him just as surprised as everyone else," What's wrong Heero?"

"Take me to your secret place, I want to stay there forever," Heero panted reaching the three.

"Heero, we can't do that, you know why."

"I don't care about that! I don't want to go back ever!"

In the horizon dark clouds seemed to appear out of nowhere as bright while lightening shot to the earth from them. They moved slowly toward them. Duo jumped to his feet and approached the prince, "Heero calm down. I know you don't want to go back, remember that village. The country will look that all over if you don't return and protect them."

Heero looked at Duo, his eyes moistening, "It's not fair."

"I know but we have all been given a role and yours is to lead this country."

As the others looked at the clouds they could see a hard rain falling. Then Heero collapsed to the ground and on the horizon the clouds dispersed and dissipated. Milliardo moved quickly pulling the young prince into a warm hug. Heero welcomed the embrace.

"Milliardo why can't you be my father?" He asked the blonde who held him protectively.

"Treize is a good father, Heero," Milliardo replied.

"No, he was never there, but you... you were always there since I can remember. Why not you instead of him, he doesn't deserve it or anything. He never cared, not like you."

"Oh Heero you're like a son to me even if it isn't by blood," Milliardo replied removing the loose strands of hair from Heero's face.

"I love you more then I could ever love him. He was so fake, acting like he was normal."

"Heero what are you saying?"

"I know how you felt about him, he must have felt the same."

"Heero!?"

"Let me finish. But what does he do he goes off and marries some woman, how I miss my mother, she doesn't deserve his crap. He has a child but he still made you think he wanted you. Maybe he does but that's just deceitful and I hate him for it. You have been the best father anyone could want. I don't ever want to lose you or that, not for him."

Milliardo stared at the prince in total disbelief not knowing what to say.

"I only hope you will realize what he is doing and move on to someone more worthy of your love before it's to late." As the last word left Heero's lips he passed out in Milliardo's embrace. Milliardo looked around realizing everyone had heard the truth. He felt Wufei's hand gently squeeze his shoulder and looking up he knew he had make the right choice.

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Heero lay sleeping in Milliardo's lap, as Kieandra lay very close by. Quatre and Trowa sat together opposite them while Duo sat on a fallen log. Wufei set beside Milliardo his arm hidden around Milliardo's waist, no one could tell though.

"Did he cause that storm?" Quatre asked.

"His anger triggered the power inside him causing the dark clouds and fierce lightening. But then when he grew sad that caused the rain. By calming him down I ended the storm of emotions inside him, which ended the storm you saw."

"He can affect the weather?" Trowa wondered.

"If he could control the power after it fully awoke he could make it snow in summer and rain in the winter. He could move continents, kill or create, give and take everything. He could control everything just like the Gods. For you see 'It' is a God."

"We can never let 'It' fully awake, who knows what he would do," Quatre replied.

"I can tell you what he would you," Milliardo's voice spoke up with a hint of sadness. "He would protect his people from invaders, be he would also change their thinking. Foe you see when he was cursing his father, he was actually telling me he didn't want to do the same thing. He had done as his father did. He has fallen for someone that will not satisfy the rules. His heart belongs to someone that cannot produce an heir with him, only he doesn't want to do as his father did and take some woman when he knows he can't love her."

"Who could this person be?" Quatre asked quietly.

"Duo."

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