The Break In

DISCLAIMER: I don't own GW. Don't sue me.

PAIRINGS:3+OC, 4+OC

PG-R WARNING: For nudity and it effects on Quatre. However there

isn't any sex in this fic.

OTHER WARNINGS: Angst, humor, (well at least I think some parts are

amusing), original characters, non-yaoi, OOC, AU, and criminal

activities.

ARCHIVE: Sure!

AUTHOR'S NOTE: All original characters are mine, please do not use them w/o my permission. The citrus nature in this fic is unusual, so I have no idea how to label it. Though I do not believe in relationships starting fast, falling in love at first sight and the relationship lasting if it starts fast, but for times sake that is what happens in this fic. I do not condone what the group does in this fic so please young ones don't think of this as advice. If you need help please call the appropriate numbers. There are many people who can help.

THE BREAK IN

A.C.197 DECEMBER 15TH

It was cold. It seemed cold was all the 5 boys had ever known. An endless winter. A life on the streets. Life had tossed them around. Beat them starved them. Even mother nature did. Right now, as they finally stopped trudging along, a thick mass of snow was mounting and making life unbearable. The weather was even becoming deadly. Below zero temperatures mixed with snow and ice was being spilled out as testament of her fury, and the boys were right in it's heart.

None of the 5 had a home to go to. All but one were orphans with out any known family. The one who had family was the newest addition to the group, Quatre. He might as well not have any family. They had ignored him and never made him feel that home was a home. Since he had run away and later found out he had been disowned, he didn't have a home. At least in his and his family's eyes.

The next to oldest in the group, the one who knew these streets best, Duo, knew different. Everywhere was home now to all 5 of them. Just not a very nice or warm home. Yet he knew they could fix that problem anytime. Because they were children from the streets, all they had to do was knock on someone's door and if they wanted them THAT was their home, their family. Forever. That was the beauty of their century. No need for adoption papers or courts anymore. If someone was willing to provide for you THEY were your family. However, the thought scared Duo to death. After all, who knew what kind of people lived behind those closed doors. Besides, who would want to take in a bunch of boys at the age of 17? People wanted babies and little kids, not teenagers. Still this was the worst winter he'd ever known. Every night the temperatures would delve even more into the below zeros. Snow had fallen everyday now for at least a week. In fact the snow falling now kept getting worse. The large flakes made seeing in the distance practically impossible. Horrid winds kept them struggling to stay on their feet, and made each flake seem like an icy knife where ever it touched their skin.

"We have to find shelter," Heero said breaking into Duo's thoughts.

"Sure. We can sleep under the bridge again," Duo replied turning to head in the bridge's direction only to stop when no one followed and all had to watch Quatre have one of his coughing fits, followed quickly by Trowa.

Both boys were sick. Trowa was worse off though. He had not said anything to anyone, but for the last couple days he had been coughing up blood.

"You okay?" Wufei asked patting Trowa's back when he fell to the ground with the force of his convulsions. He lied by nodding his head.

"Duo, we can't. We HAVE to find someplace WARM," Wufei said walking up to Duo and beginning to whisper. "Besides, we both know that those two are sick. Really sick."

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Duo asked in a mixture of concern and anger. He knew that Wufei knew the law as well as all the others. Was he suggesting...?

Heero made his way over to them and answered for him by nodding in the direction of the muted vision of a white house across the way. "We can break in at night fall and leave before dawn. That way we won't bother anyone. I've been watching the family who lives there for about a month now. The parents work while the daughter is alone at night. Besides it's not like we'll be stealing anything."

"Yuy! Are you crazy?!" Duo had to keep himself from screaming, and dropped his voice to a hush as the snow and cold air hurt his lungs. "Breaking and entering is a criminal offense! We can't just..."

"What is more criminal Duo? Breaking into someone's house as a last resort to live, or LETTING your friends die? We both know unless we wanna try and be taken in by a household, which is pointless at our age, THIS is our only chance to live through this. The closest shelter is on the other side of town. By the time we would get there Quatre and Trowa's condition could be worse, or all of us could die from hypothermia." He pointed at the house. "All we want from them is the warmth of their home and the floor they walk on to be our beds."

Duo bit his lip as he exchanged a glance with Wufei. "Your right. Okay, but I still don't like it."

They walked back over to the vague forms of the other two who were bravely trying to keep their teeth from chattering as their faces were burnt and wet even more form the cold and it's forces.

"We have a plan," Heero said.

"YOU have a plan. I'm just a follower," Duo retorted, folding his arms over his chest.

"Well, what is it?" Quatre asked covering his mouth as he began to cough.

"That house over there," Heero pointed to the blurry object across the street, "we're gonna break in to it."

"WHAT?" Quatre cried.

"Shut up and listen." Heero snapped uncharacteristically at the blond making him shrink back. "Non of us really think we have a chance to become someone's kid if we just knock on doors. Shelters are out of the question because they're too far away. We can't stay out here. The temperature keeps dropping every minute and this snow is getting worse," Heero explained.

"But why THAT house in particular?" Trowa asked.

"Because it's the only one with a free window of time when we can break-in and stay. There's an hour between when the girl comes home and the parents leave for work overnight. We can break-in when no one is home, wait until the girl goes to bed and come out and sleep on the floors."

"So when is the appointed time?" Trowa inquired.

"In two hours."