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* I dedicate this fanfic to "Minky". She doesn't know me, but then, she's an awesome fanfic writer, and I really enjoyed reading every single one of her fanfics.~ ^^
Summary: This story contains yaoi (male/male) relationship 1x2 (HeeroxDuo). If you don't like that, just don't read! I really don't understand people who read things they are against and then flame the poor innocent writer. This story is AU, and very OOC, I think. I didn't want it to be OOC, but then, I don't see how I could make the story work out the way I want it to be. Basically, Heero is a rich woman's son, he meets poor street rat Duo and they love each other. Duo fears that he won't be accepted. Also, a rival company wants to bring down the Yuy Enterprises and that's where the story gets complicated and dark. Well, "kind of." There's angst in later chapters, and there's also "mild" prostitution themes involved. Please, don't forget to review, and be nice! ^_^
"Forgetting the Past" (Chapter 2)
*1 month later...*
"We will be late Duo! Could you please get OUT of that bathroom for once?" Iris sighed and for the first time, glared at the bathroom door. It was not her kind of thing to scream at people and glare, but honestly, she felt very frustrated.
Duo's head popped out of the bathroom door and then looked at the two angry faces glaring at him. He gulped.
"Uh...I'll be ready in a minute or two, I promise!" Duo sweatdropped.
"Duo. You said that 3 hours ago." Heero tightened his face into his usual 'omae o korosu' expression.
Duo just smiled. "Two more minutes. Really." The head popped back in.
/Haven't we seen this somewhere before?/ Chibi-Heero wondered to himself with question marks flying all around his head.
"Haven't we seen this scene somewhere else before?" Iris echoed Heero's thoughts. Heero smirked.
"Deja-vu~"
"Huh?" Iris looked at her son.
"Yes we have, mom. It happened today in the morning, yesterday afternoon, and every other day before that. He takes more time to get himself ready to go out than any other girl in this world." Sarcasm dripped from Heero's words.
Iris smiled and sighed. "Well, the more he beautifies himself up, the better I suppose." She shrugged.
"It's not like he wears make-up or something. In fact, he comes out looking not very different to how he looked when he went in. I think that one of these days, I'll have to break the lock on that bathroom door or something." Heero rolled his eyes.
Iris laughed at her son's words. "That won't stop him. Knowing Duo, he'd probably just go to any other bathroom. I mean, there are exactly 68 bathrooms in this place. I suggest you don't break the lock. We would never be able to find which bathroom he ends up using if he decides to use another one."
Heero and his mom laughed a while more, commenting on Duo and his daily acts that brought joy to the whole household. Then, they both looked at their watches. 4 o'clock.
Heero and Iris: DUO! GET OUT OF THERE!
After 3 minutes, Duo finally crept out of the bathroom and stood before them. Iris just gaped at Duo and looked him over from tip of the head to toe.
"Honey, what have you been doing in the bathroom for 4 hours?" Iris questioned the boy.
"Yeah, Duo. You look just like you looked before going in just that with different clothing. I think we deserve some kind of explanation here. Oh, and by the way, we're late. The appointment with the hair stylist was two hours ago." Heero accused Duo.
"I'm real sorry, really. I just... I had to take a shower, dry up, and well, my hair. My hair just takes too much time to dry, brush, and braid. Really, if it weren't for my hair, I wouldn't take so long. I'm real real real sorry." Duo smiled his biggest smile at the two people standing and eyeing him.
"Well, honey, I understand. You really are proud of your hair, and we understand. Let's go for now. We'll talk about this later." Iris quickly led them out of the house to their car.
"What?!" Heero and Iris exclaimed.
"Well, you heard it, you know. I want to be alone. I want to do this on my own. Pleaaase?" Duo begged with huge purple puppy eyes.
Iris eyed him disbelievingly. "Duo, honey. You practically begged me away from my international conference to join you to fix your hair today. Maybe you want to do this tomorrow, before the wedding?"
"No! I mean, no, Mrs. Yuy. Really, I want to this right now and on my own." Duo decided firmly.
"Well, Duo, if it's REALLY what you want to do, I guess we have no choice. We'll be waiting for you at the cafe across the street, ok?"
"Ok. Thanks, Heero, and thanks Mrs. Yuy." Due smiled happily and practically pranced into the hair stylist's studio.
Heero and Iris looked at each other with very confused eyes and shrugged. They walked to the cafe and started talking about how Duo would end up being and about the final touches to their wedding. The wedding was going to be very extravagant and open, but Duo didn't want it to be so. He said it would cause trouble and that the press wouldn't miss the wedding for anything in the world. Iris had tried to convince Duo that it didn't matter, but Duo was very worried it would cause problems to the enterprises.
"Really, Heero. I really don't think your marriage should matter that much. I mean, yeah, the press will create all kinds of lies, rumors, and stories about the wedding, and the critics will obviously spread out their comments to the whole world, but it really wouldn't matter." Iris complained to Heero.
Heero just rolled his eyes. "I would like the marriage to be out in the open too, you know. I want to show off my fiance to all the people out there. But, really, I mean, a private and homely wedding will be wonderful too."
"You're right I guess. You're right." Iris smiled.
1 hour later...
"OH MY GOD." Heero and Iris almost fainted.
Duo pouted. "Why, it looks bad? Oh, don't tell me it looks THAT bad!"
"Oh, God, honey. What did you do to your long wonderful hair?" Iris exclaimed.
"Well, it's all over the floor, technically." Duo looked at the long strands of hair all over the floor around him.
Heero just stared at Duo without managing to say anything at all.
The three just stood there, frozen and in absolute silence until Iris snapped out of her daze and decided to break the silence when she saw that Duo was about to break down into tears. She walked over and hugged Duo tightly and brushed her fingers through the 'very' short chestnut hair.
"You look wonderful Duo. Different, and new, but very nice. Really, we just were surprised and shocked to see such a major change." Iris looked at Duo and urged him to smile. Duo looked at Iris's blue eyes and sighed.
"I'm sorry, but I just... had to do it. I looked like a... 'girl' kind of. I also wanted to look good for our wedding, and well, look more 'decent' you could say. A boy with a waist length braid looks primitive..."
"No it doesn't. You looked wonderful just the way Duo." Heero said coldly.
"Heero!" Iris scolded Heero.
"No, he's right, Mrs. Yuy. I know why you're angry Heero. I know. But really, the image of your mother's enterprise wasn't the only reason I did it. I thought that... well, forgetting the past would be a good thing. Maybe I could start all fresh and new and look at a new me by cutting off my hair." Duo sighed. "I'm real sorry Heero."
Heero hugged Duo and whispered, "No, Duo. You look wonderful, and I understand. Let's go home."
The wedding took place in the huge yard of the mansion. Various family memebers were present. There was lots of talking and whispering going on, but all the members of the Yuy family were wonderful people. It wasn't just Iris and Heero with warm hearts. Everybody was understanding and caring. Duo was also a charming person, and Heero's family got used to the idea of the marriage quickly.
"Duo Maxwell, do you accept to marry Heero Yuy?"
"Yes, I do." Duo smiled at Heero.
"Heery Yuy, do you accept to marry Duo Maxwell?"
"Yes, I do." Heero smiled back.
Duo smiled at the golden ring shining on his finger. Heero gathered Duo into his armed and kissed him as passionately as he could. Later on, in the afternoon, the two went on their honeymoon to Europe.
2 months later...
"What mother? Why? How did this happen?" Heero barked in rage.
"Shh... Heero! You'll break the window panes. We don't want Duo to find out." Iris calmed her son down.
"How could the Peacecrafts do such a thing?" Heero growled angrily.
"I don't know, honey. I really don't know. They have control over half of our enterprise's property. I don't understand how this happened. Spies are the only reasonable answers to this." Iris shook her head in shame.
"And what did you say Harold Peacecraft is asking in change?" Heero breathlessly asked.
"It's not important, Heero. I'll somehow deal with the problem." Iris avoided the question.
"Don't act like it doesn't matter. What does he want? I want an answer now, mother, and you know I won't let you go until I get one." Heero commanded.
"He wants you to marry his daughter, Relena Peacecraft." Iris replied and looked away.
"What? You mean that Estella girl?" Heero asked, blinking in confusion at the absurd request.
"Yes, Heero. And please lower your voice! Duo will hear you!" Iris warned. Then she sighed. "I've tried to offer them manny other things, but there is absolutely nothing else they want. At least, nothing else that Harold wants."
Then, Iris did something she had never really done before. She started crying. Heero hugged his mother and whispered soothing words into her ears.
The two went on talking about other reasonable deals that could solve the dangerous situation. They tried to speak as softly as possible, but it was too late.
Duo had heard every single word.
/The enterprises are in danger? Heero must marry Estella? Iris crying?/
Duo staggered back at the news that he had just heard and held on to the banister to stop himself from falling.
/What will happen if he doesn't marry her? Would the Yuy Enterprises be destroyed completely?/
Duo kept on thinking about all the options, all the possibilities. He felt dizzy. He kept on debating with himself and felt very confused. His felt depressed as the image of Iris crying kept on appearing in his mind.
He snapped out his thoughts when he heard Iris and Heero say goodnight to each other. He backed away from the living room and hid his body in the shadows. When Heero was gone to the second floor, he crept up the stairs slowly and went into their room. Heero was unusually quiet. Duo didn't comment on his silence, and kept all comments and thoughts to himself. Duo hugged Heero tightly and buried his face into Heero's chest.
"I love you, Heero. No matter what, I love you." Duo whispered.
Heero's body stiffened at Duo's words.
"Duo?"
Duo looked up at Heero and forced a smile. Then he buried his face back into Heero's chest and faked a peaceful sigh.
/I thought he knew for moment, there./ Heero sighed to himself too and then drifted off to a deep slumber.
"What?! What are you saying Heero? Duo is gone?" Iris panicked.
Heero panted as his lungs screamed for air.
"I looked all over the mansion, mother. All the servants looked for him. He's... nowhere." Heero slumped into the couch in defeat.
"You don't think he..."
"That's exactly what I think mother." Heero looked up at Iris with eyes wide with fear and worry. "I think he knows. He heard."
Iris's eyes widened with fear also. "Oh, lord. Do you really think...? Where in the world could he be? Maybe he went out for a walk, or shopping or something!"
"At this time of the day mom? Besides, I'm telling you, we searched the whole mansion." Heero said monotonously.
Iris sat down beside Heero and put her head in her hands and sighed.
"I don't know why all this is happening." Iris wanted to just cry and give it all up.
"We must find him, mom." Heero stated.
"Yes, honey. We'll find him. We have no clue of where he could be, but we must find him." Iris assured Heero.
"Yes. We will find Duo."
"Mr. Duo Maxwell, you say?" the man asked with a grin. He puffed out smoke and stared at the cigar tucked between his fingers.
"Yes, Mr. Peacecraft." Duo replied, coldly.
"Well, Mr. Maxwell. How may I help you? I am a very busy man, and this better be good." the man eyed the pretty boy and fingered the cigar.
Duo hated being there. Duo hated being looked at like that and he definitely hated the fact that he had to even talk to the stupid, evil, egocentric, greedy, fat man sitting there.
Duo coughed and started talking.
"I heard you are planning to take over the Yuy Enterprises."
"Why, yes. That's my plan. Or at least, it will be my plan if the boy doesn't agree to marry my daughter, Estella." *smirk*
"I happen to be a very close friend of Heero's, the son of Iris Yuy. I also know that your offer has been rejected by Mrs. Yuy."
"Yes, she said her son would never marry my daughter. Why, Mr. Maxwell, you know a lot to be merely a 'friend' as you say." Harold grinned maliciously and eyed the boy suspiciously.
Duo squirmed in his seat uncomfortably.
"That's not the point, Mr. Peacecraft. I came here to make a deal with you."
"What deal might that be, Mr. Maxwell?"
"I assure you that soon, your chances of getting Heero to marry you daughter, will be higher. I can guarantee you that." Duo replied firmly.
Harold laughed at the boy's words.
"And just how easily do you expect me to believe that, Mr. Maxwell? You seem to have no business of you own, too young for that I would have to say. Also, you have no direct realtionship with the Yuy family, which makes your deal even harder to believe." Harold retorted with a snort.
Duo felt a mental slap when he heard Harold's statement.
/No direct relationship with the Yuy family.../
/So they don't know.../
/They don't know I'm married to him./
Duo shook himself back to reality and glared at the man and smirked right back at him.
"You know what? I don't have time to waste either. It's either you accept the deal to try to get Heero to marry Estella without causing any damage to the enterprises and to give back the half of the enterprise's property, or it's just nothing, and I am gone." Duo glared daggers at the man and dared the man to decline.
The man just looked at Duo for a few seconds. He grinned and then leaned back into the couch.
"Ok, Mr. Maxwell. Tell you what. We have deal... IF..."
"If?"
"If you accept to be mine." Harold smirked.
"What do you mean, 'own me'?" Duo asked.
"Exactly what it says, Duo. I own you. I'll accept your deal if you accept to officially be my property. Deal?" he grinned in victory.
/Gotcha. You'll be outta here very soon./
Duo's reply surprised him.
Duo looked down at his hands. There were so many things going on, so many confusing things. So many things that he didn't really understand.
/Heero... I love you. I'm sorry. I really am. I hope the Yuy Enterprises are prosperous... I hope you are happy forever./
Duo looked up at the man's dark eyes and sighed in defeat.
"Deal, Mr. Peacecraft. It's a deal."
Well, there you go (to no one in particular, T.T ), the second chapter. Whew~ worked very hard on this one. Please read and review! Please please please review! I want to make this a Duo deathfic, but it "might" change depending on what the mass says. :P. ***Viper15AAC: Thanx for reviewing! And yes, I like yaoi, I read so many fanfics under all kinds of categories. Anime, games, cartoons, etc. And 1x2 couple is one of my favorites! What's funny though, is that I've never seen the TV series, you know? I am basically writing this relying on the experience of reading so many Gundam Wing fanfics out there. ^_^ Chapter 3 will be up soon!***
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