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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 (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 don't like 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 are also prostitution themes involved. Please, don't forget to review, and be nice! ^_^
"Forgetting the Past" (Chapter 4)
Heero was so tired and almost sick of it. It had been almost a year since Duo had disappeared. One entire year. He couldn't believe it. He hated himself for taking so long to find him.
/Is he... no, it can't be. I must stop thinking these things... Duo is NOT dead, Heero, NOT dead./
But then, he couldn't avoid thinking about the possibilities. It's hard to believe someone's not dead when he disappears one day and doesn't call or write at all for a whole year. Iris had paid huge sums of money to find Duo. He probably appeared in all the news stations, newspapers, and magazines throughout the whole colony. Estella had helped him a lot too, behind her father's back of course.
Yet, no sign of Duo. Not a single one.
He had been recently told that someone that matched the descriptions was in a... well, bar, he'd preferred to think of it. Gay whorehouse, to be more exact, but he hated the possibility. He didn't want to think Duo ended up in one of those nasty places. But then, how many brothels were there in the colonies in total? Thousands? No, probably more.
Heero had started to search one by one. Starting with the ones in his colony. He was in none of them. Or... maybe he was, but then, those people that control those places... they are good at hiding evidence, and people as well.
Heero sighed and leaned back against the couch and closed his eyes. If only he could just find him right now...
*ring ring~*
Jumping in surprise, Heero scrambled over quickly to the phone and answered?
"Hello? Yes, this is Heero Yuy. Who is this? ... Oh, yes sir, how do you do."
Heero gasped.
"You...you really did? Where, how, when... Oh, you are not sure. But the man says it matches the descriptions of Duo? I see. Thank you so much for the information. I'll go right away to check it out."
He frowned.
"Dangerous? Oh, I see. I understand. I will be careful. No, no, I don't need of your assistance. I don't want to catch the owner's attention too much. Oh, really? Thanks, I would really appreciate it if you watched from a distance. Ok, I'll be right there."
Heero stared straight ahead into space. His hand automatically lowered the phone.
/Could it really be him?/
The officer told him that somebody had informed them of a man that matches the descriptions quite exactly. But...he's in the biggest and most famous whorehouse of all the colonies? There was only one brothel that could fit that description and he knew it would be dangerous. Powerful people owned that place, and it was located in a very remote area. For security, he supposed. He had heard that only the richest and most prestigious go there.
Although it filled him with hope that it could really be Duo, he hated the fact that Duo had been in that place for a year. In a way, he hoped it wouldn't be Duo.
Heero wore his most expensive suit and tried his best to look rich. Although he was a rich person, he didn't like acting like one. He sighed at his reflection in the mirror.
"Duo... I'm coming..."
He arrived in his black BMW and looked at the huge and extravagant place. Heero got off and dismissed his driver. He looked up at the place. It looked like a palace, with turrets and extensive decorations. Heero snorted at the irony.
"So bright and beautiful, yet, the things done inside aren't that beautiful at all."
He turned around and barely caught a glimpse of the police officers surrounding the place from far away. Hopefully, they wouldn't be noticed. Heero stepped up to the door and flashed his ID quickly. Then he threw a huge sum of money at the guy and walked in casually. He was immediately greeted by a strong smell of liquor, smoke, and sex. Heero almost staggered back.
He tried his best to ignore all the motion going on all around him and kept on walking in. Heero kept on dismissing girls, no, guys that came up to him. It was just horrible that all these young men were dressed up like sluts; tight vinyl black skirts, shiny tank tops, and high heels. He just couldn't believe what he was seeing. All of a sudden, he just wanted to get out of there. There was no way Duo could be in here. No, he DIDN'T want Duo to be here.
Heero was about to turn around and leave when someone bumped into him. Heero looked up and his mouth dropped open at what he saw.
Long chestnut hair. Not in a braid, but just flowing in soft waves.
/Duo.../
Heero shook his head, wanted it to be all an illusion. But when he looked up, there he was. Duo wearing a tight skirt, tank top, and knee-high boots. Just like all the other ones.
"Sorry..." Duo mumbled and walked past Heero.
Heero grasped Duo's arm. Hard. Duo swatted away Heero's arm.
"Sorry, man. I am already bought by someone until like 3 am." Duo's words were slurred.
He was drunk. Very drunk.
Duo chuckled. "There are lots of others, so why don't you ask the manager. He'll get you another one."
Duo went over to get a bottle of whisky, stumbled on the high-heeled boots, almost dropped the whisky, but managed to not fall. He walked back to a guy that was laughing nastily with a group of rich men. Heero just stood there, gaping. He suddenly lost track of what was going on and just couldn't believe his eyes.
The guy was so disgusting. Rich and disgusting. Fat, slimy, and nasty. He had this crooked grin. Even Duo looked disgusted by the man.
"Well, pretty boy. Finally you're back. We missed you, you know?" the man laughed at his words.
Duo scowled.
The man grabbed Duo roughly by the arm and pulled him onto his laps. Duo squealed in surprise. The fat man reached out and licked Duo's ear. Duo growled and slapped the man's face.
/Oh, no./ Heero thought.
The man turned his red face slowly towards Duo with a VERY angered face. He glared daggers at Duo.
*SLAP!*
Duo went flying across the low table and fell down with a thump on the floor.
"Bitch! How dare you..." the man growled and barked out loud.
Duo just stayed there, sprawled on the floor. The blood trickled out from his split lip, trickled down his chin, and dripped on the floor.
That snapped Heero out of his illusions.
"DUO! NO!"
Heero ran over to Duo and fell on his knees. He gathered Duo into his arms and hugged him tightly.
"Duo...Duo..."
"Who? Duo? You know my name..."
Duo gasped. Slowly, fearfully, he forced his eyes to look up at passionate cobalt blue ones. They were filled with worry and love.
/No.../
"No...Heero? No..." He whispered. Duo started crying. He snapped his head away, and covered his face with his hands.
"Duo? What's wrong? I'm here..." Heero asked in a very worried tone.
/Have I done something wrong?/
"You should be here. I was sent all the way here so that I wouldn't be found by you. I didn't want you to see me like this! Why did you come? Why? Why..." Duo cried, shamefully.
Heero ignored him.
"Oh, God. Duo, you look terrible... your face... blood..."
The manager came and looked down at Heero. He coughed to get his attention.
Heero looked up.
"Excuse me, but... let us take over the situation," the manager said, glaring at Duo.
Duo shuddered. He knew he'd be in big trouble for this.
"Excuse me as well, but I am..." Heero paused for a minute.
"I am this person's close friend. I came here to meet him. Could I have some time to talk with him?"
The manager eyed him suspiciously for a few seconds. Then he nodded.
"Ok. You can go out to the backyard and talk. But don't try doing anything you'll regret, sir. Believe me, we have guards in every corner of this place." The manager looked at Heero with an icy cold stare before leaving.
Heero helped Duo stand up and guided him out to the huge garden. He saw benches on the back portion of the garden. Heero sat down, and motioned Duo to sit beside him. Duo looked down at the ground. He walked over to the opposite side of the bench and sat down. Heero sighed.
"Duo... what's wrong with you? Why are you being so distant? I thought you'd be happy to see me..." Heero said, desperately.
Duo started crying al over again.
"Why are you here, Heero. You really shouldn't be here. It's so dangerous for you to be here. If they find out who you are... who I am... our relationship..."
Heero stared at his hands.
"The point is that they don't know, Duo."
"No. The point is, they could find out. They have such a tight security system here. There are probably cameras watching us right now." Duo said. "I was sold off here, in the opposite side of the colonies so that you wouldn't find me. And here you are..."
This really was irritating Heero.
"Of course I am here! What did you think? That I would just let you go like that? Wake up and say, 'oh, Duo's gone. I guess I'll just go on with life~'?" Heero's words were dripping with sarcasm.
Duo looked up at Heero with a questioning look.
"But I heard you got married to Estella Peacecraft."
Heero gaped at Duo with the most offended expression he could make.
"I can't believe you actually believed that. Who the hell told you that? Tell me the name and I'll kill him for you to prove that it's bullshit," Heero retorted.
"Oh, Heero. I thought you had just lived on your life by now. It's been a year!" Duo whispered, too surprised to say anything else.
"Yes, Duo. A whole year of searching, worrying, sorrowful nights. I've missed you so much." Heero sighed.
Duo's eyes were watering again.
"I am happy to see you Heero. You don't know how much I wanted to just hug you in there and tell you to take me out of here," Duo's expression darkened. "But I can't."
"Why not? Why can't we just go?"
"This place is owned by a very powerful man. He could do anything to you. I don't want anything to happen to you."
"What happened, though? Why did you end up here?" Heero asked.
Duo looked up at Heero.
"Harold Peacecraft. He decided to sell me off to this place for a lot money. And well, here I am," Duo sighed and fidgeted with his cheap bracelet.
Heero's mouth dropped open.
"Wha...what...? Harold Peace of crap? I can't believe what I am hearing. How did he get to sell you? What right does he have?"
Tears rolled out of Duo's eyes.
"I thought that if I let him have me, he'd leave you and your enterprises alone. I thought I could help you..."
He sniffled.
Heero was about to scream at him for doing something so stupid like that, but he lost his words when he saw the innocent and beautiful angel. His expression softened, and he smiled lovingly at the boy. At his fiance.
"You've grown very thin, Duo. You aren't consuming healthy things, are you? Have you been all right this past year? Why, your hair's grown very long. It looks nice on you."
Duo wiped away his tears and smiled at Heero's sweetness. He was happy that he was here, trying to make him feel better.
"Thanks, Heero. You look so worn out, I'm sorry to cause so much trouble. You still have the most stunning blue eyes in world." Duo giggled and said, "I bet I could drown in them. They're so deep and mysterious."
Heero sighed. How long had he looked for him? He had lost count of the long sleepless nights.
"Look, Duo. Let's get out of here. Let's go back. You are still my fiance. You haven't forgotten, have you?" Heero asked, in a worried tone.
Duo's eyes widened in surprise.
"No, Heero. I haven't forgotten. I wish I could say yes, and just go back into your arms. Stay with you forever. But you know I can't."
Both of them jumped in their seats as a loud voice grumbled at them.
"You two. Time's up. Amerith, get back in here. You've got work to do," the manager called out them gruffly.
Duo sighed in defeat. "I really have to go Heero. It's not that I want to. I just have to. You should leave."
Heero's eyes narrowed down to pinpoints and glared at the door.
"Amerith, he says?"
"Yeah, they call me that. Because of my amethyst colored eyes, I guess."
"I can't believe they made you wear... 'that'. It's just so lowly," Heero grumbled. "Not that you look bad of course, but... you know what I mean."
Duo smiled.
"I know exactly what you mean, Heero."
"Duo."
"Heero?"
"I promise I'll come back for you."
Duo looked at Heero in horror and gasped.
"No, Heero. It's for your own good. Don't ever come back here. You're just a friend that came by for a visit. It'll just end like that. They will forget with time. It's dangerous, Heero. Please don't come back." Duo begged.
"No! How can you say that to me after I looked for you in every corner of the world for a year!" Heero nearly barked the words at Duo. He lowered his voice.
"Look, Duo. Stop thinking just about my safety and your thoughts and your decisions. I love you, Duo..." Heero suddenly stumbled with his words when something flashed through his mind and left him with doubts.
"Do you still love me Duo? Is that what's keeping you away from me?" Heero asked.
Tears were rolling down Duo's thin and pale cheeks again. Under the moonlight, he looked ethereal. Like some fairy in a dream. An angel that came down from the sky.
He whispered in a soft voice.
"Of course I do, Heero. Of course I do."
Heero suddenly gathered Duo into his arms and kissed him passionately. All the love that he had kept locked up in his heart for months came pouring out into Duo's mouth. When they parted, Heero hugged Duo and whispered into Duo's mouth.
"I'm coming back, Duo. No matter what you say, no matter what happens. I will come back for you. We will leave together, and never look back at anything. You just wait here and be quiet. You wait here. Because you have to be waiting here when I come. Then, things will go back to how they used to be. We'll be together again."
Drops of rain fell from the sky, one at a time.
Heero closed his eyes and whispered one last thing.
"I promise."
*YAWN* I'm so sleepy. *Rubs eyes* This chapter was hard to write. Strange. It took me longer than the other ones. I guess it's because I've never written anything about prostitution before. -_-; I hope fanfics rated R won't be next in line for disappearance, because my NC-17 fanfic got erased. I am SO depressed about that. I worked so hard on it.~ Well, you still don't know whether they'll be together or not~ *wink*. You'll know soon. So will Tanith end up killing Ethelea, or will I be thanked for a happy ending? We'll see. *evil grin* OH, Minky-san, you reviewed! That is such an honor~ :P. Keep up the great work, your fanfics rule. Viper15AAC: thanx for reviewing, twice already! ^^ Scorn-Silverstar: *sighs* "mothers, mothers" lol. Maybe next time you'll have time to finish reviewing~ ^_^. Well, I will try to write up the next chapter soon. It'll be the last chapter. I tried to hard to make this a 3 chapter fanfic, but~ well, I guess it didn't work out to be that way. Thanks for reviewing, and those who didn't... REVIEW PLEASE! ^_^*
Angelline~*
