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Chicken Pox and Cinnimon Sticks



When Engel was six years old, he came out at night and saw Trowa and Quatre talking quietly under the stars. Engel remembered when Trowa held Quatre's hand. Engel sat with them and they told him stories of the Space Colonies but they would pass kisses on a few moments.

Engel was happy that his father and Heero were now lovers. To him being seven it didn't matter to him much at all mostly. He loved them all dearly but he had more love for Duo and same with Heero.

Engel saw how Heero would act when Duo wasn't home. He seemed sad but when Duo came back Heero seemed anxious, this didn't get by Engel. He climbed up one night during a thunder storm in the attic where Heero sat on the window- sill watching the street.

"When will daddy be home?"

It rained heavy, thunder and lightning clashed. "I don't know.." Heero had his chin rested in his left hand. Duo was out repairing cars and he didn't come home yet. "Are you sad?" Engel stepped closer to Heero, "A bit.."

"Why?"

"Want to know a secret?"

Heero smiled at him as Engel nodded in excitment. "I love your dad." Ever since that night when he was six, he remembered that moment.

So to Engel he was use to it. It didn't matter, but he knew Wufei didn't seem to love anybody other than him. And being young and inoccent, it was all nothing more then a simple dream.

Engel sat in his sandbox and started stratching himself all over his chest and arms and face. "Hey? What's wrong, little man? I've been told you're out here itching like you got fleas."

Engel pouted at his father and Duo knew something wasn't right. Duo took off the childs shirt and saw red dots all over. Duo looked closely at them, he felt Engel's forehead, "Oh.. Come inside I need to take your tempature."

"He's got a fever.." Wufei was reading the thermometer, "He must have the Chicken Pox.." Engel started to cry which startled the two men, "What happened?"

"I don't want to turn into a chicken!!!"

They laughed at the inoccent misunderstanding, "You're not going to. Its a name of a sickness people get. You'll be fine." Duo squeezed his hand as Engel kept rubbing his eyes and crying.

Wufei started running the bath water, he made sure it wasn't too hot and he helped Engel inside the tub. Duo started to make his home made chicken soup, something he learned from Sister Helen. Wufei talked and started to bathe Engel, while he played with his toys.

The other three were out working, Trowa went to the circus and Quatre had an important meeting, Heero did some small investigation for Preventers, but it was Duo and Wufei's day off.

"You need a hair cut.. You're starting to look like, Heero."

"I want long hair.. Daddy has long hair, you do!!"

Wufei smiled and splashed him some, "Hush." Wufei dried Engel off and followed him into his bedroom to get some warm pj's. After they had their lunch of chicken noodle soup, Duo tucked Engel in bed to rest.

Early that evening Quatre had returned home from his trip. "Hey! Haven't seen you in a few days, how's everything?" Duo leaned against a chair while Quatre went limp in the recliner. He let loose a heavy sigh, "It went well. I'm just so tired, how's everything here?"

"Just fine, Trowa isn't back yet, Engel has the Chicken Pox so he's resting now."

"Oh, will you be taking him to the doctor?"

"Yep, tomorrow."

"I should try contacting Trowa I.. want to see how he is."

Duo folded his arms and smirked at Quatre. "All right, I miss him." Quatre lifted himself off the chair and went upstairs. "Yea, I miss my someone too.." Duo sighed to himself.

'Something isn't right. I don't feel so well.'

Wufei thought looking at his reflection in the mirror. "What's wrong?" He asked out loud as he began to scratch at an itch he had on his arm. "Hmm.."



"Hello, Quatre."

"Oh, Trowa! You got my message, i'm so glad you called. When will you be back?"

"I'll be back soon enough, just wait, i'm sorry to call so late there."

"Oh, no its perfectly fine."

"So how was the meeting?"

Quatre smiled and talked about his meeting with any reports of up rising groups against the peace between Earth and the Colonies, and Winner family business. It was after 1AM and Duo laid asleep in his bed. A soft night breeze crept in through his window, the floor cried out a creek in the wood work.

Duo slid his hand under his pillow still sleeping. One corner of the bed sank down with weight and in a blink of an eye, Duo sat up grasping a gun against someone's left side temple.

"Heero?! Damn you, Yuy!!!"

Heero stayed silent and stared at Duo. He sighed and placed his gun and head down, breathing heavily. "I could've killed you.." Heero slid closer and removed the gun and wrapped his arm around Duo. "Why are you sleeping with a gun now?" Duo shook his head, "Old habit I guess."

"You shouldn't.. Not when Engel is around."

"You're right.. I missed you.."

Heero smirked, "And I missed you.." He leaned forward and placed a kiss on his cheek. He pushed Duo back down roughly, "Hahaha, Heero.. What are you................. Oooooohh, I see....."



The next morning, the kitchen was filled with a sweet smell. Engel looked tired and depressed, as his legs swayed, his feet could not reach the floor. He had Chicken Pox on his limbs and chest, and some on his back and chin. He sat at the table waiting for Quatre to finish, he was responsible for the sweet scene that hung in the air.

Quatre had a boiling pot of water, he placed in some cinninmon sticks, and a pinch of lemon. He poured it into two cups and carefully carried them both to the table.

"Here, this may make you feel better. When I use to feel ill, my sisters would make this for me. 'Drink it now, Quatre, it'll make your sniffles go away.' That's what they use to tell me."



He smiled as Engel blew on it, some of the hot liquid came out from the cup and on to the table. "Careful." He smiled as Engel was ready to take a sip. The boy shivered and Quatre was confused, "What's wrong?"

"Too sweet.."

Quatre chuckled at the same time Wufei rushed in, "I HAVE THE CHICKEN POX!!!!" Quatre turned around to see Wufei standing shirtless with the same rash as Engel. "Oh my, Wufei, you never gotten it as a child?"

"Apparently not, Quatre!!!"

"You can have my medicine.." Engel said with enthusiasm. "You need that for yourself." Quatre commented, "I know, but I hate it." The child said looking into his cup.

-End.

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