Title: Heaven Helps the Man 2/
Author: Dazza
Rating:R - for violence, language, and non-graphic m/m relationships
Warnings: Oh boy, here we go. Yaoi, OOCness, Bastardized Heero, abuse,
language, interrupted lime (sorry, couldn't bring myself to write a lemon (
)
Pairings: 1+2, 5x2, 3+4
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Gundam Wing (sniffle). I'm just borrowing the guys for my own wicked purposes and I promise to return them *mostly* intact. Gundam Wing and its characters are property of Bandai, Sunrise, and other big companies with far more money than little ol' me. I'm not making any money from this and no infringement is intended. So don't sue. I'm just a poor student, I have no money. Let me check my pockets. nope, no $$. Want some lint?
Emphasis *blah* Duo's thoughts Wufei's thoughts /blah/ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* scene change
Feedback: Yes please. C&C are most appreciated. Constructive criticism is always welcome, but flames will be used to roast marshmallows.
Thanks to all those who reviewed the first chapter! Ice Princess Xia (I don't know why you couldn't review my other story), chimichangita (I'm sorry, I can't help the cliffie), and BC.
To Janine: I'm sorry if 5x2 squicks you, but the story is clearly labeled as a 1+2 into a 5x2, so you were warned. There was also a warning for Bastardization of Heero in the warning before the story. If you had a problem with that, you could have stopped reading there. As for the lack of canon interaction b/w 5 and 2, all I can say is that based on canon, the only couple I could see working is 3+4/4+3. The point of fanfiction is to expand beyond the possibilities of the series. While I appreciate constructive criticism, as it's a necessary part of evolving as a writer, a review that only lists things you didn't like isn't helpful.
Heaven Helps the Man 2 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Wufei blinked as the phone rang again and hit the receive button. He had to stifle a gasp when Duo Maxwell appeared on the screen. / What the hell? / "Hey Wu-man. I'm afraid I'm in a bit of a jam. I need your help" he heard Maxwell say. Duo speaking seemed to snap things back into place. "You look like shit Maxwell" he told him. "What the hell have you gotten yourself into now?" he asked. Inwardly he was cringing. / Gods, Duo what happened to you? /
Duo tried to give what Wufei thought was supposed to be a laugh, but it came out as a breathy sort of cough. " I sorta ran into Heero's fist" he replied. Wufei froze. / What? That bastard! That bastard hit HIS Duo? Wait! Rewind.his Duo? Since when was Duo his? Shimatta! I thought I was over that!/ Wufei snapped back to attention when he realized Duo was still speaking. ".back soon. So can you?" Duo finished. "I'm sorry, what was that Maxwell?" Wufei said embarrassed to not have a clue what Duo was talking about. / I can't believe he hit him./ "Can you come get me?" Duo asked again. "I know you're on L-4 right now. But I tried Cat and he isn't home. I'd rather not be here when Heero gets back and he took the car and I have no money. Please, Wufei this is embarrassing as hell to have to ask, but I couldn't think of anyone else. Will you please come?" Duo said, seemingly rushing through it all in one breath.
Wufei study the face on the screen. Duo face was calm, but his indigo eyes were screaming. Wufei could tell the boy was terrified. "Yes, Maxwell, I'll come." He saw Duo give out a sigh of relief. "I'll be there in about four hours. The next shuttle doesn't leave until six and it'll take awhile for me to reach your apartment from the spaceport. Be ready at about ten o'clock. Chang out." and with that he turned the vid-phone off. "Kisama!" he muttered to himself. He had never seen Duo that afraid before. What the hell had been going on between him and Yuy in the past two months?
Wufei grabbed his jacket and keys and drove to the nearest shuttle port and secured a seat on the next flight to earth. Waiting for the shuttle to depart he fell into thoughts of Duo. / What the hell has been going on Maxwell? / he wondered. He could still see the fresh bruises on Duo's face and his split lip in his mind. And the way he felt knowing Heero had done it unnerved him. / Dammit! I thought I was over him. Guess you can't lie to yourself when it counts Chang./ It was true too. Seeing Duo Maxwell like that had wrung his heart. That beautiful boy, covered in bruises from the one who was supposed to love him. / This is dishonorable. You will pay Yuy./
When the shuttle landed on earth sometime later, he walked outside and caught a cab to Duo's apartment. On the way there he continued his musings on one violet-eyed ex-pilot. / Why didn't you tell anyone Maxwell? Duo no baka. We would have helped. / And it was still hard to believe that Heero had done that to him, though the evidence was written plain and clear on the boy's body. Wufei couldn't believe that even Heero Yuy, the Perfect Soldier, could purposely hurt the longhaired American.
The cab pulled up outside the apartment building, shaking Wufei out of his thoughts. He asked the cab driver to wait for him and got out. As he made his way up the stairs he could hear the sound of shouting and crashing coming from above him. It was already dark outside and the lights in the hall were dim, making it hard to find the right apartment number. As he approached 307 he discovered that the noise was coming from Duo's apartment. The shouting had stopped but he could still hear crashing coming from inside. Steeling himself, Wufei pounded on the door.
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Duo looked up when he heard someone pounding on the door. Duo would have screamed it out loud if he could have, but Heero's hands around his windpipe prevented it. He clawed at Heero's hands, but his steel grip didn't let up any. Duo thought as his vision began to waver. In the back of his mind he could still hear the pounding on the door, accompanied by shouting now too.
What the hell was he gonna do? He had almost made it. Almost! At 9:30 he had been putting the last of his clothes in his duffle when Heero had come home. Dammit! He never came home from the bar this early. Duo had stopped what he was doing when he saw what Heero was holding: a long stem black rose. Extremely hard to find in the winter. Heero had come home to apologize. Well, it wasn't going to work this time Duo decided.
"What are you doing Duo?" Heero asked as he shut the door behind him. Duo heard the lock click. He swallowed the sudden lump of fear in his throat and said, " I'm leaving." Heero just stared at him. " I can't do this anymore Heero," he said turning back to his bags. He froze when he felt an iron grip on his shoulder. "You're not going anywhere Duo" Heero told him, his voice the Perfect Soldier monotone. "Let go of me Heero" Duo said. Heero just tightened his grip. "I said LET GO!" Duo said as he spun around. That's when Heero hit him.
Now Heero had been beating the shit out of him for Duo didn't know how long. Time ceased to exist. All Duo was coherent enough to think about was the pain. That is until he heard Wufei pounding on the door. He couldn't give up. Wufei was here. He still had a shot at getting away. Duo knew he had to do something. He wasn't going out like this.
With the last bit of strength left in him, Duo kicked Heero back with all his might. Heero released his death grip around his throat and Duo slumped to the floor, gasping for air. He heard the door creak and splinter just as his vision exploded with stars from Heero's kick to his temple. Then his world faded to black and Duo slipped down into comforting darkness.
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Wufei's eyes almost shot flames as he finally broke through the door to the apartment and took in the scene before him. / Kisama!/ "Let him go Yuy!" he said, his voice dripping venom. Heero turned to stare at him. He didn't even bother to ask what Wufei was doing there. It was obvious Duo had called him. "Get out Chang."
"No" Wufei said. Heero approached him, exuding as much menace as ever he had in battle. " I said get out." "No." Wufei was not backing down. Not where Duo was concerned. Never again. He had given up once already, he wouldn't fail Duo now. Just then Duo let out a small moan from his place on the floor. Heero turned back to him, but Wufei stepped in his way.
"Leave him the fuck alone Yuy. You've done enough." Heero just stayed where he was. Wufei turned back to Duo, his heart breaking at the sight of the proud Shinigami bleeding and broken on the floor. / Oh Duo / He knew he was still alive by the shallow rattling breaths. He had to get him out of there and to a doctor.
Wufei carefully lifted Duo into his arms, careful not to jar his right arm, which was obviously broken. Duo let out another groan. Wufei just prayed the braided boy remained unconscious long enough for them to set the arm. He stood and turned back to Heero. Heero met his gaze without emotion. He knew Chang was much closer to his equal in strength. "Come near him again and I will kill you" and with that Wufei walked out the door, cradling his precious burden against his chest.
Heero watched him go, still unmoving. He couldn't stop it now. But he *would* get Duo back and when he did, Chang would pay for interfering. Duo was his, his property and he'd be damn if he'd let anyone else take him away. All he had to do was wait for the right time to move. And Heero could be a very patience person. He was the Perfect Soldier.
END PART TWO
Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Gundam Wing (sniffle). I'm just borrowing the guys for my own wicked purposes and I promise to return them *mostly* intact. Gundam Wing and its characters are property of Bandai, Sunrise, and other big companies with far more money than little ol' me. I'm not making any money from this and no infringement is intended. So don't sue. I'm just a poor student, I have no money. Let me check my pockets. nope, no $$. Want some lint?
Emphasis *blah* Duo's thoughts Wufei's thoughts /blah/ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* scene change
Feedback: Yes please. C&C are most appreciated. Constructive criticism is always welcome, but flames will be used to roast marshmallows.
Thanks to all those who reviewed the first chapter! Ice Princess Xia (I don't know why you couldn't review my other story), chimichangita (I'm sorry, I can't help the cliffie), and BC.
To Janine: I'm sorry if 5x2 squicks you, but the story is clearly labeled as a 1+2 into a 5x2, so you were warned. There was also a warning for Bastardization of Heero in the warning before the story. If you had a problem with that, you could have stopped reading there. As for the lack of canon interaction b/w 5 and 2, all I can say is that based on canon, the only couple I could see working is 3+4/4+3. The point of fanfiction is to expand beyond the possibilities of the series. While I appreciate constructive criticism, as it's a necessary part of evolving as a writer, a review that only lists things you didn't like isn't helpful.
Heaven Helps the Man 2 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Wufei blinked as the phone rang again and hit the receive button. He had to stifle a gasp when Duo Maxwell appeared on the screen. / What the hell? / "Hey Wu-man. I'm afraid I'm in a bit of a jam. I need your help" he heard Maxwell say. Duo speaking seemed to snap things back into place. "You look like shit Maxwell" he told him. "What the hell have you gotten yourself into now?" he asked. Inwardly he was cringing. / Gods, Duo what happened to you? /
Duo tried to give what Wufei thought was supposed to be a laugh, but it came out as a breathy sort of cough. " I sorta ran into Heero's fist" he replied. Wufei froze. / What? That bastard! That bastard hit HIS Duo? Wait! Rewind.his Duo? Since when was Duo his? Shimatta! I thought I was over that!/ Wufei snapped back to attention when he realized Duo was still speaking. ".back soon. So can you?" Duo finished. "I'm sorry, what was that Maxwell?" Wufei said embarrassed to not have a clue what Duo was talking about. / I can't believe he hit him./ "Can you come get me?" Duo asked again. "I know you're on L-4 right now. But I tried Cat and he isn't home. I'd rather not be here when Heero gets back and he took the car and I have no money. Please, Wufei this is embarrassing as hell to have to ask, but I couldn't think of anyone else. Will you please come?" Duo said, seemingly rushing through it all in one breath.
Wufei study the face on the screen. Duo face was calm, but his indigo eyes were screaming. Wufei could tell the boy was terrified. "Yes, Maxwell, I'll come." He saw Duo give out a sigh of relief. "I'll be there in about four hours. The next shuttle doesn't leave until six and it'll take awhile for me to reach your apartment from the spaceport. Be ready at about ten o'clock. Chang out." and with that he turned the vid-phone off. "Kisama!" he muttered to himself. He had never seen Duo that afraid before. What the hell had been going on between him and Yuy in the past two months?
Wufei grabbed his jacket and keys and drove to the nearest shuttle port and secured a seat on the next flight to earth. Waiting for the shuttle to depart he fell into thoughts of Duo. / What the hell has been going on Maxwell? / he wondered. He could still see the fresh bruises on Duo's face and his split lip in his mind. And the way he felt knowing Heero had done it unnerved him. / Dammit! I thought I was over him. Guess you can't lie to yourself when it counts Chang./ It was true too. Seeing Duo Maxwell like that had wrung his heart. That beautiful boy, covered in bruises from the one who was supposed to love him. / This is dishonorable. You will pay Yuy./
When the shuttle landed on earth sometime later, he walked outside and caught a cab to Duo's apartment. On the way there he continued his musings on one violet-eyed ex-pilot. / Why didn't you tell anyone Maxwell? Duo no baka. We would have helped. / And it was still hard to believe that Heero had done that to him, though the evidence was written plain and clear on the boy's body. Wufei couldn't believe that even Heero Yuy, the Perfect Soldier, could purposely hurt the longhaired American.
The cab pulled up outside the apartment building, shaking Wufei out of his thoughts. He asked the cab driver to wait for him and got out. As he made his way up the stairs he could hear the sound of shouting and crashing coming from above him. It was already dark outside and the lights in the hall were dim, making it hard to find the right apartment number. As he approached 307 he discovered that the noise was coming from Duo's apartment. The shouting had stopped but he could still hear crashing coming from inside. Steeling himself, Wufei pounded on the door.
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Duo looked up when he heard someone pounding on the door. Duo would have screamed it out loud if he could have, but Heero's hands around his windpipe prevented it. He clawed at Heero's hands, but his steel grip didn't let up any. Duo thought as his vision began to waver. In the back of his mind he could still hear the pounding on the door, accompanied by shouting now too.
What the hell was he gonna do? He had almost made it. Almost! At 9:30 he had been putting the last of his clothes in his duffle when Heero had come home. Dammit! He never came home from the bar this early. Duo had stopped what he was doing when he saw what Heero was holding: a long stem black rose. Extremely hard to find in the winter. Heero had come home to apologize. Well, it wasn't going to work this time Duo decided.
"What are you doing Duo?" Heero asked as he shut the door behind him. Duo heard the lock click. He swallowed the sudden lump of fear in his throat and said, " I'm leaving." Heero just stared at him. " I can't do this anymore Heero," he said turning back to his bags. He froze when he felt an iron grip on his shoulder. "You're not going anywhere Duo" Heero told him, his voice the Perfect Soldier monotone. "Let go of me Heero" Duo said. Heero just tightened his grip. "I said LET GO!" Duo said as he spun around. That's when Heero hit him.
Now Heero had been beating the shit out of him for Duo didn't know how long. Time ceased to exist. All Duo was coherent enough to think about was the pain. That is until he heard Wufei pounding on the door. He couldn't give up. Wufei was here. He still had a shot at getting away. Duo knew he had to do something. He wasn't going out like this.
With the last bit of strength left in him, Duo kicked Heero back with all his might. Heero released his death grip around his throat and Duo slumped to the floor, gasping for air. He heard the door creak and splinter just as his vision exploded with stars from Heero's kick to his temple. Then his world faded to black and Duo slipped down into comforting darkness.
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Wufei's eyes almost shot flames as he finally broke through the door to the apartment and took in the scene before him. / Kisama!/ "Let him go Yuy!" he said, his voice dripping venom. Heero turned to stare at him. He didn't even bother to ask what Wufei was doing there. It was obvious Duo had called him. "Get out Chang."
"No" Wufei said. Heero approached him, exuding as much menace as ever he had in battle. " I said get out." "No." Wufei was not backing down. Not where Duo was concerned. Never again. He had given up once already, he wouldn't fail Duo now. Just then Duo let out a small moan from his place on the floor. Heero turned back to him, but Wufei stepped in his way.
"Leave him the fuck alone Yuy. You've done enough." Heero just stayed where he was. Wufei turned back to Duo, his heart breaking at the sight of the proud Shinigami bleeding and broken on the floor. / Oh Duo / He knew he was still alive by the shallow rattling breaths. He had to get him out of there and to a doctor.
Wufei carefully lifted Duo into his arms, careful not to jar his right arm, which was obviously broken. Duo let out another groan. Wufei just prayed the braided boy remained unconscious long enough for them to set the arm. He stood and turned back to Heero. Heero met his gaze without emotion. He knew Chang was much closer to his equal in strength. "Come near him again and I will kill you" and with that Wufei walked out the door, cradling his precious burden against his chest.
Heero watched him go, still unmoving. He couldn't stop it now. But he *would* get Duo back and when he did, Chang would pay for interfering. Duo was his, his property and he'd be damn if he'd let anyone else take him away. All he had to do was wait for the right time to move. And Heero could be a very patience person. He was the Perfect Soldier.
END PART TWO