Hello everybody!! Christmas break has finally come to me and I have decided to continue with the writing of the stories and such Hopefully, I shall be able to update a few also as well as bring some new adventures your way. YAY for havinga month off!! But anywho, this one is a cute one. Hopefully no one will get to badly mamed or anything...I hadn't planned it anyways. But you know me....;; It's so easy to do. Pairings are the norm, and nothing to dirty....but I promise a crowd pleaser. And no....no M-preg....shudders....that stuff scares the poo out of me....but here we go! Enjoy and R&R if you can
Chapter One
For miles, all you could see was rubble. Buildings flattened, bodies and mobile dolls scattered. The rain had come in to wash away the sins they had committed. But this war was life or death. Them or the boys. And like so many battles before this, the Gundams had won. It was never there intention to get so close to the city, but Oz had pushed them back to far. There were no more sirens, or cries over radios. All of them were silent and listened to the rain fall. Quatre pried his hand from the controls and held them close. It was shaking uncontrolablly. Viewing at his screens, he could see the mass damage, his stomach learching at the sight.
"Quatre.....are you there....." 03's voice came gently over the radio.
".....yes...I'm here....sorry...." Swallowing the vomit in his mouth, he shut down his system and jumped out of his Gundam.
Deathscythe came to a halt and soon after, Duo joined Quatre on the ground. He himself, looked paler and shaken. "Brings back to many memories Quat," he spoke softly. Looking around he held his arms close to his chest.
Heero made his way to the group and looked around. He knew better then to ask if everyone was all right. Just the silence of them mad eit quiet obvious that things were touch and go. Glancing around, he made the choice to speak.
"We really should look around for....."
"......survivors?.....heh....yeah right." Duo sighed and walked slowly in the other direction, looking to the ground. Trowa joined the boys on the ground, and in the search for possible survivors of their attack. But as they wandered more, the chances of this became less and less.
Quatre stopped at the top of an incline, shivering from the wind that bit at his slender body. He didn't here his silent partner come up behind him. He gasped as the others arms wrapped around him from behind. He couldn't hold it anymore. Tears flowed down the blondes face, his empathy taking over.
"....it's all right to cry......." He whispered into his partners ear to calm him and braced himself for the shifting of the others body to hold onto him.
"We're kidding ourselves.......there is no one left......" But almost as he finished his sentence, the sound of a soft cry was heard echoing over the empty field. 04's head whipped around to look, but saw no one. Listening carefully, he again heard the sound of someone crying. That someone was a small child. "You heard that too right?"
Trowa nodded and slid down the hill, trying to hear if the sound grew louder, which it did. He lept over bodies anf rubble, listening hard, followed close behind by the other. The sound of the young child's cry became so close, so loud. Someone was alive, there was still hope. Abruptly, Trowa stopped looking down. The sound came from below them now and he began to dig. He started to rip away at pieces of building and ground. Duo saw him and came rushing over. "What's going on?"
"We can hear someone crying. They're trapped underneithe here....." Quatre stepped out of the way of flying metal. Duo jumped down into the hole Trowa had created and began to pull away his share of junk. Heero caught up and stayed with Quatre, watching as they dug deeper and deeper.
With the jerking of one final piece, Duo backed away at the sight they found. Trowa himself had to close his eyes and turn away. A young woman lay dead, death caused by the building collapsing on her head. They were beginning to think that the noise they heard was just blind hope in their heads, until the cries started up again. Both boys looked at each other and finally, Maxwell was the one to make the first move. Slowly and carefully he rolled the young girl over, eyes widening at the sight. There, dirty but otherwise fine, was a small baby. Duo's heart sank as it's wails rang in his ears, screaming for it's mother. Trowa leaned over and blinked at what he saw.
"...is it all right?...."
With shaking hands, 02 slipped off his jacket and picked the small bundle up, wrapping it with his clothing. Checking it all over and sighed in relief. "She's fine......a bit dirty and hungry....but okay...."
Quatre, still trying to see what they had found, gasped as he saw Duo stand up with the young child in his arms. Carefully, he made his way out of the whole and walked towards them. Heero blinked in confussion and watched as his comrade, cooed the child to stop crying.
"She's so little......maybe a few days old....." Quatre inched closer to look at the newest member. She grunted at him, stealing his heart instantly.
"....we need to find a shelter for her...." Heero brought them all back to reality. Three heads snapped to look at him.
"You're kidding right?" Duo frowned at him, holding her a bit tighter. "....she could be stuck there for days....and the chances of anyone around here being able to take her on such short notice is gonna be hard."
"Duo....we don't have a choice....she's not safe with us...." Heero's tone was sturn and unwavering. Duo glared at him and began to walk back to hid Gundam. Quatre looked back to the others, unsure of what to say. He could understand what Duo had meant about leaving her, but he had to agree with Heero. The child wasn't safe with them....especially if Oz was still on their tail.
"Maybe we should wait till the morning.....we can atke her for one night......" Trowa followed, putting his arm around Quatre and walking behind 02. Heero held his ground watching them go.
He ran to catch up to them, taking hold of Duo's shoulder. "We can't keep her......you know that. She is in more danger with us then even staying out here alone."
"I don't plan to keep her like a pet Heero....but I won't let her stay out here or go to one of those damn shelters if she doesn't have to." The little one cried louder now, either meaning hunger or wetness. "We need to get you home don't we? Don't we?" He cooed her, and after a few moments of soft talking, it began to work.
".....tomorrow morning....we find a place for her...."
The three looked at 01 and rolled their eyes. Always about the mission.....
"Whatever Heero....in the morning....right now, she needs food and someplace warm to sleep....." Heero had lost this battle for now, it was evident. Sighing, he moved out to hide their Gundams. Thankfully, their safe house was close by, not that long a walk. The walk back was quiet and only time would tell what would happen there first night with the new member of their team.
TBC
Hope you like....the other chapters will be better I promise. More Fluffy with the boys and more warming up to the baby Enjoy the read all