Just a Shadow
Disclaimer: - I don't own Gundam Wing or any of its characters!
Chapter 10: Heero's Message, I'll see you soon
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Mieka: Thanks for taking the time to catch up with each chapter you missed. I was hoping people would laugh at the last chapter, but I still haven't received any ideas of what people want the boys to do on their vacation! Any ideas? Thanks for the reviews!
EquineAngel: Well, you certainly made me laugh, I think it was the imagery of the giant toilet bowl… anyway! You have the craziest imagination since the creation of me! Believe me I can be a real psycho when I want to! I may make the boys do some crazy stuff during the duration of this fic, we'll just have to wait and see! I hope this chapter doesn't disappoint in Heero's Progress. I know it's a little unbelievable, but this is Heero we're talking about here!
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Normal – Present day
Bold Italics – Past/Flashbacks
Normal Italics – Flashbacks whilst in the past
Bold – Flashbacks in the Present
Duo's POV
I yawn and slowly stretch in bed and roll over onto my side. I can't remember the last time I've woken up so relaxed! I yawn loudly and settle down back into bed with a sigh and feel myself slipping back to sleep.
It's so weird for me to wake up before the alarm!
A few seconds pass before the reality of my words sink in, and then it hits me.
I never wake up before the alarm!
I shoot up in bed and turn to the clock. OH. MY. GOD!
Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! Shit! I was supposed to be up 4 hours ago! It's already 10! I'm supposed to get up, tidy the house and prepare breakfast ready for 7 to get Heero up! Why didn't the alarm go off?
I jump out of bed and start running downstairs. I run into the lounge. Whoa. Okay, I didn't expect to see that!
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Zechs and Wufei looked up as a crash echoed through the house. They then turned to each other as heavy footsteps ran towards them and down the stairs.
"Here comes the Maxwell stampede" Wufei stated calmly dunking some toast into a boiled egg
The noise stopped and Zechs turned towards the doorway.
"What are you staring at Maxwell? – you look like a fish!"
Duo shook his head in disbelief.
"W-what are you two doing?" he asked
"We're feeding Heero" Zechs stated "I thought that would have been obvious!"
"I mean … why?"
"You looked tired" Wufei replied "I didn't want to wake you – besides, I didn't get Yuy up!"
"Huh?"
"I did" Zechs admitted "He was awake when I walked past at 6 and so I brought him downstairs and made him some breakfast"
"And … and he behaved for you?" Duo asked
"No problems so far" Zechs stated wiping Heero's mouth "Besides I'm used to this sort of thing"
"Yeah" Duo grinned "How old is Alex now?"
"He's four" Zechs replied "But he has the mind of an 11 year old! And the attitude of a teenager!"
"And you still have to feed him?"
"He's an attention seeker"
"Was he here last night? I didn't see him"
"Yes, he was asleep in the car with Pagan"
"Oh"
"Good morning Duo!" Quatre smiled as he tried to straighten his messy hair"
"Good morning Zechs, Wufei" Trowa greeted running his eyes slightly "Good morning Heero"
"You guys just get up?" Duo asked
"Yes" Quatre replied "And by the looks of it, so did you!"
Duo looked at himself for the first time, only now noting his messy appearance and nudity.
"Ahem!" he replied, in a high pitched tone "I'll just be going back to my room now!"
With that said, he shot out f the door and up the stairs, running into Sally on the way and leaving a trail of laughing pilots in the lounge.
"There's nothing quite like sleeping naked in satin sheets!" Quatre joked
"Too much information Quatre!" Sally laughed and blushed, not expecting anybody other then the pilots and Zechs to hear him.
Sally walked in the room and approached Heero. She gave him a quick physical check up as second nature with the pilots and went into the kitchen to get some coffee. Before long, the rest of the houses inhabitants awoke and the house was bustling with life.
"This is great!" Duo cheered "Heero hasn't ever been this active – look at how he keeps looking around at people!"
"I know" Wufei smirked, taking a sip of his tea "I think it improves our chances of restoring his mind"
The sound of loud footsteps running down the stairs filled the air and all eyes turned towards the noise. Noin sighed and walked to the back of the room.
"Brace yourselves people" she warned "It's awake!"
A few small chuckles circulated around the room before a blur of blond and blue burst in and glomped onto Duo.
"DUO! DUO! DUO! DUO! DUO! DUO! DUO! DUO! DUO! DUO! DUO! DUO!" Alex screamed
"Hey little man!" Duo greeted "How ya been?"
Alex started shouting out a list of things he had done since Duo had last seen him and the group around him smiled. All except one that is. Heero, who was used to a quiet environment and a lot of attention was groaning uncomfortably, trying to get Duo's attention, but the braided man was too occupied with all the attention he was receiving to notice.
The Japanese man rocked back and forth in frustration, but nobody could see him as they had all turned away from him.
"Duuuuuu" Heero slurred desperately "Trroooo!"
Nobody heard Heero's calls over Alex's shouting and their own laughs as the Japanese man became more frustrated. He lifted his hands up to his head to cover his ears and continued to rock. An angry expression crossed his face as he was still ignored.
"Wuuu" he growled quietly "Kaaatt … … Zeeekks"
Heero's eyes darkened as nobody responded to his calls and he slowly lifted himself from his wheel chair. Taking note that nobody had noticed him moving, Heero stumbled out the door. His eyes completely focused and his concentration sharp. For now, Heero Yuy was once again, Heero Yuy.
Duo laughed loudly as Alex told yet another joke. He kneeled to the floor and smiled at the young boy.
"Kiddo! You're great!" Duo grinned "When you're older, you are gonna be such a great … FUCK!"
The crowd gasped and everybody's smiles fell. Zechs looked like he was about to pop and Noin was fuming. Most of the other guests just gaped in shock. Wufei snorted spraying his tea through his nose and onto everybody else
"DUO!" Noin shouted angrily "How dare you say that to Alex!"
"NO!" Duo shouted desperately "IT'S HEERO! HE'S GONE!"
Duo shoved past the people in his way to get to the chair Heero had occupied. It was not turned over and there was no mess.
"Oh God … Oh God … Oh my God" Duo panicked "I've got to find Heero! Split up guys!"
All of the people in the house split into groups and searched the house. Before 3 minutes had passed, Wufei called for everybody to come to him. When they arrived, they saw something that they thought they'd never see again. Most of the people gasped and just stood there gaping.
"H-Heero?" Duo stuttered as he approached his friend.
Heero was sat in his room on his chair facing his open laptop. He had an extremely concentrated look on his face to the point where he looked in pain. His stare was solely on the laptop as 1 finger roamed across the keyboard. His eyes were completely clear and he remained like that for awhile longer.
Nobody dared to speak or move. Eventually, the slow typing stopped and Heero's eyes completely fogged over. He slumped to the side before his eyes fell half closed and he started to topple of the chair.
Duo pitched forward and caught his falling friends before he had a chance to hit the floor. He straightened Heero out and stared at the computer screen. Until now his attention has been fixed on his Asian friend so he had not had a chance to see what he had written.
The others watched in silence as Duo's eyes trailed slowly over the computer screen a moment passed and then another. Finally, Duo turned to Heero and a laugh which sounded more like a sob escaped his lips.
"You guys might want to come and see this" Duo chuckled "I told you my buddy was okay! I told you all and you didn't believe me!"
The others approached in curious as to what Heero could have managed to write in his current state. A mixture of shock, relief, laughter and awe crossed their features as they read the few lines on the computer.
Duo, I'm fine, don't like carrots. Pleese feed fish and clean rug. Katra hair good Wufei personality beta and troaaa no more turtle neck. Zeks food good. Beta than yors. I DON'T LIKE GREY! Me try behave beta. Keep noise down. Don't like. C u soon. Heero. X
p.s I'm gonna kill yoooo
"The spellings crappy but at least we know he's really there" Duo sobbed happily, he then looked down at Heero's grey shirt and laughed "Sorry man!" he laughed "I'll go get your red top"
"I suppose I do wear turtle neck jumpers a lot" Trowa smiled "I think I'll go change into a T-shirt"
"I can't believe he noticed the streaks in my hair!" Quatre laughed "None of you did!"
The group took a close look at Quatre and gasped. He had several streaks of white through his hair.
"When did you have that done Quatre?" Noin asked
"A few weeks ago, I don't know why, I guess I just felt like it"
"It's impossible Maxwell" Zechs stated in disbelief, picking up Heero and carrying him down the stairs with the rest of the group princess style. He then turned to Heero "I knew you were good, but I didn't know you were that good!"
"I know what you mean Zechs" Wufei added "It's a miracle he made it up the stairs, but It's unbelievable he can even stand! Have you ever tried to make him stand Maxwell?"
"No" Duo replied thoughtfully "I never have"
"What are we talking about?" Alex shouted, trying to get the adults attention
"Could you maybe keep your voice a little bit lower Alex?" Noin asked "Mr Heero doesn't like loud noises"
"Oh … okay … I guess" Alex pouted with big blue eyes as his bangs fell over them.
"I told you my food was better than yours" Zechs smirked to Duo "And I suppose Chang has had a good personality transplant!"
Duo laughed as Zechs set Heero down in his wheelchair and he changed him into a new shirt. He then asked Zechs to bring him into the kitchen and let him watch as he tossed everything with carrots in into the bin.
Heero smiled and Duo grinned. Zechs picked Heero up again and he groaned in protest.
"What?" Zechs asked "What did I do?"
"I don't think Heero likes being carried like a girl" Duo guessed
Zechs looked Heero squarely in the eye "Tough" he stated simply "You were raised a soldier, now stop acting like a spoiled brat!"
The group gaped at Zechs as he set Heero down on the couch and sat next to him flipping through the channels.
The rest of the day went quite normally and before long night had arrived. Everybody was watching a movie, but almost everybody had fallen asleep. Duo walked around the couch placing blankets on his friends. He hugged them gently before resting on the couch himself.
"Goodnight guys" he whispered "Love ya"
The pilots had settled down to watch a movie after coming home from the Chinese restaurant. They had bought a large couch on the way home to replace the ratty old armchair, which was the only piece of furniture in the lounge. When they arrived home, they chose to share the couch rather than sit in the many different area's of the room separate. There was a short territory fight before Quatre found himself squashed in the middle with Trowa between Wufei and Duo. Heero perched himself on one of the arms.
Before long they had all fallen asleep except for Heero. The wing pilot silently placed blankets over him friends and hugged them gently.
"Goodnight guys" he whispered "Love you all"
Heero settled down to sleep and didn't notice the grins that spread over his four friends' faces or the looks they shared after his eyes closed.
Well, there's another chapter under the belt! I hope you're enjoying this! I'm holding a vote now for the following couples. You can even suggest a coupe yourself if you want. Leave your vote in a review.
Heero/Relena
Heero/Duo
Duo/Hilde
Trowa? (I don't know Midii Une's character at all, so I don't really want her in the fic – sowwy!)
Trowa/Quatre
Quatre/Dorothy
Wufei/Sally
Heero/Duo/Wufei
No Couples
Your Choice
There are your choices, now vote! I'll post the results after each chapter and then I'll post the decisions in a couple of chapters time. If anybody wants to email me with their vote, then feel free.
Until Next Time!
Clarobell