A Baby's Lullaby: Ch 4
Zechs came out of his and Heero's room with his head bowed as he silently shut the door.
"Did you get him to sleep?" He raised his head when he heard Quatre's quiet question.
"Yes, took a while but he's finely asleep." He said sadly.
"How did you mange to do it?" Quatre asked surprised. It had been three days since Miya had been abducted and Heero hadn't slept since. He stayed up sitting with the vid phone in his hand hopping that the police would call with something. They decided on not calling Duo and Wufei and ruining their vacation. Those two where too stressed as it was and Heero strictly refused to call and tell him. He had said that Duo was being pulled thin with trying to please Wufei by getting pregnant and Wufei was being overly stressed at work then worrying about why Duo seemed depressed and Heero was not going to ruin their vacation with each other.
"I got Miya's stuffed rabbit and he latched onto it and cried as I held him. Being sleep deprived then crying like that put him under. Hopefully for the night." Zechs answered as he looked at the door with his hand still on the knob. His face was drawn and he had dark bags under his eyes.
"Quatre, why would some one do this?" Zechs asked sadly. He just couldn't get passed the fact that something like this to him and his husband.
"I don't know Zechs. Some things just can't be explained." Quatre answered quietly, setting his hand onto the taller blonds shoulder.
"For once I have no idea what to do. I can barely keep my self together to try and keep Heero calm." Zechs said. He took his hand off the door knob and used it to brace himself agents the door. His other hand came up and covered his eyes as he began to cry. He slid to the floor, plopping down with a dull thud. He cupped his face in his hands, fuck holding it in! Heero was asleep and finding peace in his dreams and all Zechs wanted to do was let go. He hadn't been able to with Heero in the state he was in. Zechs had to stay strong for Heero, had to be able to give Heero strength. Quatre was about to kneel down and try and help Zechs calm down when the bedroom door slowly opened.
Heero opened his eyes when he heard the door close. He hugged Miya's rabbit tighter to his chest, silent tears renewing the dried stained paths on his face.
'Miya, my baby, we WILL get you back. I promises baby. If they hurt you I will kill them. I love you so much Miya, nothing is going to keep me from getting you back. I should have gone straight up and checked on you when you started to fuss. You trying to tell me you were in trouble. I'm so sorry Miya I'm so sorry.' Heero kept repeating in his head. He was brought out of his thoughts by the muffled voice of Zechs. He heard something slide down the door and then a thump outside. He heard Zechs muffled sobs and it made him feel worse.
'Oh Zechs! You have been acting strong for me and giving me strength and here I've been feeling sorry and you have been waiting for a chance to brake down and let your own sorrow out. I'm sorry Zechs!' Heero got up still holding Miya's rabbit. He slowly rose from the bed but fell to the floor. His muscles hurt from sleep depravation and his legs felt like jelly, he couldn't even walk. So he crawled to the door and slowly opened it from his place on the floor.
Zechs was sitting up agents the door and as it opened he fell back slowly. He brought his hands away from his face and turned his head to look behind him. There on the floor behind him knelt Heero. He quickly went to wipe his face but Heero stopped him. Heero gently grabbed a hold of Zechs hands and gently pulled Zechs back to lay agents his chest. Zechs fell back his head laying agents Heero's chest. Heero wrapped his arms around Zechs and held him tightly, rocking back and forth.
"I'm sorry Zechs, I was being selfish. It's alright, you've been strong enough, go ahead and let go." Heero cooed as he bent his head down and rested his forehead agents the top of Zechs head. Zechs let go with out hesitation barring his face into Heero's chest, letting the sobs rack his body. Heero continued to rock the both of them, his own tears falling silently. Quatre decided to leave the two alone to get the last out of their system. He went down stairs to find Trowa, his eyes red rimed as he sat on the sofa next to the fire place, the handheld vid-phone sitting next to him.
"Trowa . . . ." He trailed off as he sat next his lover. Trowa wrapped his arms around Quatre and pulled him into his lap.
"The police called, they have busted down almost every were and still no sing of Miya. . . . . . . This whole thing got me to thinking, what if it was are child and not Zechs and Heero's. Their going threw so much, and they hurt so much. I'd die if some one took you or my child from me." Trowa murmured out as one arm held Quatre tightly to him and the ether caressed his still flat stomach. Quatre sat his hand on top Trowa's and cupped Trowa's cheek with the ether.
"I know Trowa, I have thought about that to and I have felt their pain. It's almost to much." He paused looking deeply into Trowa's emerald pools.
"I called perventers earlier. They are going to treat this as a terrorist case and are already searching and giving help in the search." He said as he removed his hand from Trowa's cheek and sat it on top of the ether and rested his head agents Trowa's chest.
"At least we're getting help." Trowa sighed.
"I remember about two months ago, Duo dragged Heero down to headquarters and brought Miya with them."
"Why did they go down there?" Quatre asked becoming curious.
"Wufei was doing office work that day and was not having to good of a day as it was. Duo had call about a hour before lunch and Wufei seemed to perk up some. Then about fifteen mints before lunch Duo brought Heero and Miya to the office. They were there to bring Wufei and me lunch. As soon as Heero walked in with Miya wrapped up in her blanket and waving her arms as she leaned on his shoulder every one was swarming around him. Nobody could get enough of little Miya they were all cooing and acting like twits around her. Heero had this look that was just begging for help from one of us. We finely broke up the baby huddle and Heero got to sit down." Trowa stopped the memory there and just held on to Quatre, slowly and gently rubbing his stomach.
"Sounds like he had quite a day." Quatre murmured as he snuggled deeper into Trowas chest.
"Let's just hope that it wont turn into nothing but memories." Trowa sighed as he hugged Quatre.
Wufei and Duo walked into the house glad to be home even though the vacation had been wonderful, they missed every one. They ran their bags upstairs to their room before going to go search for their friends. Duo all but slid down the banister as he hurried to see his palls. Wufei fallowed contently, shaking his head at his husband with a warm smile on his face.
"Hey guys were home!" Duo yelled. He went into the parlor to find the ethers in a mess of papers, folders, coffee cups and with dead looks. These were things that Duo had no whish to see after the war.
"What happened. . . . ." Duo said in shock. His voice was low and almost stressed as he fought to get the words past. Quatre's head snapped up from reading tiredly threw a venal folder. He turned suddenly around to see Duo and Wufei standing in the door way.
"OH Duo Wufei your home. I'm sorry you could not return to better circumstances . . . . . " He was cut off by a moan which seemed to come from a pile of papers, folders and blankets of the short sofa across from the on that Quatre was seated on. Duo directed his attention to the moving mound. Heero sat up the papers and blankets rolling off his body as he sat up. Duo gave a gasp as he saw Heero's face. His eyes were red and puffy, his face was pale and looked mal-nutritious. Duo rushed over and wrapped his arms around the broken state of his best friend.
"My God what happened!" Duo demanded as he held Heero tightly. Zechs and Trowa made themselves known. They had been standing across the room at a small folding table going threw papers as well. Looking just as deviled as Quatre. Zechs more so seemed to be just as bad off as Heero.
"Miya was kid napped from her room the day after you both left. We've been tracking down every suspect and criminal on earth and in space." Zechs said in a dead voice. Duo just gasped and gave a angry look as he held on to Heero, his grip tightening.
"Why did you not call!" Duo nearly screamed.
"I didn't want your vacation ruined. You two needed the time alone to relax and get away from us all and the problems of life." Heero muttered as he broke from Duo's grasp.
"No matter the resign you should have told us we could always have rescheduled are trip." Wufei spoke up. They were all quiet after that till Quatre got up an announced that he was going to get them all some tea. He was about four steps from the door way when he brought his hand to his head and began to swoon before he fell, only to be caught by a pair of strong genital arms that held him as the two bodies aloud gravity to slowly lower them to the floor.
"Are you alright my little one?" Trowa asked concerned. He had gotten use to Quatre's dizzy spells and knew that when Quatre would stop and bring his hand to his head that he was going to stumble and he made sure he could catch his little angle in time.
"Yeah, I gust got dizzy is all, I'll go and get that tea now. . . ." Quatre made to get up but Trowa tightened his grasp on the small boy and using one arm to support Quatre's back and the ether scooping up under his knees, Trowa stood.
"No, forget about the tea, you're stressing your self so bad that these dizzy spells are getting worse. You need rest." Trowa said sternly but his tone holding love and caring.
"But. . . ." Quatre was cut off by Trowa in a more dominate tone.
"No Quatre you need to rest if not for me then rest for are little one." Quatre gave a sigh. Trowa was right stressing himself like this wasn't good for the baby nor for his sanity. Trowa head up to the stairs but was stopped when he heard Duo's voice.
"You stay up there and get some rest yourself Trow. I mean it!" Trowa nodded. He knew Quatre would not rest with out him so he did not argue. He headed up the stairs. Duo gently griped under Heero's arms.
"Come on you, you need decent rest. . . . ." Duo said as he heaved Heero to his feet.
"As do you Zechs." Wufei said gently placing a hand on the tall blonds shoulder. Zechs nodded, he was to tired to argue and he knew that the Duo and Wufei were right. Zechs moved over and wrapped Heero in his arms and lead the way to their bed. Duo watch them till they were out of site up the stairs. He turned to Wufei.
"So where ya wanna start?" Duo asked solemnly as he looked at his husband.
"I'm going to go down to perventers, no doubt they are on this case as well."
"Ya, they only needed to say the name Peace craft! And bada bing bada boom every one is helping!" Duo tried to smile but to no avail.
Wufei gave a nod. Grabbing his jacket from the hall he kissed Duo once then ran out the door.