Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing.... Damn...

Pairings: Eventual 121, maybe some 343, haven't decided as of yet.

Warnings: Eventual Shonen Ai, maybe violence, and Rock n' Roll baby.

Notes: Ok, so I hope you liked the first part of the fic. I worked hard on it, and I just wanted it to be something that everybody could like. Except for the language and violence, there really aren't any warnings attched to the next few parts. Again this is my first GW fic, and I think that I will improve in my story telling as the story goes along. So, I would like to thank everyone who supports me, and to all the readers I would like to say: Enjoy.

In The Valley Of The Diamond Dogs

By Black Dragon62

Chapter 2: Starman

"Great show Duo. You knocked em dead. They fuckin' loved you. I've never seen a crowd that riled up before." Hilde said as she and Duo entered the lavishly decorated room. "You did great. I want you to know that I'm proud of you." She stopped and turned to look him in the eyes. "I know you sang the first song for the guys, and I want you to know that if they were here with us today, they would have loved it."

"Geez Hil, you make them sound like they're dead." Duo answered as he threw his jacket across that room and onto the dresser. He took a seat on the plush couch and took his boots off. "They're not dead, you know that as well as I do. And how did you know that the song was for them? Could have been for anyone, like Relena or Dorothy or someone else you know."

Hilde shook her head in amusement. "It had to be for them. And I know that for a fact. Because: A. You don't like Relena, and you wouldn't sing it for Dorothy, and B. You sing that song on this day every year... the year you guys split up." She looked at him solemnly. He was looking at his feet, clenching and unclenching his toes. She regretted saying the last bit. "But hey, you don't have to justify yourself to me."

Duo looked at Hilde with mild interest. "I'm not justifying myself, I just don't see why everything I do, has to do with... them." He sighed. "Maybe I just like the song." He looked at her with pleading violet eyes. "So can we please just drop it." He looked away for a moment, gathering his thoughts.

"Ok. I got some stuff to do before we get going again, so, just hang here till I come get you. We might grab dinner then head to the next venue." Hilde turned to go, but stopped, she looked over her shoulder and looked at Duo. "You did good." Then she left.

'Right, good. Then why does it feel like I blew it?' Duo sat there in the same spot of the couch he had been sitting in for the past forty minutes. Struming his guitar in a casual manner. 'I wonder what they are up to? I wonder what their lives are like.... I wonder if they are ok, I wonder where they live, I wonder if they have seen me perform or heard me on the radio or seen me on tv? I wonder..... Do they think about us? About what we used to be? About me and how I turned out?' He put his guitar down and got up, he walked over to his book bag and dug in it until he found an old tattered piece olf paper. Duo looked at the picture, and smiled. 'God! We were so young! Look at me?! I'm still the same, maybe a little older. There's Quat, same as I remember, blond hair, aqua marine eyes full of compassion and love. Trowa, or as I used to call him, uni-bang, the one green eye, always looking at us with a solemn gaze, with the body of a dancer and the grace of a deer. Wufei, God I miss fighting with him, teasing him, making his life hell in general, all about the Chinese honor and code of men, justice and blah blah blah. I miss them all so much. And Heero.... Heero. Dark chocolate hair, always in the same mess, looks like it was never brushed or like he just woke up. Lean body of a soldier, but with such grace, such grace. And set in a beautiful solemn face, those eyes... Those dark cobalt blue eyes, the eyes that haunt me in my dreams, the color of the night sky that I stare at every night, pretending those are his eyes. Heero... where are you?'

"Duo. Time to go." Hilde walked into the room and put her hand on his shoulder. She looked at his face and ignored the mist clouding his eyes. "We've got to get going. Otherwise, we'll never make the venue in three days. Come on."

Duo sat in silence by himself on one side of the shuttle. He stared out the window and watched as he saw what was left of the colonies pass by in blurs. His mind still thinking, contemplating, and berating. Suddenly he grabbed a pen and paper and began to jot down thoughts. 'There's a starman, waiting in the sky, He'd like to come and meet us but he thinks he'd blow our minds, There's a starman waiting in the sky, He told us not to blow it, Cause he thinks it's all worth while, He told me, Let the children use it, Let the children use it.'

"What'cha doin?" Hilde walked over and looked over Duo's shoulder. "Those are the lyrics to Bowie's 'Starman', you gonna do that song at the next venue?"

"Hm? No, I was just thinking, and somehow that song got woven through my thoughts. Hey, Hil... Do you ever wonder what happened to the others? I mean, Quat, Wu, Tro, and Heero?" He looked at her with tired violet eyes. She smiled softly at him, and understood what he was thinking.

"Yeah, sometimes, when I'm lonely, or I think you are, like right now. I just hope that they are happy in their lives you know, that they are happy where ever they may be, and that hopefully, they think on us sometimes, on nights when the skies are quiet, and the stars shine like diamonds. So, to answer your question D, yeah, I do think about them." She walked over and took the pad and paper away from him. "Get some sleep," She kissed his forehead and walked to her seat. "we have a few days before we get to L4, and I need you well rested and sane when we get there. So goodnight, Starman."

"Night." He laid his head back on the seat and drifted off into an uneasy slumber.

2 and a half days later, they arrived on L4. Tired, dirty and hungry they checked into the hotel and unpacked only the necessities. I.E.: Tooth brushes, combs, brushes, and clean clothes. Duo settled on to his bed after his shower, and began to comb the tangles out of his long chestnut hair. 'And all the pain I put you through, I wish that I could take it all away... No, maybe it could work.' Working on song lyrics in his head, he completely missed the knock on the door.

"Hey D, want food?" Hilde peeked through the crack in the door. Duo merely nodded, and she threw a bag of burgers and fries at him and closed the door.

'FOOOOOOOD' Duo dug into the food with gusto. He started to think back on his thoughts from 2 nights ago. He immediately stopped chewing and his eyes grew to almost an impossible size. 'Doesn't Quatre live on L4????' It was the only thought that kept running through his brain. The food quickly forgotten, he got onto his laptop and looked up the Winner family on the L4 directory. 'Well, that solves it. Quatre still lives with his family on L4, I think they own the colony or something, which is why I think they never moved. Should I?' Forty-three minutes and 34 seconds later...............

Duo paced the room, the phone number to the Winner household in his hand in a death grip. 'Aw fuck it. I've been pacing this room for the past 40 minutes, SHIT I'll just call.' Duo stormed over to the phone and picked it up and dialed the number before he could change his mind. It rang and rang and rang...

"Hello, Winner residence, Quatre speaking." Came the soft voice from the other side of the line. Duo couldn't talk or breathe. 'Aw crap.' "Hello?"

'Now or never Maxwell'. He took a deep breathe. "Hey Quat. Long time huh?" 'At least I did it right?'

The other side was silent for a long time. Duo wasn't sure if he had heard him or hung up, he listened carefully and heard soft breathing on the other line. "Yeah, it has been a long time. Hello Duo." The statement was said in a quiet almost hushed voice. Duo swallowed hard and tried to continue, but his voice was strained and harsh.

"Yeah, it has." He looked down at his hands as he said that statement. Then he thought of the most obvious question. "So, how ya been?"

"Good, I guess. You? How've you been?" Quatre was at a loss for words, so he opted for a casual conversation.

"Good. You know, I travel a lot now, and I have things that always need to be done." He breathed a sigh of relief, and laid back on his bed, starring at the ceiling.

"Yeah, I know. I've seen your shows on tv. You look good. And at least you're doing something that you always said you wanted to do. Be a rockstar. I caught your last show on tv, and I heard your dedication.... was that to us?" Quatre wasn't hoping for an answer, but just had to say it.

"Yeah, it was for you guys. I miss you. I have missed everyone since the war ended... and we all.... split up."

"Yeah."

"So have you kept in touch with any of the guys? Trowa, Wufei or Heero?" Duo held his breath, he wanted to know if his friends were still in contact at least with each other, even thought they weren't technically in contact with him.

"No actually. We all, like you said, went our separate ways. I have kept track of everyone though, even if I hadn't spoken to them."

"Oh, you haven't even talked to Trowa?"

Quatre sucked in a breath. 'He asks about Trowa...' "No, I haven't." Quatre said dispassionately. "Or Heero or Wufei. But I know where they are, and how they are doing."

Duo listened emphatically. "How are they? Married? Kids? Pets? Where do they live? Are they in good health?"

"Good, no, no, Heero has a dog, on Earth, and yes, they are all healthy." Quatre said calmly.

"None of them are married? Heero has a dog? They live on Earth?"

"Yes, they all live on Earth, but different parts of it mind you."

"Hey Quat, I'm on L4 for a few days, wanna get together and have a little lunch? For old times sake?" Duo asked cautiously, expecting a line like, Ooh, sorry but I'm busy, or I'll have to check my schedule.

"Sure, sounds good. How about this afternoon? There's a cafe on Honchu St, they have good food. Say about 3?"

"Yeah, sounds great Quat. I'll see you there at 3." Duo let out the breath he hadn't been aware he was holding in.

"Ok, I'll see you later Duo. Bye."

"Bye." And both hung up their phones. Duo looked at his watch and saw that it was 11:30, but the clock on the wall of the room said 10:30. 'I forgot time changes on the colonies. It'll be good to see Quatre again. Have long talks like we used to. Maybe then I'll find out about the guys. Find out what Heero's been up to these past 6 years. But I'll take a nap for now.' With that last thought lingering in his mind, he laid back and turned over for a nap.

To Be Continued....................................

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