Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing.... Damn...
Pairings: Eventual 1x2x1, maybe some 3x4x3.
Warnings: Eventual Shonen Ai, maybe violence, and Rock n' Roll baby.
Notes: Ok, so I hope you like the fic so far. I'm working 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 attached to the next few parts. Again this is my first 'long' GW fic, and I think that I will improve in my story telling as the story goes along. As a side note, as a musician, I appreciate good music, and since I don't want to publicly post my OWN lyrics as parts of this fic, I have decided that Duo's songs will be songs by other artists. They will be noted at the beginning of each fic, as I do not want it to seem like I stole their music, rather than borrow it for my own purposes. So, with that said, 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 5: What Lies In The Dark
"How long do we have until we get to Earth?" Duo asked Hilde impatiently. He fidgeted in his seat, wanting to get off that stupid shuttle.
Hilde looked at her watch, then looked at Duo. "About half an hour. Stop asking. I know you want to get off the shuttle, you always act this way when we're about to land. In about 15 minutes we'll be in the Earth's atmosphere, and then it will take about another 15 minutes for us to land and head to the airport. And I know you want to see them again. So just calm down and breathe." She smiled reassuringly at him. Duo smiled back and sat back in his seat.
"Thanks Hil. So, what's our first stop on Earth?" He looked at the back of her head.
"Beijing.... China. The show won't be for a while so you can get some rest, and have a bath and a shave before then. But I don't see why it would matter. You shaved before we left L4 right?" She saw Duo nod and look out of the window again. She took a quick look at the itinerary again, and then threw a glance at Quatre who had been more than silent during half of the flight. The young man had been almost in a coma for the last 10 hours, only responding when poked. She decided it was time to come back to reality. "Hey Quatre," he looked up at her with a calm gesture, "What's up? You've been quiet for a while, something wrong? Or ya just nervous?"
"A little nervous I guess. That's all it is, and as for the quiet, I've just been reminiscing our last days as gundam pilots. And everything that has happened in my life thus far, and wondering how they will explain and tell us their lives." Quatre looked down at his hands. "I've just missed everybody." He said in a hushed voice, almost lost to even the most perceptive ears.
Hilde gave him a sympathetic look. She understood what both of them were going through, and decided not to press the matter. She leaned her head against the back of her chair and closed her eyes to the world, she imagined seeing Wufei again.
"Ladies and gentleman. Please fasten your seatbelts and remove the trays in front of you. We will be landing in a few minutes. Thank you for enjoying your flight with Peacecraft airlines." The woman spoke over the intercom. Everyone proceeded to fasten their seatbelts, and awaited their landing on the Earth's soil. Meanwhile, Duo and Quatre had butterflies doing summersaults and back flips in their stomachs.
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"Hello, welcome to Beijing International Airport, I hope you will enjoy your stay in our country." The flight attendant said as they passed through the gates.
Duo nodded and smiled pleasantly to them as they passed and walked collectively to where the cars were parked in front of the airport. Quatre looked around, taking in the surrounding buildings and people walking by. Then he looked up at Duo, who was wearing a hat and sun glasses, his braid tucked into the back of his shirt, with an expression on his face that said he hoped no one noticed him. Since they had been on a delayed flight, they had to land at a public airport, not the private airspace that Duo is used to, so they were surrounded by people, people who would go insane if they knew that the famous Duo Maxwell was among them.
"Hey." Hilde said as she nudged Duo. She pointed at a black car with tinted windows. "That's our ride." She said in a hushed voice. They started walking calmly over to the car, but had to fight through the current of people going the opposite way.
A tall, blonde haired man with a duffle bag on his shoulder was walking by Duo, but got a little too close and his elbow connected with Duo's right ear, knocking his sun glasses off of his face. Horrified Duo looked at the man that had accidentally bumped into him. The man felt horrible and picked the glasses off the ground and handed them to him, but not before getting a good look at his face.
"Hey." The tall man said, one blonde eyebrow quirked up in a curious gesture. "Aren't you Duo Maxwell?"
Duo blushed and put the sun glasses back on his face, but not before seeing 5 people look in his direction. "Sorry, I think you might be mistaken sir. Thank you for picking up my glasses." Duo said as he turned and walked hurriedly away. But not before hearing: "HEY IT"S DUO MAXWELL!!!" He turned slowly and saw a hundred people stampede their way over to him.
"RUN FOR IT!" Yelled Hilde. They all took off running to the black car. They ran for their lives from the screaming people. And as a collective bundle jumped in the car, locked the doors, and took off in a flash. Once safely inside the car, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and hoped that the other crew got into their car without any notice.
Quatre shook himself. "Does that always happen?" He asked incredulously. Both Duo and Hilde nodded their heads in acquiescence. "I would hate your life." He said as he looked out of the tinted window. Duo just sighed and did the same. They were going down a main street, Duo mouth the name of the street as they passed a stop light, 'Noin' was the name of the street. And it brought the face of a beautiful women with blue eyes and short blue hair to his mind, but that thought was quickly lost when they stopped at another light. He looked around, watched the people on the street walk by, little girls walking alongside their mothers, women with grocery bags, and men with business suits looking at their watches, and children running on the side walks. He smiled and continued his observation of Earth's China. Then, his mouth dropped open and he jumped out of the car in a flash.
Hilde and Quatre followed bewildered. "What the hell is the matter with you? Don't you have any regard for your personal safety you fucking idiot?" She yelled at him. He paid no heed to her though. He was still looking at what had made him jump out of the car in the first place. "Are you listening to me?!"
But his eyes were aimed upwards. To a small red sign on a thick oak door. There were no windows on the building, the building itself was like a box built of bricks and cement, but worn with time and rain. The small wooden sign on the door was the thing that Duo was staring at, and would have burned a hole through had he not blinked. Hilde looked at him, then looked at the sign, then looked over at Quatre, who's gaze was also fixated on the simple red sign. She turned back to the door and carefully read the sign. And her mouth dropped open. She looked at Duo carefully and saw that he was in shock. The sign on the door read: Chang Martial Arts, in simple golden letters.
"Should we go in?" Quatre asked, afraid to hear the answer, and the inevitable action that would follow, the fear of coming face to face with someone they hadn't seen in 6 years. He looked at Duo, and saw that he hadn't moved, maybe even blinked since they had been standing there. Before they could do anything, he had stepped towards the door, and pushed the handle, and opened the door. They stared down a dark hallway, with no end in sight.
Fearless and still stunned, Duo walked through the threshold and made his way down the hall. He left Quatre and Hilde behind on street, watching his retreating form be swallowed by the darkness from within. They looked at each other, then at the dark hallway, back at each other. They shrugged their shoulders, took a deep breath, and followed their friend, who was no where in sight.
To Be Continued.........................
So you it like so far? Did I make it too much of a cliffhanger for ya? I know it was short, but that's all I could write before I had to study. And to answer a question, in the next few chapters I will go into more detail, with each pilots appearance of course. But Please Review, and if you have anymore questions, I'll be more than happy to take them into consideration. Please drop some reviews!!!