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Chp 21
"OH MY GAWD!!!" Relena said happily throwing her arms around Duo's neck. Heero couldn't help but smile at Relena's reaction. It had been six weeks sense Duo had found out he was pregnant. Sally estimated that Duo was nearing his fourth month. Duo's belly was slowly growing, and he complained half heartedly that he was getting fat.
"Relena, can't…breath." Duo said. Pushing Relena away gently.
"I'm sorry but I couldn't help it. I thought Noin or even Dorothy would be the first one of my friends to get pregnant, not you Duo." She said with a smile. "We have to plan a baby shower, it'll have to be after you know the sex of the little one." She said, clasping her hands together.
"You're not a little bit surprised that I'm male and going to have babies?" Duo asked.
"BABIES!!! There's more then one!!!" She said, then laughed at Duo's face he was making. "Duo I think I'm over surprises okay. After everything we have all been threw, I mean it was a surprise after surprise with Heero, falling out of a building, getting shot over and over, falling out of his Gundam blowing-"
"Enough." Heero said quietly from his chair in the den. Duo and Relena smiled.
"Anyway, this is just another chapter in all of our stories, a huge one for you and Heero. It is a little surprising, but what do you want me to do about it. Bitch and complain, stomp my foot and demand that it is impossible." she cupped Duo's cheek. "Truth be told I am a little jealous."
"Why's that?" Relena pouted a bit.
"Because I want a baby." They both broke out in laughter.
"Someday." Duo said.
"Have you been thinking of names?" Relena asked, taking a seat at the table while Duo got tea for them.
"Not really. We are going to wait to find out the genders." He said putting a pot on the stove to boil.
"Well there's a good chance that you will have one of each." She said.
"There is, but if we have two of either, then we will be out a name." He pointed out. Relena nodded.
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Relena had gone home just before it had started raining. All the cats in the yard were safely tucked into their little houses. Duo sat on the bay window watching the rain falling with his ears pinned back. His eyes glossed over. Heero knew the look well. Duo was remembering something, and by the way his ears were pinned back, it probably wasn't a good memory.
"Duo, love, are you okay?" Heero asked. Duo's tail flicked, but other then that, nothing. Heero stood and moved behind Duo, rested his hands on Duo's slightly domed belly, his head resting on Duo's. Duo still didn't move. "Duo?" Heero asked again, a little worried.
"What if I loose them?" Duo asked.
"What do you mean?" Heero said a little startled at the question.
"I lost everyone else. My parents, Solo, Father Maxwell, Sister Helen, all those children at the orphanage, and all the children from the gang. It seems that my life is just filled with loss." He said.
"It 'was' Duo. But it's not anymore. Duo we grew up in a time of war. War has it's losses. But we're not in war anymore. They will be fine, and we raise them with our love, and spoil them rotten." Duo pushed Heero a little at the last remark. Heero laughed and pulled Duo into a hug.
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"Everything is developing fine Duo." Sally said.
"But that thing is still there and now there's two." Duo said, pointing out the snake like object. Sally narrowed her eyes in thought. Duo's tail flinched and her eyes shot open. He smacked her forehead. "What?!" Duo said.
"I should have thought of this before." She said, grabbing duo's tail. "This is what were seeing." Heero looked surprised at that.
"So they have tails?" He asked.
"Yeah." she said with a smile. "Oh I feel like an idiot. I'm not a vet however so I wasn't looking for tails." She said with a smile.
Duo looked over at Heero, looking a little concerned. Heero looked back at him and smiled.
"Looks like we're going to add two more kittens to the family." He said. Duo smiled back at him.
"So you don't mind that they have tails?" Duo asked.
"Do I mind that 'you' have a tail?" Heero asked back.
"No."
"Then no I don't mind that they have tails. I even hope they have your ears too." he said flicking Duo's ear playfully." Duo laughed at that and Sally smiled and shook her head.
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"Where are we going?" Duo asked his head out of the window and looking around them. It was dark now and the moon was full.
"To the park." Heero said. Duo pulled back into the car and looked at Heero.
"We're going to the park and ten o'clock at night?" Duo asked. Heero nodded. "Okay." Duo said with a smile.
A moment later Heero pulled up into a parking spot and turned the car off. He got up and opened the door for Duo helping him out of the car even though he didn't need help. Without a word they made there way to a bridge that went over the small stream leading into a larger pond. The moon was shimmering over the glossy water and the frogs could be heard croaking all around them, blending in to the sound of crickets.
"This is really nice." duo said closing his eyes at the feel of the gently night breeze.
"Duo?" Heero asked, leaning against the bridges railing.
"Yeah, Heero?" Duo said with a smile.
"Will you marry me?" Heero asked simple, not looking at Duo, but out over the water and Duo's reflection in it.
"Yeah, Heero, I will." Duo said, his smile still in place. Heero turned to Duo and drew him into his arms, kissing him gently on the lips. When they pulled away Duo rested his head on Heero's chest, and they stayed like that for a while.
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It was a simple proposal that I felt fit, and was rather nice. Review please.