Okay, I know the last part of the last chapter was LAME, but I was a bit stuck, and the bird just came up in my hand….anyway, I think I can go on now… BTW, thanks for the ones who reviewed!

If you want to know more about the 'Kitten' thing I mentioned in the last chapter, you're gonna love this one! It's an explanation on what happened when Milliardo was Dermails slave, two years before this story sets place.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Mobile Suit Gundam Wing and it's characters. If I did there would be at least another 49 episodes extra, and Milliardo would appear more often ;)

Previous time:

'Hey love. How are you feeling?' asked Trowa when he came in and closed the door behind him. 'And what is that
bird doing on your head? You're not going to eat it, are you?'
'Of course not. We just got friends.' He said smiling. 'Just kidding.' He added. 'He flew in and said he wanted to stay. I said it was fine, but I also warned him that if I were to be in a really bad mood I'll eat him. And then he "attacked" me.'
'Pore you.' Teased Trowa. 'You're hurt already. Now where did he hurt you? Was it here? Or here?… or maybe…here.' He said tickling the white tiger.
'Trowa…please…cut it out… laughing hurts.' He said.
'Sorry love. Couldn't resist.' The brunette said sitting next to the tiger on the bed. 'Have you thought of a name for the bird yet?'
'Nope…let me ask him first if he has a name. Just a sec.' He said. He growled something to the bird and it tjirped back.
'He hasn't got a name…What about we call him…just bird.' He joked.
Tjirp! the bird tjirped a bit angry.
'I was just kidding…shees…you sure can't have a joke…I know. I'll call you Ceasar. Sounds better?'
Tjirp! the bird responded happily.
'Okay. So now we have a royal bird. Lol.' Remarked Trowa.

Chapter 7 (not revised)

Milliardo's body healed fast. He spend a lot time with Noin, catching up with each other. They had grown a strong bond when Milliardo was with Dermail. Noin was the only one back then who took care of the often beaten, bruised, and raped blond. Not to forget that after two years Dermail got the stupidest idea to make his 'lovely' slave a Neko-Jin. He didn't care that there only was a ten percent of success, and a 95 percent chance of Milliardo dying, he just wanted a cat as a slave. Milliardo somehow made it through all the painful, long surgeries without too much damage, and after effects. The first few days after the last operation Milliardo was in human form, but had hair all over his body, just like a real cat. His tail and ears he already had a while.
Noin's father was the one in charge of all the surgeries on Milliardo, so she was with the blond slave from the start. Her father wanted her to know how to turn someone in a Neko, she just wanted to help the pore boy. Milliardo didn't trust anyone in the time of the test and operations, except for Noin, because she always was there for him, and she was the only one to bother to take a look at his wounds. They became good friends, but they had to hide it for Noin's father, and Dermail, and that wasn't easy to do.

One day Dermail found out that Milliardo and Noin were getting too close. He had suspected it a long time ago, but he didn't have any prove. Now he had seen them in the blonds bedroom after one of the test, and the way they talked to each other was evidence enough for Dermail. Although Milliardo's body was hurt, and under the medicine, he decided to punished him. But first he told Noin's father about the relationship about his daughter and his slave, so Noin wasn't allowed to come near the slave, unless highly necessary.

After he made sure that Noin couldn't disrupt them, he locked the door and got on the bed next to Milliardo.

Flashback

'Milliardo, Milliardo.' He said teasing. 'I thought I had taught you not to get close to anyone, except for me.'
'You did Master.'
'Then how do you explain your 'relationship' with miss Noin?' he demanded, positioning himself on the slaves legs.
'I…she's my doctor Master. And with all the tests and operations she has to check on me almost everyday.' Said Milliardo. He knew Dermail probably wouldn't fall for that, but he could always try.'
'I thought I also taught you NOT to lie to me!' he said slapping the blond in his face. Milliardo held his hand on his cheek, avoiding his Masters eyes.
'You know…' said Dermail devilish 'It's a good thing the full moon was yesterday, and you're back to normal now. You know why?'
'Because now…' Milliardo knew what Dermail was going to do. He knew he had to finish his sentence, or else Dermail would punish him even more, but he just couldn't.
'Because now…WHAT!' said the man hitting the blond again.
'You……can….'
'I can what?'
'Ra…punish me on the way you like.' Decided Milliardo to say.
'That's a good boy.' He teased. 'Take your clothes out.' He ordered. Milliardo obeyed silently, trying to shift away from his Master, but he couldn't, cause he had a full grown man sitting on his legs.
'Master…' he whispered. 'I…if you want me to take out my pants you have to get off me.'
'You insolent! Don't speak to me with a tone like that!' Dermail tied the blonds hands to the headboard with a rope he had already prepared. Milliardo swallowed.

This is going to hurt for days… he thought, but kept silent.

Dermail ripped Milliardos pants off, following with his own.
…
Milliardo finally fainted of pain, welcoming the black world around him. As soon as Dermail noticed he stopped, dressed and went on with whatever was on his schedule. He didn't take the time to cover the unconscious slave with a blanket, he didn't take the time to send a doctor to the boy.
When Milliardo awoke he felt someone washing his body. His eyes snapped open when he remembered what had happened before he had fainted.
'Woah, calm down.' Said Noin reassuring. 'You don't have to be afraid now. I'm the only one in the estate at the moment. Dermail is out to some sort of ball.'
Milliardo sighed in relieve. He closed his eyes and relaxed.
'How do you feel?' asked Noin.
'Awful. How are you? Did you get punished?' asked the blond remembering the reason for his punishment.
'No, well, maybe sort of…I'm not allowed to see you as often as we normally did, but I am allowed to treat you after every test of surgery.'
'You're not hurt at all?' he asked concerned
'No. don't worry about me. I'll be fine.'
'That's a good thing to hear.' Said the blond, with a bit of sarcasm in his voice. 'How many surgeries are there to come?' he asked.
'Milliardo, you know I don't know that answer. I only help my father by treating you, I do not know anything else. But I do know that you've had 75 percent of all surgeries.'
'But that doesn't mean the ones left are less painful than all the others before.'
'And it's not like the surgeries are the only cause for your pain. What did Dermail do? Go insane?'
'It sure felt like it. How long have I been out?'
'Three days. I took care of your wounds two days ago, and stayed here until you woke up.'
'You didn't have to do that for me you know. I'm just a slave.'
'No you're not! You're not 'just a slave' to me! I like you Milliardo, though my father and Dermail must never know. There must be some reason for you to live, other than pleasing filthy bastards.'
'Thanks for saying that, but I was born in slavery, I don't think there's another cause for my life…And by the way…I…' Suddenly Milliardo had to throw up. Noin saw it in time and held a bucket near.
'Here, drink some water.' Offered Noin
'Thanks.' Said Milliardo weakly. 'Shit…I don't feel to well…have you given me medicine?'
'No, only some lotion near you know where.'
'The medicine I had to take after my transformation, when it was a full moon, are they out of my system already?'
'Yeah, they should've left your body a day ago. Why do you ask?'
'My stomach feels very strange…And no, it's not that I'm hungry. It feels like…like… I don't know…it doesn't really hurt
though…just…strange.'
'Shall I examine you then? Maybe you're coming up with a virus or something.'
'I don't think so, but sure, go ahead. I'm used to being examined anyway.' He said. 'Sorry.' He added quickly when he saw the hurt look on Noins face. 'That statement wasn't about you. Sorry.'
'It's okay. I can understand how you feel. Anyway, let's get my bag, and I'll look what is going on in your stomach.' She said smiling.

Noin examined the blond stomach.
'Hmm…I can't find anything…is it okay if I make a scan?'
'Sure, go ahead. Do you want me to lye on my back or stomach?'
'Both. First stay put.' She said making a scan of his stomach. 'Turn around please.'
Milliardo turned, regretting it immediately. 'Ow…I think I won't be able to walk for a couple of days.' He said while lying down properly.
'Strange…' murmured Noin. 'I can't find anything… Everything looks normal.'
'Maybe it's just my imagination. Just let it be. If it's something severe I'll notice soon enough. Thanks anyway.'
'No prob.' She said. 'Hey, I've got to go now. Are you going to be okay?'
'Sure, I'll manage.'
'Okay. I'll be back tomorrow morning. Take care.'
'I will, thanks.'

Four weeks later.
Milliardo had already forgotten the punishment by Dermail, and the strange feeling in his stomach had disappeared after a few
days. He was in the training room, when he suddenly felt his stomach again, but now it really hurt. He somehow made it to his bedroom without fainting, and laid down on his bed. He pushed on a button hidden under his bed. Noin and he had placed some sort of device there, that if Milliardo needed Noin's help, he just had to push the button and she would come over.
A few seconds later she came running in Mil's room.
'Milliardo? What's wrong?'
'M…my stomach…it hurts…'
'Your stomach? The same like a few weeks ago?'
'Sort of, but now it does hurt…'
'I'll take a look again.'
…
'O…My…God…' she said.
'What? What's wrong?' asked the Neko.
'I…I don't know how to say this…Milliardo? You're going to have…kittens…'

It suddenly went silent.
After a few seconds Milliardo reacted: 'WHAT! Kittens? You mean…I'm pregnant!'
'Yeah.' Replied Noin letting herself fall in the couch.
'This can't be…how?…and why does it hurt then? Is something wrong?'
'No, nothings wrong…they're just a little bit excited. I think they're trying how to use their legs or something like that…they're just playing.'
'No way…this can't be…How? I'm a boy!'
'I know…that puzzles me…Maybe…I've gotta ask my father. Maybe they used DNA from a female catlike to make you a Neko or something like that…'
The blond didn't reply. He lay his hand on his stomach, and now he knew what it was he could feel the little squirts inside him.
'…How many are there?' he asked.
'Four.'
'Four? Wow…'
'I'm heading to my father, okay? I'll ask what's going on.'
'Wait! Don't tell your father about the kittens! They'll just take them away.'
'Don't worry, I won't ask him directly. I'll be back in an hour or so.' She said and left.

Milliardo stayed in his room, suddenly feeling no pain anymore, only a kid of happiness, combined with a feeling of grieve. He knew when Dermail would find out he would kill them immediately, and even when he somehow kept it away from his Master until the birth, Dermail would dump the kittens in a bag and drop it in the river. Either way he would loose them.

Noin came back half an hour later.
'Your Neko DNA is male, just like you.' She said while entering Milliardos bedroom.
'Then how can I be pregnant?' asked the blond.
'The medicine your receive…they have a high doses of hormones in it…female hormones.'
'Female? Why do they give me those medicine then?'
'Because that's the only medicine you're body accepts. Your Neko blood can only handle medicine with female hormones.'
'Great. So some stupid pills made me able to get kittens…By the way, I wanted to ask you, but I forgot, but how long? I mean. How old are the kittens?'
'About four weeks I think.'
'Four weeks…then…O no…the…punishment…great!' he said sarcastic. 'Why does this happen to me?'
Noin sighed. 'I don't know. But I do know Dermail won't be happy with it…'

'Be happy with what?' asked the blonds Master, who had just come in.
'Master..!'
'Mr. Dermail!'

End flashback

Milliardo and Noin were forced to tell. And as suspected, Dermail had let the kittens be killed. But he didn't let them be aborted. He waited for the kittens to be born, to kill them in front of Milliardos eyes. Milliardo couldn't stand it and looked away, but that didn't help the screams from his three daughters and only son.

He kept nightmares about that dreadful day, even now, when in the secured and safe place he was. The tests and surgeries on Milliardo ended two months later, and four months later Dermail send him back to the Slave Training Institute. Shortly after he was sold again. And a year after that he ended up by Treize.

Now Noin warned him again, be careful, of you'll get pregnant again. The medicine he received now, were just as with Dermail, medicine with female hormones, and so made the possibility of him being pregnant bigger again. Milliardo liked Treize, and he thought Treize would never be like Dermail, but he didn't know for sure, so he played safe, and tried to avoid his Master…at least, until he could stop with the medicine. Just in case.

Meanwhile Milliardo was strong enough to be able to walk around the house again. He stayed in his white tiger form, just as Noin had suggested.

Treize noticed the neko's distant behaviour, but didn't force the boy in telling him. He did ask Trowa once, if he knew what was going on, but even he didn't knew. Even he was ignored by the blond.
Noin was still staying in Kushrenada mansion, and she noticed that Treize and Trowa were getting concerned.

She stepped to Milliardo one day.
'Milliardo? Can I have a word with you?' she asked sitting next to him on the rug before the fire place.
'You always.' He said laying his head in Noin's lap.
'I think you have to tell your Master and Trowa why you are avoiding them.'
'I'm not avoiding them,' defended the blond immediately. 'I just want to be alone. That's all.'
'You're not fooling me Mil. I know you better than that. Anyway. They both are really concerned. I really think you should tell them, and if you don't want to tell mr. Treize, than at least tell Trowa. You two love each other right? Don't you trust him
enough to tell him?'
'I…I'm just afraid…afraid of how they are going to react…'
'You don't have to be afraid. I'm sure they will help you in any way they can. They're not the same as Dermail. Try to
remember that.'
'I know, but it's so hard to. Dermail is the cause of all my problems, and I don't want to bother Master Treize and Trowa with my troubles.'
'If you keep avoiding them it won't be your troubles anymore.' Remarked Noin.
'Trust me. Even I know mr. Treize enough that he won't do anything to you if you tell him the truth.'
'Maybe…I don't know…I guess I could tell them…'
Noin smiled and stroked Milliardo.
'But I'm not going to tell them now…I'll wait for the best moment. I don't want to tell them when they're busy with something else or so. Just give me my time to tell them, okay?'
'Of course! I won't bother you anymore in that.' She said and winked. 'So, wanna go outside? It's beautiful weather.'
'It's ice cold outside.' Complained the tiger.
'But the sun is shining, and you need some fresh air. You've been inside for ages.'
'Sure, but not too long. I still can't walk great distances.'
'I know. Don't worry. We can stay near the estate. C'mon. Let's go!'

TBC

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