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Dying for a Life Worth Living - A Lady Syndil story

Chapter Summary: Heero wakes up to find that life has taken a very interesting turn. Very interesting indeed.

Main pairing 1X2, Side pairs 3x4 5xS

Warnings: Shonen Ai, Yaoi. Slight angst, Language, current rating is T but later chapters will change to M as the story and life progresses.

Chapter 2 - Discoveries

"Well 'this' is going to be Very Interesting. Our new Heero used to be a female." At the slightly confused look Quatre gave her Sally grinned. "Come on think about it..."

Trowa was already smirking he'd understood exactly what Sally had meant. Quatre still looked confused for a moment, then understanding slowly started to dawn in his large aqua blue eyes, once it did he blushed. OH dear Allah, this 'was' going to be interesting. That Duo was gay was no secret, nor was the fact that he was the more submissive, or 'Uke' partner in his liaisons. Plus Quatre and Duo were close friends, whenever Quatre was annoyed or had a problem with Trowa he went to Duo, and when Duo was having relationship issues, or more often than not, lack thereof, he went to Quatre. So Quatre knew that while Duo might top, he really preferred the bottom. Hopefully the two would be able to muddle thru this 'little' obstacle together.

Back in the room Duo had rearranged things so that he was sitting closer to Heero and so that both were more comfortable. He had helped Heero raise the bed to a reclining position so that the dark haired male was no longer lying down and having to try and lift his body to look up at everyone. Once that was done Duo had settled himself on the side of the bed and retrieved the hand he'd been holding and absently threaded his fingers with that of the other male, while he thought.

"I, uh Heero?"

"Yeah?" Duo Blushed, not quite sure how to ask his question. Meanwhile Heero was thinking that the braided male was absolutely adorable when he blushed.

"Um, what you said earlier about coming here, you know, about, ah…"

"You?'

"Yeah, that. Well, I,…." The violet gaze turned away shyly. "Did you mean it? Really?" The blush staining the Americans face deepened. The new Heero squeezed the hand that was holding hers. She hoped this was a sign that the gorgeous chestnut haired violet eyed male wasn't disgusted with her earlier revelation. That maybe, just maybe he was as interested in her as she was in him. It had already crossed her mind that the sex was going to be, ah, different for her, to say the least. What with her, being a him and all now.

"I meant it. Does that upset you? I wouldn't be surprised if it did, this whole situation isn't exactly normal. So I'd understand." Violet eyes flashed to the cobalt blue ones and Duo's blush deepened which Heero hadn't thought was possible.

"I, No, um Actually, I….." Heero's memories told her that a speechless Duo was a very rare occurrence. She sighed, might as well 'strike while the irons hot' as they always say. She had made the first move last time, might as well do it now. She already 'knew' Duo was attracted to Heero from the memories. It was just a matter of how he would relate to the new Heero, and she was afraid that if she left it too long, he would back off and be less open to starting a relationship later. So Heero reached out with her left hand, which was sporting a cast that past the wrist, but other than that was still basically mobile and startled the other male by gently tracing the back of a finger down his cheek before cupping the sweet heart shaped face with the calloused hand. Violet eyes stared into cobalt. Duo nervously licked his lips sending Heero's eye's straight to them, the desire to taste them overwhelming.

With a gentle pull, the injured male pulled the other closer and hesitantly touched their lips together for the first time….. What the..?

An electric shock traveled from their barely joined lips and went straight to the tips of Heero's toes. From the startled and wide eyed look on Duo's face he had felt it too.

"Whoa….." Duo finally breathed out.

"Yeah, Whoa is right. Ah, you want to try that again?" Heero smirked and raised a dark eyebrow in question.

"Oh yeah." And Duo leaned in closer and Heero captured the trim male's lips again. This time her free (well freeish, don't forget the cast) hand buried itself in the thick mass of Duo's chestnut hair at the back of his head. The 'spark' was there, but now that they had experienced it once, it didn't startled them, well at least not enough to pull away this time. Lips moved against soft lips 'Damn, it should be a sin for a guy to have such great lips' Funny thing was, both males were thinking the same thing. The kiss deepened as it continued, and Duo was now reclining and leaning against Heero's chest, his free hand draped around Heero's side, trying to be careful of his injuries. One of them moaned, neither was sure which and Heero instinctively pulled Duo closer and lightly bit his bottom lip, the long haired male sucked in a quick breath and opened his lips to the others questing mouth. Heero slipped her tongue into the warm waiting mouth of the braided male. Their tongues soon dueling, caressing and learning the contours of each other's mouth. They had completely forgotten about the other three, and honestly even where they were at.

Needless to say this is how Quatre, Trowa and Sally found them when they returned from their quest for a hand mirror. Which they actually found at the head nurses station, seems many accident patients made similar requests, especially when bed bound from their injuries. Now admittedly they had opened the door rather quietly, you know, just in case Heero had dropped off to sleep. Yeah that was it, oh who were they kidding. They all wanted to see how the two ex-pilots were interacting. The lovely uke braided male and the hot sexy ex-female, who was now male. None of them had expected the two to get to the point of making out already, despite the bond. Seemed the ex-female, now male was not only the more dominate of the two, but was not wasting any time in claiming the fey braided youth for his own.

Sally grinned at the two, well Damn, if that wasn't Hot as all get out. She could watch this for hours, but she had reports to get out, a commander to snowball etc….So that these two 'could' spend some serious quality time together, as well as let the ex-female adjusted to life as a male. A very masculine male, with an obviously, and equally male partner, who would sooner rather than later be his lover.

"Ahem."

All three grinned at the speed with which the two pulled apart. Duo was a bright red that reached all the way up to his hair line, but he was smiling happily. Heero grinned and was even pink himself under the darker olive complexion. The braided menace, rarely at a loss for words greeted the returning trio.

"Hey guys, I see you found a mirror for Heero, I was ah, just um, explaining the shape of Heero's mouth to him." The violet eyes sparkled with mischief. Heero rolled her eyes. Well at least he wasn't denying it or playing it off. A memory surfaced and she suddenly knew exactly what to call him.

"Baka," Everyone grinned. As Sally handed the mirror to Duo she explained.

"Yes, seems a request for a mirror is a common one. So they keep one at the head nurses station."

Taking the mirror from Sally, Duo had handed it to Heero, whose hands shook slightly as she took it and turned it over to look for the first time on the face she was going to be wearing for the rest of her life. Seeing the image reflected there, she closed her eyes and abruptly shook her head and then opened them again. Nope still the same.

"Holy Mother of God." She blinked the imaged blinked back and she gently touched her own face.

"Heero?" The stunned cobalt eyes bored into the sparkling violet ones.

"Jesus Fucking Christ Duo, blue? That's all you could say was that they were.. 'Blue'. Heero put the mirror down and looked at all the faces smiling at her, shook her head again trying to clear it and picked the mirror back up to look at that face again. Duo cocked his head.

"Ah, you okay 'Ro?"

"Huh? Well I guess so. I mean if I've 'got' to be a guy, at least I'm a Fucking Hot one."

If Sally had still harbored any doubts that Heero's body was now possessed by another… version of him, they were all put to rest with that remark. The Heero Yuy she knew would never, not in a million years, refer to himself as 'Fucking Hot'. No matter how hard he had hit his head. (sigh) She really had a lot of work to do before she could go home tonight and let her lover Wufei in on what had happened. The only reason the Chinese Male wasn't currently here with the rest of the pilots, who all spent every free and non-working moment at the hospital waiting for Heero to wake up, was that he had been sent on a mission, and wasn't due back until later tonight. It was getting late, Heero needed his rest and the others weren't in much better shape after keeping the long vigil over the ex-wing pilot. They all needed a good night's sleep, several really. Something she suspected that Duo hadn't gotten any off since the accident, he'd been here almost non-stop except for work, and the infrequent times Quatre or one of the others had forced him to go home, to shower and get some sleep. He had hovered over his best friend, work partner and housemate. Sally grinned to herself looked like the words 'partner' and 'housemate' were about to take on a whole lot more meaning for the pair.

"All right, I think that's enough excitement for one day. Heero needs his rest." Quatre and Trowa nodded, now that the vigil was over and Heero awake, the adrenalin that had kept them going was starting to fade rapidly. Duo was about to protest, not wanting to be parted so soon from newly 'awakened' Heero. "You too Duo, I mean it. You've been here almost non-stop since he was brought in. Go Home! Clean up, eat and get some sleep. You can come back tomorrow morning, by then hopefully I'll have Une's permission for you to 'officially' watch over Heero. Okay?" Duo sagged he was beat and he knew it.

"Baka." Duo opened on dejected eye to look at Heero before quipping.

"You're getting mighty handy with that 'Baka' thing."

"When you come tomorrow could you bring me something to wear besides these 'sheets' they call hospitals gowns, oh and a toothbrush?" Heero added and then smirked at the long haired male, and Duo brightened considerably.

"Sure thing 'Ro, you gonna be okay?" The unspoken word lingered in that air for all to hear… alone.

"Hai, for now." Duo smiled brushed off the creases out of his rumpled pants as he stood up.

"Alrighty then, hey Quat, can you guys give me a lift back to Preventors I left my car there?" And the three ex-pilots left the room, the bouncy and perky American leading the way, Perky, for the first time in weeks. Sally stayed behind to check a few things and make sure Heero didn't need anything before she left for the night.

"So Heero, need anything?" The ex-female, now male blushed a bright red.

Seems there were several things Heero needed, most of them embarrassing, which is why she had waited for the others to leave, especially Duo. Things like the removing the catheter sticking out of the male appendage she now possessed. A request for someone to bathe her as she knew that with the number of casts she was sporting, that a shower was out of the question. As she wanted to look and smell good when Duo returned tomorrow, the thought of which actually made her feel a little giddy. She mentally smacked herself over these feelings, as they belonged to a silly high school girl with her first crush, none of which she was, at least not anymore, especially the girl part, she thought with a mental smirk.

Sally herself relieved Heero of the uncomfortable catheter, for which, while embarrassed, Heero was extremely grateful. The thing between her legs was highly touchy, especially as this was all so new to her. Sally made it easier by joking and acting normal.

"You think this is bad, wait until you and Duo start messing around." Heero Death Glared the honey blonde Doctor.

"That's not funny Sally. How the Hell do they manage these things, it's like touching a live wire."

"Maybe that's why guys are always touching themselves."

"Ha-ha, good one." Heero replied dryly. (sigh) "Guess I'll have to figure out how to use this thing, especially as I'm supposed to stick it up Duo's ass. Oh,... uh sorry Sally, that was rather crude of me, I-I'm just well…." Sally chuckled.

"Don't worry about it Heero, I can't even imagine what you're going thru right now. But know I'm here for you, and I'll do all I can to help." Heero smiled in relief and then joked.

"I'll keep that in mind when I'm trying to figure out how to screw Duo."

"Well, you could always Bottom." Heero closed on eye and pursed his shapely lips.

"No Sal, I'm definitely a Top." Sally laughed out loud at the slightly blushing Japanese male.

"Thought so, it will be an interesting experience. My advice to you is to take it slow."

"Hai."

Shortly after that Sally left and went home. She found Wufei already home and waiting for her. The conversation that followed was interesting to say the least. At first Wufei was incredulous, but slowly as Sally continued to outline the events of Heero's 'awakening' he calmed and took it all in. When she finished he was somber and thoughtful, he ran a hand over his tightly pulled back raven black hair. Wufei was from a very ancient Chinese linage and his clan had still taught and held many of the old mystical beliefs. So for Wufei, it wasn't long before he began to accept the idea of Heero's death, then rebirth as a woman in another world and subsequent return to his original body. The spirit world was a complicated and mysterious thing. He would need to meditate on this, obviously.

Syn: Very mysterious, how will Wufei handle this news? What will the morning bring?