Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Beautiful Force ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

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Sequel to You Make Me Feel So. . .

Beautiful Force

By DBZ Vegeta

~*~ Chapter 5 ~*~

Heero carefully made his way down the stairs and into the kitchen. Quatre, Trowa and Wufei were sitting around the table talking softly. They looked up, quieting when he entered the room.

"Good Morning Heero, should you be up?" Quatre asked over the deafening silence that filled the room.

"I'm fine Quatre, quit fussing." Heero said as he walked over to get himself a cup of coffee. Pouring a cup, he turned and leaned against the counter looking over at the three other pilots. "Where's Duo?" he said as he took a small sip from his cup.

"Uhm, well. . ." Quatre started, not looking at Heero. Heero pushed off from the counter and stalked over to the table. All three of the pilots now were doing their best to find something else to look at other than him.

"What's happened to Duo?" Heero asked as he reached and grasped Quatre by the back of the shirt and hauled him up out of the chair. Quatre squeaked as he dangled from Heero's tight grip, Trowa standing suddenly to defend his lover.

"Heero, stop that. Duo's left on a mission." Wufei said firmly as he stood up between him and Trowa. Reaching out he plucked Quatre from Heero's grasp and deposited him into Trowa's arms. Heero glared at Wufei, knowing that wasn't the full story.

"What else, you would have told me immediately if it was just a mission." he growled, his teeth gritted in frustration.

"Here, read this for yourself. He left this for us." Wufei said as he held out a letter to Heero. Turning Wufei left the room, with both Quatre and Trowa on his heels. Stopping in the doorway he said, "We'll be in the hanger if you need us." With that they left the house, the front door clicking quietly behind them.

Heero stared down at the folded letter clenched in his hand apprehensively, wondering what he would find that had caused the others so much distress. Sitting down, he unfolded the letter and began to read.

Dear Quatre, Trowa and Wufei,

Sorry to do this to you, but I knew that you would try to talk me out of going or at least would want to help me. Dr. G has sent me a mission that I don't think that I will be coming back from, even with my skills. But this is my mission to complete and I need to do it alone. Please take care of Heero and tell him that I am sorry that I left without telling him goodbye, but I knew that it would be too difficult for me if I did.

You have all been my friends, my compatriots, my family, and much more than I can describe with simple words. How do I say that being with you all has been the highlight of my life? You have all shown me love and respect, even through my clowning ways.

Please take care of each other, and I pray that you won't ever forget me.

Yours truly,

Duo Maxwell

Heero sat stunned at the content of the letter, at first he was angry that it was only addressed to the others but quickly saw the deeper message contained within. Take care of him, since he would be the one most hurt by Duo's departure. His head bowed forward, the letter dangling between his fingertips to eventually drift to the floor unheeded. Splashes of water dripped onto the table marring the wood with their wetness.

~*~

Wufei sat on Shenlong's foot, watching as Trowa cuddled Quatre close. Ever since they had found the letter on the table this morning, Quatre had been fretting about Duo's safety. His attention was diverted from the pair by the sound of the hanger door opening. Heero strode in dressed in his usual outfit, but sporting a pack thrown over one shoulder. Jumping down from Shenlong, Wufei intercepted Heero course towards Wing Zero.

"And where do you think you are going?" he asked as he blocked Heero's path.

"Hn." responded Heero as he pushed Wufei out of his way and stepped toward his gundam only to find his path blocked by both Trowa and Quatre.

"Get out of my way." he growled.

"Not until you answer our question." Trowa said softly.

"I'm going to bring the idiot back." he replied.

"You are in no shape to go gallivanting around looking for Duo." Quatre said, holding up his hands to against Heero's death glare. "And don't look at me like that, you are well aware of that fact also."

"So you just want me to sit here and wait for news of his death." Heero growled angrily, his eyes flashing dangerously.

"No, we were going to suggest that we look for him while you try to find him with your computer skills." Wufei said from behind him. "It wouldn't do Duo any good if you showed up wherever his is in no condition to fight."

"That's right Heero. I will stay here to help you and we will direct Wufei and Trowa to where Duo is. They can bring him back to us." Quatre said as he took as short step forward to lay a hand on Heero's shoulder. Heero looked up into Quatre's compassionate blue eyes and relented. He knew that he didn't have the strength to look extensively for Duo and this way he was still participating in the search, even if it wasn't physically.

"All right, you win Quatre. I'll stay behind, but the moment you find him. . ." Heero said.

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A/N: Okay, the gang has decided that they are going to find Duo back no matter what. Hopefully all will work out. Remember to leave a review and tell me what you think.

Thanks for reading ~DBZ Vegeta