Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Beautiful Force ❯ Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )

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Sequel to You Make Me Feel So. . .

Beautiful Force

By DBZ Vegeta

~*~ Chapter 7 ~*~

Duo stared up at the ceiling of the cell he was being held in. He knew that this mission was going to get him killed, and now here he was stuck in an Oz encampment, awaiting transportation to his death. Luckily they still didn't know exactly who he was and they hadn't found his gundam, but he knew his luck wouldn't last for long.

His only regret was that he hadn't had the chance to tell Heero how he felt about him. His mind replayed the whispered words he had heard from Heero's room the night he left and his heart beat fiercely to think that the stoic pilot might actually return his feelings. Even in his fantasies had never dreamed that Heero would return his love.

Sighing he rolled over, wincing slightly as the soreness from his bruised ribs, where one of the guards had kicked him. Hearing a small commotion from the hall outside of his cell, he sat up looking warily at the door. A thud and then a soft click echoed through the room, and as the door opened he prepared himself for whatever walked through the opening.

However, he was surprised by the blond head that peaked in around the door, a finger held to his lips indicating silence. Shaking his head in disbelief, he stood and followed the gestures to help the other drag the two guards into the cell, before closing the door slightly.

"Quatre, what in the hell are you doing here?" he whispered harshly, his eyes flashing brightly.

"Saving your ass." Quatre remarked back, ignoring the widened eyes at his language. "What didn't think that little old Quatre could curse?" he teased, "Now help me with these uniforms, we have to get out of here."

Duo smirked as he helped Quatre strip the two guards, watching as a flush highlighted the younger pilots face. 'That's Quatre for you, tries to come off all tough, yet still the shy gentle boy we all know and love.' he thought, as he trussed up the two guards like Thanksgiving turkeys.

"Okay, so what the plan Q-man? Hey that rhymes." Duo exclaimed, a silly grin spreading over his face.

"Duo, you are an idiot. Here's what we're doing, I've stashed Sandrock near your Deathscythe. We are going to go back out the same way I came in, through the ventilation shafts. Luckily, these are the only two guards I had to take care of, so we should have no problems getting out of here." Quatre said, outlining the plan.

"What about this mission, I still haven't had a chance to complete it." Duo said, all traces of his teasing from a moment ago gone from his face.

"Don't worry about it. That is all taken care off. Trowa and Wufei have been placing the explosives while I came to get you." Quatre chuckled at the sour expression on Duo's face.

"Not all three of you, damn this is really humiliating."

"Nope, I read the mission briefing. All of us should have been in on the mission, not only you. It was too big for just one pilot, but that is something we will have to deal with later. Let's get going before Trowa and Wufei start blowing this place up."

Duo followed Quatre quickly as they slipped silently from the cell and down the corridor. Removing the ventilation grill, they slipped in and crawled quickly through the tunnels. Quatre stopped suddenly causing Duo to run into the back of him. Grunting, he looked around him and saw the opening to the outside. Quatre looked over his shoulder, before signaling him that the coast was clear.

Ducking out of the shaft, the two sprinted across the clearing before diving into the trees. Hearing no commotion behind them, the swiftly made their way through the trees towards their gundams. Panting at the effort, Quatre stopped Duo next to a camouflaged Sandrock. Clicking a small communicator he pulled from his pocket, he whispered softly into it.

"Have 02 safe commence mission parameters."

"Copy - commencing countdown." came Trowa's voice.

Duo looked up as the ground began to shake from the explosions at the base, a wicked grin spreading from ear to ear. "That is a beautiful sound." He turned in time to see a fist flying at his face. Unable to dodge the punch, he landed on his butt and looked up confused at Quatre standing over him.

"What was that for?" he whined as he rubbed his sore jaw.

"That was for not telling us about your mission and assuming that we would try to stop you! That was for putting Heero through hell for the past three days! Who do you think you are doing that to him? He hasn't slept, he barely eats and all he does is constantly worry about you!" Quatre yelled as he stood looking furiously down at the braided pilot on the ground.

"I'm sorry Quatre. I didn't mean to cause you any grief." Duo said softly, taking all of the wind out of Quatre's fury. Quatre's shoulders slumped as he leaned forward and placed his hands on his knees.

"Do you know what it's been like for the past three days Duo?" Quatre said softly. "We have all been worried about you. We even had to stop Heero from taking off after you. If he wasn't still so weak, he would have been here."

Tears formed in Duo's eyes at the mention of Heero's weakness. It was all his fault that Heero had been hurt and the pain that he felt inside couldn't be stopped.

"I'm sorry Quat, it's all my fault. If I hadn't distracted him, he would never had been hurt and everything would be fine now." Duo whimpered softly.

"Duo! How many times do I have to tell you that nothing you did caused Heero to get hurt! Anyone of us could be injured at anytime on our missions, and there is nothing that anyone can do before to stop it." Quatre said fiercely, looking up from his position to the other pilot still sitting on the ground.

"But, I. . ."

"Can it Duo. I want to tell you something. Don't do like I did and almost lose the one you love. You have to tell Heero how you feel about him, no matter the consequences. Only then can you truly be happy." Quatre whispered harshly, before standing up straight. "Now I'm going back to the safehouse. I'll see you there."

Duo watched as Quatre quickly dismantled the camouflage from his gundam and disappeared into the sky. Standing up and brushing off the dirt from his clothes, he winced slightly as he moved his jaw.

'Man, Quatre packs quite a punch for such a little thing.' he thought ruefully. Maybe this was what he needed, someone to beat some sense into his head. Was he really not to blame for Heero's injuries? Could he tell him how he felt? He knew that Heero was possibly in love with him from the overheard whispers the night he left. He shook his head trying to clear his confused brain and focus on finding his gundam and returning to the safehouse. Once he got there he could work out the details and think everything through.

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A/N: Wheee. . .Duo's safe from Oz, but is he safe from the wrath of Heero. . .Find out next chapter. Remember leave a review and let me know what you think.

Thanks for reading ~DBZ Vegeta