Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Behind Blue Eyes ❯ Chapter 3

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A small genuine chuckle made its way out of Duo's throat, as he looked as the small red and yellow flowers in his son's chubby hands. Reaching out and picking them up he winked at his only son, "Thanks Cam, they're beautiful." The small child only smiled wider and leaned forward to hug his father tightly. The ex-pilot sighed, resting his cheek on the top of his son's head, "I love you cam." He leaned back and curled around his son on the bed falling asleep in the protective embrace.

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Pale brows shot down and a small nose crinkled slightly as a slender figure rolled over in his bed snuggling into the strong back of the larger figure beside him. Moments later the small creases in his otherwise peaceful face returned and weary aqua eyes drifted open. Drowsiness and unawareness drifted in and out of the clouded eyes until the sharp ringing sound drifted to alert ears. Jumping slightly and quickly turning over the half-dressed figure leaned over to his nightstand fumbling in the dark for the phone.

"Hullo?" the answer was groggy and his voice was deep with sleep. "Quat? Sorry to wake you up…" The petite blonde slowly sat up, tossing his pale legs to dangle off the side of his bed lifelessly, "Duo?" he thought he recognized the voice, but wasn't sure. A quiet chuckle that seemed more forced then anything came through the wire, "Yeah it's me," the blonde frowned at his friend's tone as he continued, "Sorry to call so late…er early but I really need a favor."

Fully awake now, the Arabian stood and walked into his bathroom so as not to wake his sleeping partner. "What's wrong, Duo? You sound exhausted," he asked after gently shutting the door and sitting over the lid of his toilet seat. A dramatic sigh echoed in the phone before the other continued, "I came home early yesterday. Hilde did something that got me pretty upset, and we started to argue. We both said some things that needed to be said and now…" The pale blonde clutched the phone, holding his breath, what had that woman done now?

"…We're getting a divorce." Hot breath blew pale bangs out of light eyes as the ex-pilot of Sandrock sighed, "Oh Duo," his expression was pained for his friend, "I'm so-" He was interrupted however, "Don't be sorry, Quat. It had been coming for a long time." Still frowning slightly, the pale boy continued, "Is Cam ok?" The thought of the small boy's face and the disappointment of not seeing his mommy anymore almost brought tears to the blonde's teal eyes.

"Cam will be fine, he's with me. I'm going to keep him…" he trailed off again but as Quatre opened his mouth to speak the other quickly added, "Which is why I called you." The light-headed man nodded, "What do you need Duo? Anything I can get is yours." A true smile touched the braided man's lips at his friend's statement and he continued, "The little one and me are gonna need a place to crash while I look for a new place for us to live, I don't really wanna live anywhere near Hilde anymore. I've been thinking about moving back to earth…"

A large, excited grin spread over cherubic cheeks before the braided man's request sunk into the blonde's head, "Ne, Duo…when would you be staying with us?" The other hummed softly, thinking the question over, "Well we wanted to fly out today and probably stay with you and Tro for about a month or two," he paused quickly adding, however, "If that's not imposing on you two." Quatre shook his head, "Not at all, Duo. You know you're always welcome," he stopped, biting his lip in thought, "But, Trowa and I were planning on flying out to Wufei's this weekend-"

Before he could continue the other ex-pilot was way ahead of him, "No problem! I was hoping to visit Fei and Sally anyway. How are those two?" Quatre sighed allowing a small smile to stretch his pink lips, "They're fine, but Duo-" The violet-eyed man continued, however, "That's good. You know, Quat, if it's alright with you I think Cam and I will fly to your place so we can get situated then we can all fly out to Fei's together."

Quatre nodded barely containing a slight chuckle, "It's fine with me Duo, but our flight was scheduled for this evening, so I'll send out a shuttle for the two of you. How does that sound?" A small gasp could be heard on the other line, "That's- awesome. Thank you so much Quat! I really appreciate it." The blonde nodded smiling, "Of course. Now hurry up I want to see how my nephew is doing!" Duo's voice lowered, "He'll be better once we're at your house. Speaking of which look who's waking up!" The light haired Arabian laughed as he heard his friend tickle his son until he was fully awake.

"Would you like to say good morning to uncle Quatre once Daddy figure's out when we're gonna see him?" An excited giggle could be heard when the ex-pilot returned to the line, "Alright, Quat we're already packed so we're ready whenever your shuttle is ready." The blue-eyed boy nodded smiling, "They'll be there to pick you up at nine, terminal 3B." The braided man nodded and grinned, "Got it. Thanks again, Quatre. We really appreciate it."

Aquamarine eyes glittered as the other merely shook his head, "Stop that. You're family Duo. Now can I please talk to my little nephew?" Duo smiled and held in a choked laugh, "Yeah, here he is." The CEO could hear more scuffling and coaxing on the braided man's part until a tiny but excited voice could be heard clearly over the line, "Hewo?" An uncontainable smile spread over full lips, "Hi there, Cameron! How are you, sweetheart?" A hesitant giggle was heard then a gentle reply, "M good. Mutter's mad dough…" The blonde frowned at the statement and tried to press the issue with his nephew, "Why is your mommy mad, sweetie?"

He waited patiently as the small child was quiet for a minute then suddenly blurted, "'Ere's daddy. Buh bye uncul!" Before the blonde ex-pilot could say his goodbye the gruff voice of his violet-eyed friend quickly spoke into the phone, "Alright Quat it's settled we'll be on that shuttle at nine sharp. Later and thanks again!" The pale boy opened his mouth to speak but barely whispered a dejected `bye' into dial tone.

Sighing as he pressed the `end' button on the small black phone, the slender man slowly lifted himself up from the toilet seat to open his bathroom door quietly. Gasping he almost dropped the phone as he was greeted by a pair or deep forest green eyes not even a foot from his own aqua eyes, "Trowa! You scared me," he breathed leaning against the doorway. The other merely smiled apologetically and spoke in a hushed tone, "Do you think that was a very good idea? Pushing them together like that so soon?" The shorter man blinked then reddened slightly, "You were listening," it was more of a statement then a question.

The tall ex-pilot stepped forward bringing his arms around his shorter lover and resting his chin atop his crown of bold blonde, "This isn't like you. Not thinking about his feelings…" The blue-eyed man within the embrace worried his lip and leaned into the arms the held him, "I was thinking about both of them. Perhaps it could be good closure for him, perhaps they could-" He stopped short, afraid to say out loud what he secretly hoped for, "Did I do the wrong thing Trowa?" he whispered out softly. He could feel the taller man shake his head, "I don't doubt your judgment. Things will work out for the best."

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Old violet eyes slid shut as a sigh escaped full lips. The braided man turned to his son with a weary smile and ruffled his hair affectionately, "You ready for your first shuttle ride, Cam?" The little boy trembled in excitement and beamed up at his father nodding. Unable to resist the ex-pilot smiled and stood from the bed turning to pick up the little boy and their bags. He walked from his bedroom quietly into the dark kitchen. Setting his son down on the floor gently he opened the refrigerator door quietly and pulled out some juice cups for the plane trip and packed some grapes and cheerios for his hungry toddler.

Closing the cold door quickly he grabbed a banana, cutting it into small pieces and handing them one at a time to his eager son, "Chew them slowly," he warned in a gentle tone and wiped his son's pudgy hands when he was done. Hefting his son onto the counter top he looked into large innocent amethysts and smiled comfortingly, "Listen to daddy, ok Cam?" At his son's small nod he continued, "You and me are going away for a while. We won't see mommy for a long time." His son's eyes grew watery, and his chin quivered ever so slightly but not even a single tear slipped down full cheeks.

Smiling sadly and placing his large hand on a round cheek, Duo tried to soothe his baby, "Don't worry, everything will be alright. We're going to see uncle Quatre and Trowa and Wufei and even Aunt Sally. Don't you want to see them?" The small child nodded, his bottom lip puckered forward slightly, when his eyes suddenly went unfocused and widened at what they saw. The braided American hardly had a minute to realize his son wasn't listening when a haggard voice reached his keen ears.

"Just where the hell are you going?" The violet-eyed man turned to the source of the voice, a scowl firmly set on his face, "I am taking Cam like I said. We're staying with Quatre until we can get a place. I'll call you when I'm ready to settle the rights to custody over Cameron." Hearing this the pale woman sneered down at her soon to be ex, "Don't bother. I wouldn't take him if you forced him on me." Her words were cold and cutting; the braided man held back a flinch and unconsciously scooted closer to his son in a show of protectiveness.

"Hilde, I'll be mailing the custody papers and our divorce papers as soon as I talk to my lawyer," his voice was low and showed signs of a thin line that could snap at any moment. The dark-headed woman took note of her husband's tone and stiffened ever so slightly but didn't back down, she would have the last word, "Fine, Goodbye." With those empty words the seemingly heartless woman turned and walked out of her kitchen.

Frowning slightly and rubbing the bridge of his nose as he felt a sudden headache making it's way behind his eyelids the ex-Gundam pilot turned to pick his son up from the countertop and lifted his baby bag with him. Once he and his son were in their car along with their luggage he sighed looking one more time up at the house he had lived in for almost four years. A small whimper changed the focus of his vision to his rear view mirror, his son's watery violets greeted him and he smiled sadly trying desperately to make his baby happy, "C'mon Cam. Give daddy a smile, we're gonna go see your aunt and uncles and I promise everything will be all better ok?" At his father's plea and promise for something better, pudgy cheeks stretched into a large smile and the little tot nodded, his feet swinging in his car seat. Duo smiled lopsidedly at his son's goofy grin and drove off to the airport and to what he hoped a better life.

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Sally breathed in deeply and closed her eyes as the pleasant scent of dinner welcomed her home, "Something smells good, Demitri!" she called as she shut and locked her front door behind her. She frowned when silence was her only response and placed her briefcase gently down on one of her many expensive couches walking quietly down the hallway and into her kitchen. A relieved smile smudged her glossy lips as she saw her middle-aged butler bent over their heated stove with a pair of headphones covering each ear.

Deciding not to interrupt in light of checking on her main source of concern, the braided woman quickly walked away and up the staircase to check on her ailed friend. She knocked lightly on the door and entered when a faint response from within voiced its consent, "Hey Hee-chan!" she smiled down on the boy who was still placid in the bed she had designated for him alone. At first the brunette didn't respond, choosing instead to keep his head down, his beautiful eyes and features shadowed. The blonde doctor frowned stepping forward and placing and gentle hand on his bony shoulder, "Hee-chan? Are you feeling alright?" When clouded prussian met her worried gaze she was surprised and almost stepped back at the hurt that was held within the strong gaze, "He-"

"Who's coming, Sally?" The question caused her eyes to widen and her already shocked expression to only grow, how did he know? Taking a deep breath and sitting down on the bedside she looked away momentarily, gathering her thoughts. Heero turned his face away and thought she wasn't going to answer when she suddenly spoke up quietly, "Quatre and Trowa are coming." Light blue eyes turned to see the other's reaction, but his face was still turned away from her own so she took a deep breath and continued, "But Quatre called this morning and now…" She worried her lip and wrung her hands slightly, "Now Duo and his son are coming as well."

Immediately the small body stiffened at the mention of the ex-pilot of Deathscythe, and large blue eyes grew far and distant. "Hee-chan? Gomen ne, demo-" When the doctor noticed her words were falling on deaf ears she blinked grasping the slight boy with both hands on either shoulder, "Hee-chan? Are you listening to me? Heero?!" Her voice was panicked when the other didn't respond and simply stared forward, "Heero!" she screamed holding onto him tighter when he suddenly grew limp and his eyes rolled back. She frowned, her expression pained as she eased the smaller boy into a laying position, "Why would you faint like that?" she whispered to the unconscious boy. Sighing as she only blamed herself for delaying her explanation to the dark-haired boy, she gently raised a pale hand and swept away unruly bangs before placing a soft and apologetic kiss on the clammy forehead.

Sally gently shut the door to the Japanese man's bedroom and slowly made her way down the stairs, as she reached the last step the doorknob to her front twisted and gave way to reveal her tired husband. Dark eyes instantly took notice of her and a warm, albeit small smile graced the Chinese man's lips. "Hey…" Coffee eyes widened as he was suddenly trapped in a tight hug. His wife's shorter body was pressed tightly to his lean one, he blinked looking down on her then merely smiled again and stroked the top of her head lovingly while leading her to the nearest couch. By the time they reached the couch the blonde woman was on the verge of tears as she looked up into her husband's calm gaze, "Wufei…" she whimpered, hating how it made her sound weak and helpless.

Knowing all to well the thoughts that were swirling around in his wife's head Wufei stroked her cheek gently, "Sally, calm down. There's something I didn't have time to tell you, something I think will make you feel better." Sniffling and frowning at the action she looked up with hopeful eyes as the Chinese man continued, "You know Duo and Cameron are coming tonight, but you don't know why and neither does Heero." Sally's light brows shot down slightly, but didn't interrupt, "Duo and Hilde are getting a divorce, and…"

The raven-haired man was cut short when he was suddenly pounced on by a very happy blonde, "Wufei! Do you know what this means? This means Duo's free and-and he and Heero can-" Frowning the preventer tried to calm his wife, "Now wait a-" However the pale woman continued, completely overlooking his interjection, "-be together and then they can take care of little Cam-" She trailed off beginning to ramble as she stood from her couch, a happy grin covering her now glowing cheeks.

Sighing the ex-pilot looked over to find a clock and edged his way off the couch knowing that his `family' would be arriving soon, "Damn onna…" he muttered as he walked into the kitchen and rolled his eyes as he watched his wife scurry about the kitchen nearly driving the older butler mad.

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Laughing loudly as he drew the little boy into his arms, the blonde man lifted the child up and spun around making faces with little bundle of energy giggling and screaming the entire time. Duo chuckled, leaning against the wall after giving Trowa a hearty hug and a strong handshake. "Careful, Quat," he warned, "He might throw up we just got off the shuttle you know…" Stopping almost immediately at the warning, the Arabian smiled sheepishly placing the dizzy boy gently into his boyfriend's arms and going to hug his braided friend. "It's so good to see you," the slender blonde said as he held onto the violet-eyed man tightly. "You too Quatre," the American whispered back and gave a final squeeze before steeping back and hefting his luggage up over his shoulder.

Quatre smiled looking up to see baby Cameron tugging at his boyfriend's hair, his smile only grew when he noticed it didn't seem to agitate the green-eyed man. Grabbing his boyfriend's free hand he turned to Duo with an empathetic smile, "Terminal 6." Hearing this the braided American sighed but smiled turning around and walking sluggishly to the terminal. Once the four were on board, the little boy giggled and bounced in his father's lap, "Wow Cam, you get your first shuttle ride and your first plane ride all in one day!" The violet-eyed boy grinned and pressed his nose to the window eagerly. Chuckling and petting his son's head, the braided man turned to the Arabian next to him, "So what was so important?" he asked, his eyes glittering with curiosity. Aquamarine's shifted quickly to dark green before refocusing on Amethyst nervously, "Ne, Duo-" he stopped, smiling when he felt a comforting hand take his and gave it a squeeze of appreciation before continuing. "Duo, you know we're going to visit Wufei and Sally right?"

At the other man's nod he continued, "Well we're not just going for a visit," light brows shot down in confusion and he quickly continued not wanting to deal with an interruption, "A close friend of ours has been sick lately and he was sent to the hospital." Violet eyes widened, and the American couldn't explain the sudden constriction in his throat, "He's apparently doing a little better now, but Sally demanded that he live with her and Wufei since he apparently couldn't take care of himself anymore…"

"Quatre," The violet eyed man's voice was low, and said violets were shadowed when he spoke, "Stop dancing around this. Who are we going to see?" The American braced himself, feeling his stomach turn, as he already knew the answer. Quatre sighed and looked into dark violets, "We're going to see Heero."

TBC….

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DAMN! That was a long ass chapter! YEAH!!! Anyway A-kon was all this weekend here in Dallas! (anime convention) and I got to meet, hug, drool over Scott McNeil!! (Duo's voice in the dubbed version) AND I BOUGHT MY FIRST YAOI DOUJINSHI! They are beautiful…but in Japanese so if you can read of translate Japanese please e-mail me! ^-^;

Anyway sorry this chapter was slow and had little to no action but we gotta get the boring informative stuff outta the way before he get to the nitty gritty angst and lemons and all that yummy stuff! Please review!

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