Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Bonded ❯ Saying goodbye ( Chapter 11 )

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Chapter Summary: Time to say goodbye for now; poor boys.

/* blah */ J’s thoughts
/~ blah ~/ G’s thoughts
//* blah *// J’s trainee’s thoughts
//~ blah ~// Duo’s thoughts

J's trainee woke first the next morning. He lay in the bed without moving; enjoying the feeling of being used as a pillow. His mind wandered back to the previous evening. Had it really happened? Was he really bonded to the one sharing his bed or was it just a dream? He wished Duo would wake up so he could verify his memories, but he wasn't about to disturb the other boy just to satisfy his own curiosity.

He was therefore quite startled to hear "Morning, Blue Eyes" coming from somewhere around his shoulder.

"Uh … morning Duo," he stuttered in reply. "I didn't wake you, did I?"

"Not really," Duo replied around a yawn. "It's about time for us to get up anyway." Lifting his head off the comfortable shoulder, Duo took a good, long look at his companion. "Is something bothering you, Blue Eyes?"

"Uhm … yea … kinda," came the hesitant reply from a now blushing boy.

"And what would that be?" Duo asked as he sat up.

"Last night," J's trainee answered. "Did it really happen? Are we really bonded? Or did I just dream it?"

"Yep, it happened," Duo replied with a slight smile. "If you dreamed it, so did I. Now, although it is quite comfortable here next to you, we need to get up if we want to eat before we go to the simulation room."

The only reply Duo received to that statement was his current pillow getting off the bed. Duo watched for a minute before moving off the bed himself. "As soon as you're ready, we'll go to my bunk so I can change then we'll go get some food."

Less than a minute later a hand grabbed Duo's arm and started to pull him towards the door. "Let's go. You need your food."

And so began their first day as a bonded couple. Breakfast was quiet, as Duo was still waking up. The morning was spent first in the simulation room and then in the classroom, studying. The two boys touched as often as they could the whole morning, and Duo wasn't the one doing most of it.

They were joined at lunch time by the two professors. "How are you boys doing today?" G asked as he and J sat down across from them.

Duo poked his companion in the side, indicating that he should be the one to answer. For all his effort Duo only got a glare, so he answered the question with a question of his own. "How should we be?"

"You seem to be …” G started, but couldn't find an appropriate word to finish his statement.

"Calmer? Less tense?" J's trainee supplied helpfully.

"Those will do, I suppose," G agreed. "Duo seems to be a bit calmer this morning than usual. I can't say much about you, young sire."

"He does seem a little less tense this morning," J agreed. "So they must have partially bonded last night." /* Good. He'll be able to control himself now. I'll have the perfect weapon in no time. */

"You realize this will not be allowed to interfere with your training," G stated as they continued eating. /~ Even though I wish we could give you more time together in a relaxed setting. ~/

"Yeah, we know," Duo sighed gustily, while J's trainee just nodded once.

The group finished lunch and left the room. G and Duo went to the computer lab while J and his trainee went to the classroom, where both boys were tested on what they had been studying that morning. After finishing their tests the boys were put to work on putting together parts of the gundam G was building until dinner time; after which they had study time until bedtime. This schedule repeated the next day as well.

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The morning J and his trainee were to leave arrived too soon for three of the four. Duo and J's trainee wanted more time together and J wanted more actual one-on-one time with his mate. G, on the other hand, couldn't wait for J to leave.

G and J were standing near the door to the shuttle watching the two boys as they said their goodbyes.

"Has there been any progress on the search for our fifth son?" J asked, without looking away from the two boys.

"He might have been at the Maxwell Church when it was destroyed," G answered, turning slightly to see his mate's reaction to the statement. /~ Let’s see what happens if you think our son is truly dead.  ~/

J turned, startled, to look at his mate. "Have you confirmed he was there? Wasn't there a survivor?" /* He's got to be kidding. He can't be serious. Is he trying to say that he has definite proof that our son is dead? */

G smiled inside while keeping his outer expression neutral. /~ He's worried. Good. Serves him right. I think I'll withhold the information that points to Duo. Let him wonder.  ~/ G turned back towards the boys as he answered J. "Yes, a single survivor. As for confirmation, we were able to place him at the church a couple months before the massacre, but we lost all track of him after that point."

/* He's hiding something, but I never have been able to get him to tell me something when he doesn't want to. It's a shame we never got close enough to be able to hear each other's thoughts – his fault, not mine. */ J turned to watch the two boys as well before continuing with his questions. "Your boy was at that church, wasn't he? Could he have known our son? Isn't he the survivor of the massacre?"

"Yes," G replied after a moment. "Duo is the sole survivor of that massacre. He refuses to talk about it, or of what happened during the plague. All he'll say is that they, the ones who died, are his reason to fight."

"Have you done a paternity test on the boy? I didn't see any record of it in his records," J continued his interrogation. /* Maybe if I keep asking questions, he'll slip and let something through. */

/~ He's digging. He won't get anything more from me on this subject though. ~/ Without answering G started moving away from his mate. "Time to interrupt their goodbye or you'll miss your launch window."

/* I don't believe this. He ignored my question. There must be something in the paternity test he doesn't want me to know. Could the boy he's training be our son? It would be just like him to keep that from me. */  J thought as he followed his mate.

"Looks like times up Blue Eyes," Duo sighed as he spotted G and J heading their way.

"Hn," J's trainee replied, pulling his mate closer while thinking //* NO! Not yet! I'm not ready to leave yet. Wait! What am I thinking? What has happened to me? *//

"You can loosen your grip a little, Blue Eyes," Duo gasped, smiling up at his mate to soften the complaint. "I'm not going to let you go just yet. I haven't gotten a goodbye kiss yet." //~ I wish he didn't have to go yet. I want more time with him. ~//

"Sorry," J's trainee said, loosening his hold a little but not enough to let Duo put any space between their bodies. He didn't want to lose the pleasant feeling of having Duo pressed against him from neck to knee just yet.  He had no idea why it felt so good, but he was loathe to him go.

"That's ok," Duo sighed, resting his head on the other boy's shoulder. "I don't think you're strong enough to break me in half. I'm gonna miss you, Blue Eyes."

"They're here, Duo," J's trainee whispered, not wanting the two scientists to hear what he was going to say. "I think I'll miss you too. I hope our bond strengthens to the point we can keep in touch without technology."

"Boys, it's time for J and his trainee to leave," G interrupted the two teens. "Finish saying your goodbyes."

Before Duo could say anything J's trainee turned Duos' head and started a gentle goodbye kiss. Duo responded quickly and, although the kiss stayed gentle in nature, it continued far longer than the two scientists thought it should.

"Time to go boy," J said, roughly taking hold of the pair and separating them. "That's enough of that. You'll see each other again." /* But not before I've trained this emotional nonsense out of you. */

J made his way to the shuttle, dragging his reluctant trainee behind him; his trainee looking longingly back at Duo where he stood beside G.

As J pulled his trainee into the shuttle G turned to Duo and said, "We need to leave the shuttle bay now. You'll see him again." /~ He may not be the same. You may have to break his training to get this version of him back. ~/

As the two left the shuttle bay G said, "We have some work ahead of us if you plan on being a true master of stealth."

Duo jerked his head back around, startled; he'd been trying to catch a last glimpse of his mate. "What do you mean by that? I can already slip past anything the Alliance can come up with."

"True," G agreed with a slight smirk. "But that's because all the sires and bearers on this colony are too smart to be recruited into the Alliance military. However, that will not be the case once you reach Earth."

"So we're gonna find a way to block that tell-tale feeling," Duo grinned in return before starting to practically run towards the lab area of the ship. "Come on Doc. Let's hurry up and get this project started. We don't have much time after all."