Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Death ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 5 )

Death

Chapter 4

 

 

If Heero was mad about the fact that they never had sex, he didn't say. Still, Duo thought that his new boyfriend was frustrated about it, while at the same time Heero did not want to mess up their relationship. Duo had originally thought that being with Heero would be difficult, but he quickly discovered that for all of Heero's lack of experience, he made up with genuine affection. It was easy to talk to him about things that bothered Duo. Well, things except for this. Duo was scared. He had no idea how his body would react to sex. What if he accidentally used his power during it and Heero found out what he really was? But, beyond that… he was a three-thousand year old virgin. He had all of the information but none of the experience.

It seemed that only Wufei was shocked by their sudden relationship. He was annoyed that two more of his comrades had succumbed to what he called `teenage delinquency'. Duo was comforted by the fact that Wufei meant them all sleeping in the same beds as their boyfriends; and presumably having sex, not being gay. Duo liked sleeping with Heero. It was comforting to nestle with another warm body, especially since it was Heero's body. They did nothing more than feeling each other up and kissing, but they both yearned for more. Duo knew that from the constant flares of red Heero exposed every time they were near each other. Another benefit to their relationship was that Heero had completely ceased to see Relena (if he could help it), especially after Duo told him how he felt about the girl. It felt so good to have Heero actually listen to him and care about how he felt.

Besides all of the relationship issues they had been happening, something frightening was in the wind. About a week ago, Duo had felt a shift in the power of the Earth. Something had fallen from the sky, something with a great deal of ethereal power. A seraphim, a warrior of God. Duo could not tell who it was without alerting them to his position, but he knew enough that things would get bloody if they met. Seraphim only showed up on Earth to capture devils… or fallen angels.

So, He now knew what had happened and had sent a warrior to capture him and bring him back. But, Duo had promised himself that he would never go back. He would fight and die before that happened. Right now, though, there were more important things to think about, like the war that was going around them.

 

*****

 

“Goddamit, Quatre, watch it!” Duo screamed as another bullet whizzed far too close to Quatre's head as the blonde tried to hack into the keypad on the door blocking their exit. The two of them where trapped in a long hallway with Oz soldiers at their backs and a titanium, re-enforced door in front of them. For once, it was all five of them on a mission. They were at a research facility in Canada where Oz was experimenting on a new type of Gundanium ore that was easier to shape and work, but just as strong. There were two main labs here and intelligence had not discovered which lab had the information they needed. While Duo could not use his unearthly powers during a mission for more than one reason, he could still get enough information from auras to know that the north lab that he and Quatre had broken into had nothing that they needed. The research section of the base was built like a giant T. There was a long tunnel connecting the labs to the rest of the building, but the labs were on opposite ends of each other. The closer to the north side they went, the more that the aura of fear and secrecy faded. Wufei provided a distraction while Trowa and Heero broke into the south end and Duo and Quatre attacked the north end, both using the vent system and access codes intelligence had given them. The north lab, it turned out, held experimentations on types of ammunition. However, there was nothing there that would benefit them. It would have been a clean get away, at least for Duo and Quatre, but someone had sounded the alarm and now they were trapped in the north corridor. All they had to do to get out of there was figure out the passwords for the door, which would have been a lot easier if they didn't have people shooting at them, but Quatre was doing the best he could with Duo guarding his back. If it weren't for him, he'd be dead right now, but Duo was right, he needed to multitask. There was only so much the other boy could do to make sure he didn't get shot. Duo winced as another bullet hit him in the shoulder, then cheered as he brought down a guard with a shot to the head. He could take a few shots in his limbs, but he couldn't keep these dicks at bay for much longer.

Quatre yelped as the door opened suddenly and gun went off in his face. Duo felt more than saw the bullet whiz past his cheek and another guard went down.

“02, 04, hurry up!” Trowa snapped, firing off more shots. Duo's gun clicked empty and he tossed it away, grabbing another from his belt, fully loaded, and knocked off a few more Ozzies before lunging after Trowa and Quatre. They ran so fast that Quatre and Duo felt warmth at their sides, but it quickly faded as they tried to keep up with Trowa's long-legged pace. Heero was waiting for them at the junction with a hand grenade, which gave them just the right amount of time to make it out of the base.

 

*****

 

Despite their lucky break getting outside, they weren't so lucky getting to their Gundams. The problem with using their Gundams in a mission like this was that it was nearly impossible to hide them. However, if anything should go wrong, they had orders to destroy the facility as quickly and efficiently as they could, including everyone inside. Fortunately, it had not come to that. Heero and Trowa had found the necessary information, stolen enough core samples to keep their controllers happy, and destroyed all of Oz's back ups of their research. But, in returning to the woods where their Gundams were, they were ambushed and had to break up, Trowa, Quatre, and Wufei to the west of the woods and Heero and Duo towards the river.

Oz wasn't far behind. Duo kept track of the others for as long as he could, relieved to find that they were faring better with the heavy trees as cover. Eventually, their pursuers gained all of Duo's attention and he realized with relief that the Gundams were safe as all of the guards at the base were focused only on them and that their Gundams had none of their auras near them. However, the auras of their pursuers were overtly hostile. They meant to kill them, not capture them.

Using hand signals, Heero motioned to the river bank. Duo understood; if they made it across the river, they would have a good chance to make it into the woods, and an even better chance of losing the Ozzies. They made it almost to the water when Heero disappeared from Duo's sight. Duo turned and saw his partner on the ground, kneeling, gun pointed at the men in a weak grip, blood flowing from his neck. He didn't need to be Shinigami to know that he was dying. The Oz soldiers stopped, suddenly stunned.

Duo stood there on the bank of the river, Heero leaning against his legs in shock, his green shirt quickly turning red. Duo eyes glowed a deep violet, his pupils slit like a tiger's, huge ebony wings protruding from his torn, black shirt, his fingers long and gnarled like claws. He leaned down and brought Heero to him in his arms like a child, wrapping his wings around them in a protective cloak that no bullet could penetrate. It was the first time Duo had reclaimed his angelic form and the feeling of power under his flesh and wings erupting from his back hurt like nothing else, but he barely felt it. He reached out with his power to the soldiers, touching their souls and pulling them to him. It hurt even worse than being born again, ripping souls out like that, but he didn't care. All that mattered was protecting Heero. The soft sound of bodies dropping awoke him from his trance. He had to get them away from here, somewhere safe before his power destroyed his human body and he would revert to his angelic form forever. He wrapped his arms tightly around Heero, whose eyes were shut and he was throwing up blood. He spread his wings and felt his body lift. He expanded his power to around his body. Now, no humans, no normal humans, anyway, would be able to see him. It was almost like old times.

Duo didn't know where he landed, he just knew that it was someplace far from Oz, far from anyone who could hurt them. His body, still partially human, was so tired… but there was still one thing he had to do. He laid Heero down flat, his pulse very weak, but he was still alive enough that Duo could save him. Duo dug his sharp nails into Heero's neck, wincing as Heero choked and gagged. As he withdrew his fingers with the bullet tucked against them, the blood, still wet on Heero's shirt and skin, dripped back into the wound. Duo leaned down and swiped his tongue against the wound, sucking on it lightly. Heero's eyelids fluttered at the intimate touch. Duo watched, partly in fascination, mostly in intense relief, as the wound knit itself back together without a slight scar to show on Heero's slightly tanned skin.

Duo stayed there, kneeling on the dirt ground, covered in his and Heero's blood and sweat, watching Heero sleep, watching the rise and fall of his chest. He realized that he was fading away into shock and exhaustion, but that didn't matter. He laid down on Heero's strong chest, his heartbeat the only lullaby he needed and cried. His wings wrapped around the both of them, and he cried human tears.

 

End chapter 4