Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Family Ties ❯ Chapter 12 ( Chapter 12 )

Disclaimer: I don't own the G Boys, I just borrow them from time to time and return them a whole lot happier. I do own the plot line and any other characters that appear here that are not in the Gundam Wing Universe; please do not take them without permission. Written for pleasure not profit.

 

Warnings: Angst, sap, fluff, violence, Mpreg.

 

Rating: NC 17

 

Pairings: 1x2x1, 3x4x3, 5xS, HxOC

 

Summary: Sequel to Chimaera. Life in the Maxwell -Yuy household has undergone some big changes when Duo brings Keitaro home from the hospital. Hilde's wedding is approaching and the guys find there's more to this baby business than they thought. Struggling to raise a child, work at Preventer and keep the home happy is certainly a trial for both guys. Add an assassin's threats to prominent government officials' lives and both men find their lives are suddenly changed. Just how far will one go to protect the ones he loves?

 

Dedication: to all my lovely readers out there who enjoyed Chimaera and have since begged, threatened, pleaded, bribed and blackmailed me for a sequel. ^_^

 

 

"Family Ties"

 

January. 2007 ShenLong

 

Chapter 12

 

The Italian restaurant wasn't all that far from the hotel and, as Quatre had promised, it served delicious food. The atmosphere was pleasant, quiet and relaxed with soft background music playing. Keitaro sat in his high chair, eyes wide as he took in everything around him. He was completely absorbed in all the new sights and sounds, his head continuously on the move, much to Quatre's amusement.

 

Several of the other patrons smiled at the babe, the women especially making cooing noises in his direction, and Keitaro lapped it all up.

 

"Looks like he's going to be a lady killer," Trowa said with a smile as he watched the infant waving his arms around and the delighted chuckles he got from his crowd of female admirers.

 

"He's only a baby," Heero returned. "All women seem to go weak at the knees around infants."

 

"Oh, I don't know, I think Trowa has a point," Duo snickered.

 

"Huh?" Heero turned his confused eyes towards his husband.

 

"How could he not be a chick magnet when he has me for his mother? All those good looks and charm had to come from somewhere."

 

Heero blinked, Quatre had to shove his napkin into his mouth to stop the laughter. Trowa looked amused whilst Nurse Brown opted to duck her head and look like she hadn't heard.

 

Duo gave his partner a wink. Heero thought he'd better shut up now; besides, his mind was fresh out of any sort of comeback line. Looked like his husband had won again - for now at least.

 

"What time are Doctor Po and Mr Chang due in?" Nurse Brown asked in an attempt to divert the subject.

 

Quatre glanced at his watch. "They should be arriving in fifteen minutes. They were picking up their hire car from the shuttle port and driving out to the hotel. I'd say it'll take them roughly an hour to an hour and a half to clear customs and immigration and make it to the hotel in. Allowing for traffic, of course."

 

“I thought Sally wasn't going to be able to make it? She couldn't get time off work or something?” Duo asked.

 

“At first it didn't look like she would, but Wufei contacted me a few days ago to say that Sally would be able to get the time off now and would I mind increasing the booking by one.” Quatre turned to Nurse Brown. “They should be at the hotel by the time we get back.”

 

"Right. Thank you, Quatre." Nurse Brown picked up her fork and continued to eat.

 

Duo absently handed Keitaro a piece of bread stick. As the child grew older, they had started to give him little bits of solid food - nothing much as yet, just things like bread crusts or rusks for the baby to 'chew' on. Keitaro took the offered item in his chubby hand and began to examine it.

 

"He gets the analytical side from you," Duo stated. He couldn't resist the teasing of his husband.

 

"At least we know he has intelligence then," Heero quipped.

 

It was Duo's turn to blink and Trowa's turn to shove the napkin in his mouth to stop the laughter.

 

* * *

 

Stepping into the hotel lobby after dinner, Duo immediately spotted a familiar head of dark hair. "Wuffy!" he called out and dropping Keitaro into Heero's arms, sprinted across the lobby to engulf his friend in a bear hug.

 

"Maxwell! Get off me!"

 

"Aww, Fei-Fei, don't be like that. And it's Yuy-Maxwell, remember?"

 

"Baka Maxwell is more to the point, and mine is Wufei. I bet that kid of yours has more manners than you," Wufei gruffed, but his eyes betrayed him. There was a warmth in those onyx pools.

 

"Duo."

 

"Sally!" Duo left his tormenting of Wufei and grabbed the doctor in a hug. By the time he let her go, the rest of the group had caught up to them and were busy exchanging greetings.

 

“When did you get in?” Nurse Brown asked Sally.

 

“About an hour ago. We would have been here sooner but someone got hauled in for a full baggage search.”

 

“Wasn't my fault,” Wufei huffed.

 

“Maybe if you hadn't glared at the customs official when he asked to see your clearance for your firearm, you could have avoided it.”

 

“It was on my passport that I have Preventer clearance to carry any and all firearms.”

 

“Maybe, but how were they to know you're only carrying the one? Especially after you looked down your nose at the guy and practically called him an idiot.”

 

“I did not call him an idiot.” Wufei folded his arms across his chest and scowled.

 

“Last time I checked, incompetent fool translated to pretty much the same as idiot.”

 

“You want to be careful, Wuffers. These L2 officials, they don't take too kindly to people being smart around them. I'd say you got off fairly lightly with just a baggage search,' Duo teased.

 

“For your information, Yuy-Maxwell, I did not get off lightly. They went through all my luggage, my clothing and personal belongings. You might not object to people searching through your stuff, but I do,” Wufei snapped.

 

“Afraid they're gonna check out your underwear?” Duo couldn't help it. It had been a while since he'd gotten to tease Wufei and the man did bite easily.

 

“I have nothing to hide.” Wufei began to turn a little red.

 

“Next time you may not be so lucky,” Duo informed the Chinese man.

 

“And what do you mean by that?”

 

“Next time they might do a full body search, you know? All the body cavities.” Duo raised an eyebrow and wiggled it.

 

“They wouldn't dare!” Wufei growled as he paled. “Would they?”

 

“Trust me, Wuffers, they would. It's a case of snap on the latex glove, then the order to drop 'em and bend over.”

 

“Duo!” Nurse Brown rounded on the long haired man. “I think that's quite enough.”

 

“Sorry,” Duo replied, although his eyes still glinted with mischief.

 

The rest of the group watched in amusement.

 

“Have you got your room cards yet?” the nurse asked, diverting the attention away from the Chinese Preventer.

 

“Ah, yes. We were just on our way to the elevator when you all showed up,” Sally said as she looked at the pass card in her hand.

 

“What room are you in?” Quatre asked.

 

“I'm in thirty one, Wufei is in thirty five.” Hearing a snort from the American, Sally whirled around. “And what, pray tell is so funny? You didn't think we would be sharing a room, did you?”

 

“The rest of us are all sharing rooms,” Duo quipped.

 

“But you're all the same sex and married,” Sally returned.

 

“Ah, correction there, Sally. Nurse Brown and Keitaro are opposite sex and not married.”

 

“There's also a very large age difference! He's a three and a half month old baby, Margaret's... well, middle aged - no offense, Margaret.”

 

“None taken,” Nurse Brown replied, the amusement clear in her voice.

 

“If everyone has quite finished, I'd like to go to my room and freshen up,” Wufei stated.

 

Keitaro chose that moment to screw up his face and grunt softly, his skin turning slightly red with the effort of doing what it was he was doing. With a sigh and then a series of whimpers, Keitaro voiced that he was tired too and wanted a nap, preferably after a diaper change.

 

“Phew!” Quatre waved is hand in front of his nose. “I think someone needs to be changed.”

 

“It's Wufei's fault,' Duo snickered.

 

“How do you figure that?” Trowa said as he stepped back a dozen paces into cleaner air.

 

“For some reason, whenever Keitaro is around 'Fei, he fills his diaper.”

 

“I resent that!” Wufei snapped.

 

“Face it, Chang. You're always giving the kid the shits.” Duo quickly grabbed Keitaro from Heero as Wufei's face darkened. “You wouldn't attack a man with a baby, would you?”

 

Wufei had made a strangled sound and lunged at Duo, only to pull up short when the American grabbed the child. “It's hard to figure out which one is the baby,” he retorted. “In any case, I think the child has had my revenge for me,” he added with a smirk.

 

“Eh?” Duo had a confused look on his face, which soon turned to horror as he felt the wetness begin to seep through his clothes and the smell grew stronger, reminding him of his son's need for a diaper change. “Ah, shit.”

 

“Exactly,” Wufei smirked. “Strike one for justice.”

 

Everyone retired to his or her room for a while. Heero changed and cleaned Keitaro up before passing him over to Nurse Brown, who tucked the infant into the cot to sleep. Duo took another shower, rinsing his soiled clothes off in the bathroom sink. Wufei and Sally unpacked and freshened up while Trowa and Quatre simply relaxed and let their dinner settle.

 

With Keitaro sleeping soundly, Nurse Brown stated she was going to have an early night herself after showering and would meet with everyone in the morning. The remaining six went back down to the hotel lobby and into the cocktail bar where they shared a couple of night caps and brought Sally and Wufei up to date with the wedding plans for the following day. Once all had been discussed, questions asked and answered, they retired to their respective rooms for the night, the wedding the following day on all their minds.

 

* * *

 

The morning cycle came around and blearily, Duo blinked as his partner woke him up.

 

“Duo, time to wake up,” Heero said softly as he pressed kisses to the forehead of his husband, the only part visible above the blankets.

 

“Don't wanna.”

 

“Come on, you have to get up and have breakfast, Hilde will be expecting you soon.”

 

The realization that it was the day of Hilde's wedding hit Duo then and he jolted up, fully awake.

 

Heero watched in amusement as his husband yawned and rubbed the sleep from his eyes. “Awake?”

 

“I'll be more awake once I've had coffee. What time is it anyway?”

 

“A little before eight,” Heero replied as he slipped from the bed and went to put the coffee machine on.

 

“What time are you heading to Mark's?”

 

“After breakfast, around tenish,” Heero replied as he walked back to the bed with the coffees in hand.

 

“I hope the others are all awake. I've got to get to Hilde's by ten-thirty and we still have breakfast to eat.”

 

Heero rolled his eyes. Duo and food.

 

“What?” Duo asked as he sipped his coffee.

 

“Nothing, nothing at all.”

 

* * *

 

Breakfast had been a rather noisy affair with chatter going back and forth over the table at an alarming speed. Keitaro had been changed and fed, Nurse Brown opting to wait to bathe the baby until shortly before they were due to leave. Originally, Duo was going to drive to Hilde's with Trowa, Quatre, Keitaro and Nurse Brown whilst Heero used Quatre's hire car to get to Mark's and then the church, but that plan had been changed.

 

Nurse Brown had suggested it would be easier if maybe Wufei or Quatre drop Duo off then return to the hotel for the rest of them, as it was going to take a little longer than they'd originally thought to get everyone ready - especially Keitaro.

 

Duo had conceded. Babies had a knack for getting their pristine clothes dirty within seconds and Duo really wanted his son to look good for the wedding. With the slight change of plans in motion, everyone headed back to their rooms to begin their final preparations.

 

Heero stood waiting, Duo in his arms, as Quatre fetched his hire car. "I'll see you soon," Heero murmured and swooped in for a kiss.

 

"You can bet on it, Heero," Duo replied as the kiss broke. “Make sure you have the rings.”

 

Heero grimaced. “Don't worry, I'm not about to risk the wrath of Hilde. Self destructing was less painful.”

 

Snickering, Duo stole another kiss as Quatre appeared with the hire car and got out. “Time to go,” he stated and passed the keys to Heero. “We'll see you at the church.”

 

“Thanks, Quatre,” Heero replied as he took the keys. Duo picked up the suit bag and carried it over to the car, laying it carefully on the back seat. With one last kiss to his husband's lips, Heero got into the car and drove off, Duo waving as the tail lights receded.

 

“Come on, Duo,” Quatre said from beside Duo's hire car. “I have to drop you at Hilde's and get back with enough time to get myself ready.”

 

“Okay, okay,” Duo protested. “I'm coming.” Checking his suit was safe in the other suit bag on the back seat, Duo got into the passenger side and reached for the seat belt. “You sure you don't want me to drive?”

 

“After that last time I was in a car with you behind the wheel, I'm positive,” Quatre replied dryly. He still hadn't forgiven Duo for that stint in checking out the sedan around the mansion grounds. It had cost him a good pair of underwear!

 

“Okay then.” Duo settled back in his seat and let Quatre drive them sedately to Hilde's home in the scrapyard.

 

* * *

 

Quatre had dropped Duo off and left, excusing himself from going inside, citing his need to get back to the hotel and get ready himself. When Duo stepped inside the house, he began to wish he'd gone with Quatre too and simply met Hilde at the church. The house was a mess, make-up sat in a heap on the kitchen counter, a peek into the bathroom had Duo almost running for the hills, hair care products, brushes, combs, hot rollers and hairspray lay scattered on every surface.

 

“Ah, Duo!” Hilde pounced on her 'brother'. “I was beginning to worry you weren't going to get here on time.”

 

“Would I be late for the most important day of your life?” Duo teased.

 

“Knowing you, anything is possible. You did bring your suit? The button hole?”

 

“All here,” Duo replied as he held up the suit bag.

 

“Good.” Hilde breathed a sigh of relief.

 

A shorter, dark haired woman stepped out of the bedroom. “Hilde, you really should get dressed now.”

 

“What” Oh... OH!” Hilde turned red, realizing she was standing in front of her brother dressed only in her bra, panties and slip. “Shit! Sorry Duo,” she yelled over her shoulder as she shot back into the bedroom.

 

Duo began to laugh; he found the entire incident rather amusing.

 

“You must be Duo,” the dark haired woman said.

 

“The one and only.” Duo took the woman's offered hand and turned it over to kiss the back of it.

 

“Ohhh, Hilde said you were a charmer and she wasn't lying either.” The woman giggled and blushed. “I'm Sasha, Mark's sister. It's a pleasure to meet you.”

 

“The pleasure is all mine,' Duo replied. “At the risk of being blunt, how much longer before Hilde is ready and the limo gets here?”

 

“Shit!” Sasha looked at the clock. “Limo should be here in another half an hour, and Hilde still has her make-up and hair to finish.”

 

“I think you two had better get a wriggle on then. Where would it be best for me to get changed?”

 

“Ah.”

 

Seeing how Sasha wasn't too sure, Duo took matters into his own hands.

 

“Look, you go help Hilde, I'll get changed in one of the spare rooms.”

 

“Thanks.”

 

“No problem.”

 

Sasha returned to Hilde's room to help finish off Hilde's hair and make-up, Duo located the spare room he'd used when staying with Hilde and hung the suit bag up. Stripping out of his shirt and jeans, he hoped that Heero was having a smoother time with Mark.

 

* * *

 

“Are you sure the tie is okay?”

 

“It's fine, Mark.”

 

“What about the buttonhole? It doesn't seem to be sitting properly.”

 

Heero took a deep breath. “The buttonhole is perfect, the tie is knotted correctly and also in the right place.”

 

“What about...”

 

“Your shoes are shiny enough and if you put any more water on your hair to flatten it you will drown,” Heero interrupted. Geeze, anyone would think Mark was going to his funeral, not his wedding!

 

“Sorry,” Mark said with a sheepish smile.

 

“It's okay, you're bound to be nervous. I know I was when Duo and I got married.”

 

“You were?”

 

“Hai. I couldn't help thinking he might not want me, that he would suddenly decide he didn't want to get married and leave me at the altar. Aa, sorry.” Heero realized that Mark was staring at him funny.

 

“Hilde wouldn't do that - would she?” Mark had gone rather pale and felt the butterflies beginning to swarm in his stomach.

 

“My, is that the time? Come on, Mark, we need to get going or we will be late,” Heero felt quite smug at changing the subject. The smug look lasted all of two seconds.

 

“You have the rings?”

 

“Errr...” Heero began to pat down his pockets. “Shit! I had them a second ago. Where the hell did I put them?”

 

Mark picked up a couple of velvet boxes from the small side table and handed them to Heero. “This what you're looking for?”

 

“Ah. I remember now. I put them there whilst I put my jacket on and slipped the buttonhole in place so I wouldn't forget them. I guess I kind of forgot when you were asking me all those questions.” Heero took the boxes and placed them carefully in the pocket of his suit jacket, patting the pocket to reassure himself they were definitely there. “All set?”

 

Mark nodded.

 

“Then let's get going. You have a wedding to attend.”

 

“I think I'm going to be sick.”

 

* * *

 

Soft organ music played from the church organ, spilling out amongst the pews and into the area immediately surrounding the church. Guests began to file into the church and find a place to sit. In the vestry, Father Reilly spoke quietly to Mark and Heero.

 

“The guests are almost all here and seated. The bride is due in about ten minutes. I have a choir boy positioned to let me know when the wedding car arrives. As soon as I get the okay from him, we will move out to the altar and get into position to await the bride. Any questions?”

 

“Yeah. Where's the nearest exit?” muttered Mark.

 

Father Reilly chuckled and patted Mark's arm. “The exit is through there and into the church. Don't worry so much. Once you're out there and you see your bride walking towards you, all the nerves will go away and you'll have eyes only for her.”

 

“So will the rest of the people,” Heero mumbled in an attempt to lighten the mood.

 

“Thanks, I think, Heero.”

 

“Ah. That's the signal. Come on you two. We have a wedding to attend.” Father Reilly picked up his prayer book and with one last look at the pair, he opened the door from the vestry and began to lead the way to the church and the waiting altar.

 

Mark took a deep breath, willed his arms and legs to stop shaking and began to follow the priest. Heero walked beside him, ready to catch the man if the need arose.

 

* * *

 

The limo pulled up outside the church and the driver got out to open the door. Sasha stepped out and waited beside the door as Duo got out and then gave Hilde a hand to get herself and all the white stuff that was her dress out as well.

 

Once they were out and standing in the small courtyard in front of the church, Sasha busied herself straightening Hilde's dress out and settling the veil around her face. Once she was done she walked towards the church doors and waited.

 

Offering his arm, Duo smiled. “You look simply lovely, Hilde. I'm proud and honored to give you away.” The tears shone in his eyes with the fierce pride he felt.

 

“Thank you, Duo.” Hilde took Duo's arm and balanced her bouquet in her other hand. Taking a deep breath to calm her nerves, she turned to her brother. “I am doing the right thing, aren't I?”

 

“No one can truly answer that for you, Hilde. But if it helps, then, yes. I think you're doing the right thing. Mark is a good guy and he will take care of you.”

 

Hilde smiled, happiness radiated off her and she gave Duo's arm a squeeze. “Thanks for being here for me.”

 

Duo reached out and gently lifted the veil. Hilde was a vision of loveliness underneath the thin material. He leaned in and gave her a quick peck to the cheek before letting the veil drop again. “Come on, you have a man in there waiting to marry you and keep you happy for the rest of your life. Let's not keep him waiting any longer.”

 

Taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly, Hilde straightened her spine, pushed her shoulders back and prepared to walk down the aisle.

 

~ * ~

 

tbc...