Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Finding Truth Behind Time Lost ❯ At Ease ( Chapter 8 )

Chapter 8: At Ease

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Duo and Heero spent quite a bit of their alone time in one another's arms, and as long as Wufei wasn't around they allowed their hands to touch more often than not. It wasn't so much that they were trying to hide their relationship. It was more that they didn't want to make Wufei nervous or feel threatened in any way, even though Wufei told them he didn't mind seeing their displays of affection.

Of course, neither one realized that Wufei could view their entire exchange whenever they weren't paying attention to where Wufei was. Wufei had caught the two on the couch a number of times just sitting close together or Duo being cuddled in Heero's lap. Usually, when he saw them together like that he ducked out of their site quietly with a smirk on his face, but today he was unfortunate and got caught.

“Wufei… um… what are you doing out of bed?” Duo quickly stood up and moved away from Heero who was equally shocked. Wufei narrowed his eyes at them and raised one thin black eyebrow.

“Why wouldn't I be walking around Maxwell? My legs aren't broken, now are they? I was just going to the kitchen for a cup a tea.”

“You could've just yelled and asked one of us to go get it for you.” Duo argued, his face getting a little redder by the minute.

“Maybe I just wanted to catch you in the act of looking so smitten with each other, Maxwell, or it might have been because I wanted some tea that was made by my own hand.” Wufei grinned, enjoying how Duo's blush seemed to spread down to his toes.

“You'll really evil you know that `Fei?” Duo pouted and climbed back into Heero's lap, taking Heero's arms and wrapping them around him. Heero let a small smile creep onto his face as he took pity on Duo and kissed his neck tenderly. “Make me feel better, Heero, please?”

“I don't know how you put up with him Yuy. If he were mine I think I would have had him gagged by now.”

“Then it's a good thing he isn't yours.” Heero replied and pressed Duo's head to his shoulder. Duo happily curled against Heero's warmth and snaked his arms around his waist.

Wufei shook his head and went to start boiling the water for his tea. He couldn't keep the smirk off his face for very long at all. The two pilots were just too cute together and it was so amusing when they got caught.

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“I HAVE TO GO NOW!” Duo screamed at Heero's laptop as he read the mission that had come in for him. G wanted Duo to do some recon in one of the other L-3 colonies that they were near. Apparently, Oz had started to design a new prototype suit, but unfortunately the bad news didn't stop there. Scientists were also designing a new drug that was an enhanced truth serum. It hadn't been tested yet but the descriptions said that as long as the person injected with it told the scientists what they wanted to hear, the patient would be fine. However, if the victim lied they would suffer excruciating pain.

G advised that Duo not get caught or else he would probably suffer as a guinea pig for Oz. Even though Duo never lied the scientists could still ask him things he wouldn't want to tell them, and the end result would be Duo writhing in pain and flooded with the new drug. Duo read over the details again and sighed heavily as Heero came and stood behind him, placing his hands gently on Duo's shoulders.

"You have a mission.” Heero stated as Duo sighed again and leaned back against Heero. He reached up and covered one of Heero's hands with his own.

“It isn't fair Heero, but I have to leave you for a while. You better take care of Fei Fei while I'm gone. Make sure he doesn't over do it, his back is still tender and he still needs to keep putting on that antibiotic cream at least twice a day.”

“I know, Duo. I know.” Heero knew what Duo wanted to say, but couldn't say it just yet. It was too early and Duo had to leave within an hour any way. He would say those words before he left, not earlier, unless he meant it.

“Well, I better start packing up my things. This mission is supposed to take about three days, so if I don't come back, I guess they'll send you in to save my ass.”

“I wouldn't mind. Just don't get caught if you can help it.”

“Oh come on Heero. You know I don't get captured on purpose! Don't tell me you've been hanging out with Fei lately.” Duo whined and pouted as he started to drag his clothes out of drawers and into his duffel. Heero shook his head as he watched Duo grunt and stuff his bag to the brim, which surprisingly could hold all his things.

“No, I haven't been hanging out with Wufei any more than usual. I've been with you most of the time.”

“And don't you dare forget it!” Duo pointed out, as Heero rolled his eyes.

Duo surveyed the room looking for anything he might have missed. Seeing that he hadn't, he picked up the bag and took it downstairs and set it on the couch so he would remember it tomorrow. Heero followed him closely behind and was happy when Duo suddenly turned and engulfed him in a bear hug.

"I'm going to miss you a lot Heero. I'd stay if I could, but..."

"You must complete your mission." Heero whispered to him, burying his nose in Duo's hair and breathing in Duo's scent.

"I love you Heero. You know that?"

"I do. I love you too." The two stood there for hours, until they both retired to their room so Duo could have a good nights sleep. Duo did sleep well, cuddled close to Heero's warmth and wrapped in his arms he felt safe and let Heero protect him from everything. Heero, however, didn't sleep all that much. He kept waking up and making sure Duo was alright. He couldn't help but watch his beautiful boyfriend sleep. His features were so relaxed in sleep and there wasn't that jester's grin to hide behind, Heero wished he could always view Duo like this. When Duo had to leave in the morning Heero didn't know if he could really let go, even if it was only a little while, right?

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"Yuy, Maxwell has only been missing one more day than he said he would be gone, calm down." Wufei sat on the sofa as Heero paced back and forth in the room. He'd been pacing ever since Wufei came downstairs for breakfast. During that time he saw Heero pace back and forth, then go to the window, look out then continue to pace. He stopped every once in a while to look at the clock and shake his head then go back to walking a hole through the floor.

"He was supposed to be back today Wufei. Something must have gone wrong with his mission. I'm going to go after him."

"You can't. It isn't your mission and besides, no one has told you to go after him. If you go now you might blow his cover, and if that's the case, then it'll be your fault!"

"I don't care!" Heero roared and Wufei's eyes widened. Heero never yelled, he was always calm and reserved. Wufei could hardly believe it. "Duo might be seriously hurt and I don't want him to be." Heero sighed heavily and stayed quiet for a few minutes, finally thinking over Wufei's words. "But you are right. I'll wait for some kind of notice, but if nothing comes today or tomorrow, I'm leaving. Understood?"

"Completely." Wufei sighed to himself and went back to reading his book. He knew Heero cared about Duo deeply, but just how deep their relationship ran...well, apparently it was deeper than Wufei realized to get such a reaction out of the perfect solider.

For the rest of the day Heero pretty much isolated himself with his laptop researching the layout of the base Duo was sent to, or he watched the news for any word on a captured pilot. Wufei made ramen for their dinner since he didn't really feel like cooking all that much and Heero hadn't really eaten anything for most of the day. He had a cup a tea around noon, but that was all Wufei saw that he consumed.

Turning off the stove and dividing the noodles and broth into two bowls, Wufei thought of how peaceful Heero had looked while Duo was around him. There was a drasic change however, when Duo wasn't around him anymore. Wufei sighed to himself and put the used pot in the sink to wash later, then went to fetch Heero. He found him in his room, still hacking into the Oz base looking for Duo.

"Yuy, it's time to eat." No response, time for a different strategy. "If you don't eat something, you won't be fit enough to go get Duo."

"What?" Heero looked up at him confused.

"I made us some ramen, come down and eat it." Wufei turned to leave and headed down the stairs and was pleased to hear Heero following him.

Heero sat across from Wufei and looked at his cooked noodles and taking his spoon and starting to eat it. Wufei allowed a soft smile to make its pressense on his lips as he bagan eating his own meal. They finished around the same time and Heero rose and started to boil some water for both of them. He added some tea leaves and let them steep for three minutes, then handed Wufei a cup as he sat down at the table once more.

"Thank you." Wufei said as he took a sip of the earthly flavored blend.

"I should be thanking you." Heero said.

"Hm?" Wufei looked up and saw Heero staring into his tea cup.

"Thank you Wufei, for putting up with me today and making me eat."

"It was the least I could do." Wufei replied. "I know you're worried and you have every right to be, but please just wait to hear something, ok?"

"Okay. Do you want to watch TV with me?" Heero asked quietly.

"Sure." He picked up his cup and made his way into the parlor, and Heero quickly came to join him.

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At the Oz base...

"I hope you come for me soon Heero. I think I've just found Hell." Duo whispered to the darkness as another icy fist clutched his stomach as a wave of pain crashed over him.

 

TBC...

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