Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Finding Truth Behind Time Lost ❯ Findings ( Chapter 13 )

Findings

 

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Their eyes felt like they were going to pop out of their heads as they gawked at their missing braided companion.

 

"DUO!" They exclaimed in unison, but Heero was the fastest on of them all and leaped forward to embrace his lost love tightly. He began raining kisses on his love's cheeks and lips without any embarrassment whatsoever. He was just relieved to have Duo in his arms once again.

 

"Love you to Heero. I missed you guys." Duo said to them when Heero let him breathe.

 

"I told you I'd bring them back with me, Duo." Kira emerged from behind him grinning at Heero's open display of affection towards Duo. What J would think if he could see this boy now, she thought to herself.

 

"You did keep your promise to me. Thank you." Duo snuggled deeper into Heero's arms, which Heero didn't mind one bit. Kira looked at the boys' joy now that they had Duo back with them and took her leave of absence.

 

"I think I'll let you all get reacquainted with one another. I have a bunch of things to do, so if you don't think it's too much for you to handle Duo, take your friends on a tour. I'll see you later." She bid them farewell and walked down corridor that they came from.

 

Once she was gone the others began to question Duo, all at once.

 

"What happened to you?"

 

"How did you get captured?"

 

"Did she really transport you to this ship?"

 

"When did you get here?"

 

"Whoa. Whoa, guys. One at a time, please. I can't understand what you said to me when you all talk at once. I'll tell you what happened, but first why don't I take you to the lounge so we can sit down and eat something." Duo urged them and after some debating they agreed it was better to go somewhere than just stand around in the hall.

 

Duo led the way since he had been here longer and Kira did say he could take them on a 'tour' while they were together. Wufei was a little bit wary about that.

 

"Duo, why does she trust you to lead us around the ship without any guards? It's a bit odd." Wufei stated.

 

"Not really, Fei. Kira led me all around the ship once she brought me here. Of course, she had to leave right after, but no one has given me any trouble since I've been here."

 

"But how much have you really seen?" Quatre asked, now wondering the same thing. Why weren't there any guards around?

 

"Practically everything, except the engines since that's in lock down mode all the time. Kira told me it's better to let everyone do their job than get in there way, but if we wanted to take a look I'm sure she wouldn't mind."

 

"She really does trust you doesn't she?" Heero asked. "What did you do to gain her trust?"

 

"Nothing, Heero. I swear it. She helped out the mad five and acts like she's my mom or something like that. She's really cool. Give her a break. I thought you wanted to hear about me not her." Duo said exasperated.

 

"Sorry, love, but I can't help to wonder why she's so trusting."

 

"Because we don't have anything to hide." A voice stated behind them.

 

They all turned to see Deverian had come up behind them. Heero reached for a gun that he didn't possess anymore and decided to glare at the man instead.

 

"You were listening to our conversation?" Heero accused.

 

"Only for the last minute on my way to get a bite to eat. I met with Kira in the halls and told me to get you situated in a room for the duration of your stay here. I'll come join you in the lounge for a while then show you to your rooms. Is that acceptable?"

 

"It sounds fine to me," said Quatre. Heero flashed him a glare but Quatre ignored him and paid more attention to Deverian.

 

"Very well. I'll let Duo lead this tour since he'll be your guide. If you would Duo?"

 

The braided young man nodded and then taking Heero's hand in his he waved for the guys to follow him. They passed through a maze of walkways and each member of the group looked around to see if there was any way to tell a person where they were located on the ship.

 

It wasn't that simple though. It was rather difficult to find a way out or even know where they were headed. Duo seemed to know where they were going and soon they came to a silver set of doors and Duo had his hand scanned before he entered. This piqued the others interest and Duo smiled shyly at them.

 

"All of you guys might have to have your hand print scanned into the computer. Your hand has to be scanned before you enter any of the rooms on this ship because if your not..."

 

"The ship terminates you from existence." Deverian finished up the statement.

 

"I was going to say puts you in a barrier field, but what you said applies too." Duo finished. "Don't worry guys, Kira will have you programed into the system before you know it."

 

"I should hope so," Wufei muttered under his breath.

 

Duo just grinned at them and took them inside the room. It was a very comfortable looking room with plush couches and chairs and a long table to sit at and have their dinner. Deverian busied himself with his own meal while Duo explained that there was a machine that pre-made the food for them and had it packaged up for safe keeping. However, the food tasted a lot better than ration bars and all of them agreed if that was the case, they were willing to try anything their hungry stomachs could digest.

 

They soon had their meals selected and set on the table to eat. They mostly ate in silence for the time being. They could wait a few more minutes and until they were given their rooms before asking Duo about all that had transpired since his "death."

 

When they finally cleaned up, Deverian led them to a lift chamber and took them up to the level that had a few extra rooms to spare. Duo already had his and Heero stated that he was not going to leave Duo's side for a minute. Deverian acknowledged this and asked about the other three. Quatre and Trowa wanted to remain together and knowing those two, they'd be doing more than sleeping when the night hour was set. On that note, Wufei asked for his own room across the hall and quickly took in his surroundings when Deverian opened the doors.

 

Their hands prints were set to scan for their rooms and as soon as Deverian felt he'd done everything he could, he excused himself.

 

"So Maxwell, are you going to tell us all about what happened at the OZ base now or not?" asked Wufei as he joined the others in Duo's room.

 

"Yeah I am. Sit down guys this is going to be one hell of a story."

 

As the hours slowly passed by, Duo told the others about his capture by the OZ officers and how once they knew who he was they felt it was necessary to keep him contained. The officers tortured him for a while until he couldn't take it anymore and he passed out. He remembered waking up in his cell and seeing himself taking care of him. He grew afraid that he had a concussion, but Kira changed back into her form, introduced herself and tellaported him to the ship that they were now on.

 

Kira had told him about the ship and how she knew the other pilots were going to come after him. She also knew he was scheduled for an execution in the next few days, but wanted to spare him from it. She entered his hand print into the main system and let him explore the ship and use all the facilities he wanted to use. Kira was kind, but also had to leave Duo to take his place. She promised to keep the rest of the gundam pilots safe and sound and would even bring the boys with her when she returned to the ship. Duo stated that she had indeed kept her promise and was eternally grateful for it. Now that they were together again they could have a break so some while, because after all, Kira blew up the last base that was in their mission plans.

 

Heero held Duo tightly against his chest as he told his tale. He couldn't believe he was so fortunate to get Duo back after thinking he lost him to the cold oblivion of death. Wrapping his arms a bit tighter around the braided pilots waist, he felt Duo lean back into him more and relax, feeling safer then he ever had before. Duo was finally back where her belonged.

 

Quatre yawned and stretched his arms over his head, finally feeling the effects of the long day they had just ended.

 

"I think I'm going to make use of Kira's generosity and go sleep in a real bed for once. Are you coming Trowa?"

 

"Of course."

 

"We'll see you guys in the morning. Goodnight!" Quatre left pulling Trowa in toe behind him, only to be followed shortly by Wufei.

 

"The others have the right idea. I'm going to bed as well. Goodnight you two." With that said Wufei left the two lovers in their own room.

 

"So you really missed me?"

 

"Of course I did! Gods Duo, I thought you were dead. It felt like my heart had been ripped in half and trampled on. All I wanted to do was kill OZ for what they did to you, but I couldn't. My mind was so hazy and it hurt so much to know that you weren't coming back. I missed you so much!"

 

"I missed you too. I'm sorry there was no way for me to contact you and Kira couldn't reveal herself to you because you wouldn't have acted the way you did when I was "executed." I did miss you though, Heero."

 

Duo leaned up and claimed Heero's lips in a sweet kiss. It was so long since they had been able to be alone together and it felt so right to be in one another's arms again.

 

"Mm, I missed that the most I think."

 

"You missed simply kissing, me?"

 

Duo shook his head. "No. Not just that. I missed being with you. Just having you hold me is enough to make me feel safe and warm." Duo turned around and wrapped his arms around Heero, nuzzling his cheek against the boy's warm chest. "I could stay like this forever, but I'm tired too. Want to keep me warm?"

 

"Always." They stripped off most of their offending garments save for their boxers and slipped underneath the blankets. Heero settled down on his back and Duo laying contentedly on his side with his head pillowed on Heero's chest. Duo liked hearing that strong heart beat steadily under his ear while he slept and slowly his eyes got very heavy.

 

"Love you, Heero." Duo whispered softly and finally nodded off to sleep.

 

"I love you too." Heero felt Duo relax completely against him, but he couldn't sleep, not yet. Slowly, he brought the end of Duo's braid up and pulled off the hair tie that kept the braid contained. He gently combed the braided tresses until all that lovely hair was loose and covered their two forms like a blanket. It was still as soft as Heero remembered it to be and he gently played with those long strands for a small eternity, until his eyes could no longer stay open. Wrapping his arms securely around Duo, he thought to himself how lucky he was to get his lover back and vowed to never be parted with him again, for as long as he could prevent it.

 

 

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In another room, a figure began to set the records of the pilots arrival on the ship and a document was sealed and filed for safe keeping in the hidden files of the main frame. 'I must keep them safe no matter what,' the figure thought to itself before setting the main frame to lock down and walking out the door. Humming a little tune to itself while the stillness of the ship made the figure's footsteps resound on the tiles, but no one noticed when the lone figure vanished into thin air.

 

TBC...