Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Love, War, and Peace ❯ Pt. 4 ( Chapter 4 )

Title: Love, War, and Peace pt.4/16

Author: DamnVespa

Pairings: 1x2, 3x4, DxR, ZechsxTreize, 5xZechs

Category: AU (????)

Archived: Mediaminer.org, 1x2ml, DHML,

Disclaimer: I don't own anything.

Notes: I am seriously screwing with the GW world. I got the idea from a techno-ized version of a Braveheart song.

Warnings: There are going to be a couple of deaths. I'm not going to tell you who but they will die. And there is Major Angst. So be prepared. Another thing, towards the end it will get kind of gross….But don't worry I will label that specific chapter for you.

For the next month or so, Zechs did what he was supposed to be doing. Trying to find a peaceful resolution between the colonies and Earth. But these last couple of days had been very trying for Zechs. He wanted to kill something or more specifically the delegates. The talks had gone splendidly wrong today. The representatives had argued and argued mostly about mundane things but there was no stop to it. They even argued over what to have for lunch. Zechs was just happy that the day was over for now. Although, he knew tomorrow would be another full day of listening to them squabble.

He walked into Treize's room to check on him. An irrational sense of panic erupted in him when he didn't see him immediately. But it was let out in a huff of air when he saw him ensconced in the chair looking out at the garden, sipping his wine. Zechs took off his coat and walked to the bed. Falling on it in hope of burying himself and never having to get out again. He groaned in pleasure as his tense muscles relaxed due to the softness of the bed. Treize glanced over and chuckled.

"Bad day?"

"You wouldn't believe the day I had. I want to do serious harm to some of those delegates. One argued that he wouldn't be given enough money for his position, greedy little twit. Then another argued about the money distribution. And it got worse from there."

He heard Treize chuckling and smiled. He hadn't heard that sound for a while now.

"How about you Treize, how was your day?"

"It was fine. I listened to the birds chirp and watched the news but nothing much."

Zechs sighed. He kept telling Treize that he had to get out but Treize wouldn't listen to him. He hated seeing Treize in this room by himself. Treize sighed as well and sipped his wine.

"Do you have any advice about how to deal with the delegates?"

"None I can think of. Just let them argue it out. They'll come to a consensus soon."

"That doesn't help, but thank you for the suggestion. I just hope Dermail sees it your way. He has been really pushing for this treaty. He sure doesn't sound like he wants this peace." Zechs said. He glanced at Treize while chewing his lip. He was having doubts about this and he needed Treize to dispel the doubts, "Are you sure we're doing the right thing."

Treize sighed and took one final pull from the wine glass then looked at Zechs, "Yes. I believe what you're doing is right. Just remember when this is over we can go somewhere nice and escape all of this. Wouldn't that be nice?"

Zechs smiled and nodded a yes then lied back down and closed his eyes. His thoughts turned to their future together and where they would go. Treize just smirked at him then got up to get more wine.

It had been a couple of months and the Gundam pilots seemed to be doing some good. They were in another safe house out in the middle of nowhere, the boys were resting from their recent mission. It had been hard but they all made it through with little bumps and bruises.

Heero was sitting in his and Duo's room working on his laptop. He was hacking into a base that was nearby since that was their next self-appointed mission. Duo was with him, laying on the bed listening to music and reading a book. Trowa and Quatre were in their room sleeping while Wufei was meditating in the backyard.

Heero frowned in concentration at what he was reading. The base had some Leos and Aries but it didn't seem to be fully manned. He figured it would be a two-man job. He shut down his computer and sat in his chair thinking. He kept having a bad feeling about this base. He couldn't put his finger on it though and that was the problem. Duo looked up from his book to see that Heero was done with the laptop. He frowned when he noticed the tense feelings coming from Heero. He took off his headphones and walked up behind Heero then started to massage Heero's shoulders. Heero sighed in pleasure and relaxed. Duo kept up the gentle massage and asked, "What's wrong?"

"The base, 10km from here, doesn't seem to have a full staff."

"That's great. Not much of a job for us then. Why would you be tense about that?"

"I have a bad feeling about it that's all."

"Why?"

"It just seems too easy."

"Sometimes things are that easy."

"I know, I'm just worrying."

"Well stop. Let's discuss this with the others, shall we?"

"Fine."

Duo turned around and rushed out of the room. He first knocked on Quatre and Trowa's door. A bleary-eyed Quatre opened the door and looked at him.

"Sorry for waking ya. We have a mission briefing in the kitchen, now."

Quatre nodded his head and went back into the room to get Trowa. Duo hurried downstairs and out the back door. He found Wufei sitting in the middle of the back yard with his eyes closed. Duo smiled and snuck up behind Wufei. He was about to pounce on him when he heard a silky voice say, "I wouldn't do that if I were you."

"Ah Wufei, you sure know how to ruin a guy's fun."

Wufei just ignored his last statement, "I assume you're out here for a reason."

"Yep, mission briefing, right now, in the kitchen."

Wufei nodded his head and stood up. He gestured for Duo to lead them back into the house. Duo just turned around and started back to the house with Wufei following. They went to the kitchen to see the other three pilots waiting for them. Duo took his seat by Heero while Wufei sat next to Duo.

"Well we're here. Start the briefing."

"There is a base, 10km from here. It seems to be only less than half-manned. It should only require two Gundams." He turned back to his laptop that he brought downstairs. He called up the files on the base. "It says that it can house up to 200 Aries but it only has 100 right now. All we have to do is figure out who will go and who will stay behind. I think the best way to find out who goes is to draw straws. The two pilots who draw the shortest gets to go."

The others nodded in agreement and waited while Heero went into the kitchen and found some toothpicks. Three he left the same and two he broke in half. Then he went out to where the others were and held out his hand. Trowa took one first and he drew a long one. Quatre went next, he looked at with intense concentration and finally picked one. It was also a long stick. He smiled slightly and leaned into Trowa. Wufei was the next to pick. He drew a short one. He grimaced slightly but nodded his head. He stepped back to see who his partner would be. It was down to one long one and one short one. Heero knew which was which but to be fair he didn't say or do anything to indicate which one was shorter. Duo looked hard at them and frowned. He closed his eyes and picked a toothpick. Duo cautiously looked at the toothpick to find he had picked the short one.

He smiled and looked at Heero. Heero didn't look happy at the prospect of Duo leaving with Wufei but a mission was a mission.

"Well it seems Wufei and Duo are the ones going on this mission. It should take you at most of the day to finish. Be careful you two."

"Don't worry, Heero. We'll be fine."

Duo smiled comfortingly at Heero and then he and Wufei walked off to prepare for the mission. Heero looked back at the laptop and frowned. He still couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen. He shut down the laptop and went to his room hoping to catch Duo before he left.

Duo was in his room picking up some things in case they were needed. Like his guns and daggers. Of course he wasn't supposed to be getting out of his Gundam but it always pays to be prepared. He checked the room one last time when he heard Heero come up from behind him. Heero slid his arms around Duo's waist and breathed in the smell of Duo's hair. Duo caressed the arms around his waist and leaned back into Heero's hold.

"I don't want you to go."

"Still worried?"

"Hai."

"I have to go but I'll be extra cautious, how's that?"

"I guess that is all I can hope for."

Duo turned around in his arms and looked into Heero's eyes.

"I'll be fine Heero, but I will be more careful than usual," Duo then leaned closer and kissed Heero. Heero fell into the kiss. Duo was getting a little worried. Heero never got this worried about anything before but he couldn't let this distract him. He pulled away from the kiss and smirked, "I'll be home for dinner and afterwards I can help you relax. Sound like a plan?"

Heero nodded his head but didn't say anything. Duo gave him an impish smile, one last peck on the lips and then sprinted out of the room. Heero watched him go and then turned back into the room. He walked over to the window and looked out. He saw Wufei and Duo chatting while walking into the woods. He placed his hand on the window as if he could reach out and touch Duo. He watched as the Gundams took off towards the base. Fear raced through his veins, he couldn't shake the feeling that Duo wasn't going to live through this mission.

TBC

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