Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ The Family Curse Arc ❯ A brake in life's routine ( Chapter 5 )

Warnings: Au, Possible OCC, Yaoi, Angst, NCS

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing. I simply play with other people's toys.

A/N: I had to put one of these before I start writing this. This chapter of my Family Curse Arc contains mature content. This is one of the reasons its rated R. For those who don't know what NCS is it means Non Consensual Sex. In other words a rape. I'm sorry if this bothers anyone.

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A Break In Life's Routine

Three years have past as Heero and Duo train their son and daughter to be Gundam pilots.

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"Are you sure you'll be ok?" Faith rolled her eyes at her father. "Yes daddy. I'll be fine. It's just a little cold. I'll stay right here in the couch, drink my juice, and watch TV. I have my communicator if I need you, Karl is down the street at study group, and Oscar is right here with me. What could happen?" "I know, but I still feel bad about leaving you here by yourself when you're sick." "Daddy, get going. Otosan is waiting in the car and if the two of you don't hurry, you'll lose your window of opportunity." Duo kissed the top of her head. "Ok princess we're gone." and left.

Lying back on the couch, Faith flipped on the vid-disk system. "Let's see Oscar, where were we? Oh yes. The security tapes form the base Une wants to send me to when I get well. I wonder how they're going to take it when I tell them I'm going on my first undercover mission."

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Faith was asleep on the couch when the phone rang. "Hello?" "Hey Faith, its Karl. How ya feeling love?" "A little better. The cough syrup sure helps. Why ya calling?" "I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to spend the night over here. Do you think it'll be ok?" "Sure. Daddy and Otosan got called away on an emergency mission and I have no idea when they'll be back. Just don't stay up too late ok?" "Ok. See you tomorrow. Bye love." "Bye jerk."

Faith hung up the phone and went to the kitchen to refill her juice glass. Oscar started to rub her leg and whine. "You want out boy. Ok give me a sec." Faith turned and headed for the door that led out to the scrap yard. As she touched the door handle she got a flash of something bad, but it was too late. The door crashed in and Faith dropped her juice glass on the floor.

A dark man leered down at Faith. "You must be the Maxwell brat. Not much to you, but I think I can still have some fun." "Wh…what do you want? If it's money I don't have any. Your welcome to anything in the yard, just please don't hurt me." Pure lust gleamed in his eyes. "Oh I don't care about money or junk. I'm here for revenge. Do you know what your father and his comrades did to me? Do you?" Faith shook her head, staring forward in shock. "They ruined my life. They blew-up my base and now I'm a fugitive." Faith began to back away, groping behind her back for something to use as a weapon. "I'm going to have my revenge. I'm going to ruin something of theirs." The stranger lunged at Faith. Oscar lunged at him, teeth bared. "Oscar. No." Faith screamed.

The stranger pulled out a gun and shot the brave little dog point blank, then turned and hit Faith across the side of the head with the handle. Faith fell over unconscious. The man bent over and picked up Faith's limp body. "It's not as much fun if you don't play along. Let's just find a more comfortable place and wait for you to wake up. What do you say?"

Faith awoke moments later, spread out and tied down on her own bed. "Hello there pretty. Ready to play?" Faith screamed. The man's leer grew. "That's it. The more noise you make the better this will be." Realizing he was getting of on her fear, Faith went stiff and yelled one word. "PANIC"(1).

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In a shuttle on the way home, Duo's communicator went off. Opening the cover, Duo's heart sank. Across the screen were three words he dreaded. Disturbance at residence. "Heero we have to get home right now." "What's wrong?" "The house alarm just went off."

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After the man finished using her body, he rolled off of Faith. As he began to gather his clothes, Faith wiggled her wrist. The ropes had been loosened while he had raped her. Faith was just able to free her hand and reach under her headboard for her dagger. When the man turned his back she freed the knife and cut the other ropes that held her down.

Looking at herself, something broke inside Faith. She pulled a sheet around her naked body and with a look on her face that only Shinigami's daughter could pull off, she tapped her rapist on the shoulder. He whirled around, eyes wide at the scene in front of him. "How did you…" An evil smile crept across Faith's lips. "I hope you had fun, `cause now it's time to pay the reaper's daughter. Don't mess with Shukumei (2). She's a bitch." Faith leaped forward and drove her dagger into the man's chest.

Blood bubbled out of his mouth as he tried to scream. "No, no, no. I couldn't scream, so you can't scream." Faith pulled the dagger from his chest and slit his throat from ear to ear. Blood sprayed out everywhere.

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When Duo ran in the house, the scene nearly crushed him. Oscar lay dead in a pool of blood by the door. The glass Faith had been drinking from was shattered on the floor. Heero followed Duo in. With a cold exterior he took in everything. Duo heard crying coming from Faith's room. Running forward he pushed in the door.

The room was a mess. Blood was spattered everywhere. Next to Faith's bed was what appeared to be the remains of a man, but they were so cut up that it was hard to tell for sure. In the corner Faith sat wrapped in a blood soaked sheet, rocking back and forth, and clutching a bloody dagger. Under her breath she was muttering "What have I done? What have I done? What have I done?" over and over.

Duo started forward to her. She snapped up and held out the dagger. "Stay out. You can't be here. You can't see me like this. Get out. Get out. Get out." Waving the dagger in front of her, she drove Duo out of the room and locked the door behind him.

Duo turned to Heero. "What do we do? She's not going to let us in there. I don't think she knows what she's doing." Heero turned, picked up the phone, and pushed a button on sped dial. "Hello, Preventer Head quarters. Who may I connect you to?" "Lady Une please." "Just a moment."

"Une here." "This is Preventer Wing. We have a situation at our residence." "What's happened Wing?" "Preventer Fate has been assaulted. We need a clean up team here ASAP. Also can you send Preventer Air (3)? I have a feeling Fate's going to need her best friend." "What ever you need. Une out."

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Duo had been trying to talk Faith down from the other side of the door for two hours when the incident team arrived. Heero meet Marie at the door. "How bad is it Mr. Yuy?" Heero shook his head. "We really don't know. She won't let anyone in her room. But if the glimpse I got before she locked us out is any indecision, it's pretty bad."

Karl came running up the street. "What's going on? What happened? Is Faith ok?" Heero put his hand on his son's shoulder. "Faith's been attacked. We don't know by whom, why, or how bad. She's locked her door and won't let us in." Karl pushed his way into the house. "Let me try. Faith? Love? It's Karl. Please let me in. Marie's here too. We're worried about you. Please let us in."

The door slowly cracked open. "Just you and Marie." Karl and Marie slipped in the door. Faith was a mess. She had gotten dressed, but was still covered in blood. She fell into Marie's arms sobbing. Marie warped her arms around Faith and just held her. Karl warped his arms around the two of them and softly started to assess the situation. "What happened love?"

Faith pointed to a shrouded lump on the floor. Still sobbing a little. "This guy crashed into the house, killed Oscar and …and…he…" She stopped to compose herself. "He raped me." Karl flew back in a rage. "He what?" Faith sobbed. " He said it was revenge on daddy and Otosan for ruining his life." Faith slumped to the floor. "I should have fought him off. I just stood there like a statue. I'm a Gundam pilot. This shouldn't have happened." And she began to cry again.

Marie helped her back to her feet. "Faith, sweetie, you need to get some medical help honey. Is it ok if we all leave the room now? There are some nice people outside that my step-mom sent to help you. Do you want them to help you?" Faith just nodded. As they walked past her shelf she grabbed down her peace moose and hugged him tight.

Duo stood just outside his daughter's room hoping for the best, but suspecting the worst. When Faith finally stepped out, she threw her arms around him. "Daddy. I was so scared. I forgot everything. Can you forgive me?" Hugging her tight, Duo looked down at her. "Forgive you for what? It's not your fault. None of this is your fault. One of us should have stayed with you. I should have protected you."

Marie walked up. "Mr. Maxwell, we really need to get Faith to the hospital." Duo looked up. "The hospital? Why?" Faith started crying again. "Daddy, I'm so sorry. I was…I can't say it again." Marie put a hand on her shoulder. "Sweetie, do you want me to tell them?" Faith nodded. Duo looked at Marie. "What happened Marie?" She looked down. "She was raped Mr. Maxwell." Duo's mouth fell open.

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Faith spent the rest of the night in the hospital. Quatre and Trowa showed up the next morning. "Une called us. She thought you all could use a few more friendly faces around." "Thanks Kat." Duo said. "The doctors say we can take her home any time now." Trowa spoke up. "May I go in and speak with her?" Duo raised an eyebrow. "If she'll see you." "Thanks."

Trowa knocked on the door and stuck in his head. "Hey kiddo, is it alright if I come in?" Faith sat up in the bed and tried to smile. "Sure Uncle Trowa." He walked in and sat in the chair next to the bed. "How ya feeling?" Faith dropped her eyes. "Kind of dirty." Trowa put his hand on top of Faiths.

"I know exactly what you mean, but I swear to you it does get better." Faith's head snapped up. Looking straight at her Uncle she whispered "How do you know?" He tightened his grip on her hand. "I was about a year younger than you the first time. I was so scared. I had no one to talk to. No none cared." He bowed his head. "I can't stand that your having to go through this. Remember, if you need to talk I'm here." Faith squeezed his hand. "I'll remember Uncle Trowa. And thank you. Just knowing I have someone to talk to helps." She leaned over and planted a small kiss on his cheek.

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Relena showed up an hour later. Her eyes were red and puffy. Karl hugged his mom. "How is she Karl?" "Acting strong mom, but I know she hiding the pain." Relena just nodded. "When can she come home?" "Anytime now, but I don't think we should take her back to the house. Mom, do you think we could come and stay with you for awhile? I really thing the change in scenery would do Faith good." Relena looked over at Heero and Duo. "What do they think?" "They said that if it was ok with you, it's ok with them. It'll just be me and Faith though." "Ok. Anything I can do to help."

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Faith and Karl moved in with Relena. As tough as she acted, Karl could always see right through Faith's mask. He occasionally called Trowa and talked about things. Heero and Duo visited and discussed whether to keep the house or sell and move to Earth. Faith refused to let them sell. "It's the only home I've ever known. Just let me take another room and I'll be fine. Really." So Heero and Duo returned home to finish remodeling so the kids could come home.

Two months after the incident, Faith got a strange case of the flu that just didn't seem to go away. Relena suspected the worst, but couldn't bring herself to say anything. Finally Faith spoke up. "Okasan (4), I think something's wrong. I keep feeling the same reading I got off Aunt Sally, off myself. I can't be…I'm too young." Relena sighed. "Faith, your thirteen. The possibility is there, but we can't know till we check. I'll get you a doctor's appointment."

The next day Faith went and saw Relena's private doctor. He took a blood sample and said he would call as soon as the results were in. Faith stayed in her room for the rest of the day. Food was left outside her room and the empty dishes were picked up later. No one wanted to disturb her.

The next afternoon the doctor called. Faith took the call on a private line in her room. Karl and Relena sat outside the door waiting for the results. Ten minutes pasted before she opened the door and fell over crying into Karl's waiting arms. "Okasan, could you please call my daddy."

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Heero and Duo arrived at Relena's mansion two days later. The maid greeted them at the door and directed them to the parlor. Heero got a complete case of déjà vu. On the couch sat Karl with his arms around a crying Faith. It didn't take much to figure out why they had been called there.

Faith looked up at the two men as they walked into the room. "Daddy…Otosan…I…I'm…" She didn't have to finish. Duo sat down next to her. "We figured it out princess. What do you want to do?" "I'm keeping the baby. I know I'm too young to be a mother, but I won't kill it and I don't think I could give it up. We'll find a way to make it work. I know we can."

Karl turned to his father. " I guess I'm going to be a father. Faith has agreed that when we're old enough, she'll marry me." Karl picked up Faith's hand and showed off a small diamond ring. "Mom paid for it."

Duo shot a glance at the young couple. "Don't I get a say in the matter?" Faith's face lit up with its first genuine smile in weeks. "What daddy, you disapprove?" Duo crossed his arms. Barely keeping a smile off his own face he replied "I'm not sure if this Yuy boy is good enough for you." Faith giggled. "His father seems to be good enough for you." Duo lifted his arms over his head. "Fine. Point taken. Blessing given."

2BC…

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1. Code word to set of the vocal panic button on the alarm.

Japanese for Fate. A play on Faith's powers and her Preventer code-name.

Mariemaia's Preventer code-name.

Japanese for mother. I figure Relena is the closest thing Faith has had to a mother, so that's what she'd call her.

A/N: Well?