Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ The Missing Piece ❯ Chapter 13

Title: The Missing Piece

Author: Skeren Dreamera, with Bagelbunion co-writing

Archive: http://www.gundam-wing-fanfiction.net/ (under Skeren Dreamera)

Category: Sci Fi additions, Yaoi/Shounen Ai

Pairings: 5x2, 4+3, 3x1

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing, so please, don't sue me.

Rating: NC-17

Spoilers: None yet

Warnings: None this chapter, except maybe OOC to a degree, but that will apply through the entire story line.

Contact: Mickeofas@yahoo.com

Notes: Hmm... Morning gone awry.

Begin part thirteen.

In the other room, Duo was settling himself into bed; the box of crackers secure by the lamp as he took out his hairtie, his concentration on unbraiding the strands without touching them with his hands. Once he accomplished the chore, he leaned over Wufei, having decided he'd slept quite enough. Duo, having decided the best course was the direct one, pounced on Wufei's chest and gave him a big kiss. Wufei merely grumbled, starting a little in sleep but not waking.

Duo dipped his head, nuzzling at Wufei's neck with a playful purr that made him pause in his movements. *Now when did I learn to do That? Strange.* Shrugging at the new quirk he had, he resumed, the contented noise starting a few moments later. Wufei of course tried to roll away from the intrusion on his excursion into rest. Duo saw that as an advantage and pressed at it, shifting lower under the blanket and start to nibble at Wufei's chest, letting him wake up at his own pace. He didn't immediately notice how very practiced his hands were as he started teasing Wufei, but shrugged it off.

Wufei mumbled something and stirred again, still trying to roll over as he battled his subconscious trying to stay asleep. *Not yet! Need more sleep!*

Duo grinned, following the movement and tumbling over carefully so he was laying in front of him under the blankets, his fingers fluttering down to play with Wufei in his sleep. He could just tell he was starting to wake up. Wufei's eyes opened and lay on Duo for a few moments before he mumbled something about bananas and rolled onto his stomach hiding his face in the pillows from the morning light coming in through their south facing windows. Duo laughed quietly then, crawling up over Wufei's body and sucking lightly at the back of his shoulders, the pulling at his hair not fazing him in the least, though he couldn't really move away now even if he wanted to.

"Go way" Wufei was mumbling now that he was awake, not that if couldn't change... If Duo would just leave him alone...

"But I've been awake for hours. Fei you only gotta lay there, please?" Duo leaned down again, eyeing the new hickeys with a small grin over his own handiwork.

"Yes, now let me sleep" Wufei mumbled into the pillow, his words slurring together as he tried to scoot away from Duo. *Why didn't I sleep when I was in Nataku...* He groaned inwardly.

Duo pouted, following Wufei as more of his hair became trapped under Wufei. "You know, even if I wanted to move, you aren't letting me."

Wufei grumbled and his eyes opened fully this time. He wasn't too happy about being awake after only being asleep for a few hours. Sighing, he propped himself up on his arms, staring at his pillow.

Duo made a little yelp as Wufei tried to separate him from his hair. "Wufei, I just said I couldn't move!"

Wufei sighed again and found a handful of hair he mistook for the braid and tossed it back towards him. He slumped back into the bed again. "Keep your braid to yourself." He said as he closed his eyes again.

Duo made another purring noise, but also had to chuckle softly. "My hair isn't in my braid Fei, but please pay it a little attention? It's feels nice." He dipped his head, nuzzling at Wufei's shoulder.

Wufei huffed slightly and ran Duo's hair affectionately through his fingers. *I'm so tired I didn't even notice it wasn't braided...*

Duo practically melted, sliding off of Wufei to lay next to him, his eyes drifting shut as he leaned into the rather simple touch. All his practice the night before made it a bit of a suprize when his hair worked all on it's own, a few strands tangling Wufei's hand so he couldn't take it back. Wufei chuckled softly and leaned himself back into the pillows. If Duo was relaxed perhaps he could go back to sleep, Wufei tried to trial his hand out of the mess, but found it tangled. "Kuso..." His mutter was quiet as he sat up slightly, and tried to gently untangle his hand. Duo cracked an eye open, gazing intently at Wufei, amusement evident, but he didn't say anything. Every time Wufei untangled one part a different part seemed to get tangled. Duo almost giggled. It tickled. "Duo... Help." Wufei was feeling very frustrated. He just wanted to touch it, not get covered in it!

Duo giggled then, closing his eyes again as Wufei suddenly found it easy to free his hand. "You were moving away, I felt it."

Wufei pulled his hand free and sighed. "How long was I asleep?" He question got lost partially into a yawn. "Clearly not long enough..."

"Erm, almost five hours." Duo gave Wufei a small grin, rolling over onto his back. He was wide-awake.

Wufei groaned in extreme frustration. He grabbed a pillow and buried his face in it again. "I don't supposed you'd let me sleep for at least two more?"

"I can't go to sleep though Fei." Duo moved closer, turning his head to give Wufei a wide smile.

"Not even a short nap?" Wufei asked hopefully from the depth of his pillow.

"I slept almost a whole day I usually only sleep four or five hours at most It just doesn't work if I sleep more. So no nap." Duo sighed rolling over and into a sitting position. "But I'll let you sleep."

"Don't be mad..." Wufei spoke the plea softly as he rolled onto his side to look at Duo again.

Duo shrugged slightly, reaching up to run his fingers through his hair to remove any tangles. The very action makes him shiver, but he ignores the feeling.

"Duo..." Wufei sat up and tucked his legs underneath him as he watched Duo comb his hair.

"Yes?" Duo didn't turn, head tilted as he listened to Wufei move around. If he wanted to sleep, then he was going to allow that.

"Ummm..." Wufei trailed off, he didn't really know what to say, he wanted to be selfish and go back to sleep, but then Duo was alone with no one to keep him company for five whole hours. "I'm sorry." Wufei decided and just hoped that would be enough.

"I didn't say I was letting you sleep to make you feel guilty. You're tired, then sleep, that's all there really is to it." Duo slowed his fingers, lingering to play with his hair.

Wufei sighed. He really didn't know what to do. Finally he just gave in. *Fuck it!* He slung his legs over the bed and got up to get some clothes.

Duo followed Wufei with his eyes, not saying anything more. He really didn't wake Wufei for anything but to play a little; he didn't want to upset him like this. Duo just watched as Wufei began to unpack and slipped on some pants, so he wasn't feeling totally exposed and began to put a few clothes out on the floor. Next he took out some spare guns, tossing one towards the bed to stash under his pillow. Sighing softly to himself, Duo folded his legs up in front of himself and reached up to braid his hair, eyes falling partially closed as he handled it, but otherwise watching Wufei. If Wufei wished to stay awake, he wouldn't make him get the rest he asked for.

"I'm going to get some tea." Wufei announced and stood up, pulling on a navy blue T-shirt as he did so.

Duo nodded slightly, remaining quiet as he watched Wufei stand, his own mood having taken a serious dive from playful and horny to solemn and quiet. Wufei opened the door and stepped out into the hallway, freezing with his hand still on the knob. He could feel his heart rate begin to speed up and turned to look back at Duo. "Come with me?" He asked, his voice shaking slightly. His hands wavered slightly as he took a few breaths to calm himself down.

Duo found a small grin within himself and tossed it up onto his face. He didn't want to make Wufei feel bad. "Sure Fei. I'll come with you. I'd be okay staying here though you know." Shaking his head a little, he rose from the bed, gesturing for Wufei to lead the way. Wufei waited until Duo was next to him before continuing down the hallway to the kitchen. He was still not quite awake and his eyes were a little blurry.

"I'll be alright if we aren't in the same room Wufei, I know you must realize that." Duo says this with more of an amused tone than anything. He was all right, so he was just joking with Wufei, thinking that it was cute that he wanted him to follow him to the kitchen.

"I know that." Wufei snapped, taking it in an entirely different direction than Duo had meant. He put some water in the kettle and fumbled with a few tea cans as he tried to find some green tea. He found a tea bag and cup and placed them on the stove before finding that he had to lean against it, his palms resting on the stove. *What's happening to me?*

"I was only joking, I thought it was cute, if a little silly, geeze." Duo stayed by the doorway, leaning against the wall and crossing his arms with a soft huffing sigh.

Wufei crouched to the floor suddenly and wrapped his arms around his knees and buried his face into them rocking slowly. He closed his eyes and tried to take deep breaths very slowly. The world was suddenly closing in on him...

Duo moved from the wall, crouching down next to Wufei and resting a hand on his shoulder. "Wufei, man, what's a matter? I didn't mean for you to take it so seriously!"

Wufei shivered as he felt Duo's hand on him. "I need some water..." His voice was choked, and he lifted his head to show his disorientation. His vision swam in front of his eyes so he couldn't see straight, and he was hearing strange things. *It feels like the ocean is in my head...*

Duo immediately moved to his feet, going over to the cabinets and pawing around until he could find a glass, then rinsing it out before filling it with water and bringing it back to kneel next to Wufei again. "Here."

Wufei grabbed the glass and quickly threw it over his face as he sat down forcefully on the floor, taking deep gulping breaths as he tried to calm himself and get his vision to focus. The sun is warm the grass is green...the sun is warm the grass is green.

"Man, are you okay?" Duo knew he was hovering, but he couldn't help it, he didn't understand what brought about this... Attack.

Wufei closed his eyes again and left them shut for a moment. When he opened them he could see Duo clearly as if nothing had happened at all. The teakettle was boiling over now. He took another deep breath and the swallowed. *Why is my throat so dry?* "I'm okay. I need some tea. That's all."

"Wufei? Are you better now?" Duo stood, holding out a hand to Wufei after he gained his feet, watching him for any other parts of him that might give away a hidden instability.

Wufei's hands created a path as he wiped his hands over his face and up over his forehead, wiping off some sweat that had started to form. "Fine." Wufei grunted and simply poured some tea, thankful that none of the other pilots had chosen to walk in at that moment.

Drawing a breath, then letting it out, just shaking his head with a smile. "Very well then, enjoy the tea."

Wufei nodded and went to sit at the table. Still making sure he could see Duo, even though he wasn't fully aware of the need.

Duo simply moved to sit back at the table, propping his chin on his hand as he watched Wufei sip his tea, a small smile on his face. *What upset you like that Wufei?*

"What time is it?" Wufei was again entirely calm, like nothing happened.

"About five am. We should see Quatre out here eventually." Duo watches Wufei, waiting to see if he noticed the change from the usual name that might have been said, even though he was really the only morning person in this bunch.

Wufei grumbled into his tea and suddenly set it down. "What about Heero and Trowa?"

"Had sex or close to it, still in bed." Duo smirked slightly, leaning on the table as he waited for Wufei to react to that little tidbit.

"Hmm." Wufei nodded and took another sip of tea. Suddenly he choked and set the cup back down. "What?!" He sputtered, making a horrible mess. "When??!"

Duo laughed quietly. "Last night. Let me tell you, Heero is loud. I could distinguish words in that mess of babble he was tossing out last night. I was worried that Trowa was hurting him or something until I finally got up and checked when they hushed up."

"You... Walked in on them?" Wufei's eyes widened hearing this little tidbit and he scrunched up his face, squirming slightly in place..."Heero? Loud?" He questioned more of himself. "And I slept through this...?"

Duo nodded in amusement. "I went and checked. Heero's gun was on the floor near the door and I woke em up by stepping on the damn thing. Yes, Heero loud. He's very loud. Not really what I expected either."

"Hmm..." Wufei nodded again, managing to gather his composure again to continue to drink his tea. *It's not that strange after all... Duo and I had sex... Heero? Loud?*

"What part is catching you funny Fei?" Duo was watching his expression; lips twitching as Wufei seemed to be turning one thing over in his head.

"Nothing Duo." Wufei shook his head back and forth before staring at a corner of the kitchen. He darted his tongue out to lick his lips softly, which were dry. "You really find this amusing don't you?" There had been a pause before he asked.

"Oh yes. I love getting a reaction out of you and you know it. It's so hard to suprize people in this house." A wider grin split Duo's face as he watched Wufei.

The corners of Wufei's mouth lifted slightly as he studied Duo closely. He chuckled a moment through his nose before he got up to fix himself another cup of tea.

"See? Even you can see the humor in this. It was actually funny, Trowa ran out of the bedroom naked because I was still in the room and Heero told me not to walk in again because he could take care of himself. Well, he said it in short Heero-ese, but you get the idea." Duo spun around in his chair, gratified to have someone awake for him to talk to.

"Hmm." Wufei replied. He couldn't really think of anything to say and was suddenly very afraid to make a cup of tea. His hand paused before turning on the stove and just lingered there. *What if the same thing happens again? Maybe... I can just steal some of Quatre's water when he has a cup of tea...* Wufei went to sit at the table with Duo again. It was still way too early for food and he wasn't hungry.

"Wufei? What's a matter?" Duo got up, moving over to Wufei and looking at the stove before clicking it on, seeing the flame he turned puzzled eyes on Wufei.

"Nothing. I changed my mind is all." Wufei pinched his lips together nervously as he watched Duo turn on the stove.

Shaking his head in mild confusion Duo just flashed Wufei a small grin, flipping it back off. "Well, at least I know the stove is working, right?" He flipped a chair around, straddling it and sitting down.

"Uhh...yeah." Wufei followed the words with a loud sigh, not wanting to tell Duo to get back up and turn it on again. He leaned forward and rested his chin on his hands and just stared off into space.

Duo reached out, ruffling Wufei's hair since he'd left it down before bringing his fingers to his own mane, unwilling to let the others see it down like they had during the Relena mess. "You really can go back to bed."

"No. I'm awake now. Although... A nap will be in order later today. A long nap." Wufei pulled away slightly, not wanting his hair fussed with. "I'll have to clean up my hair again! It is not my week!" Wufei covered his eyes with his hands.

Duo nodded slightly, a small smile on his lips as he finished off the end of his braid, pulling the hairtie from his wrist to tie it off. He'd been careless with it the past few days, and that was no good.

Quatre strolled into the kitchen a moment later, extremely grumpy. He immediately turned on the stove and started to boil some water as he opened the refrigerator and started to search for something to eat.

"We need to go shopping." Duo studied Quatre, an odd look on his face before it vanished into a grin. "Did you hear Heero?"

"Is Trowa awake yet?" Quatre uncharacteristically grumbled this reply.

"Nuh uh, he went back to bed after I scared him out of his room." Duo grinned a little wider; Quatre hadn't answered his question.

"Yes." Quatre said calmly, angrily. He kept his back turned to Duo as he continued to search for something to eat.

Duo sighed, shaking his head a little in amusement. "What's with you Quatre? You've been all pissy. Did you and Trowa break up or something and that's why?" Duo really did want to know, though a smile hovered on his face to overcome his seriousness.

"What!?" Quatre hissed as he dropped the carton of milk. "Trowa and I are not together." He said through his teeth as he glared at Duo for a long moment. He then sighed angrily and crouched down to clean up the milk.

"Of course not, he was in bed with Heero instead of you, but were you?" Duo watched Quatre for a second before getting up to get a dishcloth, handing it to him.

Quatre snatched the rag angrily and felt his entire body twitch as Duo reminded him of the events of last night. He said nothing while cleaning up the mess and put what was left of the milk back into the refrigerator. He slammed the refrigerator door shut. And waited by the stove for the water to boil.

Wufei got up and got out his same cup before putting another tea bag in it and placing it on the stove in hopes Quatre would pick up on the cue. He then went to sit back down again. Duo pulled back with a sigh as Quatre just snatched the cloth away. He was only trying to be helpful and happy and everyone was getting upset this morning except Heero.

The water boiled and Quatre poured himself a cup then poured one for Wufei as well. He walked over to the table and gave it to Wufei before going back into the kitchen and pouring himself some cereal and for breakfast.

Wufei nodded his thanks, choosing to keep out of the whole thing.

Duo shook his head, slightly disappointed that he hadn't gotten a good reaction out of Quatre. He then turned and left the room, wanting to get his crackers.

Trowa couldn't ignore the rumbling of his stomach for very much longer and decided he should get up. He stretched slightly and sat up, glancing out the window and then down to Heero who was still lying with his back to him. Heero didn't move or appear to wake, but he'd been awake for a while already, unable to go back to sleep after Duo's entrance earlier. He didn't want Trowa to know. With one last glance at Heero, Trowa sighed softly and got up. He crossed the room to put on a shirt, then paused a moment and just sat down, resting his arms on his knees. He was feeling extremely guilty and was hoping he'd get a solo mission today, so he could leave for a week and sort his brain out. *Maybe I should just leave anyway... Mission or no... *

Heero shifted slightly in his "sleep" and tucked the blankets higher around his shoulders. He'd been thinking since he talked to Duo as well as just lying there. He was waiting for Trowa to leave the room, he wanted to talk to his best friend about this, and if Duo heard him, he was sure everyone else who hadn't, knew about it. Trowa put on his watch, checking the time before leaving the room. He shut the door softly; wondering how much longer Heero would sleep. The moment the door was latched, Heero rolled over onto his back, staring up at the ceiling. *I don't understand what that was. He said he was my friend, so that means that he cares somehow... I need to talk with Duo, he understands this stuff.*

Trowa continued to the kitchen and prepared to have some breakfast, he nodded at Wufei who was already sitting and did a double take when he saw Quatre glaring at him. "What?" He lifted his chin annoyed at the glare as well as confused. *Quatre never glares at me...*

"I need to talk to you." There was a pause as he looked to Wufei. "In private."

To be continued.