Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ The Shini Pack ❯ The Morning After ( Chapter 2 )
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By: ChimeraDragon 
The Reprocussions... Hex's Part
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Sci-fi / Supernatural | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 02.15.2005 | Updated On: 02.15.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 273 | Status: Completed
The Reprocussions... Hex's Part
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Sci-fi / Supernatural | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 02.15.2005 | Updated On: 02.15.2005 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 273 | Status: Completed
The PackAuthor: HexRating: RDisclaimer: Not mine...SadNote: I am soooooo sorry this took so long to write! Not only that, but it's short! I am so nasty to you aren't I?Note: OK, angst part...poor Quatre.Thanks: To everyone who e-mailed me to review. You guilted me into this!italics = thoughts= wolf communication (How cheesy does that sound?)'When the going gets tough, the tough get naked.' ~ Budweiser advert (hehehe)
The Pack by Hex
Part 2
It was almost dawn by the time the two wolves reached the house, one stalking proudly across the grounds, the other slinking, head bowed. One, a silver grey with one black ear the other, pure white like fresh snow.
The three remaining pilots were waiting for them on the patio as they approached.
It was Quatre who was the first to speak. He stood with his arms around himself against the chill morning air and stared hard at the two as they sat back on their haunches at the foot of the ornate stone steps.
"What happens now?" His voice was so small and lost that the grey wolf visibly flinched. "Are you two going to stay like that?"
Trowa turned back to face the worried and cowering wolf beside him. He still wore that damn collar. Duo slunk past.
Big yellow eyes turned from Trowa to Heero then back to Trowa before slipping to the ground to watch the powerful paws which carried him inside.
When the other three turned back to Trowa it was to see the human version, covering himself carefully with a table cloth. He noticed that someone had tided up whatever mess Duo's change had made. They stood in silence again, no one daring to speak.
"What happens now, Trowa?" The small blond Arabian was shaking as the sunlight began to creep across the grass, signaling the beginning of another bright new day.
"Duo and I are leaving -"
"Like hell you are!" Trowa stopped, staring at the blond in surprise. He was crying.
Stealing himself, Trowa continued. "Duo and I are leaving. Our shuttle departs in six hours."
"Where are you going?" That was Heero, his voice sounded so...bemused and dazed.
"I can't tell you."
"Can't or won't?"
Trowa glared. "What are you implying?"
"I should think that would be pretty obvious. People don't just turn into wolves. You did something to him."
"Why would I do anything to him?" Trowa replied carelessly.
"Don't give me that! You've been against Duo and myself since that start-"
"Of course I have! How could...How could an Alpha Male be subservient to a human!? How could an Alpha Male wear a collar like some domesticated house pet!?"
"Our relationship was-"
"That was not a relationship. That was a mockery of all Duo's family lived for."
"You knew Maxwell's family?" Trowa turned suddenly to Wufei, blinking as though only now realising he was there.
"Only his mother. It was she who sent me to find him. His father died protecting him from Hunters sixteen years ago, I have never met him. He was a great leader, Duo will be just like him." Trowa turned to look at Quatre and Heero, his eyes cold. "I am going to sleep. Duo and I will be leaving for our flight in four hours." He focused on Heero. "Do not try to stop him leaving."
Turning on his heel, the brown haired werewolf strolled inside. His sensitive hearing picking up on the sound of Quatre crying. It tore at his heart.
*****
Heero stood in the open doorway of the room he shared with Duo and watched the figure on the bed sleep. It seemed that Duo had changed back into the human form he loved so much. Advancing into the room he settled down on the edge of the bed, just looking down at him. It felt as though his brain had shutdown and all he could do now was stare at the braided boy, unable to take anything in.
Numbly he looked around their room. It look perfectly normal, containing Heero's laptop, Duo's mangas' and CD's strewn across the tops of dressers and the desk. But there was also Duo's leash, laying beside the laptop from earlier. There was his other collar, black leather with fake silver studs. Duo had always been allergic to silver, Heero supposed that had a lot to do with his...heritage.
He stood from the edge of the bed and walked to the desk, picking up the leash. Running it through his fingers he thought about what Trowa had said. Was he hurting Duo, by keeping him in a relationship like this? Would Duo still want this relationship now he knew who and what he was? He did not think he could stand losing him.
He put the leash down and went to sit back in the edge of the bed again to wait for Duo to wake up. As he sat there, waiting, his thoughts turned to Quatre. The blond had been so distraught that Wufei had been forced to sedate him. He'd been babbling at them in Arabic which neither of them could understand.
Trowa, heartlessly, had just locked himself up in one of the empty rooms and refused to see the boy.
Would Duo refuse to see him when he woke up?
"I can't keep you here, Duo, no matter how much I want you to stay. But I won't let you think I hate you. Maybe one day, you'll come back to me. After all, what is it Relena said when I told her about us? 'If you love something enough, let it go. If it was meant to be, It'll come back.' Or something like that." He lent down and very carefully pressed his lips to the boys forehead and then slowly removed the collar from his delicate throat. Feeling suddenly tired he lay down beside the other boy, wrapping his arms around his bare waist. Duo snuggled closer to him, whimpering in his sleep.
Heero closed his eyes for a time, feeling that odd sensation of tears tickling his cheeks. He was crying.
He lay like that for a while until Duo twisted in his embrace and looked at him sadly for a long time.
Trowa had said he would be able to smell Heero's fear but what was rolling off of Heero in waves did not feel like fear. It felt like an intense sadness which made him feel nauseous.
"Trowa says I have to leave. I have a family, he says."
"Yes, I know. A mother."
"And a sister."
"Double the reason to go."
"You want me to go?"
"I think you should."
"What will happen to us?"
"I don't really know Duo, I wish I had all the answers. I don't even know if we can- I don't know anything."
"No. I didn't expect you too."
There was a long moments silence then; "So, you're a werewolf."
"Yep, guess so."
"I think I can truthfully say that of all the things I thought might split us apart, this really wasn't one of them."
Duo laughed. "Really? It was at the top of my list!"
Heero's soft laughter turned into a kind of sobbing whimper and he buried his face into the crook of Duo's neck.
Gaze soft, Duo gently raised his lovers chin. "I don't want to go."
Blinking back his tears, Heero leveled him with a tender glare. "You have to go. Trowa said your father was a great leader of...your...kind. He thinks you're going to be just like him. I think, from the way he spoke, they're relying on you."
"Why is everyone always relying on me, on us? I don't want responsibility, I just want to be with you."
"We are what we are, Duo, and we play the hand we are dealt."
"When did you start reading like a cheesy novel?"
"When I met you. Duo, you don't have long, Trowa wants you to leave soon."
"Yeah."
"Wherever you end up. Our phone number is not going to change. And I'll always be on the other end."
"I love you."
"I love you too, Duo."
*****
Saying goodbye was the worst part. For all of them.
Quatre refused to leave his room, Heero felt like he was dying inside and Wufei...Wufei did not know what to feel. Two of his best friends were leaving for who knew how long. Hell, two of his best friends were werewolves for Gods sake!
But say their goodbyes they did. And Heero and Wufei watched the taxi take the two of them away. And they could not help but feel, this was more than just 'see you soon'.
*****
Inside the house, Quatre sat by his window and watched the taxi disappear down the gravel drive. His eyes were red and puffy from crying and his skin was pale and drawn looking. Of all the people for him to love, of all the people in this world, he had to love a - a...
He stood slowly and went to his empty suitcase. His fingers dug into the edges of the lining until they found a small latch. He flicked it and a small hidden compartment popped up. From inside he pulled various tubes and bits of wire. With nimble fingers he began to fit them together.
Eventually, he set the contraption to the side and pulled from the compartment a small communication device which he set up near the window. He took a moment to collect himself before activating it. For a moment all he got was static until that static became a voice.
"-Twenty eight here. Repeat. Black Hunter Twenty Eight here."
"Black Hunter Forty Six reporting in."
"Begin your report Forty Six."
"Two Nineteens located. Repeat, two nineteens located."
"Exact location required Forty Six."
"En route to their nest. Tracking in progress."
"Good work Forty Six, keep us updated. Twenty Eight out."
Quatre silenced the device and put it back into his suitcase before packing. Picking up the previously assembled device he watched the small bleep travelling across the liquid display.
"Tracking in Progress. Trowa, please forgive me."
*****
R&R
Ooooooo, Quatre's up to something! I will not make Quatre a wuss! I refuse! EO would hurt me!
You know the deal, ten reviews for the next part. Sorry again for the delay.
Laters
Hex.
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The Pack by Hex
Part 2
It was almost dawn by the time the two wolves reached the house, one stalking proudly across the grounds, the other slinking, head bowed. One, a silver grey with one black ear the other, pure white like fresh snow.
The three remaining pilots were waiting for them on the patio as they approached.
It was Quatre who was the first to speak. He stood with his arms around himself against the chill morning air and stared hard at the two as they sat back on their haunches at the foot of the ornate stone steps.
"What happens now?" His voice was so small and lost that the grey wolf visibly flinched. "Are you two going to stay like that?"
Trowa turned back to face the worried and cowering wolf beside him. He still wore that damn collar. Duo slunk past.
Big yellow eyes turned from Trowa to Heero then back to Trowa before slipping to the ground to watch the powerful paws which carried him inside.
When the other three turned back to Trowa it was to see the human version, covering himself carefully with a table cloth. He noticed that someone had tided up whatever mess Duo's change had made. They stood in silence again, no one daring to speak.
"What happens now, Trowa?" The small blond Arabian was shaking as the sunlight began to creep across the grass, signaling the beginning of another bright new day.
"Duo and I are leaving -"
"Like hell you are!" Trowa stopped, staring at the blond in surprise. He was crying.
Stealing himself, Trowa continued. "Duo and I are leaving. Our shuttle departs in six hours."
"Where are you going?" That was Heero, his voice sounded so...bemused and dazed.
"I can't tell you."
"Can't or won't?"
Trowa glared. "What are you implying?"
"I should think that would be pretty obvious. People don't just turn into wolves. You did something to him."
"Why would I do anything to him?" Trowa replied carelessly.
"Don't give me that! You've been against Duo and myself since that start-"
"Of course I have! How could...How could an Alpha Male be subservient to a human!? How could an Alpha Male wear a collar like some domesticated house pet!?"
"Our relationship was-"
"That was not a relationship. That was a mockery of all Duo's family lived for."
"You knew Maxwell's family?" Trowa turned suddenly to Wufei, blinking as though only now realising he was there.
"Only his mother. It was she who sent me to find him. His father died protecting him from Hunters sixteen years ago, I have never met him. He was a great leader, Duo will be just like him." Trowa turned to look at Quatre and Heero, his eyes cold. "I am going to sleep. Duo and I will be leaving for our flight in four hours." He focused on Heero. "Do not try to stop him leaving."
Turning on his heel, the brown haired werewolf strolled inside. His sensitive hearing picking up on the sound of Quatre crying. It tore at his heart.
*****
Heero stood in the open doorway of the room he shared with Duo and watched the figure on the bed sleep. It seemed that Duo had changed back into the human form he loved so much. Advancing into the room he settled down on the edge of the bed, just looking down at him. It felt as though his brain had shutdown and all he could do now was stare at the braided boy, unable to take anything in.
Numbly he looked around their room. It look perfectly normal, containing Heero's laptop, Duo's mangas' and CD's strewn across the tops of dressers and the desk. But there was also Duo's leash, laying beside the laptop from earlier. There was his other collar, black leather with fake silver studs. Duo had always been allergic to silver, Heero supposed that had a lot to do with his...heritage.
He stood from the edge of the bed and walked to the desk, picking up the leash. Running it through his fingers he thought about what Trowa had said. Was he hurting Duo, by keeping him in a relationship like this? Would Duo still want this relationship now he knew who and what he was? He did not think he could stand losing him.
He put the leash down and went to sit back in the edge of the bed again to wait for Duo to wake up. As he sat there, waiting, his thoughts turned to Quatre. The blond had been so distraught that Wufei had been forced to sedate him. He'd been babbling at them in Arabic which neither of them could understand.
Trowa, heartlessly, had just locked himself up in one of the empty rooms and refused to see the boy.
Would Duo refuse to see him when he woke up?
"I can't keep you here, Duo, no matter how much I want you to stay. But I won't let you think I hate you. Maybe one day, you'll come back to me. After all, what is it Relena said when I told her about us? 'If you love something enough, let it go. If it was meant to be, It'll come back.' Or something like that." He lent down and very carefully pressed his lips to the boys forehead and then slowly removed the collar from his delicate throat. Feeling suddenly tired he lay down beside the other boy, wrapping his arms around his bare waist. Duo snuggled closer to him, whimpering in his sleep.
Heero closed his eyes for a time, feeling that odd sensation of tears tickling his cheeks. He was crying.
He lay like that for a while until Duo twisted in his embrace and looked at him sadly for a long time.
Trowa had said he would be able to smell Heero's fear but what was rolling off of Heero in waves did not feel like fear. It felt like an intense sadness which made him feel nauseous.
"Trowa says I have to leave. I have a family, he says."
"Yes, I know. A mother."
"And a sister."
"Double the reason to go."
"You want me to go?"
"I think you should."
"What will happen to us?"
"I don't really know Duo, I wish I had all the answers. I don't even know if we can- I don't know anything."
"No. I didn't expect you too."
There was a long moments silence then; "So, you're a werewolf."
"Yep, guess so."
"I think I can truthfully say that of all the things I thought might split us apart, this really wasn't one of them."
Duo laughed. "Really? It was at the top of my list!"
Heero's soft laughter turned into a kind of sobbing whimper and he buried his face into the crook of Duo's neck.
Gaze soft, Duo gently raised his lovers chin. "I don't want to go."
Blinking back his tears, Heero leveled him with a tender glare. "You have to go. Trowa said your father was a great leader of...your...kind. He thinks you're going to be just like him. I think, from the way he spoke, they're relying on you."
"Why is everyone always relying on me, on us? I don't want responsibility, I just want to be with you."
"We are what we are, Duo, and we play the hand we are dealt."
"When did you start reading like a cheesy novel?"
"When I met you. Duo, you don't have long, Trowa wants you to leave soon."
"Yeah."
"Wherever you end up. Our phone number is not going to change. And I'll always be on the other end."
"I love you."
"I love you too, Duo."
*****
Saying goodbye was the worst part. For all of them.
Quatre refused to leave his room, Heero felt like he was dying inside and Wufei...Wufei did not know what to feel. Two of his best friends were leaving for who knew how long. Hell, two of his best friends were werewolves for Gods sake!
But say their goodbyes they did. And Heero and Wufei watched the taxi take the two of them away. And they could not help but feel, this was more than just 'see you soon'.
*****
Inside the house, Quatre sat by his window and watched the taxi disappear down the gravel drive. His eyes were red and puffy from crying and his skin was pale and drawn looking. Of all the people for him to love, of all the people in this world, he had to love a - a...
He stood slowly and went to his empty suitcase. His fingers dug into the edges of the lining until they found a small latch. He flicked it and a small hidden compartment popped up. From inside he pulled various tubes and bits of wire. With nimble fingers he began to fit them together.
Eventually, he set the contraption to the side and pulled from the compartment a small communication device which he set up near the window. He took a moment to collect himself before activating it. For a moment all he got was static until that static became a voice.
"-Twenty eight here. Repeat. Black Hunter Twenty Eight here."
"Black Hunter Forty Six reporting in."
"Begin your report Forty Six."
"Two Nineteens located. Repeat, two nineteens located."
"Exact location required Forty Six."
"En route to their nest. Tracking in progress."
"Good work Forty Six, keep us updated. Twenty Eight out."
Quatre silenced the device and put it back into his suitcase before packing. Picking up the previously assembled device he watched the small bleep travelling across the liquid display.
"Tracking in Progress. Trowa, please forgive me."
*****
R&R
Ooooooo, Quatre's up to something! I will not make Quatre a wuss! I refuse! EO would hurt me!
You know the deal, ten reviews for the next part. Sorry again for the delay.
Laters
Hex.
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