Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ The Ties That Bind ❯ The Ties That Bind ( Chapter 2 )

Title: The Ties That Bind

Author: Malaika Biko

Email: AnimegirlMomiji@yahoo.com

Category: Romance, AU, WAFF

Rating: PG13

Warnings: None.

Summary: Five boys become friends as they make their way through their junior year at Earth's Sphere High.

Disclaimer: I do not own these guys, if I did there would be a lot of kinky stuff in the show j/k!

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Chapter Two: A Bond is Formed

Quatre sighed contemplatively as he was carried to the library in Wufei's arms. Ms. Harper, the librarian smiled at the boys, that frequently ate in the library entered the room and sat around the table in the back. It was private for them, but public enough for her to keep an eye out. Ms. Harper went into her office and shut the door, turning on Beethoven's Fur Elise and settling down with a new romance novel called "Dark Magic" by Christine Feehan.

Quatre smiled as he held out his hand to shake to the boy with the long braid. "Hi I'm Quatre, Quatre Winner thank you for your help. If it weren't for you I'd probably be on my way to the infirmary right now." Quatre gave Duo a big smile and Duo stuck out his hand saying, "Duo Maxwell at your service. I run and hide but I never tell a lie. Quatre, that's an interesting name, mind if I call you Q-ball?" Quatre giggled at the pet name and turned to the Japanese boy and stuck out his hand as well. The boy spoke quietly yet firmly, "Heero, Heero Yuy." Heero briefly shook Quatre's had before turning to face Wufei and Trowa.

"Chang Wufei," Wufei said as he gave Heero and Duo a deep bow, "thank you both for helping Quatre." Trowa looked at them before holding out his hand as well saying, "Trowa Barton, it's a pleasure. Quatre is very precious to us. Thank you for protecting him when we could not." Duo winked at Quatre as he said in a cowboy voice, "Aww, shucks, it was all in a days work!" Heero merely said "Hn." The door to the library opened and they all turned to see Lai and Ari entered the room. Lai smiled as she took in the scene before her.

Quatre sat on Wufei's lap with Trowa planted protectively next to him. Duo was on the other side of Wufei and Heero was angled in his chair so that he could see all who entered and exited the room with out separating himself from the little group of five they had seemed to have formed in the matter of ten minutes. Lai and Ari gave them there lunches and then left to go to the computer lab which was empty to talk about colleges.

They all munched on their food for a while before Quatre broke the silence with a question. "So Duo, what classes are you taking?" Duo grinned as he answered, "We all have chemistry, P.E., street law, calculus, Japanese, Spanish, and Film Studies. What do you have?" Quatre happily replied, "I have Asian history, French, Japanese, computer applications, business, office aid, and violin." The two boys then turned expectingly toward the others and Wufei went first stating, "I have Trigonometry, 1950's Literature and Composition, French, Japanese, Chinese Lit, Chemistry, and world religion." Trowa and Heero add that they had pretty much the same except instead of world religion Heero had computer application and Trowa had flute.

"So Quat are you worried about our Chemistry test next Friday? You know how Mrs. Baker is; it's going to be hard. Maybe we should do a study group one day; ya know help each other out." Quatre's eyes lit up at the suggestion and he instantly turned to his two lovers who nodded saying silently `Yes.' Quatre and Duo both turned to Heero, they knew already that he was very reserve and knew that they would probably have a hard time convincing him, but they were determined. Heero saw their faces and knew that fighting was futile. Duo gently battered his lashes and Quatre gave him puppy eyes as they said in unison, "Heero you have to come." Heero glared at them, "Please Heero for me?" Duo said as he glomped Heero. Heero continued to glare for good measure before he sighed. Having Duo in his arms was an amazing feeling and one that Heero knew he had no business indulging in given certain circumstances in his life. Heero sighed and merely said, "Hn" before slowly pushing Duo off his lap and out of his arms.

After that they made plans to go to the Perk Café for coffee after school. Soon the first bell rang and they gathered their stuff and waved goodbye to Ms. Harper before going on to there respective classes. The day seemed to go by way to slow for Quatre and Duo and by the last ten minutes of class they were both humming with repressed energy. Heero arrived at the bottom steps of the school first followed by Quatre then Trowa, Wufei, and then Duo.

Quatre pecked his lovers on the lip before turning and smiling at Duo and Heero. They began to walk and Quatre commented on how close Heero and Duo were walking together. "I think that Duo likes Heero," Quatre said happily. While Quatre thought `My space heart tells me that but I can't read Heero. He's put up a mental block I can't get passed. It's odd, usually when people put up blocks I can still get past them, but his strong, like it been there since birth.' Quatre frowned as he tried to break past the layers in Heero's mind and gasped as he broke the first barrier. Pain unbearable pain and fear, that's what Quatre felt. `Fear of who Heero? Who?' Quatre wondered dazed as he began to sway. "Quatre!" Wufei and Trowa said together, "What is it?"

Heero looked disturbed as he realized what had just happened and easily put back up the barrier he had not known Quatre had passed through. He looked startled and said timidly "I'm sorry, I should go…" He turned to run but Duo's hand stopped him. "What happened?" Duo said worried as he looked Heero in the eyes wondering why he suddenly saw fear. Heero did not answer but instead looked down as Quatre said "My space heart, I felt really intense pain, I'm alright. Come on let's go we're almost there." Duo frowned but let it go, knowing that when they were ready Heero and Quatre would tell him what was wrong. So he smiled and grabbed Heero's hand tugging as he said, "Come on let's go I'm in the mood for something cold and sweet."

Heero sighed as he wondered what was happening to his emotionless life. He couldn't afford to have friends and yet he knew after only two hours with these people that he could not afford to lose them. Maybe, maybe they would be his salvation and maybe Duo, loud, energetic, beautiful Duo his saving grace. Heero spotted Duo's braid swinging and unconsciously grabbed on to it like it was a life line. Duo turned a little startled that something had a hold of his braid but relaxed the instant he saw that it was Heero.

Duo and Heero sat together and Quatre between Trowa and Wufei. Quatre and Heero got mochas, while Duo had a vanilla crème frappuccino, Trowa opted for a black coffee with equal and Wufei got a chai. They drank in quietness before Quatre said "You guys, we should have a sleepover. We could go to my house…" Wufei snorted at the word house, and Quatre glared as he continued "We could do a horror sleepover next Saturday…" Duo nodded yes and grinned as he sipped his vanilla crème happily. Quatre knew his lovers were in and once again he and Duo turned pleading irristible eyes on Heero who glared what Duo had now dub Heero's death glare before sighing and saying "Hn." Knowing that he would do anything to see Duo smile and with that thought he growled. `Damnit, why can't I say no? I could get them killed I should leave but I can't, there's something about Duo's eyes that have me captivated.' Heero growled at that thought too. "Study group at my house next Thursday?" Wufei put in after another lapse of silence. They all nodded and then Quatre's watch beeped. He glanced down and kissing his lovers fast as he picked up his bag, "Business class, see you guys tomorrow on the steps." The four watched Quatre leave.

Duo sighed as he finished his drink. "He's very soft isn't he? He worries a lot doesn't he?" Trowa's eyes widen and he studied Duo carefully. How could this boy see right through Quatre? Wufei took a closer looked at them both before Wufei asked "Why? Why did you help? You could have walked away, but you stayed, why?" Duo's face was completely somber as he said "Because I learnt a long time ago that love is the greatest thing in the world and when you lose it, the pain is terrible, the feeling makes you realize that if you can stop someone else from suffering then you're honoring the person that you've lost. It's your tribute to their humanity, to see what they symbolized unharmed in every day life." Duo looked away at the shocked faces of the three and waited for Heero.

Heero blinked before answering saying, "He needed help, they both did, it's enough to be needed I have never been before today." Duo's eyes flashed in anger at all those who had ever made Heero feel useless and Heero asked, "You call Quatre's ability a space heart?" Trowa smirked for a moment before it melted into a frown. "Yes," Wufei said seriously, "His space heart has always made him feel alienated, he didn't tell us until we were dating for two months about his ability for fear we would call him a freak and break up with him." Trowa continued saying, "He can usually control his abilities to feel others emotions but when he is overwhelmed he becomes physically weak. Quatre is not a violent person by nature. He's almost a pacifist. He knows how to fight but he prefers not to."

"He shouldn't fight; such innocence should not know the cruelty the world can breed." Heero said in a haunted whisper and a need to protect Heero rose in Duo. Gently Duo stroked Heero's cheek before glancing at his watch. Grin sheepishly he said "I've got to go to work, my fashion sense is expensive." Picking up his back pack he turned and regarded them with a contemplative stare as he said "No one should know about cruelty Heero least of all you. Unfortunately the world doesn't see it the same way." Touching his cross briefly, he nodded at Trowa and Wufei, and kissed Heero on the cheek before turning and walking out the door, his long braid disappearing around the corner as he went.

Heero, Wufei, and Trowa stared at each other as an understanding passed between them. Silently they got up and left the Café waving goodbye to each other as they went their separate ways carrying home the knowledge that their lives had just been forever changed.

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Authors Notes: I hope you guys like this chapter. Please review and email me.

Be safe,

Lai