Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Victims Anonymous ❯ Meeting Heero ( Chapter 3 )

Victims Anonymous

 

A plot bunny that came to me in the shower (good thing, cause it made me feel awfully dirty!)

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or any of the characters from the show. I will have some OC's in here, though, and I do own them. Don't sue me - my money goes to tuition and anime.

 

Warnings: AU, Duo POV (usually). NCS, sexual, emotional and physical abuse of many people (at the very least in the past), yaoi (eventual 1x2, 3x4, maybe others, language, angst. The boys and others are victims, murder (future - basically murder for hire for the government! Not self-defense!), death (not any of the GW people). If I think of more, I'll add them, but the point is it will be bad and if you don't like bad stuff, don't read. I probably won't describe most of this in detail, but…it's still bad stuff and there will be a lot of mention of it.

 

Also - this will have a happy ending! Don't let the pain and suffering make you think it will all be miserable and it will never get better! Also, not everything listed in the warnings happens every chapter - I just put it at the beginning of every chapter so ya can't say I didn't warn ya!

 

1-7-05 update - little or no changes

 

Chapter 3: Meeting Heero

 

(Duo's POV)

 

He interested me from the very beginning - the first glance had me wanting to know more. His chocolate-colored hair was messy even when it was wet. He had been rinsing it under a spigot outside of the boarding house we were to share with the others. He looked up when I got close and quickly shook the water out of his hair and wiped the water from his eyes with his forearm. I thought for sure I'd fallen in love when his narrowed, but delicious cobalt eyes met mine. Then he opened his mouth.

 

“Who the fuck are you?” He snarled. It surprised me. Malone had warned me about the guy, but I wasn't expecting him to be this hostile when he didn't even know me. I figured there would be plenty of time for him to come to hate me later. Guess I was wrong. So I answered in a way sure to piss off Mr. Hot But Cold.

 

“Hey, man!” I chirped, overly friendly and happy. “I'm Duo. Duo Maxwell. I'm supposed to be living here from now on. You must be my partner, Heero Yuy…” I don't know what else I said. I'm sure it annoyed the piss out of him, though cause he stopped me after a while with a scream of pure frustration. Am I good or what?

 

“Who the fuck are you?” He yelled again. It confused me. I slowed down and toned down the cheer.

 

“I'm Duo, your new partner. Malone sent me.”

 

“Oh. This way, please.” ???!!! What a weird guy. Interesting and sexy as Hell, but weird. I can't remember ever having a sexual orientation, my experiences at younger ages having taught me how sex can hurt way too early, but this guy…he made me realize that I could be attracted to people. And, obviously, I was gay. I almost thought it would be worth the pain to be with this guy. Almost.

 

“Um…sorry about earlier. You should have mentioned Malone sooner. I get kind of nervous around strange men.” No kidding.

 

“Me, too. Don't worry about it. I know how it is.” Poor guy had been hurt as a kid too. I really did understand how it was, but I guess I could control my reactions to new people better than he could. I just couldn't control myself in dangerous or threatening situations. That was the reason Malone partnered me with this guy - he needed help dealing with normal social interactions and I needed help dealing with…abnormal situations? I guess getting raped or beaten would qualify as abnormal.

 

“So…how is it working in the Victims Unit?” I ask, trying to cover the awkward silence after our admissions of vulnerability.

 

“Not bad. I like killing people, and this way I get to do it legally.” I didn't disbelieve him for a minute. His eyes were beautiful and vulnerable, but at the same time…I wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley if he was in a bad mood.

 

“Sounds good to me.” I agreed. I don't like killing people in general, but killing these kind of bastards would be damn fun. I didn't believe it at first when Malone had told me about it. I had never heard of the practice before, and I'm sure most people haven't, but…it made sense. Other districts have been doing it for years, and now Malone brought it here.

 

A few hours earlier…

 

“Duo…how would you like to kill people who abuse people like you were abused?” Malone had asked me with this serious face bordering on comical. Was he kidding or what?

 

“Gee…I don't know…I'd probably skin them alive, layer by layer, then rub salt in their wounds…” I said, purposely misunderstanding him. He bought it.

 

“No…I mean…would you like to…kill people for the government and get paid for it?” I was confused, but I loved the idea. I told him that.

 

“I'm confused, but I love the idea.” Told ya! (Ain't I a smart ass?!)

 

“It's a common practice in other areas, but it hasn't caught on here yet. I want to start a unit here. It will be composed of people who have been victimized. You and others will be responsible for killing people who have been put under a government contract for…termination. I already know who I want you to work with. Heero Yuy. He was…hurt by this guy…”

 

“Alright…I get it. I'll do it. I'll kill people for you for money.” I couldn't deny that I loved the thought of killing assholes like that. “About this guy…Heero was it? What's he like? And why is he my partner? Why do I need a partner?”

 

“You need a partner cause he's done this for a while in another district. Heero is a real tough guy…in some ways…in others he could use help. He'll probably be pretty hostile at first, but he should get used to you relatively quickly once he knows who you are. I already told him what you've gone through…”

 

“Wait a minute…he knows? About me? Everything? The baseball bat…” I was feeling awfully….violated. Thinking about some guy I don't know knowing all of this stuff about me.

 

“I didn't tell him about that…but pretty much everything else.” Malone looked nervous…better reassure him.

 

“It's OK. Just no more, OK? And…can I know about him?”

 

“He was hurt by this guy…a doctor. Wore a white lab coat. We think he might be related to…”

 

“Dr. G? The guy who hurt me back then?” I asked quietly.

 

“Yeah…anyway…so Heero's afraid of guys in white lab coats - he freezes, sometimes reverts to childhood…” I stopped Malone in mid-sentence.

 

“Wait a minute…you're pairing me with a guy who can't even act his own age when he gets a little nervous?” The thought made ME nervous.

 

“He can handle himself better than you can under pressure. It's only lab coats that bother him. You freak out and lash out if anyone even thinks about violence.”

 

“Hey, man…go easy on me, huh?”

 

“Yeah, yeah…anyway…I figure you can help each other out.” Really?

 

“How so?” I ask, curious.

 

“He can teach you how to better control your reactions to violent situations. He gets cold as ice and can control even his breathing in tense situations. He just can't deal with people very well. That's what you'll bring to this unit. Yuy's the best killer we've got, but he's volatile. I have a feeling you can help him learn how to relax a little in normal company.”

 

“Me? How?” I didn't understand…

 

“You're charming. You have an easy smile…you can put people at ease…when you want to, that is. If you wanted to, you could seriously screw with this guy's control, but I don't think you'll do that. For one thing, he knows what you've been through, and you know what he's been through. For another…you can get the death penalty if you screw this up.” What?!

 

“What?! It was self-defense! They can't…” Or could they…the family of the mayor of the biggest city in America…

 

“You know they can. Money talks. And you don't have a penny on you. If I could get you out of this, I would, but…”

 

“Yeah, I know. Money. I already said I'll do it. Don't gotta threaten me. Sheesh!” I ramble, trying to lighten the mood. OK…I guess I understand what he said about maybe being able to loosen this guy up. I am pretty charming…and handsome…and conceited, huh?

 

“I knew you would, Duo! Here's the address (as if I didn't already know it) and here's a letter of introduction. I'm sure Heero will ask for it as soon as he sees you.”

 

Back to the house with Heero and Duo…

 

I guess he forgot to check the letter…but that doesn't seem like the kind of thing Mr. Anal But What a Nice Ass…sorry…got side-tracked…

 

Anyway…(tearing eyes away from Yuy's hot little…sigh)…so he forgot the letter that confirms that I am who I say I am. I know who I am, don't I? Maybe not, with that tight, hot ass swinging in front of my face as I go up the stairs. And he's leading me to…the bedroom?! Woo-hoo! I'm gonna get some…or maybe not. How can I get excited about sex when I've gone through all I've gone through, you ask? You try not to think about sex in a positive light when Heero Yuy's ass is in front of YOUR face…yeah…doesn't work, does it? And besides…

 

“Here's where you'll be sleeping.” He says to me. See…he was showing me to a bedroom. Wait a minute…what's all that stuff doing there…another bed…I was gonna be sleeping in here with…

 

“The other bed's mine. We're roommates.” Hallelujah.

 

(Heero's POV)

 

I guess people are right when they say I'm a brief kind of guy. All I have to say is…yum. Seeing Duo Maxwell's ass as he bends over to pick up a piece of paper on the floor is … exquisite. I didn't think I could have these kinds of feelings. Guess I was wrong…

 

TBC…

 

Author's Note: Please review…I kinda like writing this one and I hope y'all like reading it. It will have a happy ending, but there will be more angst and violence before that happens. I think it was Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. who said, “No result is easy which is worth having.” And having Duo and Heero get together in the end is worth it.