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Running Out Of Tomorrows	By : Naomi Category: Gundam Wing/AC > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 1608 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing/AC, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

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DISCLAIMER:
Mine... mine... all mine!!!!!! *wakes up* Nani? It was just a dream!? NOOOO!!!!!
*burst into tears*

WARNING:
Angst (duh!), Heero-torture (duh again...), past 2xH, 2x1.

AUTHOR�S
NOTE: This is what I do when I have two scripts due in less than a week. Baka
me! *sighs* But Gundam Wing fics are MUCH more fun to write... SQUASH! *a big
DEADLINE sign falls on her* *Naomi crawls from underneath the sign and goes to
write her scripts* ;_;

ARGHHH!!!!!
I WANT TO WRITE GUNDAM WING FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!

naomi@duoxheero.com

//flashback//

RUNNING
OUT OF TOMORROWS

PART
ONE

* * *

AC
204.

�Mommy
is taking me to the fair next weekend. You wanna come with us?� A little
childish voice filled the kitchen as a pot of stew rattled on the
stove.

Duo
Maxwell picked up a wooden spoon and hurried to uncover the pot, in order to
stir the dish. His braid, now merely reaching down to his shoulder blades, was
resting against his shoulder, so he pushed it back
absentmindedly.

�She
said they�re gonna bring all these animals from Earth, and the guys from Jinx
are gonna be there!�

Behind
him, by the kitchen table, sat a little boy, about six or so, sitting with his
feet dangling down the chair, swinging back and forth. The boy was busy
arranging a pack of collector�s cards on the small table, raising his hand up
from time to time in order to push a few chestnut bangs out of his eyes.

�She
said she might know someone who can help me get a backstage access! Maybe I can
get Jinx�s autograph, huh? Do you wanna come, daddy? Do ya? It�ll be
fun!�

Duo
smiled, shaking his head. �As alluring as it might sound, little-man, I
think I just might have to pass on that one.�

The
little boy pouted, looking up at his father with big blue puppy-eyes. �Just this
once, daddy? Please?�

Duo
sighed and looked sorrowfully at his son. �Solo, you know I would love to come,
but...� He sighed, turning back to the stove, stirring the stew. �You also know
that your mother and I don�t get along so well.�

�But
you didn�t have a fight the last time she came!� The little boy reminded him,
his voice still hopeful.

Duo
chuckled, running a hand through his long bangs. �That�s because there were two
lawyers present. I�m sorry, little-man, but no can do. It�s better this way, and
you know it.�

Solo
sighed and bowed his head sadly. �Yeah... I know...� He muttered, pushing a few
cards back and forth. He sighed again and looked up at his father. �Maybe we can
go together next time?�

Duo
smiled and nodded his head. �Sure. Trowa told me that the circus is coming
around here soon. Maybe I�ll take you there, huh? What do you
say?�

The
little boy grinned, jumping up excitedly. �And uncle Trowa will let me into the
lion�s cage again?!�

Duo
made a face, a very unpleased one, and turned back to his cooking. �Well, uh, I
don�t think he�ll take you anywhere NEAR the lion�s cage after that last
time...�

Solo
chuckled, his blue eyes sparkling. �You really gave him a scare there,
daddy.�

�Well,
no one is turning MY son into �Lion�s meat�!� He called in mock-anger. �I
wonder what Hilde will have to say about that...�

�You�re
such an idiot, daddy.� The boy let out teasingly, shaking his
head.

Duo
smiled. �So she kept telling me.� He leaned down to taste his stew and then
nodded in satisfaction. He turned to his son. �Now go arrange the table or I�ll
be forced to coat you with this DELICIOUS stew and throw you into the lion�s
cage.�

Solo
rolled eye eyes, but got up nonetheless. �Daddy, you really are an
idiot...� He muttered, walking over to the cupboards to take out two sets of
plates.

Duo
smiled, watching his son walk out of the kitchen and to the dining room. His
smile slowly faded and he turned to place the stew in a bowl. He sighed heavily,
closing his eyes for a moment. �You�re not the only one who used to say
that...�

It�s
been seven years since the end of the war. So much had happened during this
time, that sometimes Duo found it hard to believe that not even a decade had
passed. It felt like he had lived a lifetime during those few years. He had
gotten married, became a father, got a divorce and became a singarenarent in
only a short amount of time. Not that he complained, of course. He had no
regrets about anything he had done. Hilde and he had been happy for a while, but
it just wasn�t meant to happen. Hilde lost her interest quickly, seeking a more
exciting life than being a housewife or having a desk job at their joint
company. While they didn�t finish on the best of terms, they had absolutely no
regrets about ever being together. It was good while it lasted, and most of all,
they created a life together. A child that they both loved and
cherished.

Solo
was about four when they got divorced. Since Duo was the one with a more stable
lifestyle, he got custody of their son. He remained running the salvaging
company he and Hilde had started together, and bought a nice little home, on the
better side of the L2 cluster. It was a nice suburban
home, and it fitted both of them just fine. Solo got to stay with his mother
during the weekends and some holidays. Duo didn�t mind, he didn�t hate his
ex-wife or anything, and he was just happy that his son could have both his
mother and father around.

As
for the people he knew during the war, Duo had more or less lost touch with
them. He and Quatre spoke from time to timet itt it�s been YEARS since the two
saw each other in person. Solo had only met Mr. Winner once, but he was too
young to remember. Duo also saw Trowa a couple of times, taking Solo to a trip
in the circus. Wufei and Sally were together on Earth, happily married and
working as Preventers, so he didn�t get to see them either, only by vid-ph
A
As for the last part of the group... that was a different
matter.

During
the first few years after the war, Duo and Heero did keep in touch. Duo was more
than surprised to see that the ex-soldier was suddenly sending him emails on a
more or less regular basis. But it was only for the first few years. The emails
lessened in frequency when Hilde and he got married, and then got even more
infrequent
when Solo was born. In the last few years, Duo didn�t receive one word from
Heero. To make things worse was the fact that Duo never knew his exact
whereabouts, so Heero was hard to track down through mere emails. He did know
that the Japanese boy chose to stay up in the colonies,
but anything more than that was still a mystery.

It was strange, ever since the
divorce Duo found himself wondering more and more about Heero�s
whereabouts.
Not once or twice did he catch himself thig abg about him for a few long
moments. He told himself that he was just worrying about him, because he didn�t
hear from him for so long, but deep inside, he knew that there must be another
reason. The reason why he didn�t mind soh whh when Hilde and he ended their
marriage. The reason he woke up at night, panting and covered with cold sweat.
The reason his smile had just faded, just because of a few words his son had so
innocently muttered.

Or
so he had thought. Soon after he and Hilde married, they discovered that it was
not what they were looking for. A teenage crush and a bond between warriors was
not meant to keep them together. They both lost interest quickly, seeking other
partners, and thus divorced. Was it possible that he had lost interest because
all that while, he was actually thinking about Heero?

Duo
sighed and leaned his head against the shuttle�s window. He closed his eyes, and
took a deep breath.

//�You
called his name again!�
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