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Family Ties	By : Deb Category: Gundam Wing/AC > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 19194 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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“Family Ties”

January 2007 ShenLong

Epilogue

“I’m going to get you!” Heero cried out and rolling the child to her back he proceeded to blow ‘raspberries’ on the infant’s belly causing the child to scream in laughter.

“Otousan, leave baba ‘lone,” cried Keitaro and launched himself onto his father’s back, small arms wrapping around Heero’s neck.

“Ah, try to defend your sister, will you? I’ll have you for lunch too,” Heero mock growled and reaching around he managed to pull Keitaro from his back and deposit him on the lawn next to Nadira where he then attacked Keitaro’s belly, the child giggling and shrieking helplessly.

With both children on their backs on the lawn, Heero switched from one child’s stomach to the other, blowing raspberries and sending the children into hysterics.

Sitting in the rocking chair on the patio with Miracle at his feet, Duo watched the three playing, his face lit up with amusement. It was a scene he’d never tire of – and one he never thought he would ever see.

Heero was a natural father, he loved his kids and spent every spare minute with them.

And they adored their Otousan.

It had been a long and sometimes painful road that had brought them to where they were now. Firstly with Keitaro and all the unknowns with his pregnancy, then to be blessed with Nadira...

It had been a huge shock to them both to have their daughter born a hermaphrodite and there was no way that either man was about to let their child go through what Duo had. It hadn’t been an easy decision to make, there had been countless tests and soul searching, many questions and often unsatisfactory answers, but in the end they had done what they thought was in the best interests of the child.

They gave Sally the all clear to operate...

~Flashback~

A soft smile caressed Heero's lips as he peeked inside the nursery and spotted his husband at the change table. Rather than spoil the sweet scene, he opted to remain standing in the doorway and observe. Duo’s back was to him but he could clearly see from the movements the braided man was making that he was changing the child’s diaper and putting on the baby’s night clothes.

“There you go, munchkin, all ready for bed,” said Duo in a soft tone. He slid his hands underneath the baby and carefully picked her up. As he turned he caught sight of Heero from the corner of his eye and smiled.

Stepping inside the nursery, Heero crossed to the cot where his husband was laying their daughter down to sleep. “Need any help?” he asked and placed a gentle hand on the small of Duo’s back.

“Could you wind up the mobile, please?” asked Duo as he reached in to tuck the blankets firmly around the infant.

“Of course.” Heero reached for the contraption and wound the small key. Releasing it, the soft tinkling of Brahms’ lullaby graced the air and the small clowns began to move around in a circular fashion. Heero watched for a moment then turned his attention to their daughter.

The babe was watching the moving clowns, her small eyes following the gentle turning and growing heavier by the second. She yawned and made a couple of soft murmurs before blinking sleepily.

“Night, Nadira,” Duo whispered softly and pressed a gentle kiss to the baby’s forehead. Heero followed suit and stepped back, grasping his husband’s hand as he did so.

Hand in hand, they moved back across the room and paused in the doorway for Duo to turn off the light. Still holding hands they moved a few more steps down the hall to Keitaro’s room. Nurse Brown had settled the little boy into his bed and was busy perusing the book shelf. She pulled a book out as the pair walked into the room.

“Ah, I was just about to read him a bedtime story,” Margaret announced.

“I’ll read it, you go and sit down. You already do far more than you should,” Heero said and moved to take the book from the nanny.

With a smile, Margaret handed over the book and left. Heero took it and pulled a chair to the side of his son’s bed and opened the book. Duo sat on the end of the bed, a warm smile on his lips as Heero began to read the tale of the Three Little Pigs. Keitaro lay, snuggled under the blankets and listened eagerly to his father’s voice as the tale unfolded. The steady tone of Heero’s voice soon lulled the child to sleep and he smiled at the sweet picture. Placing a kiss goodnight to Keitaro’s forehead, Heero got up and returned the book to the bookshelf whilst Duo kissed his son goodnight. The light was turned off and the pair headed for the lounge room.

“There’s coffee on the tray,” Nurse Brown said as the pair walked in.

“Thank you,” replied Duo and took a mug before sitting on the couch. Heero also picked up a mug and sat next to his husband. Eyes gravitated towards the television, a documentary was on, something to do with man’s early ventures into space.

Nurse Brown cast an occasional glance across from the corner of her eye to the pair on the couch. Whilst both men appeared relaxed she could detect the underlying tension there. “Everything will be fine,” she reassured.

“I know it will,” replied Duo, “but I can’t help being worried.”

“That’s quite normal, I’d be worried if you weren’t,” Margaret stated in an amused tone.

“I just want everything to be okay. Once we have the all clear then we can get on with our lives and living,” Heero said and gave his lover a warm look.

“It will be. Doctor Po is a fine surgeon.” Draining her cup, Margaret stood. “I think I will retire for the evening. I’ll see you both in the morning. Goodnight.”

“Night,” Duo replied, Heero echoing the words.

With the nurse now gone, Duo found himself wrapped up in his lover’s arms. “Tell me we’re doing the right thing, Heero?”

“We are, Duo. It will all work out and we will have a happy, healthy baby girl.”

Closing his eyes, Duo soaked up the strength his lover offered and tried to quell his fears.

* * *

The following morning dawned bright and clear, promising to be a warm day later on, but Duo didn’t notice any of it, his thoughts were entirely taken up with his daughter and what lay ahead.

Aside from the ultra sound results, Sally had done several blood tests to ascertain the levels and types of hormones currently in the baby’s blood stream; all had shown a larger proportion of female to male hormones. Once they had determined that the baby was more dominant in the female area, Sally had proposed they remove the underdeveloped penis and undescended testicle, allowing the child to grow and mature as a female. Having seen the results, compared them with other babies of the same age, both Heero and Duo had agreed.

Generally, the medical profession would wait until a child was older and they could see what gender the child favored, but in this case, given the development of the female organs compared to the underdeveloped state of the male ones and the extensive tests Sally had done, the doctor was convinced the child was female.

Sally also decided it would be best to wait until the child was around twelve weeks old before performing the surgery, giving the babe more time to develop and settle. As it was, the child had been born three weeks early and although there hadn’t been any complications and the baby was healthy and normal in every respect other than its sex, Sally wanted to wait. Surgery on a baby was always risky and even more so when they were a newborn. The child would have a much better result if allowed those few weeks to ‘mature’.

Now the time had come and Duo was feeling apprehensive.

It wasn’t that he didn't trust Sally – he did. He knew the doctor would perform the surgery to the best of her ability and he knew the baby would be fine in her care. He just couldn't help the feeling of being, well, helpless.

He turned away from the window he’d been gazing out of when he heard Heero’s soft footfalls behind him. Violet eyes searched his husband’s face, looking for and finding the reassurance he sought there.

“Quatre and Trowa are here to look after Keitaro,” Heero announced softly. “It’s time to go.”

“Hold me?”

“Of course.” Heero wrapped his arms around Duo’s slightly shaking frame and rubbed soothing circles on his back. He pressed kisses to the warm neck and whispered comforting words into Duo’s ear. Heero was feeling a little lost himself, so used to being able to protect his family from any threats they might come across, but this time, this time it was all out of his hands. He was just as apprehensive as his partner.

Taking a deep breath, Duo pressed a kiss to his lover’s lips. “Thank you.” Squaring his shoulders, he set his jaw and walked from the room with far more confidence than he felt.

Trowa and Quatre wished them all the best and followed the pair and baby out to the car. Duo settled the baby into the safety ‘seat’ and buckled the child in. Nadira gave a soft grunt, blinked her eyes for a moment and then snuggled back into her blanket. Turning back to where Trowa, Quatre and Keitaro were standing, Duo moved towards the three and scooped Keitaro up into his arms.

“You be a good boy for your uncles, Keitaro. Daddy and Otousan will be home soon. We need to be with your sister at the hospital for a while.” Duo gave the boy a kiss and cuddled him close. Keitaro responded by wrapping his small arms around Duo’s neck. He sensed there was something going on, but at his young age he couldn’t understand what that something was.

Heero stepped up and took his son from Duo to give the child a kiss and cuddle too. “Behave yourself, Keitaro. Otousan and Daddy love you very much and we will be home as soon as we can.”

“Wuv, ‘tousan, dadda,” the child responded.

“He’ll be fine, Heero,” Quatre reassured. “You two concentrate on looking after your daughter, Keitaro will be okay here with Trowa and myself.”

“Thanks, Quat, Tro,” Duo said.

“Anytime, Duo,” Trowa replied for both of them as Quatre was currently occupied with pulling faces at Keitaro and keeping the child distracted. “Call us when you can and let us know how it all goes.”

“We will.” Heero took his lover’s hand. “Come on, we need to get going.”

Trowa, Quatre and Keitaro remained standing on the mansion steps, waving as the car disappeared down the driveway and out of sight.

* * *

Duo sat next to the small bed his daughter lay on, his fingers gently caressing the infant’s cheek. Heero stood to the side, his eyes never leaving his daughter’s form. Sally was busy scrubbing up, Nurse Brown taking care of the preparation of the infant for surgery. There wasn’t a lot to do and the nurse was sure to leave the important part until after the parents would be out of the way. It was hard enough for them as it was.

The child wore a small cap and surgical gown, her diaper resting underneath her hips and ready to be removed once she was inside the operating theater. Several electrodes had been attached to her small body and would be hooked up to the appropriate machines once she was inside. Noting the doctor ready to begin, Margaret turned her attention back to the two men. “I have to take her through now,” she informed them both.

Doing his best to keep his emotions under control, Duo kissed the babe’s head. “I’ll be right here waiting for you,” he told the child.

Stepping up beside his husband, Heero also pressed a kiss to his daughter’s cheek. “We love you, Nadira. Stay safe.”

“One of us will come and get you both once the operation is over,” Margaret told them. “Try not to worry, she’s in safe hands.” Adding a soft smile to her words, Nurse Brown grasped the end of the small bed and began to push it away and into the operating theater.

Heero’s arm wrapped itself around Duo’s waist, the braided man’s arm reciprocating as they watched their daughter being wheeled away. Once the doors had closed, the full weight of what was happening came crashing down on their shoulders. Duo slumped against Heero and he buried his head in the crook of Heero’s shoulder. “We are doing the right thing here, aren’t we?” he asked again, still unsure.

“Hai, Duo. We are,” Heero replied and turning them both, he led his lover out and into the small waiting room just down the hall from the pre-op room. All they could do now was hold each other, pray to a god neither of them was sure existed and comfort each other.

*

Sally smiled as the nurse brought the child into the theater. “Everything okay?” she asked as she began to hook up the monitors to the electrodes on the child’s body.

“All is as well as can be expected,” Margaret replied. “They are settled in the waiting room.”

“Let’s get started then.” Sally brought the anesthetic mask to the child’s face and placed it over the tiny mouth and nose. “Time to sleep little one,” she crooned. The baby blinked at her and scrunched its face up as the unusual smell of the plastic mask invaded its nostrils. Within seconds the gas had begun to infiltrate and the eyes began to close. “That’s it, sleep sweetheart.” Securing the mask, both Sally and the nurse carefully checked that the child was completely under the anesthetic. “Scalpel...”

*

The door to the waiting room opened, both men looking up to see who was entering. It was too soon for Sally, the operation would have only begun in the last few minutes. A dark haired figure entered and softly closed the door behind him.

“Wufei,” Duo breathed, recognizing his superior officer.

Chang nodded and took a seat. “I thought I would come and offer support,” he said simply.

“Thank you, that means a lot to us both,” Heero returned.

Wufei grunted and offered a smile. “Everything will be fine. Sally is an excellent doctor and your child will be perfectly safe.”

“I know,” Duo whispered. “But it’s still so hard. To watch your child go into surgery, to know there is nothing you can do yourself, to have to trust someone else to look after them, it’s not easy.” Duo’s voice began to hitch.

Chang placed a reassuring hand on Duo’s shoulder. “I do not have children myself so I cannot presume to know exactly what you are going through, but I am here for you both.”

A tear formed in the corner of Duo’s eye, Wufei’s words striking a chord deep inside him. Those words meant a hell of a lot to Duo.

The three sat back, the silence consuming the room but none of them minded.

*

Inside the operating theater, all was going according to plan. Sally was quick to remove the underdeveloped penis, the organ not having much in the way of a blood supply or any of the other workings that it should have had. The baby’s ureter wasn’t connected to it at all, in fact, the entire penis was simply like an extra piece of tissue that had grown by itself and aside from the few blood vessels, there wasn’t any of the other ‘wiring’ it should have had if it had been a normally formed penis. That confirmed what Sally had seen on the ultra sound scans she’d done and gave her further confidence in her decision that removing the extras and leaving the female parts had been the right way to proceed.

With the penis now removed and a couple of stitches inserted, it was time to move onto the main part of the operation. Carefully Sally incised the abdomen, using her ultra sound pictures for reference, she located the testicle sitting just to the side of the left ovary. Using a pair of thin nosed forceps she was able to grasp the small organ and hold it so she could check it over. Like the penis, the testicle was deformed in the sense that it wasn’t connected to anything at all. No vas-deferens and no blood supply either. From what Sally could tell, it had started to form and then at some stage of the baby’s development, probably when the child’s body had decided it wanted to pursue the female side of things, the testicle had stopped developing and the blood supply had ceased, in a sense killing the small gland.

It only took a moment for Sally to remove it from the child’s abdomen. A quick check of the baby’s other organs showed them to all be connected where they should be and therefore there was no reason why the child shouldn’t grow up and develop into a normal, healthy girl.

“Good job we removed it,” Sally muttered as she dropped the testicle into the kidney dish Margaret had waiting. “If we had left it inside with it being defunct, the child’s body would have started to attack it as a foreign body and who knows what could have happened.”

“I agree,” Margaret stated softly and put the kidney dish to one side so Sally could take a look at the removed organs later. The doctor would need to examine them in order to fill out her report. The nurse picked up the suture needle and with the scissors in her other hand, passed the item over to Sally, ready with another for when the doctor would need it.

It didn’t take Sally long to finish stitching. Straitening up, Sally looked at the neat row of five tiny stitches that closed the incision of around two centimeters in length. Once the wound healed one would be hard pressed to know there had even been a cut made. Placing a dressing over the wound site, Sally checked the area where she’d removed the penis from and covered that with a dressing. A further dressing was added to protect the sites whilst they healed before Sally was satisfied. She gave the infant a shot of long acting antibiotic and another of pain relief. “There, all done. Now we can bring her around.”

Nurse Brown settled a diaper onto the child and then placed the infant in a smock that would keep her warm but not interfere with the dressings at all. Finally she wrapped a blanket around the child.

“Okay, sweetheart, time to return to the conscious world,” Sally murmured and removed the plastic mask that had been supplying the anesthetic to the child during the operation, replacing it with an oxygen mask. It took a few minutes for the anesthetic to clear the child’s lungs and as the oxygen began to flow into the child’s system so the eyes began to flutter open.

“Hey there, honey,” Sally crooned. “How are you feeling?” Knowing the child wouldn’t be able to respond, Sally watched the small face carefully for any signs of discomfort. Beside her Nurse Brown continued to watch the monitors.

“All vitals are normal,” she told the doctor.

“Good. If you wouldn’t mind watching her for a few more minutes, I’ll go let the parents know that it was all a success and they can come and see her. If her vitals remain stable over the next fifteen minutes, could you move her to the post op room and I’ll bring the guys through to there?”

“Of course, doctor.”

“Thanks.” Sally gave the nurse a smile from under her mask and left the room, tossing her mask and gloves into the trash on her way out.

*

It had only been an hour, but it felt like an eternity to Heero and Duo when the door to the waiting room opened and Sally walked in with a smile on her lips. The smile widened when she spotted Wufei sitting with the two men and her heart was warmed that her boyfriend had been considerate enough to come and support his friends during this stressful time.

The instant he recognized the doctor’s form, Duo was on his feet and firing questions at her. “How is she? Did it all go okay? Nothing’s wrong with her? When can I see her?”

Sally gave a soft laugh. “Settle down, Duo.”

“Sorry.” Duo sat again, giving the doctor a sheepish look and holding his husband’s hand tighter. Heero was also on tenterhooks, wanting to know the outcome but not getting the chance to voice his own concerns as his braided partner had done that for both of them already.

Sally took a seat opposite the men and folded her hands in her lap. Turning her blue/gray eyes to them both, she took a breath and began. “The operation went well and the male organs have been removed. After performing the operation I am even more convinced we did the right thing.” Sally explained about the condition of the penis and the testicle she’d removed, keeping the explanation simple and in terms they could understand. “All the female organs are in their correct place and attached exactly where they should be and have everything they should have in order to function as a normal female. It was all a success and I expect the child to make a full recovery. She’s out of the anesthetic and I’ve given her a long lasting antibiotic plus pain relief. Nurse Brown is keeping an eye on her and she should be moved to the post op room any minute. Her vitals are all stable and I expect them to remain that way.”

“Thank god,” Duo sighed and slumped in his seat.

“You can see her any time you wish.”

At that, Duo went to stand and pull his partner with him to see their daughter, but Heero’s hand held firm and pulled Duo back to his seat. Turning his head in confusion, Duo looked at Heero about to ask why his partner wasn’t jumping out of his skin to see their child. One look at Heero’s face and Duo understood. He pulled Heero close to him, enveloping the other man in his arms as Heero’s form began to shake.

Seeing the distress Heero was in, both Sally and Wufei were on their feet and moving to help when Duo’s look stopped them in their tracks. He shook his head and mouthed, ‘Just give us a few minutes’. Nodding, Wufei took Sally’s arm and escorted the doctor outside, leaving the pair alone.

“It’s okay, Heero. It’s all over and Nadira will be fine. In a couple of days we will be able to take our daughter home with us permanently,” Duo soothed and rubbed his partner’s back.

Heero continued to shake in Duo’s arms, the stress, the unknown all finally catching up with him and hitting him like a brick wall. He couldn’t help it, everything came crashing down around him and he finally gave in to the emotions that had been running rife through his body since Nadira had been born. He sobbed his relief into Duo’s shoulder, the tears flowing non stop as he understood the nightmare had ended; his baby girl was safe and would live a normal life.

After a couple of minutes, the sobbing slowed to sniffling and then finally hiccups as Heero brought himself back under control. “Sorry about that,” he apologized to his lover and hunted through his pockets for a handkerchief. A wad of tissues appeared under his nose and he took them gratefully.

“No need to apologize, Heero. It’s been hard for both of us, all the not knowing, the questions, the reasons, but it’s over now and we did the right thing. You heard Sally say about the male organs being defunct and it was just as well we went ahead with this otherwise Nadira may have had problems further down the track. It’s over and now we can think about taking our baby girl home and getting our lives back to normal, just you, me, Keitaro and Nadira. Our family.”

Our family. The thought echoed through Heero’s head and he liked the sound of it.

Heero blew his nose. “Hai, you’re right. Thanks.”

“Heero, when I married you I swore to love and honor you, protect and support you. We’re in this together, forever and always. You hurt, I hurt, you bleed, I bleed, you suffer, I suffer. I’m here for you no matter what, I love you, always have and always will. You never need to thank me for being here,” Duo whispered tenderly.

“God I love you.” Heero took his lover’s lips in a searing kiss, one borne of love and devotion, of happiness and desperation, determined to show Duo just how much he meant to Heero. When the kiss broke, Heero stood up and pulled his partner to his side, holding him close. “Let’s go see our daughter.”

~End Flashback~

All that had happened a little under eight months ago.

Nadira was now eleven months old, growing and developing completely normally. Sally had kept the infant in the hospital for two days after the operation, Duo had spent the nights with her and Heero the days. When they had brought her home Nurse Brown insisted on taking a shift with the child so both Heero and Duo could not only get some much needed rest themselves, but also have some time to spend with Keitaro.

The little boy was overjoyed with his new baby sister and was fiercely protective of her. He was walking quite well by the time Nadira came home from the hospital and her operation and loved to help out with the baby. He would fetch diapers when he saw his daddy preparing the change the baby and loved nothing more than to curl up next to Heero or Duo when they were feeding the little girl.

With the addition of their daughter to their family the guys had found themselves stepping back and taking a long, hard look at their lives and their priorities now. Keitaro was now one and a half years old and growing rapidly, the little boy showing a natural curiosity for the world around him. Now he was walking he could discover more and more of his surroundings and was proving to be quite the daredevil. Neither Heero nor Duo could take their eyes off him for a second, as soon as they did he was off and into something he shouldn’t be. He seemed to have inherited Duo’s stealth ability, able to sneak off or disappear in the blink of an eye. He also inherited Duo’s curiosity. If he wasn’t inside the kitchen cupboards pulling everything out he could be found trying to dismantle toys to see how they worked.

Duo nearly had a heart attack when he found Keitaro about to try to dismantle Heero’s laptop one day.

Now Heero had a good idea of what Duo must have been like as a toddler.

With the rate at which their children were growing, the ever increasing demands on both parents and the need to keep a close eye on their son as he grew ever more inquisitive, it was decided that their careers within Preventer needed some serious rethought. Une didn’t want to lose either of her best agents and was more than willing to come to a compromise.

They decided that Duo would remain at home, looking after the children for the most part but he would also continue to work for Preventer as a consultant and research agent. Having all the latest computer technology at home at his fingertips, he was more than capable of researching and planning out mission specs. Heero continued to work as a field agent, although now he had responsibilities, he didn’t attend any of the really dangerous field assignments, acting in a consultant and planning capacity and as back up when needed on those.

Nurse Brown had moved out and gone back to her home once she thought the guys were settled into a routine and could look after both children confidently. She still worked for them as a nanny, but not as a live in one, coming to the mansion for several hours each day to watch over the children and give Duo some peace to work. It suited her perfectly and worked well for the little family as well.

“Everything okay?” Duo asked from where he was sitting on the bed brushing his hair as Heero entered their bedroom after checking on the children and locking up for the night.

“Hai. All locked up, alarms are set and both kids are fast asleep,” Heero replied as he took over the brush and finished brushing Duo’s hair. Dividing the mass into three sections he quickly braided it and set the brush down in favor of pressing kisses to the nape of Duo’s neck.

“Mmm... nice,” Duo murmured as his eyes slipped closed and he tilted his head forward to give Heero better access.

Wrapping his arms around his husband and lover, Heero pulled Duo to the mattress and began to feather kisses over every bit of exposed skin he could find. Beneath him Duo wriggled, squirmed and sighed as he felt his arousal beginning to heighten.

Fingers caressed along sensitive inner thighs, pulling moans from the American’s throat. Nipples were sucked, nibbled and tormented until Duo couldn’t stand it any longer. “Need you,” he breathed, voice husky with his desire.

“I want you inside me, Duo,” Heero whispered, his breath drifting across Duo’s stomach where his mouth was currently kissing.

“Oh, god,” whimpered Duo as Heero removed his boxers and took his heated length into his mouth.

Tormenting his lover with his mouth, Heero managed to locate the lube and set it to one side. Not ceasing in his ministrations, he wriggled out of his underwear, flipped the cap to the lube and squeezed a large amount out. Still distracting Duo with his gentle sucking, Heero reached behind himself and began to prep his body. By the time he had three fingers working his channel, Duo was a mess of need, want and desire beneath him.

Releasing the hard shaft from his mouth, Heero locked gazes with the lust filled violet of his soul mate and reached for the lube again. He coated Duo thoroughly from tip to root, all the time keeping their gazes locked. With Duo flat on his back, Heero raised himself up and straddled his lover’s hips, holding Duo’s cock firmly at the base and positioning his entrance over the leaking tip. He licked his lips as he began to lower himself, the head pushing firmly against his stretched entrance.

“I love you, Duo,” he whispered softly as Duo’s cock breached his hole.

“Love you too, Heero,” groaned Duo as his cock was slowly but steadily swallowed by Heero’s body.

Panting softly, Heero allowed himself a moment to adjust. He could feel Duo alive inside him, felt the pulse of his cock, the heat of his desire and the strength of his passion. It was overwhelming.

Having adjusted to the invasion, Heero began to raise and lower himself, Duo sliding deeper within his body with each movement. As the lube did its job the pace began to pick up a touch. Duo’s hands rested upon Heero's hips and aided the Japanese man in his rise and fall, Duo’s own hips unable to stay still and thrusting upwards with each downward fall of Heero’s body.

The passion built, their coupling becoming faster and more erratic as the pinnacle arose just out of reach. Unable to hold Duo’s gaze any longer, cobalt eyes closed as the face contorted in pure pleasure. Duo’s cock thrust deep inside Heero’s welcoming passage, the depth enabling Duo to find and stroke over Heero’s prostate. The young man cried out softly in bliss, liquid pleasure tearing through his body and leaving him craving more.

Sweat formed and began to run from bodies, muscles protested the continued movement and yet neither man cared; each was fixated solely on reaching their ultimate goal. Knowing his end was fast approaching, Duo removed a hand from Heero’s hip and curled it around the neglected erection of his lover. He fisted the organ, jerking and massaging in time with their thrusts. A soft moan escaped, several pants and harsh breathing permeated the air. The mattress bowed to the abuse as both men teetered on the edge of oblivion.

With a keening cry, Heero tumbled over that edge, his passion spurting forth and coating Duo’s hand and belly. His orgasm tore through him, channel spasming as wave after wave of unadulterated pleasure crashed down on him.

Duo was seconds behind, his own end no less violent or pleasurable. His climax threatened to drown him in its intensity, his vision blurring as the proof of his love exploded from his cock and into Heero’s sheath. Bathed in the warmth of passion, Duo relaxed and let the overwhelming tide of euphoria flow over and through him.

Heero remained poised over his lover, head bent, arms supporting his weight as his harsh breathing began to slow and settle. Once he had control over his limbs, he moved to the side, Duo’s softening cock slipping from his channel. Immediately he was lying down, Duo’s body molded itself to his, strong arms wrapping around his cooling form and holding him tight.

A soft, tender kiss was exchanged, fingers gently stroking over cheekbones. “I love you, Heero,” Duo murmured softly.

“Love you too, little mother.”

“Heero?”

“Hai?”

“Do you have any regrets?”

Heero was quick to answer. “No, none. Do you?”

“No.” Duo looked thoughtful for a moment before speaking again. “It’s been a hard road, sometimes I didn’t think we would make it, but we have and we have a wonderful future to look forward to.”

“That we do.” Heero snuggled deeper into Duo’s embrace.

“Strange as it sounds, if I had to do it all again, I would, no hesitation.”

“And I would be there with you for every step of the way. Now and in the future. Thank you, Duo.”

“For what?” asked Duo softly.

“For everything. For giving me a chance in the first place, for allowing me a second chance when I thought I’d blown it all. For believing in me, for loving me, for giving me back my emotions, my humanity... And for giving me the greatest gift of all; a family.” Tears shimmered in Heero’s eyes as he expressed what he felt from the heart.

“Thank you, Heero for being there for me when I needed you, for loving me, for giving me a reason for living, and for giving me two wonderful children.” Duo stole a loving kiss before settling down and relaxing into sleep.

Heero lay awake for a moment longer, his thoughts focused on his two wonderful children and the man that had given him not just those children, but a reason for living.

The future lay ahead of them to make of it what they would and together they would go forward and fill those blank pages with happy things, love and life.

As he drifted off, a smile curled Heero’s lips.

Finally he was content.

Downstairs in the lounge room of the mansion, Barney sat on his perch enjoying the peacefulness of the night. He turned slightly and scratched his head with a claw.

“Fucking perfect,” he chirped.

~ Owari~

Authors Notes: That, my dear readers, is the end of Family Ties. I’d like to thank Yami_tai for betaing at the start of this ‘epic’ and for Sakura for taking over that task when Tai was no longer able to continue. Both of them have been a godsend to me in correcting my grammar, catching the spelling issues and for just being there for me to bounce ideas off and let me vent my frustrations. Thanks girls! To Ryouga and Karina a heartfelt thanks for being sounding boards and offering ideas when Fred (the muse) was being difficult. To the Cadbury company for making not only crunchies (yum!) but also their Top Deck chocolate which for some reason Fred adores and tended to write up a storm when indulging in this treat.

During the writing of this sequel I welcomed a grandson and another granddaughter into my life and I lost my dear father unexpectedly. I dedicate this fic to my daughter and my dad who both have shown me just how important Family Ties are.

To all of you out there, my faithful readers, I thank you for reading, for all your kind and supportive feedback whether it be in reviews, emails or messages. Whilst writing is an escape of sorts for me, to know people are reading and enjoying what I write is a wonderful feeling and makes it all that little bit more satisfying.

It’s taken almost four years to complete this epic saga and at times I had my doubts as to finishing it, but it has come to its end and it was fitting that Barney should have the last word.

Thank you to everyone from the bottom of my heart.

*hugs and Gundam Pilots to you all*

Shen ^_^
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