Eternal Flame

Disclaimer: I don\'t own the G Boys, I just borrow them from time to time and return them a whole lot happier ne? :) I do however own Shane, Paul, Colin, Mickey, Benny, Toby, Fayah and any other unfamiliar characters that crop up. I also own the plot if you can call it that.

Rating: NC 17

Warnings: Sap, angst, OC, Lemon, Lime, abuse, violence, language.

Pairings: 1x2x1, 3x4x3, 5xS, OC x OC and maybe some more... check each part to be sure ;)

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Status: Work in progress.

Beta\'s: DBZVelena, Ryouga & Yami Tai....*huggles*

Author: ShenLong

Authors notes: *sigh* Well here I am again caving into pressure. I know it has taken a while to get to this and for that I apologize but I could not come up with a plot I deemed worthy enough.... until now. This is yet another sequel... this time to United Hearts. I did promise I would write the wedding for you all and I intend to do that. For those that haven\'t read United or Lost Souls I recommend that you do, otherwise this sequel will not make much sense. All of your favorite characters are back and up to as much mischief as possible.
This is set fourteen months after the end of United and all the children are older now. The Gundam Pilots are all 20yrs, Shane and Fayah are 16, Paul is 15, Colin is 14, Mickey is 12, Benny is 10 1/2 and not forgetting that little rascal Toby who is 10.
Thank you to all those who supported me through the writing of United, I hope you enjoy this just as much.

\"Eternal Flame\"

Started April 2003 ShenLong


Chapter 18

Heero entered the Preventer building and strode to the elevator, he punched in the buttons for Une\'s floor and waited while the car made its journey upwards. His mind processed and catalogued the information until he had it completely set out in report form in his mind. The elevator stopped and the doors chimed open, Heero stepped out and moved down the hall with a purposhe fhe few people he passed along the way moving to the side as they spotted the grim expression on the young man\'s face. Heero greeted Une\'s secretary who immediately informed Une via the com unit that Agent Light had arrived.

Heero closed the door behind him and walked towards the large mahogany desk that sat in front of the broad glass window.

\"Agent Light,\" Une greeted him.

\"Lady Une,\" Heero replied.

\"Please, take a seat.\"

Heero sat on the edge of the overstuffed chair and faced his *boss*. \"Did your secretary pass on my message?\"

\"Yes she did Heero, but it wasn\'t exactly enlightening.\"

Heero ran a hand through his dark locks before fixing his gaze upon hers. \"I\'ll start from the beginning.\"

\"That would be the best place I think,\" Une replied with a small smile.

~ * ~

Sally\'s eyes squeezed shut and the soft moan escaped her lips. \"Ohh Wufei... \"

Wufei smiled, heavy lidded eyes found his wife\'s face and his smile increased as he watched the various emotions flitting over her features. He removed his fingers, eliciting a moan of disapproval. \"Hush, I promise more to come.\"

Sally\'s eyes opened and she watched hungrily as Wufei settled between her legs, gently pushing forward until he was seated fully inside her slick warmth. His shoulders trembled with the effort of keeping himself in check as he slowly began his retreat, only to thrust forward once again.

\"Ohhh more...\" She panted as her own hips pushed forth, seeking to deepen their joining.

Wufei was happy to comply. He pushed her legs higher as he thrust deeper, enjoying the soft moans she was emitting. They began to move together, the syncopated rhythm coming naturally to them as they drove each other higher and higher.

\"Deeper... Harder...\"

\"You want deeper woman?\" Wufei growled softly.

\"Uhhh... Mmmmm...\"

\"Then I\'ll give you deeper.\" Wufei narrowed his eyes and suddenly pulled completely out. Before Sally had a chance to protest though, he slid his hands underneath her and lifted her up, turning her around at the same time so her back was against his chest. He spread his thighs a little and positioned Sally so her legs were on the outside of his, opening her up for him to slip easily back inside.

She moaned her approval at the new position. Feeling the deeper penetration she squirmed, throwing her head back to rest upon Wufei\'s shoulder as she raised and lowered her hips upon his lap.

Wufei closed his eyes in bliss, one hand wrapped around Sally\'s waist, the other traveling to her breast where it teased at a nipple. He began to thrust harder, sweat running down his back as her heat consumed him. His hand left her breast and dippetweetween her legs, gently stroking her moist folds before finding her sweet spot and rubbing softly.

Sally began to pant, her hips riding that delicious length for all she was worth, the pleasure coursing through her veins driving her higher that she had ever thought possible. Wufei was certainly a skilled lover, knowing just where to touch her, how to stroke her body to bring her to the ultimate level and she sometimes mused to herself just where had he learnt his techniques? Not that she really cared. He was hers now, married at last and free to enjoy everything that life could offer them.

Wufei brought his lips to the creamy neck and began to suck gently, his fingers continuing in their caress of her body as his hips slammed upwards, burying himself as deep as he could inside her as his climax drew nearer.

Sally groaned as her orgasm took her. Shaking with the force of it as it tore through her she could do nothing but clutch desperately at Wufei\'s thighs as her body drowned under wave after wave of pure heaven.

As Sally\'s body tightened around him so Wufei was granted his own release. His body tensed, his groin flared as his passion left him, Sally\'s body drinking all he had to offer and seeking more.

They slumped together, sweaty, panting and sated as they struggled to lower heart and breathing rates, reluctant to leave the euphoria but knowing they had to. Wufei ran a hand along Sally\'s ribs, tickling as he went, Sally squirmed and giggled feeling Wufei slide from within her as she moved. She managed to turn around in his lap and placed a long, sensuous kiss to his lips.

\"I think we should get cleaned up,\" Wufei whispered into her ear.

\"Don\'t want to move,\" replied Sally.

\"We have to Mrs.Chang. The shuttle bus will be here in an hour to take us to the airport.\"

\"Rather stay here,\" came the sleepy reply.

Wufei smiled and hugged her close. \"You mean to say that you don\'t want to return to the real world? See your friends again? Go back to torturing helpless patients with your wonderful bedside manner?\"

Sally gave him a poke in the ribs. \"Anyone ever tell you that you sure know how to ruin a romantic moment?\"

Wufei cocked his head as if in thought. \"No,\" he teased.

Sally shook her head. \"Then you should get out more Mr. Chang.\"

Wufei snorted and tickled her ribs mercilessly. They ended upa swa sweaty tangled heap upon the bedclothes. Sally sighed as Wufei gently stroked her back. \"I\'ll miss this,\" she mused, eyes half closed.

Wufei lowered his lips to brush over her ear. \"No reason why we can\'t enjoy this once we\'re back home,\" he breathed.

Sally snuggled closer. \"I know we can enjoy *this*, it\'s just... I don\'t know, the setting, the freedom...\"

\"The romance, the newness of it all...\"

\"Yeah, I guess so.\"

\"Then I will have to make sure to take you away once a year to a secluded spot for a vacation,\" Wufei replied as he nuzzled her neck.

\"Promise?\"

\"I promise.\"

~ * ~

Heero sat patiently as Une digested all of the information he had just fed her. Fingers drummed idly in his lap as he watched the wheels turning inside that head, figuring out and ordering the information. A sigh from her lips drew him back to the present and he watched expectantly as she cleared her throat ready to speak.

\"Let me just recap all this Heero,\" she said, brow furrowing in thought. \" 1.) The amount of space debris that should be still out there for salvage has diminished significantly. 2.) There have been several orders placed with differing salvage companies for circuitry, console and control panel equipment. 3.) As far as you can tell there are 5 companies that have been noted purchasing large quantities of MS scrap. 4.) WEI has had several sophisticated computer chips go missing. 5.) A WEI employee that was workinth tth these chips has been found dead and the circumstances are suspicious. 6.) Wufei\'s foster son\'s friend is in hospital after suffering from a supposed accident, and lastly 7.) This friend\'s father has been missing for the past five days with no word on his whereabouts?\"

\"That\'s pretty much all of it.\"

Une rubbed at her temples before fixing Heero with her steely gaze. \"Surely, Heero, I don\'t need to remind you that more than half of these points are police matters?\"

Heero nodded.

\"And the remainder can also be put into the hands of the police. The Preventer Organization is only here to maintain the ongoing peace and while all of these points may be valid in one way or another they do not indicate any threat to the current peace.\"

Heero sighed. \"I know there hasn\'t been a threat as yet but my gut instinct...\"

Une stopped him in mid sentence. \"Before you go any further Heero let me explain to you exactly what my superiors will say to me if I present this to them for further investigation. The lack of scrap could be due to miscalculation. There is nothing wrong with companies buying up large quantities of old MS parts. The chips that are missing from WEI means that Quatre needs to upgrade his security and keep a closer eye on his employees. The case of the deceased employee could be attributed to any number of things, maybe he owed someone money, committed suicide or was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. This friends father, he may have just gone away for a few days and the accident the friend suffered is just that; an accident. They do happen Heero.\"

Heero looked at Une, the frustration clearly evident in his face. \"Hai, I agree but...\" He was interrupted by the ringing of his cell \'phone. He detached the item from his belt and recognizing the number displayed he answered the call, giving Une his apologies.

Une waited patiently, she knew Heero was annoyed with her lack of support and pointing out the obvious but she had to follow procedure just like the next person, didn\'t mean she couldn\'t bend the rules a little though. Her attention was drawn bto tto the agent sitting opposite her as she picked up on the change in his voice. Patiently she waited for the call to finish. She didn\'t have to wait long.

Heero pushed the off button and reattached the \'phone to his belt. He looked up at Une, a glint in his eye and his brow furrowed deep. \"That, was Duo. It seems he has found something that just may substantiate the Preventer group investigating this turn of events.\"

~ * ~

Duo looked up at the building the cab driver stopped at. He got out and paid the man, giving him a generous tip and then stood on the sidewalk staring up at the apartment block. Pushing his hands into his pockets he walked to the steps, climbed them and entered the building. The doors swung shut behind him, instantly cutting off the sounds of the street outside. Duo pulled the piece of paper from his pocket and noted the floor and apartment number. He moved to the left and took the stairs.

Three flights later he was walking along a hallway, checking the door numbers as he went. Soon he was stopping outside the door numbered 36. He fished for the key that Leith had given him and opened the door, stepping quickly inside and softly shutting it. It took a few moments for his eyes to adjust but when they did he was standing in a lounge area. He gazed around. It was your average lounge, three piece suite, television, stereo system and small coffee table with magazines scattered over it. He noted the dining area to the side and through a door, the kitchen. Another door to his right led down a passageway and Duo aimed for it. He knew he was going in the right direction as he stepped along, a door stood open up ahead and glass shards appeared to glint from the floor.

Duo paused in the doorway and looked around. A hiss escaped his mouth. \"Shit!\" was all he could say as he perused the wreckage before him. Glass covered every conceivable surface, books and papers were strewn everywhere. Duo could see the bookcase still prone on the floor that must have landed on Leith. The battered swivel chair reclined just inside the doorway where someone must have put it. Duo could clearly see the scrapes of paint embedded into the back of it from where it had obviously connected with the hallway wall. Gingerly he entered the room, stepping carefully as the glass crunched underfoot. He could see the dark stains on the carpet; dried blood. He shivered.

Trying to ignore the blood he moved towards the desk and what was left of the computer, his eyes flickering over the mess. The monitor had exploded outwards, none of the glass remained, there was just a dark void where the screen had been and a few wires and broken speaker occupying the space. He turned his attention to the hard drive, eyes narrowing in shock. He\'d never seen anything like it before. The metal casing was completely missing in some parts, melted and fused with the innards in others. The heat of the explosion had fused the circuit boards together, wires forming a thickened clump here and there and there was no sign of the small cooling fan. Duo found it later, embedded in the far wall.

He began to sift through the carnage, searching for any clue as to what had sparked the machine to self destruct in such a fashion. After what seemed like hours his back ached, his eyes were going funny and he still hadn\'t found anything to have caused the destruction. Duo ran a hand through his bangs and raised him fro from his cramped kneeling position. He stretched, hearing his spine pop as the tension eased from his aching muscles. With another look around the room it was evident that he wasn\'t going to find the cause here. He left the room and checked the small fuse box just inside the main door.

Everything was normal.

Quickly he exited the apartment, locking the door behind him and turned to go back to the stairs. As he walked so a door opened and an older man stepped out in front of him. Duo had no option but to stop. He looked at the man in irritation. \"Excuse me please.\"

Albert Perkins stood his ground and looked at the long haired man before him. He folded his arms across his chest and spoke. \"What are you doing inside the Martins\' apartment? You aren\'t a police officer.\"

Duo sighed and reached for his wallet, he flipped open the leather item and flashed his Preventer badge. \"I\'m with the Preventer organization. We have been asked ta investigate the accident that Leith Martins had.\"

Albert looked suitably impressed. \"Did you find anything? The policemen didn\'t seem to think there was anything suspicious, mind you I really wouldn\'t know. I mean, I know the Martins\', Leith and his dad, they\'re both nice people, quiet, friendly, no wild parties or such. I was the first one to get to Leith you know.\" Albert shook his head. \"It was horrible. That poor kid trapped under that bookcase, the glass everywhere and the blood, not to mention the burns...\"

Duo coughed poli. He. He really didn\'t need an overly helpful neighbor on his case, he wanted to get back home; the thought that had sprung to mind earlier still nagging him and he wanted to follow it up. Anything that this guy could tell him he was pretty sure he could find in the police records, no doubt they had already interviewed him. \"Look Mr...\"

\"Perkins.\"

\"Mr. Perkins, I\'m sure yer have already been over this a hundred times with the police and I can find yer statement in the records. Unless yer has anythin new ta add I really must be goin.\"

\"Oh. Okay then, If I think of anything I\'ll just call the police then shall I?\"

\"Yep, yer do that.\" Duo made to move around the man but was stopped once more by a hand on his arm. He raised his violet eyes and stared into the wizened face.

\"It ain\'t right. Something happened in there to cause that explosion. Bob is very meticulous when it comes to his computer and equipment. He is a programer and makes sure his stuff is in tip top condition. I know the police are saying it was an accident but I don\'t believe that for one minute.\" Albert\'s eyes were almost pleading with Duo.

Duo gently removed the hand from his arm. \"If it\'s any consolation I don\'t think it were an accident either but I can\'t say anymore than that.\"

Albert patted the young man\'s shoulder. \"I understand.\" Quickly he turned and disappeared back into his own apartment. Duo continued on his way.

~ * ~

Trowa knocked and entered Quatre\'s office. He paused for a moment and a smile lit up his face. Quatre\'s desk was covered with files and somewhere underneath the mountain of paperwork he was sure his lover lurked. \"Is there anyone home?\" He chuckled as he made his way to the desk.

A blonde head appeared over the stack followed by a pair of aquamarine eyes. \"Please save me,\" the voice pleaded.

\"Looks like you\'re snowed under,\" Trowa laughed as the rest of Quatre followed the bangs and eyes.

\"It\'s an avalanche,\" Quatre giggled.

\"Well the rescue party has arrived.\"

\"I take it the St. Bernard is here with his cask of wine to resuscitate the lost mountaineer?\"

\"No more wine for you I\'m afraid.\"

\"Awww... that\'s not fair,\" Quatre pouted.

Trowa swiftly moved around the table and turned his lover around in the chair to face him. He straddled the Arab\'s lap and located his lips, kissing him soundly. \"Will that do in place of the wine?\"

Quatre licked his lips. \"I think I need more mouth to mouth, my breathing isn\'t normal yet.\"

Trowa obliged, sealing their mouths once again, tongues snaking to meet, entwine and play. They pulled apart, Trowa resting his forehead against Quatre\'s. \"Any more of that and I doubt that your breathing rate will ever return to normal,\" he teased.

\"I really couldn\'t care less,\" Quatre replied as he stole another kiss.

\"As much as I would love to improve my resuscitation technique I\'m afraid it will have to wait until later. We have to go to the airport to meet Wufei and Sally,\" Trowa murmured as he nibbled lightly on Quatre\'s bottom lip.

\"Shit! Is it that time already? I\'d completely forgotten.\"

Trowa laughed as the unusual expletive passed his sweet lover\'s lips. \"We have a couple of minutes.\"

\"Good. I think I feel faint again.\"

Five minutes later they were in the car park and buckling up for the drive to the airport.

~ * ~

\"Ladies and gentlemen could you please return your seats to the upright position, lock your tables in place and fasten your seatbelts...\"

Wufei turned to smile at Sally. \"Nearly home,\" he said quietly.

Sally\'s gaze locked with his and she kissed him. \"As sad as I am to see the honeymoon end it will be nice to see all our friends again, and Paul.\"

\"I hope he behaved himself while we were gone and didn\'t give Yuy any trouble.\"

\"I hope he didn\'t give either Heero or Duo any problems.\"

\"Maxwell is a problem in himself.\"

Sally laughed and poked him in the ribs. \"I don\'t think so.\"

\"You don\'t?\" Wufei huffed.

\"No, I don\'t. I think he has some lovely talents.\"

Wufei rolled his eyes. \"Talents? The only talent he has is for gettingo tro trouble and playing practical jokes.\"

\"I think he would make an excellent beauty therapist.\" Sally winked.

\"A what?!\"

\"An excellent beauty therapist. He did, after all, do a perfect job on your bikini line.\"

Wufei went red and snorted. His onyx eyes widened in shock and then narrowed as her words sank in. \"That is a debatable point.\" Wufei turned to look out the window, indicating he no longer wished to continue the conversation. Sally smiled to herself. Teasing Wufei was so much fun.

The throb of the aircraft\'s engines changed and the pressure in the cabin began to fluctuate slightly as the jet descended through the clouds, answering the pull of gravity. Soon enough the wheels touched down and the engines roared, brutally thrust into reverse; the tyres screamed in protest as they attempted to slow the huge beast from its reckless forward momentum, finally succeeding but not until they had left half their life on the stained tarmac.

The plane slowly taxied in to the terminal and came to a halt. The doors were opened and the passengers began to disembark via the small corridor that acted like an umbilical cord, connecting the beast to the mother. Sally and Wufei fell into step after retrieving their hand luggage from the overhead locker. Soon they had traversed the hallway and were standing by the large carousel awaiting their suitcases. After what seemed like an eternity their cases finally came around and Wufei lifted them off, setting them on the trolley they had fetched on their way to the collection point. Checking they had everything, they followed the rest of the passengers to the customs desks and once cleared, through the large doors and out into the terminal.

Expecting to see either Yuy, Maxwell or both awaiting them Wufei was instantly on alert when he spotted Trowa\'s tall frame to the side. He registered Quatre at his side and took Sally\'s elbow. \"Something\'s wrong.\"

Sally turned and paused mid step to look at him. \"What? Why do you say that Wufei?\"

\"Barton and Winner are here to meet us, not Yuy or Maxwell.\"

\"That doesn\'t mean there is something wrong Wufei.\"

Wufei\'s voice was steadfast though. \"There is something wrong,\" he stated again and began to push the trolley in the direction of the two.

Trowa gave a small smile, he read the brief flash in Wufei\'s eyes and noted that the Chinese man knew something was up. He sighed and then extended his hand. \"Good to have you back Wufei. I trust the honeymoon went well?\"

\"Sally!\" Quatre enveloped the woman in a bear hug.

\"The honeymoon was fine, thank you for asking. Now what is wrong?\" Wufei politely returned Trowa\'s handshake and answered the question before asking his own.

\"Let\'s move away from the crowd a little and I will tell you all that has been happening while yave ave been away.\" Trowa began to turn and lead the group from the main throng.

Sally looked at Quatre in alarm. \"What has happened? Is Paul okay? Our home is still standing isn\'t it?\"

Quatre gave Sally\'s arm a reassuring pat. \"Don\'t upset yourself, your home is fine and Paul is okay, nothing untoward has happened to him.\"

\"Then what is it?\"

Trowa led them to a section of the airport that had numerous seats, most of which were currently vacant. They sat and Trowa cleared his throat. Wufei and Sally looked at him expectantly. \"While you were away there was an accident. No it wasn\'t Paul but rather the young man that Paul is seeing... Leith....\"

~ * ~

Duo opened the door to his and Heero\'s home, dropping his keys on the small table he went through to thenge nge room and retrieved his laptop. He plugged it in and booted it up, setting the connection into the Internet jack and waited for it to connect up and finish loading trogrrograms. He fetched himself a soda from the \'fridge and returned to find the machine all set to go.

Duo sat on the couch and pulled the table towards him, placing the soda on the small coaster to the side he drew the laptop closer and fished in his pocket for his notebook. He opened it to the page he had written down the information on Leith\'s e mail account. Fingers flew over the keyboard as he logged onto the e mail server and typed in the account name; RedDevil. The prompt for the password came up and Duo typed it in. \'chevy69\'

He reclined back as the program checked the details and then opened up the inbox. Hunched over the screen Duo began to scan through the e mails, sifting through the spam and ones that were obviously just messages from friends. He located the one from Leith\'s father and stared at it, taking a few moments to study the subject line and see if he could recognize the server from which it had been sent. He rubbed his chin as he thought.

Taking another swig from the soda can he manipulated the mouse and was about to click on \'open message\' when the hairs on the back of his neck stood up. He paused. his his instincts were screaming at him not to push the button. He frowned and stared at the screen again.

Once more he raised his fingers to the mouse and again his gut twisted, telling him this would be a very bad idea. He pushed his bangs out of his eyes and shook his head. He trusted his instincts, after all they had saved him many a time back in the wars but what the hell was going ore? re? It was a simple, harmless e mail, he\'d opened scores of them before so why should his sixth sense be telling him now not to touch this one?

ctanctant to go against what his senses were trying to warn him about he moved the cursor to the side and studied the e mail again. He flipped up to another one and stared at that, his fingers toggled the mouse to point at it, his body didn\'t react so he clicked on it. The screen changed and he stared at the spam. Hitting the back button he again scrolled down to the one from Leith\'s dad. Immediately his skin prickled again. Something wasn\'t right here.

Drawing upon all his hacking skills, Duo began to infiltrate the server, going over the programs it used to run its service, searching, looking for something, anything that would tell him why he was reluctant to open that e mail.

Fingers typed incessantly as his eycanncanned the information provided on the screen. He hacked into various secure areas and came into Leith\'s e mail through a back door....

Violet eyes widened and then narrowed.

\"Bingo,\" he muttered.

He went over the screen another five times, checking to make sure he wasn\'t wrong. Finally he picked up his cell phone and called Heero, thanking all the gods he didn\'t believe in for listening to his instincts and saving himself in the process.

From what he\'d found, Leith\'s accident wasn\'t an accident at all.

The call connected and Duo spoke calmly. \"Heero, I\'ve found something...\"

~ oOo ~

tbc.......