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.

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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\"

April 2003 ShenLong

Chapter 21

Wufei pulled into the parking lot of the hospital and quickly made his way to Leith\'s room where Sally and Paul awaited him. He entered and placed a gentle kiss on his wife\'s cheek.

\"How did it go with Une?\" Sally asked as she resumed her seat.

\"There have been quite a few interesting developments during our absence so it seems.\" Wufei turned to look at Leith. \"Preventer is now handling the case of your missing father.\"

Leith gave a soft sigh while Paul grinned from ear to ear. \"See, I told ya, Leith, wiv Wufei on the case now as well as the rest of the guys, they will find yer dad in no time.\"

\"Paul, if you could please hold your enthusiasm for a moment.\" Wufei looked at his excited *son* \"There are a few things I need to know for this investigation to go ahead.\"

\"Sorry.\"

Wufei turned his attention back to the youth in the bed. \"I need to ask you some questions, Leith, please try to answer them as best you can. The more information I can get from you the better our chances are of finding your father.\"

\"I\'ll do my best, Mr. Chang.\"

Wufei removed his notebook and pencil from within his jacket pocket and flipped to a clean page. \"Do you know of any enemies your father may have had....\"

The questioning went on for some time until Sally called a halt to the proceedings. \"I think that is enough for the moment, Wufei, Leith is exhausted.\"

Wufei glanced at the youth, noticing for the first time the thin lines etched across his face. \"I apologize for my lack of sensitivity concerning your health.\"

\"No problem, Mr. Chang, but I am getting rather tired.\"

\"You can continue with the \'inquest\' later, Wufei,\" Sally said with a smile on her face. \"I have some news for you.\"

\"Oh?\"

\"Leith\'s doctor has said he can be released from hospital tomorrow but they are reluctant to let him go as he doesn\'t have anyone at home to take care of him and he is going to need supervision and nursing as he can\'t move around much with his burns.\"

Wufei cocked his head, he could feel something coming up and he wasn\'t sure if he was going to like it.

\"I propose that Leith comes back to our apartment and stays with us while he recuperates, if that is all right with you. I can monitor him as well as administer the drugs he needs. Paul can also take care of him when he\'s home from school. I\'m not due back at work for another week yet and by then Leith should be strong enough to manage on his own while Paul is at school and we are at work, unless of course you have any objections.\"

Paul\'s face was full of hope as he looked at his foster father. Leith\'s eyes were wearing a stunned expression while Wufei was going from confused to understanding to acceptance. Wufei gave a sigh. He couldn\'t deny Sally anything and when he thought about it, he couldn\'t expect the youth to return to an empty apartment and be left to fend for himself after all he\'d been through.

\"It will only be until he has recovered enough to take care of himself or his father is found and returns, whichever happens first.\" Sally added.

Wufei glanced at the three expectant faces. \"Okay.\"

Paul flung himself into Wufei\'s arms and hugged the Chinese man tightly. \"Thank you, Wufei, I promise ta look after Leith real well so yer won\'t hafta do a thing.\" Releasing Wufei Paul went back to the bed and gazed into Leith\'s shining eyes. \"Yer hear that, Leith? Yer can come and stay wiv us until yer better.\"

Sally smiled at her husband and squeezed his hand. \"Thanks, Wufei, I think you did the right thing.\"

Wufei looked up into his wife\'s eyes and nodded, words were not necessary.

\"Thank you, Mr. Chang, Mrs. Chang.\" Leith\'s words were soft but the emotion was thick within them. \"I can\'t tell you how much I appreciate this. I promise to behave myself and not to cause any trouble.\"

Sally snorted. \"Hush now, Leith. You\'re no trouble at all and it will be our pleasure to have you while all this is going on.\" With the problem of Leith\'s outpatient accommodation solved, Sally turned to Wufei again. \"Why is Preventer taking up the case?\"

Wufei sighed. \"I am not at liberty to give out the details.\"

Sally gave him a nudge. \"I know how it works, Wufei, but you can tell us something about what\'s going on.\"

Leith and Paul both went silent, hoping the adults would forget their presence and continue to talk.

\"Preventer thinks that the disappearance of Leith\'s father could be tied in with the missing chips from WEI and the death of one of their employees.\"

\"Oh?\"

\"I guess it won\'t hurt for Leith to know this, he will find out shortly anyway.\"

Leith looked up at the mention of his name.

\"It appears after much investigation by Maxwell and Yuy that the explosion of the computer wasn\'t due to mechanical failure or the like.\"

Paul\'s eyes widened.

\"It was deliberate.\"

Leith lay in shock. / Someone had deliberately caused his computer to blow up? Why? / \"Are you saying it was done on purpose?\"

\"Yes. Maxwell did a lot of hacking after you gave him your e-mail information. He came in through a back door and found something very interesting. Yuy hacked in further and discovered a nice malicious code piggy backing on the e-mail.\"

Both Leith and Paul, not to mention Sally stared at the Chinese man.

\"So someone tried ta kill, Leith?\" Paul asked.

\"It would appear that someone didn\'t want the e-mail from your father to reach you, Leith. This is partly why the Preventers are now taking over the case and hence all the questions I have asked you and will need to ask you.\"

Leith nodded, his vocal skills having disappeared momentarily.

\"But why would they want ta hurt, Leith? He hasn\'t done anythin ta anyone, he wouldn\'t hurt a fly.\"

Wufei rubbed his temples. \"I know that but it seems that the e-mail could have contained information that would lead us to where Mr. Martins is and whomever set up this program was hell bent on making sure that message didn\'t get through.\"

\"What exactly did the message say?\" Sally asked as she thought about the new information.

\"We don\'t know. No one can open it without triggering the code and causing another explosion. Yuy and Maxwell have both tried everything they know to hack in but it has them both stumped.\"

\"It must be one hell of a code then for Heero not to be able to break in,\" Sally muttered under her breath.

The silence filled the room for a while as each person thought on the revelation before Wufei broke the quiet. \"It is time for us to take our leave. I have a lot to work on and Leith will need his rest if he is to come to our home tomorrow. Paul, you need to help Sally to prepare your room for Leith to stay in so I suggest we get going now.\" Wufei stood and walked over to the bed to wish Leith a good night.

\"Leith will be stayin in my room?\" Paul asked.

\"In case you have forgotten Wufei\'s old room is a little cluttered with wedding presents and such and I haven\'t had time to sort through anything or clear the room out. Until I can do that, which incidentally both you and Wufei can help me with; Leith will need to sleep in your room. I can\'t expect him to reside on the couch in his condition.\" Sally informed him.

Paul wasn\'t too sure if he wanted Sally to clean out Wufei\'s old room or not, he kind of liked the idea of Leith being in his room. \"Okay, Sally.\" Paul bid his boyfriend goodnight and with promises to return the following day he pressed a quick kiss to Leith\'s lips, making sure that Wufei and Sally didn\'t see.

The three left the hospital and went home, Wufei to sort through his notes, Sally to sort through the mess in the now *spare* room and Paul to sort through his thoughts of having his boyfriend coming to stay, and in his room no less.

~ * ~

Heero and Duo left the Preventer building and headed for the police station where the file on one missing Bob Martins was awaiting their collection. \"I\'ll give Shane and Fayah a call and let them know we\'re going to go straight to the shuttle port from here so we will be home late.\"

Duo nodded. \"Good idea. Make sure yer tell them ta behave themselves though and gets their homework done.\" Duo gave a grin as he weaved between the traffic.

Heero shook his head and pulled his cell \'phone from his pocket. Moments later he had finished his call and replaced the small unit. \"So what do you make of all this, Duo?\"

\"I dunno, Heero. There has ta be a connection somewhere. Guess once we get a look at the file and see what Trowa and Quatre come up with we might be able ta find somethin\' ta work with.\"

\"I agree.\"

The rest of the drive passed in silence as Duo concentrated on the traffic and Heero concentrated on Duo.

Heero went into the police station alone to collect the file while Duo drove around the block. It was peak hour and no parking to be had for love nor money. Completing his second circuit of the now familiar block Duo was relieved to see Heero waiting on the sidewalk for him. He indicated and double parked for a moment to allow Heero to get in. A car blared its horn behind him and Duo stuck his hand out the window, one finger raised in salute as he edged back out into the stream of traffic. \"Get it?\"

\"Hai.\" Heero flipped through the yellow manila folder he had in his hands. \"We can take a good look through when we get home.\"

\"Right, buddy. For now let\'s just get ta the shuttle port and see Howie off.\"

~ * ~

\"Howie!!!\"

Howard turned from where he was talking to one of the sweepers as he heard his name called. A bundle of braid and exuberance caught him in a bear hug. \"Duo, good to see you, son.... Heero.\" Howard nodded to the Japanese man as he returned the hug.

Duo released Howard and stepped back. \"Didn\'t think we was gonna let yer go without sayin good bye did\'ja?\"

Howard laughed. \"Knowing you the way I do, kid, it would have to be something pretty drastic to stop you from coming to wave an old man off.\"

Heero stepped forwards and shook Howard\'s hand. \"Good luck and keep us informed on anything you find in relation to the space scrap.\"

\"I will,\" Howard returned as he shook the hand. \"I take it you haven\'t managed to find anything on those couple of big companies I told you about the other day?\"

Heero shook his head. \"I\'ve only done a little digging at the moment, Howard, something else came up that we have been asked to look into, but I will continue to search around and let you know what I find, if anything.\"

\"Thanks, Heero, I do appreciate it.\" Howard turned back to see where Duo had gone and watched with a smile on his lips as the braided man conversed with one of the sweepers. Judging by the way Duo\'s arms were flying around he\'d guess Duo was relating some funny incident. He turned his eyes back to Heero only to find the ex-pilot also watching Duo, a tender look in his eyes. \"You’ll take care of my kid won\'t you, Heero?\"

Heero\'s head jerked around and he met the sunglassed gaze of Howard. \"I would never hurt him, Howard. He means too much to me.\"

\"Good, \'cause I know he loves you with all his heart.\" Howard gave Heero\'s shoulder a squeeze. \"I\'ll see you again, Heero, and remember if you\'re ever out in space and need a hand just call me, Duo has the ship’s wavelength and call sign.\"

\"I\'ll remember that, Howard; and thank you again.\"

Howard began to stroll over to the docked shuttle\'s main cargo doors. \"Time for us to hit the big black yonder, kid,\" he called. \"I\'ll keep in touch.\"

Duo spun around and gave Howard one last hug. \"Yer take care now, Howie, I don\'t wanna be havin ta head out inta space and rescue yer ass for yer.\"

Howard chuckled. \"If I remember rightly it was me that was always rescuing your ass as you put it.\"

Duo grinned. \"Fly safely.\"

\"You look after yourself, Duo, you hear? Oh, and take care of Heero too, he\'s a real keeper.\"

Duo flushed bright red. Since he and Heero had gotten together, he hadn\'t seen Howard. The sweepers were usually off out in deep space for months at a time but given the lack of scrap Howard had been telling them about, they were now out there for years scavenging up enough scrap to make the trip viable. This was the first chance they\'d had to catch up in the past few years. Duo was secretly pleased though that Howard approved of his and Heero\'s relationship. Sure he\'d e-mailed him and filled him in on his life on a regular basis but this was the first time in ages that they had actually caught up on a physical level. \"He makes me happy, Howie, and I have no intention of letting him go any time soon.\"

\"Good, kid. Let me know when the wedding is going to be and I\'ll make sure I get back for it.\"

Duo nearly choked and was about to make a smart comment when he realized that Howard was gone and the ship\'s doors were closing. He felt Heero\'s presence beside him and reached for his lover\'s hand.

\"What was all that about?\" Heero asked quietly as they made their way from the docking port.

\"Oh, nothing.\"

\"Come on, Duo, Howard said something that had you speechless,\" Heero pushed.

With a sigh Duo gave in. \"Howie asked me ta let him know when the weddin is gonna be so he can make sure he\'s back fer it.\"

Heero stared at Duo, the usual smile was in place but it didn\'t quite reach his eyes. If he didn\'t know any better he could have sworn there was a touch of wistfulness in the soft voice. He added that to the rapidly filling file in his head labeled \'Duo; to figure out\' \"Did he really?\" he joked, keeping his voice light. \"What did you tell him?\"

\"I didn\'t get a chance ta reply. Let\'s go home, Shane and Fayah will be gettin worried, \'sides we still got to go through that file.\" Duo quickly changed the subject.

Heero remained silent and allowed himself to be led back to the waiting car.

~ * ~

\"About time yer got back, I was gonna send out the search party,\" Shane teased as Heero and Duo entered the house.

Duo rolled his eyes. \"Somethin\' smells good,\" he said, choosing to ignore Shane\'s comment.

\"Tea\'s all cooked an in the oven fer yer both, Shane and I have already eaten.\" Fayah\'s voice greeted them from the depths of the lounge room.

Heero stuck his head around the door to see the girl immersed in a sea of books. \"Thank you, Fayah.\"

\"No problem, Heero. It\'s only a casserole, nothin fancy.\"

\"Let\'s eat, Hee-chan, I\'m starvin.\" Duo made a beeline for the kitchen, Heero following behind. Duo fetched the casserole from within the oven and served them both a large plateful. Taking the loaf out of the bread bin he cut several thick slices and dropped them to a plate before handing Heero his serving and following him through to the lounge room. They both sat on the couch as Fayah and Shane were occupying the other chairs.

Shane closed his books and looked up. \"Paul gone home wiv Sally and Wufei?\"

\"Hai. Wufei will collect his things tomorrow.\"

\"How\'s Leith?\" Fayah asked.

\"Far as we know he is making good progress. Wufei dropped Sally off at the hospital to check on both Paul and Leith but I haven\'t spoken to either of them since so I can\'t tell you any more.\"

The conversation stopped for a while as both men finished theilatelated dinner and the teenagers continued to study.

Dragging the piece of bread around the plate to mop up the last of the casserole juices Duo watched the pair before him. \"How\'s the studyin going?\"

Shane gave him a pained look. \"Okay, I guess.\"

Fayah dug him in the ribs. \"He\'s worried about the chemistry test.\"

Heero stared at Shane. \"Would you like some help?\"

\"Wouldn\'t mind if yer could, Heero.\"

Duo left the three of them to it and cleaned up the dishes. Once he\'d finished he went through to the bathroom and took a shower, his mind still on Howie and his parting words. While he knew they had been in jest he couldn\'t help the ache in his heart. Oh, Heero loved him alright, he knew that and he didn\'t need a piece of paper or a band of gold to prove it, but somehow having those things seemed to make it more real... more permanent. With a sigh Duo told himself not to be so stupid and reached for the shampoo bottle.

\"Now I gets it, thanks Heero,\" Shane said as the calculation became clear.

\"No problem, Shane. I don\'t mind helping you in the least.\" Heero stretched his cramped muscles.

Fayah yawned and closed her book. \"I dunno about anyone else but I\'m tired so I\'m goin ta go ta bed.\"

\"I think I will too.\" Shane closed his books and dumped them back in his bag. \"I\'ll see yer in the mornin, Heero.\"

\"Goodnight.\"

Shane and Fayah went to their respective bedrooms, stopping off at Heero and Duo\'s on the way to say their goodnights to the braided one. Heero stood up and locked all the doors before heading to his and Duo\'s room where he found his lover sprawled on the bed, wearing nothing but his boxers and semi dry hair, flipping through the manila folder. The sight was delicious.

Heero walked softly into the room and closed the door before stripping his own shirt and pants off and climbing up behind his love. He gently lifted back the partially dry locks and placed a kiss to the back of Duo\'s neck. \"How\'s it going?\"

\"There\'s not really a whole lot in here, Heero,\" Duo replied as he tilted his head slightly.

\"Mmm...\" Heero continued to kiss along Duo\'s creamy neck and over his shoulder while his hand slipped under Duo\'s arm to brush against his chest.

Duo sighed softly, his lover\'s touch tingling over his skin. \"All I can really tell so far is Martins worked fer Past and Present Technologies in the programming department. His main duties seemed to consist of creanew new programs... ohhh, that\'s nice.... fer different companies or reprogramming.... mmmmm.... outdated systems..... Oh, Hee-chan....\"

Heero continued with his gentle explorations of Duo\'s chest, thumb flicking lightly over a sensitive nipple as his mouth kissed, nipped and sucked its way over the creamy expanse of Duo\'s back. \"No indication that the things he was working on could be related to anything remotely threatening?\" Heero paused for a moment to ask his question and then resumed his worship.

\"Uh... Not that I can find... Ohhh, god\'s, Heero.... don\'t stop.\"

Heero\'s hand worked its way over the smooth stomach, feeling the mes fes flutter slightly under his fingertips as he skimmed lower. He gave a smile as he drew back for a moment, Duo giving him a growl of displeasure and then reached for the folder. He closed it and pushed it to the side.

\"Heero? We are supposed ta be researching the file yanno,\" Duo panted.

\"I want to do some different research.\"

\"Yer do?\" Duo found himself gently rolled onto his back, a pair of mischievous cobalt eyes staring at him.

\"Hai, I do.\" Heero leant forwards and claimed Duo\'s lips, tongue pushing in to taste the sweetness of his lover\'s mouth while his hand once more returned to the gentle caressing of Duo\'s chest and stomach.

Duo moaned softly and brought his arms around his lover, returning the kiss with a deep passion.

Heero\'s hand wandered further down until it located the swelling underneath the satin material. Gently he cupped it in his hand and squeezed lightly as he feathered kisses over Duo\'s face and jaw.

Duo moaned helplessly and thrust his hips, seeking more contact. His own hands grazed across Heero\'s bare back and down towards the taut ass.

Heero located the small flap and dived inside, wrapping his hands around the firming flesh and bringing it out to play. He began to stroke, pausing occasionally to swipe his thumb over the weeping head.

Duo slipped his hands beneath the waistband of Heero\'s boxers and played his fingers over the twin globes. He slipped a finger in-between the cheeks and ran it lightly up and down the cleft, drawing his own moans from his lover.

Heero groaned with pleasure as Duo teased his ring, his hips beginning to undulate to the touch and his hand speeding up on the stiffened flesh in his hand.

\"Want you, Heero.\"

\"Take me then, I\'m yours.\"

Duo shifted and reached for the tube of gel under the pillow, flipping the cap and coating his fingers.

Heero released the toy he was playing with and stripped himself of his boxers. He lay back and spread his legs wide. \"Need you.\"

Duo moaned at the sight. No matter how many times he made love to Heero, or vice versa, it was as if each time was the first. He lowered his fingers to the pink hole and gently slipped on inside, caressing those inner walls lovingly.

Heero tossed his head back and fisted the sheets. He loved the way Duo prepared him, he enjoyed having his lover\'s fingers buried deep inside, knowing that what was to follow would bring even more pleasure to his system.

Duo quickly tho thoroughly prepared Heero, the tiny hole stretching rapidly to accommodate the invading digits. When he deemed Heero ready he withdrew his fingers and removed his boxers, his cock twitching in anticipation. He coated himself thoroughly, lust filled cobalt watching the proceedings intently. Satisfied he positioned himself between golden spread thighs and paused at the entrance to heaven. \"Ready?\"

\"Hai.\"

With a forward thrust of his hips Duo slipped inside the welcoming channel, gasping at the heat and tightness. He waited for Heero to adjust and then began his retreat, only to plunge back again moments later.

Heero felt his own hips rise to meet the inbound cock, drawing it deeper into his body, loving every stroke against his insides and crying out softly when Duo hit his sweet spot. \"Shit!... More, Duo.\"

Duo raised himself slightly, taking his weight on his hands and engaging in a rhythm, hips rocking back and forth as he sought to bring them both to the pinnacle. His amethyst depths shone with love for the man beneath him.

Heero reached up and grabbed Duo\'s hips, pulling him deeper inside until he could feel the slap of Duo\'s balls against his ass. Even then he wasn\'t satisfied; he wanted more of Duo and tried desperately to get it.

Duo chuckled. \"I can\'t fit anymore in yer Heero, yer got all of me.\"

Heero growled. \"Make love to me Duo, hard and fast.\"

\"Hold on then, lover of mine.\" Duo began to po thr thrusting his hips faster and faster, striking Heero\'s prostate as often as he could and driving the Japanese man mad with need.

Heero reached between their straining bodies and grabbed his cock, pumping it in synch to Duo\'s thrusts. His eyes squeezed shut as he let the tide of pleasure roll over him and build to the crescendo.

Duo couldn\'t stop, he was so close. His body automatically knew what it wanted and made sure it was going to get it. He tossed his head back, hair falling around their sweating forms as he felt his balls beginning to tighten. He looked briefly at Heero, seeing the look of pleasure and knowing he was the one to put it there, triggered his orgasm and he cried out with the intensity.

Heero felt the warm liquid shooting inside him as Duo found his release. He opened his eyes to watch Duo\'s face twist and contort with the pleasure of his orgasm. It was a beautiful sight, and one that tipped Heero over into the abyss of his own paradise. With another tug to his cock, so his seed shot forth and coated his hand and stomach, anal muscles clenching around the hardness within and causing Duo to cry out again as his cock was squeezed.

Duo was riding the waves as Heero\'s muscles gripped him again and again, milking him of every drop and sending ripples along the sensitive flesh. He felt the stickiness of Heero\'s cum against his belly as he collapsed onto his lover.

Gradually the euphoria faded and Duo rolled to the side, sliding from within his partner. \"Gods, that was good, Heero.\"

\"Aaa.\"

Duo glanced at Heero who was still lying in a stupor and chuckled. \"I\'ll go get a cloth ta clean us up.\" He rose from the bed and padded to the bathroom, returning moments later with the promised cloth and gently removing all traces of their lovemaking from their bodies. He deposited the cloth to the floor and crawled back on the bed to spoon against his lover. \"Shall we now get back ta the proper research, Hee-chan?\"

Heero just grunted.

\"I guess not.\" Duo rolled over and off the bed, pulling the covers back. Heero lifted himself up to allow Duo to tug them free from underneath him and then flopped boneless back to the cool sheets. Duo climbed back into the bed and pulled the covers over them, switching off the side lamps as he did so. He reached over and gave Heero a kiss to the cheek before snuggling up close to the warm body. \"’Night, Heero.\"

Heero reached over and placed his hand on top of Duo\'s that had found its way to his naked hip. \"I love you, Duo Maxwell,\" he murmured sleepily. \"I\'ll go through the file in the morning.\"

\"\'Kay, Hee-chan.\"

Moments later both men were sound asleep.

~ * ~

Bob Martins sat back and stretched. He looked at the screen again and gave a drawn out sigh. He couldn\'t fight them anymore. He\'d done everything possible to stall, delay, hell, anything he could think of to stop this horrendous plan from going ahead but he was beaten. As the final sequence downloaded to the chip he gazed at the ceiling and whispered. \"Forgive me.\"

~ oOo ~

tbc..................