Another Devil

Title: Another Devil
Author: DeityOfDeath
Archive: Yes please......
Pairings: 1x2x5 , 3x4
Category: Drama, romance
Rating: PG. 13 and hopefully an NC-17 sometime soon.
Spoilers: Maybe......... Episode Zero hints.
Warnings: Yaoi, Lemon scenes, pregnant men, Pregnant Duo.
Disclaimers: I never have nor will I ever own Gundam Wing or its chars. They are property of Bandai and a few other major companies.


Chapter 2: Forsaken (?)


\"Is he awake yet?\" asked a concerned Wufei as he entered the room and walked over to the hospital bed.

\"Hnn....\" was all that Heero said as he shook his head \'no.\'

It was very rare that Heero reverted back to his non-speech impediments and he only did so when extremely tired, agitated or worried. From the current situation Wufei could guess that all three were to blame this time. He sighed and walked over to Heero placing a caring hand on the stoic pilots shoulder and leaned in close to wrap the other arm around Heero\'s upper body. He leaned into the well muscled back and breathed in Heero\'s musky scent.

\"He\'s alive and that\'s all that I want,\" said Heero in an even tone.

\"What did Sally\'s comrades have to say about his condition?\" asked Wufei from his muscled head rest.

\"Other than the cuts and scrapes and the few pairs of stitches from glass and barbed wire, there was a gunshot wound in his right shoulder and what looked like healing stitch marks on his abdomen.\"

\"Stitch marks? On his abdomen?\" queried Wufei.

\"Yes, evidentially they made Duo a guinea pig and Sally was still running tests when I first arrived.\" Heero said as he ran a gentle caress along Duo\'s arm, which was wrapped in gauze and bandages.

\"What kind of tests?\" ventured Wufei, his body stiffening with an odd sense of anger and fear rolled into one chaos feeling?

\"I recognized a few but the truth is..........I\'m hoping I was mistaken,\" stated Heero in a seething tone.

\"Will he be all right?\" asked Wufei.

\"He\'ll heal, he always does,\" said Heero matter-of-factly.

\"But will he be \'all right\'?\" asked Wufei again.

\"I don\'t know Wufei. I hope that he will,\" said Heero wrapping his free hand around Wufei\'s arm and nuzzling into it.


Just then the room door opened and in walked a very tired looking Quatre and Trowa. Both wore Preventeer standard uniform and were covered in various amounts of soot and ash. Quatre\'s pale face was cute compared to Trowa\'s with his sprinkling of ash and soot on his nose and high cheek bones. Wufei slid off of Heero reluctantly and stood up awaiting the report from the two. Heero kept his right hand on Duo\'s arm and turned so that he could face Trowa and Quatre. Trowa disappeared into the bathroom, returning with two damp rags. He handed one to Quatre and then used the other to wipe his own face. Quatre smiled taking the rag and wiping his own face off with little success.

Trowa looked over at Quatre who seemed to be having trouble and took his own rag, pulling Quatre\'s face to face him. He then proceeded to wash and wipe away bits of ash and soot from the blonde\'s face. Quatre blushed but smiled at Trowa\'s caring cleaning caresses. Trowa then smiled and placed a gentle kiss on Quatre\'s lips. He tossed both rags on a nearby dresser and turned to look at Heero and Wufei who were grinning slightly, patiently awaiting any news.


Quatre cleared his throat and kept his eyes shut. Trowa walked out of the room and shut the door behind him.

\"Where\'s Trowa going?\" asked Wufei confused.

\"I have some ashes and other unknown things in my eyes and Sally is looking for some Visine (TM) for me. I think Trowa went to go find her,\" said Quatre, \"but while we\'re waiting I\'ll tell you what we were able to discover.\"

Quatre opened his eyes and blinked. He was able to see two chairs free across from Duo\'s hospital bed and made his way towards them but before he could make it he tripped and found himself in a warm pair of arms. He grinned and blushed.

\"Thank You Wufei.\"

\"Don\'t kill yourself to get to a chair Quatre. Asking for help is not a sin,\" stated an amused Wufei.

Quatre stood up and was glad to have the assistance to walk to the chair. Once at the chair he sat down and closed his eyes again.

\"We were able to recover some cabinets filled with documentation, a few computers that weren\'t destroyed too badly, some discs and lots of interesting tools and equipment. The teams that came with us recovered the remains of the deceased and it looks like the body of a woman in her late thirties was recovered from the debris of the building.\"

\"Dr. Cold?\" asked Heero.

\"Well, the autopsy will be done later, but yeah we\'re certain it\'s her and the real kicker is that her name is actually cold,\" said Quatre running a hand through his dingy and dirty hair.

\"How we\'re you able to identify the body?\" asked Heero.

\"She had over 3 types of ID on her and the body wasn\'t burned badly because it was buried under the rubble. They were able to find her because of a pair of red pumps sticking out from one of the fallen concrete walls,\" said Quatre sounding tired.

\"We have to tell Duo that when he wakes up,\" stated a semi amused Wufei.

\"Why?\" asked Quatre looking pitifully confused.

\"The witch died with her feet sticking out from under the house,\" stated Heero.

Quatre chuckled and then looked over at the unconscious Duo, \"He\'s had a good impact on you two.\"

\"Where would we be without him.\" Wufei stated.

Quatre smiled and nodded. Just then the door opened and Trowa entered followed by Sally Po. Both walked over to Quatre. Sally knelt down infront of Quatre and gently pulled his face towards hers.

\"Open your eyes as wide as you can and look at me.\"

Quatre did as asked and soon had a penlight shinning in his eyes. She checked the left and then the right and then took out a bottle of clear liquid and shook it up.

\"Tilt your head back,\" she said professionally.

Quatre did as asked and let Sally drop three drops in each eye. He blinked a few times and let his eyes water. Sally managed to get back into a standing position with Wufei and Trowa\'s help and then she sat down in the chair next to Quatre.

\"Can you see any better? Did the drops help?\" she asked taking a deep breath.

Quatre nodded and smiled, \"Thank You Ms. Po.\"

She tisked at him and then raised a finger and waved it at him, \"Call me Sally~! Or Sal~! I\'ve worked with you all way too often to let you get away with niceties and properness.\"

\"Yes, call her Sally. Besides, such an obstinate woman shouldn\'t be called by titles,\" said Wufei grinning.

Sally leaned over and bopped Wufei in the arm with her fist. She then ignored the chuckles and looked over at the bed where Duo lay.

\"How\'s he doing? Has he made any sounds, stirred or waken up at all?\" she asked concerned.

\"Not yet, but he hasn\'t given any negative signs either,\" said Heero.

Sally patted her rounding bulge and sat up straighter. She looked at the men around her and wondered silently, which one could possibly be the father of her child. Was it one of them? Could it be Trieze\'s or Zechs\'? Could she be a single mother? She seemed so lost in thought that she didn\'t notice Wufei and Quatre calling her name. She blinked and looked up at Wufei.

\"Are you OK?\" asked Wufei.

She plastered on a smile and nodded, \"Sorry, lost in thought.\"

\"Onna~! You should be resting in bed, not running around worrying about others!\" stated a concerned Wufei.

Sally shook her head and looked over at Duo, \"No, I owe Duo. I owe him a lot. If he hadn\'t come that day to get us out of that hell...........he wouldn\'t have gotten into this mess.\"

Wufei knelt down in front of her and placed his hands on her shoulders, \"Sally.....woman; let me talk some sense into that female brain of yours. Duo risked his well being to bring you back unharmed. He knew the risks and he did it because you are a dear friend and wonderful colleague to us all. Now, we will watch over him and your friend.......what\'s her name?.....\"

\"Dr. Bennett\" said Sally smiling slightly.

\"Dr. Bennett is here and she can help care for Duo. Go rest~! You need it. You look like Hell warmed over,\" he said with a grin.

She nodded and then took out a card placing it in front of his face, \"That\'s my cell phone number. Call me if you need me,\" she said.

Wufei took the card and stuck it in his pocket and then held out his hands to help Sally stand, \"Do you need a ride home?\" he asked.

She shook her head no and then walked over to Duo\'s bedside. She placed a hand on his forehead and then moved it to his cheek. She rubbed the side of his face gently with a thumb and then turned to face the others.

\"I\'ve got a ride home, besides you need to be here. He\'s going to need all of you here and he\'s going to need all of your support. Take care of our Shinigami.\" she said walking towards the door.

Heero looked at her and then cleared his throat, \"How far along?\" he asked.

She looked back at Duo and then back into the all knowing eyes of Heero, the perfect soldier.

\"A month and a half,\" she said looking saddened.

\"And you?\" he asked.

\"I was in there for...........3 months and then out for 2....... I am 5 months\" she said.

Heero gave a startled look and then looked her over once more.

\"Twin\'s,\" she said stated with a slightly sad smile, he nodded and then she left the room closing the door behind her.

Quatre fiddled with the bottle of eye ointment in his hands and Trowa watched the whole scene with an observant eye. Wufei watched Heero and then looked at Duo\'s sleeping form.

\"What are you and Sally saying?\" asked Wufei in a tone that promised violence.

\"Do you want to hear it from the Doctor, Me and Sally or Duo himself?\" asked Heero.

Wufei sat down next to Duo\'s bedside and looked straight at Duo\'s midsection.

\"I\'m thinking that I know, but I can\'t bring myself to say it,\" he said almost sounding lost.

Just then Duo stirred and he moaned aloud. His eyes blinked open and he took a deep breath. He closed his eyes again and then blinked them open and looked around the well lit room. He moaned, agitated due to the amount of sunlight and then looked around once more. He panicked and sat up quickly. He looked down at his arms which he raised to his face and took a deep breath making a sigh of relief.

\"Are you OK Duo?\" asked Quatre.

Duo looked in the direction of the voice he recognized as the gentle Arab and smiled.

\"Yuppers~! Just panicked. Thought I was back in that Rat lab for a minute there,\" he said plastering on that large smile that he was well known for having.

\"Duo.........\" Heero walked over wrapping his arms around the braided youth, inhaling his sent and memorizing every feel and contour of his arms and body.

Duo felt tears forming in his eyes and he wanted them to disappear. He wanted to smile and laugh not cry. Not remember. Not to be living this forsaken existence. Not carrying another human being who would live and grow and maybe die like the others had. He wanted to be happy with Wufei and Heero, what would they think now that he was carrying a child. A child that he had no idea who the father was. He was a man. Men didn\'t have babies. That was the good thing about being a man. You didn\'t get pregnant. How much safer could sex get. He sniffled and buried his head in Heero\'s neck. He felt another pair of arms surround him and he could smell the familiar scent of sandal wood, incense and the spicy smell of some wonderful cologne. He wrapped his arms around both bodies, holding onto his lifelines, praying that they would stay. Praying that they would keep him afloat in this sea of turmoil and chaos. This sea of loneliness and betrayal.

\"Don\'t worry Duo. No matter what, we\'re here,\" said Wufei.

Duo sniffled louder and buried his head in the muscle and flesh that held him, \"You promise?\"

\"Yes,\" said Heero leaving no room for doubt.

\"What about..........what about.....what if there was someone else? Something else?\" he sobbed out softly.

\"We\'ll love all of you and that includes anything you give us or bring to our lives,\" said Wufei ruffling the back of Duo\'s matted braid.

\"Hn~!\" commented Heero and with that Duo was sniffling and laughing into the warm muscled arms of his lovers.

*Maybe..........maybe my paradise is real..........maybe I can be happy and maybe I can make it through this sea of chaos and find something else to treasure. *


It took only a week for Duo to finally be released and that was when he returned home with the others. To live in the same mansion like house they had always lived in and try living the life they had before the incident. But things seemed to always go oddly but that was life. You take what you’re given and you do your best with it.

Duo found lots of support in the arms of his lovers and friends and although it would be strange around both for a while he understood and accepted it with a child\'s smile and an adult’s grace.


TO BE CONTINUED