"Found"

Written By: Artemis

Disclaimer: Gundam Wing and its characters are copyright to Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu Agency, and associated parties. I make no money with this fic.

Rating: NC 17

Warnings: Alternate reality, angst, romance, hurt/comfort

Pairings: 6x2, 3x4

Summary: A conversation in an online chatroom leads to much more for two enemy pilots.
Co-authored with Czarina Merquise.

NOTE: This story begins firmly between Episodes 14 and 15 in the series. And pretty much changes everything else to follow! As we had to adapt the actual timing of events in the series a little in places, you can consider this an alternate GW reality (NOT AU as it's firmly based on the series)


Notes on canonical placement of scenario: Colonel Zechs Merquise of OZ is at the Lake Victoria Base in central Africa while his engineering staff rebuilds the recovered Gundam O1. The Gundam 01 was picked up from the plains of Siberia after Gundam Pilot Heero Yuy self-detonated (and apparently died) the Gundam in response to Lady Une's threat to destroy a colony if the Gundams weren't handed over to OZ.

Gundam Pilot Duo Maxwell, stalled on Earth at the moment since the orders from the colonies dried up after the Siberia incident, is staying at one of the houses owned by the Winner family with his fellow Gundam Pilot, Quatre Raberba Winner, somewhere in the Middle East.


"Found "

12)

On the landing above, Zechs turned around unexpectedly, which caused Duo to thump abruptly into him. Like magic the braid seemed to float of its own accord into Zechs's hand, which closed around it even as Duo stood gaping at him in shock. "I knew I was missing something," Zechs quipped, winking.

When their bodies collided, Duo got his first inkling of the mass of muscle underneath the loose linen clothes. [Hmm,] he thought delightedly. And then his braid was in Zechs's hand again as if it had a mind of its own. His wide cobalt blue eyes stared at the chestnut mass in the elegant hand, Zechs's comment tickling him with its playfulness. "I think it likes you," he looked up into the crystal eyes and grinned devilishly.

"Oh, and I definitely like it," Zechs returned with a grin. "Hmmmm." He ran his long, slender fingers slowly down the length of the braid, enjoying the feeling of the silkiness. "I can think of... uses... for this..." Smirking, he turned around, the tied off end of the braid still in his hand, which he now placed in the small of his back. "The room's down here," he nodded toward the end of the hallway, then continued on, braid and Duo in tow.

A whimper escaped Duo's lips. He was being led down the corridor, his braid like a leash in the other man's hand, and his own heart pounding in his chest. A part of him couldn't believe he was letting this happen. He had never let anyone control him in life or in passion, and now he was practically giving away his control to this magnificent man... and enjoying it.

But as Zechs moved further down the hallway, Duo realized they had a problem. [He's so damn tall... his legs are so long... I'll never keep up with him!] "Hey," he called out in a mix of panic and humor, "don't get too far ahead!"

Immediately Zechs slowed, noting the hint of anxiety in the younger man's voice as he did so. [I'll have him all calmed down and rolling in pleasure in no time,] he thought to himself, firming his resolve to be as carefully enthusiastic as this pretty baby needed him to be. "You're quick on your feet, though, aren't you?" he replied with faint amusement, then stopped at a door. "But then, we're here." He fished out a key with his free hand and unlocked it, then entered, drawing in Duo with him by the braid.

As soon as the door shut behind them, Zechs turned around and tugged gently on the braid. "Yes, I definitely like this... all of it..." He looked the long braid over, then cast a measuring gaze down Duo's slender length as he returned the braid to the boy's back. "Tell me you want this, Duo," he murmured, his voice dropping lower as he set hands to the other's waist.

"Yes..." Duo beamed at the entreaty and the touch of Zechs's hands on his waist. [Pull me closer,] he thought, dropping his duffel bag beside the door, and his mind flashed on an image of himself wrapped in the man's arms. He looked up into Zechs's ice blue eyes, drinking in the height and beauty of the other man. "I *do* want this, Zechs... I want you."

"That's what I like to hear," Zechs murmured in a low, seductive voice as he collected Duo up into his arms and captured his mouth, drawing him up against his body so that the diminutive Duo fairly stood on tiptoe and would have gone head over heels if suddenly released. Deeply he kissed him, exploring and savoring his mouth, sending their senses flying.

Duo fell into the kiss, allowing it to go deeper, and letting the sensations take over his mind and his body. He pressed into Zechs's powerful body, practically climbing up the man, in a desperate attempt to make as much physical contact as possible. If this kiss was any indication of things to come, Duo knew he would be lost... lost forever to this magical man.

[What a sweet, eager little angel,] Zechs thought, feeling his heart melt. He slid his hands over Duo's sides caressingly, and over his back. Now that he was touching him, he could feel the reed slimness of the boy but something else that intrigued him... finely developed, hard muscles. Duo would be physically fairly strong - an athlete, muscled without the bulk an adult would possess. [He's worked hard, or had to in order to survive... what a magical enigma this little prize is,] Zechs mused, petting the boy with as much eagerness. [I would know him, learn to love him, treasure him... all my instincts are screaming at me to go with this...]

[He wants me,] Duo thought and wriggled a little under Zechs's attentive hands. [This gorgeous man wants me, Duo Maxwell!] He couldn't help but grin even as he was still being deeply kissed. It wasn't that he felt unworthy... oh no, he had a perfectly sound opinion of himself... it was just there hadn't been any serious love interests in his young life. And now this mysterious platinum blond was going to be his first true lover.

A delicious shiver shot through Duo's body. [He's going to be my lover,] he thought and wrapped his arms around the man's neck, returning the kisses with even more zeal. Something very strong was stirring inside Duo... something that started from within and radiated out to the tips of his fingers. [Heh,] he laughed silently in complete bliss, [I don't know how or why, but I'm going to enjoy every minute of this!]

Zechs savored the taste of Duo's mouth, lingering, then pulled off slowly, breathing just a little fast. "I like your taste," he murmured as he released the younger man's body. But already he was pulling the tails of the blue shirt from the waistband of Duo's tight jeans, his eyes raking approvingly over him. "And I like how you feel," he added, running his hands up Duo's sides again, feeling him through the white muscle shirt. Beside them, the blue shirt fluttered into an artless pile on the floor.

Duo placed his hands on Zechs's forearms, looking with wide eyes into the other man's heated, but tender gaze. [He's undressing me,] he thought with no small amount of excitement. He slid his hands up the long arms and to the lapel of the linen jacket, rubbing his fingers slowly over the fine material. "That kiss was really something," he grinned and slipped his hands under the lapel and began to push the jacket off Zechs's shoulders.

Chuckling, Zechs shrugged out of his jacket at Duo's urgings. "More where that came from," he commented as the jacket joined the blue shirt. Then he was tugging at the form-fitting white knit shirt Duo was wearing, freeing it from the tight jeans and drawing it up to reveal the slender torso. Making a little pleased noise, Zechs brushed the pads of his thumbs across Duo's nipples as he removed the muscle shirt.

"Hnn," Duo keened as his nipples hardened at the simple, intimate touch. "That's nice," he said, and was a little dumbfounded at how Zechs had managed to quiet his normally talkative self.

He reached again for Zechs, laying his hands at the man's waist and then slowly, boldly pulled the cream linen shirt out from the tailored pants. With that accomplished, he placed his hands on Zechs's exposed chest and ran his fingers down the hard muscle to the first shirt button, and then nervously unbuttoned it.

Laughing, Zechs let Duo finish the row of buttons, then pulled him into his arms again, though this time one long-fingered hand slid down to palm one cheek of his ass through the tight jeans as he pressed his thigh against the hardness of Duo's groin. "I want to feel more of you, all of you," he whispered in a low, seductive voice, nuzzling at his cheek and temple with his lips. To punctuate his words, he took the end of Duo's braid and palmed it against the boy's ass, squeezing gently. "Let me?"

"Sure... I'd like that," Duo breathed out. It felt so incredible to have Zechs pressed against him., to have his hand squeezing his ass, and his thigh tight against Duo's erection. "Zechs... I want to feel all of you, too."

"Of course," Zechs murmured, taking a moment to palm Duo's ass with both hands, squeezing gently. The simple act had the effect of fueling his own burning desire for the younger man. He let loose a low, wanting noise, his own erection straining against the tight crotch of his linen pants, and for a moment he ground it into the other's waist before releasing him altogether. But not for long; Zechs turned Duo to the side so he could work open his jeans with one hand, and circled him with the other before dipping down to kiss him again.

[I trust him,] Duo thought to himself, absorbing the kiss and his own willingness to give away more control to his new lover. He placed his hand lightly on Zechs's bare chest to steady himself. He was feeling off-balanced from the strength of his own need... wanting to be consumed by the fire this man was stirring within him.

[I have never felt a need quite like this,] Zechs mused, breathing a little hard as he gently broke the kiss again. Though he had Duo's jeans open, they were too tight to handle one-handed... and too tight for him to slip his hand inside as well. So he fit his hand over the boy's hard length from the outside for a moment as he added breathy kisses to shoulders and neck. "I think... we'll be more comfortable on the bed," he murmured, his eyes a bit hooded.

"Yeah... bed," Duo said a bit dazed from the combination of Zechs's hand on his cock and the silky blond hair on his back and shoulders. Duo wanted more... so much more... and gave a little thrust into Zechs's hand before he could stop himself. He then closed his eyes to drink in the man's deep, sensual voice, and the soft kisses that threatened his sanity. [He's like the man in my dreams,] he contemplated, [except he's real... or is he?]

The fact that Duo was talking less and when he did, was not completely coherent, registered on Zechs who straightened a little to look at the boy's eyes. Duo's beautifully expressive eyes were languid, limpid cobalt pools. [Am I going too fast for him? But I'm so hungry...]

Then he reached down and picked Duo up entirely, one arm under his knees, the other under his shoulders. Zechs looked into the other's face again and froze, wanting to memorize the vision. "You arouse so beautifully, Duo," he murmured, searching his face, noting the slight, rosy swell of the boy's lips, the pink flush to his skin, a few stray curling tendrils of damp hair sticking to the sides of his face.

Duo barely had time to comprehend what was happening as he was swept off his feet and into Zechs's arms. "Whoa," he giggled in a mix of shock and delight at the advance, and slight embarrassment at Zechs's compliment. The movement had been swift and reminded him of the weightlessness of outer space. "And you're so... strong," he said, feeling himself grow harder.

[To pilot Tallgeese, I have to be just to stay alive,] Zechs thought, then dismissed the thought as too distracting. He did NOT want to think about his damn career right now! "I keep in shape," he muttered, but there was a softness to the gaze he cast at his little beauty as he carried him over to the bed.

Zechs knelt on the bed, then laid Duo on it. He felt a little shiver; what *was* happening? He shrugged his open shirt off his shoulders, then reached to literally peel the tight jeans off his little man's slim hips. Boots were removed and set on the floor, then the jeans were peeled the rest of the way off... and Zechs was gazing down at a completely nude Duo. Or was it an angel? Straightening, Zechs began to remove his pants, his eyes riveted to Duo's wide, wondering gaze.

The landing on the bed was soft, implying Zechs was taking the utmost care with his partner. Duo sighed and for a split second just wanted to snuggle with the tall man on the cushy bed, but his erection was screaming for attention. He looked up into Zechs's searching eyes and felt his heart melt. [He's so tender with me,] he thought and then swallowed as Zechs began stripping out of his pants.

Duo moaned and felt his groin ache at the sight of that beautifully muscled man. Zechs was unfastening his pants and slowly pushing them down over his slim hips and all the while never taking his eyes from Duo's. The younger man raised himself onto his elbows and tore his eyes away from the crystal gaze long enough to watch Zechs's cock spring free. "Oh..." Duo gasped with wide eyes. The cock was long and very erect and Duo couldn't help but lick his lips... he wanted a taste. [Oh, God, I want him... all of him,] he thought. "You're incredible," he managed to say, his eyes bright with wonder and anticipation. [I hope he's not too big for me,] he thought naively.

Once his pants, socks, and loafers were shed, Zechs straightened and cast a brilliant smile at his companion's breathless comment. He slid onto the bed alongside Duo, leaning on an elbow, again looking directly into the deep blue eyes which were so captivating. "Mmmm, thank you," he murmured, then took the back of his free hand and ran it lightly over Duo's torso as he shifted his gaze to look him over. "And so are you."

The nude body beside him was very different from any lover Zechs had ever had before, but in a fascinating and pleasing way. Duo was not bony or gaunt, but possessed a reed slimness more suited to a runner or a dancer, as Zechs had thought earlier. It was a beautiful wand of a body, sleek, finely-muscled, still reminiscent of the child Duo had been, but with the firm promise of adulthood.

The younger man grinned warmly at his lover's obvious appreciation for his body. [Good, he likes it. I may be small for my age, but I'm in great shape... for fighting and killing,] he thought and tensed slightly at his change in focus. [And now for loving,] he mused letting a grin curl his lips again.

The tall, naked body next to him made Duo's head swim with arousal. [He's in amazing physical condition for a guy who's probably the head of some corporation,] he thought idly taking in the pleasing view of curves and lines that made up the man's muscular body. He lay back down on the bed, looking with wide eyes into Zechs's heated gaze. "That feels great," he said and let his eyes drift down to watch the hand caressing his chest and stomach. [Hmm... Somehow his hands don't look like the hands of a paper pusher...]

Zechs leaned over Duo's chest, his satiny platinum fall spilling onto his lover. He laid one hand palm down against the younger man's pale, silken skin, lightly stroking along his side and stomach. "Oh, you feel nice... but I want to taste you, too," he murmured, barely above a whisper, then bent his head to circle a tiny rose nipple with his tongue tip.

It was all fire and ice... the warmth of Zechs's hand and tongue, and the coolness of his white blond hair on Duo's chest. The younger man's breathing quickened and his face warmed at the attention being paid his nipple. "Hmm," he moaned and reached his hand up to touch the silken hair.

"Please do touch me," Zechs murmured, the corner of his mouth turning up at the shy advance of Duo's hand. He levered up a little more so he could reach the other nipple and coax it to hardness. "I'm glad you like this..." He paused - the body beneath his hand was tense, coiled. Duo was nervous... and Zechs was anxious to get him to relax. Then he smiled again and bent to the other nipple, just laving it lightly.

The invitation to touch was accepted as Duo pressed his trembling hand into Zechs's hair, gently pulling the man's head closer to his nipple. "I more than like this..." Duo said in his expressive voice.

"Mmmmm," Zechs hummed against one nipple, then the other again, all the while stroking the slender body more and more firmly. "Sweet..." he commented, then ran his tongue tip down Duo's sternum to just above his navel. The movement of his head had the effect of drawing a few stray tendrils of long, platinum hair across Duo's rampant but as yet unattended erection.

Duo arched into the wetness of Zechs's tongue on his body and the teasing caress of the man's silken hair on his cock. "Oh," Duo moaned and then relaxed back down onto the bed, his eyes fluttering shut a moment. His breathing was rapid now and his grip tight in Zechs's hair. [Touch me... there,] he thought in a silent plea.

[My pretty baby is so ready, responding so beautifully,] Zechs thought, glancing up toward the boy's face for a moment. [So responsive...] He refrained from palming his own cock, pressing it instead against Duo's hip for now. Zechs lay a little kiss to Duo's navel, then realized that his lover had a death-grip on his hair that would prevent him from doing exactly what Duo probably wanted most. Smiling, he reached up to his head and gently disentangled one of Duo's hands, twining his fingers in his.

"Um... sorry," Duo said with a low chuckle. The long fingers threading into his were a welcome release from the tension that had built in his curled hand. He hadn't realized just how tight his grip had gotten until Zechs's had laid a gentle hand on his.

"Thank you," he added, appreciative of the direction. "I'm glad it's you... I mean, for my first time. You're the right one to be my first lover," he said and pressed his hand more firmly into Zechs's and then proceeded to blush a deep pink.

Zechs levered up straighter at that, turning his head to look directly into Duo's gaze, stunned at the honest, trusting admission. For a bad moment, his inner eye flashed on unpleasant memories: Otto's passionate but mad suicide, the utterly selfless immolation of that young Gundam pilot... the two power-mad pilots Alex and Mueller whom he had had to kill just a week ago. Then Zechs blinked as the nasty images popped and he looked at a truly wonderful vision. Duo was blushing despite his ever-saucy grin!

Then the words truly sank in. The "I'm glad it's you" penetrated, making Zechs's heart twinge wonderfully. The simple intimacy of that admission shook him in ways he couldn't understand yet. [This tiny marvel of a man, is he magical? He just simply *knows* I'm the right one... to be his first true lover?] "The honor... is mine," Zechs heard himself whisper almost reverently, awe in his voice. Then, because he simply couldn't proceed any other way after that, he surged up the length of Duo's body and captured his mouth again in a deep kiss.

Duo leaned into the kiss, letting his mouth fall open to accept Zechs's tongue. There was something very different about this kiss. Its intensity, its longing seeped into Duo's soul. [He needs this as much as I do,] he thought as he thrust his tongue inside his lover's mouth. He reached for Zechs's arm, grabbing a hard bicep and handful of hair, and pulled him closer. "Mmm," he moaned taking the kiss even deeper.

The fervent clasp of his young lover set Zechs's heart pounding all the more. They tangled tongues for a moment more, then he was pulling out of the kiss, setting a last, apologetic buss to the corner of Duo's mouth as he slid back down the length of his body to his former position. As Duo released his grip on his arm, Zechs shifted down further until he was between Duo's legs, his own legs folded beneath his knees. "I think I was about... here..."

The veil of platinum hair flowed over the boy's groin again and the insides of his thighs, but that was not to be the sole sensation administered. Zechs raised one of Duo's legs and, emitting a sigh, he began to kiss his way from the inside of the knee down the length of the slender thigh.

The younger man's deep blue eyes followed the descent of his lover down his body and between his legs. This was all so new to him... he'd never been completely naked with a man before... he'd never spread his legs for anyone before... and now he wanted desperately to do anything and everything Zechs needed him to do to show him the ways of lovemaking.

He was eager to learn, oh yes, but more so, eager to share his body with this incredible man. Zechs was stunning in beauty and strength, and tender in touch and word, and Duo's heart filled with the prospect of opening himself to him. [I think I could love him if he'd let me,] he thought and then gave himself over to the sensation of Zechs's lips on his thigh.

Once Zechs reached the tender join of hip and leg, he smiled again, knowing how his hair must be teasing the younger man. Careful to avoid the weeping tip, he brushed his hair low against the other's balls, then up against his cock before straightening to start a new journey from the other knee. "Mmmmm...." he sighed, kissing his way back down the other thigh.

Duo held his breath as Zechs's long, soft hair caressed him intimately. "Hn," he voiced in a high-pitched tone reacting to the fascinating feeling. He began to imagine the many ways he could please his new lover with his own long hair when Zechs's lips were on his other thigh... moving down. "Please," he implored, his mind and body aching to feel that delicious mouth on his erection.

"Yes," Zechs breathed, reaching his goal, and again nudged Duo's endowments with a brush of hair, followed immediately by the flick of his tongue against one sac, then the other. [This is all new to him, I think,] he reminded himself, feeling again that little twinge in his heart which told him this little treasure was having a definite effect on him. [It would be too much to hope that he could truly come to love me... wouldn't it?] he wondered, then took one of the soft balls in his mouth to suckle gently.

An incoherent sound of pleasure escaped Duo's lips. [This is incredible,] he thought and gripped the bed covers on either side of him. Other than the clasp and release of his hands and the rise and fall of his chest, Duo lay perfectly still, not wanting to interrupt Zechs's exploration of his body.

[He's gotten quiet,] Zechs noted as he sucked on one testicle, then the other. Straightening, he gently slid his hands beneath Duo's ass to hold him by the hips, then pulled him up onto his thighs a little to give him a better angle. Zechs bent his head again and nuzzled Duo's hardness. "I'm guessing you're enjoying this," he whispered, glancing up the length of the slim, lithe body with a pleased smile. "Please, you don't have to be quiet for me. These walls are thick." He nuzzled the boy's groin again, making a deep sound of need.

"This is... so good," Duo purred after being repositioned onto Zechs's thighs. It was a vulnerable position to be in, but Duo felt complete trust for this man who, for all intents and purposes, was still a stranger. He wasn't sure if it was his own need or Zechs's tenderness that made him feel safe. And then there was Zechs's gentle words of encouragement... these last ones making Duo realize he was not acting his normal self. "You'd never guess that I'm actually a very talkative guy," he said and then moaned as Zechs rubbed his face along his hard shaft.

"Yeah?" Zechs replied quietly, continuing his teasing caress. "Then I'll have to get you relaxed enough to reveal your true self, I suppose." He closed his eyes and began a long, slow lick up the length of Duo's hard shaft to the tip.

"Oh!" Duo nearly shouted as Zechs's tongue licked him like a lollipop. He raised his head and watched with wide, wondrous eyes. "Oh..." he muttered again and then dropped his head back onto the bed.

Smirking, Zechs bent to his task, running the tip of his tongue around the moist head, tasting Duo's fluids. [Mmmmm, tart and salt,] he thought as he drew his tongue back down the shaft. {Delicious... and I'll get you to say more than "oh", little dancer...]

Then, encouraged by the continued whimpers emanating from his little lover, Zechs shook his head slightly to cause his hair to cascade more freely across Duo's belly and legs, then with a pleased sigh, he engulfed Duo's erection with his mouth.

"Oh, God!" Duo cried out, his back arching with the incredible pleasure of his cock inside this beautiful man's mouth. He closed his eyes tight as his mind spun from the rapid influx of sensations. He reached out for Zechs... blindly searching for his lover... needing to touch him.

One hand finally settled on the silky fall of platinum hair across his belly, and the other grabbed Zechs's forearm. "Yes..." he moaned loudly, "no one's ever..." he breathed out and then stopped, returning to simple sounds of need.

Automatically Zechs lifted the hand of the arm Duo had latched onto, and reached to clasp onto Duo's wrist so that they were grasping each other's forearms, a simple connection between them. But not so simple... the moaned words "no one's ever..." touched Zechs deeply. Working the rampant erection up and down in his mouth and throat, Zechs felt a continued melting of his heart toward this little, masculine, fairy dancer of a man. [If no one's ever... then I will,] he thought in a heartfelt promise.

With Zechs working his cock so expertly, Duo needed their arms entwined to keep him grounded in the moment. He needed that connection with the other man to help him remember this was real. He was really here in Cairo with this beautiful man...

His grip tightened on his lover's arm as he felt the heat building deep inside him. [I'm going to come,] he thought and grinned with eager delight. "Oh, yes," he moaned and gently thrust into that heavenly mouth. And then it was happening, he was coming into Zechs's mouth. "Yes! Zechs! Yes!" he screamed.

[I do love a screamer,] Zechs thought with wry delight, gripping his little lover by wrist and hip to keep him from jerking free before the older man had his fill. Avidly Zechs drank him down, noting that Duo tasted spicy, not tart. [And I love him calling out my name... and it's because of pleasure...] He ruthlessly dismissed the unfortunate memory of Lieutenant Otto screaming his name as he committed suicide with the Tallgeese. [I need Duo! I need my little Dancer so I may forget...]


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