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"Baby Series 2"Written By: Karina Rating: PG Pairing: Heero + Duo + Wu Fei + Zechs Notes: Challenge 25. Baby Series 2 #26. Takes place immediately after Within Confusion. Spoilers: None Disclaimer: I don’t own Gundam Wing or the characters from the series but the baby is mine. Many thanks to Dulin for her work as beta.
Forgive Me "Forgive me." The whisper seemed to charge the cottage with tension. Maxwell froze and somehow seemed to diminish, Chang became a statue, tensed, expectant, waiting to explode into action. Yuy eased away, a small movement that put distance between them and allowed chilled air to enter the warm cocoon of blankets wrapped around them. With Yuy’s movement he understood they expected him to strike out, unable to contain the tension within him. Maxwell hid within that diminished presence that screamed ‘no threat’. Chang waited, confident in his ability to counter physical action. Yuy hoped to avoid conflict by giving him a token of space. Each dealt with what they expected differently. "Forgive me for what I did." "What you did?" Duo leaned closer. He could feel their attention though he dared not look at any of them and stared into the dancing flames of the fire. If he owed anyone an apology for his past actions it was these three and their absent companions. He would need to apologize to Barton and Winner when this was over and perhaps there would be some relief if they would be generous enough to forgive past transgressions against them. "Zechs?" Heero shifted closer, closing the gap in the cocoon and cutting off the stream of cold air. Ensconced within the cocoon of blankets and bodies he was almost comfortable, the shivering as his body sought to warm up easing to lesser tremors and he had noted the others were less prone to trembling with cold. Uneasy as the close contact was making him it was working to keep them alive. "Forgive me for forcing you to … to become … a part of Libra. I had no right to use you." He heard Yuy’s indrawn breath. A cold hand pressed to his shoulder blade and warm breath caressed his neck and cheek as Heero leaned forward. "You did not force me. I knew. I understood what you were doing and chose to participate. My choice." "There are never any real smiles in war. I fought to bring back smiles." Duo’s voice was a whisper. "You’re not a cold-hearted bastard. You never did it for kicks did you? You never enjoyed it." The shudder had nothing to do with the cold. "No." "I fought because I was angry and I was hurt." Chang’s forehead rested against his shoulder. "Had I not fought against you I would have fought against another. I did fight against others. I was angry. I was lost." Wu Fei had wanted to say this for a very long time. There were witnesses but they were family and they needed to hear this too. "I ask forgiveness … for what I have done in the past. For turning on you when you sought me out and offered alliance. For misunderstanding what it was you were seeking but above all I ask forgiveness for killing Treize." End I just wanted to say thank you to those people who have reviewed this story. It’s wonderful to hear from you and I hope you continue to enjoy. Because of the nature of the challenges the final pairings are not set in concrete and it may or may not be a 5x6x2 or combination there of. I’ve had a lot of requests for it though so I’m seriously considering it. No end in sight either as the challenges are going strong but I do intend to bring it to a nice rounded conclusion and not leave it unfinished. Each part is dictated by the challenges issued relating to the previous challenge. Odd way to write the fic I suppose but that’s the way it has worked out. I hope you continue to read and enjoy. Karina |
