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"Ready to Fall"Written By: Miss Murdered Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing and never
have… shame Warnings: yaoi with m/m sexual relations –
both lemony and lime, angst, violence, swearing, hints of sap and
probably a dozen other things… Pairings: 1x2x1, side 3x4 Rating: NC 17 A/N: Hey all – this is the promised sequel
to Domino and will be of a similar length – aiming for roughly
24 chapters again but no matter how hard I plan a fic it always morphs
a little so let's just see how it goes! I would recommend anyone who
hasn't read Domino to read it prior to starting Ready to Fall as the
plot takes off about a year down the line from that particular fic
and I will be referencing events in it and it is kinda vital to the
plot… As always, songs are inspiring each chapter and
the title is taken from the Rise Against song of the same name. The
first chapter is inspired by Little Hell by City and Colour. This fic is beta-d by my good friend Elle Summary: Sequel to Domino. After the events on L2, Heero and Duo have struggled to settle into normal civilian life. When an attempt is made on Relena's life, they find themselves thrown back into the world they left behind to fight a potential threat to peace. But maybe this time it's not about peace… maybe this time it's personal… A/N: So this is it. The final chapter of this
arc I started writing in August 2012. I would like to sincerely thank
the readers that came along with me on this journey from Domino to
Ready to Fall. I am now going on hiatus and will not be posting for
a while. I need a little break and to go back to purely writing for
my own enjoyment. I should be back... at some point in the future
but thank you for all your kind comments and support. It has been
very much appreciated. "Ready to Fall"
Crash "Bourbon on the rocks." The guy behind the bar clinked ice into a glass, pouring
over the booze and handed it over with a nod and a smile. "Thanks, buddy," I said as I turned, leaning
against the bar and taking a sip as it was damn smooth. I looked around the shindig that had turned out to be
a lot damn fancier than I'd thought it would be though thank fuck
there were only a few damn people. I guess I couldn't damn complain
being that it was for us but me and 'Ro had a plan. It was a simple
plan. Pick some random court house. Get some random people off the
street to witness and boom! Married. Quick, efficient and done. But
hey… my life had been one fuck ton of not going according to
plan so I guess this wasn't going to either. My eyes found Heero, his suit jacket gone, his tie a
little loose and he was talking to 'Lena, his head leaning to listening
to her words and I smiled and watched until I decided I needed a moment.
You know, big day and all. I supposed he was thanking her, you know,
as shit she'd hosted, given us somewhere private and I hadda say something
to the Princess at some point in the night. See if she remembered
my promise to get her drunk. Huh. That would be my priority for the
rest of the damn night, I thought, get Relena drunk. I chuckled to
myself as I walked out of the open glass doors, the weather pretty
damn nice and I walked onto the grass, a little damp from an earlier
rain shower and I didn't give a shit about my suit. And I didn't have
to give a shit about my shoes as hell, I'd decided Converse went with
the whole look. As shit, I was getting married, that was traditional
enough, I was gonna do a little of the old Maxwell style and shit
around with it. And now I was. You know. Married. No hyphenated name
or shit like that. Only some small ceremony with as little words as
we could say to make it damn legal. A few friends and that was all.
A little party afterwards that may have included a fully stocked bar
and a band but I guess for Relena that was "little". Different
perspectives and all. I continued my walk, finding a spot on the grass and
sitting down, feeling the wet grass on my suit pants as I leaned back
to look at the stars, my fingers keeping a grasp on the glass. I needed
a little time, I guessed, and for a damn change I didn't pull out
a pack of smokes as I decided now… now was the time to start
taking a little more care of myself. No more crazy stunts. No more
shit that made my heart feel like it was gonna jump outta my chest
and so the smokes went. I guess it made 'Ro happy. He hated the smell
of that shit. It was then I heard footsteps and as expected, I turned
to see Quat, his suit and hair looking a little dishevelled and I
raised an eyebrow as he sat down beside me. "Please tell me you and Tro didn't do the nasty
at my wedding?" "I'm not saying anything," he said in faux
innocence. I shook my head and rolled my eyes. "I'm so not
gonna think about it." "Good," he replied with a little laugh, "don't." My response was only a smirk as damn, if it were Quat
and Tro's wedding, would me and Heero sneak off? Probably. So shit.
I didn't blame them. Maybe I was just a little jealous as I'd not
been with Heero just to myself since this morning's lazy fuck. Huh.
Even when you were doing this whole shebang simple, we barely saw
each other. But I guess we had the rest of lives for that. "You know we tried to keep this secret." "I have contacts everywhere." "Yeah, shoulda known," I said wistfully as
really, I didn't mind that Quat had found out, that it became this
thing, that I'd worn a suit that I'd now rolled up my sleeves and
lost my tie. As really, I supposed they should be here. Should be
by our sides after every fucking thing we went through. Wars, near
death, and a whole ton of other shit besides. "What next?" he asked and I glanced over,
seeing his sex mussed hair and sighed. "Gonna travel a while, work it out, disappear for
a bit. Me and him, you know?" "You'll keep in touch?" "'Course," I said, hearing the way his tone
was low, "no more running and hiding and all. We'll be in touch
just after everything…." I shrugged as there were no words. As after everything
we needed time to heal, we needed time to rest and sleep and fuck
in every way imaginable and work out what we wanted from our future. His hand reached for my arm, brushing the tattoos he
could see as the sleeve was rolled up to my elbows. "Just don't
run away from us again." "Promise, Q, brothers." It was then I leaned over, giving him a bear hug, and
when we parted, he looked up and got to his feet. "I'll leave you with your husband." I gave him a little wave, still a little freaked by
the word "husband" as Heero sat behind me, so I could lean
back into his chest, feel his breathing and he could wrap his arms
around me. His mouth was at my neck, him nosing away the braid and
I relaxed back into him, into his warmth, his skin, the familiar scent
and shit, I was fucking content in this moment. "Think we can escape yet?" He snickered and kissed at my neck. "A little while
longer." I made a "humph" noise. "I kinda want
the honeymoon to start, babe," I said, running my fingers up
his thigh, feeling his warm hot breath on my skin. "Soon," he promised and I let my hand find
his, quitting my teasing as shit, maybe blowing him on the grass outside
Relena's mansion wasn't my classiest idea. It could wait a few more
hours. We sat, looking up at the damn sky and I thought, all
those years ago, when I'd sat here smoking and Quat had told me how
I was dick and how far we'd come. I'd come. As shit here I was and
there was no more running. I moved, offering my hand as he looked up at me through
his bangs. "Better go play nice for a while, right 'Ro?" He nodded and we walked back to the Peacecraft estate
our arms wrapped around each other, his hand sliding into my pocket
and giving me a little grope on my ass. I leaned close, resting my
head against his as we walked side by side, together and there was
one more thing I hadda do before we bailed. One person I had to talk
to. I saw him and we hadn't spoken to him today, not seen
him since the Prev safe house and I dragged 'Ro with me even though
he was damn reluctant - walking towards 'Fei and Zechs. "Congratulations," Zechs said, offering a
hand and we both did the polite thing, so damn old fashioned. I bit
my tongue and stopped saying something damn snarky about tall and
blond but it was only because I could see Wufei was relaxed, kinda
happy, I guess, at least for him, and he leaned a little close to
Zechs and he looked content. And I was damn glad. "You know you hurt him at all, I'll kill you,"
I said, glaring up at Zechs all serious. Zechs smirked but nodded. "I understand. You Gundam
pilots are very protective of your own. It's admirable." My hand had snaked to Heero's grasping his and squeezed
as yeah, we'd kill for our own and do whole lot fucking worse. "Thanks...'Fei," I said, my eyes meeting his
straight on, "for everything. You got us to this... Without you..." It was as damn near as feelings we were ever gonna get,
me and Wufei as shit...neither me or Heero would be here without him.
I saw him nod, a short curt movement of his head and I guess that
was us done. I leaned close to 'Ro, asking whether we could now bail
and he said a quiet "yeah" against my hair and we were ready
to walk away, say our last goodbyes but I remembered as we did, to
turn to 'Fei. "Oh and thanks for being our lube fairy,"
I said with a wink before I turned back, walking next to Heero, leaving
the Peacecraft estate to start our new life. I finally figured that I could stop looking back in
anger and vengeance and now it was time for the future. And shit,
it was gonna be scary but exciting - a wild ride. And as long as I
had Heero, one I didn't want to get off. ~ * ~
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