"The Meaning of
Life"
Written By: SkyLark
Pairings: 1x2x1
Warnings: AU, Neko, male pregnancy, sap, angst
Rating: R
Betaed by ShenLong Deb *hugs*
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DISCLAIMER: I do not own Gundam Wing, or its characters.
I just love playing with them.
Third fic in the Neko series
"The Meaning of Life"
A week had passed since the initial call from the Supreme
Justices for a trial to deliberate whether or not a neko was allowed
to marry. With the arguments over gay marriage back in the mix of
politics, there was a massive public response and the media frenzy
following the announcement was unlike any other that Heero and Duo
had ever experienced.
During the course of that time, they had had enough of concealing
themselves in public and simply ignored any photographers or reporters
that approached them. After a while of not getting anything from
the couple, the press pretty much backed off to give them some space
lest they receive a call from a very upset Danielle and Trent Yuy-Clark.
From the very beginning, the pair were surrounded by support from
their friends and family. Between visits and regular phone calls from
everyone they knew, there was never a lack of having someone to talk
to when they needed it.
Yet another ally came in the form of Relena's stepfather, Foreign
Minister Peacecraft. From the start of his political career, the politician
had been in support of same-sex marriages.
But more than that, he had always looked out for Duo's
well-being ever since the neko had protected his daughter when she
had been attacked by a gang of brutes during her high school days.
The moment news of the pending trial was released, the Minister
was contacting his young friends to announce that he would assist
them in any way he could.
Overwhelmed by everything that was happening around them, Heero decided
that they needed to have something to celebrate for a change and suggested
that they tell their friends of the pregnancy. More than happy with
the idea, Duo agreed. He was going into his second month since conceiving
and it had been killing him that he had to keep the secret from the
rest of their 'family.'
Sally examined her patient when she was aware that her friends would
be making their announcement. By the time she was finished, she was
convinced that all was well with the baby. At that green light, a
gathering was called at the estate as a chance for everyone to get
together without being bothered by the press.
Humans and nekos alike, everyone arrived with some type of food for
the dinner and crammed together for what one would think was a Thanksgiving
meal as opposed to a simple get together. No one brought up the trial
for the whole of the evening, only focusing on the good things in
their lives as they spoke and laughed.
Moving into the grand living room once the meal was finished and the
dishes cleaned, the light-hearted conversations continued.
Once everyone was settled, Heero winked to his lover
and took his hand. Together, they stood in the doorway as the artist
cleared his throat over the discussions taking place. "Everyone,"
he called. "We have an announcement to make."
Slowly, the voices in the room died down as everyone turned to face
the couple. Those that knew what was coming offered bright smiles
and concealed winks.
Nervously rubbing the back of his neck with his free hand, Duo began,
"Well, just getting right to the point... I'm pregnant."
Stunned gasps and short cries from their unsuspecting friends filled
the air. In the quiet that followed, Danny jumped to his feet and
cheered, "Yea! I'm gonna be an uncle!"
Their tension breaking instantly at that interlude, the expecting
parents laughed loudly. Eyes around the room widened further and mouths
fell lower as the reality of what was just learned sunk in.
"P-pregnant?" Wufei was the first to stammer.
Quatre and Relena shook their heads in awe beside him. Lady Une gave
her husband a stunned look, the realization of why he had been so
busy the last few weeks taking hold. Solo, Jena, Andrew and Carson
cast each other surprised glances, wondering what their fellow neko's
condition meant for them.
Still the only one who could find his voice, the Chinese student asked
what was on everyone else's mind, "How is that possible?"
Just as Heero opened his mouth to speak, Howard stood from his chair
with a raised hand. "I'll spare them the explanation this time,"
he smirked to his friends. Relieved, the couple returned to their
own places as the old man went on to inform the reason behind the
miracle that had happened.
At the end of the telling, Jena's striped ears twitched.
"So... how will this affect us?" she asked,
gesturing to the other cat-eared youths around her. Every face of
the nekos focused on the scientist in great interest.
Howard smiled reassuringly to them, "I will meet with all of
you separately to go over that. But rest assured that there is nothing
for any of you to worry about. Over the last couple of weeks, Sally,
Treize and I have been going over the results of all of your blood
work. Now that we know what we are dealing with, we will be able and
happy to answer whatever questions you all may have."
Relief flooded over the cat-tailed lot, most specifically on the faces
of Solo, Andrew and Carson. Cassie and Jena couldn't help but giggle
at the boys' reactions. For the girls' parts, they were more than
anxious to know if Duo's pregnancy meant that they would certainly
be able to conceive when they were ready to start a family.
Lady Une carefully handed James over to Treize. Grinning lovingly
to her husband, she leaned in to kiss his cheek and rose from the
loveseat they were sharing. Carefully making her way around her friends,
she approached Heero and Duo.
Opening her arms, she embraced them tightly while whispering,
"Congratulations to you both. I'm very happy for you." The
couple blinked in surprise then smiled as they returned the hug.
That exchange was enough for the remainder of the stunned group present
to come out of their stupor. Wide smiles broke out as a line was formed
so everyone could individually congratulate the expecting pair. From
there, the conversation turned to the unexpected baby that was on
the way for the remainder of the night.
As promised, Howard disappeared with the nekos for a short while to
go over the details of what he knew regarding this new development.
Considering how personal some of what they needed to discuss was, the
old man felt better talking with them all privately. By
the end of the meeting, his furry friends were all smiling from ear-to-ear,
now knowing everything they needed to know.
It was late in the evening before the guests began to make their various
ways home. Before she and Treize left, Lady Une offered her assistance
to Duo should he need an understanding ear through the pregnancy.
Now with Dorothy and the young professor to assist, the neko was feeling
all the better about the next seven months.
This night was a much needed break in the whirlwind of events that
had led up to that point. Finally, there was something for Heero and
Duo to really be happy about. There was an air of euphoria around
them once again. And it was going to help them get through the
last days of preparation before the trial.
Yawning widely, the braided neko stretched his arms
and tail when the house was cleared of everyone besides its usual
occupants. Lightly rubbing his back, the artist chuckled softly,
"I take it that you're ready for bed, love? It has been a pretty
exciting day."
His violet eyes heavy-lidded, Duo nodded tiredly. Suddenly jolted
awake when he felt himself scooped up in a pair of strong arms, he
blinked up in surprise at his grinning lover. Returning the smile
and resting his head on a shoulder, the cat-eared youth purred
quietly while his eyes drifted closed.
After saying 'good night' to their families and thanking them for
their help in arranging the get together, Heero carried his lover
upstairs to their room. Closing the door behind them, the young artist
gently lowered Duo onto their bed and easily stripped him down to
his boxers before removing his own clothes.
Quietly muttering, the half-alert neko shifted until he was under
the covers with his partner and wrapped up by him. A small smile on
his lips, Heero reached back for the lamp behind him and turned it
out. Lightly kissing Duo's head, he said softly, "I love you."
"Luv ya, too," came the muttered reply just as his lover
drifted off with a soft sigh. Gone to the world of the living, the
braided teenager's tail remained wrapped tightly around their waists.
Slowly reaching down, Heero's fingers brushed over his Duo's exposed
abdomen. "Good night little one," he whispered as his own
eyes drifted closed. When he fell asleep, his hand remained over his
growing child through the night.
* * * *
The following morning, Solo stepped into the Yuy-Clark third of the
estate in his pajamas with a wide yawn. "'Mornin'," he mumbled
as he made his way to the dining room table, his hair and fur in disorder
from apparently just waking.
Giggling at the state of the neko, Danielle asked, "And to what
do we owe the honor of your visit this morning?"
"It's Carson's turn to cook breakfast," the blonde replied,
wincing. "No offense to the guy, but I would like my digestive
tract to stay in tact as much as possible."
Raising an eyebrow, Trent finished blowing on the cup of coffee he
had raised to his mouth. Snorting, he commented, "I'm sure that
his cooking can't be that bad."
His blue eyes locking on the tall lawyer, Solo deadpanned, "The
guy has burnt spaghetti. You know how hard it is to mess up spaghetti?
You boil water. You're put the noodles in. You drain them off when
they're soft. Simple."
Seated across from the white-furred neko, Heero and Duo snickered,
shaking their heads in amusement as they continued to enjoy their
own meals. Snickering, Trent raised his cup as if in a toast with
a nodded, "Point taken."
Danielle rose and rubbed the top of Solo's already disheveled head
of hair. "I'll fix up a plate for you, then," she smirked.
"There is still plenty from what I made up earlier."
Blinking his eyes innocently at her as he leaned into the touch, the
computer major purred, "Thanks, Ma." As the young woman
walked into the kitchen, he called after her, "Nobody takes care
of me like you do!" From the other room, Danielle's laugh echoed.
Nervously chewing on the inside of his cheek, Duo sat up and asked
his 'brother,' "So... how did your talk with Howie go last night?"
"Oh great," Solo grinned back. "Turns out that mutation
happened to all of us besides the girls, since they, well, already
have the parts. But there is a simple procedure that Andrew, Carson
and I will be going through to take care of it."
Intrigued, Heero questioned, "By ‘take care of it,' you
mean surgery?"
Shaking his head, the neko answered, “Actually,
no. Howard is finishing a serum that will reverse the mutation slowly
and painlessly. After a few weeks, the uterus and other female organs
in us will basically be dissolved and we’ll be perfectly normal.”
Smirking, he shrugged, “Well, as normal as we can be, all things
considered.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, Solo’s eyes
widened over how that must have sounded. Quickly turning to the braided
teenager, he said sincerely, “No offense over that, bro. I didn’t
mean that you’re not normal given what was dealt us.”
Duo smiled, “No offense taken.” His blonde
friend sighed in relief and flashed him a warm grin for his understanding.
Biting his lip, the pregnant neko asked, “And what about Danny?
He’ll have to go through the same procedure?”
Eyes wide as he stared at the plate Danielle lowered
before him along with a fork and knife, Solo hummed at the pleasant
smell. Quickly digging in, he mumbled while chewing, “Hif muftation
hasn progressed af qwickly.
Folding her arms, the red-haired woman half-heartedly
glared. “Solo,” she gently scolded, “you know better
that to talk with your mouth full.” Trent folded his arms behind
his head as he chuckled to himself.
“Yef, Ma,” the blonde replied before obediently
swallowing. “Anyway, Danny’s mutation hasn’t progressed
nearly as quickly, given how young he is.”
Raising his hands, Solo moved them vaguely as he explained,
“The change works almost like puberty. Because the rest of us
were fully grown, the appearance and functionality of the extra organs
came on more rapidly to catch up to the structure of an adult female.
So, he’ll be given a different serum to prevent the change in
his system before it happens.”
Heero leaned back in his seat with a quiet, “Fascinating.”
Rubbing his chin, he thought aloud, “Howard had told us recently
that his friend, Liz who helped bring you all back, was worried about
the use of a female fetus' DNA. She was apparently right in her concern.”
A wide grin on his face, Duo rubbed a hand over his
abdomen. “At least it turned out as an advantage in our case,”
he commented quietly. Suddenly taken by a thought, he questioned his
best man, “Then it was confirmed that Cassie and Jena can definitely
have babies of their own as well?”
Solo smiled back, “Yea. Soon as we’re ready,
well be able to have families of our own, too.”
With a quiet sigh of relief, Heero smirked, “That’s
great news. I can imagine that you were all happy to hear that.”
Nodding enthusiastically, the blonde neko’s long tail swished
carelessly behind him.
One-by-one, the other nekos filed into the living room.
His ears drooping as he entered at the lead, Carson frowned to Danielle,
“Ma, I burnt the breakfast that I was making. Do you have anything
left that we can eat?” Just behind him, his ‘brothers’
and ‘sisters’ all looked on with pleading eyes.
Finishing his plate of food, Solo winked to Trent with
a look that said, ‘I told you so.’ Unable to help a small
snort as he tried to contain his laughter, the lawyer bit his tongue.
Gently cupping the gray-furred neko’s cheek, Danielle
chuckled in amusement, “Of course. If I can just have a couple
of hands help me in heating a few things up, I’ll make sure that
you’re all fed.”
Andrew huffed, “Well, Carson is forever banned
from the kitchen, so the rest of us will be happy to help you, Ma.”
Jenna and Cassie nodded firmly in agreement. Grinning widely, Danielle
led the trio into the next room.
Sitting beside Solo, it took every ounce of concentration
on Carson’s part to not smile. It had taken a little longer and
a few more upset stomachs than expected; but his scheme to get out
of cooking duty had finally paid off.
* * * *
That evening in their closed off bedroom, Heero moaned
as Duo kissed him deeply. Stretching himself on top of his lover,
the neko unbuttoned the artist’s top with nimble fingers. When
they pulled away for air, they all but tore their shirts away as they
panted heavily. Their pants and boxers soon joined the rest of their
clothing pooled on the floor beside the bed.
Another round of kissing joined by heavy groping and
light tussling resumed until the cat-eared boy was straddled at the
waist with his hair free. Smirking, Heero leaned down to kiss his
partner’s swollen lips.
Catching his breath when he was released, Duo groaned
huskily, “God, I want you inside me so badly.”
Ever since learning of the pregnancy, when it came to
relieving their desires, they had played it safe. Hand jobs and oral
sex had become their standard practice. After almost two weeks of
that, it was not quite enough anymore.
His own wanting to feel himself inside that wanton body
bringing him to the edge of rupturing, Heero would have taken him
right then and there. It took every ounce of strength to not reach
for the lube bottle in the desk beside the bed when fears over the
baby set in.
Biting his lip, the artist reached for the cordless
telephone on the desk instead. Duo quickly recognized the number tones
of the line his lover’s trembling fingers were dialing and sat
up at the waist.
Two rings in and the call was picked up. “Heero?
Duo?” Sally’s worried voice greeted after apparently recognizing
their number on the caller ID. “What’s the emergency?”
Considering how late it was growing, it was the only reason she could
imagine them calling.
Unable to take his eyes off of his beautiful fiancé
in all of his naked glory beneath him, Heero had a hard time keeping
his voice steady as he asked in a rush, “Will it hurt the baby
if we… well… I mean I know it’s fine for a woman, but
in our case…”
Much as he tried, he just could not get the words out
while his cheeks flushed. Duo bit down on his lip hard to refrain
from laughing, but kept his tall ears peaked and leaning close to
the phone to hear what the doctor had to say.
Sally’s voice giggled, “Heero, I can hear
you blushing over the line. It would be perfectly fine for you and
Duo to commence. You won’t harm the baby in any way.”
With a deep sigh, the Japanese art major said a quick
‘thanks’ before disconnecting the call. All but throwing
the telephone aside to claim his lover’s lips one more, Heero
stretched him back down on the bed.
Chuckling as Heero resumed kissing his body, the neko
smirked, “I’ll bet she hasn’t had an emergency call
like that before.” His quiet laughter became a moan when a certain
part of his anatomy was surrounded by a warm mouth.
Lost once more in the throngs of their passion, there
was little more discussion between the two for the remainder of the
night.
TBC
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