Warning: 1x2 lemon.
Claiming Duo Maxwell Part 8
The dark haired man stood leaning against the street corner. Duo approached him and he smiled at the braided boy, he held out a cigarette.
"Smoke?"
Duo took the offered cigarette and popped it into his mouth as the man leaned down to light it for him (1).
"Been a long time Blue Fire (2)."
"Hai." Duo took a long drag and let it out slowly. He hadn't smoked in nearly six years but it always did help him forget his problems.
"I thought you quit this line of work a few years back, heard you got a man. A good 'um at that."
"Yeah. I'm not working again Johan (3), not that kind of work anyway."
"It's good money."
"I made a promise."
"Aye. Why you here?"
Duo peered along the street remembering the times he had done the same thing Johan was doing right now, waiting for someone to come along and offer him money for a warm bed. He looked back at the taller boy to find him staring down at Duo.
"News."
"Wh't of?"
"Pepsin."
"What!?"
Duo threw the cig away and turned to face Johan full on.
"You heard me."
"Pepsin? What about him?"
"He's back in town and he's after the old gang again."
* * *
Heero slammed the phone down in the room that he had been given, after all hiding the fact him and Duo were a couple meant that him and Duo couldn't share a room... well they could and Heero was planning some midnight visits to Duo's room. Well that was if he could find Duo before the night set in.
He had just received a phone call from Wufei asking him where Duo was. Duo didn't go to rehearsals.
"Everything ok Heero?" Heero looked at Quatre.
"Duo has gone missing."
Quatre thought for a minute, "I know where he is."
* * *
"Doesn't he ever give up? I mean you were his favourite and all so obviously he would go after you fir... oh god Duo."
Johan pulled his old friend into a tight hug and held on to Duo rubbing his back slowly as Duo shivered in his arms.
"I'll take you back to Abby's office, she might be able to help. I'm sure she will remember Pepsin."
Abby was the pimp that took over once Pepsin had left, she wasn't the nicest person on the Earth but she was way nicer than Pepsin, and like Duo, she had been hurt badly at the hands of Pepsin.
"Abby? You alone?" Johan knocked at the door of a blank looking building and it opened a crack.
"Who's that with ya? No client I hope."
"No, old friend."
"Who?"
"Remember me?"
"DUO! You've come to your senses and decided to drop that boyfriend of yours and earn some cash again. You've come to the right place my pretty babe."
"Not quite."
Duo entered the office just behind Johan and looked round, it was pretty much the same as it had been. Abby's face dropped.
"You could make a few pence, few hundred thousand pence. You grow lovelier every time I see you. How about it Duo? I've got outfits ready in the back and..."
"I said no."
"Then why are you here?" Her voice lost the cheery edge and she glared at the braided boy.
"I've come to warn you about something and seek help."
"Help doesn't come cheap." She hissed and settled herself down on the desk, she bent forward giving the two boys a view of her breasts.
"I'm not asking for much."
"What happened to the Duo Maxwell I knew? That lover has gotten you good hasn't he? Sex slave to him now are you?"
"I would take that back if I was you. No one talks about Heero that way."
"Heero? Not Heero Yuy?"
Duo's eyes narrowed dangerously as Abby burst out laughing.
"I heard from Treize he had a cute butt and very tight ass."
Duo suddenly smirked and pushed Abby off the desk and stood over her hand on hips.
"If sex is all you can think about, then I'll tell Pepsin next time I see him that you're still waiting for that fuck he owes you."
"Pepsin? Don't be stupid Duo he left a long time ago."
"And now he's back."
* * *
Heero looked darkly at the run down warehouse.
"You sure Duo will be here?"
"I know he'll be here. Come on." Quatre pushed open the door and ended up with a gun in his face.
"Who goes there?" A female squeaked.
"Clients who can take their business else where if need be." Quatre answered sharply.
"Do come in, I mush apologise for that but you never know what would happen if the police got wind of this place." She laughed as she let then though.
A middle-aged woman wearing slutty clothes that hugged a very thin figure and left nothing to the imagination. Her dark eyes scanned Heero's body.
"Very tasty." She muttered.
"We're after Blue Fire." Quatre informed.
"Blue Fire isn't in this trade any more. But..."
"No, we want Blue Fire." Heero told her sharply, not quite sure who Blue Fire was but he trusted Quatre's judgement.
"Very well, who should I tell him wants him?"
"Heero Yuy."
"You're his boyfriend. Now I see what I lost him to."
Heero looked questing at Quatre as the women disappeared into a backspace.
"Duo's code name was Blue Fire."
"Oh."
"What are you doing here?" Duo asked as he stepped into the room, Johan right behind.
"Looking for you."
"You shouldn't worry about me Heero."
"I fucking well do Duo especially with that insane bastard out there."
"Here, here!"
"ABBY shut up!"
Heero took a deep breath.
"I know why you came down here Duo and that was a good idea but you should of told one of us, if Pepsin..."
"If Quatre, If! He didn't and plus Zechs was with me."
Heero glared at Duo and shook his head and turned on his heel and stormed out. Duo gasped.
"No." He raced after Heero.
"I didn't mean it like that... HEERO!"
But Heero had already walked off.
* * *
Heero glared round at the rest of the Winner house, he knew he shouldn't be angry at Duo, but that didn't help the pain that went through his soul. After all, Zechs had helped Treize rape him!
"Heero isn't it?"
Heero turned to see a toothless old man smiling at him.
"Yes."
"Grandpa Winner. You must be the boy I hear young Duo talking about to Quatre. Well are you?"
"Suppose so."
"Then why the hell are you in here boy?" He snapped at Heero.
"What?" Heero stepped back.
"You heard me boy. Why are you in here than?"
"I'm playing the role of a guest."
"Well stuff the role of the guest. Duo needs you badly."
Startled by the old man's words Heero quickly scanned the room for signs of his lover.
"He's outside, near the cliffs."
"Thank you."
* * *
The cold wind hit his face turning his tears to small blocks of ice as soon as they touched his skin. He forced them away and wrapped his arms round his trembling body. How easy it would be right now to step off the cliffs and end this losing battle. Even as the thought ran through his head he found himself a step closer to the edge. His violet eyes looked at the sharp rocks below that poked up through the icy waves.
A summer ago he remember the time that Heero had come back from university. Heero hadn't been able to make it in for Christmas and it had been nearly 12 months since he had last set his eyes on his love. The night Heero arrived back was the second time the two ever made love to each other and it had been on the rocks, that now laid below Duo, under the stars again.
Duo sighed and raised his head to stare out across at the dark sea.
"Don't jump!"
Duo took another step forward, ignoring the voice of his lover.
"Why not? I don't have anything to live for."
"Has Pepsin gotten to you that badly? Duo listen to me, end your life now and I'm following you over that cliff."
Duo turned his head. "I wouldn't let you."
"You wouldn't have a choice. I can't live without you Duo, don't make me." Heero took a step forward and held out a hand to Duo. He had always been afraid of heights and Duo had always loved scaring him by standing on these cliffs right by the edge but now Heero didn't know if Duo would really jump or not and his fear was ten times worst.
"You wouldn't follow me over."
"Why not? Love takes you anywhere."
"You hate heights."
"True, but if it meant staying with you forever. I'm sorry Duo."
Duo turned fully and ran to Heero and gathered the other boy in his arms.
"I didn't want to hurt you Heero but I had to warn my old friends. Abby was the girl that tried to keep Pepsin away from me before he first took me."
"Duo you are frozen! You baka why did you stay out here so long? And without a coat?"
Duo shrugged and let Heero pick him up and carry him down the long path, through the small forest and back to the house.
Heero kicked open the kitchen door and entered the kitchen sideways.
"There is a bath warm and ready upstairs for you both."
"Grandpa!" Duo smiled at his adopted grandpa and squirmed in Heero's arms wanting to get down.
"Hug me later Young Duo. Your lover is concerned about your health and I would rather see you tomorrow than be attending your funeral."
"How?"
"It's too easy!"
Heero placed a warm kiss of Duo's temple before carrying the precious boy up the stairs to bed.
TBC...
(1) You shouldn't really smoke and I don't believe in it so I try not to put smoking in my fics but I guessed that in a situation like this Duo might need something to calm his nerves.
(2) If you have read High School Prom Whore you'll know that this is Duo's old code name!
(3) Johan is an old friend, in chapter 6 of High School Prom Whore he is mention!
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