Warning: MINOR FAMILY BASHING, I'm gonna give away the plot but there is some child beating is this! Not a Lot BUT IF YOU DON'T LIKE I suggest you move onto the next chapter.
Holiday from Hell Part 10
Father vs. Son
Duo was splashing cold water on his face when one of the kissing gay men walked in.
"Hay kid."
Duo looked up at the blond and turned the water off and dried his hands on a towel.
"Hi."
"I wanna say thanks, not many people stand up for us. Especially not up to their own fathers."
"My father is naïve and he's a dickhead."
"Duo?" The bathroom door opened and Heero walked in.
"Yes?"
"We're leaving. You coming?" Heero asked and Duo gave a nod.
"I'll be there in a minute."
Heero stepped forward, his hand reached for Duo's.
"Don't listen to them Duo. It's not true. Gender doesn't matter when in comes down to love."
Duo gave a weak smile.
"I guess I blew our chance."
"No, where there is a will there's a way. And I'm willing to try."
Duo smiled even more and squeezed Heero's hand. "I'll be out in a minute."
Heero nodded and left.
"I see now why you got so upset. I thought him and the blond girl."
"Relena is my sister, they want her and Heero to marry. We were going to tell them tonight about us."
"Sorry we ruined it for you."
"No, you saved us. Least we know now they can't take things for what they are. Face value is everything to them, I see that now, me and Heero were once like that, then we found each other and see everything deeper."
The blond man held his hand out and Duo shook it.
"Well if you ever need help give me a bell, Mike Brooke," he handed Duo a business card. "I'm always willing to lead a hand to a fellow gay."
Duo pocketed the card. "Duo Maxwell, nice to met you Mike."
* * *
Solo was pissed off, everyone could see that. As soon as they got home he and Duo had another big argument, saying something about ruining Relena's big night and Duo replying he couldn't give two shits about Relena's big night.
Needless to say Duo had locked his door and Solo was outside ready to start smoking again.
"I don't understand." Relena said to Heero, her eyes pleading with Heero's to help her.
"Relena, we need to talk. About us."
* * *
The next morning brought about brilliant sunshine and the tension between father and son was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Relena was puffy-eyed and Helen looked like she had been up all night.
The Yuys decided today would be the best day to leave the house and let the Maxwells sort themselves out.
"You alright?" Heero put his hand on Duo's shoulder.
Duo looked from the lake up at Heero.
"You told her?"
"No. I told her we weren't meant to be. She thanked me and then cried."
Duo looked back at the clear water.
"Have fun."
Heero crouched down, his lips lingered on Duo's cheek.
"I love you." Heero breathed into Duo's ear.
"Ditto."
* * *
Helen stared out of the kitchen window at her son who was sitting beside the lake his feet in the water. Her husband strolled into the room and joined her by the window.
"I don't understand him." Solo admitted as he watched his son.
"What is there to understand? He's a 16-year-old boy. He is meant to be experimenting with sex."
Solo grunted. "If I find out he's been experimenting with males I'll hang them by their necks."
Helen raised an eyebrow at him. "Does it bother you that much?"
Solo growled. "Yes. I won't have a queer as a son."
"Duo isn't queer." Relena spoke softly making her parents jump and look round. They haven't realised she was there. "He just doesn't see why you hate gay men. What have they ever done to you? And do they hurt you in any way?"
Solo shook his head. "No, they don't. But I am a God's man and God made men and women to be together not two men."
"Duo believes in Love. He doesn't see gender as a barrier between love."
Solo turned to look at his son who had stood up, his head bowed.
"Was there something you wanted to tell us Lena?"
"Nothing important, just that Mr. Winner is holding a party at his cabin next weekend and we've been invited. Mr. Khushrenada will be there as well."
"Oh, tell him we'll be there."
"Odin's family have been invited too." Relena said.
"Thank you dear." Helen smiled and Relena disappeared to continue looking after Baby Jane.
"I still don't see how Duo can't see gay men as something evil."
"Times are changing Love. Being gay..."
"Well I'll have to get him to see what I see." Solo strolled out of the door and Helen watched as he walked over to his son.
"Hm."
* * *
"What do you want?" Duo asked as his father approached him.
"Now listen son, I know we have different views on this whole gay subject but you have to see things from my point of view. God designed men to be with women. The very act that goes on between two men is... wrong."
Duo could see his father struggling for the words to use.
"And it's disgusting. Could a male really enjoy shoving his... private part up another male's private part?"
"Well you know Dad, my biology teacher told me that a man's g-spot is located up his asshole so anal sex for men must be pleasurable."
Solo's face glowed red. "Duo..."
"And you know when a guy masturbates Dad? Well receiving the worst hand job or blowjob, for that matter, from a guy will always be better than the best hand or blowjob from a girl"
"Don't talk rubbish Duo."
"Rubbish? How is it rubbish? Surely if Odin was to give you a hand job it would be..."
SMACK
Duo's head snapped to the left and on his right cheek a large red handprint appeared.
"Don't You Dare!" Solo hissed.
Duo turned his face so he was looking up at his father.
"Father..."
"NO! You've gone too far Duo. If I ever hear that you have done anything with a man or even thought about it I will disown you and I will have no son. Do You Understand Me?!"
Duo lowered his eyes from his father's.
"Perfectly."
"I'm not disgusting enough to lower myself to your level of talk. But if you ever again suggest that me and Odin..." Solo choked. "Well you know what I mean, ever again I'll be forced to knock some sense into you."
Solo turned and stormed off leaving Duo standing there looking helpless.
"My level? You fell past my level ages ago."
Solo's back stiffen but he kept walking.
"Asshole." Duo growled and he kicked at a stone resulting in only hurting himself.
Duo began to walk towards the forest, speeding up until he was gently jogging and then went even faster until he was splinting across the forest floor, jumping over tree roots and throwing himself up hills. Duo ran for ages, loving the feeling of the wind in his hair and the sun beating down on his face. Above him birds sang and slowly the sun began to set as Duo came to a stop by a hidden lake. Duo blinked as the setting sun gave the clearing a mystical glow.
All Duo could do was stare around it unbelieving what he was seeing, he had never seen this lake before.
"Duo? Duo Maxwell?"
Duo turned and splinted at the man that was walking towards him.
"Treize? Treize Khushrenada?" Duo said back as the man came closer enough for Duo to recognise him. "Indeed it is. What are you doing out here along? You're a long way from your family cabin."
"I needed fresh air and I need to lose some energy."
"Venting stream. What happened?"
"My father. It's a long story."
Treize gave a smile. "I have lots of time."
Duo returned the smile and sat down by the lake with Treize beside him and he told Treize everything, from the very first kiss he had shared with Heero to the last argument he had had with his father.
* * *
"Where the fuck have you been?!" Solo exploded as Duo walked back into the cabin at 12:46 the next morning.
"Out." Duo shrugged and he pushed passed his father and started to climb the stairs to his room.
"Do you have any idea how worried we were?"
Duo spun round. "Why do you care? After all a few hours ago you were planning on disowning me!"
Solo blushed red. "Well I didn't really mean it and it was over 6 hours ago! Where were you?"
By this time they had reached the 3rd floor and Duo stood on the landing refusing to let his father up another step.
"With a friend. A male one if you really wanna know." Duo gave his father a smirk.
Solo's blush turned into a red anger colour.
"You better be joking."
"God's sake, I was with Treize. He was listening to me, something you don't seem to be very good at!"
"Why you little brat!" Solo hissed.
"What's going on?" Heero's door open and the Japanese boy stuck out a messy haired head.
Duo didn't think. "I'm just telling my father about how I met Treize Khushrenada in the forest and how I let him fuck me."
The colour drained from Heero's face but Solo's seemed to gain colour. His hand curled into a fist.
"Come on Dad hit me again. I know you want too."
"Stop fucking about, Duo." Solo said surprising calmly. "I guess I should of beaten you alone time ago."
Duo laughed. "Come on then. Hit me."
Solo swung his fist at his son and Duo caught the hand and squeezed it. Their eyes locked and Solo looked at his fist caught in Duo's hand.
"Oh my god." Solo suddenly breathed and he tugged his hand out of Duo's grip and stepped backwards.
"I'm sorry Duo. I didn't mean... anything."
"Yes you do."
Solo meet Duo's eyes again.
"But it shows me that I could never be who you want me to be."
And with that Duo disappeared into his room.
Solo turned to Heero. "I'm sorry."
Heero watched a tear fall down Solo's cheek and Solo disappeared down the stairs. Heero strolled over to Duo's room and pushed open the door to find Duo knelt on the floor crying.
Duo shivered but not from cold but from anger and fear. "I'm sorry Heero. I didn't mean that comment about fucking Treize. It wasn't true. I was just angry at my father and I wanted to hurt him not you."
Heero shut the door and walked across to his lover and knelt down beside Duo and he pulled him into his arms. "Shh, it'll be alright."
And Duo just cried.
TBC...
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