06-Jun-2002
Title: Answers in the Mist
Author: von(sablexo1@yahoo.com)
Archive: GW Addiction http://www.gwaddiction.com
Category: shounen ai, answer fic
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: 1+2+5
Spoilers: none
Warnings: none that I can think of
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing characters and universe are the property of the copyright owners. Our stuff is ours. No money being made here. As with all our fics, while our goal is to stay as in character as possible, any discrepancies are our mistakes.
Feedback: welcome
Notes: This was written in answer to "Lightning on the Sea" , and "Cry of the Stormchild" because I am a hanger-oner and because Heero Yuy would not leave me alone.
This is dedicated to RavynFyre, all that Bonne said, plus a kick-ass firefighter, eternal sista and someone who treats all of god's creatures the same. Her heart is as big as the moon and she will bend time if that's what it takes to care for and help anyone in need.
And also dedicated to Bonne, whose uncanny insight and great love has guided me and taught me over the years. She is my partner in crime and the other half of my brain.
From "Cry of the Stormchild" by bonnejeanne:
My secret: destiny was found. The rest? The most vital struggle to keep it, and to follow where it would lead. My guides - here before me and in my arms, a promise to be kept, a vow to be fulfilled, an act of courage I
hardly dared believe myself capable of, a gift without price as unexpected and unstoppable as the storm.
It was... wet. Mentally, I calculated the temperature of the water, the velocity of the wind and the angle of the degree the rain was as opposed to our course direction and the pitch and yaw of the sea. Actually, I think it was part of the bay, because the open sea was a few kilometers away.
What I was able to determine was that if Duo did go overboard, the chances were favorable to go in and retrieve him with little problem. I also knew that Wufei was watching him too, which meant a second set of eyes I could count on. Only then, did I relax.
Watching Duo. It's almost become a past time for me. It's something that I enjoy doing. It calms me.
When I'm watching him, I see things that I never thought possible for me. I see peace. I see the childhood that I lost and I see the love I thought I could never have. It's not that I thought that I was incapable of love, but that I wanted it so desperately. Emotions were my guide and I had so many of them, that I knew they were capable of paralyzing me. At times, I was rendered speechless by what I felt. I hid in other people's perception of that speechlessness. Both Duo and Wufei saw through me like the pane of glass I'm looking through now.
Lightening.... thunder... freedom. I see Duo in the rain. He is in his element. He is seated in the cradle of danger with elements too old and too big to care about his safety or survival. The wind blows against his face, pulling back that incredible mass of long hair of his and revealing the breathtaking beauty underneath. The rain kisses his face, the water coats him and bathes him like a lover. With every strike of lightning on the water, the smile on his face widens and he is re-born and renewed.
By mutual, non-verbal agreement, Wufei and I moved in tandem to re-claim our Duo. I was hard for me to restrain myself from doing what I wanted to do on the deck of the ferry to both of them, but I made a mental note for when we got back. I moved to one side of Duo and Wufei to his other side. Wufei and I secured him between us, feeling his body tremble in delight.
Duo's own electricity sends a shockwave through my body. All calculations drop and I find myself suddenly in a place I only thought I could find in battle. A wild cry escapes from me and is added to the wind with Duo and Wufei's at the same time.
Within that cry, we acknowledge the elements and declare our solidarity and love for each other to Mother Earth. She answers back with a spray of mist from her ocean and a high-spirited jump from her children the fishes. In that moment, with Duo locked between me and Wufei, I feel eternal.
-owari-
von
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