Disclaimers: I don't own Gundam Wing or Dragon Ball Z, though I do 
love to watch them and read about them.

Autor's notes: This is my first crossover and I've never seen DBZ
when Gohan is older so if some things are off or don't make sense, sorry. 
I hope you like it!

Title: A Love That Wasn't Meant To Be
Author: JRR, [email protected]
Category: Yaoi, crossover, Lemon
Pairings: Gohan x 2
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Boys having sex with other boys, some angst (very little), 
some ooc
Feedback: Yes please. I'd like to know if these characters work. 
Good bad let me know.




A Love That Wasn't Meant To Be 


Duo watched the mobile dolls surround him, blocking every exit. He 
could no longer fight having no strength left to pilot his gundam. 
He brushed his hair from his eyes, his long locks coming loose some 
time after his harness snapped. He felt blood slither down his face 
from the deep gash on the side of his head. Without his safety harness to 
hold him in his seat he was thrown across his control panel several 
times. The last time he cracked his head pretty hard and it was all 
he could do to keep his eyes open and stay conscious. Almost every 
warning buzzer flashed red alerting him to the malfunctioning
systems. 
He tried to switch all remaining power to his boosters so he could 
fly out of there and look for a place to fix his gundam, but all 
systems were shutting down.

"Well it looks like this is it, huh partner. Who thought it would 
come to this?"

Duo flipped the cover revealing the switch that would bring an end to 
his fighting days as well as to the mobile dolls flying in space 
around him.

"We sure had some great times, didn't we buddy. Goodbye old friend."

Duo raised a shaky hand and placed it on the self-destruct switch. 
At 
least he thought it was a self-destruct device. The time he 
confronted Professor G on its function the professor told him not to 
worry about it, to just use it as a last resort.

"Well professor I don't think it gets any worse then this. At least 
this way I can take a couple of the enemy suits down with me."

Duo flipped the switch and then passed out from the concussion he 
received earlier. He never saw the space waver and glow around his 
gundam, opening a black hole that sucked him into another dimension. 
When Prof. G installed the space distorter he created into
Deathscythe 
its purpose was to create a black hole and transfer Duo and his
gundam 
safely from one side of space to another. He didn't know that it 
would actually create a gateway to other dimensions.




Gohan and his little brother Goten were training in a meadow behind 
their house when Gohan felt a disturbance. He dropped his guard and 
focused all his concentration on the strange feeling. Goten didn't 
notice his brothers lack of attention on their match and punched him 
in the face, but Gohan didn't acknowledge the hit, it having no
effect 
on him. When he located the disturbance to outer space he turned to 
his brother.

"Go get father. Tell him something's coming."

Goku appeared at his side in seconds.

"What is it father?"

"I don't know son."

They watched the object enter the earth's atmosphere, burning 
brightly. It was coming in fast and they didn't know where it was 
going to land. They had to stop it before it hurt anyone. Goku 
placed his hands together, preparing to use one of his special 
techniques.

"Ka�me�ha�me�"

"Dad wait! I feel a weak life force coming from the object." Gohan 
grabbed his father's arms, stopping him before he could cast the 
Kamehameha wave. He looked around the field they were in and decided 
it would do.

"Let's draw it here, this place is big enough. That way if it's 
hostile we can take care of it."

"Okay Gohan, but Chi-Chi isn't going to like having this thing 
practically in her back yard." Goku flew into the air, heading for 
the unknown object. "I'll blast it this way so watch out."

Gohan watched his dad force the large black object their way. He 
picked his brother up and flitted out of the way. They watched it 
crash into the ground, creating a huge crater. A few seconds later 
Goku reappeared beside them.

"It looks like a metal robot," Goten observed. "Like one of my 
toys."

"This is a little bit bigger then one of your toys son." Their 
attention was drawn to the hatch, as it was slowly forced open.




Duo was jarred awake upon his gundams impact with the ground. He 
opened his eyes and realized he was still in his gundam, alive. He 
groaned in pain as he sat up to fast, causing his head to spin. He 
took stock of his other injuries and decided there was nothing but 
minor cuts and bruises. The worst of it was his head.

Duo slowly got up and shoved at the hatch door with his hands. He 
heard a click and the hatch slowly opened. He used the last of his 
strength to heft himself through the opening. Duo was glad his
gundam 
landed on its back instead of its front or he would have been trapped 
for sure.

When he finally got to his feet and stood up on his gundam his head 
started swimming again and he passed out.




Gohan caught his breath at the vision before him. The girl was 
beautiful. He watched as she slowly hauled herself from the machine. 
Her long chestnut tresses cloaking her slender form, reaching to mid 
thigh. He gasped when he saw her faint, flying to the beauty and 
catching her before she fell to the ground. He gazed admiringly at 
the face tucked in the nock of his shoulder, her warm breath
caressing 
his neck. She was even more beautiful up close.

The girl had a creamy smooth complexion that was blemish free, making 
him want to reach out and touch the soft skin. Her pert little nose 
was placed perfectly on her heart shaped face. Her full red lips 
pulled at something deep within his gut, causing his heart to flutter 
in a way it never has before, but what really got his heart pumping 
were the big violet eyes that blinked up at him foggy with pain.

"Who are you?" she whispered before she passed out again, her head 
falling back to his shoulder.

Who was this mysterious girl and where did she come from? What were 
these feelings she stirred deep within him? Gohan swore he'd get the 
answers and more, but first things first. He had to get her cleaned 
up. The gash on her head needed to be bandaged and the dark circles 
under her eyes told him she needed to rest. Gohan walked back to his 
father and brother wondering what the beautiful creature's name could 
be.

Chi-Chi started in on them when they arrived home.

"Goku what was that? The whole house was shaking. Were you and
Gohan 
training to close to the house again? What did I tell�"

"Chi-Chi calm down."

"Don't you tell me to calm down Goku�"

"Mother, father," Gohan cut in. He knew his parents loved bantering 
and could keep it up for hours so he had to stop them before it got 
out of control. "I would love to stay and listen to find out who'd 
win this round, but I'd like to bandage the girls cut before she
loses 
anymore blood." That got his mother's attention. She shot to his 
side and placed a hand on the girl's forehead.

"Oh the poor thing! She's burning up," Chi-Chi observed, trying to 
take the girl into her arms. "Give her to me. I'll take care of 
her."

Gohan tightened his hold on the girl, squeezing a little too much and 
caused her to moan in discomfort. He let up a little, but didn't 
relinquish his treasure.

"Let me take care of her mother."

"But Gohan, you�" Goku placed a hand on Chi-Chi's shoulder,
giving it 
a light squeeze, silently telling her to stop.

"Go ahead," Goku said, not saying anything more until he left the 
room. "Couldn't you tell?"

"Tell what?" she asked turning to look at him.

"I think Gohan's attracted to the girl."

"No," she said disbelieving. "But Gohan has never shown a liking to 
anyone in his eighteen years, not a single girl."

"I know. That's why we should let him take care of her. You know 
Gohan won't do anything wrong."

"I suppose. My little Gohan is falling in love," she sniffed, wiping 
tears from her eyes. Her face grew serious and she placed her hands 
on her hips. "It's about time!" She was going to do everything in 
her power to help the couple down the lane of love. If her son liked 
someone then he was going to get that someone.




Gohan carried the petite girl to his room and gently lowered her to 
the bed. He brushed the hair from her face and gazed down at her, 
memorizing every feature. Once he had her tucked in he retrieved
some 
cold water and a first aid kit.

Gohan settled next to the girl, making sure he didn't jar the bed. 
He 
picked up the wash cloth and wiped away as much blood as he could 
without hurting her. After he was done cleaning her up and bandaging 
her head, be bathed her face with cool water. The girl's lips
parted, 
letting out a sigh. Gohan smiled and got up, wanting to let her 
sleep, but when he left the bed she let out a soft cry and her face 
scrunched up.

He chuckled, his heart swelling at the adorable picture she made. He 
pulled a chair to the bed and gently took her slender hand in his. 
She settled back down with the contact, holding tightly to his hand
as 
if she were afraid he would leave her. Gohan lightly caressed the 
hair from her forehead as he watched her sleep.

/Why don't I want to leave her side? I've never felt this way
before. 
Every time she mewls I want to bend down and kiss those luscious 
lips. Every time her brow furrows in pain my heart catches and I
want 
to smooth it away. / He laid his head on the pillow next to hers, 
resting his eyes for a minute.

/Hmm, her hair smells good. I never noticed girls smelling good 
before. For that matter I never noticed girls before. I wonder 
what's so different about this one. I haven't even known her for
half 
a day and already I'm falling for her. / His head shot up.

/Am I falling for her? This is crazy. / He looked down at the
figure 
sleeping peacefully, who was still clutching his hand and with more 
strength then he thought she would have possessed. /But it's true. 
Whoever she is she's quickly working her way into my heart and I
don't 
know if I want to stop her. / Now that he had his emotions figured 
out somewhat he settled back down, deciding to take a little nap 
himself.




Chi-Chi peeked into Gohan's room to see if he was hungry and wanted 
something to eat, but its occupants were sleeping like babies. Gohan 
was resting his head on the pillow, his shoulders and chest lying 
across the bed and he was holding the girl's hand. The girl was
lying 
on her side turned towards Gohan, curling her body around him as much 
as possible with her face planted in his hair.

"Awww, I wonder if they know how cute they look? I know!" Chi-Chi 
whispered. She left the doorway, returning seconds later with a 
camera.

"I'll just take their picture and put it on Gohan's desk so they can 
see it when they get up tomorrow." With that done she left, getting 
ready for bed herself.




Duo slowly awakened to something tickling his nose. He cracked an
eye 
open and saw that his face was resting in someone's hair. He
wondered 
if it was Quatre, but threw that out because the hand holding his was 
too large to be the small blonde's.

Duo laid there taking in his surroundings and tried to get a feel for 
what was going on. That's when he noticed how rested he felt. There 
was a dull ache in his head, but the rest of him felt warm and 
protected.

Duo lifted his free hand to the bandages wrapped around his head, 
noting that whoever wrapped it was careful enough not to tangle his 
hair in the knot. He remembered the time Heero bandaged him up when 
he had been too weak to do it himself. That boy didn't know the 
meaning of the word gentle. Heero had ripped out half his hair by
the 
time he was done with him.

Duo realized he was still holding the boy's hand and for some reason 
didn't want to let go. He laughed at himself for such a crazy
thought 
and carefully pulled his hand from the other boy's. He shivered, 
suddenly becoming cold and was all ready missing the skin to skin 
contact with the guy.

/Duo get a hold of yourself. I'm imagining things. I don't even
know 
who he is. Besides I have more important things to worry about, like 
where my gundam is. I need to get out of this place without drawing 
too much attention to myself. /

Before Duo climbed out of bed he buried his nose in the silky blond 
hair and inhaled deeply. The boy smelled like fresh air on a spring 
afternoon. Duo pulled away and crept to the door. He didn't hear 
anything so he opened it. He threw one last glance at the sleeping 
boy and stepped through the door, closing it quietly behind him. As 
he moved from room to room he noticed he wasn't being held at an OZ 
base or the housing facility their families stayed in.

He heard voices coming up ahead and found two people sitting at a 
table in what appeared to be the kitchen. Upon closer study he 
realized they were the boy's parents. He would have to sneak by the 
room to reach the front door located in the living room. He was 
almost out of view when he tripped over a toy robot and stumbled into 
the kitchen, drawing the couple's attention.

/Damn it! Why didn't I just exit through one of the windows in the 
other rooms? Stupid! / Duo glanced at the back door and noted that 
he was closer to it then the blond man at the table. He sprinted for 
the door, but some how the man appeared in front of it beating him to 
his goal. Duo spun on his heels, heading back the way he came and
ran 
into a brick wall. At least that's what it felt like to his nose.

Duo looked up at the boy and started to back away, but two large
hands 
planted themselves on his shoulders, preventing a retreat.

"Take it easy little one. No one's going to hurt you," the boy said, 
his baritone voice humming through Duo's body.

Duo became angry, whether it was at being called little or the fact 
that his body was betraying him at the boy's touch he wasn't sure. 
He 
raised his arms trying to knock the hands from him, but they were 
sticking to him like glue. He would have to try another approach. 
No 
matter how strong a fellow was they had pressure points. Duo grabbed 
the boy's elbows, placing his thumbs on such a spot and pressed, 
causing the boy's hands to spasm open. He stepped back quickly and 
leaped atop the counter. He dived through the window, shattering the 
glass, it being the only avenue left that wasn't being blocked.

As soon as Duo's feet touched the ground he took off, heading for the 
forest beyond the hill. When he reached the top the sight before him 
stopped him in his tracks. There his gundam laid in shambles. It 
looked like him and his partner would be out of the war for awhile.

Duo jumped, startled when the boy and his father popped up on either 
side of him. He wondered how they did that. It was as if they moved 
to fast for him to see.

"This is where you crash landed yesterday afternoon. You had a small 
concussion and my son took care of you."

The girl ignored them and walked away heading for the object she 
arrived in. Goku turned to his son.

"I talked to Kame last night and we've come to a conclusion about the 
girl's origin. After she gets over the shock bring her home and
we'll 
talk." Gohan nodded and then they both vanished, one returning to
the 
house and the other to the girl's side.




Duo approached Deathscythe and wondered how he made it out alive with 
the cockpit caved in the way it was. He trailed his hand along the 
cold metal, calculating how long it would take to fix his gundam this 
time and was brought from his musings by that boy again. Duo kept
his 
back to the boy, hoping he'd take the hint and go away. He thought
he 
felt a hand in his hair, but when he turned around the blond was 
standing with his arms at his sides.

"What do you want!" Duo yelled. Angry that his gundam was damaged, 
angry that he didn't know where he was, but most of all he was angry 
with the boy and his family. If they hadn't come along and helped
him 
out then maybe him and his gundam wouldn't have made it and then he'd 
be through with the war and the fighting. It would have been over
and 
then he could have finally found peace.

Duo turned from the boy, trying to hide the tears falling unhindered 
from his eyes. He couldn't take it anymore. He was just a kid, they 
should never have placed so much responsibility on his shoulders. 
Everyone he loved was dead because of this war and he himself had 
killed loved ones of thousands of others. He was responsible for 
their pain and suffering. Why was he even fighting anymore?

Duo caught his breath when strong arms wrapped around him.

"It's okay, let it out. It's not good to hold your feelings in. Go 
ahead and cry it will make you feel better. Everyone needs to cry."

At the boy's gentle words the restraint around his emotions snapped. 
He turned and buried his face in the boy's muscular chest, wrapping 
his arms around the other's waist. Duo sobbed releasing all the pain 
and suffering that have been building since he was a little boy, 
letting go of the emotions that have been hiding behind masks, and
all 
it took was a kind word from a stranger.

Gohan held the girl tightly, letting her cry. His heart ached at the 
pain he felt throbbing throughout her body. He wished he could do 
more for her and hoped this was enough for now. He gently stroked
her 
silky hair and rested his head on hers, silently urging her to let it 
all out.

When his crying worked its way down to hiccups Duo pulled back 
slightly and gazed up at the person holding him. This was the first 
time in a long time that he's met anyone that was kind to him and 
didn't want something in return. He wasn't use to being touched so 
gently and he couldn't remember ever being held in his short life.

Duo smiled up at the boy, unshed tears sparkling on his lashes. He 
was about to thank him when the boy lowered his head and kissed the 
tears from his eyes. Duo's mouth dropped open and he let out a 
surprised gasp.

Gohan gazed at those parted lips and couldn't have held back if his 
life depended on it. He lowered his head again, this time taking the 
girl's sweet lips. He didn't want to spook her so he lightly pressed 
his lips to hers, gently brushing them back and forth. When she 
didn't pull away he slipped his tongue into her mouth, caressing the 
warm cavern until she let out a moan.

When the boy withdrew his mouth from his Duo stared at him in shock. 
He licked his lips, savoring the taste, his whole body tingling with 
pleasure. Duo's eyes filled with tears again and they spilled from 
the corner of his eyes. The boy gently cupped his face, wiping the 
tears away with his thumbs.

"Why are you crying?"

"I've never been kissed like that before."

Gohan smiled at the revelation. He brushed the hair from her big 
violet eyes and tweaked her nose, trying to lighten the mood.

"You're very pretty," he said, causing her to blush. Gohan chuckled 
when she lowered her head in embarrassment.

"People don't usually tell me that." Duo admitted.

"Why?"

"Because boys aren't suppose to be pretty."

"Wh�what did you just say?"

Duo looked up at the catch in the boy's voice.

"I said boys aren't suppose to be pretty." Duo watched the boy's 
mouth open and close with nothing coming out and then it hit him. He 
raised his arms and tried to push the boy away, wanting to be free.

"You thought I was a girl didn't you?" Duo shoved at the firm chest, 
but the arms wouldn't let him go. He should have known these warm 
feelings wouldn't last, the feeling of belonging.

Gohan looked down into the angry hurt face, at a loss for words. How 
could this beauty be a guy? The violet eyes glared at him accusingly 
and he felt shamed. Were his feelings that shallow? He had been 
drawn to this creature from the very beginning and was still feeling 
the pull. Was he going to let the fact that the first person he 
started to care for was a boy get in his way?

Before he could sort through his feelings the slender boy escaped his 
hold again. He didn't understand how the boy was breaking his grasp. 
All he did was press a spot on his shoulders and it caused his arms 
to go numb and fall to his sides, making him release the boy. How
did 
he do that? He watched the boy scramble atop the robot, heading 
towards the hatch. He flew to the boy blocking his way.

Duo was heading for his cockpit and was going to lock himself in
until 
he got his feelings under control again. He's been wearing a mask
his 
whole life he can do it again. He didn't need soft words and gentle 
caresses. He was Duo Maxwell a gundam pilot, a terrorist�a
lonely 
boy. Who was he kidding? Those strong arms around him had felt 
wonderful. They made him feel protected. He'd be lying if he said
he 
didn't want more. Duo's heart contracted when he remembered the 
shocked look on the boy's face.

Duo came to a halt almost running into the blond.

"How do you do that?" he demanded, frustrated at being stopped again. 
Why couldn't the boy leave him alone?

"Do what?" Gohan asked.

"Appear out of no where. Every time I turn around you're there. No 
matter how fast I go you always beat me and I never see you coming."

"That's because I'm half Saiyan." At Duo's blank look he elaborated. 
"My mother's an earthling and my father's a Saiyan so that makes me 
half human and half Saiyan. Saiyan's have a higher energy level then 
humans, which makes them stronger, faster, and possess special 
powers."

"So tell me if I got this right, you're half alien?" Duo asked not 
hiding his snicker. He couldn't believe this guy. First he had him 
panting with desire, then depressed and now he had him laughing. 
There was something different about this boy.

Gohan watched the sad eyes light up with merriment. He didn't mind
if 
the boy laughed at him as long as it made him happy, but how could
the 
boy not have heard of aliens. They flew to other planets all the 
time.

"I can see you don't believe me."

"Yeah well I don't know you so I can't tell if you're pulling my leg 
or not." Duo shrugged.

"I have a question for you. How do you break my holds? You're not 
stronger then me, but you always get away."

Duo chuckled and sat down on his gundam. He got a far off look in
his 
eyes as he answered the question.

"There's this guy I know, his names Heero and sometimes we're 
partnered up on missions. He's a lot stronger then me too and is 
always tackling me and putting me in holds."

"Why?" Duo looked at the boy sitting at his side, raising a brow at 
the sharp tone.

Gohan cleared his throat. "What I meant was, that's mean why does he 
do it?"

"I can be very irritating when I want to be," Duo laughed. "Heero 
acts like a robot, always hiding his emotions and following orders. 
I 
try to prove he's human by teasing him like hell. After the first 
couple of times I started researching pressure points of the body. 
That way no matter how strong the person is all I have to do is press 
a certain spot and their muscles spasm or the flow of blood is cut 
off."

"Can you show me?" Gohan asked, wanting to see this for himself.

"Sure." Duo got up and jumped to the ground.

"Put me in a hold." Two strong arms wrapped around him from behind, 
pinning his arms to his sides.

"What do you do when your hands can't reach my arms?"

"That's when I go for the legs."

Duo pressed a spot on both of his legs, causing them to collapse and 
instead of letting him go the arms pulled him to the ground. Duo 
landed on his back with the other boy on top of him.

Gohan lifted some of his weight onto his elbows and gazed at the 
smiling face below him. He was going to ask the boy to fix his legs, 
but a different question popped out all together.

"Is Heero your boyfriend?"

Duo's smile disappeared to be replaced with a blush.

"No he isn't my boyfriend. He isn't even my friend, just someone I 
work with once in awhile." Duo looked into the boy's blue eyes and 
asked a question of his own.

"Did you like the kiss?" Duo held his breath as he waited for the 
answer. He knew he was setting himself up for more hurt, but he had 
to know.

Gohan heard the quiver in the boy's voice and knew that if he said
the 
wrong thing he'd hurt the boy again.

"I liked the kiss, but that was when I thought you were a girl." The 
light in Duo's eyes flickered and died. He turned his face away from 
the other boy.

"Oh."

"That's why I think we should try it again and this time I know
you're 
a boy," he said turning Duo's face back towards him.

Blue eyes stared into violet as their faces drew closer. Gohan 
lowered his lips to the other's lightly grazing them. He pressed his 
tongue to the boy's lips, seeking entrance to his mouth.

Duo opened his mouth, allowing the invasion and thrust his tongue 
against the other boy's. They sparred, each trying to take control. 
Duo nipped at Gohan's lip, causing the boy to jerk up in surprise.

Gohan smiled at the innocent look in the violet eyes.

"My names Gohan, what's yours?"

"My name? I'm sorry, but I just met you. I can't tell you my name," 
Duo grinned.

"I guess I could call you pretty boy. Yes, I think I like the sound 
of that."

"Duo, my name's Duo!"

Gohan laughed at the horrified look on the boy's face and rolled onto 
his back next to him.

"Well Duo, I must say I enjoyed that kiss just as much as the first 
one, but�" he hesitated.

"But what?" Duo asked, rolling onto his side to look down at Gohan.

"It feels kind of weird."

"You mean kissing another guy, right?" Duo said sadly.

Gohan knocked Duo's arm from under him, causing the boy to fall on
him and pressed a quick kiss to his lips.

"No silly, my legs. I still can't move them. How about you fix them 
so we can go back to my place. My father wants to talk to us."




Gohan paused before the door, turning to Duo.

"My parents think you're a girl so bear with them until I correct 
them, okay."

"No problem as long as you don't forget."

As they entered the house Duo's stomach rumbled at the smell of food. 
He gave a weak laugh as they headed for the kitchen.

"I'm starving! I haven't eaten a full meal in months." Gohan picked 
up one of Duo's arms, wrapping his fingers all the way around.

"I can tell. You need to eat more."

"I'll have you know I've always been small and no matter how much I 
eat I won't get any bigger. So what you see is what you get," Duo 
huffed.

"I like what I see," Gohan said, sliding his hand down Duo's arm. He 
grasped his hand and intertwined their fingers. Duo smiled up at him 
and gave his hand a squeeze.

"I like what I see too."




Chi-Chi watched the two from inside the kitchen. She jabbed Goku in 
the side and drew his attention to the couple. They smiled at each 
other, happy for their son.

"It looks like Gohan and the girl came to an understanding."

"They must be hungry. They didn't eat yesterday. Let's go get them."

"I'm hungry!" Goku said rubbing his belly.

"Yes Goku I know, you're always hungry."




"Hey you two, come on. I've made a whole bunch of food. Eat!" She 
pulled them into the kitchen and shoved them into chairs.

"Thanks mom, we're starving." Gohan and Duo smiled and then dug into 
their food. They stuffed their mouths, shoveling the food in by the 
spoon full. They didn't stop to take a breath until all the food was 
gone.

"That was good. Thanks�uh?"

"Just call me mom. While you're here consider yourself part of the 
family," Chi-Chi smiled. /Boy! She eats like Goku and Gohan. /

"My name's Duo." He glanced at the broken window, feeling bad. "I 
want to apologize for breaking your window."

Chi-Chi walked to Duo and patted his hand. "Think nothing of it. 
You 
woke up in a strange place and panicked. It's understandable."

"Hey mom, dad there's something I need to tell you." He didn't know 
how his parents would react to the news that Duo's a boy and possibly 
the one for him.

"Can it wait Gohan," Goku asked. "We need to find out where Duo's 
from."

"Sure dad."

"Kame and I came to the conclusion that Duo isn't from our world." 
Duo looked skeptical. "Well actually you're from this world, but a 
different dimension. You somehow crossed through a dimensional 
portal. What we can't figure out is how you did it or how to get you 
back to your own world."

Gohan shot up. "How do you know Duo's not from our world?"

"Gohan, she feels different and you know what I'm talking about or
you 
wouldn't be so upset."

Gohan looked down at the table and let out a sigh. "I've noticed. 
Duo's never seen an alien or been to another planet. I figured he 
wasn't from around here."

/Could what they're saying be true? Could I be from another 
dimension? If I am that means no more war. No more killing and 
making others cry and no more crying myself. I don't have to go
back. 
I can live here in peace. I can finally be free! /

"Duo are you okay?" Gohan asked worried. He gently wiped the tears 
from Duo's face, turning it towards him.

"Don't worry, will get you home." Gohan thought Duo was upset at the 
prospect of never getting home.

Duo turned his watery eyes on the boy, speaking in a shaky whisper. 
"Can I stay?"

Gohan smiled at Duo's words. Relieved the beauty didn't want to walk 
out of his life. "Of course you can!"

"Are you sure you don't want to go home?"

/Go back to a place where everyone hates me. A place where the only 
friends I had were people like me, to involved with they're own 
problems to care about anyone else's. Do I want to go back to a
world 
where no one cares whether I live or die? I could stay here, it
feels 
nice and most of all someone cares for me here. / Duo gazed deep
into 
Gohan's eyes.

"I'm sure."

"Okay, you can stay here as long as you like." Goku offered.

"Thanks father. Come on Duo lets change that bandage on your head." 
He took a hold of Duo's hand and pulled him to his room. Gohan 
settled Duo on the bed and got to work on his bandages.

"Gohan, why are you so gentle with me? My body can withstand a lot
of 
pain."

Gohan paused and looked into Duo's eyes. "Why?"

"Why can I take a lot of pain? That's how I grew up. It's hard 
surviving on the streets when you're a kid. You were always hungry 
and considered lucky if you didn't catch some disease and die."

"Your world sounds rough, but to answer your question I'll ask you
one 
in return. Why would I treat you any other way?" He cupped Duo's
jaw 
in his large hand and kissed him softly on the lips.

"Ah�"

"I care about you Duo and if you let me I could love you." Duo 
blinked tears away to choked up to speak. He threw his arms around 
Gohan's neck, resting his forehead on his shoulder.

"Thank you. No ones said that to me before." He lifted his head and 
looked into Gohan's face. "I know your parents like me now, but how 
will they feel once they find out I'm a guy?"

Gohan pulled Duo's head back to his shoulder and sighed. "I don't 
know, but if they love me they will except you. Just remember one 
thing�I like you and that's all that matters."




They were relaxing in the living room after supper. Duo and Chi-Chi 
were sitting on the couch and Gohan and his father were lying 
stretched out on the floor. Goten was with Trunks and Burma at Bulma 
and Vegeta's place.

"That was good." Goku patted his stomach.

"Dad you think everything tastes good."

"You're right I do," he laughed and then turned his attention to Duo.

"So what's your world like Duo?"

Gohan sat up facing Duo. "Yeah, you never told me what's going on 
over there."

Duo's face became emotionless and he spoke in a flat voice. "War. 
That's what it's like in my world, everyone's at war. The people on 
earth are fighting each other and the people of earth are fighting 
with the colonies."

"Colonies?"

Duo turned to Chi-Chi. "Yes, we've inhabited space and set up 
colonies around the earth. Everyone thought it was a good idea, but 
it just gave them another reason to fight. At first I fought for the 
colonies."

"You're in the war, but you're so young!" Chi-Chi gasped.

Duo gave a humorless laugh. "Age doesn't matter. You remember the 
machine I arrived in, well that's a mobile suit my colonies created. 
A gundam that I call Deathscythe. It's one of the strongest MS's 
along with four others created by different colonies. They are 
piloted by boys the same age as me. The colonies sent us to earth to 
stop Oz's advance to space. It didn't quite work out that way and to 
make a long story short us five Gundam pilots were betrayed by both
Oz 
from earth and the colonies from space. We now fight in space taking 
down any hostile suits, be they from earth or space."

"So you children are fighting all alone in a war where everyone's 
against you."

Gohan sat next to Duo and wrapped his arms around him. "You must
have 
felt bad being betrayed by your own people."

"No not really. It didn't come as a surprise. I expected it to 
happen sooner or later. It doesn't matter. All I tried to do was 
protect the innocent people and try to end the war so others wouldn't 
have to fight like me."

Chi-Chi placed her arm around Duo too, feeling bad for the life he's 
had to live. "You poor girl." Gohan cleared his throat.

"That's another thing I want to talk about. Duo's not a girl," he 
said holding Duo tighter.

"What do you mean she's not a girl?"

"I was wondering about that. You referred to Duo as a he earlier. 
How long have you known?" Goku asked.

"Since this morning."

Chi-Chi pulled back from Duo and looked him over. "You're a boy? 
But�but Gohan likes you, you can't be a boy!"

"Mom I still like him. Him being a guy doesn't change that."

"You're a boy Gohan, you're both boys. That's not natural!" she said 
jumping up from the couch.

Gohan stood up facing his mother. "I care for him and that feels 
right to me. If you don't except him you're not excepting me!"

"I will not allow you to be gay Gohan! You're my son so you will 
listen to me," she yelled.

He raised his voice in return. "I am your son and always will be,
but 
I'm also a man and control my own life and feelings."

Duo sat there turning paler by the second. He watched mother and son 
fight causing each other pain and it was all his fault. They were 
suffering, but he could stop it this time.

"Stop!" he yelled cutting between the two. "This is all my fault. I 
don't even belong in this world. Don't fight because of me. I'm 
leaving." When Duo finished he ran from the house blinded by the 
tears running down his face.

"Mother how could you! You of all people." Gohan headed for the
door 
going after Duo.

"Wh�" When she started to speak he whipped around and cut her off.

"You fell in love with an alien. Someone also not from this world." 
He disappeared out the door.

"He's right honey," Goku walked to Chi-Chi and wrapped his arms
around 
her. "We can't judge him. We should except who ever he loves. If 
Duo makes him happy we should be happy. Isn't that what we want, for 
our son to be happy?"

"Yes, I guess. What have I done?"




Duo ran past his gundam and through the forest coming upon a small 
lake. He sat down at the water's edge resting his head on his knees.

/I did it again. I'm hurting innocent people by coming in contact 
with them. Gohan deserves someone that can make him and his family 
happy. Someone that his parents approve of. Not some screwed up kid 
like me. / Duo threw a rock into the water and watched the smooth 
surface ripple.

/Yup that's me, causing trouble and effecting everything around me. 
I 
should go back to my world before I hurt someone else. /

Gohan calling out his name was the only warning Duo got before he was 
picked up in a pair of strong arms and tossed into the lake. He came 
up sputtering to find Gohan laughing at him.

"Why did you do that?" Duo demanded pushing the hair out of his face.

"I wanted to get your attention," Gohan choked out in between laughs.

"So you throw me in the water?"

Gohan tried to stop laughing at Duo's sarcastic remark, but one look 
at the boy had him rolling on the ground. His laughter was
contagious 
and soon Duo was laughing along with him.

"I must look pretty silly," Duo laughed as he walked out of the water.

Gohan ran his eyes over Duo's body, his wet clingy clothes revealing 
every curve. He worked his way up Duo's body his eyes sparkling with 
hunger.

"I think you look sexy."

At Gohan's husky words Duo's body tightened and his pants couldn't 
hide his aroused state. He blushed at his body's reaction to the 
blond. Gohan got up and took Duo's hand.

"Are you always this shy?"

"No, I'm usually the aggressive one, but I've never felt like this 
before and I'm lost."

"How do you feel?"

"Vulnerable, open to hurt."

"Oh." Gohan sounded disappointed, but Duo wasn't finished.

"Really caring for someone for the first time in my life. Gohan 
you've ripped away all my masks and all that's left is a scared
little 
boy needing to be loved." Duo reached up and pulled Gohan's head 
close to his. "Will you love me?"

Gohan lowered his head and took Duo's lips, answering his question. 
He wrapped his arms around the lean body and pulled it close. He let 
out a surprised gasp when a hard bulge rubbed against his own ridged 
member. He slid his hands down, grabbing Duo's butt to hold him 
closer liking the friction and wanting more. He moaned in
displeasure 
when Duo pulled away.

Duo stepped back putting space between him and Gohan and dropped to 
his knees. He placed his hands on Gohan's knees and looked up,
making 
sure this was okay with him.

Gohan looked down not exactly sure what Duo was planning, but hoped
it 
involved pleasure. He smiled at the question in Duo's eyes 
encouraging the boy to continue.

Duo smiled back and licked his lips in anticipation for what was 
coming next. Gohan grew hard as he watched the pink tongue,
imagining 
it licking him. Duo slowly slid his hands up Gohan's thighs, his 
thumbs brushing against his erection. Gohan caught his breath, his 
body on fire. Duo hooked his fingers in the waistband and yanked, 
pulling both pants and underwear down around Gohan's ankles.

Duo watched the throbbing member spring free, begging to be touched. 
He leaned forward and licked the tip. Gohan moaned and grabbed Duo's 
shoulders, his legs growing weak. Duo grasped Gohan with one hand
and 
slipped the other into his own pants. He squeezed both erections, 
pumping them in time, causing them both to shutter gasping for breath.

Duo wanted to taste Gohan's essence, not wanting a drop to go to 
waste. He engulfed the thick staff, its head hitting the back of his 
throat and sucked, clamping down hard.

Gohan cried out, tangling his hands in the long wet hair. The hot 
mouth slid up and down his staff, teeth scraping along his flesh and 
nipping at the tip, causing his erection to jerk. He didn't know how 
much longer he could hold out as Duo worked his magic. The pleasure 
was building and he felt like he was going to explode.

Duo felt Gohan tense, close to fulfillment. He went down on the boy 
again, submerging the throbbing flesh to the root, caressing it with 
tongue and lips and pumped himself faster, close to the edge himself. 
He groaned causing vibrations to surround Gohan, the sensation taking 
him over the edge. He exploded, thrusting into Duo, spasming over
and 
over, emptying his seed into the eager mouth.

Gohan's legs gave out, causing Duo to release his own throbbing
member 
to hold him up so he could finish sucking him dry. Duo didn't
release 
Gohan until he licked the bittersweet fluid from the spent member.

Gohan sank to his knees, leaning into Duo and felt the boy's rock
hard 
erection press into his thigh. He reached into Duo's pants and 
gripped the hot flesh. Duo groaned and kissed Gohan hungrily, 
thrusting his tongue into his mouth. Gohan caught the slippery 
invader with his lips, drawing on it hard in sync with the motion of 
his hand.

Soon he had Duo shuttering in ecstasy. He bit down on Duo's tongue
at 
the same time clamping down on the pulsing staff causing Duo to cum, 
squirting his seed into Gohan's hand. Gohan moved his mouth to Duo's 
neck and bit down hard, marking the boy his. He pulled his hand from 
the limp flesh, bring it to his mouth.

"You're mine now Duo and nothing can change that. I'm not going to 
let you return to your world." He licked the fluid from his hand,
his 
eyes locked with Duo's then kissed him, mingling their fluids. Duo 
pulled back.

"But�"

"No buts! My parents are very understanding Duo and once she cools 
off my mother will except you." His eyes softened as he ran his 
fingers down Duo's cheek. "I care about you Duo, I don't want you to 
leave me. Do you believe me?"

Duo nodded placing his hand over Gohan's. "I believe you," he 
whispered smiling brightly. "What do we do now? Should I go and 
apologize to your parents?"

Gohan frowned. "For being who you are? No." His brow cleared and
he 
smiled. "Let's go swimming!" He threw the rest of his clothes off 
and dived into the water. Duo followed suit, chasing after Gohan. 
Their laughter ringing in the air.




"I've got it!" Duo called out triumphantly, hauling himself from 
Deathscythe's cockpit, his hair tie in hand. "I can't wait to get 
this mess out of my face."

"I like your hair loose," Gohan said running his fingers through the 
silky tresses. He slowly worked the tangles from Duo's locks, making 
sure not to tug to hard. He massaged Duo's scalp carefully avoiding 
the cut the boy received from the crash.

"Mmm�that feels good." Duo leaned back against the solid chest, 
melting under Gohan's hands. "I like to wear it down occasionally, 
but most of the time it gets in the way so I tie it back. I should 
just cut it off and save myself the trouble."

Gohan yanked on Duo's hair making the boy squeak in pain. "You
better not cut a single hair on your head. Now hold still while I 
braid it for you." Gohan nimbly braided the wet hair, tying off the 
end. He threw the tail over Duo's shoulder letting the boy inspect 
his work.

"Very good Gohan. How did you learn to do that, a girlfriend?" he 
asked suspiciously.

Gohan laughed at Duo and turned him back around, massaging the boy's 
shoulders next. "No. When I was younger I use to help my mother
with her hair." He felt Duo tense at the mention of his mother and
sighed. He pulled the boy to him, placing his chin on Duo's shoulder 
and rubbed their cheeks together. They stayed like that for awhile 
Duo leaning back against Gohan and Gohan propped up against Duo's 
gundam.

"I'm going to sleep here tonight. I can't go back to your house yet, 
maybe tomorrow okay?"

"Where do you plan to sleep then?"

"In the cockpit."

"We both can't fit in there it's too small."

"Wh�?" Duo turned to face Gohan confused.

"Did you think I was going to let you be alone tonight or any night 
for that matter? Duo I'm committing myself to you. Do you realize 
what that means? I want to spend the rest of my life with you. So
if you don't want to go back to the house we don't have to. There's
a little cabin not to far from here that we can stay at. We'll visit
my parents when you're up to it, okay?"

Duo smiled, relieved he wouldn't have to face them yet. He didn't 
think the fragile hold he had over his emotions could take any more 
abuse.

"Can we call it a night? My head is starting to hurt and I'm about
to fall asleep on my feet." He let out a big yawn proving his point.

"Sure Duo let's go." They turned, walking away from Gohan's house
and parents. They only went a couple of feet when Duo stopped and 
looked over his shoulder at his gundam.

"What is it?" Gohan asked, pulling Duo into his side.

"It's Deathscythe. Will he be okay here? I know he's pretty messed 
up, but I don't want anything else to happen to him." Duo looked at 
Gohan, his eyes pleading for understanding. "I know I said I wasn't 
returning to my world, but I want to fix Deathscythe. He was my 
friend, the only one that fought at my side the entire time. I 
can't�"

Gohan placed his finger across Duo's lips. "Shh you don't have to 
explain. I understand. Deathscythe means a lot to you so I'll help 
you." Gohan slid his hand down Duo's chin and neck, resting it on
his shoulder. "Bulma is a genius and can fix anything mechanical. 
We'll visit her tomorrow and see if she will help." He gave the 
shoulder a light squeeze.

Duo smiled wrapping his arms around Gohan's waist. They walked the 
rest of the way in silence, quietly enjoying each other's company.




"This is it," Gohan announced pushing the door open. He dragged Duo 
to one of the bedrooms, practically carrying him. Duo mumbled 
something and finally gave into the sandman, falling asleep on
Gohan's shoulder.

Gohan smiled down at the head lulling on his shoulder and picked up 
the slender body. He gently placed the sleeping boy on the bed and 
undressed him taking everything off but his boxers. He tucked Duo in 
making sure he was sound asleep and then he left, the room and the 
house. Gohan needed to talk to his parents and thought it best to do 
it while Duo was asleep.

Gohan walked into his parent's house to find his mother crying on the 
couch. His father was holding her and trying to calm her down. 
Gohan cleared his throat drawing their attention. Chi-Chi jumped up 
from the couch and threw herself into her son's arms, crying into his 
chest.

"I'm so sorry Gohan! I lost my temper and said things. I didn't
mean a word of it. I'm sorry and I can't tell you how much." She 
looked into her son's face with sad eyes. "You're my son Gohan and I 
love you. If Duo makes then I'm happy. Can you ever forgive me?"
she looked on hopefully.

Gohan smiled and wiped the tears from his mother's eyes. "I know you 
didn't mean it mom, I understand. But Duo doesn't and he's the one 
you need to ask forgiveness from not me."

Chi-Chi pulled away from Gohan and looked around the room. "Where is 
he?" she asked.

Gohan placed his hands on his mother's shoulders bringing her 
attention back to him. "He's not here." He shock his head when she 
opened her mouth to speak, stopping her. "And you're not going to
see him, at least not until he's ready to see you. We're going to 
stay in the cabin on the other side of the forest. I told him he 
wouldn't have to see you until he wanted to and I'm not going to push 
him. I came here tonight to tell you I won't be seeing you for
awhile and I don't want you coming to see us."

"But Gohan�let me apologize to him and then�" Chi-Chi cut in 
desperately. 

"No mother! You don't understand," he sighed and pulled her into his 
arms. "Mother I know you're sorry. My not wanting to see you isn't 
to punish you, but for Duo." He lifted his mother's face to his. 
"Duo doesn't trust very easily and I told him he wouldn't have to see 
you until he was comfortable. He trusts me and I'm not going to
break that trust by going back on my word."

Chi-Chi gazed deeply into Gohan's eyes and saw he was telling the 
truth, that he didn't hate her. She smiled back and nodded.

"I understand, " she cried hugging him again, "but I'm going to miss 
you!"

"It won't be for long. I love you," Gohan said squeezing back.

"Not so tight, not so tight!" she wheezed swatting him away.

Gohan laughed and walked to his father, hugging him next. "I'll see 
you guys soon. Bye!" And with a wave he left disappearing through 
the door.

"Why are you still crying Chi-Chi?" Goku asked wiping the tears from 
her face.

"I'm happy Goku. It's all going to be okay."




Duo's nose twitched at the smell of coffee. He took a deep breath
and smiled. /Yup that's coffee and pancakes I smell. I didn't know
Gohan could cook. I guess it's time to get up. / Duo stretched 
listening to the familiar sound of his popping joints and threw off 
his blanket. He went to the bathroom and completed his morning ritual 
of brushing his teeth, washing his face and re-braiding his hair.

"I don't want to disappoint Gohan so I better hurry and eat all that 
yummy smelling food." Duo got dressed in his clothes and decided
that if he was going to stay here he'd need new clothes and soon.

Duo stepped into the kitchen and his heart melted at the sight before 
him. The table was piled high with food and decorated with flowers. 
It obviously took Gohan awhile to arrange everything and he did it
all for him. Duo watched Gohan as he washed up the last of the
dishes humming a melody. He crept up behind the boy and threw his 
arms around his waist giving it a tight squeeze.

Gohan jumped startled from his daydream. He smiled down at the boy 
who squirmed his way between his body and the sink.

"Hey beautiful what do you think you're doing? I'm trying to wash
the dishes." Gohan's hands were submerged under water and he
couldn't hold Duo without getting him wet so he left them where they 
were.

"I'm thanking you for the flowers and food." Duo said as he slid his 
hands up Gohan's body and up around his neck. "You must really like 
me to have gone to all that trouble."

"Of course I really like you Duo."

"That's good because I really like you too," Duo whispered as he drew 
Gohan's mouth down to his. He kissed Gohan not with passion but with 
love. When Duo pulled back and gazed into Gohan's face his eyes were 
soft and adoring, showing Gohan his true feelings without the masks 
that were usually there.

Gohan caught his breath at the look and wondered if that was love he 
also saw sparkling in those bright violet eyes. He meshed his lips
to the other boy's, thrusting his tongue into his mouth. He couldn't 
hold himself back when Duo looked at him that way. Gohan removed his 
hands from the water one grasping Duo's waist and the other the back 
of his neck. He lifted the small boy and set him on the counter, his 
lips never separating from the other's.

Duo wrapped his legs around Gohan pulling him closer, causing them 
both to groan when their arousals rubbed against each other. He 
plunged his fingers into Gohan's silky hair bruising their lips with
a hard kiss. Duo licked his way along Gohan's strong jaw to his ear
and nibbled on the lobe causing the boy to pant. Then he bit down 
hard on Gohan's neck right below his ear drawing blood.

Gohan hissed in pain and pulled back slightly from Duo, his eyes 
questioning.

Duo laughed and licked his lips. "I had to give you a mark to match 
the one you gave me. Now everyone will know that we belong to each 
other." Duo stomach growled hungry. "Either put me down so I can
eat or I'm going to take another bite out of you."

"You little�" Gohan growled bending down to kiss Duo once more
tasting his blood on those sweet lips. "Let's eat."

Duo jumped off the counter and shivered. "Yuck Gohan, you got water 
down my back."

Gohan laughed as he watched Duo wiggle around trying to rub the water 
from his skin. "I told you I was washing the dishes. What did you 
expect?" Duo blew him a raspberry and headed for the table, ready to 
eat.




"Are you sure she can help us?" Duo asked. They were standing
outside Bulma's house waiting for someone to answer the door. Duo
was on edge not sure what kind of reception he would receive.

"Yes Duo she'll probably have it working within the week." They 
turned when the door opened revealing a blue haired lady.

"Hi Gohan, what brings you here today?" Bulma asked showing them into 
the house.

"Hello Bulma. I was wondering if you could help us with something." 
He looked at Duo making sure he wanted to continue.

"Oh my, Gohan what happened to your neck? It looks like something
bit you. Was it an animal?"

Gohan chuckled and grabbed Duo's hand. "You could say that. I'd
like you to met Duo."

"Hello Duo it's a pleasure to met you," she smiled shaking his free 
hand. "I see something got a hold of you too, another animal?" she 
said dryly raising a brow. Duo blushed and pinched Gohan for
laughing at him. "So boys what can I do for you?"

Gohan grew serious and pulled Duo to him, wrapping an arm around his 
shoulders. "I know my mother must have called you by now and filled 
you in on all the details. I was wondering if you would help Duo fix 
his gundam."

"Yes Gohan your mother called. Every girl needs a friend to talk to. 
Hey you," she called to Duo getting his attention. "She didn't say 
anything bad about you, just that her son found someone special. And 
I'd be glad to help you fix your�gundam?"

"Yeah, I call him Deathscythe." Duo reached into his pocket and 
pulled out a disk. "I have his blueprints and schematics. That way 
you can see if you're familiar with this type of design."

"Great! This should be a big help." She inserted the disk into her 
computer and brought up the information, rapidly flipping through it. 
"Oh wow, I never thought of connecting it that way�that parts a 
little out dated�hum interesting. Yes this blueprint is pretty
easy to follow."

Duo typed a few things on the keyboard bringing up new information. 
"This is the damage Deathscythe received. It would be simple enough 
for me to repair him except I have none of the tools required to do 
it."

"No prob. I can have your friend up and running by tomorrow evening."

"Tomorrow! That soon."

"Don't look so surprised. Our technology is far more advanced then 
your world's." she laughed.

"I guess so."

"If that's all you guys needed I going to head out and get started on 
Deathscythe now. This is going to be fun. It's been awhile since I 
worked on anything like this."

"Thanks Bulma. This means a lot to Duo," Gohan said giving her a hug.

"And he means a lot to you. I'm happy for you Gohan." She hugged
Duo next. "It was nice meeting you. Welcome to the family."

Duo hugged her back, her words making him feel better. "Thank you."

Gohan took Duo's hand waving goodbye. "I'm taking Duo shopping. He 
needs some new clothes. See ya." Then he pulled Duo out the door.




"Duo you are the pickiest person I've ever meet!" Gohan said 
frustrated, watching Duo twist and turn viewing every angle in the 
mirror. They've been at the mall for six hours and the only thing 
they had to show for it was one lousy shirt.

"I want to make sure I look good," Duo pouted.

Gohan pulled the boy into his arms and kissed him. "You look good no 
matter what you're wearing."

Duo grinned and slipped from his arms. "So how do I look in this 
one?" he asked spinning in a circle.

Gohan sighed giving up. He walked out of the store and leaned
against the handrail watching the people below on the first floor 
scurry from store to store while he waited for Duo. He noticed two 
groups of men approaching each other and knew there was going to be 
trouble.

"What's all that noise?" Duo asked walking to Gohan's side.

"It looks like those two gangs are going to start a fight. I can't 
let that happen with all these innocent people standing around. Wait 
here." Gohan said not waiting for a reply.

Duo watched Gohan fly to the first floor placing himself between the 
two groups of thugs. "I guess he wasn't kidding when he said he had 
special powers." Duo ran for the stairs.




"If you guys are going to fight I suggest you take it outside and
away from all these people."

"Look at this boys. Blondie over here is trying to tell us what to 
do," the leader of one group called out, his minions snickering. He 
pulled out a knife brandishing it at Gohan. "I say we get rid of him 
first and then take care of the Black Cats."

"Come on�Blondie?" The leader blinked at his empty hand
wondering where his knife went.

"Looking for this?" Gohan taunted dangling the knife in his fingers. 
He crushed the knife into a ball and threw it in the garbage.

"How did you�boys!" he yelled snapping his fingers, ordering his
men to pull out their guns. When the other gang saw the guns they 
pulled out their own and started shooting.




Duo made it to the ground floor in time to watch the thugs whip out 
their guns and start shooting, with Gohan in the middle of it.

"No Gohan!" Duo shouted falling to his knees, sure there was no way 
for the boy to survive all those bullets.

The shooting stopped within seconds after it started with Gohan still 
standing between the two groups, but with two differences. He was 
powered up, glowing yellow, and he had all the guns in one hand and 
all the bullets that were shot in the other.

"I told you guys to take it else where now you are all going to
jail." He tied them up leaving them for the police. He saw Duo 
kneeling on the ground and rushed to his side.

"Are you hurt?" Gohan asked crouching down in front of Duo. The boy 
just sat there staring at him with empty eyes.

"Are you all right Duo?" He tried again giving him a little shake.

"Why?"

"Wh�"

"Why? Why Gohan?" Duo blinked focusing his tear filled eyes on the 
other boy. "Why did you do that? You could have been hurt or worse 
yet killed. Why did you go and interfere in something that didn't 
involve you?" He was practically yelling when he finished.

Gohan picked up Duo's hands and squeezed them tightly. "I had to
stop them."

"But why?" he cried desperately.

"Because they could have hurt someone. One of these shoppers might 
have been shot."

"So what Gohan! So what if they died. YOU could have died trying to 
save them and you know what, they wouldn't have cared one bit. So
why would you help them?"

"Because I can."

"What? What do you mean?"

"Duo I have special powers that enable me to help others. I can help 
those who can't help themselves." Gohan pushed the hair from Duo's 
eyes and lightly caressed his cheek. "Duo if I just sat back and 
watched people die when I knew I could have helped them�I
wouldn't be able to live with myself. If I can save people then I 
will and I don't do it for the thanks or recognition. It is my job, 
my duty to protect those weaker then me because�who else do they 
have?"

Gohan's words repeated over and over in Duo's head as Gohan helped
him home. /Who else do they have�who else�do they have? /




Gohan set his fork down and studied Duo worried. The boy hasn't said 
a word since they got back from the mall and now he was picking at
his food. He watched as Duo swirled the fork around his plate never 
lifting it to his mouth.

"Duo what's the matter?"

Duo looked at Gohan and when his violet eyes met blue they quickly 
skittered away.

"Did I do something wrong? Duo please speak to me. What did I do?" 
Gohan said getting desperate. He pushed their plates away and took 
Duo's hands.

Duo lowered his head to his arms and started to cry holding tightly
to the other's hands. He lifted his tear drenched face, drilling 
Gohan with his sad eyes.

"Gohan you didn't do anything wrong. You did everything right." He 
wiped his face on his shoulders not wanting to release Gohan for a 
second. "Everything you said makes sense Gohan. You help others 
because you care. You care about every single person whether they're 
good or evil and you would die to protect any one of them."

"So what's the matter?"

Duo laughed softly. "Nothings the matter Gohan." Duo took a deep 
breath and whispered, "Everything that happened today made me realize 
how much I love you." Duo got up and walked to Gohan's chair. He 
cupped Gohan's face in his hands and gently kissed the stiff lips. 
"I love you Gohan."

Gohan was in shock. He couldn't believe Duo actually said the words. 
The words he has been holding back because he didn't want to
frighten Duo by pushing to fast. And here he sat to stumped to say 
anything back when he finally had the chance. Gohan pulled Duo onto 
his lap and held him tightly, waiting for his voice to come back. He 
kissed his mark on Duo's neck and rested his head on the boy's 
shoulder.

"I thought it was to soon Duo. I didn't think you were ready to hear 
those words much less say them yourself," Gohan admitted. He clasped 
Duo's braid and pulled on it slightly wanting to see the boy's face.

"I love you too."

Duo threw his arms around Gohan's neck and buried his face in the 
blond hair. "I know you do. You love everyone. Your heart is so 
big, bigger then mine."

Gohan pulled on the braid again, putting space between them. He 
looked at Duo confused. "Duo�?" Duo placed a finger over
Gohan's lips.

"Shh Gohan, I know you love me. I see it shining in your eyes every 
time you look at me. I don't deserve it Gohan. At least not right 
now, but I will."

"Duo I don't understand. Of course you deserve it!"

"No I don't. Gohan I was prepared to stay here in this world when I 
knew there was a war going on in mine. I was willing to leave it 
behind even though Deathscythe and me could make a difference in the 
war. I could help bring peace and in the long run save thousands of 
lives. I'm ashamed I even considered ignoring my world."

"What are you saying?"

"I love you Gohan and because I do I'm going to return to my world
and try to bring peace. I'm going to save the innocent lives that
are caught in the middle of the war. And then I'll deserve your 
love."

Gohan just stared at Duo disbelieving. Did Duo just say he was going 
to leave him? No that can't be. He's finally found the love of his 
life and he's going to lose him all ready.

"No! No Duo no. I won't let you go. How can you even talk about 
leaving me? Do you think I'm just going to stand by and let you go? 
No Duo I won't let you!"

Duo lifted Gohan's chin and gazed into his watery eyes. "Right now 
people could be dying when they don't have to. Maybe I can save them 
maybe I can't, but I'm going to try. For you and me Gohan, for our 
love."

Gohan buried his face in Duo's chest his voice thick with tears. 
"But what about us Duo? I don't want to lose you."

"I don't think you have to."

"What?" Gohan's head shot up, hope shining in his eyes.

"I think I know how I got to your dimension. Prof. G, the creator of 
my gundam, installed a device that lets me travel through dimensions. 
I'll put it in reverse to return to my world and then when the war
is over I'll flip it again and come back here."

Gohan held Duo tighter. "You will come back to me?"

"Of course I will!" Duo said kissing the quivering lips. Duo
trailed his lips to Gohan's ear licking the outer curve. "Let's go
to bed," he whispered.

Gohan shivered his skin tingling from head to toe. He picked Duo up 
and headed for his room. The boy sucked on his lobe, thrusting his 
tongue inside, causing him to grow hard. Gohan tossed Duo onto the 
bed and had him stripped before he stopped bouncing.

"Gohan�"

"Yes?" Gohan asked joining Duo on the bed, having striped himself. 
Duo pushed Gohan onto his back and leaned over him, snaking his hand 
down the muscular body. He grasped Gohan's erection and squeezed
hard making Gohan moan.

"You better not fuck me that fast."

The thought of being inside Duo had Gohan throbbing, his staff
growing harder. He knocked the boy's hand from his body and flipped 
him over, reversing their positions. He latched his mouth onto one
of Duo's nipples, first circling it and then stabbing it with his
tongue. Gohan slipped his fingers into the boy's mouth getting them 
slickwith saliva and then pulled them out moving them down Duo's
body. He moved his mouth to the other nipple and bit down, drawing 
Duo's attention away from the discomfort at the finger he slipped 
passedthe tight ring of muscles in his ass. He worked the finger 
until itmoved freely and then slipped in another. Soon he had all 
four fingers thrusting into Duo driving the boy wild.

"Gohan I want you inside me," Duo panted, spreading his legs wide.

Gohan moved over the boy settling between the long legs and laced 
their fingers together over Duo's head. He slowly pushed the tip of 
his erection into Duo not wanting to hurt the boy, but Duo was having 
none of that. He wrapped his legs around Gohan's waist and thrust up 
on the hard staff. Duo arched off the bed screaming Gohan's name at 
being filled so completely. Gohan moaned as he was plunged so 
suddenly into Duo's tight sheath the warm sensation squeezing him
from all sides.

Gohan gave Duo a long kiss, holding still and letting Duo's body 
adjust to his. When the boy started wriggling beneath him, growing 
inpatient, he slowly pulled out until the tip was at Duo's entrance 
then thrust back in, whispering "I love you" into the eager mouth. 
Duo arched up meeting Gohan's thrust with his own, driving the 
hardened flesh in farther. He was making little noises each time 
Gohan pushed into him until Gohan changed the angle of his thrusts, 
hitting the spot that had Duo seeing stars and screaming.

Gohan started moving faster his stomach rubbing hard against Duo's 
erection. He released Duo's hand and reached between their bodies, 
grasping the boy's throbbing flesh. He pumped it twice and had Duo 
exploding, spilling his seed on both of them. Duo bit Gohan's 
shoulder and scraped his nails down the muscular back as he pulsed 
into Gohan's grip.

Gohan rammed into Duo quickening his pace as Duo's muscles clamped 
down on him, bringing him closer to the edge. Duo slid his hand down 
Gohan's moist back and pushed a finger through the cleft of his 
rhythmically clenching cheeks. He forced his finger past the pucker 
of muscle and into Gohan's body, causing Gohan to arch off the bed
and ejaculate into him. Duo slid his hand back up Gohan's back and 
wrapped his arm around his neck, bringing him down for a slow kiss.

Gohan panted down into Duo's sweaty face, brushing his damp hair from 
his forehead. When he got his breathing under control he kissed
Duo's pink cheeks and carefully withdrew. He settled on his back and
pulled Duo to him.

Duo rested his head on Gohan's chest and kissed the salty skin. "I 
love you."

"I love you too," Gohan whispered kissing the top of Duo's head. 
Soon they were both asleep spent from their vigorous activity.



Gohan woke up with Duo snoring in his ear. He gazed at the peaceful 
face and brushed his fingers down the soft skin. Duo cooed and
leaned into the caress. Gohan lightly kissed Duo on the lips and 
carefully got out of bed, getting dressed and leaving the house. /I 
can't take the chance! /


Duo stretched and slid his arm across the bed finding it empty. He 
sat up and looked around finding nothing, but a note on the bedside 
table. Duo crawled across the bed and picked it up, sensing
something was wrong.

"Gohan! No!"

When Duo was done reading the note he threw it aside and quickly got 
dressed. He had to hurry and catch Gohan before it was to late.

Dear Duo,
I won't be gone long. I need to take care of
some unfinished business and then we can 
always be together. I can't let you leave.
Love,
Gohan



Gohan stared up at the sleek metallic body of Deathscythe, impressed 
with Bulma's work. The gundam was almost complete. It was a lot 
taller then he thought it would have been.

/Duo how can I let you leave in this thing back to a world that
caused you nothing but pain? I can't let you leave! What if�what
if�you'll thank me in the end and then we can be happy together. /

Gohan powered up, causing his energy level to shoot up. He flew back 
giving himself some room.

"Sorry Deathscythe, but I'm not letting you take Duo away from me." 
He raised his arms preparing for the Kamehameha.

"Gohan wait!" Duo yelled.

Duo stepped from the forest to find Gohan by his gundam. The boy was 
glowing a bright yellow color with blue currents weaving around his 
body. Duo could feel the energy emitting from Gohan and knew he was 
going to do something to his Gundam.

"Gohan don't do it!" Duo cried running towards the boy. The closer
he got to Gohan the harder it was for him to move. It was as if an 
invisible force was pushing him away from Gohan.

"Stay back Duo. I need to do this."

"You can't."

"If I destroy Deathscythe Duo then you don't have to leave and we can 
be together."

Duo inched his way to Gohan, finally within touching distance. He 
wrapped his arms around Gohan's neck and pressed his body to the 
other's. "Why Gohan? I thought you understood why I have to go 
back."

"What if you can't come back Duo? What if your gundam is ruined 
or�you die? What if you die while you're fighting in the war? I 
can't let that happen!" Gohan stated holding on tight to Duo.

"Do you really want me to ignore people in need Gohan? Is that the 
kind of person you want me to be?"

Gohan stared into Duo's sad eyes and powered down. "NO Duo I don't. 
It's that I just met you and you mean so much to me. I didn't know
it was possible to feel like this about someone and now that I have 
you I don't want to lose you."

Duo pulled Gohan's lips to his and kissed him deeply not releasing 
them until his lungs started burning. He reached into his pocket and 
pulled out his switchblade. "I promise I'll be back Gohan, but if
you start to lose hope pull this out and remember. I love you and I 
will be back. I swear!" Duo said cutting his braid in half. He 
closed Gohan's hand around the two-foot braid and kissed him again.

"Duo your hair!" he replied shocked.

"For you Gohan. You gave me your love and I can't tell you how much 
that means to me. In return I'm giving you my life. I know you'll 
take care of it."

"You didn't have to cut your hair."

"I know. I just wanted to give you something to remember me by," Duo 
said. He grinned and wrapped his arms around Gohan again. "We still 
have a few hours before Bulma's done with Deathscythe. Will you take 
me flying?"

"Anything for you love." Gohan picked Duo up in his arms and took
off into the sky.




Bulma pulled Duo to her computer. "I want to show you the changes I 
made in Deathscythe. I up dated this part and rearranged this over 
here so you should be able to move more quickly and with more 
flexibility. Cool huh!"

"Thanks Bulma. You know for helping me out and everything. I 
couldn't have done it without you." Duo gave her a quick hug and
then left.

"Is he all right Gohan?" she asked worried.

"He's going back to his world to help fight for peace. He's probably 
thinking about what occurred in his absence. Thanks Bulma. I'll
talk to you later."

"Sure Gohan. Bye." /What about you Gohan are you going to be all 
right? /




"I'm not going to say goodbye Gohan because I'm going to see you 
again. It might take me awhile, anywhere from a few months to a
year, but I will be back. Will you wait for me?" Duo asked looking
up at Gohan for the last time.

Gohan brushed a tear from Duo's face trying to hold his own back. "I 
will. I love you Duo," he murmured pulling the boy into his arms. 
He kissed Duo's eyes, brow, nose, not missing any part of his face. 
"Take care. I want you to return in one piece."

Duo threw his arms around Gohan and hugged him tightly. "I love
you!" He gave him a hard kiss then scrambled up his gundam. He
closed the hatch as soon as he sat down; afraid he'd throw himself at 
Gohan and never leave his arms.

Duo powered up his gundam and watched Gohan through the vid screen. 
He caressed the figure on the screen with his fingers.

"I'll be back soon my love, wait for me," he said blowing the boy a 
kiss.

Duo flew Deathscythe into the air wanting to get far enough from the 
land so he wouldn't effect anything. When he was high enough he 
flipped the switch, watching the earth waver below and then disappear 
altogether.

/I love you. /




Gohan watched Duo fly farther away from him and didn't leave until he 
could no longer feel Duo's life force.

"He's gone, but he will be back." Gohan pulled out Duo's braid and 
rubbed it against his cheek. He turned and headed home to his 
parents. The memories at the cabin too fresh and painful.


"Gohan what are you doing here? Where's Duo?" Chi-Chi asked
surprised to see her son so soon. Gohan looked so sad and she 
couldn't see Duo anywhere. "What's wrong?"

"He's gone," Gohan whispered.

"He's gone?" Chi-Chi was shocked. "Is it because of me?"

Gohan looked at his parents and smiled. "No mother, he had to leave. 
He went back to his own world to help the fight for peace. It's 
something he needed to do."

Chi-Chi drew her son into her arms trying to comfort him. "I'm sorry 
Gohan. What are you going to do?"

"Wait."

"Wait?"

"I'm going to wait for his return, like I said I would. After the
war is over he's going to return to me."

"You let him go?"

"I couldn't stop him father. He needs to help the people from his 
world before he can settle here." He pulled out Duo's hair. "He'll 
be back and I'll be waiting."




Quatre watched Duo repair his gundam. Duo use to be a chatterbox,
but now the boy hardly said a word. At first he thought something
was wrong that maybe it had something to do with his hair, but then
he noticed how happy Duo was. He seemed more at peace with himself 
and he wondered what happened to Duo when he disappeared three months 
earlier. He tried to ask Duo what happened those few days he was 
missing and all the boy would say was that love happened.

Initially Quatre thought he was talking about Heero since they had 
been on missions together earlier in the war, but Duo denied it, 
saying his love was from another dimension. Quatre looked at Duo 
sadly thinking he has finally lost his mind and then he smiled.

"At least he's happy," he whispered.

"What did you say Quatre?" Duo asked pausing in his repairs.

"I said after we save the scientists and take control of Libra the
war will be over. Are you ready?"

"I'm always ready to kick some ass!" Duo cheered. /It's been three 
long months, but the end is finally here Gohan. I'll be returning 
soon. /

"I'm glad to hear that because it's time to move. Does everyone know 
what to do? Duo?" Heero asked striding into the hanger bay.

"Gee Heero why do you always pick on me?" He whined swallowing hard 
at the glare he received and quickly answered Heero. "I need to find 
the scientists and protect them until the rest of you take over 
command of Libra."

"Good. Let's go."



Duo moved from cell to cell searching for Prof. G and the others. He 
was almost to the last room and still empty handed, wondering if Oz 
was holding them somewhere else. He opened the door to the last cell 
and let out a relieved sigh.

"Hi Docs. Follow me if you want to live."

Duo led them down many twisting hallways, turning this way and that 
finally ending up in the canteen. Duo thought this would be a good 
place to hide for awhile. When he had them settled he turned to
Prof. G.

"Prof. you know that device you installed in Deathscythe, the one you 
told me to use as a last resort. Well it transported me to another 
dimension."

"It did? That was unexpected. It was suppose to transport you to a 
different point in space. Hum I must have connected the wires
wrong," he said scratching his head. He looked at Duo as the boy 
chuckled. "You seem to be happy with my miscalculations boy."

"I am. I fell in love with a boy in the other world and I can't wait 
to get back to him. I promised him I'd return after the war ended
and we achieved peace in this world."

"Whoa whoa whoa. Hold on a minute Duo. You can't return to that 
dimension."

"What! What are you talking about?" Duo asked slowly.

"When I built that device I installed a safety mechanism so Oz would 
never be able to predict where you popped up. What that means is
that you'll never know where the space distorter will send you next."

Duo stared at G his eyes becoming bleak. "You mean I can't return to 
the other dimension," he whispered.

"You could end up there, but you'd never know when. It could happen 
the next time you flipped the switch or it could take you a million 
flips to reach the dimension you're looking for. Like I said you 
can't predict where you'd end up."

"No! This can't be. I promised him," Duo yelled jumping to his
feet. He wasn't paying attention so spotted the soldier too late. 
They both got off a shot Duo's making its mark and killing the
soldier instantly, the soldier's piercing Duo's lung. Duo fell to
the ground.




Gohan was walking to the sink to put away his dinner dishes and 
dropped them halfway there when he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

"Are you all right Gohan?" Goku asked.

Gohan rubbed his chest. "It's not me�it's Duo. Something's
happened to him. His life force is growing weaker by the minute."

"How is it possible for you to know that?"

"I don't know father," he cried. "All I know is Duo's dying and 
there's nothing I can do. Damn it!"

Chi-Chi couldn't stand to see Gohan in so much pain. She had vowed 
she'd get those two together and nothing has changed. She had to
find a way to save Duo. She ran to Gohan's room and retrieved the 
photo of the two sleeping boys. This had to work.




Quatre knelt at Duo's bedside. He had found the boy bleeding on the 
floor and with the help of the five old men, they transferred him to 
sick bay, but it was too late. Duo was dying. Quatre forced a smile 
when the violet eyes fluttered open.

"How are you feeling Duo?"

"Like I've been shot," he laughed weakly.

Quatre took Duo's pale hand in his. "I thought you'd like to know 
that we've won. The bad news is that you won't live long enough to 
see peace come about."

Duo pressed Quatre's hand in understanding. "It's all right. I'm 
glad peace is finally attained. I just found out I can't return to 
the man I love so I'd rather die then live without him." Duo coughed 
spitting up blood. "I guess our love wasn't meant to be."

"Maybe our love wasn't meant to be, but it happened and I'm never 
letting you go!"

"Gohan?!" Duo cried trying to sit up, but gentle hands held him to
the bed.

"Yes love it's me. Did you think I would let you die without doing 
anything about it?" Gohan asked reaching into his poach.

"But how did you get here?"

"It was my mother's idea. Here eat this and then I'll tell you all 
about it," Gohan said holding a sensu bean to Duo's lips. Duo ate
the bean and waited for Gohan to finish.

"My father," he turned and waved to his dad, who happened to be 
pigging out on the stale sick bay food, "can instantly transport 
himself places and it was my mother's idea for him to try
transporting himself here to your dimension. At first it didn't work 
because my father couldn't get a fix on you, but with the picture my 
mother took of us, the braid you gave me, and the bond between us my 
father was able to pin point your location. And so here we are."

"But Gohan I've been shot and I'm dying," Duo cried.

Gohan brushed his fingers over Duo's chest placing his hand over the 
boy's beating heart. "No you're not. The bean I gave you healed all 
your wounds." He leaned down and pressed his lips to Duo's. "You're 
going to live." He pulled Duo into his arms and held him tight. "I 
love you."

"And I love you Gohan, very very much!" Duo cried throwing his arms 
around Gohan.

"Are you two ready to go," Goku asked approaching the couple.

"Sure dad as soon as Duo's ready."

Duo smiled into Gohan's eyes. "I'm ready, I've always been ready." 
Duo turned to Quatre. "Thanks Quatre. Take care of Deathscythe for 
me. I won't be needing him anymore."

Goku placed his fingers to his forehead. "Okay you two hold on 
tight."

"Gohan remind me to thank your mother when we get home," Duo called 
out before the three of them disappeared.

Quatre rubbed his eyes making sure he wasn't seeing things, but Duo 
and his companions didn't reappear. He looked down at the bed and 
found Duo's braid and a picture of Duo with the blond boy. /Hmm I 
guess Duo wasn't crazy after all. /


The End
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