This fic was inspired by Heero's Baby and Baby's Lullaby by Trio-Spade: who sadly hasn't posted in years. This is for you my friend. I only own Crystal, her dog and anything else that's new. Note: Zechs moved in after Noin died in an accident about a week after Endless Waltz, Heero comforted him at her funral, a month later the started to date and he moved in. This takes place 2 years after Endless Waltz.

Heero Yuy, Milliardo Peacecraft, better known as Zechs Merquise, Trowa Barton and Quatre Rabbra Winner were worried. Their friends\house mates\fellow ex-gundam pilots; Duo Maxwell and Chang Wufei had an on-off relationship, currently off and it was affecting Duo badly. This time it was caused by Duo playfully suggesting to Trowa and Quatre's adopted war orphan daughter of one whole year; Crystal, to name her new Golden Retriever puppy something like Nataku, Wu-dog, Shenlong or Altron. Wufei wasn't amused at his lover's suggestions. In the end Crystal chose to name the sandy furred dog Sandrock, even though it was Trowa's idea to give the blond, green eyed six year old girl the animal. Hey, does naming a dog Heavyarms make sense to you? I didn't think so.

Anyways, not too long after the latest break up and Wufei moving back to his old room, Duo started to get sick in the mornings.

"Duo," said Heero, as he tried to get the braided pilot to eat some toast, "Open your mouth!"

Duo kept his mouth shut tight as Heero tired to feed him. If he ate, he would have something to throw up, if he had something to throw up, he probably would, and if he threw up again he would be dragged to Sally's clinic and he hated doctors, even if said doctor was a friend. Crystal stole a glace at the stair case, upstairs in his room was where Wufei spent most of his time now unless Duo was gone, he even ate up there.

"Uncle Duo," said the child, "I heard Momma(Quatre, don't ask why she calls him that she just does) tell Poppa(Trowa), Uncle Heero and Uncle Zechs that if you don't at least try to eat they will take you to see Dr Sally, even if you don't puke. Cause if you don't eat then they'll know that you're not feeling well."

She then took a sip of milk which left a cute little mustache on her face, Trowa cleaned it off before playfully tapping her nose with the napkin making her giggle. Duo sighed, he knew she wouldn't lie about something important like a 'family' member's health. So he snatched the toast from the Perfect Solider and was about to eat it when his stomach did somersaults. He bolted to the kitchen sink and lost what little food he had in his body. Trowa turning on the water to wash out the vomit as Heero rubbed his braided best friend's back.

"Crystal, sweetie, go tell your Uncle Wufei that we need him to watch you while we take Duo to see Sally," Quatre told his adopted daughter.

"Ok Momma," said the child before she ran upstairs.

Now Wufei knew about Duo being ill, it was hard for him not too. And he was worried, but he was still a little mad at Duo for his joke. Despite that he hoped that his Shimigami would get better.

"Uncle Wufei!" he heard his 'neice' call, "Momma said that you need to watch me while he, Poppa, Uncle Heero and Uncle Zechs take Uncle Duo to see Dr. Sally."

He opened the door to see the child still in her Pjs with her dog standing beside her wagging his tail.

"Is that so?" he said, leaning in the door-frame.

"Uh-huh. Uncle Wufei, are you ever gonna make up?" she asked.

"Eventually, Crystal, eventually. Now why don't you go get dressed and we'll take Sandrock for a walk in the park," he told her.

"Ok!" she cried running to her own room with Sandrock the Golden Retriver on her heels.

Wufei sighed as he watched her go, his hand cluthcing a small velvet covered box in his pocket.

Sometime Later at Sally's Clinic with the others...

Duo glared at the other four former pilots present as he crossed his arms over his chest which was covered by a hospital gown. In fact other then that all he had on was his underwear. Sally had drawn blood and taken a urine sample. Now they were just waiting for her to return with the results.

"I swear I'm feeling better! I bet it's just the flu!" he told the others.

"Duo," said Zechs, "First off you said that you were feeling better yesterday afternoon but you still got sick this morning and secondly you got a flu shot just like the rest of us. Quatre made us remember, he didn't want to risk Crystal getting sick."

"Yeah, yeah, Q's such a good mommy," said Duo, pouting.

The shorter blond blushed slightly.

"Behave," said Trowa which meant 'Duo if you don't stop teasing my husband I'm gonna hurt you.'

Duo was about to say something back when Sally came in with a serous look on her face.

"Duo, I need you to spread you legs with you knees bent and your underwear off," said Sally.

Duo did as he was told although the other were sceptical but they kept quiet. Sally draped Duo knees with a sheet and started to do something.

When Duo felt Sally's gloved hand poking around he shot up, clutched his knees to his chest and cried, "Hey! Sal, in case you didn't know I'm gay!"

"Duo Maxwell! I'm trying to help you so either stop squirming or I will get the others to hold you down!" she snapped at him, and despite the mask over her face he could tell she was mad.

He gulped and let her do her work, biting his lip as he felt her poke around.

After a few minutes(It felt like forever to Duo) she took off the gloves and said, "Well, I just confirmed my theory..."

"What theory?" asked Quatre as Duo pulled his undies back on.

"Well, have any of you heard of an Uterus implant?" she asked.

All the boys nodded. The Uterus implant was the creation of a previously small and unknown medical company. It had made the dreams of many gay and barren couples of children come true without making test tube children, although it was still new... most of the children born using this invention were only a few months old. But what did it have to do with Duo?

"Apparently Duo was the first successful human test subject because his womb shows signs of a previous pregnancy that was aborted. I did a little hacking and found that during the war the company had its research funded by Oz in exchange for using their prisoners a test subjects whenever they asked," Sally had answered their unasked question, "The company weren't the ones who did the abortion by the way...that was Oz. After that the company broke all ties with Oz, apparently they were mad about the whole abortion. My theory is that Oz was planing on using the whole dead unborn child thing to break Duo's spirit."

Duo by now as crying, his arms warped around his stomach. Trowa wrapped his arms around the smaller brunette and allowed him to cry into his chest.

"If it helps at all Duo, the little one wasn't even an embryo when it was aborted, it was still a zygote, just a clump of cells," said Sally.

"So...it felt no pain?" asked Duo sniffing.

"That's right. It felt no pain," the woman replied stroking her patent's hair.

"But what are we supposed to tell Wufei? I mean he's obviously the father," said Zechs.

"You forgot about Crystal. She's been worried about Duo and she has a right to know," Heero pointed out.

Quatre had picked up a few leaflets about the Uterus implant which was currently reading and said, "Hey Trowa...What do you think Crystal would say about becoming a big sister?"

"We'll talk about that later, Angel," said Trowa.

Heero was about to say something to his husband but Zechs gave him a look that meant they would also talk later.

At the park a while later...

"Are you sure Momma?" Crystal asked as she stood behind a tree her red cellphone with a cellphone decoration shaped like Heavyarms in by her ear as Sandrock did his business.

"I am sweetie. Duo knows that I'm telling you but you have to promise not to tell Wufei. Understand?" she heard her adoptive mother ask on the other end of the line.

"Mission accepted!" she replied doing a rather cute impression of wartime Heero, "But will Uncle Duo still come to my dance recital?"

There was a moment of slince before Quatre replied, "He said he wouldn't miss it for the world. We'll see you later at the house."

"Bye!" she chimed.

"Crystal! It's time to go!" called Wufei.

"Coming!"

Meanwhile...

Quatre shut his own cellphone, and looked back at the others in the car. Duo was asleep in the back, his head on Heero's shoulder, Zechs sat on Heero's other side looking out the window at the moment. Trowa was driving, while Quatre of course rode shotgun. It was easy to see that Duo was upset, the tracks of his tears still fresh on his soft face. Everyone in the vehicle knew that Duo was worried about Wufei's reaction...Would he move out and never speak to them again? Possibly. Force Duo to get an abortion...Nah...Wufei wasn't that kind of guy.

When they got home Zechs carried the still sleeping Duo to his bedroom, where he uncosicly clung to Wufei's pillow, his tears flowing once more. There he slept until dinner.

TBC