Authors: Deathangelgw and Sarit

Disclaimer: we don’t own the boys, but boy are we gonna have fun with them!!!

Warnings: AU, shounen-ai, angst, sap, fluff, yaoi, lemon!!

Rating: PG-13

Pairings: and now to the good stuff…hinted 2x5x2 and for certain 3x4x1 *purrs*

Note: So cute...heehee...Enjoy and please review!!

‘thoughts’

Arriving back at the orphanage, Quatre stretched his back.  He smiled at Shaina as she sat on the grass, playing marbles with Matt.  Both had a serious expression on their faces as they played with the small glass spheres.  They were waiting for Heero and Duo’s return and for Heero's decision on what to do.

Trowa and Wufei went over by the two youngsters and quietly watched them. They looked over as they heard soft talking and saw Heero walking over with Duo, talking quietly, yet smiling. Duo nodded back, grinning as he replied to what Heero was saying.  He waved to Wufei and Trowa, looking smug.

Snickering, Quatre shook his head.  That smug look could only mean Duo had succeeded in what he had been sent out to do.

Heero smiled and nodded, then waved to the others as they came over. He cocked his head as he watched Shaina and Matt. "Having fun?" he asked quietly before looking at his lover.

Quatre grinned at Heero, smiling lightly.  "They're quite engrossed in their game...correction, they were."

This last was stated after Shaina had looked up.  Seeing Heero, she gave a glad cry, abandoning the game to glomp onto Heero tightly.

Heero stumbled slightly and smiled even more as he hugged Shaina back just as tightly. He murmured softly to her as he ran his fingers through her hair, relaxed and loving. Wufei and Trowa chuckled softly as they shook their heads in amusement. Smiling up at Heero, Shaina bounced up and down, demanding to be picked up.  Matt blinked, and then pouted as he crossed his arms over his chest, feeling cheated out of his playmate.

Smiling at her happily, Heero picked her up and bounced her, laughing softly before asking her questions on her day and if she'd been a good girl. Shaina giggled, bouncing in his arms as she told Heero about the rabbits she'd played with, watching television, playing marbles with Matt.  And she was always a good girl! Heero chuckled softly as he bounced Shaina, and then headed over towards the swings as he listened to her. He asked her what she had for lunch and such things, eyes shining with the prospect of talking about something so normal. Giggling, Shaina told him about the macaroni and cheese she'd had, of the insects that had scared Sister Marie and generally bounced happily in his lap.  She finally demanded that he swing her, giving him a pleading look that she knew would always break him down.

Wufei cocked an eyebrow at Matt, and then blinked as he got an idea. He leaned over and whispered softly to Trowa, who cocked an eyebrow in thought. Quatre looked from Trowa to Wufei, then to Matt.  He arched an eyebrow at his lover, wondering what the two were hashing up.

Trowa smiled secretly at his blond lover before gesturing him and Duo over so they could tell them the 'idea'. Wufei smirked as he went over to Matt and questioned him about 'wanting a family'. Matt blinked up at Wufei, scratching his head.  He responded that a family was okay, he supposed.

Quatre blinked at Trowa, but Duo snickered and winked.  He thought this idea was quite interesting and was more than willing to help out.

Wufei chuckled softly at Matt and asked him if he had any siblings. Blinking more, Matt answered in the negative.  He had been an only child when his parents had died. Wufei smiled gently at Matt and nodded, then asked quietly what he thought of Wufei and the other four pilots. Tilting his head at Wufei, Matt shrugged.  They were okay, he supposed.  Though they spent an awful lot of time with Shaina, which he didn't like. Wufei chuckled softly, and then leaned closer. He said quietly that they were hoping to adopt Shaina...but would he like to be adopted as well? Staring at Wufei in utter shock, Matt could only open his mouth, and then close it.  Wufei was kidding right?

Wufei smiled warmly at Matt and nodded before cocking his eyebrow in challenge. Well? "You want...me?  Why?" Matt asked, his eyes narrowing suspiciously.  No one wanted him. He was the older boy that nobody wanted.  They all wanted the younger kids. Wufei smiled softly, yet sadly. He explained that they knew what it was like to not have family and they also liked him. They also had noticed he had a special connection with Shaina and didn't want that to end.

Still not believing they wanted him for himself, Matt shrugged.  It was much easier to understand they just wanted him for Shaina's peace of mind.  "Sure."

Wufei's grin widened and warmed considerably more as he reached out and ruffled Matt's hair. "Then we shall work to adopt you." He said with a smile. "Hope you can handle five fathers." He winked.

"Sure." Matt shrugged, and then went back to picking up his marbles.  He'd wait and see what they had in mind.

Trowa grinned back at his lover and friend then glanced over as Heero began pushing Shaina on the swing, his defenses crumbling at her pout. "He's going to spoil her," he said with a chuckle.

"No, you think?" Duo asked sarcastically, shaking his head as Shaina all but wrapped Heero around her little finger.  "He's...gah.  That's pathetic!"

Trowa smirked. "Yes, but notice that she also listens to him very well. He's good at keeping it fairly equal."

"Quite true.  He'll make a very wonderful woman...er...I mean father!" Quatre flushed, rubbing his cheeks.  He must be really tired to say that!

Trowa bit his lip as he tried to stifle his laughter as he hid his face. Heero came over with Shaina, smiling softly, and then cocking an eyebrow at Trowa's laughter incapacitation. "Is something wrong, aijin?"

Snickering, Duo waved his hand at Heero, trying to get his own laughter under control.  Quatre blushed a deep red and mumbled that nothing was wrong, before kicking both Duo and Trowa with a growl. Heero cocked his head in confusion as Trowa proceeded to laugh even harder, which meant he got even quieter as he laughed. Growling, Quatre glared at his laughing lover, and then stalked off, muttering to himself about idiot lovers.  Duo only fell over laughing harder at this.

Heero looked at Quatre in distress, and then glared at the snickering Trowa. "Why did you do that?" he asked quietly.

Wiping his eyes, Trowa sighed and smiled up at Heero. "It's ok, Heero...he knows we're just teasing him."

"Yeah, don't be so serious." Duo grinned at Heero, patting his back as he finally got himself under control.

Heero frowned as he put Shaina down. "But you made him upset." He said quietly, eyes filled with worry.

"Heero...it's ok...he'll come back later and everything will be fine." Trowa said warmly as he smiled up at his lover.

"I'm going to go find him." Heero said as he shrugged and went to find Quatre.

Duo shook his head, smirking.  "Heero needs to learn that not everything is done seriously.  I'm sure Quatre will help him with that, though."

Wufei smirked and came back over to the others. "Help with what? And Shaina...why don't you help Matt clean-up before we take you out for dinner?" He said with a smile at Shaina.

Trowa smirked and shook his head. "I'm not even touching it." He said as he leaned back and whistled.

"K!!!" Shaina bounced over to Matt, colliding with him as she giggled. He rolled his eyes, but helped her clean the marbles up they'd been playing with.

"Uh huh.  But you want to." Duo smirked, sticking his tongue out at Trowa.

Wufei chuckled in slight bemusement as Trowa winked at Duo. He glanced over at the kids and clapped his hands. "All right! Go inside and get ready to go!" He said with a smile.

"Come on!!" Shaina grabbed Matt by his arm, pulling him towards the building.  He gave a long suffering sigh, following her inside to get ready.  Duo snickered at his lover and the kids, shaking his head as he followed.

"And they say gay couples are bad influences..." Wufei grumbled as he laced his fingers with his lover and followed the two kids inside with a snickering Trowa behind them.

**~~**~~**

Heero walked around the building, looking for his blond lover worriedly. "Quatre? Doko?" He called softly, eyes peering around for his lover.

"Yes?  Oh, hi Heero.  Everyone all set to go?" Quatre turned from going over the last of the paperwork.  He sat on one of the benches near some trees, smiling at his lover.  He patted the seat next to him, not all upset as he smiled at Heero.

Heero smiled hesitantly back as he sat down. "H-hai...I...well I'm not sure. They should be..." He trailed off and looked down, somewhat confused.

"Really?  That's good." Quatre closed the folder he had been going over, smiling softly at Heero.  Seeing the confusion, he reached out to touch Heero's cheek.  "Heero?  Is something the matter?"

"You...were upset earlier..." Heero mumbled quietly as he looked away slightly. "I...was coming to see if you were all right..."

"Oh...oh!" Quatre smiled, clasping his hand with Heero's.  "Thank you, Heero.  That means a lot to me.  I wasn't really upset, just embarrassed.  They were only teasing, after all."

Heero looked up, worried. "Are you sure?" He looked down quickly, biting his lip.

"Very sure." Quatre smiled, kissing the back of Heero's hand.  "I know they weren't being hurtful to me, Heero.  It was all in jest.  Are you all right?  I know you probably haven't been exposed to much teasing, yes?"

Sighing softly, Heero shook his head. "Iiee...I have been. I just used to never let it bother me. Demo..." He blushed slightly and sighed. "Demo...I don't want anyone hurting you or Trowa..."

"Thank you, Heero. That means a lot to me." Quatre impulsively hugged Heero tightly.  "But I'm not hurt.  I know they were only teasing me.  I also know that none of you would ever hurt me, just as we won't hurt you."

Heero looked up and smiled softly as he nodded. "I know that too. I just was worried...." He looked down, blushing brightly.

"That's okay, Heero.  Don't be ashamed of being worried.  I'm glad you were." Quatre smiled, then reached over and kissed Heero softly.  "It means a lot to me to know you care about me that much.  Thank you."

"You're welcome." Heero said with a soft smile before kissing his lover back. He sighed as he got up and smiled again. "I think they were getting things ready for dinner tonight. Oh...and why was Wufei talking with Matt?"

"Oh that's right, you don't know." Quatre grinned, smiling back at his lover.  "Wufei was inquiring with the young man...we were thinking of adopting him as well, especially with the bond he seems to have with Shaina.  What do you think?"

Heero looked thoughtful as they started walking slowly back to the orphanage. "I think we should if we can." He said slowly as he worked it out in his head. He looked at Quatre for approval on what he said, eyes shadowed.

"Really?  You don't mind?" Quatre grinned, more than happy at Heero's response.  He'd been a bit afraid Heero would be upset at the idea.

"We'll see if we can." Was all Heero said softly as he looked ahead and nodded at the other three former pilots as he and Quatre approached.

Duo grinned, waving to them.  He gave a mock yawn, and then yelped as Quatre poked him with a grin.  "Where are the two...never mind..."

Shaina came squealing out of the house, glomping onto Heero and nearly throwing them to the ground.  Matt followed, rolling his eyes heavenward. Yelping slightly as he laughed, Heero stumbled and steadied himself before swinging Shaina into his arms. He smiled brightly at Shaina as he said, "Ready to go?" He glanced at Matt as well, smiling in welcome.

Wufei and Trowa were snickering behind their hands as they watched the two.

"Yep!!" Shaina giggled, bouncing in Heero's arms excitedly.  It had been a long time since she'd been away from the orphanage.  This was going to be fun!

Quatre rolled his eyes at Wufei, Trowa and the snickering Duo.  He sighed, and then poked all three of them with a slight glare.  Matt didn't notice as he gave a shy smile to Heero.

Wufei yelped and Trowa batted at Quatre's hands as he snickered in amusement. Heero sighed and rolled his eyes at them. "All right...should we go?" He asked as he frowned at the four to 'behave'.

Quatre smiled innocently at Heero, affecting an angelic look just before he poked his friends again for good measure.  Duo squeaked, pouting as he crossed his arms over his chest.

Trowa snagged Quatre's fingers finally and rolled his eyes as Wufei smirked in amusement. Heero sighed heavily and grumbled something in Japanese before leading the way to the car. They were taking the kids to a family restaurant. 'Hopefully it will go well...' he thought as he put Shaina in her car seat.

Squirming in her seat, Shaina bounced up and down excitedly.  Matt shrugged, and then grinned as Duo picked him up and sat him down on his lap in the backseat, buckling them in.  Quatre grinned, winking at the others as he slipped into the front seat.

"We'll have to get a bigger car." Wufei heard Heero mumble as he looked over in concern at Matt on Duo's lap.

"Don't worry about it, Heero...he's in the back, so it's safe." Trowa said soothingly before getting into the car. Heero frowned as he got in and nodded as Wufei slipped in as well. Starting it up, he drove them to the restaurant.

Giggling, Shaina looked around, getting bored.  She giggled, opening the bag of jellybeans in the car seat.  Taking one, she lopped one at Wufei's head, looking as innocent as could be.

"Ack! What hit me?" Wufei asked as he looked around. He frowned as he saw Trowa hiding a smile as he looked down. "Barton? What the heck did you throw at me??" He growled out.

"Nothing." Trowa said, looking innocent as a grin teased his lips.

Shaina giggled, clapping her hands in glee.  Bouncing in her car seat, she pulled out another jellybean.  When Wufei wasn't looking, she lopped it at him once more. Duo bit his lip, trying to keep himself from falling over in laughter.

"Ack!! Duo you dork!!" Wufei looked over sharply as he heard his lover snicker. He frowned as the thought that his lover's hands were empty crossed his mind and he glanced suspiciously at Trowa again.

"What?  I didn't do anything!" Duo protested, biting his lip to keep from snickering too much at his lover.  Wufei was just so clueless.

Giggling more, Shaina pulled out another jellybean, throwing it at Wufei and giggling as the cold piece of candy slid down Wufei's shirt.

"Gah!!" Wufei cried out as he wiggled and tried to get the candy from inside his shirt. Trowa was now laughing hysterically and Heero was grinning in amusement.

Heero finally looked over his shoulder at Shaina while they were at a stoplight. "Shaina...stop throwing stuff or no dessert." He said sternly.

"I'm not throwing anything." Shaina defended herself, hiding the bag of candy where she'd found it and smiling innocently at Heero. This only made Duo and Quatre laugh harder, both wheezing in laughter.

"Shaina." Heero said warningly as he cocked an eyebrow at her, a clear sign that he was in charge and she had better listen. Wufei's muttering as he finally got the candy mingled with the laughter in the car. Smiling innocently, the proverbial halo appeared above Shaina's head as she batted her eyes at Heero and smiled sweetly.

"Gads...she's female all right." Duo groaned, shaking his head.  Matt just blinked.  Shaina was telling the truth if you took her literally.  She wasn't throwing anything at that moment.

"Take the bag, Duo." Heero said as he focused forward and started off towards the restaurant again. "It's under the car seat."

Wufei growled and glared at Shaina. "You, little miss, are in trouble."

Shaina pouted as Duo did just that, taking the bag of candy from under the car seat.  She pouted, crossing her arms over her chest.  Adults were so mean!  She glared right back at Wufei, unfazed. Wufei smirked as he saw her glare and shook his head as he settled in again. They got to the restaurant and got out, chatting amiably.

Pouting, Shaina soon brightened at the sight of the restaurant.  She giggled, bouncing as she held her arms out to Heero. Picking her up with a smile, Heero settled her on his hip before grabbing the bag. Wufei smirked as Trowa stretched and said, "Let's eat!"

"Yeah!!" Duo bounced, his braid flying behind him.  Matt couldn't suppress a giggle as he followed after.  Duo winked at him, taking his hand and leading him along.

Heero smiled softly as he followed after with Shaina. He felt warm and happy...something he'd not had ever in his life. He just prayed that he wouldn't lose it.

TBC