Overboard
By SilverLady
"Duo!"
Duo sighed as he carefully set the latest batch of cookies on the counter. Moving quickly he headed for the stairs. "What?"
Heero appeared at the top of the stairs and glared down at him. "I've been very patient with you, haven't I?"
Duo frowned. "About what?" Moving slowly, he headed up the stairs towards his obviously irate lover.
"This Christmas kick of yours."
"Um, yeah. I guess."
"I didn't say anything about the eight foot snowman with the six foot bottle of Corona in the front yard."
"No,"
"Nor the life sized Santa and his reindeer on the roof."
"True."
"Or the fact that every tree, bush and blade of grass in the yard is covered in lights."
"Not every blade. I missed a few places."
"And I didn't say anything when you rewired the doorbell to do that stupid laugh every time someone pushes it."
"That's Santa's laugh, I'll have you know."
"Or that you had to push it for two hours straight while you did it."
"I had to make sure it worked right."
"And I've held my tongue about the ten foot Christmas tree in the living room. The room that only has an eight foot ceiling. "
"Slight miscalculation."
"Or that the kitchen counters are about to collapse under the weight of all those Christmas cookies."
"I like cookies. Besides they're for the Christmas bazaar at the youth center."
"Or that you can't walk up the stairs straight anymore because you'll get skewered by the holly in the garland you wrapped around the banister."
Duo tried not to notice how close to the wall he was pressed to avoid said garland. "Maybe I shouldn't have used quite so much holly."
"I've ignored the 'Welcome to Santa's Workshop' sign that you put on the bedroom door."
"Don't you want to know what Santa's working on?"
"And I didn't complain about the huge ball of mistletoe you hung above the bed."
Duo leered up at him. "I ain't complaining about that either."
"So you would say I've been very patient, haven't I?"
"Uh, yeah. I said that already."
"Good. I'm glad you agree with me."
"So what's the point?"
"I don't mind that you want to decorate for the holidays, even if you have gone a little overboard. I know it's just the way you are."
"Thanks, I think."
"But I draw the line at a toilet seat that plays 'Jingle Bells' every time I pee."
"Damn."
