Title: By The Moonlight

Author: Gundam Trinity (Duo Maxwell)

Disclaimer: Nothing. Nada. I own nothing. How very sad that fact is.

Dedication: Madre and Sissy as always!

Summary: Heero hears someone humming on the back padic in the middle of the night. He goes to investegate, finding a sight that he has never seen before.

By The Moonlight

Humming drew Heero down the hallway of the safe house that they had been at for the past week.

Silently he slipped down the hallway. He reached the stairs and all but flew down them as the humming was exchanged for soft siging.

Curiousity sparked as Heero recgnoized the voice. Silently he moved to the back patio door. He stood in the shadows and watched as the moonlight played across alabastar skin and lose wavy chestnut hair. Heero's mouth fell open as Duo continued to sing, his hands pulling the brush up and down the long length. The soft voice floated on the night air and it put Heero at ease some how. Like the war wasn't happening. It was peaceful.

Suddenly the singing stopped and the humming started again. Then that twindled down.

"You know," Duo spoke softly, pulling his hair back behind his head. "you don't need to hide in the shadows Heero." He split his hair in thirds and started to braid it.

"Don't." Heero's voice surprised him and he looked up to see Duo staring at him.

"Come again?"

Heero bit his lip and moved from the shadows. "Your hair. Leave it down."

Duo blinked before his face shifted into one of uncertainty. "A-alright." He took a deep breath and let the strands loose again. Heero slowly made his way over to the chair where Duo was lounging. He sat indian style on the ground, fascinated by the length and shade of Duo's hair. Hesitantly he let his hand reach out on it's own. He caught how Duo sucked in a breath and froze.

"Sorry." He muttered, pulling his hand back.

"No." Duo struggled. "I trust you, go ahead."

Heero's eyes widened a fraction. Duo trusted him that much? "Are you sure?"

A blush spread across Duo's cheeks. "Yeah, I'm sure." Heero nodded and outstretched his hand again. It shifted through silky strands. Heero was mezmorized as the strands shifted through his fingers.

Heero blinked out of his haze at Duo's soft laughter. "What?"

He chuckled. "I've just never seen someone so fascinated by hair."

Heero glared. "It's not, it's not that. It's just so...soft."

Duo grinned. "I shampoo and condition it everyday."

Heero snorted. Heero let his hands continue to shift through Duo's hair as he and Duo talked the night away. It ended with Duo passing out on Heero. With a sigh Heero lifted Duo from the chair and carried him up to their shared room. He set Duo down and went to pull away.

"No." Duo ordered. "Stay."

Heero blinked in surprise, but under Duo's nagging he slid into the bed with him. The long haired teen managed to drap himself across Heero in seconds, humming away. It was the soft deep sound that pulled Heero into the land of sleep, hands on automatic and shifting through the loose strands at will.

END