Disclaimer: Don't own them but like to come up with answers to situations that start as 'what if....?' this is one of them.
Warning: AU, Profanity, Shounen Ai, Violence, Aghast, and all that other good stuff.
Pairings: 1X2 and eventual 3X4
a/n: lol. thanks to all of you who have taken an interest in this story of mine. i hope this part of the story lives up to your if there's errors...i don't have a beta for this. don't forget to R&R! Enjoy ^_^
It's the Climb
Part 4
The climb was tricky. The amount of green on the branches had thickened, and though the moon was out in the cloudless sky, it did little to illuminate Heero and Duo's path on the way to the top. The wood planks were slimy, from the onslaught of wear and tear, and there were many times they had to skip steps in order to prevent falling right on their ass.
"Ow." Duo looked up into the darkness, the outline of Heero rubbing his head lightly, groping (a/n:heehee) around what seemed to be flat surface with his other hand. Heero grunted, finding the latch and flicking it open, pushing the trapdoor up. He pulled himself up, and waited for Duo to finish his way to the top before extending his hand out to help.
Duo looked up at the hand in surprise, but gave a small smile and accepted the help. Heero pulled him in, and when they were both safe in the wooden room, closed the trapdoor. Just as he stood up, there was a soft click, and the room was filled with soft glowing lights, twinkling around the room like a sky full of stars. Heero scanned the room, his chest swelling with some unknown emotion.
There were high windows on all for sides of the room, another door to walk through, leading to steps that extended throughout the whole tree, taking you to different parts, depending on which steps you took. There was a couple of bean bag chairs in the corner, a small coffee table in the center of the room, a small portable jukebox on a wall shelf along with other things the boys had collected , and there pushed up against the wall under the window facing north, was a double sized bed. Heero gulped, recalling his last night here, a small flush spreading throughtout his body.
"Remember, Ro?" Heero scanned the room, realizing that Duo was now sitting on a bean bag chair, foot prompt up on the nearest window sill, his hands linked together, resting on his stomach. Heero felt his legs moving to sit beside the braided boy, body parallel to his, staring at his face. Heero nodded. "How could I forget?"
It had been a dream come true. After getting thrown out of the house by his auntie and uncle numerous times for causing a ruckus, Heero's uncle Odin decided that what the boys needed was a tree house. A place they could call their own, mess up however way they pleased. Duo, Heero and Trowa were ecstatic.
They helped their uncle whenever they weren't busy with their chores or homework, whether it was getting him cool drinks after working on the construction in the hot sun, or bringing him the smaller wood they could carry in their little arms.
By the start of summer, it was ready.
"Come on, Duo!" A very much excited seven year old, Heero Yuy, exclaimed. Racing his braided friend Duo and his cousin Trowa out the front door with a slam, Heero ran as fast as his little legs could muster, picking up speed as the tree got closer and closer. " Hurry up Duo! Trowa it's FINISHED!"
He sprinted the rest of the way, coming to a halt a foot away from his uncle, who had begun to pack away his tools. "Heeeeeewo!" Duo whined, as he stopped next to him, hands on his little knees, panting. "You couldn't wait for me?"
Heero turned to his friend, and a sheepish smile graced his lips. He rubbed a small hand over Duo's back, soothing the boy until his breathing went back to normal. "Sorry Duo." His uncle chuckled and with a pat on each of the boy's heads, he walked in the direction of the house. "Play nice ya hear?"
"Yes, uncle!" Three little voices replied, their heads turning back to the task at hand. They had a long afternoon a head of them, having just finished lunch; sweet corn with potatoes and ham, washed down with boxes of apple juice. The three youngsters approached the crickety steps, looking up to try and see where the steps stopped and failing.
"Let's go, Ro!" Duo prodded, reaching up and beginning the climb slowly, one foot after another. Heero turned to Trowa, whose eyes danced around the branched above, before turning to him and shrugging, following after Duo. Heero followed suit, and the three made their way into the unknown.
From then on, they spent every moment they could in the tree house. Trowa always took to exploring the other ways around the tree, sitting on a branch on a different part of the tree, and playing his flute, just one of his little quirks. Duo and Heero remained in the tree house, playing make believe well until the sun went down, and their auntie Emily had to come hollering at them to come in to eat or else. The race back to the house was always as much fun as running back to the tree house.
Soon they got furniture for the place, and the boys took to having sleep overs. They were inseparable. As they grew up, Trowa came with them less frequently, opting instead to visit the vet clinic in town with his sister Cathy. Duo and Heero didn't mind, they had fun with each other, though Trowa still made it a point to play with them once in a while. Everything was innocent, until one faithful night when the boys were 16.
As usual, Duo and Heero were hanging out in the tree house, each studying something for one class or another. The night was cool, silence filling the brightly lit room for book reading pleasure. Suddenly, a loud sigh from Duo, caused Heero to turn his head, eyebrow raised at the sight of Duo lying with the book he had been reading, open on top of his face.
"Ro....this is soooo boring!"
"Hn." He turned his attention back to his book with a roll of his eyes. "Duo study. There's a test tomorrow."
"Gah! But Hee-man we've been at this for hours! Let's take a break!" In a flash, Duo sat up, the book falling from his face to the floor with a thud. "Wanna go down to the lake? My sister and that lover boy of hers is out tonight." Heero shook his head and snorted, turning to look at Duo's mischievous expression. "Don't let me say it again. Study."
Duo huffed, and flopped back into the bean bag chair. There was another few minutes of silence, before he spoke up again. "Hey Ro?Ever wonder what it's all about?"
Heero tilted his head slightly to answer his question. "What what is all about?"
"Yanno dating and stuff? Like what Hilde does?"
Heero said nothing, and Duo shrugged. "Yeah well, I'm sure when I find the right person it'll be great."
"The right person?" Heero found himself curious, all pretense of studying out of his mind completely.
Duo rolled his eyes, counting off on his fingers. "Yeah you know, someone I can always talk to about anything and everything. Someone I can be myself around, and not care about what everyone thinks.
Someone I can count on to have my back...like my best friend. Someone strong, passionate, driven, you know. Brains wouldn't hurt either, someone that can keep up with me." Duo paused, looking thoughtful, and Heero processed everything he listed, mentally checking it off in his head. His description sounded familiar. Duo spoke again only to be cut off by Heero. "Someone-"
"Like me?" Heero watched as Duo abruptly sat up, a dazed look in his eye. The almost shyly, Duo nodded, slowly easing back into the chair, resting on his elbows instead of lying down completely like he had been. "Yeah....like you. I guess." There was a faint flush on his face and Heero thought it quite adorable though wondering what was going through his mind. With a resigned sigh, Heero put away his things, turned down the lights, and plopped unto a beanie chair next to Duo. For a while neither of them saying anything, until on impulse Heero reached out and started tickling Duo.
"Ro! Hahaha....stop it....haha....need...to ....breathe!" Duo rolled around helplessly, his body writhing about. Heero smiled, as he stopped his assault on Duo's body, his fingers tingling from the contact. On another impulse, he brought his hand to Duo's cheek, his fingers ghosting over the flushed skin. Duo's eyes widened and his face blushed a deep red.
"Ro?" Heero's eyes locked with Duo's and just waited. "Yes Duo?" Duo looked away uncertainly, biting his lip. "Do you think we're too old to be....fooling around with each other like that?" Heero tilted his head to the side, thoughtfully. "No, not really. We've always been like this. But we can stop...if you feel uncomfortable."
"NO!No...No" Duo lowered his voice and lifted his eyes to Heero's. "I don't mind. I just....." Heero waited for a moment, before prompting Duo to continue. "You just what?" Duo shook his head, and Heero felt a small pang of hurt. Taking hold of his hands, he rubbed them softly. "Duo, you know you can tell me anything. You just what?"
"I just....think I like it too much." Duo confessed quietly, and Heero just laughed, tapping his nose playfully. "Baka." He chided softly. Duo looked down to where his hands were in Heero's, slightly sweating, and maneuvered them so that they were holding hands, fingers intertwining.
They stayed like that and after awhile, an question popped into Heero's mind. "Duo....do you think...that I'm that 'right person' you were talking about?" Duo raised his eyes slowly to meet Heero's. "You could be...but there's only one way to know for sure." Duo licked his lips, in an attempt to moisten them. Could this really be happening? This was the moment he had been daydreaming about ever since he had reached puberty and gotten a zing down below, after seeing Heero without a shirt on.. He had done so many times before of course, but when he turned to find that plane of washboard abs, something stirred in him and made him restless. In fear of ruining their friendship, he never allowed these feelings to surface. Until now.
"And what would that be?"Heero's voice was low and husky, and for the life of him couldn't figure out why or how it had gotten that way so quickly. Perhaps it was the dimly lit setting. Perhaps it was all the talk about dating stuff. Perhaps it was the fact that he was just 16 and very, very hormonal. Or maybe it was just the sight of Duo, ever so sensuously, whether he knew or not, licking his lips, that flash of tantalizing pink stirring something in Heero's pants. Yup. It was the hormones and definitely the licking.
"Kiss me." Duo breathed, and there was a silent moment in the air. There was tension, sweet lusty sexual tension as the pair glazed intensely at each other. Slowly, ever so slowly, Heero pressed his hands down on both sides of Duo's head, leaning his body halfway over the braided boy. He lowered himself slowly, and Heero was glad he wasn't the only one slightly breathless.
Hovering barely and inch above him, Heero cupped Duo's cheek, closing his eyes as he felt the other boy's breath on his lips, making them tingle. Slowly, cautiously, he closed the distance, his lips on Duo's. It was soft. It was sweet. It was sending tiny sparks up and down his body, making the hairs on the back of his neck standup. And Heero wanted more. Slowly, tentatively, he applied more pressure, groaning as Duo moaned against his mouth. Then, all too soon, they needed oxygen, and Heero withdrew, his eyes locking onto Duo, as his eyes fluttered open.
"Wow." Duo breathed, trying to get his erratic breathing and heartbeat to slow down. "Ro?" Heero nodded. "Yeah?" " I'm damn sure you're the right one." Heero chuckled, and caressed Duo's cheek again. "Can we do that again?" Heero only answered by leaping at Duo, attacking him with kisses.
From then on, they were together, not that many people were surprised or minded. Wherever Heero was, Duo would be, and vice versa. In the beginning, they had taken things slow. A date here, a hot make out session there, never going down the road of no return, always stopping short of dong the very thing that haunted their minds every second in daydreams.
It wasn't until they had been dating for two years, the summer right after graduating high school, that they had taken the next step. That final stretch. And it had been an argument that had prompted it all. They had been in the tree house, Duo stomping in and leaning over the a window sill to get some air, Heero following stoically after him, both returning after a night at the local dance club in the town. They had left after giving everyone a nice show of Heero practically breaking off the hand of a really touchy feely guy that had been dancing with his partner, his hands roaming his body a little too much for his liking. They had argued the whole way back.
"It was just dancing Heero!" Duo hissed, arms folded tightly across his chest. Heero snorted in disbelief, and Duo whipped his head to look at him, hitting Heero with his braid in the process. "Yeah sure. I don't remember dancing having to involve his hand nearly pawing to touch your crotch Duo."
"Yeah well, you didn't have to break his hand."
"I warned him what would happen. Not my fault he couldn't take a hint."
Duo shook his head, knowing that this was beyond arguing with someone as thick headed as Heero. He sighed. "Yeah. You did. At least you remembered before you acted, not like last time." He gave Heero a wary smile, and Heero took it as the argument closed. He walked up to Duo, and placed his arms around him, nuzzling into the brook of his neck. "Duo, I'm sorry. It's just.... I didn't like that look of that guy with his hands all over you." He bit lightly on Duo's earlobe, eliciting a moan from the braided boy.
"Mmmmm.... I know Ro. I'm sorry. Ahhh....so possessive." Heero bit Duo's shoulder, before wrapping his arms tighter, picking up Duo and moving him away from the windowsill. "Damn straight." Duo just moaned and wrapped his legs around Heero's waist, making the boy growl.
He laid Duo on the double bed, thanking whatever god would listen for making him succumb to Duo's request to have one in the tree house. Initially it was only used to lay together, neither of them wanting to spend one second away from each other, the pair talking, caressing, and just enjoying the mere presence of the other for hours on end. That night however, it was intended for a different purpose.
They quickly shed their clothes, and Heero could only stare at his lover's perfect body, the reflection of the moon shining down on the bed and Duo in turn, making him glow with a ethereal beauty. Heero knelt on the bed, his hand reaching behind Duo and flicking his hair tie off, his tresses coming undone.
Slowly he lowered himself unto Duo, and the pair made sweet love to each other all night long.
Afterwards, Duo laid wrapped in Heero's embrace, his head on his chest, Heero's thumb tracing small patterns on Duo's silky back. "Ro?" "Yeah?" Duo lifted his head, reaching Heero's eyes. "I love you."
Heero lifted Duo's cheek, and kissed him slowly. "I love you too."
The following week, Heero had left for his internship, which landed him his current job. He hadn't told Duo, who had to hear it from Heero's aunt and uncle, after searching for his boyfriend all day. Duo then
collapsed from the onslaught of emotions the announcement brought on. After sinking into a depression, he gave up the thought of ever seeing his love again and moved on as best as he could anyway.
And here they were, back to the place that started it all. "Heero?" He turned to Duo and tilted his head. "Yeah?" "I'm glad you came back.." Duo smiled and Heero couldn't help but smile back, though his
thoughts were on how stupid he was to have left Duo so many moons ago. "I am too." They then spent tried catching up in casual conversation, though both had their mind on the last night they had spent together. Oh what a night.
"Ro?"Duo asked again, after a moment of awkward silence. "Yes Duo?"Duo stared intently at Heero straight in his eyes, a fire awakening in its depths. "Kiss me?" And Heero wasted no time in doing just that.
a/n: sorry about the abrupt love scene. I'm still researching the whole butt sex thing. But I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please R&R!
