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"Trusting You,"
Part 7
by Shi-chan
Nothing Is Forever

Duo stared at Heero in shock for several seconds before Duo realized what he had done. When he did, he blushed and cast his eyes downward to avoid Heero's penetrating gaze.

/Why did you do that? Why didn't you...hit him, or slap him, or yell? What kind of man are you?/

//There's something there.//

Deep inside Duo hated to admit the thrill that had run through him when Heero's lips had brushed his cheek. It was like something long forgotten, or a premonition of something to come...he turned his face upward to meet Heero's colbalt-blue eyes. "What brought that on?"

Heero blinked in surprise, then blessed Duo with a half-smile. "I wanted to see what you would do."

"What did you expect me to do?"

Heero raised his eyesbrows. "Not that." Was that what you wanted me to do, Heero? Is this a test? If it is, I'm up to the challenge, if it means finding that lost peice of me that I'm sure must be you...




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Back at the Winner residence, Duo lay on his bed and stared at the ceiling. //So now what?//

/Next time he does that, I'm going to sock him./

//You enjoyed it.//

/Impossible./

//He said you were friends. What if you really were more than 'just friends?'//

/You should stay away from him. He's bad news./

//Why, are you afraid that you might actually have feelings for him?//

Duo sighed deeply and tried to ignore his own conscience. "This is not normal. You are _not_ supposed to have feelings like that for another man."

//Even if he's your best friend?//
//Even if he's more than a friend?//
//Were you lovers before the accident?//
Duo tried to take back the offending last thought, but to no avail. It would certainly explain the feeling inside him when he saw Heero, would explain why Heero had drifted away from him. //I don't remember him, and he's hurt.//

//I guess I should spend more time with him, like I was planning,// Duo thought. //Maybe I can figure this out.// He decided that no matter what Heero Yuy did to him or made him feel, he was going to be his friend.



No matter what it took.




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Heero sat in Wing for a long time after Duo left, just thinking. Was is possible that Duo, or at least this new Duo, might have feelings for him as well? The American hadn't pulled away from the quick kiss, hadn't flinched, hadn't jumped, hadn't screamed. This went against all the new opinions he had formed of the ex-pilot.


//I'll observe him for a while,// Heero finally decided. //Maybe we can at least be friends after all.//