So I had a bit of a set back with this chapter. I had typed up two pages one night and while I was working on it the following night my comp froze and I lost everything but the original two pages. I couldn't remember exactly what I wrote, but I think what I have written here is actually better than what I originally put. Sorry for the delay everyone
So the whole drive home was rather silent. I was tired and still a little hurt that Heero had forgotten me. Heero on the other hand, seemed to be dwelling intently on something. Whatever it was I could tell he was bothered by it. I could see the small vein in his temple protruding. So I kinda figured whatever he was mad about was severely outweighing my own problems. I thought it best not to broach the subject at the moment and let him brood the whole way home. It was the only way I figured we would survive the ride.
Once we got to his place he seemed to lighten up a bit, I still call it his place since he never said I could stay forever. As far as I knew this whole thing was just a temporary arrangement. I was still sort of looking for my own place as well. Although Heero's house seemed to be the most perfect place in the world for me, I suppose I could be just as happy in an apartment somewhere.
By the time dinner rolled around, Heero seemed to be back to his normal self. We made small talk during the meal and afterwards did the dishes and went out separate ways. Whilst I lay in my room gazing at the ceiling, I contemplated the last few days. I noticed that since I had asked Heero to take things slower, he had taken things –a lot- slower. Not exactly what I had been wishing for, but I suppose he didn't want to push me. So it was there that I decided to take things into my own hands, and by taking things into my own hands I mean, taking Heero out. Just a movie and some dinner probably but at least we would be somewhere other than work or home. Maybe he would lighten up and we could slowly push this relationship along.
The Final Day
So today I woke up just in time to catch Heero coming out of the shower. Let me tell you, as a man with good eyesight that Heero sure has a big….. towel. Seriously! How is a guy supposed to get a little oggling done when the person up for oggling is covered in white fluffiness? I had seen more skin during the wars when he wore the tank and spandex…..mmm spandex. Uhh, anyways, I had just made this towel public enemy number one. I was going to make sure that something happened to it within the next few days… a washing accident, a sudden rip in the laundry. Oh yeah, this towel was going to meet its end.
My morning seemed now ruined, I had rushed awake to get the chance to oggle Heero coming out of the shower and all I got for my trouble was a simple good morning and Heero retreating to his room. Damn, towel. But it appeared I had a knight in shining armor today. I was busy making breakfast, just simple omelets for Heero and I. When suddenly Heero apologized for leaving me the night before. He said something about having a rough day, and he just needed to drive for a while. When he finally looked at the clock he realized it was late. I felt no need to push the subject and instead said it was fine and moved in to give Heero a hug. He seemed to freeze for a moment then slowly relaxed and wrapped him arms around me. That's when the omelet started to burn…. Damn eggs.
About half way into my final day of training I kind of realized the date idea was not so good. Well, not for tonight at least. Unfortunately I would be too tired and the day just didn't seem to be going my way. Maybe I would put it off until the weekend when we were both free of work and hopefully free of stress. Because let me tell you, today was stressful.
I was walking to Heero's office for lunch when I saw Zechs just inside the door. He was dropping off papers or something, but I could only imagine how Heero felt in there all alone. I picked up my steps and walked into the office, beaming with confidence. I then strode directly over to Heero and placed a small kiss on his cheek. I could see Zech's eyes grow a little wide at the gesture. To further my point to show that Heero was taken, I sat in his lap, wrapping my arms around his neck. I gave a quick glance to Zechs with a possessive glare. He seemed meet my challenge and strode forward, gently pushing back a small lock of Heero's hair before beating a hasty retreat from the office. Damn but I felt like biting his hand when he did that.
Heero seemed to be okay for now, a little exhausted by the situation but in no great turmoil. I snuggled in closer to his chest and heard a soft.
"Duo"
I really just wanted to fall asleep here and cuddle for the rest of the day but I knew I couldn't. So I got off his lap and instead just sat in my chair across the room. I pulled out my lunch and began to peck at it. I was a bit nervous, I wanted to bring up the date right now to make sure Heero wouldn't make any other plans. I got a little fidgety and he seemed to notice so I just spoke up before he mentioned my odd behavior.
"How do you feel about going to a movie this weekend Heero? I hear there are some great new movies out and I figured we could go out to dinner and then catch a flic."
I could see a smile turn up the corners of his mouth and he muttered a soft yes. My heart soared, our first date. It seemed rather corny considering all that had happened already, but I am a corny sap. We shared the rest of the lunch hour in a comfortable silence with occasional glances at each other. Soon enough I was off to finish my last day of training. It felt good to be on the last day, it was like graduating from High School or something. I knew the next day I could just come in and go into this office with Heero.
At the end of the day Heero and I piled into the empty elevator, with a soft grin I wrapped my arms around him and just hung onto him. But we had an unexpected stop, and Treize walked in. His brow was raised, analyzing us, apparently we were the new eye candy in the office or something. It was most likely Zech's tattling on us and Treize had to see for himself. I felt so damn possessive, so I tightened my hold a bit, and Heero reciprocated my actions, which pleased me.
The drive home was filled with reassuring touches and glances. We pulled into the drive way without hardly speaking a word. Once inside I began to ponder what to have for dinner, when the doorbell rang. I turned and opened it to see a pizza deliveryman. Heero seemed to know what was going on and handed a 20 saying keep the change. He set the pizza down on the counter then walked over and wrapped his arms around me.
"to celebrate you finishing the training, plus I figured we would both be too tired to make anything."
Good old Heero. So the pair of us plopped down onto the couch and popped in a movie. The pizza was the best I ever had, but I probably only thought that because I was spending time with Heero. As the night drew on and I got tired I slowly leaned against Heero, when I kept slipping he layed down on the couch and curled me up in front of him. Tomorrow was Saturday thank goodness, and we could sleep in.
Hmm, I tell you there is nothing like waking up in Heero's arms, even if you are crushed together on a little couch…. It was so worth it. Unfortunately, after I woke, I couldn't help but stretch and wriggle, thus waking up my couch buddy. We both sat up and said our good mornings, then the phone rang. Heero wandered off to answer it and I headed upstairs to shower. As I entered the bathroom, I eyed my enemy, that freaking towel. I had not yet completely decided what to do, I couldn't just rip it to shreds, that would be too obvious. I figured I would wait until laundry day and "volunteer" to do the laundry. Oh yes, the end was near for my fluffy opponent.
When I finally emerged from the shower, Heero was off the phone and making up some toast and eggs for both of us. He placed the plate down in front of me with a triumphant smirk; something was up. In his best I am the greatest voice, Heero made a grand announcement.
"Well, I just got us reservations at Sepia, its this new restaurant downtown and the reviews on it are through the roof. So, how about we skip the movie and just have a really nice dinner."
Although I was attached to the idea of a less formal evening, a first date was a first date right? It really wouldn't matter either way I supposed. So I eagerly accepted the invitation.
We spent most of the day working in the yard, starting with a mud fight, leading to a fight with the hoses, then a round of showers, and lunch. It was a fun morning to say the least, and I was a bit tired from it all so I went to take a nap, giving Heero a kiss on the cheek before heading up to my room. I froze just before my room, looking over at Heero's closed door. I still had yet to see what, exactly, was in his room, and I was dying of curiosity. But now was not the time, so I slipped quietly into my own room for the night.
It seemed like I had just laid down when a knock came, letting me know it was time to get ready for dinner. Luckily the place wasn't so nice that you needed a tux, but I wore a nice blue dress shirt and black dress pants. My breath froze when I saw Heero, he had on a simple white shirt and pants, but he still looked gorgeous. I had to ask myself why the hell I was so stupid to run away in the first place. I couldn't help but let out a small wolf-whistle and poor Heero turned beat red.
It did not take long for Heero to get me back though, as soon as we were in the car he looked over with a devilish grin. I knew something was coming and that's when he clasped a loose lock of my hair. I had worn it in a pony tail for the night, just so it was semi-loose. I heard him speak in a low and sexy tone that made my whole body shiver.
"You look sexy tonight, I think from now on you should wear your hair loose."
I knew he was teasing to get back at me, but I couldn't help but blush. I cleared my throat, hoping I could clear the red stain from my face. He put the car in gear and we were off.
So all in all… it was a horrible dinner. We got to the restaurant fine, and we ordered and got our food, and don't get me wrong, the food was great. It was the company that left something to be desired, turns out Zechs and Treize decided they wanted to try out this new restaurant too. They basically eyed us all night, their eyes roaming all over Heero, I felt like tackling them. At the end of their meal they deemed it necessary to approach us. They conversed easily with Heero, basically shutting me completely out of the conversation, and Heero didn't seem to encourage my participation either. I felt.. a little hurt by it all.
Once the demon pair had left, Heero suddenly seemed to remember I was there. I did my best not to show my anger, but I think he could sense I was upset by it all. He was careful not to push me, not wanting for me to yell at him. It took me most of the night to calm down, we were actually just pulling into the driveway when I felt like I wasn't going to snap if Heero talked to me. Once in the door he wrapped his arms around me, just holding me.
"I am sorry Duo, I just.. I just got so caught up in everything, I messed up, I am sorry."
I let out a long sigh, I was still a bit mad, and I didn't want to yell at him. I knew that if I tried to talk this out I would get mad. But I needed to explain this to him so he wouldn't think I was just avoiding him.
"I am going to bed Heero, I am.. still a bit mad, I just need to sleep it off and then I will be fine. I know you are sorry, and I forgive you, but I would rather not talk about it okay?"
I felt him nod and then release me, I retreated to my room and barely bothered to undress, before crash landing on my bed. Sleep would elude me for the next few hours as I replayed the night over and over in my mind. But finally sleep came, and with it, the blissful peace of thoughtlessness.
The sun woke me the next morning, it was Sunday, so once again, no work. I still sat there though, not sure I wanted to get up. I rolled over and gazed at my clock then leapt from bed. It was almost noon, I can't believe I had slept that long, and Heero had not even woken me up. I flew down the stairs and tripped when I was nearly at the bottom. I hit a solid body and was caught. I looked up into those beautiful blue eyes, and smiled shyly. I knew things were going t be awkward, so I broke the silence before it became tense.
"Why did you let me sleep in so late."
Heero looked at me with an odd face and then answered as if it were obvious.
"You were tired, so I let you sleep. I know that Ze…"
He froze there and flinched, as if struck. I think he figured I was still mad about the prior night, and bringing up habits of his old boyfriends would probably only make me more angry. I let him know right off that I was no longer mad.
"Yeah, I guess it was kind of nice to sleep in a bit."
I almost cried when I saw his face light up with a smile, it was so sad that he thought I was about to tear into him. I suppose it may have been a habit of either Treize or Zechs, I was quick to think bad things of them and blame them for anything. But odds are, they probably were not these evil people that I was making them in my mind, so I had to stop myself.
"Hey Heero, how about a movie?"
It was too late to catch and early bird showing, but it would be nice to go see a movie. Heero nodded fervently and I went to get dressed. We were off to the mall in less than an hour, just in time to make the noon showing. But once again, Zechs and Treize decided to make an appearance, it was almost like they were stalking us for god sakes. They even went to the same movie as us. I made sure to sit in the back with Heero, just to avoid them.
They sat a few rows up, constantly glancing back. I decided that if they were going to watch us, I was going to give them something to watch. About 30 mins after the lights had dimmed and the movie started I made my move. I slowly moved my arm up to Heero's shoulder and then leaned in and pressed my lips on Heero's neck. I hear a small groan as I worked my way up the pillar to his chin. I hadn't even made it to his lips when me made it clear that he didn't like to wait. He quickly took over my escapade and claimed my mouth. This time not waiting to dart his tongue out across my lips. I opened, more than eager, and took over my mouth. I felt intoxicated by his taste and found myself reluctant to break for air. But as soon as I had the required oxygen, I went back for more.
I probably would have kept going through the whole movie, if it were not for an attendant flashing the light along our row. Heero pulled back, and so did I, we didn't exactly want to get throw out. Although we weren't watching the movie, it would cause a scene. I looked down to see Treize gazing at Heero, with a slightly lifted brow. He quickly turned around when he felt my gaze on him though. I resisted the urge to growl at him. I felt almost like a giddy teenager though, making out with Heero at the movies. Well, I had wanted things to move along faster, and I had damn well gotten it.
Once the movie was over, I decided to wait in my seat, hoping Zechs and Treize would leave. They didn't seem so eager to leave either. I huffed slightly and rose from my seat, stretching, and Heero followed. We began to head out of the theatre when Zechs and Treize joined us in the aisle. Treize wrapped his arm around Heero's waist. Speaking in a sultry voice near his ear.
"So Heero, how did you like the movie?"
Heero just slowly extricated himself from the arm of Treize and then my hand in his own. I couldn't help but flash a triumphant smile; I had won. This didn't seem to really deter the two though, and Zechs managed a far too friendly hug before they headed their own way. I swear we would have no peace.
The drive home was really quiet, we stopped to get some take out chinese food, but little words were exchanged. We ate in more silence, and I couldn't imagine why Heero was mad. He was being so quiet so I just figured he was mad. He threw out his boxes then headed up to his room. I spent a few minutes downstairs pondering why he was so mad. Soon I had lost my appetite and tossed the last of my food and boxes, then headed up to my room. I had not been laying on my bed for five minutes when Heero came in. He looked, nervous, then spoke in an almost too quiet tone.
"I am sorry Duo."
I bunched my eyebrows at his statement, what did he have to be sorry for?
"Sorry for what, Heero?"
He got an incredulous look then sat on the edge of my bed by me. I patted for him to lay down, then turned over to face him.
"You couldn't have stopped them, they were determined to follow us. You slipped out of his arms pretty quickly and grabbed my hand. It wasn't your fault Heero, I am not mad."
His face grew a questioning look.
"I figured you were mad, and didn't want to talk about it so I was going to leave you alone."
I shook my head and wrapped my arms around him, using his shoulder as my pillow.
"I wasn't mad Heero, I swear I will let you know when I am mad."
I could feel him move to get up, but I was tired and quite attached to this new pillow so I groaned and clung to him.
"Just stay in here for the night Heero. Just sleep, please?"
I gave my cutest look, almost begging. With a soft sigh he conceded and lay down next to me, wrapping his arms around me. Another night in Heero's arms, life was good.
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