Chapter 44: The Game
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A/N: The first part is edit since it is a lemony scene, please go to mediaminer. org to view
I woke up in the same manner as I had fallen asleep. Duo stroked my hair and was humming some tune under his breath. I raised my head to see him and saw a smile etch across his face.
"Good morning sleepy head." He whispered.
"Good morning." I tried to move closer to kiss him, but a wince from Duo stopped me. "What's wrong?" He closed his eyes and then gave me a lusty look.
"You're still inside me babe." I moved a little and felt his warm moist channel still around me. Carefully, I pulled my soft member out of him and he gasped a little, and closed his eyes again. "I'm sorry baby. You should have woken me sooner." I leaned down and gently kissed his eyelids, then claimed his kiss swollen lips.
"It felt nice to have you inside of me all night. Don't be sorry about it. I'm not." He cupped my face and claimed my lips again. "A shower would be nice though."
"Okay. I'll go warm it up for you. Stay put." I stole one more kiss before getting up and heading to the bathroom. I turned on the shower and adjusted the warm to the right temperature, then got out and turned on the fan so we wouldn't have to run it later. Duo still lay in bed and just smiled at me as I came to get him.
"Can you move?"
"Mmm hmm." He hummed a bit again and slowly sat up. He winced but tried to hide it. I wrapped an arm around his waist and lead the way, letting him step in first then joining him. I guided him under the shower head and doused his hair so it was soaked then turned him around so I could wash his hair for him.
I snapped open the lid of Duo's organic peppermint shampoo and poured a generous amount into my hand. Duo needed a lot of shampoo for his long brown tresses and I didn't mind at all helping him with it. I loved his hair, whether it was washing it or burying my face in it's silky softness at night.
Lathering it up well, I massaged his scalp with my fingertips and felt as Duo's head fell back further into my hands. I ran my hands through the strands to de-tangle it and soon turned him around once more to rinse it out. As I did that, Duo grabbed the bar of soap and lathered up all of my skin that he could reach until I removed my hands from his hair. He kneeled down before me and soaped the rest of my body, not missing any inch of me. I returned the favor and soon we were rinsing each other off with gentle caresses.
Duo shampooed my hair as I rinsed off the remaining soap and poured conditioner into his hair. I shut off the water, since we were both rinsed off, but Duo's conditioner needed to sit for five minutes. I claimed his wet lips with my own and made him forget about everything else around him except for my mouth on his own. His lips opened underneath mine and I tasted him. He was eager and willing as I caressed his lips in varying pressures and making him gasp for breath. I counted off the minutes in my head then turned the water back on and rinsed the stuff out of his hair.
"What a way to make me forget temporarily." Duo gasped as I helped him out of the shower and onto the bathmat. I dried him off and wrapped him in a towel then let Duo do the same to me. We got dressed and set out to eat breakfast and enjoy the morning peacefully only to remember that because of our passionate display to each other, we forgot a very important fact.
"Duo we were supposed to be at the club last night." I told him as I set two pieces of toast on his plate.
"Oh Fuck!" Duo slapped his forehead then got up and grabbed the phone, dialing quickly. "Hey Kat, it's Duo. Yeah. I'm so sorry we for-what?" Duo paused for quite a while before talking again. "Oh. Really? I bet they were pretty plastered then... Oh well. Yeah, we were kinda... No, he didn't do that! Kat! We made love okay? It was nice. We'll be there tonight, don't worry. Thanks. Love you too. Bye." Duo hung up and blew his bangs out of his eyes.
"Well?" I asked after a moment.
"We aren't in trouble if that's what you want to know. Kat didn't bother calling last night since he figured we were celebrating. That and the club was definitely being entertained. Heh." Duo chuckled a bit, but I couldn't see the humor in it. Duo noticed my confusion and offered an explanation.
"Zechs and Wufei were there looking for us, but Quatre told them we needed some time off for 'personal reasons.'" Duo quoted with his fingers for emphasis. "Anyway, the shortened story is they drank pretty much the whole night got up on the bar and started singing and then later Tro found them having sex right on the dance floor. Seems we missed quite a wild party." Duo laughed a bit, but I was just stunned. Wufei really must have loosened up if he would willingly do something like that. On second thought, it was probably the alcohol.
"We had quite the excitement ourselves." I leered at him and he just grinned and sat back down at the table, buttering his forgotten toast. We ate in silence and let the rest of the morning pass on by until we had to get ready to go to Silver Scythe. Duo wore baggy pants again, but it was for a different reason now and I couldn't blame him. Although his skin-tight silver tan top grabbed my attention right away, I could distinctly see Duo's toned muscles beneath the shirt. His narrow, tapering waist lead to his slender hips with a small bit of skin showing between the shirt and the pants. He looked stunning.
"You look so beautiful, Duo."
"You're not so bad yourself hot stuff!" Duo gave me a once over, taking in my tight jeans and loose button-down shirt. "I think one adjustment has to be made though." He walked over and unbuttoned most of my shirt except for two buttons in the middle. My chest and stomach revealed to the cool air of the apartment. I turned and looked in the full length mirror. Duo was right. I did look good like this.
"Ready to go?"
"Absolutely baby! Let's show them what we're made of!" Duo cackled and at his insistence he drove his Jeep instead. He handed me the keys before entering the club, asking me to keep them safe for him while he charmed the pants off people. Figuratively speaking of course. I joined Quatre and Trowa immediately and set up for a long night.
I watched Duo dance for a while, but then the crowd seemed to explode and I had people everywhere. I could no longer see Duo as I was swamped with customers. I was busy for more than two hours and felt completely drained when the crowd finally thinned and became small again. I looked around trying to find Duo anywhere, but didn't spot him.
That was odd. The crowd wasn't as big as it was, but still larger than normal. Maybe someone was standing in front of him. I reigned in my worry for a bit. I was overreacting. Duo was probably fine. I cleaned off the counter and started gathering empty bottles to put away to go to the recycling center when a voice called to me.
"Hey Heero." I turned around and was greeted with a blinding smile.
"Hey Wufei. Zechs, it's nice to see you. It's been a while."
"We could say the same thing about you. We came here yesterday looking for you, but nobody was here. Quatre said you guys needed some personal time off." Wufei grinned knowingly at me.
"Yeah you could say that. I heard you were here and made quite the spectacle." His grin turned self-conscious and I could see the blush covering his face even in the dim lighting.
"Yes, well." Wufei was at a loss of words but Zechs wasn't.
"My dragon is insatiable. One minute he's the most charming man I have ever met, then in the next, he's a sexual lust crazed demon who needs to be satisfied." I chuckled a bit as Wufei ducked his head in embarrassment. Zechs kissed him and whispered something in his ear. Wufei nodded and turned to me.
"So still being a bartender?" He asked.
"Of course. What can I get you?"
"Rum and coke for me, but a scotch on the rocks for Zechs, please."
"You got it." I made their drinks and set them before him and glanced at the crowd again to see if Duo emerged, but there was still no sign of him. I was starting to worry now. "Have you guys seen Duo?"
"Not since about two hours ago. I saw him go to the bathroom around then, but thought nothing of it." Two hours ago? Now I was definitely worried. Maybe he went in the back room for another nap like last time. You would've seen him. A voice in my head told me, but it was worth a shot.
"Excuse me for a minute, I'll be right back." Wufei nodded and took a sip of his drink. I searched the back room but there wasn't any sign that Duo had even been back there. I checked storage and then the monitors that were hooked to cameras set up all around the club, but Duo wasn't in any of them.
Going back out into the club was the last thing I wanted to do, so I went out to the parking lot inside. Duo's Jeep was still there, the doors securely locked and there wasn't any sign of someone trying to break in it. I came back in through the front and nodded to Rashid who stood guard. I checked the bathrooms, but only got an odd look from the guy that was in there as I glanced under the stalls. Sadly, I went back inside and glanced over the dance floor again hoping Duo would show but he wasn't there. So with a heaving sigh, I went to see if Quatre or Trowa knew where Duo was.
Wufei noticed my return and gave me an odd look, but I dismissed it and tapped Quatre on the shoulder as he poured someone a glass of red wine.
"Quatre, have you seen Duo?" He turned to me then looked out to the dance floor.
"Is he in the back?"
"I checked there already. The monitors, the dance floor, the bathrooms, the parking lot, I checked everywhere but I still can't find him." I said fully panic mode flared in my heart.
"Heero." I heard a deep voice call to me. I turned to see Rashid regarding me.
"Rashid, do you know where Duo is?" Quatre asked, his eyes wide and looking a bit panicked.
"He left with someone."
"He left? Why didn't you tell us sooner? Who did he go with?" I demanded my voice strained.
"I don't know who the man was, but Duo said he was leaving and not to tell you. I noticed how worried you're getting and I'm a bit concerned by his absence as well. I wish I told you sooner."
"It isn't your fault. Thank you Rashid." I thanked him and he went back to stand by the entrance. My mind whirling. Who would Duo go with that he didn't want us to know about? I stood there thinking for a few minutes more and then my phone rang.
I checked the caller ID and it was Duo. I breathed a sigh of relief then answered it.
"Duo, where are you?" I asked hoping he would tell me, but then fell as cold as the liquor I had been pouring all night long. My heart jumping into my throat and lodging itself there.
"He's mine now, Heero Yuy. Back where he is supposed to be. He's a whore and has a debt that must be paid in full. Have a pleasant evening Mr. Yuy. I know I will." The voice was the same as the one that had called our apartment. I strained to listen for more before the call was disconnected and heard a faint scream and a breathless voice that sounded like Duo saying, "I'm so sorry Heero."
Then the line went dead.
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