Hi again! Here's the next part. I'm going to try to make the next one longer, so if it takes a little longer to come out, gomen ne. ^^; Aiight, well, here goes.
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The Ocean's Caress - Part 2
The suddenly frightened look that flashed across Duo's face would make even the coldest heart -- which included Duo's company.. -- would worry about the boy.
"I-I suddenly got really tired. I'm going to bed now. " Duo got up from his chair so hastily, he nearly knocked it over, and went inside, and lay on his bed, covering himself completely up with covers, as though he were trying to hide from the world.
Heero blinked, and sighed quietly, holding his head in his hands. Something was obviously ailing his friend, but what it was, was the question. He sat there for a little while, listening to the soothing sounds of the waves releasing it's fury upon the beach. Heero worried deeply about Duo.. He couldn't help it. He knew that, though he denied his heart, and his emotions, at times, there was just times when he just felt the urge to embrace the amethyst eyed beauty. He supposed that others might suspect him of being love with Duo.. perhaps they were right. He mulled over this for a little while longer, before hearing groans, and what appeared to be sniffling from inside.
Stepping into the room again, he saw Duo kicking at his sheets, asleep, obviously, though still clad in his clothes. Though his face was normally calm, it occasionally scrinched up, and he began to kick at his blankets again. Heero walked over to Duo, and gently shook him a little, not to wake him, but just to .. well, he wasn't sure what to, but he wasn't intending on waking the poor boy.
To his luck, Duo didn't wake, but rather grabbed onto Heero's arm. Heero was about to jerk his arm away, but then noticed that Duo was clinging to his arm, like a child does a comfort item. Duo's face was calm now, but tears ran down his cheeks.
Heero ever-so-gently wiped away Duo's tears, and snagged a near-by pillow, removing his arm from Duo's grip, and replacing it with the pillow; which Duo automaticly hugged to himself.
Free, Heero fixed Duo's blankets, and tucked him in, before watching him momentarily, and preparing for bed. He gave one last look at his partner, before lying down, and going to sleep, listening and comforted by the soft snoring of Duo; who had apparently calmed down from his dreams, and the sound of the waves.
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Sunlight cascaded through the open curtains, as a few seagulls crowed on outside, looking for their breakfast. Duo woke up from being baked in his bed, for it was in the direct sunlight. He could tell by the sounds, that it was low tide -- the crashing wasn't nearly as loud, the waves obviously had calmed immensly.
He shot a quick glance to Heero's bed, only to find it empty of any occupant, the bed perfectly made.
" Ch', that's Heero for you. Always perfect.. ..Or not. " He mumbled to himself, and flipped the covers off of himself. He stiffly walked out the door, not bothering to change into a new outfit, just.. leaving the room.
Downstairs, the rest of the group were sitting down, eating breakfast, as the sun poured into the room like liquid, though it was relatively cool, because it was still early in the day. Trowa and Quatre were reading the paper together at the kitchen table, and Wufei was in the den meditating, though you can't really call the rooms different names, because it was just one big room, only divided by the carpet ending before the tile picked up for the kitchen area.
" Ohayo, Duo! " Quatre greeted cheerfully, looking up from the paper, and smiling at his friend.
Duo yawned, and put on a grin. " Ohayo, Q-man! What's up in the news today? Anything good? "
" Nothing all that important so far. How was your sleep? "
" Good, thanks. Your beds are so comfortable, it's tempting to stay in there, only the sun was determined to get me up. It was like a toaster under the blankets with the sun on it. Saa, where's Heero? "
" Oh, he went out for a walk on the beach earlier. I think he went down the north shoreline, if you want to join him. " Quatre suggested sweetly. Perhaps a walk would Duo some good.. Perhaps.
" .. Ok, I guess I will. I'll see you around. Oh, tell Wu-man ' hi ' for me once he quits meditatin', ok? Thanks, Q! " Duo walked stiffly out of the room, before Quatre had a chance to say anything.
Once outside, Duo slipped off his shoes, and set them by the house, so he wouldn't lose them. He then rolled up his pants, so he could walk a little bit in the water, once he got there. A thin hand was raised to his brow, as he shielded his eyes from the sun, to see if he might catch sight of the ominous " perfect soldier. " Obviously, Heero wasn't that, otherwise why would he be walking on a beach? Duo thought about this for a little, while walking down the north shore, shuffling in the water.
With a sigh, he rolled back a little, and seated himself in the sand, in a crouching position, or one of the sorts. His feet were far enough to gently be touched by the water once in a while, when a wave got big enough, and he rested his elbows on his knees, gazing out into the vastness of the water. He sighed again, and scratched the back of his head, pausing a moment, before grabbing the end of his braid, and gently taking out the band that held it in place. He then ran his fingers through his hair, to get it out of the braid's folds.
Once his hair was down, he crossed his arms, elbows back resting on his knees, and leaned his forehead down, closing his eyes.
Heero was busy contemplating Duo's .. really strange behaviour, while heading back to the mansion. The beach was nearly deserted, he noted, with the exception of someone a ways away from him, just.. sitting there, at the edge of the water. He couldn't make out whether it was a man or woman, but he was leaning toward woman, because of the long hair that blanketed over them.
He let his gaze wander, until he was a few feet away from the person.. he could vaguely make out realy soft snores.. Well, whoever it was, was asleep. And a good enough deal far enough from the mansion, so they were safe in case it was a spy.
With a light snort, the person's head snapped up, amethyst eyes blinking wildly, as he turned his head sharply to the side, nearly fainting from the sight of someone looming over him.
" My GOD, Heero, could you be any more creepy?! You shouldn't stand over sleeping people like that, it's freaky! " Duo proclaimed, jumping to his feet, and dusting off his butt.
Heero blinked, amazed by how Duo looked with his chestnut hair down. Duo hardly let it down in front of anyone, it was so precious to the boy, for some unknown reason to him. Catching himself staring, Heero shrugged, turning toward the water, and stated flatly, " Hn, "
Duo blinked momentarily, and turned around, taking a few steps toward the mansion's direction, before stopping breifly. " .. I'm heading back. Wanna come? "
Duo waited for an answer for a few seconds, and hearing none, he guessed that meant no. He sighed silently, and started walking again, only to notice out of the corner of his eye, Heero jogging to catch up.
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o.o; I'll continue. ^^; Tell me if you like it so far.. I'm tryin' my best. Okie, jaa!
Juri-Beru
Disclaimer:
o___O; Don't sue! Don't sue! I have nothing!
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The Ocean's Caress - Part 2
The suddenly frightened look that flashed across Duo's face would make even the coldest heart -- which included Duo's company.. -- would worry about the boy.
"I-I suddenly got really tired. I'm going to bed now. " Duo got up from his chair so hastily, he nearly knocked it over, and went inside, and lay on his bed, covering himself completely up with covers, as though he were trying to hide from the world.
Heero blinked, and sighed quietly, holding his head in his hands. Something was obviously ailing his friend, but what it was, was the question. He sat there for a little while, listening to the soothing sounds of the waves releasing it's fury upon the beach. Heero worried deeply about Duo.. He couldn't help it. He knew that, though he denied his heart, and his emotions, at times, there was just times when he just felt the urge to embrace the amethyst eyed beauty. He supposed that others might suspect him of being love with Duo.. perhaps they were right. He mulled over this for a little while longer, before hearing groans, and what appeared to be sniffling from inside.
Stepping into the room again, he saw Duo kicking at his sheets, asleep, obviously, though still clad in his clothes. Though his face was normally calm, it occasionally scrinched up, and he began to kick at his blankets again. Heero walked over to Duo, and gently shook him a little, not to wake him, but just to .. well, he wasn't sure what to, but he wasn't intending on waking the poor boy.
To his luck, Duo didn't wake, but rather grabbed onto Heero's arm. Heero was about to jerk his arm away, but then noticed that Duo was clinging to his arm, like a child does a comfort item. Duo's face was calm now, but tears ran down his cheeks.
Heero ever-so-gently wiped away Duo's tears, and snagged a near-by pillow, removing his arm from Duo's grip, and replacing it with the pillow; which Duo automaticly hugged to himself.
Free, Heero fixed Duo's blankets, and tucked him in, before watching him momentarily, and preparing for bed. He gave one last look at his partner, before lying down, and going to sleep, listening and comforted by the soft snoring of Duo; who had apparently calmed down from his dreams, and the sound of the waves.
*******
Sunlight cascaded through the open curtains, as a few seagulls crowed on outside, looking for their breakfast. Duo woke up from being baked in his bed, for it was in the direct sunlight. He could tell by the sounds, that it was low tide -- the crashing wasn't nearly as loud, the waves obviously had calmed immensly.
He shot a quick glance to Heero's bed, only to find it empty of any occupant, the bed perfectly made.
" Ch', that's Heero for you. Always perfect.. ..Or not. " He mumbled to himself, and flipped the covers off of himself. He stiffly walked out the door, not bothering to change into a new outfit, just.. leaving the room.
Downstairs, the rest of the group were sitting down, eating breakfast, as the sun poured into the room like liquid, though it was relatively cool, because it was still early in the day. Trowa and Quatre were reading the paper together at the kitchen table, and Wufei was in the den meditating, though you can't really call the rooms different names, because it was just one big room, only divided by the carpet ending before the tile picked up for the kitchen area.
" Ohayo, Duo! " Quatre greeted cheerfully, looking up from the paper, and smiling at his friend.
Duo yawned, and put on a grin. " Ohayo, Q-man! What's up in the news today? Anything good? "
" Nothing all that important so far. How was your sleep? "
" Good, thanks. Your beds are so comfortable, it's tempting to stay in there, only the sun was determined to get me up. It was like a toaster under the blankets with the sun on it. Saa, where's Heero? "
" Oh, he went out for a walk on the beach earlier. I think he went down the north shoreline, if you want to join him. " Quatre suggested sweetly. Perhaps a walk would Duo some good.. Perhaps.
" .. Ok, I guess I will. I'll see you around. Oh, tell Wu-man ' hi ' for me once he quits meditatin', ok? Thanks, Q! " Duo walked stiffly out of the room, before Quatre had a chance to say anything.
Once outside, Duo slipped off his shoes, and set them by the house, so he wouldn't lose them. He then rolled up his pants, so he could walk a little bit in the water, once he got there. A thin hand was raised to his brow, as he shielded his eyes from the sun, to see if he might catch sight of the ominous " perfect soldier. " Obviously, Heero wasn't that, otherwise why would he be walking on a beach? Duo thought about this for a little, while walking down the north shore, shuffling in the water.
With a sigh, he rolled back a little, and seated himself in the sand, in a crouching position, or one of the sorts. His feet were far enough to gently be touched by the water once in a while, when a wave got big enough, and he rested his elbows on his knees, gazing out into the vastness of the water. He sighed again, and scratched the back of his head, pausing a moment, before grabbing the end of his braid, and gently taking out the band that held it in place. He then ran his fingers through his hair, to get it out of the braid's folds.
Once his hair was down, he crossed his arms, elbows back resting on his knees, and leaned his forehead down, closing his eyes.
Heero was busy contemplating Duo's .. really strange behaviour, while heading back to the mansion. The beach was nearly deserted, he noted, with the exception of someone a ways away from him, just.. sitting there, at the edge of the water. He couldn't make out whether it was a man or woman, but he was leaning toward woman, because of the long hair that blanketed over them.
He let his gaze wander, until he was a few feet away from the person.. he could vaguely make out realy soft snores.. Well, whoever it was, was asleep. And a good enough deal far enough from the mansion, so they were safe in case it was a spy.
With a light snort, the person's head snapped up, amethyst eyes blinking wildly, as he turned his head sharply to the side, nearly fainting from the sight of someone looming over him.
" My GOD, Heero, could you be any more creepy?! You shouldn't stand over sleeping people like that, it's freaky! " Duo proclaimed, jumping to his feet, and dusting off his butt.
Heero blinked, amazed by how Duo looked with his chestnut hair down. Duo hardly let it down in front of anyone, it was so precious to the boy, for some unknown reason to him. Catching himself staring, Heero shrugged, turning toward the water, and stated flatly, " Hn, "
Duo blinked momentarily, and turned around, taking a few steps toward the mansion's direction, before stopping breifly. " .. I'm heading back. Wanna come? "
Duo waited for an answer for a few seconds, and hearing none, he guessed that meant no. He sighed silently, and started walking again, only to notice out of the corner of his eye, Heero jogging to catch up.
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o.o; I'll continue. ^^; Tell me if you like it so far.. I'm tryin' my best. Okie, jaa!
Juri-Beru