Just Once
By: Amber
The young woman stared at her reflection nervously this was the most revealing clothing by far she had ever worn. Could she do this? She moistened her lip nervously did she really want to go through with this? She studied the reflection in the mirror yes she wanted to do this just one night she wanted to know what it was like to be a woman loved no different from any other, not for an ideal nor endlessly trying to climb off some impossibly high pedestal of others expectations. She adjusted her wig nervously tell tale blonde locks were hidden by ones of raven. Her trademark eyes of midnight blue were disguised with colored contacts and as long as she kept conversation to a minimum no one would be the wiser since Minister Relena Darlian wasn't suppose to be here tonight.
Hilde leaned against the bar and watched her friend down another drink. "Duo if you don't slow down we'll be carrying you out of here."
Duo grinned, "don't worry about me Hilde babe go find Trowa and trip the lights fantastic. Before I risk broken fingers to see what pixies wear under their gowns." He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.
Hilde giggled, "Ok, ok I can take the hint you're a big boy now." She sighed, you know you could have just asked her Duo."
"Nahh she wouldn't have been interested. I heard she was on one of the outer colonies anyway."
"Duo Relena is a sweet woman she would love being treated like any other girl think how much she misses out on just because of who she is."
"Don't you know his lips twisted derisively guys like me don't have happily ever aft..."
"Duo.. Duo?" Hilde waved her hand in front of his face when she got no response she turned trying to figure out just what prompted that response. Then she saw her she was a small woman slender dressed as a gypsy with hair that fell in waves to her waist. It was hard to tell who she was since she wore an owl mask that covered most of her features. But apparently Duo saw enough to render him speechless. Hilde smiled ruefully pulling her own mask back down she leaned in near Duo's ear.
"Ok I'm outta here.. Earth to Duo come in Duo.. OOoookkk I'm going to find Trowa and try to persuade him that saying more than three words won't be the end of the world."
"Hmm yeah. Sure." He watched the men swarm and vie for her attention and she in turn treated each one of them graciously. She's beautiful. He was trying to figure the quickest way to separate her from her entourage when she solved the problem for him as if she sensed his eyes hers shifted and met his. She smiled and for a split second Duo had the strangest sense of deja vou then he shook his head. He pushed away from the bar and worked his way through the crowd until he was standing in front of her smiling winningly he held out his hand. She hesitated for a split second then placed hers within his.
Relena felt the weight of someone's gaze looking up she saw him. Duo of all the Gundam pilots he was perhaps the one she had the most in common with. Both with their masks against the world to hide the loneliness, the pain of loved ones long gone and finally a shield to protect them against future pain. She smiled at him. Duo would be perfect he would make her first special behind the clown was a sensitive man.
Once she bid goodbye to her long ago crush on Heero none of the men she encountered ever appealed to her on that level. Except for Duo her mind whispered. Relena felt a blush heat her face beneath the mask.She had always had a fantasy about what he would look like with his hair unbound. Now maybe she would get to find out maybe they could give each other a little bit of happiness before she was forced back into her cage once more. She hesitated for a split second eyeing his hand then lifting her green eyes to his. Was what she was about to do wrong? He and Hilde were living together. But not married her mind whispered. Turning off her conscience she surrendered once more to the promise the night held.
They had danced the rest of the night together with Relena quietly letting Duo take the lead. She drew a breath it was now or never. "Can you walk me to my hotel?" Duo grew thoughtful and for a moment Relena paniced the last thing she wanted him doing was thinking about this too much. He grinned,"for you pretty lady not a problem."
She turned after opening her door and smiled. "Would you like to come in?"
Duo tilted his head thoughtfully,"most men would think I'm crazy for this but why? You're a beautiful woman why me? I mean I don't even know your name."
"Are names so important? Your lonely I'm lonely would it be so terrible to hold the loneliness at bay for a little while?"
"Great so you're saying I'm a stand in?"
"No whatever happens tonight know that your not substituting for anyone. Can you say the same?"
He opened his mouth. But she suddenly lifted her hand placing her fingers over his lips. Relena dropped her hand and took both of his within her's and gently tugged him into the room.
author note: Well this looks like it's turning into a PWP type story but I guess that could be interesting as well since I've never had the nerve to write a lemon story yet.
By: Amber
The young woman stared at her reflection nervously this was the most revealing clothing by far she had ever worn. Could she do this? She moistened her lip nervously did she really want to go through with this? She studied the reflection in the mirror yes she wanted to do this just one night she wanted to know what it was like to be a woman loved no different from any other, not for an ideal nor endlessly trying to climb off some impossibly high pedestal of others expectations. She adjusted her wig nervously tell tale blonde locks were hidden by ones of raven. Her trademark eyes of midnight blue were disguised with colored contacts and as long as she kept conversation to a minimum no one would be the wiser since Minister Relena Darlian wasn't suppose to be here tonight.
Hilde leaned against the bar and watched her friend down another drink. "Duo if you don't slow down we'll be carrying you out of here."
Duo grinned, "don't worry about me Hilde babe go find Trowa and trip the lights fantastic. Before I risk broken fingers to see what pixies wear under their gowns." He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.
Hilde giggled, "Ok, ok I can take the hint you're a big boy now." She sighed, you know you could have just asked her Duo."
"Nahh she wouldn't have been interested. I heard she was on one of the outer colonies anyway."
"Duo Relena is a sweet woman she would love being treated like any other girl think how much she misses out on just because of who she is."
"Don't you know his lips twisted derisively guys like me don't have happily ever aft..."
"Duo.. Duo?" Hilde waved her hand in front of his face when she got no response she turned trying to figure out just what prompted that response. Then she saw her she was a small woman slender dressed as a gypsy with hair that fell in waves to her waist. It was hard to tell who she was since she wore an owl mask that covered most of her features. But apparently Duo saw enough to render him speechless. Hilde smiled ruefully pulling her own mask back down she leaned in near Duo's ear.
"Ok I'm outta here.. Earth to Duo come in Duo.. OOoookkk I'm going to find Trowa and try to persuade him that saying more than three words won't be the end of the world."
"Hmm yeah. Sure." He watched the men swarm and vie for her attention and she in turn treated each one of them graciously. She's beautiful. He was trying to figure the quickest way to separate her from her entourage when she solved the problem for him as if she sensed his eyes hers shifted and met his. She smiled and for a split second Duo had the strangest sense of deja vou then he shook his head. He pushed away from the bar and worked his way through the crowd until he was standing in front of her smiling winningly he held out his hand. She hesitated for a split second then placed hers within his.
Relena felt the weight of someone's gaze looking up she saw him. Duo of all the Gundam pilots he was perhaps the one she had the most in common with. Both with their masks against the world to hide the loneliness, the pain of loved ones long gone and finally a shield to protect them against future pain. She smiled at him. Duo would be perfect he would make her first special behind the clown was a sensitive man.
Once she bid goodbye to her long ago crush on Heero none of the men she encountered ever appealed to her on that level. Except for Duo her mind whispered. Relena felt a blush heat her face beneath the mask.She had always had a fantasy about what he would look like with his hair unbound. Now maybe she would get to find out maybe they could give each other a little bit of happiness before she was forced back into her cage once more. She hesitated for a split second eyeing his hand then lifting her green eyes to his. Was what she was about to do wrong? He and Hilde were living together. But not married her mind whispered. Turning off her conscience she surrendered once more to the promise the night held.
They had danced the rest of the night together with Relena quietly letting Duo take the lead. She drew a breath it was now or never. "Can you walk me to my hotel?" Duo grew thoughtful and for a moment Relena paniced the last thing she wanted him doing was thinking about this too much. He grinned,"for you pretty lady not a problem."
She turned after opening her door and smiled. "Would you like to come in?"
Duo tilted his head thoughtfully,"most men would think I'm crazy for this but why? You're a beautiful woman why me? I mean I don't even know your name."
"Are names so important? Your lonely I'm lonely would it be so terrible to hold the loneliness at bay for a little while?"
"Great so you're saying I'm a stand in?"
"No whatever happens tonight know that your not substituting for anyone. Can you say the same?"
He opened his mouth. But she suddenly lifted her hand placing her fingers over his lips. Relena dropped her hand and took both of his within her's and gently tugged him into the room.
author note: Well this looks like it's turning into a PWP type story but I guess that could be interesting as well since I've never had the nerve to write a lemon story yet.