Night, BroNight, Bro
LeaMarie F. Roquet-Rocket Duke was the only one up in the Pond. The silence wouldn't have bothered him normally but he was waiting. The last few days he'd noticed Lea looking slightly less then awake and the night before he'd seen her leaving the Pond. Not wanting to butt in too much he'd decided against asking her when the other's were around, but Nosedive hardly ever left her alone.
Duke suspected Lea was a lot like him, wanting to have some space. Duke had seen her change the subject with such ease and grace that it was what, he'd guessed, she'd done for years. "That girl's got enough mystery to fill ten novels." Duke muttered to himself. The soft "whoosh" of the doors caught his attention. Then, only sound that followed was the rustle of Lea's hair.
"Duke?" Lea asked suddenly. Duke smiled.
"How'd you know it was me?" Lea walked over to the couch and sat next to him.
"You're one of the few people it takes me that long to sense is in the room."
"So, what's up?" Duke asked.
"Us?" Duke chuckled.
"I meant, why are you up?"
"I...um..." Lea trailed off.
"Ya don't have to tell me. But is it illegal or are you gonna get hurt?"
"No...It's not illegal. But it's not totally safe either."
"Ya probably don't need me to tell yo this but, be careful, k?"
"I will. Why are you up?" Duke looked at the spot where Lea was, the darkness blocking his sight of her.
"I..." Duke swallowed. "I was worried about you."
"You were worried about me?" Duke was surprised at the amount of shock that was in her voice.
"Of course."
"Thank you." Duke felt Lea's head on his shoulder. A few seconds later, Lea's breathing evened. Duke waited a few minutes before picking her up and carrying her to bed.*** Duke stood in Lea's doorway watching the peaceful expression on her face. He watched as her face changed into a troubled one. He gently brushed some hair off her face. "Shhh. It's alright, Kitten, I'm here." Lea visibly relaxed. Duke smiled and walked back to the door.
"I see I'm not the only one who looks in." Duke turned and saw Wildwing standing next to Nosedive's door.
"Yeah, well..." Duke shrugged.
"I've got to check on him." Wildwing told him. "I wake up and I just have to make sure that he's here and alright." Duke smiled. "It's part of being a big brother, I guess. Right, Duke?"
"Huh?"
"You were looking in at her like I look at Dive." Duke started to protest. "And I saw you protecting her in battle."
"Lot of good it did. I get taken out, and she lands on her feet."
"So? We've all been knocked down a couple of times."
"Wing, I know, but I was, well scared for her. I didn't want her to get hurt. Is that what you go through every time the Kid fights?"
"Yeah, but I can't lock him up. It'd kill him."
"He's really outgoin'."
"So's she." Wildwing noted pointing at Lea's door. "We'd better get some sleep; we've got an early practice in the morning."
"Right." Wildwing went back to his room. Duke looked back into Lea's room. "Night, Kitten. I'll be in my room if ya need me." Duke told the sleeping form before he shut the door. Author's note: I thought it might be kind of interesting to see Duke acting as Lea's big brother a little more. I mean, after all most young characters, do need some one to look out after them. Disclaimer: I don't own the Mighty Ducks. I think you all know that by now.
LeaMarie F. Roquet-Rocket
"Duke?" Lea asked suddenly. Duke smiled.
"How'd you know it was me?" Lea walked over to the couch and sat next to him.
"You're one of the few people it takes me that long to sense is in the room."
"So, what's up?" Duke asked.
"Us?" Duke chuckled.
"I meant, why are you up?"
"I...um..." Lea trailed off.
"Ya don't have to tell me. But is it illegal or are you gonna get hurt?"
"No...It's not illegal. But it's not totally safe either."
"Ya probably don't need me to tell yo this but, be careful, k?"
"I will. Why are you up?" Duke looked at the spot where Lea was, the darkness blocking his sight of her.
"I..." Duke swallowed. "I was worried about you."
"You were worried about me?" Duke was surprised at the amount of shock that was in her voice.
"Of course."
"Thank you." Duke felt Lea's head on his shoulder. A few seconds later, Lea's breathing evened. Duke waited a few minutes before picking her up and carrying her to bed.
"I see I'm not the only one who looks in." Duke turned and saw Wildwing standing next to Nosedive's door.
"Yeah, well..." Duke shrugged.
"I've got to check on him." Wildwing told him. "I wake up and I just have to make sure that he's here and alright." Duke smiled. "It's part of being a big brother, I guess. Right, Duke?"
"Huh?"
"You were looking in at her like I look at Dive." Duke started to protest. "And I saw you protecting her in battle."
"Lot of good it did. I get taken out, and she lands on her feet."
"So? We've all been knocked down a couple of times."
"Wing, I know, but I was, well scared for her. I didn't want her to get hurt. Is that what you go through every time the Kid fights?"
"Yeah, but I can't lock him up. It'd kill him."
"He's really outgoin'."
"So's she." Wildwing noted pointing at Lea's door. "We'd better get some sleep; we've got an early practice in the morning."
"Right." Wildwing went back to his room. Duke looked back into Lea's room. "Night, Kitten. I'll be in my room if ya need me." Duke told the sleeping form before he shut the door.
