Legal disclaimer: I don't own any of the Gundam Wing Characters...I wish I did...
Author's note: Please read and review! I want all the feedback I can get so I can improve my stories...I really hope you like them...I'd also like to thank all my reviewers! Thanks a lot Blackheart06 for continuing to read and review it! I really appreciate it, and I'm glad you like it. Anyway, I hope you people out there enjoy this chapter...
Pairings: 1x2 I guess, but no lemon... I hope you don't stop here cause of that... Hope you enjoy!
Heartfelt Secrets
By GW Dark Chyld
Chapter Eight
Finally, the day of the party arrived. The final guests began to arrive at a quarter to eight, so they would have a good hour before the doors to the ballroom opened. It wasn't a really formal party, but most of the people decided to dress up. Duo found herself wearing a leather outfit, even though she was afraid it might reveal a bit too much about her, but Quatre assured her that it was fine.
Now Duo stared at her reflection in the mirror. She wore black leather pants with matching boots, and a red zip-up shirt with a high neck covered by a leather jacket. Hidden in the neck of her shirt was another voice synthesizer, a must. Her clothes were loose enough to hide her feminine features, but tight enough to make it look like it fit well. All in all, she had to admit that she looked good and allowed herself a smile. She had to whistle at the workmanship.
A little before nine she went downstairs to find the ballroom open to the guests. She wondered in and marveled at the place. Chandeliers hung from the ceiling, bathing the room in a soft light. A large Christmas tree was set up at the end opposite the doors, dark at the moment until midnight. In the center was a large, open space for dancing, and around the dance floor tables were set up to those who didn't feel like joining the others in the center. Some of Quatre's sisters even dressed up as angels, holding rods of hanging mistletoe. They walked around and whenever they found two people getting close, they would hold the mistletoe above them with a giggle. Duo let out a soft chuckle of her own.
Overall, Duo thought that Quatre had gone all out for this one. Christmas music could be heard over the dull roar of the happy crowd. She scanned through the throng of people and eventually found the other pilots. Quatre and Trowa were sitting at a table with Catherine and two of Quatre's sisters. Trowa didn't seem to be relishing the company of them all, but he and Quatre seemed to be sitting rather close to each other.
She found Wufei glaring around the crowd from near the Christmas tree. Sally was along side him, talking to another Preventer. Although Wufei didn't like crowds or fancy gatherings, Duo saw that his usual scowl was less intimidating.
There was one person missing from the mass of bodies, and that was Heero. Duo swept her gaze over the crowd repeatedly, but couldn't find him anywhere. It was only a few minutes in and Duo already felt like leaving. She turned to go, but a table laden with food of all kinds caught her eye. She glanced at the door. "Oh well," she said, turning to the food and striding over, "a bite to eat won't hurt...."
Five minutes after her discovery of the foods, she was finally tossing her plate away. She had three servings of everything, and was actually filled. She suspected that it was some kind of healthy food that reduces hunger, but she shrugged it off. Health food was never that good.
Preoccupied with the terrifying thought that she may have tasted the wretched health foods, she crashed into another girl. Both hit the ground with a soft thump.
"Ack! Oh sorry...wasn't watching where I was goin'" Duo said to the other girl as she stood, offering the other a hand.
When the other girl stood up, they locked gazes. She was a little bit shorter then he was, with creamy skin and narrow eyes. She had intense green eyes that seemed to bore into her, as well as shoulder length, messy brown hair. She was clothed in a white turtleneck sweater and blue jeans. She watched Duo for a moment, and then finally parted her thin pink lips to speak.
"You are Duo Maxwell, aren't you?"
Her voice was soft, but strong and seemed to command respect. In a way, she reminded Duo of someone that she just couldn't place. Duo blinked herself out of her daze and tilted her head at her.
"Uh...yeah...how'd you know my name?"
The other girl smiled timidly, as though she wasn't used to it. Her face seemed to light up a bit though. "I am a friend of Quatre's. He has told me many things about you."
"Really? What'd he tell ya? Hopefully somethin good."
"Yes, he had many good things to say...." She swept her gaze over Duo, seemingly to examine him. "My name is Sakura. It is nice to meet you, Duo Maxwell. You're very handsome."
Duo smirked a bit and felt a blush crawling up her neck. This girl seemed to be interested in her, so Duo thought she'd humor her for a bit before leaving. "Really? All the cute girls say that."
"You are also full of yourself." Duo blinked, but Sakura giggled. It sounded a bit odd though, as if, like the smile, it didn't belong. Duo chuckled.
Sakura kept her gaze locked with his. "Would you like to dance, Duo?"
Duo glanced at the clock. She had been there for maybe fifteen minutes. Oh well, she thought, might as well...maybe Heero will show up...
With a nod, Sakura led her to the dance floor. Away from the crowd and near the stereo system, Quatre, who was watching them, switched on a slow song. Duo blinked and looked around, but stopped when Sakura gently wrapped her arms around her neck. Feeling a bit awkward, Duo rested her own hands on Sakura's waist.
They rocked slowly, and Sakura held Duo's eyes. Duo frowned as he looked at her. "Ya know...you remind me of someone..."
Sakura blinked in response. "Someone good, I hope?"
She thought a bit, and then Duo smiled. "Yeah...." She still couldn't place the girl, though she looked so much like someone she knew.
A minute or so later, Duo was hugging her close, but the chestnut haired girl's mind wasn't paying attention. It was off running through the various faces she knew and trying to match them to Sakura. The other girl had her head rested against Duo's chest, eyes closed, breathing softly. Something clicked, and Duo was about to find out who she was when the thought was pushed out of his mind by the appearance of a blond girl in an angel's costume. Duo was suddenly aware of the dangling mistletoe above her and looked at Sakura. Her green eyes were staring up at Duo's violet ones.
"Duo..." she murmured softly before slowly lowering Duo's head down and kissing her on the lips. Duo shuddered at the sensation, the soft touch, when his mind suddenly snapped back to reality. The girl pulled away softly, looked into her eyes, flashed a smile, then disappeared into the crowd.
Duo's eyes widened with realization. The narrow, intense eyes, the creamy skin, the messy hair.... Hell, the turtleneck! Duo knew that a voice synthesizer had to be pressed against the neck! It was perfect! Duo smacked himself in the forehead for not realizing it. And he never guessed it before!
It was all coming together. Heero never missed one of Quatre's parties, even if he didn't want to come. And Quatre's nervousness when she asked him where he was! Even the party itself! A large crowd, people Duo didn't know...and the mistletoe to seal the deal. It was planned.
Sakura was Heero.
Author's note: Please read and review! I want all the feedback I can get so I can improve my stories...I really hope you like them...I'd also like to thank all my reviewers! Thanks a lot Blackheart06 for continuing to read and review it! I really appreciate it, and I'm glad you like it. Anyway, I hope you people out there enjoy this chapter...
Pairings: 1x2 I guess, but no lemon... I hope you don't stop here cause of that... Hope you enjoy!
Heartfelt Secrets
By GW Dark Chyld
Chapter Eight
Finally, the day of the party arrived. The final guests began to arrive at a quarter to eight, so they would have a good hour before the doors to the ballroom opened. It wasn't a really formal party, but most of the people decided to dress up. Duo found herself wearing a leather outfit, even though she was afraid it might reveal a bit too much about her, but Quatre assured her that it was fine.
Now Duo stared at her reflection in the mirror. She wore black leather pants with matching boots, and a red zip-up shirt with a high neck covered by a leather jacket. Hidden in the neck of her shirt was another voice synthesizer, a must. Her clothes were loose enough to hide her feminine features, but tight enough to make it look like it fit well. All in all, she had to admit that she looked good and allowed herself a smile. She had to whistle at the workmanship.
A little before nine she went downstairs to find the ballroom open to the guests. She wondered in and marveled at the place. Chandeliers hung from the ceiling, bathing the room in a soft light. A large Christmas tree was set up at the end opposite the doors, dark at the moment until midnight. In the center was a large, open space for dancing, and around the dance floor tables were set up to those who didn't feel like joining the others in the center. Some of Quatre's sisters even dressed up as angels, holding rods of hanging mistletoe. They walked around and whenever they found two people getting close, they would hold the mistletoe above them with a giggle. Duo let out a soft chuckle of her own.
Overall, Duo thought that Quatre had gone all out for this one. Christmas music could be heard over the dull roar of the happy crowd. She scanned through the throng of people and eventually found the other pilots. Quatre and Trowa were sitting at a table with Catherine and two of Quatre's sisters. Trowa didn't seem to be relishing the company of them all, but he and Quatre seemed to be sitting rather close to each other.
She found Wufei glaring around the crowd from near the Christmas tree. Sally was along side him, talking to another Preventer. Although Wufei didn't like crowds or fancy gatherings, Duo saw that his usual scowl was less intimidating.
There was one person missing from the mass of bodies, and that was Heero. Duo swept her gaze over the crowd repeatedly, but couldn't find him anywhere. It was only a few minutes in and Duo already felt like leaving. She turned to go, but a table laden with food of all kinds caught her eye. She glanced at the door. "Oh well," she said, turning to the food and striding over, "a bite to eat won't hurt...."
Five minutes after her discovery of the foods, she was finally tossing her plate away. She had three servings of everything, and was actually filled. She suspected that it was some kind of healthy food that reduces hunger, but she shrugged it off. Health food was never that good.
Preoccupied with the terrifying thought that she may have tasted the wretched health foods, she crashed into another girl. Both hit the ground with a soft thump.
"Ack! Oh sorry...wasn't watching where I was goin'" Duo said to the other girl as she stood, offering the other a hand.
When the other girl stood up, they locked gazes. She was a little bit shorter then he was, with creamy skin and narrow eyes. She had intense green eyes that seemed to bore into her, as well as shoulder length, messy brown hair. She was clothed in a white turtleneck sweater and blue jeans. She watched Duo for a moment, and then finally parted her thin pink lips to speak.
"You are Duo Maxwell, aren't you?"
Her voice was soft, but strong and seemed to command respect. In a way, she reminded Duo of someone that she just couldn't place. Duo blinked herself out of her daze and tilted her head at her.
"Uh...yeah...how'd you know my name?"
The other girl smiled timidly, as though she wasn't used to it. Her face seemed to light up a bit though. "I am a friend of Quatre's. He has told me many things about you."
"Really? What'd he tell ya? Hopefully somethin good."
"Yes, he had many good things to say...." She swept her gaze over Duo, seemingly to examine him. "My name is Sakura. It is nice to meet you, Duo Maxwell. You're very handsome."
Duo smirked a bit and felt a blush crawling up her neck. This girl seemed to be interested in her, so Duo thought she'd humor her for a bit before leaving. "Really? All the cute girls say that."
"You are also full of yourself." Duo blinked, but Sakura giggled. It sounded a bit odd though, as if, like the smile, it didn't belong. Duo chuckled.
Sakura kept her gaze locked with his. "Would you like to dance, Duo?"
Duo glanced at the clock. She had been there for maybe fifteen minutes. Oh well, she thought, might as well...maybe Heero will show up...
With a nod, Sakura led her to the dance floor. Away from the crowd and near the stereo system, Quatre, who was watching them, switched on a slow song. Duo blinked and looked around, but stopped when Sakura gently wrapped her arms around her neck. Feeling a bit awkward, Duo rested her own hands on Sakura's waist.
They rocked slowly, and Sakura held Duo's eyes. Duo frowned as he looked at her. "Ya know...you remind me of someone..."
Sakura blinked in response. "Someone good, I hope?"
She thought a bit, and then Duo smiled. "Yeah...." She still couldn't place the girl, though she looked so much like someone she knew.
A minute or so later, Duo was hugging her close, but the chestnut haired girl's mind wasn't paying attention. It was off running through the various faces she knew and trying to match them to Sakura. The other girl had her head rested against Duo's chest, eyes closed, breathing softly. Something clicked, and Duo was about to find out who she was when the thought was pushed out of his mind by the appearance of a blond girl in an angel's costume. Duo was suddenly aware of the dangling mistletoe above her and looked at Sakura. Her green eyes were staring up at Duo's violet ones.
"Duo..." she murmured softly before slowly lowering Duo's head down and kissing her on the lips. Duo shuddered at the sensation, the soft touch, when his mind suddenly snapped back to reality. The girl pulled away softly, looked into her eyes, flashed a smile, then disappeared into the crowd.
Duo's eyes widened with realization. The narrow, intense eyes, the creamy skin, the messy hair.... Hell, the turtleneck! Duo knew that a voice synthesizer had to be pressed against the neck! It was perfect! Duo smacked himself in the forehead for not realizing it. And he never guessed it before!
It was all coming together. Heero never missed one of Quatre's parties, even if he didn't want to come. And Quatre's nervousness when she asked him where he was! Even the party itself! A large crowd, people Duo didn't know...and the mistletoe to seal the deal. It was planned.
Sakura was Heero.
