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! Thank you Moon Girl, I really appreciate you taking your time to read the beginning of Heartfelt Secrets. 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 Nine
Duo struggled through the crowd, his eyes trained on the receding head of 'Sakura'. Her, or rather, his, head kept disappearing and reappearing in her line of sight. She was absolutely sure that this was Heero, because she had played this same card on him at the Halloween party. But despite her focus on the person she chased, her mind was swimming happily. He had kissed her! Duo had dreamt of that moment ever since she had met him, but she was a bit angry that he did it from behind the veil of 'Sakura'.
Damnit, she cursed to herself, how can he move that fast! She knocked a couple that was slow dancing away in her mad rush, but it seemed like the crowd was closing in around her. She saw the door, directly in front of Heero. She was closing in on him! She was almost there...directly behind him...she stretched out a hand to grab him....
"Maxwell!"
A firm hand gripped her shoulder and spun her around. She jumped and found herself staring into dark, onyx-colored eyes. And the owner of the eyes was very upset. "What do you think you are doing? You have been rushing through this crowd, knocking half of the guests over!"
"Er...sorry Wufei...I was just-"
"Just acting like the baka that you are, you mean!"
Duo turned her head to see if Heero had stayed, but found that the boy had already left. She felt like kicking Wufei right then, but that would create too much of a scene. Instead, she turned to him, a grin plastered on her face. "Oh come on 'Fei, it's Christmas! Lighten up! I'm sorry, okay?"
Wufei scowled and let go of her. "Fine...but be careful next time, Maxwell. I'm watching you." With glare and a scowl, the Preventer turned and disappeared among the throng of people.
Duo thought about going after Heero, but a shadowy doubt entered her mind. What if it wasn't Heero? What if is was an actual girl? There was only one thing she could do, to know for certain. She scanned the crowd a moment then found Quatre standing by a wall. She squirmed her way over to him, this time avoiding knocking people over. She stopped next to him, but Quatre was gazing off into the crowd.
Frowning a bit, she leaned over and looked at what Quatre was staring at. All she saw was a few girls and guys, one of his sisters, and Trowa.
"...What ya lookin at?"
Quatre jumped and clutched at his heart. "Oh...Duo...please, don't sneak up on me..."
"No problem Q...but what ya lookin at?"
Duo blinked as the blond looked down, face blushing. "...Nothing...is there something you need, Duo? How do you like the party?"
Duo was snapped back to the reason for why she approached the Arabian. "Yeah...I thought you said Heero wasn't going to be here tonight."
Quatre blinked and shuffled nervously. "Well, I wasn't sure if he really wanted to-"
"Aha! So he did come!"
Quatre blinked, startled. Then the realization that Duo had tricked him into admitting that Heero was there dawned on him. "No! I mean yes! I mean-"
"And was that him that was dancing with me?"
"Duo, that was girl, Heero's a boy." He answered weakly.
"So? I'm a girl, and how long did you think that I was a boy?"
Quatre made no response.
"Well Quatre? Was that him?"
Quatre looked down and remained silent. What could he do? Heero had sworn him to secrecy, and he couldn't lie to Duo.
The chestnut-haired girl, however, got all the information she needed by his silence. She grinned widely at the boy. "Thanks Q. That's all I wanted to know." With that she turned to leave, but stopped and looked back at Quatre. "Ya know...if you want to keep your secret hidden, you shouldn't stare at him all the time."
Duo spun and walked away, and Quatre's face blushed furiously.
Duo wandered the halls of the mansion, wondering where Heero had disappeared to. She searched the kitchen, the living room, and several other rooms, to no avail. She had looked everywhere and searched for nearly an hour before she finally gave up and went back to the party. Now she was depressed, no matter how much of the delicious food she ate. Her hunger had returned with her depression, and this time she didn't care if it really was health food. Sure, now she was almost sure that it was Heero who had kissed her, but he kissed her from behind the guise of someone else.
With a jolt, she realized that she had put him in the same situation. They were friends, but he was friends with Duo the boy, not Duo the girl. But that thought stirred up yet another thought. Sure, he may like Duo the boy, but what if he loved Duo the girl? The thought thrilled her, but she pushed it aside. Heero had made no action that suggested that. But then she thought about what happened earlier. If it really was Heero, then he must know about her! And if he did, and had gone through the trouble of dressing as a girl to get her attention, then he must really like her.
And so, for the rest of the night, between her feasting and her bathroom breaks, her thoughts continued in a circle. Inside, it seemed that Duo the boy and Duo the girl were getting into a heated argument. She was confused, and wondered who she really was anymore. She had lived happily until she met Heero, and that was when this mess began. But she couldn't lay the blame on him! After all... she loved the dark, mysterious boy.
She was barely aware when the bell tolled midnight and Quatre gave his speech at the front of the assembly. She watched halfheartedly at the dramatic lighting of the enormous Christmas tree, and was awed with the rest at its beauty. She clapped with the rest, but it wasn't the same. She had too many questions burning in her mind, and there was only one way to answer them. Unfortunately, the only way was to ask Heero, and she couldn't do that.
Feeling sick, she got up and left the party, walking up the dark stairs and down the hall to her room. She didn't even bother to turn the lights on; she just shut the door and walked, half blind, over to her dresser. She slipped out of her clothes and grabbed a large nightshirt and some pajama pants. She made one last bathroom break and then slumped into her bed. Drifting into sleep, she didn't remember the shadowy figure that kneeled by her bed. She never felt the soft kiss on her forehead, and she never heard the soft voice that murmured, "I love you, Duo" in her ear.
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! Thank you Moon Girl, I really appreciate you taking your time to read the beginning of Heartfelt Secrets. 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 Nine
Duo struggled through the crowd, his eyes trained on the receding head of 'Sakura'. Her, or rather, his, head kept disappearing and reappearing in her line of sight. She was absolutely sure that this was Heero, because she had played this same card on him at the Halloween party. But despite her focus on the person she chased, her mind was swimming happily. He had kissed her! Duo had dreamt of that moment ever since she had met him, but she was a bit angry that he did it from behind the veil of 'Sakura'.
Damnit, she cursed to herself, how can he move that fast! She knocked a couple that was slow dancing away in her mad rush, but it seemed like the crowd was closing in around her. She saw the door, directly in front of Heero. She was closing in on him! She was almost there...directly behind him...she stretched out a hand to grab him....
"Maxwell!"
A firm hand gripped her shoulder and spun her around. She jumped and found herself staring into dark, onyx-colored eyes. And the owner of the eyes was very upset. "What do you think you are doing? You have been rushing through this crowd, knocking half of the guests over!"
"Er...sorry Wufei...I was just-"
"Just acting like the baka that you are, you mean!"
Duo turned her head to see if Heero had stayed, but found that the boy had already left. She felt like kicking Wufei right then, but that would create too much of a scene. Instead, she turned to him, a grin plastered on her face. "Oh come on 'Fei, it's Christmas! Lighten up! I'm sorry, okay?"
Wufei scowled and let go of her. "Fine...but be careful next time, Maxwell. I'm watching you." With glare and a scowl, the Preventer turned and disappeared among the throng of people.
Duo thought about going after Heero, but a shadowy doubt entered her mind. What if it wasn't Heero? What if is was an actual girl? There was only one thing she could do, to know for certain. She scanned the crowd a moment then found Quatre standing by a wall. She squirmed her way over to him, this time avoiding knocking people over. She stopped next to him, but Quatre was gazing off into the crowd.
Frowning a bit, she leaned over and looked at what Quatre was staring at. All she saw was a few girls and guys, one of his sisters, and Trowa.
"...What ya lookin at?"
Quatre jumped and clutched at his heart. "Oh...Duo...please, don't sneak up on me..."
"No problem Q...but what ya lookin at?"
Duo blinked as the blond looked down, face blushing. "...Nothing...is there something you need, Duo? How do you like the party?"
Duo was snapped back to the reason for why she approached the Arabian. "Yeah...I thought you said Heero wasn't going to be here tonight."
Quatre blinked and shuffled nervously. "Well, I wasn't sure if he really wanted to-"
"Aha! So he did come!"
Quatre blinked, startled. Then the realization that Duo had tricked him into admitting that Heero was there dawned on him. "No! I mean yes! I mean-"
"And was that him that was dancing with me?"
"Duo, that was girl, Heero's a boy." He answered weakly.
"So? I'm a girl, and how long did you think that I was a boy?"
Quatre made no response.
"Well Quatre? Was that him?"
Quatre looked down and remained silent. What could he do? Heero had sworn him to secrecy, and he couldn't lie to Duo.
The chestnut-haired girl, however, got all the information she needed by his silence. She grinned widely at the boy. "Thanks Q. That's all I wanted to know." With that she turned to leave, but stopped and looked back at Quatre. "Ya know...if you want to keep your secret hidden, you shouldn't stare at him all the time."
Duo spun and walked away, and Quatre's face blushed furiously.
Duo wandered the halls of the mansion, wondering where Heero had disappeared to. She searched the kitchen, the living room, and several other rooms, to no avail. She had looked everywhere and searched for nearly an hour before she finally gave up and went back to the party. Now she was depressed, no matter how much of the delicious food she ate. Her hunger had returned with her depression, and this time she didn't care if it really was health food. Sure, now she was almost sure that it was Heero who had kissed her, but he kissed her from behind the guise of someone else.
With a jolt, she realized that she had put him in the same situation. They were friends, but he was friends with Duo the boy, not Duo the girl. But that thought stirred up yet another thought. Sure, he may like Duo the boy, but what if he loved Duo the girl? The thought thrilled her, but she pushed it aside. Heero had made no action that suggested that. But then she thought about what happened earlier. If it really was Heero, then he must know about her! And if he did, and had gone through the trouble of dressing as a girl to get her attention, then he must really like her.
And so, for the rest of the night, between her feasting and her bathroom breaks, her thoughts continued in a circle. Inside, it seemed that Duo the boy and Duo the girl were getting into a heated argument. She was confused, and wondered who she really was anymore. She had lived happily until she met Heero, and that was when this mess began. But she couldn't lay the blame on him! After all... she loved the dark, mysterious boy.
She was barely aware when the bell tolled midnight and Quatre gave his speech at the front of the assembly. She watched halfheartedly at the dramatic lighting of the enormous Christmas tree, and was awed with the rest at its beauty. She clapped with the rest, but it wasn't the same. She had too many questions burning in her mind, and there was only one way to answer them. Unfortunately, the only way was to ask Heero, and she couldn't do that.
Feeling sick, she got up and left the party, walking up the dark stairs and down the hall to her room. She didn't even bother to turn the lights on; she just shut the door and walked, half blind, over to her dresser. She slipped out of her clothes and grabbed a large nightshirt and some pajama pants. She made one last bathroom break and then slumped into her bed. Drifting into sleep, she didn't remember the shadowy figure that kneeled by her bed. She never felt the soft kiss on her forehead, and she never heard the soft voice that murmured, "I love you, Duo" in her ear.
