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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 Twelve

Duo was tormented by dark thoughts. She kept seeing Heero, but whenever she reached out for him, he recoiled, disgusted. In her dreams she kept calling to him, pleading with him, begging him, but to no avail. Heero kept getting farther and farther away. In her dreams, Duo wept bitter tears. Heero hated her. He was disgusted with her. She had lost the only person she ever cared about, aside from her doomed love of Solo. She trembled with guilt and fear, and, overall, despair.

And then, through the darkness of her tormented mind, a bright light shone through. It took shape before her eyes, and she saw Heero, more glorious then she ever knew. The dazzling vision knelt before her and captured her gaze. His eyes were worried and soft, welcoming, loving. He spoke lovingly, longingly.

"...Don't worry Duo...you'll be all right...Duo...don't worry...I'm right here...."

Duo heard these words and her hope rose. This was Heero, not the shadows that turned their backs on her! This was the person she loved, the real Heero. This realization brought her back to her senses. Heero loved her. She knew it, but she had doubted it. She was herself now, and she had regained her mind. She knew she was locked in a dream, but could find no way out. There was one...yes, there was a way out.

In her dream realm, she found two people who she had to compromise with; the only two people that could help. One was a boy in a black outfit, a priest by his looks. He had long chestnut hair, tied in a neat ponytail that draped down his back. He had cobalt blue eyes, intense and piercing. The other was a delicate girl with violet eyes, her long hair, also the color of chestnut, lay down her back, loose and untamable. She watched Duo approach silently.

These were the two people that Duo had lived with all her life, two parts of a whole. One was Duo; who she truly is, beneath her disguise. The other was also Duo, the person she had portrayed year after year, who had grown to be a dominant force in her. And now, on the verge between dreams and reality, she had to confront them.


Heero woke hours later by the stirring of the body in his arms. He quickly blinked himself awake and looked down to find two violet eyes peering back up at him.

"Duo...you're awake..." He murmured softly.
To his surprise, the girl through away all her caution and wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tightly. "Thank you Heero...thank you...."
Heero was stunned by her reaction, but was not dismayed. He had looked forward to this moment as much as Duo had. He wrapped his own arms around the girl without hesitation.
"Duo...aishiteru, Duo... I love you..."
Duo pulled back a moment and looked into his eyes. When she saw that he meant it, she smiled. "I love you too, Heero...those words mean more to me then anything in my life."

Before Heero could respond, Duo silenced him with a gently kiss. The Japanese boy blinked once, surprised, but fell into it, closing his eyes and hugging her tighter. Duo gladly moved closer to the warm body of her lover. Their lips finally separated after a moment, leaving them gasping softly for breath. By this time, Heero was lying on the bed, and Duo was sitting atop him.

Heero locked gazes with her again. "Duo...you're still sick...you need to recover...."
Duo smiled warmly at his concern. "You're all the medicine I need."
And then, for perhaps the first time in his life, Heero smiled. Not a cold smile from completing a mission, but a genuine smile one gives when one is happy. Duo giggled.
"Heero...that's the first time I've seen you smile like that!"

Even more amazing, Heero chuckled. His cold training as a soldier was thrown aside for the moment. "Duo...it's because you make me happy. You should know that."
Duo flashed another smile and slid into the bed next to him, snuggling up close. "Heero...promise not to leave me?"

The blue-eyed boy looked down at his chestnut-haired love. "I won't, Duo...I won't leave you."