Chapter fifteen- Just Another Dream
Duo moaned in his sleep, and rolled onto his back.
The skirt, of the dress wrapped tighter around his body, locking him in place. His heels had stayed on surprisingly all night. But at that moment, they were threatening to come off.
Duo covered his eyes with his arm, blocking the sun out. "Five more minutes...okaa..."
Suddenly something hit his face, jerking Duo a wake. He sat up abruptly; his eyes barely cracked open.
He shadowed his eye with his hand, and asked hoarsely, "Heero?" he squinted his eyes, trying to see better, but found it hard, when everything was all spinning.
"Hn."
Duo chuckled, "yep it's you."
He swung his legs over the side, and went to stand up. Not ready, for the tilt, in his feet, he swaggered and fell over with a cry.
Heero jumped into action, and caught Duo, from under the arms and grunted about Duo's weight.
Duo scowled, "What the hell?" Heero set him down on the bed, and stepped back.
Duo looked at his feet, "Oh god, it wasn't a dream..."
Duo shook his head, while burying them in his hands. He made pathetic crying sound, that wouldn't fool anyone.
Then suddenly Duo went rigid, and his hands began to tremble. Carefully he peeked out from behind his fingers, and looked up at Heero.
He tried to read his expression. But it was useless. Duo then thought hopefully, 'maybe it was a dream I had last night...it couldn't have happened, I would be dead. Shot in the head by a very pissed off Heero Yui."
Duo sighed, and stretched his arms over his head. "I...um what do you need...Heero?" Duo felt his how body go cold, waiting for an answer.
"Get dress. We're leaving."
Duo let out the breath of air he hadn't been aware of, that he was holding.
He stood up, "Alright, I'll be out in a few minutes."
Heero nodded and walked out of the room. When the door shut, Duo fell onto his bed, "Oh kami...I kissed Heero...dream or no dream, that can't happen. I'm going to have to..."
With another sigh, Duo went to the bathroom, to change.
Heero and Relena were waiting on the plane for Duo. It wasn't leaving for another ten minutes, but still, Duo should have been there by now.
Relena sighed, and sunk down in her seat. "I'm going to take a nap Heero. Wake me up when we arrive on earth."
Heero grunted, and when her eyes closed, Heero pulled out his gun, aiming it at the back of her seat, where her head would be.
He glared at the seat, as if it was the thing that caused misery in his life. After a few passing seconds, Heero pocketed the gun.
Just then, someone raced up the steps and flew inside, "I'm here! Sorry to keep you waiting."
Duo was nearly skipping down the aisle. He was dressed back to normal, black jeans, a red top, and a black jackets.
Duo slid into his seat, and fastened his seat belt.
Heero glanced at him, from the corner of his eyes. Duo was sitting back in his seat, his eyes shut.
The plane started down the runway, and picked up speed each passing second. Then slowly it lifted off the ground, and took flight to outer space.
Duo, opened his eyes, and let out a sigh of relief. He turned around in his seat, and looked at Heero. His eyes widen, and he spun back around.
Heero slightly scowled, but didn't move, nor speak.
Duo covered his face, so he wouldn't be tempted to look at Heero. Even though Heero's gaze was burning a hole in his hand, he still didn't relent.
He felt a buzz, on his hip. Duo looked down at his beeper and sighed, thanking the gods for a distraction.
He waited till the seatbelt insignia turned off, before he unclipped his and stood.
A young woman walked up to him and asked, "DO you need anything sir?" Her eyes scanned him over.
Duo seemed to miss her look, because he didn't go into flirt mode. Instead he asked, "Where are your bathroom?"
The young woman frowned, but pointed to the back of the plane.
Duo nodded and walked down the aisle to the bathrooms. He slipped inside one, and locked it.
He glanced around, and pulled out his beeper. He recognized the number, and pulled out a cell phone from his back pocket.
He dialed the number, and it rang three times.
"Usagi."
"Hai."
"Good. I was hoping you would get my call. I heard you had an unfaithful experience yesterday."
Duo scowled into the phone, as if it was a bug. "Hai. I was on a mission, and had to be a girl for the night."
Duo could see the man smiling over the other end of the phone. "Well it must have felt great to be a girl again. It has been about three years right?"
Duo sighed, "When is it over? You said... It wasn't supposed to be this long."
There was a sigh on the other end, "Usagi."
Duo glared at the phone, "I was just supposed to be Duo for a year. One! And three years have passed. What about my life?"
"When you failed to save Duo's life, that when you lost yours as well!"
Duo winced from the shouts in her ear. "You work for me until I am through with you, and you have no choice but to do what I ask!"
Duo suddenly shouted, "Well fine, then I'll just end my life, so I could be free."
"You'll never be free, Usagi, and you know that." Then there was a click, and the line went dead.
Duo sighed, and snapped his phone shut, and threw it against the wall as hard as he could. It shattered upon impact.
Duo fell onto the toilet, and covered his face with his hands. "God dammit. I'm always a puppet for the world. When is there ever time for me?"
Duo sighed, and stood slowly. There would never be time for just him.
He opened the door, to come face to face with Heero Yui, who didn't look too happy.
"Heero...I?" Duo shook his head, and pushed Heero out of his way. He walked to his seat, where he sat down, and didn't get up till the plane landed on earth.
The week went by in a breeze, seeming like only a day. The days had melded together into a haze of memories that were left in Duo's mind.
Duo sighed, and shifted his bag on his shoulder, as he walked to lunch. All week he had kept away from the other pilots, and never spoke to anyone. You could say it was the usual Duo.
Duo glanced around the courtyard when he stepped out onto the grass. Students had already picked tables, or somewhere on the grass to eat, or talk.
Duo walked to the tree, the tree he chose to hang out around for the passed week. He knew everyone was slightly worried, but he didn't care.
Duo tossed his bag to the ground, and sat down. He pulled out his lunch bag and searched inside the brown bag.
He grabbed the sandwich, unwrapped it, and bit into it. He stared at the floor near his feet, as he chewed.
He sighed again, and tossed the sandwich in the bag. He then hit the back of his head against the tree, as he looked up.
For the first time that week, Duo saw Heero.
Heero, was all the places, had hidden in the branches, of the tree, Duo sat under. Heero had his back against the tree trunk, like Duo. His legs bent at the knees was holding up his laptop.
Duo almost laughed, of all the places he had chose to sit.
"You should finish your lunch."
Duo was surprised by Heero's voice, and couldn't find the words to reply.
Heero still stared at the computer screen, his finger flying over the keys. A few times, Heero's fingers would move to the touch pad, and click on an item.
Heero stopped all together, and looked down at Duo, who just stared at him in return. "You're attracting attention."
Duo nodded slowly, and finally stood. He grabbed his bag, and started to walk away.
Heero's eyes narrowed, and his lips formed a straight line. "Hn."
Duo moaned in his sleep, and rolled onto his back.
The skirt, of the dress wrapped tighter around his body, locking him in place. His heels had stayed on surprisingly all night. But at that moment, they were threatening to come off.
Duo covered his eyes with his arm, blocking the sun out. "Five more minutes...okaa..."
Suddenly something hit his face, jerking Duo a wake. He sat up abruptly; his eyes barely cracked open.
He shadowed his eye with his hand, and asked hoarsely, "Heero?" he squinted his eyes, trying to see better, but found it hard, when everything was all spinning.
"Hn."
Duo chuckled, "yep it's you."
He swung his legs over the side, and went to stand up. Not ready, for the tilt, in his feet, he swaggered and fell over with a cry.
Heero jumped into action, and caught Duo, from under the arms and grunted about Duo's weight.
Duo scowled, "What the hell?" Heero set him down on the bed, and stepped back.
Duo looked at his feet, "Oh god, it wasn't a dream..."
Duo shook his head, while burying them in his hands. He made pathetic crying sound, that wouldn't fool anyone.
Then suddenly Duo went rigid, and his hands began to tremble. Carefully he peeked out from behind his fingers, and looked up at Heero.
He tried to read his expression. But it was useless. Duo then thought hopefully, 'maybe it was a dream I had last night...it couldn't have happened, I would be dead. Shot in the head by a very pissed off Heero Yui."
Duo sighed, and stretched his arms over his head. "I...um what do you need...Heero?" Duo felt his how body go cold, waiting for an answer.
"Get dress. We're leaving."
Duo let out the breath of air he hadn't been aware of, that he was holding.
He stood up, "Alright, I'll be out in a few minutes."
Heero nodded and walked out of the room. When the door shut, Duo fell onto his bed, "Oh kami...I kissed Heero...dream or no dream, that can't happen. I'm going to have to..."
With another sigh, Duo went to the bathroom, to change.
Heero and Relena were waiting on the plane for Duo. It wasn't leaving for another ten minutes, but still, Duo should have been there by now.
Relena sighed, and sunk down in her seat. "I'm going to take a nap Heero. Wake me up when we arrive on earth."
Heero grunted, and when her eyes closed, Heero pulled out his gun, aiming it at the back of her seat, where her head would be.
He glared at the seat, as if it was the thing that caused misery in his life. After a few passing seconds, Heero pocketed the gun.
Just then, someone raced up the steps and flew inside, "I'm here! Sorry to keep you waiting."
Duo was nearly skipping down the aisle. He was dressed back to normal, black jeans, a red top, and a black jackets.
Duo slid into his seat, and fastened his seat belt.
Heero glanced at him, from the corner of his eyes. Duo was sitting back in his seat, his eyes shut.
The plane started down the runway, and picked up speed each passing second. Then slowly it lifted off the ground, and took flight to outer space.
Duo, opened his eyes, and let out a sigh of relief. He turned around in his seat, and looked at Heero. His eyes widen, and he spun back around.
Heero slightly scowled, but didn't move, nor speak.
Duo covered his face, so he wouldn't be tempted to look at Heero. Even though Heero's gaze was burning a hole in his hand, he still didn't relent.
He felt a buzz, on his hip. Duo looked down at his beeper and sighed, thanking the gods for a distraction.
He waited till the seatbelt insignia turned off, before he unclipped his and stood.
A young woman walked up to him and asked, "DO you need anything sir?" Her eyes scanned him over.
Duo seemed to miss her look, because he didn't go into flirt mode. Instead he asked, "Where are your bathroom?"
The young woman frowned, but pointed to the back of the plane.
Duo nodded and walked down the aisle to the bathrooms. He slipped inside one, and locked it.
He glanced around, and pulled out his beeper. He recognized the number, and pulled out a cell phone from his back pocket.
He dialed the number, and it rang three times.
"Usagi."
"Hai."
"Good. I was hoping you would get my call. I heard you had an unfaithful experience yesterday."
Duo scowled into the phone, as if it was a bug. "Hai. I was on a mission, and had to be a girl for the night."
Duo could see the man smiling over the other end of the phone. "Well it must have felt great to be a girl again. It has been about three years right?"
Duo sighed, "When is it over? You said... It wasn't supposed to be this long."
There was a sigh on the other end, "Usagi."
Duo glared at the phone, "I was just supposed to be Duo for a year. One! And three years have passed. What about my life?"
"When you failed to save Duo's life, that when you lost yours as well!"
Duo winced from the shouts in her ear. "You work for me until I am through with you, and you have no choice but to do what I ask!"
Duo suddenly shouted, "Well fine, then I'll just end my life, so I could be free."
"You'll never be free, Usagi, and you know that." Then there was a click, and the line went dead.
Duo sighed, and snapped his phone shut, and threw it against the wall as hard as he could. It shattered upon impact.
Duo fell onto the toilet, and covered his face with his hands. "God dammit. I'm always a puppet for the world. When is there ever time for me?"
Duo sighed, and stood slowly. There would never be time for just him.
He opened the door, to come face to face with Heero Yui, who didn't look too happy.
"Heero...I?" Duo shook his head, and pushed Heero out of his way. He walked to his seat, where he sat down, and didn't get up till the plane landed on earth.
The week went by in a breeze, seeming like only a day. The days had melded together into a haze of memories that were left in Duo's mind.
Duo sighed, and shifted his bag on his shoulder, as he walked to lunch. All week he had kept away from the other pilots, and never spoke to anyone. You could say it was the usual Duo.
Duo glanced around the courtyard when he stepped out onto the grass. Students had already picked tables, or somewhere on the grass to eat, or talk.
Duo walked to the tree, the tree he chose to hang out around for the passed week. He knew everyone was slightly worried, but he didn't care.
Duo tossed his bag to the ground, and sat down. He pulled out his lunch bag and searched inside the brown bag.
He grabbed the sandwich, unwrapped it, and bit into it. He stared at the floor near his feet, as he chewed.
He sighed again, and tossed the sandwich in the bag. He then hit the back of his head against the tree, as he looked up.
For the first time that week, Duo saw Heero.
Heero, was all the places, had hidden in the branches, of the tree, Duo sat under. Heero had his back against the tree trunk, like Duo. His legs bent at the knees was holding up his laptop.
Duo almost laughed, of all the places he had chose to sit.
"You should finish your lunch."
Duo was surprised by Heero's voice, and couldn't find the words to reply.
Heero still stared at the computer screen, his finger flying over the keys. A few times, Heero's fingers would move to the touch pad, and click on an item.
Heero stopped all together, and looked down at Duo, who just stared at him in return. "You're attracting attention."
Duo nodded slowly, and finally stood. He grabbed his bag, and started to walk away.
Heero's eyes narrowed, and his lips formed a straight line. "Hn."