A/N- Well, this story is coming to an end. Only one or two more chapters left. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Thanks for reading. Glad you enjoyed it. Oh, this chapter might be a bit sappy and fluffy.
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 23
By: RurouniGirl
Duo looked over at Heero and grinned. The journey back had been a pleasant one and they were only a few hours away from the palace. He sighed. It would feel so good to be home and have a chance to spend some alone time with Heero.
Heero smiled at Duo and reached over to take his hand. They road in silence enjoying the feeling of being together. The other four had ridden ahead to give them a chance to spend a little time catching up.
Duo's horse came to halt at the top of a small hill and Heero's stopped beside him. Ahead of them stood the palace. Duo dismounted and motioned for Heero to do the same.
He grinned. "I thought we could walk the rest of the way. Maybe go for a swim."
Heero grinned back at him and grabbed his hand, dragging him off toward the pond. They stripped off their clothes and waded into the water. They swam until they were exhausted and then lay in the field looking up at the stars.
Duo sighed contentedly. "The sky is so beautiful," he said. He turned his head toward Heero and was surprised to find the other boy staring at him. He smiled. "Is something wrong? Do I have dirt on my face or something?"
Heero shook his head and leaned up on his elbow so he was looking down at Duo. "No, nothing like that," he said softly. "You just look so beautiful right now. It takes my breath away." He leaned down and kissed Duo softly at first and then deeper. Duo responded quickly by kissing him back. He slowly rolled over until he was on top of Heero. He looked down at the boy under him and laughed.
"And what is it that you find so funny?" Heero asked, his eyes sparkling with merriment.
Duo smiled. "Nothing," he said. "Just the thought of what I'm gonna do to you." He started to laugh.
Heero pulled him down and silenced him with another kiss. "Quit laughing," he said softly, "and do whatever it is you're laughing about."
Duo laughed and kissed Heero deeply.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The two boys walked back to the palace hand in hand. It was past midnight, but both we're wide-awake. It was wonderful to be able to spend time together. Heero looked around a little nervously as the two of them entered the palace, but none of the guards took a second look at him.
Duo smiled as Zechs came toward them, Wufei by his side. Wufei smiled at Heero.
"It's good to have you back," he said.
Heero nodded. "It's good to be back."
"Duo! Heero!"
They turned as Quatre and Trowa came hurrying down the hall.
"We've prepared your room," Quatre said.
"And Marcus wants to see Heero to make sure he is all right, what with losing all that weight and all," Trowa added.
Duo nodded and took Heero to see Marcus. The old healer examined him thoroughly and then gave him a draught to drink every night before he went to bed for a week or two.
"It will help you gain back the weight you lost and recover strength and sleep."
Heero thanked the healer as Duo drug him out the door and toward the kitchens.
"Come on," he said, "I'm starving."
The two boys ate a hurried meal and then headed toward Duo's room. They were about halfway there when they ran into a familiar person.
"Catherine," Duo said brightly.
She smiled. "Hello, Duo."
"How have you been?" he asked. "Getting along okay?"
She nodded. "Yes. Everyone is so kind to me. I actually feel like I have a home."
"Great. And is there a special someone yet?" he asked, grinning slyly. "I'm assuming there is, since you're dressed awefully nice and are going out at such a late time."
She blushed bright red and nodded slowly. "Yes," she said. "It's Joss. He has shown such kindness to me and doesn't treat me like some of the people do." She smiled sheepishly. "I think I'm in love with him," she whispered.
Duo smiled and gave her a squeeze on the shoulder. "I'm sure he feels the same way about you."
She nodded. "Thanks for everything you did for me Duo. I really appreciate it."
"Don't mention it. I was happy to help."
"Well, I have to go meet Joss," she said. "I'll see you later."
"Ok. See you Catherine. Have fun!" he called after her. He turned toward Heero. "You ready to turn in for the night?"
Heero grinned and snagged Duo around the waist pulling him close to his body. "Of course," he whispered, his breath tickling Duo's ear. Duo squirmed, trying to break away but couldn't get loose.
"Hey, let me go," he said laughing.
Heero grinned and laughed. "Nope, not until you say the magic word."
Duo twisted around until he was face to face with Heero. He looked straight into Heero's eyes and saw the love that was shining there. He leaned forward until his face was a mere centimeter from Heero's face. Heero could feel his hot breath on his cheek.
Duo reached a hand up and cupped it around Heero's face. "I love you," he breathed softly.
Heero smiled softly as he placed his hand over Duo's. "I know," he whispered. "I love you too. Very, very much." For a minute they just stood there looking into each other's eyes, then they leaned in and kissed each other. Not a soft sweet kiss like before, nor the deep kiss they had shared while they were swimming. This was a passionate kiss, a lover's kiss. All their love was placed into that one kiss and they knew that nothing would be able to keep them apart ever again. Nothing. No matter what, they would always be together.
Author's Notes: Yeah, I know it's kinda sappy, but I couldn't help it. This story sorta wrote itself. This is the final chapter. Anyway, I was thinking I might write a sequel. What do you think? Let me know, k? RurouniGirl
The Prince and the Peasant: Part 23
By: RurouniGirl
Duo looked over at Heero and grinned. The journey back had been a pleasant one and they were only a few hours away from the palace. He sighed. It would feel so good to be home and have a chance to spend some alone time with Heero.
Heero smiled at Duo and reached over to take his hand. They road in silence enjoying the feeling of being together. The other four had ridden ahead to give them a chance to spend a little time catching up.
Duo's horse came to halt at the top of a small hill and Heero's stopped beside him. Ahead of them stood the palace. Duo dismounted and motioned for Heero to do the same.
He grinned. "I thought we could walk the rest of the way. Maybe go for a swim."
Heero grinned back at him and grabbed his hand, dragging him off toward the pond. They stripped off their clothes and waded into the water. They swam until they were exhausted and then lay in the field looking up at the stars.
Duo sighed contentedly. "The sky is so beautiful," he said. He turned his head toward Heero and was surprised to find the other boy staring at him. He smiled. "Is something wrong? Do I have dirt on my face or something?"
Heero shook his head and leaned up on his elbow so he was looking down at Duo. "No, nothing like that," he said softly. "You just look so beautiful right now. It takes my breath away." He leaned down and kissed Duo softly at first and then deeper. Duo responded quickly by kissing him back. He slowly rolled over until he was on top of Heero. He looked down at the boy under him and laughed.
"And what is it that you find so funny?" Heero asked, his eyes sparkling with merriment.
Duo smiled. "Nothing," he said. "Just the thought of what I'm gonna do to you." He started to laugh.
Heero pulled him down and silenced him with another kiss. "Quit laughing," he said softly, "and do whatever it is you're laughing about."
Duo laughed and kissed Heero deeply.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The two boys walked back to the palace hand in hand. It was past midnight, but both we're wide-awake. It was wonderful to be able to spend time together. Heero looked around a little nervously as the two of them entered the palace, but none of the guards took a second look at him.
Duo smiled as Zechs came toward them, Wufei by his side. Wufei smiled at Heero.
"It's good to have you back," he said.
Heero nodded. "It's good to be back."
"Duo! Heero!"
They turned as Quatre and Trowa came hurrying down the hall.
"We've prepared your room," Quatre said.
"And Marcus wants to see Heero to make sure he is all right, what with losing all that weight and all," Trowa added.
Duo nodded and took Heero to see Marcus. The old healer examined him thoroughly and then gave him a draught to drink every night before he went to bed for a week or two.
"It will help you gain back the weight you lost and recover strength and sleep."
Heero thanked the healer as Duo drug him out the door and toward the kitchens.
"Come on," he said, "I'm starving."
The two boys ate a hurried meal and then headed toward Duo's room. They were about halfway there when they ran into a familiar person.
"Catherine," Duo said brightly.
She smiled. "Hello, Duo."
"How have you been?" he asked. "Getting along okay?"
She nodded. "Yes. Everyone is so kind to me. I actually feel like I have a home."
"Great. And is there a special someone yet?" he asked, grinning slyly. "I'm assuming there is, since you're dressed awefully nice and are going out at such a late time."
She blushed bright red and nodded slowly. "Yes," she said. "It's Joss. He has shown such kindness to me and doesn't treat me like some of the people do." She smiled sheepishly. "I think I'm in love with him," she whispered.
Duo smiled and gave her a squeeze on the shoulder. "I'm sure he feels the same way about you."
She nodded. "Thanks for everything you did for me Duo. I really appreciate it."
"Don't mention it. I was happy to help."
"Well, I have to go meet Joss," she said. "I'll see you later."
"Ok. See you Catherine. Have fun!" he called after her. He turned toward Heero. "You ready to turn in for the night?"
Heero grinned and snagged Duo around the waist pulling him close to his body. "Of course," he whispered, his breath tickling Duo's ear. Duo squirmed, trying to break away but couldn't get loose.
"Hey, let me go," he said laughing.
Heero grinned and laughed. "Nope, not until you say the magic word."
Duo twisted around until he was face to face with Heero. He looked straight into Heero's eyes and saw the love that was shining there. He leaned forward until his face was a mere centimeter from Heero's face. Heero could feel his hot breath on his cheek.
Duo reached a hand up and cupped it around Heero's face. "I love you," he breathed softly.
Heero smiled softly as he placed his hand over Duo's. "I know," he whispered. "I love you too. Very, very much." For a minute they just stood there looking into each other's eyes, then they leaned in and kissed each other. Not a soft sweet kiss like before, nor the deep kiss they had shared while they were swimming. This was a passionate kiss, a lover's kiss. All their love was placed into that one kiss and they knew that nothing would be able to keep them apart ever again. Nothing. No matter what, they would always be together.
Author's Notes: Yeah, I know it's kinda sappy, but I couldn't help it. This story sorta wrote itself. This is the final chapter. Anyway, I was thinking I might write a sequel. What do you think? Let me know, k? RurouniGirl