Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own Gundam Wing. ;_; They do live in my head
though. Except Wufei. He moved out. He lives in michelle's head now. She
doesn't own them either though.;_;
A/N: I apoligize for abandoning the story so abruptly in the last chapter, but I needed to end. Anyways.oh! I remember now! Yay Megan! You get to be in this chapter! I finally got around to doing more, so this one's for you!
Extra Disclaimer: I don't own Megan any more than I own the G-Boys. Megan owns herself.I own me!!!
Chapter 5
His eyes seemed to draw the truth out of her. Duo broke away from her gaze, hers was having the same effect on him as his was on her - though neither of them knew it.
"Tell me about it," he asked. "Please?"
Lani stared at him, confused.
"Tell you about what?" she asked. Duo turned back to face her, a pleading look in his eyes.
"Your childhood. I want to know what a normal one is like," he said. Lani laughed.
"My childhood was anything but normal. We came to Earth when I was three, from one of the L2 colonies. We lived on one of the small islands off the western coast of America. My parents were special operatives in an underground organization against OZ and the Alliance during the wars. That doesn't make for a normal childhood," Lani said, her speech becoming slower and more littered with yawns the longer she spoke. Duo sighed.
"It sounds interesting. Would you tell me anyway?" he asked. Lani nodded against her pillow, then, speaking slowly, told him.
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(A few hours later)
After swapping stories about their childhoods, their lives during the war (Duo 'conveniently' left out the fact he was a Gundam pilot), and anything else they could think of, Lani and Duo were running out of things to talk about.
There's only one thing left to say. Lani thought as silence filled the room. I've got to tell him. Lani yawned and looked over at Duo, her eyes resisting every second they were open.
"Duo."she said tentatively.
"Hmmmmm?" Duo replied turning his head to face her and forcing his eyes open.
"I need to tell you something," Lani offered, forcing herself to get up and stand. Duo gazed up at her, his eyelids drooping further with every second that passed.
"G'head," he mumbled.
"Give me a minute," Lani said stumbling to the door. Quietly, she left the room and traveled down the corridor as quickly as her tired body would take her. After a few turns, Lani found herself at her best friend Jessica's door. She knocked loudly.
"Lani?" a sleepy voice asked from behind her. Lani spun around, smiling apologetically as she saw her friend Megan standing in her doorway. Megan tucked a stray lock of her long brown hair behind her ear and rubbed one of her matching eyes with a fist.
"Sorry Megan," Lani apologized.
"What's up?" Megan asked, wrapping her tanned arms around her waist, at the point where her dark blue pants met her light blue tank top.
"I'll explain tomorrow," Lani replied, watching as her friend stifled a yawn. Megan nodded sleepily and retreated back into her room, closing the door gently behind her. Lani resumed her knocking until a sleepy-eyed, pajama-clad, Jessica opened the door. Lani almost couldn't stop herself from knocking on Jessica's face. Jessica stared at Lani through squinted eyes.
"Lan? What's wrong? It's two in the morning," Jessica barely managed to mumble, rubbing her eyes with her fists.
"Duo's in my room, and I gotta tell him how I feel about him. I don't think I can do it. Reassure me? Please?" Lani explained, turning the end into a whining plea. Jessica stopped rubbing her eyes and stared at Lani, bewildered.
"I'm not even going to ask why Duo's in your room at 2:00 in the morning. I don't want to think about it," she said, leaning against the doorframe. Lani bounced on her feet.
"Jessica, please. I left him there," she pleaded. Jessica nodded at her.
"Go tell him, Lan. The worst that can happen is he won't return your feelings. Look at it this way, how will you know if he feels the same about you if you don't tell him. Besides, think of how you would feel if you leave without telling him," she said sensibly. Lani smiled at her friend and wrapped her arms around Jessica's neck, a bit of a reach for the considerably shorter Lani.
"Thanks Jess," she said quietly. "And I'm sorry I'm leaving but you understand why. And I'm also sorry I woke you up in the middle of the night." Jessica squeezed Lani, then held her away from her.
"You're welcome. I do understand. No problem. Go tell him. Goodnight," she told Lani, giving her a light shove down the hall.
"G'night Jess," Lani said smiling. Jessica returned the smile and closed the door. Lani went back to her room.
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(Back in Lani's room)
Lani came back into her room. Duo, amazingly still awake, watched as she walked back to the bed and lay down again. When she put her head to the pillow, all the energy she had just minutes before dissipated and left her more drained than she'd ever been.
"You wanted to tell me something?" Duo asked, his eyes wider than they'd been before she left. He seemed more alert than anyone lacking so much in the way of sleep should be.
"Mmm hmmm," Lani confirmed, letting her eyes fall shut.
"What is it?" Duo prodded his voice gentle and understanding, with a hint of impatience slipping in.
"Oh," Lani said sleepily, "I love you Duo Maxwell," she barely managed to mumble before falling asleep.
A/N: I apoligize for abandoning the story so abruptly in the last chapter, but I needed to end. Anyways.oh! I remember now! Yay Megan! You get to be in this chapter! I finally got around to doing more, so this one's for you!
Extra Disclaimer: I don't own Megan any more than I own the G-Boys. Megan owns herself.I own me!!!
Chapter 5
His eyes seemed to draw the truth out of her. Duo broke away from her gaze, hers was having the same effect on him as his was on her - though neither of them knew it.
"Tell me about it," he asked. "Please?"
Lani stared at him, confused.
"Tell you about what?" she asked. Duo turned back to face her, a pleading look in his eyes.
"Your childhood. I want to know what a normal one is like," he said. Lani laughed.
"My childhood was anything but normal. We came to Earth when I was three, from one of the L2 colonies. We lived on one of the small islands off the western coast of America. My parents were special operatives in an underground organization against OZ and the Alliance during the wars. That doesn't make for a normal childhood," Lani said, her speech becoming slower and more littered with yawns the longer she spoke. Duo sighed.
"It sounds interesting. Would you tell me anyway?" he asked. Lani nodded against her pillow, then, speaking slowly, told him.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
(A few hours later)
After swapping stories about their childhoods, their lives during the war (Duo 'conveniently' left out the fact he was a Gundam pilot), and anything else they could think of, Lani and Duo were running out of things to talk about.
There's only one thing left to say. Lani thought as silence filled the room. I've got to tell him. Lani yawned and looked over at Duo, her eyes resisting every second they were open.
"Duo."she said tentatively.
"Hmmmmm?" Duo replied turning his head to face her and forcing his eyes open.
"I need to tell you something," Lani offered, forcing herself to get up and stand. Duo gazed up at her, his eyelids drooping further with every second that passed.
"G'head," he mumbled.
"Give me a minute," Lani said stumbling to the door. Quietly, she left the room and traveled down the corridor as quickly as her tired body would take her. After a few turns, Lani found herself at her best friend Jessica's door. She knocked loudly.
"Lani?" a sleepy voice asked from behind her. Lani spun around, smiling apologetically as she saw her friend Megan standing in her doorway. Megan tucked a stray lock of her long brown hair behind her ear and rubbed one of her matching eyes with a fist.
"Sorry Megan," Lani apologized.
"What's up?" Megan asked, wrapping her tanned arms around her waist, at the point where her dark blue pants met her light blue tank top.
"I'll explain tomorrow," Lani replied, watching as her friend stifled a yawn. Megan nodded sleepily and retreated back into her room, closing the door gently behind her. Lani resumed her knocking until a sleepy-eyed, pajama-clad, Jessica opened the door. Lani almost couldn't stop herself from knocking on Jessica's face. Jessica stared at Lani through squinted eyes.
"Lan? What's wrong? It's two in the morning," Jessica barely managed to mumble, rubbing her eyes with her fists.
"Duo's in my room, and I gotta tell him how I feel about him. I don't think I can do it. Reassure me? Please?" Lani explained, turning the end into a whining plea. Jessica stopped rubbing her eyes and stared at Lani, bewildered.
"I'm not even going to ask why Duo's in your room at 2:00 in the morning. I don't want to think about it," she said, leaning against the doorframe. Lani bounced on her feet.
"Jessica, please. I left him there," she pleaded. Jessica nodded at her.
"Go tell him, Lan. The worst that can happen is he won't return your feelings. Look at it this way, how will you know if he feels the same about you if you don't tell him. Besides, think of how you would feel if you leave without telling him," she said sensibly. Lani smiled at her friend and wrapped her arms around Jessica's neck, a bit of a reach for the considerably shorter Lani.
"Thanks Jess," she said quietly. "And I'm sorry I'm leaving but you understand why. And I'm also sorry I woke you up in the middle of the night." Jessica squeezed Lani, then held her away from her.
"You're welcome. I do understand. No problem. Go tell him. Goodnight," she told Lani, giving her a light shove down the hall.
"G'night Jess," Lani said smiling. Jessica returned the smile and closed the door. Lani went back to her room.
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(Back in Lani's room)
Lani came back into her room. Duo, amazingly still awake, watched as she walked back to the bed and lay down again. When she put her head to the pillow, all the energy she had just minutes before dissipated and left her more drained than she'd ever been.
"You wanted to tell me something?" Duo asked, his eyes wider than they'd been before she left. He seemed more alert than anyone lacking so much in the way of sleep should be.
"Mmm hmmm," Lani confirmed, letting her eyes fall shut.
"What is it?" Duo prodded his voice gentle and understanding, with a hint of impatience slipping in.
"Oh," Lani said sleepily, "I love you Duo Maxwell," she barely managed to mumble before falling asleep.