CB: *Runs into the room and beams at the frightened readers* Guess what? I
was asked to help write this by Shinigami's Kaizer! Isn't that great?
Osirus: *Groans and buries his face in his hands* Please tell me this
doesn't mean us poor muses have to work on another fic as well?
CB: YES! *Spins around happily* Sugar high! Wheeeeeee!
Seth: *Walks in* What is going on?
Osirus: *Jerks thumb at Cobalt who is now jabbering away to her cat in a
corner* Sugar high.
Seth: Oh god!
Disclaimers: Neither myself, nor Shinigami's Kaizer own Gundam Wing, if we did, I think we'd be very rich! Shinigami's Kaizer, however, does own the story line. I did not come up with it, I'm just helping to write it. Warnings: Um.shouen ai in later chapters. This chapter is from Heero's Point Of View
Thoughtfully I tapped my keyboard as I pondered about the sentence I had just written in the mission report. Hearing the door from the room next to mine open and close with a tell-tale squeak I immediately bent my head and resumed typing, trying to look like I was busy. 'Nine suits destroyed during the actual battle, the base was eliminated along with Senator Oned, one of the key figures.' My own door creaked open, but I didn't even bother to look up until.
"Hey Heero!" A hand came down on my shoulder, causing me to jump slightly, before my reflex actions kicked in, grabbing the offending appendage and twisting slightly. A pained yelp reached my ears. "Jesus Yuy! There's no need to twist my hand off!"
I relaxed immediately, it was only Duo. Releasing the hand I brought my fingers back down on the keyboard in a succession of rapid clicks, not having bothered to even turn around. A soft sigh behind me, then a quiet 'flump' told me that Duo had flopped down on my bed and was obviously not going to move. Growling slightly in the back of my throat I attempted to ignore him. This is.of course.impossible. Duo can distract people just by being there, even if he isn't speaking. There's a saying that seems quite fitting for a moment like this, what was it? Oh yes, 'Silence speaks louder than words.' Duo's silence could have woken the dead.
"Heero?" His voice was soft, on anyone else I would have called the tone thoughtful, but Duo rarely thinks (at least to my knowledge) so I would just have to settle for describing it as serious.another rare occurrence. "Do you ever have strange dreams or things happen to you?" What had prompted that question? I wondered, this really didn't seem like the usual loud-mouthed boy I was used to. 'And since when do you know so much about his habits Yuy?' A taunting voice prompted in my head. I deliberately ignored it, still typing as I grunted a noncommittal noise.
He shifted slightly behind me and I heard him stand up, padding over to where is was sitting in my desk chair, busily trying to pay him no attention. The hand that came down this time was firmer, and it smacked me over the back of the head, causing me to fall forward slightly. Furious, I jumped up from my seat and spun around, fully intending to give him hell, as he stood there, smirking at me with a teasing light in his eyes, behind those ridiculous sunglasses.
But as I opened my mouth to fire out a rapid round of fury, something made me pause, then look closer at him, still standing there. There was something different about him, I couldn't quite place my finger on it, and it was elusive, just out of my grasp, as I stood there staring. I never stare, thinking about it now; it's rather embarrassing to note that I even would.
"Heero, Heero, HEERO!" I became aware that he was snapping his fingers in front of my face, and I blinked, shaking off the dazed trance I had been in, to give him one of my glares. He was of course, completely unfazed by this, and instead of quailing asked, "What were you looking at? Man, you just stood there and stared at me, what's wrong?"
He just had to rub it in, didn't he? No matter, I simply shrugged before turning away and beginning to walk towards the door of the room, intending to go out of it. But his voice stopped me in mid-step. "Mind if I use the shower?"
Oh God, he simply had to say something like that. My mouth went slightly dry as I turned around again, intent on death now. But again, I was stopped in my course of action. He had taken his hair down already, and it fell, in waving chestnut locks to somewhere just past the small of his back. Once more I suffered the humiliation of staring as I simply looked at him, not quite believing the vision in front of me. There was that strange purple hint to the long hair.
Curiously I stepped forward, unconsciously touching one of the dark strands, rubbing it thoughtfully between my fingers. I didn't really pay attention to Duo's expression as I eyed his hair, but funnily enough, I thought I heard an intake of breath.of course I could have been mistaken.
"Duo?" My tone of voice was thoughtful.
"Y.yeah, Heero?"
I shrugged, abruptly letting go of his hair and moving away. Going back towards the door, I said, almost as a parting shot before I walked out. One glance over my shoulder, told me he was still standing where I had left him, staring after me, his mouth slightly open, rubbing the same piece of hair I had.
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"Duo! We're going into town! Are you coming or not?" Quatre sounded impatient as he yelled up the stairs for what felt like the umpteenth time. Behind him, Trowa was tapping one foot and Wufei was sitting on a chair, swinging one leg and muttering something under his breath about 'braided idiots who couldn't make up their mind what to wear.'
And me?
I was standing by the door, car keys clenched in my fist. Outwardly calm and collected, inwardly fidgeting with impatience and irritation. Just what was taking him so long? I wondered as the part of my brain that wasn't occupied, began to recite something that was the equivalent of the Gettysburg Address. It involved weapons, machinery parts and wires, I think that's all you need to know about that. By this time, Wufei was on his feet and screaming up the stairs with Quatre, trying to hurry the braided boy along.
Just as Wufei's voice reached a crescendo of indignant shouts, he appeared at the top of the stairs, clutching a bag and wearing a light jacket. I knew I was gawping again, but his hair was still down, it was strange, but I'd never realised how pretty it.he.it.was. Shaking my head, I tried to dislodge these thoughts, but couldn't stop myself from looking at him again it was then I noticed that in his rush he had forgotten his recently ever present sunglasses. Shaking my head agian I gruffly added my own voice to the deluge now tumbling down on him.
"What on earth took you so long Duo?"
"Maxwell, we've been waiting for twenty five minutes! Can't you move any faster?"
"Please guys.let me explain."
"Duo, you have kept us waiting, can't we just go?"
"Let's go, we need to be there and back within an hour in case a mission turns up." All eyes turned to me, and I could practically feel Duo rolling his eyes at that statement as we all hurried out onto the gravel drive outside the house. Sitting there was a small red car that didn't look like it could hold two of us, let alone five.
"Always the mission huh Heero?" The teasing voice broke through my thoughts as Duo came over and slung an arm around my shoulders. Tearing my eyes away from the red monstrosity I glared at him.
"Shut up and just get in the car Duo, we're all late as it is because of you." My voice could have frozen water. It wasn't intentionally cold, it just slipped out that way, but I didn't miss the look of hurt that flashed through the violet eyes as I removed the friendly arm and stalked over to the car.
Up until then, we'd all been standing in the shadow of the house, but as we stepped out fully to where the car was parked, Duo yelped and clapped a hand over his eyes, almost like he was in pain. "Ah! The sun's bright!" He muttered, more to himself than anyone else, but, unfortunately for him, I heard and moved towards him.
"Maxwell, it's cloudy today." Wufei sounded as puzzled as I felt by Duo's strange behaviour.
"I.I know.it's just.bright." Duo finished lamely as I peered unobtrusively at his eyes, looking to see if there was anything that would indicate why he was finding the light so bright. Suddenly it hit me, almost with the same effect a sledgehammer would have. His eyes were narrower, more slitted, with an almost cat-like quality about them that sent shivers running up and down my spine. Why hadn't I noticed this before?
It was almost a rhetorical question to myself, if that is possible. I knew the answer you see, just his presence distracts me so much that I end up forgetting all my surroundings and just focusing on him. But anyway, I still managed to maintain my stoical façade as I told him to run inside and fetch his sunglasses if the light really hurt him that much. I gave no indication that I had seen anything wrong, and I kept my mouth shut as he returned, now sporting the pair of dark glasses.
The ride into town was cramped, hot and uncomfortable. I suppose I got off lightly as I was driving, and Duo too, because he was sitting next to me in the passenger seat. But Wufei, Trowa and Quatre were squashed into the open topped trunk at the back of the car. Open topped meaning it opened into the car.not out into the fresh air. It would have been nice if it did, because all the windows were stuck closed due to a failure with the electric window system, and the air conditioning insisted on remaining hot, so it was no good to have it on.although it refused to turn off.
By the time we arrived, I was sweating heavily, and thinking longingly of cool drinks, in a cool place, with a nice, cool air conditioning that worked. My hair was stuck to the back of my neck and I could only imagine how Duo was feeling, wearing a jacket and with hair that was much longer than mine. I really felt sorry for him.
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The town was boring and uneventful, but by the time we got back, it was nearly eleven thirty in the evening. This was because Duo had insisted on looking around all the shops, poking through junk stores and looking at magazines in the general shop. But the whole time we were out, he didn't take his glasses off, not even when we were inside or out of the light, they only came off when we got home, and even then, he dashed upstairs so quickly that I didn't have time to catch another glimpse of his eyes.
Later that night, I was laying in my bed, opposite the one he had, my breathing was slow and steady, my form was still, there was nothing to indicate I wasn't asleep. And this is what Duo must have thought, here I was, the perfect soldier, fast asleep and unaware of anything going on around me. I heard him shift slightly, then there was the rustle of covers as he softly moved them aside.
Through cracked lids I saw he was dressed in his traditional black, black top, black trousers, black socks, black shoes and also those damed sunglasses. Strange, particularly as he shouldn't be going anywhere at.my eyes darted to the clock without my head moving.one thirty in the morning. Making no real noise, he padded towards the door and opened it, before pausing and looking back at me. I briefly wondered if he knew I was awake, but this fear was allayed when he walked back over and stood above me.
My eyes were now completely closed and I took extra care to make my face relax and look like I was lost in the depths of slumber. There was a soft sigh from the boy standing by my bed and then, to my utter astonishment, I felt soft fingers trace gently down one of my cheeks before a soft kiss was planted on my forehead. It was nearly too much for me and if he'd stayed another five seconds I would have leapt up and demanded what the hell he thought he was doing.
But he didn't, with a grace and speed I didn't know he possessed, he exited the room, thinking that I was still asleep and unaware of what had passed and that he'd gone out.
The only trouble was, I was awake and left on my own with a troubled mind and racing heart, unable to believe what had just happened.
CB: :*Chants softly* Sap, sap, sap, sap, sap, sap.then more sap. Ok, Hee- man is out of character *sulks* Never mind.uh oh.I'm coming down off my sugar and caffeine high. *Gulp* Better go.but first, my thanks to Shinigami's Kaizer, who kicked my butt back into gear and made me write this chapter.
Disclaimers: Neither myself, nor Shinigami's Kaizer own Gundam Wing, if we did, I think we'd be very rich! Shinigami's Kaizer, however, does own the story line. I did not come up with it, I'm just helping to write it. Warnings: Um.shouen ai in later chapters. This chapter is from Heero's Point Of View
Thoughtfully I tapped my keyboard as I pondered about the sentence I had just written in the mission report. Hearing the door from the room next to mine open and close with a tell-tale squeak I immediately bent my head and resumed typing, trying to look like I was busy. 'Nine suits destroyed during the actual battle, the base was eliminated along with Senator Oned, one of the key figures.' My own door creaked open, but I didn't even bother to look up until.
"Hey Heero!" A hand came down on my shoulder, causing me to jump slightly, before my reflex actions kicked in, grabbing the offending appendage and twisting slightly. A pained yelp reached my ears. "Jesus Yuy! There's no need to twist my hand off!"
I relaxed immediately, it was only Duo. Releasing the hand I brought my fingers back down on the keyboard in a succession of rapid clicks, not having bothered to even turn around. A soft sigh behind me, then a quiet 'flump' told me that Duo had flopped down on my bed and was obviously not going to move. Growling slightly in the back of my throat I attempted to ignore him. This is.of course.impossible. Duo can distract people just by being there, even if he isn't speaking. There's a saying that seems quite fitting for a moment like this, what was it? Oh yes, 'Silence speaks louder than words.' Duo's silence could have woken the dead.
"Heero?" His voice was soft, on anyone else I would have called the tone thoughtful, but Duo rarely thinks (at least to my knowledge) so I would just have to settle for describing it as serious.another rare occurrence. "Do you ever have strange dreams or things happen to you?" What had prompted that question? I wondered, this really didn't seem like the usual loud-mouthed boy I was used to. 'And since when do you know so much about his habits Yuy?' A taunting voice prompted in my head. I deliberately ignored it, still typing as I grunted a noncommittal noise.
He shifted slightly behind me and I heard him stand up, padding over to where is was sitting in my desk chair, busily trying to pay him no attention. The hand that came down this time was firmer, and it smacked me over the back of the head, causing me to fall forward slightly. Furious, I jumped up from my seat and spun around, fully intending to give him hell, as he stood there, smirking at me with a teasing light in his eyes, behind those ridiculous sunglasses.
But as I opened my mouth to fire out a rapid round of fury, something made me pause, then look closer at him, still standing there. There was something different about him, I couldn't quite place my finger on it, and it was elusive, just out of my grasp, as I stood there staring. I never stare, thinking about it now; it's rather embarrassing to note that I even would.
"Heero, Heero, HEERO!" I became aware that he was snapping his fingers in front of my face, and I blinked, shaking off the dazed trance I had been in, to give him one of my glares. He was of course, completely unfazed by this, and instead of quailing asked, "What were you looking at? Man, you just stood there and stared at me, what's wrong?"
He just had to rub it in, didn't he? No matter, I simply shrugged before turning away and beginning to walk towards the door of the room, intending to go out of it. But his voice stopped me in mid-step. "Mind if I use the shower?"
Oh God, he simply had to say something like that. My mouth went slightly dry as I turned around again, intent on death now. But again, I was stopped in my course of action. He had taken his hair down already, and it fell, in waving chestnut locks to somewhere just past the small of his back. Once more I suffered the humiliation of staring as I simply looked at him, not quite believing the vision in front of me. There was that strange purple hint to the long hair.
Curiously I stepped forward, unconsciously touching one of the dark strands, rubbing it thoughtfully between my fingers. I didn't really pay attention to Duo's expression as I eyed his hair, but funnily enough, I thought I heard an intake of breath.of course I could have been mistaken.
"Duo?" My tone of voice was thoughtful.
"Y.yeah, Heero?"
I shrugged, abruptly letting go of his hair and moving away. Going back towards the door, I said, almost as a parting shot before I walked out. One glance over my shoulder, told me he was still standing where I had left him, staring after me, his mouth slightly open, rubbing the same piece of hair I had.
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"Duo! We're going into town! Are you coming or not?" Quatre sounded impatient as he yelled up the stairs for what felt like the umpteenth time. Behind him, Trowa was tapping one foot and Wufei was sitting on a chair, swinging one leg and muttering something under his breath about 'braided idiots who couldn't make up their mind what to wear.'
And me?
I was standing by the door, car keys clenched in my fist. Outwardly calm and collected, inwardly fidgeting with impatience and irritation. Just what was taking him so long? I wondered as the part of my brain that wasn't occupied, began to recite something that was the equivalent of the Gettysburg Address. It involved weapons, machinery parts and wires, I think that's all you need to know about that. By this time, Wufei was on his feet and screaming up the stairs with Quatre, trying to hurry the braided boy along.
Just as Wufei's voice reached a crescendo of indignant shouts, he appeared at the top of the stairs, clutching a bag and wearing a light jacket. I knew I was gawping again, but his hair was still down, it was strange, but I'd never realised how pretty it.he.it.was. Shaking my head, I tried to dislodge these thoughts, but couldn't stop myself from looking at him again it was then I noticed that in his rush he had forgotten his recently ever present sunglasses. Shaking my head agian I gruffly added my own voice to the deluge now tumbling down on him.
"What on earth took you so long Duo?"
"Maxwell, we've been waiting for twenty five minutes! Can't you move any faster?"
"Please guys.let me explain."
"Duo, you have kept us waiting, can't we just go?"
"Let's go, we need to be there and back within an hour in case a mission turns up." All eyes turned to me, and I could practically feel Duo rolling his eyes at that statement as we all hurried out onto the gravel drive outside the house. Sitting there was a small red car that didn't look like it could hold two of us, let alone five.
"Always the mission huh Heero?" The teasing voice broke through my thoughts as Duo came over and slung an arm around my shoulders. Tearing my eyes away from the red monstrosity I glared at him.
"Shut up and just get in the car Duo, we're all late as it is because of you." My voice could have frozen water. It wasn't intentionally cold, it just slipped out that way, but I didn't miss the look of hurt that flashed through the violet eyes as I removed the friendly arm and stalked over to the car.
Up until then, we'd all been standing in the shadow of the house, but as we stepped out fully to where the car was parked, Duo yelped and clapped a hand over his eyes, almost like he was in pain. "Ah! The sun's bright!" He muttered, more to himself than anyone else, but, unfortunately for him, I heard and moved towards him.
"Maxwell, it's cloudy today." Wufei sounded as puzzled as I felt by Duo's strange behaviour.
"I.I know.it's just.bright." Duo finished lamely as I peered unobtrusively at his eyes, looking to see if there was anything that would indicate why he was finding the light so bright. Suddenly it hit me, almost with the same effect a sledgehammer would have. His eyes were narrower, more slitted, with an almost cat-like quality about them that sent shivers running up and down my spine. Why hadn't I noticed this before?
It was almost a rhetorical question to myself, if that is possible. I knew the answer you see, just his presence distracts me so much that I end up forgetting all my surroundings and just focusing on him. But anyway, I still managed to maintain my stoical façade as I told him to run inside and fetch his sunglasses if the light really hurt him that much. I gave no indication that I had seen anything wrong, and I kept my mouth shut as he returned, now sporting the pair of dark glasses.
The ride into town was cramped, hot and uncomfortable. I suppose I got off lightly as I was driving, and Duo too, because he was sitting next to me in the passenger seat. But Wufei, Trowa and Quatre were squashed into the open topped trunk at the back of the car. Open topped meaning it opened into the car.not out into the fresh air. It would have been nice if it did, because all the windows were stuck closed due to a failure with the electric window system, and the air conditioning insisted on remaining hot, so it was no good to have it on.although it refused to turn off.
By the time we arrived, I was sweating heavily, and thinking longingly of cool drinks, in a cool place, with a nice, cool air conditioning that worked. My hair was stuck to the back of my neck and I could only imagine how Duo was feeling, wearing a jacket and with hair that was much longer than mine. I really felt sorry for him.
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The town was boring and uneventful, but by the time we got back, it was nearly eleven thirty in the evening. This was because Duo had insisted on looking around all the shops, poking through junk stores and looking at magazines in the general shop. But the whole time we were out, he didn't take his glasses off, not even when we were inside or out of the light, they only came off when we got home, and even then, he dashed upstairs so quickly that I didn't have time to catch another glimpse of his eyes.
Later that night, I was laying in my bed, opposite the one he had, my breathing was slow and steady, my form was still, there was nothing to indicate I wasn't asleep. And this is what Duo must have thought, here I was, the perfect soldier, fast asleep and unaware of anything going on around me. I heard him shift slightly, then there was the rustle of covers as he softly moved them aside.
Through cracked lids I saw he was dressed in his traditional black, black top, black trousers, black socks, black shoes and also those damed sunglasses. Strange, particularly as he shouldn't be going anywhere at.my eyes darted to the clock without my head moving.one thirty in the morning. Making no real noise, he padded towards the door and opened it, before pausing and looking back at me. I briefly wondered if he knew I was awake, but this fear was allayed when he walked back over and stood above me.
My eyes were now completely closed and I took extra care to make my face relax and look like I was lost in the depths of slumber. There was a soft sigh from the boy standing by my bed and then, to my utter astonishment, I felt soft fingers trace gently down one of my cheeks before a soft kiss was planted on my forehead. It was nearly too much for me and if he'd stayed another five seconds I would have leapt up and demanded what the hell he thought he was doing.
But he didn't, with a grace and speed I didn't know he possessed, he exited the room, thinking that I was still asleep and unaware of what had passed and that he'd gone out.
The only trouble was, I was awake and left on my own with a troubled mind and racing heart, unable to believe what had just happened.
CB: :*Chants softly* Sap, sap, sap, sap, sap, sap.then more sap. Ok, Hee- man is out of character *sulks* Never mind.uh oh.I'm coming down off my sugar and caffeine high. *Gulp* Better go.but first, my thanks to Shinigami's Kaizer, who kicked my butt back into gear and made me write this chapter.