Welcome to chapter 4 Hiya! This is the last chapter I have written out so
chapter 5 may take a while or not I have no idea. This chapter takes place
mostly out side by the lake and focuses on the main, soon to be, couple.
Gomen Hilde and Duo fans they won't be back until sometime in chapter 5
maybe even six. Well enough of this story time.
Warning: A lot of internal Heero dialogue but otherwise nothing new.
Aishi Say "Nothing makes us more vulnerable the when we love someone. We can be hurt very easily. But I've always believed that what you get when you love someone.is greater then what you risk." Chakotay from Star Trek Voyager. So true.
It was an absolutely gorgeous moonlit night. The lake was surround on the far half by silent woods the other half the mansion's back yard. The peaceful scenery was caste in the slivery light of the full moon. Heero fallowed Trowa to the short pier in mutual silence. "It's beautiful."
"Yeah I always thought so." Trowa agreed slipping of his sandal.
"You come here often?" Heero asked wondering if he ever brought Quatre out here.
"Yeah, when it's nice out." Trowa answered rolling up his jean legs.
"Dose it help you think?" Heero asked watching Trowa.
"Sometimes I come out here to think. Other times just to watch." Trowa shrugged as sat down and began swinging his feet back and forth threw the water lazily.
"I can see why." Heero admitted watching the other boy. Trowa turned his gaze towards the softly glowing moon allowing his catlike eyes to catch it's light. ~He looks even more beautiful bathed in moonlight~ Heero thought a dreamy look on his face.
"You can sit down Heero. Relax it's only me." Heero bit his lip ~That's the problem.~ Heero thought before slipping of his sneakers and sitting down.
"See much better." Heero's breath caught in his throat when Trowa smiled at him. Trowa blinked at him for a moment before turning back to the moon. "You know I use to spend my nights doing this when I was a kid? In fact Cap. Always had to come find me all summer because I would fall sleep watching the sky." Heero blinked him.
"Really? I never really looked at them as a kid. I guess since they were always there I never really thought about them as anything special. That's kind of sad when you think about it." Trowa nodded before turning to look at him.
"We all take things for granted Heero. It's human. We may still be learning what that means but we are still human."
"That's a nice way of putting it." Heero said smiling slightly.
"Yeah well Quatre says I have a silver tongue when I want one." He shrugged. "I think he was just trying to flatter me though." He smiled. "He dose that a lot.
"Yeah it must be nice having him for a friend." Heero said thinking about his relationship with Duo.
"Yeah Cat's the best." He frowned. "You have him for a friend to Heero."
"Yeah but he's closest to you."
"Oh that's only because he meet me first." Trowa said dismissively.
"Maybe." Heero agreed. "Trowa.do you believe love starts as friendship?" Trowa arch an eyebrow at him. Heero lowered his eyes blushing slightly. ~Why did I ask that? Baka~
"You can hardly love someone if you don't know them Heero." Trowa answered softly Heero blinked at Trowa surprised by not only the answered but also the fact he had answered at all. Trowa did not often answer those kind of person question. Heero decided to test his luck.
"What about love at first sight?" Trowa sighed softly.
"That only means you find the other person attractive." Heero nodded. ~Well that is true.~
"So you aren't a romantic then are you?" Heero asked. Trowa grimaced.
"He-chan come on." He chuckled at the blinking Heero. Heero sighed at him.
"Do you believe if you love someone you should tell them no matter what?" Heero watched Trowa for any reaction to the question. Trowa only narrowed his eyes slightly as he sometimes did when he thought.
"Yes. If wait you could lose them." Trowa answered tilting his head slightly. "What is this all about?"
" I just needed to talk to someone who understands me and would never judge me." Trowa placed a gentle hand on Heero's shoulder.
"I'm always here for you He-chan." Trowa assured him smiling. Heero placed his hand on the other boy's drawing comfort from the other's touch.
"I know and thank you." Heero turned his gaze to across the lake dark eyes watching the tress bend in the soft breeze.
"It's nothing really. May I ask what brought all this up?" Heero bit his lip debating whether he should tell the other or not. ~He's been so good to me lately he deservers to know.~
"Dreams" Heero admitted softly wondering what the other's reaction to that would be.
"Well no wonder you weren't sleeping." Heero nodded
"Yeah but I think I'm better now." Trowa sighed.
"Well I hope so. I won't always be there to stop you from breaking you neck on the stairs." Trowa teased laughing. Heero frowned at him before shoving him off the pier.
"Hey!?" Trowa called shaking the water from his eyes. "What did I do to deserve that hun?" Heero leaned over the pier.
"Sorry I didn't mean to push you in. You ok?" Trowa flicked his wet bangs out of his eyes. Heero frowned when Trowa did not answer him. He blinked when he felt something grab his ankles. "Hey wait a second I.." Heero cried before landing face first in the water. Heero glared at Trowa before shaking the water from his hair. "Jerk." Trowa only laughed at him.
"Turn bout's fair play Heero." Trowa informed him.
"Come over here and say that?" Heero challenged curling his finger at him. He grinned when a thought hit him. "Here kitty, kitty." Trowa laughed at one of Duo's favorite teasings.
"No thank you I chose life."
"Baka." Heero muttered. Trowa laughed splashing him with his foot. "You're being a pain." Heero informed the other boy. Trowa grinned.
"So, come make me stop." Trowa suggested.
"You sure?" Heero asked grinning.
"You aren't scared are you Heero?" Heero sneered.
"Of you hardly."
"Then come get me." Trowa called before splashing him again.
Wufei threw the battered dummy into the wall. "DAMN IT!" He screamed pacing the room "Baka yugi." He muttered before something out side caught his attention. His brooding interrupted he glanced out one of the large windows facing the lake. "What the.?" He watched Trowa and Heero splashing around in the lake. "What are they doing out there? He sighed. "They must have finally lost it." He muttered turning and heading for his room and it's shower.
Trowa laughed as Heero gently head locked him. "Got you." Trowa grinning breathing just as hard as Heero.
"Ah but can you keep me?" Heero laughed when Trowa tickled him and slipped away. Heero grabbed the straps of Trowa's tank top stopping him.
"Oh no you don't. You won't get away that easily." Heero informed Trowa as he tried to pull away. Heero laughed as he pulled Trowa to him. Trowa turned to look over his shoulder grinning.
"Is that so? I love challenges." Heero laughed at that. Trowa turned back around and slipped from the captured shirt.
"Hey!" Heero protested when Trowa resurfaced head back laughing. "You're cheating."
"You just hate losing He-chan." Trowa teased shaking his head.
"Yes I do!" Heero cried flinging the soaked shirt at its owner's head. Trowa grabbed it absently as Heero lunged grinning when he pinned Trowa's arms to his sides. "Get way now?" Heero challenged. Trowa frowned.
"I would but I value me life too much to do it." Heero shook his head.
"Baka." He muttered half heartily enjoying the feel of the other in his arms.
"So how long are you planning on keeping your prize?" Trowa asked not minding being caught. Heero frowned at him in thought. Trowa shook his head wet bangs brushing against the bridge of Heero nose.
"I'm not sure you're even wroth keeping." Heero admitted sighing.
"You mean you went threw all that just to catch me and now you tell me I'm not even worth keeping?" Trowa asked with mock hurt. Heero laughed at the Duo taught antics. "You don't love me anymore do you Heero?" Heero froze. ~What am I doing?!~ "Umm.Hello?" Heero blinked.
"Hun?" Heero asked shaking his head. "You've been spending too much time with Duo. Trowa leaned forward.
"Yeah so?" Heero shut his eyes. ~You have him take him!~ ~No! I.can't do that~ ~Why? Take what you want!~ ~NO! I will NOT hurt him!~ ~Who said you would have to that? How do you know he'd resists you?~ Heero's inner voice cooed. Heero frowned in though. ~I don't..I..I.just..~ He let out a yelp of surprised when something hard hit his head.
"Ow that's hard." Trowa muttered shaking his head. Heero blinked at him he had completely forgot he was still holding him.
"What?" Heero asked thought still confused.
"You zone big time. You ok?" Heero blinked at Trowa for a second confused. "Ok I think that's enough time in the water for you." Heero nodded as he released Trowa.
"I think you're right." Trowa ruffled his damp hair before diving under. Heero sighed. ~Oh Kami what did part of me want to do?~ Heero turned as Trowa pulled himself back onto the pier and unrolled his jeans before standing. Heero noticed the long burn scar marring the middle of his back. He was so focused on the scar he did not notice Trowa slip something from his pocket.
Trowa turned to look over his shoulder before turning the rest of the way around. Heero blinked at the long fragile looking golden cross that now hung from the other's neck. ~Quatre~ Heero thought the second he saw it. Trowa blinked at him as he crouched down. "Come on out with you." He ordered softly holding out a slightly dripping hand.
"Thank you." Heero whispered as he accepted the offered hand and allowed himself to be pulled onto the pier.
"It was nothing." Trowa answered slipping his sandals back on. Heero sighed used to way Trowa constantly blew off any type of thanks and praise.
"Trowa.I.thank you for bring me out here I haven't laughed like that in a long time?" Trowa smiled.
"Any time Heero." He answered glancing at the moon as Heero slipped on his sneakers.
"Do you think Wufei is tired of beating the dummies yet?" Heero asked as they started back to the house. Trowa pondered that as he slipped his soaked tank top around his neck like a towel. Heero watched the rivulets of water run down Trowa's chest.
"Who knows?" Trowa answered shrugging.
"I still can't believe losing to you made him so upset."
"Yeah it's kicker ain't it? It's just a good thing it wasn't Duo." Heero chuckled at that.
"Don't go there." Heero muttered. Trowa nodded before looking over his shoulder
"What are staring at Heero?" He asked. Heero blushed slightly luckily for him he was still red from the swimming so it did not show.
"Your scar." Heero answered.
"Oh that?" Heero nodded. ~You should tell what else you were staring at~ His inner voiced teased ~Shut the Hell up!~ ~I'm sure he wouldn't mind.~
"May I ask?" Heero asked ignoring his inner voice's teasing. Trowa nodded.
"Sure. I got the day my parents were killed. I was a little kid then"
"Was Kathrine there to?" Heero asked trying to figure how two small children could have survived but not be saved by the same people. Trowa frowned at him.
"Of course she was Heero but I was like two. I don't remember much just images and sounds you know?" Heero nodded.
"I am sorry." He whispered softly. Trowa shook his head
"Don't be. I cannot mourn for what I do not miss."
"True." Heero admitted thought on his own past. "We really aren't all that different are we?" Trowa stopped in the doorway.
"No I guess not."
Heero sighed as he walked into the living room he did not notice Wufei duck behind the stairwell. "Aw look we're getting the rug all wet." Trowa commented frowning at the darken cream color carpet. Heero looked down at the dark spots.
"We've pretty much dripped dry beside a little water won't kill it." Trowa grinned.
"Sure steal all my fun." Heero grinned back.
"Yeah whatever you'll live."
"Yeah but I won't enjoy it." Trowa muttered as he sat down in front of the large fireplace.
"What are you doing?" Heero asked confused.
"Drying off." Trowa answered not bothering to turn around.
"You need a fire for that baka." Heero informed him as he walked over to him. Trowa held up a lighted match.
"A fire would be useful hun?" Trowa teased flicking the match at the logs smiling when they lit instantly. Heero blinked.
"How?" He asked.
"Lighter fluid Duo suggested it."
"You think someone who got burn would dislike fire?" Trowa shrugged at him before stretching out on the stone floor.
"Yeah well I'm a walking constriction." Trowa sighed propping his chin in his palms Heero sat down to his right.
"That's why you're so interesting." Trowa turned his eye to look at him.
"Thanks I find you quite interesting as well." He admitted. Heero blinked at him half watching the firelight flicker of the golden chain. "We're so alike yet so different that is why we work so well together." Heero nodded slightly.
"True enough but we also work well with our respective partners." Heero reminded the other boy.
"Opposites. We know how they will react and compensate for them." Heero sighed.
"Do you always think like a tactician?" Trowa folded his arms in front him.
"Not always but often." Heero thought his answer over while Trowa rested his chin on his folded arms. Heero sighed softly as he cast his dark eyes on Trowa the other youth was just lying there, so like his dreams, watching the dancing flames quietly. His thoughts wonder back to his latest dream.
~Was Trowa right? Do I not know what I want? If he haunts me for that reason then why didn't he come this morning?~ ~Tell him.~ ~No.I can't~ ~~Why are you scared? You fear nothing!~ ~I fear.~ ~What?~ ~I may lose him.~ ~Act now or Quatre may claim him. He bends so easily to Quatre's will~ ~He's just friends with..~ ~He said himself love must start as friend ship remember?~ ~I remember~ ~So tell it won't hurt him will it?~
Trowa sighed rested his banged side of face on his folded arms. "You're being so quite?" Heero blinked his mental argument interrupted by the sound of the other's voice Trowa smiled lazily.
"Just thinking." Heero answered softly momentarily wishing he were as worry free as the relaxing Trowa.
"About what?" Trowa asked not moving.
"The dreams again." Heero admitted.
"Want to tell me about them?" Trowa asked eyes remaining closed thought Heero knew full well he had the other's full attention.
"It's complicated." Heero admitted sighing.
"Those are my favorite."
"Have you ever had a time when your head and your heart fought each other?" Trowa was silent for a moment.
"Yes." He admitted softly.
"My dreams are like that.what did you?" Heero asked eyes locked the other youth's face.
"I listen to my heart. 'You must listen to you emotions.' remember?" Heero sighed.
"Yes I remember." He whispered reaching out his hand. He felt Trowa momentary in surprise as his gentle fingers traced the diagonal scar. "Sorry." He apologized puling his fingers away.
"No it's alight you just surprised me." Trowa assured him. Heero nodded as he allowed his fingers to traced the marred flesh again. Trowa sighed softly. "Having fun?" He asked absently.
Heero did not respond as his fingers moved from the scar to Trowa's spine. Trowa half opened an eye to look at him. Heero made no indication of noticing as he continued a dreamy look on his normal serious face. With a mental shrug he closed his eye again. Heero smiled enjoying the warm tingle he felt as his fingers moved. He was mildly surprised when Trowa watched him with a half open eye for a moment before closing it again saying nothing.
~See I was right he's enjoying it.~ ~I..I guess so.~ ~Has he told you to stop?~ ~No.~ ~Would he just lay there if he didn't like it?~ ~Unlikely.~ ~So I'm right.~ Heero nodded as his finger Traced the back of Trowa's neck.
"You trying to tickle me Heero?" Trowa half opened an eye again when Heero slowly began to rub his shoulders. "mmm So what did I do to deserve being pampered?"
"Listen to me ramble on and on." Heero answered careful of the fragile looking chain.
"You never ramble." Trowa informed him sighing. "You do not have to spoil me you know?"
"You really aren't stressed are you?" Heero asked as he tried to find a knot.
"Nah I'm the clam one remember?" Trowa asked rolling onto his side propping up his head. "You seem out of it Heero?" Heero blinked at him.
"Sorry." Heero mumbled lowering his eyes.
"Stop apologizing for everything you're staring to sound like Cat." Trowa teased sitting up and resting his folded arms on his raised knees. Heero bit his lip at the sound of the other's nickname. He raised his head mind made up.
"Ok. Would you like to know what I've been dreaming about?" Heero asked almost as if it was a challenge. Trowa blinked at him before resting his chin on his folded arms.
"The suspense is killing me." He teased grinning. ~Tell him. Tell him. Tell him.~ Heero placed his hands on Trowa's. Trowa blinked at them but said nothing.
"It was you.always you." Heero admitted squeezing Trowa's hands.
"Me?!" Trowa asked straighten in surprise. This was the first time Heero had even seen Trowa look at a lost for words. Heero reached out and cupped Trowa's cheek in his hand.
"I want to know what love is. I want you to show me." Trowa closed his eyes and sat there silent for a long moment. "Please say something?" Heero pleaded. Trowa place a hand gently on top of Heero's long fingers curling around the other's still hand before rubbing his cheek against the soft palm. Heero blinked at him.
"Trowa?" Heero whisper softly. Trowa slowly opened his eyes at the sound of his name. "You.I.I." Heero stammered looking for the right words but finding none. ~Am I dreaming again?~ Trowa released Heero's hand before lifting his chin with a gently finger.
"Me what?" He asked softly emerald eyes searching the other's sapphire ones.
"You.aren't disgusted with me?" Heero asked clearly surprised.
"Why would I be?" Trowa asked frowning.
"This means I'm Gei. Doesn't that matter to you? That someone who works closely with you wants you?" Trowa shook his head.
"Wants me or wants to be with me?" He asked. Heero blinked at him confused mind trying to grasp what the other was asking.
"Both." Heero whispered unaware he had answered until he heard the word. Trowa smiled nodding his head slightly.
"Good answer." Trowa whispered before pulling Heero's lips to his. Heero blinked in surprised before closing his eyes and encircling Trowa with his strong arms. Heero fought back a giggle when Trowa's tongue playfully tickled his own. He let out a yelp of surprise when Trowa suddenly pushed him away.
Well that's it for now. I would have posted it earlier but the Modem died and the damn computer was in the shop for almost two weeks. Damn shops!
Warning: A lot of internal Heero dialogue but otherwise nothing new.
Aishi Say "Nothing makes us more vulnerable the when we love someone. We can be hurt very easily. But I've always believed that what you get when you love someone.is greater then what you risk." Chakotay from Star Trek Voyager. So true.
It was an absolutely gorgeous moonlit night. The lake was surround on the far half by silent woods the other half the mansion's back yard. The peaceful scenery was caste in the slivery light of the full moon. Heero fallowed Trowa to the short pier in mutual silence. "It's beautiful."
"Yeah I always thought so." Trowa agreed slipping of his sandal.
"You come here often?" Heero asked wondering if he ever brought Quatre out here.
"Yeah, when it's nice out." Trowa answered rolling up his jean legs.
"Dose it help you think?" Heero asked watching Trowa.
"Sometimes I come out here to think. Other times just to watch." Trowa shrugged as sat down and began swinging his feet back and forth threw the water lazily.
"I can see why." Heero admitted watching the other boy. Trowa turned his gaze towards the softly glowing moon allowing his catlike eyes to catch it's light. ~He looks even more beautiful bathed in moonlight~ Heero thought a dreamy look on his face.
"You can sit down Heero. Relax it's only me." Heero bit his lip ~That's the problem.~ Heero thought before slipping of his sneakers and sitting down.
"See much better." Heero's breath caught in his throat when Trowa smiled at him. Trowa blinked at him for a moment before turning back to the moon. "You know I use to spend my nights doing this when I was a kid? In fact Cap. Always had to come find me all summer because I would fall sleep watching the sky." Heero blinked him.
"Really? I never really looked at them as a kid. I guess since they were always there I never really thought about them as anything special. That's kind of sad when you think about it." Trowa nodded before turning to look at him.
"We all take things for granted Heero. It's human. We may still be learning what that means but we are still human."
"That's a nice way of putting it." Heero said smiling slightly.
"Yeah well Quatre says I have a silver tongue when I want one." He shrugged. "I think he was just trying to flatter me though." He smiled. "He dose that a lot.
"Yeah it must be nice having him for a friend." Heero said thinking about his relationship with Duo.
"Yeah Cat's the best." He frowned. "You have him for a friend to Heero."
"Yeah but he's closest to you."
"Oh that's only because he meet me first." Trowa said dismissively.
"Maybe." Heero agreed. "Trowa.do you believe love starts as friendship?" Trowa arch an eyebrow at him. Heero lowered his eyes blushing slightly. ~Why did I ask that? Baka~
"You can hardly love someone if you don't know them Heero." Trowa answered softly Heero blinked at Trowa surprised by not only the answered but also the fact he had answered at all. Trowa did not often answer those kind of person question. Heero decided to test his luck.
"What about love at first sight?" Trowa sighed softly.
"That only means you find the other person attractive." Heero nodded. ~Well that is true.~
"So you aren't a romantic then are you?" Heero asked. Trowa grimaced.
"He-chan come on." He chuckled at the blinking Heero. Heero sighed at him.
"Do you believe if you love someone you should tell them no matter what?" Heero watched Trowa for any reaction to the question. Trowa only narrowed his eyes slightly as he sometimes did when he thought.
"Yes. If wait you could lose them." Trowa answered tilting his head slightly. "What is this all about?"
" I just needed to talk to someone who understands me and would never judge me." Trowa placed a gentle hand on Heero's shoulder.
"I'm always here for you He-chan." Trowa assured him smiling. Heero placed his hand on the other boy's drawing comfort from the other's touch.
"I know and thank you." Heero turned his gaze to across the lake dark eyes watching the tress bend in the soft breeze.
"It's nothing really. May I ask what brought all this up?" Heero bit his lip debating whether he should tell the other or not. ~He's been so good to me lately he deservers to know.~
"Dreams" Heero admitted softly wondering what the other's reaction to that would be.
"Well no wonder you weren't sleeping." Heero nodded
"Yeah but I think I'm better now." Trowa sighed.
"Well I hope so. I won't always be there to stop you from breaking you neck on the stairs." Trowa teased laughing. Heero frowned at him before shoving him off the pier.
"Hey!?" Trowa called shaking the water from his eyes. "What did I do to deserve that hun?" Heero leaned over the pier.
"Sorry I didn't mean to push you in. You ok?" Trowa flicked his wet bangs out of his eyes. Heero frowned when Trowa did not answer him. He blinked when he felt something grab his ankles. "Hey wait a second I.." Heero cried before landing face first in the water. Heero glared at Trowa before shaking the water from his hair. "Jerk." Trowa only laughed at him.
"Turn bout's fair play Heero." Trowa informed him.
"Come over here and say that?" Heero challenged curling his finger at him. He grinned when a thought hit him. "Here kitty, kitty." Trowa laughed at one of Duo's favorite teasings.
"No thank you I chose life."
"Baka." Heero muttered. Trowa laughed splashing him with his foot. "You're being a pain." Heero informed the other boy. Trowa grinned.
"So, come make me stop." Trowa suggested.
"You sure?" Heero asked grinning.
"You aren't scared are you Heero?" Heero sneered.
"Of you hardly."
"Then come get me." Trowa called before splashing him again.
Wufei threw the battered dummy into the wall. "DAMN IT!" He screamed pacing the room "Baka yugi." He muttered before something out side caught his attention. His brooding interrupted he glanced out one of the large windows facing the lake. "What the.?" He watched Trowa and Heero splashing around in the lake. "What are they doing out there? He sighed. "They must have finally lost it." He muttered turning and heading for his room and it's shower.
Trowa laughed as Heero gently head locked him. "Got you." Trowa grinning breathing just as hard as Heero.
"Ah but can you keep me?" Heero laughed when Trowa tickled him and slipped away. Heero grabbed the straps of Trowa's tank top stopping him.
"Oh no you don't. You won't get away that easily." Heero informed Trowa as he tried to pull away. Heero laughed as he pulled Trowa to him. Trowa turned to look over his shoulder grinning.
"Is that so? I love challenges." Heero laughed at that. Trowa turned back around and slipped from the captured shirt.
"Hey!" Heero protested when Trowa resurfaced head back laughing. "You're cheating."
"You just hate losing He-chan." Trowa teased shaking his head.
"Yes I do!" Heero cried flinging the soaked shirt at its owner's head. Trowa grabbed it absently as Heero lunged grinning when he pinned Trowa's arms to his sides. "Get way now?" Heero challenged. Trowa frowned.
"I would but I value me life too much to do it." Heero shook his head.
"Baka." He muttered half heartily enjoying the feel of the other in his arms.
"So how long are you planning on keeping your prize?" Trowa asked not minding being caught. Heero frowned at him in thought. Trowa shook his head wet bangs brushing against the bridge of Heero nose.
"I'm not sure you're even wroth keeping." Heero admitted sighing.
"You mean you went threw all that just to catch me and now you tell me I'm not even worth keeping?" Trowa asked with mock hurt. Heero laughed at the Duo taught antics. "You don't love me anymore do you Heero?" Heero froze. ~What am I doing?!~ "Umm.Hello?" Heero blinked.
"Hun?" Heero asked shaking his head. "You've been spending too much time with Duo. Trowa leaned forward.
"Yeah so?" Heero shut his eyes. ~You have him take him!~ ~No! I.can't do that~ ~Why? Take what you want!~ ~NO! I will NOT hurt him!~ ~Who said you would have to that? How do you know he'd resists you?~ Heero's inner voice cooed. Heero frowned in though. ~I don't..I..I.just..~ He let out a yelp of surprised when something hard hit his head.
"Ow that's hard." Trowa muttered shaking his head. Heero blinked at him he had completely forgot he was still holding him.
"What?" Heero asked thought still confused.
"You zone big time. You ok?" Heero blinked at Trowa for a second confused. "Ok I think that's enough time in the water for you." Heero nodded as he released Trowa.
"I think you're right." Trowa ruffled his damp hair before diving under. Heero sighed. ~Oh Kami what did part of me want to do?~ Heero turned as Trowa pulled himself back onto the pier and unrolled his jeans before standing. Heero noticed the long burn scar marring the middle of his back. He was so focused on the scar he did not notice Trowa slip something from his pocket.
Trowa turned to look over his shoulder before turning the rest of the way around. Heero blinked at the long fragile looking golden cross that now hung from the other's neck. ~Quatre~ Heero thought the second he saw it. Trowa blinked at him as he crouched down. "Come on out with you." He ordered softly holding out a slightly dripping hand.
"Thank you." Heero whispered as he accepted the offered hand and allowed himself to be pulled onto the pier.
"It was nothing." Trowa answered slipping his sandals back on. Heero sighed used to way Trowa constantly blew off any type of thanks and praise.
"Trowa.I.thank you for bring me out here I haven't laughed like that in a long time?" Trowa smiled.
"Any time Heero." He answered glancing at the moon as Heero slipped on his sneakers.
"Do you think Wufei is tired of beating the dummies yet?" Heero asked as they started back to the house. Trowa pondered that as he slipped his soaked tank top around his neck like a towel. Heero watched the rivulets of water run down Trowa's chest.
"Who knows?" Trowa answered shrugging.
"I still can't believe losing to you made him so upset."
"Yeah it's kicker ain't it? It's just a good thing it wasn't Duo." Heero chuckled at that.
"Don't go there." Heero muttered. Trowa nodded before looking over his shoulder
"What are staring at Heero?" He asked. Heero blushed slightly luckily for him he was still red from the swimming so it did not show.
"Your scar." Heero answered.
"Oh that?" Heero nodded. ~You should tell what else you were staring at~ His inner voiced teased ~Shut the Hell up!~ ~I'm sure he wouldn't mind.~
"May I ask?" Heero asked ignoring his inner voice's teasing. Trowa nodded.
"Sure. I got the day my parents were killed. I was a little kid then"
"Was Kathrine there to?" Heero asked trying to figure how two small children could have survived but not be saved by the same people. Trowa frowned at him.
"Of course she was Heero but I was like two. I don't remember much just images and sounds you know?" Heero nodded.
"I am sorry." He whispered softly. Trowa shook his head
"Don't be. I cannot mourn for what I do not miss."
"True." Heero admitted thought on his own past. "We really aren't all that different are we?" Trowa stopped in the doorway.
"No I guess not."
Heero sighed as he walked into the living room he did not notice Wufei duck behind the stairwell. "Aw look we're getting the rug all wet." Trowa commented frowning at the darken cream color carpet. Heero looked down at the dark spots.
"We've pretty much dripped dry beside a little water won't kill it." Trowa grinned.
"Sure steal all my fun." Heero grinned back.
"Yeah whatever you'll live."
"Yeah but I won't enjoy it." Trowa muttered as he sat down in front of the large fireplace.
"What are you doing?" Heero asked confused.
"Drying off." Trowa answered not bothering to turn around.
"You need a fire for that baka." Heero informed him as he walked over to him. Trowa held up a lighted match.
"A fire would be useful hun?" Trowa teased flicking the match at the logs smiling when they lit instantly. Heero blinked.
"How?" He asked.
"Lighter fluid Duo suggested it."
"You think someone who got burn would dislike fire?" Trowa shrugged at him before stretching out on the stone floor.
"Yeah well I'm a walking constriction." Trowa sighed propping his chin in his palms Heero sat down to his right.
"That's why you're so interesting." Trowa turned his eye to look at him.
"Thanks I find you quite interesting as well." He admitted. Heero blinked at him half watching the firelight flicker of the golden chain. "We're so alike yet so different that is why we work so well together." Heero nodded slightly.
"True enough but we also work well with our respective partners." Heero reminded the other boy.
"Opposites. We know how they will react and compensate for them." Heero sighed.
"Do you always think like a tactician?" Trowa folded his arms in front him.
"Not always but often." Heero thought his answer over while Trowa rested his chin on his folded arms. Heero sighed softly as he cast his dark eyes on Trowa the other youth was just lying there, so like his dreams, watching the dancing flames quietly. His thoughts wonder back to his latest dream.
~Was Trowa right? Do I not know what I want? If he haunts me for that reason then why didn't he come this morning?~ ~Tell him.~ ~No.I can't~ ~~Why are you scared? You fear nothing!~ ~I fear.~ ~What?~ ~I may lose him.~ ~Act now or Quatre may claim him. He bends so easily to Quatre's will~ ~He's just friends with..~ ~He said himself love must start as friend ship remember?~ ~I remember~ ~So tell it won't hurt him will it?~
Trowa sighed rested his banged side of face on his folded arms. "You're being so quite?" Heero blinked his mental argument interrupted by the sound of the other's voice Trowa smiled lazily.
"Just thinking." Heero answered softly momentarily wishing he were as worry free as the relaxing Trowa.
"About what?" Trowa asked not moving.
"The dreams again." Heero admitted.
"Want to tell me about them?" Trowa asked eyes remaining closed thought Heero knew full well he had the other's full attention.
"It's complicated." Heero admitted sighing.
"Those are my favorite."
"Have you ever had a time when your head and your heart fought each other?" Trowa was silent for a moment.
"Yes." He admitted softly.
"My dreams are like that.what did you?" Heero asked eyes locked the other youth's face.
"I listen to my heart. 'You must listen to you emotions.' remember?" Heero sighed.
"Yes I remember." He whispered reaching out his hand. He felt Trowa momentary in surprise as his gentle fingers traced the diagonal scar. "Sorry." He apologized puling his fingers away.
"No it's alight you just surprised me." Trowa assured him. Heero nodded as he allowed his fingers to traced the marred flesh again. Trowa sighed softly. "Having fun?" He asked absently.
Heero did not respond as his fingers moved from the scar to Trowa's spine. Trowa half opened an eye to look at him. Heero made no indication of noticing as he continued a dreamy look on his normal serious face. With a mental shrug he closed his eye again. Heero smiled enjoying the warm tingle he felt as his fingers moved. He was mildly surprised when Trowa watched him with a half open eye for a moment before closing it again saying nothing.
~See I was right he's enjoying it.~ ~I..I guess so.~ ~Has he told you to stop?~ ~No.~ ~Would he just lay there if he didn't like it?~ ~Unlikely.~ ~So I'm right.~ Heero nodded as his finger Traced the back of Trowa's neck.
"You trying to tickle me Heero?" Trowa half opened an eye again when Heero slowly began to rub his shoulders. "mmm So what did I do to deserve being pampered?"
"Listen to me ramble on and on." Heero answered careful of the fragile looking chain.
"You never ramble." Trowa informed him sighing. "You do not have to spoil me you know?"
"You really aren't stressed are you?" Heero asked as he tried to find a knot.
"Nah I'm the clam one remember?" Trowa asked rolling onto his side propping up his head. "You seem out of it Heero?" Heero blinked at him.
"Sorry." Heero mumbled lowering his eyes.
"Stop apologizing for everything you're staring to sound like Cat." Trowa teased sitting up and resting his folded arms on his raised knees. Heero bit his lip at the sound of the other's nickname. He raised his head mind made up.
"Ok. Would you like to know what I've been dreaming about?" Heero asked almost as if it was a challenge. Trowa blinked at him before resting his chin on his folded arms.
"The suspense is killing me." He teased grinning. ~Tell him. Tell him. Tell him.~ Heero placed his hands on Trowa's. Trowa blinked at them but said nothing.
"It was you.always you." Heero admitted squeezing Trowa's hands.
"Me?!" Trowa asked straighten in surprise. This was the first time Heero had even seen Trowa look at a lost for words. Heero reached out and cupped Trowa's cheek in his hand.
"I want to know what love is. I want you to show me." Trowa closed his eyes and sat there silent for a long moment. "Please say something?" Heero pleaded. Trowa place a hand gently on top of Heero's long fingers curling around the other's still hand before rubbing his cheek against the soft palm. Heero blinked at him.
"Trowa?" Heero whisper softly. Trowa slowly opened his eyes at the sound of his name. "You.I.I." Heero stammered looking for the right words but finding none. ~Am I dreaming again?~ Trowa released Heero's hand before lifting his chin with a gently finger.
"Me what?" He asked softly emerald eyes searching the other's sapphire ones.
"You.aren't disgusted with me?" Heero asked clearly surprised.
"Why would I be?" Trowa asked frowning.
"This means I'm Gei. Doesn't that matter to you? That someone who works closely with you wants you?" Trowa shook his head.
"Wants me or wants to be with me?" He asked. Heero blinked at him confused mind trying to grasp what the other was asking.
"Both." Heero whispered unaware he had answered until he heard the word. Trowa smiled nodding his head slightly.
"Good answer." Trowa whispered before pulling Heero's lips to his. Heero blinked in surprised before closing his eyes and encircling Trowa with his strong arms. Heero fought back a giggle when Trowa's tongue playfully tickled his own. He let out a yelp of surprise when Trowa suddenly pushed him away.
Well that's it for now. I would have posted it earlier but the Modem died and the damn computer was in the shop for almost two weeks. Damn shops!