Author: Jadeduo
Pairings: 2X1, 3+4 implied, R+1 one-sided
Warnings: yaoi, AU, romance, angst, violence, Relena bashing, lemon (eventually), deathfic Rating: R - NC-17
Disclaimer: None of the boys are mine... Only in my dreams... So don't sue all you'll get is a very beat up manga collection.
Star-Crossed Lovers - Part 11
Duo couldn't stand still for the life of him. Everyone in the church waiting was ready to tie him down until Heero arrived. Yet, they still had to smile at his enthusiasm. No one had ever seen him this happy before. But, all bets were off once he stepped on Quatre's foot for the seventh time.
"Duo! I swear if you don't stand still until Heero arrives, I will have Trowa tie you down!"
"Sorry, Kat. I'm just… I'm just so excited! Heero is everything I've ever wanted in a life partner. I'm, for lack of a better phrase, downright giddy!"
"Duo, he'll be here any minute, and then you can have your happy ever after. Just be careful the next few days. We can't let this get out too soon. Wufei is still issuing you death threats. Your marriage has to be consummated before we do anything. If it gets annulled because someone finds out, then all hell will break loose."
"I know, Quatre. I'll be careful. I won't let anything happen that will jeopardize my future with Heero. Enough of this talk on my wedding night. Quatre, you should be ashamed of yourself. I'm going outside to wait for Heero."
*****
"J, hurry up! We're running late! Wufei and his ranting! I thought he would never shut up! God, I hope this works. I don't think I could take him questioning Duo's honour any longer. I mean he just showed up for a party that my father basically invited him to. This is so frustrating. I don't know what to do."
"Heero, it's okay. Do remember that year you were away?"
"Hn."
"Well, the year you were away, Wufei was married and she died in battle at the hands of one of the Maxwells. He thinks it was Duo, but I know for a fact it wasn't, because Shinigami would never attack someone who refused to fight. The proof is in the pudding. When Relena tried to stop the battle and almost died, Duo saved her, no matter how much he reviles her. Meiran was trying to do the same thing when she died. That is one of the reasons Wufei will probably never stop trying to fight Duo. He believes he killed a defenseless woman."
"But Duo would never do that!"
"No, he probably wouldn't, and the evidence doesn't point to his choice of weapons either, but no one saw her get wounded. It wasn't until after the battle that Wufei found her, dying among the wounded."
"Well, I guess I will just have to change his mind by showing him how honourable Duo is toward me, and Duo will be able to help me find out who murdered Meiran. Between the two of us, we can change his mind."
"Heero!" Duo called from the church entrance.
"Duo!" Heero ran to Duo and gathered him up in a soft embrace. "Duo," he said breathlessly. "I've missed you. I'm sorry, but after the ceremony, I have to go back home. Wufei was in fine form tonight, and well… I… I really, really wanted to consummate this tonight, but . . . "
Heero gasped as Duo rubbed up against him, making Heero aware of his desire for the other boy. "It's okay, lover. I can wait for you forever."
"God, Duo, I want you so badly," Heero panted, "but, I really can't. We have to be careful." Duo responded to Heero with a kiss that left them both breathless.
"It's all right, Love. Let's go get married. Then, we will have the rest of our lives to get to know each other, mind, body, and soul." With that, Heero took Duo's hand, and they walked into the church. This is how they would face their future, hand in hand - together, no matter what was headed their way.
TBC