Warnings: Yaoi
Disclaimers: Don't own GW.
Duo?
Chapter 15: Sing to Me
Heero woke up early the next morning expecting to find the other side of his bed empty like it usually was when he woke up. Duo always got up before he did. But this morning was different; their love had been revealed. Duo stayed with him.
Duo also seemed to know when Heero woke up, for he woke up not two minutes after Heero. He smiled at Heero. "Duo..." Heero mumbled and buried his face in Duo's shirt. He sighed and closed his eyes again.
Duo looked at the clock over the top of Heero's head and heard Heero mumble again, "What time is it?" he asked.
"It's 8:15, lover," Duo replied softly.
Heero pushed himself up from the matress and squinted into the brightly illuminated room. He turned around to sit and rubbed his eyes. He stretched and swung his legs out from under the blankets and sighed heavily. "I don't know how I'll ever get used to school hours again..." he muttered. Duo chuckled.
"I'll help," he said. "By the way, when do you start school, anyway?"
Heero shrugged. "I dunno." He closed the blinds, shutting out the sun. "I don't even know which school I'm going to yet." He yawned and sat back down on the bed.
Duo sighed. "So you're going to be gone for... how many hours a day?"
Heero thought for a moment. "Um... Maybe 7 to 8, I think."
"Sheesh! That's more than the amount of sleep I get!" Duo exclaimed, crawling across the bed to lay on his stomach next to Heero.
Heero looked down at him and quirked an eyebrow. "Then get more sleep." Duo glared at him.
"No," he said stubbornly. "Make me."
Heero only rolled his eyes. He groaned and fell back onto the bed alongside Duo. "I really don't want to get up today," he said, covering his eyes with his forearm.
Duo shrugged. "Then don't. Why don't you sleep in like normal people?" he asked as he fingered the end of his braid.
Heero scowled. "You're dead, but you're still a person, why don't you sleep in? I always wake up alone," he pointed out.
Duo grinned to himself. "Does that bother you?"
Heero brought his arm down and thought about that. "Sometimes," he answered finally. Duo's grin broadened. Heero propped himself up on his elbows to see Duo's reaction to his answer.
Duo turned on his side facing Heero, his expression hopeful. "Really?"
Heero smiled and nodded. "Yeah."
Duo smiled back. "Would it make you happy if I didn't get up before you?" he asked.
Heero tilted his head to one side. "You'd do that for me?"
Duo nodded. "Of course, Hee-chan." He grinned when Heero twitched from the nickname. Heero rolled his eyes and sat up. Duo sighed. "So, what're you gonna do today, Mr. I-get-up-too-early-every-morning?"
Heero sighed. "I don't know... Are you going to wait till Fuka gets out of the hospital before doing anything else?"
Duo blinked. "I don't know, maybe. I guess whenever I feel like it, I will. But I don't think I'll do anything today," Duo answered.
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The doorbell rang and Heero got up to answer it. "I wonder who that is?" Duo said from the couch. Heero shrugged and opened the door. He smiled.
"Hey, Duo, guess who's here!" Heero called. Duo was by his side in a flash, grinning immensely.
Rumiko smiled. "Hello, Duo! These are my children, Trieze, Zechs, and Dorothy," she said, pointing to each in turn. Trieze crossed his arms and quirked an eyebrow.
"A ghost, huh?" He rolled his eyes. "Yeah, right."
Rumiko pulled him down the front path a few feet and spoke to him. "Are you obliged to be rude to others?" The boy sighed stubbornly as she took him back.
Duo nodded to Rumiko and beckoned them inside. "It's good you see you again," Duo said as his mother stopped in front of him. She smiled and Duo embraced her in a mother-son hug. He, being surprisingly taller than the 14 year old boy, bent over with his hands on his knees and looked into the boy's eyes menacingly. "And yes, I am a ghost," he whispered.
Trieze didn't seem fazed, and kept his expression cool. Duo narrowed his eyes at him before standing up and leading them all into the living room. Heero smiled and nodded to Rumiko, who sat in the same chair as last night and smiled back. The twins sat on the couch, side by side, and Trieze sat next to them.
Dorothy then smiled and said, "Duo, will you do a trick for us?"
Zechs nodded. "Yeah! A ghost trick!" he said enthusiastically. Trieze raised his eyebrows.
Duo looked at Heero, who nodded. He shrugged. "Ok, like what?"
Dorothy and Zechs looked at each other and grinned. "Disappear," Zechs announced.
Duo smiled and nodded and promptly disappeared. "Cool!" Zechs cried out. Trieze sat up.
"It's just a trick," he said. Duo appeared sitting on the table directly in front of Trieze.
"Really?" he said sarcastically. He then quickly drew back his hand and swung it at Trieze's cheek. Treize cringed, waiting. Duo stopped just before his hand touched Trieze and waited for him to open his eyes again. When he did, Duo slowly put his hand through Trieze's head. "Are you sure about that?" he taunted. He watched with glee as Trieze swallowed hard and shook his head.
Duo nodded and disappeared. He reappeared, looking quite satisfied, next to Heero.
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The afternoon passed quickly, filled with chatter and laughter. Trieze soon warmed up to Duo and Heero and joined into the happy conversations around him.
When they all left after 7 o'clock, the whole house seemed to be filled with the happiness of everyone.
Soon, the doorbell rang again and the pair opened the door to find Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei. Duo grinned. "Hello, Heero, Duo," Quatre said happily. Heero nodded.
"Hi, Q!" Duo replied.
"Why don't you guys come in?" Heero offered, stepping off to one side.
Quatre shook his head. "No thank you, I just wanted to talk to you for a minute." Heero blinked and nodded. Quatre motioned for him to follow him outside. Heero followed, leaving Duo chattering happily with the others.
Quatre stopped after walking down the sidewalk a while and faced Heero with an excited expression. "Well? Did you tell him yet?" he asked.
Heero narrowed his eyes. "You're rather nosy, aren't you?" he said. Quatre blushed. "Yes, I did."
Quatre's face lit up. "How did it go?"
Heero sighed. "Actually, he told me first."
"That's great!" Quatre exclaimed. "I'm glad you two are finally happy." He smiled and called to Trowa and Wufei. They said their goodbyes to Duo and left.
Heero walked back in and closed the door. "What was that about?" Duo asked when Heero came back.
"You..." Heero answered slowly. "And me," he added.
Duo nodded. Heero sat down on the couch and sighed. Then Duo got an idea. "Hee-chan, do you sing?"
Heero turned to look at him as if to say, "Are you serious?"
Duo held up his hands. "Ok! Ok, I was just wondering..."
Heero's eyes narrowed. "Why?"
Duo smiled. "Because I wondered what it would sound like if you sang," he said quietly.
Heero's expression softened. "Do you sing?"
Duo sighed and nodded. "Yeah, I did..."
Heero tilted his head to one side. "Did? Don't you sing anymore?"
Duo shook his head. "No, I don't really have any reason to," he answered sadly.
A small smile appeared on Heero's lips. "Will you sing for me?"
Duo's eyes widened in surprise. Then he smiled. "Sure." He folded his legs under him and patted his lap. Heero gladly lay his head in Duo's lap and gazed up at him, waiting. The room was dark now, and Duo's eyes seemed to be glowing again.
Duo thought for a moment, then smiled. He stroked Heero's forehead soothingly, moving his bangs away as he started to sing.
A few minutes later as Duo finished the song, he continued to stroke Heero's forehead. Having closed his eyes halfway through the song, Heero opened his eyes a little, just to let Duo know that he was still awake. Duo smiled down at him and he closed his eyes again.
After waiting in the silent, dark room for a while, waiting for him to fall asleep, Duo carried Heero upstairs. Setting him in bed, Duo made sure that Heero was comfortable before getting in himself. Once again, he pulled Heero to the middle with him before closing his eyes.
"Sing to me..."
Duo's eyes opened again at that. He looked down at the boy in his arms who was looking up at him with his sapphire eyes. He smiled and nodded.
Heero smiled and leaned his head against Duo's chest and closed his eyes as Duo sung him to sleep.