Warnings: Yaoi.
Duo?
Chapter 19: Boredom
During the next few days, Heero didn't need a doctor. Duo knew Heero was strong and could handle this, but he seemed to be healing at an unnaturally fast pace. Heero had noticed this too and wondered why. He'd always been a fairly slow healer... He could take a few guesses at why it would be different now, but Duo might not have anything to do with it at all.
As another boring day spent in the house ended, Heero sighed heavily. "Duo... how can you stand staying in here all the time? I think I'm about ready to bust with boredom..."
'I'd fix that for you if I could...' Duo thought.
Heero longed silently for something to do and noticed Duo's forlorn and far off look. He sat up. "What's the matter, Duo?"
Duo snapped his head up in surprise. "Whadd'ya mean?" he slurred.
Heero quirked an eyebrow. "I mean, why do you look so depressed?"
"I'm not depressed!" Duo objected quickly.
Heero rolled his eyes. "You're lying to me, Duo. Don't think I can't tell," he warned. "What's bothering you?" Duo stayed silent for too long. "Why can't you tell me?" Duo stared at the floor in front of him with a troubled look on his face. "Might it have something to do with me?" Heero asked quietly.
Duo blinked and nodded slowly. He knew he could be honest with Heero, so why was this so hard? 'Rejection...' Duo answered himself. 'I'm so afraid of rejection that I can't be honest with him... I'm so pathetic.'
Heero waited patiently for Duo to speak and remained silent.
'But if he rejects me for wanting... him... Then this isn't a very good relationship, is it?' Duo asked himself. He mentally shook himself. 'But I don't want to lose him! But I can't lie...'
Duo sighed. "I can't lie to you, Heero. You're everything to me. I just... I don't know, I feel like I take advantage of you. But I can't help it..." He kept his gaze down. He swallowed hard. "I just want... to..." he couldn't finish. His cheeks flushed a dark crimson and he bowed his head lower.
Heero understood the unspoken words and kneeled next to Duo. His expression was soft as he took Duo's beautiful face in his hands and made him look up. Duo's eyes flashed silver. Heero lowered his hands. "Hold me, Duo," he said quietly. Duo's eyes widened.
The words rang in Duo's ears for what seemed like forever before Heero turned and leaned slowly against Duo. Duo timidly wrapped his arms around Heero and couldn't help thinking about a few days before when he'd first laid eyes on his lover's absolutely perfect body.
Heero lifted his head to look at Duo. It didn't surprise him that they were that weird silvery purple colour. He liked that colour, actually. Duo noticed that Heero was looking at his eyes and blinked to clear the colour. Heero found himself kind of disappointed to see it fade, but he really couldn't do much about it.
'Or can I?' he asked himself. He knew Duo was happy when his eyes turned that colour, and he definitely knew how to trigger it... Heero somehow felt safe when Duo looked at him that way, although he didn't know why. He knew what Duo wanted, so why not give it to him?
With that thought racing through his mind, Heero sat up and quickly pressed his lips to Duo's. His heart raced as he deepened the kiss.
Duo opened his eyes and wondered why Heero was going so much faster than he usually did. Not that they did this very often, so there wasn't really much to compare to. He closed his eyes soon enough and went along with Heero. He parted for air not five seconds after Duo had closed his eyes. His breathing was quick and shallow as he gazed into Duo's eyes lovingly.
Duo noticed the love that stood out in Heero's eyes and wondered if he'd done that so quickly for a reason. He had also noticed the disappointment in Heero's eyes when he'd forced his real eye colour back. 'Is that it? But why would he want them to be like that? He knows why they do that, so why would he want it?'
"Take me..." Heero fumbled with the words in his mind, but he liked the way it sounded out loud.
Duo stared at Heero strangely. It wasn't a request... but not a demand. Did Heero really want that? 'Or is he just doing so for me?' Duo thought. He cupped Heero's cheek in his hand. He tilted his head. "Why? For me or for you?"
Heero shook his head. "Neither... I want this for us. I know what it is you want. I want it too. I was just afraid to ask," he admitted. Duo smiled and kissed Heero's forehead.
Heero stood up and watched Duo rise next to him. Heero took Duo's hand and led him to the stairs and up into their room. The dark room was only lit by the street lights outside the window and Heero released Duo's hand. Duo closed the door behind him and sat on the bed while Heero closed the shades.
Heero could only tell where Duo was now because his eyes were literally glowing in the pitch black room. Heero smiled to himself at the wonderful colour. Duo kept his eyes on Heero as he moved around the bed to close the other blinds that weren't letting any light in as they were facing the house nextdoor.
Heero wondered how Duo was keeping track of where he was going as he moved around the room. He smiled and thought that Duo either can see in the dark... Like a cat, or his eyes were also visible.
Duo watched patiently and grinned when Heero's eyes would turn to his for a moment before he moved on. His eyes grew used to the dark quickly and he watched Heero's form walking around the room before he came to sit next to him.
Duo, already knowing he had Heero's permission, advanced on him. Heero couldn't believe this was really happening as Duo overtook him. He expected to wake up any minute, panting and aroused.
But he didn't. And he was happy to finally be with Duo, taking their relationship farther than ever before.