The Smallest Pilot
Chapter 7
It was late at night, and Heero had been laying awake for a while, when he felt something climbing up the bed sheets. Duo's small, pajama clad body, dragging a blanket, and a small pillow came, and laid down next to Heero's head. It seemed unique for Heero to feel this strange bondage to Duo so strongly. Though, Duo didn't seem to realize Heero was awake. "I... Love you Heero, I almost wish I didn't, but.... I love you with every ounce of my being. I know you're not awake, but....", Duo paused for a second, "The time since you left, it's been.... Torture for me, to be without.... You.",
A sigh emitted from Heero's lips unwillingly. His mind wanted him to scream that it had been the same nagging feeling for him too. Heero finally spoke, "I.... Duo. I mean.... It- it was the same for me too.",
Duo looked up at Heero, who had turned carefully to face him. "I don't care what size you are.... I love you, Duo, though I didn't know it fully as that at first, but, when you came close to dying.... I thought of how meaningless my life would be without having you in it.",
Duo looked up at Heero's eyes, they were serine, gentle, and truthful. "Oh, Heero.", Duo began, "Do you really think it would matter to the world the way we are?",
Heero smiled for the first time since Duo had met him, and it made Duo ache all over from how much it made him look beautiful, "If they do, then damn the world, we don't need them to tell us what to do.",
Duo seemed shocked by what Heero had just said, but he knew Heero meant it. Heero picked Duo gently up in the palm of his hand, and laid Duo upon his chest, right over his heart, then handed Duo the pillow, and blanket. "Sleep now, we have no worries except for each other, and the war right now, so let us rest.", Heero whispered.
Duo let himself drift into slumber, listening to the steady, soothing beat of Heero's heart. 'I have a special place in there now.... I am his koi, his love, and he is mine.', Duo thought before finally closing his eyes.
End Chapter: I am ending it upon a nice simple, and sweet note, and this is short because the next Chapter is to skip ahead to the end of the last battle against Treize, and Milliardo.
