chp. 4: I've got a crush on you
It had been close to three months since Duo had moved into the cottage next door, and Heero found it hard to believe how close they had become. Not only were they bestfriends, but Heero had the distinct feeling that something more was beginning to form between them. For hours he would lay in his room and think about Duo, never being able to sleep until he had relieved his tension, and that sometimes took close to an hour. It wasn't just when he was trying to sleep either, and that was the problem. More and more Heero found himself running to the boy's bathroom and locking the door behind him, making sure that no one else was in the room before he masturbated in one of the stalls. Duo didn't seem to notice the effect he had on Heero at the best of times, or maybe he did, and that's why he looked so innocent when Heero excused himself. Though it wasn't like he went running to the bathroom every ten minutes or anything. He was able to be in Duo's company without having an episode. Most of the time anyway...........
Sighing, Heero looked over to the lounging form of Quatre and Trowa on the couch opposite himself and Duo, their limbs interlocked. Quatre's small frame rested between Trowa's long legs and his head rested just under the taller boy's chin, Trowa's arms circling around his lover. Heero felt a momentary stab of jealousy at their closeness, wishing that he could hold Duo like that. Apparently, Duo felt comfortable with them hanging all over each other, as he was currently draped over the arm of the couch and watching wide eyed and excited as some metal machine crushed a bus load of people beneath it's mechanical foot. Heero found himself smiling at the longhaired youth.
Duo must have sensed that he was smiling at him, something that the braided boy often seemed to pick up on, even if Heero hide it behind his hand. Turning slightly, Duo smiled in return, then reached out and shook Heeros toe with his fingers. "What are you lookin at?" Duo asked, still grinning.
Heero blushed, and was thankful that the living room at Duo's was dark, "Nothing. Watch your movie."
Duo glared playfully before turning his attention back to the screen, just as Heero caught Quatre's 'knowing' look from across the room. The small blond was the only one that knew Heero was falling in love with the energetic boy in front of him, for he had confronted Heero two weeks ago after catching Heero watch Duo sleep after he had drunk a little too much. Heero had been kneeling beside Duo's sleeping form, his hand running through Duo's thick silky hair, when the blond had walked in from the kitchen. He had said nothing then, not wanting to ruin the moment it seemed, but the morning after, he had pulled Heero aside and asked him if he liked Duo.
Heero had told him of course he like Duo, he was his bestfriend. But Quatre had known that he was just evading the real answer.
flashback
"You love him don't you?" Quatre asked, his azure blue eyes full of understanding.
Heero shuffled his feet, "I think I do Quatre. I know it may sound strange, but I love everything about him, even the way that he fidgets. He's everything that I could have ever dreamed up in a guy, and that's saying a lot."
Quatre laughed, "True. You have been a patient boy when it comes to romance Heero."
"So sue me."
"Just as long as you know what you're getting yourself into Heero," Quatre said seriously, "I don't want to have to listen to you bitch and complain if he breaks you're heart, cause I'll be too busy breaking his neck."
"Thanks Quatre," Heero replied truthfully, hugging his friend tightly, the adding mischievously, "now I'll let you get back to Trowa, he might think that I'm out to steal you away from him."
end flashback
Heero nodded at Quatre slightly. Tonight he was going to tell Duo how he felt about him, and he was hoping that Duo felt the same way, for if the way he acted around Heero was any indication of how he felt............. well, then Heero might not have to move to another continent.
The rest of the movie was uneventful, and soon, all four boys were yawning despite that fact they said they could stay up and watch another film. Julie had marched into the living room then and ordered them to bed.
"I'll not have you complaining that you didn't get enough sleep when tomorrow rolls around," she stated with her hands on her hips, "that's the last thing that I need."
Duo stuck out his tongue at her, but didn't argue, an act that basically told everyone that even the king of energy was beat. Oddly enough, after Duo had complied, so did the other three boys. Heero grinned at Julie as he passed by her on his march upstairs to Duo's room, where all four of them had crammed in together to sleep. He liked Julie a lot, and envied Duo that he had a guardian like her. Odin, Heero's godfather was okay, but he was extremely strict and almost unforgiving when he got bad grades or did something wrong. Not that Odine would ever hit him or anything, he would just find another way to punish him, which usually ment that Heero would go a without any luxury items until he rectified what he did wrong.
"Man, I'm soo..........tired!" Duo said through a yawn as they stumbled through his bedroom door, "I don't think that I can stay up for another five minutes!"
Heero grunted in agreement, thinking that sleep would be nice, except for that fact that he was planning on revealing his feelings for Duo tonight. Looking behind him, Heero found that he was alone with Duo, for Quatre had pulled Trowa into the bathroom, presumably to give 'them' privacy. Heero shrugged, now that he had a chance to tell Duo, he wasn't going to waste it.
"Hey Duo?" he asked as they crawled into their separate sleeping arrangements, Duo in his bed, and Heero on the floor next to him, "are you still awake?"
"Mmmph?" came the muffled response.
"Can I tell you something?"
The blankets shifted slightly as Duo rolled himself over to peer at Heero over the side of his mattress, "Tell me what?"
Taking a deep breath, Heero willed himself not to loose his nerve, then said, "Duo..... I.......... love you."
( OH! can you say cliff hanger much? Yeah shut-up, I know that you know Duo will say it back........... or WILL he? Hmmm, tricky tricky....... )
It had been close to three months since Duo had moved into the cottage next door, and Heero found it hard to believe how close they had become. Not only were they bestfriends, but Heero had the distinct feeling that something more was beginning to form between them. For hours he would lay in his room and think about Duo, never being able to sleep until he had relieved his tension, and that sometimes took close to an hour. It wasn't just when he was trying to sleep either, and that was the problem. More and more Heero found himself running to the boy's bathroom and locking the door behind him, making sure that no one else was in the room before he masturbated in one of the stalls. Duo didn't seem to notice the effect he had on Heero at the best of times, or maybe he did, and that's why he looked so innocent when Heero excused himself. Though it wasn't like he went running to the bathroom every ten minutes or anything. He was able to be in Duo's company without having an episode. Most of the time anyway...........
Sighing, Heero looked over to the lounging form of Quatre and Trowa on the couch opposite himself and Duo, their limbs interlocked. Quatre's small frame rested between Trowa's long legs and his head rested just under the taller boy's chin, Trowa's arms circling around his lover. Heero felt a momentary stab of jealousy at their closeness, wishing that he could hold Duo like that. Apparently, Duo felt comfortable with them hanging all over each other, as he was currently draped over the arm of the couch and watching wide eyed and excited as some metal machine crushed a bus load of people beneath it's mechanical foot. Heero found himself smiling at the longhaired youth.
Duo must have sensed that he was smiling at him, something that the braided boy often seemed to pick up on, even if Heero hide it behind his hand. Turning slightly, Duo smiled in return, then reached out and shook Heeros toe with his fingers. "What are you lookin at?" Duo asked, still grinning.
Heero blushed, and was thankful that the living room at Duo's was dark, "Nothing. Watch your movie."
Duo glared playfully before turning his attention back to the screen, just as Heero caught Quatre's 'knowing' look from across the room. The small blond was the only one that knew Heero was falling in love with the energetic boy in front of him, for he had confronted Heero two weeks ago after catching Heero watch Duo sleep after he had drunk a little too much. Heero had been kneeling beside Duo's sleeping form, his hand running through Duo's thick silky hair, when the blond had walked in from the kitchen. He had said nothing then, not wanting to ruin the moment it seemed, but the morning after, he had pulled Heero aside and asked him if he liked Duo.
Heero had told him of course he like Duo, he was his bestfriend. But Quatre had known that he was just evading the real answer.
flashback
"You love him don't you?" Quatre asked, his azure blue eyes full of understanding.
Heero shuffled his feet, "I think I do Quatre. I know it may sound strange, but I love everything about him, even the way that he fidgets. He's everything that I could have ever dreamed up in a guy, and that's saying a lot."
Quatre laughed, "True. You have been a patient boy when it comes to romance Heero."
"So sue me."
"Just as long as you know what you're getting yourself into Heero," Quatre said seriously, "I don't want to have to listen to you bitch and complain if he breaks you're heart, cause I'll be too busy breaking his neck."
"Thanks Quatre," Heero replied truthfully, hugging his friend tightly, the adding mischievously, "now I'll let you get back to Trowa, he might think that I'm out to steal you away from him."
end flashback
Heero nodded at Quatre slightly. Tonight he was going to tell Duo how he felt about him, and he was hoping that Duo felt the same way, for if the way he acted around Heero was any indication of how he felt............. well, then Heero might not have to move to another continent.
The rest of the movie was uneventful, and soon, all four boys were yawning despite that fact they said they could stay up and watch another film. Julie had marched into the living room then and ordered them to bed.
"I'll not have you complaining that you didn't get enough sleep when tomorrow rolls around," she stated with her hands on her hips, "that's the last thing that I need."
Duo stuck out his tongue at her, but didn't argue, an act that basically told everyone that even the king of energy was beat. Oddly enough, after Duo had complied, so did the other three boys. Heero grinned at Julie as he passed by her on his march upstairs to Duo's room, where all four of them had crammed in together to sleep. He liked Julie a lot, and envied Duo that he had a guardian like her. Odin, Heero's godfather was okay, but he was extremely strict and almost unforgiving when he got bad grades or did something wrong. Not that Odine would ever hit him or anything, he would just find another way to punish him, which usually ment that Heero would go a without any luxury items until he rectified what he did wrong.
"Man, I'm soo..........tired!" Duo said through a yawn as they stumbled through his bedroom door, "I don't think that I can stay up for another five minutes!"
Heero grunted in agreement, thinking that sleep would be nice, except for that fact that he was planning on revealing his feelings for Duo tonight. Looking behind him, Heero found that he was alone with Duo, for Quatre had pulled Trowa into the bathroom, presumably to give 'them' privacy. Heero shrugged, now that he had a chance to tell Duo, he wasn't going to waste it.
"Hey Duo?" he asked as they crawled into their separate sleeping arrangements, Duo in his bed, and Heero on the floor next to him, "are you still awake?"
"Mmmph?" came the muffled response.
"Can I tell you something?"
The blankets shifted slightly as Duo rolled himself over to peer at Heero over the side of his mattress, "Tell me what?"
Taking a deep breath, Heero willed himself not to loose his nerve, then said, "Duo..... I.......... love you."
( OH! can you say cliff hanger much? Yeah shut-up, I know that you know Duo will say it back........... or WILL he? Hmmm, tricky tricky....... )