chp. 8 : Make my Heart Fly
Five and a half months after the accident, Duo sat on the soft grass in the backyard leaning up against Heero as he watched Quatre, Trowa, Hilde, Seth and a few other friends play water tag. Hilde and the other girls were currently kicking ass against the rest of the 'fighters', and Duo laughed as Trowa slipped sideways on the grass, taking Quatre and two others down with him. He had wanted to play, but his ribs were still sore after breaking a few, and the doctor had clearly forbade him any running around. Heero was to strictly enforce that rule, and he never did let Duo get too over excited, but did make a few exceptions when it came to their increasingly growing relationship.
Heero had actually moved in with Duo and Julie for a while, telling his guardian that he was just next door, and that he needed to be with Duo for the first few weeks he was out of the hospital. Which was true, for Duo could hardly move by himself with his injured ribs and broken arm, and Julie couldn't exactly carry him around. So Heero had been set up in the guest bedroom, which relieved and disappointed Duo greatly. On one hand, he didn't want to be a burden to Heero, or have try and control emotions and raging hormones. But on the other hand, he wanted to be close to Heero, to know that he would be there every morning when he woke up. He had only agreed to the arrangement because he knew that there would be many mornings like that first one, so many months ago.
"Duo?" Heero interrupted his train of thought, "are you okay?"
Duo laughed, "You know, I should really start to keep a tally of how many times you say that. I think it's up somewhere near ninety by now."
Heero cuffed him playfully, "You know what I ment baka. What are you thinking about?"
Baka was the new 'pet' name that Heero had started to call Duo after he had gotten out of the hospital, and truthfully, Duo didn't mind being called an idiot. Though only Heero was allowed to call him that. Anyone else would catch the wrong end of a pointed stick.
Tilting his head back to that he was looking at Heero upside down, Duo replied, "I was thinking about you."
"Oh? And just what were you thinking about me?" Heero asked, teasing Duo with a kiss on the cheek, missing the 'target' that Duo had given him.
Pouting Duo crossed his arms, "I'm not going to tell you now."
Heero rolled his eyes, then wrapped his arms around Duo tighter and turned him back around, placing a gentle kiss on Duo's lips. "There. Happy?"
Duo grinned and nodded like a child who had just received a huge piece of chocolate cake. "Yes, happy," and after Heero gave him 'the look', which ment tell me now or I'll never kiss you again, he added, "I was just thinking how nice it would be if we could be together all the time. You know, cause of graduation and all of that crap. I don't know if Julie's gonna want to go back to the city now that she's done her novel."
There was a stilled silence from Heero, and Duo began to fear that Heero didn't want him to stay. Tears began to force themselves to his eyes, and he blinked them back just as Heero leaned forwards and lightly touched his cheek with the tips of his fingers.
"Koi, Julie does want to move back to the city," he started, and Duo choked down a sob, "but she doesn't want you to come with her."
Confused, Duo asked, "What?"
"She told me that since you've recently turned eighteen, you should be able to make you own choices on where you want to live," Heero explained, "and she knew that you wanted to stayed here, so she talked to the bank and took enough money so that you can keep the cottage paid off until you find a job here."
"Really!" Duo exclaimed, jumping into Heero's arms, "that's great!"
Heero hugged Duo back and kissed his shoulder before continuing, "Of course she said that it would be a hell of a lot easier with two people living together................"
Duo didn't have to ask what that ment, and he smiled brightly at Heero, "Naturally."
Heero grinned in return, then stood, giving Duo a hand up as well.
"Hey!" called Quatre, "where're you two off to?"
Heero motioned to the house with his free hand, and Quatre waved back at him, distracting himself just long enough to have a bucket of water dumped over his head. Everyone, including a very wet Quatre, laughed as Heero lead Duo into the cottage, soon to be their cottage. Duo was lead upstairs and into his bedroom where Heero sat him down on his bed and went to shut the door.
"What are you planning?" Duo asked, but received a sly grin as his only response.
"You'll see," Heero finally said as he knelt between Duo's knees.
Blushing, Duo held his breath, feeling every muscle in his body go tense. But Heero only knelt there, and just as Duo was about to ask what was going on, Heero spoke.
"Duo, from the very first time I saw you, I knew that you were different from everyone else. You were, and are still, the most beautiful person I have ever known, both inside and out. You drove me crazy for months with everything that you did, and I have to admit that if it weren't for that first night, I probably would have gone completely insane," he paused, and Duo held his breath, almost afraid of what was coming, "when you got into that accident, I thought that I had lost you Duo. You'll never know how close I came to the edge when I heard what had happened to you, and a hope that you never do. Truthfully, I thought that if you didn't die, you would turn away from me......."
"Never.........." Duo started, but was cut off by a hand over his mouth.
"Let me finish this before I lose my nerve," Heero said and smiled, "Duo....... you've been my greatest source of strength these passed months, and I love you more than anything. And the reason that I'm telling you all of this, is because................ I want to be with you for the rest of my life," he paused again, but this time to draw a small black case from his back pocket, "Duo, I know that we can't do this officially, or legally or whatever..........but, will you marry me?"
Duo was speechless, which was saying a lot, for the only other time he had been left speechless was when Heero had told him he loved him for the very first time. Slowly reaching out a hand towards Heero, Duo choked back tears and smiled, placing the hand on Heero's face.
"Of course I'll marry you Heero," he finally answered, and he could literally feel the relief flowing off of his lover, "even if it can't be officially or legally, or whatever," he laughed, as he began to cry.
Heero smiled in return and opened the small black case, revealing a sliver band with delicate Celtic carvings engraved into the surface. Duo's eyes went wide as Heero took the ring from it's box and took Duo's hand gently from his face. Kissing his palm, Heero wiped away his own tears before slipping the ring onto Duo's heart finger on his left hand, kissing the back of his hand after. Duo cried silently now, but they were tears of utter happiness.
"I love you baka," Heero said as he leaned closer to Duo, who trembled in the effort not to cry out loud, "now and forever."
Swallowing, Duo replied as he wrapped his arms around Heero's neck, pressing his forehead against his lovers, "I love you too Hee-chan. Now and forever."
Duo closed the gap between them, both boys now completely oblivious to anything around them, including the three people standing in the doorway ( which was now open ), tears in their eyes.
The End.
So that's the end of my fan fiction. I know it got a little sappy near the end, but I don't really care. So there! If you have any comments, I look forward to them. Just remember to be at least somewhat kind if you didn't like it.
Kylia Nahimana.
Five and a half months after the accident, Duo sat on the soft grass in the backyard leaning up against Heero as he watched Quatre, Trowa, Hilde, Seth and a few other friends play water tag. Hilde and the other girls were currently kicking ass against the rest of the 'fighters', and Duo laughed as Trowa slipped sideways on the grass, taking Quatre and two others down with him. He had wanted to play, but his ribs were still sore after breaking a few, and the doctor had clearly forbade him any running around. Heero was to strictly enforce that rule, and he never did let Duo get too over excited, but did make a few exceptions when it came to their increasingly growing relationship.
Heero had actually moved in with Duo and Julie for a while, telling his guardian that he was just next door, and that he needed to be with Duo for the first few weeks he was out of the hospital. Which was true, for Duo could hardly move by himself with his injured ribs and broken arm, and Julie couldn't exactly carry him around. So Heero had been set up in the guest bedroom, which relieved and disappointed Duo greatly. On one hand, he didn't want to be a burden to Heero, or have try and control emotions and raging hormones. But on the other hand, he wanted to be close to Heero, to know that he would be there every morning when he woke up. He had only agreed to the arrangement because he knew that there would be many mornings like that first one, so many months ago.
"Duo?" Heero interrupted his train of thought, "are you okay?"
Duo laughed, "You know, I should really start to keep a tally of how many times you say that. I think it's up somewhere near ninety by now."
Heero cuffed him playfully, "You know what I ment baka. What are you thinking about?"
Baka was the new 'pet' name that Heero had started to call Duo after he had gotten out of the hospital, and truthfully, Duo didn't mind being called an idiot. Though only Heero was allowed to call him that. Anyone else would catch the wrong end of a pointed stick.
Tilting his head back to that he was looking at Heero upside down, Duo replied, "I was thinking about you."
"Oh? And just what were you thinking about me?" Heero asked, teasing Duo with a kiss on the cheek, missing the 'target' that Duo had given him.
Pouting Duo crossed his arms, "I'm not going to tell you now."
Heero rolled his eyes, then wrapped his arms around Duo tighter and turned him back around, placing a gentle kiss on Duo's lips. "There. Happy?"
Duo grinned and nodded like a child who had just received a huge piece of chocolate cake. "Yes, happy," and after Heero gave him 'the look', which ment tell me now or I'll never kiss you again, he added, "I was just thinking how nice it would be if we could be together all the time. You know, cause of graduation and all of that crap. I don't know if Julie's gonna want to go back to the city now that she's done her novel."
There was a stilled silence from Heero, and Duo began to fear that Heero didn't want him to stay. Tears began to force themselves to his eyes, and he blinked them back just as Heero leaned forwards and lightly touched his cheek with the tips of his fingers.
"Koi, Julie does want to move back to the city," he started, and Duo choked down a sob, "but she doesn't want you to come with her."
Confused, Duo asked, "What?"
"She told me that since you've recently turned eighteen, you should be able to make you own choices on where you want to live," Heero explained, "and she knew that you wanted to stayed here, so she talked to the bank and took enough money so that you can keep the cottage paid off until you find a job here."
"Really!" Duo exclaimed, jumping into Heero's arms, "that's great!"
Heero hugged Duo back and kissed his shoulder before continuing, "Of course she said that it would be a hell of a lot easier with two people living together................"
Duo didn't have to ask what that ment, and he smiled brightly at Heero, "Naturally."
Heero grinned in return, then stood, giving Duo a hand up as well.
"Hey!" called Quatre, "where're you two off to?"
Heero motioned to the house with his free hand, and Quatre waved back at him, distracting himself just long enough to have a bucket of water dumped over his head. Everyone, including a very wet Quatre, laughed as Heero lead Duo into the cottage, soon to be their cottage. Duo was lead upstairs and into his bedroom where Heero sat him down on his bed and went to shut the door.
"What are you planning?" Duo asked, but received a sly grin as his only response.
"You'll see," Heero finally said as he knelt between Duo's knees.
Blushing, Duo held his breath, feeling every muscle in his body go tense. But Heero only knelt there, and just as Duo was about to ask what was going on, Heero spoke.
"Duo, from the very first time I saw you, I knew that you were different from everyone else. You were, and are still, the most beautiful person I have ever known, both inside and out. You drove me crazy for months with everything that you did, and I have to admit that if it weren't for that first night, I probably would have gone completely insane," he paused, and Duo held his breath, almost afraid of what was coming, "when you got into that accident, I thought that I had lost you Duo. You'll never know how close I came to the edge when I heard what had happened to you, and a hope that you never do. Truthfully, I thought that if you didn't die, you would turn away from me......."
"Never.........." Duo started, but was cut off by a hand over his mouth.
"Let me finish this before I lose my nerve," Heero said and smiled, "Duo....... you've been my greatest source of strength these passed months, and I love you more than anything. And the reason that I'm telling you all of this, is because................ I want to be with you for the rest of my life," he paused again, but this time to draw a small black case from his back pocket, "Duo, I know that we can't do this officially, or legally or whatever..........but, will you marry me?"
Duo was speechless, which was saying a lot, for the only other time he had been left speechless was when Heero had told him he loved him for the very first time. Slowly reaching out a hand towards Heero, Duo choked back tears and smiled, placing the hand on Heero's face.
"Of course I'll marry you Heero," he finally answered, and he could literally feel the relief flowing off of his lover, "even if it can't be officially or legally, or whatever," he laughed, as he began to cry.
Heero smiled in return and opened the small black case, revealing a sliver band with delicate Celtic carvings engraved into the surface. Duo's eyes went wide as Heero took the ring from it's box and took Duo's hand gently from his face. Kissing his palm, Heero wiped away his own tears before slipping the ring onto Duo's heart finger on his left hand, kissing the back of his hand after. Duo cried silently now, but they were tears of utter happiness.
"I love you baka," Heero said as he leaned closer to Duo, who trembled in the effort not to cry out loud, "now and forever."
Swallowing, Duo replied as he wrapped his arms around Heero's neck, pressing his forehead against his lovers, "I love you too Hee-chan. Now and forever."
Duo closed the gap between them, both boys now completely oblivious to anything around them, including the three people standing in the doorway ( which was now open ), tears in their eyes.
The End.
So that's the end of my fan fiction. I know it got a little sappy near the end, but I don't really care. So there! If you have any comments, I look forward to them. Just remember to be at least somewhat kind if you didn't like it.
Kylia Nahimana.