Forgotten Love- Part Four
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em, but obsessed with them ^=^
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Quatre, Wufei, Duo and Trowa kept perfectly silent during their long embrace. Sobs of happiness came from Keiko, and Heero cradled her petite frame in his arms, softly stroking her back.
Suddenly, she pulled back, and for the first time, seemed to notice the others. "Oh," she murmured, wiping her eyes stepping away from Heero. " I'm sorry, I should have introduced myself to you all..."
" We already know who you are," Quatre said smiling. " Miss Yamikachi."
Keiko returned the smile, eyes bright and clear again. " Ah, but I do not know you, though. I won't make you all stay in this rain any longer than you have; all of you looked soaked-well, I am too... But come on with me inside."
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The interior of the house was furnished mostly with deep mahogany and various shades of blue. Upon entering, she took all of the wet jackets down to the basement to dry, while they took off their sopping shoes. " Make yourselves at home in the parlor guys- it's that room just to the left- and I'll be right back."
Heero took in all of what he could see. Her home was nice...Very nice. He was amazed that her novel had earned her enough to afford this much. A smile played at his mouth; Keiko had come a long way since he had last seen her, so much was different.
His attention was diverted when he heard Duo say, " Whoa...Awesome sword!" He strode into the parlor, where Duo had his face squished flat up against a large class case sat in a cubby built into the wall. " Thatssofrigginawesomewhereinthehelldidshemanagetofindit? Isitjustmeordothosejewelsactuallylooklike RealgemsoramIjustwiggin-pleasetellmeifthatI'mnotseeingthings. PLEEEEEAAAAAAAAAASE! It looks like the sword from Saga Frontier 2 that Gustave XIII wields!" he spit out in a heap. Propped up in the case was a sword that looked very old, but almost untouched by time. The silver blade still looked sharp and clear, and the golden hilt was set with several glittering emeralds and rubies.
Keiko giggled as she re-entered the parlor with a tea tray laden with six mugs. " No, you aren't wigging out, um..What's your name again?"
"Duo," he replied puffing himself up.
"Like a chicken attempting to swoon the peahen with the peacock right beside him," Trowa murmured, a rare smile on his lips.
"What the hell is THAT supposed to mean Trowa?!"
"Your obvious-though pathetic- advances, that are in vain."
"Wha? Translation?"
He shook his head. " Never mind Duo."
" That sword though- to satisfy your curiosity Duo, is a late seventeenth century sword of an English count. He was one of my ancestors actually. My grandmother gave it to me for safekeeping several years ago. It's kind of a family heirloom. I like it-" she grinned. " It brings happy memories back to me during times when I need them most..
" Well. So your name is Trowa?" Keiko asked, placing the tray on the glass-topped table and gracefully sitting down on the navy couch; Heero descending beside her. He nodded silently. " And your names are...?" Quatre smiled the same time a tiny sneer flew across Wufei.
"Quatre Raberba Winner, pleasure to meet you"
She nodded. " The same. You?" she directed to the Chinese boy.
" Chang Wufei," he answered curtly.
" Nice to meet you. Can I call you Wufie?" the bubbly girl asked quickly. ^_^
Duo noticed Wufei's eye twitch a little. Perfect, he thought. Another way to annoy him, hehehe. : D
" I'd prefer that you don't call me that- I'm rather particular of my proper name."
" Oh, oki. ^_^. Would you like something hot to drink to warm you up? I have tea and coffee- I wasn't sure which you all would want. I'm a tea person, and I know Heero is too, but..."
" Either one sounds great Keiko. Thank you," Trowa murmured.
Each of the guys grabbed a mug and filled it to the brim with one of the scalding hot liquids before taking a seat. Quatre and Trowa took the smaller, two-person couch while Wufei sat in an expensive looking cushion chair beside the small settee. Keiko was squeezed between Heero and Duo. The later watching as she filled her mug with tea and begin drinking it without any sugar or honey, copied her. But, rather than sipping slowly, he took a big chug- and choked on it.
" UGH! WHAT is THIS? It's so STRONG!" he cried with a sour face.
Heero concealed a snigger as Keiko gave the braided young man a peculiar look. She, too, fought the urge to burst into laughter as she realized what he had done. Still, a laugh did escape her as she explained, " It's ginger tea Duo. It's supposed to be strong and it has a very strong aftertaste. You don't just chug it- especially when it's hot, silly!
"I made it myself; and Heero and I both like it stronger than most people care to have it-" Her attention turned to him. " You still do right?" He nodded and she went back to speaking. " Like I said, I make it strong because I get congested very easily. The tea is the one thing I know of that will clear me up more often than not. Unlike those crappy liquid medicines," she added with a growl.
" I think that I'll be safer with the coffee then.." Duo grumbled. " I'm gunna go dump this out if that's alright, be back in a moment."
Quatre sighed and shook his head, glancing across the room at Heero and Keiko as they talked softly to one another. " Duo will be wasting his energy trying to impress Keiko," he whispered to Trowa. " Look at her eyes and you can see how much she loves him- even after so long."
" It is surprising that they still feel the same towards each other," Trowa commented. " They must have had a very strong relationship before the war..."
Quatre nodded. "Yes. If she could remain faithful through that not much will tear her away from him... I wonder how people reacted when they first learned that she was still holding on?"
Trowa frowned. "Probably not kindly. Most people probably thought that either Heero was killed in battle or that he had run off without her with a whore or something."
"How sad that they can't recognize true love when it's staring them right in the face...," Quatre said quietly.
"Notice that they haven't shown any sign of affection towards one another besides that embrace outside," the other man pointed out. He nudged Quatre with his elbow, a mischievous twinkle in his eye. " Perhaps they're waiting for us to leave so the house will be theirs?"
Quatres' face flushed a delicate shade of pink. "Trowa!" he hissed, embarrassed by the thought. " It's rude to talk about intimate things like that when the subject is just across the room!"
"You act like it's taboo to even think about intimacy Quatre. You're starting to sound like Wufei."
" Intimacy doesn't bug me but you know what you were really hinting about!"
His mouth turned up in a half smile. " What was I hinting about then?" The blonde man opened his mouth as if to speak but only a low-pitched gurgle was emitted. " You can't say it can you? I thought-"
" You were making a reference to Heero and Keiko having sex, as much as I hate to think of it," Wufei growled. "There. The act has been mentioned so if you kindly dropped the subject I would be most content. But if you must keep talking about it I'll leave, Duo has been gone for a while, perhaps the idiot got lost. Either that of he found some other priceless object at which to ogle at. I'll go find him and bring him back."
The two men watched him exit the room in awe, fear and shock. Trowa blinked and asked in an amazed voice, "Did Wufei just say..?"
"Yes..." Quatre answered in the same tone.
" He actually said the word..?"
"Yes.."
"And he went to find....?"
"Yes..."
" Am I high..?"
" Not likely."
"Oh."
*Silence *
"Is HE high?
"Most likely."
"As I feared." Quatre nodded enthusiastically.
"Are you sure it's all right? I don't want to make you share your house with 5 young bachelors for two weeks-"
"Aw c'mon Heero! I have plenty of room, and my house is definitely better that those cheap motels- they're probably all roach infested," she added with a shudder. " Besides, no bachelor can gross me out or hit on me as much as Rykoshi did."
"Rykoshi?" Heero asked, not suspicious in any way, but curious.
Keiko's face turned sour. " Past roommate of mine. We went to the same university where I got my bachelors degree. Coincidentally, we had the exact same schedule. He ended up getting a huge crush on me..bleh, it was ugly. I kicked him out after he got drunk on graduation night and tried to make a move on me...A physical move..." Her eyes seemed to loose their brightness for a moment, and looked far older than they should have been. Heero noticed and wrapped her fingers firmly in his. (Across the room- Quatre: *elbows Trowa * " There's your affection!" Trowa: *shakes his head and sighs *).
"Can you forgive me for not being there for you Keiko?" He asked, wrapping her tiny hand in both of his.
Keiko smiled delicately, the light returning to her gleaming forest eyes. " How could I not? I can't hold grudges or stay angry with anyone longer than a few days. It wasn't Rykoshi's fault really, but the alcohol. You're forgiven." She sighed softly, and slowly leaned into his arms. "Don't ever leave me Heero. I would die for sure if you left again...," her sleepy voice came muffled from his shirt.
Heero smiled as he looked down on her golden head. " I won't leave your side. And I swear that from now on I'll be able to protect you." It was a strange feeling, the one that was returning to him. The ability to love. He had hidden it from Dr. J so carefully, then from himself, and to now have it be opened up again..What an odd sensation. Another thing that would come to be noticed in the days that followed, was the change in his deep blue eyes. The light that shone in Keiko's eyes was becoming noticeable in his too. Right now it was barely burning, but Keiko was helping him gain back his humanity.
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"How damn hard is it to get lost in a house Maxwell?" Wufei demanded later during the evening. This time they were in the large kitchen, seated around an island similar to the one at Quatre's estate. (I have this thing for kitchens with islands okay? Besides.I think that most big houses have them so nyuh *sticks tongue out : P *). They had returned to the hotel and decided to take up Keiko's offer. (Cockroaches versus clean and pretty..hmmm the scale is leaning more towards Keiko dun you think?).
"I don't know Wufie, you tell me," Duo replied calmly, leaning back in his seat.
Wufei's temple throbbed and it looked like he was going to throttle Duo for both the name, and his mocking tone. " You only had to come back the way you came stupid!"
"You think I paid attention to where I was going?"
" The house ISN'T THAT BIG MAXWELL!" Wufei yelled, kicking Duo's seat with his foot.
"Ack!" Duo yelped, thrown off balance, and tumbled to the floor.
"Hey!" Keiko exclaimed, hopping down to Duo. "Knock it off you two, you're grown men yet you're bickering like teens! Here, are you alright Duo?"
Duo acted more hurt than he really was, and ended up getting a clear close up of her chest as she cradled his 'throbbing' head. Quatre and Trowa watched with wide eyes; Heero looked close to throttling him. Finally, he grabbed him by his lapels and hauled him to his feet.
He gave a cry and a slight whimper of fear as he was pretty much dragged out of the room. "Wait! Heero! I didn't mean it! I'm sorry! I know you told me-" Heero threw him against a wall and encircled his throat with a slender hand.
"Listen good Duo, cuz' this is the only time I'll warn you," he snarled menacingly. "Don't you dare touch her or stare at parts of her body like I just saw you doing- and don't you dare deny what I saw with my own eyes! If you so much as lay one inappropriate finger on her or take advantage of a moment, I'll blow your whole damn hand off, as well as your ability to reproduce."
"Whoa, whoa there pal," Duo replied raising both hands with a pale face. "You don't have to threaten me, I realize my error. Jeez, I didn't think you were that serious about this Heero..I'm sorry."
Heero's eyes softened slightly and his grip loosened. He sighed. "I'm stressed out about this all Duo. You know more than anyone does so I can tell you." He stepped away from the man pinned against the wall and let his feet be reunited with the floor again.
Duo grinned. " The Perfect Soldier is feeling stressed, AND confiding in me. Well, we surely have died and gone to hell."
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"Miss Keiko, I don't suggest that you baby Duo any more than you have," Quatre said politely.
She looked truly confused. "What?"
"Duo, he...well, he's TRYING to get your attention. He wants you, as well as Heero," he emphasized.
The confusion disappeared and surprise replaced it. " Duo..Oh!" A girlish smile lit her face. " He wouldn't succeed in winning me over- he'll only piss Heero off. I still love him. I always will. But I guess I'll take the compliment."
I hope Heero threatened Duo enough to make him realize how serious he is about all this, Trowa thought. Duo doesn't deserve to get hurt because of his own obliviousness.
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"Alrighty, lemme show you guys to your rooms," Keiko declared, bouncing merrily up the stairs. "You guys will need a good nights rest because tomorrow we're going to the park for a picnic." She pointed out the doors in rapid succession. "Wufei, the White Room; Quatre, the Yellow Room; Trowa, the Green Room, and Duo has the Red Room."
Heero waited until each man was in his room, then asked. " Which bedroom do I have? Are we... sharing one?"
Her eyebrow raised in an upset way, but her eyes betrayed her. " Noooooo, silly goose! You get the Blue Room, just until we know each other again. It won't take long, I promise," she added with a hint of suggestion. She pushed the on the door across the hallway from one that was decorated in pastel pinks and yellows. It was obviously Keiko's room. "This is where you'll be sleeping. It's furnished in royal blue, hence, the Blue Room."
Keiko looked up into his gaze and felt her body waver. So long had she longed to look into his face again, and suddenly he was beside her again. How could it be happening? How was it that he was finally here? Someone, anyone, pinch me so I know I'm not dreaming, she pleaded silently. Heero's dark eyes met hers again, and a she smiled a weak smile. He was so intense, but in a mysteriously sexy way, and that was what had originally sparked her interest. Now it was more than that though.
Heero's head dipped and his satin lips met her own. And....She melted. Simple as that. All she would be able to recall was how she suddenly was in the familiar protective circle of his warm arms, and how their passion escalated.
Reluctantly they pulled away from each other. Heero's hands rested on the feminine curve of her hips but he reached up and touched her face anyway.
"Your face is warm," he whispered.
She chuckled softly, arms wrapped around his neck. " So are you, but you have always been warm. You make me warm."
He smiled and stepped away, and Keiko felt alone again. But all she had to do was recall their kiss to feel loved and safe again, safe from..She shunned the thought and danced into her room, softly closing the door before running to her queen sized bed and leaping onto its covers. Suddenly, she was laughing as she jumped up and down, laughing with excitement and glee that had been empty from her life for so long a time. When she grew tired from jumping, Keiko sank back down to her mattress and sang softly "I can't believe this moments come.. It's so incredible that we're alone ...There's so much to be said and done ..It's impossible not to be overcome ...Will you forgive me if I feel this way? Cuz we've just met - tell me that's OK ...So take this feeling'n make it grow. Never let it - never let it go ..." Then she hugged the stuffed Black Panther that lay on her bed and murmured urgently to it.
" I finally feel safe again Kamika. I don't feel afraid of anything anymore. I won't be afraid of..," Though a new sense of power filled her, she couldn't bring herself to say the name. "I won't be afraid of it anymore. Never again. Heero's here, I am safe. He doesn't know it yet but when he leaves to go back to Earth, I'm going with him."
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"Don't Let Go"- Bryan Adams is used without permission, but I don't plan to make any money using the lyrics so don't sue me for copyright money or anything ^-^.
YAY!!! All finished! I made this chapter a bit longer to make up for my absence. Parents these days just don't understand the relationship between a girl, her computer, and final. So please review *bows * and I shall be greatly happy ^_^. And please point out any of my errors or give me suggestions, or just lemme know what you think of the story all around oki? Thankies! Luv, Vela- chan
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em, but obsessed with them ^=^
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Quatre, Wufei, Duo and Trowa kept perfectly silent during their long embrace. Sobs of happiness came from Keiko, and Heero cradled her petite frame in his arms, softly stroking her back.
Suddenly, she pulled back, and for the first time, seemed to notice the others. "Oh," she murmured, wiping her eyes stepping away from Heero. " I'm sorry, I should have introduced myself to you all..."
" We already know who you are," Quatre said smiling. " Miss Yamikachi."
Keiko returned the smile, eyes bright and clear again. " Ah, but I do not know you, though. I won't make you all stay in this rain any longer than you have; all of you looked soaked-well, I am too... But come on with me inside."
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The interior of the house was furnished mostly with deep mahogany and various shades of blue. Upon entering, she took all of the wet jackets down to the basement to dry, while they took off their sopping shoes. " Make yourselves at home in the parlor guys- it's that room just to the left- and I'll be right back."
Heero took in all of what he could see. Her home was nice...Very nice. He was amazed that her novel had earned her enough to afford this much. A smile played at his mouth; Keiko had come a long way since he had last seen her, so much was different.
His attention was diverted when he heard Duo say, " Whoa...Awesome sword!" He strode into the parlor, where Duo had his face squished flat up against a large class case sat in a cubby built into the wall. " Thatssofrigginawesomewhereinthehelldidshemanagetofindit? Isitjustmeordothosejewelsactuallylooklike RealgemsoramIjustwiggin-pleasetellmeifthatI'mnotseeingthings. PLEEEEEAAAAAAAAAASE! It looks like the sword from Saga Frontier 2 that Gustave XIII wields!" he spit out in a heap. Propped up in the case was a sword that looked very old, but almost untouched by time. The silver blade still looked sharp and clear, and the golden hilt was set with several glittering emeralds and rubies.
Keiko giggled as she re-entered the parlor with a tea tray laden with six mugs. " No, you aren't wigging out, um..What's your name again?"
"Duo," he replied puffing himself up.
"Like a chicken attempting to swoon the peahen with the peacock right beside him," Trowa murmured, a rare smile on his lips.
"What the hell is THAT supposed to mean Trowa?!"
"Your obvious-though pathetic- advances, that are in vain."
"Wha? Translation?"
He shook his head. " Never mind Duo."
" That sword though- to satisfy your curiosity Duo, is a late seventeenth century sword of an English count. He was one of my ancestors actually. My grandmother gave it to me for safekeeping several years ago. It's kind of a family heirloom. I like it-" she grinned. " It brings happy memories back to me during times when I need them most..
" Well. So your name is Trowa?" Keiko asked, placing the tray on the glass-topped table and gracefully sitting down on the navy couch; Heero descending beside her. He nodded silently. " And your names are...?" Quatre smiled the same time a tiny sneer flew across Wufei.
"Quatre Raberba Winner, pleasure to meet you"
She nodded. " The same. You?" she directed to the Chinese boy.
" Chang Wufei," he answered curtly.
" Nice to meet you. Can I call you Wufie?" the bubbly girl asked quickly. ^_^
Duo noticed Wufei's eye twitch a little. Perfect, he thought. Another way to annoy him, hehehe. : D
" I'd prefer that you don't call me that- I'm rather particular of my proper name."
" Oh, oki. ^_^. Would you like something hot to drink to warm you up? I have tea and coffee- I wasn't sure which you all would want. I'm a tea person, and I know Heero is too, but..."
" Either one sounds great Keiko. Thank you," Trowa murmured.
Each of the guys grabbed a mug and filled it to the brim with one of the scalding hot liquids before taking a seat. Quatre and Trowa took the smaller, two-person couch while Wufei sat in an expensive looking cushion chair beside the small settee. Keiko was squeezed between Heero and Duo. The later watching as she filled her mug with tea and begin drinking it without any sugar or honey, copied her. But, rather than sipping slowly, he took a big chug- and choked on it.
" UGH! WHAT is THIS? It's so STRONG!" he cried with a sour face.
Heero concealed a snigger as Keiko gave the braided young man a peculiar look. She, too, fought the urge to burst into laughter as she realized what he had done. Still, a laugh did escape her as she explained, " It's ginger tea Duo. It's supposed to be strong and it has a very strong aftertaste. You don't just chug it- especially when it's hot, silly!
"I made it myself; and Heero and I both like it stronger than most people care to have it-" Her attention turned to him. " You still do right?" He nodded and she went back to speaking. " Like I said, I make it strong because I get congested very easily. The tea is the one thing I know of that will clear me up more often than not. Unlike those crappy liquid medicines," she added with a growl.
" I think that I'll be safer with the coffee then.." Duo grumbled. " I'm gunna go dump this out if that's alright, be back in a moment."
Quatre sighed and shook his head, glancing across the room at Heero and Keiko as they talked softly to one another. " Duo will be wasting his energy trying to impress Keiko," he whispered to Trowa. " Look at her eyes and you can see how much she loves him- even after so long."
" It is surprising that they still feel the same towards each other," Trowa commented. " They must have had a very strong relationship before the war..."
Quatre nodded. "Yes. If she could remain faithful through that not much will tear her away from him... I wonder how people reacted when they first learned that she was still holding on?"
Trowa frowned. "Probably not kindly. Most people probably thought that either Heero was killed in battle or that he had run off without her with a whore or something."
"How sad that they can't recognize true love when it's staring them right in the face...," Quatre said quietly.
"Notice that they haven't shown any sign of affection towards one another besides that embrace outside," the other man pointed out. He nudged Quatre with his elbow, a mischievous twinkle in his eye. " Perhaps they're waiting for us to leave so the house will be theirs?"
Quatres' face flushed a delicate shade of pink. "Trowa!" he hissed, embarrassed by the thought. " It's rude to talk about intimate things like that when the subject is just across the room!"
"You act like it's taboo to even think about intimacy Quatre. You're starting to sound like Wufei."
" Intimacy doesn't bug me but you know what you were really hinting about!"
His mouth turned up in a half smile. " What was I hinting about then?" The blonde man opened his mouth as if to speak but only a low-pitched gurgle was emitted. " You can't say it can you? I thought-"
" You were making a reference to Heero and Keiko having sex, as much as I hate to think of it," Wufei growled. "There. The act has been mentioned so if you kindly dropped the subject I would be most content. But if you must keep talking about it I'll leave, Duo has been gone for a while, perhaps the idiot got lost. Either that of he found some other priceless object at which to ogle at. I'll go find him and bring him back."
The two men watched him exit the room in awe, fear and shock. Trowa blinked and asked in an amazed voice, "Did Wufei just say..?"
"Yes..." Quatre answered in the same tone.
" He actually said the word..?"
"Yes.."
"And he went to find....?"
"Yes..."
" Am I high..?"
" Not likely."
"Oh."
*Silence *
"Is HE high?
"Most likely."
"As I feared." Quatre nodded enthusiastically.
"Are you sure it's all right? I don't want to make you share your house with 5 young bachelors for two weeks-"
"Aw c'mon Heero! I have plenty of room, and my house is definitely better that those cheap motels- they're probably all roach infested," she added with a shudder. " Besides, no bachelor can gross me out or hit on me as much as Rykoshi did."
"Rykoshi?" Heero asked, not suspicious in any way, but curious.
Keiko's face turned sour. " Past roommate of mine. We went to the same university where I got my bachelors degree. Coincidentally, we had the exact same schedule. He ended up getting a huge crush on me..bleh, it was ugly. I kicked him out after he got drunk on graduation night and tried to make a move on me...A physical move..." Her eyes seemed to loose their brightness for a moment, and looked far older than they should have been. Heero noticed and wrapped her fingers firmly in his. (Across the room- Quatre: *elbows Trowa * " There's your affection!" Trowa: *shakes his head and sighs *).
"Can you forgive me for not being there for you Keiko?" He asked, wrapping her tiny hand in both of his.
Keiko smiled delicately, the light returning to her gleaming forest eyes. " How could I not? I can't hold grudges or stay angry with anyone longer than a few days. It wasn't Rykoshi's fault really, but the alcohol. You're forgiven." She sighed softly, and slowly leaned into his arms. "Don't ever leave me Heero. I would die for sure if you left again...," her sleepy voice came muffled from his shirt.
Heero smiled as he looked down on her golden head. " I won't leave your side. And I swear that from now on I'll be able to protect you." It was a strange feeling, the one that was returning to him. The ability to love. He had hidden it from Dr. J so carefully, then from himself, and to now have it be opened up again..What an odd sensation. Another thing that would come to be noticed in the days that followed, was the change in his deep blue eyes. The light that shone in Keiko's eyes was becoming noticeable in his too. Right now it was barely burning, but Keiko was helping him gain back his humanity.
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"How damn hard is it to get lost in a house Maxwell?" Wufei demanded later during the evening. This time they were in the large kitchen, seated around an island similar to the one at Quatre's estate. (I have this thing for kitchens with islands okay? Besides.I think that most big houses have them so nyuh *sticks tongue out : P *). They had returned to the hotel and decided to take up Keiko's offer. (Cockroaches versus clean and pretty..hmmm the scale is leaning more towards Keiko dun you think?).
"I don't know Wufie, you tell me," Duo replied calmly, leaning back in his seat.
Wufei's temple throbbed and it looked like he was going to throttle Duo for both the name, and his mocking tone. " You only had to come back the way you came stupid!"
"You think I paid attention to where I was going?"
" The house ISN'T THAT BIG MAXWELL!" Wufei yelled, kicking Duo's seat with his foot.
"Ack!" Duo yelped, thrown off balance, and tumbled to the floor.
"Hey!" Keiko exclaimed, hopping down to Duo. "Knock it off you two, you're grown men yet you're bickering like teens! Here, are you alright Duo?"
Duo acted more hurt than he really was, and ended up getting a clear close up of her chest as she cradled his 'throbbing' head. Quatre and Trowa watched with wide eyes; Heero looked close to throttling him. Finally, he grabbed him by his lapels and hauled him to his feet.
He gave a cry and a slight whimper of fear as he was pretty much dragged out of the room. "Wait! Heero! I didn't mean it! I'm sorry! I know you told me-" Heero threw him against a wall and encircled his throat with a slender hand.
"Listen good Duo, cuz' this is the only time I'll warn you," he snarled menacingly. "Don't you dare touch her or stare at parts of her body like I just saw you doing- and don't you dare deny what I saw with my own eyes! If you so much as lay one inappropriate finger on her or take advantage of a moment, I'll blow your whole damn hand off, as well as your ability to reproduce."
"Whoa, whoa there pal," Duo replied raising both hands with a pale face. "You don't have to threaten me, I realize my error. Jeez, I didn't think you were that serious about this Heero..I'm sorry."
Heero's eyes softened slightly and his grip loosened. He sighed. "I'm stressed out about this all Duo. You know more than anyone does so I can tell you." He stepped away from the man pinned against the wall and let his feet be reunited with the floor again.
Duo grinned. " The Perfect Soldier is feeling stressed, AND confiding in me. Well, we surely have died and gone to hell."
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"Miss Keiko, I don't suggest that you baby Duo any more than you have," Quatre said politely.
She looked truly confused. "What?"
"Duo, he...well, he's TRYING to get your attention. He wants you, as well as Heero," he emphasized.
The confusion disappeared and surprise replaced it. " Duo..Oh!" A girlish smile lit her face. " He wouldn't succeed in winning me over- he'll only piss Heero off. I still love him. I always will. But I guess I'll take the compliment."
I hope Heero threatened Duo enough to make him realize how serious he is about all this, Trowa thought. Duo doesn't deserve to get hurt because of his own obliviousness.
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"Alrighty, lemme show you guys to your rooms," Keiko declared, bouncing merrily up the stairs. "You guys will need a good nights rest because tomorrow we're going to the park for a picnic." She pointed out the doors in rapid succession. "Wufei, the White Room; Quatre, the Yellow Room; Trowa, the Green Room, and Duo has the Red Room."
Heero waited until each man was in his room, then asked. " Which bedroom do I have? Are we... sharing one?"
Her eyebrow raised in an upset way, but her eyes betrayed her. " Noooooo, silly goose! You get the Blue Room, just until we know each other again. It won't take long, I promise," she added with a hint of suggestion. She pushed the on the door across the hallway from one that was decorated in pastel pinks and yellows. It was obviously Keiko's room. "This is where you'll be sleeping. It's furnished in royal blue, hence, the Blue Room."
Keiko looked up into his gaze and felt her body waver. So long had she longed to look into his face again, and suddenly he was beside her again. How could it be happening? How was it that he was finally here? Someone, anyone, pinch me so I know I'm not dreaming, she pleaded silently. Heero's dark eyes met hers again, and a she smiled a weak smile. He was so intense, but in a mysteriously sexy way, and that was what had originally sparked her interest. Now it was more than that though.
Heero's head dipped and his satin lips met her own. And....She melted. Simple as that. All she would be able to recall was how she suddenly was in the familiar protective circle of his warm arms, and how their passion escalated.
Reluctantly they pulled away from each other. Heero's hands rested on the feminine curve of her hips but he reached up and touched her face anyway.
"Your face is warm," he whispered.
She chuckled softly, arms wrapped around his neck. " So are you, but you have always been warm. You make me warm."
He smiled and stepped away, and Keiko felt alone again. But all she had to do was recall their kiss to feel loved and safe again, safe from..She shunned the thought and danced into her room, softly closing the door before running to her queen sized bed and leaping onto its covers. Suddenly, she was laughing as she jumped up and down, laughing with excitement and glee that had been empty from her life for so long a time. When she grew tired from jumping, Keiko sank back down to her mattress and sang softly "I can't believe this moments come.. It's so incredible that we're alone ...There's so much to be said and done ..It's impossible not to be overcome ...Will you forgive me if I feel this way? Cuz we've just met - tell me that's OK ...So take this feeling'n make it grow. Never let it - never let it go ..." Then she hugged the stuffed Black Panther that lay on her bed and murmured urgently to it.
" I finally feel safe again Kamika. I don't feel afraid of anything anymore. I won't be afraid of..," Though a new sense of power filled her, she couldn't bring herself to say the name. "I won't be afraid of it anymore. Never again. Heero's here, I am safe. He doesn't know it yet but when he leaves to go back to Earth, I'm going with him."
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"Don't Let Go"- Bryan Adams is used without permission, but I don't plan to make any money using the lyrics so don't sue me for copyright money or anything ^-^.
YAY!!! All finished! I made this chapter a bit longer to make up for my absence. Parents these days just don't understand the relationship between a girl, her computer, and final. So please review *bows * and I shall be greatly happy ^_^. And please point out any of my errors or give me suggestions, or just lemme know what you think of the story all around oki? Thankies! Luv, Vela- chan