It seemed like hours as Duo sat on the bed thinking hard and trying to keep his tears at bay. Finally making up his mind, he took in a deep shaky breath. "If I'm to help the one I love, then I have to be cheerful and at my best. I know I'd do anything for Heero," he whispered to himself. He quickly put on his jester's mask and stepped out the room.
Out in the hallway, he forced himself to yawn and rubbed his eyes. "Lazying around again?" a voice asked from behind him. Duo turned around to see Quatre standing there.
Duo grinned, or forced one, and spoke. "Naw, I was just sleeping ya know. Besides, if I don't get enough rest, who will annoy Wufei?" Quatre chuckled and walked away. Duo kept his jester's mask on, knowing that anyone could pop up out of nowhere. He knew they all had a tendency to do that.
Duo walked around the mansion in search of Heero. He had everything planned out already. He found his crush out in the hangar working on his Gundam. "Hey Heero!" he yelled. Heero turned around at his voice. "You gonna come down and train or stay and fix your Gundam!?"
"I'll be right down! Let me clean up first," was his reply.
"Alright. I'll be waiting in the kitchen!" With that, Duo headed for the kitchen and grabbed some ice cream. He wasn't hungry, but his mind bade him to. He had to keep his jester's appearence until his work was done. Oh yeah, he had it all planned out.
He silently ate his ice cream and waited for Heero to walk in. It took the guy ten minutes to arrive. "Bout time Heero," Duo said. "But if this were a date, you gotta be on time," he said waving his spoon at his friend. "Now take a seat." Heero sat obediently.
"Now, the lesson's will start my pupil," Duo said with an evil grin. Heero did not like that grin. Not one bit.
"Okay, now listen up! When you ask her out on a date, you have to be calm and cool. Don't fidget and look into her eyes. But if you want the cute approach, which would do in Quatre's case, you look nervous, but look into her eyes when you ask. This involves blushing at the end of the question. But for you, I suggest the first technique. She thinks you're the strong silent type, which you definitely are, so it'll work better. And when you ask her, make sure it's a strong voice and not stuttering, She'll think you're an idiot and might get impatient." Heero took note of every word spoken in his mental notebook.
Little did the two know that there were others listening to Duo's words. Wufei listened nearby from the basement door, where he was supposedly meditating. Quatre was at the living room door listening intently. Trowa, which was an even bigger surprise than Wufei, was in the hall listening.
"Now," Duo continued. "Where do you want to take her out to dinner?"
"I was thinking a resturant," Heero replied. Duo nodded.
"Good choice. After a little while, you should start taking her other places besides a fancy resturant. Take her to to fun places in other words. Now for suggestions on resturants and fun places, I have it all listed." He went over the names of the resturants and other places Heero should go on a date. The three pilots eavsdropping scribbled down some places that they thought would be a cool place.
"Okay, we got that covered. Now, for when you are on the actual date, you act normal. But if you're at a fancy resturant, they might make ya use all those different silverware. You'll need to ask Q-man bout that. When you are on a date, act like your normal self. In your case, act a bit less of a perfect soldier will ya? That's not fun to be with. Loosen up and relax. Enjoy the moment and experience." Heero found himself unconciously relaxing at Duo's voice.
"Now we've covered the date asking, the places to go, how to act, I know I'm missing something..." he thought a moment,"ah ha! The kissing!" Heero turned beet red at the word. Duo laughed at Heero's expression of absolute terror.
"Aw don't worry Hee-chan. I'm sure you can handle that!" And inside, he was laughing, yet curious to see how well Heero would kiss.
"Well here's some advice anyways. When ya kiss, close your eyes and make sure your breath is clean. No one wants a bad kisser with bad breath. Well, they don't want a bad kisser or a bad breathed person period. And by the way, when you get to her doorstep, make sure you got gifts. Flowers and choclates or something." He noticed that Heero was still looking nervous. "What's wrong?"
"I'm still not too keen on the kissing part," Heero said.
"Aw don't worry! For the first date, it can be light." Duo pretended to think a moment. "Or if you want, you can practice the kissing right now." Duo's heartbeat sped in anticipation.
"I don't know..."
"Don't worry Hee-chan! I won't bite! Besides, if you're worried bout bad breath, I clean out my mouth some time ago."
"Don't call me Hee-chan!"
"You didn't answer my question." Heero gulped.
"A-alright." Duo grinned happily.
"Close your eyes. Relax." Heero complied and Duo moved in. The three pilots chose this time to get the hell out of there. The lesson was over anyway.
Duo and Heero's lips met and the rest of the world was fogotten in this moment. Unconciously, the two pilots moved closer to each other, afraid that the other would leave from this dream. Duo's tongue met Heero's lips, asking permission to enter. It was quickly granted. It was a few minutes, but felt like only a few seconds to the two pilots. Seconds that were way too short for their liking.
The kiss was soon broken and Duo got up. "That was a French kiss," he said hoarsely. He then walked out of the kitchen, leaving a dazed Heero in his wake.
There was a crash in the next room. "I'm okay!" Duo cried. "Just a little dazed, that's all," he muttered.
I just had to ruin the moment like that didn't I? *cackles evilly* Anyways, I don't know about those dating tips of mine. I've never dated before, but I've read lots of romance books from the young adult section. There were lots of lemon too :D Maybe I'll stick some lemon in here just for the fun of it. Hope you liked this chapter and I hope you'll enjoy all the other ones that are coming soon!