Yay!! Spring Break!! The last break before summer, which means that it's fourth quarter. Ahh, my favorite quarter! Sun, tanktops and tennis, life can't get any better. Well anyways, thanks to all those who reviewed the last chapter. I noticed that a lot of you commented on Duo's intelligence level. I always figured that Duo was really smart and knew his stuff, but he just liked to have fun! So I hope you all enjoy this chapter!
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It was nearly 8 o'clock at night by the time Heero reached the hotel and all he wanted to do was sleep. He unpacked some of his things and set his alarm for seven the next morning. Then he went into the adjoining bathroom and brushed his teeth. As he brushed the foaming mint-flavored toothpaste, he looked at himself in the mirror. He wondered if Thomas saw him as he looked to himself. He pondered this awhile until another question crossed his mind; how did Duo see him?
Duo. Heero knew how he saw Duo. Duo was perfect, his purple eyes, chestnut braid, his posture, every physical aspect of Duo was perfect. Heero closed his eyes and thought of Duo. Memories of him flooded his mind. Duo's smile, Duo's laugh, all of it made Heero wish he could see Duo at that moment.
Heero had never kissed Duo, or anyone else for that matter. But even so, he missed the taste of Duo. After he came out of the shower, Duo resonated a scent that was so strong that Heero could taste it in his mouth when he breathed in. Duo's unique scent was like the concrete after it rains and like the smell of an early summer morning…
Heero snapped out of his reverie and turned off the water that he had left running. He put away his toothbrush and turned out the bathroom light. Climbing into his bed he thought of the day tomorrow would bring. But before he could think too much about it, he fell into a blissful sleep dreaming of amethyst eyes and chestnut locks.
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~You're falling back to me, the star that I can't see.
I know you're out there, somewhere out there.~
"Good morning, you're listening to Andy Savage, Steve the Producer and Jodie on the Morning End. It's the seven o'clock hour and the high today should be 45 degrees. Call in now if you think you can beat Steve on "Beat the Producer," but keep in mind he's had a three week winning streak…" Heero's hand reached over from under the covers and shut off the radio. He stretched out his muscles as he got out of bed to take a shower.
Heero turned the water on and let it warm up before stepping into the cream tiled shower. He stood for a few minuets and let the water run over him. He squeezed some shampoo out of one of the complimentary bottles supplied by the hotel and worked it into a lather in his damp hair. He had to make sure he looked good today for Duo. After thoroughly washing every inch of skin, Heero turned off the shower and toweled off with a big fluffy white towel. He put on some cologne, something he felt the day called for, and went out to get dressed. He pulled out the new jeans he had bought especially for the trip and got out his black Injected t-shirt. He towel dried his brown mess of hair and making sure he had his room key, left through the door and walked down the hall to the elevator.
He had a giddy feeling inside just knowing that somewhere in the very same city, Duo was either eating or sleeping. Heero chuckled, because he knew that no matter what he was doing, Duo was talking. He thought of how good it would be to hear Duo talking again.
~You're falling out of reach, defying gravity,
I know you're out there, somewhere out there.~
That day, Heero spent the day wandering around a place called the University District. There were all sorts of shops and places to eat. He wandered in and out of shops, bookstores, shoes stores, vintage clothing stores and many other odds and ends shops. At one point he wandered into a restaurant that sold smoothies and fruit flavored teas. The walls were a cheery golden rod and scattered around the room were small round tables with stools situated at them. A board on the wall showed all the available smoothies and flavors of tea. They also advertised bubble tea, which Heero recognized as something sold back in Japan.
Heero ordered a strawberry smoothie from the all male staff behind the counter. An annoying girl singing was filling the room. Heero glanced over to the direction of the offending noise and noticed that there was a TV showing a music video with a scantily clad girl who couldn't sing at all. Heero was instantly reminded of Relena and tried to block out the annoying girl. He paid for his smoothie and left the odd little shop.
After finishing the smoothie while he meandered through city streets, Heero had to admit that it was one of the best strawberry smoothies he had ever had. He stopped at another little store to buy teriyaki, and finding that the restaurant didn't have TVs showing bad music videos decided to stay and eat.
After a few more hours of walking around and going through different stores, Heero checked his watch and was surprised to find it was already 4 in the afternoon. He decided to catch a taxi back to his hotel so he could organize things a bit before leaving for the Showbox.
Duo's concert began at seven, but doors opened at six-thirty. Heero wanted to be there as early as possible so he could manage to get a good spot up front. He was getting all jittery again. He had been fine all day, in fact his mind was completely off Duo, well not completely, but he only thought of him occasionally. But while sitting in that taxi on the way back to his hotel, Heero's stomach was doing flips and his foot was nervously tapping.
When he went into the bathroom in his room, Heero avoided the mirror because he thought he might become self-conscience about how he looked and spend three hours trying to fix himself up to perfection then end up missing the concert, and for that matter, missing Duo entirely.
He flipped on the TV in his room and watched a few mindless cartoons. The next time he checked his watch it was 6, an hour till Duo! Heero jumped up and turned off the TV. Grabbing his hotel key he raced down the hall to the elevators. Deciding the elevator was taking too much time, even though he had only pressed the button 10 seconds previously, Heero ran over to the stairs. He ran down the three flights of stairs, sometimes skipping two or three stairs at a time. When he reached the landing to the lobby, he regained his composure before walking to the front desk.
"Is there something I can do for you, Sir?" the receptionist had brunette hair that was done in a bob and smiled warmly at Heero,
"Yes, I was wondering if you could call me a taxi,"
"Right away, Sir." She picked up a phone receiver and pressed a few number on the keypad. Heero leaned his back against the high counter.
"The taxi will be here shortly, Sir, you can go ahead and wait out front for it if you wish."
"Thank you very much," he gave the young receptionist a charming smile and exited the hotel through its turnstile doors.
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The [1] from last chapter was because I changed hair to eyes to make it work better for Duo^_~.
One more part and the song will be finished!! And the best news is that I found a new song for the next part!! Yay! Today I went to see Cowboy Bebop at the Neptune in Seattle. Totally awesome!! My art teacher's last day was on Friday!! Sniffles =,( While everyone else was pumped for spring break I was on the verge of tears, but I got to hang out with him after school for an hour and half. That was pretty kewl. And I dyed my hair red, which looks super awesome!! Too bad no body's gonna see it for a whole week. Well love to all and reviews are greatly appreciated but not mandatory.
~Kaitou Rinna-chan