A/N: *stretches and yawns* Yeah, I know. I'm a slacker… Forgive me! I'll do my best to update faster. This one's a short chappie, but nonetheless, I hope you enjoy it! ^________^
~~~Bored~~~
For the first time in his life, Heero was bored. There was no war to worry about, no missions to strategize, and Duo passed out ten minutes ago after muttering something about swimming pools filled with potato salad. Heero just sat there, in the middle of a laundry bin, with an unconscious Duo, and nothing to do except think about his growling stomach.
Of course, boredom has awkward side effects, especially for Heero. He tried to daydream, but his mind drew up a blank. So instead, he counted the number of tiny holes littering the walls of the laundry bin, he picked at his fingernails until every speck of dirt was gone, he timed how long he could hold his breath, and he even fantasized about a swimming pool filled with potato salad. That last one caught him off guard. It felt like the ZERO system was toying with his mind. This boredom thing… it had to be stopped.
Heero desperately looked around his prison cell for anything that would bring him back to his sanity. His gaze landed on Duo…
"Target located… Mission accepted."
Instantly, Heero engaged in stealth-mode and proceeded toward Duo like a cat stalking a mouse. Within close range, he mentally noted that Duo's head was plastered against the wall, his nose was squished and scrunched up, and indentations on his forehead from the laundry bin's delicate design patterns were present. Subject appeared cataleptic with arms and legs tangled about aimlessly. Conclusion: temporary side effects caused by alcohol poisoning.
Well, Heero's observations managed to kill one minute. Yay… [-.-]
Heero sat down next to Duo and stared. He stared… and he stared… and yes, he stared some more. Hurray, another minute passed by… [-___-] Heero rolled his head and groaned. He felt weak and pathetic.
Suddenly, Heero noticed Duo's braid. Many jokes and insulting comments were formulated around that wad of hair; he was even guilty of that. But, perhaps it's worth examining…
Slipping back into stealth-mode, Heero slowly lifted Duo's mane. The subject remained still, unaware of what was happening on the outside world. He held the braid in his hands and between his fingers, while turning and twisting it at different angles. Ten minutes passed by of inspecting Duo's braid. Heero conducted a plethora of experiments with it. Such as, testing its weight, length, texture, number of split ends, its re-braidablity factor, the number of times it can wrap around Duo's neck, and the number of lumps from head to the tip ((twenty-two humps, in case you're wondering. I actually counted, but results may vary ^^;;)).
Throughout the entire time, Duo's body was completely motionless. It was starting to bug Heero. He refused to admit it, but he actually missed Duo's talkative and cheerful habits. But, noooo… Duo had to pass out and leave Heero all alone. Perhaps it was time to investigate further…
Heero let Duo's braid fall onto his back. He leaned forward and extended his finger toward Duo's head. *Poke* … nothing. No response whatsoever. Heero tried again with more force. *Poke!* … nothing. This was becoming aggravating. So, Heero began tapping Duo's skull repeatedly *POKE POKE POKE POKE POKE!*… nothing! Grr…
Heero was just about to scream in Duo's ear, but a thought popped in his head and stopped him. He remembered a time when he refused to wake up from a deep slumber, and then Duo came along and fixed that problem quickly with one of his "pranks". If it worked on Heero, then it can work on Duo, right?
Once again, he leaned forward and extended his finger toward Duo's head. But this time was different. This time, Heero licked his finger, making sure it was nice and moist. Then… Heero attacked and inserted his wet finger in Duo's ear while wiggling it around. Heero had perfectly executed his first "Wet Willy".
Duo's eyes popped open to the size of tennis balls. "YEACH!! Get off me!!" He immediately straightened up and waved his arms around. After Heero graciously removed his soggy finger, Duo vigorously rubbed his ear against his shoulder. "Bleah! Yuck! Aw, man!"
Meanwhile, Heero was intrigued by Duo's reactions. In fact, he laughed. ((Just picture the laugh from Episode 1 @_@))
Duo faced Heero and glared. "What the heck was THAT for?!" he yelled, rubbing his ear with the heel of his hand.
Heero composed himself—except for the smirk on his face. No response…
Duo blinked a couple of times. "Was…was that your first practical joke?"
No response… blink, blink.
A smile stretched across Duo's face. Perhaps waking him up was a bad idea… "WOW! I can't believe it! That was a good one Heero." He tackled Heero to the ground and ruffled his hair. Yep, waking him up was definitely a bad idea… Curse boredom!
A/N: Heheheheh ^___^;; So, now that you read Chapter 10, please review! Domo arigato!