Across The Winds

Chapter 10
Zeros Lost Soul

Heero and Hilde walked over to their table and sat down resuming their drinks and conversation. They sat next to each other in the booth with their fingers intertwined on the tabletop. After a half-hour or so, Duo came by with the girl he was dancing with. Heero and Hilde quickly put their joined hands under the table as not to let Duo know what was going on.
'Not going to tell me what's going on huh?' Duo thought to himself as he saw their hands from the dance floor. 'Ok, I can play the fool for now.' Duo didn't let them think he saw. "Hey! I would like you guys to meet Sarah." He said in a happy tone. Sarah was tall, almost as tall as Duo, flaming red hair down to her waist, and her arm was over Duos shoulders, as his around her waist.
"Hello. I'm Hilde." Hilde introduced herself in a happy tone.
"Heero, It's a pleasure." Heero said in his deep voice.
"Hi, It's good to finally meet you two!" She said smiling showing perfectly straight teeth. "Duo's told me so much." She said as she slid into the booth after Duo.
"I'm sure he has, after all, Duo can't keep his mouth shut for a second." Hilde replied. Hilde liked her already; she was almost as happy–go-lucky as Duo.
"Hilde and Heero run the garage together for the most part." Duo said with a smile.
"Not afraid to get your hands dirty huh?" Sarah said matter-of-factly. "I've done my own share of working on cars, even though I do mostly body work, like paint and aesthetics and stuff." Sarah seemed to know her stuff to; she was likeable in almost every way, a perfect match of Duo. They talked for a while, Duo mentioned her possible coming and working in the garage with a car paint section so they could do more than just repair, they could make money off of paint jobs as well. It seemed like a good idea to Hilde, she usually had the most say in such matters, seeing as she did most of the budget and such.
Hilde felt Heero's thumb trace a line up and down the back of her hand under the table where their hands were still joined. She looked at him expecting him to say something. He looked back at her. "It's getting late. My watch reads one-thirty."
"Heero's right, we better head back, we have a couple of cars to finish before Sunday."
"There's nothing planned in the yard tomorrow so I think I'll stay out a bit longer." Duo replied to Hilde's assertion.
"Good night then, nice meeting you Sarah." Hilde said as Heero helped her out of the booth.
"Nice meeting you to. See ya around!" Sarah said as the started to leave. Heero walked with Hilde out the door.
"She seemed nice." Hilde told Heero as she grabbed his hand for the walk home. Heero grunted a response.
"Just what we need, another Duo." Heero said with a sigh. Hilde smacked him in the arm lightly.
"That was not necessary!" Hilde said sarcastically. Heero stopped. Hilde stopped with him and looked over at him wondering what was going on. They were right outside the house standing on the sidewalk. Heero stood in front of her looking down at her. "What?" Heero brought his head down to meet her lips with his own. This was not a light brush of the lips, and Hilde responded fully, with their tongues playing, Heero backed her up against the door, pushing it open while still locked with Hilde in a tight embrace. He kicked the door shut as he turned around to land on the couch with Hilde on top of him; the fall broke them apart long enough for Hilde to stop for a moment.
"What was that for?" She said smiling against his lips. Heero smiled back and briefly kissed her again.
"Because I've only kissed you twice." Hilde kissed him slow and long. "Duo could be back any moment." Hilde stood up off the couch smiling.
"Then I guess we better take it to the bedroom." Hilde grabbed him as he sat up and pulled him by the arm to her room. When the door closed, Hilde restarted their former activity with full force.
Hilde pulled his jacket off of him and threw it to the floor as Heero started to pull her sweater off to reveal a white sports bra. "We can't go all the way." Heero stated between kisses. Hilde pulled his shirt off before she said something.
"I don't want to go all the way yet." Hilde to, said while kissing.
"Yet?"
"Maybe another day." Hilde smiled against his lips as they fell to the bed. "I just don't want any barriers between us." Heero nodded. Her fingers ran over his bare chest feeling the scars that she had noticed when she saw him unloading the truck or working in the garage. 'What had this war done to him?' She thought as she felt each one beneath her fingertips. There was nothing between them by the time they had slipped under the comforter and sheets.
Heero was on his side with his arms around Hilde. Hilde laughed as she felt him kiss the nape of her neck and tickle her ear with his warm breath. "This is perfect. I want this to last forever." Heero whispered into her ear. Hilde turned over to look in his eyes, searching to see if what he said was the truth. Heero looked straight back unflinching. Hilde smiled a little, kissed him, and told him she wanted the same. Heero slept that night with no nightmares of the war haunting him, for the first time in years.

A.N. Standard disclaimers apply. Do I really have to type that every time? You'd think I would only have to type that on the first chapter but no.... Anyway, Thanks for the reviews, finally go this chapter out, waiting for replies on chapter nine. Thanks for all the reviews and advice! Thanks again! -Zeros Lost Soul