All The Kisses
a/n: I do not own Gundam Wing
Chapter Eighteen – The Kiss He Threw Himself Into
We had been there for about two weeks, absorbing everything French and spending too much time getting drunk with our friends. And now it is close to midnight on New Year's Eve, and we are watching the lights of the Eiffel Tower from the townhouse Quatre and Trowa own. They definitely were not just 'rooming' together, by the way. When we came back from having coffee one morning we found that out. The noises told the truth of what they were up to. We couldn't have been happier for them.
Wufei and Sally showed up a couple of days ago also. Those two had been inseparable since Wufei went to work for Preventer's. They are more than partners, and have been so for quite some time now.
The others were pouring champagne and laughing. Heero and I were holding each other next to the railing of the balcony. The night was dark and cold, which is why I was all bundled up with my hands in my pockets. Heero looked much the same, except he had this look to him, like he was waiting for something. But on New Year's aren't we all waiting for something?
"Oh, look you guys, it's like, a minute until the New Year!" Sally called out, after looking at her watch. Heero stood behind me and slipped his hands into my pockets to hold my cold fingers. I looked back and up at him and smiled.
"I love you," I told him softly. I liked to say it whenever I could. We stood there quietly while the others counted down. Only until the last ten seconds did I join in, "Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one!"
And then I felt something slide onto my left ring finger. I removed my hands and looked at the left one. One platinum band, in a knot pattern, set with a small channel of black diamonds. I looked at the ring, and then I looked at Heero. The others were kissing and obviously were not aware of what was going on not ten feet from them, "Heero?"
"Marry me?" Heero whispered the question in my ear, sounding unsure. As if I would refuse!
"Yes!" I shouted, and I kissed my fiancée with everything I was worth, everything I was. I seized his lips like they were the best thing I had ever tasted, and I threw my all into that one kiss.
When I had finished kissing Heero we looked at our friends. They just smiled at us indulgently and left us to go inside.
I can't remember ever being so happy.