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I do not own GW or the characters that appear in this story, but I'm sure that if they were mine I wouldn't have made them exactly like they are now. All you yaoi fans know what I mean . !
Sorry that it's been almost a week since my last posting but I haven't been able to get to the library (my comp is dead) because I kinda had an accident with my car. So………yeah…….anywho here's the third chapter and it's a bit longer than the last two so I hope you all enjoy long chapters. So read on and let me know what you think. And I would like to thank all of you who reviewed the last chapter and gave me the support I needed to keep this story going. With so much other junk going on right now I was thinking about just putting it on the back burner. But just for those of you who have reviewed I'm putting this one out now. I was gonna make you wait till I had the 4th chap done. Ok I would like to say a special thanks to:
Keiran.
Your advice was really great, but would you please e-mail me? I'd like to talk to you about some ideas. And I did have divisions for the scene changes but they kinda disappeared during the upload for some reason. If anyone knows how to fix that let me know. And I've already tried the edit thingy but it didn't work. Ok enough of that. On with the show!
The ride to the restaurant took about twenty minutes. It was relatively quiet considering Duo was too nervous to think of anything intelligible to say and Heero never had much practice in conversation. So the ride came to seem almost unbearably long.
Pulling into the parking lot, Duo parked the car and looked at his watch.
"Well Heero we're kinda early so we can't go in yet. I made the reservations for seven twenty." He looked at Heero considering his next words carefully. "Do you just want to sit here and talk or do you wanna do something else?"
"Talking is fine with me." Duo waited for Heero to say something after that but the silence stretched on.
"So…how was work today?"
"Well except for Wufei fainting and how long it took to get out of there it was just another normal day."
"Yeah the day did seem really slow. And Fei passing out cold has gotta be one of the funniest things that's ever happened there." Duo said trying not to laugh as he recalled the stunned 'dragon' coming to in a daze. It was silent again for what seemed like hours before he worked up the nerve to ask his next question.
"Uh…Heero?" The Japanese man jumped when Duo broke the silence. "I was kinda thinking that we could…you know each other better." He nervously toyed with his key chain as he waited for Heero to laugh at him.
"Um…Ok." Heero said hesitantly. "Is this such a good idea? Duo might ask something about my past and there's nothing pretty about that. What if he left cuz of his dark history?'
"Heero," Duo's soft voice cut through his mental ramblings making his snap up at the sound. "You don't have to answer anything that makes you feel uncomfortable. We have plenty of time to get to know each other first. Besides I didn't ask you to dinner so I could interrogate you." He watched Heero intently making sure that he was relaxing with the idea. Heero nodded and Duo smiled. "Ok 'Ro question number one. What is your favorite color?" Heero was genuinely surprised at how simple the question was. He had been afraid that Duo was going to ask him what his dreams were or what he had liked to do as a kid. Duo laughed thinking Heero looked like he had just seen a lime polka dotted lama jump over the hood of the car. "Well?"
"Black I guess. It goes with anything and it comes in handy for the stealth missions." 'Wait a minute! Did I just say missions? Why am I talking about that? I am such an idiot!' He thought biting his lower lip.
"I know what you mean! I hate trying to find matching clothes in the morning. It doesn't help when you wake up ten minutes before you're supposed to be at work." Heero let out the breath he had been holding. This dating stuff was a lot harder than he had thought. "So what's your fave movie 'Ro?"
"Well…I don't really know."
"Yeah there are so many good ones to choose from."
"No, what I meant was…I don't watch movies. I'm usually either at work or doing physical training to stay in shape."
Duo's jaw hit the floor and continued down into the ninth sphere of Hades. 'How in the world could someone not watch any movies?' It just didn't seem possible. Heero bit his lip noticing that he had said something really stupid. Did those tactical movies that Dr. J made him watch count?
"That's impossible!" Hades had finally gotten tired of the giant chin that had fallen right into his dinner and pushed it back up for his shinigami. If it had been anyone else he probably would have cut it off. Heero bit his lip harder knowing that Duo was going to make some kind of sarcastic comment. "Heero Yuy, I am commanding you to be at my apartment tomorrow as soon as you get off work."
Heero looked at Duo completely stunned. "You know 'Ro, fish impersonations don't become you at all." Heero just shook his head trying to figure out how Duo hadn't gotten fed up with him yet. He also had the impression that Duo had some kind of a trick up his sleeve. "I will be introducing you to the wide world of movies. Do you want to bring the popcorn?"
"What's that?"
"Oh man…this is gonna be interesting." Duo rubbed his face and looked at his watch. It was after seven already? Where did all the time go? "Crap. Heero we'd better get in there!" He quickly climbed out of the car and walked around to open the passenger door for Heero. He climbed out and Duo shut the door and locked it.
Heero admired the interior of the building as they waited for the hostess to arrive. It had an English dinning room feel to it. The walls were crème colored and the furniture was polished cherry wood. The china on the tables gleamed with an almost holy shine that was the product of the huge crystal chandelier that hung in the middle of the room sparkling gleefully.
"Hello. Do you have reservations tonight gentlemen?" The hostess asked as she checked the reservation list.
"Yes we do. Maxwell party of two." Duo told her.
"Ah yes, welcome to the Winston. If you'll follow me I'll take you to your seats." She walked through the main dinning room and took them to a smaller side dinning room that wasn't lit as brightly as the main room. The lights resembled the soft glow of candles. She stopped at a table that was in the back and waited for them to be seated and then handed them their menus. "Your waitress will be with you in a moment. Please, enjoy your meal."
Seconds later a short brunette arrived and announced that her name was Cindy and that she would be their waitress forthe night.
"So what can I get you gentlemen to drink?"
"Well I would just like to have an ice tea with lemon please." Duo said automatically. What was life without tea?
"And for you sir?"
"Just ice water please." He tried not to drink anything that had artificial sweetener in it.
"Would you like any appetizers before your meal?"
"Heero? Do you want anything?" Duo asked. Heero just shook his head no.
"Ok I'll get your drinks and be back in a moment to take your orders." She turned around and waltzed out of the room. 'This is going to be a good night. Two seriously hot guys and I get to wait on them! Oh Melinda is going to be soooo jealous.'
After she left Heero opened his menu and almost had an aneurysm. There was nothing on the menu below thirty dollars. And those were APPETIZERS! He didn't eat out very much but when he did it never coasted more than ten. He cautiously peered over his menu to see how Duo was reacting. The other man was just looking calmly at his menu like he was taking a walk through the park.
"Duo," he whispered. "This is way too expensive."
Duo looked up and saw the worry Heero felt written in those beautiful cobalt blue eyes. "Don't worry about it. I have more than enough for us to eat here all month if we wanted to. I just wanted to do something special for you."
He reached across the table and took Heero's hand in his. He was surprised to see how much smaller they were than his own. Heero's hands were small true, but he knew how much power was contained in them. His own hands looked delicate with long fingers that looked as if they should belong to an artist or a pianist, not a soldier. When he looked back up Heero was watching him with a confused look in his eyes.
"What is it?" Duo asked.
"So this is what it feels like when someone holds your hand?" Heero asked making sure that what he was actually seeing was real. How could it feel so good just to hold someone's hand? Duo smiled at him, he was so innocent it was like being a teenager again and having your first kiss.
"Really Heero don't worry about the money." "And if you think it's cuz you aren't worth it you're wrong," he added when he saw Heero start to protest. Duo held his hand a moment longer and then squeezed it before reluctantly letting it go. "So go ahead and get whatever you want."
He picked his menu back up as the waitress came bouncing back with their drinks on her tray. "So have you made your choices?"
"I think I have. I would like the cheese stuffed shells and a salad on the side with extra ranch. Marinara sauce on those shells please, not meat." He handed his menu to the waitress and looked to Heero. "Are you ready?"
"Yeah. I'll just have the same thing. And the salad also with extra ranch please." He said handing over his menu.
"Ok, I'll be back in a while with your food," she said and then departed to turn in their orders and gloat.
"Heero you didn't have to get the same thing as me just because of my preferences."
"Your…preferences?" 'What does that mean? Does he mean…?'
"Yeah, you know, cuz I'm a vegetarian," Duo told him.
"I never knew you were a vegetarian. I just hadn't decided what I wanted and that sounded good." Heero's lip twitched into a smirk as an idea dawned on him like it had fallen from the sky and conked him right in the noodle. "So you really are a vegetarian? Is that why you're so skinny?" He watched with an impish gleam in his eyes as Duo spluttered for words.
"Skinny? I'll have you know that I'm all muscle and I could take you Mr. Perfect Soldier!" He said trying to defend himself.
"Is that so? You think you could take me?"
"Yeah, any day any time. In fact, why don't we do it after dinner?" He smiled as an idea started to form out of that deviously twisted mind. "And the one who wins…gets a prize."
"What kind of prize?" Heero asked, perking up like a panther that hears a rabbit in the bushes.
"How about whatever the winner wants. Sound good to you?" Duo stuck out his hand for Heero to shake on it.
"Deal," they both said at the same time, shaking hands to seal the bet.
They talked a little while longer about what they liked to do and what they didn't. Heero's dislikes mainly centered on how Relena couldn't seem to detach her slimy tentacles from him long enough to blow her own nose. Their food arrived and they were too busy eating to do much talking. As the silence wore on Heero began to fidget. It wasn't so much the silence that was making him nervous this time. Duo had a tendency to make him feel comfortable and relaxed. This was more of an inner problem. There had been that one little question nagging him all day. Finally he put down his fork and looked up at the man across from him.
"Duo, can I ask you something?"
"Sure Heero, shoot."
"I've just been wondering…is this…well…is it a date?" He looked down at the table suddenly finding the lace tablecloth the most interesting thing since laptops.
"Well Heero…"
'Oh no here it comes. He's gonna tell me he just wanted to ask me for help on some project or other. Or that he just wanted to get to know me as a friend. How could I be so stupid, he's a Christian of course this wouldn't be a date.'
"I was hoping that you would think so."
Heero's head snapped up in like a super stretched slinky being let go. "Really?" Duo nodded and took his hand again, rubbing the knuckles with his thumb. "But I…" he lowered his voice and leaned forward. "I thought that Christians couldn't be gay."
Duo smiled a little sadly. "Heero, I'm not a Christian." He lightly fingered the cross he always wore with his free hand. "I've worn this since I was a child, it's a reminder of…where I came from." He looked back up at Heero and smiled. "But now 'Ro, is not the time to talk about the past. If you're done with your salad I think we have a sparring match to get to."
"Wait, wait, wait. So does that mean…you ARE gay?"
Duo laughed and put a tip on the table for the waitress. "Yes Heero, I am a proud, flaming, homosexual. And you have long been the object of my affections."
He gave the Japanese man a sly wink. Heero was obviously still assimilating the last bit of information because he was now working on his owl impersonations by the way his eyes seemed to be the size of saucers. "If you're done slow poke we could blow this joint and go have that match. I mean I am anxious to get my prize." As he sauntered towards the cash register Heero came back to the real world.
"Like hell! Everyone knows I'm the best fighter at the Preventers!"
"Wow 'Ro. You know if you add a few injustices in there you would sound just like Fei."
Reaching the car Duo slid into his seat before Heero could kick his ass for the last comment. Sliding in beside him Heero gave him his best death glare. "You are so gonna get it for that last one."
"Yeah, yeah. Talk is cheap pal." Duo said teasingly.
This went on for the entire ride back to their building. As Duo parked Heero was unbuckling his seat belt and hopped out as soon as the car came to a stop. "Race you to your door." He said as he took off.
"No fair you bum!" Duo cried indignantly trying to catch up.
They reached the door at the same time but Duo was gasping for breath. Heero smirked as he watched him try to catch his breath. "See my work outs paid off." He himself hadn't broken a sweat. Since Duo couldn't say anything he settled for sticking his tongue out and unlocking his door.
As they walked in Heero looked around curiously. The walls were such a deep blue, they were almost purple, and the furniture was black leather. The kitchen counter and the top of the island table were some kind of black stone and the cabinets were the same dark blue as the walls. The appliances were all stainless steel including the pots and pans hanging next to the stove.
"Go ahead and make yourself at home. I'm going to change into some workout clothes." Heero looked around as he exited to the hallway. Looking around he saw the entertainment center was loaded with DVD's and old bulky looking things that looked like they were probably back when manufacturers still actually used film. As he walked toward the couch something off towards the back of the room caught his eye. He walked back to the large bookcase and stood in awe. There were so many books there. He had never taken the American for someone that would like to read. Most of the books were literary classics but another good portion was also fiction. Picking up a copy of Poe's best works he wondered how much else there was to Duo that he didn't know.
"I made it my personal mission when I lived in the streets on L2 to be well educated," Duo said over Heero's shoulder when he saw what he was looking at. Heero spun around and tripped on Duo's foot, not realizing how close they were. Only Duo's reflexes saved them both a fall. His breath caught in his throat when he found those eyes he had fantasized about for so long mere inches from his own. He pushed Heero back and cleared his throat. He had to get some distance between them before he did anything rash. Heero was still all too new to this and he wanted so much more than just a fling with the Japanese man. He had to take this slow.
After regaining his balance Heero noticed what Duo had changed into. He was wearing a tight black tank top that showed off his well-defined chest, slim torso, and washboard abs. He also wore a pair of loose black sweat pants. Looking at himself he wondered what he could do for workout clothes.
"Oh yeah I forgot, here." He said throwing another pair of sweats and a tank top to him. After Heero left Duo sighed and scratched the back of his head. 'Damn it, if being that close to him had screwed me up that much what is fighting him gonna do?' Heero came back a few minutes later which gave Duo a chance to get interesting thoughts of the sexy ex-wing pilot out of his delinquent mind.
"So where are we supposed to do this? There doesn't look like we have enough room anywhere." Heero commented looking around.
"Right here. We just need to move the furniture against the wall and there will be plenty of room."
He shrugged and started to push the armchair against the wall. "Whatever you say."
After everything had been moved they started to stretch out. 'This is gonna be hard. I mean I'm really gonna have to work to make sure I win this.' 'Then again' Duo thought with a glance at Heero 'it could be interesting to see what he would choose as a prize.' 'Uh! I have to stay focused if I keep thinking like this he's gonna wipe the floor with me.'
They both finished their pre fight aerobics and stood facing each other. Heero started bouncing on the balls of his feet and rolling his neck out. Duo slowly sunk into an 'L' stance and then they were circling each other. Heero mentally sized Duo up while throwing a few feigns. The braided man was fast, and he moved with a fluid grace that showed as his muscles rippled under his skin. His movements were almost cat like and the braid twitching at his waist did nothing to dispel that image. Duo suddenly threw a roundhouse kick that he just barely managed to block. Heero stopped thinking and put up his guard. Duo was an ex-gundam pilot too and he knew how to fight. This wasn't going to be as easy as he thought. Should be interesting. They circled each other and traded blows for almost an hour. The living room was lost in a blur of kicks, punches, and sweeps. Neither one of them showed any signs of which was winning and sweat poured down both of them making their clothes stick to their bodies. Suddenly Heero saw an opening in Duo's defense as he the American was throwing a kick. Unfortunately sweat was pouring into his eyes and he miscalculated his timing. When he slid in he only managed to get their limbs tangled. As Duo fell backwards he desperately sought for something to catch himself on. He grabbed Heero's shirt but he had just barely kept his own balance as it was; so they both went tumbling to the floor. Heero landed on top of Duo with an 'oomph' as they hit. Both of them stared at each other frozen and gasping for air. Duo could feel Heero's toned body pressed flush against his own. Heero finally comprehended what position they were in and pushed himself up to get off of the man that was stirring so many new feelings up inside of him. He wasn't stupid he knew what happened when you were attracted to someone but there was something else. When he was close to Duo he was so warm inside, he felt at peace. Duo grabbed the retreating Japanese around the waist and pulled him back down.
"Don't get up yet, please?" He asked softly. "I've wanted to be like this with you since we were in the war." He buried his head in that sweat slicked burning shoulder he had been admiring during the match.
Heero sucked in a breath when he realized what Duo was saying. "You've liked me for that long? Why didn't you come to me then?"
"Well you weren't the easiest person to approach back then. I was afraid I would be rejected if I told you. It was like Wu said, you were always yelling at me calling me 'baka' or 'moron'. I never thought you would like a chatter box, screw up like me." Heero knew this was hard for Duo to say considering the other man was leaving nail marks on his back from where he was holding him so tight.
He caressed Duo's cheek trying to calm him down. 'How could I have been so stupid? I could have drove him away before we got started.' Heero thought as he watched the beautiful violet eyed wonder that was under him. Duo's eyes fluttered closed as he turned his head into the touch. 'Why did I ever try to push him away? I could have had him so long ago and I didn't take the chance? I must be completely crazy!' It was amazing that Duo was giving such a response to that simple touch.
Opening his eyes, Duo looked up into Heero's with a bright hopeful expression written in them. Slowly he reached up and ran his hand through Heero's still sweat damp locks of silky chocolate hair. Gently he drew the sexy Asian's head toward his. "Well Hee-chan, you ended up on top so I guess you win. What do you want for your prize?" Duo's voice had deepened and was husky and his eyes were half lidded revealing his eyes had deepened with his voice to a dark purple like midnight. Their faces were mere inches apart now Heero could feel their breathes mingling and ghosting across his lips.
There was only one thing in Heero's mind. Those beautiful violet eyes and those lush looking lips had taken over his mind. "You Duo. I want you." And then he closed the distance that kept him from experiencing just how soft those lips were. The kiss was light at first but neither of them could hold back the overwhelming flood of emotions that rose up in them like a great tsunami. It quickly turned into a much more heated, explorative kiss. Duo's tongue darted across Heero's silently asking permission to taste the other man. Heero parted his lips and moaned as Duo slid in and caressed his tongue with his own. Duo's taste was an indescribable elixir that burned through his veins and made his blood boil. One of Duo's hands slid from Heero's hair and grazed down his back, feeling the hard muscles that were covered by the tank top he had lent him. Heero released Duo's lips to explore the rest of him. His mouth left a trail of hot kisses down Duo's exposed neck.
Duo was reduced to a mass of quivering pleasure drunk nerves. Heero's mouth was doing such amazing things that all he could do was moan. It was as if a forest fire were building in him with all of the little fires converging from those kisses. He gripped the bottom of Heero's tank top and pulled up so he could feel the skin that was under it.
Heero pulled his mouth away long enough to pull the shirt up and over his head before he tossed it across the room and resumed attacking that long creamy neck. He slid his hands under Duo's shirt and ran calloused hands up that slim torso that he had been unable to stop looking at during the entire fight. He drug his hands back down over the hard sexy abs, tracing the rises and depressions between them reverently. It was all so new but he wanted more. 'Damn it! This shirt is between us; I want to feel more of him. Oh Duo, how are able to drive me so nuts?' He grabbed the bottom of Duo's shirt and pulled it off, sending it flying across the room to join his.
Duo gasped as he felt Heero's heated skin meet his own. The hand he had on Heero's back slid lower to brush the skin that met the top of his pants. 'He's so close; I've imagined this for so long. Please don't let it be a dream.' "Oh, Heero."
Heero kissed down the neck of the moaning God under him for the tenth time, but this time he moved lower kissing the spot where his shoulder and neck joined.
"Heero! Gods yes."
This response spurred him on and he growled and grazed his teeth across the same spot while his hands grabbed onto his waist and fiddled with waistband in Duo's sweats. He licked Duo's obvious sweet spot and shivered as he elicited more of those delicious noises ensuing from the braided man's mouth. His hand caressed up Duo's side to run over the slick muscles of his chest; lightly toying with a pert nipple as he continued attacking that spot; wanting to drive Duo as nuts as Duo drove him.
Heero caught his breath as he felt just how mad he was driving Duo. He froze looking down at the other man. 'What the hell am I thinking? Duo is going to think that I'm such an asshole. What's he gonna think of me when I'm acting like this on our first date?'
Duo felt Heero stiffen and looked up with hazy pleasure filled eyes. "What is it Hee-chan? Is something wrong?" It was hard to focus when he was still pressed tightly against the man who had haunted his dreams for so long.
"I…we shouldn't be doing this yet." Heero gasped out, desperately trying to regain his control. "I don't want you to think that I'm some kind of whore."
Duo softly caressed Heero's back trying to comfort him. "Heero I would never think that of you. Everything that you've been showing me is so real. I can see everything you feel in your eyes. You don't hide around me like you do everyone else. I feel so honored to be able to see the real you; unrestrained."
Heero buried his head in Duo's shoulder, still trying to calm his raging hormones. "What if I'm not good enough?" he murmured into the crook of the American's neck.
"I don't know how you could think that when you felt the proof of what you were doing to me," Duo said with a chuckle. "If you're uncomfortable we don't have to go any further," he offered still trying to calm him.
He couldn't think straight. Duo's body was still pressed against him and the 'proof' he had been talking of was firmly pressed against his thigh. It was making his breath quicken again so he pulled himself slightly away from the source of the distraction. He looked down into those passion filled orbs and found something there that he wasn't able to identify. "Do you want to keep going Duo, I…I mean I caused you so much pain during the war, I want to make it up to you." Heero said softly looking away from Duo and that strange light in his eyes.
"Gods Heero! I've wanted you since the first time I saw you, but I'm not going to make love to you if you're not ready." He smiled as he brushed his knuckles down the side of Heero's face. "I've waited this long as it is, a little while longer won't kill me." He was willing to wait forever if that's what Heero needed, he was happy just being with the other man like this.
"Why? Why do you want me?" Heero asked completely confused. "I was always mean to you and I said so many things that hurt you. Why would you still want me after that?"
"Because Heero, you were always there to save my ass. During missions, when I was hurt, when I just needed someone to listen to me babble. You were always there and you made me strong enough to survive the war," Duo said in a rush of emotion. "And most of all…" he lowered his voice and spoke the next part a little hesitantly. "I'm willing to wait because…" He paused once more to gather his courage for what he had to say next.
"I'm willing to wait for you because I love you."
That's it for chapter three folks. Thanks for waiting on me to get it out, I know it's been a while but life is just agreeing to give me the time I need to write these and post them for you. I'll try to get the next chapter up soon but I have a show to do at school the 11th and 12th so I'm not making promises. Ok I'm gonna get to sleep cuz it's about 2:30 in the morning and I have work to do tomorrow. Take care all and please review and tell me what you think. Lots of luvins!
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