Petra: I want Heero to sing for me!
Kati: Oh, for gods' sakes! Get over it! *grumble* We should have written more Trowa in...
Petra: *sticks tongue out* It's not my fault that we didn't find the joys of Trowa and Duo until now.
Kati: Doesn't matter, I'll still blame it on you!
Petra: *sigh* Well, go enjoy the Duo torture!
DEDICATED: For the gundam pilots; I would set them free of their memories and guilt if I could.
WARNING: Slight angst and sap alert! Oh, and emotional Duo-torture. C'mon! Admit it! You like to watch him squirm as much as I do!
DISCLAIMER: Don't own 'em!
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If You Could: A... Painful Dinner
"You cannot know Heaven unless you know Hell." -0083; The Perfect Escape (GW)
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NOTE: If you really like this, you should definately go read the fic the above quote is from. It's a wonderful fic that has the cutest ending!
"Odin-kun… Odin-kun…" the voice broke through the memory he'd been dreaming about, the memory of a shirtless Duo wearing short-shorts, dancing and singing while he cleaned the counter of the mess he'd made. The way he'd looked up and, in mid-word, stopped, staring in surprise at Heero who couldn't move, couldn't breath. There, the memory abruptly ended as it let him escape from the dregs of sleep and, he knew without a doubt, that he'd simply walked away from that surprised, half-naked Duo and, in the process, he'd fractured not only blue but violet as well.
"Odin-kun, would you like those piano lessons now?" Artemis said, and Heero blinked owlishly at her, letting his mind turn away from the image of Duo's hurt expression.
"H-Hai…" Heero said, pushing himself up and out of Artemis's motherly arms. 'I bet that's how it feels to be held by a mother…'
"Okay, come over this way. By the way, there's a piano in your bedroom now." There was nothing to say to that.
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Duo trudged out of the elevator and into the hallway, cursing slightly as the muscle in his right shoulder screamed at even that little movement. "Stupid enemies, wish they'd just quit so we didn't have to fight anymore…"
As he reached the door he was surprised to find it cracked open and soft music floating out through the slightly open door. At first it was just a piano, its notes drifting softly in the air but, right as a Duo closed the door, the pianist began to sing.
"Moetsukia chihei no kanata Hitosuji no asahi ga kagayaku Kizutsuitemo egao wo wasurenai Itsuka aeru ashita wo sagasou…" the beautiful voice trailed off for a moment and few keys were played, almost experimentally. Duo took a step further, intent on finding who was singing, when the male voice started again, and Duo's whole body froze. "Sayonara higashi no sora he tabidatsu tori yo Sekai wa itsumo omae no subete wo tsutsumu…" Again the person trailed off and Duo put his bag and hat down on the table, walking quietly down the hall it appeared to be coming from. He froze, yet again, as the entrancing music filled the hallway. "Namida sae nakushita asa ni Mou ishido nani ka ga hajimaru…" Short pause, so short that Duo could only take one step before it started again. "Oikaketemo todokanai mono nara Inochi kakete kono te ni tsukamou." It stopped and again came the music playing that seemed almost experimental. Duo walked down the hall, listening for the music and found, much to his surprise, that it was coming from behind Heero's door.
Careful, so as not to make any noise, he opened the door, slipped in, and shut it behind him. His eyes widened as he saw Heero, facing away from him, playing on a piano that hadn't been in his room before. Then, Heero opened his mouth, "Flying away kokoro no mama ni todeyukitai Flying away kimi no tame nara sora wo kakeyou… flying… Sayonara higashi no sora he tabidatsu tori yo Sekai wa itsumo omae wo matteita hazu Flying away kaze ni dakarete tondeyukitai Flying away kimi no tame nara jiyuu ni nareru… flying…" Duo was entranced as he watched Heero's graceful fingers fly over the keys, making music and then could only stand there as Heero stopped and sighed.
"Duo-koi should be home by now…" Heero sighed and Duo perked at his name. "Megami-sama, itsu okaeri ni narimasu ka." (Translation: "Goddess, when will he be back?") He shook his head then and said, almost as though trying to convince himself of something, "Sugu modori masu…" (Translation: "He'll be back soon…") At that moment he turned around and let out a cry of surprise, as he noticed Duo in the doorway. Getting up quickly, he said, "Ogenki desu ka."
At Duo's puzzled look Heero laughed and looked the other boy over. "I asked, 'Are you well?'."
Duo smiled bashfully and replied, "Yeah, I'm fine."
"Good!" Heero said, and then proceeded to tackle Duo whose entire strength focused on keeping them upright. "Koibito, I was so worried."
"You never worried about me before…" Duo said, beginning to feel tears prick his eyes again.
Heero snorted, pushing Duo away and grinned, saying, "Am I that good of an actor? I worried every time you went out and, though you didn't see me, I checked for your wounds every time you came in."
'Every time…' Duo's brain focused on the two words and clung to them almost desperately.
Heero took Duo's hand in his own and said, "Come one, dinner's all ready. I didn't know what you liked so I made a chicken and rice casserole, a really good recipe that Arte-chan taught me."
As Heero dragged Duo down the hall, the American suddenly realized what was happening and asked, "When did you learn how to play the piano?"
"This afternoon, Arte-chan taught me." For some reason, this time when Heero said her name, Duo felt a twinge of jealousy.
"You can't learn how to play the piano in one day," Duo replied.
"I did. I don't know, Arte-chan placed her hand over my heart," there was that twinge of jealousy again, "And then she spoke some words in a language I don't know. After that, I knew how to do it."
Heero let go of Duo so that he could put the food on the table and Duo watched him, feelings himself gulp as he realized what the other boy was wearing. Heero's hair was loose, as it was usually when he wasn't going outside. The Japanese boy was wearing jeans that were so worn they were torn in some places and clung like a second skin. His shirt had its sleeves torn off to bare his muscular arms and was slightly too short so that Duo could see Heero's smooth belly. 'Shit!'
At that moment Heero reached up to get something off the top shelf, making his shirt rise to show a smooth expanse of golden muscular back. 'Double shit!' Duo went and sat down quickly, trying hard to keep his breathing normal. "So… um… 'Ro… what was that song you were singin'?" Heero was just placing the dish on the table when he asked and Duo was surprised to see a blush spread over the other's cheeks. 'Good God almighty, he's HOT when he blushes!'
"Actually… I just made it up…" Heero said, sitting down in the seat next to Duo instead of across from him and reached across the table to get the plate set there. Duo got an extremely tantalizing glimpse of bare stomach and back, jeans that were sitting a little lower than was normal.
Tearing his eyes away from the view he widened them and asked, "What? That was beautiful, 'Ro. What was it about?"
Again that blush and then a dreamy look before he replied, "Flying away." Heero turned and smiled, making Duo's heart skip a beat. Duo smiled hesitantly back and Heero whispered, "Hora kimi ni ha egao ga itsumo niau yo…" (Translation: "Look, that smile looks great on you.")
"Wha?"
Heero shook his head, as though clearing his thoughts and replied, "Nothing…" Then his eyes widened, as though remembering something. "Oh yeah! Excuse me." Then he was reaching to the other side of Duo, who went stock still has he felt that body slide against his chest. After what seemed like an eternity, Heero leaned back, holding a box in his hand.
"What's that?" Duo asked, immediately inquisitive.
"Look and see. It's for you." Heero held it out to Duo, a strange look in his eyes.
Duo opened the bow and gasped in surprise. A beautiful dolphin made of gold was jumping out of the water that formed a lopsided triangle. The waves almost rippled on the water and he could almost see the dolphin as it fell back to the sea. "There's a story that goes with it…" Heero was watching him closely, making Duo nod slowly.
"It's said that Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, fell in love with a beautiful woman. She said she didn't love him though and he fell into despair but, he loved her so truly, that he went to Aphrodite and asked, not for something to make her fall in love, but something that would help her find the man who would make her happy. Aphrodite, surprised by this request, did as he asked and gave him two small dolphin pendants, one gold, the other silver. He presented her with the gifts and told her what they would do. Men came from all around, trying on the silver pendant and nothing happened. Finally, after five years, Dionysus begged her to let him try the pendant. She did so, as he had sworn on the Styx that it wasn't a trick and, as he clasped it in place, they both lit up and suddenly glass water appeared under them in such a way, that, when the two necklaces were placed together they formed a heart. From then on it was said that whoever had the necklace would fine the one they truly love and, when they put it on, and it glowed, that would mean the other necklace had been found by their soulmate and it was just waiting for the other to find it. I couldn't find the other one so…" Duo was barely aware that Heero was watching him intently. "Here… let me put it on, koibito." Heero didn't wait for Duo to nod but stood up and went behind him, during which Duo, as though in a daze, pulled his hair over his shoulder.
Heero and Duo both felt their breathing halt as Heero's knuckles brushed against Duo's nape, as he clasped the necklace. As he did so, Heero noticed that the middle of his chest started to glow silver, right as Duo's dolphin began to glow golden. " 'Ro, it's glowin'…" Duo whispered, slightly in awe.
Heero nodded slowly, sitting back in his seat as the glowing around his neck stopped, the American's necklace still glowing slightly. "Hai…"
Duo looked at Heero, trying to see if anything was glowing, but felt his heart plummet as he noticed the other boy was beginning to serve both their plates. 'Doesn't he care that the necklace is saying there's somebody else out there for me…' Duo closed his eyes and then opened them again as he came to a decision. 'I don't care if he cares or not, I going to enjoy this and pretend it's a date.' Thus, the meal commenced.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: For those of you that wish it, DUE TO MY SPORADIC postings, I am offering you, the readers, A MAILING LIST to sign up to. When I finally UPDATE, I will SEND OUT AN EMAIL informing those of you that are on the list that I have finally updated. I need you to EMAIL me, telling that you wish to sign up, and whether it's for ORIGINAL FICTION or FANFICTION. I WILL NOT accept those people that ask to be up on it in a review because I can't be sure that email is real. The mailing list will ALSO OFFER the TITLES of those works that I am posting, the COUPLES (if any) that are in it, which FANDOM it is from, and whether it is a SEQUEL to anything.
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Petra: Yum! I love Duo torture!
Kati: And you say that I'm the sadist!
Petra: You are! You like to see REAL guys in pain, I just like to see fake guys in emotional pain.
Kati: Oh! That is so not true! What about all the crap you put your boy-toy through.
Petra: *contemplates for a minute* You have a point. Fine, I just like to put them through emotional pain. I think it's cute...
Kati: And you say *I'm* screwed up...
"I dream of a day when I can open my eyes, and my dreams won't disappear."
-Rose Marie Ledam
~Petra Megami Assari~
*The Gentle Tiger Goddess*
Kati: Oh, for gods' sakes! Get over it! *grumble* We should have written more Trowa in...
Petra: *sticks tongue out* It's not my fault that we didn't find the joys of Trowa and Duo until now.
Kati: Doesn't matter, I'll still blame it on you!
Petra: *sigh* Well, go enjoy the Duo torture!
DEDICATED: For the gundam pilots; I would set them free of their memories and guilt if I could.
WARNING: Slight angst and sap alert! Oh, and emotional Duo-torture. C'mon! Admit it! You like to watch him squirm as much as I do!
DISCLAIMER: Don't own 'em!
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If You Could: A... Painful Dinner
"You cannot know Heaven unless you know Hell." -0083; The Perfect Escape (GW)
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NOTE: If you really like this, you should definately go read the fic the above quote is from. It's a wonderful fic that has the cutest ending!
"Odin-kun… Odin-kun…" the voice broke through the memory he'd been dreaming about, the memory of a shirtless Duo wearing short-shorts, dancing and singing while he cleaned the counter of the mess he'd made. The way he'd looked up and, in mid-word, stopped, staring in surprise at Heero who couldn't move, couldn't breath. There, the memory abruptly ended as it let him escape from the dregs of sleep and, he knew without a doubt, that he'd simply walked away from that surprised, half-naked Duo and, in the process, he'd fractured not only blue but violet as well.
"Odin-kun, would you like those piano lessons now?" Artemis said, and Heero blinked owlishly at her, letting his mind turn away from the image of Duo's hurt expression.
"H-Hai…" Heero said, pushing himself up and out of Artemis's motherly arms. 'I bet that's how it feels to be held by a mother…'
"Okay, come over this way. By the way, there's a piano in your bedroom now." There was nothing to say to that.
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Duo trudged out of the elevator and into the hallway, cursing slightly as the muscle in his right shoulder screamed at even that little movement. "Stupid enemies, wish they'd just quit so we didn't have to fight anymore…"
As he reached the door he was surprised to find it cracked open and soft music floating out through the slightly open door. At first it was just a piano, its notes drifting softly in the air but, right as a Duo closed the door, the pianist began to sing.
"Moetsukia chihei no kanata Hitosuji no asahi ga kagayaku Kizutsuitemo egao wo wasurenai Itsuka aeru ashita wo sagasou…" the beautiful voice trailed off for a moment and few keys were played, almost experimentally. Duo took a step further, intent on finding who was singing, when the male voice started again, and Duo's whole body froze. "Sayonara higashi no sora he tabidatsu tori yo Sekai wa itsumo omae no subete wo tsutsumu…" Again the person trailed off and Duo put his bag and hat down on the table, walking quietly down the hall it appeared to be coming from. He froze, yet again, as the entrancing music filled the hallway. "Namida sae nakushita asa ni Mou ishido nani ka ga hajimaru…" Short pause, so short that Duo could only take one step before it started again. "Oikaketemo todokanai mono nara Inochi kakete kono te ni tsukamou." It stopped and again came the music playing that seemed almost experimental. Duo walked down the hall, listening for the music and found, much to his surprise, that it was coming from behind Heero's door.
Careful, so as not to make any noise, he opened the door, slipped in, and shut it behind him. His eyes widened as he saw Heero, facing away from him, playing on a piano that hadn't been in his room before. Then, Heero opened his mouth, "Flying away kokoro no mama ni todeyukitai Flying away kimi no tame nara sora wo kakeyou… flying… Sayonara higashi no sora he tabidatsu tori yo Sekai wa itsumo omae wo matteita hazu Flying away kaze ni dakarete tondeyukitai Flying away kimi no tame nara jiyuu ni nareru… flying…" Duo was entranced as he watched Heero's graceful fingers fly over the keys, making music and then could only stand there as Heero stopped and sighed.
"Duo-koi should be home by now…" Heero sighed and Duo perked at his name. "Megami-sama, itsu okaeri ni narimasu ka." (Translation: "Goddess, when will he be back?") He shook his head then and said, almost as though trying to convince himself of something, "Sugu modori masu…" (Translation: "He'll be back soon…") At that moment he turned around and let out a cry of surprise, as he noticed Duo in the doorway. Getting up quickly, he said, "Ogenki desu ka."
At Duo's puzzled look Heero laughed and looked the other boy over. "I asked, 'Are you well?'."
Duo smiled bashfully and replied, "Yeah, I'm fine."
"Good!" Heero said, and then proceeded to tackle Duo whose entire strength focused on keeping them upright. "Koibito, I was so worried."
"You never worried about me before…" Duo said, beginning to feel tears prick his eyes again.
Heero snorted, pushing Duo away and grinned, saying, "Am I that good of an actor? I worried every time you went out and, though you didn't see me, I checked for your wounds every time you came in."
'Every time…' Duo's brain focused on the two words and clung to them almost desperately.
Heero took Duo's hand in his own and said, "Come one, dinner's all ready. I didn't know what you liked so I made a chicken and rice casserole, a really good recipe that Arte-chan taught me."
As Heero dragged Duo down the hall, the American suddenly realized what was happening and asked, "When did you learn how to play the piano?"
"This afternoon, Arte-chan taught me." For some reason, this time when Heero said her name, Duo felt a twinge of jealousy.
"You can't learn how to play the piano in one day," Duo replied.
"I did. I don't know, Arte-chan placed her hand over my heart," there was that twinge of jealousy again, "And then she spoke some words in a language I don't know. After that, I knew how to do it."
Heero let go of Duo so that he could put the food on the table and Duo watched him, feelings himself gulp as he realized what the other boy was wearing. Heero's hair was loose, as it was usually when he wasn't going outside. The Japanese boy was wearing jeans that were so worn they were torn in some places and clung like a second skin. His shirt had its sleeves torn off to bare his muscular arms and was slightly too short so that Duo could see Heero's smooth belly. 'Shit!'
At that moment Heero reached up to get something off the top shelf, making his shirt rise to show a smooth expanse of golden muscular back. 'Double shit!' Duo went and sat down quickly, trying hard to keep his breathing normal. "So… um… 'Ro… what was that song you were singin'?" Heero was just placing the dish on the table when he asked and Duo was surprised to see a blush spread over the other's cheeks. 'Good God almighty, he's HOT when he blushes!'
"Actually… I just made it up…" Heero said, sitting down in the seat next to Duo instead of across from him and reached across the table to get the plate set there. Duo got an extremely tantalizing glimpse of bare stomach and back, jeans that were sitting a little lower than was normal.
Tearing his eyes away from the view he widened them and asked, "What? That was beautiful, 'Ro. What was it about?"
Again that blush and then a dreamy look before he replied, "Flying away." Heero turned and smiled, making Duo's heart skip a beat. Duo smiled hesitantly back and Heero whispered, "Hora kimi ni ha egao ga itsumo niau yo…" (Translation: "Look, that smile looks great on you.")
"Wha?"
Heero shook his head, as though clearing his thoughts and replied, "Nothing…" Then his eyes widened, as though remembering something. "Oh yeah! Excuse me." Then he was reaching to the other side of Duo, who went stock still has he felt that body slide against his chest. After what seemed like an eternity, Heero leaned back, holding a box in his hand.
"What's that?" Duo asked, immediately inquisitive.
"Look and see. It's for you." Heero held it out to Duo, a strange look in his eyes.
Duo opened the bow and gasped in surprise. A beautiful dolphin made of gold was jumping out of the water that formed a lopsided triangle. The waves almost rippled on the water and he could almost see the dolphin as it fell back to the sea. "There's a story that goes with it…" Heero was watching him closely, making Duo nod slowly.
"It's said that Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, fell in love with a beautiful woman. She said she didn't love him though and he fell into despair but, he loved her so truly, that he went to Aphrodite and asked, not for something to make her fall in love, but something that would help her find the man who would make her happy. Aphrodite, surprised by this request, did as he asked and gave him two small dolphin pendants, one gold, the other silver. He presented her with the gifts and told her what they would do. Men came from all around, trying on the silver pendant and nothing happened. Finally, after five years, Dionysus begged her to let him try the pendant. She did so, as he had sworn on the Styx that it wasn't a trick and, as he clasped it in place, they both lit up and suddenly glass water appeared under them in such a way, that, when the two necklaces were placed together they formed a heart. From then on it was said that whoever had the necklace would fine the one they truly love and, when they put it on, and it glowed, that would mean the other necklace had been found by their soulmate and it was just waiting for the other to find it. I couldn't find the other one so…" Duo was barely aware that Heero was watching him intently. "Here… let me put it on, koibito." Heero didn't wait for Duo to nod but stood up and went behind him, during which Duo, as though in a daze, pulled his hair over his shoulder.
Heero and Duo both felt their breathing halt as Heero's knuckles brushed against Duo's nape, as he clasped the necklace. As he did so, Heero noticed that the middle of his chest started to glow silver, right as Duo's dolphin began to glow golden. " 'Ro, it's glowin'…" Duo whispered, slightly in awe.
Heero nodded slowly, sitting back in his seat as the glowing around his neck stopped, the American's necklace still glowing slightly. "Hai…"
Duo looked at Heero, trying to see if anything was glowing, but felt his heart plummet as he noticed the other boy was beginning to serve both their plates. 'Doesn't he care that the necklace is saying there's somebody else out there for me…' Duo closed his eyes and then opened them again as he came to a decision. 'I don't care if he cares or not, I going to enjoy this and pretend it's a date.' Thus, the meal commenced.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: For those of you that wish it, DUE TO MY SPORADIC postings, I am offering you, the readers, A MAILING LIST to sign up to. When I finally UPDATE, I will SEND OUT AN EMAIL informing those of you that are on the list that I have finally updated. I need you to EMAIL me, telling that you wish to sign up, and whether it's for ORIGINAL FICTION or FANFICTION. I WILL NOT accept those people that ask to be up on it in a review because I can't be sure that email is real. The mailing list will ALSO OFFER the TITLES of those works that I am posting, the COUPLES (if any) that are in it, which FANDOM it is from, and whether it is a SEQUEL to anything.
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Petra: Yum! I love Duo torture!
Kati: And you say that I'm the sadist!
Petra: You are! You like to see REAL guys in pain, I just like to see fake guys in emotional pain.
Kati: Oh! That is so not true! What about all the crap you put your boy-toy through.
Petra: *contemplates for a minute* You have a point. Fine, I just like to put them through emotional pain. I think it's cute...
Kati: And you say *I'm* screwed up...
"I dream of a day when I can open my eyes, and my dreams won't disappear."
-Rose Marie Ledam
~Petra Megami Assari~
*The Gentle Tiger Goddess*
